Coil and ferrite configuration to facilitate near field coupling
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1. A portable device comprising:
- a housing having at least one metallic component positioned within the housing, the at least one metallic component defining at least two surfaces;
a coil defining a generally planar coil portion which is positioned in the housing and proximate to the metallic component and being configured to couple with magnetic flux from a field, at least one surface of the metallic component being out of plane with the coil; and
a flux guide that includes a planar portion and two shield portions to form a letter “
U”
shape, the planar portion of the flux guide positioned between the metallic component and the generally planar coil portion, the two shield portions of the flux guide being wrapped around out of plane edge-surfaces of the metallic component to facilitate coupling the flux between the coil and the field.
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Abstract
Described herein are techniques related to near field coupling (e.g., wireless power transfers (WPF) and near field communications (NFC)) operations among others. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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1. A portable device comprising:
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a housing having at least one metallic component positioned within the housing, the at least one metallic component defining at least two surfaces;
a coil defining a generally planar coil portion which is positioned in the housing and proximate to the metallic component and being configured to couple with magnetic flux from a field, at least one surface of the metallic component being out of plane with the coil; anda flux guide that includes a planar portion and two shield portions to form a letter “
U”
shape, the planar portion of the flux guide positioned between the metallic component and the generally planar coil portion, the two shield portions of the flux guide being wrapped around out of plane edge-surfaces of the metallic component to facilitate coupling the flux between the coil and the field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device comprising:
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a housing having at least one metallic component positioned within the housing, the metallic component defining at least a first surface, a second surface, and two edge-surfaces; a coil defining a plane and a generally planar coil portion in parallel with the plane and which is positioned in the housing and proximate to the metallic component; and a flux guide that includes a generally planar portion and two shield portions to form a letter “
U”
shape, the generally planar portion of the flux guide is positioned between the generally planar coil portion and the first surface of the metallic component, the two shield portions of the flux guide being wrapped around the two edge-surfaces of the metallic components. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable device comprising:
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a housing defining a side wherein the portable device is configured to be positioned side-by-side to perform a near field coupling-related function with another device positioned proximate to the side, the housing having at least one metallic component positioned within the housing, the at least one metallic component defining first and second surfaces, a generally planar coil defining a plane and being positioned in the housing and proximate to the metallic component, wherein the coil is configured to receive flux from a fringing field of a transmission coil and wherein the second surface of the metallic component projects away from the plane of the coil; and a continuous flux guide made of ferrite and defining a generally planar flux guide portion with extended shield portion at each end of the generally planar flux guide portion, wherein the generally planar flux guide portion is positioned between the generally planar coil and the first surface of the metallic-component, wherein each of the extended shield portion of the flux guide being wrapped around out of plane edge-surfaces of the metallic component. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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