Wireless charging pad, wireless charging device, and electronic device using the same

• US 10,283,998 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2016
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hong, Eun Seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Pelton, Nathaniel R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kebede, Tessema
• Application Number:
  US15/156,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20160344224A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 320108
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A wireless charging pad, a wireless charging device including the wireless charging pad, and an electronic device using the wireless charging device are provided. The wireless charging pad includes a pad case, a transmit (TX) coil disposed on an inner side of the pad case, and wound to form a surface for which a central portion of the TX coil is empty, a TX coil substrate on which the TX coil is disposed, a pad magnetic substance disposed on the TX coil substrate at a distance from the central portion of the TX coil, and a supporting structure supporting the TX coil substrate, the supporting structure movable relative to the pad case.

Claims

1. A wireless charging pad, comprising:

a pad case;

a transmit (TX) coil disposed on an inner side of the pad case, and wound to a surface for which a central portion of the TX coil is empty;

a TX coil substrate on which the TX coil is disposed;

a pad magnetic substance disposed on the TX coil substrate at a distance from the central portion of the TX coil; and

a supporting structure supporting the TX coil substrate, wherein the supporting structure is vertically movable relative to the pad case when the pad case is in a substantially horizontal orientation, the supporting structure comprising an elastic structure directly affixing at least one side of the TX coil substrate to a printed circuit board (PCB) below the TX coil substrate,

wherein the supporting structure is movable to a direction of an upper case of the pad case when an object forming a magnetic force with the pad magnetic substance approaches on the upper case, wherein the direction is against the direction of gravity, and

wherein the supporting structure moves vertically when an external magnetic force is applied causing a plane of the PCB and a plane of the TX coil substrate to physically separate, thereby forming a gap between the plane of the TX coil substrate and the plane of the PCB.

2. The wireless charging pad of claim 1, wherein the supporting structure comprises:

a bearing module disposed under the TX coil substrate.

3. The wireless charging pad of claim 1, wherein the pad case is transparently formed such that at least part of a region on which the TX coil is observable from an exterior of the pad case.

4. The wireless charging pad of claim 1, further comprising:

a pad printed circuit board (PCB) configured to receive power and supply the received power to the TX coil inside the pad case; and

a power cable inside the pad case, electrically connecting the pad PCB to the TX coil substrate to supply the received power to the TX coil, wherein the power cable is flexible to accommodate any motion of the TX coil substrate.

5. The wireless charging pad of claim 1, wherein the pad magnetic substance is disposed in an arrangement matching at least one device magnetic substance as disposed in an electronic device to which the wireless charging pad is configured to be paired to execute wireless charging.

6. The wireless charging pad of claim 1, wherein the pad magnetic substance comprises:

a plurality of pad sub magnetic substances disposed symmetrically around a central point of the TX coil.

7. A wireless charging device, comprising:

a wireless charging pad including;

a pad case,

a transmit (TX) coil disposed on an inner side of the pad case and wound to a surface for which a central portion is empty,

a TX coil substrate on which the TX coil is disposed,

a pad magnetic substance disposed on the TX coil substrate at a distance from the central portion of the TX coil, and

a supporting structure supporting the TX coil substrate, wherein the supporting structure is vertically movable relative to the pad case when the pad case is in a substantially horizontal orientation, the supporting structure comprising an elastic structure directly affixing at least one side of the TX coil substrate to a printed circuit board (PCB) below the TX coil substrate; and

a charging cable and an adaptor configured to operatively connect with an external power supply to supply power to the wireless charging pad,

wherein the supporting structure is movable to a direction of an upper case of the pad case when an object forming a magnetic force with the pad magnetic substance approaches on the upper case, wherein the direction is against the direction of gravity, and

wherein the supporting structure moves vertically when an external magnetic force is applied causing a plane of a PCB and a plane of the TX coil substrate to physically separate, thereby forming a gap between the plane of the TX coil substrate and the plane of the PCB.