WIRELESS POWER RELAY APPARATUS AND CASE INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20150115725A1
• Filed: 04/15/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Sung Uk, Sung, Jae Suk, Park, Chul Gyun, Chang, Ki Won, Kang, Chang Soo, Oh, Soon Tack, Lim, Hyun Keun, Kim, Si Hyung
• Application Number:
  US14/253,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20150115725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/104
• 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 50/12 of the resonant type

Abstract

There are provided a wireless power relay apparatus capable of improving charging efficiency by relaying wireless power within a wireless charging system, and a case including the same. The wireless power relay apparatus may include: a substrate; a coil formed on the substrate; and a circuit unit including at least one electronic element and electrically connected to the coil.

Claims

1. A wireless power relay apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a coil formed on the substrate; and

a circuit unit including at least one electronic element and electrically connected to the coil.

2. The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coil is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the substrate.

3. The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit unit is disposed on one surface of the substrate, and the coil penetrates though the substrate, such that both ends thereof are electrically connected to the electronic element.

4. The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an impedance matching circuit electrically connected to the coil.

5. The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 4, wherein the impedance matching circuit includes:

an impedance matching unit having variously set impedance values; and

a controlling unit selecting an appropriate impedance value from the impedance matching unit depending on a state of wireless power received by the coil.

6. The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 5, wherein the impedance matching circuit further includes a rectifying unit rectifying the wireless power received by the coil and supplying the rectified power to the controlling unit.

7. The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 6, wherein the impedance matching circuit further includes a detecting unit sensing a current rectified by the rectifying unit to detect a state of a wireless power transmission signal and transmit the detected state of the wireless power transmission signal to the controlling unit.

8. The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 7, wherein the impedance matching unit further includes a switching unit selecting an impedance value of the impedance matching unit depending on a control of the controlling unit.

9. A wireless power relay apparatus coupling case comprising:

a case of an electronic apparatus; and

a wireless power relay apparatus coupled to the case.

10. The wireless power relay apparatus coupling case of claim 9, wherein the wireless power relay apparatus is embedded in the case.

11. The wireless power relay apparatus coupling case of claim 9, wherein the case includes:

a body case coupled to the electronic apparatus; and

a cover covering a front surface of the electronic apparatus.

12. The wireless power relay apparatus coupling case of claim 11, wherein the wireless power relay apparatus is attached to one surface of the cover.

13. The wireless power relay apparatus coupling case of claim 11, wherein the wireless power relay apparatus is attached to a bottom surface of the body case.

14. The wireless power relay apparatus coupling case of claim 9, wherein the electronic apparatus includes a portable terminal.