ON-VEHICLE WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM, WIRELESS CHARGER AND CAR CHARGER THEREOF

• US 20160036263A1
• Filed: 06/29/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIAO, KUANG-YAO
• Application Number:
  US14/753,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20160036263A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/23 characterised by the type of transmitting antennas, e.g. directional array antennas or Yagi antennas

Abstract

A wireless charger includes a charging base and a charging contact point protruding from the charging base. The charging base includes a wireless charging module, a GPS transmitting antenna positioned adjacent to the wireless charging module, and a GPS contact point coupled to the GPS transmitting antenna and protruding from the charging base. The charging contact point is coupled to the wireless charging module. A car charger adapted to the wireless charger and an on-vehicle charging system including the wireless charger and the car charger are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A wireless charger comprising:

a charging base comprising

a wireless charging module;

a GPS transmitting antenna positioned adjacent to the wireless charging module, and

a GPS contact point coupled to the GPS transmitting antenna and protruding from the charging base; and

a charging contact point protruding from the charging base and coupled to the wireless charging module.

2. The wireless charger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless charging module comprises a wireless charging circuit and a wireless charging coil electrically coupled to the wireless charging circuit, and the GPS transmitting antenna is positioned adjacent to the wireless charging coil.

3. A car charger comprising:

a main body comprising a power module and a transmitter module coupled to the power module;

a plug mounted on the main body; and

a vehicular cable comprising an electrical lead and a GPS lead therein;

wherein one end of the electrical lead is coupled to the power module, and one end of the GPS lead is coupled to the transmitter module.

4. An on-vehicle wireless charging system comprising:

a signal receiver configured to receive external GPS signal;

a car charger comprising;

a main body comprising a power module and a transmitter module electrically coupled to the power module, the transmitter module coupled to the signal receiver;

a plug mounted on the main body; and

a vehicular cable comprising an electrical lead and a GPS lead; and

a wireless charger comprising a charging base, the charging base comprising;

a wireless charging module; and

a GPS transmitting antenna positioned adjacent to the wireless charging module;

wherein the GPS lead is electrically coupled to the transmitter module of the car charger and the GPS transmitting antenna of the charging base to transmit the GPS signal from the car charger to the charging base.

5. The on-vehicle wireless charging system as claimed in claim 4,

wherein the signal receiver comprises a receiving base positioned at automotive chassis outside a vehicle and a transmission line coupled to the receiving base;

and

wherein the receiving base comprises a receiving module configured to receive the external GPS signal, and the transmission line is coupled to the receiving module and the transmitter module of the car charger.

6. The on-vehicle wireless charging system as claimed in claim 4,

wherein the signal receiver comprises a receiving base positioned at automotive chassis outside a vehicle and a transmission line coupled to the receiving base;

wherein the receiving base comprises a receiving module and a signal amplifier module; and

wherein the receiving module is configured to receive the external GPS signal and transmit the GPS signal to the signal amplifier module, and the signal amplifier module is configured to amplify the GPS signal and transmit the GPS signal to the transmitter module.

7. The on-vehicle wireless charging system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the wireless charging module comprises a wireless charging circuit and a wireless charging coil, the wireless charging circuit is electrically coupled to the electrical lead of the vehicular cable, and the wireless charging coil is electrically coupled to the wireless charging circuit.