Coil unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10170236-B2
Application number	US-201715722674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 2, 2017
Priority date	Nov 17, 2016
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A coil unit includes: a first case; a second case; a ferrite plate; a coil; a shield member; and a seal member. The ferrite plate, the coil and the shield member are arranged inside an accommodation space. The first case includes a first plate portion, a first circumferential wall portion and a first joint face. The second case includes a second plate portion, a second circumferential wall portion, a second joint face, a protruding portion and a through-hole. At least part of a portion at which the first joint face and the second joint face are joined with each other is located closer to the second plate portion than the ferrite plate. An inner periphery of the second case, which defines the through-hole, includes a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion respectively provided at both ends. The seal member is arranged inside the large-diameter portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coil unit comprising:
a first case and a second case facing each other in a predetermined direction, the first case and the second case defining an accommodation space inside when joined with each other;
a ferrite plate, a coil and a shield member that are arranged in the accommodation space; and
a seal member attached to the second case for taking a wiring member outside from an inside of the accommodation space, the wiring member being electrically connected to the coil, wherein
the first case includes a first plate portion, a first circumferential wall portion provided so as to be upright from a periphery of the first plate portion, and a first joint face located at a distal end of the first circumferential wall portion in a direction in which the first circumferential wall portion is upright, and the first case is configured such that magnetic fluxes pass through the first case,
the second case includes a second plate portion arranged to face the first plate portion, a second circumferential wall portion provided so as to be upright from a periphery of the second plate portion, and a second joint face located at a distal end of the second circumferential wall portion in a direction in which the second circumferential wall portion is upright, and the second case is configured to block magnetic fluxes,
the first case and the second case define the accommodation space when the first joint face and the second joint face are joined with each other,
the ferrite plate is arranged in the accommodation space such that a thickness direction of the ferrite plate is parallel to the predetermined direction,
the coil is arranged between the first plate portion and the ferrite plate such that a winding axis of the coil is parallel to the predetermined direction,
the shield member is arranged between the second plate portion and the ferrite plate so as to support the ferrite plate,
at least part of a portion at which the first joint face and the second joint face are joined with each other is located closer to the second plate portion than a position of the ferrite plate in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction,
the second case further includes a protruding portion and a through-hole, the protruding portion protrudes outward from a position of the second circumferential wall portion when viewed in the direction parallel to the predetermined direction, the through-hole extends through the protruding portion and the second circumferential wall portion so as to communicate with the accommodation space, the wiring member and the seal member are arranged inside the through-hole,
an inner periphery of the second case, which defines the through-hole, includes a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion, the large-diameter portion is provided at an end opposite from a side on which the accommodation space is located and at a position that does not overlap with the second joint face when viewed in the direction parallel to the predetermined direction, the small-diameter portion connects the large-diameter portion with the accommodation space, the small-diameter portion is smaller in inside diameter than the large-diameter portion, and
the seal member is arranged inside the large-diameter portion.

2. The coil unit according to claim 1 , wherein
all the portion at which the first joint face and the second joint face are joined with each other is located closer to the second plate portion than the position of the ferrite plate in the direction parallel to the predetermined direction.

3. The coil unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the protruding portion includes a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion is located on an outer side of the first cylindrical portion when viewed in the predetermined direction, the second cylindrical portion is larger in outside diameter than the first cylindrical portion,
part of an outer periphery of the first cylindrical portion, which is connected with the second joint face, is flush with the second joint face and is located closer to the second plate portion than part of an outer periphery of the second cylindrical portion, which is connected with the part of the outer periphery of the first cylindrical portion, and
the second cylindrical portion has the large-diameter portion inside.

4. The coil unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the inner periphery of the second case, which defines the small-diameter portion, has a tapered portion of which a circumference increases from a side of the accommodation space toward an outer side of the second case.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Doi Taiga

Classifications

• H02J50/70

  involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields · CPC title

• H02J50/12 Primary

  of the resonant type · CPC title

• H02J2105/37

  exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] · CPC title

• H01F38/14

  Inductive couplings {(for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10)} · CPC title

• H01F27/02 Primary

  Casings · CPC title