Transmission coil module for wireless power transmitter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10177600-B2
Application number	US-201715805835-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2017
Priority date	Dec 17, 2015
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A transmitting coil module for wirelessly transmitting power, the transmitting coil module including at least one transmission coil having a hollow portion in a center area thereof; a shield disposed below the at least one transmission coil; and a metal sheet disposed below the shield. Further, the shield includes at least one functional hole in a region corresponding to the hollow portion of the at least one transmission coil.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission coil module for wirelessly transmitting power, the transmitting coil module comprising:
at least one transmission coil having a hollow portion in a center area thereof;
a shield disposed below the at least one transmission coil; and
a metal sheet disposed below the shield,
wherein the at least one transmission coil includes:
a top coil disposed at an upper portion and having a hollow portion in a center area thereof;
a first bottom coil disposed below the top coil and having a hollow portion in a center area thereof; and
a second bottom coil disposed below the top coil and having a hollow portion in a center area thereof,
wherein the top coil overlaps a portion of each of the first bottom coil and the second bottom coil, and
wherein the shield includes a first functional hole in a region corresponding to the hollow portion of the first bottom coil, a second functional hole in a region corresponding to the hollow portion of the top bottom coil, and a third functional hole in a region corresponding to the hollow portion of the second bottom coil.

2. The transmission coil module according to claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet includes aluminum (Al).

3. The transmission coil module according to claim 1 , wherein the shield is a ferrite sheet.

4. The transmission coil module according to claim 1 , wherein the first bottom coil is spaced apart from the second bottom coil in a same plane.

5. The transmission coil module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one transmission coil includes a spirally wound electric wire, and a cross section of the electric wire includes a conductive material and an insulating material surrounding the conductive material.

6. The transmission coil module according to claim 1 , wherein the shield is configured to shield a magnetic field generated in the at least one transmission coil and prevent the magnetic field from being transferred to an external control circuit board.

7. The transmission coil module according to claim 1 , wherein the metal sheet corresponds to a heat sink.

8. The transmission coil module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the first, second and third functional hole in the shield receives a thermistor to sense temperature information of the at least one transmission coil.

9. The transmission coil module according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a printed circuit board below the metal sheet,
wherein the thermistor is on the printed circuit board and senses the temperature information of the at least one transmission coil.

10. A transmission coil module for wirelessly transmitting power, the transmission coil module comprising:
a plurality of transmission coils comprising a first transmission coil and a second transmission coil disposed below the first transmission coil;
a coil frame including a first receptacle formed on a first surface of the coil frame and configured to receive the first transmission coil and a second receptacle formed on a second surface of the coil frame that is opposite to the first surface and configured to receive the second transmission coil;
a shield disposed below the first transmission coil and the second transmission coil;
a metal sheet disposed below the shield,
wherein the coil frame further includes at least one fixing hole on a rim side thereof to receive a fixing member.

11. The transmission coil module according to claim 10 , wherein the first receptacle and the second receptacle have a same depth as a thickness of the first transmission coil and the second transmission coil.

12. The transmission coil module according to claim 10 , wherein a portion of the first receptacle and a portion of the second receptacle overlap each other.

13. The transmission coil module according to claim 10 , wherein the first transmission coil and the second transmission coil overlap each other at an overlapping portion.

14. The transmission coil module according to claim 13 , wherein the first transmission coil in the first receptacle and the second transmission coil in the second receptacle contact each other at the overlapping portion.

15. The transmission coil module according to claim 13 , wherein some of the overlapping portion is formed to penetrate the coil frame such that a part of the first transmission coil disposed in the first receptacle and a part of the second transmission coil disposed in the second receptacle directly contact with each other.

16. The transmission coil module according to claim 10 , wherein the first receptacle includes a first central fixing plate at a central portion of the first receptacle, and the second receptacle includes a second central fixing plate at a central portion of the second receptacle, and
wherein the first central fixing plate of the first receptacle is disposed at a position corresponding to a hollow portion of the first transmission coil, and the second central fixing plate of the second receptacle is disposed at a position corresponding to a hollow portion of the second transmission coil.

17. The transmission coil module according to claim 16 , wherein a part of the first central fixing plate of the first receptacle directly contacts a part of the second transmission coil disposed in the second receptacle and supports the part of the second transmission coil disposed in the second receptacle, and
wherein a part of second central fixing plate formed in the second receptacle directly contacts a part of the first transmission coil disposed in the first receptacle to support the part of the first transmission coil disposed in the first receptacle.

18. The transmission coil module according to claim 10 , wherein the coil frame includes reinforced plastic.

19. The transmission coil module according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a third transmission coil disposed below the first transmission coil,
wherein the coil frame further includes a third receptacle formed on the second surface of the coil frame and configured to receive the third transmission coil.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Leem Sung Hyun

Classifications

• H02J50/70

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

• H01F27/2885

  with shields or electrodes (shields or electrodes for pancake coils H01F27/2871; construction of electric or magnetic shields or screens H01F27/36) · CPC title

• H01F38/14

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

• H02J50/10 Primary

  using inductive coupling · CPC title

• H02J50/90

  involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment · CPC title