Wireless charging device using multi-coil

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11437860-B2
Application number	US-201916727040-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 26, 2019
Priority date	Dec 28, 2018
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a wireless charging device in which multiple coils are overlapped with one another on separated cores. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless charging device includes two flat cores spaced apart from each other, and a first layer coil to a fourth layer coil disposed above the two plate cores and disposed on different layers from one another and overlapped with one another, so that the multiple cores are overlapped with one another on the separated cores.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless charging device, comprising:
a first plate core and a second plate core spaced apart from each other and disposed to be symmetrical with respect to a center vertical line;
a first layer coil comprising a 1-1 coil disposed on the first plate core and a 1-2 coil disposed on the second plate core;
a second layer coil disposed above the first layer coil, the second layer coil comprising a 2-1 coil partially overlapped with the 1-1 coil, a 2-2 coil partially overlapped with at least one of the 1-1 coil and the 1-2 coil and overlapped with the first plate core and the second plate core, and a 2-3 coil partially overlapped with the 1-2 coil;
a third layer coil disposed above the second layer coil, the third layer coil comprising a 3-1 coil partially overlapped with at least one of the 2-1 coil and the 2-2 coil, and a 3-2 coil partially overlapped with at least one of the 2-2 coil and the 2-3 coil; and
a fourth layer coil disposed above the third layer coil and comprising a 4-1 coil partially overlapped with the 3-1 coil, and a 4-2 coil partially overlapped with at least one of the 3-1 coil and the 3-2 coil.

2. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of coils in at least one of the first, second, third and fourth layer coils are placed on a same plane and spaced apart from one another.

3. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein a separation distance between the 2-1 coil and the 2-2 coil is the same as a separation distance between the 2-2 coil and the 2-3 coil.

4. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein some of the coils in the second, third and fourth layer coils are disposed above a separation area formed between the first plate core and the second plate core.

5. The wireless charging device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first layer coil and the second layer coil are disposed on a first horizontal line, and
wherein the third layer coil and the fourth layer coil are disposed on a second horizontal line different from the first horizontal line.

6. The wireless charging device of claim 5 , wherein a distance between the first horizontal line and the second horizontal line corresponds to approximately 35% to 45% of a vertical length of one of the coils in one of the first to fourth layer coils.

7. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein a separation distance between the first plate core and the second plate core is greater than a separation distance between the 1-1 coil and the 1-2 coil.

8. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first layer coil and the second layer coil is disposed symmetrically with respect to the center vertical line between the first plate core and the second plate core.

9. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein the 3-1 coil and the 4-2 coil are disposed symmetrical to each other with respect to the center vertical line between the first plate core and the second plate core.

10. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein the 3-2 coil and the 4-1 coil are disposed symmetrical to each other with respect to the center vertical line between the first plate core and the second plate core.

11. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein a distance between a center of the 4-1 coil and a center of the 3-1 coil, a distance between a center of the 3-1 coil and a center of the 4-2 coil, and a distance between a center of the 4-2 coil and a center of the 3-2 coil are substantially the same.

12. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the center of the 4-1 coil and the center of the 3-1 coil, a distance between the center of the 3-1 coil and the center of the 4-2 coil, and a distance between the center of the 4-2 coil and the center of the 3-2 coil corresponds to approximately 55% to 65% of a horizontal length of one of the coils in one of the first to fourth layer coils.

13. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of height compensating cores disposed above the first plate core and the second plate core to compensate for height differences between the first layer coil and the second layer coil, the second layer coil and the third layer coil, and the third layer coil and the fourth layer coil.

14. The wireless charging device of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of height compensating cores comprise at least two of the following:
a first height compensating core disposed on the first plate core and the second plate core, disposed at both sides of the first layer coil, and having the same height as the first layer coil to compensate for a height difference between the first layer coil and the second coil layer;
a second height compensating core disposed at a front end or a rear end of the second layer coil, and having the same height as the second layer coil to compensate for a height difference between the second layer coil and the third layer coil; and
a third height compensating core disposed at one side of the third layer coil, and having the same height as the third layer coil to compensate for a height difference between the third layer coil and the fourth layer coil.

15. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an insulating sheet provided on a surface where a coil in one of the first to fourth layer coils overlaps a coil in another of the first to fourth layer coils.

16. A wireless charging device, comprising:
a first plate core and a second plate core spaced apart from each other and disposed to be symmetrical with respect to a center vertical line; and
a plurality of coil layers stacked above the first and second plate cores,
wherein each of the plurality of coil layers includes a plurality of coils that are separated from each other,
wherein at least one of the plurality coils in each of the plurality of coil layers overlaps or is overlapped by at least one of the plurality of coils in another one of the plurality of coil layers, and
wherein at least one coil in one of the plurality of coil layers is disposed to be overlapped with the first plate core and the second plate core.

17. The wireless charging device of claim 16 , wherein in each of the plurality of coil layers, the plurality of coils are on a same plane, and
wherein a separation distance between the first and second plate cores is greater than a separation distance between two coils in one of the plurality of coil layers.

18. The wireless charging device of claim 16 ,
wherein centers of two of the plurality of coil layers are aligned to each other on a first horizontal line, and
wherein centers of different two of the plurality of coil layers are aligned to each other on a second horizontal line different from the first horizontal line.

19. The wireless charging device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a plurality of height compensating cores disposed above the first plate core and the second plate core to compensate for height differences associated with the plurality of coil layers.

20. The wireless charging device of claim 16 , further comprising:
an insulating sheet provided on a surface where a coil in one of the plurality of coil layers overlaps a coil in another of the plurality of coil layers.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kwon Jaesoon
• Kim Hwanyong
• Chae Beom Seok
• Park Sooyong
• Lee Seong Hun
• Lee Eunsoo
• Choi Hyengcheul

Classifications

• H02J7/50

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H02J50/402 Primary

  the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas · CPC title

• H02J7/02

  for charging batteries from AC mains by converters · CPC title

• H02J50/90

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

• H01F38/14

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