Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for cooling inductive charging assemblies
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Application No.: US15268153Application Date: 2016-09-16
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Publication No.: US10219407B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: John Lofy , David Marquette
- Applicant: GENTHERM INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US MI Northville
- Assignee: GENTHERM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: GENTHERM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Northville
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; H02J50/10 ; H02J7/02

Abstract:
In some embodiments, a cooling system for an inductive charger includes a thermal conditioning assembly in fluid communication with an inductive charging assembly. The inductive charging assembly can include a dock and an inductive charging module. The dock can be configured to receive a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone, that is configured to accept inductive charging from the inductive charging module. The thermal conditioning assembly can include a fluid transfer device and a thermal conditioning module, such as a thermoelectric device. In various embodiments, heat (e.g., heat produced during inductive charging) can be transferred from the inductive charging assembly to the thermal conditioning module and/or to a fluid flow produced by the fluid transfer device, thereby cooling the inductive charging assembly and/or the portable electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170164513A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING INDUCTIVE CHARGING ASSEMBLIES Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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