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公开(公告)号:US20200083745A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-12
申请号:US16127898
申请日:2018-09-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Karl Ruben Fredrik Larsson , Christopher S. Graham
Abstract: This disclosure describes a portable electronic device that includes an inductive charging receiver for receiving power wireless from a charging device. The portable electronic device includes a device housing including a wall having a channel formed in an interior-facing surface of the wall. The portable electronic device also includes an inductive coil assembly for receiving power wirelessly that is coupled to the interior facing surface. The inductive coil assembly is a flat coil that includes concentric loops of electrically conductive material that define a central opening. A first electrical lead extends away from a peripheral portion of the flat coil and a second electrical lead extends from the central opening, into the channel formed in the back wall and beneath one side of the concentric loops.
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公开(公告)号:US10524372B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US16360939
申请日:2019-03-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James A. Wright , Guangtao Zhang , Raymund W. M. Kwok , Karl Ruben F. Larsson , Christopher S. Graham , Matthew D. Hill , Abhijeet Misra
IPC: H05K5/04 , H02J50/10 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q7/00 , H05K5/03 , G06F1/18 , H04M1/02 , H05K7/14 , G06F1/16
Abstract: An enclosure is formed by coupling an outer cover to a back enclosure piece. The enclosure defines an interior volume for receiving components of an electronic device. The back enclosure piece is formed from a metal frame component and a non-metal outer cover. A metal layer overlaps the metal frame component and the outer cover within the interior volume. The metal layer has a thickness that provides support and shatter resistance to the non-metal outer cover. The metal layer can form an inductor of a wireless power transfer circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20190393730A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-26
申请号:US16526668
申请日:2019-07-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Michael B. Wittenberg , Makiko K. Brzezinski , Stefan A. Kowalski , Christopher S. Graham , Morgan T. McClure , Erik G. de Jong , Trevor J. Ness , Peter J. Kardassakis , Jayesh Nath , Adam T. Clavelle , Rex Tyler Ehman
Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe a wireless power receiving system for an electronic device includes: a first inductor coil configured to receive power primarily at a first frequency and from magnetic fields propagating in a first direction; and a second inductor coil configured to receive power primarily at a second frequency and from magnetic fields propagating in a second direction, wherein the first frequency is different than the second frequency.
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公开(公告)号:US10424962B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-24
申请号:US14871890
申请日:2015-09-30
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Christopher S. Graham , Paul J. Thompson
Abstract: A charging assembly for wireless power transfer. In embodiments, the charging assembly comprises a housing, a cap structure, a ferrimagnetic sleeve, an inductive coil, a magnet, a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and a four-pin connector extending from a bottom surface of the PCBA. A ridge of the cap structure can be coupled to a lip of the housing. The housing can include a bottom housing surface having an aperture, and a sidewall extending between the bottom housing surface and the lip that extends outward from the sidewall along a perimeter of the housing parallel to the bottom housing surface. The four-pin connector can extend through the aperture of the housing. Some embodiments are directed to a charging device that incorporates the charging assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US10404089B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US14731280
申请日:2015-06-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Darshan R. Kasar , Christopher S. Graham , Eric S. Jol
Abstract: An electronic device and methods for inductively charging an electronic device using another external electronic device. The electronic device may include an enclosure, a battery positioned within the enclosure, and an inductive coil coupled to the battery. The inductive coil may have two or more operational modes, including a power receiving operational mode for wirelessly receiving power and a power transmitting operational mode for wirelessly transmitting power. The electronic device may also have a controller coupled to the inductive coil for selecting one of the operational modes.
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公开(公告)号:US20190223310A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16360939
申请日:2019-03-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James A. Wright , Guanglao Zhang , Raymund W.M. Kwok , Karl Ruben F. Larsson , Christopher S. Graham , Matthew D. Hill , Abhijeet Misra
CPC classification number: H05K5/04 , G06F1/1656 , G06F1/1658 , G06F1/182 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q7/00 , H02J50/10 , H04M1/0202 , H05K5/03 , H05K7/1427
Abstract: An enclosure is formed by coupling an outer cover to a back enclosure piece. The enclosure defines an interior volume for receiving components of an electronic device. The back enclosure piece is formed from a metal frame component and a non-metal outer cover. A metal layer overlaps the metal frame component and the outer cover within the interior volume. The metal layer has a thickness that provides support and shatter resistance to the non-metal outer cover. The metal layer can form an inductor of a wireless power transfer circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US10340711B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-02
申请号:US15699995
申请日:2017-09-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher S. Graham , Demetrios B. Karanikos , Darshan R. Kasar , Paul J. Thompson , Eric S. Jol , Grant S. Haug , Karl Ruben F. Larsson
IPC: H02J7/00 , H02J50/10 , H01F27/28 , H02J7/02 , H05K9/00 , H02J50/40 , H02J50/60 , H02J50/70 , H04B5/00 , H01F27/32 , H02J5/00
Abstract: Embodiments describe a wireless charging device including: a housing having a planar charging surface and one or more walls that define an interior cavity; a transmitter coil arrangement positioned within the interior cavity; and a faraday cage enclosing the transmitter coil arrangement. The faraday cage includes: an electromagnetic shield positioned between the transmitter coil arrangement and the first shell; an interconnection structure positioned within the interior cavity below the transmitter coil arrangement, the interconnection structure including a plurality of packaged electrical components mounted on the interconnection structure; a ferromagnetic shield positioned between the transmitter coil arrangement and the interconnection structure; and a conductive grounding fence disposed around a perimeter of the interconnection structure and between the electromagnetic shield and the interconnection structure.
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公开(公告)号:US10320230B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-11
申请号:US14668551
申请日:2015-03-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Albert J. Golko , Eric S. Jol , Christopher S. Graham , Paul J. Thompson , Jeffrey M. Alves , Stephen E. Yao , Makiko K. Brzezinski , Todd K. Moyer , Daniel Wagman , Micah Lewis-Kraus
IPC: H02J7/02 , H02J50/10 , H02J7/00 , H02J50/90 , H02J50/70 , H01F27/02 , H01F38/14 , H02J50/12 , H01F27/22
Abstract: A thermal management system for an electromagnetic induction-power transfer system. The system may include a charging apparatus including a housing that defines an interface surface. An accessory or induction-power consuming apparatus may be positioned proximate to the interface surface. The housing of the charging apparatus may include a power source and a power-transferring coil coupled to the power source and positioned below the interface surface. A thermal mass may be positioned within the housing and spaced apart from the interface surface. The housing may include a thermal path that is configured to conduct heat from the interface surface to the thermal mass.
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公开(公告)号:US20190081517A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-14
申请号:US16127118
申请日:2018-09-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Christopher S. Graham , Demetrios B. Karanikos , Eric S. Jol
IPC: H02J50/60 , H02J7/02 , H02J50/10 , H01F38/14 , H01F27/36 , H01F27/40 , H01F27/28 , G01K7/22 , G01K13/00
Abstract: Embodiments describe a sensor module for a wireless charging device. The sensor module includes a substrate and a plurality of thermal sensor sub-modules formed in and on the substrate, Each thermal sensor sub-module includes a first thermistor and a second thermistor, the first thermistor configured to measure a top surface of the substrate, and the second thermistor configured to measure a bottom surface of the substrate, a first sensor pad and a second sensor pad coupled to respective first and second thermistors, each sensor pad including a first portion and a second portion coupled to a respective thermistor and including a plurality of fins arranged in a fin pattern, and a first through-via and a second through-via, each through-via coupled to a respective terminal of the first thermistor.
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公开(公告)号:US20190027298A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-24
申请号:US15658227
申请日:2017-07-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jouya Jadidian , Vaneet Pathak , Martin Schauer , Cheung-Wei Lam , Darshan R. Kasar , Christopher S. Graham , Andro Radchenko
Abstract: A shield for redirecting magnetic field generated from a plurality of transmitter coils includes a ferromagnetic structure divided into segments by a plurality of boundary regions, each segment comprises a first material having a first magnetic permeability and each boundary region comprises a second material having a second magnetic permeability lower than the first magnetic permeability, where the plurality of boundary regions are configured to resist a propagation of magnetic field from a first area of the ferromagnetic structure to a second area of the ferromagnetic structure, where the first area intercepts the magnetic field generated from at least one active transmitter coil of the plurality of transmitter coils.
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