Electronic device
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, a note PC has a disk drive connected to a system board via a connector. A power receive coil is attached to the disk drive. Power produced by the power receive coil as a result of excitation of a power feed coil is fed to a power supply control circuit via an unused pin of the connector.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a power receiver coil facing an excited power feed coil;
a component integrated with the power receiver coil and detachably attached to the electronic device;
a power supply controller connected to the power receiver coil; and
a connector configured to detachably connect the component to the electronic device, wherein the power receiver coil is connected to the power supply controller through an unused terminal of the connector.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein when the component is inserted in the electronic device, an area of a housing of the electronic device apart from an area of the housing that faces the power receiver coil comprises conductive coating.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein
the unused terminal is a terminal which is not used when a component which does not comprise the power receiver coil is attached to the electronic device.
4. An electronic device comprising:
a power receiver coil facing an excited power feed coil;
a component integrated with the power receiver coil and detachably attached to the electronic device;
a power supply controller connected to the power receiver coil; and
a connector configured to connect the component to the electronic device, and a power feed cable configured to connect the power receiver coil to the power supply controller.
5. An electronic device comprising:
a power receiver coil facing an excited power feed coil;
a component integrated with the power receiver coil and detachably attached to the electronic device;
a power supply controller connected to the power receiver coil; and
a connector configured to connect the component to the electronic device, an external cable configured to connect the power receiver coil to an external power supply terminal of the electronic device, and a DC converter provided across the external cable.