IP Library Granted Patent US 9,550,427
Granted Patent B2
US 9,550,427 · App. 13/824,900 · Granted Jan 24, 2017

Contactless power supply device

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Patent No.
US 9,550,427
App. No.
13/824,900
Granted
Jan 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A contactless power supply device supplying electric power in a contactless manner to a power receiving device mounted on a moving object includes: a bottom plate structuring an installation face; a power transmitting coil disposed on the bottom plate to supply electric power to a power receiving coil included in the power receiving device; and a cover attached to the bottom plate so as to cover the power transmitting coil disposed on the bottom plate. A layer of air is formed between the power transmitting coil and the cover.

Claims (34)

1. A contactless power supply device supplying electric power in a contactless manner to a power receiving device mounted on a moving object, comprising:

a bottom plate having an installation face;

a power transmitting coil which supplies electric power to a power receiving coil included in the power receiving device, the power transmitting coil being disposed on the bottom plate;

a cover attached to the bottom plate so as to cover the power transmitting coil; and

an electronic component which is disposed on the bottom plate, the electronic component being connected to the power transmitting coil,

wherein an air layer is formed between the power transmitting coil and the cover,

the cover further covers the electronic component,

the contactless power supply device further comprises a partition wall which divides a space surrounded by the bottom plate and the cover into a first storage space and a second storage space, the first storage space storing the power transmitting coil and the second storage space storing the electronic component,

a height of a second top face of the cover which corresponds to the second storage space with reference to the bottom plate is lower than a height of a first top face of the cover which corresponds to the first storage space with reference to the bottom plate, and

the partition wall has a thermal insulating characteristic such that Joule heat generated by the power transmitting coil is blocked by the partition wall so as to prevent Joule heat from being transferred to the electronic component.

2. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein a thermally conductive member higher in thermal conductivity than air is provided between the bottom plate and the power transmitting coil.

3. The contactless power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the thermally conductive member is formed of ceramic or resin.

4. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein a thermally insulating member lower in thermal conductivity than air is interposed into the air layer between the power transmitting coil and the cover.

5. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the moving object is an electrically propelled vehicle.

6. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the second storage space is provided to one of a front direction and a rear direction of the moving object with reference to the first storage space.

7. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the partition wall is integrally formed with the cover so as to extend from the cover to the bottom plate.

8. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the partition wall has a notch, the contactless power supply device further comprises a thermally insulating member which fits with the notch and that has a plurality of through holes, and

into the through holes, a lead wire connected to one end of the power transmitting coil and a lead wire connected to other end of the power transmitting coil are inserted.

9. A contactless power supply device supplying electric power in a contactless manner to a power receiving device mounted on a moving object, comprising:

a bottom plate having an installation face;

a power transmitting coil which supplies electric power in the contactless manner to the power receiving device, the power transmitting coil being disposed on the bottom plate;

an electronic component which is disposed on the bottom plate, the electronic component being connected to the power transmitting coil; and

a cover attached to the bottom plate so as to cover the power transmitting coil and the electronic component,

wherein the contactless power supply device further comprises a partition wall which divides a space surrounded by the bottom plate and the cover into a first storage space and a second storage space, the first storage space storing the power transmitting coil and the second storage space storing the electronic component,

a height of a second top face of the cover which corresponds to the second storage space with reference to the bottom plate is lower than a height of a first top face of the cover which corresponds to the first storage space with reference to the bottom plate, and

the partition wall has a thermal insulating characteristic such that Joule heat generated by the power transmitting coil is blocked by the partition wall so as to prevent Joule heat from being transferred to the electronic component.

10. The contactless power supply device according to claim 9 , wherein the second storage space is provided to one of a front direction and a rear direction of the moving object with reference to the first storage space.

11. The contactless power supply device according to claim 9 , wherein the partition wall is integrally formed with the cover so as to extend from the cover to the bottom plate.

12. The contactless power supply device according to claim 9 , wherein the partition wall has a notch, the contactless power supply device further comprises a thermally insulating member that fits with the notch and that has a plurality of through holes, and

into the through holes, a lead wire connected to one end of the power transmitting coil and a lead wire connected to other end of the power transmitting coil are inserted.

13. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the partition wall has a double structure having an air layer interposed.

14. The contactless power supply device according to claim 9 , wherein the partition wall has a double structure having an air layer interposed.

15. The contactless power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the partition wall has the thermal insulating characteristic higher than a thermal insulating characteristic of the cover.

16. The contactless power supply device according to claim 9 , wherein the partition wall has the thermal insulating characteristic higher than a thermal insulating characteristic of the cover.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0216 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2013
From: TAKESHITA, TOYOAKI; KIMURA, KAZUO
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030518/0457 →