System for levitating mobile terminal
A levitation system that allows a mobile terminal to levitate from the bottom using the magnetic levitation principle and to provide a system for levitating a mobile terminal, which enables the mobile terminal to be wirelessly charged in a state in which the mobile terminal levitates, is provided.
1. A system for levitating a mobile terminal, the system comprising:
a levitation unit mounted on a rear surface of the mobile terminal; and
a levitation module configured to levitate the levitation unit upward,
wherein the levitation unit includes:
a mounting case; and
a first permanent magnet placed in the mounting case,
wherein the levitation module includes:
a housing;
a magnet module disposed in the housing to generate a magnetic field for levitating the levitation unit; and
a control unit connected to the magnet module to control a current supplied to the magnet module,
wherein the magnet module includes:
a plurality of electromagnets configured to generate a magnetic field for allowing a repulsive force to act on the first permanent magnet; and
a second permanent magnet configured to generate a magnetic field for allowing an attractive force to act on the first permanent magnet, and
wherein the levitation module is configured to:
rotate the mobile terminal about a vertical axis if an event is occurred at the mobile terminal in a state that the mobile terminal levitates.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the levitation module is configured to rotate the mobile terminal in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the levitation module is configured to control the current supplied to the magnet module such that a magnetic force in a Z-axis direction is constantly maintained and magnetic forces in a X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction are changed.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the second permanent magnet includes a ferrite magnet.
5. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a charging coil mounted at one side of an inside of the housing, the charging coil configured to receive a current supplied through the control unit to generate a magnetic field, and transmit, wirelessly, a power to a coil mounted in the mobile terminal in the state in which the mobile terminal levitates.
6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the charging coil transmits the power to the coil using a magnetic induction type or a magnetic resonance.
7. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the levitation module is further configured to cut off the current supplied to the charging coil if charging of a battery mounted in the mobile terminal is completed.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the levitation module is further configured to cut off the current supplied to the magnet module if the mobile terminal is separated from a levitation area, the current supplied to the magnet module is cut off.
9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the event is occurred if the mobile terminal is moved in the state that the mobile terminal levitates.
10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the event includes any one event among a reception of a voice or video call, a reception of a text message, an alarm, a notification of charging completion, and a reception of an e-mail.
11. A levitation module for levitating a levitation unit mounted on a rear surface of the mobile terminal, the levitation module comprising:
a housing;
a magnet module disposed in the housing to generate a magnetic field for levitating the levitation unit; and
a control unit connected to the magnet module to control a current supplied to the magnet module,
wherein the magnet module includes:
a plurality of electromagnets configured to generate a magnetic field for allowing a repulsive force to act on a first permanent magnet included in the levitation unit; and
a second permanent magnet configured to generate a magnetic field for allowing an attractive force to act on the first permanent magnet, and
wherein the levitation module is configured to:
rotate the mobile terminal about a vertical axis if an event is occurred at the mobile terminal in a state that the mobile terminal levitates.
12. The levitation module according to claim 11 , wherein the levitation module is configured to rotate the mobile terminal in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise.
13. The levitation module according to claim 11 , wherein the levitation module is configured to control the current supplied to the magnet module such that a magnetic force in a Z-axis direction is constantly maintained and magnetic forces in a X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction are changed.
14. The levitation module according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a charging coil mounted at one side of an inside of the housing, the charging coil configured to receive a current supplied through the control unit to generate a magnetic field, and transmit, wirelessly, a power to a coil mounted in the mobile terminal in the state in which the mobile terminal levitates.
15. The levitation module according to claim 14 , wherein the charging coil transmits the power to the coil using a magnetic induction type or a magnetic resonance.
16. The levitation module according to claim 14 , wherein the levitation module is further configured to cut off the current supplied to the charging coil if charging of a battery mounted in the mobile terminal is completed.
17. The levitation module according to claim 11 , wherein the levitation module is further configured to cut off the current supplied to the magnet module if the mobile terminal is separated from a levitation area, the current supplied to the magnet module is cut off.
18. The levitation module according to claim 11 , wherein the event includes any one event among a reception of a voice or video call, a reception of a text message, an alarm, a notification of charging completion, and a reception of an e-mail.