IP Library Granted Patent US 10,308,124
Granted Patent B2
US 10,308,124 · App. 15/531,176 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Power reception apparatus and power transmission apparatus

Inventors: Hiroaki Yuasa (Miyoshi, JP); Nobuhiro Kibudera (Nagoya, JP); Syuhei Ejima (Toyota, JP); Satoru Horiuchi (Susono, JP); Kazuyoshi Kagami (Susono, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; YAZAKI CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,308,124
App. No.
15/531,176
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power reception apparatus to which power is transferred from a power transmission apparatus in a contactless manner includes: a ferrite provided in a plate shape and having a first principal face and a second principal face; an annular coil provided on the first principal face of the ferrite; and a shield provided on the second principal face of the ferrite, wherein an outer peripheral portion of the coil is placed on an inner side relative to an outer peripheral portion of the ferrite, such that part of the first principal face is exposed on an outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite, and an outer peripheral side of the shield includes a stepped portion provided at a position away from the second principal face of the ferrite, such that part of the second principal face is exposed on the outer-peripheral -portion side of the ferrite.

Claims (40)

1. A power reception apparatus to which power is transferred from a power transmission apparatus in a contactless manner, the power reception apparatus comprising:

a ferrite provided in a plate shape, the ferrite having a first principal face and a second principal face;

a coil provided on the first principal face of the ferrite, the coil having an annular shape; and

a shield provided on the second principal face of the ferrite, wherein:

an outer peripheral portion of the coil is placed on an inner side relative to an outer peripheral portion of the ferrite, such that part of the first principal face is exposed on an outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite; and

an outer peripheral side of the shield includes a stepped portion provided at a position away from the second principal face of the ferrite, such that part of the second principal face is exposed on the outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite.

2. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the stepped portion includes a vertical wall extending in a direction away from the second principal face of the ferrite; and

the outer peripheral portion of the coil is placed on an inner side relative to a position where the vertical wall is provided.

3. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the stepped portion includes a vertical wall extending in a direction away from the second principal face of the ferrite; and

a length of the vertical wall is not less than an exposure length of the ferrite from the vertical wall to the outer peripheral portion of the ferrite.

4. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a housing configured to accommodate the ferrite, the coil, and the shield, the housing- being provided with a receptacle portion configured to accommodate a device placed on the side of the shield which is opposite to the ferrite, wherein

a length of a vertical wall is not more than an exposure length of the ferrite from the vertical wall to the outer peripheral portion of the ferrite.

5. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the ferrite is provided with a projection portion projecting toward a first-principal-face side;

the coil is disposed so as to surround an outer peripheral surface of the projection portion;

a gap where part of the first principal face of the ferrite is exposed is provided between the outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral portion of the coil; and

a length of the gap is not less than a length of an exposed part of the first principal face on the outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite.

6. A power transmission apparatus configured to transfer power to a power reception apparatus in a contactless manner, the power transmission apparatus comprising:

a ferrite provided in a plate shape, the ferrite having a first principal face and a second principal face;

a coil provided on the first principal face of the ferrite, the coil having an annular shape; and

a shield provided on the second principal face of the ferrite, wherein:

an outer peripheral portion of the coil is placed on an inner side relative to an outer peripheral portion of the ferrite, such that part of the first principal face is exposed on an outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite; and

an outer peripheral side of the shield includes a stepped portion provided at a position away from the second principal face of the ferrite, such that part of the second principal face is exposed on the outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite.

7. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:

the stepped portion includes a vertical wall extending in a direction away from the second principal face of the ferrite; and

the outer peripheral portion of the coil is placed on an inner side relative to a position where the vertical wall is provided.

8. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:

the stepped portion includes a vertical wall extending in a direction away from the second principal face of the ferrite; and

a length of the vertical wall is not less than an exposure length of the ferrite from the vertical wall to the outer peripheral portion of the ferrite.

9. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a housing configured to accommodate the ferrite, the coil, and the shield, the housing- being provided with a receptacle portion configured to accommodate a device placed on the side of the shield which is opposite to the ferrite, wherein

a length of a vertical wall is not more than an exposure length of the ferrite from the vertical wall to the outer peripheral portion of the ferrite.

10. The power transmission apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:

the ferrite is provided with a projection portion projecting toward a first-principal-face side;

the coil is disposed so as to surround an outer peripheral surface of the projection portion;

a gap where part of the first principal face of the ferrite is exposed is provided between the outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral portion of the coil; and

a length of the gap is not less than a length of an exposed part of the first principal face on the outer-peripheral-portion side of the ferrite.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2017
From: YUASA, HIROAKI; KIBUDERA, NOBUHIRO; EJIMA, SYUHEI; HORIUCHI, SATORU; KAGAMI, KAZUYOSHI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042605/0838 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-241789 · Nov 28, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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