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Granted Patent B2
US 11,042,127 · App. 15/762,067 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Watch-type mobile terminal and wireless charging apparatus

Inventor: Subong Chae (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G04G17/045G04C10/00G04G17/04G04G17/08G04G19/00H02J7/025H02J50/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,042,127
App. No.
15/762,067
Filed
Mar 21, 2018
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2844
USPC
368/223
Abstract

A watch-type mobile terminal comprises: a main body having a display unit mounted on the front side thereof; a band connected to the main body and wound around a wrist of a user; a battery mounted in the main body; and a wireless charging coil which is positioned in at least one of a side surface and the front surface of the main body and the band and has electric current flow according to a change in a surrounding magnetic field to charge the battery. The watch-type mobile terminal can be charged on the wrist of the user, without the need to be separated from the wrist, and can improve the charging efficiency by minimizing an electromagnetic wave which is influenced by the human body, since the watch-type mobile terminal is at a certain distance away from the wrist.

Claims (15)

1. A wireless charging device configured to be coupled to a watch-type mobile terminal containing at least one wireless charging coil positioned at a front or a side of the watch-type mobile terminal or a band of the watch-type mobile terminal, the wireless charging device comprising:

a charging device housing configured to cover at least a part of the watch type mobile terminal;

a power transmission coil of a spiral form deployed along a circumference of the charging device housing; and

an auxiliary battery configured to supply power to the power transmission coil,

wherein the charging device housing comprises:

a first housing covering at least a part of the side of the watch-type mobile terminal coupled to the wireless charging device; and

a second housing covering at least a part of the front of the watch-type mobile terminal coupled to the wireless charging device,

wherein the power transmission coil comprises:

a first power transmission coil positioned at the first housing; and

a second power transmission coil positioned at a circumference part of the second housing, and

wherein the auxiliary battery is embedded in the second housing and is positioned inside of the second power transmission coil.

2. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein the first power transmission coil is wound in a shape of a cylinder.

3. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein the second housing comprises an opening formed at a center position corresponding to a display unit positioned at the front side of the main body.

4. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein a bottom part of the first housing corresponding to a band part of the watch-type mobile terminal is recessed.

5. The wireless charging device of claim 1 , wherein the charging device housing further comprises a third housing coupled with an upper side of the band of the watch-type mobile terminal, wherein the power transmission coil is positioned at the third housing, and wherein the auxiliary battery is positioned at the first housing or the second housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2018
From: CHAE, SUBONG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 045307/0078 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0136110 · Sep 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180259914A1 · Sep 13, 2018
Cited By (2)
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