Connector and power supply system
A connector to be applied to a power supply system includes: a first connector main body having a first power transmission coil, a first signal transmission coil, and a first case; and a second connector main body having a second power transmission coil, a second signal transmission coil, and a second case. In the first connector main body and the second connector main body, the first case and the second case are relatively rotatable about a rotation axis along a fitting direction with a positional relation that the first power transmission coil and the second power transmission coil are opposed to each other and the first signal transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are opposed to each other in a state in which the first case and the second case are mutually fitted.
1. A connector, comprising:
a first connector main body including
a first power transmission coil capable of transmitting electric power in a non-contact manner,
a first signal transmission coil capable of transmitting a signal in a non-contact manner, and
a first case in which the first power transmission coil and the first signal transmission coil are provided; and
a second connector main body including
a second power transmission coil capable of transmitting electric power to and from the first power transmission coil in a non-contact manner,
a second signal transmission coil capable of transmitting a signal to and from the first signal transmission coil in a non-contact manner, and
a second case in which the second power transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are provided and which is fittable into the first case, wherein
in the first connector main body and the second connector main body, the first case and the second case are relatively rotatable about a rotation axis along a fitting direction, which is an axial direction, with a positional relation that the first power transmission coil and the second power transmission coil are opposed to each other and the first signal transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are opposed to each other in a state in which the first case and the second case are mutually fitted,
the first power transmission coil, the first signal transmission coil, the second power transmission coil, and the second signal transmission coil are disposed so as to have a positional relation that a power transmission coupling axial direction and a signal transmission coupling axial direction are orthogonal to each other,
the first power transmission coil and the second power transmission coil are opposed to each other in the axial direction along the fitting direction, with the power transmission coupling axial direction being in the axial direction, and
the first signal transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are opposed to each other in a radial direction, with the signal transmission coupling axial direction being in the radial direction.
2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the first case and the second case has a fitting recess formed into a columnar shape having a center axis that is the rotation axis, and
the other of the first case and the second case is formed into a cylindrical shape which is fittable to the fitting recess and has a center axis that is the rotation axis.
3. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein
the one of the first case and the second case is the first case,
the other of the first case and the second case is the second case, and
the second connector main body includes a magnetic member provided to the second case and located between the second power transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil in the fitting direction.
4. A power supply system, comprising:
a master-side device, which is a supply source of electric power;
a slave-side device, which is a supply destination of electric power from the master-side device; and
a connector configured to connect the master-side device and the slave-side device, wherein
the connector includes:
a first connector main body including
a first power transmission coil capable of transmitting electric power in a non-contact manner,
a first signal transmission coil capable of transmitting a signal in a non-contact manner, and
a first case in which the first power transmission coil and the first signal transmission coil are provided, the first connector main body being provided on one side of the master-side device and the slave-side device; and
a second connector main body including
a second power transmission coil capable of transmitting electric power to and from the first power transmission coil in a non-contact manner,
a second signal transmission coil capable of transmitting a signal to and from the first signal transmission coil in a non-contact manner, and
a second case in which the second power transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are provided, the second connector main body being provided on the other side of the master-side device and the slave-side device, and
in the first connector main body and the second connector main body, the first case and the second case are relatively rotatable about a rotation axis along a fitting direction, which is an axial direction, with a positional relation that the first power transmission coil and the second power transmission coil are opposed to each other and the first signal transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are opposed to each other in a state in which the first case and the second case are mutually fitted,
the first power transmission coil, the first signal transmission coil, the second power transmission coil, and the second signal transmission coil are disposed so as to have a positional relation that a power transmission coupling axial direction and a signal transmission coupling axial direction are orthogonal to each other,
the first power transmission coil and the second power transmission coil are opposed to each other in the axial direction along the fitting direction, with the power transmission coupling axial direction being in the axial direction, and
the first signal transmission coil and the second signal transmission coil are opposed to each other in a radial direction, with the signal transmission coupling axial direction being in the radial direction.