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Granted Patent B2
US 11,949,251 · App. 17/065,595 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Wireless charging coil in wearable devices

Inventors: Qi Tian (San Jose, CA); Liang Jia (Palo Alto, CA); Tressa Christie Scott (San Francisco, CA); Srikanth Lakshmikanthan (Milpitas, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
H02J50/70H02J7/02H02J50/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,949,251
App. No.
17/065,595
Filed
Oct 8, 2020
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Examiner
NGO, BRIAN
Art Unit
2851
USPC
320/108
Abstract

The present disclosure provides for a wearable device having a wireless power receiving system that may inductively receive or transmit power. The wireless power receiving system includes a receiver coil having a profile that follows a contour of a bottom cover of the wearable device. A transmitter coil from a wireless charging device has a complementary profile that mates with the profile defined by the receiver coil. In one example, the wireless power receiving system includes a shielding, and a receiver coil attached to the shielding. The receiver coil further includes an inner wall and an outer wall connected by a top surface of a coil body. The inner wall defines a center opening in the receiver coil, wherein the receiver coil is conical in shape.

Claims (16)

1. A wireless power receiving system, comprising:

a shielding with a leading end and a trailing end, wherein a cut-out portion separates the leading end from the trailing end; and

a receiver coil attached to the shielding, wherein the receiver coil further comprises:

an inner wall and an outer wall connected by a lateral top surface of the receiver coil, wherein the inner wall defines a center opening in the receiver coil, wherein the inner wall of the receiver coil is sloped resulting in a conical in shape of the receiver coil,

wherein the shielding at least partially extends across the lateral top surface of the receiver coil, and wherein the cut-out portion of the shielding exposes a portion of the lateral top surface of the receiver coil.

2. The wireless power receiving system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an adhesive layer disposed between the shielding and the receiver coil.

3. The wireless power receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver coil has a side linear portion connected to an annular portion.

4. The wireless power receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver coil comprises several windings of an electrical conductor.

5. The wireless power receiving system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a release film; and

an adhesive layer disposed between the release film and the shielding.

6. The wireless power receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the shielding has a side linear portion connected to an annular portion.

7. The wireless power receiving system of claim 6 , wherein the cut-out portion is formed in the side linear portion.

8. The wireless power receiving system of claim 1 , further comprising a second cut-out portion formed at an inner wall of the shielding.

9. The wireless power receiving system of claim 1 , wherein a width of the shielding is wider than a width of the receiver coil.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2020
From: TIAN, QI; JIA, LIANG; SCOTT, TRESSA CHRISTIE; LAKSHMIKANTHAN, SRIKANTH
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 054006/0743 →
Continuity (1)
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