Non-contact power reception apparatus for non-contact charging and electronic settlement performed in a single portable terminal
A non-contact power reception apparatus is provided, in which a power reception coil for a charging system and a loop antenna for an electronic settlement system are mounted on a battery pack and a cover case of a portable terminal such that the power reception coil is arranged in the center thereof and the loop antenna is disposed outside the power reception coil, so that a mode of receiving a wireless power signal and a mode of transmitting and receiving data are selectively performed, thereby preventing interference from harmonic components and enabling non-contact charging and electronic settlement using a single portable terminal. A jig for fabricating a core to be mounted to the non-contact power reception apparatus is provided.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a wireless power transfer coil of a non-contact charging system; and
a communication antenna capable of transmitting or receiving a wireless data signal, the communication antenna disposed in a same plane as the wireless power transfer coil, wherein the communication antenna forms a loop outside the wireless power transfer coil in the apparatus.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil includes a first wire that coils around a winding diameter, and wherein the communication antenna includes a second wire that loops outside the first wire.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are positioned on a same side of a cover case of the apparatus.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing, wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are positioned substantially at one side of the housing.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are formed as a double-structure core and have a substantially circular arrangement.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil is arranged within a center of a loop formed by the communication antenna.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are configured to use different respective frequency bands and are capable of being operated at a same time.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication antenna is used for an electronic payment based on the wireless data signal, the wireless data signal including information related to the electronic payment.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
shielding material to protect electrical circuit elements in the apparatus from electromagnetic waves, wherein the shielding material is disposed between at least the wireless power transfer coil and the electrical circuit elements of the apparatus.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are positioned on different pieces of the shielding material.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the different pieces of the shielding material provide spatial decoupling of the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna on the same plane to minimize an overall height of the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna in the apparatus.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
shielding material disposed between the wireless power transfer coil and at least one other electrical circuit component of the apparatus; and
an absorber disposed between the communication antenna and the at least one other electrical circuit component.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil has a circular shape and the communication antenna has a substantially rectangular shape.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are arranged in a common module of the apparatus.
15. An apparatus, comprising:
a wireless power transfer coil of a non-contact charging system;
a communication antenna capable of transmitting or receiving a wireless data signal, the communication antenna disposed in a same plane as the wireless power transfer coil, wherein the communication antenna forms a loop outside the wireless power transfer coil in the apparatus;
shielding material disposed between the wireless power transfer coil and at least one other electrical circuit component of the apparatus; and
an absorber disposed between the communication antenna and the at least one other electrical circuit component.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil includes a first wire that coils around a winding diameter, and wherein the communication antenna includes a second wire that loops outside the first wire.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are formed as a double-structure core and have a substantially circular arrangement.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are positioned substantially in the same plane in the apparatus to minimize an overall height of the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna in the apparatus.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the shielding material and the absorber provide spatial decoupling of the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna positioned substantially in the same plane.
20. An apparatus, comprising:
a shielding material configured to protect electrical circuit elements in the apparatus from electromagnetic waves;
a wireless power transfer coil arranged on the shielding material;
an absorber different from the shielding material; and
a communication antenna arranged on the absorber, wherein the communication antenna loops outside the wireless power transfer coil such that the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are substantially positioned in a same plane in the apparatus.
21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil includes a first wire that coils around a winding diameter, and wherein the communication antenna includes a second wire that loops outside the first wire.
22. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the wireless power transfer coil and the communication antenna are formed as a double-structure core and have a substantially circular arrangement.