IP Library Granted Patent US 8,378,774
Granted Patent B2
US 8,378,774 · App. 12/434,258 · Granted Feb 19, 2013

Coil unit and electronic apparatus using the same

Inventors: Hirofumi Okada (Suwa, JP); Yoichiro Kondo (Chino, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,378,774
App. No.
12/434,258
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coil unit includes a coil including a coil wire, a magnetic substance for receiving magnetic force lines generated by the coil, a first substrate, and a temperature detection element disposed on the first substrate.

Claims (36)

1. A coil unit, comprising:

a coil including a coil wire;

a magnetic substance that receives magnetic lines of force generated by the coil;

a first substrate; and

a temperature detection element disposed on the first substrate, wherein:

if one surface of the coil is referred to as a transmission surface and the other surface of the coil is referred to as a non-transmission surface, the magnetic substance is disposed on a side of the non-transmission surface of the coil, and

the first substrate is disposed between the non-transmission surface of the coil and the magnetic substance, and directly contacts the magnetic substance.

2. The coil unit according to claim 1 , the coil being a flat coil formed by winding the coil wire,

the magnetic substance being a magnetic sheet, and

the first substrate being a flexible substrate.

3. The coil unit according to claim 1 , the coil being an air-core coil, and

the temperature detection element being disposed in an air-core of the air-core coil.

4. The coil unit according to claim 1 , further comprising

a second substrate having a coil housing,

a side surface of the coil housing being one of side surfaces of the second substrate,

the coil being housed in the coil housing,

a first electrode provided on the first substrate being connected to a second electrode provided on the second substrate.

5. The coil unit according to claim 4 , each of the first substrate and the second substrate having a positioning hole through which a fixture is passed at a time of assembly so that the first substrate and the second substrate are positioned.

6. The coil unit according to claim 5 ,

the magnetic sheet being a flexible material.

7. The coil unit according to claim 6 ,

the magnetic sheet contacting the coil and the first substrate.

8. The coil unit according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a protection sheet that protects at least the coil and covers both the transmission surface of the first substrate and the coil,

the protection sheet having a position hole that corresponds to a position hole on the second substrate.

9. The coil unit according to claim 1 , the coil wire being wound around the magnetic substance so that the magnetic substance is a magnetic core of the coil, and

if one surface of the magnetic substance is referred to as a transmission surface of the coil and the other surface of the magnetic substance is referred to as a non-transmission surface of the coil, the first substrate is disposed on a side of the non-transmission surface of the coil.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising

the coil unit according to claim 1 .

11. A coil unit, comprising:

a coil including a coil wire, the coil being an air-core coil and having an air-core;

a magnetic substance that receives magnetic lines of force generated by the coil;

a first substrate; and

a temperature detection element disposed on the first substrate, the temperature detection element being disposed in the air-core of the coil, wherein:

if one surface of the coil is referred to as a transmission surface and the other surface of the coil is referred to as a non-transmission surface, the magnetic substance is disposed on a side of the non-transmission surface of the coil, and

the first substrate is disposed between the non-transmission surface of the coil and the magnetic substance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047582/0816 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2009
From: OKADA, HIROFUMI; KONDO, YOICHIRO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022635/0009 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-124665 · May 12, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090278651A1 · Nov 12, 2009