Inductive charging device for a portable apparatus incorporating a near-field communication antenna
An inductive charging device ( 20 ) for a portable apparatus for an automobile vehicle including at least one charging antenna ( 70 ) for inductive charging of the WPC type having a cut-out at its center ( 62 ) together with one communication antenna ( 60 ) for near-field communication of the NFC type, situated around the at least one charging antenna, along the sides of the charging device (Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , Z 4 ) and including at least one winding, the device being such that: on at least one of the sides of the charging device, the communication antenna forms at least one loop (B) having at least one crossing point ( 61 ) on its base, the communication antenna having at least an upper part ( 63 ) surrounding the center of the cut-out of the charging antenna, the upper part of the loop of the communication antenna surrounding the center of the cut-out has at least one winding.
1. An inductive charging device for a portable apparatus for an automobile vehicle comprising at least:
one antenna for inductive charging, called charging antenna, having a cut-out at its center and,
one antenna for communicating, called communication antenna, disposed around at least the charging antenna, along sides of the charging device and comprising at least one winding,
said device being characterized in that:
on at least one of the sides of the charging device, the communication antenna forms at least one loop having at least one crossing point on its base, the loop of said communication antenna having at least one upper part surrounding the center of the cut-out of the charging antenna,
the upper part of the loop of the communication antenna surrounding the center of the cut-out has at least one winding, and
the number of windings on the upper part of the communication antenna surrounding the center of the cut-out is greater than the number of windings on the communication antenna situated around the charging antenna.
2. An automobile vehicle comprising an inductive charging device as claimed in claim 1 .
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the crossing point and the upper part of the communication antenna are symmetrical with respect to an axis passing through the charging device at its center and perpendicular to the side.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the number of crossing points is odd.
5. An inductive charging device for a portable apparatus for an automobile vehicle comprising at least:
one antenna for inductive charging, called charging antenna, having a cut-out at its center,
one antenna for communicating, called communication antenna, disposed around at least the charging antenna, along sides of the charging device and comprising at least one winding, and
a ferrite, situated substantially underneath the charging antenna whose surface area is substantially greater than the surface area of the charging antenna,
said device being characterized in that:
on at least one of the sides of the charging device, the communication antenna forms at least one loop having at least one crossing point on its base, the loop of said communication antenna having at least one upper part surrounding the center of the cut-out of the charging antenna, and
the upper part of the loop of the communication antenna surrounding the center of the cut-out has at least one winding.
6. The device as claimed in claim 5 , characterized in that the crossing point and the upper part of the communication antenna are symmetrical with respect to an axis passing through the charging device at its center and perpendicular to the side.
7. The device as claimed in claim 5 , characterized in that the number of crossing points is odd.
8. An automobile vehicle comprising an inductive charging device as claimed in claim 5 .
9. An inductive charging device for a portable apparatus for an automobile vehicle comprising at least:
one antenna for inductive charging, called charging antenna, having a cut-out at its center,
one antenna for communicating, called communication antenna, disposed around at least the charging antenna, along sides of the charging device and comprising at least one winding, and
a plurality of charging antennas,
wherein:
on at least one of the sides of the charging device, the communication antenna forms at least one loop having at least one crossing point on its base, the loop of said communication antenna having at least one upper part surrounding the center of the cut-out of the charging antenna,
the upper part of the loop of the communication antenna surrounding the center of the cut-out has at least one winding, and
the communication antenna forms at least one loop having, on its base, at least one crossing point and whose upper parts respectively surround the center of each cut-out of each charging antenna.
10. The device as claimed in claim 9 , characterized in that the plurality of charging antennas is aligned along an axis passing through them and perpendicular to the side on which the loop of the communication antenna is located.
11. The device as claimed in claim 9 , characterized in that:
the charging antennas are aligned along an axis passing through them,
the communication antenna has a plurality of loops each having at least one crossing point and whose upper parts respectively surround the center of each cut-out, and
the axis is parallel to the side on which the plurality of loops is located.
12. The device as claimed in claim 9 , characterized in that the crossing point and the upper part of the communication antenna are symmetrical with respect to an axis passing through the charging device at its center and perpendicular to the side.
13. The device as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the crossing point and the upper part of the communication antenna are symmetrical with respect to an axis passing through the charging device at its center and perpendicular to the side.
14. The device as claimed in claim 11 , characterized in that the crossing point and the upper part of the communication antenna are symmetrical with respect to an axis passing through the charging device at its center and perpendicular to the side.
15. The device as claimed in claim 9 , characterized in that the number of crossing points is odd.
16. An automobile vehicle comprising an inductive charging device as claimed in claim 9 .