# US 12,003,129 B2 · Fixing apparatus of wireless charger with elastic component > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,129 B2 - Document ID: US12003129B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/295,042 - Filed: 2023-04-03 - Published: 2023-08-03 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-15 - Assignees: Hubbell Incorporated - Applicants: Hubbell Incorporated - Inventors: Xiaoxue Zhang; Wensen Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003129B2 ## CPC - H02J 7/731: {specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence)} - H02J 50/005: {Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices} - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - F16B 2/18: using cams, levers, eccentrics, or toggles {(for connections of rods or tubes engaged telescopically F16B7/1418, F16B7/1427, F16B7/1454)} - H02J 2105/44: Portable electronic devices - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a fixing apparatus of a wireless charger. According to an embodiment, the fixing apparatus of the wireless charger comprises: a first support; a second support opposite to the first support; a third support disposed between the first support and the second support and used to fix a mobile device to the wireless charger; and an elastic component connected to the first support and the second support respectively, wherein the elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to move between an initial position and a fixed position. The fixing apparatus of the wireless charger provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure have many advantages such as convenient usage, simple production processes, and low production costs, etc. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wireless charger comprising: a fixing apparatus, the fixing apparatus including: a first support; a second support opposite to the first support; a third support, provided between the first support and the second support and used to fix a mobile device to the wireless charger; and at least one elastic component connected to the first support or the second support, wherein the elastic component is configured to enable the first support, the second support and the third support to move between an initial position and a fixed position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein when the fixing apparatus is at the initial position, a first surface of the third support is adjacent to a base of the wireless charger, and wherein when the fixing apparatus moves to the fixed position, a second surface of the third support opposite to the first surface abuts against the mobile device to fix the mobile device to the wireless charger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The wireless charger according to claim 2, wherein the second surface of the third support is provided with at least one buffer component. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to automatically move to the fixed position after counterclockwise rotating more than about 180 degrees from the initial position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the at least one elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to automatically return to the initial position after clockwise rotating from the fixed position to a position substantially lower than a horizontal plane. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein an outer side surface of the first support and an outer side surface of the second support are respectively provided with a protrusion component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: a base, wherein the at least one elastic component comprises two torsion springs, wherein the first end of the two torsion springs are configured to respectively be connected to an end portion of the first support and an end portion of the second support, and wherein the second end of the two torsion springs are configured to be connected to the base. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: a base, wherein the fixing apparatus is configured to be fixed to the base in an insertion manner or by a fastening component. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the first support, the second support, and the third support are formed together as a single monolithic piece. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: an identifier or an image, wherein the fixing apparatus further includes a slot defined by the first support, the second support, and the third support, and wherein when the fixing apparatus is at the fixed position, the slot exposes the identifier or the image between the first and third supports. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the first, second and third supports are configured to be fixed relative to one another when the first, second and third supports move between the initial position and the fixed position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: a front support surface, wherein when the fixing apparatus moves to the fixed position, a surface of the third support opposite to the first surface abuts against the mobile device to fix the mobile device between the front support surface and the surface of the third support. ### Claim 13 A method of fixing a mobile device to a wireless charger, the wireless charger comprising a fixing apparatus that includes a first support, a second support opposite to the first support, and a third support between the first support and the second support, the fixing apparatus further including at least one elastic component connected to the first support or the second support, the method comprising: positioning the mobile device against the wireless charger; and using an elastic component of the fixing apparatus to move the first support, the second support and the third support between an initial position and a fixed position, wherein the mobile device is fixed to the wireless charger by the third support in the fixed position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein when the fixing apparatus is at the initial position, a first surface of the third support is adjacent to a base of the wireless charger, and wherein when the fixing apparatus moves to the fixed position, a second surface of the third support opposite to the first surface abuts against the mobile device to fix the mobile device to the wireless charger. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the second surface of the third support is provided with at least one buffer component. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the elastic component enables the fixing apparatus to automatically move to the fixed position after counterclockwise rotating more than about 180 degrees from the initial position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the at least one elastic component enables the fixing apparatus to automatically return to the initial position after clockwise rotating from the fixed position to a position substantially lower than a horizontal plane. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the wireless charger further includes a base, the at least one elastic component comprises two torsion springs, the first end of the two torsion springs are respectively connected to an end portion of the first support and an end portion of the second support, and the second end of the two torsion springs are connected to the base. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the fixing apparatus further includes a slot defined by the first support, the second support, and the third support, the method further comprising: exposing, through the slot, an identifier or an image on the wireless charger when the fixing apparatus is at the fixed position. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the first, second and third supports are fixed relative to one another when the first, second and third supports move between the initial position and the fixed position.