Recharging system and electronic device
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsKim-Yeung Sip, Xiong Li
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Abstract
A recharging system for a rechargeable battery in an electronic device includes a receiver and a power supply. The receiver is fixed to a surface of a casing of the electronic device. The receiver includes a receiving coil connected to the rechargeable battery. The receiving coil is a planar spiral coil substantially parallel to the surface of the casing of the electronic device. The power supply includes a base and a source coil attached to a surface of the base corresponding to the receiving coil, and the source coil is a planar spiral coil and capable of magnetically coupling to the receiving coil of the receiver.
Claims20
A recharging system for recharging a rechargeable battery in an electronic device, the recharging system comprising:
- a receiver fixed to a surface of a casing of the electronic device, the receiver comprising a receiving coil connected to the rechargeable battery, the receiving coil being a planar spiral coil substantially parallel to the surface of the casing of the electronic device;
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- a power supply comprising a base and a source coil attached to a surface of the base corresponding to the receiving coil, the source coil being a planar spiral coil and capable of magnetically coupling to the receiving coil of the receiver.
An electronic device capable of using a rechargeable battery, comprising:
- a casing;
- a battery housing received in the casing for receiving the rechargeable battery, the battery housing comprising two electrical contacts for electrically connecting two electrodes of the rechargeable battery;
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- a receiver fixed to a surface of the casing of the electronic device, the receiver comprising a receiving coil, the two ends of the receiving coil being connected to the two electrical contacts of the battery housing respectively, the receiving coil being a planar spiral coil substantially parallel to the surface of the casing of the electronic device, the receiving coil configured for inductively coupling to a magnetic field produced by a power supply.
A recharging system, comprising:
- an electronic device, comprising:
- a casing;
- a battery housing received in the casing for receiving a rechargeable battery, the battery housing comprising two electrical contacts for electrically connecting two electrodes of the rechargeable battery;
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- a receiver fixed to a surface of the casing of the electronic device, the receiver comprising a receiving coil, the two ends of the receiving coil being connected to the two electrical contacts of the battery housing respectively, the receiving coil being a planar spiral coil substantially parallel to the surface of the casing of the electronic device, the receiving coil configured for inductively coupling to a magnetic field produced by a power supply, and
- a power supply comprising a base and a source coil attached to a surface of the base corresponding to the receiving coil, the source coil being a planar spiral coil and capable of magnetically coupling to the receiving coil of the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.