Wireless charging device
11778772 · 2023-10-03
Assignee
Inventors
- Jiajia Sui (Shenzhen, CN)
- Quanming Li (Dongguan, CN)
- Guo Yang (Dongguan, CN)
- Shuainan Lin (Shenzhen, CN)
Cpc classification
H02J50/005
ELECTRICITY
H05K7/20909
ELECTRICITY
H05K7/20145
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H05K7/20
ELECTRICITY
H02J50/00
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a wireless charging device. The wireless charging device includes a housing, an induction coil, a ferrite, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a fan. The housing includes a first surface and a second surface, a protrusion is disposed on the first surface, and the protrusion is configured to: support a to-be-charged device, and leave a gap between the to-be-charged device and the first surface when the to-be-charged device is installed on the wireless charging device. At least one first air guiding opening and at least one second air guiding opening are disposed on the housing. When the fan runs, the first air guiding opening, the fan, and the second air guiding opening form an air duct that passes through the ferrite and the PCB.
Claims
1. A wireless charging device comprising a housing, an induction coil, a ferrite, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a fan; wherein the housing comprises a first surface, a second surface and a bottom surface, the second surface connects the first surface and the bottom surface, a protrusion is disposed on the first surface; the induction coil is attached to the ferrite, the ferrite is disposed closer to the first surface than the bottom surface, and the ferrite, the PCB, and the fan are accommodated inside the housing; a first air guiding opening and a second air guiding opening are disposed on the housing, the second air guiding opening is located on the second surface and closer to the bottom surface than the first surface; at least a portion of the first surface surrounded by the protrusion has a groove, and the first air guiding opening is located in the groove; the protrusion is configured to support a to-be-charged device and allow a gap to be formed between the first surface and the to-be-charged device placed on the wireless charging device, and the fan is configured to extract air from the first air guiding opening and exhaust the air from the second air guiding opening, wherein the gap allows air drawn by the fan to flow underneath the to-be-charged device to cool the to-be-charged device.
2. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the first air guiding opening, the fan, and the second air guiding opening form an air duct that let the air pass through the ferrite and the PCB.
3. The wireless charging device according to claim 2, wherein the gap forms a part of the air duct.
4. The wireless charging device according to claim 3, wherein a first part of the gap, the first air guiding opening, the fan, and the second air guiding opening form the air duct, and a second part of the gap forms an auxiliary air duct of the air duct.
5. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of first air guiding openings are disposed in the groove.
6. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of second air guiding opening are disposed on the second surface.
7. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the fan is an axial flow fan or a centrifugal fan.
8. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion has a convex hull structure.
9. The wireless charging device according to claim 8, wherein a height of the convex hull structure is 0.2 mm to 1 mm.
10. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the groove is an annular groove.
11. The wireless charging device according to claim 10, wherein an annular dust filter is disposed above the annular groove.
12. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the groove is an annular groove, a hole is disposed on the annular groove to serve as the first air guiding opening, and the annular groove is positioned closer to the ferrite than the protrusion.
13. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the first air guiding opening is an air inlet, and the second air guiding opening is an air outlet.
14. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the first air guiding opening is an air outlet, and the second air guiding opening is an air inlet.
15. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the fan disposed at a position between the ferrite and the PCB.
16. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the PCB disposed at a position between the ferrite and the fan.
17. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein: a third air guiding opening is disposed on the second surface; and the wireless charging device further comprises a guide plate which is disposed between the third air guiding opening and the PCB.
18. The wireless charging device according to claim 17, wherein the first air guiding opening and the second air guiding opening are air inlets, and the third air guiding opening is an air outlet.
19. The wireless charging device according to claim 17, wherein the first guiding opening leads to a space surrounded by the guide plate.
20. The wireless charging device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion comprises a plurality of space apart convex hulls.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
(7) The embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless charging device. The wireless charging device includes a housing, an induction coil, a ferrite, a PCB, and a fan. The induction coil is attached to the ferrite, and the ferrite, the PCB, and the fan are accommodated inside the housing. The housing includes a first surface and a second surface, a protrusion is disposed on the first surface, and the protrusion is configured to: support a to-be-charged device, and leave a gap between the to-be-charged device and the first surface when the to-be-charged device is installed on the wireless charging device. The ferrite is disposed close to the first surface. At least one first air guiding opening and at least one second air guiding opening are disposed on the housing. When the fan runs, the first air guiding opening, the fan, and the second air guiding opening form an air duct that passes through the ferrite and the PCB. The gap forms a part of the air duct, or the gap forms an auxiliary air duct of the air duct.
(8) In the embodiments of the present invention, the fan is disposed inside the housing of the wireless charging device, so that the fan can drive air to flow to generate wind. The protrusion is disposed on the first surface of the wireless charging device, and the protrusion is configured to: support the to-be-charged device, and leave the gap between the to-be-charged device and the first surface when the to-be-charged device is installed on the wireless charging device, so that a channel is provided for the wind to flow through the to-be-charged device and the first surface. The ferrite is disposed close to the first surface, so that heat of the ferrite is dissipated when the wind flows through the first surface. The at least one first air guiding opening and the at least one second air guiding opening are disposed on the housing. When the fan runs, the first air guiding opening, the fan, and the second air guiding opening form the air duct that passes through the ferrite and the PCB, so that a source of heat inside the wireless charging device can be dissipated. The gap forms the part of the air duct, or the gap forms the auxiliary air duct of the air duct, so that heat of the to-be-charged device can also be dissipated.
(9) In the embodiments of the present invention, the air duct is designed inside the wireless charging device, so that a cooling airflow passes through a device (for example, the induction coil, the ferrite, and the PCB) that generates heat and that is inside the wireless charging device, and simultaneously passes through the to-be-charged device. Based on this inventive concept, a plurality of possible implementations may be used. The foregoing to-be-charged device may be a mobile phone, a PAD, a watch, a band, or the like. In the following embodiments of the present invention, the mobile phone is generally used as an example for description.
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(11) In this embodiment of the present invention, the fan is in the wireless charging device, and the air duct is designed by using an internal structure that allows air to flow through the to-be charged device and components inside the charging device that generates heat. In this way, not only the charging device is cooled, but also the to-be-charged device is in a forced convection heat transfer scenario, thereby reducing local hot-spots of the rear cover of the to-be charged device during wireless charging. Therefore, thermal performance of the entire device is balanced, a heat dissipation capability of the to-be-charged device is greatly improved, current-limiting charging time is delayed, and a wireless charging speed is improved.
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(13) In an example, there is a groove 112 on the first surface, and a hole 113 is disposed on the groove 112 to serve as the first air guiding opening. According to this implementation, a suction effect of disposing the hole 113 on the groove 112 to serve as the first air guiding opening may be better when the foregoing suction mode is used.
(14) In an example, the groove is an annular groove. A hole is disposed in a position that is on a side surface of the annular groove and that is close to the ferrite, to form the first air guiding opening. According to this implementation, the hole is disposed in the position that is on the side surface of the annular groove and that is close to the ferrite, to form the first air guiding opening, so that a wind direction of the air guiding opening can be close to a source of heat inside the wireless charging device, and in addition, a waterproof function can be implemented.
(15) A waterproof structure of the first air guiding opening may be referred to as a waterproof labyrinth.
(16) In an example, an annular dust filter may be disposed above the annular groove.
(17) In this embodiment of the present invention, the first air guiding opening 106 and the second air guiding opening 107 are disposed in flexible and diverse forms. For example, a circle of openings may be disposed on the side surface of the annular groove to serve as the first air guiding opening 106, or only openings disposed in one or more places on the side surface of the annular groove to serve as the first air guiding opening 106. A circle of openings may be disposed in a lower position on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the second air guiding opening 107, or only openings disposed in one or more places in a lower position on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the second air guiding opening 107.
(18) In this embodiment of the present invention, a quantity of first air guiding openings 106 and a quantity of second air guiding openings 107 are not limited. For example, the quantity of the first air guiding openings 106 is 4, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 107 is 4; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 106 is 4, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 107 is 2; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 106 is 1, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 107 is 2; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 106 is 1, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 107 is 1.
(19) In an example, the fan is an axial flow fan or a centrifugal fan.
(20) In an example, the protrusion has a convex hull structure. The convex hull structure may be a slip-proof silicone convex hull. The protrusion 105 includes a plurality of spaced-apart slip-proof silicone convex hulls. This implementation ensures the stability of placing the to-be-charged device and also leave a gap between the to-be-charged device and the wireless charging device.
(21) In an example, a height of the slip-proof silicone convex hull is 0.2 mm to 1 mm According to this implementation, a charging effect can be considered while a good heat dissipation effect is ensured.
(22) In addition, in
(23) As shown in
(24) When the mobile phone is wirelessly charged, the mobile phone is placed on the wireless charging device, and is supported by the slip-proof silicone convex hulls to keep the specific gap between the mobile phone and the wireless charging device. The hole is disposed on the side surface of the sunken inner ring on the front facet of the wireless charging device, and the waterproof labyrinth is disposed to implement a waterproof function. The entire charging device is in the suction mode, and the built-in axial flow fan extracts the air from the top and exhausts the air from the bottom. In this way, the airflow is extracted from outside, and is exhausted from the bottom of the side surface of the charging device after flowing through and cooling the rear cover of the mobile phone, and the ferrite and the coil that generate heat inside the charging device. A waterproof air duct architecture of the wireless charging device in the suction mode can reduce a temperature of the rear cover of the mobile phone to a largest extent while cooling the charging device, that is, simultaneously cools two sides, so that the local hot-spot temperature of the rear cover of the mobile phone is reduced. Therefore, usage experience of a user is ensured, and a charging speed is improved.
(25) It may be understood that, to ensure the good heat dissipation effect, smooth of the entire air duct needs to be ensured, so as to reduce air resistance as much as possible.
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(27) In this embodiment of the present invention, the air duct is established by using the guide plate, to lead an airflow to the to-be-charged device, so that forced convection heat transfer is directly performed on a part that is of the to-be-charged device and that generates heat heavily; in addition, the guide plate generates a jet effect, so that the to-be-charged device is cooled by air exhausted by the fan, and is further affected by a diversion disturbance formed due to a jet differential pressure. In this way, convection heat transfer of another part of the to-be-charged device is enhanced, so that the entire to-be-charged device is in a forced convection heat transfer scenario, and a local hot-spot temperature of the to-be-charged device during wireless charging is reduced. Therefore, thermal performance of the entire device is balanced, a heat dissipation capability of the to-be-charged device is greatly improved, current-limiting charging time is delayed, and a wireless charging speed is improved.
(28) In an example, the second air guiding opening is an air inlet, and the first air guiding opening is an air outlet. According to this implementation, the guide plate generates the jet effect by using the first air guiding opening, so that the to-be-charged device is cooled by the air exhausted by the fan, and is further affected by the diversion disturbance formed due to the jet differential pressure. In this way, the convection heat transfer of the another part of the to-be-charged device is enhanced, so that the entire to-be-charged device is in the forced convection heat transfer scenario.
(29) In this embodiment of the present invention, the first air guiding opening 406 and the second air guiding opening 407 are disposed in flexible and diverse forms. For example, a large opening may be disposed on an edge of the first surface to serve as the first air guiding opening 406, and the large opening further includes a plurality of small openings; or only openings disposed in one or more places on the first surface to serve as the first air guiding opening 406. A circle of openings may be disposed in a lower position on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the second air guiding opening 407, or only openings disposed in one or more places in a lower position on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the second air guiding opening 407.
(30) In this embodiment of the present invention, a quantity of first air guiding openings 406 and a quantity of second air guiding openings 407 are not limited. For example, the quantity of the first air guiding openings 406 is 2, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 407 is 4; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 406 is 4, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 407 is 4; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 406 is 1, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 407 is 4; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 406 is 1, and the quantity of the second air guiding openings 407 is 1.
(31) In an example, a diameter of the guide plate gradually decreases in a direction from the fan to the first air guiding opening. According to this implementation, by using the gradually narrowed guide plate, an air speed can increase, so that the jet effect is more obvious, and a heat dissipation effect is better.
(32) In an example, an inclination angle between the guide plate and the first surface is 20° to 40°. According to this implementation, it can be met that air exhausted through the guide plate from the first air guiding opening is directed to the to-be-charged device, and in addition, the jet effect can be more obvious, and the heat dissipation effect can be better.
(33) It may be understood that the inclination angle between the guide plate and the first surface is related to a position of the first air guiding opening. The first air guiding opening may be disposed at an intersection of the first surface and the second surface, or on the edge of the first surface, or on an edge of the second surface. The position of the first air guiding opening may be slightly adjusted by a person skilled in the art according to an actual requirement, and is not limited to a position shown in
(34) In an example, the fan is a centrifugal fan. According to this implementation, a wind pressure generated by the centrifugal fan is large, so that the jet effect can be more obvious, and the heat dissipation effect can be better.
(35) In an example, the protrusion 405 includes a plurality of spaced-apart slip-proof silicone convex hulls. The implementation ensures stability of placing the to-be-charged device, and in addition, leaves a gap between the to-be-charged device and the wireless charging device.
(36) In an example, a height of the slip-proof silicone convex hull is 0.2 mm to 1 mm According to this implementation, good heat dissipation improves charging performance.
(37) As shown in
(38) When the mobile phone is wirelessly charged, the mobile phone is placed on the wireless charging device, and is supported by the slip-proof silicone convex hulls to keep a specific gap between the mobile phone and the wireless charging device. The air enters from a bottom of the wireless charging device and passes through the induction coil and the ferrite. Then, the air is extracted from the lower part of the centrifugal fan and is exhausted from a side of the centrifugal fan, and then, after being speed up by using the guide plate that is gradually narrowed in the upward slope direction, the air jets out from an upper edge of the wireless charging device to an upper part of a rear cover of the mobile phone (in other words, a position near the local hot spot during charging). According to a jet principle, diversion is formed due to an air differential pressure, and an airflow disturbance is formed at the middle and lower part of the mobile phone based on the diversion, so that convection heat transfer is enhanced. By using the air-cooled wireless charging device, the temperature of the rear cover of the mobile phone is reduced to a largest extent while the temperature of the wireless charging device is reduced, so that the local hot-spot temperature of the rear cover is reduced. Therefore, user experience is ensured, and the charging speed is improved.
(39) It may be understood that the air may be extracted from both an upper part and the lower part of the centrifugal fan. In an example, a manner of extracting the air by the fan may be as follows: The lower part is blocked, and the air is extracted from only the upper part, so that the air duct that passes through the induction coil and the ferrite is formed to cool the induction coil and the ferrite that generate heat, and therefore, a temperature of the surface of the wireless charging device is reduced.
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(41) In this embodiment of the present invention, the air duct is established by using the guide plate, so that air passes through the PCB to dissipate heat of the PCB. In addition, because the third air guiding opening is disposed on the first surface, and the third air guiding opening leads to the space surrounded by the guide plate, the guide plate generates a jet effect, and because of a diversion disturbance formed due to a jet differential pressure, an airflow passes through the gap between the to-be-charged device and the first surface to enter, through the third air guiding opening, the space surrounded by the guide plate. Therefore, convection heat transfer of the to-be-charged device is enhanced, so that the entire to-be-charged device is in a forced convection heat transfer scenario.
(42) In an example, the second air guiding opening and the third air guiding opening are air inlets, and the first air guiding opening is an air outlet. According to this implementation, the airflow can pass through the to-be-charged device and components inside the wireless charging device that generate heat.
(43) In this embodiment of the present invention, the first air guiding opening 506, the second air guiding opening 507, and the third air guiding opening 509 are disposed in flexible and diverse forms. For example, a circle of openings 524 may be disposed on a side surface of an annular groove 523 to serve as the third air guiding opening 509, or only openings disposed in one or more places on a side surface of an annular groove 523 to serve as the third air guiding opening 509. A circle of openings may be disposed on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the first air guiding opening 506, or only openings disposed in one or more places on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the first air guiding opening 506. A circle of openings may be disposed on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the second air guiding opening 507, or only openings disposed in one or more places on the side surface of the wireless charging device to serve as the second air guiding opening 507.
(44) In this embodiment of the present invention, a quantity of first air guiding openings 506, a quantity of second air guiding openings 507, and a quantity of third air guiding openings 509 are not limited. For example, the quantity of the first air guiding openings 506 is 1, the quantity of the second air guiding openings 507 is 1, and the quantity of the third air guiding openings 509 is 1; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 506 is 2, the quantity of the second air guiding openings 507 is 2, and the quantity of the third air guiding opening 509 is 4; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 506 is 1, the quantity of the second air guiding openings 507 is 2, and the quantity of the third air guiding opening 509 is 4; or the quantity of the first air guiding openings 506 is 4, the quantity of the second air guiding openings 507 is 4, and the quantity of the third air guiding opening 509 is 4.
(45) In an example, a diameter of the guide plate gradually decreases in a direction from the PCB to the first air guiding opening. According to this implementation, by using the gradually narrowed guide plate, an air speed can increase, so that the jet effect is more obvious, and a heat dissipation effect is better.
(46) In an example, there is a groove on the first surface, and a hole is disposed on the groove to serve as the third air guiding opening. According to this implementation, the hole is disposed on the groove to serve as the third air guiding opening, so that a diversion effect may be better.
(47) In an example, the groove is an annular groove. A hole is disposed in a position that is on a side surface of the annular groove and that is close to the ferrite, to form the third air guiding opening. According to this implementation, the hole is disposed in the position that is on the side surface of the annular groove and that is close to the ferrite, to form the third air guiding opening, so that a wind direction of the air guiding opening can be close to a source of heat inside the wireless charging device, and in addition, a waterproof function may be implemented. For a structure of the third air guiding opening, refer to
(48) In an example, the fan is an axial flow fan. According to this implementation, the axial flow fan is used, so that an air volume is large, and heat dissipation is enhanced.
(49) In an example, the protrusion 505 includes a plurality of spaced-apart slip-proof silicone convex hulls. According to this implementation, stability of placing the to-be-charged device can be ensured, and in addition, the gap between the to-be-charged device and the wireless charging device can be left.
(50) In an example, a height of the slip-proof silicone convex hull is 0.2 mm to 1 mm According to this implementation, a charging effect can be considered while a good heat dissipation effect is ensured.
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(52) In this embodiment of the present invention, a material selected for a housing of the wireless charging device may be acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, glass, and the like, and an appearance may be in a shape such as a cuboid, a cylinder, or a frustum of a cone.
(53) The foregoing descriptions are merely example implementations of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.