INTERCONNECTIONS FOR MULTI-LAYER TRANSMITTER COIL ARRANGEMENTS IN WIRELESS CHARGING MATS

    公开(公告)号:US20180090972A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-29

    申请号:US15700001

    申请日:2017-09-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H02J7/025 H02J7/0042 H02J50/10 H05K9/0007

    Abstract: Embodiments describe a wireless charging device including: a housing having a charging surface, the housing including first and second walls defining an interior cavity; a transmitter coil arrangement disposed within the interior cavity; a plurality of cowlings for confining the plurality of planar transmitter coils in their respective positions; an interconnection structure positioned within the interior cavity between the transmitter coil arrangement and the second wall, the interconnection structure including a plurality of packaged electrical components mounted onto the interconnection structure; and a plurality of standoffs coupled to the interconnection structure and configured to electrically couple the transmitter coil arrangement to the plurality of packaged electrical components.

    WIRELESSLY CHARGED DEVICES
    53.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180069600A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15697147

    申请日:2017-09-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the inductive charging of portable electronic devices. In particular, a charging assembly is disclosed that allows a portable electronic device to be charged in multiple orientations with respect to a charging device. The charging assembly includes two or more separate inductive receiving coils. The inductive receiving coils can be arranged orthogonally with respect to one another by wrapping one or more secondary receiving coils around an antenna. By orienting the receiving coils orthogonally with respect to one another, the likelihood of at least one of the receiving coils being aligned with a charging field emitted by a charging device increases substantially.

    INDUCTIVE CHARGING PORTS FOR PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20170250578A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:US15442209

    申请日:2017-02-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Connector assemblies may be space efficient, have a high corrosion resistance, are difficult to damage, reduce or prevent moisture leakage into an electronic device housing the connector assembly, are readily assembled, and are reliable. One example may provide an inductive charging port for transferring electrical energy from a first electric device to a second electronic device. As compared to conventional connector inserts and connector receptacles, these inductive charging ports may have a smaller form factor and consume a reduced volume in an electronic device. Corrosion resistance may be provided by including a protective layer or cover portion over what would otherwise be exposed surfaces of a transformer core. O-rings, gaskets, or other structures may be included to reduce moisture leakage into a device. The inductive charging port may include a low number of parts for a simplified assembly, and thermal management of various types may be used to improve reliability.

    3D SHAPED INDUCTIVE CHARGING COIL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    55.
    发明申请
    3D SHAPED INDUCTIVE CHARGING COIL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 审中-公开
    3D形状电感充电线圈及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170054318A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-23

    申请号:US15082935

    申请日:2016-03-28

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: A three-dimensional inductive charging coil assembly and a method of making the same. The method can include patterning a first conductive layer affixed to a first surface of an insulating layer to form a coil configured to transmit or receive power, patterning a second conductive layer affixed to a second surface of the insulating layer opposite the first surface to form a conductive trace element, and electrically coupling the coil and the conductive trace element. The coil, insulating layer, and conductive trace element can be molded (e.g., simultaneously) into a three dimensional shape. In some embodiment, the molding can include a thermoforming process such as compression molding, vacuum forming, or the like.

    Abstract translation: 一种三维感应充电线圈组件及其制造方法。 该方法可以包括图案化固定到绝缘层的第一表面的第一导电层,以形成被配置为传递或接收电力的线圈,图案化固定到与第一表面相对的绝缘层的第二表面的第二导电层,以形成 导电微量元件,并且电耦合线圈和导电微量元件。 线圈,绝缘层和导电微量元件可以模制(例如,同时)成三维形状。 在一些实施例中,模制件可以包括热成型工艺,例如压塑,真空成型等。

    CABLE STRUCTURES WITH MULTI-MATERIAL EXTRUDED STRAIN RELIEFS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    56.
    发明申请
    CABLE STRUCTURES WITH MULTI-MATERIAL EXTRUDED STRAIN RELIEFS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME 审中-公开
    具有多材料挤压应变消除和系统的电缆结构及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150357083A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-10

    申请号:US14501784

    申请日:2014-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01B13/141

    Abstract: Cable structures with multi-material extruded strain reliefs and systems and methods for making the same are provided. In some embodiments, a cable structure may include at least two materials simultaneously extruded through a die and about a conductor. A relationship between the two materials may be changed during the simultaneous extrusion for varying the stiffness of the cable structure, which may thereby provide a strain relief region to the cable structure. One of the two materials may be stiffer than another of the two materials, and the ratio of the amount or thickness of one of the two materials with respect to the amount or thickness of the other of the two materials may be varied during the extrusion process to vary the stiffness of the cable structure along its length for providing the strain relief region.

    Abstract translation: 提供具有多材料挤压应变消除的电缆结构以及用于制造其的系统及方法。 在一些实施例中,电缆结构可以包括同时挤出通过模头和围绕导体的至少两种材料。 两个材料之间的关系可以在同时挤压期间改变以改变电缆结构的刚度,从而可以为电缆结构提供应变消除区域。 两种材料中的一种可以比两种材料中的一种材料更硬,并且两种材料中的一种材料的量或厚度相对于两种材料中另一种材料的量或厚度的比例可以在挤出过程中变化 以沿着其长度改变电缆结构的刚度,以提供应变消除区域。

    Connector Assembly
    59.
    发明公开
    Connector Assembly 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240162651A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-16

    申请号:US18377967

    申请日:2023-10-09

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: H01R13/6275 H01R13/15

    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing, pin contacts, and a retainer. The receptacle housing has a convex wall portion, a concave wall portion, a first side wall portion that extends between the convex wall portion and the concave wall portion, and a second side wall portion that extends between the convex wall portion and the concave wall portion. The convex wall portion, the concave wall portion, the first side wall portion, and the second side wall portion at least partially define a cavity having an open end. The pin contacts are located in the cavity of the receptacle housing. The retainer has a first side latch and a second side latch that are configured to extend into the cavity in an engaged position and to move outward from the cavity to a disengaged position.

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