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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Shirasaka, Ome, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to the present embodiment, the power feeding apparatus configured to feed power by electric field coupling to a power receiving apparatus having a first and a second electrodes for receiving power arranged along a mounting surface and a protrusion arranged on the mounting surface side includes a power feeder divided into a plurality of small regions having a small electrode respectively, the power receiving apparatus being mounted on the small regions, and a control module configured to supply power to the small electrodes corresponding to the first and second electrodes, wherein the small region in contact with the protrusion sinks when the power receiving apparatus is mounted, and the small region returns to an original position when the power receiving apparatus is removed.
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