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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric S. Jol, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ibuki Kamei, Cupertino, CA (US);
Warren Z. Jones, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 38/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01); H01F 41/00 (2006.01); H01F 38/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/90 (2016.02); H01F 41/00 (2013.01); H02J 5/005 (2013.01); H01F 38/14 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49021 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for automatically aligning a power-transmitting inductor with a power-receiving inductor. One embodiment includes multiple permanent magnets coupled to and arranged on a surface of a movable assembly accommodating a power-transmitting inductor. The permanent magnets encourage the movable assembly to freely move and/or rotate via magnetic attraction to correspondingly arranged magnets within an accessory containing a power-receiving inductor.