JP5073365B2 - Non-contact charger - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to different types of charged devices such as mobile phones, PHS phones (PHS: Personal Handyphone System), PDA devices (PDA: Personal Digital Assistant), portable game machines, digital camera devices, notebook personal computer devices, and the like. With respect to the non-contact charging device that enables non-contact charging, the mounting position corresponding to each device to be charged is displayed on the mounting portion on which the device to be charged is mounted. The present invention relates to a non-contact charging apparatus that enables a device to be charged to be placed at an accurate placement position on a section.

  In order to efficiently perform non-contact charging by placing the mobile terminal device serving as the secondary side on the cradle serving as the primary side of non-contact charging, the primary-side transmission coil provided in the cradle and the mobile terminal The center position of the secondary transmission coil provided in the device is within an allowable range, and the primary transmission coil of the cradle and the secondary transmission coil of the portable terminal device are opposed to each other. It is necessary to place the portable terminal device on the cradle. However, since the primary side transmission coil is housed in the cradle and the secondary side transmission coil is housed in the mobile terminal device, the mobile terminal device is within the allowable range with respect to the cradle. Is difficult to mount.

  Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-218391 (Patent Document 1) discloses a non-contact charging system in which non-contact charging of headphones is taken as an example. This contactless charging system is provided with a “mark” at the mounting position on the surface of the charger so that the headphones are mounted at a position where the power receiving coil of the headphones and the power transmitting coil of the charger are close to each other and face each other. ing. In addition, protrusions and dents are formed on the surface of the charger. Thus, even if the headphones are casually placed on the charger, the headphones are naturally placed within the allowable range.

JP 2001-218391 A (page 8, FIG. 7)

  However, in the case of the non-contact charging system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a protrusion or dent for alignment is provided on the surface of the charger in accordance with the shape of the device to be charged such as headphones placed on the charger. It is like that. For this reason, the shape of the charger becomes a “dedicated shape” of the device to be charged placed on the charger. If the shape of the device to be charged is changed, the shape of the charger needs to be changed accordingly. It becomes. For this reason, there exists a problem which requires the cost for the design and manufacture of a new charger. In addition, since the shape of the charger becomes a “dedicated shape” to be charged devices placed on the charger, there is a problem that it is difficult to charge different types of charged devices using the same charger. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and even a device to be charged having a different shape and type leads to a mounting position optimal for charging, and performs non-contact charging with a single charger. An object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact charging apparatus that can be made possible.

The non-contact charging apparatus according to the present invention is a means for solving the above-described problems,
A placement unit having an area where a plurality of charged devices having different shapes can be placed with a margin; and
A database in which mounting position information indicating a mounting position on the above-described mounting unit for each of the devices to be charged is stored;
Display means for displaying at least the placement position, which is provided in the placement section and corresponds to each of the devices to be charged,
The display means is configured to search and read out the above-described placement position information corresponding to the charged device to be charged from the database, and display the placement position of the charged device based on the read placement position information. Display control means for controlling the display means so as to display the storage position of the primary transmission coil housed in the housing of the non-contact charging device ,
And non-contact charging means for performing non-contact charging on the device to be charged placed on the placement unit.

In the present invention, by setting the area of the placement unit to an area where the charged device can be placed with a margin, various types and shapes of charged devices can be placed on the placement unit. And Also, when you view the placement position of each object to be charged devices on the mounting portion together, by displaying the storage position of the primary transmission coil accommodated in the housing of the contactless charging apparatus, various The type and shape of the device to be charged are guided to the optimal mounting position for charging on the mounting unit.

  Since the present invention has a mounting portion with an area where the charged device can be mounted with a margin, non-contact charging is performed by mounting the charged device of various types and shapes on the mounting portion. It can be performed.

Further, since the display setting positions for each be charged devices on the mounting portion together, it is possible to display the stored position of the primary transmission coil accommodated in the housing of the contactless charging apparatus, Various types and shapes of devices to be charged can be led to the optimal mounting position for charging on the mounting portion, and can be contactlessly charged.

The present invention can be applied to a cradle device that performs non-contact charging on a secondary battery (battery) provided in a device to be charged such as a mobile phone or a digital camera device.

[Configuration of Cradle]
The cradle device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an AC adapter connection unit 1 connected to an AC adapter (AC: Alternate Current) that converts a commercial power source that is an AC power source into a DC power source, as shown in FIG. USB cable connection unit 2 (USB: Universal Serial Bus) for connecting the cradle device to the personal computer device, DC power from the AC adapter connection unit 1, and USB power supplied via the USB cable connection unit 2 And a power supply switching circuit 3 for switching and using.

  The cradle device also includes a primary transmission coil 4 that transmits power to a device to be charged, waveform detection resistors 5a and 5b for detecting the power transmission waveform, and a primary transmission coil 4. Non-contact charge control based on the DC power supply or USB power supply from the power supply switching circuit 3 while monitoring the power transmission waveform detected by the primary transmission coil driver 6 that drives the power transmission and the waveform detection resistors 5a and 5b. And a charge control unit 7 for performing

  The cradle device also includes a PC data transmission / reception unit 8 that transmits / receives predetermined data to / from a personal computer device via the USB cable connection unit 2, and the name, model number, standard transmission power, and loading of each device to be charged. It becomes a database in which device information such as the device position is stored, placement control of the device to be charged described later, communication control between the device to be charged and the personal computer device, and non-contact charging corresponding to each device to be charged Memory 9 in which a control program for performing control and the like is stored, and a display unit for displaying the above-described placement position and the like of each device to be charged, provided on the placement unit on which each device to be charged is placed 10 and a central processing unit 11 (CPU) that controls the entire cradle apparatus.

  The “mounting unit” on which each of the above-mentioned devices to be charged is mounted has different shapes such as a mobile phone and a digital camera device, or a previously released mobile phone and a newly released mobile phone. Even if it is an apparatus, it has the substantially flat plate shape of the area which can mount these with allowance.

  In addition, the cradle device includes a communication coil 12 for communicating a current charge amount with a device to be charged placed on the cradle device, and a device to be charged via the communication coil 12. A communication coil driver 14 for controlling communication between the waveform detection resistors 13a and 13b for detecting the transmitted data such as the charge amount and the device to be charged via the communication coil 12; And a communication control unit 15.

  In this example, the cradle device and the personal computer device are connected to each other via the USB cable connection unit 2, but may be connected to each other via a serial port or a parallel port. Alternatively, data may be transmitted / received to / from each other using a wireless local area network (LAN) or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  Further, in order to facilitate understanding, the description will be made on the assumption that communication with the device to be charged is performed via the communication coil 12, but the communication with the device to be charged is performed on the primary side transmission coil. 4 may be performed. In this case, since the primary side transmission coil 4 can be shared for power transmission and communication with the device to be charged, the communication coil 12 to the communication control unit 15 can be omitted, and the cradle apparatus This simplifies the configuration and reduces the manufacturing cost.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows the cradle device connected to the personal computer device. In the case of this example, the primary transmission coil 4 is included in the casing 21 and the secondary battery (battery) of the device to be charged is connected via the secondary transmission coil 27 provided in the device to be charged. The cradle device that performs non-contact charging is connected to a personal computer device 23 via a USB cable 22 via the USB cable connection unit 2. The personal computer device 23 is connected to a server device 25 provided on the network via a predetermined network such as the Internet or a network of a telecommunications carrier.

  The server device 25 has a database 26 in which the latest device information such as the mounting position of the newly-charged device and the standard transmission power is stored as well as the existing device to be charged. As will be described later, in the cradle device, when the device information of the device to be charged is not stored in the memory 9 built in the cradle device, the server device 25 is connected via the personal computer device 23. The latest device information is fetched from the database 26.

In this example, the device information of each device to be charged is stored in the memory 9 provided in the cradle device, but the device information of each device to be charged is stored on the personal computer device 23 side. A database may be provided, and the cradle device may take in the device information of the device to be charged from the database provided on the personal computer device side via the USB cable 22 or the like. In this case, the memory 9 provided on the cradle device side can be eliminated, and the configuration of the cradle device can be further simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Relationship between charging device placement position and charging characteristics]
Here, FIG. 3 shows the amount of relative displacement between the primary transmission coil 4 provided in the cradle device and the secondary transmission coil 27 provided in the device to be charged, and the charging characteristics (output power). The graph which measured the relationship with) is shown. As shown in FIG. 4A, the graph shown in FIG. 3 shows the amount of deviation of the relative position between the primary transmission coil 3 (large diameter coil) and the secondary transmission coil 6 (small diameter coil). Is a graph obtained by measuring the charging characteristics while gradually increasing the amount of deviation by 1 mm from the state of “0 mm”. 4B shows a state in which the amount of displacement between the primary transmission coil 3 and the secondary transmission coil 6 is “3 mm”, and FIG. 4C shows the primary transmission. A state in which the relative positional deviation between the coil 3 and the secondary transmission coil 6 is “6 mm” is shown.

  From the graph of FIG. 3, the charging characteristics hardly deteriorate until the relative positional deviation between the primary transmission coil 4 and the secondary transmission coil 27 is “0 mm to 5 mm”. It can be seen that when the amount of misalignment is “6 mm or more”, the charging characteristics are rapidly deteriorated. Therefore, in the case of this example, the cradle is adjusted so that the relative positional deviation between the primary transmission coil 4 and the secondary transmission coil 27 is within the range of “0 mm to 5 mm” (within the allowable range). It is necessary to place a device to be charged on the device.

  However, as described above, the area of the placement portion of the cradle device has a substantially flat plate shape with an area where various devices to be charged can be placed with a margin. For this reason, the placement is performed so that the relative positional deviation between the primary transmission coil 4 of the cradle device and the secondary transmission coil 27 of the device to be charged is within an allowable range of “0 mm to 5 mm”. It becomes difficult to place the device to be charged on the part.

For this reason, the cradle device according to the present embodiment displays the placement position corresponding to the device to be charged on the display unit 10 provided on the placement unit during charging, The device to be charged is easily placed on a placement position optimal for charging on the placement portion.

[Mounting position display operation and charging operation]
The flowchart of FIG. 5 shows the flow of the above-described placement position display operation and charging operation in the cradle device of the embodiment. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, when the device to be charged comes close to the placement unit of the cradle device, the CPU 11 shown in FIG. 1 starts processing based on the control program stored in the memory 9.

  In step S <b> 1, the CPU 11 controls the communication control unit 15 so as to make an authentication request to the device to be charged adjacent to the placement unit. As a result, an authentication request is made to the device to be charged via the communication coil driver 14 and the communication coil 12.

  In response to this authentication request, the CPU of the device to be charged returns authentication data including device information of the device to be charged. In step S2 of the flowchart of FIG. 5, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the authentication data is returned from the device to be charged. If the authentication data is returned, the process proceeds to step S3. On the other hand, when the authentication data is not returned, since the device to be charged that is close to the placement unit may be a device that does not support non-contact charging, the CPU 11 performs processing. In step S13, the charge preparation work is stopped, and the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. As a result, non-contact charging is not performed for devices for which accurate authentication has not been performed.

Next, in step S3, the CPU 11 searches the database stored in the memory 9 based on the device information included in the authentication data returned from the charged device. In step S4, it is possible to determine whether or not device information corresponding to a device to be charged that is currently close to the placement unit exists in the database, and to detect device information corresponding to the device to be charged from the database. If so, the process proceeds to step S5.

(Upload of latest device information and database update operation)
On the other hand, if the CPU 11 cannot detect the device information corresponding to the device to be charged from the database in step S4, the process proceeds to step S11. In step S <b> 11, the CPU 11 communicates with the personal computer device 23 via the USB cable 22 shown in FIG. 2, and requests the server device 25 on the network 24 to transmit the latest device information.

  When this transmission request is made, the server device 25 returns the latest device information stored in the database 26 to the personal computer device 23. The CPU 11 of the cradle device takes in the latest device information returned to the personal computer device 23 via the USB cable 22. Then, the database is updated by writing the latest device information in the memory 9 anew. Thereby, it can be made possible to deal with a new charged device that will be released later.

  In step S12 of the flowchart of FIG. 5, the CPU 11 determines whether or not such latest device information has been returned from the server device 25. If the latest device information has been returned, the processing is performed. Proceed to S5. On the other hand, if the latest device information is not returned, the device to be charged that is currently close to the placement unit may be a device that does not support non-contact charging. The CPU 11 advances the process to step S13, stops the charge preparation work, and ends the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. As a result, non-contact charging is not performed even for devices for which device information has not been obtained.

In this example, the latest device information is fetched from the server device 25 on the network via the personal computer device 23. However, a wireless communication function (or wired communication function) is provided for the cradle device, and this The latest device information may be captured by communicating with the server device 25 on the network by a communication function.

(Mounting position display operation)
Next, when the device information of the device to be charged exists in the database of the memory 9 or is obtained from the server device 25 on the network 24 and the process proceeds to step S5, the CPU 11 places the placement information included in the device information. Based on the position information, display control is performed on the display unit 10 for the placement position of the device to be charged that is currently close to the placement unit.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, a liquid crystal display unit is provided as the display unit 10 in a part or all of the placement unit 30 of the cradle device. In addition, the placement position of the device to be charged is displayed as shown by the dotted frame in FIG. This placement position is mainly the size of the outer shape of the surface portion for performing non-contact charging of the device to be charged (= the contact surface portion of the device to be charged that is in contact with the placement portion). For this reason, the size of this placement position changes according to the size of the outer shape of the surface portion that performs non-contact charging of the device to be charged, as shown in FIG. It will be.

  The user places the surface to be charged on the placement unit 30 with the surface portion for performing non-contact charging of the device to be charged aligned with the placement position displayed on the placement unit 30. As a result, various types and shapes of devices to be charged can be guided and placed on the placement position optimal for charging on the placement unit.

In this example, the mounting position is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit provided on the mounting unit 30. However, the electronic paper is provided on the mounting unit 30, and the mounting position is displayed on the electronic paper. You may make it display. Alternatively, a light emitting member such as a large number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is provided on the mounting portion 30 in a matrix, for example, and this light emitting member is controlled to blink or light to control the mounting position. It may be displayed.

(Primary transmission coil position display operation)
Here, in the case of the cradle device of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the mirror surface portion 40 is provided at a position corresponding to the primary side transmission coil 4 of the placement portion 30. The mirror surface portion 40 has substantially the same diameter as that of the primary side transmission coil 4 and has a substantially circular tolerance mark 41 at a position corresponding to the center of the primary side transmission coil 4. . The diameter of the tolerance mark 41 is 1 cm (= radius 5 mm), and the relative relationship between the primary side transmission coil 4 described with reference to the graph of FIG. 3 and the secondary side transmission coil 27 of the device to be charged is relative. The allowable range of positional deviation is indicated.

  In this example, since the limit of the deviation amount between the primary transmission coil 4 and the secondary transmission coil 27 is 5 mm, the allowable range mark 41 has a diameter of 1 cm. Although set to (= radius 5 mm), this is merely an example. For this reason, the diameter of the allowable range mark 41 may be arbitrarily set based on the limit of the amount of deviation allowed by the relationship between the diameter of the primary transmission coil 4 and the diameter of the secondary transmission coil 27. Of course.

The mirror surface portion 40 including the allowable range mark 41 is formed by performing silver resin plating on a portion corresponding to the mirror surface portion 40 on the mounting portion 30. In addition to this resin plating, a mirror (or a member with good reflectivity that can be a mirror) may be provided in a portion corresponding to the mirror surface portion 40. However, it is preferable to form the mirror surface portion 40 using a non-metallic member or a non-magnetic member so that the efficiency of non-contact charging is not reduced. In addition, the position of the primary transmission coil may be displayed by turning on or blinking the electronic paper or the light emitting diode, for example, without displaying it in a mirror shape.

(Center position mark on the device to be charged)
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, a center position mark 42 is provided on a device to be charged placed on such a cradle device. The center position mark 42 is provided at a position corresponding to the center of the secondary transmission coil 27, and the surface portion side on which the device to be charged is placed opposite to the placement portion 30 of the cradle device during non-contact charging. Is provided.

That is, for example, when the secondary transmission coil 27 of the device to be charged is provided close to the back surface of the device to be charged, the center position mark 42 is the secondary of the back surface of the device to be charged. It is provided at a position corresponding to the center of the side transmission coil 27.

(How to place the charged device)
Next, when the device to be charged is placed on the placement unit 30 of the cradle device according to the embodiment, the user places the back portion of the device to be charged and the cradle device as shown in FIG. The center position mark 42 provided on the back surface of the device to be charged is displayed on the tolerance mark 41 of the mirror surface portion 40 on the mounting unit 30 and the non-charged device is not Place the device to be charged on the placement portion 30 so that the surface portion for performing contact charging is aligned with the placement position (placement position indicated by the dotted frame in FIG. 6) displayed on the placement portion 30. To do.

  As described above, since the tolerance range mark 41 has a mirror shape, the user can view the charged device on the placement unit 30 while visually observing the center position mark 42 of the appliance to be charged reflected in the tolerance range mark 41. It will be placed on.

  In the case of the cradle device, by placing the device to be charged on the placement unit 30 in accordance with the placement position displayed on the placement unit 30, the placement unit 30 corresponding to the device to be charged is placed on the placement unit 30. It is possible to make it possible to place the device to be charged at the correct placement position (= placement position where non-contact charging can be performed efficiently).

Further, the tolerance mark 41 provided on the mounting portion 30 has a diameter indicating the tolerance of the relative positional deviation amount between the primary transmission coil 4 and the secondary transmission coil 27. Yes. For this reason, by placing the device to be charged on the placement unit 30 in a state where the center position mark 42 of the device to be charged is reflected in the allowable range mark 41, the primary transmission coil 4 of the cradle device and the device to be covered The chargeable device can be placed on the placement portion 30 while the relative shift amount of the charge device with respect to the secondary transmission coil 27 is within the allowable range.

(Fast charge operation)
Next, in the case of the cradle device of the embodiment, a normal charging mode in which contactless charging is performed with transmission power that is rated for the device to be charged, and transmission that is higher by a predetermined amount than transmission power that is rated for the device to be charged It has two types of charging modes, a high-speed charging mode that shortens the charging time by performing non-contact charging with electric power.

In these two types of charging modes, the user selects and sets a desired charging mode in advance, for example, by operating an operation unit. In step S6 of the flowchart of FIG. 5, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the fast charge mode is designated by detecting the charge mode that is selected and set in advance by the user. If the fast charging mode is designated, in step S7, a transmission power that is higher by a predetermined amount, for example, 30% higher than the rating, is set in the charging control unit 7. In step S8, this transmission power that is higher by a predetermined amount is set. The charging control unit 7 is controlled so as to start non-contact charging. When the normal charging mode is designated, the process proceeds to step S8, and the charge control unit 7 is controlled to start the non-contact charging with the transmission power that is rated for the device to be charged.

(Display operation of charge amount and estimated charge completion time)
Next, when non-contact charging is started in this way, the CPU 11 communicates with the CPU on the device to be charged via the communication control unit 15 and is charged based on the current charge amount and the current charge amount. The estimated charge completion time calculated by the device CPU is captured. Then, the “current charge amount” and “predicted charge completion time” are displayed on the placement unit 30 as shown in FIG. 6 (only one of them may be displayed, other than the placement unit 30) May be displayed at the location of.) Thereby, the user can recognize the progress of charging of the device to be charged and the time until the charging is completed.

  In this example, the estimated charging completion time is calculated and displayed by the CPU 11 on the cradle device side, but the CPU of the device to be charged calculates the estimated charging completion time, and the CPU 11 on the cradle device side The charging completion prediction time calculated on the charged device side and the communication may be taken in and displayed as they are. In this case, the calculation process of estimated charging completion time can be omitted.

The CPU 11 continues to display the current charge amount and the estimated charge completion time until it is determined that the charge is completed (= full charge) in step S10. Then, at the timing when it is determined in step S10 that charging is complete (= full charge), all the processes in the flowchart of FIG. 5 are terminated.

[Effect of the embodiment]
As is clear from the above description, the cradle device of this embodiment displays a placement position for each device to be charged on the placement unit 30. As a result, various types and shapes of devices to be charged can be guided to the optimal placement position on the placement unit 30 and can be efficiently contactlessly charged.

  Further, a mirror surface portion 40 including an allowable range mark 41 corresponding to the center of the primary side transmission coil 4 is provided at a position corresponding to the primary side transmission coil 4 on the mounting portion 30, and 2 of the charged device. A center position mark 42 is provided at a position corresponding to the center of the secondary transmission coil 27. Then, the device to be charged is placed on the placement unit 30 while the center position mark 42 of the device to be charged is projected on the tolerance mark 41 of the placement unit 30.

  The allowable range mark 41 provided on the mounting portion 30 has a diameter indicating the allowable range of the relative displacement between the primary side transmission coil 4 and the secondary side transmission coil 27. In the state where the center position mark 42 of the device to be charged is reflected in the tolerance mark 41, the device to be charged is placed on the placement unit 30, thereby the primary side transmission coil 4 and the secondary side transmission coil 27, The device to be charged can be placed on the placement unit 30 such that the relative displacement amount of the device falls within the allowable range. Thereby, it is possible to perform non-contact charging with good charging efficiency.

  The placement unit 30 has a substantially flat plate shape with an area where various devices to be charged can be placed with a margin. For this reason, various types of charged devices can be placed on the placement portion 11 to enable non-contact charging. In other words, devices of different models, such as mobile phones and digital camera devices, can be contactlessly charged with this single cradle device, and with the launch of new models of mobile phones, Even when the shape of the mobile phone is changed, the single cradle device can be contactlessly charged. The user does not need to purchase a new cradle device every time the mobile phone is replaced, and the manufacturer does not need to design and manufacture a dedicated cradle device every time a new model mobile phone is released. . Therefore, it is possible to bring economic benefits to both the user side and the manufacturer side.

  In addition, since the latest device information can be taken in via the network, the device information database of each charged device provided in the memory 9 of the cradle device can always be kept up-to-date. It is possible to prevent replacements and purchases as much as possible.

  In addition, since both a USB power source and an adapter power source can be used, the single cradle device facilitates charging control of different types of charged devices such as a mobile phone, a digital camera device, and a portable game machine. Can do.

In addition, since it supports a USB power source, for example, if there is an external device capable of USB connection, such as a personal computer device, it is possible to charge the device to be charged even overseas.

[Modification]
In the description of the above-described embodiment, the mirror surface portion 40 has the mirror surface tolerance mark 41 at a position corresponding to the center of the primary transmission coil 4, but at the center of the primary transmission coil 4. The mirror-like tolerance range mark 41 may be provided only in the corresponding position (in this case, the mirror surface portion 40 = the mirror-like tolerance range mark 41). Even in this case, since the charged device can be placed on the placement portion 30 while the center position mark 42 of the charged device is displayed on the tolerance mark 41, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

In the description of the above-described embodiment, the cradle device communicates “current charge amount” and “predicted charge completion time” with the device to be charged during non-contact charging.
In addition, communication of other data such as music data and image data may be performed. In addition, the “current charge amount” and the “charge completion prediction time” taken from the device to be charged are displayed on the placement unit 30. 23, and may be displayed on a monitor device or the like connected to the personal computer device 23.

  Finally, the description of the above embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made according to the design and the like as long as they do not depart from the technical idea of the present invention. I add that there is something.

It is a block diagram of the cradle device used as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the cradle apparatus of the said embodiment of the state connected to the personal computer apparatus. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the relative deviation | shift amount of the primary transmission coil provided in the cradle apparatus side of embodiment, and the secondary transmission coil provided in the to-be-charged apparatus side, and transmission efficiency. is there. It is a figure which shows the relative shift | offset | difference of the primary transmission coil provided in the cradle apparatus side of embodiment, and the secondary transmission coil provided in the to-be-charged apparatus side. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the display operation | movement and charging operation of the mounting position of the cradle apparatus of embodiment. It is a mimetic diagram of a cradle device of an embodiment of a state where a loading position etc. were displayed.

Explanation of symbols

  1 AC adapter connection unit, 2 USB cable connection unit, 3 power supply switching circuit, 4 primary side transmission coil, 6 primary side transmission coil driver, 7 charge control unit, 8 PC data transmission / reception unit, 9 device information is stored 10 database, 11 central processing unit (CPU), 12 communication coil, 14 communication coil driver, 15 communication control unit, 21 cradle case, 22 USB cable, 23 personal computer device, 24 network, 25 server apparatus, 26 latest apparatus information database of the server apparatus, 27 secondary transmission coil of the device to be charged, 30 cradle apparatus mounting section, 40 mirror surface section, 41 mirror surface section tolerance mark, 42 Center position mark on the device to be charged

Claims (9)

A placement unit having an area where a plurality of charged devices having different shapes can be placed with a margin; and
A database in which mounting position information indicating a mounting position on the above-described mounting unit for each of the devices to be charged is stored;
Display means for displaying at least the placement position, which is provided in the placement section and corresponds to each of the devices to be charged,
The display means is configured to search and read out the above-described placement position information corresponding to the charged device to be charged from the database, and display the placement position of the charged device based on the read placement position information. Display control means for controlling the display means so as to display the storage position of the primary transmission coil housed in the housing of the non-contact charging device,
A non-contact charging device, comprising: a non-contact charging unit that performs non-contact charging on a device to be charged placed on the placement unit. A placement unit having an area where a plurality of charged devices having different shapes can be placed with a margin; and
A mirror surface portion provided on the mounting portion to indicate the storage position of the primary transmission coil stored in the housing of the contactless charging device;
A database in which mounting position information indicating a mounting position on the above-described mounting unit for each of the devices to be charged is stored;
Display means for displaying at least the placement position, which is provided in the placement section and corresponds to each of the devices to be charged,
The display means is configured to search and read out the above-described placement position information corresponding to the charged device to be charged from the database, and display the placement position of the charged device based on the read placement position information. Display control means for controlling display,
A non-contact charging device, comprising: a non-contact charging unit that performs non-contact charging on a device to be charged placed on the placement unit. The contactless charging device according to claim 1 or 2 ,
When the device to be charged is placed on the above-mentioned placement unit, by communicating with the device to be charged placed, there is an inter-device communication unit that captures at least device information of the device to be charged,
The display control means reads placement position information corresponding to the device to be charged placed on the placement section from the database based on the equipment information captured by the inter-apparatus communication means, and reads the read placement information. A non-contact charging apparatus that displays the above-described position based on the position information. The contactless charging device according to claim 3 ,
The inter-device communication means captures charging information indicating the current charging amount from the charged device by performing communication with the charged device while charging,
The display control means includes charging information indicating a current charge amount taken in from the device to be charged by the inter-device communication means and / or current charge taken in from the device to be charged by the inter-device communication means. A non-contact charging apparatus, characterized in that time information related to a charging completion time calculated based on charging information indicating a quantity is displayed on the display means. It is a non-contact charging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
In the database, together with the placement position information for each of the devices to be charged, transmission power information indicating the transmission power at the time of charging for each of the devices to be charged is stored,
The non-contact charging means has transmission power switching means for switching transmission power, and becomes transmission power corresponding to transmission power information of a device to be charged that is stored in the database and stored in the database. Thus, the non-contact charging device characterized in that the non-contact charging of the device to be charged is performed by switching the transmission power by the transmission power switching means. The contactless charging device according to claim 5 ,
The non-contact charging means switches the transmission power by the transmission power switching means so that the transmission power is higher than the transmission power indicated by the transmission power information by a predetermined amount, and performs non-contact charging of the device to be charged. A non-contact charging device characterized in that: The non-contact charging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
When the display control unit searches the database, and there is no placement position information corresponding to the device to be charged that is to be charged, at least “placement position information” corresponding to each device to be charged. ”Or“ placement position information and transmission power information ”stored therein,“ placement position information ”corresponding to a device to be charged that does not exist in the database by communicating with a server device on a predetermined network Or having network communication means for taking in “placement position information and transmission power information”,
The non-contact charging apparatus, wherein the display control means displays the above-described placement position based on the placement position information taken in via the network communication means. The contactless charging device according to claim 7 ,
The “placement position information” or “placement position information and transmission power information” captured via the network communication means is used as the “placement position information” or “placement position information” of the new device to be charged. A non-contact charging apparatus comprising database updating means for storing and controlling the transmission power information in the database. The contactless charging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
The non-contact charging unit captures the mounting position information from the server device on the predetermined network until the mounting position information is retrieved from the database by the display control unit or by the network communication unit. The non-contact charging device is characterized in that the non-contact charging is stopped until the operation is performed.

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