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Noncontact transmitting apparatus

US6792246B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2001
Grant dateSep 14, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/20
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A noncontact transmitting apparatus includes first and second noncontact transmitting units mounted on a main device and an attachment device, respectively. The second noncontact transmitting unit is removably attachable to the first noncontact transmitting unit for enabling noncontact signal transfer between the main device and the attachment device. Each of the noncontact transmitting units includes a power coil and a signal coil. The power coil is wound on a first core to supply power from the main device to the attachment device by electromagnetic induction. The first cores of the first and second noncontact transmitting units face each other at a first position when the attachment device is loaded on the main device. The signal coil is wound on a second core for signal transfer between the main device and the attachment device by electromagnetic induction. The second cores of the first and second noncontact transmitting units face each other at a second position when the attachment device is loaded on the main device. When the attachment device is rotated about the first core by a specified angle, the signal coil of the second noncontact transmitting unit is moved from the sec…

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