US 12,230,973 B2
Air-cooled wireless power transmission system
George Powell, Jr., Cortland, OH (US); James Cook, Poland, OH (US); and Evan Wallace, Shelby Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,385.
Application 18/498,385 is a continuation of application No. 17/721,862, filed on Apr. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,848,565.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/175,769, filed on Apr. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0063661 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 50/10 (2016.02) [H02J 7/00309 (2020.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless power transmitter for charging a receiver, comprising:
a charging coil housing that houses a charging coil and includes a first top surface, wherein the charging coil wirelessly transmits power to the receiver placed on the first top surface of the charging coil housing;
an electronics housing for housing electronics and a fan, wherein the electronics housing includes a top side with a second top surface, and the fan is positioned horizontally adjacent to the electronics, wherein the electronics include a printed circuit board and an integrated controller circuit; and
an exhaust cooling path positioned adjacent to the second top surface of the top side, wherein the exhaust cooling path flows horizontally over the second top surface of the top side.