Patent ID: 9748038
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H01F,H02J

Claim:
1. A contactless power supply mechanism comprising: a power receiving unit having a secondary coil and configured to supply power to an electric device; and a power supplying unit having a primary coil and configured to supply power to the power receiving unit; wherein the primary coil includes a primary core formed of magnetic material and a length of winding wire formed of conductive material and wound around the primary core; the secondary coil includes a bar-shaped secondary core formed of magnetic material, a length of winding wire formed of conductive material and wound around the secondary core and a magnetic sheet attached to at least one of end faces of the secondary core; and the magnetic sheet includes a close-contact portion placed in close-contact with the end face of the secondary core and a curved portion which extends outwards from the close-contact portion beyond an outer edge of the end face and whose normal line has a portion un-parallel with an axial direction of the secondary core, wherein: the primary core includes a pair of opposing portions configured to have respective axes thereof parallel with each other and forming a gap therebetween; the secondary coil, under a power supply state, is disposed between the pair of opposing portions; and the magnetic sheet is attached to both of the end faces of the secondary core.