Furniture with wireless power

摘要

Furniture components, such as office furniture components, are configured to include electronic components that transfer electrical power to peripheral electronic devices via wireless technologies, including conductive and inductive technologies. The articles of furniture may include grommet devices received within work surfaces, the grommet devices incorporating or housing the electronics of wireless power systems. The articles of furniture may also include the electronics of wireless power systems physically embedded or integrated within work surfaces in a manner in which the continuous surfaces of the work surfaces are maintained, and the work surfaces may optionally further include lighting or other indication features to indicate the locations of the electronics to a user.

主权项

1. A furniture component for transferring power wirelessly, the furniture component comprising:
a support structure; a seating device supported by the support structure and configured to seat a person thereon; a pivot mechanism supported by the support structure; a working platform supported by the pivot mechanism and configured to pivot relative to the support structure; a wireless power transfer device supported by the working platform, the wireless power transfer device adapted to transfer power wirelessly to an electrical load; a power conductor supported by the support structure, the power conductor adapted to receive electrical power at one end thereof and to provide the electrical power to the wireless power transfer device; wherein the wireless power transfer device comprises an inductive power transmitter; and wherein the inductive power transmitter includes an inductive coil and a capacitor, the capacitor adapted to tune the inductive power transmitter to a resonant frequency of the inductive power transmitter.