TWM483467U - Electronic device with a power notification function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an electronic device including a casing, a light-emitting module, a light penetrating portion, a battery module and a control module. The light-emitting module and the battery module are disposed inside the casing. Light emitted from the light-emitting module can penetrate through the light penetrating portion. The control module is disposed inside the casing and electrically connected to the battery module and the light-emitting module. As an external electrical power charges the battery module, the control module is for controlling the light-emitting module to continuously emit different light to pass through the light penetrating portion and outside the casing according to a capacity ratio of a current electrical capacity to a full electrical capacity of the battery module, so as to generate different notification messages corresponding to the current electrical capacity of the battery module.

Description

Electronic device with power notification function

The present invention provides an electronic device, especially an electronic device with an instant power notification function.

Conventional electronic devices generally only have a small LED bulb disposed in a hole in the outer casing thereof, and when the electronic device is charged, the LED bulb emits only unchanging light to notify the user that the electronic device is in a state of charge; This configuration not only makes the appearance of the electronic device slightly monotonous, but also cannot notify the user of the stored power of the electronic device by various changes in light. Moreover, when the electronic device of the smart phone is charged, the display of the display screen can be controlled by the processor of the smart phone to inform the user of the current state of charge. However, when the smart phone is in the standby state and the display screen is off, the smart phone cannot immediately notify the user of the charging status of the smart phone, and the user must activate the wake-up display screen to know the current charging of the smart phone. The state is therefore quite inconvenient. In view of this, how to design an electronic device that can instantly inform the user of the current state of charge is an important issue in the design of electronic products today.

This creation provides an electronic device with instant power notification to solve the above problems.

The patent application scope of the present invention discloses an electronic device having a power notification function, which comprises a casing, a light emitting module, a light transmitting portion, a battery module and a control module. The hair The light module is disposed in the housing; the light transmitting portion is configured to transmit the light emitted by the light emitting module; the battery module is disposed in the housing; the control module is disposed in the housing and electrically Connected to the battery module and the light-emitting module, the control module is configured to supply power to the battery module when an external power source is used to charge the battery module according to a current state of charge and a charge of one of the battery modules Proportionally controlling the light-emitting module to continuously emit different light rays corresponding to the proportion of the power to pass through the light-transmitting portion to the outside of the casing, thereby continuously generating different notification messages corresponding to the current stored power of the battery module.

The scope of the patent application of the present invention further discloses that the external power source charges the battery module in a wired or wireless manner.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that the light transmissive portion is a text pattern or a graphic pattern.

The illuminating module includes a plurality of illuminating elements, and the plurality of illuminating elements are arranged in a text pattern or a graphic pattern, and the control module is configured to control the plural according to the electric quantity ratio. The different number of light-emitting elements of the light-emitting elements emit corresponding light to pass through the light-transmitting portion to the outside of the housing.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that the notification message is a blinking message having a blinking frequency, wherein the blinking frequency corresponds to the power ratio.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that when the current storage power of the battery module is low, the control module is used to control the blinking message of the low-blinking frequency of the lighting module, and when the battery module When the current stored power of the group is gradually increased, the control module is configured to gradually increase the blinking frequency according to the power ratio.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that the notification message is a brightness information having a brightness, wherein the brightness corresponds to the power ratio of the battery module.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that when the current storage power of the battery module is low, the control module is used to control the brightness information of the light emitting module to emit low brightness, and when the battery module When the current stored power is gradually increased, the control module is used to gradually increase the brightness according to the power ratio.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that when the current storage capacity of the battery module is full and the external power source is electrically connected to the battery module, the control module is configured to control the illumination module to selectively not emit Light or uninterrupted light.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that when the electronic device is turned off or standby and the external power source is electrically connected to the battery module, the control module is configured to control the lighting module to send the notification message.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that a hole is formed in the casing, and the light transmitting portion is disposed in the hole.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that the electronic device further includes a protective layer disposed on the housing, the protective layer is made of a light transmissive material, and the transparent portion includes the housing. One of the first light transmissive regions and one of the second light transmissive regions of the protective layer.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses that the light transmissive portion includes a first light transmissive region located in one of the housings and a second light transmissive region on one of the outer shells of the light emitting module.

This creation is designed to control the mode as long as the external power supply charges the battery module. The group continuously controls the light-emitting module to emit light having a frequency change or a change in brightness, thereby generating different notification messages to notify the user of the current stored power of the battery module. Therefore, in the prior art, the user has to turn on the wake-up display screen to know the charging state of the electronic device. In addition, the creation system can be designed such that when the external power source does not charge the battery module, the control module does not control the light emitting module to emit light; and the light transmitting portion can be designed to be the same or similar to the color of the housing, so that When the light-emitting module does not emit light, the user does not see the text pattern or the graphic pattern formed by the light-transmitting portion, and maintains the overall appearance. Therefore, the prior art is also provided that the LED light bulb is disposed in the hole. The problem with the appearance of the device.

50‧‧‧Electronic devices

51‧‧‧External power supply

52‧‧‧ housing

521‧‧‧ hole

53‧‧‧Transmission Department

531‧‧‧First light transmission area

532‧‧‧Second light transmission area

54‧‧‧Lighting module

541‧‧‧ Shell

543‧‧‧Lighting elements

56‧‧‧Battery module

58‧‧‧Control Module

60‧‧‧Protective layer

150‧‧‧Electronic devices

250‧‧‧Electronic devices

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device during charging according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the electronic device electrically connected to an external power source according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic diagram of components of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the electronic device of the present embodiment taken along line X-X' shown in Fig. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8 are respectively a schematic perspective view and a plan view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the external power supply of the present embodiment not connected to the electronic device.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the electronic device 50 during charging according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the electronic device 50 electrically connected to an external power source 51 according to the present embodiment. . The electronic device 50 of the present invention can be a smart phone, a tablet computer or a smart TV. The electronic device 50 includes a housing 52 , a light transmitting portion 53 , a light emitting module 54 , a battery module 56 , and a control module 58 . Please also refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4, 3 is a schematic view of a part of the electronic device 50 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device 50 of the present embodiment taken along the line X-X' shown in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 4, a hole 521 is formed in the casing 52, and the light transmitting portion 53 is disposed in the hole 521. The hole 521 and the light transmitting portion 53 of the housing 52 can be located at any position of the housing 52, for example, on the back side, the front side or the side surface, and the hole 521 and the light transmitting portion 53 can be arbitrarily formed into a letter pattern or a graphic. The pattern, for example, the broken hole 521 and the light transmitting portion 53 can form a logo text pattern as shown in Fig. 1. The housing 52 is made of a metal material, and the light transmitting portion 53 is made of a light transmissive material, such as a glass or a translucent plastic material. The material of the housing 52 and the light transmitting portion 53 is not limited to this embodiment, and is determined depending on actual needs. The light-emitting module 54 is disposed in the casing 52 and opposite to the light-transmitting portion 53 , and the light-emitting module 54 is configured to emit light to pass through the light-transmitting portion 53 to the outside of the casing 52, thereby presenting corresponding text patterns. Or the light pattern of the graphic pattern. The light transmissive portion 53 of the present invention can be designed to be the same as or similar to the color of the housing 52. Therefore, when the light emitting module 54 does not emit light, the user does not see the text pattern formed by the light transmitting portion 53 or the When the light emitting module 54 emits light through the light transmitting portion 53 to the outside of the casing 52, the user can see the text pattern or the graphic pattern formed by the light transmitting portion 53.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the battery module 56 is disposed in the housing 52 and electrically connected to the control module 58 and the light module 54 , that is, the battery module 56 is used to provide power to the internal components of the electronic device 50 . In order to enable the electronic device 50 to perform various functions required by the user. The external power source 51 can be electrically connected to the battery module 56, and the external power source 51 can charge the battery module 56 in a wired or wireless manner, that is, as long as the battery module 56 can be charged, the method is protected by the present invention. . The control module 58 is disposed in the housing 52 and electrically connected to the battery module 56 and the light module 54. When the external power source 51 supplies power to charge the battery module 56, the control module 58 is used to control the light module. The group 54 emits light to pass through the light transmitting portion 53 to the outside of the casing 52, thereby prompting the user that the electronic device 50 is in a state of charge. Further, the control module 58 can continuously control the light-emitting module 54 according to the current storage capacity of one of the battery modules 56 and the power consumption ratio of one of the full-charged batteries. The different light rays corresponding to the power ratio are used to continuously generate different notification messages corresponding to the current stored power of the battery module 56. In addition, when the electronic device 50 is turned off or standby and the external power source 51 is electrically connected to the battery module 56, the control module 58 can still be used to control the lighting module 54 to send the notification message.

In this embodiment, the notification message may be a blinking message having a blinking frequency, wherein the blinking frequency corresponds to the power ratio. For example, when the current storage capacity of the battery module 56 is low (for example, when the power ratio is 10%), the control module 58 is configured to control the illumination module 54 to emit a low blinking frequency (for example, 10 Hz). The flashing message means that the text pattern "BBG" shown in FIG. 1 will repeatedly emit a blinking light at intervals of 0.1 second, but is not limited thereto. For example, the blinking light may be emitted twice at intervals of 0.1 second. When the current storage capacity of the battery module 56 is gradually increased (for example, when the power ratio is increased from 10% to 60%), the control module 58 is configured to gradually increase the blinking frequency according to the power ratio (for example, increased by 10 Hz). Up to 60Hz). Therefore, the user can judge whether the current stored power of the battery module 56 is high or low by different blinking frequencies. In this embodiment, the low power amount corresponds to the lower flicker frequency and the high power amount corresponds to the higher flicker frequency, but is not limited thereto. For example, the low power amount may be designed to correspond to the higher flicker frequency. And the high power corresponds to the lower of the blinking frequency.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the control module 58 gradually increases the blinking frequency according to the power ratio and proportionally, that is, the power ratio is a linear function relationship with the blinking frequency. However, the manner in which the control module 58 increases the blinking frequency is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the power ratio can be designed to be an exponential function relationship with the blinking frequency. When the current storage capacity of the battery module 56 is full and the external power source 51 is electrically connected to the battery module 56, that is, when the power ratio is 100%, the control module 58 can be used to control the illumination module 54 to selectively No light is emitted or uninterrupted light is emitted to inform the user that the electronic device 50 has completed charging.

In addition, in another embodiment, the notification message can be designed to have a brightness information of a brightness, wherein the brightness corresponds to the power ratio of the battery module 56. For example, when the current storage capacity of the battery module 56 is low (for example, when the power ratio is 10%), the control module 58 is used to control the illumination module 54 to emit low brightness (for example, 100 lumens). The brightness message, and when the current stored power of the battery module 56 is gradually increased (for example, when the power ratio is increased from 10% to 60%), the control module 58 is configured to gradually increase the brightness according to the power ratio ( For example, from 100 lumens to 350 lumens). Therefore, the user can determine whether the current stored power of the battery module 56 is high or low by different brightness. Similarly, in this embodiment, the low power corresponds to the lower brightness and the high power corresponds to the higher brightness, but is not limited thereto, for example, the low power can be designed to correspond to the higher brightness. And the high power corresponds to the lower brightness.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 , which is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic device 50 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the electronic device 50 can further include a protective layer 60 disposed on the housing 52. The protective layer 60 is made of a light transmissive material, for example, a protective glass or a lacquer layer. The electronic device 50 is protected from being damaged by an external force. The light transmitting portion 53 includes a first light transmitting region 531 located in the housing 52 and a second light transmitting region 532 located in the protective layer 60. When the external power source 51 supplies power to charge the battery module 56, the control module 58 is configured to control the light emitted by the light-emitting module 54 to sequentially pass through the first light-transmitting region 531 and the second light-transmitting region 532 to the housing 52. In addition, different notification messages are generated. The structural design of this embodiment can be used to increase the aesthetics of the electronic device 50. The notification message of this embodiment may be the blinking message or the brightness message, and the working principle is the same as the foregoing embodiment, and therefore no further details are provided herein. In addition, please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of an electronic device 150 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first light-transmitting region 531 of the light-transmitting portion 53 is located on the casing 52, and the second light-transmitting region 532 is located on the outer casing 541 of the light-emitting module 54. The structural design is such that the second light-transmissive region 532 forming the text pattern or the graphic pattern is directly disposed on the light-emitting module 54 to reduce the complexity of the manufacturing process. The notification message of this embodiment may be the blinking message or the brightness message, and the working principle is the same as the foregoing embodiment. Therefore, it will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 . FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are respectively a schematic diagram and a plan view of an electronic device 250 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the light transmitting portion 53 is located in a light transmissive area of the housing 52, and the light emitting module 54 includes a plurality of light emitting elements 543, and the plurality of light emitting elements 543 can be a plurality of LED light bulbs and can be arranged. The text pattern or the graphic pattern is, for example, arranged in a character pattern "BBG" as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The control module 58 is configured to control the different number of the light-emitting elements 543 of the plurality of light-emitting elements to emit corresponding light according to the power ratio to pass through the transparent portion 53 to the outside of the housing 52, thereby generating different notification messages. For example, when the power ratio is 30%, the control module 58 can only control the light-emitting elements constituting the first character "B" to emit light, and when the power ratio is increased from 30% to 60%, the control mode The group 58 can control the light-emitting elements 543 constituting the first character "B" and the second character "B" to simultaneously emit light. Therefore, the user can judge whether the current stored power of the battery module 56 is high or low by the number of the light-emitting elements 543 that have been illuminated. The correspondence between the power ratio and the control module 58 controlling the different numbers of light-emitting elements 543 is not limited to the above embodiment, depending on actual design requirements. In addition, the control module 58 can also be configured to control the light-emitting component 543 to emit the flashing message or the brightness information as described above. The operation principle is the same as the foregoing embodiment, and thus will not be described herein.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 9 . FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the external power source 51 not connected to the electronic device 50 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device of any of the embodiments of the present invention can be designed to be controlled when the external power source 51 is removed and not electrically connected to the battery module 56, that is, when the external power source 51 does not charge the battery module 56 of the electronic device 50. The module 58 does not control the illumination module 54 to emit light to avoid unnecessary power waste.

Compared with the prior art, the creation system is designed to continuously control the illumination module to have a frequency change or a brightness change when the external power source charges the battery module. The light is generated to generate a different notification message to inform the user of the current storage capacity of the battery module. Therefore, in the prior art, the user has to turn on the wake-up display screen to know the charging state of the electronic device. In addition, the creation system can be designed such that when the external power source does not charge the battery module, the control module does not control the light emitting module to emit light; and the light transmitting portion can be designed to be the same or similar to the color of the housing, so that When the light-emitting module does not emit light, the user does not see the text pattern or the graphic pattern formed by the light-transmitting portion, and maintains the overall appearance. Therefore, the prior art is also provided that the LED light bulb is disposed in the hole. The problem with the appearance of the device.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made by the scope of the patent application of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.

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Claims (13)

An electronic device having a power notification function includes: a housing; a light emitting module disposed in the housing; and a light transmitting portion for transmitting light emitted by the light emitting module; a battery module is disposed in the housing; and a control module is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the battery module and the lighting module, wherein the control module is used for an external power supply When the battery module is powered, the light module is continuously controlled to emit different light according to the ratio of the current stored power of one of the battery modules to the charge level of one of the battery modules to pass through the light transmitting portion. Outside the housing, a different notification message corresponding to the current stored power of the battery module is continuously generated. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the external power source charges the battery module in a wired or wireless manner. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light transmissive portion is a text pattern or a graphic pattern. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light emitting module comprises a plurality of light emitting elements, the plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in a text pattern or a graphic pattern, and the control module is configured to control the power according to the power ratio A plurality of light-emitting elements of the plurality of light-emitting elements emit corresponding light rays to pass through the light-transmitting portion to the outside of the housing. 2. The electronic device of 2, 3 or 4, wherein the notification message is a blinking message having a blinking frequency, wherein the blinking frequency corresponds to the power ratio. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein when the current stored power of the battery module is low, the control module is configured to control the blinking message of the low-blinking frequency of the lighting module, and when When the current storage capacity of the battery module is gradually increased, the control module is configured to gradually increase the blinking frequency according to the power ratio. 2, 3 or 4, wherein the notification message is a brightness information having a brightness, wherein the brightness corresponds to the power ratio of the battery module. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein when the current storage capacity of the battery module is low, the control module is configured to control the brightness of the illumination module to emit low brightness, and when the battery is When the current stored power of the module is gradually increased, the control module is used to gradually increase the brightness according to the power ratio. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control module is used to control the illumination module when the current storage capacity of the battery module is full and the external power source is electrically connected to the battery module. No light or uninterrupted light. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to control the lighting module to send the notification message when the electronic device is powered off or standby and the external power source is electrically connected to the battery module. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a hole is formed in the casing, and the light transmitting portion is disposed in the hole. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a protective layer disposed on the housing, the protective layer is made of a light transmissive material, and the transparent portion includes the housing One a first light transmissive region and a second light transmissive region located in the protective layer. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light transmissive portion comprises a first light transmissive region located in one of the housings and a second light transmissive region on one of the housings of the light emitting module.