CN101666860A - Electronic device with electric quantity display function - Google Patents

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CN101666860A
CN101666860A CN200810215321A CN200810215321A CN101666860A CN 101666860 A CN101666860 A CN 101666860A CN 200810215321 A CN200810215321 A CN 200810215321A CN 200810215321 A CN200810215321 A CN 200810215321A CN 101666860 A CN101666860 A CN 101666860A
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游清皓
施孟萱
简玮君
侯建旭
马丁·贝尔
林佳蓉
李佳颖
陈衍良
黄泳杰
林其蓁
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The invention discloses an electronic device with an electric quantity display function, which is connected with a power supply adapter. The electronic device comprises a host, a power supply port, arechargeable battery, an electric quantity display element and a controller. The power supply port is arranged in the host and used for plugging the power supply adapter; the rechargeable battery is arranged in the host and is connected with the power supply port electrically; the electric quantity element is provided with a switch and an electric quantity indicator; the switch is arranged adjacent to the power supply port; the electric quantity indictor is arranged in the host; the controller is connected with the rechargeable battery, the switch and the electric quantity indicator electrically; when the switch turns on, the controller senses the electric quantity of the rechargeable battery and displays the electric quantity by using the electric quantity indictor.

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Electronic installation with electric quantity display function
Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of electronic installation, especially in regard to a kind of electronic installation with electric quantity display function.
Background technology
The general common external power supply of electronic installation is to utilize power lead with external power supply, another kind then be utilize assembling rechargeable battery (rechargeable battery) in electronic installation with source as electric power supply.And when the electric weight of rechargeable battery is not enough to drive electronics, then must charge to rechargeable battery.Generally speaking, for understanding the dump energy in the rechargeable battery, must can show the state of charge of dump energy the start beginning.Yet, only for knowing that dump energy promptly must be started shooting in the rechargeable battery, for very inconvenience of user.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the invention provides a kind of need not the start and can show the electronic installation of dump energy in the rechargeable battery, to improve the disappearance of prior art.
According to a characteristic of the present invention, electronic installation comprises that a main frame, a power supply connect hole, a rechargeable battery, an electric quantity display element and a controller.Power supply connects the hole and is located at main frame in order to plug power-supply adapter; Rechargeable battery is arranged in the main frame, and connects the hole electric connection with power supply; Electric quantity display element has a switch and a battery indicator (indicator), and switch is adjacent to power supply and connects the hole, and battery indicator is arranged at main frame; Controller electrically connects rechargeable battery, switch and battery indicator, no matter whether main frame is open state, because switch electrically connects with rechargeable battery in fact, therefore when switch activated, the electric weight of controller detecting rechargeable battery also utilizes battery indicator to show electric weight.
In one embodiment of this invention, switch is located on power supply and connects the hole, and switch is push type or touch.
In one embodiment of this invention, battery indicator is arranged at an opening of main frame, and battery indicator is for exposing to main frame to small part, and battery indicator is adjacent to switch.
In one embodiment of this invention, main frame has a transmission region, and the battery indicator correspondence is arranged at transmission region.
In one embodiment of this invention, electric quantity display element also comprises at least one optical element, and when main frame has a transmission region, the battery indicator correspondence is arranged at transmission region, and optical element is arranged between main frame and the battery indicator.When switch during to the small part printing opacity, optical element is arranged between switch and the battery indicator.Optical element is selected from light guide, diffusion part, look bridgeware and group that combination constituted thereof.
In one embodiment of this invention, battery indicator is made of a pronunciation unit and/or at least one luminescence unit, and luminescence unit is light emitting diode or Organic Light Emitting Diode, and can show at least one photochromic.
In one embodiment of this invention, controller is digital signal processor (DSP), central processing unit (CPU) or microcontroller (MCU).
In one embodiment of this invention, the electronic installation with electric quantity display function is a portable electronic devices, such as but not limited to notebook computer, palmtop computer, personal digital assistant, e-book, mobile communications device or game machine.
In sum, the present invention utilizes the setting of electric quantity display element, and cooperates the use of switch and battery indicator, allows the user can just can learn the interior dump energy of rechargeable battery of present electronic installation through the step of start.
Can utilize following detailed Description Of The Invention and appended graphic being further understood about the advantages and spirit of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the electronic installation with electric quantity display function of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of the electronic installation with electric quantity display function of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the partial schematic diagram of the electronic installation with electric quantity display function of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the electronic installation with electric quantity display function of another preferred embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 5 is the present invention's structural representation of the electronic installation with electric quantity display function of a preferred embodiment again.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the electronic installation with electric quantity display function of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of the electronic installation with electric quantity display function of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, present embodiment only describes as electronic installation of the present invention with notebook computer, electronic installation of the present invention also can be mobile communications device or other portable electronic devices, for example notebook computer, palmtop computer (hand-held PC), PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), e-book (e-Book) or game machine are right non-in order to restriction the present invention.
The electronic installation 1 that present embodiment provides comprises that a main frame 11, a power supply connect hole 13, a rechargeable battery 15, an electric quantity display element 17 and a controller 19.Electric quantity display element 17 comprises a battery indicator 173 and a switch 171.Wherein, operating switch 171 can start the function of dump energy in the detecting rechargeable battery 15, and make controller 19 according to the dump energy in the rechargeable battery 15, drive battery indicator 173 and operate in one of them of multiple pointing-type, can learn the electric weight that rechargeable battery 15 is remaining by battery indicator 173 so need not start shooting promptly.
Power supply connects hole 13 and is located at main frame 11, and rechargeable battery 15 is arranged in the main frame 11, and connects hole 13 electric connections with power supply.19 of controllers electrically connect with rechargeable battery 15, switch 171 and battery indicator 173 respectively, and controller 19 can be digital signal processor, central processing unit or microcontroller, and are right non-in order to restriction the present invention.
Battery indicator 173 is arranged at main frame 11 and is adjacent to switch 171, and power supply connects hole 13 and also be adjacent to switch 171, and when switch 171 starts, the electric weight of controller 19 detecting rechargeable batteries 15 also utilizes battery indicator 173 to show electric weight.
In this, to connect hole 13 be example explanation to switch 171 to be located on power supply, and wherein the ring aspect of establishing can comprise and is located on power supply continuously and connects hole 13 or be located on power supply discontinuously and connect hole 13.Below, switch 171 is the example explanation with the push type button, right non-in order to restriction the present invention, switch 171 of the present invention also can be other push type assembly or touch assembly, for example Trackpad.
Battery indicator 173 is made of at least one luminescence unit (figure show), and luminescence unit shows at least one photochromicly, and luminescence unit can be light emitting diode (LED) or Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED).For instance, when battery indicator 173 is made of a plurality of luminescence unit, then can utilize to demonstrate different colours and change with explanation as the electric weight indication; Perhaps light many more luminescence units and can represent that then the remaining electric weight of rechargeable battery 15 is many more, otherwise, if few more luminescence unit is lighted, then represent rechargeable battery 15 electric weight deficiencies (express possibility and need charge).
Certainly, battery indicator 173 also can be made of single luminescence unit, if this luminescence unit be when monochrome, then can utilize the size of controlling and driving voltage to change the display brightness of luminescence unit, and bright more expression rechargeable battery 15 electric weight are sufficient more.
Yet above-mentioned example for one of in the multiple aspect of the present invention, is not in order to restriction the present invention only.In addition, if luminescence unit cooperates at least one optical element (figure show), such as but not limited to the look bridgeware, it can change photochromic that luminescence unit launches, but battery indicator 173 multicolor displaying then, and utilize change color to indicate as electric weight.
Below the flow process that above-mentioned electronic installation 1 carries out electric-quantity monitoring is used in explanation.Wherein, as electric weight indication explanation, right electric weight pointing-type also can be other graphic change or flicker frequency to battery indicator 173 with photochromic variation.In this, photochromic variation is only indicated as electric weight of the present invention with ruddiness, gold-tinted and green glow.
When pressing switch 171,, promptly represent rechargeable battery 15 electric weight abundances if the detecting result makes luminescence unit send green glow; If luminescence unit continues to send gold-tinted, represent that then rechargeable battery 15 electric weight are about to finishing; If luminescence unit continues to send ruddiness, then represent rechargeable battery 15 electric weight deficiencies, the pointing-type of above-mentioned luminescence unit extinguishes after can utilizing once more push switch 171 automatically, maybe can select to continue luminous, and extinguishes automatically after a period of time.If press switch 171, and luminescence unit only glimmers and promptly stops for several times, represents that then rechargeable battery 15 is to be charged.
But user's mat one power-supply adapter (for example charger) is inserted in power supply and connects hole 13 with connection electronic installation 1, and power-supply adapter more is coupled to an external power source (for example alternating current), so that rechargeable battery 15 is charged.
It should be noted that though the variation of above-mentioned battery indicator 173 applied optics comes rechargeable battery 15 is done the electric weight indication, right non-in order to restriction the present invention.Battery indicator 173 also can be provided with a pronunciation unit (figure does not show) according to actual needs and cooperate the electric weight of indicating rechargeable battery 15, the user can select to learn the electric weight that present rechargeable battery 15 is remaining in the mode of voice reminder, when for example pressing switch 171, if the detecting result makes the pronunciation unit caution sound that sounds, the electric weight of promptly representing rechargeable battery 15 will be not enough to electronic installation 1 is carried out the start of partial function, the user can be according to the prompting (for example verbal announcement) of pronunciation unit, and whether decide in its sole discretion needs rechargeable battery 15 is charged again.
Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 3, wherein Fig. 3 is the partial schematic diagram of electronic installation shown in Figure 1.It is the example explanation that present embodiment is arranged in the main frame 11 with battery indicator 173, for the light that battery indicator 173 is sent evenly penetrates to switch 171, the electric quantity display element 17 that discloses in the present embodiment also comprises at least one optical element (figure does not show) that is arranged in the main frame 11, and 171 on switch can be to the aspect of small part printing opacity.Furthermore, can be light guide and/or diffusion part in this disclosed optical element, the position of its setting then can be between the switch 171 and battery indicator 173 of printing opacity, so equalizing light rays that battery indicator 173 is sent, right the foregoing description is only for illustrating, and is non-in order to limit the scope of the invention.
It should be noted that, can distinguish a plurality of blocks (figure show) to the switch 171 of small part printing opacity, when pressing switch 171, the light that the detecting result is sent the battery indicator 173 in the main frame 11, can be passed to the switch 171 of printing opacity via optical element, for example show by a block to a plurality of blocks, when block that light throwed more multilist show that the electric weight of rechargeable battery 15 is sufficient more.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the electronic installation of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 4, the electronic installation of present embodiment and above-mentioned electronic installation difference are: battery indicator 173 is adjacent to switch 171, and main frame 11 has at least one transmission region A, optical element (figure does not show) then is arranged between main frame 11 and the battery indicator 173, in order to throw the transmission region A of uniform light to main frame 11.
When pressing switch 171, the light that the detecting result is sent the battery indicator 173 in the main frame 11 can be passed to the transmission region A of main frame 11 via optical element, and is available for users to discern instantly whether electric weight abundance of rechargeable battery 15.Wherein, transmission region A can present simple electric weight symbol (figure show), and when ray cast during to the transmission region A of tool symbol effect, the user can directly carry out electric weight and differentiate.
In addition, can simply indicate the electric weight related symbol, in order to do making the user can differentiate the electric weight of rechargeable battery 15 because of the symbol that transmission region A edge is indicated in the transmission region A edge of main frame 11.
Fig. 5 is the present invention's structural representation of the electronic installation of a preferred embodiment again.Please in the lump with reference to Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 5, the electronic installation of present embodiment and above-mentioned electronic installation difference are: battery indicator 173 parts expose to main frame 11, and can be arranged at an opening O of main frame 11, so the setting that electronic installation need not optical element promptly directly throw light to main frame 11.
When pressing switch 171, expose to the light that the battery indicator 173 of main frame 11 is sent, can be directly discern instantly whether electric weight abundance of rechargeable battery 15 for the user.
In sum, the present invention utilizes the setting of electric quantity display element, and cooperates the use of switch and battery indicator, allows the user can just can learn the interior dump energy of rechargeable battery of present electronic installation through the step of start.
Utilize the above detailed description of preferred embodiments, hope can be known description feature of the present invention and spirit more, and is not to come category of the present invention is limited with above-mentioned disclosed preferred embodiment.On the contrary, its objective is that hope can contain in the category of claims of being arranged in of various changes and tool equality institute of the present invention desire application.Therefore, the category of claims that the present invention applied for should be done the broadest explanation according to above-mentioned explanation, to cause the arrangement of its all possible change and tool equality.

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1. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function can connect power-supply adapter, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Main frame;
Power supply connects the hole, is located at above-mentioned main frame in order to plug above-mentioned power-supply adapter;
Rechargeable battery is arranged in the above-mentioned main frame, and connects the hole electric connection with above-mentioned power supply;
Electric quantity display element has switch and battery indicator, and above-mentioned switch is adjacent to above-mentioned power supply and connects the hole, and above-mentioned battery indicator is arranged at above-mentioned main frame; And
Controller electrically connects above-mentioned rechargeable battery, above-mentioned switch and above-mentioned battery indicator, and no matter whether above-mentioned main frame starts shooting, and when above-mentioned switch activated, above-mentioned controller is detected the electric weight of above-mentioned rechargeable battery and utilized above-mentioned battery indicator to show electric weight.
2. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned switch is located on above-mentioned power supply and connects the hole.
3. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned battery indicator to small part exposes to above-mentioned main frame.
4. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned battery indicator is adjacent to above-mentioned switch.
5. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned battery indicator is arranged at the opening of above-mentioned main frame.
6. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned main frame has a transmission region, and above-mentioned battery indicator correspondence is arranged at above-mentioned transmission region.
7. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned electric quantity display element also comprises:
One optical element is arranged between above-mentioned main frame and the above-mentioned battery indicator.
8. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 7 is characterized in that, above-mentioned optical element is selected from light guide, diffusion part, look bridgeware and group that combination constituted thereof.
9. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned switch is to the small part printing opacity.
10. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 9 is characterized in that, above-mentioned electric quantity display element also comprises:
One optical element is arranged between above-mentioned switch and the above-mentioned battery indicator.
11. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned battery indicator is made of pronunciation unit or luminescence unit.
12. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 11 is characterized in that, above-mentioned luminescence unit shows that one is photochromic.
13. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 11 is characterized in that, above-mentioned luminescence unit is light emitting diode or Organic Light Emitting Diode.
14. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned controller is digital signal processor, central processing unit or microcontroller.
15. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned switch is push type or touch.
16. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned electronic installation with electric quantity display function is a portable electronic devices.
17. the electronic installation with electric quantity display function according to claim 16 is characterized in that, above-mentioned portable electronic devices is notebook computer, palmtop computer, personal digital assistant, e-book, mobile communications device or game machine.
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