CN1705182A - Portable power supply unit concurrently having transmission interface and charging system - Google Patents

Portable power supply unit concurrently having transmission interface and charging system Download PDF

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CN1705182A
CN1705182A CN 200410047338 CN200410047338A CN1705182A CN 1705182 A CN1705182 A CN 1705182A CN 200410047338 CN200410047338 CN 200410047338 CN 200410047338 A CN200410047338 A CN 200410047338A CN 1705182 A CN1705182 A CN 1705182A
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A portable power supply with transmission interface and charge system, which contains two integrated main units wherein the first main unit is an assembly of providing electronic information holder, the second main unit for assembling power source module, the power supply containing power control circuit matching transmission line and electronic information products connection to provide instant power charge operation, and with signal transmission function.

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Have the protable power unit of coffret and charging system concurrently
Technical field
The present invention is a kind of protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently, relate to technical field, be meant the carrying synchronously of a kind of storing apparatus that electronics and IT products and power module be provided simultaneously especially, and by the charging demand that is connected the supplies electrons information products of each function transmission line and the supply unit of electronic signal transmission with portable device of supplying electric power and charging at any time.
Background technology
Along with popularizing of development of science and technology and consumption electronic products, as palmtop computers such as mobile phone, PDA and ipod and various MP3 players etc., provide the user many convenience and instantaneities in today busy and fast-developing economic environment, particularly on the convenience of obtaining with communicating by letter of various information.But the use side of these consumption electronic products rely in dispose or built-in battery provides the support of power for operation, even the dealer constantly improves the capacitance of storage of battery and is reduced in power consumption etc., in the hope of obtaining long service time, but since now user's time of using out of doors quite long, in other words, in the electric power storage battery general supply of these consumption electronic products consumes totally, if, also will not have available ground even carry charger in outdoor.In addition, how the battery of these class consumption electronic products does not belong to general general consumer use that battery may substitute, therefore, if can obtain the power supply carried also instant power supply is provided, can make consumption electronic products obtain the prolongation of longer service time, only with regard to present consumption electronic products itself, provide the accessory that carries suit as leather sheath etc. also there is no support or provide function, in case promptly power drain just must directly be pulled down by charger or with battery and charge, the awkward situation that will cause restriction to the use of consumption electronic products even can't be used this moment.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention provides a kind of protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently, mainly utilizing this supply unit, two main bodys are provided simultaneously, can wear electronics and IT products and portable power supply simultaneously, and directly carry out the transmission of electric power by transmission line connection electronics and IT products and portable power supply, the working power of supplies electrons information products, to make things convenient for the user to obtain long outdoor service time, also can make electronics and IT products obtain synchronous charging in the identical time and store running simultaneously by the connection of external power source with charging system.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently, mainly, make the telecommunication signal of electronics and IT products can transfer to other display systems by the interface of supply unit utilizing being connected of connecting interface and transmission line.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently, mainly at the electric power display unit of the second main body end face of use device main body, the reserve power capacity of demonstration portable power supply at any time, allow the user can be convenient and specifically understand the capacity of available power easily, so that effectively grasp the time that electronics and IT products can prolong use.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and effect, the technological means that it adopted comprises a portable power supply device, in order to being provided simultaneously, electronics and IT products and carry-on the ccontaining of electric power assembly carry synchronously, and the connection by transmission line, at any time the charging of supplies electrons information products is provided, and has the data-transformation facility of transmission telecommunication signal; And provide the capacity of portable power supply to show, allow the user can understand the portable device of the active volume of portable power supply at any time.
According to above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and effect, the invention provides a kind of protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently, comprising:
One apparatus main body:
First main body that is configured in the aforementioned means main body provides the external member group of electronics and IT products;
Be configured in the portable power supply module of second main body assembling of aforementioned means main body;
Be assemblied in electric power display unit, charging Connection Element, power supply Connection Element and the transfer of data Connection Element of aforementioned second main body;
Utilization contains the apparatus main body of two main bodys, portable type carried when electronics and IT products and portable power supply were provided, and by power supply transmission aforesaid electronics and IT products of connection and portable power supply, at any time the transmission supplies electrons information products use out of doors of carrying out electric power and the time that prolongs use, and the user can be known the power capacity of portable power supply by the electric power display unit of end face, can connect the charger charging of electronics and IT products in addition by charging of the present invention, carry out synchronously and in the identical time, finish the running of charging; Certainly the user still can be connected the mutual transmission of carrying out the electronics and IT products data by the transfer of data linkage unit of apparatus main body with the external data treatment facility.
In advantageous configurations example of the present invention, this portable power supply module comprises:
One battery provides the storage media that holds of electric power;
One battery electric power turnover control gate, cooperation switch carry out the startup supply of electric power output and cooperate the control of the charging running of charging circuit;
One booster circuit is adjusted into electronics and IT products with the electric power of battery pack and is suitable for working power and is sent to electronics and IT products by output;
One charging circuit cooperates electronics and IT products to connect or direct-connected external power is obtained charge power supply, carries out the charging running to battery;
One battery protecting circuit, the protection mechanism when the battery charge running is provided;
One battery capacity display circuit is obtained the current power capacity of battery and is shown by the electric power display unit by battery electric power turnover control gate.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the three-dimensional structure diagram of the present invention's one specific embodiment device main frame.
Fig. 2 illustrates the use schematic diagram of the present invention's one specific embodiment device main frame and electronics and IT products.
Fig. 3 illustrates the structure calcspar of the present invention's one specific embodiment portable power supply module.
In the accompanying drawings:
1-apparatus main body 2-portable power supply module
The 3-electric power display unit 4-Connection Element that charges
5-power supply Connection Element 6-transfer of data Connection Element
9-electronics and IT products 11-first main body
The 12-second main body 13-shallow storage space
15-anchor clamps 21-battery
22-battery electric power turnover control gate 23-booster circuit
24-charging circuit 25-battery protecting circuit
26-battery capacity display circuit 31-light-emitting component
130-perforation 220-switch
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At first see also shown in the 1-3 figure, the structural design of a specific embodiment of the present invention is shown, by among the figure as can be known, the portable power supply device of present embodiment, its structure mainly comprises: an apparatus main body 1 provides the electronics and IT products 9 and the integration facility of portable power supply module 2 to carry; One electric power display unit 3 provides the instant playback of portable power supply storage; And charging Connection Element 4, power supply Connection Element 5 and transfer of data Connection Element 6.
This apparatus main body 1 one can be worn the structure of portable, can be realized by the external member of existing electronics and IT products, promptly installs a power module 2 on existing electronics and IT products external member additional, provides the electronics and IT products 9 and the integration facility of power module 2 to carry.This apparatus main body 1 is in the concrete enforcement structure that 1-2 figure is disclosed, comprise first main body 11, this first main body 11 provides an open shallow storage space 13 with an end opening, shown in the 1st figure, electronics and IT products 9 can be placed in this shallow storage space 13, and the planform of first main body 11 is decided on electronics and IT products 9 shapes; Simultaneously these shallow storage space 13 bottoms offer a perforation 130, make electronics and IT products 9 to bore a hole by this and 130 connect transmission line and use; And second main body 12 that is molded on aforementioned first main body, 11 end faces, the shape size of this second main body 12 is decided on the structure of first main body 11 with style, none customized type specification, this second main body 12 provides inner space to assemble portable power supply module 2 and assembled electric power display unit 3 on end face, and second main body 12 is provided with a switch 220 and a plurality of linkage unit simultaneously.
The aforementioned a plurality of linkage units that are contained on second main body 12 contain a charging Connection Element 4 in concrete enforcement structure, can cooperate the connection of charger to obtain external power source and charge; One power supply Connection Element 5 is connected to electronics and IT products 9 by power transmission line and uses so that working power to be provided; Transfer of data Connection Element 6, the transmission line by relative function of use are connected to corresponding external computer equipment and carry out the transmission of data.
The dorsal part position of aforementioned this first main body 11 fixedly is equiped with anchor clamps 15, and what the confession user was easy is worn on portable on one's body with whole device.
One power module 2, normality is assembled in the inner space of aforesaid second main body 12, in order to the power supply of control deposit, use or synchronous charging running with supply electronics and IT products 9, and the driving electric display unit carries out the demonstration of instant capacitance of storage.This power module 2 in the concrete enforcement structure that the 3rd figure is disclosed, includes:
One battery 21 or battery pack is as the storage media that holds of electric power;
One battery electric power turnover control gate 22 cooperates switch 220 to carry out the startup supply of electric power output, and cooperates charging circuit 24 to carry out the importing of charge power supply, the control of the running of charging;
One booster circuit 23, be connected with aforesaid battery electric power turnover control gate 22, the electric power of under the startup of switch 220 battery pack 21 being exported is adjusted into and meets the working power that electronics and IT products 9 are suitable for, and be sent to electronics and IT products 9 by the power transmission line that connects by the power supply linkage unit 5 of output, provide the use power supply to it;
One charging circuit 24, obtain with external power source by charging Connection Element 4 and to be connected, the charge power supply that imports will be carried out twin-channel power supply supply by charging circuit 24, a passage is connected to aforesaid battery electric power turnover control gate 22, and matching battery protective circuit 25 is carried out the charging running to battery 21; Another passage is directly connected to aforesaid booster circuit 23, synchronously provides electronics and IT products the 9 instant power supplys that use;
One battery protecting circuit 25, the protection mechanism when battery 21 charging runnings are provided;
One battery capacity display circuit 26 is connected with aforesaid battery electric power turnover control gate 22 obtaining the capacitance of storage of instant battery pack 21, and makes demonstration with this capacitance of storage value by electric power display unit 3.
Obtaining of the charge power supply of aforementioned power source module 2, can obtain power supply by the charger that power transmission line is connected to electronics and IT products 9 by charging Connection Element 4, promptly utilize the charger of electronics and IT products 9 configurations to obtain charge power supply, and the working power of direct supplies electrons information products 9 uses, or utilize alternating current as power supply.
One electric power display unit 3 directly is installed in the endface position of aforesaid second main body 12, and in the concrete enforcement structure that 1-3 figure is disclosed, this electric power display unit 3 adopts a plurality of light-emitting components 31 configurations to use, and is the best with the use of light-emitting diode.A plurality of light-emitting components 31 of these configurations directly react the capacitance of storage of this battery 21, specific embodiment shown in the present invention 1-2 figure adopts four light-emitting component configurations, then detect the capacity of these batteries 21 and be divided into four capacity ratios by battery electric power turnover control gate 22, start electric power display unit 3 and do several light-emitting component 31 bright lamps demonstrations of relative capacity ratio, allow the user can know the number of battery 21 capacity of present portable power supply easily.
One charging Connection Element 4, be installed in an end face of second main body 12, in concrete enforcement structure, adopt a power input hole formula connector, directly connect charger by a transmission line, the connecting line that the other end of transmission line then adopts with charger is complementary is connected and obtains the external charging power supply.
One power supply Connection Element 5, supply of electric power 9 of generator main frame 1 and electronics and IT products, promptly when the built-in power electricity usage of electronics and IT products 9 exhausts, startup by switch 220 also will be installed in the main frame 1 electric power of battery 21 and transfer out electronics and IT products 9 and use, to prolong its service time.This power supply Connection Element 5 shown in the 1st figure, adopts the configuration of IEEE 1394 connecting bus in disclosed concrete enforcement structure, to be connected use by containing coupling power supply Connection Element 5 with the transmission line of electronics and IT products 9 connecting hole seats.
One transfer of data Connection Element 6, utilize this transfer of data Connection Element 6 to obtain to be connected, the data of electronics and IT products 9 are obtained mutual being connected and transmission with data processing equipments such as external computer with data processing equipments such as external computer by the function transmission line.This transfer of data Connection Element 6 shown in the 2nd figure, adopts the configuration of USB connecting bus in disclosed concrete enforcement structure, to be connected use by the transmission line that contains data processing equipments such as matched data transmission Connection Element 6 and external computer.
About the combination of concrete structure of the present invention, shown in 1-3 figure.Control and the mutual operation situation of assembly actual as for the carry-on supply of electric power of the present invention and the portable device of instant charging, apparatus main body 1, by two main bodys 11 that contained, 12 provide the electronics and IT products 9 and the integration facility of power module 2 to carry, the user is for the use of electronics and IT products 9, particularly out of doors or other fail to obtain the area that external power source connects, when the power drain of built-in power, promptly getting directly provides work required power supply by the portable power supply that carries synchronously, promptly connect with the corresponding input of electronics and IT products 9 by the power supply Connection Element 5 of a power transmission line by second main body 12, and starting switch 220, the battery 21 of power module 2 will pass in and out driving under the control of control gate 22 at battery electric power this moment, after the electric power that stored adjusted via booster circuit 23, be delivered to electronics and IT products 9 supply electrifications and prolong the spendable time, also electronics and IT products 9 internal batteries are carried out simultaneously the supplying functional of charge power supply, and this battery 21 store electric power, also show via battery capacity display circuit display unit 26 driving electric display units 3 simultaneously, shown in the 1st and 3 figure.
Aforementioned in order to the portable power supply that electronics and IT products 9 electricity usages are provided and the battery 21 of power module 2, when storing electricity usage and exhaust, can store and provide simultaneously electronics and IT products 9 to continue to use by the electric power that the running of charging is carried out once more; Utilize the charging Connection Element 4 of second main body 12 to connect charger; this charger can directly adopt the charger of 9 adapteds of electronics and IT products or the suitable charger use of configuration in addition; charge by obtaining external power source with being connected of charger; the running of this charging is for being connected to aforesaid battery electric power turnover control gate 22; matching battery protective circuit 25 is carried out the charging running to battery 21; this charge power supply also is directly connected to aforementioned booster circuit 23 simultaneously; the synchronous power supplys that electronics and IT products 9 instant uses are provided and the charging of its internal battery; and the charging power that can finish in the identical time separately stores saturated; thereby can the electron gain information products 9 longer service times; be not subjected to portable power supply exhaust or charge in and the problem that can't use; when promptly externally power supply is to battery 21 charging of power module 2; electric power also can be by the connection of power supply Connection Element 5; synchronously electronics and IT products 9 are charged, this moment, power module 2 provided the function of cradle.
In addition, portions of electronics information products 9 do not have transfer of data connector various or commonly used in design, this moment can be by the transfer of data Connection Element 6 of second main body 12 of the present invention, come to carry out the transmission of data with external data transmission treatment facility (as computer etc.), shown in the 1st figure, the function mode of this moment is that switch 220 is placed closed condition, to power simultaneously Connection Element 5 and electronics and IT products 9, and transfer of data Connection Element 6 is connected with external data transmission treatment facility, by power supply Connection Element 5 and transfer of data Connection Element 6 formed coffrets, with the transfer of data of electronics and IT products 9 to processing equipment.
The present invention is the structure intention of embodiment as described above, and the facility of carrying not only is provided, and has more to have following characteristics and advantage:
1. the function that possesses carry-on power bank, utilize the battery pack and the carry-on electric power assembly of power module configuration, the working power of electronics and IT products demand and the charging of internal battery are provided at any time, when even the internal battery of electronics and IT products lost efficacy, still can supply normal running, and the available power that is stored is the several times of internal battery by this portable power supply.
2. convenient synchronous carrying, use device main body provide two main bodys sub-information products of powering respectively to be combined into one with electric power assembly with oneself simultaneously, so that carry.
3. coffret is provided, when the transport interface of electronics and IT products possible configuration non-universal, must carries out carrying out the transmission of data by such switching with external data transmission treatment facility such as computer etc.
The invention provides a kind of carry-on supply of electric power and the instant portable device that charges, but the disclosed embodiment of the present invention is used for explaining but not is used for limiting claim of the present invention., all should not be considered as containing within the scope of the invention in described other embodiment of specification of the present invention and application.In addition; though carry-on supply of electric power of the present invention has been stated as above with the specific implementations of the portable device of instant charging; but; will be understood by those skilled in the art that, also should list in the claimed category of the present patent application claim with the functionally similar enforcement structure of the present invention.

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1. a protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently is characterized in that, this supply unit comprises:
One apparatus main body;
One is configured in first main body of aforementioned means main body, is used to provide the suit of electronics and IT products to carry;
One is configured in second main body of aforementioned means main body, is used to assemble the portable power supply module;
One is contained in the electric power display unit of the aforementioned second main body end face, is used for the battery electric power capacity of the aforementioned portable power supply module of instant playback;
One is contained in the charging Connection Element of aforementioned second main body, is used to provide the charging that is connected with charger;
One is contained in the power supply Connection Element of aforementioned second main body, is used for connecting and the sub-information products work use of the power supply that transmits electric power; And
One is contained in the transfer of data Connection Element of aforementioned second main body, with connect and conveying electronic information products and external data access treatment facility between the mutual transmitter of data.
2. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this apparatus main body provides first main body that contains the open shallow storage space of an opening, and this shallow storage space bottom offers a perforation simultaneously; And second main body that is positioned on the aforementioned first main body end face provides a closed space to assemble carry-on electric power assembly.
3. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this portable power supply module comprises:
One battery pack provides the storage media that holds of electric power;
The control that the importing that one battery electric power turnover control gate, cooperation switch carry out the startup supply of electric power output and cooperate charging circuit to carry out charge power supply is charged and operated;
One booster circuit is adjusted into electronics and IT products with the electric power of battery and is suitable for working power and is sent to electronics and IT products as the power supply that uses with charging by output;
One charging circuit cooperates electronics and IT products to connect or direct-connected external power is obtained charge power supply, carries out the charging running to battery;
One battery protecting circuit, the protection mechanism when the battery charge running is provided;
One battery capacity display circuit is obtained the current power capacity of battery pack and is shown by the electric power display unit by battery electric power turnover control gate.
4. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 3; it is characterized in that: the charging circuit of this portable power supply module; be connected to aforementioned battery electric power turnover control gate; the matching battery protective circuit is carried out the charging running to battery pack; this charge power supply also is directly connected to aforementioned booster circuit simultaneously, and the instant power supply that uses of electronics and IT products and the charging of its internal battery synchronously are provided.
5. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this portable power supply module cooperates power transmission line connection electronics and IT products to transmit electric power by aforementioned power supply Connection Element provides use, and carries out the charging to battery in the electronics and IT products synchronously.
6. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this electric power display unit is obtained the also power capacity of controlled demonstration battery from the battery electric power turnover control gate of aforementioned portable power supply module.
7. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this electric power display unit adopts a plurality of light-emitting components to be configured in the demonstration of the second main body end face.
8. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this charging Connection Element adopts the configuration of power input hole formula connector, to be connected with external charger by transmission line.
9. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the charger that this charging Connection Element connects adopts the charger of electronics and IT products configuration to connect and uses.
10. the protable power unit that has coffret and charging system concurrently as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this power supply Connection Element forms coffret with the transmission Connection Element, when this power supply Connection Element connects electronics and IT products and transmission Connection Element and connects external data access treatment facility, can carry out data with external data access processing equipment room at electronics and IT products and transmit mutually.
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