CN202737499U - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

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CN202737499U
CN202737499U CN2012203007009U CN201220300700U CN202737499U CN 202737499 U CN202737499 U CN 202737499U CN 2012203007009 U CN2012203007009 U CN 2012203007009U CN 201220300700 U CN201220300700 U CN 201220300700U CN 202737499 U CN202737499 U CN 202737499U
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许建国
毛海跃
宋太威
吕金鉴
杜国楹
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The utility model discloses a portable electronic device, comprising a battery, a first charging current and a second charging current respectively connected with the battery in order to charge for the battery respectively or simultaneously, wherein the first charging current is a USB charging current and the second charging current is a DC charging current charging voltage of which is higher than that of the first charging circuit. Compared with the prior art, the portable electronic device provided by the utility model is provided with two charging circuits capable of charging for the battery respectively or simultaneously and furthermore provides a plurality of charging/supplying mode combination, thereby raising applicability of the portable electronic device. Furthermore, the second charging current can accelerate charging speed of the battery and shorten charging time of the battery.

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Portable electric appts
Technical field
The utility model relates to electronic device field, particularly a kind of portable electric appts.
Background technology
Through the high speed development of electronic technology and wireless network in recent years, the function of the portable electric appts such as panel computer, big screen intelligent mobile phone is constantly expanded, and the user group constantly enlarges, and becomes gradually the necessity of people's life, work, amusement.
Frivolous portable, basic demand that feature richness has become the user-portable electronic equipment.The application processor of each portable electric appts has developed into the multinuclear high primary frequency stage at present, and screen resolution is drawn close to " retina screen " just gradually, so the power consumption of equipment is also rapidly soaring.The thing followed is exactly the continuous expansion of internal battery capacity, and panel computer product internal battery has been broken through 10000mAh, and the smart mobile phone product has also been broken through 2500mAh.
The problem that more more frequently application bring is exactly long charging repeatedly.Traditional charge mode is full of a panel computer may be needed to surpass 6 hours, and the smart mobile phone that standard USB charger for mobile phone is full of a 2500mAh also needed more than 4 hours.The charging meeting brings inconvenience to the user for a long time.Especially in use suddenly run into the situation of electric weight deficiency, often need the user to use while charging, mobile device has also lost mobile ability thus.How to allow the user within the shortest time equipment be mended electricity, breaking away from as early as possible the mobile restricted state that causes that charges becomes a urgent problem.
In addition, existing portable electric appts generally only comprises a charging inlet, when this interface is occupied maybe can't use the time, then can't charge.
The utility model content
The technical problem that the utility model mainly solves provides a kind of portable electric appts, makes up so that multiple charge mode to be provided, and further improves charging rate.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical scheme that the utility model adopts is: a kind of portable electric appts is provided, comprise battery, the first charging circuit and the second charging circuit, the first charging circuit be connected charging circuit and be connected with battery respectively, to charge as battery respectively or simultaneously, wherein the first charging circuit is the USB charging circuit, and the second charging circuit is the dc charging circuit that charging voltage is higher than the first charging circuit.
Wherein, the first charging circuit comprises the first charging inlet and the first charge controlling chip, the first charge controlling chip is connected between the first charging inlet and the battery, the second charging circuit comprises the second charging inlet and the second charge controlling chip, the second charge controlling chip is connected between the second charging inlet and the battery, wherein the first charging inlet is USB interface, and the second charging inlet is the DC interface that charging voltage is higher than USB interface.
Wherein, the first charge controlling chip and the second charge controlling chip are separate.
Wherein, portable electric appts further comprises application processor, the first charge controlling chip be connected charge controlling chip and be connected with application processor respectively, with report respectively separately the charging process and state to application processor, and respectively from the application processor reception control signal.
Wherein, the second charge controlling chip carries out system power supply to portable electric appts when battery is charged.
Wherein, the second charge controlling chip further is included between battery charging and the system power supply and carries out the current distribution unit that dynamic current distributes.。
Wherein, the second charge controlling chip further in the situation of power consumption greater than the power supply capacity of the second charge controlling chip of portable electric appts, stops battery being charged, and simultaneously portable electric appts is carried out system power supply with battery.
Wherein, portable electric appts further comprises a controlled switch, battery carries out system power supply through controlled switch to portable electric appts, wherein controlled switch the power consumption of portable electric appts greater than the situation of the power supply capacity of the second charge controlling chip under conducting, and be less than or equal at the power consumption of portable electric appts in the situation of power supply capacity of the second charge controlling chip and disconnect.
Wherein, the first charge controlling chip carries out system power supply to portable electric appts when battery is charged, perhaps only battery is charged.
Wherein, the first charge controlling chip further utilizes battery that the USB external equipment that the first charging inlet connects is powered.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are: compared with prior art, portable electric appts of the present utility model is provided with two charging circuits, can be respectively or simultaneously for battery charges, and then the combination of multiple charging/powering mode is provided, improved the portable electric appts applicability.Further, the second charging circuit can be accelerated the charging rate of battery, shortens the charging interval of battery.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram of the portable electric appts of the utility model the first embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the schematic block diagram of the portable electric appts of the utility model the second embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the schematic block diagram of the portable electric appts of the utility model the 3rd embodiment.
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Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples the utility model is elaborated.
Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the schematic block diagram of the portable electric appts of the utility model the first embodiment.In the present embodiment, portable electric appts comprises the first charging circuit 110, the second charging circuit 120 and battery 130.The first charging circuit 110 be connected charging circuit 120 1 ends and be connected with battery 130 respectively, the other end can be connected with external power source respectively.The first charging circuit 110 and the second charging circuit 120 can charge for battery 130 respectively or simultaneously, and then multiple charge mode combination is provided.In the present embodiment, the first charging circuit 110 is USB(Universal Serial BUS, USB) charging circuit, the second charging circuit 120 is higher than the dc charging circuit of the first charging circuit 110 for charging voltage.For example, the first charging circuit 110 is the USB charging circuit of 5V, 1A, and the second charging circuit 120 is the dc charging circuit of 12V, 1.5A, and then the charge power of these two kinds of charging circuit combinations is 23W, can be full of the battery of 10000mAh in 2 hours.This kind charging modes then is fast about 4 times of the USB charging circuit of 5W than the charge power of commonly used 5V, 1A.And in the present embodiment, portable electric appts can only charge with the first charging circuit 110 or the second charging circuit 120, and then has avoided certain charging circuit to use and cause the problem of can't charging.
Please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the schematic block diagram of the portable electric appts of the utility model the second embodiment.In the present embodiment, portable electric appts also further comprises application processor 240 except comprising the first charging circuit 210, the second charging circuit 220 and battery U.
In the present embodiment, the first charging circuit 210 comprises the first charging inlet 211 and the first charge controlling chip 212.One end of the first charging inlet 211 connects external power source, and the other end connects the first charge controlling chip 212.In the present embodiment, the first charging inlet 211 is USB interface.212 of the first charge controlling chips are connected between the first charging inlet 211 and the battery U, and comprise three ports.Wherein, the first port 21 is connected with the first charging inlet 211, and the second port 22 is connected with battery U, and the 3rd port 23 is connected with application processor 240.
After the first charging inlet 211 successfully connected external power source, the electric current that the first charge controlling chip 212 is inputted the first charging inlet 211 by the first port 21 and the second port 22 directly or after suitably processing transferred to battery U, and U charges for battery.The first charge controlling chip 212 reports charging process and state to application processor 240 by the 3rd port 23, and from application processor 240 reception control signals.
In the present embodiment, the second charging circuit 220 comprises the second charging inlet 221 and the second charge controlling chip 222.One end of the second charging inlet 221 connects external power source, and the other end connects the second charge controlling chip 222.In the present embodiment, the second charging inlet 221 is higher than the DC interface of USB interface for charging voltage.222 of the second charge controlling chips are connected between the second charging inlet 221 and the battery U, and comprise four ports.Wherein the 4th port 24 connects the second charging inlet 221, the five-port 25 and connects battery U, and the 6th port 26 connects application processor 240 with 27 of the 7th ports.
After the second charging inlet 221 successfully connects external power source, if portable electric appts is not in running status, for example be in off-mode, then the second charge controlling chip 222 by the 4th port 24 and five-port 25 with the electric current of the second charging inlet 221 inputs directly or through suitably transferring to battery U after the processing, U charges for battery.If portable electric appts is in running status, then the second charge controlling chip 222 is except charging for battery U, also carries out system power supply by the 6th port 26 for other elements (for example screen, video card) of application processor 240 and portable electric appts.The second charge controlling chip 222 reports charging process and state to application processor 240 by the 7th port 27, and from application processor 240 reception control signals.
In a preferred embodiment, the second charge controlling chip 222 comprises current distribution unit, and it can further carry out dynamically electric current distribution between battery charging and system power supply.For example, when the demand of system power supply was less, 222 raisings of the second charge controlling chip were to the electric current of battery charging, and when the demand of system power supply is larger, 222 reductions of the second charge controlling chip distribute the electric current of battery charging, even stop battery being charged.This kind control can by finishing from application processor 240 reception control signals, judge the current division ratio example by application processor 240, thereby the formation control signal come the second charge controlling chip 222 is controlled.
In the present embodiment, the first charge controlling chip 212 and the second charge controlling chip 222 are separate, also to share caloric value when sharing charging current.
In other embodiments, the first charge controlling chip 212 also can carry out system power supply by other elements to application processor 240 and portable electric appts when battery U is charged.But, since the power supply capacity of the first charge controlling chip 212 a little less than, aforesaid way is preferably applied on the product of the system power consumption less such as mobile phone.On the relatively large product of the system power consumptions such as panel computer, preferably forbid aforesaid way for guaranteeing system run all right, and the first charge controlling chip 212 is only charged to battery U.
In other embodiments, if the connection of the first charging inlet 211 places is the USB external equipment, then the first charge controlling chip 212 further utilizes battery U that the USB external equipment that the first charging inlet 211 connects is powered.The concrete identification of USB external equipment and power supply do not repeat them here for techniques well known.
Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is the schematic block diagram of the portable electric appts of the utility model the 3rd embodiment.Except first charging inlet 311, first charge controlling chip 312, second charging inlet 321, second charge controlling chip 322, battery U and the application processor 340 identical with the portable electric appts of the second embodiment, portable electric appts further comprises a controlled switch Q in the present embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the second charge controlling chip 322 further comprises the 8th port 38.The first end of controlled switch Q connects the 8th port 38, the second ends and connects battery U, and the 3rd end is connected between the 6th port 36 and the application processor 340.When the first end of controlled switch Q received the first control signal, its second end and the 3rd end disconnected, and battery U does not carry out system power supply for application processor 340 and other elements of portable electric appts.And when the first end of controlled switch Q received the second control signal, its second end and the 3rd end conducting were carried out system power supply so that battery U is other elements of application processor 340 and portable electric appts.In the situation of portable electric appts power consumption less than the power supply capacity of the second charge controlling chip 322, the second charge controlling chip 322 can carry out system power supply by other elements to application processor 340 or portable electric appts when battery U is charged.At this moment, the second charge controlling chip 322 sends the first control signal by the 8th port 38 to controlled switch Q, the second end and the 3rd end of controlled switch Q are disconnected, prevent that battery U from carrying out system power supply to other elements of application processor 340 or portable electric appts.In the situation of portable electric appts power consumption greater than the power supply capacity of the second charge controlling chip 322, the second charge controlling chip 322 stops battery U is charged, and send the second control signal by the 8th port 38 to controlled switch Q, make battery U carry out system power supply to other elements of application processor 340 or portable electric appts simultaneously.
In the present embodiment, controlled switch Q is preferably P type metal-oxide-semiconductor, and its first end is grid, and the second end is drain electrode, and the 3rd end is source electrode.And the control signal of the dynamic assignment of electric current and 38 outputs of the 8th port can be controlled by the 7th port 37 by application processor 340, and is similar with a upper embodiment.Understandably, controlled switch Q also can select triode etc.
Same, when the first charging inlet 311 connected the USB external equipment, then the first charge controlling chip 312 further utilized battery U that the USB external equipment that the first charging inlet 311 connects is powered.Specifically, the first charge controlling chip 312 further comprises a power supply interface 39, for the USB external equipment is powered.The USB external equipment further links to each other with application processor 340 by the first charging inlet 311, to carry out identification equipment type and other corresponding operatings.When the first charging inlet 311 connects the USB interface of computer, not only can charge by 312 couples of battery U of the first charge controlling chip, also can make simultaneously computer and application processor 340 carry out data interaction.In other embodiments, can further comprise an electric current dynamic assignment control module in the second charge controlling chip 322, be used for the dynamic assignment of control electric current.
In the above-described embodiments, between the first charge controlling chip and the second charge controlling chip and the application processor be connected and communication is preferably by I2C versabus and INT interrupt signal and finishes.
By the way, can be respectively or simultaneously for battery charges, and then the combination of multiple charging/powering mode is provided, improved the portable electric appts applicability.Further, the second charging circuit can be accelerated the charging rate of battery, shortens the charging interval of battery.In addition, if the second charging inlet of the second charging circuit adopts standard 12VDC interface, then can directly adopt automobile 12V power supply to charge.
The above only is embodiment of the present utility model; be not so limit claim of the present utility model; every equivalent structure or equivalent flow process conversion that utilizes the utility model specification and accompanying drawing content to do; or directly or indirectly be used in other relevant technical fields, all in like manner be included in the scope of patent protection of the present utility model.

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1. portable electric appts, it is characterized in that, described portable electric appts comprises battery, the first charging circuit and the second charging circuit, described the first charging circuit be connected the second charging circuit and be connected with described battery respectively, to charge as described battery respectively or simultaneously, wherein said the first charging circuit is the USB charging circuit, and described the second charging circuit is the dc charging circuit that charging voltage is higher than described the first charging circuit.
2. portable electric appts according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described the first charging circuit comprises the first charging inlet and the first charge controlling chip, described the first charge controlling chip is connected between described the first charging inlet and the described battery, described the second charging circuit comprises the second charging inlet and the second charge controlling chip, described the second charge controlling chip is connected between described the second charging inlet and the described battery, wherein said the first charging inlet is USB interface, and described the second charging inlet is the DC interface that charging voltage is higher than described USB interface.
3. portable electric appts according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described the first charge controlling chip and described the second charge controlling chip are separate.
4. portable electric appts according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described portable electric appts further comprises application processor, described the first charge controlling chip be connected the second charge controlling chip and be connected with described application processor respectively, with report respectively separately the charging process and state to described application processor, and respectively from described application processor reception control signal.
5. portable electric appts according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described the second charge controlling chip carries out system power supply to described portable electric appts when described battery is charged.
6. portable electric appts according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described the second charge controlling chip further is included between battery charging and the system power supply and carries out the current distribution unit that dynamic current distributes.
7. portable electric appts according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described the second charge controlling chip is further in the situation of power consumption greater than the power supply capacity of described the second charge controlling chip of described portable electric appts, stop described battery is charged, and simultaneously described portable electric appts is carried out system power supply with described battery.
8. portable electric appts according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, described portable electric appts further comprises a controlled switch, described battery carries out system power supply through described controlled switch to described portable electric appts, wherein said controlled switch the power consumption of described portable electric appts greater than the situation of the power supply capacity of described the second charge controlling chip under conducting, and be less than or equal at the power consumption of described portable electric appts in the situation of power supply capacity of described the second charge controlling chip and disconnect.
9. portable electric appts according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described the first charge controlling chip carries out system power supply to described portable electric appts when described battery is charged, perhaps only described battery is charged.
10. portable electric appts according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described the first charge controlling chip further utilizes described battery that the USB external equipment that described the first charging inlet connects is powered.
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