CN215185890U - Battery charger - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a battery charger, battery charger is used for charging for treating rechargeable battery. The battery charger comprises a shell and a charging module arranged in the shell, wherein a charging groove is concavely arranged on the surface of the shell and used for accommodating a battery to be charged, and a charging terminal and an identification element are arranged in the charging groove; the charging terminal is used for electrically connecting a battery to be charged and the charging module, the charging module is used for charging the battery to be charged through the charging terminal, the identification element is used for identifying the capacity of the battery to be charged and transmitting an identification result to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with different output powers according to the identification result. The utility model discloses battery charger is used for solving current charger and can only treat rechargeable battery with an output and charge, can't be according to rechargeable battery's capacity adjustment output's problem.

Description

Battery charger

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a battery field especially relates to a battery charger.

Background

Electronic devices such as video cameras, monitors and cameras are becoming more and more popular, and great convenience is brought to the life of people. However, different electronic devices have different battery capacities, and power parameters of required chargers are different, so that consumers generally can only charge the electronic devices by using chargers fixedly configured by manufacturers. If a consumer owns a plurality of electronic devices with different powers, a plurality of chargers with different powers need to be equipped, which not only wastes resources, but also causes inconvenience to the user.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a battery charger to solve current charger and can only treat rechargeable battery with an output and charge, can't be according to the problem of rechargeable battery's capacity modulation output.

The utility model provides a battery charger, which comprises a shell and a charging module arranged in the shell, wherein the surface of the shell is concavely provided with a charging groove, the charging groove is used for accommodating a battery to be charged, and a charging terminal and an identification element are arranged in the charging groove; the charging terminal is used for electrically connecting a battery to be charged and the charging module, the charging module is used for charging the battery to be charged through the charging terminal, the identification element is used for identifying the capacity of the battery to be charged and transmitting an identification result to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with different output powers according to the identification result.

In one possible embodiment, the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a preset output power when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the operating state of the identification element remains unchanged, wherein the remaining operating state of the identification element indicates that the capacity of the battery to be charged is smaller than a preset capacity.

In a possible embodiment, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the identification element is triggered, the identification element generates the identification result and transmits the identification result to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged at an output power greater than the preset output power according to the identification result, wherein the triggering of the identification element indicates that the capacity of the battery to be charged is greater than the preset capacity.

In a possible embodiment, the identification element is an infrared identification element, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the light of the infrared identification element changes, the infrared identification element triggers and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with an output power greater than the preset output power.

In one possible embodiment, the identification element is a contact piece, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the contact piece is in contact conduction, the contact piece triggers and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with an output power greater than the preset output power.

In one possible embodiment, the identification element is a switch, and when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the switch is opened, the switch is triggered and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with an output power greater than the preset output power.

In one possible embodiment, the identification element is a plurality of identification elements, and the plurality of identification elements are arranged at intervals in the direction from the charging terminal to the identification element; the power of the charging module, which is larger than the preset output power, comprises a plurality of output sections, the output sections correspond to the identification elements one to one, and when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the identification elements are triggered, the charging module charges the battery to be charged according to the number of the triggered identification elements and the corresponding output sections.

In a possible embodiment, the charging slot is a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots are spaced apart, each slot is provided with the charging terminal and the identification element, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged through the charging terminal in each slot.

In a possible implementation manner, the plurality of charging grooves are spaced by a baffle, an accommodating cavity is formed in the baffle, the charging module is arranged in the accommodating cavity, a plurality of display lamps are arranged on the baffle and connected with the charging module, and the display lamps are used for displaying the charging state of the battery to be charged.

In a possible embodiment, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the identification component identifies that the capacity of the battery to be charged is lower than a preset capacity, the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a first output power, and when the identification component identifies that the capacity of the battery to be charged is greater than the preset capacity range, the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a second output power, wherein the second output power is greater than the first output power.

To sum up, the utility model provides a battery charger can be according to the capacity modulation output of treating rechargeable battery to adapt to the rechargeable battery of treating of multiple different capacity, play resources are saved's effect, also brought the facility for the user simultaneously.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery charger according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery charger shown in fig. 1 after the battery charger is installed in a battery to be charged.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the battery charger shown in fig. 1 after another battery to be charged is loaded.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery charger according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery charger according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

The utility model provides a battery charger for charge for waiting rechargeable battery.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a battery charger 100, including a housing 10 and a charging module (not shown) disposed in the housing 10, wherein a charging slot 20 is recessed on a surface of the housing 10, the charging slot 20 is used for accommodating a battery to be charged, and a charging terminal 30 and an identification element 40 are disposed in the charging slot 20; the charging terminal 30 is used for electrically connecting a battery to be charged and a charging module, the charging module is used for charging the battery to be charged through the charging terminal 30, the identification element 40 is used for identifying the capacity of the battery to be charged and transmitting the identification result to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with different output powers according to the identification result.

Specifically, the housing 10 is a block body with a groove on the surface, and includes a top surface 101, a bottom surface 102 disposed opposite to the top surface 101, and four side surfaces 103 connecting the top surface 101 and the bottom surface 102, and the charging groove 20 penetrates through the top surface 101 and one side surface 103. The charging slot 20 comprises a bottom wall 201 and a side wall 202 surrounding the bottom wall 201, the side wall 202 comprises two first sub-side walls 2021 and a second sub-side wall 2022, the two first sub-side walls 2021 are oppositely arranged, one opposite side of the second sub-side wall 2022 is a hollowed opening 203, the charging slot 20 is used for placing a battery to be charged, the battery to be charged is electrically connected with the charging module through the charging terminal 30, and the opening 203 of the charging slot 20 can extend out of the battery charger 100 to accommodate the battery to be charged, the volume of which is larger than that of the charging slot 20. The charging terminal 30 is two metal cylinders, and is disposed on the bottom wall 201 and located at two ends close to the second sub-sidewall 2022, respectively, the charging module is accommodated in the housing 10 for charging the battery to be charged, and the identification element 40 is disposed on the edge of the bottom wall 201 and close to one side of the opening 203.

In this embodiment, the battery to be charged is a battery of a video camera, a monitor, a camera, or a fill light, and the battery can be detached from the device. The capacity of the battery to be charged is the amount of stored electricity of the battery, that is, the amount of electricity of the battery in a fully charged state, and for a battery with the same energy density, the battery capacity is proportional to the volume of the battery, and the larger the battery capacity is, the larger the battery volume is, so the capacity of the battery can be indirectly expressed by the volume. The identification component 40 identifies the capacity of the battery to be charged, so that the charging module outputs different powers to charge the battery to be charged, and in fact, the power adjustment is realized by identifying the volume of the battery to be charged. In this embodiment, the battery charger 100 can adjust the output power according to the capacity of the battery to be charged, so as to adapt to various batteries to be charged with different capacities, thereby saving resources and bringing convenience to users.

Referring to fig. 2, when the battery 200 to be charged is loaded into the charging slot 20 and the operating state of the identification element 40 remains unchanged, the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged with a predetermined output power, wherein the unchanged operating state of the identification element 40 indicates that the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged is smaller than the predetermined capacity. That is, when the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged is smaller than the preset capacity, the volume of the battery 200 to be charged is smaller than the preset volume, and when the battery 200 to be charged with a smaller volume is loaded into the charging slot 20, the battery 200 to be charged does not contact or cover the identification element 40, the identification element 40 is not triggered, and the original working state is maintained, and the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged with the preset output power. Here, the preset capacity is a capacity that the recognition element 40 just cannot be triggered when the battery 200 to be charged is loaded in the charging slot 20; the preset output power is the output power of the battery charger 100 when the identification element 40 is not triggered by the battery 200 to be charged.

Referring to fig. 3, when the to-be-charged battery 200 is loaded into the charging slot 20 and the identification element 40 is triggered, the identification element 40 generates an identification result and transmits the identification result to the charging module, and the charging module charges the to-be-charged battery 200 with an output power greater than a preset output power according to the identification result, wherein the triggering of the identification element 40 indicates that the capacity of the to-be-charged battery 200 is greater than the preset capacity. That is, when the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged is greater than the preset capacity, the volume thereof is also greater than the preset volume, when the battery 200 to be charged having a large volume is loaded into the charging slot 20, the battery 200 to be charged contacts or covers the recognition element 40 to trigger the recognition element 40, the recognition element 40 transmits the recognition result to the charging module electrically connected to the recognition element 40 after being triggered, and the charging module increases the output power according to the recognition result to charge the battery 200 to be charged with the output power greater than the preset output power.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the identification element 40 is an infrared identification element, and when the battery 200 to be charged is loaded into the charging slot 20 and the light of the infrared identification element changes, the infrared identification element triggers and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged with a power greater than the preset output power. The infrared recognition element may emit infrared light, and when the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged loaded in the charging slot 20 is greater than a preset capacity, the battery 200 to be charged may shield the infrared light emitted from the infrared recognition element, thereby triggering the infrared recognition element.

In one possible embodiment, the identification element is a contact piece, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the contact piece is contacted and conducted, the contact piece triggers and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with power larger than the preset output power. The contact piece is a conductive piece, can be metal, can also be any other material that can conduct electricity, and when the battery to be charged is not installed in the charging groove, or the capacity of the installed battery to be charged is smaller than the preset capacity, the contact piece is not triggered and is in a disconnected state. When a battery to be charged with a capacity larger than a preset capacity is loaded, the contact piece is contacted and conducted, and therefore the contact piece is triggered.

In one possible embodiment, the identification element is a switch, and when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the switch is opened, the switch is triggered and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a power greater than the preset output power. The switch can be a key switch or a door magnetic switch. When the identification element is a key switch, when a battery to be charged with a capacity greater than a preset capacity is loaded into the charging slot, the battery to be charged generates a pressing force on the key switch covered below due to gravity, so that the key switch is turned on. When the switch is a door magnetic switch, a corresponding magnetic element is required to be installed on the position, corresponding to the identification element, of the battery to be charged, and when the battery to be charged, larger than the preset capacity, is installed in the charging groove, the door magnetic switch senses the position change of the magnetic element on the battery to be charged, so that the switch is triggered.

Referring to fig. 4, in one possible embodiment, the identification element 40 is plural, and the plural identification elements 40 are arranged at intervals in the direction from the charging terminal 30 to the identification element 40; the power of the charging module, which is larger than the preset output power, includes a plurality of output sections, the plurality of output sections correspond to the plurality of identification elements 40 one to one, and when the battery 200 to be charged is loaded into the charging slot 20 and the identification elements 40 are triggered, the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged according to the number of triggered identification elements 40 and the corresponding output sections. The number of the identification elements 40 is two or more, and the identification elements 40 may be any one of the infrared identification elements 40, contact pieces, or switches, or a combination of two or three of them. The battery charger 100 has a plurality of output sections so that it can accommodate a plurality of batteries 200 to be charged of different capacities, further increasing the applicability of the battery charger 100.

In this embodiment, there are three identification elements 40, and all of the identification elements 40 are infrared identification elements 40. The three identification elements 40 are sequentially arranged at intervals from the charging terminal 30 to the opening 203 of the charging slot 20, and are respectively a first identification element 401, a second identification element 402 and a third identification element 403, and the power of the charging module, which is larger than the preset output power, comprises three output sections, namely a first output section, a second output section and a third output section from small to large. When the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged is small and any one of the identification elements 40 is not triggered, the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged with a preset output power; when the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged is increased, the first identification element 401 can be triggered right, and the second identification element 402 and the third identification element 403 are not triggered, the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged with the first output section power; when the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged continues to increase, the first identification element 401 and the second identification element 402 are triggered at the same time, and the third identification element 403 is not identified, the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged at the second output section power; when the capacity of the battery 200 to be charged is increased again and the first identification element 401, the second identification element 402 and the third identification element 403 are triggered, the charging module charges the battery 200 to be charged with the third output segment power.

Referring to fig. 5, in one possible embodiment, there are a plurality of charging slots 20, a plurality of charging slots 20 are arranged at intervals, each charging slot 20 is provided with a charging terminal 30 and an identification element 40, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged through the charging terminal 30 in each charging slot 20. Specifically, the charging slots 20 are all concavely arranged on the surface of the housing 10, and the charging module can charge the battery to be charged in each charging slot 20 individually, or can charge the battery to be charged in the charging slots 20 simultaneously. Also, the charging module is independent of the power output through each charging terminal 30, that is, when the capacities of the batteries to be charged accommodated in the plurality of charging slots 20 are different, the charging module may charge the plurality of batteries to be charged with different output powers. The battery charger 100 in this embodiment can charge a plurality of batteries to be charged at the same time, and particularly charge a plurality of batteries to be charged with different capacities, thereby further increasing the applicability of the battery charger 100 and playing a role in saving resources.

Referring to fig. 5, the plurality of charging slots 20 are spaced by a baffle 50, a containing cavity is formed in the baffle 50, the charging module is disposed in the containing cavity, a plurality of display lamps 60 are disposed on the baffle 50, the display lamps 60 are connected to the charging module, and the display lamps 60 are used for displaying the charging state of the battery to be charged. Each charging slot 20 corresponds to a group of display lamps 60, the number of the display lamps 60 may be multiple, and is not limited herein, the display lamps 60 are used to display the charging state of the battery to be charged in the corresponding charging slot 20, the more the battery to be charged is fully charged, the more the number of the display lamps 60 in the lighting state is, and when the battery to be charged is fully charged, the corresponding display lamps 60 are all lighted. Therefore, the charging state of the battery to be charged can be conveniently judged by a user.

In one embodiment, when the battery 200 to be charged is loaded in the charging slot 20 and the identification component 40 identifies that the capacity of the battery to be charged is lower than the preset capacity, the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a first output power, and when the identification component 40 identifies that the capacity of the battery to be charged is greater than the preset capacity range, the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a second output power, wherein the second output power is greater than the first output power.

Specifically, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot 20, the recognition element 40 is activated regardless of whether the capacity of the battery to be charged is greater than the preset capacity, but the recognition element 40 can recognize and determine whether the capacity of the battery to be charged is greater than the preset capacity. If the recognition result is less than or equal to the preset capacity, the recognition element 40 transmits a signal less than or equal to the preset capacity to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged 200 with the first output power; if the recognition result is greater than the preset capacity, the recognition element 40 transmits a signal greater than the preset capacity to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with the second output power.

While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A battery charger is characterized by comprising a shell and a charging module arranged in the shell, wherein a charging groove is concavely arranged on the surface of the shell and is used for accommodating a battery to be charged, and a charging terminal and an identification element are arranged in the charging groove; the charging terminal is used for electrically connecting a battery to be charged and the charging module, the charging module is used for charging the battery to be charged through the charging terminal, the identification element is used for identifying the capacity of the battery to be charged and transmitting an identification result to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with different output powers according to the identification result.

2. The battery charger according to claim 1, wherein the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a preset output power when the identification element remains in an operating state when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot, wherein the remaining of the operating state of the identification element indicates that the capacity of the battery to be charged is less than a preset capacity.

3. The battery charger according to claim 2, wherein when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the identification element is triggered, the identification element generates the identification result and transmits the identification result to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with an output power greater than the preset output power according to the identification result, wherein the triggering of the identification element indicates that the capacity of the battery to be charged is greater than the preset capacity.

4. The battery charger according to claim 3, wherein the identification element is an infrared identification element, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the light of the infrared identification element changes, the infrared identification element triggers and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with an output power greater than the preset output power.

5. The battery charger according to claim 3, wherein the identification element is a contact piece, when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the contact piece is conductive, the contact piece triggers and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with an output power greater than the preset output power.

6. The battery charger according to claim 3, wherein the identification element is a switch, and when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the switch is turned on, the switch is triggered and transmits a trigger signal to the charging module, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged with an output power greater than the preset output power.

7. The battery charger according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the identification member is plural, and the plural identification members are provided at intervals in a direction from the charging terminal to the identification member; the power of the charging module, which is larger than the preset output power, comprises a plurality of output sections, the output sections correspond to the identification elements one to one, and when the battery to be charged is loaded into the charging slot and the identification elements are triggered, the charging module charges the battery to be charged according to the number of the triggered identification elements and the corresponding output sections.

8. The battery charger according to claim 7, wherein the charging slot is a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots are spaced apart, each slot has the charging terminal and the identification element, and the charging module charges the battery to be charged through the charging terminal in each slot.

9. The battery charger according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of charging slots are spaced by a baffle, a receiving cavity is formed in the baffle, the charging module is disposed in the receiving cavity, a plurality of display lamps are disposed on the baffle, the display lamps are connected to the charging module, and the display lamps are used for displaying the charging state of the battery to be charged.

10. The battery charger according to claim 1, wherein the charging module charges the battery to be charged with a first output power when the battery to be charged is loaded in the charging slot and the identification component identifies that the capacity of the battery to be charged is lower than a preset capacity, and charges the battery to be charged with a second output power when the identification component identifies that the capacity of the battery to be charged is greater than the preset capacity range, wherein the second output power is greater than the first output power.

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