CN2809901Y

CN2809901Y - Battery switching apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN2809901Y
Application number: CN 200420120046
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张丹; 徐建雄
Original assignee: Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2004-12-20
Filing date: 2004-12-20
Publication date: 2006-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 2014-12-20

Abstract

The utility model relates to a battery switching device which is used in an electronic device taking a plurality of batteries as power supply and at least comprises a control module, a judging module and a sequence transforming module. The utility model can set the charging or discharging sequences of a plurality of batteries before the batteries are charged or discharged. The utility model not only can carry out the charging or discharging operation to the battery according to the original sequence, but also can adjust the charging or discharging sequences of a plurality of batteries according to the actual demand. When the charging or discharging operation to the battery is carried out, the user does not need to wait for the accomplishment of charging or discharging of other batteries, namely that the selected battery can be charged or discharged firstly. Therefore, the utility model reduces the operation time consumed by waiting for the accomplishment of charging or discharging of other batteries, and the user can conduct the administration and the operation to the electric quantity of battery.

Description

Battery shifter

Technical field

The utility model is about a kind of battery electric quantity administrative skill, particularly switches in proper order about a kind of electric weight charge or discharge at a plurality of batteries in the electronic equipment, reduces battery charge or the time-consuming battery shifter of discharge operation.

Background technology

The operating position of computer is quite extensive now, and along with improving constantly of science and technology, the computer quality is also constantly improved, computer run speed is more and more faster, in order to increase the convenience that carries, the volume of computer is also more and more littler, such as laptop computer, notebook computer etc.

Notebook computer carries out using for the user usually, thereby is not having under the situation of external power supply, and the responsible battery that is equipped with of this type of computer itself is as power supply, so battery is self-evident to the importance of notebook computer.

In addition, for solving the under-supply problem of battery electric quantity, a lot of notebook computers are equipped with two batteries at least, but generally are equipped with the notebook computer of two batteries, its BIOS that includes (Basic Input/Output System, ROM-BIOS, below slightly be called BIOS) all can preset fixing charge or discharge order, generally be earlier main battery to be discharged, again secondary cell is discharged, or earlier main battery is charged, again secondary cell is charged.No matter be set at the sort of order that discharges and recharges its limitation part is arranged all.For example, earlier main battery is charged, at this moment, also want secondary cell is charged, must wait for then that main battery charges and finish (will spend 1～2 hour usually) or extract main battery, just can carry out charge or discharge secondary cell as the user if BIOS preestablishes.This way has increased user's inconvenience, and brings extra burden and unnecessary trouble to the user.

Therefore, how to allow the user switch the charge or discharge order of battery flexibly, become technical problem anxious to be solved by actual demand.

The utility model content

For overcoming the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, main purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of battery shifter, and the user can set the sequencing of battery electric quantity increase and decrease by actual needs.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of battery shifter, can be by user's demand, at first increase and decrease the user and choose electric weight in the battery, wait for that so as to reducing the user battery electric quantity finishes the increase and decrease consumed time, and then improve the operating efficiency of increase and decrease battery electric quantity.

For reaching above-mentioned and other purpose, the utility model promptly provides a kind of battery shifter.

Battery shifter of the present utility model comprises at least: control module, and set the increase and decrease order of battery electric quantity, and send the driving command signal; Judge module, after receiving this driving command signal, judge and have or not the external power supply input, if any, then produce the output of first signal, if not, then export secondary signal separately, and the order conversion module, according to the increase and decrease of previous setting order and cooperate the judged result of judge module, at first the battery that sets is carried out the electric quantity change operation.

Wherein, this first signal is a charging instruction, is used for external power supply is input to battery, to the battery operation of charging; This secondary signal is the discharge instruction, makes the battery in the electronic equipment carry out the discharge operation.

Compare with existing battery electric quantity increase and decrease administrative skill, the utility model is done out of trade except carrying out charge or discharge to battery, also can be by the order of the charge or discharge between a plurality of batteries of user's demand flexible transformation in actual job, thereby reduce the time of controlling that the increase and decrease electric weight expends, the user can carry out the managing electric quantity and the operation of battery voluntarily.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the basic structure block schematic diagram of battery shifter of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is the workflow diagram of battery shifter of the present utility model; And

Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D is the detailed description schematic diagram that user of the present utility model operates the sequencing of battery electric quantity change.

Embodiment

Below by particular specific embodiment execution mode of the present utility model is described.

Fig. 1 is the basic block diagram of the utility model battery shifter, battery shifter 1 of the present utility model is applied in the electronic equipment (for example notebook computer, digital camera-recorder and personal digital assistant), and this battery shifter comprises control module 10, judge module 11, order conversion module 12 and battery electric quantity increase and decrease module 13.Wherein, this control module 10 is sent in proper order by electric weight increase and decrease between the battery of user's setting and is driven order, just when user's preparation is carried out the charge or discharge operation to a plurality of batteries in the electronic equipment, can order about this device by the hot key that this module provides and send the driving command signal.

This judge module 11 has judged whether the external power supply input immediately behind the driving command signal that this control module 10 of reception is sent, the sequencing of battery electric quantity increase and decrease state is judged.

Order conversion module 12 determines the sequencing of charge or discharge between a plurality of batteries according to the judged result of this judge module 11, and the output confirmation signal.

Battery electric quantity increase and decrease module 13 is the affirmation signal of conversion module 12 outputs in order, is followed successively by a plurality of batteries and carries out charge or discharge respectively.

Fig. 2 is that the utility model battery shifter carries out the selected in proper order flow chart that reaches electric weight increase and decrease operation of electric weight increase and decrease.

As shown in Figure 2: at first, execution in step S1, the user transmits by control module 10 and orders about the command signal that battery carries out charge or discharge, at this moment, the user is by the number of times of pushing control module 10 contained hot keys, how decision changes the sequencing of the charge or discharge between the battery, even as press hot key once control module 10 send the command signal that does not change former charge or discharge sequencing; Press hot key for several times, then at first to sending the command signal of charge or discharge with the compression number corresponding battery, then, execution in step S2.

In step S2, make judge module 11 judge whether the external power supply input, if having, then proceed to step S3, carry out the charging operation, as not, then directly advance to put step S6, carry out the discharge operation.

In step S3, judge that the user presses the number of times of hot key, and then judge its whether conversion charging order, if, then proceed to step S4, as not, then directly proceed to step S5.

In step S4, the charging order of a plurality of batteries of signal change that send by this control module 10 will at first charge to the battery identical with the hot key compression number, and the charging order between other battery then remains unchanged, and then, proceeds to step S5.

In step S5, introduce external power supplys to the battery operation of charging by this battery electric quantity increase and decrease module 13.

In step S6, push the number of times of hot key by the user, judge its whether discharge order between the conversion battery, if, then proceed to step S7, as not, then directly proceed to step S8.

In step S7, the sequencing that discharges between the signal transformation battery that sends by this control module 10, and at first the battery identical with the hot key compression number discharged, make the discharge order of other battery remain unchanged, then, enter step S8.

In step S8, by the operation of discharging of 13 pairs of batteries of this battery electric quantity increase and decrease module.

Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D describes in detail among step S4 and the step S7, and battery carries out the execution sequence of charge or discharge operation; When the user does not change the charge or discharge order as only changing battery electric quantity, only need press hot key 1 time; When if the user at first carries out electrical transformation operation such as charge or discharge to the 2nd battery, then need push hot key twice, when at first the 3rd battery being carried out electrical transformation operations such as charge or discharge as the user, also only need push hot key gets final product for 3 times, the rest may be inferred, when at first N battery being carried out electrical transformation operations such as charge or discharge as the user, according to said method as can be known, the user only needs correspondence to push hot key to get final product for N time.

Claims

1. a battery shifter is applicable to and uses at least in the battery powered electronic equipment, switches the sequencing of battery electric quantity increase and decrease, it is characterized in that this device comprises at least:

Control module is set the increase and decrease order of battery electric quantity, and is sent the driving command signal;

Judge module after receiving this driving command signal, is judged to have or not the external power supply input, if any, then produce the output of first signal, if not, then export secondary signal separately, and

The order conversion module according to the increase and decrease of previous setting order and cooperate the judged result of judge module, is at first carried out the electric quantity change operation to the battery that sets.

2. battery shifter as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this control module is an operation-interface.

3. battery shifter as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this operation-interface is the contained a plurality of buttons of keyboard.

4. battery shifter as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this electronic equipment is a kind of in notebook computer, digital camera-recorder and the personal digital assistant.

5. battery shifter as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this first signal is a charging instruction.

6. battery shifter as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this secondary signal is the discharge instruction.