JP2008510444A - Portable energy consuming equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An external power source is used to store mechanical energy in the device until a predetermined level is reached, the external power source is disconnected from the device to form a portable device, and the internal power source is automatically set to a predetermined mechanical level. It is an improved portable energy consuming device used to maintain. In this way, the external power supply causes the load of the device to reach a predetermined operating level such as temperature, the device is removed from the base on which the device was mounted, the external power supply is removed, and the internal power supply automatically Connected to a load and maintained at a predetermined operating level. The control circuit is connected between the internal power supply and its associated internal load to ensure that sufficient power is supplied to the load to maintain a predetermined operating level.
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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

  This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. 60 / 600,208, filed Aug. 10, 2004.

1. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a general portable energy consuming device, and in the broadest sense, the novel invention enables the internal power to be maintained in the stored dynamic energy when the external power is separated from the device. The mechanical energy is stored in the portable energy device, and at the same time, the external power source is used to store the electrical energy in the internal power source during the mechanical energy storage. In particular, the novel invention relates to improved portable energy consuming devices such as hairdressing devices and flat garment ironing devices, which define a predetermined operating level such as temperature if externally powered. The external power supply is removed, and the internal power supply such as a battery maintains a predetermined operating level by extending the life of the internal power supply to approximately the same as that of an energy consuming device such as a heater.

2. 2. Description of Prior Art There are many portable energy consuming devices. Hairdressing devices such as hair curlers and blow dryers use batteries to supply the necessary heat.

  These devices shorten the life of the battery due to the large current drain of the battery. Commonly designated US Pat. Nos. 6,449,870 and 6,718,651 disclose manually controlling the required and set temperature for an energy consuming device. . In commonly designated co-pending provisional patent applications 60 / 545,783 and 60 / 573,716 and commonly designated US Pat. No. 6,732,447, The circuit automatically discloses a supply input power Pin that is equal in total to the power loss Pl (eg, cooling and system loss) of the portable device so that the output power Po is equal to the remaining power Pr (eg, heat, mass rotation, etc.) Is done. Thus, at a predetermined operating level, such as temperature, the supplied input power is simply equal to the power loss and the remaining power is equal to the output power of the device.

  On the one hand, these devices have a huge current drain on the battery to acquire the portable device in order to achieve a predetermined level of operation. For example, if there is a requirement that a mass be heated to a specific temperature, heating a mass at the required temperature (such as a metal mass of a hair curling iron) requires a large amount of battery current. Controlling the current drain on the battery disclosed in the co-pending provisional patent application actually extends the remaining life of the battery.

  However, using an external power source to allow the mass to reach the required temperature, and where it is disconnected from the external power source, and the internal power source (eg, a battery) is a novel portable energy consuming device It would be necessary to only be able to maintain the required temperature. In this new system, the battery life is extended because a very small current drain from the battery is used before the predetermined operating level is already achieved, and the device has a predetermined operating level (such as temperature). To keep it simple, it is used as a portable device with an internal power supply. If the internal power supply fails for any reason, the energy consuming device is directly connected to the external power supply and used in a conventional manner.

Summary of the Invention

  In accordance with the present invention, an energy consuming device (eg, hair curling iron, solder gun, flat clothing iron, masticator, etc.) is external to the energy consuming device, such as an alternating current (AC) power source or an external direct current (DC) power source. A predetermined operating level (for example, temperature, rotation speed, etc.) is determined by the power source. Once the device reaches a predetermined operating level, the external power source is disconnected from the device, and the internal power source automatically begins supplying sufficient power to maintain the predetermined operating level to the energy consuming device. In other words, sufficient energy is supplied to compensate for the power and system loss in the device so that the residual energy (ie temperature, mass rotation, etc.) can be maintained equal to the required output power.

  The external power source is AC, DC, RF energy, magnetically coupled energy, or the like. From now on, the external power source will simply be identified as AC or DC. The energy consuming device is a single heating element to accommodate the internal DC power output for preheating as well as to maintain the required operating level of the internal power (battery) output at the temperature controlled by the device. An AC heating element for coupling to an external power source to obtain a predetermined operating level and a DC heating element for coupling to an internal power source for maintaining the required operating level.

  Both AC and DC heating elements are used, resistive heating elements can be ribbon-type resistors that are arranged in various ways, electrically insulated coils that are inserted and wound between each other, Or several types of overlapping and electrically insulated types. The resistor is known in the form of a winding, ceramic or the like.

  When the external power source is connected to the energy consuming device, the switch may be disposed inside the energy consuming device with the load (for example, the resistive heating element) and the internal power source disconnected. Thus, when the connector (plug) connects the energy consuming device and an external power source, the connector engages and opens the switch, so that the internal power source cannot supply current to the load.

  However, when the device achieves a predetermined operating level and is disconnected from the external power supply by moving the connector away from the device, the switch of the device can consequently maintain the predetermined operating level at the internal power supply. The signal controls an electronic switch (such as a power FET) that is coupled to the internal power switch of the load.

  When the energy consuming device is a flat clothing iron, it is attached to a base, which has a connector that mates with the male connector of the flat clothing iron.

  Again, either a single heating element or a DC heating element or an AC heating element may be used as a heating element in a flat iron. In either case, a suitable power source is coupled to the corresponding connector of the flat iron that first reaches a predetermined operating temperature, where the flat iron is removed from the base and becomes a portable flat iron. The internal power supply then uses the control signal to maintain a predetermined operating temperature.

  If necessary, the flat iron has no heating element for an external power supply and has an internal power supply, which can be combined with the internal heating element.

  In such a case, a flat iron is mounted on the base unit, which unit has a flat hot surface and is powered by an external power source. Heat is transferred to the flat iron by a conductor such as metal-to-metal until the flat iron reaches an appropriate predetermined operating temperature. Until the flat iron is removed from the base unit, the connectors on the base unit engage the corresponding connectors on the flat iron to prevent the internal power supply from supplying power to the heating element. The removed connector then makes it possible to connect an internal power supply to the internal heating element, where the internal switch closes and only maintains the necessary heat.

  In such cases, it is clear that the internal power supply is constructed from a battery without the novel pulse circuit disclosed herein. Thus, the unit is heated to a predetermined temperature by an external power source, where when the unit is removed from the external power source, the internal power supply is a battery alone, a heating element to maintain the necessary heat as long as the battery lasts Combined with The internal battery no longer continues and when the new pulse circuit is used to pulse the battery power to the load, the battery will last longer than the portable unit used alone and the unit will be In addition to maintaining the temperature at a predetermined temperature.

  In an internal power supply, it is understood that the power supply must be isolated from the heat generated by the device. This can be accomplished in a number of ways. In a hair curling iron, a power supply (eg, a battery) can be placed in a handle that is the opposite end of the curling iron from the heating element. The power source may be composed of a plurality of coupled battery cells, a rod-type battery, or another shape of power source (hereinafter referred to as “power source”), and is configured to be inserted into or removed from the handle as needed.

  With a flat clothing iron, the battery can be repositioned inside the flat iron handle, which is already thermally insulated from the iron surface to the extent that the user can grab the iron with the handle. ing. Again, the battery is comprised of a plurality of series connected battery cells or rod-shaped power assemblies that can simply be inserted into or removed from the handle as required. The internal power supply is charged when the energy consuming device is placed on the base unit as described above.

  Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable energy consuming device that uses an external power source to enable a predetermined level of operation to be achieved, and once made portable. The internal power supply is used only to disconnect the external power supply and maintain a predetermined operating level.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a direct current load in a portable energy consuming device, the direct current load is to bring the device to a predetermined operating level with an external direct current power source, and the device is disconnected from the external power source. This is because a predetermined operating level is maintained by the internal DC power supply when it is separated and portable.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a first DC load for the energy consuming device to achieve a predetermined operating level by an external power source, and to make the device portable by disconnecting the device from the external power source. Therefore, it is to provide a second DC load for maintaining a predetermined operating level by an internal power source.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide a base unit disposed in an energy consuming device, the base unit having an external power supply that allows the energy consuming device to bring a predetermined operating level. In addition, the external power supply charges the internal power supply in the energy consuming device only while supplying power to the energy consuming device.

  Still yet another object of the present invention is to couple a control circuit between the internal power source and the energy consuming load, which extends the life of the energy consuming load and protects the internally located power source. This is because the predetermined operating level is automatically maintained.

  Thus, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a portable energy consuming device, the manufacturing method comprising the steps of forming a body portion with an associated energy consuming load, and a power source located outside the body portion in the energy consuming load. Using the power supply located inside the main unit to reduce the energy consumption load, using the process to achieve the predetermined operating level, removing the external supply energy from the energy consuming load when the predetermined operating level is achieved. A portable energy consuming device including a step of maintaining a predetermined operating level.

  These and other objects of the present invention will be fully disclosed in the detailed description of the drawings, which are given below with the numerals indicating each element.

Detailed description of the drawings

  As is well known, it is difficult for devices that require high power to achieve the required operating levels or conditions to be made as portable devices because the required This is due to the size of the battery or internal power source required to obtain a device that reaches the operating level. By the time the required operating level is achieved, the internal power source (e.g., battery) will drain too much energy, so there is little internal power source energy to use and maintain just to maintain the required operating level. .

  If the equipment achieves the required operating level or conditions through the use of an external power source and the equipment is configured to be portable and disconnected from the external power supply, the internal power supply will Can be used to just maintain. The device is truly portable and can be used without physical obstruction of the AC cord.

  The present invention relates to the mechanical energy (e.g., temperature and rotation) within a selected energy consuming device before the required operating level is achieved and the external power source is disconnected from the device to configure the device to be portable. These requirements can be achieved by using an external power source to store (such as mass). The internal power supply is automatically used to maintain the required level of mechanical energy.

  Such an apparatus is disclosed in FIG. 1, where a block diagram 10 illustrating a general embodiment of the present invention is shown. As can be seen, the energy consuming device 12 (hereinafter “device”) is connected to the device 12 by the conductor means 16 up to the load element 18 located within the device due to the device 12 in order to achieve the required level of operation. An external power supply 14 is removably coupled. Then, when the required level of operation is achieved, the external power source 14 is disconnected from the device 12, where the device 12 becomes portable, the internal power supply 20 is coupled to its own load element 22, It just maintains the required operating level of the device 12.

  In this case, the external power supply 14 is disconnected, setting the device to the proper operating temperature, the device is connected to maintain the device temperature, and the internal battery only Consists of The battery or power supply 14 does not last when the pulse circuit disclosed herein is used, and the device that uses the internal battery to sustain the required temperature by heating the device to the required temperature will last longer. To do.

  Of course, the internal power supply 20 may be composed of an internal battery and a pulse circuit as shown by the power and pulse of the internal battery connected to the load in the future. In such cases, the lifetime of the internal battery extends longer after it is disclosed.

  As an example, consider a hair curling iron. The iron has a metal lump coating on the hot surface and rises to a sufficiently high temperature that it can be used. This is accomplished by using alternating current in the prior art and it takes several minutes to bring the metal mass to a sufficient temperature for curling and using the hair. Thus, when it is used, the AC cord must remain attached to keep the iron hot.

  There is a strong demand to construct a curling iron as a portable type and eliminate physical interference of the AC cord. However, if the curling iron is configured to be portable, no cord is attached and alternating current is not used. Thus, the internal power supply is placed under a sophisticated power drain to achieve the required operating standard (eg, temperature).

  Thus, if the device 12 is a hair curling iron, it can be seen in the block diagram of FIG. 1 that it can be heated to the operating level or temperature required by the external AC power source 14. When the curling iron mass reaches the required operating level or temperature, the AC cord 16 is disconnected from the hair curling iron 12 in a known manner, for example, by unplugging the AC connector from the device 12. The internal power supply just maintains the required operating level or temperature, as will be shown later.

  In the general embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an external AC power source is utilized and connected to its own heating element located in the device 12.

  Once the AC cord is disconnected from the device 12, the internal power supply 20 is automatically connected to its DC heating element 22 due to the device 12 to maintain the required temperature, as will be described later. .

  Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the external power source 14 may be used to fill the internal power source 20 by means of the second conductor 24, and the device 12 will be shown later, as shown by the fine line. Is mounted in the base unit.

  It will be appreciated that the device 12 shown generally in FIG. 1 is applicable to other barber devices that require a large amount of energy to reach the proper temperature, such as a brow dryer, in addition to a hair curling iron. is there. 1 can be applied to flat clothing irons and solder guns, glue guns, rotating masses, and the like.

  Furthermore, when the blow dryer is applied as a barber device, the life of the battery is further extended by the air generated by the blow fan that passes through the batteries and cools them. As is well known, the battery is used continuously with an extended period of time, and the internal resistance of the battery increases. Due to these increased resistances, heating of the battery also occurs as the voltage output to the outside increases. If the battery is cooled, the output voltage returns to a high level. Thus, this only method of using a blower fan to cool the battery extends the life of the battery during a given run cycle, as well as extending the life of the entire battery. Such an improvement is valuable for the use of portable devices.

  FIG. 2 is a generic version of the display that is electronically related to the schematic representation of the device 12. The internal power supply 20 of FIG. 2 is coupled to the DC heating element 22 via a switch 28. When the device 12 reaches a required operating level, such as a temperature level, the external AC source 14 and the connected power cord 16 are internally connected, such as the heating element 18 on the wires 32, 34, for example. One end is provided with an elongate connector 26 known to those skilled in the art that is inserted into a mating receptacle (not shown) in the device 12, which is a known method of coupling an AC load to be placed and an external power source.

  At the same time, if necessary, the AC input is coupled to the AC / DC converter 30 and can be used to charge a conventional internal battery 20 both internally and externally (shown here).

  As the AC heating element 18 reaches the required operating level (in this case temperature) for the device 12, the connector 26 is removed from the mating receptacle so that the device can be carried. When this occurs, the switch 28 normally returns to the shut-off position, so the internal power supply 20 is coupled to the DC load 22 via the wiring 36. Thereafter, as shown in the related FIGS. 3 and 11, the control circuit 38 just supplies enough energy from the internal power supply 20 to keep the device 12 only at a predetermined operating level.

  The circuit schematically shown in FIG. 3 includes a control circuit 38 that is powered by the internal power supply 20. When the connector 26 (shown here by a dotted line) is disconnected from the device 12, the switch 28 will shut off as previously described.

  The electronic switch 40, like a power FET, is opened and closed by the control circuit 38 using a pulse time modulation signal to modulate the power signal from the internal power supply 20 to the load 22. A light emitting diode (LED) 42 may be utilized to inform the user that the control circuit 38 is functioning, if necessary.

  The novel invention works well for any load that requires a large amount of current to provide the predetermined level of operation described above. FIG. 4 illustrates a flat garment iron 46 mounted on a base unit 44 whose cross section is shown. The flat garment iron 46 includes a handle 47 that is sufficiently insulated from the heated body portion of the flat iron 46 so that the user can lift and use the heated flat iron 46.

  It should be noted in FIG. 4 that the external power source 14 is coupled via a cord 16 with a connector plugged into the base unit in the known manner described above. In this example, external AC power is directly coupled to connector 52 by conductor 50 for preheating the iron when the user operates a switch on the base when the user desires to use a flat iron. . At the same time, the internal power supply can be charged by the output from the AC / DC converter 48 on the connector 26 if necessary. When the temperature at which the iron is required is reached as indicated by the LED 76 shown in FIG. 10 in a known manner, the iron can be removed from the base unit 44, resulting in a portable iron. Note that while the AC / DC converter 48 is shown to be part of the base unit 44, it may be external to the base unit 44 if desired. Thus, the flat iron 46 displayed in FIG. 4 is utilized as the first and second heating elements within the flat iron 46. One heating element is an AC heating element (used by an external power source) and the other is a DC heating element (used by an internal power source).

  The flat iron 46 has only one heating element, if necessary, that heating element is a DC heating element and is used primarily during preheating on the base unit 44, where the flat iron 46 is portable. When disconnected from the base unit 44 to form a stencil iron, a single DC heating element will be coupled to the internal power source 20 to just maintain the required temperature. As shown in FIG. 5, the base unit 44 has an associated AC / DC converter 48 that is internal (shown) or external to the base unit 44. The device then uses a DC power source to preheat a single DC heating element, and when the device is disconnected from the base unit 44 to make the device portable, the internal DC source is the same single DC source. Combined with the heating element. Such couplings will be apparent to those skilled in the art who are tasked with creating such couplings and are therefore not shown or described here.

  When two heating elements, alternating current and direct current elements, need to be used, these elements are formed in the required manner. For example, if the device is a hair curling iron, the resistive heating element may be wound around the non-electrically conductive tube 17 as shown in FIG. 6A. The two resistive elements 18 and 22 are wound in a non-electrically conductive relationship at a distance from the non-electrically conductive cylinder 17 as shown. Of course, other shapes creation methods for adjacent relationship arrangements are known to those skilled in the art.

  If the heating element is a flat resistive type, it may be overlaid on the other in a non-electrically conductive relationship as shown in FIG. 6B, where the flat AC heating element 18 is superimposed and It has a flat DC heating element 22 that is electrically insulated by an insulator 54. The person skilled in the art naturally knows other shapes in which the two heating elements 18 and 22 are advantageously arranged.

  FIG. 7 illustrates the base unit 44 where the hair curling iron 64 (indicated by the dotted line) preheating as well as the internal power supply is filled. The internal power supply is known to those skilled in the art but may be a battery. Again, the AC power indicated by the electrical plug 14 is connected to the connector 56 on the base unit 44 by the cord 16 as previously described. Also, as described above, the hair curling iron 64 can have a single heating element that can be preheated and portable. As shown, however, the first heating element is used for preheating by an external AC power source and the second heating element is used for portable operation by an internal DC power source.

  The AC input from the external power source is directly connected to the connector 62 on the base unit 44, while the DC power charged simultaneously from the internal power source comes from the AC / DC converter 58 whose DC output is coupled to the connector 60.

  The power cord 16 terminates at the connector 56 in the base unit 44. Advantageously, the connector 56 is identical to the connector 62 on the base unit 44. If for any reason portable operation of the device 64 is prohibited, the AC connector 56 is inserted directly into the device 64, where power is normally supplied by the connector 62. In such a case, the hair curling iron 64 is bound to a conventional cord and continues to be advantageously used as a non-portable hair curling device.

  In any use of the battery of the heating device, the battery must not be subject to heating from the heating element. In a hair curling iron, the battery may be placed in a heat insulated handle as is known in the art, and the battery is thermally isolated from the heating element.

  When the new invention is used on a flat clothing iron, the battery is particularly protected from heat by being held by a large metal mass. One such method for thermally isolating the battery is shown in FIG. As shown, the battery is subdivided into battery cells 20 or known battery “sticks” 66 that can be inserted into the handle 47 in a known manner. Along with the battery “stick” 66, the battery can be simply inserted, replaced from outside the handle, and charged from the outside of the flat clothing iron in a known manner. Similarly, the top of the handle 47 is a hinge plate (not shown), which is opened and closed by a known method, and the battery is erased and inserted. Those skilled in the art understand other ways to mount and insulate the battery to protect it from heat.

  FIG. 9 is a graphical depiction of a portable flat medical iron 46, with a battery 47 (internal power source) having a handle 47 disposed therein. The battery is shown as a chart connected to a DC load 22 like a DC heating element, while an AC load such as the heating element 18 has at least one receptacle 50 for receiving power from an external power source during preheating. Shown to be connected.

  FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the present invention as a chart.

  In this embodiment, the flat clothing iron 46 does not have an internal heating element for preheating. In this embodiment, the base unit 68 includes an upper plate 70 that is preheated by an external power source that is indicated by the wall plug 14 through the cord 16. The flat garment iron 46 simply resides on a hot plate 70 in metal, and metal contacts are used to preheat the flat iron 46. The flat iron 46 is known by the LED 76 when preheated and was made portable by removing it from the base unit upper plate 70. At least connector 72 prevents internal power supply 20 from providing power to the DC heating element during preheating. When the flat iron 46 is removed from the base unit 68, at least the connector 72 is removed from the corresponding receptacle, and individually, the receptacle is portable and is as described above and shown in FIG.

  Of course, in all of the above-described embodiments, the switch 74 shown schematically in FIG. 10 can be used to prevent the device 12 from preheating while placed on the base unit.

  FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram of an electronic control circuit for the novel invention, which provides sufficient pulse time modulation energy to the device, replaces load loss, maintains the required power output, and So it will save battery energy, otherwise it will be wasted. Details of this diagram are described in detail in co-pending provisional patent application 60 / 573,716.

  Briefly, however, unit 78 is a detector that detects the required operating level (ie, temperature sensor 80 shown in FIG. 11). Oscillator 94 in this case generates a sawtooth output on line 96 and couples the signal on line 90 to comparator 92 along amplification detector 78. As long as the amplitude of the amplified output of detector 78 on line 90 is greater than the amplitude of transmitter 94 on line 96, there is a constant output from comparator 92 through resistor 100. This signal is coupled to the gate of power FET 102 through switch 28 and is applied to the maximum power of load 22.

  However, as explained above, in order to conserve the internal battery, the device in this case the AC heating element 18 is heated to bring the required operating temperature to success. As can be seen in FIG. 11, the device is first heated to the operating temperature required by the external AC power supply 44. The external AC power supply 44 is coupled to an energy consuming device, with a male connector 26 in this case as a means, where the connector 26 is connected to an AC load at points 75 and 76 (on the wiring 16) in the device of the device. 18 is maintained. The switch 74 is a double pole and single slow switch that couples an external AC source and the heating element 18 that is an AC load. In addition, the other half of the switch 74 couples the internal power supply (battery) and the control circuit. This is because the control circuit uses such a small amount of power and a small drain is placed on the internal battery during the time that the external power supply brings the device to a predetermined operating temperature. As described above, the male connector is indicated by the dotted line 26, and the physically open switch 28 prevents the FET from receiving any signal from the control circuit of the device. Thus, no power is supplied from the DC load 22 while the external AC power source is heating the device to the required operating temperature using the AC heating element 18. When the device reaches the temperature required by the AC heating element or load 18 (the temperature can be displayed in a known manner by LED lighting), the device is removed from the base and the male connector 26 closes the switch 28. The signal from the control circuit comparator 92 is allowed to connect to the power FET 102, which begins to apply power to the DC load 22. This is because the DC load 22 is physically close to the metal cage, and this metal cage is heated by the external power source 44, and the DC load 22 is already heated to a substantially required operating temperature. This is because the device is currently pulse time modulated to provide enough energy to the DC load 22 by the control circuit to maintain a predetermined operating temperature.

  The LED 103 may be coupled across the FET 102, if necessary, to generate a pulse signal for the FET to indicate to the user that the control circuit is functioning.

  A novel and improved portable energy consuming device thus uses an external power source to allow the device to reach a predetermined operating level, and when the device is removed from its base, the external power source is also disconnected from the device. The internal power supply is automatically connected to a DC load to maintain a predetermined operating level of the device. The control circuit replaces the load loss and couples between the internal power supply and a DC load that is pulse time modulated with the applied signal to maintain the required operating level. As explained above, the required operating level is the required operating temperature and the required operating rpm or any other type of load operating condition, which has mechanical energy and is a loss of equipment. If sufficient energy is supplied to replace the operating conditions, the energy is maintained.

  While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail, those skilled in the art can alter or modify the present invention in various embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. That is self-evident. Other elements, processes, methods and techniques that are slightly different from those described herein are also within the spirit and scope of the invention.

  Here, the scope of the invention should not be limited by any particular embodiment, but is defined by the appended claims or their equivalents. Here, the term “electronic switch” is a switch suitable for controlling intermittently supplied power, such as a mechanically operated switch such as a relay or the electrolytic effect discussed above. Also included are semiconductor switches such as transistors (FETs).

Illustrates the use of an external power source that provides a predetermined operating level to an energy consuming device (device) and the use of an internal power source that maintains the predetermined operating level, and further includes an internal power source (battery while the device is connected to the external power source). ) Is a block diagram illustrating options for using an external power source to charge. At the same time, the external power supply coupled to the device to charge the internal battery of the device and bring the device to a predetermined operating level is illustrated, and the internal power supply is disconnected from its load when the device is coupled to the external power supply Internal battery) Mechanical connector is illustrated. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a portable energy consuming device with a control circuit that operates an electronic power switch that provides pulse time modulated power to a load only to maintain a predetermined operating level of the device. The base unit for placing the flat clothing iron is illustrated, and the flat clothing iron is brought to a predetermined temperature during the simultaneous charging of the internal battery in connection with the flat clothing iron and the corresponding flat clothing iron 3 is a block diagram illustrating electrical coupling from an external power source to a connector of a base unit that engages with the connector. A base unit having an AC / DC converter associated with generating a DC power signal that produces an energy consuming device to a predetermined operating level while simultaneously generating a DC signal to charge an internal battery in the energy consuming device. Illustrated. Fig. 2 illustrates an AC resistive heating element and a DC resistive heating element formed by two flat resistive metal strips wound in spaced relation in an electronically insulating relationship with a common support. . Illustrated are an AC resistive heating element and a DC resistive heating element that are arranged in an energy consuming device and that form two flat resistive elements that are placed in an electronically insulated relationship. To do. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram illustrating the external electronic coupling of the energy consuming device as a hair curling iron mounted on the base unit and simultaneously preheating the device for charging the internal battery. Schematic diagram of the handle for a flat clothing iron, or other internal power source, ie a battery, specifically a plurality of individual cells or rod-like batteries connected in series, as required Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an energy consuming device illustrated with a battery that is removed from the handle if present and replaced with another power source. FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic illustration of a flat garment iron with a power supply (battery) in a handle coupled to a first heating element and a divided second heating element for connection to an external power source. Schematic illustration of a flat garment iron heated by a conductor from a base unit heated by an external power supply and a flat that prevents the internal power supply from providing power to exactly maintain a given operating temperature FIG. 4 is an illustration of a connector on a base engaged with a flexible garment iron. FIG. 2 illustrates a control circuit shown in generally-shown co-pending provisional patent application No. 60 / 573,716, advantageously shown using the present invention.

Claims (53)

Forming a body coupled to an energy consuming load having system power loss;
Using a power source located outside the main body to achieve a predetermined operating level for the energy consumption load;
Removing an external power source from the energy consuming load when a predetermined operating level is achieved;
Forming a portable energy consuming device by offsetting system power loss while maintaining a predetermined operating level of the energy consuming load using a power source disposed within the body; and
A method for manufacturing a portable energy consuming apparatus comprising: And connecting at least one heating element to the body as an energy consuming load;
Connecting at least one heating element to a predetermined temperature indicating a predetermined operating level by connecting to an externally located power source; and
Removing the external power source from the at least one heating element when the at least one heating element reaches a predetermined temperature;
Automatically powering the internal power supply to at least one heating element and providing sufficient power to maintain a predetermined temperature when the first power supply is disconnected; and
The method of claim 1 comprising: Using an alternating current as a power source located outside;
The process of using a battery as a power source located inside,
The method of claim 2 further comprising: The method of connecting at least one heating element to the main body further includes a step of heating the AC heating element to a predetermined temperature by detachably connecting an AC power source installed outside to the AC heating element connecting to the main body,
4. A step of automatically connecting a direct current heating element to the main body and heating it by an internal battery to provide a sufficient electric power to maintain a predetermined temperature even when the external alternating current power source is separated from the alternating current element. The method described. Using direct current (DC) as an external power source;
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising using a battery (direct current) as an internal power source.   The step of connecting at least one heating element to the main body further includes forming a single DC heating element in the main body, rectifying the external DC power supply output to obtain a DC output, and adding this to the single DC heating element. Sufficient to maintain a predetermined temperature when the single acceleration element is disconnected from the DC output of the rectifying external AC power source by automatically connecting the installed battery to the single DC heating element at a predetermined temperature 6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of supplying an electric power. Placing a normally closed electronic switch between at least one energy consuming load and a second power source located therein;
2. The internal power source comprises the step of automatically preventing the electronic switch from opening and coupling to at least one energy consuming load when the external power source is connected to at least one energy consuming load. The method described.   An electrical plug is installed and inserted into a receptacle connected to the main body of the energy consuming device to connect an external power supply to the energy consuming load, and the electrical switch is automatically used when inserting into another receptacle using the electrical plug. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of: opening and preventing the power source from being connected to at least one energy consuming load, which is also installed internally. Whenever an external AC power source is connected to an energy consuming load, the process of automatically charging the internal power source,
The method of claim 8 further comprising: Placing an electronic switch between a single DC heating element and an internally placed battery;
A step of automatically opening an electronic switch when the DC output of an external power source is coupled to a single DC heating element to prevent the internally disposed battery from being connected to a single DC heating element;
The method of claim 6 further comprising: Providing an electronic connector for insertion into the receptacle for coupling with an energy consuming device body for coupling an external power source to a single DC heating element;
Using an electronic connector to automatically open the electronic switch when inserting the receptacle and prevent the internally placed battery from coupling to a single DC heating element;
The method of claim 10, further comprising: Automatically charging the internally placed battery whenever an external power source connects to a single DC heating element;
The method of claim 11 further comprising: The device is portable and automatically maintains the required operating level, thus conserving the internal power supply as well as extending the life of the energy consumption load, Coupling the control circuit between,
The method of claim 1 further comprising: Generating a feedback signal that is instantaneously at the load operating level and displays the control circuit;
Sufficient power to protect the electronic power by maintaining the required load operating level with reduced power input, enough to replace system loss, and reduce power input to apply energy consuming load by internal power supply Using the generated feedback signal for:
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising: Coupling an electronic power switch between the energy consuming load and the internal power source;
Switching the electronic power switch ON and OFF with a pulse time modulation signal to reduce the power input so that only enough power is supplied to the energy consuming load to maintain a predetermined operating level;
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:   The method of claim 1, further comprising using one heating element of a hairdressing device or a selected heating element of a flat clothing ironing device as an energy consuming load. Forming a hairdressing device and a flat clothing device as a basic unit when not used as a portable device; and
Base unit for connecting an external power supply to the heating element to preheat the heating element to a predetermined operating level before a selected one of the devices in which at least one electrical connector is used as a portable energy consuming device A process of arranging in
The method of claim 16 further comprising: Place additional electrical connectors in motion and select one heating element of the device placed in the base unit to a voltage that charges the additional electronic circuitry to the internal power supply receives power from the external power supply Associating with the base unit to provide only when
The method of claim 17, further comprising: Forming a base unit to place a body portion of an energy consuming device that is not used as a portable device; and
Inserting at least one of the additional electrical connectors associated with the base unit for insertion of the at least one receptacle is to connect an external power source to a single direct current to preheat the heating element to a predetermined operating level. Associating with a body portion for connection to a heating element;
The method of claim 12 further comprising: Using a first wound resistance strip in the form of a coil as an alternating heating element;
Using the second wound resistance strip in the form of a coil with the first wound resistance strip as a direct current heating element being electrically insulated and opening a certain sense;
The method of claim 4 further comprising: Using a first flat conductor resistance as an AC heating element;
Superimposing a second approved conductor electrically insulated from the first flat conductor resistance as a heating element;
The method of claim 4 further comprising: Forming a selected one of the hairdressing device and the flat clothing ironing device as a handle;
Placing the power supply within the handle of the selected device;
The method of claim 16 further comprising:   23. The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of inserting a rod-shaped battery within the handle of the device selected as the internal power source.   23. The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of sequentially inserting a plurality of individual battery cells within the handle of the device selected as the internal power source. Using the battery as a power source located inside the main body,
Providing a jig to maintain the body portion having the energy consuming device;
Associating at least one first electrical connector with a jig to connect an external power source to the energy consuming device to cause the energy consuming device to reach a predetermined operating level;
External DC power supply can be used to charge the battery located inside only when the energy consuming device is attached to the jig, just as the device reaches a certain operating level The device has at least one second electrical connector associated with the jig, thereby isolating the external power source from the device and making the device portable using the battery located inside A process that can be removed from the jig;
The method of claim 1 further comprising: Forming a heating element inside the main body,
Using a first fixed positioning power supply to reach the heating element at a desired temperature;
Separating the heating element from the first power supply when a desired temperature is reached to produce a device generating a portable temperature;
Maintaining a desired temperature of the heating element having a second DC power supply located within a portable temperature range generating device;
The manufacturing method of the portable temperature production | generation apparatus which contains further. Storing kinetic energy in the means using a power source located externally in the device;
When there is an external power supply separated from the device, the internal power supply provides energy to maintain stored kinetic energy and the internal power supply is stored thereby maximizing the amount of energy available from the power Cooling by blowing external air above the internal power supply supplied only when used to maintain kinetic energy, extending the life of the internal power supply and storing mechanical energy in the device Storing electrical energy at the same time, and further comprising operating the portable energy consuming device. Connecting electronic switches;
Including, in the energy consuming load having a pulse time modulated signal, any one of a FET and a relay between the energy consuming load and the internal power source for control power;
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: The body part with the energy consuming load is tied together with it, the load has system power loss,
A power source externally located within the body portion and detachably coupled to the energy consuming load, associated with the body portion for causing the energy consuming load to achieve a predetermined operating level; ,
The energy consuming load has an internal location within the body portion that is removed from it to offset the system power loss and maintain a predetermined operating level of energy consuming the load. A power supply that only couples to energy that is consuming the predetermined operating level and the load passed to the external power supply,
A portable energy consuming device further comprising: At least one heating element associated with the body portion as energy consuming load to detachably obtain a desired temperature;
Connect to an external power supply that is compatible with the external power supply, and only when the external power supply is removed from the device, at least one striking element automatically connects to the internal power supply to maintain the desired temperature An internal power supply providing enough power,
30. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising: The external power source is an AC current source (AC),
And the internal power supply is a direct current (DC) current source,
32. The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising: An AC heating element detachably connected to an external power source for heating the device to a desired temperature;
A heating element for automatic connection to the internal power supply includes a direct current heating element that maintains the desired temperature of the device separated from the alternating current heating element only when there is an external power source;
32. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising: An external power supply that is a DC power supply,
An internal power supply that is a DC power supply,
32. The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising: A single DC heating element in the body part;
An externally located AC power source with regulated output to provide;
The applied power is a single DC heating element to obtain the desired temperature;
And automatically connecting to a single is an internal position that provides the single heating element to provide sufficient force to maintain the desired temperature that is separated only when the single does the heating element. DC power supply to
34. The apparatus of claim 33, further comprising: A normally closed electrical switch that is placed between the two and connected to at least one energy to be consumed is loaded into an internal power supply;
Whenever an external power source is connected to at least one energy consuming load to prevent an internally located power source from connecting to at least one energy consuming load A connector associated with an external power source for automatically starting a normally closed electrical switch;
30. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising: An electrical plug associated with the body portion of the energy consuming device to connect an external power source for insertion into the receptacle to at least one energy consuming load;
An electrical plug that automatically initiates an electrical switch to connect the at least one energy to prevent an internally located power source from consuming the load and is further inserted into the receptacle 36. The apparatus of claim 35. A DC charging circuit associated with the external power supply for automatically charging the internal power supply whenever the external power supply is connected to energy consuming load associated with the device. Item 36. The apparatus according to Item 36. The control circuit coupled between the internal power supply and consumes only when the device is portable, thereby saving the internally located power supply, which also lengthens the life of the energy consuming load 30. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising a control circuit that loads the energy to automatically maintain a predetermined operating level. A feedback device for generating a signal representative of an instantaneous load operating horizontally;
And consuming power by an internal power supply to a sufficient amount power applied to energy that only replaces system losses saving power by thereby maintaining the desired load operating horizontally A control circuit using a feedback signal to reduce the input end, and
40. The apparatus of claim 38, further comprising: An electronic power switch coupled between the energy consuming load and the internal power source in the form of one of the FET and the relay;
And turn the electronic power switch ON and OFF with pulse time modulation signal to reduce the power so that only enough power is supplied to the energy consuming load to maintain the predetermined operating level A control circuit,
40. The apparatus of claim 39, further comprising: One selected hairdressing device and energy consuming device flat clothing ironing device;
30. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising a selected one of the hairdressing apparatus and a heating element of the flat garment ironing apparatus used as energy consuming load. A base unit for receiving a selected one of a hairdressing device and a flat clothing ironing device;
Then, a selected one of the devices used as portable energy consuming devices may include at least one on the base unit for connecting an external power source to the heating element to preheat the heating element to a predetermined operating level. Two electrical connectors,
42. The apparatus of claim 41, further comprising: An additional electrical connector and circuit with a base unit, to provide a voltage for charging the internal power supply only when a heating element of a selected device placed on the base unit is receiving power from an external source;
43. The apparatus of claim 42, further comprising: A base unit for disposing a main body portion when the energy consuming device is not used as a portable device;
At least one electrical plug of the base unit for insertion of at least one receptacle associated with a body portion for connecting a single heating element to an external power source for preheating to a predetermined operating level;
38. The apparatus of claim 37, further comprising: A first wound resistance strip in the form of a coil as an AC heating element;
A second wound resistive strip wound with a resistive strip in the form of a coil as a direct current heating element and electrically insulated from the first wound resistive strip;
35. The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising: A first flat resistance conductor as an AC heating element;
A second flat resistance conductor in which the first flat resistance conductor is electrically interrupted as a DC heating element;
35. The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising: A handle forming a selected one of part of the hairdressing device and the flat clothing ironing device;
An internal power supply located at the handle of the device;
42. The apparatus of claim 41, further comprising:   48. The device of claim 47, further comprising an internal power supply within a handle of the device comprising a rod-shaped battery cell.   48. The apparatus of claim 47, further comprising an internal power supply within a handle of the apparatus comprising a plurality of individual series coupled battery cells. A body having a heating element therein,
An external power supply that is detachably coupled to the body portion for bringing the heating element to a desired temperature and then disconnecting from the body portion to form a portable device;
And an internal power source that is selectively coupled to the heating element to maintain a desired temperature of the heating element of the portable device;
A portable temperature generating device further comprising: An external power supply to the device that stores the kinetic energy in the means to the desired level;
An external power source that is separated from the device to create a portable device in which the kinetic energy stored in the device reaches a desired level, and an internal to the device that maintains the desired level of kinetic energy from which the external power source is disconnected Power supply,
An improved portable energy consuming device further comprising:   52. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the stored kinetic energy is formed by temperature.   52. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the stored kinetic energy is formed by the rotation of the mass.

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