Charger for wireless hand-held controller

• US 20040130291A1
• Filed: 01/03/2003
• Published: 07/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Asoka
• Original Assignee: Asoka
• Inventors: Hsu, Kent T. J.
• Application Number:
  US10/335,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20040130291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/111
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A charger device for wireless hand-held controller is disclosed. The device comprises a DC charge socket, a contact coupled to a terminal of a rechargeable cell in a battery compartment, a charge IC electrically interconnected the DC charge socket and the contact, and an adapter for DC charging. In charging, insert the first and the second DC plugs in the DC charge jack and the DC charge socket respectively so that a required DC is automatically fetched by the charge IC from the control assembly to the cell via the contact. The invention can eliminate conventional charger seat and adapter, charge the controller without coupling to a USB port of computer and a charger jack of automobile, maintain a normal wireless signal transmission of the controller during charging, and maintain a good wireless signal transmission quality during charging by the provision of the charge IC.

Claims

1. A charger device for a wireless hand-held controller, the charger device being used between a control assembly and the wireless hand-held controller, wherein the control assembly is coupled to a power cord having a power plug, and wireless hand-held controller includes a circuit board and a battery compartment for containing a rechargeable cell, the charger device comprising:

a DC charge jack at the control assembly;

a DC charge socket on the circuit board;

a contact electrically coupled to a terminal of the cell;

a charge IC on the circuit board and being electrically interconnected the DC charge socket and the contact; and

an adapter for DC charging having first and second DC plugs at its ends, wherein a connection line is interconnected the first and the second DC plugs;

wherein in an charging operation, insert the first and the second DC plugs in the DC charge jack of the control assembly and the DC charge socket of the circuit board respectively, so that a required DC is automatically fetched by the charge IC from the control assembly to the cell via the contact.

2. The charger device of claim 1, wherein the contact is provided on the circuit board.

3. The charger device of claim 1, wherein the contact is provided within the battery compartment.

4. The charger device of claim 1, wherein the control assembly comprises a control host and a wireless signal transmitter coupled to the control host.

5. The charger device of claim 4, wherein the DC charge jack is provided on the control host.

6. The charger device of claim 4, wherein the DC charge jack is provided on the wireless signal transmitter.

7. A charger element for a wireless hand-held controller including a circuit board and a battery compartment for containing a rechargeable cell, the wireless hand-held controller being operative for controlling an operation of a control assembly wherein the control assembly is coupled to a power cord having a power plug, the charger element comprising:

a DC charge socket on the circuit board;

a contact electrically coupled to a terminal of the cell; and

a charge IC on the circuit board and being electrically interconnected the DC charge socket and the contact;

wherein in an charging operation, a required DC is automatically fetched by the charge IC from the wireless hand-held controller to the cell via the contact, in response to a DC fed to the wireless hand-held controller via the DC charge socket.

8. The charger element of claim 7, wherein the contact is provided on the circuit board.

9. The charger element of claim 7, wherein the contact is provided within the battery compartment.

10. A charger equipment for a wireless hand-held controller, comprising:

a control assembly coupled to a power cord having a power plug;

a wireless hand-held controller including;

a battery compartment for containing a rechargeable cell;

a contact electrically coupled to a terminal of the cell;

a circuit board including;

a DC charge socket; and

a charge IC on the circuit board and being electrically interconnected the DC charge socket and the contact; and

an adapter for DC charging having first and second DC plugs at its ends wherein a connection line is interconnected the first and the second DC plugs;

wherein in an charging operation, insert the first and the second DC plugs in the DC charge jack of the control assembly and the DC charge socket of the circuit board respectively, so that a required DC is automatically fetched by the charge IC from the control assembly to the cell via the contact.

11. The charger equipment of claim 10, wherein the control assembly comprises a control host and a wireless signal transmitter coupled to the control host.

12. The charger equipment of claim 11, wherein the DC charge jack is provided on the control host.

13. The charger equipment of claim 11, wherein the DC charge jack is provided on the wireless signal transmitter.

14. The charger equipment of claim 10, wherein the contact is provided on the circuit board.

15. The charger equipment of claim 10, wherein the contact is provided within the battery compartment.