Portable power supply with computer port

• US 20050248312A1
• Filed: 08/18/2004
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cao, Zheng-Fang, Tian, Yong-Jian
• Application Number:
  US10/920,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20050248312A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/114
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00304 Overcurrent protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0031 using battery or load disconnect circuits H02J9/002 takes precedence

Abstract

A portable power supply comprises a first compartment, a second compartment disposed on the first compartment, an electronic device removably disposed in the first compartment, a power supply assembly disposed in the second compartment, a power indicator disposed on the second compartment for displaying remaining power of the power supply assembly, a charging socket, a power socket for connecting to and supplying power to the electronic device via a cord, and a computer port for connecting to a computer via a cable for communicating data between the computer and the electronic device. The power supply assembly comprises a battery, a battery switching member, a booster circuit, a charging circuit, a battery protecting circuit, and a battery power sensing circuit.

Claims

1. A portable power supply comprising:

a housing including a first compartment and a second compartment disposed on a top of the first compartment;

an electronic device disposed in the first compartment;

a power supply assembly disposed in the second compartment;

a power indicator disposed on a top of the second compartment for displaying remaining power of the power supply assembly;

a charging socket disposed on the second compartment for electrically connecting to a charger via a first cord;

a power socket disposed on the second compartment for connecting to and supplying power to the electronic device via a second cord; and

a computer port disposed on the second compartment for connecting to an external device via a cable so as to communicate data between the electronic device and the external device.

2. The power supply of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a first opening at one end in communication with the first compartment, a second opening at the other end in communication with the first compartment, and a switch disposed on the second compartment.

3. The power supply of claim 2, wherein the power supply assembly comprises:

a rechargeable battery;

a battery switching member adapted to activate by turning on the switch;

a booster circuit adapted to increase voltage of power sent from the battery to a predetermined value for enabling the electronic device;

a charging circuit electrically connected to the charging socket for obtaining an external AC power and converting AC into DC;

a battery protecting circuit adapted to break the power supply assembly when current exceeds a predetermined maximum value; and

a battery power sensing circuit adapted to sense remaining power of the battery in response to activating the battery switching member and send an indicator of the remaining power of the battery to the power indicator.

4. The power supply of claim 3, wherein in a first charging loop power is supplied from the battery to the consumed electronic device via the battery protecting circuit, the battery switching member, and the booster circuit responsive to turning on the switch.

5. The power supply of claim 3, wherein in a second charging loop DC is sent from the charging circuit to the battery via the battery switching member and the battery protecting circuit responsive to turning on the switch.

6. The power supply of claim 3, wherein in a third charging loop DC is sent from the charging circuit to the booster circuit for changing DC voltage to the predetermined value prior to supplying to the electronic device responsive to turning on the switch.

7. The power supply of claim 3, wherein the power indicator is controlled by the battery switching member for displaying the remaining power of the battery.

8. The power supply of claim 1, wherein the power indicator comprises a plurality of illumination members.

9. The power supply of claim 3, wherein the charging socket is a cylindrical receptacle having an axial prong to electrically connect to an outer charger via a cord.

10. The power supply of claim 1, characterized in that the power socket is an IEEE 1394 connector.

11. The power supply of claim 1, characterized in that the computer port is a USB port.

12. The power supply of claim 1, wherein the power socket supplying power to the electronic device via the second cord and the computer port connecting to an external device via a cable so as to communicate data between the electronic device and the external device.