Power device

• US 20070019443A1
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Shiotsu, Fuminori, Ito, Masayasu
• Granted Patent: US 7,443,050 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 363/16
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33561 having more than one ouput with independent control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/3725 Switched mode power supply [SMPS]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/38 using boost topology
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/385 using flyback topology
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

To control individually a plurality of loads to be turned on by combining a switching regulator with a charge pump circuit using some of the components of the switching regulator. An LED is controlled to be turned on by a switching regulator having an NMOS transistor connected to a transformer and a control circuit for generating an on/off signal. An LED is controlled to be turned on by a charge pump circuit that shares the NMOS transistor and the control circuit with the switching regulator to charge a condenser with an electric charge during an operation for turning on the NMOS transistor and discharge the electric charge accumulated in the condenser during an operation for turning off the NMOS transistor. Thus, circuit structure is simplified.

Claims

1. A power device comprising:

a switching regulator having

a switching element connected to a transformer or a coil, and

a control circuit for

generating an on/off signal to control the switching element, and

supplying an input voltage from a power source to a first load by the on/off operation of the switching element in accordance with the on/off signal; and

a charge pump circuit for

accumulating an electric charge in accordance with the input voltage from the power source during an operation for turning on the switching element, and

discharging the accumulated electric charge to a second load during an operation for turning off the switching element.

2. A power device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit

controls an on-duty of the on/off signal to the switching element in accordance with the voltage supplied to the first load, and

controls a frequency of the on/off signal to the switching element in accordance with the electric charge discharged to the second load.

3. A power device according to claim 1, wherein

the charge pump circuit has a switch for specifying an operation and a non-operation of the charge pump circuit, and

the switch is inserted between the power source and the switching element.

4. A power device according to claim 1, wherein

the charge pump circuit includes a diode and a condenser connected to each other in series,

one end of the diode is connected to the power source,

one end of the condenser is connected to the switching element, and

voltage is supplied to the second load from a connecting part of the diode and the condenser.

5. A lighting device for a vehicle comprising:

the power device according to claim 1 and

the first load or the second load,

wherein the first load and the second load are light emitting sources of vehicles having different electric powers from each other or light emitting sources of different kinds of vehicles.

6. A power device according to claim 2, wherein the charge pump circuit has a switch for specifying an operation and a non-operation of the charge pump circuit and the switch is inserted between the power source and the switching element.

7. A lighting device for a vehicle comprising:

the power device according to claim 2 and

the first load or the second load,

wherein the first load and the second load are light emitting sources of vehicles having different electric powers from each other or light emitting sources of different kinds of vehicles.

8. A lighting device for a vehicle comprising:

the power device according to claim 3 and

the first load or the second load,

wherein the first load and the second load are light emitting sources of vehicles having different electric powers from each other or light emitting sources of different kinds of vehicles.

9. A lighting device for a vehicle comprising:

the power device according to claim 4 and

the first load or the second load,

wherein the first load and the second load are light emitting sources of vehicles having different electric powers from each other or light emitting sources of different kinds of vehicles.

10. A lighting device for a vehicle comprising:

the power device according to claim 6 and

the first load or the second load,

wherein the first load and the second load are light emitting sources of vehicles having different electric powers from each other or light emitting sources of different kinds of vehicles.