Multifunctional travel charger

• US 20070182368A1
• Filed: 01/30/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samya Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samya Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Fu-I
• Application Number:
  US11/341,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20070182368A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/110
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/065 with built-in electric apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 5/00 Circuit arrangements for transfer of electric power between ac networks and dc networks H02J3/36 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A multifunctional travel charger having a battery compartment formed in a mains adapter for insertion of separable primary/secondary batteries to establish a closed circuit, wherein the mains adapter includes a charging control circuit electrically coupled between the exchange type power conversion unit and the DC power output terminal, the battery compartment being electrically coupled to the charging control circuit for obtaining power to charge the secondary battery within the battery compartment; and a DC booster control circuit electrically coupled between the battery compartment and the DC power output terminal for boosting the DC voltage obtained from the primary/secondary batteries so as to provide the electronic products with required voltage via the DC power output terminal. In this way, the invention can serve as a conventional travel charger, a secondary battery charger, an uninterruptible charger, and an emergency power supply, thereby combining four functions in one unit.

Claims

1. A multifunctional travel charger, based on a mains adapter having a mains plug and an exchange type power conversion unit, the mains adapter being adapted to transform and rectify the power obtained via the mains plug for providing the electronic products with required DC power via a DC power output terminal,

wherein a battery compartment is formed in the mains adapter for insertion of separable primary/secondary batteries to establish a closed circuit;

and

wherein the mains adapter includes;

a) a charging control circuit electrically coupled between the exchange type power conversion unit and the DC power output terminal, the battery compartment being electrically coupled to the charging control circuit for obtaining power to charge the secondary battery within the battery compartment; and

b) a DC booster control circuit electrically coupled between the battery compartment and the DC power output terminal for boosting the DC voltage obtained from the primary/secondary batteries so as to provide the electronic products with required voltage via the DC power output terminal.

2. The travel charger as recited in claim 1 wherein a switching circuit coupled between the battery compartment and the DC booster control circuit is selected from a group consisting of a manual control switching circuit and an automatic control switching circuit, and wherein a one-way electronic element is coupled between the battery compartment and the charging control circuit.

3. The travel charger as recited in claim 2 wherein the manual control switching circuit includes a control element defined by a switching/pressure switch on the mains adapter.

4. The travel charger as recited in claim 1 wherein the battery compartment is an open type groove.

5. The travel charger as recited in claim 4 wherein the battery compartment includes a slide/hinged cover.

6. The travel charger as recited in claim 1 wherein the battery compartment is formed in such a way that the separable batteries are introduced in the lateral direction, and wherein a flap is disposed at the opening of the compartment.

7. The travel charger as recited in claim 1 wherein the exchange type power conversion unit is selected from a group consisting of AC-to-DC type and DC-to-DC type power conversion units.

8. The travel charger as recited in claim 1 wherein the charging control circuit includes a charging unit and a charging module for constant voltage/current.

9. The travel charger as recited in claim 1 wherein the DC power output terminal of the mains adapter is selected from a group consisting of a charging connection cable and a USB output port.

10. The travel charger as recited in claim 1 wherein the mains adapter further includes a lithium battery charging terminal and a lithium battery positioning body, and wherein the lithium battery charging terminal is electrically coupled to the DC power output terminal for obtaining power to charge the lithium batteries.