AUTOMATED COMPOSITE BATTERY
First Claim
1. A composite battery and sensor combination for use in an electronic device comprising:
- a battery comprising an anode and a cathode;
a container encasing the anode and cathode;
a pair of electrical terminals fixed relative to the container, each of the pair electrically connected to a respective one of the anode and the cathode;
a sensor fixed relative to the container; and
a switch fixed relative to the container and electrically interposed between one of the anode or cathode and a respective one of the pair of terminals, the switch capable of selectively providing a connection between the battery and the terminal in response to a signal indicative of a stimulus sensed by the sensor.
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Abstract
A composite battery capable of adjusting its own power output in response to predetermined signals or lack of predetermined signals is provided. The composite battery has a set of terminals, a battery, a sensing device and a switch, all housed within a casing, which can be in the shape of a conventional battery. The sensor captures signals which upon reaching a certain threshold cause the switch to engage or disengage to selectively provide a load current to an electronic device. The battery may be used in battery-controlled consumer electronics articles, such as toys, to prevent avoidable battery drain or unintended activation when the electronics article is not in use.
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20 Claims
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1. A composite battery and sensor combination for use in an electronic device comprising:
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a battery comprising an anode and a cathode; a container encasing the anode and cathode; a pair of electrical terminals fixed relative to the container, each of the pair electrically connected to a respective one of the anode and the cathode; a sensor fixed relative to the container; and a switch fixed relative to the container and electrically interposed between one of the anode or cathode and a respective one of the pair of terminals, the switch capable of selectively providing a connection between the battery and the terminal in response to a signal indicative of a stimulus sensed by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling power delivered from a composite battery including a battery means and a switch comprising the steps of:
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placing the composite battery in a power delivering state; detecting a predetermined signal or lack of a predetermined signal via a sensor disposed in the composite battery and associated with the switch; transitioning the composite battery from the power delivering state to a non-power delivering state via the switch in response to the predetermined signal or the lack of a predetermined signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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