STRUCTURE FOR DISPLAYING OPERATION STATUS OF A POWER SUPPLY

• US 20090231148A1
• Filed: 03/11/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shuttle Incorporated (Shuttle International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Shuttle Incorporated (Shuttle International Incorporated)
• Inventors: YU, Shih-Hsien
• Application Number:
  US12/046,032
• Publication Number:
  US 20090231148A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/595
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C

Abstract

The present invention provides a power source to transform external power to DC driving power and has an air fan and a fan driving circuit connecting to a detection element to detect operation temperature inside the power supply and output a temperature control signal. Through the temperature control signal, the DC driving power is determined to drive the air fan at a required rotation speed. The power supply further has a status display circuit which includes at least two switches and two lighting elements. The switches are set at different ON/OFF levels and triggered by the temperature control signal or the fan driving circuit to determine whether ON/OFF of the switches be activated. The lighting elements are connected to the switches and driven by the DC driving power to emit light in the ON condition of the switches.

Claims

1. A structure for displaying operation status of a power supply which provides a power source to transform external power to DC driving power and has an air fan and a fan driving circuit connecting to a detection element to detect operation temperature inside the power supply and output a temperature control signal, the fan driving circuit determining the DC driving power to drive the air fan to get a desired rotation speed through the temperature control signal, the structure comprising:

a status display circuit in the power supply that includes at least two switches and two lighting elements, the switches being set at different ON/OFF levels and triggered by the temperature control signal or the fan driving circuit to determine whether ON/OFF of the switches be activated, the lighting elements being connected to the switches and driven by the DC driving power to emit light in the ON condition of the switches, the status display circuit driving the lighting elements to display operation status of the power supply when the rotation speed of the air fan alters.

2. The structure of claim 1, wherein the lighting elements are light emitting diodes.

3. The structure of claim 1, wherein the lighting elements are lighting bulbs.

4. The structure of claim 1, wherein the power supply has a face panel to hold the lighting elements.

5. The structure of claim 4, wherein the face panel has labels located at one side of the lighting elements to indicate the status.