BATTERY STRUCTURE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20090265570A1
• Filed: 04/22/2008
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US12/107,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20090265570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/340
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• 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 7/02 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

Abstract

A battery structure of portable electronic device comprises an electronic device body, a power supply input module, an internal battery, an external battery module, and a power supply control module. The invention enables the following process priorities that the power supply control module automatically switches the power charging between the internal battery and the external battery when the external power supply input terminal electrically connects an external power supply.

Claims

1. A battery structure of portable electronic device, comprising:

an electronic device body;

a power supply input module, comprising an external power supply input terminal and a charging circuit;

utilizing a diode, an internal battery and an external power supply input terminal to provide said electronic device with power supply, in addition to the power charging source for said internal battery;

said internal battery, installed inside in said electronic device body and is used to provide power supply to said electronic device through a circuit for switching battery power supply and said diode;

said internal battery is connected to a power supply control module and said charging circuit;

the characteristic lies in that said internal battery includes a battery status indicator, when there is an electric potential change after said internal battery reaches full charge, said power supply control module automatically switches power supply source to the connection of external battery terminal(s); and

an external battery module, providing external power supply for said electronic device, and comprising at least an external battery terminal(s) connected to an external battery;

when the external battery becomes the major power supply for said electronic device, said external battery terminal(s) is connected to said diode and said internal battery, in addition, electrically connected said charging circuit through said power supply control module;

the characteristic lies in that a battery status indicator is placed inside;

in case there is a voltage change after the energy of said external battery is exhausted or said external battery is removed from said portable electronic device, said circuit for switching battery power supply switches power supply of said portable electronic device to the connection of said internal battery;

wherein, a power supply control module, which is used to control the switches of the charging and discharging between said internal battery and said external battery, further comprising;

an external battery charging circuit and an internal battery charging circuit to connect said internal battery and serially connect said diode;

in addition, control the power supply of said internal battery when the external battery is exhausted;

a circuit for switching battery power supply, one end of which connects said charging circuit and the other end of which connects said internal battery and said external battery terminal(s), respectively;

said circuit for switching battery power supply alternatively switches on said charging circuit in connection to either said internal battery or said external battery terminal(s), in order to control the charging of the external battery;

in view of the foregoing, the following process priorities enables said power supply control module automatically switches the power charging between said internal battery and said external battery when the external power supply input terminal electrically connects an external power supply.

2. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said external battery module utilizes said external terminal to connect said external battery.

3. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power supply control module is an analog circuit without the time delay.

4. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said internal battery further comprises a battery status indicator to display electric usage of respective batteries of said electronic device.

5. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said battery status indicator is used to display a high voltage status, after said internal battery reaches full charge.

6. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said battery status indicator is used to display a lower voltage status, when said external battery is exhausted or removed from a portable electronic device.

7. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said external battery is a lithium battery, a Ni-MH battery, a lead-acid battery, a Ni—

Cd battery or a fuel cell.

8. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electronic device is a notebook computer, a portable computer, a laptop computer or a PDA.

9. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a voltage stabilizing circuit, which is connected to said electronic device body and said power supply input module for control stable power supply source to said electronic device body.

10. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a circuit is installed in chip sets of said electronic device body for detecting electric usage of respective batteries for a user.

11. The battery structure of portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein said circuit is electrically connected to chip sets of said electronic device.