BATTERY OVERHEATING PROTECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME

• US 20090317699A1
• Filed: 06/02/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WONG, SHIH-FANG, TSENG, WEN-HAW, GAO, FEI
• Application Number:
  US12/477,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20090317699A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/62
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/613 Cooling or keeping cold
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/623 Portable devices, e.g. mobile telephones, cameras or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/637 characterised by the use of reversible temperature-sensitive devices, e.g. NTC, PTC or bimetal devices; characterised by control of the internal current flowing through the cells, e.g. by switching means for preventing undesired use or discharge H01M50/572
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/569 Constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements G01R31/364
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery overheating protection device used in an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a main unit configured to implement basic functions of the electronic device and a battery unit configured to supply power to the main unit. The battery overheating protection device includes a temperature monitoring unit, a switch unit and a processing unit. The temperature monitoring unit is configured to store a predetermined temperature value, measure a temperature value of the battery unit and output a signal when the detected temperature value is greater than the predetermined temperature value. The temperature monitoring unit includes at least one thermistor thermally connected to the battery unit. The switch unit is connected between the main unit and the battery unit. The processing unit is configured to receive the signal and open the switch unit when receiving the signal, thereby the battery unit is disconnected from the main unit.

Claims

1. A battery overheating protection device used in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a main unit configured to implement basic functions of the electronic device and a battery unit configured to supply power to the main unit, the battery overheating protection device comprising:

a temperature monitoring unit configured to store a predetermined temperature value, measure a temperature value of the battery unit, and output a signal when the detected temperature value is greater than the predetermined temperature value, the temperature monitoring unit comprising at least one thermistor thermally connected to the battery unit;

a switch unit connected between the main unit and the battery unit; and

a processing unit configured to receive the signal and open the switch unit when receiving the signal, thereby the battery unit is disconnected from the main unit.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one thermistor is a negative temperature coefficient thermistor.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one thermistor comprises a plurality of thermistor cells connected in parallel, a thermal-sensitive resin and a housing, and the plurality of thermistor cells are packed by the thermal-sensitive resin, and the housing houses the thermal-sensitive resin.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein each thermistor cell comprises a thermistor body, two electrodes, and a base;

the thermistor body is positioned on the base; and

the two electrodes are attached to two sides of the thermistor body correspondingly.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the base is made from glass-ceramic material.

6. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the housing is made from organic polymer plastic.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switch unit comprises a transistor.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one thermistor is thermally attached to a surface of the battery unit by a thermal adhesive.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a main unit configured to implement basic functions of the electronic device;

a battery unit configured to supply power to the main unit; and

a battery overheating protection device, comprising;

a temperature monitoring unit configured to store a predetermined temperature value, measure a temperature value of the battery unit and output a signal when the detected temperature value is greater than the predetermined temperature value, the temperature monitoring unit comprising at least one thermistor thermally connected to the battery unit;

a switch unit connected between the main unit and the battery unit; and

a processing unit configured to receive the signal and open the switch unit when receiving the signal, thereby the battery unit is disconnected from the main unit.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one thermistor is a negative temperature coefficient thermistor.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one thermistor comprises a plurality of thermistor cells connected in parallel, a thermal-sensitive resin and a housing, and the plurality of thermistor cells are packed by the thermal-sensitive resin, and the housing houses the thermal-sensitive resin.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the thermistor cell comprises a thermistor body, two electrodes, and a base;

the thermistor body is positioned on the base; and

the two electrodes are attached to two respective sides of the thermistor body.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the battery unit comprises a plurality of batteries, the temperature monitoring unit comprises a plurality of thermistors, and each thermistor is thermally attached to a surface of each battery by a thermal adhesive.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the electronic device is a cellular phone.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the electronic device is a portable gaming device.