UNIT FOR CHARGING A BATTERY OF A PORTABLE ELECTRIC DEVICE

• US 20110301748A1
• Filed: 12/08/2009
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jean Luc Kramp, Romain Lecarpentier, Yves Lecuyer
• Original Assignee: Jean Luc Kramp, Romain Lecarpentier, Yves Lecuyer
• Inventors: Lecarpentier, Romain
• Application Number:
  US13/133,665
• Publication Number:
  US 20110301748A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/232
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/006 dispensed for the electrical charging of other devices than vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/08 with current supply sources at the substations generating ringing current H04M19/04

Abstract

The invention relates to a unit for charging a battery of a portable electric device, said unit including: an electric power supply unit; at least one charging area that is provided with at least two different types of coupling interfaces, each of which is suitable for enabling a connection or a coupling between a portable electric device and the supply unit; a selection means for enabling the selection, by a user, of at least one of the coupling interfaces; and a control unit for controlling the electric power supply unit according to the selection made by the user.

Claims

1. A unit for charging a battery of a portable electric device, comprising:

an electrical energy supply unit,

at least one charging zone, equipped with at least two coupling interfaces which are each designed to allow for a connection or a coupling between a portable electric device and the supply unit,

a selection means, suitable for allowing for the selection by a user of at least one of the coupling interfaces, and

a control unit which is suitable for controlling the electrical energy supply unit according to the selection of the user,

characterized in that at least one of the coupling interfaces comprises a first module positioned in at least one charging zone and suitable for transmitting to a second module, positioned in at least one portable electric device, the electrical energy by electromagnetic coupling.

2. The unit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that at least one charging zone is formed in a cell associated with a door.

3. The unit as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the control unit is suitable for driving locking and/or unlocking means for the door or at least one of the doors.

4. The unit as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the door or at least one of the doors is partly transparent.

5. The unit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that at least one charging zone comprises at least two coupling interfaces each comprising an element for connecting to a portable telephone.

6. The unit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the coupling interfaces comprises a connection element of USB socket type.

7. The unit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the coupling interfaces comprises a connection element, suitable for connecting to a multimedia device of IPHONE or IPOD type.

8. The unit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the selection means comprises a control screen.

9. The unit as claimed in any one of the preceding claims claim 1, characterized in that it also comprises payment means, the control unit being suitable for allowing for the supply of a quantity of energy corresponding to the amount paid by the user or for having the user pay the sum of money corresponding to the quantity of electrical energy supplied to charge the battery of his electric device.