DUAL MODE CHARGING DEVICE

• US 20130147422A1
• Filed: 08/01/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HUANG, YUNG-LUN
• Granted Patent: US 9,184,610 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3817 containing optical and electrical conductors cables including electrical and optical conductors H01B11/22; G02B6/3816 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4298 coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells

Abstract

A charging device for charging an electronic device includes a plug module and an interface module. The plug module includes a plug portion, two connecting portions formed on a side of the plug portion, two first electrical wires positioned in the connecting portions, two condenser lenses, two first optical fibers, two first transmitting lenses. The first optical fibers connect the first transmitting lenses to the condenser lens. The interface module includes a main body, two positioning portions formed on a side of the main body, two second electrical wires extending the positioning portions; two second optical fibers, two second transmitting lenses, and a photoelectric conversion chip. The second optical fibers connect the second transmitting lenses to the photoelectric conversion chip. The first transmitting lenses are aligned with the second transmitting lenses.

Claims

1. A charging device for charging an electronic device, comprising:

a plug module comprising a plug portion and two connecting portions formed on a side of the plug portion, a first electrical wire positioned in each of the connecting portions; and

an interface module comprising a main body and two positioning portions formed on a side of the main body, a second electrical wire extending through each of the positioning portions;

the positioning portions engaged with the connecting portions, thereby electrically connecting the first electrical wires to the second electrical wires;

wherein the plug module further comprises at least one condenser lens, at least one first optical fiber, at least one first transmitting lens, and the at least one first optical fiber connects the at least one first transmitting lens to the at least one condenser lens;

the interface module further comprises at least one second optical fiber, at least one second transmitting lens, and a photoelectric conversion chip, and the at least one second optical fiber connects the at least one second transmitting lens to the photoelectric conversion chip;

the at least one first transmitting lens is aligned with the at least one second transmitting lens.

2. The charging device of claim 1, wherein the plug portion comprises a first positioning surface and a second positioning surface substantially perpendicular to the first positioning surface;

the at least one first transmitting lens is positioned on the first positioning surface, and the at least one condenser lens is positioned on the second positioning surface.

3. The charging device of claim 1, wherein the connecting portion define positioning grooves for receiving the positioning portions of the interface module.

4. The charging device of claim 1, wherein the plug module further comprises a plurality of insert pins formed on the plug portion, and the insert pins and the connecting portions are positioned on opposite sides of the plug portion;

the insert pins are connected to the first electrical wires, respectively.

5. The charging device of claim 1, further comprising two conductive wires connected to the photoelectric conversion chip.

6. A plug module, comprising:

a plug portion; and

two connecting portions formed on a side of the plug portion, an electrical wire positioned in each of the connecting portions;

wherein the plug module further comprises at least one condenser lens, at least one first optical fiber, at least one first transmitting lens, and the at least one first optical fiber connects the at least one first transmitting lens to the at least one condenser lens.

7. The plug module of claim 6, wherein the plug portion comprises a first positioning surface and a second positioning surface substantially perpendicular to the first positioning surface;

the at least one first transmitting lens is positioned on the first positioning surface, and the at least one condenser lens is positioned on the second positioning surface.

8. The plug module of claim 6, further comprising a plurality of insert pins formed on the plug portion, wherein the insert pins and the connecting portions are positioned on opposite sides of the plug portion, and the insert pins are connected to the first electrical wires, respectively.

9. An interface module, comprising:

a main body; and

two positioning portions formed on a side of the main body, and an electrical wire extending through each of the positioning portions;

wherein the interface module further comprises at least one second optical fiber, at least one second transmitting lens, and a photoelectric conversion chip, and the at least one second optical fiber connects the at least one second transmitting lens to the photoelectric conversion chip.

10. The interface module of claim 9, further comprising two conductive wires connected to the photoelectric conversion chip.