ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130278238A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• 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: REN, DONG-LIANG
• Application Number:
  US13/664,436
• Publication Number:
  US 20130278238A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 323/311
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/08 Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/30 Modifications for providing a predetermined threshold before switching shaping pulses by thresholding H03K5/08

Abstract

An electronic device receiving a voltage from a power supply comprises a load, a control module, a switching module, and a protection module. The control module generates a first control signal. The protection module transmits the first control signal to the switching module. The switching module establishes an electrical connection between the power supply and the load in response to the first control signal. The load is powered by the power supply when the electrical connection between the power supply and the load is established. The protection module connected between the control module and the switching module prevents a reverse current or a reverse voltage supplied by the power supply from being transmitted to the control module.

Claims

1. An electronic device receiving a voltage from a power supply, the electronic device comprising:

a load;

a control module adapted to generate a first control signal;

a switching module; and

a protection module connecting the control module and the switching module;

wherein the protection module transmits the first control signal to the switching module, the switching module establishes an electrical connection between the power supply and the load in response to the first control signal, and the load is powered by the power supply;

the protection module prevents a reverse current or a reverse voltage supplied by the power supply from being transmitted to the control module.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first control signal is a logic low level signal.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the when the control module further generates a second control signal;

the protection module transmits the second control signal to the switching module, and the switching module disconnects the electrical connection between the power supply and the load in response to the second control signal and the power supply stop powering the load.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the second control signal is a logic high level signal.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the protection module comprises a diode;

an anode of the diode is electrically connected to the control module, and a cathode of the diode is electrically connected to the switching module.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the switching module comprises a transistor and a first resistor;

a base of the transistor is electrically connected to the protection module;

an emitter of the transistor is electrically connected to the power supply;

a collector of the transistor is grounded through the first resistor;

the load is electrically connected to the collector of the transistor.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first transistor is a pnp type bipolar junction transistor.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the switching module further comprises a second resistor and a third resistor, the second resistor is connected between the protection module and the base of the transistor, the third resistor is connected between the collector of the transistor and the load.

9. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the switching module further comprises a fourth resistor and a capacitor, one end of the fourth resistor is connected to the base of the transistor, and the other end of the fourth resistor is grounded;

one end of the capacitor is connected to the load, the other end of the capacitor is grounded.