STANDBY BATTERY BOX FOR ELECTRIC CYLINDER

• US 20130314026A1
• Filed: 05/25/2012
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TiMOTION Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: TiMOTION Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WU, Chou-Hsin
• Granted Patent: US 9,041,344 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00306 Overdischarge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0063 with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007182 in response to battery voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/002 in which a reserve is maintained in an energy source by disconnecting non-critical loads, e.g. maintaining a reserve of charge in a vehicle battery for starting an engine
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/005 using a power saving mode for copiers G03G15/5004
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A standby battery box for an electric cylinder is electrically connected to a control box for driving the electric cylinder and includes a charge-discharge device and a rechargeable battery. The charge-discharge device includes a protection unit, a power conversion unit, a voltage detection unit, a control unit, a discharge unit, a display unit, and a switch unit. The rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the charge-discharge device. When a startup switch of the switch unit is pressed, the charge-discharge device delivers the electricity of the rechargeable battery into the control box. When a shutoff switch of the switch unit is pressed, the charge-discharge device does not supply power, thereby protecting the standby battery box from being exhausted.

Claims

1. A standby battery box for an electric cylinder, electrically connected to a control box for driving the electric cylinder and including:

a charge-discharge device comprising a discharge unit and a switch unit electrically connected to the discharge unit; and

a rechargeable battery electrically connected to the charge-discharge device;

wherein the charge-discharge device stops supplying power when the switch unit is pressed to turn the discharge unit into an off state, the charge-discharge device delivers an electricity of the rechargeable battery into the control box when the switch unit is pressed to turn the discharge unit into an on state.

2. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the discharge unit of the charge-discharge device is connected to a voltage detection unit and a control unit, the voltage detection unit outputs a signal to the control unit when the voltage detection unit detects an excessively low discharging voltage in the rechargeable battery, and the control unit outputs a control signal to the discharge unit to stop a discharging of the discharge unit.

3. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 2, wherein the control unit of the charge-discharge device is electrically connected to a protection unit, a power conversion unit and a voltage detection unit, the control unit is configured to feed back a signal to the control unit when the voltage detection unit detects an excessive charging voltage, and the control unit outputs a signal to drive the protection unit to thereby cut off the power supply.

4. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 3, wherein the protection unit is electrically connected to the external control box, the protection unit is configured to cut off the power inputted from the control box when the rechargeable battery is excessively charged.

5. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 3, wherein the power conversion unit is electrically connected to the protection unit for converting a direct current power outputted from the protection unit into a direct current power of constant voltage and current, thereby charging the rechargeable battery.

6. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 3, wherein the voltage detection unit of the charge-discharge device is electrically connected to the power conversion unit for causing the protection unit to cut off the power when the discharging voltage of the rechargeable battery is detected to be too high, and stopping the discharging of the rechargeable battery when the discharging voltage of the rechargeable voltage is detected to be too low.

7. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 3, wherein the charge-discharge device further comprises a display unit electrically connected to the protection unit and the discharge unit, the display unit is lighted up during the discharging of the rechargeable battery, thereby displaying a state that the standby battery box is discharging.

8. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 7, wherein the display unit is a light emitting diode.

9. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 4, wherein the charge-discharge device further comprises a display unit electrically connected to the protection unit and the discharge unit, the display unit is lighted up during the discharging of the rechargeable battery, thereby displaying a state that the standby battery box is discharging.

10. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 9, wherein the display unit is a light emitting diode.

11. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 5, wherein the charge-discharge device further comprises a display unit electrically connected to the protection unit and the discharge unit, the display unit is lighted up during the discharging of the rechargeable battery, thereby displaying a state that the standby battery box is discharging.

12. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 11, wherein the display unit is a light emitting diode.

13. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 6, wherein the charge-discharge device further comprises a display unit electrically connected to the protection unit and the discharge unit, the display unit is lighted up during the discharging of the rechargeable battery, thereby displaying a state that the standby battery box is discharging.

14. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 13, wherein the display unit is a light emitting diode.

15. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the switch unit comprises a shutoff switch and a startup switch.

16. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 15, wherein the discharge unit is in open circuit when the shutoff switch is pressed, so that the discharge unit stops delivering power to the control box.

17. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 16, wherein the control unit ceases the action of the shutoff switch when the control box is electrically connected to an alternate current power source.

18. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 17, wherein the discharge unit is in ON state when the startup switch is pressed, thereby delivering electricity to the control box.

19. The standby battery box for an electric cylinder according to claim 1, wherein the rechargeable battery is a lead acid battery.