HEAT PRESERVATION SYSTEM AND SMART CUP USING SAME

• US 20160345777A1
• Filed: 06/25/2015
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd. (Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd. (Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: XIAO, XUN-YU, HE, XI-HUAI, TAI, FANG-TA, CHEN, CHUN-SHENG
• Granted Patent: US 9,839,324 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 41/005 comprising heat or cold producing means, i.e. energy transfer from outside the vessel
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0269 For heating of fluids
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/0014 Devices wherein the heating current flows through particular resistances

Abstract

A heating preservation system includes a selected unit, a control unit, a detection unit, and a heating unit. The selected unit is configured to select a preset temperature from amongst a plurality of differing preset temperatures, each preset temperature corresponds to a preset voltage. The control unit is configured to send out the preset voltage according to the selected preset temperature. The detection unit is configured to detect a temperature of fluid and convert the temperature to a detected voltage. The comparison unit is configured to receive the preset voltage and the detected voltage and compare the detected voltage with the preset voltage. The heating unit is configured to heat the fluid when the detected voltage is less than the preset voltage, and stop heating the fluid when the detected voltage is more than the preset voltage. A smart cup using the heating preservation system is further disclosed.

Claims

1. A heating preservation system comprising:

a selected unit configured to select a preset temperature from amongst a plurality of differing preset temperatures, each preset temperature corresponding to a preset voltage;

a control unit configured to send the preset voltage according to the selected preset temperature;

a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a fluid and convert the temperature to a detected voltage;

a comparison unit configured to receive the preset voltage and the detected voltage and compare the detected voltage with the preset voltage; and

a heating unit configured to heat the fluid when the detected voltage is less than the preset voltage, and stop heating the fluid when the detected voltage is more than the preset voltage.

2. The heating preservation system of claim 1, wherein the selected unit comprises a plurality of selected switches, each selected switch corresponds to a preset temperature and a preset voltage, and when the preset temperature is selected, the corresponded selected switch is switched on.

3. The heating preservation system of claim 2, further comprising a storage unit, wherein the storage unit is configured to store a relationship table of each selected switch, each preset temperature, and each preset voltage, and the control unit is configured to find the preset voltage in the relationship table according to the selected switch and send the preset voltage to the comparison unit.

4. The heating preservation system of claim 1, wherein the detection unit comprises a pull-up resistor and a thermistor, a first end of the pull-up resistor is coupled to a high level voltage, a second end of the pull-up resistor is coupled to a first end of the thermistor, a second end of the thermistor is grounded, and the thermistor abuts against an outer surface or a bottom surface of the cup body.

5. The heating preservation system of claim 4, wherein the high level voltage is supplied by a USB port located on the cup body.

6. The heating preservation system of claim 4, wherein the heating unit comprises a heating switch and a heating resistor, when the detected voltage is less than the preset voltage, the heating switch is switched on, and the heating resistor is operated to heat the liquid in the cup body;

when the detected voltage is more than the preset voltage, the heating switch is switched off, the heating resistor is stopped heating the liquid in the cup body.

7. The heating preservation system of claim 6, wherein the heating switch is a field-effect tube, the gate electrode of the heating switch is coupled to an output port of the comparison unit, the source electrode of the heating switch is coupled to a first end of the heating resistor, a second end of the heating resistor is grounded, and the drain electrode of the heating switch is coupled to the high level voltage.

8. The heating preservation system of claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises a slide rheostat and a divider resistor coupled to the slide rheostat in parallel, the selected unit is a sliding end of the slide rheostat, which can slidably adjust a resistance coupled to the divider resistor in parallel.

9. A heating preservation system comprising:

a selected unit configured to select a preset temperature from amongst a plurality of differing preset temperatures, each preset temperature corresponding to a preset voltage;

a storage unit configured to store a relationship table of each preset temperature and each preset voltage;

a control unit configured to find the preset voltage in the relationship table according to the selected preset temperature and send out the preset voltage;

a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a fluid and convert the temperature to a detected voltage;

a comparison unit configured to receive the preset voltage and the detected voltage and compare the detected voltage with the preset voltage; and

a heating unit configured to heat the fluid when the detected voltage is less than the preset voltage, and stop heating the fluid when the detected voltage is more than the preset voltage.

10. The heating preservation system of claim 9, wherein the selected unit comprises a plurality of selected switches, each selected switch corresponds to a preset temperature and a preset voltage, and when the preset temperature is selected, the corresponded selected switch is switched on.

11. The heating preservation system of claim 10, wherein the relationship table further stores each selected switch, each preset temperature, and each preset voltage, and the control unit is configured to find the preset voltage in the relationship table according to the selected switch and send the preset voltage to the comparison unit.

12. The heating preservation system of claim 9, wherein the detection unit comprises a pull-up resistor and a thermistor, a first end of the pull-up resistor is coupled to a high level voltage, a second end of the pull-up resistor is coupled to a first end of the thermistor, a second end of the thermistor is grounded, and the thermistor abuts against an outer surface or a bottom surface of the cup body.

13. The heating preservation system of claim 12, wherein the high level voltage is supplied by a USB port located on the cup body.

14. The heating preservation system of claim 12, wherein the heating unit comprises a heating switch and a heating resistor, when the detected voltage is less than the preset voltage, the heating switch is switched on, and the heating resistor is operated to heat the liquid in the cup body;

when the detected voltage is more than the preset voltage, the heating switch is switched off, the heating resistor is stopped heating the liquid in the cup body.

15. The heating preservation system of claim 14, wherein the heating switch is a field-effect tube, the gate electrode of the heating switch is coupled to an output port of the comparison unit, the source electrode of the heating switch is coupled to a first end of the heating resistor, a second end of the heating resistor is grounded, and the drain electrode of the heating switch is coupled to the high level voltage.

16. The heating preservation system of claim 9, wherein the control unit comprises a slide rheostat and a divider resistor coupled to the slide rheostat in parallel, the selected unit is a sliding end of the slide rheostat, which can slidably adjust a resistance coupled to the divider resistor in parallel.

17. A smart cup comprising:

a cup body configured to fill with liquid; and

a heating preservation system comprising;

a selected unit configured to select a preset temperature from amongst a plurality of differing preset temperatures, each preset temperature corresponding to a preset voltage;

a control unit configured to send out the preset voltage according to the selected preset temperature;

a detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a fluid in the cup body and convert the temperature to a detected voltage;

a comparison unit configured to receive the preset voltage and the detected voltage and compare the detected voltage with the preset voltage; and

a heating unit configured to heat the fluid in the cup body when the detected voltage is less than the preset voltage, and stop heating the fluid when the detected voltage is more than the preset voltage.

18. The smart cup of claim 17, wherein the detection unit comprises a pull-up resistor and a thermistor, a first end of the pull-up resistor is coupled to a high level voltage, a second end of the pull-up resistor is coupled to a first end of the thermistor, a second end of the thermistor is grounded, and the thermistor abuts against an outer surface or a bottom surface of the cup body.

19. The smart cup of claim 17, wherein the heating unit comprises a heating switch and a heating resistor, the heating switch is a field-effect tube, the gate electrode of the heating switch is coupled to an output port of the comparison unit, the source electrode of the heating switch is coupled to a first end of the heating resistor, a second end of the heating resistor is grounded, and the drain electrode of the heating switch is coupled to the high level voltage.

20. The smart cup of claim 17, wherein the control unit comprises a slide rheostat and a divider resistor coupled to the slide rheostat in parallel, the selected unit is a sliding end of the slide rheostat, which can slidably adjust a resistance coupled to the divider resistor in parallel.