Battery charging device for mobile phone

• US 6,057,668 A
• Filed: 10/01/1998
• Issued: 05/02/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Outre Technologies Pte., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shi-Ming Chen
• Inventors: Chao, Wen-Chung
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward H.
• Application Number:
  US09/164,913
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/108, 320/DIG. 19, 336/DIG. 2
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries

Abstract

Disclosed is a charging device for mobile phone wherein the battery can be charged by a secondary coil with current induced from a primary coil in a charging stage. The inventive charging device use magnetic induction, rather than metal contact, to transfer electrical energy to battery, therefore, the poor-contact problem in prior art can be prevented and the alignment tolerance between battery and charging device can be enhanced.

Claims

1. A charging device for charging the battery of a mobile phone, comprising

a charging stage having a primary iron core, a primary coil around said primary iron core and functioned to convert electrical energy into magnetic energy, a power supply connected to said primary coil for providing the electrical energy for charging, and a controller connected to said power supply to control the amount of electrical power provided by said power supply;

an induced-type power supply having a secondary iron core, a secondary coil around said secondary iron core and functioned to convert said magnetic energy linked from said primary iron core to electrical energy for charging the battery to be charged, a rectifying device connected to the output of said secondary coil to function as power supply to battery, a sensor connected to the output of said rectifying device to detect a charging state of said battery;

an information transmitter functioned to transmit said charging state detected by said sensor to said controller through said secondary iron core, whereby said controller can control the electrical energy provided by said power supply;

wherein said sensor comprises a current sensor in serial connection with said rectifying device and said battery, and a voltage sensor in parallel connection with said battery, and said information transmitter generates a short-circuit signal by short-circuiting the periodic signal sent from the said charging stage for a certain duration, thus indicating the charging state to said charging stage.

2. The charging device for charging the battery of mobile phone as in claim 1, wherein said primary iron core is of ringer-shape or semi-circular shape with an outer opening.

3. The charging device for charging the battery of mobile phone as in claim 1, wherein said voltage sensor is a voltage-divider to sense the charging voltage of said battery.

4. The charging device for charging the battery of mobile phone as in claim 1, wherein said current sensor is a current meter to sense the charging current of said battery.

5. A charging device for charging the battery of a mobile phone, comprising

a charging stage having a primary iron core, a primary coil around said primary iron core and functioned to convert electrical energy into magnetic energy, a power supply connected to said primary coil for providing the electrical energy for charging, and a controller connected to said power supply to control the amount of electrical power provided by said power supply;

an induced-type power supply having a secondary iron core, a secondary coil around said secondary iron core and functioned to convert said magnetic energy linked from said primary iron core to electrical energy for charging the battery to be charged, a rectifying device connected to the output of said secondary coil to function as power supply to battery, a sensor connected to the output of said rectifying device to detect a charging state of said battery;

an information transmitter functioned to transmit said charging state detected by said sensor to said controller through said secondary iron core, whereby said controller can control the electrical energy provided by said power supply;

wherein said sensor comprises a current sensor in serial connection with said rectifying device and said battery;

further wherein said information transmitter generates a intermittent-type signal formed by interrupting the periodic signal sent from said charging stage, thus indicating the charging state to said charging stage.