Self-contained recharging device for portable telephone and/or battery and/or protective case

• US 6,346,791 B1
• Filed: 06/16/2000
• Issued: 02/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: SARL Tecknisolar-Seni
• Original Assignee: SARL Tecknisolar-Seni
• Inventors: Barguirdjian, Pascal
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Peter S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LUK, LAWRENCE W
• Application Number:
  US09/509,671
• Time in Patent Office: 606 Days
• Field of Search: 320/101, 320/107, 320/138, 320/139
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/32 for charging batteries from a charging set comprising a non-electric prime mover rotating at constant speed
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers

Abstract

The invention concerns a recharging device (4), comprising and consisting of photovoltaic sensors (5), alveolar lens particles (11), light energy amplifier (6), electronic management unit (7), magnetic counter-weight (17), steel balls (18), spring mechanism (22) with its manual butterfly winder (23), alternator (25) and battery (2), consisting in a single extra flat system, comprising several forms of recharging and in all conditions and all positions, inserted and fixed, matching the shape of the mobile (cellular) portable telephone (1), or on the protective case (21), or on a battery (2) or any other communication means comprising a transmitter-receiver, providing them with autonomy, causing them to operate by delivering voltage and electric current (13) so as to recharge them, maintain them and enabling them to operate, using daylight (10), artificial lighting (8), vibrations (20), movements (19) and the spring manual winder.

Claims

1. A portable telephone arrangement comprising a transmitter-receiver, a recharger for accomplishing electric charging, maintaining and powering of a battery pack for the telephone arrangement, said recharger including an optical to electrical transducer and a mechanical motion to electric transducer.

2. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 in combination with a case for a portable telephone of the arrangement, the recharger being inserted and attached directly to the case, the telephone fitting into the case and having an exterior shape matching an interior shape of the case so that the recharger can accomplish electric charging, maintaining and powering of the battery pack for the telephone in any position of the telephone and the case.

3. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 wherein the mechanical motion to electric transducer includes a winding mechanism.

4. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 wherein the mechanical motion to electric transducer includes magnetic counter-weights having a periphery equipped with a steel ball for creating electric energy by induction.

5. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 further comprising an electronic management unit for selectively connecting the recharger in series or parallel in response to an indication of the battery pack energy requirements.

6. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 wherein the optical to electric transducer includes electronic and mechanical optical amplifiers.

7. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 wherein the optical to electric transducer is arranged to be responsive to sunlight and artificial lighting and is located in a protective case for holding the telephone, the case being arranged to enable to telephone to operate and be powered automatically through an inductive connector.

8. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 wherein the optical to electric transducer is arranged to be responsive to sunlight and artificial lighting and is located in a protective case for holding the telephone, the case being arranged to enable to telephone to operate and be powered automatically through a magnetic current connector.

9. The portable telephone arrangement of claim 1 wherein the optical to electric transducer is arranged to be responsive to sunlight and artificial lighting and is located in a protective case for holding the telephone, the case being arranged to enable the telephone to operate and be powered automatically through magnetization having the capability of making electric and power connections between the telephone and a protective case in any position.