Charge apparatus of an extension cord plug

• US 7,426,126 B1
• Filed: 08/16/2007
• Issued: 09/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Li-Chun Lai
• Original Assignee: Li-Chun Lai
• Inventors: Lai, Li-Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): BERHANE, ADOLF D
• Application Number:
  US11/840,111
• Time in Patent Office: 397 Days
• Field of Search: 363/16, 363/34, 363/146, 361/118, 307/38, 320/111
• US Class Current: 363/146
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/66 with pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/003 the coupling part being secured only to wires or cables
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/065 with built-in electric apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00304 Overcurrent protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00308 Overvoltage protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/007 Detection of the absence of a load

Abstract

A charge apparatus of an extension cord plug is provided. The charge apparatus is set inside an outlet and connected to an USB interface outside the outlet. When the outlet is electrified, the plug thereon is able to provide power to an electric appliance for normal operation through the USB interface after processing of the charge apparatus. By the time, the user may select demanded voltage to achieve objective of charging by various voltage sources.

Claims

1. An extension cord plug comprising:

an outlet, being configured with an over-current protection circuit and a filter-rectify circuit, the over-current protection circuit being configured to sense the whole circuitry, the filter-rectify circuit beings configured to filter and rectify the inputted AC current and provide a steady DC current to a charge apparatus; and

an USB interface outside the outlet and being connected to the charge apparatus;

the charge apparatus, comprising;

a power tube being configured to control an output voltage of a high-frequency transformer;

a start-up circuit being configured to drive the power tube to work;

an over-current sampling circuit being configured to sense the current flowing through the power tube to prevent the power tube from being damaged;

a steady-voltage control circuit being configured to receive a sampling signal from the over-current sampling circuit to control a voltage of the power tube;

the high-frequency transformer being configured to generate induced current and output voltage for a positive feedback circuit;

the positive feedback circuit being configured to control a working status of the power tube according to an amplitude of the primary-side current flowing through the high-frequency transformer;

an output filter-rectify circuit being configured to filter and rectify an AC power being outputted by the high-frequency transformer to output a steady DC power;

a voltage sampling circuit being configured to sense variation of the output voltage;

a photo-isolator being configured to receive a sampling signal from the voltage sampling circuit, transform the sampling signal into a photo signal for being transformed into an electrical signal and the electrical signal being transmitted to the steady-voltage control circuit; and

a load sense circuit being configured to receive the DC power of the output filter-rectify circuit and being connected to the USB interface to check whether there is any load being connected to the USB interface, in which once there is load, the load sense circuit then drives a load monitor to present the status.

2. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power tube is a high-speed and high-voltage switching triode.

3. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a high-voltage snub circuit being configured to limit an induced voltage generated by the leakage inductance of the high-frequency transformer to prevent the voltage being applied on the power tube from being too large and damaging the power tube.

4. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a voltage selection switch having a multi-voltage selection button, and being configured to transmit the selection to the output filter-rectify circuit to make the output filter-rectify circuit output demanded DC voltage according to the selection.

5. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high-frequency transformer is configured to generate various magnetic field in response to the current flowing through the primary side of the high-frequency transformer, then the secondary side of the high-frequency transformer derives induced current and output voltage for the positive feedback circuit according to the magnetic filed and the coils of the high-frequency transformer.

6. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the load monitor is a LED or other luminous source.

7. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outlet is configured to be contained in a chest or a box, and an electric appliance needed to be charged is placed on the chest or the box.

8. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a voltage sampling circuit, wherein the voltage sampling circuit is connected to the load sense circuit and configured to retrieve a voltage signal from the voltage sampling circuit, and transmit the voltage signal to a voltage comparing circuit;

when the comparing result denotes abnormal, the signal is amplified by an amplifier circuit for driving an over-loading alarm to alarm, and an over-voltage protection circuit is activated to protect the load from being damaged.

9. The extension cord plug as claimed in claim 8, wherein the over-loading alarm is a luminary or a buzzer to alarm by flashing or buzzing respectively.