Detecting circuit

• US 8,008,924 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2008
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Chuan-Feng
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan; Huy Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, SON T
• Application Number:
  US12/202,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20090243646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 324/426
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/385 Arrangements for measuring battery or accumulator variables for monitoring G01R31/382

Abstract

A detecting circuit for detecting a battery having a first and second electrode, includes a contacting portion electrically connecting to the first electrode of the battery, a seesaw electrically connected to the second electrode of the battery, and an actuator electrically connecting to the second electrode of the battery. One end of the seesaw electrically contacts with the contacting portion when the battery have a protection circuit. The actuator is configured for providing power onto another end of the seesaw to separate the contacting portion with the seesaw when the battery has no a protection circuit. The detecting circuit can truly and handily judges whether the detected battery has the protection circuit according to the action of the seesaw.

Claims

1. A detecting circuit for detecting a battery having a first and second electrode, comprising:

a contacting portion electrically connecting to the first electrode of the battery;

a seesaw electrically connecting to the second electrode of the battery, one end of the seesaw electrically contacting with the contacting portion when the battery has a protection circuit; and

an actuator electrically connecting to the second electrode of battery, the actuator being configured for providing power onto another end of the seesaw to separate the contacting portion with the seesaw when the battery has no a protection circuit.

2. The detecting circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises an electromagnetic member.

3. The detecting circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a heat conductor and a heat-sensitive assembly connected to the heat conductor.

4. The detecting circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a connecting apparatus comprising two contacting feet configured for electrically contacting the first and second electrodes of the battery, respectively, the contacting portion and the seesaw being respectively connected to the first and second electrodes via the two contacting feet correspondingly.

5. The detecting circuit as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connecting apparatus comprises a guiding slot for receiving the two contacting feet, wherein the two contacting feet are slidable along the guiding slot.

6. The detecting circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pilot lamp electrically connected between the first electrode and the contacting portion.

7. The detecting circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the pilot lamp is a light emitting diode.