Bicycle battery connection system capacle of connecting different types of battery

• US 8,115,452 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2009
• Issued: 02/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: J.D Components Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: J.D Components Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liang, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Aurora, Reena
• Application Number:
  US12/457,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20100203369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 320/132, 320/106, 320/138
• US Class Current: 320/132
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A bicycle battery connection system includes a battery data determination circuit, a battery data processing circuit and an adapter. The battery data determination circuit is electrically connected to one of the first-type battery having an MCU and a second-type battery without an MCU through the adapter for enabling battery data of the connected battery to be processed by the battery data processing circuit and outputted as battery status for display on a display device in front of the user and for further battery output control. Thus, either a first-type battery or a second-type battery can be used and detected for automatic matching, and therefore the battery connection system allows a bicycle to use any of different types of batteries.

Claims

1. A bicycle battery connection system for selectively connecting one of a first-type battery having a micro control unit and a second-type battery without a micro control unit, the battery connection system comprising:

an adapter mountable to a bicycle frame and provided with a first connection terminal at one end thereof for connecting one of the first-type battery and the second-type battery, and a second connection terminal at an opposite end thereof;

a battery data determination circuit electrically connected with said second connection terminal of said adapter and provided with an inter-integrated circuit for communicating with the first-type battery for enabling the battery data determination circuit to obtain battery data of the first-type battery, and a voltage detection circuit for detecting analog voltage of the second-type battery for enabling the battery data determination circuit to determine battery data of the second-type battery; and

a battery data processing circuit electrically connected with the inter-integrated circuit and the voltage detection circuit of said battery data determination circuit for determining battery status based on the battery data of the first-type battery or the battery data of the second-type battery and outputting the battery status for display.

2. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery data of the first-type battery comprises battery capacity, current, voltage and temperature.

3. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said battery data processing circuit further comprises a display control circuit for transmitting signal for displaying the battery data.

4. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a display device mountable to the bicycle frame and controllable by said display control circuit of said battery data processing circuit to display the battery status.

5. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said display device is an LED display or a liquid crystal display.

6. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said second-type battery is a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride battery.

7. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first-type battery is a Li-ion battery.

8. A bicycle battery connection system to be installed in a bicycle frame and selectively connectable with one of a first-type battery having a micro control unit and a second-type battery without a micro control unit, the battery connection system comprising:

an adapter selectively connectable with the one of the first-type battery and the second-type battery;

a battery data determination circuit electrically connected with said adapter and provided with an inter-integrated circuit for communicating with the first-type battery for enabling the battery data determination circuit to obtain battery data of the first-type battery, and a voltage detection circuit for detecting voltage of the second-type battery for enabling the battery data determination circuit to determine battery data of the second-type battery;

a battery data processing circuit electrically connected with the inter-integrated circuit and the voltage detection circuit of said battery data determination circuit for determining battery status based on the battery data of the first-type battery or the battery data of the second-type battery and outputting signal for displaying the battery status, and

a display device electrically connected with said battery data processing circuit for receiving the signal transmitted from said battery data processing circuit for displaying the battery status of the first-type battery or the second-type battery.

9. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said display device is an LED display or a liquid crystal display.

10. The bicycle battery connection system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first-type battery is a Li-ion battery and the second-type battery is a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride battery.