Electronic device with charging station and main unit recharged by the charging station

• US 8,299,750 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2010
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MSI Computer Company Limited (Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: MSI Computer Company Limited (Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Pai, Hsin-Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Arun
• Application Number:
  US12/778,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20110089891A1
• Time in Patent Office: 902 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/022 Recharging of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

An electronic device includes a charging station and a main unit. The charging station has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode form an angle therebetween, and the main unit has a third electrode and a fourth electrode. When the main unit is connected to the charging station, the main unit firstly contacts the second electrode with the fourth electrode, and then contacts the first electrode with the third electrode, so as to be recharged by the charging station.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a charging station, having a seat, a carrier, a first electrode, and a second electrode, wherein the seat and the first electrode are disposed on the carrier, the second electrode is disposed on the seat, the first electrode and the second electrode form an angle therebetween, the carrier further comprises an opening and a conducting switch, the first electrode passes through the opening, the conducting switch is disposed in the carrier, and the conducting switch comprises;

a first conducting strip, disposed below the first electrode; and

at least one first spring, having one end resting on the first conducting strip, and the other end urged against the first electrode, wherein the first electrode exposes out of the opening through the first spring, and is normally separated from the first conducting strip; and

a main unit, detachably connected to the charging station, and having a third electrode corresponding to the first electrode and a fourth electrode corresponding to the second electrode, wherein when the main unit is to be connected to the charging station, the main unit contacts the second electrode with the fourth electrode, before contacting the first electrode with the third electrode, and the third electrode of the main unit is pressed against the first electrode and contacts the first conducting strip through the first electrode, so that the main unit is capable of being recharged by the charging station.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the third electrode have the same electrode polarity, the second electrode and the fourth electrode have the same electrode polarity, and the polarity of the first electrode is opposite to the polarity of the second electrode.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the main unit further comprises a magnet, the charging station further comprises a metal strip, and when the main unit is connected to the charging station, the magnet is attracted to the metal strip.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the charging station further comprises a magnet, the main unit further comprises a metal strip, and when the main unit is connected to the charging station, the magnet is attracted to the metal strip.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the conducting switch further comprises at least one second spring and a second conducting strip, one end of the second spring rests on an inner side surface of the carrier and the other end of the second spring is urged against the first conducting strip, the first conducting strip is located between the first spring and the second spring and normally contacts the second conducting strip, and the first electrode is electrically connected to the second conducting strip through the first conducting strip.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein an elastic coefficient of the second spring is larger than that of the first spring.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

a charging station, having a first electrode, a second electrode and a conducting switch, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode form an angle therebetween, and the conducting switch comprises;

a conducting strip, disposed on one side of the second electrode, and spaced from the second electrode by a predetermined distance; and

a reed, having one end connected to the second electrode, and the other end suspended above one side surface of the conducting strip; and

a main unit, detachably connected to the charging station, and having a magnet corresponding to the reed, a third electrode corresponding to the first electrode, and a fourth electrode corresponding to the second electrode, wherein when the main unit is to be connected to the charging station, the main unit contacts the second electrode with the fourth electrode before contacting the first electrode with the third electrode, the magnet guides the reed to be attached to the conducting strip, and the second electrode is electrically connected to the conducting strip through the reed, so that the main unit is capable of being recharged by the charging station.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the first electrode and the third electrode have the same electrode polarity, the second electrode and the fourth electrode have the same electrode polarity, and the polarity of the first electrode is opposite to the polarity of the second electrode.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the main unit further comprises a magnet, the charging station further comprises a metal strip, and when the main unit is connected to the charging station, the magnet is attracted to the metal strip.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the charging station further comprises a magnet, the main unit further comprises a metal strip, and when the main unit is connected to the charging station, the magnet is attracted to the metal strip.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a charging station, having a magnet, a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode form an angle therebetween; and

a main unit, detachably connected to the charging station, and having a third electrode corresponding to the first electrode, a fourth electrode corresponding to the second electrode, and a conducting switch, wherein the conducting switch comprises;

a conducting strip, disposed on one side of the fourth electrode, and spaced from the fourth electrode by a distance; and

a reed, having one end connected to the fourth electrode, and the other end suspended above one side surface of the conducting strip and corresponding to the magnet;

wherein when the main unit is to be connected to the charging station, the main unit contacts the second electrode with the fourth electrode before contacting the first electrode with the third electrode, the magnet guides the reed to be attached to the conducting strip, and the fourth electrode is electrically connected to the conducting strip through the reed, so that the main unit is capable of being recharged by the charging station.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the first electrode and the third electrode have the same electrode polarity, the second electrode and the fourth electrode have the same electrode polarity, and the polarity of the first electrode is opposite to the polarity of the second electrode.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the main unit further comprises a magnet, the charging station further comprises a metal strip, and when the main unit is connected to the charging station the magnet is attracted to the metal strip.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the charging station further comprises a magnet, the main unit further comprises a metal strip, and when the main unit is connected to the charging station the magnet is attracted to the metal strip.