Integrated controller for electronic apparatuses

• US 9,338,916 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2014
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Yeh, Chin-Hsin
• Primary Examiner(s): Aychillhum, Andargie M
• Application Number:
  US14/524,010
• Publication Number:
  US 20150124414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: 361/748, 361/679.01
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/00 Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles installations of bus-bars H02G5/00; overhead installations H02G7/00; installations in or on the ground H02G9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/02 Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure

Abstract

An integrated controller for electronic apparatuses includes a host and an AC/DC converting module. The host includes at least one power terminal set to connect to an electronic apparatus. The power terminal set includes a power input terminal, a power output terminal and a power neutral terminal. The power input terminal is connected to a fire wire to receive AC power. The power output terminal is connected to a wire-input end of the electronic apparatus, and the power neutral terminal is connected to a wire-output end of the electronic apparatus. Therefore, the AC/DC converting module receives the AC power via the power input terminal and the power neutral terminal and converts the AC power to DC power which is required by the integrated controller. The integrated controller is mounted in an original position for a wall-embedded switch is positioned to replace the wall-embedded switch.

Claims

1. An integrated controller for electronic apparatuses, cooperating with an electric power switch with a fire wire and a control wire, and the electronic apparatus includes a wire-input end and a wire-output end, the integrated controller comprising:

a host including a control circuit board, at least one power terminal set and a plurality of control keys, wherein the power terminal set includes;

a power input terminal connected to the fire wire to receive an alternating current (AC) power;

a power output terminal connected to the control wire, wherein the other end of the control wire is connected to the wire-input end of the electronic apparatus; and

a power neutral terminal connected to a neutral wire, wherein the other end of the neutral wire is connected to the wire-output end of the electronic apparatus; and

an AC/DC converting module connected to the power input terminal and the power neutral terminal, respectively, to convert the AC power to a direct current (DC) power.

2. The integrated controller for electronic apparatuses according to claim 1, wherein the AC/DC converting module is an individual AC/DC transformer.

3. The integrated controller for electronic apparatuses according to claim 1, wherein the AC/DC converting module is a built-in AC/DC converting circuit on the control circuit board.

4. The integrated controller for electronic apparatuses according to claim 1, wherein the host includes a display screen.

5. The integrated controller for electronic apparatuses according to claim 4, wherein the display screen is a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen, and the control key is a physical key disposed at the host.

6. The integrated controller for electronic apparatuses according to claim 4, wherein the display screen is a touch control screen, and the control key is a virtual key displayed at the touch control screen.

7. The integrated controller for electronic apparatuses according to claim 1, wherein the integrated controller further includes a fixing backboard, the fixing backboard is disposed at a switch box on a wall, and the host is fixed to the fixing backboard.

8. The integrated controller for electronic apparatuses according to claim 7, wherein the host includes a built-in light source.