To-be-charged apparatus, charging adapter, electronic apparatus set, and plug unit

• US 9,385,546 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2012
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wakayama, Kikuo, Okamura, Tooru, Tsunoda, Naotaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, Drew A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhou, Zixuan
• Application Number:
  US13/565,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20130057201A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,433 Days
• Field of Search: 381/380, 381/370, 320106-107, 455572-573, 455/575.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0036 using connection detecting circuits H02J7/0034 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A to-be-charged apparatus, including: a built-in battery; a plug connectable to a jack included in a data storage apparatus capable of storing data and a jack included in a charging adapter; a drive unit that is capable of acquiring the data from the data storage apparatus while the plug is connected to the jack of the data storage apparatus and is driven by power supplied from the built-in battery; and a circuit that includes a data line for transmitting the data, which is connected between the plug and the drive unit, and supplies, when a connection of the plug to the jack of the charging adapter is detected by a detection switch included in the charging adapter connected to a power supply apparatus, a charge from the charging adapter to the built-in battery using the data line.

Claims

1. A to-be-charged apparatus, comprising:

a built-in battery;

a plug connectable to a jack included in a data storage apparatus capable of storing data, wherein the same plug is directly connectable to a jack included in a charging adapter;

a drive unit that is capable of acquiring the data from the data storage apparatus while the plug is connected to the jack of the data storage apparatus and is driven by power supplied from the built-in battery; and

a circuit that includes a data line for transmitting the data, which is connected between the plug and the drive unit, and supplies, when a connection of the plug to the jack of the charging adapter is detected by a detection switch included in the charging adapter connected to a power supply apparatus, a charge from the charging adapter to the built-in battery using the data line.

2. The to-be-charged apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plug is a 3-prong plug including a common electrode.

3. The to-be-charged apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit includes a speaker and a noise cancel circuit connected to the speaker.

4. The to-be-charged apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plug housing that includes a portion that mechanically makes a switch by the detection switch of the charging adapter and holds the plug.

5. The to-be-charged apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuit includes a capacitor provided on the data line, a charge supply line that is branched from the data line and connected to the built-in battery, and a diode provided on the charge supply line.

6. The to-be-charged apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the to-be-charged apparatus is a communication device.

7. A charging adapter that is connectable to a to-be-charged apparatus including a built-in battery, a plug, and a data line for transmitting data stored in a data storage apparatus connected to the plug and to a power supply apparatus and charges the to-be-charged apparatus, the charging adapter comprising:

a terminal connectable to the power supply apparatus;

a jack connectable to the plug of the to-be-charged apparatus, wherein the plug of the to-be-charged apparatus is connectable to the jack included in the charging adapter, and wherein the same plug of the to-be-charged apparatus is directly connectable to a jack included in a data storage apparatus capable of storing data;

a detection switch configured to detect that the plug of the to-be-charged apparatus has been connected to the jack of the charging adapter; and

a charging circuit that is connected to the terminal, the jack of the charging adapter, and the detection switch and charges the built-in battery using the data line of the to-be-charged apparatus when the terminal is connected to the power supply apparatus and a connection of the plug to the jack of the charging adapter is detected by the detection switch.

8. The charging adapter according to claim 7, wherein the charging circuit includes a charging line connected between the terminal and the jack of the charging adapter and a detection unit that detects a normality and an anomaly of a voltage of the charging line.

9. The charging adapter according to claim 7, wherein the detection switch includes a portion that mechanically makes a switch by a plug housing that is included in the to-be-charged apparatus and supports the plug.

10. The charging adapter according to claim 7, wherein the charging circuit includes a charging line connected between the terminal and the jack of the charging adapter and a detection unit that detects an anomaly of a voltage of the charging line when a product different from the to-be-charged apparatus is connected to the charging adapter.

11. The charging adapter according to claim 7, wherein the charging circuit includes a charging line connected between the terminal and the jack of the charging adapter and a detection unit that detects an anomaly of a voltage of the charging line when a voltage of the charging line exceeds a predetermined threshold.

12. An electronic apparatus set, comprising:

a charging adapter connectable to a power supply apparatus; and

a to-be-charged apparatus connectable to the charging adapter and a data storage apparatus capable of storing data,

the to-be-charged apparatus including

a built-in battery,

a plug directly connectable to a jack included in the data storage apparatus, wherein the same plug is directly connectable to a jack included in the charging adapter,

a drive unit that is capable of acquiring the data from the data storage apparatus while the plug is directly connected to the jack of the data storage apparatus and is driven by power supplied from the built-in battery, and

a circuit that includes a data line for transmitting the data, which is connected between the plug and the drive unit, and is connected to the built-in battery,

the charging adapter including

a terminal connectable to the power supply apparatus,

the jack,

a detection switch that detects that the plug of the to-be-charged apparatus has been connected to the jack of the charging adapter, and

a charging circuit that is connected to the terminal, the jack of the charging adapter, and the detection switch and charges the built-in battery using the data line of the to-be-charged apparatus when the terminal is connected to the power supply apparatus and a connection of the plug to the jack of the charging adapter is detected by the detection switch.

13. A plug unit for a to-be-charged apparatus including a built-in battery, a data line for transmitting data from a data storage apparatus capable of storing the data, and a drive unit that is connected to the data line, is capable of acquiring the data from the data storage apparatus via the data line, and is driven by power supplied from the built-in battery, the plug unit comprising:

a plug that is directly connectable to a jack included in the data storage apparatus, wherein the same plug is directly connectable to a jack included in a charging adapter and is connected to the data line; and

a plug housing that supports the plug and includes a portion that mechanically makes a switch by a detection switch that is included in the charging adapter connected to a power supply apparatus and detects a connection of the plug to the jack of the charging adapter.

14. A to-be-charged apparatus, comprising:

a mounting unit to which an external battery is mounted;

a plug connectable to a jack included in a data storage apparatus capable of storing data, wherein the same plug is directly connectable to a jack included in a charging adapter;

a drive unit that is capable of acquiring the data from the data storage apparatus while the plug is connected to the jack of the data storage apparatus and is driven by power supplied from the external battery; and

a circuit that includes a data line for transmitting the data, which is connected between the plug and the drive unit, and supplies, when a connection of the plug to the jack of the charging adapter is detected by a detection switch included in the charging adapter connected to a power supply apparatus, a charge from the charging adapter to the external battery using the data line.

15. A charging adapter that is connectable to a to-be-charged apparatus including a mounting unit to which an external battery is mounted, a plug, and a data line for transmitting data stored in a data storage apparatus connected to the plug and to a power supply apparatus and charges the to-be-charged apparatus, the charging adapter comprising:

a terminal connectable to the power supply apparatus;

a jack connectable to the plug of the to-be-charged apparatus, wherein the plug of the to-be-charged apparatus is connectable to the jack included in the charging adapter, and wherein the same plug of the to-be-charged apparatus is directly connectable to a jack included in a data storage apparatus capable of storing data;

a detection switch configured to detect that the plug of the to-be-charged apparatus has been connected to the jack of the charging adapter; and

a charging circuit that is connected to the terminal, the jack of the charging adapter, and the detection switch and charges the external battery using the data line of the to-be-charged apparatus when the terminal is connected to the power supply apparatus and a connection of the plug to the jack of the charging adapter is detected by the detection switch.