Communication device

• US 9,973,046 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wurth elektronik eisos gmbh & co. kg
• Original Assignee: Wurth elektronik eisos gmbh & co. kg
• Inventors: Dinulovic, Dragan, Gerfer, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Brian
• Application Number:
  US14/783,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20160072365A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,492 Days
• Field of Search: 31015601
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/26 Rotor cores with slots for windings
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/27 Rotor cores with permanent magnets
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/20 for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching rectifiers H02K11/04; power electronics H02K11/33
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/30 Structural association with control circuits or drive circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/025 for power storage
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/1853 driven by intermittent forces

Abstract

A communication device proposed by the invention comprises, in a modularly assembled design, a first module for generating a mechanical rotary motion, the rotational energy of which is converted into electrical energy by a second module, namely a converter module. A third module is a transmitter module which is supplied with and driven by energy from the converter module.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising

a converter module for converting kinetic energy into electrical energy,

an energy management module, connected to the converter module, for providing electrical energy according to predefined boundary conditions proceeding from the electrical energy provided by the converter module,

a transmitter module for transmitting information, wherein the transmitter module is powered by the electrical energy provided by the energy management module, and

a printed circuit board,

the printed circuit board having mounted thereon

a plug-in position for receiving the energy management module

a plug-in position for receiving the transmitter module

a converter module mount, wherein the converter module is affixed to the converter module mount and

conductor tracks for receiving the electrical energy of the converter module and connecting to the plug-in position of the energy management module.

2. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a device designed as a motion module for mechanically generating motion is provided, wherein the motion module is connected to the converter module and the converter module converts a kinetic energy of the motion-generated in the motion module into the electrical energy.

3. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein one or more of the modules are individually exchangeable for modules with other characteristics.

4. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy management module has a power matching unit.

5. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitter module has a connection for a sensor.

6. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, having a spring-loaded pushbutton for generating the kinetic energy from rotary motion.

7. The communication device as claimed in claim 6, having a crank drive connected to the pushbutton.

8. The communication device as claimed in claim 6, having a toothed rack connected to the pushbutton.

9. The communication device as claimed in claim 6, having a gear transmission in the converter module for generating the rotary motion.

10. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, having a turbine acted on by a flow for generating the kinetic energy from rotary motion.

11. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, having a non-reverse ratchet and a freewheel.

12. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the converter module has a rotor with at least one permanent magnet and a stator separated from the rotor by an air gap and having at least one coil.

13. The communication device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least one coil is mounted on the printed circuit board.

14. The communication device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the conductor tracks are connected to the at least one coil mounted on the printed circuit board.

15. The communication device as claimed in claim 12, wherein rotary motion is generated by the rotor of the converter module.

16. The communication device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communication device is a signal generator.

17. The communication device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the communication device transmits measured sensor values.

18. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, comprising

an energy supply module designed as a motion module for mechanically generating a motion.

19. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the converter module includes a rotor with at least one permanent magnet and a stator separated from the rotor by an air gap and having a plurality of coils.

20. The communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the converter module mount is an axle, the rotation of which provides the kinetic energy.