ASSISTANCE DEVICE

• US 20160352178A1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SUN, JIAN-FENG, CHU, CHEN-CHING, WANG, YU-NING, LEE, CHENG-KUO, ZHONG, MING-KUN
• Application Number:
  US14/838,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20160352178A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 21/30 having annular armature cores with salient poles with homopolar co-operation H02K21/36
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/1861 driven by animals or vehicles H02K7/1853 takes precedence

Abstract

An assistance device includes a main body, a first permanent magnet, a second permanent magnet, a coil, and a supporting arm. The main body can be configured to support an electronic device. The main body defines a receiving space. The first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are fixed in the receiving space. The second permanent magnet and the first permanent magnet cooperatively form a magnetic field. The coil is rotatably received in the receiving space. The supporting arm is fixed to the coil and rotatably coupled to the main body. The supporting arm is steady with respect to the surface when the main body is rotated with respect to the surface. The first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet rotate with respect to the coil. The coil generates power for the electronic device at the coil goes through the magnetic field.

Claims

1. An assistance device comprising:

a main body configured to support an electronic device and defining a receiving space;

a first permanent magnet fixed in the receiving space;

a second permanent magnet fixed in the receiving space and facing and separated from the first permanent magnet;

the second permanent magnet and the first permanent magnet cooperatively forming a magnetic field;

at least one coil rotatably received in the receiving space and arranged between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet; and

a supporting arm partially exterior to the main body and being fixed to the at least one coil;

the support arm rotatably coupled to the main body and being configured, when the supporting arm is arranged on the surface, to support the main body and the electronic device above a surface;

wherein, when the main body is rotated with respect to the surface, the supporting arm is steady with respect to the surface and the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet rotate with respect to the at least one coil, whereby the at least one coil generates power for the electronic device at the at least one coil goes through the magnetic field.

2. The assistance device as described in claim 1, wherein:

the magnetic field formed by the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet is represented by a plurality of magnetic field lines; and

the at least one coil cuts the magnetic field lines in the magnetic field to generate power for the electronic device.

3. The assistance device as described in claim 1, wherein:

the first permanent magnet has a first polarity, and the second permanent magnet has a second polarity opposite to the first polarity.

4. The assistance device as described in claim 1, wherein:

the main body comprises a first main body and a second main body;

the first main body comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the receiving space extends from the second surface of the first main body to the first surface of the first main body; and

the second main body is fixed to the first main body at the receiving space.

5. The assistance device as described in claim 4, wherein:

the first main body defines a receiving groove extending from the first surface of the first main body to the second surface of the first main body, the receiving groove and the receiving space are spaced from each other via a bottom of the receiving groove.

6. The assistance device as described in claim 1, further comprising a bearing, wherein:

the main body defines a through hole, the bearing is fixed in the through hole, the supporting arm is partially fixed in the bearing, thereby be rotatably coupled to the main body via the bearing.

7. The assistance device as described in claim 6, wherein:

the supporting arm comprises a supporting member and an axis, the supporting member is exterior to the main body, the opposite ends of the axis are respectively fixed to the supporting member and the at least one coil, the axis is fixed in the bearing.

8. The assistance device as described in claim 1, further comprising a control circuit and a battery, wherein:

the control circuit and the battery are fixed in the receiving space, the control circuit is electrically coupled to the at least one coil and the battery, the control circuit is configured to store the generated power to the battery.

9. The assistance device as described in claim 1, further comprising a transforming circuit and a control circuit, wherein:

the transforming circuit and the control circuit are fixed in the receiving space, the transforming circuit is electrically coupled to the at least one coil and the control circuit, the transforming circuit is configured to boost or buck voltage of the generated power to a predetermined value, the control circuit is configured to supply the boosted or bucked voltage to the electronic device.

10. The assistance device as described in claim 1, further comprising an anti-slip member, wherein:

the anti-slip member is fixed to an end of the supporting arm away from main body, the anti-slip member is configured to increase a friction between the supporting arm and the surface, thus the supporting member is configured to be steady with respect to the surface when the main body is rotated with respect to the surface.