Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program
First Claim
1. A charging/discharging apparatus comprising:
- a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus;
a position controlling portion for controlling a position of the receiving terminal relative to said power supplying apparatus such that said receiving terminal is connected to a supplying terminal to which said power supplying apparatus supplies power;
a transmitting terminal for transmitting charging mode determining data indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in; and
a recessed setting portion provided in association with a deciding switch of the power supplying apparatus indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in,wherein one of a plurality of power supplying modes is selected as a function of both
1) the shape of the recessed setting portion which identifies a type of charging/discharging apparatus and
2) a presence/absence of charging mode data transmitted to the power supplying apparatus via the transmitting terminal,wherein the shape of the recessed setting portion indicating the type of charging/discharging apparatus and a transmission of data in response to a request for charging mode data triggers a charging mode changeover switch in the power supplying apparatus to change from a resting terminal to one of two power supply mode terminals, andwherein, after the charging mode changeover switch is changed to a power supply mode terminal, a charging changeover switch is changed to a power supplying terminal for one of two power supplying modes.
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Abstract
In the present invention, a battery pack type discriminating or deciding concave portion (131) is formed at a position corresponding to a battery pack type deciding switch (214) of an SQ battery pack (1) and when the SQ battery pack (1) is set, the battery pack type deciding switch (214) is avoided to be pressed by a bottom (115) of the SQ battery pack (1) owing to the concave portion (131). In this way, as the switch (214) is avoided to be pressed, it is recognized that the set battery pack is an SQ battery pack (1) under charging. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to identify battery packs among different charging modes and charging can be performed in a proper charging mode.
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1. A charging/discharging apparatus comprising:
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a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus; a position controlling portion for controlling a position of the receiving terminal relative to said power supplying apparatus such that said receiving terminal is connected to a supplying terminal to which said power supplying apparatus supplies power; a transmitting terminal for transmitting charging mode determining data indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in; and a recessed setting portion provided in association with a deciding switch of the power supplying apparatus indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in, wherein one of a plurality of power supplying modes is selected as a function of both
1) the shape of the recessed setting portion which identifies a type of charging/discharging apparatus and
2) a presence/absence of charging mode data transmitted to the power supplying apparatus via the transmitting terminal,wherein the shape of the recessed setting portion indicating the type of charging/discharging apparatus and a transmission of data in response to a request for charging mode data triggers a charging mode changeover switch in the power supplying apparatus to change from a resting terminal to one of two power supply mode terminals, and wherein, after the charging mode changeover switch is changed to a power supply mode terminal, a charging changeover switch is changed to a power supplying terminal for one of two power supplying modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A power supply apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus including a recessed setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode, comprising:
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detecting means for detecting presence or absence of said recessed setting portion when the charging/discharging apparatus is coupled to the power supply apparatus; identifying means for identifying which of a plurality of modes to operate in when supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with a detection result obtained by said detecting means; receiving means for receiving charging mode determining data indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes to operate in when supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus; and power supplying means for supplying said power to said charging/discharging apparatus from a supply terminal in said power supplying mode in accordance with the identifying means and the charging mode determining data, wherein one of a plurality of power supplying modes is selected as a function of both
1) the shape of the recessed setting portion which identifies a type of charging/discharging apparatus and
2) a presence/absence of charging mode data transmitted to the power supplying apparatus via the transmitting terminalwherein the shape of the recessed setting portion indicating the type of charging/discharging apparatus and a transmission of data in response to a request for charging mode data triggers a charging mode changeover switch in the power supplying, apparatus to change from a resting terminal to one of two power supply mode terminals, and wherein, after the charging mode changeover switch is changed to a power supply mode terminal, a charging changeover switch is changed to a power supplying terminal for one of two power supplying modes. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A power supplying method for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus including a recessed setting portion for setting a receivable power supplying mode, the method comprising:
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detecting presence or absence of said recessed setting portion when said charging/discharging apparatus is connected to a power supply apparatus; identifying which of a plurality of modes to operate in when supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with a detection result of the detecting step; receiving charging mode determining data indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes to operate in when supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus; and supplying said power to said charging/discharging apparatus from a supplying terminal in said power supplying mode in accordance with the identifying means and the charging mode determining data, selecting one of a plurality of power supplying modes as a function of both
1) the shape of the recessed setting portion which identifies a type of charging/discharging apparatus and
2) a presence/absence of charging mode data transmitted to the power supplying apparatus via the transmitting terminal,wherein the shape of the recessed setting portion indicating the type of charging/discharging apparatus and a transmission of data in response to a request for charging mode data triggers a charging mode changeover switch in the power supplying apparatus to change from a resting terminal to one of two power supply mode terminals, and wherein, after the charging mode changeover switch is changed to a power supply mode terminal, a charging changeover switch is changed to a power supplying terminal for one of two power supplying modes.
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9. A power supplying system comprising a charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying apparatus:
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the charging/discharging apparatus comprising; a receiving terminal for receiving power from the power supplying apparatus; a position controlling portion for controlling a position of the receiving terminal relative to said power supplying apparatus such that said receiving terminal is connected with a supplying terminal to which said power supplying apparatus supplies power when said charging/discharging apparatus is attached to the power supplying apparatus; and a transmitting terminal for transmitting charging mode determining data indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in; and a recessed setting portion provided in association with a deciding switch of the power supplying apparatus indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in; and said power supplying apparatus comprising; setting portion detecting means for detecting presence or absence of said recessed setting portion when said charging/discharging apparatus is connected to said power supplying apparatus; identifying means for identifying which of a plurality of modes to operate in when supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus in accordance with a detection result obtained by said detecting means; receiving means for receiving charging mode determining data indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes to operate in when supplying power to the charging/discharging apparatus; and power supplying means for supplying said power to said charging/discharging apparatus from a supply terminal in said power supplying mode, wherein one of a plurality of power supplying modes is selected as a function of both
1) the shape of the recessed setting portion which identifies a type of charging/discharging apparatus and
2) a presence/absence of charging mode data transmitted to the power supplying apparatus via the transmitting terminal,wherein the shape of the recessed setting portion indicating the type of charging/discharging apparatus and a transmission of data in response to a request for charging mode data triggers a charging mode changeover switch in the power supplying apparatus to change from a resting terminal to one of two power supply mode terminals, and wherein, after the charging mode changeover switch is changed to a power supply mode terminal, a charging changeover switch is changed to a power supplying terminal for one of two power supplying modes.
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Specification