Wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure

• US 9,012,816 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2011
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WindStream Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Winharbor Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yeh, Ming-Hsiang
• Primary Examiner(s): PASCHALL, MARK H
• Application Number:
  US12/929,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20110215086A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,518 Days
• Field of Search: 218483-488, 218/502, 218/481, 218/497, 218/494, 218/211, 218/214, 362/108, 362/212, 362/800, 210/8, 290/5
• US Class Current: 219/488
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0051 Heated garments heated divers' suits B63C11/28
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/01 with reflective or luminous safety means visible signalling arrangements G08B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/02 the elements being transformers, impedances or power supply units, e.g. a transformer with a rectifier
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0008 Clothing or clothing accessories, e.g. scarfs, gloves or belts
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/15 Organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 1/0272 For heating of fabrics
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/003 using serpentine layout
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/014 Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/017 Manufacturing methods or apparatus for heaters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/036 Heaters specially adapted for garment heating
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/342 heaters used in textiles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/905 Electric

Abstract

The present invention provides a stretch-resistant light-emitting or heat-emitting structure. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure includes a woven member, conductive twisted cables, a light-emitting element, and a receiver circuit. The woven member is mounted to the article. Each conductive twisted cable includes a stretch-resistant wire and a electrically conductive wire twisted together. The conductive twisted cables are woven in the woven member. The light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, includes a light emission section and two conductive pins. The conductive pins are respectively and electrically connected to the electrically conductive wires of the conductive twisted cables. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant heat-emitting structure includes a carrying member, an electrical heating element mounted to the carrying member, conductive twisted cables that are in electrical connection with the electrical heating element, and a receiver circuit that is in electrical connection with the conductive twisted cables. The carrying member is woven in the article.

Claims

1. A wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure, which is adapted to be used in an article, a charging device being coupled to the article, the charging device comprising a transmitter circuit and a power source connected to the transmitter circuit, the power source supplying electrical power to the transmitter circuit, the electrical power being converted by the transmitter circuit into an alternate-current signal, the wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure comprising:

a woven member, which is mounted to the article;

at least two conductive twisted cables, each of which comprises at least one stretch-resistant wire and at least one electrically conductive wire twisted together, the two conductive twisted cables being woven in the woven member, wherein the stretch-resistant wire is more stretch-resistant than the electrically conductive wire;

at least one light-emitting element, which is arranged inside the woven member, the light-emitting element comprising a light emission section and at least two conductive pins, the light emission section emitting light projecting out of the woven member, the two conductive pins being respectively and securely in electrical engagement with the electrically conductive wires of the two conductive twisted cables; and

a receiver circuit, which is electrically connected to the electrically conductive wires of the two conductive twisted cables and comprises a rechargeable battery, the transmitter circuit transmitting the alternate-current signal to the receiver circuit, the receiver circuit receiving and converting the alternate-current signal to electrical power, which is stored in the rechargeable battery to be subsequently supplied to the light-emitting element.

2. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the conductive pins of the light-emitting element forms a positioning trough corresponding to the respective conductive twisted cable whereby the conductive twisted cables are respectively positionable in the positioning troughs of the conductive pins.

3. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the conductive pins of the light-emitting element forms a positioning portion, whereby the conductive twisted cables are respectively positionable in the positioning portions of the conductive pins.

4. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 3, wherein the positioning portion of the conductive pin comprises a through hole through which the conductive twisted cable is receivable and positionable in the conductive pin.

5. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the conductive twisted cables is enclosed by an insulation layer, each of the conductive pins of the light-emitting element comprising a piercing tip, the piercing tips of the conductive pins piercing through the insulation layers of the conductive twisted cables to electrically engage the electrically conductive wires enclosed by the insulation layers.

6. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a control circuit and a switch, wherein the control circuit, the switch, and the rechargeable battery are electrically connected to the electrically conductive wires of the two conductive twisted cables, the control circuit controlling lighting fashion of the light-emitting element.

7. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least two conductive twisted cables further comprise at least one controlling-purpose conductive twisted cable, the controlling-purpose conductive twisted cable being electrically connected through a electrically conductive wire thereof to the control circuit.

8. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an external connecting member, a connector, and a switch, wherein the connector and the switch are electrically connected to the electrically conductive wires of the two conductive twisted cables, the external connecting member comprising the receiver circuit and a control circuit that controls lighting fashion of the light-emitting element, the external connecting member further comprising a counterpart connector that is electrically connected to the control circuit and is mateable with the connector, the external connecting member being electrically connectable through mating engagement between the counterpart connector and the connector.

9. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least two conductive twisted cables further comprise at least one controlling-purpose conductive twisted cable, the controlling-purpose conductive twisted cable being electrically connected through a electrically conductive wire thereof to the control circuit.

10. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1, 7, or 9, wherein each of the conductive twisted cables is enclosed by an insulation layer, the conductive twisted cables being twisted together.

11. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitter circuit comprises an oscillation and frequency-division circuit, a driving and amplifying circuit, a primary transmitting resonant circuit, and a transmitter coil, the oscillation and frequency-division circuit being connected to the power source, the oscillation and frequency-division circuit converting the electrical power supplied from the power source into an alternate-current signal, the driving and amplifying circuit being connected to the oscillation and frequency-division circuit, the driving and amplifying circuit amplifying the alternate-current signal that is formed by the oscillation and frequency-division circuit, the primary transmitting resonant circuit being connected to the driving and amplifying circuit, the primary transmitting resonant circuit providing resonance to the amplified alternate-current signal, the transmitter coil being connected to the primary transmitting resonant circuit transmitting the alternate-current signal that is subjected to resonance by the primary transmitting resonant circuit to the receiver circuit.

12. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the transmitter circuit further comprises a feedback detection circuit and a control regulation circuit, the feedback detection circuit being connected to the transmitter coil, the control regulation circuit being connected to the feedback detection circuit and the oscillation and frequency-division circuit, whereby the feedback detection circuit feeds the alternate-current signal transmitted by the transmitter coil back to the control regulation circuit to allow the control regulation circuit to regulate oscillation frequency of the oscillation and frequency-division circuit.

14. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coupling between the charging device and the article is realized through one of clamping, bonding, adhering, and mutual attraction.

13. The wirelessly-chargeable stretch-resistant light-emitting structure as claimed in 1, wherein the receiver circuit comprises a receiver induction coil, a secondary receiving resonant circuit, and an AC/DC rectification and filtering regulation circuit, the receiver induction coil receiving an alternate-current signal transmitted from the transmitter circuit, the secondary receiving resonant circuit being connected to the receiver induction coil, the secondary receiving resonant circuit providing resonance to the alternate-current signal received by the receiver induction coil, the AC/DC rectification and filtering regulation circuit being connected to the secondary receiving resonant circuit, the AC/DC rectification and filtering regulation circuit performing rectification and regulation of the alternate-current signal that is subjected to resonance by the secondary receiving resonant circuit so as to convert the alternate-current signal into electrical power, the AC/DC rectification and filtering regulation circuit being connected to the rechargeable battery so as to store the electrical power obtained by the performance of the AC/DC rectification and filtering regulation circuit to the rechargeable battery.