Mobile cart with capacitive power supply
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1. A mobile cart for an electronic device, the mobile cart comprising:
- a stand having an outer perimeter;
a wheeled base section having an outer perimeter;
a vertical support structure centrally positioned relative to the stand and the wheeled base section and extending vertically intermediate the base and the stand, the vertical support structure having an outer perimeter smaller than the outer perimeter of either the stand or the wheel base section and configured to support a weight of the electronic device, the vertical support structure having an interior space;
a removably insertable support structure that is removably insertable within the vertical support structure;
a plurality of capacitor power storage devices coupled to the removably insertable support structure and presented in an arrangement in the interior space of the vertical support structure when the removably insertable support structure is inserted in the vertical support structure; and
power supply electronics including;
input circuitry configured to receive electrical energy from an external power source and to recharge the capacitor power storage devices; and
output circuitry configured to supply electrical energy from the capacitor power storage devices to power the electronic device supported by the mobile cart.
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Abstract
A mobile system includes a mobile cart and an electronic device supported by the mobile cart. The mobile cart includes integral power storage structures that store electrical energy. The mobile cart also includes power supply electronics configured to supply the electrical energy to the electronic device to power the electronic device.
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1. A mobile cart for an electronic device, the mobile cart comprising:
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a stand having an outer perimeter; a wheeled base section having an outer perimeter; a vertical support structure centrally positioned relative to the stand and the wheeled base section and extending vertically intermediate the base and the stand, the vertical support structure having an outer perimeter smaller than the outer perimeter of either the stand or the wheel base section and configured to support a weight of the electronic device, the vertical support structure having an interior space; a removably insertable support structure that is removably insertable within the vertical support structure; a plurality of capacitor power storage devices coupled to the removably insertable support structure and presented in an arrangement in the interior space of the vertical support structure when the removably insertable support structure is inserted in the vertical support structure; and power supply electronics including; input circuitry configured to receive electrical energy from an external power source and to recharge the capacitor power storage devices; and output circuitry configured to supply electrical energy from the capacitor power storage devices to power the electronic device supported by the mobile cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile system comprising:
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a medical instrument; and a mobile cart supporting the medical instrument, the mobile cart comprising; a stand having an outer perimeter; a wheeled base section having an outer perimeter; a vertical support structure centrally positioned relative to the stand and the wheel base section and extending vertically intermediate the base and the stand, the vertical support structure having an outer perimeter smaller than the outer perimeter of either the stand or the wheel base section and configured to support the medical instrument in a spaced relationship to the base, the vertical support structure having an interior space; a removably insertable support structure that is removably insertable within the vertical support structure; a plurality of capacitor power storage devices coupled to the removably insertable support structure and presented in an arrangement in the interior space of the vertical support structure when the removably insertable support structure is inserted in the vertical support structure; and power supply electronics including; input circuitry configured to receive electrical energy from an external power source and to recharge the capacitor power storage devices; and output circuitry electrically coupled to the medical instrument to supply electrical energy from the capacitor power storage devices to the medical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of powering an electronic device with a mobile cart, the method comprising:
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receiving energy at the mobile cart from an external source; storing the energy in capacitors, the capacitors being coupled to a removably insertable support structure that is inserted into a vertical support structure of the mobile carte, the removably insertable support structure operating to position the capacitors along an elongate vertical length of an interior space of the vertical support structure of the mobile cart, the vertical support structure configured to support a weight of the electronic device via central positioning of the vertical support structure relative to a stand and the wheel base section of the mobile cart, the stand configured to be placed beneath the electronic device; converting the energy from the capacitors into a form suitable for delivery to the electronic device; and supplying the energy to the electronic device from the mobile cart. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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