U.S. patent application number 09/769454 was filed with the patent office on 2002-07-11 for electric appliance equipped with redundant battery enabled by mains power supply.
Invention is credited to Yang, Tai-Her.
Application Number | 20020089307 09/769454 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50481645 |
Filed Date | 2002-07-11 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020089307 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yang, Tai-Her |
July 11, 2002 |
ELECTRIC APPLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH REDUNDANT BATTERY ENABLED BY MAINS
POWER SUPPLY
Abstract
Contrary to and in lieu of conventional design of various
cordless peripheral or control means, including but without
limitation to cordless mouse in a computer set, or cordless
trackball or cordless keyboard, otherwise cordless peripheral or
indoor cordless phone set, where it is indispensably equipped with
primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor and
similar energy storage means to drive relevant circuit, whereby
intended signal is transmitted to or received by receiver or
transceiver in one-way or two-way executions, this invention
proposes a redundant battery which is to be enabled by a mains
power supply, into which redundant cells are to be loaded in place
to provide power to the appliance to which it is applied for more
convenience in operation at reduced costs.
Inventors: |
Yang, Tai-Her; (Dzan-Hwa,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BACON & THOMAS
625 Slaters Lane- 4th Floor
Alexandria
VA
22314-1176
US
|
Family ID: |
50481645 |
Appl. No.: |
09/769454 |
Filed: |
January 26, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
320/116 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/263 20130101;
G06F 1/26 20130101; H02J 7/0044 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
320/116 |
International
Class: |
H02J 007/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jan 10, 2001 |
TW |
90100485 |
Claims
1. Electric appliance equipped with redundant battery enabled by
mains power supply, characterized in employing as a power supply
for charging purposes: the mains power supply lent from a computer,
information-based household electric appliance, indoor cordless
telephone or otherwise appliance, or alternatively employing the
power supply to cord-bearing peripherals, including receiver or
keyboard or otherwise cord-bearing devices, duly regulated and as
output from a power output interface, as a power supply for
charging purposes by which a load may be driven as well; further in
the featuring of one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 for
charging purposes installed on a computer, information-based
household appliance, indoor cordless telephone, or the main unit of
any otherwise appliance, notebook computer or monitor; or of one or
more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes
on cord-bearing peripheral, such as keyboard or a receiver,
extended from a conductor or cord assembly, or still of one or more
set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes on
appliance which is equipped with a cordless peripheral, and where
the mains power supply is taken as the power supply for charging
purposes; such a redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging
purposes may be installed singly or plurally on one or more spots
on a cord-bearing peripheral such as a receiver or keyboard or on a
cordless peripheral or straight on the casing of a computer main
unit, or information-based household appliance or indoor cordless
telephone set or other appliance where appropriate, with the low
voltage D.C. system borrowed from the mains power supply straight,
or alternatively mains line voltage may be subjected to
transformation and rectification to yield required rating power
supply serving the redundant battery or adaptor P0' and associated
peripheral circuit; in addition to providing power to one or more
set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' as installed on the main
unit casing or monitor or receiver, optionally available, and to
charging the redundant energy storage means ESD101' which consists
of a secondary cell or super capacitor being coupled thereto, the
mains power supply may further be coupled to the power input
interface on a cordless peripheral via a power output interface, so
as to effect regulation, control and charging with respect to the
energy storage means ESD101 in said cordless peripheral, and
serving to drive the control and emission circuit T101 in the
cordless peripheral arrangement, or the two-way transceiver RT101,
while concurrently providing power supply to one or more set of
redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes as well as
redundant power storage means ESD101'.
2. Redundant battery owing its power supply to the main unit of an
appliance described according to claim, comprising essentially:
Receiver circuit REC101: which is in the form of an R.F. or
ultrared or supersonic receiving circuit which consists of solid
electronic elements or electromechanical components to receive
manually controlled or audio or video signals, and is installed
onto independently existent receiver casing H101, or the main
casing of computer or information-enriched household electric
appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric
appliance, or of a monitor unit or notebook computer or otherwise
peripheral such as keyboard, to make the casing a symbiotic one,
and, once accessed to power supply from a computer or otherwise
electric appliance by way of cord set CB100, the receiver circuit
RC101 will become a source of power to one or more set of redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes, located within
receiver casing H101, and to the receiver itself, signal received
may be transferred to the main unit via cord set CB100, where the
cordless interface is of a two-way duplex mode, this receiver
circuit REC101 may be replaced with a two-way transceiver RT101;
where the mains power supply is of A.C. system, the receiver
circuit may be equipped with converter for rectification of A.C.
into D.C. with which to drive receiver circuit and to serve as a
source of charging power to redundant battery or adaptor P0', or
for feeding to the power output interface PS101; Cord set CB100:
furnished way between the power supply to the receiver, computer
main unit, information-enriched household electric appliance,
indoor cordless telephone set or monitor and the circuit, executed
in a plurality of wire, including socket/plug sets of PS2, USB,
IEEE1394 or other chosen interface specification, for connection
the power supply to computer main unit, or information-enriched
electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone or monitor with
circuit, or for connection straight inside a symbiotic casing, so
as to supply the power needed to empower the redundant battery or
adaptor P0' in the casing of a computer, other electric appliance
or monitor, or other cord-bearing peripheral and relevant circuit,
and to transmit signals as well; Power output interface PS101:
composed of electric power transmission means and installed onto
independently provided receiver casing, where the receiver is
symbiotic with the main unit or other peripheral, the same may be
installed on the main unit casing or onto the casing of monitor or
receiver or other peripheral, the power output interface PS101 is
meant for like-electrode-on-like-electrode coupling with power
input interface PS102 on cordless peripheral, whereby energy on the
main unit is transferred to electric energy storage ESD101 in the
cordless peripheral; Power input interface PS102: in the form of an
electric power transmitter composed of conductive contacts or
plug/socket assembly, meant for like-electrode coupling with power
output interface PS101 on the main unit casing or on monitor or
receiver or other peripheral, whereby electric energy delivered to
the main unit is transferred to the electric energy storage ESD101
in the cordless peripheral or in the redundant electric energy
storage ESD101'; Receiver casing H101: structured independently or
else integral with the main unit casing or monitor or other
peripheral, housing the receiver circuit REC101 or two-way
Transceiver RT101 and furnished with one or more set of redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes P0', on said casing
may be fitted where needed conductive contacts C101, C102 or power
supply plug/socket assembly or adapted for storage of power cord or
may concurrently be furnished with extension hub; Peripheral
circuit T101: composed of solid electronic element or
electromechanical parts, to be driven by energy storage device
ESD101 which consists of primary or secondary cell or super
capacitor, so as to convert input of manual operation or audio or
video signal into electric signal which is to be further converted
into R.F. or ultrared, supersonic signal for transmission to the
transceiver REC101 that forms part of the receiver, where the
cordless interface features two-way transmission/receiving
capabilities, the peripheral circuit T101 may be replaced by a
two-way transmission/receiving device RT101; Cordless peripheral
casing H102: in the form of independent housing complete with R.F.
or ultrared or supersonic transmitting keyboard or mouse or
trackball or otherwise cordless peripheral featuring other control
or operational capabilities, incorporating relevant mechanism,
control for ad hoc peripherals and emission circuit T101, or
two-way transceiver circuit device RT101, other relevant circuit
structure, including furnishing of one or more set of battery or
capacitor, to account for a power source of control of cordless
peripheral, where the cordless peripheral features rechargeable
capabilities, there may be provided as required one or more set of
redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes, to be
incorporated into relevant circuit structure in a redundant energy
storage ESD101' for secondary cell or super capacitor, on the
casing may be mounted power input interface PS102 which consists of
plug/socket assembly or of conductive contacts C101', C102' where
needed, where required, there may be provided power control REG101,
redundant power control REG101' specifically for power storage
ESD101 or redundant power storage ESD101' or for both in common
service, these power storage ESD101 and redundant power storage
being themselves provided where needed in the first place, to
control electric power coming from power output interface PS101,
for the purpose of charging eventually the power storage ESD101 or
redundant power storage ESD101'; Power control REG101 or redundant
power control REG101':for installation in the mains casing of
computer or information-enriched household electric appliance or
onto a monitor casing or receiver or still, to one or more set of
linear analogue voltage degrading circuit or wave interception
(PWM) circuit, composed of electromechanic or solid state
electronic parts on the casing of cord-bearing peripheral or
cordless peripheral, in order to regulate the power supply required
for redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes fitted
on the main casing of computer, information-enriched household
electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise
electric appliance, or on a monitor casing or receiver or other
peripheral installations, regulation to be executed by voltage
restriction or current restriction, illuminated display of the
charging condition included, in an effort to control the electric
power that is fed to the power input interface PS102 on the
cordless peripheral device, illuminated display of the condition of
charging control by current restriction or voltage restriction with
respect to the energy storage ESD101 or redundant energy storage
ESD101' included.
3. Redundant battery owing its power supply to the main unit of an
appliance described according to claim 1, or an appliance complete
with a redundant battery which is enabled by the Mains power
supply, whereof the power control circuit owes its control and
display functions to various analogue circuit or carrier circuit
(PWM), on the one hand, but such control and display functions can
also be composed of zener diodes connected in series, otherwise
diodes included, serial connection of diodes with zener effects or
light emitting effects, or of light-emitting diodes to degrade
voltage and to display current transmission state included.
4. Redundant battery enabled by main unit power supply incorporated
as part of an appliance according to claim 1, or an appliance
featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power
supply, whereof the coupling between the power output interface and
the power input interface is executed such that: (1) the power
output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are
engaged together to get power transmission at work; (2) the power
output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are
superposed for coupling which makes possible power transmission;
(3) the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface
PS102 are coupled by mutual attraction by the intervention of
supplemental magnets provided therefor to get power transmission at
work; (4) the power output interface PS101 and the power input
interface PS102 are coupled together by mutually attracting
conductive contacts exhibiting magnetic properties at the same time
to get power transmission at work; (5) the power output interface
PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are to be coupled by
randomized matching of a plug/socket assembly provided therefor to
get charging at work; (6) the power output interface PS101 and the
power input interface PS102 are equipped with power line and
correspondent plug/socket assembly, removable, storable or which
may be rolled into the casing, to facilitate randomized but
selective charging operations.
5. Appliance equipped with redundant battery to be enabled by mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power output
interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are further
equipped with polarity error proofing means to safeguard coupling
transmissions, the polarity error proofing means comprising: (1) a
reverse isolation diode in series with the power supply circuit; or
(2) polarity error proofing geometry of the contacts or plug/socket
assembly; or (3) supplemental magnet sets for the contacts or
plug/socket assembly respecting both the power output interface
PS101 and the power input interface PS102 such that both magnets
will attract each other once the power output side and the power
input side are correctly coupled, but will repel each other when
both interfaces are coupled with incorrect polarity match, so as to
rule out any erroneous, faulty coupling completely;
6. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control is in
series with the D.C. power source in the forward direction by means
of a light emitting diode LED101 comprising one or more of same in
series or parallel combination to realized voltage degrading and
light emission performance on which display of the charging state
depends, where needed a current limiting resistor R101 may be
intervened in series to safeguard the circuit from shorting,
further more, a forward serial isolation diode CR101 may be
incorporated in series connection to prevent reverse current
flow.
7. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a Mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control means
is embodied by series connection of a zener diode or element with
the output terminal whereby the voltage across the zener diode
makes for the voltage degradation way between the power supply and
the output interface, and optionally an isolation diode may be
incorporated serially to the input terminal CR101, and a circuit
for display of charging state may be incorporated by having a light
emitting diode LED102 in series with a current limiting resistor
R102, and that in parallel across the output terminal.
8. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a Mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control means
comprises the incorporation in series of zener diode ZD101 (one or
more of same connected in series or parallel) with voltage
degrading as well as light emitting diode LED101 (one or more of
same connected in series or parallel), and a current limiting
resistor R101, and where appropriate, an isolation diode CR101 may
be incorporated in series at the input terminal, or a charging
state display circuit composed of a light emitting diode LED102 in
series with a current limiting diode R102, paralleled over the
output terminal to serve the purpose of voltage degradation and
display of charging state at the same time.
9. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control means
comprises a current limiting resistor R101 connected in series
between the power supply and the output interface, with a zener
diode ZD101 in parallel across the output interface to constitute
on output of stabilized voltage, where needed an isolation diode
CR101 may be connected in series with the output terminal, or
alternatively the output terminal may be in parallel with the
series of a light emitting diode LED102 with a current limiting
resistor R102, making for a charging state display circuit.
10. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a
mains power supply according to claim 1, comprising, in addition to
mutually independent, standalone housing and casing, structural
coupling between the receiver circuit and the cordless peripheral
means where provided, and that complete with conductive contacts to
facilitate conductive coupling match.
11. Appliance with a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof the application is to a
hand-held type cordless control means and where the receiver
circuit also functions as a power output interface, the cordless
interface by the structure of a hand-held type cordless control
PH101 incorporates one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to be
loaded with a primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super
capacitor electric energy storage means ESD101, to account for a
source of power to control of cordless peripheral devices, where
needed there may be provided additionally one or more set of
redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes, for
incorporation into relevant circuit in secondary cell or super
capacitor, otherwise redundant electric storage means ESD101', on
the grip HA100 may, where needed, be provided power input interface
composed of conductive contacts P101', P102' or plug/socket
assembly, whereas the receiver, in the form of a chassis casing
H200 is topped with a sunken seat HP100 for coupling with the grip
HA100 of the hand-held type cordless control PH101, the chassis
casing H200 incorporates one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes, and optionally annular or pieces
of conductive contacts P101, P102 or plug/socket assembly serving
as power output interface for coupling with the annular or pieces
of conductive contacts P101', P102' or plug/socket assembly serving
as power input interface for the grip HA100 of the hand-held type
cordless control PH101, to serve power transmission purposes;
structurally, both the grip HA100 and the sunken seat HP100 may be
designed to assume such geometry that error of polarity coupling is
prevented from the beginning.
12. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof both the receiver and
the cordless peripheral are equipped with conductive contact
counterparts which, when coupled together, can transmit electric
power, in the cordless interface which is the cordless peripheral
PH102 is provided with one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to
house primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super
capacitor energy storage means ESD101, to account for a power
source of control of cordless peripheral, where needed there may be
installed additionally one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes by the laying of secondary
rechargeable cell or super capacitor, other redundant energy
storage means ESD101' or similar circuit arrangement, on one end of
the cordless peripheral PH102 may be provided conductive contacts
MP201', MP202', with the receiver casing H202 accommodating one or
more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes,
to be matched with correspondently provided conductive magnetic
contacts MP201, MP202 so that when both parts are coupled without
polarity error, power transmission is made, aforementioned receiver
may be integral with the Main unit or substantiated on independent
casing, associated with main unit by means of wire CB100 and plug
PC101, whereas power control REG101, redundant power control
REG101' may be installed on the casing H202 of cordless peripheral
PH102 or receiver, as appropriate.
13. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enable by mains
power supply according to claim 1, whereof the contacts are
configured to facilitate interactive coupling, and the receiver
casing H203 houses one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor
P0' for charging purposes and is optionally furnished with
conductive contacts P301, P302; the cordless peripheral PH103 may
accommodate one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 into which may
be introduced primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super
capacitor energy storage means ESD101, to account for control of
power to cordless peripheral, there may be optionally furnished one
or more set of redundant storage or adaptor P0' for charging
purposes when duly loaded with relevant circuit arrangement such as
secondary cell or super capacitor, other energy storage means
ESD101', where needed the cordless peripheral PH103 may be
furnished with conductive contacts P301', P302' for convexo-concavo
coupling with correspondent conductive contacts P301, P302, and
when that is done, transmission of power is enabled thereby.
14. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a
mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the conductive
contact is executed concentric, embodying a receiver casing H204 to
house in one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purposes, concurrent with provision, where needed, of
concentric conductive contacts P401, P402; the cordless peripheral
PH104 housing one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to
accommodate energy storage means ESD101 in the form of a primary
cell, secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, to account
for control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements, and where
needed, there may be installed one or more set of redundant battery
or adaptor P0' for charging purposes, into which are to be
introduced secondary cell or super capacitor, otherwise redundant
electric energy storage means ESD101', where necessary the cordless
peripheral PH104 may be provided with concentric annular conductive
contacts P401', P402' meant for randomized annular conductive
coupling with correspondently provided conductive contacts P401,
P402 on the receiver, to serve power transmissions.
15. Appliance featuring a Redundant Battery to be enabled by a
mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the receiver is
coupled with cordless peripheral in chassis-borne engagement,
structurally one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0'
for charging purposes is furnished on the receiver housing H205
attached to the chassis, meanwhile in those optionally provided
conductive contacts P501, P502 and cordless peripheral means PH105
are furnished one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 serving to
accommodate primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super
capacitor, otherwise energy storage means ESD101 to account for
control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements, there may be
optionally provided in addition one or more set of redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes to accommodate circuit
arrangement for secondary cell or super capacitor or otherwise
redundant energy storage means ESD101', the cordless peripheral
PH105 may be equipped with conductive contacts P501', P502' where
needed to be matched with correspondently provided counterpart
contacts P501, P502 on the Receiver, and when that is done, power
transmission is made.
16. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a
mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof randomized
charging for cordless peripheral devices is provided by an adaptor
that is common for both an independent power cord and the source of
power for charging purposes, as shown in the illustration, one or
more power cord W1000 and one or more power output interface
plug/socket assembly C1000 are provided for a computer or notebook
computer or information-based household electric appliance or
indoor cordless telephone set or other appliance main unit or
monitor or keyboard or receiver or cord-bearing interface, to
provide randomized charge with respect to one or more cordless
peripheral arrangement PH1000; the power cord W1000 may have both
ends thereof furnished with plug/socket assembly C1000 to
associated with the power output interface PS101, power input
interface PS102 or power line W1000 with one terminal connected to
the power output interface PS101 or to the power input interface
PS102 straight; or still connected way between the power output
interface of a computer, a notebook computer, or information-based
household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone cord, or
other appliance main unit or monitor or keyboard or receiver and
the power input interface of a cordless peripheral arrangement, or
alternatively the power line may be omitted by having the
plug/socket assembly C1000 connected to the power output interface
PS101 and power input interface PS102 straight.
17. Appliance featuring a Redundant Battery to be enabled by a
mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the structure
further incorporates a power line roller means RW1000 serving to
backwind the wire by spring mechanism or through manual winding
technique, or arrangement for foldup space saver may be installed
to facilitate using and storing of power lines, an example to such
effects is such that the power line rollup device RW1000 may be
structured integral with the associated computer, notebook
computer, information-based household electric appliance, indoor
cordless telephone, other appliance main unit or monitor, or
keyboard or receiver or other receiver housing H101 complete with a
cord-bearing interface, or cordless peripheral PH1000 or other
devices, or alternatively be structured independently whereby
transmission of power is made by interconnection of power line with
main unit power supply, or the power supply may be connected to the
main unit in parallel with cord assembly CB100 on the receiver.
18. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply
according to claim 1, whereof the application is in the form of a
rechargeable redundant battery or adaptor P0' as part of the shell
casing of the main unit of a computer, a notebook computer or
otherwise specified appliance.
19. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply
according to claim 1, whereof the application is in the form of one
or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging
purposes, as installed on a chosen position on a notebook computer
housing N101, to facilitate the emplacement of an energy storage
means ESD101' capable of charging/discharging as required, such
that, once the electric energy that is stored in the energy storage
means on the notebook computer itself, or line voltage delivered to
the same notebook computer is converted into low voltage D.C., it
make for a randomized charging power supply to the redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purpose through regulation at
an ad hoc redundant power supply control means REG101'.
20. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply
according to claim 1, whereof the application is made with respect
to a monitor M101 on a chosen location on which there is provided
one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging
purposes into which is to be loaded redundant electric energy
storage means ESD101' into which is to be charged power supply for
release when there is a need for that, power supply to the
redundant battery or adaptor P0' is fed at random as procured from
the power supply on the monitor, by way of the redundant power
control means REG101'.
21. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply
according to claim 1, whereof the application relates to the
installation of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0'
for charging purposes at the bottom or other chosen location of a
traditional keyboard KB101, to accommodate an energy storage means
ESD101' meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed, as
to the power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purposes, it is provided in a randomized manner from the
main unit D.C. source transmitted by the cord assembly CB100 on a
cord-bearing keyboard, duly regulated at a redundant power control
REG101'.
22. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply for
application on any appliance as according to claim 1, and to be
installed in a one-way receiver or two-way transceiver serving to
transmit signals and electric energy, and associated with the main
unit by a cord assembly CB100, the one-way receiver or two-way
transceiver is coupled with cordless peripheral means by virtue of
one-way or two-way receiving/transmission signals or video/audio
signals, complete with one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes, into which is to be loaded
redundant electric energy storage means ESD101' serving to
receiving charging and to discharge when needed, power supply
coming from the main unit power supply as delivered by cord
assembly CB100, by way of redundant power control REG101', serves
as a randomized power source to the redundant battery or adaptor
P0' for charging purposes.
23. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply for
application by installation onto other cord-bearing peripheral
equipment associated with the main unit by a cord assembly CB100,
such as those for purposes of power transmission and signal
transmission, including, for example, scanner, digital camera,
tabulator or speaker, one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes is to be installed at a chosen
location as appropriate, into which is to be loaded redundant
electric energy storage means ESD101' meant to receive charging and
to discharge when needed afterwards, power delivered by cable
assembly CB100 from the main unit will make for a randomized power
for charging purposes to the redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purposes by way of power control means REG101'.
24. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply for
application to the main unit of an information-based household
appliance or to a cordless peripheral according to claim 1, such an
application being made with a rechargeable battery or adaptor P0'
in a single or plural arrangement, with respect to chosen locations
on said main unit of an information-based main unit or cordless
peripheral, and into same will be loaded redundant energy storage
means ESD101' serving to receive charging only to discharge same
when needed afterwards.
25. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply
according to claim 1, where the application is to a household
cordless cellular phone set or hand-held receiver and speaker, the
redundant battery or adaptor P0' owes its power to the power supply
from the signal cord S100 on the main unit BS101, or sourced from
an auxiliary power supply PS200, which is a D.C. source of low
rating voltage D.C. converted from line voltage, is to be regulated
by redundant power control REG101' to account for a source of power
supply with which to enable the redundant battery or adaptor P0',
so as to provide randomized charging for the redundant energy
storage means ESD101' as arranged in place, on the main unit BS101
of cordless phone or cordless hand-held cellular handset HY101 may
be installed where appropriate one or more set of redundant battery
or adaptor P0' for charging purpose, into which is to be loaded a
redundant energy storage means ESD101' serving both to receive
charging and to discharge where needed.
26. Appliance which is a household cord-bearing telephone set
featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by the main unit
thereof, whereof the redundant, rechargeable battery or adaptor P0'
is to be mounted onto the chassis of the cord-bearing telephone
set, such that the power supply of the main unit BS102 signal line
S100 or an auxiliary power source PS200 of low voltage D.C.
converted from line voltage may account for a power supply for
charging purposes to the redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purposes so that randomized charging is made possible with
respect to the redundant energy storage means ESD101' as arranged,
to the main unit BS102 or hand-held handset and assembly HY102 of a
cord-bearing phone set may be provided where appropriate one or
more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes,
into which is to be installed redundant energy storage means
ESD101' meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed
afterwards.
27. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a
mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the rechargeable
redundant battery or adaptor P0' and the redundant energy storage
means ESD101' deployed in order may be any two or more of the
devices or means, arrangements, layout disclosed in any claim
numbered claim 18 through claim 26 hereinbefore.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Field of the Invention
[0002] Electric appliance equipped with redundant battery enabled
by mains power supply to charge standby cells, featuring
convenience of operation at reduced costs.
[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] With most wireless peripheral or control means, such as, for
example, wireless computer mouse, cordless trackball, cordless
keyboard or cordless telephone set for indoor use, it is a usual
practice to have them equipped with primary cell or secondary,
rechargeable cell or super capacitor, similar energy storage means
to drive associated circuit, and to eventually transmit emission
signals to receivers, in one-way, that is, simplex, or two-way,
that is duplex mode of operations.
[0005] A pity known in the art with above-mentioned cordless
peripheral installations is that due to gross power consumption,
charging or replacement of cell is often required, and that
amounting to a nuisance as would when the Unit is suspended
standing by for charging to functionable power; where the computer
or information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor
cordless telephone set, or the main unit of otherwise electric
appliance is equipped with reception circuit serving to drive
reception device, or two-way transceiver device or A.C. or D.C.
power supply serving to drive other interface device; as is usually
the case, such power supply can be provided by the mains power
supply for said computer or information-enriched electric appliance
or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric appliance,
or alternatively indirectly from wired peripheral devices powered
by the mains power supply, such as receiver or keyboard or
otherwise wired peripheral device, power supply lent this way
passing through a power supply interface will account for a power
source for charging purposes and to supply the load; as an
additional feature one set or more of battery or adaptor P0 for
charging purposes in the main unit of a computer,
information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor
cordless telephone or other electric appliance, or on a notebook
computer or monitor, on a computer main unit or on an
information-based electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone
or otherwise electric appliance; or alternatively in the form of
one set or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purpose installed on a wired peripheral device such as
keyboard or receiver set extended by cord assembly, or still in the
form of one set or more of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purposes on assemblies of cordless peripheral equipment,
whereof the power source is the mains power supply.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] Battery or adaptor P0' for charging purpose, as a redundant
set, according to the invention may be installed on the shell
casing or receiver or keyboard, other wired peripheral device in
service of an electric appliance, besides a computer main unit or
information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor
cordless telephone set, or installed onto a cordless peripheral
whereof the mains power supply can be its properly supplied low
voltage D.C. or be an A.C. line voltage to go through
transformation and rectification for conversion to a D.C. source to
feed a redundant battery or adaptor P0' or peripheral circuit; in
addition to providing power supply to one or more set of redundant
batteries for charging purposes, adaptor for the same purpose
included P0', optionally equipped on the main shell casing or
monitor or receiver, so as to charge in turn the redundant energy
storage device ESD101' which consists of a secondary cell or super
capacitor coupled thereto, the mains power supply may further be
coupled to the power supply interface as input to the cordless
peripheral via power supply output interface, in an effort to
regulate the charging voltage and charging with respect to energy
storage device ESD101 in the cordless peripheral device being dealt
with, as well as actuation of control in the cordless peripheral
device, or actuation of the emission circuit T101 or two-way
transceiver RT101, further more, the same battery or adaptor P0',
of one or more set, as a redundant equipment for charging purposes
may be energized to charge, when required, redundant energy storage
device ESD101'.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the circuit for the invention
realized in one embodiment;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one circuit exemplifying the
invention whereof the power supply control comprises in series
connection a photo-emitting diode and current limiting
resistor;
[0009] FIG. 3 illustrates the invention whereof the power supply
control employs a zener diode to downgrade the voltage;
[0010] FIG. 4 illustrates the invention whereof the power supply
control circuit features both illumination and voltage downgrading
capabilities;
[0011] FIG. 5 illustrates the invention in the instance of a power
supply control whereof output of steady voltage is owed to a
combination of current limiting resistor with zener diodes;
[0012] FIG. 6 illustrates an example of the invention as applied to
a hand-held cordless control, with the receiving circuit serving
the purpose of a power supply output interface;
[0013] FIG. 7 illustrates the invention in an example in which the
receiver and the cordless peripheral are each furnished with
conductive magnet contacts meant to attract each other for the
purpose of transmitting power;
[0014] FIG. 8 illustrates the invention in an example whereof the
contacts are configured convex-concave to facilitate mutual
coupling purposes;
[0015] FIG. 9 illustrates a section view of the combination side of
the example illustrated in FIG. 8, taken at an angle;
[0016] FIG. 10 illustrates an example whereof the contacts are
structured concentrically;
[0017] FIG. 11 gives a section view, taken at an angle, of the
combination side of the example given in FIG. 10;
[0018] FIG. 12 illustrates the invention in an example in which the
receiver and the cordless peripheral are coupled resembling a
seated cushion;
[0019] FIG. 13 is a section view of the combination side of the
execution pursuant to FIG. 12;
[0020] FIG. 14 illustrates an example of charging executed at
random to cordless peripheral using independent power line and
adaptor specified for source of charging power;
[0021] FIG. 15 illustrates the invention in an example that is
fitted with power line roller device;
[0022] FIG. 16 illustrates the invention redundant battery for
charging purposes as applied by incorporation to a notebook
computer;
[0023] FIG. 17 illustrates the invention redundant battery for
charging purposes as applied by incorporation to a monitor
utility;
[0024] FIG. 18 illustrates the invention in the execution of a
redundant battery as to which charging is effected at random from a
mains power supply, as applied in connection with a cord-bearing
keyboard;
[0025] FIG. 19 illustrates the invention in the execution of a
redundant battery or adaptor P0' featuring charging capabilities
which derives its own power from the mains power supply, as applied
in connection with a cordless telephone set; and,
[0026] FIG. 20 illustrations an application of the invention in the
form of a redundant battery featuring charging capabilities in
connection with a cord-bearing telephone set.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0027] As shown in FIG. 1, a block diagram of the circuit employed
for an instance of the invention in the form of a redundant battery
which owes its power to a mains power supply which feeds an
electric appliance not covered in the drawing, it will be
appreciated that in this embodiment the invention comprises
essentially:
[0028] Receiver circuit REC101: which is in the form of an R.F. or
ultrared or supersonic receiving circuit which consists of solid
electronic elements or electromechanical components to receive
manually controlled or audio or video signals, and is installed
onto independently existent receiver casing H101, or the main
casing of computer or information-enriched household electric
appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric
appliance, or of a monitor unit or notebook computer or otherwise
peripheral such as keyboard, to make the casing a symbiotic one,
and, once accessed to power supply from a computer or otherwise
electric appliance by way of cord set CB100, the receiver circuit
RC101 will become a source of power to one or more set of redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes, located within
receiver casing H101, and to the receiver itself, signal received
may be transferred to the main unit via cord set CB100, where the
cordless interface is of a two-way duplex mode, this receiver
circuit REC101 may be replaced with a two-way transceiver RT101;
where the mains power supply is of A.C. system, the receiver
circuit may be equipped with converter for rectification of A.C.
into D.C. with which to drive receiver circuit and to serve as a
source of charging power to redundant battery or adaptor P0', or
for feeding to the power output interface PS101;
[0029] Cord set CB100: furnished way between the power supply to
the receiver, computer main unit, information-enriched household
electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone set or monitor and
the circuit, executed in a plurality of wire, including socket/plug
sets of PS2, USB, IEEE1394 or other chosen interface specification,
for connection the power supply to computer main unit, or
information-enriched electric appliance or indoor cordless
telephone or monitor with circuit, or for connection straight
inside a symbiotic casing, so as to supply the power needed to
empower the redundant battery or adaptor P0' in the casing of a
computer, other electric appliance or monitor, or other
cord-bearing peripheral and relevant circuit, and to transmit
signals as well;
[0030] Power output interface PS101: composed of electric power
transmission means and installed onto independently provided
receiver casing, where the receiver is symbiotic with the main unit
or other peripheral, the same may be installed on the main unit
casing or onto the casing of Monitor or Receiver or other
peripheral, the power output interface PS101 is meant for
like-electrode-on-like-electrode coupling with power input
interface PS102 on cordless peripheral, whereby energy on the Main
unit is transferred to Electric Energy Storage ESD101 in the
cordless peripheral;
[0031] Power Input interface PS102: in the form of an electric
power transmitter composed of conductive contacts or plug/socket
assembly, meant for like-electrode coupling with power output
interface PS101 on the Main unit Casing or on Monitor or Receiver
or other peripheral, whereby electric energy delivered to the Main
unit is transferred to the Electric Energy Storage ESD101 in the
cordless peripheral or in the redundant electric energy storage
ESD101';
[0032] Coupling means fit to interact between a power output
interface and a power input interface pursuant to the invention
include:
[0033] 1. That which will transmit electric energy by matching
means interacting a power output interface PS101 with a power input
interface PS102;
[0034] 2. That which will transmit electric energy by superposing
power output interface PS101 with power input interface PS102;
[0035] 3. That which will transmit electric energy by the
interposition of a supplemental magnet way between power input
interface PS102 and power output interface PS101;
[0036] 4. That which will transmit electric energy by the mounting
of electromagnetically conductive contacts way between power output
interface PS101 and power input interface PS102;
[0037] 5. That which will make charging at random by the
interposition of a plug/socket assembly way between power output
interface PS101 and power input interface PS102;
[0038] 6. That which will form an optional charging means by the
furnishing of power cord interposed between power output interface
PS101 and power input interface PS102, removable, or which may be
stowed away or wound inside the casing, as well as a correspondent
plug/socket assembly;
[0039] 7. That which will form a polarity error-proofing means
permissive of mutual coupling destined for the transmission of
electric energy way between the power output interface PS101 and
power input interface PS102, featuring:
[0040] (1) series connection of a reverse isolation diode in the
power supply circuit; or
[0041] (2) a polarity error-proofing geometry in the structure of
the conductive contacts or plug/socket assembly; or
[0042] (3) a supplemental magnet sub-assembly in the conductive
contacts or plug/socket assembly way between power output interface
PS101 and power input interface PS102, such that mutual attraction
will result when coupling of the correct polarity is made between
the output side and the input side of power supply, but mutual
repulsion would ensue once the coupling is unmatched due to
polarity error, thus achieving the polarity error detection
effect;
[0043] Receiver casing H101: structured independently or else
integral with the main unit casing or monitor or other peripheral,
housing the receiver circuit REC101 or two-way transceiver RT101
and furnished with one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor
P0' for charging purposes P0', on said casing may be fitted where
needed conductive contacts C101, C102 or power supply plug/socket
assembly or adapted for storage of power cord or may concurrently
be furnished with extension hub;
[0044] Peripheral circuit T101: composed of solid electronic
element or electromechanical parts, to be driven by energy storage
device ESD101 which consists of primary or secondary cell or super
capacitor, so as to convert input of manual operation or audio or
video signal into electric signal which is to be further converted
into R.F. or ultrared, supersonic signal for transmission to the
transceiver REC101 that forms part of the receiver, where the
cordless interface features two-way transmission/receiving
capabilities, the peripheral circuit T101 may be replaced by a
two-way transmission/receiving device RT101;
[0045] Cordless peripheral casing H102: in the form of independent
housing complete with R.F. or ultrared or supersonic transmitting
keyboard or mouse or trackball or otherwise cordless peripheral
featuring other control or operational capabilities, incorporating
relevant mechanism, control for ad hoc peripherals and emission
circuit T101, or two-way transceiver circuit device RT101, other
relevant circuit structure, including furnishing of one or more set
of battery or adaptor P0, or electric energy storage EDS101 which
comprises primary cell or secondary cell or super capacitor, to
account for a power source of control of cordless peripheral, where
the cordless peripheral features rechargeable capabilities, there
may be provided as required one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes, to be incorporated into relevant
circuit structure in a redundant energy storage ESD101' for
secondary cell or super capacitor, on the casing may be mounted
power input interface PS102 which consists of plug/socket assembly
or of conductive contacts C101', C102' where needed, where
required, there may be provided power control REG101, redundant
power control REG101' specifically for power storage ESD101 or
redundant power storage ESD101' or for both in common service,
these power storage ESD101 and redundant power storage being
themselves provided where needed in the first place, to control
electric power coming from power output interface PS101, for the
purpose of charging eventually the power storage ESD101 or
redundant power storage ESD101';
[0046] Power control REG101 or redundant power control REG101':for
installation in the mains casing of computer or
information-enriched household electric appliance or onto a monitor
casing or receiver or still, to one or more set of linear analogue
voltage degrading circuit or wave interception (PWM) circuit,
composed of electromechanic or solid state electronic parts on the
casing of cord-bearing peripheral or cordless peripheral, in order
to regulate the power supply required for redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes fitted on the main casing of
computer, information-enriched household electric appliance or
indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric appliance, or
on a monitor casing or receiver or other peripheral installations,
regulation to be executed by voltage restriction or current
restriction, illuminated display of the charging condition
included, in an effort to control the electric power that is fed to
the power input interface PS102 on the cordless peripheral device,
illuminated display of the condition of charging control by current
restriction or voltage restriction with respect to the energy
storage ESD101 or redundant energy storage ESD101' included.
[0047] Any of the electric appliance defined in the foregoing is
furnished with a redundant battery that is fed by a mains power
supply, in respect of which the power control circuit, in addition
to yielding control, regulation and display performances by means
of conventional technique such as linear analogue circuit or wave
interception circuit(PWM), may be executed by a series connection
with zener diodes, or with any other diode having a zener effect
and photo-emitting effect at the same time, so-called
light-emitting diode to achieve in concurrent voltage degrading and
display of current transmission state at the same time, circuit
cited below are examples executed in view of cost reductions.
[0048] Referring to FIG. 2, a block diagram of the invention in
respect of which power control means is composed of photo-emitting
diodes and current limiting resistor in series connections, it is
seen that a multiple set of electric energy storage ESD101 and
redundant electric energy storage ESD101' are respectively in
series with ad hoc power control REG101 and redundant power control
REG101' before being paralleled across the D.C. charging power
supply, the power control device is composed of a light-emitting
diode LED101 (including one or more in series or in parallel) in
forward series with the D.C. power source to make for a voltage
degrading or light emission capability, as reflected in a charging
condition, and series connection with a current limiting resistor
R101 as an optional alternative, may be pursued to protect from
short circuit, in addition, forward series connection of an
isolation diode CR101 is another option to prevent back flow.
[0049] Referring to FIG. 3, an example of the invention where a
zener diode ZD101 is employed to account for the circuit for a
power control device by reason of its voltage degrading
characteristics, in this instance the zener diode is in series with
the output terminal straight, and the voltage of the zener diode is
taken as the level of voltage degradation between the power source
and the output interface, or optionally a charging state display
circuit composed of photo-emitting diode LED102 and current
limiting resistor R102 connected in series may be in parallel
across the output terminals, or as further illustrated in the
example given in FIG. 4, covering a circuit for the photo-emitting
and voltage degradation power control device pursuant to the
invention, it is seen of a charging condition display circuit
composed of a zener diode ZD101 (may comprise one or more of same
in series or parallel connection) in series with a photo-emitting
diode LED101 (comprising, where desired, one or more of same
connected in series or in parallel) having voltage degradation as
well as light emitting capabilities, further in series with a
current limiting resistor R101 and optionally in series again with
an isolation diode CR101 at the input end, or alternatively or
additionally that again in parallel with a series connection of
photo-emitting diode LED102 and current limiting resistor R102 on
the output end, to serve the purpose of voltage degradation and
display of charging states at the same time.
[0050] In the example of a power control device circuit in respect
of which the output is released in stabilized voltage by the
composition of a current limiting resistor R101 with zener diode
ZD101 illustrated in FIG. 5, it is seen that the current limiting
resistor R101 is in series between the power supply and the output
interface, while the zener diode ZD101 in parallel across the
output interface to make for an output of stabilized voltage, where
needed it may further be in series with an isolation diode CR101 at
the input end, or alternatively where needed a charging state
display circuit composed by light emitting diode LED102 in series
with current limiting resistor R102 may be in parallel across the
output terminal.
[0051] An electric appliance defined as such pursuant to the
invention is equipped with a redundant battery owing its power to
the Mains power supply, among various executions of application,
apart from structures in which casings are installed independent of
each other, it is also permissible to correlate by coupling
engagement the receiver compartment with cordless peripheral
devices, the coupling may for example be through conduction by the
intervention of an electric transmission interface, in FIG. 6 is
given an example of the subject appliance equipped with a redundant
battery owing its power to the mains power supply, as applied to a
hand-held type cordless control means, whereof the receiver circuit
also functions as a power output interface, as shown, the cordless
interface by the structure of a hand-held type cordless control
PH101 incorporates on or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to be
loaded with a primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super
capacitor electric energy storage ESD101, to account for a source
of power to control of cordless peripheral devices, where needed
there may be provided additionally one or more set of redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes, for incorporation
into relevant circuit in secondary cell or super capacitor,
otherwise redundant electric storage ESD101', on the grip HA100
may, where needed, be provided power input interface composed of
conductive contact P101', P102' or plug/socket assembly, whereas
the receiver, in the form of a chassis casing H200 is topped with a
sunken seat HP100 for coupling with the grip HA100 of the hand-held
type cordless control PH101, the chassis casing H200 incorporates
one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging
purposes, and optionally annular or pieces of conductive contacts
P101, P102 or plug/socket assembly serving as power output
interface for coupling with the annular or piece of conductive
contacts P101', P102' or plug/socket assembly serving as power
input interface for the grip HA100 of the hand-held type cordless
control PH101, to serve power transmission purposes; structurally,
both the grip HA100 and the sunken seat HP100 may be designed to
assume such geometry that error of polarity coupling is prevented
from the beginning.
[0052] In FIG. 7 is illustrated an example of the invention whereof
both the receiver and the cordless peripheral are equipped with
conductive contact counterparts which, when coupled together, can
transmit electric power, in the cordless interface which is the
cordless peripheral PH102 as shown is provided one or more set of
battery or adaptor P0 to house primary cell or secondary
rechargeable cell or super capacitor energy storage ESD101, to
account for a power source of control of cordless peripheral, where
needed there may be installed additionally one or more set of
redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes by the
laying of secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, other
redundant energy storage ESD101' or similar circuit arrangement, on
one end of the cordless peripheral PH102 may be provided conductive
contacts MP201', MP202', with the receiver casing H202
accommodating one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0'
for charging purposes, to be matched with correspondently provided
conductive magnetic contacts MP201, MP202 so that when both parts
are coupled without polarity error, power transmission is made,
aforementioned receiver may be integral with the Main unit or
substantiated on independent casing, associated with main unit by
means of wire CB100 and plug PC101, whereas power control REG101,
redundant power control REG101' may be installed on the casing H202
of cordless peripheral PH102 or Receiver, as appropriate.
[0053] Shown in FIG. 8 is the invention realized in one example in
which the contacts are configured to facilitate interactive
coupling, whereof the receiver casing H203 houses one or more set
of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purpose and is
optionally furnished with conductive contacts P301, P302; the
cordless peripheral PH103 may accommodate one or more set of
battery or adaptor P0 into which may be introduced primary cell or
secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor energy storage
ESD101, to account for control of power to cordless peripheral,
there may be optionally furnished one or more set of redundant
storage or adaptor P0' for charging purposes when duly loaded with
relevant circuit arrangement such as secondary cell or super
capacitor, other energy storage means ESD101', where needed the
cordless peripheral PH103 may be furnished with conductive contacts
P301', P302' for convexo-concavo coupling with correspondent
conductive contacts P301, P302, and when that is done, transmission
of power is enabled thereby; a section of the execution of coupling
of the example illustrated in FIG. 8, seen at an angular setting,
is given in FIG. 9.
[0054] Shown in FIG. 10 is an example of the invention whereof the
conductive contact is executed concentric, embodying a receiver
casing H204 to house in one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes, concurrent with provision, where
needed, of concentric conductive contacts P401, P402; the cordless
peripheral PH104 housing one or more set of battery or adaptor P0
to accommodate energy storage means ESD101 in the form of a primary
cell, secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, to account
for control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements, and where
needed, there may be installed one or more set of redundant battery
or adaptor P0' for charging purposes, into which are to be
introduced secondary cell or super capacitor, otherwise redundant
electric energy storage means ESD101', where necessary the cordless
peripheral PH104 may be provided with concentric annular conductive
contacts P401', P402' meant for randomized annular coupling with
correspondently provided conductive contacts P401, P402 on the
receiver, to serve power transmissions; a section view of the
coupling execution of the example shown in FIG. 10, in a lateral
profile, is given FIG. 11.
[0055] In FIG. 12 is shown an example of the invention whereof the
receiver is coupled with cordless peripheral in chassis-borne
engagement, structurally one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes is furnished on the receiver
housing H205 attached to the chassis, meanwhile in those optionally
provided conductive contacts P501, P502 and cordless peripheral
means PH105 are furnished one or more set of battery or adaptor P0
serving to accommodate primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell
or super capacitor, otherwise energy storage means ESD101 to
account for control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements,
there may be optionally provided in addition one or more set of
redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes to
accommodate circuit arrangement for secondary cell or super
capacitor or otherwise redundant energy storage means ESD101', the
cordless peripheral PH105 may be equipped with conductive contacts
P501', P502' where needed to be matched with correspondently
provided counterpart contacts P501, P502 on the Receiver, and when
that is done, power transmission is made; a section of the
execution of coupling match of the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, is
given in FIG. 13.
[0056] In FIG. 14 is shown an example whereof randomized charging
for cordless peripheral devices is provided by an adaptor that is
common for both an independent power cord and the source of power
for charging purposes, as shown in the illustration, one or more
power cord W1000 and one or more power output interface plug/socket
assembly C1000 are provided for a computer or notebook computer or
information-based household electric appliance or indoor cordless
telephone set or other appliance main unit or monitor or keyboard
or receiver or cord-bearing interface, to provide randomized charge
with respect to one or more cordless peripheral arrangement PH1000;
the power cord W1000 may have both ends thereof furnished with
plug/socket assembly C1000 to associate with the power output
interface PS101, power input interface PS102 or power line W1000
with one terminal connected to the power output interface PS101 or
to the power input interface PS102 straight; or still connected way
between the power output interface of a computer, a notebook
computer, or information-based household electric appliance or
indoor cordless telephone cord, or other appliance main unit or
monitor or keyboard or receiver and the power input interface of a
cordless peripheral arrangement, or alternatively the power line
may be omitted by having the plug/socket assembly C1000 connected
to the power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102
straight.
[0057] Alternatively where needed a power line roller means RW1000
serving to backwind the wire by spring mechanism or through manual
winding technique, or arrangement for foldup space saver may be
installed to facilitate using and storing of power lines, an
example to such effects is illustrated in FIG. 15, whereof the
power line rollup device RW1000 may be structured integral with the
associated computer, notebook computer, information-based household
electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone, other appliance main
unit or monitor, or keyboard or receiver or other receiver housing
H101 complete with a cord-bearing interface, or cordless peripheral
PH1000 or other devices, or alternatively be structured
independently whereby transmission of power is made by
interconnection of power line with main unit power supply, or the
power supply may be connected to the main unit in parallel with
cord assembly CB100 on the receiver.
[0058] By any rate, the power supply to aforementioned computer or
information-based household appliances or indoor cordless
telephone, or the main unit of otherwise appliances is a redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes in the place of a
power supply, and as such may be arranged such that:
[0059] (1) it is, where needed, installed to the main unit casing
of a computer or notebook computer or otherwise appliance: such as
the example by way of application to a notebook computer, more
specifically, let one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor
P0' for charging purposes be installed on a chosen position on a
notebook computer housing N101, to facilitate the emplacement of an
energy storage means ESD101' capable of charging/discharging as
required, such that, once the electric energy that is stored in the
energy storage means on the notebook computer itself, or line
voltage delivered to the same notebook computer is converted into
low voltage D.C., it make for a randomized charging power supply to
the redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purpose through
regulation at an ad hoc redundant power supply control means
REG101';
[0060] (2) it may, where appropriate, be installed on a monitor
such as is exemplified in FIG. 17, illustrating the invention
redundant battery for purpose of charging operation applied on a
monitor M101 on a chosen location on which there is provided one or
more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes
into which is to be loaded a redundant electric energy storage
means ESD101' into which is to be charged power supply for release
when there is a need for that, power supply to the redundant
battery or adaptor P0' is fed at random as procured from the power
supply on the monitor, by way of the redundant power control means
REG101';
[0061] (3) it may, where appropriate, be installed onto a
cord-bearing keyboard which incorporates an access wire assembly
CB100 running to the main unit, such as is exemplified in the
illustration of FIG. 18, it, in essence, relates to the
installation of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0'
for charging purposes at the bottom or other chosen location of a
traditional keyboard KB101, to accommodate an energy storage means
ESD101' meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed, as
to the power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purposes, it is provided in a randomized manner from the
main unit D.C. source transmitted by the cord assembly CB100 on a
cord-bearing keyboard, duly regulated at a redundant power control
REG101';
[0062] (4) it may, where appropriate, be installed in a one-way or
two-way receiver serving to transmit signals and electric energy,
and associated with the main unit by a cord assembly CB100, the
one-way receiver or two-way transceiver is coupled with cordless
peripheral means by virtue of one-way or two-way
receiving/transmission signals or video/audio signals, complete
with one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for
charging purposes, into which is to be loaded redundant electric
energy storage means ESD101' serving to receiving charging and to
discharge when needed, power supply from main unit power supply as
delivered by cord assembly CB100, by way of redundant power control
REG101', serves as a randomized power source to the redundant
battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes;
[0063] (5) it may, where appropriate, be installed on other
cord-bearing peripheral equipment associated with the Main unit by
a cord assembly CB100, such as those for purpose of power
transmission and signal transmission, including, for example,
scanner, digital camera, tabulator or speaker, one or more set of
redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes is to be
installed at a chosen location as needed, into which is to be
loaded redundant electric energy storage means ESD101' meant to
receive charging and to discharge when needed afterwards, power
delivered by cable assembly CB100 from the main unit will make for
a randomized power for charging purposes to the redundant battery
or adaptor P0' for charging purposes by way of power control means
REG101';
[0064] (6) it may, where appropriate, be furnished on the main unit
of an information-based household electric appliance or cordless
peripheral, in the form of one or more set of redundant battery or
adaptor P0' for charging purposes such as is exemplified in FIGS.
1-2 or FIGS. 14-15, into which is to be loaded redundant energy
storage means ESD101' serving to receive charging and to discharge
when needed afterwards;
[0065] (7) it may, where appropriate, be installed into the main
seat of a household cordless cellular phone set or hand-held
receiver and speaker, such as is exemplified in the embodiment
shown in FIG. 19, the redundant battery or adaptor P0' owes its
power supply to the power supply from the signal cord S100 on the
main unit BS101, or sourced from an auxiliary power supply PS200,
which is a D.C. source of low rating voltage D.C. converted from
line voltage, is to be regulated by redundant power control REG101'
to account for a source of power supply with which to enable the
redundant battery or adaptor P0', so as to provide randomized
charging for the redundant energy storage means ESD101' as arranged
in place, on the Main unit BS101 of cordless phone or cordless
hand-held cellular handset HY101 may be installed where appropriate
one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging
purpose, into which is to be loaded a redundant energy storage
means ESD101' serving both to receive charging and to discharge
where needed;
[0066] (8) it may, where appropriate, be installed into the casing
of a household cord-bearing phone set, such as is illustrated in
the example shown in FIG. 20, as a result of the trend for multiple
functional development of cord-bearing telephone sets, in certain
models there have been provided auxiliary power sources, in this
invention the power supply of the main unit BS102 signal line S100
or an auxiliary power source PS200 of low voltage D.C. converted
from line voltage may account for a power supply for charging
purposes to the redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging
purposes so that randomized charging is made possible with respect
to the redundant energy storage means ESD101' as arranged, to the
main unit BS102 or hand-held handset and assembly HY102 of a
cord-bearing phone set may be provided where appropriate one or
more set or redundant battery or adaptor P0' for charging purposes,
into which is to be installed redundant energy storage means
ESD101' meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed
afterwards;
[0067] (9) it and the redundant energy storage means ESD101'
deployed in order may be any two or more of the devices or means,
arrangements disclosed in item 1 through item 8 in this paragraph
hereinbefore.
[0068] In summation, as disclosed herein, the present invention, an
appliance furnished with the subject redundant battery featuring
charging capabilities, be it a computer, an information-based
household electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone set, other
main unit housing, monitor casing or keyboard, receiver
interconnected with cord assembly, be it a cord-bearing interface
or a cordless peripheral, makes possible use of a low-cost
randomized power transmission interface for randomized charging
with respect to rechargeable secondary cell or super capacitor,
other energy storage means arranged in the primary battery as well
as the redundant battery that is installed in a computer, the main
unit of other appliance, or keyboard, receiver, otherwise
cord-bearing peripheral casing or housing, cordless peripheral
assemblies inclusive, and that rendering unnecessary the provision
of any independent charging circuit or equipment for the same
purpose, which is truly a novel design permitting substantial cut
of production cost while increasing the usefulness, convenience
feature of the appliance processed accordingly.
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