Claims
- 1. Array for the transmission of electrical energy or signals, respectively, between a base station and several external units adapted to be coupled, without contact, to various positions on the base station,
characterised in that the primary side circuitry of a power supply with potential isolation is provided on each connecting position of the central unit, and that each of said external units includes the corresponding circuitry of the secondary side, with the power transmission being realised via an inductive coupler element that replaces the transformer that is usually used in such a power supply, and that the feedback signals are transmitted by means of a further non-contacting coupler element from said external units back to said base unit.
- 2. Array according to claim 1,
characterised in that said circuits of the primary side as well as of the secondary side of said power supply with potential isolation correspond to a resonance transducer.
- 3. Array according to claim 1 or 2,
characterised in that said coupler element for signal feedback is an inductive, capacitive or optical coupler element.
- 4. Array according to any of the claims 1 to 3,
characterised in that said additional capacitive elements for the transmission of said additional signals are disposed within the range of the magnetic field of said inductive coupler element.
- 5. Array according to any of the claims 1 to 5,
characterised in that said additional capacitive coupler elements are integrated into a pc board that constitutes, at the same time, a mechanical cover for said inductive coupler elements.
Priority Claims (2)
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Date |
Country |
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100 19 371 |
Apr 2000 |
DE |
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100 26 173 |
May 2000 |
DE |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation of pending International Application No. PCT/DE01/01499 filed Apr. 18, 2001, which designates the United States and claims priority from pending German Application Nos. 10019371 filed Apr. 18, 2000 and 10026173 filed May 26, 2000.
Continuations (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
PCT/DE01/01499 |
Apr 2001 |
US |
Child |
10273988 |
Oct 2002 |
US |