This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. ยง 119(a) to Patent Application No. 107139578 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on Nov. 7, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to wireless electricity receiving technologies, and in particular, to a cigar lighter having a wireless electricity receiving function and a portable power supply device having a wireless electricity receiving function.
In recent years, with rising of portable electronic devices (such as smartphones, tablets, and notebook computers), related art, including wireless charging technologies, also vigorously grows. By means of the wireless charging technology, a portable electronic device can be charged without using a transmission cable between the portable electronic device and a power supply end (such as a wireless charging station), that is, electric power is transmitted in a wireless manner. In addition to the fact that the wireless charging technology can be applied to the portable electronic device, smart household appliance and vehicular wireless charging solutions and the like are provided. Current wireless charging standards mainly include the Qi wireless charging standard released by Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and the AirFuel wireless charging standard released by AirFuel Alliance, a merger between the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and the Power Matters Alliance (PMA).
If a wireless charging manner of a wireless charging station uses a wireless charging standard, a portable electronic device of a user also needs to have a wireless electricity receiving chip that matches the wireless charging standard, so that the portable electronic device can be charged. Therefore, it is inconvenient in use.
In addition, during manufacturing, not all electronic devices are configured with wireless electricity receiving chips to be capable of receiving wireless electricity generated by a wireless charging station. Because some electronic devices of relatively old types do not have the wireless electricity receiving chip, they cannot use the wireless charging technology.
In view of this, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cigar lighter having a wireless electricity receiving function, including a housing, a first electric-conductor, a second electric-conductor, a receive coil, a rectifier module, a voltage adjustment module, and an output end. The housing has a first end, a second end, and a chamber. The first end is opposite to the second end. The first electric-conductor is located in the chamber and protrudes from the first end. The second electric-conductor is located in the chamber and protrudes from one side of the housing. The receive coil is located on the housing. The receive coil is adapted to generate an alternating current after receiving a magnetic field. The rectifier module is located in the chamber, and the rectifier module is electrically connected to the receive coil. The rectifier module is adapted to receive and convert the alternating current into a first direct current. The voltage adjustment module is located in the chamber, and the voltage adjustment module is electrically connected to the first electric-conductor, the second electric-conductor, and the rectifier module. The voltage adjustment module is adapted to: selectively receive an external direct current by using the first electric-conductor and the second electric-conductor, and convert the external direct current into a second direct current whose voltage is different from that of the external direct current; or receive the first direct current from the rectifier module and convert the first direct current into the second direct current whose voltage is different from that of the first direct current. The output end is located at the second end, and the output end is electrically connected to the voltage adjustment module to output the second direct current.
In one or more embodiments, the voltage adjustment module of the cigar lighter has a fast charge circuit, and the fast charge circuit is a direct current voltage/current adjustment circuit having various fast charge protocol functions.
In one or more embodiments, the receive coil is disposed around the second end.
In one or more embodiments, a surface of the housing has an annular groove, and the receive coil is disposed in the annular groove.
In one or more embodiments, the cigar lighter further includes an insulation cover member, and the insulation cover member is disposed on the housing to cover the receive coil.
In one or more embodiments, the rectifier module of the cigar lighter is a reverse blocking circuit.
Further, another embodiment of the present invention provides a portable power supply device having a wireless electricity receiving function, including a housing, a battery, a receive coil, a rectifier module, a voltage adjustment module, and an output end. The battery is located in the housing. The receive coil is disposed on the housing, and the receive coil is adapted to generate an alternating current after receiving a magnetic field. The rectifier module is located in the housing, and the rectifier module is electrically connected to the receive coil. The rectifier module is adapted to receive and convert the alternating current into a first direct current. The voltage adjustment module is located in the housing, and the voltage adjustment module is electrically connected to the battery and the rectifier module. The voltage adjustment module is adapted to: selectively receive an internal direct current from the battery and convert the internal direct current into a second direct current; or receive the first direct current from the rectifier module and convert the first direct current into the second direct current, where a voltage of the internal direct current is different from a voltage of the second direct current, and a voltage of the first direct current is different from the voltage of the second direct current. The output end is electrically connected to the voltage adjustment module to output the second direct current.
In one or more embodiments, the voltage adjustment module of the portable power supply device has a fast charge circuit, and the fast charge circuit is a direct current voltage/current adjustment circuit having various fast charge protocol functions.
In one or more embodiments, the rectifier module of the portable power supply device is a reverse blocking circuit.
In one or more embodiments, the voltage adjustment module is adapted to: after converting the first direct current into the second direct current, first store the second direct current to the battery, and then output the second direct current from the battery to the output end.
In one or more embodiments, when a voltage of the battery is less than a rated voltage, the voltage adjustment module does not receive the internal direct current but receives and converts the first direct current into the second direct current.
In conclusion, the cigar lighter and the portable power supply device in one or more embodiments of the present invention can first convert a magnetic field into an alternating current through electromagnetic induction, and then further convert the alternating current into a direct current for outputting. In this way, when there is a wireless charging station that can provide a magnetic field, a user may connect a portable electronic device to the cigar lighter or the portable power supply device according to one or more embodiments of the present invention by using a transmission cable to receive a direct current, to charge the portable electronic device. In addition, in one or more embodiments, the voltage adjustment module satisfies a fast charge protocol because the voltage adjustment module has the fast charge circuit, to fast charge the portable electronic device. Moreover, the rectifier module may further include the reverse blocking circuit, to avoid damages to an internal part caused by the current entering the device in a reverse direction.
Further, in one or more embodiments of the portable power supply device of the present invention, the voltage adjustment module is adapted to: after converting the first direct current into the second direct current, first store the second direct current to the battery, and then output the second direct current from the battery to the output end. In addition, in one or more embodiments of the portable power supply device of the present invention, when the voltage of the battery is less than the rated voltage, the voltage adjustment module does not receive the internal direct current but receives and converts the first direct current into the second direct current, and transmits the second direct current to the output end to charge the portable electronic device.
The cigar lighter 100 in one or more embodiments of the present invention is adapted to electrically connect to the connector 9 of a transportation, and the connector 9 is electrically connected to a power supply of the transportation (for example, but is not limited to a vehicle storage battery). In this way, the cigar lighter 100 may receive an external direct current supplied by the power supply. In addition, when the output end 60 is connected to a portable electronic device by using a transmission cable, the external direct current is provided to the portable electronic device. Herein, the transportation may be a vehicle but is not limited thereto. The transportation may alternatively be a locomotive or a transportation of another type. In addition, the portable electronic device herein may be a smartphone but is not limited thereto. The portable electronic device may alternatively be a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a digital camera, or the like.
The cigar lighter 100 in one or more embodiments is further adapted to receive a magnetic field to supply power to the portable electronic device by using the transmission cable. After the cigar lighter 100 receives the magnetic field generated by a wireless charging station, the cigar lighter 100 may convert the magnetic field into a direct current and output the direct current to the portable electronic device by using the transmission cable to charge the portable electronic device.
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The rectifier module 40 is located in the chamber 13 and is electrically connected to the receive coil 30. The rectifier module 40 is adapted to: receive the alternating current from the receive coil 30 and convert the alternating current into a first direct current. In other words, the rectifier module 40 may be a rectifier circuit and can convert the alternating current into the direct current. Specifically, two ends of the receive coil 30 may be inserted into the housing 10 and electrically connected to the rectifier module 40.
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According to the cigar lighter 100 in one or more embodiments of the present invention, after the receive coil 30 receives the magnetic field from the wireless charging station, the receive coil 30 converts the magnetic field into the alternating current through electromagnetic induction, and then the rectifier module 40 converts the alternating current into the first direct current. Then, the voltage adjustment module 50 converts the first direct current into the second direct current whose voltage is different from that of first direct current. Finally, the second direct current is output by using the output end 60. In this way, the portable electronic device may be connected to the output end 60 by using the transmission cable, to receive the second direct current from the cigar lighter 100 for being charged.
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The portable power supply device 300 in one or more embodiments of the present invention is adapted to connect to a portable electronic device (for example, but is not limited to a smartphone, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a digital camera) by using a transmission cable. In this way, electricity of the battery 80 in the portable power supply device 300 may be provided to the portable electronic device in a direct current manner to charge the portable electronic device.
The portable power supply device 300 in one or more embodiments of the present invention is adapted to receive a magnetic field and supply power to the portable electronic device by using the transmission cable. When the portable power supply device 300 receives the magnetic field generated by a wireless charging station, the portable power supply device 300 may convert the magnetic field into a direct current and output the direct current to the portable electronic device by using the transmission cable to charge the portable electronic device.
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The rectifier module 40 is located in the housing 70 and is electrically connected to the receive coil 30. The rectifier module 40 is adapted to receive and convert the alternating current into a first direct current. In other words, the rectifier module 40 may be a rectifier circuit and can convert the alternating current into the direct current. Specifically, two ends of the receive coil 30 may be inserted into the housing 70 and electrically connected to the rectifier module 40.
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According to the portable power supply device 300 in one or more embodiments of the present invention, after the receive coil 30 receives the magnetic field from the wireless charging station, the receive coil 30 converts the magnetic field into the alternating current through electromagnetic induction, and then the rectifier module 40 converts the alternating current into the first direct current. Then, the voltage adjustment module 50 converts the first direct current into the second direct current whose voltage is different from that of first direct current. Finally, the second direct current is output by using the output end 60. In this way, the portable electronic device may be connected to the output end 60 by using the transmission cable, to receive the second direct current from the portable power supply device 300 for being charged.
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In addition, in one or more embodiments, when the portable power supply device 300 receives the magnetic field from the wireless charging station and the output end 60 of the portable power supply device 300 is connected to a portable electronic device, first it is determined whether a voltage of the battery 80 is less than a rated voltage (that is, the battery is in a state indicating a small electricity quantity). If yes, the voltage adjustment module 50 does not obtain the internal direct current (that is, does not receive the internal direct current) from the battery 80, but receives the first direct current from the rectifier module 40 and converts the first direct current into the second direct current, and transmits the second direct current to the output end 60 to charge the portable electronic device.
Specifically, in one embodiment, as described above, the voltage adjustment module 50 receives the internal direct current from the battery 80 and converts the internal direct current into the second direct current; or receives the first direct current from the rectifier module 40 and converts the first direct current into the second direct current. In an embodiment, the portable power supply device 300 further includes a voltage sensor 85 electrically connected to the battery 80 and adapted to sense whether the voltage of the battery 80 is less than the rated voltage (that is, sense whether the battery is in the state indicating a small electricity quantity). If yes, the voltage adjustment module 50 of the portable power supply device 300 receives the first direct current from the rectifier module 40 and converts the first direct current into the second direct current, and outputs the second direct current to the output end 60 to charge the portable electronic device. If not, the voltage adjustment module 50 of the portable power supply device 300 obtains the internal direct current from the battery 80, and then converts the internal direct current into the second direct current to provide the second direct current to the output end. If yes, the portable power supply device 300 receives an external direct current by using a first electric-conductor 21 and a second electric-conductor 22 and converts the external direct current into the second direct current. In this way, the portable power supply device 300 may first sense, by using the power supply sensor 85, whether an electricity quantity of the battery 80 is less than the rated voltage, and then determine, according to the result, to receive the internal direct current or the first direct current.
In conclusion, the cigar lighter and the portable power supply device in one or more embodiments of the present invention can convert a magnetic field into an alternating current through electromagnetic induction, and then further convert the alternating current into a direct current for outputting. In this way, when there is a wireless charging station that can provide a magnetic field, a user may connect a portable electronic device to the cigar lighter or the portable power supply device according to one or more embodiments of the present invention by using a transmission cable to receive a direct current, to charge the portable electronic device. In addition, in one or more embodiments, the voltage adjustment module satisfies a fast charge protocol because the voltage adjustment module has the fast charge circuit, to fast charge the portable electronic device. Moreover, the rectifier module may further include the reverse blocking circuit, to avoid a damage to an internal part caused because the current enters the device in a reverse direction.
Further, in one or more embodiments of the portable power supply device of the present invention, the voltage adjustment module is adapted to: after converting the first direct current into the second direct current, first store the second direct current to the battery, and then output the second direct current from the battery to the output end. In addition, in one or more embodiments of the portable power supply device of the present invention, when the voltage of the battery is less than the rated voltage, the voltage adjustment module does not receive the internal direct current but receives and converts the first direct current into the second direct current, and transmits the second direct current to the output end to charge the portable electronic device.
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107139578 | Nov 2018 | TW | national |