Patent Application
20210091592
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The disclosure relates to charging devices and more particularly pertains to a new charging device for harnessing free energy for charging personal electronic devices.
The prior art relates to charging devices.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing for receiving a personal electronic device. A kinetic charger is coupled to the housing and a solar charger is coupled to the housing. An electromagnetic charger is coupled to the housing and a thermal charger is coupled to the housing. A radio charger is coupled to the housing. A power supply is coupled to the housing to store electrical energy produced by each of the kinetic charger, the solar charger, the electromagnetic charger, the thermal charger and the radio charger. A transmission unit is coupled to the housing and the transmission unit is in electrical communication with the power supply. The transmission unit is placed in electrical communication with the personal electronic device when the personal electronic device is inserted into the housing for charging the personal electronic device.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A control circuit 24 is provided and the control circuit 24 is coupled to the housing 12. The control circuit 24 may include a transformer and other electronic components commonly associated with electrical chargers. A kinetic charger 26 is coupled to the housing 12. The kinetic charger 26 produces an electrical charge from repetitive motion. In this way the kinetic charger 26 can harness energy from the user walking. The kinetic charger 26 comprises a piezo disk 28 that is positioned on the inner surface 20 of the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The piezo disk 28 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24.
A solar charger 30 is coupled to the housing 12. The solar charger 30 produces an electrical charge from sunlight to harness energy from the sun. The solar charger 30 comprises a solar panel 32 that is positioned on the outer surface 22 of the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The solar panel 32 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24.
An electromagnetic charger 34 is coupled to the housing 12. The electromagnetic charger 34 produces an electrical charge from the Earth's static electrical field. In this way the electromagnetic charger 34 can harness energy from Earth's static electrical field. The electromagnetic charger 34 comprises a phototransistor 36 that is positioned on the outer surface 22 of the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The phototransistor 36 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24. Additionally, the phototransistor 36 may comprise a phototransistor that operates in the frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum associated with the Earth's magnetic field.
A thermal charger 38 is coupled to the housing 12. The thermal charger 38 is in thermal communication with ambient air with respect to the housing 12. Additionally, the thermal charger 38 produces an electrical charge from heat transmission. In this way the thermal charger 38 can harness energy from the heat of ambient air. The thermal charger 38 comprises a peltier tile 40 that is positioned on the outer surface 22 of the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The peltier tile 40 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24.
A radio charger 42 is coupled to the housing 12. The radio charger 42 produces an electrical charge from radio frequency electromagnetic radiation. In this way the radio charger 42 can harness energy from radio frequency transmissions that are constantly being broadcast in a typical urban area. The radio charger 42 comprises a receiver 44 that is positioned on the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The receiver 44 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24 and the receiver 44 may be a radio frequency receiver or the like.
A power supply 46 is coupled to the housing 12. The power supply 46 is in electrical communication with each of the kinetic charger 26, the solar charger 30, the electromagnetic charger 34, the thermal charger 38 and the radio charger 42. Moreover, the power supply 46 stores electrical energy produced by each of the kinetic charger 26, the solar charger 30, the electromagnetic charger 34, the thermal charger 38 and the radio charger 42.
The power supply 46 comprises a graphene supercapacitor 48 that is positioned on the inner surface 20 of the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The graphene supercapacitor 48 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24. The power supply 46 additionally includes at least one battery 50 that is coupled to the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The at least one battery 50 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24.
A transmission unit 52 is coupled to the housing 12 and the transmission unit 52 is in electrical communication with the power supply 46. The transmission unit 52 is placed in electrical communication with the personal electronic device 16 when the personal electronic device 16 is inserted into the housing 12. In this way the transmission unit 52 can charge the personal electronic device 16.
The transmission unit 52 comprises a transmitter 54 that is coupled to the outer wall 18 of the housing 12. The transmitter 54 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 24. Additionally, the transmitter 54 is in wireless electrical communication with the personal electronic device 16 when the personal electronic device 16 is positioned in the housing 12. The transmitter 54 broadcasts an electrical charge to the personal electronic device 16 for charging the personal electronic device 16. The transmitter 54 may comprise a radio frequency transmitter that is capable of broadcasting an electrical charge on a carrier wave.
In use, the housing 12 is carried in purse, a pocket in the user's clothes or in any other chosen manner. The personal electronic device 16 is inserted into the housing 12 for the purposes of charging the personal electronic device 16. The transmitter 54 wirelessly charges the personal electronic device 16 when the personal electronic device 16 in the housing 12. The graphene supercapacitor 48 facilitates the personal electronic device 16 to be rapidly charged, while the at least one battery 50 facilitates a slower rate of charge over a longer period of time. In this way the power supply 46 enables the user to reap the benefits of capacitance charging and battery 50 charging.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
