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WO2020172845A1 - Dispositif de gestion de batteries rechargeables et système de charge de batterie comprenant ledit dispositif - Google Patents

Dispositif de gestion de batteries rechargeables et système de charge de batterie comprenant ledit dispositif Download PDF

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WO2020172845A1
WO2020172845A1 PCT/CN2019/076447 CN2019076447W WO2020172845A1 WO 2020172845 A1 WO2020172845 A1 WO 2020172845A1 CN 2019076447 W CN2019076447 W CN 2019076447W WO 2020172845 A1 WO2020172845 A1 WO 2020172845A1
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Kwok Kit Patrick Lee
Feng Gong WU
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  • the invention relates to the field of battery, and more particularly, to the managing a plurality of rechargeable batteries.
  • Rechargeable batteries in their various forms including different sizes, shapes, con-figurations and electrochemical types are commonly used to supply electric power for electrical appliances and devices.
  • rechargeable battery cells such as nickel-cadmium (NiCd) , nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) , lithium-ion (Li-ion) and rechargeable alkaline batteries are popular among battery users, especially for their use with portable electronic devices in view of their relatively high energy density, af-fordability as well as the wide selection of battery sizes available.
  • rechargeable batteries such as NiMH batteries are known to be widely used by pro- professional photographers in relatively large quantity for powering their photographic equipment such as digital cameras, camera flash lights and flash triggers, etc.
  • the separation among the used/flat and the recharged batteries is of particular importance as the use of a mixture of charged and used/flat batteries may not only reduce performance of the electric appliances, but may even cause damage to the electric appliances as well as the rechargeable batteries themselves. It also presents a challenge for the battery users to systematically organized, stored and managed a large number of individual rechargeable batteries, especially if the user, such as a pho-tographer as abovementioned, is required to travel around and be moving from place to place.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a novel solution for one to manage, organize and/or recharge one or more rechargeable batteries.
  • a further object of the invention is to mitigate or obviate to some degree one or more problems associated with known means for storing and/or recharging rechargeable batteries, or at least to provide a useful alternative.
  • the invention provides a device for managing rechargeable batteries.
  • the device comprises a housing having a base portion defining a chamber for receiving and accommodating one or more rechargeable batteries; wherein the base portion comprises one or more pairs of contact portions oppositely arranged at two facing side walls of the housing, thereby when the one or more rechargeable batteries are received and accommodated in the chamber, the contact portions allow electric connection of the one or more received rechargeable batteries with an external circuit for recharging and discharging.
  • the invention provides a charging system for batteries.
  • the charging system comprises an electric charging unit comprising a charging base having one or more sets of charging electrodes; and the device for managing rechargeable batteries according to the first main aspect; wherein the charging base is configured to snugly receive the device to thereby allow electric connection between the one or more sets of charging electrodes and the one or more received rechargeable batteries for electric charging.
  • the invention provides a method of manufacturing a device for managing rechargeable batteries.
  • the method comprises providing a housing having a base portion movably connected with at least one cover portion, the cover portion being movable between an open configuration and a close configuration to define a chamber for receiving and accommodating one or more rechargeable batteries; and providing one or more pairs of oppositely arranged contact portions at two facing side walls of the housing, such that when the one or more rechargeable batteries are received and accommodated in the chamber, the contact portions allow electric connection of the one or more received rechargeable batteries with an external circuit for recharging and discharging.
  • Figure 1 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of a device for managing rechargeable batteries according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the device of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the device of Figure 1 with a cover portion at an open configuration
  • Figure 4 is a front perspective view of the device of Figure 3 with the cover portion at a close configuration
  • Figure 5 shows the receiving of the device of Figure 1 into an electric charging unit
  • Figure 6 shows another embodiment of the device and the electric charging unit
  • Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an indicating means of the device of Figure 1 with the cover portion at a close configuration
  • Figure 8 is another cross-sectional view showing the indicating means of Figure 7 when the cover portion is at an open configuration
  • Figure 9 shows an embodiment of the electric charging unit having a triggering means
  • Figure 10 shows the electric charging unit of Figure 9 with the device being received therein;
  • Figure 11 shows the indicating means of the device of Figure 10 after the device is received into the electric charging unit
  • Figure 12 shows another embodiment of the electric charging unit according to the present invention.
  • Figure 13 shows a third embodiment of the device for managing rechargeable batteries according to the present invention.
  • Figure 14 shows a fourth embodiment of the device for managing rechargeable batteries according to the present invention, with two of said devices being connected to form an device assembly;
  • Figure 15 is a front view showing the device assembly of Figure 14;
  • Figure 16 shows a further embodiment of the device assembly according to the present invention.
  • Figure 17 shows an exemplified use of the device of Figure 1 with a cordless camera flash unit
  • Figure 18 shows the simultaneous charging of rechargeable batteries accommodated in a plurality of the devices of Figure 1 at an electric charging unit.
  • references in this specification to "one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the em-bodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention.
  • the appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not nec-essarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative em-bodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.
  • various features are described which may be exhibited by some embodiments and not by others.
  • various requirements are described which may be requirements for some embodiments but not other embodiments.
  • a device 10 for storing, managing and/or or-ganizing batteries, as well as to facilitate charging or recharging of one or more rechargeable batteries.
  • the batteries can be of any known types such as, but are not limited to, nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries, nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, rechargeable alkaline batteries or the like.
  • the device 10 may also be applicable for storing, managing and/or organizing any other types of battery other than a rechargeable battery, such as non-rechargeable, primary batteries which are generally designed to be used once and be discarded after use.
  • the present invention therefore shall not be limited to its use with rechargeable batteries only.
  • the present invention shall not be restricted to batteries or rechargeable batteries of any specific shapes, sizes and/or electrochemical types.
  • batteries or rechargeable batteries of any specific shapes, sizes and/or electrochemical types.
  • the use of the device 10 with cylindrical batteries in AA and AAA cell sizes are illustrated and described, any corresponding variations to the size, shape and configuration of the device 10 for receiving and accommodating other battery types such a prismatic battery and/or a C or D size cylindrical battery, etc. shall also be encompassed.
  • the device 10 comprises a housing 12 having a base portion 14 which defines a chamber 20 for receiving and accommodating one or more batteries such as rechargeable batteries.
  • the housing 12 may further comprise at least one cover portion 16 movably connected with the base portion 14.
  • the cover portion 16 is configured such that it is movable between an open configuration and a close con-figuration relative to the base portion 14 to thereby open and close the housing 12.
  • the cover portion 16 is slidably connected with the base portion 14 to allow the housing 12 be opened and closed via a sliding motion of the cover portion 14 relative to the base portion 12.
  • any other movable connections between the base portion 14 and the cover portion 16 such as via one or more hinge joints, for example, shall also be en-compassed by the present invention.
  • the cover portion 16 may optionally comprise one or more apertures and/or air passageways 18 for heat dissipation when the received batteries are under charging and/or discharging, for example.
  • the cover portion 16 may also be provided with a locking means (not shown) for locking the cover portion 16 with the base portion 14 when the cover portion is at its close configuration.
  • the base portion 14 may comprise one or more pairs of contact portions 22 oppositely arranged at two facing side walls 24 of the housing 12, whereby when the one or more rechargeable batteries are received and accommodated in the chamber 20, the contact portions 22 is adapted to allow electric connection of the received rechargeable batteries with an external circuit for recharging and/or discharging such as, when the device 10 is received and positioned in an electric charging unit 50 for recharging the batteries, as shown in Fig. 5, for example.
  • the contact portions 22 may comprise one or more conductive parts or elements adapted to facilitate electric connection of the positive and negative electrodes of the received rechargeable batteries with the respective positive and negative charging terminals of the electric charging unit 50.
  • the contact portions 22 may comprise one or more through holes 22 appropriately sized to expose the anodes and cathodes of the received batteries from the housing 12, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5, to thereby allow electric contact of the battery electrodes with the corresponding charging terminals of the electric charging device 50.
  • the contact portions 22 such as the through holes 22 of the base portion 14 are arranged to be in alignment, such as being aligned along each of the two facing side walls of the base portion 14 in forming, for example, four opposing pairs as shown in the figures, such that when four rechargeable batteries are received and are po-sitioned in the chamber 20, the batteries are aligned in parallel with on another with the electrodes being arranged to face, engage and/or be exposed via the corresponding through holes 22.
  • the electric charging unit 50 can be provided in the form of a portable electric charger, as shown in Fig. 5, which may comprise a charging base 52 having one or more sets of charging terminals 54 adapted to electrically connect with the corresponding, one or more sets of anodes and cathodes of the rechargeable batteries received in the device 10 when the device 10 is positioned at the charging base 52.
  • the charging terminals 54 may optionally be configured to be extendable in a direction, such as towards the direction of the respective contact portions 22 of the device 10 when the device 10 is received at the charging base 52 to thereby facilitate and/or enhance electric contacts with the accommodated batteries.
  • the electric charging unit 50 can be configured such that the one or more sets of charging terminals 54, such as the terminal sets 54a as shown in Fig. 6, be provided at an extendable platform 55 to allow adjustability of the distance between the two opposite terminal sets 54a and 54b so as to customize the charging base 52 for receiving a device 10 with smaller sized batteries, such as the AAA size batteries.
  • one or more terminals 54 of the terminal sets 54a or 54b can be configured to be independently extendable to allow the conducting terminals 54 be extended towards or optionally, into the housing 12 of the device 10 to facilitate electric connection with the accommodated batteries.
  • the charging base 52 is preferred to be configured to conform substantially in shape with the exterior of the device 10, and specifically, with the exterior of the base portion 14 of the housing 12 whereby the device 10 can be snugly received and be positioned at the charging base 52.
  • the conformity in shape and thus the close fitting between the charging base 52 and the base portion 14 of the device 10 facilitates matching in position between the contact portions 22 of the device 10 with the corresponding charging terminals 54 of the charging base 52 and thus, electric connections between the charging unit 50 and the rechargeable batteries accommodated in the device 10.
  • the conformity in shape also allows a secure positioning of the device 10 at the charging unit 50, which is of particular importance during an electric charging.
  • the housing 12 of the device 10 be configured such that, when the device 10 is placed or received at the charging base 52, the upper part of the cover portion 16 is allowed to substantially flash with the uppermost side of the charging unit 50.
  • This is beneficial in providing a more compact, streamlined structure of a charging system comprising the device 10 and the electric charging unit 50, especially when the charging system can be further modified or configured with a power outlet, such as by having a USB output at the housing of the charging unit 50 to allow the charging system be utilized as a portable power bank, for example.
  • the device 10 comprises at least one indicating means 60 arranged at the housing 12.
  • the indicating means 60 can be actuated to display at least a first sign representing a first condition of the housing 12, and/or a second sign representing a second condition of the housing 12.
  • the first sign and the second sign may comprise different colors, patterns, marks and/or logos.
  • the first sign and the second sign may comprise different, contrasting colors which can be readily viewable and distin-guishable by a user, such as a red color or a red-colored mark for the first sign, and a green color or a green-colored mark for the second sign.
  • the red-colored first sign can be used to indicate that one or more of the stored batteries have been exploited or used, while the green-colored second sign can be used to indicate that the stored batteries have been recharged or arranged for recharging, for example.
  • the indicating means 60 is actuatable to display either one of the first sign, such as a red color, and the second sign, such as a green color. More particularly, the indicating means 60 can be actuated automatically by movement of the cover portion 16 from the close configuration to the open con-figuration to display the first sign, for example.
  • the red, first sign can be readily visible by the user to signify that the cover portion 16 of the housing 12 has been opened, which may imply that the stored batteries have been altered or used, for example.
  • the first and/or the second signs can be displayed via a window 62 at the housing 12 such that the first and/or the second signs are visible from an exterior of the housing 12.
  • the window 62 may comprise an opening and/or a transparent or translucent screen for the first and/or the second signs located at or behind it be visible by the user. Nevertheless, a person skilled in the art will appreciate that the window 62 shall not be limited to a mechanical type of window for displaying the first and/or second signs therethough, but any other known display mechanisms such as electrically and/or thermally controlled displays, shall also be encompassed.
  • the cover portion 16 can be configured to comprise a protruding member 17, such as one provided in the form of a tapered driving rib 17 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.
  • the protruding, driving rib 17 is adapted to engage the indicating means 60, such as to slidably engage the indicating means 60 to thereby displace the indicating means 60 or a part of the indicating means 60 when the cover portion 16 is moved from the close configuration (Fig. 7) to the open con-figuration (Fig. 8) .
  • movement of the cover portion 16 from the close configuration to the open con-figuration renders the tapered driving rib 17 in moving towards a movable member such as a flag 66 of the indicating means 60.
  • the flag 66 may comprise or carry the first and the second signs at a side facing the window 62, and that the first and the second signs are longitudinally arranged along the height of the flag 66, i.e. with one sign above another such as with the red-colored first sign positioned above the green-colored second sign, for example.
  • the tapered side 64 of the driving rib 17 pushes the flag 66 in moving or sliding downward, as shown in Fig. 8, to thereby allow the upper-positioned red-colored first sign to be revealed or displayed via the window 62.
  • the red sign may serve as an indicator to readily inform the user about a condition of the device 10, for example, that the housing 12 of the device 10 has been opened, which may imply that the contained battery or batteries have once been altered, or been removed from the housing 12 for use or discharge.
  • the device 10 can be provided with a switch 63 such as a push button switch (as shown in Figs. 3 and 4) , a click switch or the like which is actuatable manually by the user to mechanically reset the indicating means 60 and/or to display the second sign after the cover portion 16 is closed from the open configuration.
  • a switch 63 such as a push button switch (as shown in Figs. 3 and 4) , a click switch or the like which is actuatable manually by the user to mechanically reset the indicating means 60 and/or to display the second sign after the cover portion 16 is closed from the open configuration.
  • a switch 63 such as a push button switch (as shown in Figs. 3 and 4) , a click switch or the like which is actuatable manually by the user to mechanically reset the indicating means 60 and/or to display the second sign after the cover portion 16 is closed from the open configuration.
  • This can be done by, for example, manually moving the flag 66 of the indicating means 60 via
  • the in-dicating means 60 can also be automatically triggered to display a sign, such as to restore to and/or to display the second sign when the device 10 is placed at the charging base 52 of the charging unit 50, such as to prepare for or during an electric recharging.
  • the charging base 52 can be configured to comprise a triggering means 70 adapted to engage the in-dicating means 60 of the device 10 when the device 10 is received at the charging base 52.
  • the triggering means 70 may comprise a protrusion such as a protruding support rib 72 adapted to engage the indicating means 60 or a part of the indicating means 60 when the device 10 is received or positioned at the charging base 52 of the charging unit 50.
  • the support rib 72 which may optionally be assisted by a resilient member such as a spring (not shown) , is adapted to engage and/or to mechanically move the indicating means 60 or the movable flag 66 of the in-dicating means 60 to move such as to slide upward, causing the flag 66 to reveal the second sign, such as the lower positioned, green sign from the window 62, as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the trigger means 70 of the charging unit 50 can also be configured to be electrically triggerable to engage the indicating means 60 of the device 10 when the device 10 is received or positioned at the charging base 52.
  • the triggering means 70 may comprise a solenoid 74 which is electrically operable in moving the support rib 72 to engage the indicating means 60.
  • the solenoid 74 can be powered by an electric circuit separated from the recharging circuit, and/or can be electrically actuated once the recharging circuit is completed when the batteries received device 10 is positioned at the charging base 52.
  • the triggering means 70 may alter-natively be triggered by other types of electrical switches such as, but are not limited to, electric relays, and/or any other triggering mechanisms controllable by the charging unit 50 for actuating the indicating means 60 in a more controlled, accurate manner.
  • a mechanically movable indicating means 60 such as one which comprises the signs-bearing flag 66 slidably movable by the movable driving rib 17 of the cover portion 16 when the housing 12 is opened and the movable support rib 72 of the triggering means 70 when the housing 12 is closed
  • operation of the indicating means 60 is not limited to me-chanical means for mechanical actuation to display the first and/or the sign signs, but that the concepts of the invention could equally be implemented using other type of in-dicating means actuatable by alternative mechanisms, such as being controlled elec-trically to display the first and/or the second signs via an electrical actuation.
  • the display of the indicating means may also be provided and implemented electrically, such as by means of one or more light-emitting diode (LED) and/or one or more liquid-crystal display (LCD) or the like, as long as the variations do not go beyond the invention concept of the present invention.
  • LED light-emitting diode
  • LCD liquid-crystal display
  • the device 10 can be configured in having one or more of the upper and lower sides of the cover portion 16 with one or more corrugated outer surfaces, as shown in Fig. 13, to thereby enhance hand grip as well as to assist the slide-opening movement of the cover portion 16 by the user.
  • the housing 12 of the device 10 may comprise a plurality of cover portions 16 movable to actuate a respective, plurality of indicating means 60.
  • the chamber 20 of the device 10 may be divided into two or more partitions, for example, each of which being coverable by a separate cover portion 16 for opening and closing the respective chambers 20.
  • the device 10 may comprise two indicating means 60 each of which being independently actuatable by the respective cover portions 16 to thereby display one or more signs to indicate working conditions of the respective compartments, such as, whether one or more compartments have been opened which may imply the usage condition of the batteries accommodated therein.
  • the housing 12 of the device 10 may comprise one or more sets of recess 80a and protrusion 80b at the respective, lateral sides of the housing 12 for releasable connections of multiple of said device 10 to form a device assembly, as shown in Figs. 15 and 16, for example.
  • the device assembly allows multiple of devices 10 be releasably connected for an easy handling and/or storage of said devices.
  • the present invention is advantageous in that it provides a novel solution for storing, handling, managing and/or organizing a plurality of batteries such as rechargeable batteries.
  • the device of the present invention is designed and configured to receive and accommodate one or more batteries and particularly, rechargeable batteries, with the device being adapted to be directly insertable into and/or be placed at the charging base of an electric charging unit, such as a portable electric charging device for recharging. This is particularly useful for one to store, manage and charge a large number of rechargeable batteries, without the need of handling the individual batteries one at a time.
  • the device with the rechargeable batteries accommodated therein may also serve as a battery pack for charging and discharging, for example, as shown in Figs. 17 and 18.
  • the device may comprise an indicating means at its housing, which can be automatically actuatable by an opening movement of the cover of the device to display a first sign to the user.
  • the first sign can thus serve as an indicator to inform the user that the housing of the device has been opened, i.e. the batteries accommodated therein could once been altered, removed or used, for example. This is particularly useful in assisting the user to separate and/or to dis-tinguish the used batteries from the un-used, e.g. new or recharged batteries.
  • the indicating means can further be triggered automatically, such as by placing the device at the charging base of the electric charging unit, to display a second sign at the housing of the device.
  • the second sign can serve as a further indicator to inform the user that the device has been placed at the electric charger, i.e. the batteries accommodated therein could possibly be charged or recharged and thus are ready for use.
  • the present invention therefore negates the need for one to manually label a battery or a battery container, such as via sticker labels or the like, for the purpose of indicating the usage condition of the battery or the batteries being contained at the container.
  • the present invention also provides a simple and user friendly means for managing and organizing a plurality of batteries, which also allows the batteries be readily charged or discharge as a battery pack, without the need to manipulate the in-dividual one of the batteries.
  • a charging system for batteries comprises the electric charging unit 50 as above described, comprising the charging base 52 having one or more sets of charging terminals 54.
  • the charging system also comprises the device 10 for managing rechargeable batteries as above described, wherein the charging base 52 is configured to snugly receive the device 10 to thereby allow electric connection between the one or more sets of charging terminals 54 and the one or more received rechargeable batteries for electric charging.
  • a method of manu-facturing the device 10 for managing rechargeable batteries comprises the steps of providing the housing 12 having a base portion 14 movably connected with at least one cover portion 16, the cover portion 16 being movable between an open configuration and a close configuration to define a chamber 20 for receiving and accommodating one or more rechargeable batteries; providing one or more pairs of oppositely arranged contact portions 22 at two facing side walls of the housing 12, such that when the one or more rechargeable batteries are received and ac-commodated in the chamber 20, the contact portions 22 allow electric connection of the one or more received rechargeable batteries with an external circuit for recharging and discharging.
  • the method steps may further comprise the step of providing at least one indicating means 60 arranged at the housing 12, wherein, when the cover portion 16 is moved from the close configuration to the open configuration, the at least one in-dicating means 60 is automatically actuated to display a first sign indicating that the housing 12 has been opened.

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Cette invention concerne un dispositif de gestion de batteries rechargeables, comprenant : un boîtier ayant une partie de base définissant une chambre pour recevoir et loger une ou plusieurs batterie(s) rechargeable(s), la partie de base comprenant une ou plusieurs paire(s) de parties de contact disposées de manière opposée sur deux parois latérales opposées du boîtier. Ainsi, lorsque la/les batterie(s) rechargeable(s) est/sont reçue(s) et logée(s) dans la chambre, les parties de contact permettent la connexion électrique de la/des batterie(s) rechargeable(s) reçue(s) avec un circuit externe pour la recharge et la décharge.
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