公开(公告)号：US20150380961A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14751121

申请日：2015-06-25

申请人： Justin Tseng ,  Ben Lin ,  Zachary Joseph Zeliff ,  Yeuh Hua Li ,  Dyson Lin ,  Simon Ho ,  TK Kao ,  Wen Wu

发明人： Justin Tseng ,  Ben Lin ,  Zachary Joseph Zeliff ,  Yeuh Hua Li ,  Dyson Lin ,  Simon Ho ,  TK Kao ,  Wen Wu

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/0034

摘要： Embodiments of a battery charger and methods for operating same are disclosed. The charger has a plurality of charging pins, and a device to be charged may be plugged into the charger in multiple orientations. The charger detects the device's orientation and sets the states of its charging pins appropriately to charge the device. Optionally, the charger may have additional pins, likewise settable according to a device's orientation, for supplying power and/or communications to the device during charging.

摘要翻译： 公开了电池充电器的实施例及其操作方法。 充电器具有多个充电针，并且要充电的装置可以以多个取向插入充电器。 充电器检测设备的方向，并适当地设置充电针的状态以对设备充电。 可选地，充电器可以具有根据设备的方向同样可设置的附加引脚，用于在充电期间向设备供电和/或通信。

公开(公告)号：US09859727B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US14751121

申请日：2015-06-25

申请人： Justin Tseng ,  Ben Lin ,  Zachary Joseph Zeliff ,  Yueh Hua Li ,  Dyson Lin ,  Simon Ho ,  Tk Kao ,  Wen Wu

发明人： Justin Tseng ,  Ben Lin ,  Zachary Joseph Zeliff ,  Yueh Hua Li ,  Dyson Lin ,  Simon Ho ,  Tk Kao ,  Wen Wu

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/0034

摘要： Embodiments of a battery charger and methods for operating same are disclosed. The charger has a plurality of charging pins, and a device to be charged may be plugged into the charger in multiple orientations. The charger detects the device's orientation and sets the states of its charging pins appropriately to charge the device. Optionally, the charger may have additional pins, likewise settable according to a device's orientation, for supplying power and/or communications to the device during charging.