Device, system, and method of charging a battery for audiovisual equipment
OwnerRoss Kanarekinventor
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Abstract
A battery charging apparatus includes a battery charger having a housing and a battery mount plate for charging the battery. A contact block of the battery mount plate includes an electrical terminal configured to provide a charging voltage to the battery. The battery can operate in a first state in which the battery delivers a first delivery voltage or in a second state in which the battery delivers a second and higher delivery voltage. The battery can be charged in the first state or the second state. The battery charger switches the battery between the first state and the second state in which power is provided to the battery through the electrical terminal at the second and higher charging voltage to charge the battery.
Claims20
A battery charging apparatus, comprising:
- a battery charger including a housing and a switching circuit arranged in the housing of the battery charger;
- and
- at least one battery mount plate arranged on the housing of the battery charger, wherein the at least one battery mount plate is configured to charge a battery by transmitting power from the battery charger to the battery, wherein the at least one battery mount plate includes a contact block, wherein the contact block includes:
- at least one electrical terminal configured to provide a charging voltage to the battery;
- and
- at least one ground terminal configured to provide a ground connection to the battery,
- wherein the battery is configured to operate in a first state in which the battery delivers a first delivery voltage or in a second state in which the battery delivers a second delivery voltage, wherein the second delivery voltage is higher than the first delivery voltage, wherein the battery is configured to be charged in the first state or the second state,
- wherein the battery charger is configured to switch the battery between the first state and the second state by using the switching circuit arranged in the housing of the battery charger, and
- wherein the battery charger is configured to charge the battery in the second state by providing the charging voltage to the battery through the at least one electrical terminal, wherein the charging voltage is substantially the same as the second delivery voltage of the battery.
A method of charging an audiovisual device battery, comprising:
- providing a battery charging apparatus including:
- a battery charger including a housing and a switching circuit arranged in the housing of the battery charger;
- and
- at least one battery mount plate arranged on the housing of the battery charger, wherein the at least one battery mount plate is configured to charge a battery by transmitting power from the battery charger to the battery, wherein the at least one battery mount plate includes a contact block, wherein the contact block includes:
- at least one electrical terminal configured to provide a charging voltage to the battery;
- and
- at least one ground terminal configured to provide a ground connection to the battery;
- switching the battery, by the switching circuit arranged in the housing of the battery charger, from a first state in which the battery delivers a first delivery voltage to a second state in which the battery delivers a second delivery voltage, wherein the second delivery voltage is higher than the first delivery voltage;
- and
- charging the battery in the second state, by the battery charger, by providing the charging voltage to the battery through the at last one electrical terminal of the contact block, wherein the charging voltage is substantially the same as the second delivery voltage of the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.