# US 12,494,672 B2 · Rechargeable endoscope assembly

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- Number: US 12,494,672 B2
- Document ID: US12494672B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/693,447
- Filed: 2022-03-14
- Published: 2022-06-23
- Granted: 2025-12-09
- Earliest claimed: 2021-10-28
- Applicants: Zhengzhou Runde Dellonscope Co., Ltd
- Inventors: Jingzhao Sun; Jinhui Luo; Qi Zhang; Guangliang Liu; Chao Li
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12494672B2

## CPC

- H02J 7/731: {specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence)}
- H02J 50/005: {Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices}
- G02B 23/2476: {Non-optical details, e.g. housings, mountings, supports}
- H02J 7/751: {concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries}
- H02J 50/00: Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power
- A61B 1/00034: {rechargeable}
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides a novel wireless charging device, and belongs to the technical field of industrial endoscopes. The novel wireless charging device includes a base, an endoscope body, and a shell fixedly mounted at one end of the endoscope body; one side of an upper surface of the base is fixedly connected with a bracket; a top end of the bracket is fixedly connected with a U-shaped clamping seat; the endoscope body is clamped on an inner wall of the U-shaped clamping seat; and the other side of the upper surface of the base is fixedly connected with a charging seat.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rechargeable endoscope assembly, comprising a base (1), an endoscope body (2), and a shell (3) fixedly mounted at one end of the endoscope body (2), wherein one side of an upper surface of the base (1) is fixedly connected with a bracket (4); a top end of the bracket (4) opposite to the base (1) is fixedly connected with a U-shaped clamping seat (5) configured to clamp another end of the endoscope body (2); another side of the upper surface of the base (1) is fixedly connected with a charging seat (6); the charging seat (6) defines a V-shaped recess configured to clamp one end of the shell (3) opposite to the endoscope body (2); the endoscope body (2) together with the shell (3) is configured to be removably disposed on the bracket (4) and the charging seat (6), the endoscope body (2) together with the shell (3), the bracket (4), the base (1) and the charging seat (6) are configured to be connected to form a substantially right-angled triangle structure with the endoscope body (2) together with the shell (3) disposed at a hypotenuse of the triangle structure, an energy supply device is arranged inside the charging seat (6); a bottom end of the shell (3) is provided with a cavity (7); an energy storage device is arranged inside the cavity (7); a mounting slot (8) is arranged on an inner wall of the shell (3) close to the cavity (7); a control device is arranged in the mounting slot (8) and the control device is configured to control the energy supply device in the charging seat (6) to charge the energy storage device in the cavity (7) when the shell (3) is clamped on the charging seat (6).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The according to claim 1, wherein the energy supply device comprises a charging interface (9) and a wireless charging transmitting end (10); the charging interface (9) is fixedly mounted at a bottom end of the bracket (4); the wireless charging transmitting end (10) is fixedly mounted inside the charging seat (6) through a bolt; the charging interface (9) is electrically connected to the wireless charging transmitting end (10).

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The rechargeable endoscope assembly according to claim 2, wherein the energy storage device comprises a storage battery (11) and a wireless charging receiving end (12) adapting to the wireless charging transmitting end (10); the storage battery (11) is fixedly mounted in the cavity (7) through a mounting bar; the wireless charging receiving end (12) is fixedly mounted on an inner side wall of the cavity (7) through a bolt; the wireless charging receiving end (12) is electrically connected to the storage battery (11).

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The rechargeable endoscope assembly according to claim 3, wherein the control device comprises a charging management module (13) and a control switch (14) electrically connected to the charging management module (13); the control switch (14) is fixedly mounted on an inner top wall of the mounting slot (8); the charging management module (13) is fixedly mounted on an inner bottom wall of the mounting slot (8) through a bolt; the charging management module (13) is electrically connected to the wireless charging receiving end (12).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rechargeable endoscope assembly according to claim 1, wherein a heat dissipation strip (15) is arranged on an upper surface of the base (1); a heat conduction plate (16) is fixedly mounted on an outer surface of the base (1) close to the heat dissipation strip (15).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rechargeable endoscope assembly according to claim 1, wherein an antiskid foot pad (17) is fixedly mounted at an edge of a lower surface of the base (1); the number of antiskid foot pads (17) is at least two; the antiskid foot pads (17) are uniformly arranged at the edge of the lower surface of the base (1).

### Claim 7

A wireless charging device for endoscope assembly, comprising a base (1), wherein one side of an upper surface of the base (1) is fixedly connected with a bracket (4), a top end of the bracket (4) opposite to the base (1) is fixedly connected with a U-shaped clamping seat (5); another side of the upper surface of the base (1) is fixedly connected with a charging seat (6), and the bracket (4) and the base (1) cooperatively form a substantially L-shaped structure, with the clamping seat (5) and the charging seat (6) located on two ends of the L-shaped structure;
the charging seat (6) defines a V-shaped recess (61), the clamping seat (5) and the V-shaped recess (61) are configured to removably clamp two ends of the endoscope assembly, with the endoscope assembly leaned against on a hypotenuse of the L-shaped structure to allow the endoscope assembly balances the L-shaped structure, thereby the endoscope assembly and the L-shaped structure cooperatively forming a triangle balancing structure, and the charging seat (6) is configured to be coupled to a wireless charging receiving end of the endoscope assembly to charge the endoscope assembly.