Self-powered wireless switch
10211715 ยท 2019-02-19
Inventors
Cpc classification
H02K7/1876
ELECTRICITY
Y02B70/30
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y04S20/14
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
H01H2300/03
ELECTRICITY
Y02B90/20
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y04S20/20
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
International classification
H01H23/00
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
A self-powered wireless switch includes at least one micro generator and a control panel for transmitting wireless control signals, the micro generator including a magnet assembly and a coil assembly being moved relatively to one another to generate an induced current within the coil assembly; the coil assembly including an iron core and a wire winding around the outside of the iron core to form a magnetic coil; the magnet assembly including a permanent magnet and magnet conductive plates arranged at two sides of the opposite magnetic poles of the permanent magnet. The self-powered wireless switch enables the magnetic assembly and the coil assembly to move relatively to one another and converts the mechanical energy to electricity, thereby achieving self-power generation and providing electricity to the control panel for transmission of wireless control signals.
Claims
1. A self-powered wireless switch, comprising: a control panel for generating a wireless control signal; a switch panel being actuated for generating a mechanical energy; a micro generator, which is operatively coupled with said switch panel, comprising a magnet assembly and a coil assembly being moved in relation to each other for converting the mechanical energy from said switch panel to an electrical energy to said control panel, so as to power said control panel in a battery-less manner, wherein said coil assembly comprises a coil core and a coil wire wound around said coil core to form a magnetic coil, wherein a protrusion portion of said coil core is extended to magnetically induce with said magnet assembly to generate an induced current by said magnetic coil in response to the mechanical energy, wherein said magnet assembly comprises two magnet conductive panels and a permanent magnet sandwiched between said magnet conductive panels to define a magnetic cavity therebetween, wherein said protrusion portion of said coil core is extended within said magnetic cavity to magnetically induce with said magnet assembly, wherein said coil assembly further a resilient element coupled at said coil core for applying a resilient force thereto when said coil core is magnetically induced with said magnet assembly, wherein said magnet assembly is coupled at said switch panel to transfer the mechanical energy to said micro generator; and a supporting panel, wherein said coil assembly is supported on said supporting panel and said switch panel is pivotally coupled at said supporting panel, wherein said magnet assembly further comprises an outer supportive frame having an interior cavity that said permanent magnet and said magnet conductive panels are supported within said interior cavity of said outer supportive frame, wherein said magnet assembly further comprises two sliding panels symmetrically and spacedly extended from said supporting panel to form a sliding cavity between said sliding panels, wherein said outer supportive frame further has two sliding members extended from two sides thereof to slidably engage with said sliding grooves of said sliding panels respectively, such that said outer supportive frame is movable within said sliding cavity.
2. The self-powered wireless switch, as recited in claim 1, wherein said switch panel further has two engaging arms extended from two sides thereof and two engaging clips integrally formed at two free ends of said engaging arms respectively, wherein said magnet assembly is supported within a panel cavity of said switch panel at a position between said two engaging arms while said engaging clips are detachably engaged with said outer supportive frame.
3. The self-powered wireless switch, as recited in claim 2, wherein said switch panel further has two engaging arms extended from two sides thereof and two engaging clips integrally formed at two free ends of said engaging arms respectively, wherein said engaging clips are detachably engaged with said outer supportive frame.
4. A self-powered wireless switch, comprising: a control panel for generating a wireless control signal; a switch panel being actuated for generating a mechanical energy; a micro generator, which is operatively coupled with said switch panel, comprising a magnet assembly and a coil assembly being moved in relation to each other for converting the mechanical energy from said switch panel to an electrical energy to said control panel, so as to power said control panel in a battery-less manner, wherein said coil assembly comprises a coil core and a coil wire wound around said coil core to form a magnetic coil, wherein a protrusion portion of said coil core is extended to magnetically induce with said magnet assembly to generate an induced current by said magnetic coil in response to the mechanical energy, wherein said magnet assembly comprises two magnet conductive panels and a permanent magnet sandwiched between said magnet conductive panels to define a magnetic cavity therebetween, wherein said protrusion portion of said coil core is extended within said magnetic cavity to magnetically induce with said magnet assembly, wherein said coil assembly further a resilient element coupled at said coil core for applying a resilient force thereto when said coil core is magnetically induced with said magnet assembly, wherein said magnet assembly is coupled at said switch panel to transfer the mechanical energy to said micro generator; and a supporting panel, wherein said coil assembly is supported on said supporting panel and said switch panel is pivotally coupled at said supporting panel, wherein said coil core has a mid core body where said wire coil are wound therearound, a first core arm, and a second core arm, wherein said first and second core arms are oppositely and alignedly extended from said mid core body, wherein said first core arm is pivotally coupled at said supporting panel to enable a rotation of said coil core, wherein said second core arm is extended within said magnetic cavity, wherein said magnet assembly is affixed on said supporting panel.
5. The self-powered wireless switch, as recited in claim 4, wherein three said micro generators are supported at upper and lower portions of said supporting panel in an alternating manner, wherein three said switch panels are coupled to said micro generators respectively and are orderly coupled at said supporting panel side-by-side.
6. A self-powered wireless switch, comprising: a control panel for generating a wireless control signal; a switch panel being actuated for generating a mechanical energy; a micro generator, which is operatively coupled with said switch panel, comprising a magnet assembly and a coil assembly being moved in relation to each other for converting the mechanical energy from said switch panel to an electrical energy to said control panel, so as to power said control panel in a battery-less manner, wherein said magnet assembly is coupled at said switch panel to transfer the mechanical energy to said micro generator; and a supporting panel, wherein said coil assembly is supported on said supporting panel and said switch panel is pivotally coupled at said supporting panel, wherein three said micro generators are supported at upper and lower portions of said supporting panel in an alternating manner, wherein three said switch panels are coupled to said micro generators respectively and are orderly coupled at said supporting panel side-by-side.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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(14) The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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(17) The micro generator 14 comprises a magnet assembly 144 supported in a movable manner and a coil assembly coupled at the supporting panel. The magnet assembly 14 comprises a permanent magnet 1443 and two magnet conductive panels 1442, wherein the magnet conductive panels 1442 are located at two opposite poles (N-S) of the permanent magnet 1443 at two sides thereof respectively. In other words, the magnet conductive panels 1442 are magnetized by the permanent magnet 1443 to form two opposite magnetic poled panels respectively. The coil assembly comprises a coil core 142, such as an iron core, and a coil wire wound around the coil core 142 to form a magnetic coil 147, wherein the coil wire is electrically linked to the control panel 15. According to the Faraday's Law of Induction, when the line of the magnetic force of the coil core 142 is changed to generate an electromotive force, an induced current is generated by the magnetic coil 147 via the coil wire.
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(19) According to the preferred embodiment, the micro generator 14 further comprises two sliding panels 143 symmetrically and spacedly extended from the supporting panel 13 to form a sliding cavity between the sliding panels 143, wherein each of the sliding panels 143 has a sliding groove formed thereat, such that the sliding grooves of the sliding panels 143 face toward each other. Two sides of the magnet assembly 144 are engaged with the sliding grooves of the sliding panels 143 in a slidably movable manner, such that the magnet assembly 144 is movably supported at the sliding cavity. Accordingly, the sliding displacement of the magnet assembly 144 is restricted by the length of the sliding groove, so as to limit the up-and-down sliding movement of the magnet assembly 144. In other words, the magnet assembly 144 is retained by the sliding panels 143 to ensure the coil core 142 to perpendicularly face toward the magnet assembly 144.
(20) Accordingly, the magnet assembly 144 further comprises an outer supportive frame 1441 having an interior cavity 1444, wherein the permanent magnet 1443 and the magnet conductive panels 1442 are supported within the interior cavity 1444 of the outer supportive frame 1441. Therefore, the permanent magnet 1443 can be securely retained between the two magnet conductive panels 1442 to prevent any unwanted movement between the permanent magnet 1443 and each of the magnet conductive panels 1442. The outer supportive frame 1441 further has two sliding members 1445 extended from two sides thereof to slidably engage with the sliding grooves of the sliding panels 143 respectively, such that the magnet assembly 144 can be slid at the sliding grooves of the sliding panels 143 in an up-and-down movable manner.
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(23) Accordingly, the magnet conductive panels 1442 are directly contacted with the coil core 142, wherein the magnet conductive panels 1442 are magnetically attracted to the coil core 142 when the magnet conductive panels 1442 are moved up and down. In other words, through the magnetic attraction, the coil core 142 is driven to move up and down corresponding to the movement of the magnet conductive panels 1442. Therefore, the resilient element 141 is bent correspondingly. Once the reaction force of the resilient element 141 is greater than the magnetic attracting force, the reaction force of the resilient element 141 will break the magnetic attraction between the magnet conductive panels 1442 and the coil core 142. Accordingly, the U-shaped resilient element 142 defines a mid-portion and forms a resilient platform to couple with the coil core 142, and two resilient arms extended from the mid-portion, such that when the resilient arms are bent, the mid-portion of the resilient element 142 can be rapidly rebounded to move the coil core 142 back to its original position, so as to prevent a distortion of the coil core 142.
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(26) According to the preferred embodiment, during the movement of the magnet assembly 144 with respect to the coil assembly, the magnet conductive panels 1442 are magnetically attracted to the coil core 142 when the coil core 142 is facing toward the magnet conductive panels 1442. It is appreciated that a gap can be formed between the magnet conductive panels 1442 and the coil core 142 as long as the coil core 142 is magnetized to generate the current.
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(29) It is worth mentioning that the switch panel 12 is an example to serve as an actuator to move the magnet assembly 144 up and down. Other actuators which can perform the same function can be used in the present invention. For example, the magnet assembly 144 can be directly moved manually. Since the micro generator 14 is the fundamental unit to be moved corresponding to the coil assembly, other actuators, including the switch panel 12, can be modified to achieve the same result of the magnet assembly 144.
(30) Accordingly, the supporting panel 13 of the self-powered wireless switch 1 can be coupled on a wood surface, a glass surface, marble surface, or tile surface via an attaching means such as glue. As it is mentioned above, the supporting panel 13 can be affixed on any surface via the screws. Therefore, the installation of the present invention does not require any pre-formed groove on the wall to minimize the noise and to prevent any pollution during conventional installation process. The operation of the present invention is the same as the conventional wire-type switch through the actuation of the switch panel, such that the present invention is considered as an environmental friendly product for residual and commercial use.
(31) Accordingly, the operational principle of the present invention is shown as follows:
(32) The coil core 142 sleeved in the magnetic coil 147 provides two functions of magnetization and change of magnet flux. As shown in
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(36) In the self-powered control switch 2, the magnetic assembly 21 is affixed to the supporting panel 13, wherein the magnetic assembly 21 is located at one side (right side) of the coil core 222 of the coil assembly 22. The magnet conductive panels 211 are overlapped coupled at two sides of the permanent magnet 212 respectively, wherein the length of the permanent magnet 212 is shorter than the length of each of the magnet conductive panels 211, such that two extension portions of the magnet conductive panels 211 are extended out of the permanent magnet 212 to define a magnetic cavity 213 between the extension portions. One side portion (right side portion) coil core 222 is disposed within the magnetic cavity 213. The coil core 222 has a mid core body 2221 where the wire coil 221 are wound therearound, a first core arm 2223 (left core arm), and a second core arm 2222 (right core arm), wherein the first and second core arms 2223, 2222 are oppositely and alignedly extended from the mid core body 2221. The first core arm 2223 is pivotally coupled at the supporting panel 13. The second core arm 2222 is extended within the magnetic cavity 213. The coil core 222 can be moved at the first core arm 2223 to contact the second core arm 2222 with the inner sides of the extension portions of the magnet conductive panels 211 in an alternating manner. The first core arm 2223 and the second core arm 2222 are integrally extended from the mid core body 2221 to form an integrated elongated body. It is appreciated that the mid core body 2221, the first core arm 2223, and the second core arm 2222 can be three individual components and coupled with each other.
(37) Accordingly, the wire coil 221 of the coil core 222 is driven to move when the first core arm 2223 of the coil core 222 is rotated about a pivot point thereof. Therefore, when the second core arm 2222 of the coil core 222 is moved upward to contact with the inner side of the extension portion of the upper magnet conductive panel 211 and is then moved downward to contact with the inner side of the extension portion of the lower magnet conductive panel 211. As shown in
(38) According to the preferred embodiment, the present invention provides the following advantages:
(39) (1) The structural configuration is simple and reliable.
(40) (2) The micro generators are independently operated by the corresponding switch panel to simplify the overall structure for mass production.
(41) (3) The service life span of the present invention is prolonged and the maintenance cost thereof is minimized.
(42) (4) The present invention is a battery-less self-powered unit, such that the present invention does not require any battery replacement to minimize the pollution from the battery.
(43) (5) The present invention does not require any wall wiring structure or wire protective sleeve to minimize the material cost related to the installation.
(44) (6) The present invention can be operated without any moisture or explosion problem.
(45) (7) The operation of the present invention is safer than that of the conventional wire type switch.
(46) (8) The time for installation of the present invention can be significantly shortened to reduce the installation cost thereof.
(47) (9) The present invention can be selectively installed at any surface and can be changed its location at any time. It is worth mentioning that no wire running groove is required for pre-forming in the wall.
(48) (10) The operation of the present invention is the same as that of the conventional wire type switch via the switch panel.
(49) (11) The present invention can be used to incorporate with any new electronic device or old electronic device as long as the electronic device can receive the wireless control signal from the present invention. Therefore, the invention is reliable, safe, and convenient with a remote switch, and can be widely used in everyday life.
(50) One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
(51) It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.