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Method and system for configuring electrical contacts in electrical device

A technology of electrical contacts and power systems, applied in the direction of circuit devices, battery circuit devices, coupling devices, etc., can solve problems such as unsuitable asymmetrical shells

Active Publication Date: 2017-05-31
PHILIP MORRIS PROD SA
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[0004] However, an asymmetric housing may be undesirable both technically and aesthetically

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[0053] figure 1 The main device 100 is shown. The main device 100 in this example is a charging and cleaning unit for an electrically heated smoking system. figure 1 An auxiliary device 102 is also shown. The auxiliary device 102 in this example is an electrically heated aerosol-generating device adapted to accommodate a smoking article 104 comprising an aerosol-forming substrate. The primary device 100 includes a primary battery 106 , control electronics 108 and electrical contacts 110 configured to provide power from the battery 106 to the auxiliary device when the auxiliary device is connected to the electrical contacts 110 . The primary device is configured to utilize the battery 106 to charge the secondary device. The electrical contact 110 is disposed adjacent to the bottom of the cavity 112 . The cavity is configured to receive an auxiliary device 102 . A cover 114 is provided which is configured to secure the secondary device 102 within the cavity 112 of the prima...

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There is provided an electrical system comprising a primary device (100) and a secondary device (102), the primary device comprising at least three electrical contacts (110), the secondary device having a plurality of electrical contacts (130) associated with different functions and wherein the electrical contacts on the secondary device can engage the electrical contacts of the primary device in a plurality of orientations, the primary device comprising a voltage source (106); and a controller (108), wherein each electrical contact in the primary device has an associated high switch connected between the contact and the voltage source and an associated low switch positioned between the contact and electrical ground, wherein the controller is connected to each of the switches and is configured, during an orientation operation, to sequentially close pairs of switches to connect the voltage source to the secondary device, each pair of switches comprising a high switch associated with one of the contacts and a low switch associated with another of the contacts, and is configured to record a voltage difference between the contacts associated with a plurality of pairs of switches, and determine an orientation of the secondary device relative to the primary device from the recorded voltage differences.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting the orientation of a secondary device electrically connected to a primary device, wherein the secondary device is connectable to the primary device in multiple orientations. The present invention particularly relates to charging secondary devices from a primary device, and in particular to charging devices having a plurality of symmetrically positioned electrical contacts that can mate with the charging device in a plurality of different orientations. Background technique [0002] Portable electronic devices often need to be electrically connected to other electrical devices in order to be recharged and in order to exchange data (eg, software updates or usage data). Typically, data is transferred over one set of electrical contacts and power is transferred over another set of electrical contacts. [0003] To ensure proper electrical connections are made such that data contacts on one d...

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IPC IPC(8): H01R24/86H01R29/00H02J7/00A24F47/00A24F40/20A24F40/40A24F40/95
CPCH01R24/86H01R29/00H02J7/0044A24F40/20A24F40/95A24F40/40H02J7/0042A24F47/00H02J7/342H02J7/00
Inventor R·赫哲尔K·L·肯J·L·格兰赞
Owner PHILIP MORRIS PROD SA