Power supply controller with multiple setting segments
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1. 0033 Press the OK button to confirm the settings for the present time and enter a clock and alarm set mode The LCD now is displaying 00 00 00 which respectively correspond to the setting values for the hour minute second and the symbol OFF Press the UP button to switch on or off the timed alarm and it can be seen that the symbol ON and the symbol OFF appear on the display alternatively Press the OK button when the symbol OFF is displayed to finish the clock Aug 28 2008 and alarm set mode and enter a fifth step Alternatively press the OK button when the symbol ON is displayed to switch on the alarm and cause the numeral corresponding to the setting value for the hour to blink Press the UP button to increment the blinking numeral by 1 each time and press and hold the UP button to continuously increment the blinking numeral by 1 Press the SEL button to make the next numeral blink Similarly settings of values for the present hour minute and second can be accomplished by alternatively pressing the UP and SEL buttons 0034 Press the OK button to confirm the setting of the alarm and the disclosed power supply controller enters an operating mode The LCD now displays the electronic clock Press the OK or SEL button at this point to enter a power outlet setting mode The LCD displays the switch on time for the first power outlet as 062. 0003 The present invention relates to a power supply con troller with multiple setting segments which comprises a display a plurality of setting buttons a standby indicator light and a PC connection terminal and is provided for allowing a user to easily conduct power supply control with respect to the multiple setting segments of the multiple outlets thereof by operating the setting buttons thereon directly or setting programs remotely with a computer Background of the Invention 0004 Much recent development of power supply control lers has been done by employing well known electronic con trols to supersede the mechanical controls previously used in earlier power supply controllers and presenting multiple functions instead of the single function presented by earlier power supply controllers 0005 However such a conventional power supply con troller typically provides merely a single output terminal and is incapable of performing versatile functions such as tem perature display self testing timed alarm remote control and multiple power off protection 0006 According to the present invention the disclosed power supply controller with multiple setting segments implements a particular circuit design and distinctive struc ture to provide the function of simultaneous power supply control with respect to the multiple setting segments of the multiple outlets thereof and has the following functions 0007 1 Temperature disp
3. represents on Then press the OK button and the power outlets are recovered to the oper ating states of on or off respectively as of before the problem occurred The display automatically turns to the electronic clock when there is no button being pressed in a continuous period of 30 seconds 0037 Through the setting steps described previously the power supply controller with multiple setting segments of the present invention can be programmed with power supply control with respect to the multiple setting segments of the multiple outlets thereof and conduct power supply control accordingly 0038 Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that numerous variations will be possible to the disclosed embodiments without going outside the scope of the invention as disclosed in the claims What is claimed is 1 A power supply controller with multiple setting seg ments which primarily comprises a controller body comprising an upper housing a lower housing a plurality of power outlets a power input cable a plurality of switches a first circuit board a second circuit board an LCD display and a plurality of setting buttons wherein the foresaid first circuit board comprises an IC which is loaded with all instructions and programs and the foresaid first circuit board is con nected to the second circuit
4. and a user manual 3 two side railings 23 positioned at two opposite sides of the socket 2 and two flanges 24 provided respectively at the edges of the railings 23 for being engaged with two slide grooves 111 arranged on the sides of an upper housing 11 of the controller body 1 0024 Further the socket 2 comprises a plurality of retain ing recesses 25 which are situated at the outside of the carry ing surface 22 and each of the retaining recesses 25 is for engaging a fixing tongue 41 of a connecting plug 4 to in turn retain the connecting plug 4 when the connecting plug 4 is inserted into one of a plurality of power outlets 13 0025 Referring to FIG 4 it can be seen that the controller body 1 comprises the upper housing 11 a lower housing 12 the plural power outlets 13 a power input cable 14 a plurality of switches 15 a first circuit board 16 a second circuit board 17 an LCD display 18 and a plurality of setting buttons 19 0026 AnIC 161 is settled on the foresaid first circuit board 16 loaded with all instruction and programs The first circuit board 16 is connected to the second circuit board 17 and US 2008 0209241 Al electrically connected with the power input cable 14 switches 15 and power outlets 13 0027 TheLCD display 18 setting buttons 19 and standby indicator light 182 are fixed onto the second circuit board 17 wherein the LCD display 18 can be covered with a transparent protecting board 181 and each of the set
5. board and electrically con nected with the power input cable switches and power outlets the LCD display setting buttons and standby indicator light are fixed onto the second circuit board wherein the LCD display can be covered with a trans parent protecting board and each of the setting buttons Aug 28 2008 can have a spring and a button mounted on the spring to be pressed for operation from the outside of the upper housing and a socket including plural fixing holes deposited on the inner wall thereof whereby the socket can be fixed on a wall a carrying surface for receiving the controller body wherein the power supply controller is characterized by the features of displaying temperature setting information and providing over voltage over current and over tem perature protections and allowing a user to easily con duct power supply control with respect to multiple set ting segments of the multiple outlets thereof by operating the setting buttons 2 The power supply controller of claim 1 wherein a bat tery is provided on the first circuit board in the controller body to supply power to the power supply controller for supplying power to an internal timing function thereof so that the con troller is allowed to maintain operation according to preset programs free from disturbance caused by an external power failure 3 The power supply controller of claim 1 wherein a USB connecting terminal is settled on the first circuit
6. board in the controller body for receiving a USB cable to connect the power supply controller body with a computer or Ethernet whereby the power supply controller can be remotely pro grammed through the computer network 4 The power supply controller of claim 1 wherein a plu rality of retaining recesses are situated at the outside of the carrying surface and each of the retaining recesses is for engaging a fixing pin of a connecting plug to in turn retain the connecting plug when the connecting plug is inserted into one of a plurality of power outlets i k k k ok
7. current and over temperature protections Moreover the power supply con troller with multiple setting segments ofthe present invention is characterized by the feature that allows a user to easily conduct power supply control with respect to the multiple setting segments of the multiple outlets thereof by operating the setting buttons thereon directly or setting programs remotely through a computer network BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 0017 The invention as well as a preferred mode of use further objectives and advantages thereof will best be under stood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein 0018 FIG 1 is a perspective view of the disclosed subject matter 0019 FIG 2isa front view of the disclosed subject matter 0020 FIG 3 is a lateral view of the disclosed subject matter and 0021 FIG 4 is an exploded view of the disclosed subject matter DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 0022 As shown in FIGS 1 to 4 the disclosed power supply controller with multiple setting segments primarily comprises a controller body 1 and a socket 2 provided for being fastened to a wall and holding the controller body 1 0023 The socket 2 includes plural fixing holes 21 depos ited on the inner wall thereof where the socket 2 can be fixed onto a wall a carrying surface 22 for receiving the controller body 1
8. 01 01 00 00 00 which respec tively correspond to the setting values for the year month date hour minute and second Continuously press the SEL button to switch among outlets 1 2 3 and exit and press the UP button to switch among switch on time segments 1 through 8 of the desired power outlet When the switch on time segment of the power outlet to be set is displayed press the OK button to enter a setting mode and modify the switch on time thereof The numeral corresponding to the setting value for the year is now blinking Press the UP button to increment the blinking numeral by 1 each time and press and hold the UP button to continuously increment the blinking numeral by 1 Then press the SEL button to make the next numeral blink 0035 When the numeral corresponding to the setting value for the second is blinking press the SEL button to switch the display between the start time and the end time of the preset switch on time segment wherein the start time is displayed with an ON symbol and the end time is displayed with an OFF symbol Press the OK button in said setting mode to confirm and save the settings of the start time and the end time of the preset switch on time segment Then the LCD automatically displays the start time of the next switch on time segment and press the OK button to enter a setting mode for the presently displayed start time Thus settings of all
9. US 20080209241A1 as United States a2 Patent Application Publication 0 Pub No US 2008 0209241 Al Huang 43 Pub Date Aug 28 2008 54 POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER WITH Publication Classification MULTIPLE SETTING SEGMENTS 51 Int Cl GO6F 1 28 2006 01 75 Inventor Jim Huang Tocheng City TW GO6F 132 2006 01 52 U S Cl 4 22 eeen 713 310 713 324 Correspondence Address TROXELL LAW OFFICE PLLC 67 ABSTRACT SUITE 1404 5205 LEESBURG PIKE The present invention relates to a power supply controller FALLS CHURCH VA 22041 with multiple setting segments which comprises a display a plurality of setting buttons a standby indicator light and a PC 73 Assignee Yea Yen Huang connection terminal and is provided for allowing a user to easily conduct power supply control with respect to the mul 21 Appl No 11 709 887 tiple setting segments of the multiple outlets thereof by oper ating the setting buttons thereon directly or setting programs 22 Filed Feb 23 2007 remotely with a computer US 2008 0209241 A1 Aug 28 2008 Sheet 1 of 2 Patent Application Publication Patent Application Publication Aug 28 2008 Sheet 2 of 2 US 2008 0209241 Al US 2008 0209241 Al POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER WITH MULTIPLE SETTING SEGMENTS CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 0001 Not Applicable STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 0002 Not Applicable DESCRIPTION Technical Field
10. hrough a computer network 0030 To operate the disclosed power supply controller with multiple setting segments as shown in the figures put power through the controller or press a reset button thereon to start a self test function At this time the numerals 0 through 9 are circularly displayed in the manner that each of the numerals is displayed and erased four times 0031 Then press the OK button to terminate the self test function and enter a buzzer setting mode When SET BEEB 0 and the symbol OFF appear on the LCD press the UP button and the LCD displays SET BEEB 1 and the symbol ON Then continuously press the UP button to select from the ON or OFF states of the buzzer 0032 Afterward press the OK button to confirm the setting of the buzzer state and enter a clock set mode The LCD now displays 06 01 01 12 00 00 which respectively correspond to the setting values for the year month date hour minute and second and the numeral corresponding to the setting value for the year is now blinking Press the UP button to increment the blinking numeral by 1 each time and press and hold the UP button to continuously increment the blinking numeral by 1 Press the SEL button to make the next numeral blink Similarly the setting of the values for the month date hour minute and second can be accomplished by alternatively pressing the UP and SEL buttons
11. lay which ranges from 55 C 125 C 0008 2 Electronic clock showing the current year month date hour minute and second 0009 3 Timed alarm 0010 4 Multi segmented on off setting of power outlets wherein each of the power outlets can be programmed with up to 8 on off segments 0011 5 Uninterrupted operation of the electronic clock and operating state during power failure 0012 6 Automatic fault detection 0013 7 Over voltage over current and over temperature protections and 0014 8 Remote control conducted by means of a com puter through the Internet 0015 By possessing the aforesaid functions the disclosed subject matter achieves a desirable performance of power supply control and therefore accomplishes the functions of multiple power control as well as power supply protection Aug 28 2008 The structure and functions of the disclosed subject matter will be further illustrated in coordination with the attached drawings SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 0016 The present invention provides a power supply con troller with multiple setting segments having plural power outlets that can be programmed manually or through a com puter network The disclosed power supply controller com prises a display a plurality of setting buttons a standby indi cator light and a PC connection terminal Further the disclosed subject matter can display temperature setting information and provide over voltage over
12. the switch on time segments 1 through 8 of the power outlets 1 through 3 can be accomplished by repeating the aforesaid operating procedures The display can automati cally return to the electronic clock when there is no button being pressed in a continuous period of 30 seconds It is to be noted that when setting the switch on time segments the start time of each segment has to be later than the end time of the successively earlier segment otherwise the settings shall become invalid Press the OK button and the settings for the currently programmed switch on time segment are displayed again on the LCD 0036 Because a battery is provided in the disclosed power supply controller the electronic clock and operating state thereof are protected from being disturbed by a power failure The power outlets have the functions of over current over temperature and power failure protections Therefore when over current over temperature and power failure occur to the power outlets the affected power outlets are automatically switched off and symbols representing the affected power outlets blink on the LCD When said over current over tem perature and power failure are relieved the power outlets are not electrified automatically To restart the controller press the UP button and the LCD displays the states of the power outlets as they were before the problem occurred wherein 0 US 2008 0209241 Al represents off while 1
13. ting buttons 19 can have a spring 191 and a button 192 mounted on the spring 191 to be pressed for operation from the outside of the upper housing 111 0028 Additionally a battery 162 is provided on the first circuit board 16 to supply power to the disclosed power sup ply controller for an internal timing function so that the con troller is allowed to maintain operation according to a preset program without disturbance caused by an external power failure Also a USB connecting terminal 163 is settled on the first circuit board 16 for receiving an USB cable 5 to connect the power supply controller body 1 with a computer or Eth ernet whereby the disclosed power supply controller can be remotely controlled through the computer network 0029 To sum up the power supply controller with mul tiple setting segments of the present invention can be pro grammed directly by a user or remotely through a computer The disclosed subject matter is capable of displaying tem perature and setting information as well as a standby indica tor and providing over voltage and over current as well as over temperature protections Moreover the power supply controller with multiple setting segments of the present invention is characterized by the feature that a user can easily conduct power supply control with respect to the multiple setting segments of the multiple outlets thereof by operating the setting buttons thereon directly or setting programs remotely t
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