Power supply interface system for a breathing assistance system
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02B-005/00
H01M-002/10
출원번호
US-0535890
(2006-09-27)
등록번호
US-8902568
(2014-12-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Janbakhsh, Mahmoud
Van Kerkwyk, Mark Jacobus
Chokshi, Himanshu J.
출원인 / 주소
Covidien LP
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초록▼
A power supply interface system for a medical device may include a battery compartment and a battery interlocking system. The battery compartment may define at least a first battery area and a second battery area, the first battery area configured to receive a first battery and the second battery ar
A power supply interface system for a medical device may include a battery compartment and a battery interlocking system. The battery compartment may define at least a first battery area and a second battery area, the first battery area configured to receive a first battery and the second battery area configured to receive a second battery. The battery interlocking system may include a first interlock mechanism including a first locking portion and a first selector. The first locking portion may be configured to move between a locking position and a non-locking position, the locking position substantially preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area, and the non-locking position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area. The first selector may be configured to move the first locking portion from the locking position to the non-locking position in response to the second battery being received in the second battery area.
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1. A power supply interface system for a medical device, the power supply interface system comprising: a battery compartment defining at least a first battery area and a second battery area, the first battery area configured to receive a first battery and the second battery area configured to receiv
1. A power supply interface system for a medical device, the power supply interface system comprising: a battery compartment defining at least a first battery area and a second battery area, the first battery area configured to receive a first battery and the second battery area configured to receive a second battery; anda battery interlocking system associated with the battery compartment, the battery interlocking system including: a first interlock mechanism including: a first locking portion configured to move between a first locking position and a first non-locking position, wherein in the locking position the first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery to physically restrain the first battery and thereby substantially prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area, and wherein in the non-locking position the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery and thus does not prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area; anda first selector configured such that during insertion of the second battery into the second battery area, the second battery physically causes the first selector to move the first locking portion from the locking position substantially preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area to the non-locking position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area;a second interlock mechanism including: a second locking portion configured to move between a second locking position and a second non-locking position, wherein in the locking position the second locking portion directly physically engages with the second battery to physically restrain the second battery and thereby substantially prevent removal of the second battery from the second battery area, and wherein in the non-locking position the second locking portion does not physically engage with the second battery and thus does not prevent removal of the second battery from the second battery area; anda second selector configured such that during insertion of the first battery into the first battery area, the first battery physically causes the second selector to move the second locking portion from the locking position substantially preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area to the non-locking position not preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area. 2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first interlock mechanism comprises a bracket. 3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first interlock mechanism further includes a flexible portion configured to flex between an undeformed position and a deformed position to move the first locking portion between the locking position and the non-locking position. 4. A system according to claim 1, wherein: the first battery may be removed from the first battery area if both (a) the first restraining device is in the non-restraining position and (b) the first locking portion is in the non-locking position; andthe first battery may not be removed from the first battery area if either (a) the first restraining device is in the restraining position or (b) the first locking portion is in the locking position. 5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first restraining device includes: a restraining latch configured to move between a restraining position and a non-restraining position, the restraining position substantially preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area, and the non-restraining position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area; anda manual interface configured to be actuated by a user to move the restraining latch between the restraining position and the non-restraining position. 6. A system according to claim 1, wherein: the battery restraining system is located generally at a first side of the battery compartment, the battery interlocking system is located generally at a second side of the battery compartment generally opposite the first side of the battery compartment. 7. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a battery ejection system including a first ejection device operable to at least partially eject the first battery from the first battery area. 8. A system according to claim 7, wherein the battery ejection system further includes a second ejection device operable to at least partially eject the second battery from the second battery area. 9. A system according to claim 7, further comprising: a first battery interface configured to interface with the first battery to allow the first battery to supply power to one or more devices; andwherein the battery ejection system is operable to decouple the first battery from the first battery interface. 10. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a battery restraining system including a first restraining device configured to be manually moved between a restraining position and a non-restraining position, the restraining position substantially preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area, and the non-restraining position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area. 11. A power supply interface system for a medical device, the power supply interface system comprising: a battery compartment defining at least a first battery area and a second battery area, the first battery area configured to receive a first battery and the second battery area configured to receive a second battery; anda battery interlocking system associated with the battery compartment, the battery interlocking system including a first interlock mechanism and a second interlock mechanism;wherein the first interlock mechanism is configured such that during insertion of second battery into the second battery area, the second battery physically moves the first interlock mechanism between a locking position and a non-locking position, wherein in the locking position a first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery to physically restrain the first battery and thereby substantially prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area, and wherein in the non-locking position the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery and thus does not prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area;wherein the second interlock mechanism is configured such that during insertion of the first battery into the first battery area, the first battery physically moves the second interlock mechanism between a locking position and a non-locking position in response to the first battery being received in the first battery area, wherein in the locking position a second locking portion directly physically engages with the second battery to physically restrain the second battery and thereby substantially prevent removal of the second battery from the second battery area, and wherein in the non-locking position the second locking portion does not physically engage with the second battery and thus does not prevent removal of the second battery from the second battery area. 12. A method for managing the removal of batteries from a power supply interface system including a battery compartment having a first battery area for receiving a first battery and a second battery area for receiving a second battery, the method comprising: receiving the first battery in the first battery area of the battery compartment when the second battery is not present in the second battery area, the first battery restrained in the first battery area at least by a first interlock mechanism including: a first locking portion configured to move between a locking position in which the first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery and a non-locking position in which the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery, the locking position substantially preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area, and the non-locking position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area; anda first selector configured to move the first locking portion from the locking position to the non-locking position,wherein the first locking portion automatically engages with the first battery and moves to the locking position to lock the first battery in the first battery area as a result of the first battery being received in the first battery area when the second battery is not present in the second battery area; andreceiving the second battery in the second battery area of the battery compartment when the first battery is present in the second battery area, wherein during the receiving of the second battery in the second battery area, the second battery physically actuates the first selector to move the first locking portion from the locking position in which the first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery to prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area to the non-locking position in which the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery and thus does not prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area. 13. A method according to claim 12, wherein actuating the first selector comprises flexing an interlock between an undeformed position and a deformed position to move the first locking portion between the locking position and the non-locking position. 14. A method according to claim 12, further comprising moving a restraining device configured between a restraining position substantially preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area to a non-restraining position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area; wherein the first battery may be removed from the first battery area if both (a) the restraining device is in the non-restraining position and (b) the first locking portion is in the non-locking position; andwherein the first battery may not be removed from the first battery area if either (a) the restraining device is in the restraining position or (b) the first locking portion is in the locking position. 15. A method according to claim 12, wherein: the second battery is restrained in the second battery area at least by a second interlock mechanism including:a second locking portion configured to move between a locking position and a non-locking position, the locking position substantially preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area, and the non-locking position not preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area; anda second selector configured to move the second locking portion from the locking position to the non-locking position; andthe method further comprises removing the first battery from the first battery area, wherein removing the first battery from the first battery area actuates the second selector to move the second locking portion from the non-locking position not preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area to the locking position preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area. 16. A method according to claim 12, wherein: the second battery is restrained in the second battery area at least by a second interlock mechanism including:a second locking portion configured to move between a locking position and a non-locking position, the locking position substantially preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area, and the non-locking position not preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area; anda second selector configured to move the second locking portion from the locking position to the non-locking position; andthe method further comprises moving a restraining device configured between a restraining position substantially preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area to a non-restraining position not preventing removal of the second battery from the second battery area;wherein the second battery may be removed from the second battery area if both (a) the restraining device is in the non-restraining position and (b) the second locking portion is in the non-locking position; andwherein the second battery may not be removed from the second battery area if either (a) the restraining device is in the restraining position or (b) the second locking portion is in the locking position. 17. A method for managing the removal of batteries from a power supply interface system including a battery compartment having a first battery area for receiving a first battery and a second battery area for receiving a second battery, the method comprising: receiving the first battery in the first battery area of the battery compartment when the second battery is not present in the second battery area, the first battery restrained in the first battery area at least by a first interlock mechanism including: a first locking portion configured to move between a locking position in which the first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery and a non-locking position in which the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery, the locking position substantially preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area, and the non-locking position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area; anda first selector configured to move the first locking portion from the locking position to the non-locking position,wherein the first locking portion automatically engages with the first battery and moves to the locking position to lock the first battery in the first battery area as a result of the first battery being received in the first battery area when the second battery is not present in the second battery area;receiving the second battery in the second battery area of the battery compartment when the first battery is present in the second battery area, wherein receiving the second battery in the second battery area actuates the first selector to move the first locking portion from the locking position preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area to the non-locking position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area; andremoving the second battery from the second battery area, wherein removing the second battery from the second battery area actuates the first selector to move the first locking portion from the locking position in which the first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery to prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area to the non-locking position in which the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery and thus does not prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area. 18. A power supply interface system for a medical device, the power supply interface system comprising: a battery compartment defining at least a first battery area and a second battery area, the first battery area configured to receive a first battery and the second battery area configured to receive a second battery; anda battery interlocking system associated with the battery compartment, the battery interlocking system including a first interlock mechanism including: a first locking portion configured to move between a locking position in which the first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery to physically restrain the first battery and thereby substantially prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area and a non-locking position in which the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery and thus does not prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area; anda first selector configured to move the first locking portion from the locking position in which the first locking portion directly physically engages with the first battery to prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area to the non-locking position in which the first locking portion does not physically engage with the first battery and thus does not prevent removal of the first battery from the first battery area, in response to the second battery being received in the second battery area; andwherein removing the second battery from the second battery area actuates the first selector to move the first locking portion from the non-locking position not preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area to the locking position preventing removal of the first battery from the first battery area.
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