Voltmeter and method for using the voltmeter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10386390-B2
Application number	US-201715683708-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2017
Priority date	Aug 5, 2017
Publication date	Aug 20, 2019
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019

Abstract

A voltmeter of the present disclosure includes a multimeter, a first option switch, a second option switch, a control module, an adjusting power source and a button. The multimeter has a positive probe and a negative probe. The first option switch has two binding posts S1, S2, and a connection pin T1. The second option switch also has two binding posts S3, S4 and a connection pin T2. The positive probe of the multimeter is coupled with the connection pin T1 of the first option switch, the negative probe of the multimeter is coupled with the connection pin T2 of the second option switch. The control module can control the first option switch and the second option switch, and read a value of the multimeter, the multimeter and test a voltage of a circuit by the adjusting power source being equivalent to the voltage of the circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A voltmeter, comprising:
a multimeter having a positive probe and a negative probe;
a first option switch having two binding posts S 1 , S 2 , and a connection pin T 1 ;
a second option switch also having two binding posts S 3 , S 4 and a connection pin T 2 ;
a control module coupled with the first option switch and the second option switch and the multimeter; and
an adjusting power source having a positive pole and a negative pole;
wherein the positive probe of the multimeter is coupled with the connection pin T 1 of the first option switch, the negative probe of the multimeter is coupled with the connection pin T 2 of the second option switch; and
wherein the control module controls the first option switch and the second option switch, and reads a value of the multimeter, the multimeter tests a voltage of a circuit by the adjusting power source being equivalent to the voltage of the circuit.

2. The voltmeter of claim 1 , wherein the voltmeter further comprises a button coupled with the first option switch and the second option switch.

3. The voltmeter of claim 2 , wherein the button switches the connection pin T 1 of the first option switch to connect between the binding post S 1 and the binding post S 2 of the first option switch.

4. The voltmeter of claim 3 , wherein the button switches the connection pin T 2 of the second option switch to connect between the binding post S 3 and the binding post S 4 of the second option switch.

5. The voltmeter of claim 4 , wherein while the button is turned on, the connection pin T 1 is switched to couple with the binding post S 1 of the first option switch, the connection pin T 2 is switched to couple with the binding post S 3 of the second option switch, the voltmeter is equivalent to a function of the multimeter.

6. The voltmeter of claim 4 , wherein while the button is turned off, the control module switches the connection pin T 1 to couple with the binding post S 1 of the first option switch, and switches the connection pin T 2 to couple with the binding post S 4 of the second option switch, the control module also switches a voltage function of the multimeter, the voltmeter is a high precision voltage meter.

7. The voltmeter of claim 2 , wherein the control module switches the connection pin T 1 to connect between the binding post S 1 and the binding post S 2 of the first option switch.

8. The voltmeter of claim 7 , wherein the control module switches the connection pin T 2 to connect between the binding post S 3 and binding post S 4 of the second option switch.

9. The voltmeter of claim 2 , wherein the control module reads the value of the multimeter and switches different functions of the multimeter.

10. The voltmeter of claim 2 , wherein the positive pole of the adjusting power source is coupled with the binding post S 4 of the second option switch, the negative pole of the adjusting power source is coupled with the binding post S 2 of the first option switch.

11. A using method of the voltmeter of claim 1 comprising the following steps:
the control module switches the connection pin T 1 to couple with the binding post S 1 of the first option switch, switches the connection pin T 2 to couple with the binding post S 4 of the second option switch, thus, the positive probe of the multimeter is coupled with a testing point A of the circuit, the negative probe of the multimeter is coupled with the adjusting power source;
the control module reads the voltage value of the multimeter, and then, manually adjusting the adjusting power source to make the multimeter become zero;
the control module switches the connection pin T 1 to couple with the binding post S 2 of the first option switch, and keeps the connection pin T 2 to couple with the binding post S 4 of the second option switch, thus, positive probe of the multimeter is coupled with the negative pole of the adjusting power source or ground, the negative probe of the multimeter is coupled with the positive pole of the adjusting power source, thus, a voltage value of the multimeter is equal to a voltage value of the testing point A.

Assignees

• Fu Tai Hua Ind Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Tai-Chun
• Chuang Tsung-Jen
• Wang hai-wen

Classifications

• G01R19/0084

  Measuring voltage only · CPC title

• G01R15/12 Primary

  Circuits for multi-testers {, i.e. multimeters}, e.g. for measuring voltage, current, or impedance at will · CPC title

• G01R19/0023

  Measuring currents or voltages from sources with high internal resistance by means of measuring circuits with high input impedance, e.g. OP-amplifiers (electrostatic instruments G01R5/28; measuring electrostatic potential G01R15/165; measuring electrostatic fields G01R29/12; amplifiers per se H03F) · CPC title

• G01R15/09 Primary

  Autoranging circuits · CPC title

• G01R19/00

  Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof (G01R5/00 takes precedence; for measuring bioelectric currents or voltages A61B5/24) · CPC title