Jobsite audio device with multi-source power and multi-port USB interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12554304-B2
Application number	US-202318136856-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 19, 2023
Priority date	Apr 19, 2023
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

A jobsite audio device with multi-source power and multi-port USB interface is proposed, which includes an AC-DC power source, a battery pack, a multi-port USB interface including at least one bidirectional power delivery USB C port, a charging circuit coupled to the AC-DC power source, the battery pack and the multi-port USB interface to provide power delivery paths, an audio module powered by the AC-DC power source or the battery pack to generate audio signals, and a main controller coupled to the charging circuit and the audio module, wherein the main controller monitors power consumption of the audio module and charging process of the charging circuit to automatically adjust charging power.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A jobsite audio device with multi-source power and multi-port USB interface, said jobsite audio device comprising:
an AC-DC power source; a battery pack; a multi-port USB interface, including at least one bidirectional power delivery USB C port; a charging circuit coupled to said AC-DC power source, said battery pack and said multi-port USB interface to provide power delivery paths; an audio module powered by said AC-DC power source or said battery pack to generate audio signals; a main controller coupled to said charging circuit and said audio module; wherein said main controller monitors power consumption of said audio module and charging process of said charging circuit to automatically adjust charging power; and
wherein said charging circuit includes a buck/boost converter electrical coupled to a power delivery dual role port controller (PD DRP controller), wherein said buck/boost converter is coupled to said main controller and said battery pack, and wherein said PD DRP controller is coupled to a bidirectional power delivery USB C port of said multi-port USB interface.

2 . The jobsite audio device of claim 1 , wherein said multi-port USB interface further includes a USB A port which is powered by an USB A power unit.

3 . The jobsite audio device of claim 2 , wherein if said multi-port USB interface has no device coupled, wherein said AC-DC power source powers said main controller and said PD DRP controller to charge said battery pack by activating said buck/boost converter.

4 . The jobsite audio device of claim 2 , wherein if said bidirectional power delivery USB C port is coupled an USB C AC adapter and said AC-DC power source is removed, wherein said PD DRP controller charges said battery pack by activating said buck/boost converter.

5 . The jobsite audio device of claim 2 , wherein if said bidirectional power delivery USB C port is coupled an USB C AC adapter and said AC-DC power source is also coupled, wherein said AC-DC power source powers said main controller and said PD DRP controller, and blocks power from said DC power to enter into said bidirectional power delivery USB C port.

6 . The jobsite audio device of claim 2 , wherein if said jobsite audio device is only coupled with said battery pack, and wherein said bidirectional power delivery USB C port is coupled with an external device to request power, wherein said battery provides DC power to power said main controller and said PD DRP controller for charging said external device.

7 . The jobsite audio device of claim 2 , wherein if said AC-DC power source is used to charge an external device coupled to said bidirectional power delivery USB C port, wherein said AC-DC power source powers said main controller and said PD DRP controller, wherein said buck/boost converter converts said DC power of said AC-DC power source and then delivers to said external device.

8 . The jobsite audio device of claim 2 , wherein said bidirectional power delivery USB C port further includes an abnormal overvoltage protection device disposed at downstream facing port of said bidirectional power delivery USB C port to detect abnormal potential.

9 . The jobsite audio device of claim 2 , wherein said bidirectional power delivery USB C port further includes a reverse potential difference potential module disposed at downstream facing port of said bidirectional power delivery USB C port to protect current from flowing reversely.

10 . A jobsite audio device with multi-source power and multi-port USB interface, said jobsite audio device comprising:
an AC-DC power source; a battery pack; a multi-port USB interface, including one bidirectional power delivery USB C port, one unidirectional power delivery USB C port and one USB A port; a charging circuit coupled to said AC-DC power source, said battery pack and said multi-port USB interface to provide power delivery paths; an audio module powered by said AC-DC power source or said battery pack to generate audio signals; a main controller coupled to said charging circuit and said audio module; wherein said main controller monitors power consumption of said audio module and charging process of said charging circuit to automatically adjust charging power; and
wherein said charging circuit includes a buck/boost converter electrical coupled to a power delivery dual role port controller (PD DRP controller), said buck/boost converter being coupled to said main controller and said battery pack, and said PD DRP controller being coupled to bidirectional power delivery USB C port of said multi-port USB interface.

11 . The jobsite audio device of claim 10 , wherein said unidirectional power delivery USB C port and one USB A port are integrated with a DCP and buck converter.

12 . The jobsite audio device of claim 11 , wherein if said multi-port USB interface has no device coupled, wherein said AC-DC power source powers said main controller and said PD DRP controller to charge said battery pack by activating said buck/boost converter.

13 . The jobsite audio device of claim 11 , wherein if said bidirectional power delivery USB C port coupled an USB C AC adapter and said AC-DC power source is removed, wherein said PD DRP controller charge said battery pack by activating said buck/boost converter.

14 . The jobsite audio device of claim 11 , wherein if said bidirectional power delivery USB C port is coupled an USB C AC adapter and said AC-DC power source is also coupled, wherein said AC-DC power source powers said main controller and said PD DRP controller, and blocks power from said DC power to enter into said bidirectional power delivery USB C port.

15 . The jobsite audio device of claim 11 , wherein if said jobsite audio device is only coupled with said battery pack, and wherein said bidirectional power delivery USB C port is coupled with an external device to request power, wherein said battery provides DC power to power said main controller and said PD DRP controller for charging said external device.

16 . The jobsite audio device of claim 11 , wherein if said AC-DC power source is used to charge an external device coupled to said bidirectional power delivery USB C port, wherein said AC-DC power source powers said main controller and said PD DRP controller, wherein said buck/boost converter converts said DC power of said AC-DC power source and then delivers to said external device.

17 . The jobsite audio device of claim 11 , wherein said bidirectional power delivery USB C port further includes an abnormal overvoltage protection device disposed at downstream facing port of said bidirectional power delivery USB C port to detect abnormal potential.

18 . The jobsite audio device of claim 11 , wherein said bidirectional power delivery USB C port further includes a reverse potential difference potential module disposed at downstream facing port of said bidirectional power delivery USB C port to protect current from flowing reversely.

Assignees

• Phihong Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kao Ming-Shen

Classifications

• H02M3/1582

  Buck-boost converters (H02M3/1584 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F2213/0042

  Universal serial bus [USB] · CPC title

• G06F13/4282

  on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus (on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247) · CPC title

• H02J7/90

  Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage · CPC title

• H04R2201/028

  Structural combinations of loudspeakers with built-in power amplifiers, e.g. in the same acoustic enclosure (H04R2499/10 takes precedence; Single (sub)woofer with two or more satellite loudspeakers for mid- and high-frequency band reproduction driven via the (sub)woofer H04R2205/026) · CPC title