Abstract:
A battery indicating its own power level and temperature includes a transparent enclosure, a first, a second, and a third switch, a first, a second, and a third lighting member coupled to the first switch and a main chip. The main chip switches on the first and second switches to enable visible color indications of two different power states of the battery, and switches on the third lighting member to indicate with color a high battery temperature, all colors being visible through the transparent enclosure.

Description:
FIELD 
       [0001]    The present disclosure generally relates to a battery with visible indicator and an electronic device with such battery. cl BACKGROUND 
         [0002]    An electronic device, such as, a notebook computer includes a battery, and a rear glass panel of the electronic device can be transparent. The battery can be seen through the transparent rear panel of the electronic device. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood by reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is a block diagram of one embodiment of a battery. 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is a view of one embodiment of a self-indicating battery used in an electronic device. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0006]    It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be made to function without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure. 
         [0007]    Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure are as follows. 
         [0008]    The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “comprising,” means “including, but not necessarily limited to” and specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series, or the like. 
         [0009]    The present disclosure describes a battery comprising a transparent enclosure, a cell configured for supplying power to an electronic device, a main chip, a battery capacity sensor coupled to the main chip, a switch assembly comprising a first switch coupled to the cell and the main chip and a lighting assembly. The lighting assembly comprises a first lighting member, the first lighting member being coupled to the first switch. The battery capacity sensor is used to sense a first state of the cell and send a first signal to the main chip, and the main chip is configured to switch on the first switch to enable the first lighting member to emit light of a first color to pass through the transparent enclosure when the first signal is received. 
         [0010]      FIG. 1  shows an embodiment of a battery  100 . The battery  100  includes a transparent enclosure  10 , a cell  20 , a main chip  30 , a battery capacity sensor  40 , a temperature sensor  50 , a switch assembly  70 , and a lighting assembly  90 . The transparent enclosure  10  can be made of transparent material, for example, the transparent enclosure  10  can be made of glass. The cell  20 , the main chip  30 , the battery capacity sensor  40 , the temperature sensor  50 , the switch assembly  70 , and the lighting assembly  90  can be received in the transparent enclosure  10 . The battery capacity sensor  40  can sense a battery level of the cell  20 , and the temperature sensor  50  can sense the temperature of the battery body  11 . 
         [0011]    The lighting member assembly  90  includes a plurality of lighting members. For clarity, a first lighting member  91 , a second lighting member  92 , and a third lighting member  93  are shown in  FIG. 1 . In one embodiment, the three lighting members are three light emitting diodes. The different lighting members emit different colors of light. The main chip  30  is coupled to the battery capacity sensor  40  and the temperature sensor  50 . The main chip  30  is also coupled to the switch assembly  70 . The switch assembly  70  can include a plurality of switches. Corresponding to the three lighting members, there is a first switch  71 , a second switch  72 , and a third switch  73  shown in  FIG. 1 . In at least one embodiment, the first switch  71  is coupled to the first lighting member  91 , the second switch  72  is coupled to the second lighting member  92 , and the third switch  73  is coupled to the third lighting member  93 . 
         [0012]      FIG. 2  shows the battery  100  used in an electronic device  200 . The electronic device  200  can be a mobile telephone. The electronic device  200  can comprise a transparent rear panel  201 . The cell  20  supplies power for the electronic device  200 . When the battery capacity sensor  40  senses a first status of the cell  20 , for example, that the current electrical quantity is less than 10% of the total possible charge, a first signal is sent to the main chip  30 . The main chip  30  controls the first switch  71  to switch on to enable the cell  20  to supply power to the first lighting member  91 . The first light member emits light of a first color, such as yellow light, and the first color light can be seen through the transparent enclosure  10  and the transparent rear panel  201 , thereby users can see the first color light through the transparent rear panel  201 . At this time, the transparent rear panel  201  can appear to be yellow in color. 
         [0013]    When the battery capacity sensor  40  senses a second status of the cell  20 , for example, that the battery is charged to the full, a second signal is sent to the main chip  30 . The main chip  30  controls the second switch  72  to switch on to enable the cell  20  to supply power to the second lighting member  92 . The second light member  92  emits light of a second color, such as blue light, and the second color light can be seen through the transparent enclosure  10  and the transparent rear panel  201 , thereby users can see the second color light through the transparent rear panel  201 . At this time, the transparent rear panel  201  can appear to be a blue color. 
         [0014]    When the temperature sensor  50  senses that the temperature of the battery  100  is higher than a predetermined value, the temperature sensor  50  sends a danger signal to the main chip  30 . The main chip  30  controls the third switch  73  to switch on to enable the cell  20  to supply power to the third lighting member  93 . The third light member  93  emits light of a third color, such as red light, and the third color light can be seen through the transparent enclosure  10  and the transparent rear panel  201 , thereby users can see the third color light through the transparent rear panel  201 . At this time, the transparent rear panel  201  appears to be colored red. 
         [0015]    The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a battery, therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in the matters of shape, size and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.