INTELLIGENT DEVICE

The present invention provides an intelligent device, and the major aspect is using a design of an intelligent cover. The intelligent cover includes a circuit board which is provided with at least one induction coil, a microcontroller (MCU) and a switch. The induction coil is used to induce the amount of the current when the current is passed the induction coil, the open (non-conducting)/closed (conducting) state of the current transmission is controlled by the switch, and the MCU can monitor and remote control remotely, so that when the intelligent cover is combined with a base seat, which is capable of monitoring the electricity consumption, the voltage value and the temperature to achieve the reduction efficacy of the of monitoring costs.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an intelligent device, particularly relates to a design of an intelligent cover, the intelligent cover combines with a base seat that is capable of intelligently monitoring the effect of electricity consumption, the voltage value and the temperature to achieve the reduction efficacy of the monitoring costs, and is suitable for the socket device or the like into/on the wall.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Nowadays, the electricity consumption is rising year by year and the electricity bill is gradually increasing. Therefore, the energy saving and the power saving has become an important issue.

In recent years, there are many devices for monitoring the electricity consumption which has been developed to understand the electricity consumption. However, the most of the monitoring device is an external plug-in device, such as a socket, that is, the socket is to be plugged into the wall, when the socket is used to monitor the electricity consumption. But, the volume of the plug-in device is large and bulky, which is easy to occupy the using space of another socket. Thus, the plug-in socket for the monitoring the electricity consumption is very inconvenient.

Moreover, if every socket needs to monitor the electricity consumption, it needs to buy a lot of external plug-in devices to use. Generally, the consumers will not spend such money to do this. It is a major lack of promotion for monitoring the electricity consumption. In addition, in the space usage, when the external plug-in device is inserted into the socket on the wall, the external plug-in device will protrude from the wall. This protrusion would be affected the decoration of the cabinet or the bookcase, and the protrusion is not aesthetically pleasing for the overall space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The major objective of the present invention is to provide an intelligent device, and the major objective is using a design of an intelligent cover. The intelligent cover includes a circuit board. The circuit board includes an induction coil, a microcontroller (MCU), and a switch. The induction coil is used to induce the amount of the current that is passed through the induction coil. Next, the switch controls the open (non-conducting)/closed (conducting) state of the current transmission, so as to the MCU can monitor and remote control remotely. Thus, the intelligent cover is combined with a base seat that is capable of monitoring the electricity consumption, the voltage value, and the temperature to achieve the reduction efficacy of the monitoring costs, and to increase the overall utility.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide an intelligent device. By a built-in wireless transmission module in a microcontroller (MCU) of the circuit board, the intelligent device is communicated with at least one electronic device. The electronic device is a remote control unit, a tablet personal computer, a note book, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a smart bracelet. Thus, above electronic devices can remotely receive the monitored value, such as electricity consumption, the voltage value or the temperature, and intelligently statistic and analyze for immediate monitoring to increase overall convenience.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide an intelligent device. The intelligent device includes a base seat. The base seat includes an inner live wire loop and an outer live wire loop. The outer live wire loop is connected in series with a live wire inside the wall, in which the inner live wire loop includes a first sheet metal component, the outer live wire loop includes a second sheet metal component, and the switch is connected with the first sheet metal component of the inner live wire loop of the base seat and the second sheet metal component of the outer live wire loop. The switch is provided for controlling the open (non-conducting)/closed (conducting) state of the current transmission of the inner live wire loop of the base seat to increase the overall utility.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Please refer toFIG. 1toFIG. 9are schematic view of the embodiment of the present invention.

The first embodiment of an intelligent device of the present invention (as shown inFIG. 1toFIG. 4) is an intelligent cover10. The intelligent cover10includes a socket cover11and a circuit board12(as shown inFIG. 1). The socket cover11is provided with a hole111thereon such as a socket of a typical socket. The socket cover111is combined with the circuit board12. The circuit board12is provided with a slot hole121at a position opposite to the hole111of the socket cover11, the slot hole121is used to expose the copper piece of the socket (not shown).

In addition, the intelligent cover10further includes an outer housing13and a cover seat14(as shown inFIG. 2). The outer housing13and the cover seat14are used to encapsulate the socket cover11and the circuit board12therein. The cover seat14is provided with at least one hole141. The circuit board12is provided with a hole122. Therefore, the circuit board12is fixed with the cover seat14by a coupling component15through the hole141of the cover seat14and the hole122of the circuit board12, in which the coupling component15can be a screw. The cover seat14is recessed with at least one recess142(as shown inFIG. 3) to accommodate the object. The cover seat14is provided with a hole143at a position opposite to the hole111of the socket cover11. In addition, the outer housing13is covered the top of the cover seat14. The outer housing13includes a hollow surface131to expose the hole111of the socket cover11.

The above cover seat14is further combined with a panel16that is provided a hollow font161thereon (as shown inFIG. 2andFIG. 3). The cover seat14is provided with a light guiding plate144thereon (as shown inFIG. 3), which is disposed below the panel16. The light guiding plate144can be configured as the hollow font161to transmit the light of the hollow font161of the panel16through the light guiding plate144, such that the cover seat14has the ability of identification.

Moreover, the circuit board12of the intelligent cover10includes an induction coil123, a microcontroller (MCU)124, and a switch125(as shown inFIG. 1andFIG. 3). The MCU124has the ability to integrate the memory and computing functions such as CPU, RAM, ROM, I/O or A/D. The number of the induction coil123is designed to correspond to the number of socket. The induction coil123is electrically connected with the MCU124. The induction coil123is disposed below the socket cover11and disposed within the slot hole121of the circuit board12to induce the value of the current passing through the induction coil123. The circuit board12is provided with a transformer126(as shown inFIG. 3), which is disposed within the recess hole142of the cover seat14. The transformer126is used to convert the transmitted electricity into the required voltage, such that the circuit board12is to have different voltage to provide various electronic devices for operation.

In addition, the switch125of the circuit board12is electrically connected with the MCU124, in which the switch125is a tractile switch, a push button switch, a slide switch, a push switch or a relay switch, or the combination thereof. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the switch125is composed of the push button switch plus the relay switch (as shown inFIG. 3). In addition to manually operating the push button switch, the MCU124can provide the remote control. The wireless transmission module (not shown) is built-in the MCU124for connecting with at least one electronic device (not shown), in which the electronic device is a remote control unit, a table personal computer, a note book, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a smart bracelet. Thereby, the electronic device can transmit signals to and from the MCU124to control the operation of the switch125directly, that is, the relay switch is used to control the open (non-conducting)/closed (conducting) state of the current transmission.

In addition, the circuit board12of the present invention is provided with at least one slot127(as shown inFIG. 1andFIG. 3), such that the circuit board12is connected at least one external device through the slot127(not shown). The slot127is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface or other standard interfaces that conform to the serial bus (such as Mini USB interface, Micro USB interface, or Type-C interface). The external device is any one of an infrared detecting device, a signal control device, a display control device, or the like, or other device that can be connected through a standard interface of a serial bus bar to enable the intelligent cover10of the present invention to have an expanded performance, so that the intelligent cover10can have more application.

The second embodiment of an intelligent device of the present invention (as shown inFIG. 5toFIG. 9) includes a base seat20and an intelligent cover10(as shown inFIG. 5). The design of the intelligent cover10is described as above first embodiment, and it will not repeatedly herein. The following description will detail explain the combination of the base seat20and the intelligent cover10.

First, the base seat20is disposed into the wall (not shown). The base seat20is combined with cover seat14of the intelligent cover10. The base seat20is provided with at least one recess21(as shown inFIG. 6). One of the recesses21is provided for accommodating the recess hole142of the cover seat14, and the recess hole142is recessed for the transformer126. The base seat20is further provided with another recess21for arranging an outer live wire loop30and an inner live wire loop40. The top end of the outer live wire loop30and the inner live wire loop40is provided with a socket shell22(as shown inFIG. 6). The socket shell22is disposed below the cover seat14of the intelligent cover10, and the socket shell22is provided with a hole221at a position corresponding to the hole143of the cover seat14. The socket shell22is provided with a recess222to accommodate the relay switch of the switch125which is disposed on the circuit board12of the intelligent cover10(as shown inFIG. 8), and the recess222of the socket shell22is provided with at least one hole223therein.

In addition, the outer live wire loop30is connected in series with the live wire in the wall (not shown) to receive the AC power transmitted by the power system of the main switch. The inner live wire loop40is provided with a first sheet metal component41and the outer live wire loop30is provided with a second sheet metal component31(as shown inFIG. 6), in which the first sheet metal component41and the second sheet metal component31are passed through all holes223of the recess222of the socket shell22(as shown inFIG. 7) and then attach the circuit board12of the intelligent cover10to form the connection (as shown inFIG. 8andFIG. 9). On the one hand, the power can be transferred from the first sheet metal component41and the second sheet metal component31to the transformer126of the circuit board12for converting to a desired voltage, so that the circuit board12can have different voltages to provide various electronic devices for operation. On the other hand, the voltage or temperature of the inner live wire loop40and the outer live wire loop30can be monitored through the first sheet metal component41and the second sheet metal component31. By the switch125of the circuit board12is connected the first sheet metal component41of the inner live wire loop40and the second sheet metal component31of the outer live wire loop30, the switch125can control the open (non-conducting)/closed (conducting) state of current transmission of the inner live wire loop40of the base seat20.

In addition to the abovementioned circuit, the recess21of the base seat21is also provided with an earth wire loop50and a neutral wire loop60(as shown inFIG. 7), in which the neutral wire loop60is connected in series with the neutral wire in the wall, such that the current can be returned to the power system of the main switch, the potential of which is usually equal (or close to) zero, and the earth wire loop40is connected in series with the earth equipotential conductor to avoid the leakage current to damage the equipment or the human beings.

Thereby, when an electronic product requires power to actuate (not shown), the plug is inserted into the hole111of the socket cover11of the intelligent cover10, such that the metal terminal of the plug can pass through the induction coil123below the socket cover11, and through the hole143of the cover seat14of the intelligent cover14and the hole221of the socket shell22under the cover seat14of the intelligent cover10to connect the inner live wire loop40, the outer live wire loop30, the neutral wire loop60and the earth wire loop50which is arranged under the socket shell22to obtain the required power. The circuit board12of the intelligent cover10is used to monitor the electricity consumption, the voltage value, and the temperature, and the MCU124remotely receives the monitored value for intelligently statistics and analysis. The MCU124has a capability of remotely controlling the open (non-conducting)/closed (conducting) state of the current transmission of the switch125.