US2003025477A1PendingUtilityA1

Charging device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force, and that being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation

Priority: Jan 10, 2001Filed: Oct 1, 2002Published: Feb 6, 2003
Est. expiryJan 10, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Tai-Her Yang
H04N 23/71H01M 50/581H01M 2200/10H04N 7/17309H04N 7/104H02J 7/32H01M 10/46H01M 10/30H04B 1/1027H01M 50/50H01M 2200/101Y02E60/10
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Abstract

A secondary cell featuring transient rise in temp. once charged to saturation, to be coupled and thereby forming a composite structure with a charging assembly by mutual engagement of conductive contacts provided on either part, the force of union generated by the coupling will compress a thermosetting prestressed means which is a spring or otherwise prestressed element while the coupling brings the contacts into conduction by which the charging is initiated, the momentum prestressed thereby will be released once charging in the secondary cell reaches its saturation, and that followed by cutoff of the charging current to the secondary cell.

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1 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation, comprising a secondary cell which is characterized by a transient rise in temp. once charged to its saturation, and which can be one of a nickel/cadmium, nickel/hydrogen, nickel/zinc, nickel/iron base battery to be matched in a charging assembly therefor and both executed per specific design, with conductive contacts provided on both parts for the transmission of electric power, force of union prevailing when both are combined together will suffice to compress spring or other prestress element to be released of stress previously stored in the wake of ambient heat, charging is made when contacts on both parts are enabled one on one, forming a coupled pair, and once the charging reaches its saturation, as confirmed by a testing device provided therefor, addressed to the secondary cell set, by the working of a mechanical thermosetting prestress device the stress previously stored will be released forthwith, and that sufficient to unmake the contact-to-contact coupling theretofore established between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, including alternatively unmaking of contacts on the secondary cell set alone, or those on or within the charging assembly alone, and charging current to the secondary cell is cut off at the same time. 
 The cell charging saturation testing device as mentioned in the foregoing can be any of a variety of temperature sensors with the charging assembly and the secondary cell set being combined vertically upwards and uncoupled downwards, or alternatively combined downwardly and uncoupled upwardly in the vertical orientation; or still combined and uncoupled horizontally; or still combined and uncoupled in otherwise angular setting relative to each other, whereof the prestressed thermosetting means comprises: 
 (1) Thermosetting flip-flop binary metal spring sheets;  
 (2) Thermosetting flip-flop binary metal retainer and spring;  
 (3) Having resilient positioning mortise joint and dovetail coupling provided on both the charging assembly and the secondary battery cell set to localize charging operation, and that complemented with thermo-setting memory alloy or binary metal structure to be deformed by heat expansion once charging that is taking place in the secondary cell set has reached its saturation, when that occurs conductive contacts binding the secondary cell set with the charging assembly are brought apart, including alternatively unmaking of contacts solely in the secondary cell set, or in the charging assembly, or still inside the charging assembly, and power supply is blocked forthwith;  
 (4) Having conductive contacts on the charging assembly and conductive contacts on the secondary cell set retained resiliently in position with respect to each other, forming thereby a pair, and having thermosetting memory alloy or binary metal sheets or annular spring units arranged down the secondary cell set once the cell set is loaded in place, so that a secured attachment is made, so that thermal deformation which occurs when the secondary cell set is charged to saturation will bring the secondary cell set and the charging assembly apart from each other by disengagement of the pair of contacts, including alternatively unmaking of contacts solely in the secondary cell set, or in the charging assembly, or still inside the charging assembly, and power supply is blocked forthwith;  
 (5) Having thermosetting memory alloy or binary metal processed into conductive contacts for the charging assembly, meant, in addition to getting coupled to conductive contacts on the secondary cell set, but also for holding the secondary cell set in position, such conductive contacts for the charging assembly, on being heated by saturation of charging of the secondary cell set, will get deformed to release hold of the secondary cell set which will then fall straight off the conductive contact and power supply is blocked forthwith;  
 (6) Having the contacts for the charging assembly materialized by heat transformation of the memory alloy or binary metal, together with another set of contacts likewise functioning as a prestress spring coupled to the conductive contacts on the secondary cell set, and to hold in place the same secondary cell set at the same time, so that when conductive contacts on the charging assembly, on receiving heat from the effect of saturation of charging of the secondary cell set, becomes deformed to release hold of the secondary cell set, the interactive coupling of contacts between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly are defeated by the prestressed conductive contact functioning like a prestressed spring, or alternatively the defeat be with respect to the secondary cell set only, or to the charging assembly only, or to internal contacts of the charging assembly only, power supply is blocked forthwith, it is to be noted that both sets of conductive contacts of the charging assembly may be those featuring thermosetting or prestressed spring traits;  
   Structured accordingly, when the secondary cell is loaded into the charging assembly, force applied externally will compel the cell to bring contacts on both the charging assembly and the cell into conductive coupling whereupon charging to the cell begins, and that in turn brings the Battery Charging Saturation Testing Device to a testing state, once the cell is charged to saturation, then both the Charging Saturation Testing Device and the interfacing matched thereby will respond to reset both the charging assembly and the cell set to a released, that is, open state, and power supply to the secondary cell set is blocked forthwith.    
     
     
         2 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the temp. sensor is executed in the form of a flip-flop binary metal base thermosetting spring interposed between the secondary cell and the charging assembly, comprising essentially: 
 Charging assembly H 101 : in plane or dovetail coupling with the secondary cell set H 102 , built in with D.C. power supply circuit and with conductive contacts P 101 , P 105  for coupling with counterparts on the secondary cell;    D.C. power supply: being a D.C. system straight or one converted from an A.C. system through rectification, serving to charge the secondary cell by way of a charging circuit;    Secondary cell set H 102 : enclosed in an insulation casing, incorporating a secondary cell B 101  and conductive contacts P 102 , P 106  in line with the positive/negative terminals of the secondary cell B 101 ; on the interfacing of the secondary cell H 102  with the charging assembly H 101  is provided a thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201 ;    Thermo-resetting binary flip-flop metal spring TH 201 : comprising one or more pieces superposed in a same or opposite functional direction, interposed between the interfacings of the charging assembly H 101  with the secondary cell set H 102 , to convert the force applied on both when combined into stored stress to be released whenever the thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201  resets itself due to heat prevailing by a rise in temp. due to charging of the secondary cell B 101  to its saturation, whereby correspondent contacts on both the secondary cell set and on the charging assembly are defeated, including alternatively unmaking of contacts solely on the secondary cell set or of those on the charging assembly or still those within the charging assembly, charging current in the secondary cell set blocked altogether, the thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201  is to be installed into the charging assembly.    
     
     
         3 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 2 , wherein by the addition of an auxiliary conductive contact P 100  to the charging assembly H 101 , to release the prestress stored in the thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201  when it is reset by the heat which results from a rise in temp. as charging of the secondary cell B 101  reaches its saturation, so as to defeat the coupling of contacts on both the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, including alternatively unmaking of contacts solely on the secondary cell set or on the charging assembly or still within the charging assembly, so that charging current to the secondary cell B 101  is blocked forthwith, whereas conduction is still maintained way between the contacts P 101  on the charging assembly H 101  and contacts P 102  on the secondary cell set H 102 , so that by the addition of an auxiliary contact P 100  which is in series by a current limiting resistor R 101  with the power supply, conduction is made with the contact P 106  on the secondary cell set H 102 , thereby maintaining a small charging current as from the power supply to the secondary cell.  
     
     
         4 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the temp. sensor is executed in the form of a flip-flop binary metal base thermosetting spring interposed between the secondary cell and the charging assembly and comprising essentially: 
 Charging assembly H 101 : in plane or dovetail coupling with the secondary cell set H 102 , built in with D.C. power supply circuit and with conductive contacts P 101 , P 105  for coupling with counterparts on the secondary cell;    D.C. power supply: being a D.C. system straight or one converted from an A.C. system through rectification, serving to charge the secondary cell by way of a charging circuit;    Secondary cell set H 102 : enclosed in an insulation casing, incorporating a secondary cell B 101  and conductive contacts P 102 , P 106  in line with the positive/negative terminals of the secondary cell B 101 ; on the interfacing of the secondary cell H 102  with the charging assembly H 101  is provided a thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201 ;    Thermo-resetting binary flip-flop metal spring TH 201 : comprising one or more pieces superposed in a same or opposite functional direction, interposed between the interfacings of the charging assembly H 101  with the secondary cell set H 102 , to convert the force applied on both when combined into stored stress to be released whenever the thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201  resets itself due to heat prevailing by a rise in temp. due to charging of the secondary cell B 101  to its saturation, whereby correspondent contacts on both the secondary cell set and on the charging assembly are defeated, including alternatively unmaking of contacts solely on the secondary cell set or of those on the charging assembly or still those within the charging assembly, charging current in the secondary cell set blocked altogether, the thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201  is to be installed into the charging assembly.    
     
     
         5 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 4 , wherein by the addition of an auxiliary conductive contact P 100  to the charging assembly H 101 , to release the prestress stored in the thermo-resetting flip-flop binary metal spring TH 201  when it is reset by the heat which results from a rise in temp. as charging of the secondary cell B 101  reaches its saturation, so as to defeat the coupling of contacts on both the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, so that charging current to the secondary cell B 101  is blocked forthwith, whereas conduction is still maintained way between the contacts P 101  on the charging assembly H 101  and the contacts P 102  on the secondary cell set H 102 , so that by the addition of an auxiliary contact P 100  which is in series by a current limiting resistor R 101  with the power supply, conduction is made with the contact P 106  on the secondary cell set H 102 , thereby maintaining a small charging current as from the power supply to the secondary cell.  
     
     
         6 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the temp. sensor is executed in the form of a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure interposed between the secondary cell and the charging assembly, comprising essentially; 
 Charging assembly H 101 : in plane or dovetail coupling with the secondary cell set H 102 , equipped with D.C. power supply and contacts P 101 , P 105  for coupling with the secondary cell set H 102 ;    D.C. power supply: being a D.C. power supply straight or as converted through rectification from an A.C. source, serving to charge the secondary cell by way of a charging circuit;    Secondary cell set H 102 : enclosed in an insulation casing, equipped with a secondary cell B 101  and contacts P 102 , P 106  meant for coupling with the positive/negative terminals of the secondary cell B 101 ; the interfacing between the secondary cell set H 102  and the charging assembly H 101  is equipped with a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501 ;    At least one elastic positioning tenon L 100  equipped on the secondary cell H 102 , correspondent with mortise S 300  provided on the charging assembly H 101 , this forming a pair which may be reciprocally structured;    Memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501 : being singly or plurally provided, way between the coupling front of both the charging assembly H 101  and the secondary cell H 102 , so that compression is received when both are combined together, and when there is a rise in temp. due to saturation of charging in the secondary cell B 101 , the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501  will, affected by the heat produced thereby, expand to the effect that the coupling of elastic tenon with mortise binding the secondary cell H 102  with the charging assembly H 101  is defeated, and the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell and the charging assembly is undone, including alternatively unmaking of contacts on the secondary cell only, or on the charging assembly only, or still on those contacts within the charging assembly only, and charging current to the secondary cell B 101  is cut off forthwith, the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501  may be equipped on the charging assembly H 101  or alternatively, where justified, on the secondary cell H 102 .    
     
     
         7 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 6 , wherein by the addition of an auxiliary conductive contact P 100  to the charging assembly H 101 , once a rise in temp. is occasioned by the charging of the secondary cell B 101  to its saturation, such that the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501  resets itself due to the heat produced thereby, the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell and the charging assembly will be defeated, including alternatively defeating of contacts on the secondary cell set only, or of contacts on the charging assembly only, or of those within the charging assembly only, and the charging current to the secondary cell B 101  is cut off forthwith, at this juncture contact P 101  on the charging assembly H 101  is still maintained conductive with contacts P 102  on the secondary cell H 102 , by the provision of an auxiliary contact P 100  which is in series with power supply by the intervention of a current limiting resistor R 101 , conductive contact P 106  on the secondary cell H 102  is made conductive so that an ongoing small current is maintained way from power supply to the secondary cell B 101 .  
     
     
         8 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the temp. sensor is executed in the form of a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting contact for conduction purposes in conjunction with a compression spring interposed between the secondary cell and the charging assembly, comprising essentially: 
 Charging assembly H 101 : in plane or dovetail coupling with the secondary cell set H 102 , comprising a D.C. power supply and memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting contacts P 101 , P 105  meant for coupling with counterpart contacts on the secondary cell set H 102 ;    D.C. power supply: being D.C. power supply straight or as converted through rectification from an A.C. source, to charge the secondary cell set by way of a charging circuit;    Secondary cell set H 102 : enclosed in an insulation casing, equipped with secondary cell B 101 , and contacts P 312 , P 311  meant for coupling with positive/negative terminals of the secondary cell B 101 ; the interfacing between the secondary cell set H 102  and the charging assembly H 101  being equipped with compressible piece of or annular spring;    The secondary cell set H 102  being furnished with contacts P 311 , P 312  complete with positioning mortise thereon, and the charging assembly H 101  is equipped with memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting contacts THP 101 , THP 102  which are reciprocally replaceable;    Compressible piece of or annular spring SP 103 : a spring as such interposed way between the coupling interfacing of the charging assembly H 101  and the secondary cell set H 102 , when both are coupled the compression produced thereby will leave its effect upon same spring SP 103 , when charging in the secondary cell B 101  reaches its saturation to incur a rise in temp. accompanied with heat produced thereby to deform the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting contacts THP 101 , THP 102 , the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell set H 102  and the charging assembly H 101  will be defeated concurrent with cutoff of charging current to the secondary cell B 101 , and the compression spring SP 103  is released at the same time to unmake the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, including alternatively unmaking of contacts on the secondary cell only, or unmaking of contacts on or within the charging assembly only.    
     
     
         9 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 8 , wherein by the addition of an auxiliary conductive contact P 100  to the charging assembly H 101 , once a rise in temp. is occasioned by the charging of the secondary cell B 101  to its saturation, such that the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting contacts THP 101 , THP 102  rest themselves due to the heat produced thereby, the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell and the charging assembly will be defeated, including alternatively defeating of contacts on the secondary cell set only, or of contacts on or within the charging assembly only, and the charging current to the secondary cell B 101  is cut off forthwith, at this juncture contact THP 101  on the charging assembly H 101  is still maintained conductive with contact P 311  on the secondary cell set H 102 , and by the provision of an auxiliary contact P 100  in series with a current limiting resistor R 101  in line with power supply, conduction is made with contact P 312  on the secondary cell set H 102 , and that making possible the maintaining of an ongoing, small current charged by the power supply to the secondary cell B 101 .  
     
     
         10 . Charging device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the temp. sensor is executed in the form of a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure interposed between the secondary cell and the charging assembly, comprising essentially: 
 Charging assembly H 101 : in plane or dovetail coupling with the secondary cell set H 102 , furnished with D.C. power supply and contacts P 101 , P 105  for coupling with the secondary cell set H 102 , as well as trigger switch LS 101  in control of power supply for charging purposes by switching on or off the input or output of the said power supply;    D.C. power supply: being a D.C. power supply straight or as converted through rectification from an A.C. source to charge the secondary cell by way of a charging circuit;    Secondary cell set H 102 : enclosed in an insulation casing and incorporating a secondary cell B 101  and contacts P 102 , P 106  in line with positive/negative terminals of the secondary cell B 101 ; the coupling interfacing of the secondary cell set H 102  and the charging assembly H 101  being interposed with a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501 ;    Conventional emplacement for charging stability interposed between the secondary cell set H 102  and the charging assembly H 101 ;    Memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501 : provided singly or plurally, interposed way between the interfacing of the charging assembly H 101  and the secondary cell set H 102  and compressed tight when both are combined together, and will drive, by the heat produced when charging in the secondary cell B 101  reaches its saturation, the auxiliary electric heater HT 101 , which in turn results in an expansion of the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501 , and that eventually defeats the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, including alternatively unmaking of contacts on the secondary cell set alone or of contacts on or within the charging assembly alone, such that the trigger switch LS 101  controlling the power supply is driven open, and charging current to the secondary cell B 101  cut off forthwith.    
     
     
         11 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , wherein by the addition of an auxiliary conductive contact P 100  to the charging assembly H 101 , when charging in the secondary cell B 101  reaches its saturation with heat produced thereby invested in the form of electric power which in turn drives the auxiliary electric heater HT 101  to yield thermal energy sufficient to reset the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501 , the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly is defeated, including alternatively defeating of the contacts on the secondary cell set only, or of the contacts on or within the charging assembly only, and charging current to the secondary cell B 101  is cut off forthwith, at this juncture charging assembly H 101  by its contact P 101  and the secondary cell set H 102  through its contact P 102  are maintained mutually conductive all the same, while the auxiliary contact P 100  in series with the power supply by way of a current limiting resistor R 101  maintains conductive with contact P 106  on the secondary cell B 101 , such that small but ongoing current is maintained way from power supply to the secondary cell B 101  for charging purposes.  
     
     
         12 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , incorporating a composite structure formed by the coupling of a secondary cell set which is executed in a block with a charging assembly accessed by an open chute channel, and comprising: 
 A charging assembly H 101 : to be coupled with the secondary cell set vertically upwardly, and disengaged therefrom downwardly; or alternatively to be coupled downwardly and disengaged upwardly; or still coupled and disengaged horizontally; or else coupled and disengaged in otherwise chosen angular settings; on which is provided a chute channel to accommodate the secondary cell set H 102 ; furnished with D.C. power supply and contacts P 801 , P 805  as well as permanent magnet PM 300 , and memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501  or alternatively a helicoidal spring TH 601  of the same base and to the same purpose; on the secondary cell set H 102  are equipped contacts P 802 , P 806  for coupling with the secondary cell B 101  within and magnet core F 102 ; when the charging assembly H 101  and the secondary cell set H 102  are combined, mutual attraction between said Magnet core F 102  on the secondary cell set H 102  and the Permanent Magnet PM 300  on the charging assembly will compress the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TG 501 , or a helicoidal spring execution thereof TG 601  to thermally induced deformation, thereby setting contacts P 801 , P 805  on the charging assembly into conduction with contacts P 802 , P 806  on the secondary cell set, followed by charging with respect to the secondary cell B 101  since the secondary cell set is equipped with thermo-transmission block TC 101  which is coupled to the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501  on the charging assembly, when charging in the secondary cell reaches its saturation concurrent with the release of heat, the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 501  will discharge a push in the wake of such a heat, and that push sufficient to disengage both the magnet core F 102  and the permanent magnet PM 300 , and coacting contact pairs on both the secondary cell set and on the charging assembly are defeated in suit, including alternatively the defeating of contacts on the secondary cell set alone, or on or within the charging assembly alone, and charging current to the secondary cell B 101  is cut off forthwith.    
     
     
         13 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , wherein by the furthermore a secondary cell charging means of which both positive/negative terminals are meant to be accessed to axial receptacles on specific applications, such that in the wake of a rise in temp. occasioned by charging of the secondary cell to its saturation, the secondary cell set will get rid of the charging electrode, and that resulting in cutoff of charging current, for execution this model comprises essentially: 
 A reciprocal, resilient pair of retention formed by contacts P 400 , P 401  on the charging assembly H 101  with contacts P 500 , P 501  on the secondary cell set H 102 , and a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure TH 801  executed in a metal sheet or helicoidal spring, positioned under the secondary cell set, which cell set H 102  sets steady and stable when loaded with a secondary cell B 101  therein, and said thermosetting structure TH 801  will get deformed thermally when the secondary cell set H 102  is charged to its saturation, and that sufficient to unmake the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, including alternatively unmaking of contacts on the secondary cell only, or of contacts on or within the charging assembly only, and the charging operation is cut off forthwith, in respect of this model the embodiments include representations in.    
     
     
         14 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , incorporating additionally a secondary cell charging assembly with positive/negative electrodes provided on axial ends thereof such that charging to the electrodes is terminated once a rise in temp. is occasioned by the charging to saturation, and charging current is cut off forthwith, and comprising essentially: 
 Contacts P 402 , P 403  as conduction points for the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure, serving more than coupling for conduction purpose with counterpart contacts P 500 , P 501  on the secondary cell set H 102 , also to store and exhibit resilient retention for holding the secondary cell set H 102 , and, by incorporating compressible spring SP 104 , executed in a piece or helicoidal spring, integral with the secondary cell B 101  when it is loaded into the secondary cell set H 102 , will account for a compression means, so that they, the contacts P 402 , P 403 , given the attribute as such, will get deformed by the heat released once charging in the secondary cell reaches its saturation, when that happens, the secondary cell set H 102  is released, and the compression spring SP 104  will defeat forthright the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell and the charging assembly, including alternatively defeating of contacts only of the secondary cell set, or of or within the charging assembly, and the charging feature is defeated forthwith.    
     
     
         15 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , incorporating additionally a secondary cell charging assembly with positive/negative electrodes provided on axial ends thereof such that charging to the electrodes is terminated once a rise in temp. is occasioned by the charging to saturation, and charging current is cut off forthwith, and comprising essentially: 
 By the contacts P 405  furnished on the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting charging assembly H 101 , as well as another set of contacts PSP 406  featuring a prestressed spring function, extended with an insulated stretch arm A 100 , when a secondary cell set is laden, coupling will be made with respect to contacts P 500 , P 501  on the secondary cell set H 102 , which, together with the secondary cell set H 102  being clamped in the meantime, will start charging with respect to the secondary cell set, whereupon the engaging head AT 100  on the tail end of the insulated stretch arm A 100  is matched with counterpart engaging receptacle BT 100  on the tail end of memory alloy base, thermosetting contact P 405 , in a prestressed engagement, when charging in the secondary cell set H 102  reaches its saturation to release heat, contact P 405  on the charging assembly H 101 , on receiving said heat, will get deformed, resulting in dissociation of the insulated stretch arm A 100  on the contact PSP 406  that is retained by prestress, apart from the engaging receptacle BT 100 , such that the secondary cell set H 102  is released, then the prestress stored in the insulated stretch arm A 100  on the contact PSP 406  enabled by said prestress will bring contact-to-contact coupling thus far established between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly apart, including alternatively disengagement of contacts on the secondary cell set only or contacts on or within the charging assembly only, and power supply for charging purposes cut off forthwith. As an alternative structure the two sets of contacts on the charging assembly H 101  may comprise entirely prestressed thermosetting, spring-functioning contacts with extension of an insulated stretch arm.    
     
     
         16 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , incorporating additionally a secondary cell charging assembly with positive/negative electrodes provided on axial ends thereof such that charging to the electrodes is terminated once a rise in temp. is occasioned by the charging to saturation, and charging current is cut off forthwith, and comprising essentially: 
 Contacts P 407 , P 408  on the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting charging assembly H 101 , serving more than being coupled to contacts P 500 , P 501  on the secondary cell set H 102 , to holding the secondary cell set H 102  in place as well, when the secondary cell set H 102  is charged to saturation followed with release of heat, contacts P 407 , P 408  on the charging assembly H 101 , receiving the heat, will release hold of the secondary cell set H 102 , so that the secondary cell set H 102  will drop forthright clear of contacts P 407 , P 408 , and the charging capability is blocked forthwith.    
     
     
         17 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the temp. sensor may be provided singly or plurally embodied in any structure fit and proper for the purpose of application but essentially thermosetting type, to enhance the safety feature of the Device, including the incorporation of any conventional design of automatic cutoff means for combined operation, the applications including: 
 (1) Those provided with auxiliary heater which will produce heat when receiving electric power incurred by saturation of charging in the secondary cell set, the auxiliary heater being of a flip-flop binary metal prestressed design or of a thermosetting binary metal design, heat thus produced will unmake straight contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, including alternatively unmaking of contacts on the secondary cell set only or of or within the charging assembly only, so that power supply is cut off forthwith; or    (2) Those provided with flip-flop binary metal prestressed spring or memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure which, when receiving heat that is produced as charging in the secondary cell reaches its saturation, will unmake the contact-to-contact coupling between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly, including alternatively, unmaking of contacts on the secondary cell only, or unmaking of contacts on or within the charging assembly, such that power supply is cut off forthwith; or    (3) Those provided with a resilient positioning means comprising a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure which, together with a compression spring seated way between the charging assembly and the secondary cell set, will, by releasing the spring due to triggering effect when the thermosetting resets itself in the wake of effectual heat, unmake the secondary cell and power supply is cut off forthwith; or    (4) Those provided with a resilient positioning means which is bound by conductive contacts and made from a memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure which, when receiving an effectual heat, will trigger off a prestressed spring that is seated way between the charging assembly and the secondary cell set, so that the secondary charging cell is disengaged and the power supply to which the charging is due is cut off forthwith; or    (5) Those on which the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting structure is executed to be a charging assembly with conductive contacts thereon furnished to accommodate coupling with counterpart contacts on the secondary cell set, and meantime to hold the same secondary cell set in place, said contacts on the charging assembly, when affected by the heat released from the secondary cell as it is charged to saturation, will get deformed, thereby releasing the secondary cell set which will then drop off said contacts, and charging operation is cut off forthwith;    (6) Those structured such that by the contacts furnished on the memory alloy or binary metal base thermosetting charging assembly, as well as another set of contacts featuring a prestressed spring function, extended with an insulated stretch arm, when a secondary cell set is laden, coupling will be made with respect to contacts on the secondary cell set, which, together with the secondary cell set being clamped in the meantime, will start charging with respect to the secondary cell set, whereupon the engaging head on the tail end of the insulated stretch arm is matched with counterpart engaging receptacle on the tail end of memory alloy base, thermosetting contact, in a prestressed engagement, when charging in the secondary cell set reaches its saturation to release heat, contact on the charging assembly, on receiving said heat, will get deformed, resulting in dissociation of the insulated stretch arm on the contact that is retained by prestress, apart from the engaging receptacle, such that the secondary cell set is released, then the prestress stored in the insulated stretch arm on the contact enabled by said prestress will bring contact-to-contact coupling thus far established between the secondary cell set and the charging assembly apart, including alternatively disengagement of contacts on the secondary cell set only or contacts on or within the charging assembly only, and power supply for charging purposes cut off forthwith. As an alternative structure the two sets of contacts on the charging assembly may comprise entirely prestressed thermosetting, spring-functioning contacts with extension of an insulated stretch arm; or    (7) Those employing altogether two or more of any testing devices specified in item  1  through item  6  disclosed hereinbefore; or    
     
     
         18 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the charging assembly H 101  and the secondary cell set H 102  is designed with purposes of application taken into account, such that: 
 (1) The secondary cell set is executed in a bar for coupling with the charging assembly that is configured like a bee-hive; or  
 (2) The secondary cell set is executed in a block for coupling with the charging assembly which is also executed in a block; or  
 (3) The secondary cell set is executed in a block for coupling with the charging assembly which is fitted with an open chute channel to accommodate the coupling purpose; or  
 (4) The charging assembly and the secondary cell set are executed for coupling in a vertically upward orientation, but uncoupling in a downward orientation; or alternatively for coupling and uncoupling in the horizontal direction; or still for coupling and uncoupling in otherwise angular setting appropriate to specific applications;  
 
     
     
         19 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the thermosetting structure derives its displacement due to deformation in the wake of a change in temp. of the shell casing thereof occasioned by the gas or fluid or liquid loaded therein and which abides by the law of expansion in the presence of heat but shrinkage in the presence of a decrease in ambient temperature.  
     
     
         20 . Charging Device with stress stored by charging that is initiated by externally applied force and the stored stress being eventually released by heat due to charging saturation according to  claim 1 , whereof the secondary cell set is composed of one single cell or battery or alternatively of two or more cells or batteries connected in series or in parallel.

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