JP2020096528A - Charging stand - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a charging stand allowing as many people as possible to perform charging of several mobile devices as smoothly as possible.SOLUTION: The charging stand includes: a rectangular disk-shaped unit T; a support unit S for supporting the rectangular disk-shaped unit T above a floor surface or the like; and a columnar unit M protruding upward from the rectangular disk-shaped unit T. An upper side surface portion of the rectangular disk-shaped unit T constitutes a substantially horizontal support surface unit P capable of supporting an article upward. Three commercial power plug outlets E are respectively provided at a front upper and lower middle position and slightly lower positions on both side surfaces of a side peripheral part M1 of the columnar unit M, and two USB ports U are provided above and below the commercial power plug outlet E on the front, as five charging connection units in total for charging rechargeable devices such as portable devices.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a charging stand having a charging connection portion for charging a rechargeable device such as a mobile device.

Rechargeable mobile devices such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablet terminals, and laptop computers may need to be charged in order to continue use when the amount of stored electricity is low when they are out.

Therefore, it is required to install a charging stand equipped with a charging connection portion for charging a portable device or the like at a station, an airport, or other public facilities.

As such a charging stand, it is desired that as many people as possible can simultaneously and smoothly charge a number of mobile devices and the like.

For example, there are cases where it is desired to use the device while charging by connecting to the charging connection part via a connecting strip such as a power cord or a USB cable, while efficiently charging only without using the device. Sometimes it is desirable to do well.

Regarding charging of a mobile device, WO 2012/132142 discloses, as an invention of a charging stand for a mobile phone, a case 20 having an upper plate 21, a power coil 11 moving along a lower surface of the upper plate 21, and a power coil 11. Position detection having a plurality of rows of position detection coils 30 for detecting the positions of the AC power supply 12, the moving mechanism 13 for moving the power supply coil 11, and the mobile phone 50 to bring the power supply coil 11 closer to the induction coil 51. When the mobile phone 50 is mounted on the top plate 21, the position detection controller 14 detects the position of the induction coil 51, and the position detection controller 14 controls the moving mechanism 13 to control the power supply coil 11. To position the induction coil 51 to charge the battery 52, and the position detection coil 30 is a wiring line 38 provided on the surface of the printed circuit board 37, which has a zigzag-shaped or loop-shaped non-linear line 39. ing.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-34083 discloses, as an invention of a multi-distribution type portable charger, a multi-distribution type portable charger capable of simultaneously distributing and supplying electric power required for charging to a large number of mobile phones P, which is an outlet. A distributor 1 is provided which can be connected to a power supply unit 2 of a mold and can be used with a plurality of connect cables 4 in order to use charging connectors of various types of mobile phones P. Distributor 1 has a built-in rechargeable battery 6 that can be charged using power supply unit 2.

However, these cannot be said to satisfy the above demands.

WO2012/132142 JP, 2006-34083, A

An object of the present invention is to provide a charging stand that allows as many people as possible to simultaneously charge as many portable devices as possible and at the same time as smoothly as possible.

The charging station of the present invention can be represented as follows.

(1) a substantially horizontal supporting surface portion capable of supporting an article upward,
A support portion for supporting the support surface portion upward with respect to the installation target,
And a columnar portion projecting upward from the inner area of the support surface portion,
A charging stand comprising a plurality of charging connection parts for charging a rechargeable device such as a portable device, on a side peripheral part of the columnar part.

The support surface portion is supported above the installation target by the support portion. It is carried through a plurality of charging connection parts provided on the side peripheral part of the columnar part projecting upward from the inside area part of the support surface part through connecting strips such as a power cord and a USB cable and necessary converters and other devices. By connecting rechargeable devices such as devices, those devices can be charged.

For charging a plurality of rechargeable devices, those devices were connected to each charging connection part via a connecting strip, etc., and those devices were placed on a supporting surface part around the base of the columnar part. In various states, or in a state where various users are standing or sitting on a chair using the space around the charging stand in all directions, such devices (for example, smartphones, mobile phones, tablet terminals, notebooks). It can be performed while using a personal computer). Furthermore, it can be performed with other articles such as a beverage container and a writing instrument placed on the support surface portion.

(2) The charging stand as described in (1) above, which has three or more of the charging connection portions on a side peripheral portion of the columnar portion.

(3) The charging stand as described in (1) or (2) above, wherein the charging connection portion is provided at positions at two or more different circumferential angles in the circumferential direction of the side circumferential portion of the columnar portion.

(4) The charging stand according to any one of (1) to (3) above, which has one or more charging connecting portions at every 180-degree center angle in the circumferential direction of the side peripheral portion of the columnar portion.

(5) Having two or more kinds of charging connection parts on the side peripheral part of the columnar part, and having a plurality of one or more kinds of charging connection parts, and having a plurality of charging connections of the same kind on the columnar part side. The charging stand according to any one of (1) to (4) above, which is provided at positions at two or more different circumferential angles in the circumferential direction of the circumferential portion.

(6) In the upper part of the columnar section, there is a display section capable of displaying the situation regarding the charging function, and the display section is visible from all directions in the horizontal direction (1) to (5). The charging stand according to any one of 1.

(7) The supporting part and the columnar part constitute an upper and lower continuous body that is vertically continuous, and in the inner region of the supporting surface part, the upper and lower continuous bodies penetrate the members forming the supporting surface part (1) to (6). ) The charging stand according to any one of 1.

(8) The charging stand according to any one of (1) to (7), which can be relocated by moving the support part with respect to the installation target.

(9) A measurement unit that measures the charge utilization status and outputs those measurement data, and a communication unit that can transmit the measurement data output from the measurement unit to a predetermined device via a communication network, The charging stand according to any one of (1) to (8) above, wherein the measurement data can be used in the device.

(10) The charging stand according to (9) above, wherein the charging usage status is a charging usage status for each charging connection portion.

According to the charging stand of the present invention, the connecting strips and the like are provided in the plurality of charging connecting portions provided on the side peripheral portion of the columnar portion projecting upward from the inside area of the supporting surface portion supported upward by the supporting portion. By connecting a portable device or the like via the device, various devices can be used by placing the device on a supporting surface part around the base of the columnar part or by utilizing the space around the charging stand in all directions. While effectively using the charging stand and the space around it in various ways, such as when standing or sitting on a chair or the like to use the device, as many people as possible can charge as many devices as possible at the same time. Can be done.

It is a front upper side perspective view of a charging stand. It is a rear upper side perspective view of a charging stand. It is a front lower side principal part perspective view of a charging stand.

[1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Each of the drawings relates to an example of an embodiment of the charging stand of the present invention.

(1) This charging stand has a rectangular plate-shaped portion T having a rectangular upper and lower through-hole portion H in the central portion, and a rectangular tube-shaped portion for supporting the rectangular plate-shaped portion T above an installation target surface such as a floor surface. Support S, a support board A placed on a floor surface or the like to support the support S in a vertical standing state, and a columnar section M protruding upward from a rectangular board T.

This charging stand can be moved to a necessary place as needed by moving the support S together with the support board A with respect to the installation target surface such as the floor.

The support portion S and the columnar portion M are vertically continuous to form an integral rectangular tubular shape (upper and lower continuous body) having a constant cross section, which is inserted into the upper and lower through-holes H of the rectangular plate-shaped portion T to form a rectangular plate. The shape portion T is horizontally fixed and supported via the connecting member B fitted on the support portion S. The connecting member B includes a hanging portion B1 that hangs down from a portion externally fitted to the supporting portion S and is joined and fixed to the supporting portion S, and a rectangular plate-shaped portion T that bulges outward from a portion externally fitting to the supporting portion S. It is composed of an overhanging portion B2 that is fixedly connected to the lower side and supports the rectangular plate-shaped portion T upward.

The rectangular plate-shaped portion T is made of a plate-shaped material, and the upper side surface portion forms a substantially square horizontal shape, and constitutes a substantially horizontal support surface portion P that can support an article upward. The height of the support surface portion P is about 90 cm, and the height of the upper end of the columnar portion M is about 120 cm.

The length of one side of the columnar portion M in the horizontal cross section is approximately one fourth of the length of one side of the support surface portion P.

(2) Commercial power plug inlets E (3 places) are provided at the upper and lower intermediate positions on the front face and slightly lower positions on both side faces of the side peripheral portion M1 of the columnar portion M, respectively. USB ports U (two places) above and below E are provided at a total of five places as charging connection portions for charging rechargeable devices such as portable devices.

The power source of the charging connection portion is a commercial power source via a power cord C that communicates with the lower end portion of the support portion S.

In the support surface portion P, in a substantially annular surface area on the outer peripheral side of the base portion of the columnar portion M, a device to be charged such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a laptop computer, and other containers such as a beverage container and a writing instrument. Items can be placed.

(3) At the upper end of the columnar section M, there is a display section L by an LED that is turned on when the battery is in a chargeable state and turned off when the battery is not chargeable.

Whether the display unit L is in the lit state or the unlit state can be visually recognized from all directions in the horizontal direction.

[2] Embodiments of the present invention will be further described including modes other than the above.

The charging stand of the present invention includes a support surface portion, a support portion, and a columnar portion, and has a charging connection portion.

(1) The target of charging is a rechargeable device such as a mobile device. Specific examples thereof include, but are not limited to, smartphones, other mobile phones, tablet terminals, notebook computers, and the like.

(2) The support surface portion has a substantially horizontal shape that can support the article upward when the charging stand is installed in a normal state. The support surface portion may have one or more recesses that fit the bottom portion of a beverage container or a beverage container serving as tableware, for example.

Examples of the support surface portion, such as a disk-shaped portion, an elliptical disk-shaped portion, a square disk-shaped portion, a regular polygonal or other polygonal disk-shaped portion, which is made of a plate-shaped member whose upper surface side is substantially horizontal, are each a circle. The shape may be, but is not limited to, a substantially horizontal upper side surface of a shape, an ellipse, a square, a regular polygon, or another polygon. The member may have a vertical through-hole portion for positioning the base portion of the columnar portion or the upper end portion of the support portion in the inner region portion. Further, the member is not limited to an ordinary plate material, and may be a hollow material, a rib-shaped member or another reinforcing portion formed on the lower side, or the like.

As another example of the supporting surface portion, a substantially horizontal shape in an upside-down frustum shape body (for example, a truncated cone shape, a truncated pyramid shape body, etc.) whose horizontal cross section is reduced downward from a substantially horizontal shape upper surface portion The upper surface portion (for example, a circular or polygonal upper surface portion) that forms

(3) The support part is for supporting the support surface part upward with respect to the installation target.

Examples of the installation target include a surface on which the user walks (a mounting target surface) such as a floor surface, a road surface, and the ground, and those surfaces and a lower portion (embedding target portion) thereof.

The support portion may have, for example, a support leg portion or a support board for allowing the support portion to stand on the placement target surface at the lower end portion.

By moving the support part with the installation target (with support legs and support board if there are any), it is possible to move the charging stand to the required location as necessary. It is also possible to fix the lower end portion to the installation target by embedding or the like so that the charging stand itself is fixed to the installation target.

(4) The columnar portion projects upward from within the inner region of the support surface portion.

The inner area portion of the support surface portion means an area portion inward of the area along the entire outer peripheral edge of the support surface portion in the horizontal direction of the support surface portion, for example, a distance of 4 from the center to the outer peripheral edge. The area can be within 3/3. The inner area of the support surface is preferably within two-thirds of the distance from the center to the outer peripheral edge, more preferably within one-half, and even more preferably within three-thirds. The area portion is within 1 and may be, for example, the area portion within 1/4.

Of the support surface portion, in the substantially annular surface area on the outer peripheral side of the base of the columnar portion, devices to be charged such as smartphones, mobile phones, tablet terminals, laptop computers, and other articles such as beverage containers and writing instruments Can be mounted.

It is preferable that the columnar portion stands upright vertically to the support surface portion.

The columnar portion may have, for example, a columnar shape, a cylindrical shape, a polygonal columnar shape, or a polygonal cylindrical shape, and the shape and size of the horizontal cross section may change in the height direction.

It is preferable that one columnar portion is provided in the inner region of one supporting surface portion.

Further, it is also possible to form an upper and lower continuous body in which the support portion and the columnar portion are vertically continuous. In that case, in the inner region of the support surface portion, the members forming the support surface portion may be penetrated by the upper and lower continuous bodies of the support portion and the columnar portion.

(5) The charging connection is for charging a rechargeable device such as a portable device, and is provided on the side peripheral part of the columnar part.

Examples of the charging connection section include, but are not limited to, a USB port and a commercial power plug insertion port.

The number of charging connection portions may be three or more on the side peripheral portion of the columnar portion, and is preferably four or five or six or more. In this case, a rechargeable device is simultaneously connected to each of the two or more charging connection parts provided on the side peripheral part of the columnar part through a connecting strip, for example, around the base part of the columnar part. In a state where it is placed on the support surface part of a substantially annular surface having, or in a state where each user stands or sits on a chair etc. by utilizing the space in all directions around the charging stand as necessary. You can charge while using each device.

It is preferable that the charging connection portion is provided at a position of two or more different circumferential angles (circumferential angle around the center of the columnar portion in plan view) in the circumferential direction of the side peripheral portion of the columnar portion. For example, one or more charging connecting portions may be provided at every 180° center angle in the circumferential direction of the side circumferential portion of the columnar portion, and preferably at every 90° center angle in the circumferential direction or 60. One or more charging connection parts may be provided for each central angle. In this case, a rechargeable device should be simultaneously connected to each of the charging connection parts having two or more different circumferential angle positions in the circumferential direction of the side peripheral part of the columnar part via a connecting strip or the like. Therefore, for example, in a state of being mounted on a substantially annular supporting surface portion around the base of the columnar portion, or by utilizing a space in all directions around the charging stand as needed, each use While the person is standing or sitting on a chair or the like, each device can be charged smoothly while keeping the space and distance from each other as much as possible.

When two or more kinds of charging connection parts are provided in the side peripheral part of the columnar part, and one or more kinds of charging connection parts are plural, for example, a plurality of charging connection parts of the same kind are provided in the side peripheral part of the columnar part. It may be provided at positions of two or more different circumferential angles in the circumferential direction of the section. In this case, a rechargeable device is simultaneously connected to each of the same type of charging connection parts having two or more different circumferential angle positions in the circumferential direction of the side peripheral part of the columnar part through the connecting strip or the like. Therefore, while using the same type of charging connection portion, for example, in a state of being mounted on a support surface portion having a substantially annular surface around the base of the columnar portion, or around the entire charging stand. Directional space is used as needed to use each device while each user is standing or sitting on a chair, etc., and keep the space and distance from each other as much as possible to charge smoothly. be able to.

The position in the height direction of the charging connection portion provided on the side peripheral portion of the columnar portion may be, for example, a position in the vicinity of the support surface portion, or may be a higher position. When the side peripheral portion of the columnar portion has a plurality of charging connection portions, the positions in the height direction of the charging connection portions are, for example, different from each other, constant, and a plurality of charging connection portions. It is possible to have two or more groups consisting of, and the charging connection portions in each group have the same height and the height positions of the groups are different from each other.

(6) It is preferable that the upper part of the columnar part has a display part capable of displaying the situation relating to the charging function, and the display part is preferably visible from all directions in the horizontal direction.

Such a display unit can be viewed from all directions in the horizontal direction, and the display state of the upper portion including the upper end (upper end portion or the like) can be changed. Examples of changes in display status include changes in light emission and extinction, changes in light emission status such as color/blinking status, intensity, etc. Examples include, but are not limited to, those that display the presence/absence, whether the charging connection has a space, and the type of the charging connection that has a space according to the various display states. ..

The height of the upper end of the columnar portion can be set to, for example, 1 to 2.5 m, preferably 1.2 to 2 m with respect to the installation target such as the floor surface or the ground.

(7) The power supply of the charging stand of the present invention may be, for example, a commercial power supply, a storage battery, or another power supply, and two or more of these may be used in combination.

(8) The charging stand of the present invention is a charging usage status such as charging on/off time, usage time, charging current value (for example, charging usage status for each charging connection portion, charging connection portions of a plurality of types). If you have it, measure the charging usage status of each type of charging connection as needed) and output the measurement data, and the measurement data output from the measurement unit wirelessly or wired to the Internet, etc. A charging station or a plurality of charging stations is provided with a communication unit capable of transmitting to a predetermined device such as a server via a communication network, and processing the measured data in the device such as the server received via the communication network. It can be used for setting the position and arrangement density of the charging station group consisting of, and setting the type of the charging connection portion in each charging station.

A Support board B Connecting member B1 Hanging part B2 Overhanging part C Power cord E Commercial power plug insertion hole H Vertical through hole part L Display part M Column part M1 Side part P Support surface part S Support part T Square plate part U USB port

Claims (10)

A supporting surface portion having a substantially horizontal shape capable of supporting the article upward,
A support portion for supporting the support surface portion upward with respect to the installation target,
And a columnar portion projecting upward from the inner area of the support surface portion,
A charging stand comprising a plurality of charging connection parts for charging a rechargeable device such as a portable device, on a side peripheral part of the columnar part. The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the charging connection portions are provided on three or more side peripheral portions of the columnar portion. The charging stand according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the charging connection portion is provided at positions of two or more different circumferential angles in the circumferential direction of the side circumferential portion of the columnar portion. The charging stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising at least one charging connecting portion for each 180-degree center angle in a circumferential direction of a side peripheral portion of the columnar portion. It has two or more kinds of charging connection parts on the side peripheral part of the columnar part, and has a plurality of one or more kinds of charging connection parts, and plural charging connection parts of the same kind on the side peripheral part of the columnar part. The charging station according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the charging station has positions at two or more different circumferential angles in the circumferential direction. The display part which can display the situation regarding a charging function is provided on the upper part of the columnar part, and the display part is visible from all directions in the horizontal direction. The charging station described. 7. The upper and lower continuum penetrates a member forming the support surface portion within an inner region of the support surface portion, wherein the support portion and the columnar portion form a vertically continuous body. Charging stand described in. The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the charging stand can be relocated by moving the support part with respect to the installation target. A measurement unit that measures the charge utilization status and outputs those measurement data, and a communication unit that can transmit the measurement data output from the measurement unit to a predetermined device via a communication network, and the measurement data are The charging stand according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which can be used in the device. The charging stand according to claim 9, wherein the charging usage status is a charging usage status for each charging connection portion.