KR200317176Y1 - An alarm device for notebook-computer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an alarm device for a notebook computer, and a floppy, a connection line, and an alarm are composed of a single circuit, and the phenomenon caused by theft of the notebook computer such as a flow over a predetermined distance with the notebook computer, the removal of the floppy, the disconnection of the connection line, When generated, the single circuit is opened to emit the warning sound and warning light from the speaker or the light emitting diode of the alarm to prevent the theft.

Description

Alarm device for notebook computer {AN ALARM DEVICE FOR NOTEBOOK-COMPUTER}

The present invention relates to an alarm device, and more particularly to an alarm device for a notebook computer made to prevent theft of the notebook computer.

In general, a notebook computer is easy to carry and is mobile, so that even if the user is using a notebook computer, the user can easily carry and move it when the user puts it on a work space such as a desk. There were many concerns about theft.

Accordingly, efforts have been made to prevent the theft of the notebook computer, and when there is an attempt at the theft of the notebook computer, there have been efforts to develop an alarm device for the notebook computer that generates an alarm through an alarm sound or light emission.

Conventionally, in order to prevent theft of a notebook computer, when the notebook computer vibrates by detecting the vibration of the notebook computer, an alarm is generated and an alarm is issued to a neighboring person, but this is the notebook of the user who uses the notebook computer. In the case of vibration caused by the operation, or vibration caused by the replacement operation of the user's laptop computer battery, etc., the alarm caused by the vibration is generated, which causes inconvenience to use, thereby degrading practicality. .

In addition, in the past, there has been the development of an alarm device for generating an alarm by detecting a short circuit of the connection with the notebook computer through an infrared or short-range wireless communication network. As the drive is required, when the notebook computer's own power source or battery power is cut off, the infrared device and the local area communication device are impossible to drive, and thus the alarm device using the infrared or local area network does not operate.

In addition, in the conventional alarm device using an infrared device and a short-range communication device of the notebook computer, it is possible to drive the alarm device after the user's complicated operation operation on the notebook computer has a problem that its use is not easy.

In addition, in the case of the alarm device using the position detection device through the wireless communication device and satellite of the notebook computer in the prior art, the practicality of the notebook computer due to the difficulty of the power off and operation of the notebook computer, as well as expensive equipment The burden of buying and installing has not made it universal.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, to provide an alarm device for a notebook computer that is to operate separately from the notebook computer to detect the movement over a predetermined distance of the notebook computer to generate an alarm.

Another object of the present invention is to replace the battery of the notebook computer, the movement and vibration of a predetermined interval for the computer operation, such as possible, while the alarm device for the laptop computer is to generate an alarm only when there is a movement over the predetermined interval. In providing.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an alarm device for a notebook computer in which an alarm is generated when the alarm device installed in the notebook computer is disassembled.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an alarm device for a notebook computer in which an alarm is generated when an alarm connected to the notebook computer is moved by moving the notebook computer more than a predetermined interval.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an alarm device for a notebook computer in which an alarm is generated when a connection line between an alarm device and an alarm device installed in the notebook computer is broken.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an alarm device for a notebook computer in which a separate notebook computer operation for the operation of the alarm device is abolished as the alarm device is operated separately from the notebook computer.

1 is a perspective view of an alarm device according to the present invention,

2 and 3 are cross-sectional views of the terminal unit according to the present invention,

4 is a block diagram of an alarm device according to the present invention.

<Description of the reference numerals for the main parts of the drawings>

10-Notebook Computer 11-Drive

20-Alarm device 30-Alarm device

40-floppy 41-connector

50-Main Unit 51-Keypad

52-Light Emitting Diodes 53-Speakers

54-Battery 60-Terminal

61-Board 62-Connection Terminal

63-protruding terminal 64-spring

65-Jamming 70-Controller

71-detector

The alarm device for a notebook computer according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a floppy with a terminal part for opening / closing a circuit as well as being inserted into a drive mounted in a notebook computer, and the terminal part being installed. And a speaker provided with a speaker, and a connection line having a predetermined length to which the floppy and the alarm are connected.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the floppy, the connecting line, the keypad, the speaker, the terminal, the controller, the detector and the battery are connected on the same circuit.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the terminal portion is composed of a connection terminal fixed to the substrate, and a protruding terminal that is elastically supported by a spring and is forced to protrude to the outside of the main body.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that an alarm is generated when the connection terminal and the protruding terminal of the terminal part are spaced apart from each other and the circuit is opened.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that an alarm is generated when the connection line is disconnected and the circuit is opened.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the detector to detect the disconnection of the circuit including the terminal unit, the controller, the speaker, the battery and the keypad.

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that the projecting terminal protruding to the outside of the floppy in the state that the floppy is inserted into the drive of the notebook computer is to be embedded into the floppy over the outer end of the slit of the drive. .

Another feature of the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of protruding terminals protruding from the lower end of the alarm is mounted on the workspace of the notebook computer to be embedded into the alarm by the bottom surface of the workspace.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows an alarm device 20 according to the present invention and a notebook computer 10 in which the alarm device 20 is installed. The present invention includes an alarm device 30, a floppy 40, and a connection line 41. )

The alarm 30 includes a main body 50, a keypad 51, a light emitting diode 52, a speaker 53, and a terminal unit 60.

The main body 50 is formed in the shape of a rectangular box having a flat bottom surface so as to be seated on the top of a desk or table on which the notebook computer 10 works.

The keypad 51 has a plurality of keys protruded and fastened to the upper end of the main body 50, and is installed to have a restoring force so as to be protruded again after the user's pressing operation to allow the next user's operation.

In addition, it is preferable that the keypad 51 is printed with the usual numbers 1 to 9, '0', 'operation', 'off' and the like.

Each of the light emitting diodes 52 is a conventional light emitting diode 52 which is energized by the power supply of the battery 54 or the like under the control of the controller 70 which will be described later or all of them depending on the operation state of the alarm 30. It is preferably configured on the upper end of the main body 50, the upper portion of the keypad 51.

The speaker 53 is installed on one side of the main body 50 so that its front surface is exposed to the outside, and is configured to output an alarm sound according to the sound source information stored in the sound source module under the control of the controller 70.

In addition, the sound source information of the sound source module may be stored in a storage medium or the like included in the controller to allow the controller to take the role of the sound source module.

The floppy 40 is formed to have the same shape as the shape of a conventional floppy diskette, and the conventional storage medium is removed therein.

Here, the drive 11 into which the floppy 40 is inserted is formed as a floppy disk drive which is commonly installed in the notebook computer 10, and the floppy 40 is inserted into the drive 11 so that the end thereof is It is formed to span the slit tip of the drive (11).

The connection line 41 is composed of a normal electric wire, and two or more electric wires including an input line and an output line therein are integrally formed by a covering.

Figure 2 shows the structure of any one of the terminal unit 60 of the terminal unit 60, which is provided with a plurality (in the present invention four installed in the lower four corner portion of the main body) of the alarm device 30, The terminal unit 60 includes a substrate 61, a connection terminal 62, a protruding terminal 63, a spring 64, and a locking jaw 65.

The substrate 61 is a conventional printed circuit board on which a controller 70, a detector 71, a sound source module, a battery 54, a light-emitting diode 52 (LED) and the like are installed. It consists of.

In addition, the substrate 61 is arranged to be horizontal to the top surface of the main body 50 inside the main body 50, and the keypad 51 and the speaker 53 fastened to the upper end of the main body 50. ) And the circuit connecting medium on the conductive wire or the printed circuit board are connected to each other so as to allow mutual energization.

The connection terminal 62 is formed to form a cylindrical shape and protrudes from the bottom surface of the substrate 61, and both ends of the circuit formed by the circuit of the controller 70, etc. are insulated from each other and are installed on the bottom surface thereof. It is formed to be expressed.

The protruding terminal 63 is installed so as to be inserted into and supported in an opening formed at the lower end of the main body 50 so as to protrude outward through the lower end surface of the main body 50, and is connected to the lower portion of the connecting terminal 62. It is formed in the same cylindrical shape as the shape of the terminal 62, the shape of the lower portion is formed in a conical shape of the bottom end so that the pressing force of the object is transferred to the upper side even when the external object approaches and presses in the lateral direction. do.

In addition, the protruding terminal 63 forms a surface in contact with the connecting terminal 62 so that both ends of the circuit provided in the connecting terminal 62 are connected to each other in contact with the connecting terminal 62. It is formed in the same cylindrical shape as the outer shape of the terminal 62.

In addition, it forms a band from the outer peripheral surface of the center of the protruding terminal 63 to the outside and the locking step 65 is formed to protrude.

The spring 64 is formed of a conventional coil spring 64, one end of which is supported by the lower end surface of the substrate 61 to which the connection terminal 62 is fastened, and the other end of the spring 64 is It is elastically supported by the locking jaw 65 is fastened so that the projecting terminal 63 is shot and supported in the bottom surface direction of the main body 50.

At this time, the locking step 65 is formed to a diameter larger than the diameter of the opening that is opened so that the projecting terminal 63 through the lower surface of the main body 50 so that the projecting terminal 63 through the main body It is to prevent the departure from 50.

Figure 3 shows that the floppy 40 according to the present invention is inserted into the drive 11 of the notebook computer 10, the floppy 40 is inserted into the drive 11, the inserted floppy ( The protruding terminal 63 protruding below the end of the end 40 is inwardly contacted with the inner circumferential surface of the distal end of the drive 11.

Here, the terminal portion 60 fastened to the end portion of the floppy 40 is formed in the same structure as the terminal portion 60 of the main body 50, the substrate fastened to the terminal portion 60 of the floppy 40 The reference numeral 61 does not include circuit components such as the controller 70 provided on the substrate 61 of the main body 50.

4 shows the configuration of the alarm device 20 according to the present invention, the present invention is a controller 70, a detector 71, a terminal unit 60, a keypad 51, a sound source module, light emission And a diode 52, a speaker 53, and a battery 54.

The controller 70 is configured of a conventional semiconductor chipset that stores the settings and compares them with the inputs to determine the presence or absence of the difference, and is installed on the substrate 61.

The detector 71 is installed on the substrate 61 on one side of the controller 70 and is connected to the controller 70, the terminal unit 60, the speaker 53, the keypad 51, and a connection line 41. ), And the open / close state of the circuit formed by the battery 54 or the like is determined as a current interruption state.

The sound source module is configured to transmit the sound source information stored under the control of the controller 70 to the speaker 53 to generate an alarm sound through the speaker 53, and constitutes a conventional sound signal storage medium. do.

The battery 54 is composed of a conventional battery or a rechargeable battery, and is connected to a circuit including the controller 70 to apply power to each component such as the speaker 53 and the controller 70.

Next will be described the operation and use example according to the present invention configured as described above.

When a user places a laptop computer 10 on a desk or table provided in a public place such as a library, the user places the alarm computer 30 on a desk or a table on which the laptop computer 10 is placed. Place it at a spaced distance from (10).

In addition, the user inserts the floppy 40 into the drive 11 provided in the notebook computer 10 while the alarm 30 is placed on the desk or the like.

In addition, in the state in which the alarm 30 and the floppy 40 are installed, the operation buttons of the keypad 51 installed on the upper part of the alarm 30 are operated according to the user's selective operation to operate the floppy 40 and the alarm ( The alarm device 20 including 30 is operated.

At this time, the light emitting diode 52 connected to and controlled by the controller 70 selectively emits light according to the operation state of the alarm device 20 such as the operation or release of the alarm device 20. Notice the operating condition of.

Here, the operation of the alarm device 20 is the alarm 30 is mounted on a desk or the like four protruding terminals 63 protruding to the lower end of the alarm 30 by the load of the alarm 30 itself While pressed in the direction of the top surface of the desk is pressed into the main body 50 of the alarm 30, accordingly the projecting terminal 63 is pressed into the main body 50 is installed inside the main body 50 In contact with the connection terminal 62, the circuit formed by each of the protruding terminal 63 and the connection terminal 62 is closed, and the floppy 40 is inserted into the drive 11 of the notebook computer 10 so that the floppy is closed. The protruding terminal 63 protruding to the lower end of the 40 is pressed to the distal end of the drive 11 and pressed into the floppy 40, thereby protruding the terminal 63 and the floppy 40 of the floppy 40. The alarm terminal 20 while the connection terminal 62 installed inside the door closes the circuit. When the entire circuit of the) is closed, the controller 71 detects the circuit closure of the entire alarm device 20 and the signal from the detector 71 that detects the circuit closure. The operation of the operation 20 may be such that the alarm device 20 performs the same operation as the operation of the alarm device 20 by the user's keypad 51 operation.

The notebook within the flow range according to the length of the connection line 41 provided by the user to the operation of the notebook computer 10 or the alarm device 30 and the floppy 40 while the alarm device 20 is activated. The work is accomplished by replacing the battery 54 by lifting the computer 10 or by moving the notebook computer 10 at a predetermined interval for work.

In addition, when the laptop computer 10 is moved to a distance more than the flow range according to the length of the connection line 41, the connection line 41 to the floppy 40 inserted into the notebook computer 10 through the medium. The connected alarm 30 is moved in accordance with the movement of the notebook computer 10, the alarm 30 is moved in response to the movement of the notebook computer 10, and the alarm 30 is separated from the desk. As the alarm 30 is separated from the desk, the protruding terminal 63 supported by the desk at the lower end of the alarm 30 and press-fitted into the desk is removed as the support force of the desk is removed. ) Protrudes to the outside of the lower end of the alarm 30 by elasticity of the spring 64 supporting elastically, and the protruding terminal 63 protrudes to the outside of the lower end of the alarm 30. ) Is spaced apart from the connection terminal 62 The current flow between the output terminal 63 and the connection terminal 62 becomes disconnected, the protruding terminal 63 and the open-circuit of the connection terminal 62 and the alarm device 20 of the whole circuit is opened.

When the circuit of the alarm device 20 is opened, the detector 71 recognizes the opening of the circuit, transmits a corresponding signal to the controller 70, and receives the circuit opening signal from the controller 70. The power source of the battery 54 is controlled by controlling the sound source module connected to the controller 70, the speaker 53, the light emitting diode 52, and the battery 54, the light source module, the speaker 53, and the light emission. It is applied to the diode 52 to transmit the alarm sound signal set in the sound source module to the speaker 53, and generates an alarm sound in the speaker 53 in accordance with the alarm sound signal, in the light emitting diode 52 The light emitting diodes 52 or all the light emitting diodes 52 of the set color are emitted in a manner of blinking.

Therefore, while the alarm sound is output from the speaker 53 to the outside, the alarm is made, and the light emitting diodes 52 emit light to make an alarm.

In addition, when a person who recognizes the insertion of the floppy 40 of the notebook computer 10 or the like removes the floppy 40 from the notebook computer 10, the protruding terminal 63 installed below the end of the floppy 40. ) Is removed from the drive 11 of the floppy 40, the support force of the front end of the drive 11 which is pressing the protruding terminal 63 is removed, the support force of the front end of the drive 11 is removed The protruding terminal 63 protrudes to the outside through the lower end of the floppy 40 by the elasticity of the spring 64 that elastically supports the locking jaw 65 of the protruding terminal 63, and the protruding terminal ( The contact between the protruding terminal 63 and the connection terminal 62 installed inside the floppy 40 is broken by the protrusion of the floppy 40 to the outside of the floppy 40, and the circuit and the alarm device inside the floppy 40 ( 20) The whole circuit is opened.

The detector 71 that has recognized the opening of the entire circuit of the alarm device 20 transmits a circuit open signal to the controller 70, and the controller 70 receives the circuit open signal from the controller 70 to the controller 70. Controls the connected sound source module, the speaker 53, the light emitting diode 52, and the battery 54 to generate an alarm sound through the speaker 53 and generate an alarm light through the light emitting diode 52. .

In addition, when another person or the like who recognizes the connection between the notebook computer 10 and the alarm 30 cuts the connection line 41 connected between the alarm 30 and the floppy 40, the floppy with the connection line 41 is connected. (40) The circuit of the whole alarm device 20 which connects the circuit inside and the alarm 30 inside is open | released, and the controller (at the detector 71 which recognized the circuit opening of the whole alarm device 20) is recognized. A circuit open signal is transmitted to 70 to induce an alarm of the speaker 53 and the light emitting diode 52 under the control of the controller 70.

Therefore, when the notebook computer 10 moves more than a predetermined distance, or when the floppy 40 is removed and the flow of the alarm 30 is generated, an alarm sound and an alarm light are generated from the alarm 30 to generate the notebook computer 10. ) Will alert you to abnormal movements.

In addition, even when the notebook computer 10 is turned off and the notebook computer 10 stops operating, the battery 54 of the alarm device 20 itself keeps the controller 70, the speaker 53, and the light emitting diode ( 52) power is applied to the alarm device 20 is operated regardless of the operation or power of the notebook computer 10.

In addition, when releasing the alarm operation of the alarm device 20, the user selectively presses the release button of the keypad 51 installed on the top of the alarm device 30, and inputs a release signal to the controller 70 When the user inputs a password set through the keypad 51 and transmits a confirmation signal according to the release signal to the controller 70, the controller 70 releases an alarm operation so that the user alerts 30. The protruding terminal 63 installed in the protruding terminal 63 and the protruding terminal 63 installed in the floppy 40 are protruded while removing or moving the alarm 30 and the floppy 40.

Here, in the state where the alarm of the alarm device 20 is released, the controller 70 is operated in the alarm preparation step of the alarm device 20 to connect with the connection terminals 62 of the protruding terminals 63. If the alarm device 20 according to the closing of the entire circuit is made, the alarm device 20 can be set to be re-operated, of course.

In addition, the floppy 40 is configured in the shape of a conventional floppy disk in the embodiment of the present invention, but is configured to be inserted into a compact disk, memory chip, USB port (USB) port, such as to be inserted into the printer port The connecting terminal 62 and the protruding terminal 63 and the connecting wire may be installed, and may be formed in any shape that can be inserted into each storage medium or connecting means of the notebook computer 10.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. It is to be understood that such changes may be made, and such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the notebook computer can be alerted to flow over a predetermined distance without the user's operation.

Another effect of the present invention, there is an effect that can be warned at the time of removing the floppy inserted in the notebook computer, as well as flow over a predetermined distance of the notebook computer.

Another effect of the present invention, there is an effect that can warn at the time of disconnection and damage of the connection line between the alarm and the floppy.

Another effect of the present invention is that the alarm device is operated separately from the power supply of the notebook computer to achieve a more certain warning.

Another effect of the present invention is that the notebook computer can be freely moved as long as the length of the connection line has the effect that the work such as battery replacement of the notebook computer more freely.

Claims (2)

A floppy having a terminal portion inserted into a drive of a notebook computer and having a circuit portion open when the drive is detached from the drive; An alarm mounted on a work table of the notebook computer and including a controller, a detector, a speaker, a battery, and a keypad and having a terminal portion to open a circuit upon departure from the work table; A connection line connected to form a predetermined length between the floppy and the alarm to connect the circuit inside the floppy and the circuit inside the alarm as a single circuit; Alarm device for a laptop computer, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, The terminal unit is fixed to the internal substrate of the floppy and the alarm, and the terminal connected to the both ends of the circuit spaced apart; A protruding terminal which is installed to penetrate from the bottom of the floppy and the alarm to the outside and is simultaneously interviewed with a circuit terminal of the connection terminal or spaced apart from the connection terminal; A spring installed at one end of the floppy and an alarm, the other end of which is installed to support the projecting terminal elastically; Alarm device for a laptop computer, characterized in that consisting of.