CN111492554A

CN111492554A - Charging seat and charging device

Info

Publication number: CN111492554A
Application number: CN201880078341.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 詹雪超; 彭涛; 唐尹; 黄星
Original assignee: Victor Doha Su Co ltd
Current assignee: Victor Doha Su Co ltd; Victor Hasselblad AB
Priority date: 2018-06-15
Filing date: 2018-06-15
Publication date: 2020-08-04
Also published as: WO2019237343A1

Abstract

A charging cradle for charging a rechargeable battery (30), comprising: a main body part having a plurality of cavities (15); the movable part is movably connected with the main body part and is used for opening and closing the cavity (15) so as to enable the charging seat to be in an opening state and a folding state; when the charging seat is in an open state, the movable part and the cavity (15) jointly form a charging groove (31) for accommodating the rechargeable battery (30) so as to charge the rechargeable battery (30). The charging seat is simple and compact in appearance and convenient to carry. Also relates to a charging device with the charging seat.

Description

Charging seat and charging device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of charging technologies, and in particular, to a charging cradle and a charging device.

Background

Electronic devices are often equipped with rechargeable batteries that require a charging dock to charge due to the capacity limitations of the rechargeable batteries. The charging seat can charge a plurality of rechargeable batteries at the same time, and the charging efficiency is high. The existing charging seat with one charging function is not convenient to carry due to the fact that the charging seat is provided with a plurality of charging bins and is large in size. Moreover, due to the dimensional tolerance introduced by the charging seat in the manufacturing process, the rechargeable battery is unstable in fixation in the charging seat, and the rechargeable battery does not have a unsmooth hand feeling when being inserted into the charging bin, so that the user experience is poor.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

The disclosed embodiment provides a charging seat, is used for charging rechargeable battery, includes: a main body part having a plurality of cavities; the movable part is movably connected with the main body part and is used for opening and closing the cavity, so that the charging seat is in an opening state and a folding state; when the charging seat is in an open state, the movable part and the cavity form a charging groove for accommodating the rechargeable battery so as to charge the rechargeable battery.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a charging device, which includes the above charging seat and a charging power source electrically connected to the charging seat.

According to the technical scheme, the embodiment of the disclosure has at least the following beneficial effects:

the charging seat has two states of opening and closing, when being in the state of closing, wholly is a complete box body, and the volume of charging seat reduces greatly than the state of opening, and the outward appearance is succinct compact, conveniently carries, has avoided one to fill the too big defect of charging seat volume more. The stopper is also provided with an elastic clamping piece, and after the rechargeable battery is inserted into the charging slot, the elastic clamping piece firmly fixes the rechargeable battery in the charging slot and provides a user with a clamping hand feeling, so that the user can perceive that the rechargeable battery is completely inserted into the charging slot.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the disclosure without limiting the disclosure. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a charging stand in an open state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where (a) and (b) are three-dimensional structural diagrams at different angles, respectively.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the charging stand shown in fig. 1 after a rechargeable battery is inserted into the charging stand.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the charging stand not inserted with the rechargeable battery according to the embodiment of the disclosure, where (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views in two directions, respectively.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a charging stand being plugged into a rechargeable battery according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the charging stand with the rechargeable battery inserted therein according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views at two angles, respectively, and (c) is a cross-sectional view without a spring.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging stand in a retracted state according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 8 is another perspective structural view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 10 is another perspective structural view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

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10-a base; 11-a base plate; 12-a back plate; 13-side plate; 14-a separator; 15-a cavity; 141-electrode slice; 121-a stopper; 16-a resilient clamp; 161-bumps; 162-a spring; 131-a charging aperture;

20-a flip cover; 21-a bottom plate; 22-side plate; 23-a fixture block; 24-a groove;

30-a rechargeable battery; 31-a charging slot; 32-a snap groove; 33-a snap-fit portion; 34-a magnet; 35-iron sheet; 36-indicator light.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure provides a charging stand and a charging device for charging a rechargeable battery, the charging stand including: a main body part having a plurality of cavities; the movable part is movably connected with the main body part and is used for opening and closing the cavity, so that the charging seat is in an opening state and a folding state; when the charging seat is in an open state, the movable part and the cavity form a charging groove for accommodating the rechargeable battery so as to charge the rechargeable battery. The charging dock and charging apparatus of the present disclosure may charge any type of rechargeable battery, including but not limited to rechargeable batteries of drones, control terminals of drones, cameras, video cameras, mobile devices, and the like.

For the purpose of promoting a better understanding of the objects, aspects and advantages of the present disclosure, reference is made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a charging seat, a main component of the charging seat may have various forms, in this embodiment, a base is taken as an example for description, and a movable component may also have various forms, in this embodiment, a flip is taken as an example for description.

Referring to fig. 1, when charging is needed, the charging stand is opened, the charging stand is in an open state, and (a) and (b) are respectively in a three-dimensional structure diagram with different angles, the flip cover 20 is an L-shaped plate formed by a bottom plate 21 and a side plate 22, the base 10 is a rectangular box body enclosed by the bottom plate 11, a back plate 12 and two side plates 13, the bottom plate 21 of the flip cover is rotatably connected with the bottom plate 11 of the base, specifically, one end of the flip cover bottom plate 21, which is far away from the side plate 22, is rotatably connected with one end of the base bottom plate 11, which is far away from the back plate 12, the rotational connection can be realized in various ways, for example, through a rotating shaft, so that the whole flip cover 20 can rotate around the rotating shaft, when the charging stand is in an open state, the bottom plate 21 and the side plate 22 of the flip cover are separated from the base 10, in fig. 1, the bottom plate 21 of the flip cover is in the same plane with the bottom plate 11 of.

Referring to fig. 1, the base 10 is further provided with partitions 14, and the partitions 14 are fixed to the bottom plate 11 and the back plate 12 of the base. The base 10 has four cavities 15, and the cavities 15 are surrounded by two adjacent partitions 14, and the portions of the base bottom plate 11 and the back plate 12 between the adjacent partitions 14. After the flip cover 20 is opened, the four cavities 15 of the base 10 are simultaneously opened. The flip cover 20 has four latch blocks 23, the four latch blocks 23 are respectively aligned with the four cavities 15 along the same direction, and the four latch blocks 23 are respectively opposite to the four cavities 15. The lid 20 is further formed with four recesses 24, the recesses 24 are alternately arranged with the latches 23, and each recess 24 is located opposite to one partition 14 of the base 10. Each cavity 15 and the corresponding latch 23 form one charging slot 31, so that the charging stand is formed with four charging slots 31.

Each cavity 15 is provided with an electrode plate 141, and the position of the electrode plate 141 is not limited, and may be provided on the partition 14 as shown in fig. 1, or may be provided on the bottom plate 11 or the back plate 12 of the susceptor. When the rechargeable battery 30 is inserted into the charging slot 31, as shown in fig. 2, the electrode tabs 141 come into contact with the electrodes of the rechargeable battery 30 to charge the rechargeable battery 30.

Further, referring to fig. 1(a), in the charging stand of the present embodiment, a stopper 121 is further disposed in each cavity 15, that is, the stopper 121 is located on a portion of the back plate 12 of the base located between adjacent partitions 14. The shape of the stopper 121 and the latch 23 is not particularly limited in this embodiment, and the shape of the stopper 121 and the shape of the latch 23 are both adapted to the shape of the rechargeable battery 30, i.e., the shape of the stopper 121 and the latch 23 depends on the shape of the rechargeable battery 30 suitable for the charging stand. For example, in the rechargeable battery 30 shown in fig. 2, the two ends facing the stopper 121 and the latch 23 are arc-shaped surfaces, and the surfaces of the stopper 121 and the latch 23 facing the rechargeable battery 30 are also arc-shaped surfaces, so that the rechargeable battery 30 can be more firmly fixed by the stopper 121 and the latch 23 after being inserted into the charging slot 31, and the rechargeable battery 30 is prevented from being unstably fixed in the charging slot 31.

Further, the stopper 121 is further provided with an elastic clamping member 16, and the elastic clamping member 16 can be extended and contracted in a direction toward the latch 23. The present embodiment does not specifically limit the structure of the elastic clamp 16, and in one example, the elastic clamp 16 may adopt a projection 161, and the projection 161 is provided with a spring 162 inside. When the rechargeable battery is not inserted into the charging slot 31, as shown in fig. 3(a) and (b), the projection 161 protrudes from the stopper 121 by the spring 162. In the process of inserting the rechargeable battery 30 into the charging slot 31, as shown in fig. 4, the rechargeable battery 30 applies pressure to the protrusion 161 to compress the spring 162, so that the rechargeable battery 30 is smoothly installed in the cavity 15, the spring 162 applies an elastic force to the protrusion 161, and the protrusion 161 applies a pushing force to the latch 23 to the rechargeable battery 30, so that the user can keep a certain feel when installing the rechargeable battery 30. When the bottom end of the rechargeable battery 30 is inserted into the charging slot 31 as shown in fig. 5, the pushing force of the protrusion 161 firmly fixes the rechargeable battery 30 in the charging slot 31 and gives the user a clicking feeling to let the user perceive that the rechargeable battery 30 is completely inserted into the charging slot 31.

After the charging is completed, the rechargeable battery 30 is pulled out, the flip cover 20 shown in fig. 1 is turned, and the charging stand is closed, as shown in fig. 6, the charging stand is in a retracted state. The side plate 22 and the bottom plate 21 of the flip cover are respectively attached to the top surface opposite to the base bottom plate 11 and the front surface opposite to the base back plate 12, the grooves 24 of the flip cover 20 are respectively buckled on the partition 14 of the base 10, the flip cover 20 closes all the cavities 15, and the charging seat is a complete rectangular box body to protect the electrode plate 141 in a closed box body from being damaged.

The charging seat of this embodiment, the charging seat has two states of opening and receipts and close, when being in the state of receiving, wholly is a complete box body, and the volume of charging seat reduces greatly than the state of opening, and the succinct compactness of outward appearance is conveniently carried, has avoided "one to fill many" the too big defect of charging seat volume.

For example, the shape of the lid 20 and the base 10 may be other than L-shaped plates and rectangular boxes, as long as the two can rotate relatively and have two states of opening and closing, and those skilled in the art should understand that the number of the charging slots 31 is not limited to four, the lid 20 may have any number of the plurality of latches 23, and the base 10 may have a corresponding plurality of cavities 15 to form a plurality of charging slots 31.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the articulation may be other than a rotational connection, such as a sliding connection. When the movable part slides into the main body part, the movable part closes the cavity of the main body part, so that the charging seat is in a folding state; when the movable part slides out of the main body part, the movable part opens the cavity of the main body part, so that the charging seat is in an open state.

The same or similar features of the charging stand according to another embodiment of the present disclosure are not repeated, and only the features different from the above embodiment are mainly described below.

In this embodiment, the number of the flip covers is four, and the four flip covers and the four cavities are respectively arranged in a row along the same direction and are respectively opposite to the four cavities. Each flip cover is provided with a fixture block and can independently rotate relative to the base. For each flip, its corresponding cavity can be opened and closed individually. When at least one flip cover is opened, the corresponding cavity is opened, and the charging seat is in an open state; when all the turning covers are closed, the four cavities of the base are closed, and the charging seat is in a folding state.

Compared with the previous embodiment, the integral flip cover is replaced by the plurality of separate flip covers, so that when the number of the rechargeable batteries needing to be charged is smaller than the number of the charging grooves, for example, two rechargeable batteries need to be charged, then the two flip covers are opened, all the flip covers do not need to be opened, compared with the previous embodiment, the size of the charging seat in the opened state can be further reduced, and the use is more flexible and convenient.

In the charging stand according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the same or similar features as those in the above embodiment are not repeated, and only the features different from those in the above embodiment are mainly described below.

The charging seat also comprises a locking component which can be arranged on the main body component and/or the movable component, and when the charging seat is in a folding state, the movable component is fixed on the main body component.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the case of the L-type flip cover 20 and the rectangular box base 10 of the previous embodiment, the locking part can be disposed on the inner surface of the flip cover side plate 22, the locking groove 32 can be disposed on the top end of the base back plate 12, and the locking part 33 is locked in the locking groove 32 to fix the flip cover 20 to the base 10. of course, the positions of the locking groove 32 and the locking part 33 can be interchanged, that is, the locking groove 32 is disposed on the movable part, and the locking part 33 is disposed on the main body part, and can also play a role in fixing.

The locking component can also adopt a magnetic assembly, and the magnetic assembly comprises: a magnet and an iron piece. The magnet is arranged on the movable part, and the iron sheet is arranged on the main body part. Similarly, as shown in fig. 8, a magnet 34 may be disposed on the inner surface of the flap side plate 22, an iron plate 35 may be disposed on the top end of the base back plate 12, and the magnet 34 attracts the iron plate 35 to fix the flap 20 to the base 10. Of course, the positions of the magnet 34 and the iron piece 35 can be interchanged, that is, the magnet 34 is disposed on the main body component, and the iron piece 35 is disposed on the movable component, which can also serve as a fixing component.

This locking subassembly can also adopt for the hasp subassembly, and the hasp subassembly includes: collude foot, and press the splenium and spacing portion. Collude the foot and set up on the movable part, press the splenium and spacing portion setting up on the main part. Similarly, the hook foot may be disposed on the outer surface of the side plate 22 of the flip cover, and the pressing portion and the limiting portion may be disposed on the top end of the back plate 12 of the base, and the limiting portion and the hook foot are fixedly connected by pressing the pressing portion to fix the flip cover 20 to the base 10. Of course, the positions of the hook foot and the pressing part and the limiting part can be interchanged, namely, the hook foot is arranged on the main body part, and the pressing part and the limiting part are arranged on the movable part and can also play a role in fixing.

The main body part is also provided with an indicator light for indicating the state of the charging slot. As shown in fig. 9, the number of the indicator lights 36 may be one, and when the charging stand is in the on state and no rechargeable battery is inserted, the indicator lights 36 are in the first state; the indicator light 36 is in the second state when a rechargeable battery is in at least one charging slot and the indicator light 36 is in the third state when the rechargeable battery is fully charged. The number of indicator lights may also correspond to the number of charging slots, each with a corresponding indicator light 36, as shown in fig. 10. When the charging slot is not inserted with the rechargeable battery, the corresponding indicator light 36 is in the first state; when a rechargeable battery in the charging slot is being charged, its corresponding indicator light 36 is in the second state, and when the rechargeable battery in the charging slot is fully charged, its corresponding indicator light 36 is in the third state. The first state, the second state, and the third state are not limited in this embodiment, for example, each state may be a color, and each state may also be a blinking frequency.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a charging device, including the charging seat of any of the above embodiments, and a charging power source electrically connected to the charging seat. The base of the charging stand is further provided with a charging hole, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the charging hole 131 is disposed on one side plate of the base. The cable of the charging power source can be inserted into the charging hole 131 to be electrically connected with the charging stand. When the rechargeable battery is inserted into the charging slot, the external power supply charges the rechargeable battery through the charging power supply.

It is obvious to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, the foregoing division of the functional modules is merely used as an example, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be performed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules to perform all or part of the above described functions. For the specific working process of the device described above, reference may be made to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which is not described herein again.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and not for limiting the same; while the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; features in embodiments of the invention may be combined arbitrarily, without conflict; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

A charging cradle for charging a rechargeable battery, comprising:

a main body part having a plurality of cavities;

the movable part is movably connected with the main body part and is used for opening and closing the cavity, so that the charging seat is in an opening state and a folding state;

when the charging seat is in an open state, the movable part and the cavity form a charging groove for accommodating the rechargeable battery so as to charge the rechargeable battery.
A charging cradle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the size of the charging cradle in the stowed state is smaller than the size in the open state.
A charging dock according to claim 1, wherein the moveable connection is a pivoting connection, the moveable member being pivotable relative to the body member.
A charging stand according to claim 3,

the movable part is an L-shaped plate formed by a bottom plate and a side plate;

the main body part is surrounded by a bottom plate, a back plate and two side plates, the main body part is provided with a top surface opposite to the bottom plate and a front surface opposite to the back plate, and one end of the bottom plate of the movable part, which is far away from the side plates, is rotatably connected with the bottom end of the front surface;

when the charging seat is in a folding state, the bottom plate and the side plate of the movable part are respectively attached to the front surface and the top surface; when the charging seat is in an open state, the bottom plate and the side plate of the movable part are separated from the front face and the top face respectively.
The charging dock of claim 1, wherein the cavity is provided with a resilient clip for securing the rechargeable battery to the charging cradle.
A charging stand according to claim 5,

the movable part comprises a plurality of clamping blocks which are respectively opposite to the plurality of cavities;

when the charging seat is in an open state, the cavity and the clamping block corresponding to the cavity form a plurality of charging grooves.
The charging dock of claim 6, wherein the number of the movable members is one, the plurality of blocks and the plurality of cavities are respectively aligned in a row along the same direction, and the movable members are configured to open or close the plurality of cavities simultaneously, so that the charging dock is in an open state or a closed state.
The charging stand of claim 6, wherein the number of the movable members is plural, the movable members and the cavities are respectively arranged in a row along the same direction, each movable member includes one fixture block, and each movable member is used to individually open or close the cavity corresponding to the fixture block, so that the charging stand is in an open state or a closed state.
The charging dock of claim 8, wherein when at least one of the movable members opens the cavity corresponding to the latch of the movable member, the charging dock is in an open state; when all the movable parts close the cavity corresponding to the clamping blocks, the charging seat is in a folding state.
A charging stand according to claim 6, wherein the main body member is defined by a bottom plate, a back plate and two side plates, and the main body member is further provided with a plurality of partition plates fixed on the bottom plate and the back plate; the cavity is defined by two adjacent partition plates and the parts of the bottom plate and the back plate which are positioned between the adjacent partition plates.
The charging stand of claim 10, wherein a stopper is further disposed on the portion of the back plate between the adjacent partitions, and the shape of the stopper and the shape of the fixture block are both adapted to the shape of the rechargeable battery.
The charging dock of claim 11, wherein the stopper is provided with the elastic clamping member, and the elastic clamping member can extend and contract in a direction towards the fixture block.
The charging cradle of claim 12, wherein said elastic holding member is adapted to apply a pushing force to said rechargeable battery toward said latch when said rechargeable battery is inserted into said charging slot; when the rechargeable battery is accommodated in the charging slot, the thrust fixes the rechargeable battery in the charging slot.
A charging stand as claimed in claim 12, wherein said resilient clip member comprises: a bump and a spring built in the bump.
The charging dock of claim 1, wherein the cavity is provided with electrode tabs that contact electrodes of the rechargeable battery when the rechargeable battery is received in the charging slot.
The charging dock of claim 1, further comprising: and the locking assembly is used for fixing the movable part to the main body part when the charging seat is in a folding state.
The charging dock of claim 16, wherein the locking assembly is a snap assembly comprising:

a latch groove formed on one of the movable member and the main body member,

a latch portion provided on the other of the movable member and the main body member,

the buckling part is buckled in the buckling groove so as to fix the movable part to the main body part.
The charging dock of claim 16, wherein the locking assembly is a magnetic assembly comprising:

a magnet provided on one of the movable member and the main body member,

an iron piece provided on the other of the movable member and the main body member,

the magnet attracts the iron piece to fix the movable member to the main body member.
The charging dock of claim 16, wherein the locking assembly is a latch assembly comprising:

a hook foot disposed on one of the movable part and the main body part,

a pressing part and a limiting part which are arranged on the other one of the movable part and the main body part,

the limiting part is fixedly connected with the hook foot by pressing the pressing part so as to fix the movable part on the main body part.
A charging stand as set forth in claim 1, wherein said main body member is provided with an indicator lamp for indicating a charging state of said charging slot.
A charging device, characterized by: comprising a charging cradle according to any one of claims 1 to 20, and a charging power supply electrically connectable to the charging cradle.