DE10005791A1 - Station for cordless telecommunications terminal or telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

The station has a housing (16) on which is mounted an equipment holder (18) for the cordless telecommunications device. The housing has at least one connecting element (30,32) for removable attachment of the housing to an equipment housing (34) of a wired telecommunications terminal (10). The connecting element is a latching journal (30,32) protruding from the housing that can latch into a latching opening in the equipment housing. An Independent claim is also included for a combination of a station and a wired telecommunications terminal.

Description

The invention relates to a station for cordless telecommunications onsendgerät, with a housing on which a device holder for the cordless telecommunications terminal is formed. Furthermore concerns the invention a combination according to claim 14 of such Station with a corded telecommunications terminal.

A station of the type mentioned at the beginning for cordless telecommunications nication terminal, such as a cordless phone or a Cellular phone is known. Such are becoming increasingly common Stations used by business people or executives who have an increased need for communication and also in the short term must be or want to be reachable when leaving the workplace. At these known stations are separate functions units in addition to a corded telecommunications terminal are arranged for example at the workplace.

It is an object of the invention, a station of the type mentioned above to further develop that in a simple manner as an expansion unit existing telecommunication end system can be integrated.

This task is achieved in a station of the type mentioned solved that the housing at least one connecting element to the solvable  Ren attach the housing to an apparatus housing a cord bound telecommunications terminal. Furthermore, the on surrendered by a combination according to claim 14.

In the invention, the housing of the station can be done without great effort with the help of the connecting element mechanically with the apparatus housing se of the corded telecommunications terminal connected become. This makes it possible to build an existing telecommunications expand end system in a simple way, with the station in common with the corded telecommunications terminal a uniform che functional unit forms. Should the expansion be reversed? the station only has to be made by decoupling the connection element of the apparatus housing of the corded telecommunications tion terminal be solved. In addition, the coupled one Station together with the corded telecommunications end has a uniform appearance, which means that the existing telephoto communication end system is upgraded functionally and optically.

Advantageous developments of the invention result from the Be writing, the drawings and the subclaims.

So it is proposed as a connecting element from the housing to use standing locking pin with one on the apparatus housing trained locking opening is locked. By locking the station with the corded telecommunications terminal is the case se the station with the apparatus housing of the corded telephoto Communication terminal connected that an unintentional release the two housings are prevented from each other. Furthermore, the Rastver  binding without much effort and without using a tool be restored or solved.

In a preferred development of the station, the station is not only mechanically but also in terms of circuitry with the corded NEN telecommunications terminal coupled. To this end, will beaten to provide an electrical connection coupling on the housing, the one with the electrical circuitry in the housing of the station is connected and with one on the apparatus housing of the corded Telecommunications terminal provided electrical connection point can be electrically conductively coupled. Through the electrical connection extension of the station to the corded telecommunications terminal can at the station on additional connection cables for supply and to connect the station to the telecommunications network to be dispensed with. The electrical connection coupling is preferably in the connecting element provided on the housing is integrated and is when mechanically coupling the station to the apparatus housing of the Corded telecommunications terminal with the connection place electrically conductively connected in a on the apparatus housing Formed attachment point for the connecting element is arranged.

Another focus of the invention is the design of the Housing of the station provided device holder for the cordless Telecommunication terminal. In a particularly preferred embodiment The device holder is designed separately and in an am Housing of the station trained recess used and on Ge housing of the station releasably attached. The modular design of the Station, it is possible to use the device holder inserted in the station  another device holder for a cordless telecommunications tion terminal without much effort to replace the station modernize and use on the market or too to enable future available wireless telecommunication devices lichen.

It is particularly advantageous if the for the operation of the cordless sen telecommunications terminal specific electrical control unit on the device holder of the cordless telecommunications terminal is provided so that at the same time when replacing the device mounts also for the respective cordless telecommunications terminal required electrical control unit is replaced with. To this Purpose is particularly proposed to switch on the control unit final element form, with a provided in the housing Ver Binding point of an electrical circuit arrangement of the station releasable is connected when the device holder in the housing Dete recess is used.

The invention will be described below using two exemplary embodiments ter explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. In it show:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first example of a Ausfüh approximately a station for a cordless phone that is coupled with a corded table apparatus bar;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the station of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a second example of a Ausfüh approximately station with interchangeable device receptacle that can be coupled with a table apparatus;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side view of the station of Figure 3 when inserting a device holder for a cordless phone. and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of the station of Fig. 3 when inserting a device holder for a cordless mobile phone.

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a telecommunications end system with a corded desk phone 10 and a station 12 , which serves as a base station for a cordless phone 14 (see FIG. 2). The station 12 has a housing 16 adapted to the external appearance of the corded desk phone 10 , on the front of which a device holder 18 for the cordless phone 14 is ausgebil det.

Near the lower apex of the approximately oval device receptacle 18 , two contact points 20 are formed, which are electrically conductively connected to contact points (not shown) which are correspondingly formed on the cordless telephone 14 when the cordless telephone 14 is properly inserted into the device receptacle 18 in order to remove the cord se phone 14 to load. Under the device receptacle 18 , two display elements 22 are also provided on the front side of the housing 16 , which indicate the state of charge of the cordless telephone 14 and the electrical connection to the corded desk telephone 10 . In addition to the display elements 22 , a paging key 24 is provided, with which the ring signal of the cordless telephone 14 can be activated when actuated. Fer ner stands near the upper side edge of the housing 16 , laterally offset from the center of the housing 16 , an antenna 26 for the cordless telephone 14 , which when the cordless telephone 14 is operating, its signals are received or signals are sent to the telephone 14 . In an alternative embodiment, antenna 26 is received in housing 16 .

From the left in Fig. 1 side surface of the housing 16 is at right angles in the longitudinal direction of the housing 16 extending side edge 28 from. On the top of the side edge 28 two spaced-apart locking pins 30 and 32 are attached, which protrude upwards. The locking pins 30 and 32 can be snapped into the correspondingly designed locking openings (not shown) on the apparatus housing 34 of the corded desk telephone 10 , which are formed on the underside of a housing section protruding from the side surface of the ap-housing 34 . From the top of each locking pin 30 and 32 is in each case an electrical connection coupling 36 or 38 upwards, which (shown in phantom in Fig. 2) having a housing 16 of the station 12 received electrical circuitry 40 is connected. A connection point (not shown) is provided in each latching opening of the desk phone 10 and is connected to the circuit (not shown) arranged in the corded desk phone 10 .

In order to connect the station 12 to the corded desk phone 10 , the station 12 is latched with its locking pins 30 and 32 serving as connecting elements in the locking openings formed on the apparatus housing 34 of the desk phone 10 . During the latching of the latching pins 30 and 32 in the latching openings, the connecting couplings 36 and 38 come into contact with the connection points in the apparatus housing 34. As a result, the electrical circuit arrangement 40 in the housing 16 of the station 12 is provided with that in the apparatus housing 14 of the desk phone 10 Circuit electrically connected. The station 12 can then be activated, for example using the keypad on the desk phone 12 .

In the illustrated first embodiment, the station 12 serves as a charging tray and at the same time as a base station for the cordless telephone 14 . Instead of a cordless telephone, the station 12 can also be designed as a charging cradle for a cordless mobile radio telephone or as a base station for a small receiver, such as a beeper.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show a second embodiment of a station 50 for a cordless telecommunication terminal that can be used in a telecom munikationsendsystem. The structure of station 50 corresponds essentially to the structure of station 12 of the first exemplary embodiment. Thus, the station 50 on its left side in FIG. 3 of its housing 52 has a side edge, on the upper side of which locking pins 54 and 56 are provided, which can be locked with corresponding locking openings on the apparatus housing 58 of a corded table-top telephone 60 . Here, too, a connection coupling 62 or 64 is provided on the top of each locking pin 54 and 56 , which is connected to an electrical circuit arrangement 66 arranged in the interior of the housing 52 of the station 50 .

However, an essential difference between the two stations 50 and 12 is the design of the device holder 68 . Approximately for the second exporting the device support is ausgebil det as a separate component 68 which can be inserted into a recess 52 formed on the housing 70th In the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the device holder 68 is a base station for a cordless telephone 72 . On the underside of the device receptacle 68 , which points into the interior of the housing 52 when the device receptacle 68 is attached to it, an electrical control unit 74 specific for the cordless telephone 72 is attached. The control unit 74 is electrically conductively connected to a device attached to the receiving antenna 68 76 68 projects from the top of the equipment-receiving from. Furthermore, the control unit 74 is connected to display elements 78 and a paging button 80 , which are arranged on the front of the device holder 68 under the receiving trough (see FIG. 3). On the underside of the control unit 74 , two plug contacts 82 and 84 arranged next to one another are provided under the receiving trough of the device holder 68 .

For attaching the device support 68 on the housing 52 at the unte ren front side of the device support 68 is a is formed over the entire width he stretching the hook portion 86, the teaufnahme when inserting the Gerä 68 a recess 70 limiting aperture edge engages behind 88th Furthermore, a locking hook 90 extending parallel to this is formed on the inside of the device receptacle 68 near the upper end edge, which can be locked with a locking groove 92 formed on the housing 52 of the station 50 near the opening edge 70 of the recess 70 .

If the device receptacle 68 is now inserted into the recess 70 , it is first hooked in with its hook section 86 on the opening edge 88 of the recess 70 of the housing 52 and then pivoted in the direction of the housing 52 . In this case, the plug contacts 82 and 84 come into engagement with two connectors 94 and 96 provided on the electrical circuit arrangement 66 of the station 50 , where the control unit 74 connects the arrangement 66 in an electrically conductive manner to the electrical circuit arrangement 66 in the housing 52 . Then the Ge device receptacle 68 is releasably attached to the housing 52 by means of the locking hook 90 , which engages with the locking groove 92 . In this assembled state, the station 50 , as previously described in the first embodiment, be connected to the corded desk phone 60 with the aid of the latching pins 54 and 56 , with the electrical connection couplings 62 and 64 being connected to the connection points of the desk phone 60 provided circuit can be connected.

Fig. 5 shows a second type of device holder 98 , which is designed as a charging cradle for a mobile phone 100 . The structure of the device receptacle 98 corresponds essentially to the structure of the device receptacle 68 . A significant difference between the two device recordings 68 and 98 , however, is in the control unit 102 used , which is specially designed for the mobile phone 100 . The control unit 102 is also attached to the underside of the device receptacle 98 and has a single plug contact 104 which is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the plug connector 96 of the electrical circuit arrangement 66 of the station 50 when the device receptacle 98 is attached to the housing 52 . Once the station 50 fon of the corded table Tele coupled 60, powers the control unit 102 which is connected through the elec tric circuit 66 with the circuit of the desktop telephone 60, the mobile phone 100 with power as soon as the Mo bilfunktelefon inserted in the device retainer 98 100 is.

Due to the modular design of the station 50 , the user has the possibility, for example, if he wants to replace the cordless telephone he uses with a newer cordless telephone or, in the event of maintenance, the old device receptacle including the control unit specific to the telephone by a few simple steps easy to remove and replace with a new device holder.

In the two described embodiments, the on couplings 36 and 38 or 62 and 64 , with which the stations 12 and 50 are electrically coupled to the desk telephone 10 and 60 , for the voltage supply and for the transmission of individual signals. The electrical coupling also makes it possible to easily implement other additional functions, such as, for example, redirecting calls to the cordless telecommunications terminal or loading telephone directories or other texts into the cordless telecommunications terminal.

For example, it is proposed to provide a control device in the station 12 or 50 of the cordless telephone 14 or 72 or the mobile radio telephone 100 or in the housing 16 or 52 of the desk telephone 10 or 60, which controls the switching of the desk telephone 10 or 60 couples with the control unit 74 or 102 of the station 12 or 50 for automatic call diversion. If the cordless telephone 14 or 72 or the cellular telephone 100 is in its receptacle in the station 12 or 50 , the incoming call is forwarded to the desk telephone 10 or 60 . On the other hand, if the cordless telephone 14 or 72 or the mobile radio telephone 100 is not in its station 12 or 50 , the incoming call is automatically forwarded to the cordless telephone 14 or 72 or the mobile radio telephone 100 , while the desk telephone 10 or 60 is deactivated is. With the help of this automatic call diversion it is ensured that the user can be reached at any time via his telecommunication end system, without having to activate or deactivate call diversion every time, for example by programming the telecommunication end system, when he uses the cordless telephone 10 or 60 or the cellular phone 100 removed from the station 12 or 50 or put back into the se.

There is also the option of designing the Sta tion additional expansion units, such as additional stations for cordless telecommunications terminals or speed dial memory to which To couple telecommunications end system. For this purpose, at suggested for example, correspond to both sides of the station Provide appropriate locking pins with electrical connection couplings. There is also the possibility of the locking pin and connecting couplings detachable to provide on the housing of the station, to choose the station left or right on corded telecommunications to connect the terminal. In order to be able to operate the station separately, it is also possible to have a corresponding connection on the housing Train connecting lines.  

Reference list

10th

corded desk phone

12th

station

14

wireless phone

16

casing

18th

Device holder

20th

Contact points

22

Display elements

24th

Paging button

26

antenna

28

Side edge

30th

Locking pin

32

Locking pin

34

Apparatus housing

36

Connection coupling

38

Connection coupling

40

electrical circuitry

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station

52

casing

54

Locking pin

56

Locking pin

58

Apparatus housing

60

corded desk phone

62

Connection coupling

64

Connection coupling

66

electrical circuitry

68

Device holder

70

Recess

72

wireless phone

74

Control unit

76

antenna

78

Display element

80

Paging button

82

Plug contact

84

Plug contact

86

Hook section

88

Opening edge

90

Locking hook

92

Locking groove

94

Connectors

96

Connectors

98

Device holder

100

Cellular phone

102

Control unit

104

Plug contact

Claims (17)

1. Station for a cordless telecommunications terminal, with a housing ( 16 ; 52 ) on which a device holder ( 18 ; 68 ; 98 ) for the cordless telecommunications terminal ( 14 ; 72 ; 100 ) is formed, characterized in that the housing ( 16 ; 52 ) has at least one connecting element ( 30 , 32 ; 54 , 56 ) for releasably fastening the housing ( 16 ; 52 ) to an apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ) of a corded telecommunications terminal ( 10 ; 60 ). 2. Station according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting element is a locking pin ( 30 , 32 ; 54 , 56 ) projecting from the housing ( 16 ; 52 ), which can be locked with a locking opening formed on the apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ). 3. Station according to claim 2, characterized in that the latching opening as a receptacle in the apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ) of the corded telecommunications terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) is formed out and has a raster elevation which cut with a Hakenab the locking pin ( 30 , 32 ; 54 , 56 ) can be brought into engagement. 4. Station according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that in the housing ( 16 ; 52 ) at least one electrical circuit arrangement ( 40 ; 66 ) is arranged with at least one on Ge housing ( 16 ; 52 ) provided electrical connector ( 36 , 38 ; 62 , 64 ) is connected, the connecting coupling ( 36 , 38 ; 62 , 64 ) for connecting the electrical circuit arrangement ( 40 ; 66 ) to an in the apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ) of the corded telecommunication terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) arranged circuit can be connected to a connection point provided on the apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ). 5. Station according to claim 4, characterized in that in the housing ( 16 ; 52 ) with the electrical circuit arrangement ( 40 ; 66 ) connected or integrated in this control device is provided, which when the station ( 12 ; 50 ) is attached to the corded telecommunication terminal ( 10 ; 60 ), the circuit arrangement ( 40 ; 66 ) of the station ( 12 ; 50 ) couples to the circuit arranged in the corded telecommunication terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) such that in the device receptacle ( 18 ; 68 ; 98 ) lying cordless telecommunications terminal ( 14 ; 72 ; 100 ) incoming calls are forwarded to the corded telecommunications terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) and incoming from the cordless telecommunications terminal ( 14 ; 72 ; 100 ) removed from the device holder ( 18 ; 68 ; 98 ) Calls to the cordless telecommunications terminal ( 14 ; 72 ; 100 ) are forwarded. 6. Station according to claim 5, characterized in that the connection coupling ( 36 , 38 ; 62 , 64 ) in the Verbindungsele element ( 30 , 32 ; 54 , 56 ) is integrated, and that the connection point on one of the apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ) of the corded tele communication terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) trained attachment point with which the connecting element ( 30 , 32 ; 54 , 56 ) can be connected, is integrated. 7. Station according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the device holder ( 68 ; 98 ) for the cordless Telekommuni kationsendgerät ( 72 ; 100 ) in a housing ( 52 ) of the station ( 50 ) formed recess ( 70 ) used and is releasably attached to the housing ( 52 ) for replacement. 8. Station according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that on the device holder ( 18 ; 68 ; 98 ) of the cordless telecommunications terminal ( 14 ; 72 ; 100 ) at least one for the operation of the cordless telecommunications terminal ( 14 ; 72 ; 100 ) specific electrical control unit ( 40 ; 74 ; 102 ) is attached. 9. Station according to claim 7 and 8, characterized in that the electrical control unit ( 74 ; 102 ) has at least one connection element ( 82 , 84 ; 104 ), the connection element ( 82 , 84 ; 104 ) by inserting the device holder ( 68; 98) in the recess (70) of the housing (52) of the station (50) is releasably connected to the connection having a housing (52) in front seen joint (94, 96) of an electrical circuit arrangement (66). 10. Station according to claim 7, 8 or 9, characterized in that the device holder ( 68 ) is designed as a base station for a cordless telephone ( 72 ) and that the control unit ( 74 ) comprises a transmitting and receiving unit and a charging unit. 11. Station according to claim 7, 8 or 9, characterized in that the device holder ( 98 ) is designed as a charging station for a cordless mobile radio telephone ( 100 ), and that the control unit ( 102 ) comprises a charging unit. 12. Station according to one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that on the device holder ( 68 ; 98 ) and / or the housing ( 52 ) at least one latching hook ( 86 , 90 ) is formed, which with a on the housing ( 52 ) and / or on the device receptacle ( 68 ; 98 ) trained detent opening ( 88 , 92 ) for releasably fastening the device receptacle ( 68 , 98 ) on the housing ( 52 ) of the station ( 50 ) can be brought into engagement. 13. Station according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the station ( 12 ; 50 ) is designed as a table device. 14. Combination of a station ( 12 ; 50 ) according to one of claims 1 to 13 and a corded telecommunications terminal ( 10 ; 60 ). 15. Combination according to claim 14, characterized in that the dimensions of the mutually facing surfaces of the Ge housing ( 16 ; 52 ) of the station ( 12 ; 50 ) and the apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ) of the corded telecommunications terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) correspond to one another . 16. Combination according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that the cross-sectional contour of the housing ( 16 ; 52 ) of the station ( 12 ; 50 ) at least approximately the cross-sectional contour of the apparatus housing ( 34 ; 58 ) of the corded Telekommunikationsendge devices ( 10 ; 60 ) corresponds. 17. Combination according to claim 14, 15 or 16, characterized in that a control device is provided, the circuit arrangement ( 40 ; 66 ) of the station ( 12 ; 50 ) with such in a corded telecommunications terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) angeord Neten circuit couples that in the device holder ( 18 ; 68 ; 98 ) lying cordless telecommunication terminal ( 14 ; 72 ; 100 ) incoming calls are forwarded to the corded telecommunication terminal ( 10 ; 60 ) and in from the device holder ( 18 ; 68 ; 98 ) remote cordless telecommunica tion terminal (14; 72; 100) incoming calls to the cordless telecommunications terminal (14; 72; 100 are passed).