JP2003030741A - Battery charger for portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery character for portable telephone set capable of preventing theft of a portable telephone set being charged without placing a guard. SOLUTION: The charger for portable telephone set is constituted by storing the portable telephone set 14 in a casing 12. In addition, a locking means (a solenoid, 31 a locking member 29) is provided to disable opening of a door 16 when the portable telephone set 14 is stored in the casing 12. In the case of takeout of the portable telephone set 14, the opening of the door 16 is enabled by an unlocking means (the solenoid 31, an exclusive key, etc.). Thus, the portable telephone set 14 in a casing 11 is not carried by a third part even without placing the guard around it at the portable telephone set 14 is stored in the casing 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone charging device having a charging function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a great demand for mobile phones, and they have been widely spread from young to old people. The mobile phone is driven by a battery, and when the remaining amount of the battery is low, it can be continuously used by charging the battery using a dedicated charger. That is, the mobile phone cannot be used unless the battery is charged. Therefore, if the dedicated charger is forgotten during a long-term business trip, the battery cannot be charged and the mobile phone cannot be used. In this case, you will have to purchase a separately sold charger that corresponds to the dedicated charger, or purchase a charged battery separately.
There was a problem that unnecessary expenses would increase. As an invention to solve this problem, the following conventional technology (Japanese Patent Application No. 9-231018)
No.) can be mentioned. The present invention is a charging type charging device in which a battery is charged by setting a mobile phone on a dedicated stand equipped with a charger and charging a predetermined charge. By installing this charging device in a hotel lobby or next to a cash register such as a manga cafe, it is possible for an unspecified number of mobile phone holders to use it.

[0003]

However, the charging type charger in the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems.・ To prevent the mobile phone being charged from being stolen, it is necessary for the person at the store where the charger is always installed or the owner of the mobile phone being charged to keep an eye on it. Needed).・ There was a problem that the cell phone was stolen and the cell phone was stolen even though he was watching. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a charger for a mobile phone capable of preventing the theft of the mobile phone during charging without guarding. It is in.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention described in claim 1, a housing for accommodating a mobile phone, and a charger connected to the mobile phone for charging the mobile phone. , A timer for measuring the accommodation time of the mobile phone, a door that is opened and closed when the mobile phone is put in and out of the housing, a lock means for locking the door so that the door cannot be opened, and a door unlocked by the lock means. The gist of the present invention is to include lock releasing means for locking and fee detecting means for detecting that money has been invested in using the device. In the invention according to claim 2, in the invention according to claim 1, there is provided charge display means for displaying an additional charge when the accommodation time of the mobile phone exceeds a preset accommodation time, and the lock is provided. The gist of the unlocking means is to unlock the door when the fee displayed by the fee display means is input. In the invention according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 2, the gist is that the additional charge displayed by the charge display means has an upper limit set. (Operation) In the invention described in claim 1, when the mobile phone is charged, the door is opened and the mobile phone is arranged in the housing. Next, connect the charger to the mobile phone. Next, the door is closed and a predetermined fee is charged. When the charge detection unit detects that a predetermined charge has been charged, the lock unit locks the door so that it cannot be opened. Therefore, in this state, the mobile phone placed in the housing cannot be taken out. When the mobile phone is taken out of the housing, it can be unlocked by unlocking the door. In the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 1,
When the timer measures that the preset accommodation time is exceeded, the charge display means displays the additional charge. Here, when the additional charge is put in, the door is unlocked by the unlocking means. In the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 2, the amount of the charge displayed on the charge display means increases with the passage of time. When the amount displayed on the fee display means reaches the set upper limit, it is not further increased.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a take-out port 13 is formed in the front part of a housing 12 that constitutes the mobile phone charging device 11. The inside of the housing 12 is an accommodation chamber 15 in which the mobile phone 14 is accommodated. A door 16 for opening and closing the outlet 13 is rotatably supported by a hinge 17 on the side of the outlet 13. Two connector cables 18a and 18b are hung from the upper surface of the housing chamber 15. One end side of each connector cable 18a, 18b is connected to a charger 19 arranged on the upper part of the housing 12. As shown in FIG. 3, a charger side charger side connector 33 is connected to the other end side of each connector cable 18a, 18b (only one connector cable 18a is shown). This charger side connector 3
The reference numeral 3 is formed in substantially the same shape as the charger connector 14a formed on the bottom of the mobile phone 14, and is inserted into the charging connector 14a of the mobile phone when the mobile phone 14 is charged. This charger side connector 3
The shape of 3 is different between the charger-side connector 33 on the connector cable 18a side and the charger-side connector 33 on the connector cable 18b side. Due to the two types of charger side connectors 33 having different shapes used in the present embodiment, the charging connector 1 of the mobile phone 14 of almost all models made by different makers.
4a can be inserted. That is, by preparing two types of charger-side connectors 33, almost all types of mobile phones 14 can be charged. The charger 19 is for home use 100
It is connected to V and has a function of converting 100V for home use into a DC voltage used by the mobile phone 14 and transforming it into a predetermined voltage value. A coin insertion slot 20, a display panel 21 made up of a 7-segment LED as a fee display section, and a key insertion slot 22 are provided on the right front side of the housing 12.

A micro switch 23 is provided in the housing 12 facing the key insertion opening 22. A dedicated key 24 is inserted into the key insertion opening 22. When the dedicated key 24 is inserted, the tip of the dedicated key 24 presses the micro switch 23 so that the switch 23 is turned on. 1, 2,
As shown in FIG. 4, a rod engaging hole 26 is opened in the insertion portion 25 of the dedicated key 24. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a door sensor 28 for detecting the open / closed state of the door 16 is provided at a portion of the outlet 13 facing the upper portion of the door 16. In FIG. 1, a lock member 29 is supported at the center of the right side of the back surface of the door 16. A rod engagement hole 30 is formed on the side surface of the lock member 29. The diameter of the rod engagement hole 26 and the diameter of the rod engagement hole 26 of the dedicated key 24 are the same, and both holes 26 and 30 are formed on the coaxial line. A solenoid 31 is supported on the back surface of the housing 12 between the rod engagement hole 30 of the lock member 29 and the rod engagement hole 26 of the dedicated key 24. In the solenoid 31 used in the present embodiment, the position of the rod 32 is changed from that shown in FIG.
A latching type that switches between two positions in (b) is used.

On the upper surface of the housing 11, a first lamp 35,
The second lamp 36 is arranged. The first lamp 35 is turned on during charging of the mobile phone 14, and the second lamp 36 is turned on when charging of the mobile phone 14 is completed. Next, the electrical configuration of the mobile phone charging device 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, when a coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 20 is detected in the controller C, a coin selector 37 that outputs an ON signal to the controller C, the solenoid 31, and a display panel that displays an additional charge. 21, a charger 19, a timer 38 for measuring various times, a first lamp 35, a second lamp 36, and a micro switch 23 are connected. The charger 19 outputs a connection signal to the controller C when the charging connector 14a of the mobile phone 14 and the charger side connector 33 are connected.

Next, the processing operation performed by the controller C is shown in FIG.
It will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. Step 10
In 1, the controller C waits for an ON signal input from the coin selector 37. Coin selector 37
When the ON signal is input from, the process proceeds to step 102 and waits for the connection signal input from the charger 19 between the charging connector 14a of the mobile phone 14 and the charger side connector 33. If a connection signal is input here, step 1
In step 03, the ON signal input from the door sensor 28 is awaited. Here, when an ON signal is input from the door sensor 28, the process proceeds to step 104, a voltage is applied to the solenoid 31 to switch the position of the rod 32 (state of FIG. 4B). In the next step 105, a charging start signal is output to the charger 19 to start charging the mobile phone 14. In the next step 106 and step 107,
The first lamp 35 for notifying the start of charging is turned on, and the measurement by the timer is started. In the next step 108, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the timer 38 started measuring. Here, if the ON signal is input from the micro switch 23 in step 109 before the predetermined time elapses, step 110
At the rod 32 by applying a voltage to the solenoid 31
The position (state of FIG. 4A) is switched. Then, in step 111, driving of the charger 19 is stopped, and in step 112, the lamps 35 and 36 are extinguished,
The process is once ended.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step 108 that the predetermined time has elapsed since the timer 38 started measuring, the process proceeds to step 113, and it is determined whether or not the display panel 21 has been counted up a predetermined number of times. . If it is determined in the same step that the number of count-ups has not reached the predetermined number of times, the process proceeds to step 114 and the display panel 21 is counted up. Here, the count-up of the display panel 21 will be described. When the processing of this routine is started (when the controller C is initialized), the number displayed on the display panel 21 is set to "0". Then, in step 113, it is determined whether or not the count-up of the display panel 21 has been performed a predetermined number of times depending on whether the number displayed on the display panel 21 is "5". When it is determined in step 113 that the number displayed on the display panel 21 is not "5", the display panel 21 is counted up in step 114. Count up by "1" each. Therefore, step 1
When the number on the display panel 21 is "0" at 13, the process proceeds to step 114, the display panel 21 is counted up, and the number displayed on the display panel 21 is set to "1". In step 113, when the number on the display panel 21 is "1", the process proceeds to step 114, the display panel 21 is counted up, and the number displayed on the display panel 21 is set to "2". That is, in the present embodiment, the upper limit of the number displayed on the display panel 21 is "5". When the count up of the display panel 21 is completed in step 114, step 115
When it is determined that the micro switch 23 is not turned on, the process returns to step 113 and the subsequent processing is performed. On the other hand, in step 115, the micro switch 2
When it is determined that 3 is ON, the process proceeds to step 116 and waits for a predetermined charge to be inserted based on the ON signal from the coin selector 37. If it is determined that the predetermined fee has been paid, the process proceeds to step 110 and the subsequent processing is performed.

The processing of the controller C is performed as described above. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when charging the mobile phone 14, the user confirms that the dedicated key 24 is inserted into the mobile phone charger 11. That is, by inserting the dedicated key 24, it can be confirmed that the mobile phone charger 11 can be used. Next, the user inserts coins 20
Then, a predetermined fee (100 yen in this embodiment) is put in.
Then, the door 16 is opened, and the charger-side connector 33 corresponding to the connector 14a of the mobile phone 14 of one of the two types in the accommodation chamber 15 is inserted into the charging connector 14a of the mobile phone 14. At this time, the number displayed on the display panel 21 is "0". After connecting the charger side connectors 33, 14a, the mobile phone 14
The door 16 is closed in the state where the At the same time when the door 16 is closed, the rod 32 of the solenoid 31 engages with the lock member 29 of the door 16 so that the door 16 cannot be opened. At the same time, the first lamp 35 is turned on to notify that charging of the mobile phone 14 has started. Along with housing the mobile phone 11 in the housing 12, a timer 38
Thereby, the measurement of the accommodation time of the mobile phone 14 is started.
Next, the user pulls out the exclusive key 24 and holds the key 24 to separate from the mobile phone charging device 11. Even if the user moves away from the mobile phone charging device 11, the door 16 is locked and cannot be opened, so the mobile phone 14 is not taken away by a third party.

When a predetermined time (10 minutes in the present embodiment) is exceeded after the door 16 is locked, the number on the display panel 21 is switched from "0" to "1". Also, after the number on the display panel 21 is switched to "1", 10 more
When the time is exceeded, the number on the display panel 21 switches to "2". That is, the number on the display panel 21 is switched by "1" at intervals of 10 minutes. In the present embodiment, the upper limit of the number displayed on the display panel 21 is "5". That is, in the present embodiment, the upper limit of the additional charge is "500 yen"
Is set. When the user takes out his / her mobile phone 14 from the mobile phone charging device 11, the user additionally charges a charge corresponding to the number displayed on the display panel 21. For example, when the number on the display panel 21 is "1", "100 yen" is added as an additional fee. If the number on the display panel 21 is "2", "200 yen"
Will be added as an additional charge. After inserting the additional fee, the user inserts the exclusive key 24 into the key insertion opening 22. When the exclusive key 24 is inserted into the key insertion opening 22 after the additional fee is charged, the position of the rod 32 of the solenoid 31 is changed to that shown in FIG.
Switching to the position (a), the door 16 is unlocked and the door 16 can be opened, and the exclusive key 24 is locked so that the exclusive key 24 cannot be removed. In this state, the door 16 is opened and the charging connector 1 of the mobile phone 14 is opened.
The charger-side connector 33 is pulled out from 4a, and the accommodation chamber 15
Remove the mobile phone 14 from. As described above, the mobile phone 14 is charged by the mobile phone charging device 11.

In this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained by configuring the mobile phone charging device 11 as described above. In this embodiment, the mobile phone 14
Is housed in the housing 12 for charging. Further, the lock means (the solenoid 31, the lock member 29, etc.) is provided so that the door 16 cannot be opened when the mobile phone 14 is accommodated in the housing 16. Mobile phone 1
4 is taken out, the lock release means (solenoid 3
The door 16 can be opened with (1, dedicated key, etc.). This prevents the mobile phone 14 in the housing 11 from being brought to a third party even if a watchman is not present around the mobile phone 14 in the housing 11. As a result, unlike the prior art, there is no need for labor costs for watchmen. In addition, since the mobile phone 14 is provided with the locking means, the mobile phone 14 is not stolen and stolen, and the theft of the mobile phone 14 can be reliably prevented. Furthermore, since no guards are required, the conditions of the installation place are widened, and it can be installed in an unmanned place such as outside a convenience store or next to a coin locker at a station. In addition, in the present embodiment, the mobile phone 1
The additional charge is displayed on the display panel 21 when a predetermined time is measured by the timer 38 after the charging operation of No. 4 is started. As a result, the user can know at a glance how much the additional fee should be paid, and can prevent the extra fee from being paid. Further, in the present embodiment, by setting an upper limit on the additional charge displayed on the display panel 21, even if the user forgets that the mobile phone 14 is charged and the predetermined time largely passes, the display panel is displayed. The additional charge displayed in 21 does not exceed the set upper limit of the additional charge. As a result, the user can use the mobile phone charging device 11 with peace of mind.

The above embodiment may be embodied and implemented as follows. In the above-described embodiment, the time is measured by the timer separate from the controller C, but the timer is not provided separately, and the time is measured by the timer (when the controller C is a microcomputer) built in the controller C. And may be embodied. In the above-described embodiment, the charger-side connector 33 having two different shapes is provided and embodied. However, this may be embodied by providing one kind or three or more kinds of connectors. The predetermined time (10 minutes) and the predetermined charge (100 yen) set in the above embodiment may be changed appropriately. In the above-described embodiment, one solenoid 31 that constitutes the locking means and the unlocking means is used, and one rod 32 is used.
Although the lock of both the door 16 and the dedicated key 24 is used in combination, the door 16 and the dedicated key 24 may be locked by separate solenoids. In the above embodiment, the solenoid 31 constituting the locking means and the unlocking means is embodied as a latching type solenoid, but it may be embodied as a pull type or push type solenoid.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the cell phone from being stolen even if a person is not watching while the cell phone is being charged. As a result, there is an excellent effect that labor costs for watching can be saved. According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the additional charge is displayed when a predetermined time has elapsed from the charging operation of the mobile phone. With this, the user can know at a glance how much the additional fee should be paid, and it is possible to prevent the extra fee from being paid. Claim 3
According to the invention described in (1), in addition to the effect of the invention described in (2), the upper limit is set for the additional charge, so that the user forgets that the mobile phone is being charged, and the predetermined time is significantly exceeded. However, the additional charge displayed on the display means does not exceed the set upper limit of the additional charge. This brings about an excellent effect that the user can use the mobile phone charging device with peace of mind.

[0015]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a mobile phone charging device with a door closed according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6B is a perspective view of the diameter mobile phone charging device with the door opened.

FIG. 2 is a partial side sectional view of a charging device for a mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the connector of the mobile phone and the connector of the charger.

FIG. 4A is a partial cross-sectional plan view of a charging device for a mobile phone showing a door, a dedicated key, a micro switch, and a solenoid when the door can be opened. FIG. 6B is a partial plan cross-sectional view of the charging device for a mobile phone, showing the door, a dedicated key, a micro switch, and a solenoid when the door cannot be opened.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile phone charging device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Charging device for mobile phone, 12 ... Housing, 13 ... Take-out port, 14 ... Mobile phone, 15 ... Storage room, 16 ... Door,
19 ... Charger, 20 ... Coin slot, 21 ... Display panel as charge display means, 23 ... Micro switch constituting lock releasing means, 24 ... Exclusive key constituting lock releasing means, 28 ... Timer, 29 ... Lock A lock member that constitutes the means, 31 ... a solenoid that constitutes the lock means,
37 ... A coin selector as a charge detecting means.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A housing for housing a mobile phone, a charger connected to the mobile phone for charging the mobile phone, a timer for measuring the housing time of the mobile phone, and a mobile phone for loading / unloading the mobile phone in / from the housing. A door that is opened and closed, a lock means that locks the door so that it cannot be opened, a lock release means that unlocks the door by the lock means, and detects that money has been spent to use the device A charging device for a mobile phone, which comprises a charge detecting means. 2. The charge display means for displaying an additional charge when the storage time of the mobile phone exceeds a preset storage time, and the unlocking means displays the charge displayed by the charge display means. The mobile phone charging device according to claim 2, wherein the door is unlocked when is charged. 3. The charger for a mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein an upper limit is set for the additional charge displayed by the charge display means.