JP3058354U - Charge power vending machine for mobile phones - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable a mobile phone with insufficient storage battery capacity to be easily charged on the go without taking it back to an office or home, and eliminate the need to draw in an AC line for installation. SOLUTION: A coin receiving means for receiving a fixed amount of coins inserted from a coin insertion slot 2 provided on a front portion of a housing 1 and outputting a coin insertion signal, and a connection electrode connected to a charging terminal of a mobile phone. 10, a quick charging circuit that supplies charging power to the connection electrode 10, a storage battery connected to a DC power input terminal of the quick charging circuit, and an external DC power supply terminal connected to the DC power input terminal; A timer circuit for counting a certain time in response to the coin insertion signal, and control means for issuing a command to the quick charging circuit so that the mobile phone is charged during the time counted by the timer circuit;
A charge indicator lamp 6 provided on the front surface of the housing to notify the outside that the mobile phone is in a charged state.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a charging power vending machine which is installed in a coffee room, an accommodation facility, a taxi, and the like and used for rapidly charging a mobile phone.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 At present, various types of mobile phones are in widespread use, and the continuous standby time and continuous talk time of each mobile phone are determined according to the storage battery capacity built into the mobile phone. Therefore, when a mobile phone is used for a long time, the capacity of the storage battery built in the mobile phone becomes insufficient, and the mobile phone needs to be charged. Conventionally, in order to charge a mobile phone, the user has to take the mobile phone back to an office or home and charge it using a built-in desktop quick charger.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 As described above, in the past, in order to charge a mobile phone with insufficient storage battery capacity, the mobile phone was brought back to the office or home, etc., and charging was temporarily stopped at the office or taken home. If this is not possible, there is a problem that the mobile phone cannot be used. So far, it has been practiced to bring a spare battery pack that has been charged to prepare for long calls, but bringing such a spare battery pack is bulky to carry around. there were.

In order to solve such a conventional problem, there has been proposed a coin-type charging power vending machine capable of charging a mobile phone by inputting AC 100 V and internally generating a charging voltage. In such a charging power vending machine, there is a problem that it is not possible to easily install the charging power vending machine in a coffee room, a taxi, or the like because the AC line needs to be drawn.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the conventional technology described above, and it is simple to take a mobile phone with insufficient storage battery capacity back home without going to an office or home. It is an object of the present invention to provide a charging power vending machine for a mobile phone which can be charged to a mobile phone and does not need to lead an AC line.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve this object, a charging power vending machine for a mobile phone according to the present invention is provided with a coin receiving means for receiving a fixed amount of coins inserted from an insertion slot provided on a front portion of a housing and outputting a coin insertion signal. A connection electrode connected to the charging terminal of the mobile phone; a quick charging circuit for supplying charging power to the connection electrode; a storage battery connected to the DC power input terminal of the quick charging circuit; and a DC power input terminal An external DC power supply terminal connected to the power supply, a timer circuit for measuring a certain time in response to the coin insertion signal, and a quick charging circuit for charging the mobile phone during the time counted by the timer circuit. It has a control means for issuing a command, and a charge display means provided on the front surface of the housing and informing the outside that the portable telephone is in a charged state.

[0007] According to the above-described configuration, when a fixed amount of coins are inserted from the insertion slot, the timer circuit starts measuring time, and the portable telephone is charged from the quick charging circuit by a command from the control means. The end of charging can be confirmed by the charging display means. In this charging power vending machine, the mobile phone is charged by receiving power from a storage battery, and is charged by receiving an on-board power supply that can be taken out from an AC adapter or a cigar lighter connected to an external DC power supply terminal. Can be performed.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a charging power vending machine for a mobile phone according to the present invention. In this figure, a coin slot 2 is provided in the upper part of the front surface of the housing 1. This slot 2 is exclusively for 100 yen coins. The coins inserted through the insertion slot 2 are sent to a coin receiving / judgment unit 14, where the quality of the coins is judged (see FIG. 3). If the coin insertion determination unit 14 determines that the inserted coin is correct, a coin insertion signal is sent to the control unit 15. When a different coin other than the 100 yen coin is inserted, the coin can be received from the return slot 4 by turning the return knob 3.

In addition, a charging remaining amount display lamp 5 for displaying a remaining time during charging of the mobile phone is provided on an upper front part of the housing 1. Since the mobile phone is charged for only 15 minutes by inserting a 100 yen coin, the display block of the remaining charge indicator lamp 5 is divided into five blocks, and one block has a charging time of 3 minutes. It corresponds to. Below the remaining charge indicator lamp 5, there is provided a charge indicator lamp 6 indicating that the portable telephone is being charged.

An output cable 8 of a quick charging circuit 16 extends into a recess 7 in the middle part of the front surface of the housing 1, and the output cable 8 has a distal end generally provided at a lower end of a mobile phone. A connector 9 connected to the mobile connector is mounted. Two electrodes of the connector 9 are connection electrodes 10 connected to a charging terminal of the mobile phone. The plate protruding from the lower part of the front recess 7 is a mounting plate 11 on which the mobile phone 13 being charged is mounted. Further, a drawer 12 for storing inserted coins is provided at a lower portion of the front surface of the housing 1.

Next, a circuit configuration of the charging power vending machine will be described with reference to FIG. In this figure, the coin acceptance determining unit 14 is connected to the control unit 15. Further, a charge remaining amount indicator lamp 5 and a charge indicator lamp 6 are connected to the control unit 15. Further, a timer circuit 17 and a quick charging circuit 16 are connected to the control unit 15. A storage battery 19 is connected to a DC power input terminal 18 of the quick charging circuit 16. The DC power from the storage battery 19 also serves as power for the control unit 15 and other circuit units. As this storage battery 19, a battery used for a commercially available electric drill or electric driver can be used. The storage battery 19 is charged using the quick charger 20 shown in FIG. 4 and then loaded into the charging power vending machine from the bottom. Further, an external DC power supply terminal 21 shown in FIG. 2 is connected to the DC power input terminal 18 of the quick charging circuit 16. The external DC power supply terminal 21 is connected to an output terminal 23 of an AC adapter 22 shown in FIG. 5 and an output terminal 25 of an extension cord 24 for a cigar lighter shown in FIG. As a result, the charging power vending machine can be driven by using the DC power supply mounted on the vehicle taken out from the AC adapter 22 or the cigar lighter.

Next, the operation of the charging power vending machine thus configured will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the connector 9 at the end of the output cable 8 of the quick charging circuit 16 is connected to the mobile connector of the mobile phone to be charged (step S1). Subsequently, a 100-yen coin is inserted through the coin insertion slot 2 (step S2). At this time, the coin acceptance determining unit 14 determines the acceptability of the inserted coin, and when a different coin is inserted, the coin is returned to the return slot 4 by operating the return knob 3 (step S4). If it is determined that the inserted coin is correct, a coin insertion signal is sent to the control unit 15 (Steps S3 and S5).

When receiving the coin insertion signal, the control unit 15 starts the timer circuit 17 and measures 15 minutes (step S6). When the timer circuit 17 is started, the DC power is charged from the quick charging circuit 16 to the mobile phone by an instruction of the control unit 15 (step S7). At this time, the remaining charge indicator lamp 5 and the charge indicator lamp 6 connected to the control unit 15 are turned on (steps S8 to S9). At this time, the charge remaining amount display lamp 5 turns off the display block every three minutes in accordance with the timing operation. When the timer circuit 17 counts 15 minutes, the output of the quick charge circuit 16 is stopped, charging of the mobile phone is completed, and the remaining charge indicator lamp 5 and the charge indicator lamp 6 are turned off ( Steps S10 to S13). After the charging is completed, the output cable 8 of the quick charging circuit 16 is removed from the mobile connector of the mobile phone (step S14). It is possible to use the mobile phone during the charging operation of the charging power vending machine. In addition, direct current from outside can be used by interposing a transformer in the quick charging circuit. In addition, the remaining amount of current of the storage battery can be displayed.

[0014]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, a charging power vending machine for a mobile phone is installed in a coffee room, an accommodation facility, a taxi, etc., so that the mobile phone can be easily charged. became. As a result, when the storage battery capacity becomes insufficient due to the use of the mobile phone for a long time, the mobile phone can be easily charged using the charging power vending machine. Eliminate worries. In the past, there was a case where a spare battery pack was carried around in consideration of long-term use of a mobile phone. However, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to carry such a battery pack, and the battery pack is not required. Eliminates the hassle of carrying around. In addition, since it can be driven by a storage battery, there is no need to draw in an AC line when installing a charging power vending machine, and there is an advantage that the charging power vending machine can be easily installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a charging power vending machine for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the charging power vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the charging power vending machine.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a quick charger for a storage battery loaded in the charging power vending machine.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an AC adapter connected to the charging power vending machine.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing an extension cord for a cigar lighter connected to the charging power vending machine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the charging power vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 housing 2 coin slot 3 return knob 4 return slot 5 charge remaining indicator lamp 6 charge indicator lamp 7 recess 8 output cable 9 connector 10 connection electrode 11 mounting plate 12 drawer 13 mobile phone 14 coin receiving determination unit 15 control unit 16 Quick Charge Circuit 17 Timer Circuit 18 DC Power Input Terminal 19 Storage Battery 20 Quick Charger 21 External DC Power Supply Terminal 22 AC Adapter 23 Output Terminal 24 Extension Cord 25 Output Terminal

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A coin receiving means for receiving a fixed amount of coins inserted from an insertion slot provided on a front portion of a housing and outputting a coin insertion signal; a connection electrode connected to a charging terminal of a mobile phone; A quick charging circuit for supplying charging power to the connection electrode; a storage battery connected to a DC power input terminal of the quick charging circuit; an external DC power supply terminal connected to the DC power input terminal; A timer circuit for measuring a certain time in response to the control signal, control means for issuing a command to the quick charging circuit so that the mobile phone is charged during the time counted by the timer circuit, and a control circuit provided on a front surface of the housing; A charge display means for informing the outside that the mobile phone is in a charged state; a charging power vending machine for a mobile phone.