JP3221089U - Portable charger and charger body - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable charger and a charger main body which can use an outer case for a lighter and can achieve a significant cost reduction as compared to the case of manufacturing a dedicated outer case.
A portable charger 1 capable of charging a rechargeable electronic device, which is an outer case 2 for a lighter having a case body 4 and a lid 6, and a charger body 3 which can be accommodated in the outer case 2. , And the charger body 3 includes the charging plug 11 connectable to the rechargeable electronic device, the battery for supplying power to the rechargeable electronic device through the charging plug 11, and the case body 4 when the lid 6 is opened. The operation plug 12 is disposed at a position exposed from the side, and the charging plug 11 is movable between a connectable position connectable to the rechargeable electronic device and an unconnectable position not connectable to the rechargeable electronic device The operation wheel 11 can move at least the charging plug 11 from the unconnectable position to the connectable position.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a portable charger capable of charging a rechargeable electronic device such as a smartphone and a portable telephone, and a charger body.

  Portable chargers capable of charging rechargeable electronic devices such as smartphones and cellular phones even while out of the office are in widespread use. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a portable charger provided with an outer case with a lid. According to such a portable charger, since the charging member (charging plug) can be stored in the outer case when not in use, there is an advantage that breakage of the charging member can be prevented.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2003-219569

  However, in the conventional portable charger with lid, a dedicated outer case having a case main body and a lid is a factor of cost increase. In particular, when the outer case is made of a sturdy metal, there is a problem that the cost is significantly increased. In addition, there is also a problem that the general outer case is lacking in design and is interesting.

  The present invention is considered in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a special outer case is manufactured by making it possible to use an outer case that is an independent storage case such as an outer case such as a lighter. The present invention aims to provide a portable battery charger and a charger main body that can provide unexpectedness and interest by using the outer case of the existing product as a case of a portable battery charger as well as achieving cost reduction as compared with the case.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a portable charger capable of charging a rechargeable electronic device, comprising an outer case (for example, an outer case for a lighter) of an existing product having a case body and a lid. And a charger main body that can be accommodated in the outer case. Further, the charger main body includes a charging member connectable to the rechargeable electronic device, a battery for supplying power to the rechargeable electronic device via the charging member, and the case main body when the lid is opened. And an operating member disposed at an exposed position, wherein the charging member is movable to a position connectable to the rechargeable electronic device and a position not connectable to the rechargeable electronic device, the operating member Is configured to be able to move at least the charging member from the non-connectable position to the connectable position.

  Further, in the case of using the outer case for the lighter, the charger body according to the present invention imitates the structure of the charger body as the body structure of the lighter.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a portable charger and a charger main body which can use an outer case for a lighter and can achieve a significant cost reduction as compared to the case of manufacturing a dedicated outer case. In addition, the charger body is provided with an operating member capable of moving the charging member from the unconnectable position to the connectable position, and when charging the rechargeable electronic device, the lid of the outer case is opened, and then the operating member is operated. Therefore, for example, a series of operations similar to the ignition operation of a lighter can be performed, so that it is possible to provide a portable charger having a taste that is not found in conventional portable chargers.

1 is a front view of a portable charger according to an embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the charger main body which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a top view of a charger main body, (b) is AA sectional drawing of a charger main body, (c) is a charger main body. It is the bottom. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a charger body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable charger 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an outer case 2 and a charger main body 3 that can be accommodated in the outer case 2.

  The outer case 2 includes a case main body 4 having an open upper portion, and a lid 6 rotatably provided on the case main body 4 via a hinge 5 and opening and closing the opening of the case main body 4. The outer case 2 for a lighter can be used as the outer case 2. For example, an outer case 2 containing an oil lighter manufactured by ZIPPO can be used. According to such a portable charger 1, it is possible to achieve a significant cost reduction as compared to the case of manufacturing a dedicated outer case. Further, since the outer case 2 for the lighter is usually made of a sturdy metal, the robustness of the portable charger 1 can also be enhanced.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the charger body 3 includes an inner case 7 that can be accommodated in the outer case 2, a middle case 8 disposed inside the inner case 7, a battery 9 and a substrate 10, and an inner side. A charging plug 11 (charging member), an operating wheel 12 (operating member), a cam 13 and a lamp 14 disposed on the upper part of the case 7 are provided.

  The inner case 7 is made of metal, and includes a lower case 15 that can be accommodated in the case body 4 of the outer case 2 and an upper case 16 provided on the upper portion of the lower case 15 and exposed upward from the case body 4 There is. The lower case 15 is in the form of a box whose lower side is open.

  The middle case 8 is made of resin, and a rib 8a is provided upright inside, and the battery 9 is disposed between the rib 8a and the left side wall 8b. The battery 9 is, for example, a rechargeable lithium battery, and is charged by a power supply (not shown) connected via a charging socket 17 described later (hereinafter referred to as an input operation as appropriate) and via the charging plug 11. The internal battery of the rechargeable electronic device (not shown) to be connected is charged (hereinafter referred to as output operation as appropriate). The battery 9 is accommodated in the middle case 8 via the insulating spacer 9a (see FIG. 3).

  The substrate 10 is disposed along the inside of the right side wall 8 c of the middle case 8. The charge socket 17 is mounted on the lower part of the substrate 10, the detection switch 18 for detecting the pressing operation of the operation wheel 12 is mounted on the upper part of the substrate 10, and the middle part of the substrate 10 has various control means. The control circuit (not shown) which comprises these is mounted.

  The charging socket 17 is provided to face the opening 8 e formed in the lower wall 8 d of the middle case 8. When charging the battery 9, after taking out the charger body 3 from the outer case 2, the other end side (charging plug) of the charging cable (not shown) whose one end side is connected to the power supply is through the opening 8e. Connection to the charging socket 17.

  The detection switch 18 includes a detection unit 18a that abuts on the operation wheel 12, a spring (not shown) that biases the detection unit 18a upward, and a switch main body 18b that detects the pressing operation of the detection unit 18a. . The detection portion 18a protrudes upward through the opening 8g formed in the upper wall 8f of the middle case 8 and the opening 15a formed in the upper portion of the lower case 15, and abuts on the lower portion of the operation wheel 12 . In addition, although the middle case 8 extends upward from the upper wall portion 8f, the charging plug 11 and the lamp 14 are disposed inside, and the cylindrically shaped storage portion 8i opened upward is integrally formed. Will be described later.

  The middle case 8 houses the battery 9, the substrate 10, the charging plug 11, the lamp 14 and the like, and is then housed in the lower case 15 from below. The right side wall 15c of the lower case 15 is formed with a hole 15d into which the screw 19 is inserted, and the right side wall 8c of the middle case 8 is formed with a screw fixing post 8h into which the screw 19 is screwed. After the middle case 8 is accommodated in the lower case 15, the middle case 8 is fixed to the lower case 15 by screwing the screw 19 into the screw fixing post 8 h through the hole 15 d.

  The upper case 16 of the inner case 7 is provided with a housing portion 16a for housing the housing portion 8i of the middle housing 8, an operation portion 16b provided with the operation wheel 12, and a cam support portion 16c for supporting the cam 13. .

  The cam support portion 16c rotatably supports the cam 13 in the left-right direction via the support shaft 16d. The upper wall 8f of the middle case 8 is provided with a plate spring 20 in contact with the cam 13. According to the contact position with the cam 13, in the plate spring 20, the cam 13 extends in the vertical direction. The cam 13 is biased toward two postures of the vertical posture and the horizontal posture along the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a rib 6 a that abuts on the cam 13 is provided inside the lid 6 of the outer case 2. The cam 13 is in the vertical posture when the lid 6 is in the closed state, and holds the lid 6 in the closing position by pressing the rib 6 a in the closing direction. In addition, when the lid 6 is operated in the opening direction, the rib 6a is pushed by the rib 6a, and the attitude of the cam 13 changes to the horizontal attitude. Further, when the lid 6 is operated in the closing direction, it is pushed by the inner surface of the lid 6 and the posture of the cam 13 changes to the vertical posture, and the lid 6 is held at the closed position again.

  The housing portion 16 a has a cylindrical shape with the upper portion opened, and has a shape that simulates a windproof guard of an oil lighter. The housing portion 8i of the middle housing 8 housed in the housing portion 16a supports the charging plug 11 movably at a position where it can be connected to the rechargeable electronic device and a position where it can not be connected to the rechargeable electronic device. There is. Specifically, the base end 11a of the charging plug 11 is rotatably supported via the support shaft 8j supported by the side wall of the storage portion 8i, and the charging plug 11 can not be connected to the connectable position. It can be pivoted between the position. The charging plug 11 at the non-connectable position is stored in the storage section 8i in the horizontal posture along the left-right direction, while the charging plug 11 at the connectable position is in the vertical posture along the vertical direction, and at least the tip is stored It protrudes from the part 8i and can be connected to a rechargeable electronic device.

  The operation unit 16b is configured at one end of the storage unit 16a, and rotatably supports the operation wheel 12 via the support shaft 16f. In addition to the rotation operation, the operation wheel 12 can also be pressed downward. That is, the hole 16g of the operation portion 16b for supporting the support shaft 16f is a long hole along the vertical direction to enable the vertical movement of the operation wheel 12. Here, the operation wheel 12 is biased upward by a biasing spring (not shown) in the detection switch 18.

  The operation wheel 12 has a shape that simulates an ignition wheel of an oil lighter, and is disposed at a position exposed from the case main body 4 when the lid 6 is opened, and connects the charging plug 11 according to its rotation operation It is possible to rotate from the disabled position to the connectable position. According to such a portable charger 1, when charging the rechargeable electronic device, after opening the lid 6 of the outer case 2, a series of operation similar to the ignition operation of the lighter is performed to rotate the operation wheel 12. Since the operation is required, it is possible to impart a taste not found in conventional portable chargers.

The operation wheel 12 of the present embodiment is mechanically connected to the charging plug 11 via the gear mechanism 21. The gear mechanism 21 includes a first gear 21a that rotates integrally with the operation wheel 12 around the support shaft 16f, a second gear 21b that rotates integrally with the charging plug 11 around the support shaft 8j, a first gear 21a, The third gear 21c meshes with the second gear 21b and rotates about a support shaft 8k.
According to such a gear mechanism 21, when the operation wheel 12 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the charging plug 11 can be rotated in the same direction and moved from the unconnectable position to the connectable position. It will be possible. Although the operation from the connectable position of the charging plug 11 to the non-connectable position is possible by the reverse operation of the operation wheel 12, it is better to rotate the charging plug 11 directly from the connectable position to the non-connectable position with a finger. It is easy.

  A lamp 14 is disposed inside the storage unit 8i. The lamp 14 is, for example, a red light emitting diode, and the light emission thereof is performed through the plurality of holes 8m and 16j formed in the storage unit 8i and the upper opening of the storage unit 16a and the storage unit 8i and the storage unit 16a. It can be seen.

  The control circuit of the substrate 10 constitutes a power control means for controlling on / off of the power supply of the portable charger 1 and a lighting control means for controlling the lighting of the lamp 14. The power control means detects the pressing operation of the operation wheel 12 with the detection switch 18, and when the operation wheel 12 is pressed once, the power is turned on, and when the operation wheel 12 is pressed twice, the power is activated. Turn off. Then, in the power on state, the input operation (self-charging operation) and the output operation (external charging operation) described above are permitted, but if the input operation or the output operation is not performed even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the operation is automatically performed. Turn off the power.

  The lighting control means lights the lamp 14 in response to the pressing operation of the operation wheel 12. Specifically, in response to the pressing operation of the operation wheel 12, the lamp 14 is turned on when the power is turned on, and the lamp 14 is turned off when the power is turned off. According to such a portable charger 1, it is possible to perform an effect simulating ignition of a lighter by lighting of the lamp 14 according to the pressing operation of the operation wheel 12.

  Further, the lighting control means changes the lighting state of the lamp 14 in accordance with the use state of the portable charger 1 and the battery voltage. For example, the lamp 14 blinks during input operation, and the lamp 14 lights up when fully charged. Also, during the output operation, the lamp 14 is turned on, and when the battery voltage is insufficient, the lamp 14 is blinked and then turned off. According to such a portable charger 1, it is possible to easily grasp the use state of the portable charger 1 and the battery voltage based on the lighting state of the lamp 14.

  As mentioned above, although the preferable embodiment was shown and demonstrated about the portable charger of this invention, the portable charger which concerns on this invention is not limited only to embodiment mentioned above, In the range of this invention, it is variously It goes without saying that it is possible to change the

  For example, although the charging member (charging plug 11) of the said embodiment is rotation type, it may be slide type etc. which move linearly. Moreover, although the operation member (operation wheel 12) of the said embodiment is rotation operation type, it may be a push button operation type etc. which are pushed and operated linearly.

  Moreover, as an outer case, metal coin cases, cigarette cases, etc. can also be used, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 portable type charger 2 outer case 3 charger main body 4 case main body 6 lid 7 inner case 8 middle case 8i housing portion 8 m hole 9 battery 10 substrate 11 charging plug (charging member)
12 Operation wheel (operation member)
14 lamp 16a accommodation section 16b operation section 16j hole 17 charge socket 18 detection switch 21 gear mechanism

Claims (8)

A portable charger for charging a rechargeable electronic device,
An outer case having a case body and a lid;
It has a charger body that can be accommodated in the outer case,
The charger body is
A charging member connectable to the rechargeable electronic device;
A battery for supplying power to the rechargeable electronic device via the charging member;
And an operation member disposed at a position exposed from the case body when the lid is opened,
The charging member is movable to a position connectable to the rechargeable electronic device and a position not connectable to the rechargeable electronic device.
The portable charger according to claim 1, wherein the operation member is operable to move at least the charging member from the non-connectable position to the connectable position. The charger body includes a storage portion for storing the charging member at the non-connectable position,
The storage portion rotatably supports the charging member between the non-connectable position and the connectable position;
The charging member according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the charging member protrudes from the storage unit in response to rotation from the non-connectable position to the connectable position, and connection with the rechargeable electronic device is enabled. Portable charger as described.   The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the charger main body includes a gear mechanism that supports the operation member so as to be able to rotate the operation member and rotates the charging member in accordance with the rotation operation of the operation member. Type charger.   The said charger main body is equipped with the lamp | ramp which lights or blinks according to pressing-down operation of the said operation member while supporting the said operation member so that pressing operation is possible. Portable charger as described.   5. The portable charger according to claim 4, wherein the charger body comprises lighting control means for changing a lighting state of the lamp according to a battery voltage or a use state. The lamp is disposed inside the storage unit.
The portable charger according to claim 4 or 5, wherein light emission of the lamp is viewed through an upper opening of the storage portion or a hole formed in a side wall portion of the storage portion.   The portable charger according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the outer case is a case for a lighter.   A charger body functioning as the charger body according to any one of claims 1 to 7.