KR101466886B1 - Sterilizing and wireless charging apparatus for electronic products - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sterilizing and wireless charging apparatus capable of sterilizing and charging an electronic product at the same time. To this end, the sterilizing and wireless charging apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a housing, an open side of which can be opened or closed by a door; a wireless charger which is installed in the housing to wirelessly charge an electronic product placed inside the housing; an ultraviolet lamp mounted in the housing to output ultraviolet rays for sterilization; a sensor sensing whether the door is opened or closed; a control unit controlling operations of the wireless charger and the ultraviolet lamp if the sensor determines that the door covers the open side; an auxiliary function unit exposed to the outside of the housing, conducting wireless communications with the electronic product, and performing at least one of functions of the electronic product; and a power supply unit supplying necessary power to the wireless charger, the ultraviolet lamp, the control unit, and the auxiliary function unit, wherein a position, a height, and an angle of the wireless charger is configured to be variable.

Description

{STERILIZING AND WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless charging and sterilizing apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus for sterilizing an electronic product such as a smart phone while wirelessly charging.

A smart phone is an intelligent terminal that adds a computer support function such as an internet communication and an information search to a mobile phone. The user can install and use an application desired by the user on the smart phone.

That is, the smartphone is an electronic product that provides various functions, and the user has the smartphone during most of the day.

For example, the user may take out the smartphone from time to time to process a call, an e-mail, an SNS, and a job while the user is on the move, and may exchange a smartphone among friends and lovers.

Accordingly, the smartphone may be exposed to various environments, thereby increasing the degree of contamination of the smartphone.

According to various research results, the pollution level of the touch screen of the smartphone is 6,900 RLU, which is twice as dirty as the toilet of the toilet, and more than 20 times as contaminated as the toilet handle.

In addition, according to various results of analyzing the surface of the smartphone, bacteria and Escherichia coli causing acne on the surface of the smartphone are detected. Research has also been published that the smartphone could carry flu and Norovirus. Studies have also shown that using a smartphone with a lot of bacteria can cause respiratory illness, pneumonia, cold, and diarrhea through the hands.

Therefore, as with washing hands, smart phones need to be kept clean, and protective films should be changed frequently.

However, it is not practical for a general smartphone user to sterilize the smartphone or change the protective film frequently.

In addition to the above-described smart phone, the above-described problems may also occur in electronic products such as a wearable PC such as a tablet PC, a smart watch, and a smart accessory.

That is, there is a need to periodically sterilize various kinds of electronic products used in the home or workplace and children's toys and tableware, but a device capable of realizing such functions is not provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless charging and sterilizing device for an electronic product capable of charging the electronic product while sterilizing the electronic product.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless charging and sterilizing device for an electronic product, the device comprising: a housing having an opening formed therein so as to be opened and closed by a door; A wireless charger mounted on the housing and capable of wirelessly charging an electronic product disposed inside the housing; An ultraviolet lamp mounted on the housing and capable of outputting ultraviolet rays for sterilization; A sensor for detecting whether the door is open or closed; A control unit for controlling operations of the wireless charger and the ultraviolet lamp when it is determined by the sensor that the door covers the opening; An auxiliary function unit exposed to the outside of the housing and performing wireless communication with the electronic product to perform at least one of the functions of the electronic product; And a power supply unit for supplying power required for the wireless charger, the ultraviolet lamp, the control unit, and the auxiliary function unit, and the position, height, and angle of the wireless charger can be changed.

According to the present invention, a user can easily sterilize an electronic product while charging the electronic product.

Further, according to the present invention, the user can use the function of the electronic product while charging and sterilizing the electronic product.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an electronic product sterilizing device according to the present invention.
2 is an exemplary view showing the interior of an electronic product sterilizing apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view showing a configuration of a control unit of an electronic product sterilizing apparatus according to the present invention.

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

The wireless charging and sterilizing device for electronic products according to the present invention can sterilize and charge various kinds of electronic products such as a wearable PC such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a smart watch, and a smart accessory. However, in the following, the present invention will be described by way of an example in which the electronic device sterilizing apparatus according to the present invention sterilizes and charges a smartphone for convenience of explanation.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a wireless charging and sterilizing device for an electronic product according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an illustration showing the inside of a wireless charging and sterilizing device for an electronic product according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of an electronic product charging and sterilizing apparatus;

The wireless charging and sterilizing device for electronic products according to the present invention is characterized in that the smartphone can be sterilized while charging the smartphone.

To this end, the wireless charging and sterilizing device for an electronic product according to the present invention comprises a housing 110 formed in various shapes such as a box or a hemisphere so that a front surface thereof can be opened and closed by a door 111, A wireless charger 120 mounted on the housing 110 and capable of charging the electronic products 200 and 300 disposed inside the housing by radio, an ultraviolet lamp 130 mounted on the housing 110 and capable of outputting ultraviolet rays for sterilization A control unit 140 for controlling operations of the wireless charger 120 and the ultraviolet lamp 130 and a control unit 140 for controlling the operation of the wireless charger 120 and the ultraviolet lamp 130. The control unit 140 is exposed to the outside of the housing 110, An auxiliary function unit 150 for performing functions of at least one of the functions of the electronic product, an electronic functional unit 150 mounted in the housing for charging the electronic product disposed inside the housing 110 Can be an internal wired charger An external wired charger 180 mounted on the outside of the housing 110 and capable of charging an electronic product disposed outside the housing with wires, and an external wired charger 180 mounted on the wireless charger 120, the ultraviolet lamp 130, And a power supply unit 160 for supplying power to the control unit 140, the auxiliary function unit 150, the internal wired battery charger 170, and the external wired battery charger 180.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 110 includes an opening, and the opening may be opened and closed by a door.

First, the housing 110 functions to block electromagnetic waves of various types that may be generated during operation of the wireless charger 120 from being transmitted to the outside. For this purpose, the housing 110 Can be configured in a box shape.

However, the shape of the housing 110 applied to the present invention is not limited to the box shape.

That is, the housing 110 is formed to be openable and closable by the door, and the shape thereof may be formed in a box shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. However, the shape of the hemispherical shape As shown in FIG.

In other words, the wireless charger 120 generally uses the principle of the magnetic induction current. In this case, the magnetic induction current may have a certain influence on a computer or a person disposed around the housing 110. Therefore, in order to block such influence, the housing may be formed in various forms, not in a planar form.

Second, the wireless charger 120 may be mounted on at least one of the inner surfaces of the housing 110, and the ultraviolet lamp 130 may be mounted on at least one of the inner surfaces. .

Third, the front surface of the housing 110 is opened, and the front surface can be opened and closed by the door 111. [

When the housing 110 has a hemispherical shape, the opening may be slightly inclined toward the front surface and the top surface, and the door may also be formed in a slightly inclined shape. Even if the housing 110 is in the form of a box, for convenience of the user, the door can be inclined at various angles.

The door 111 may be configured to be opened or closed by a hinge or the like and may be configured to slide in the vertical or horizontal direction. In the sliding mode, when the door 111 is opened, the door enters the inside of the housing and only the handle of the door can be seen outside.

The wireless charging and sterilizing device for electronic products according to the present invention uses reflectivity and impermeability of ultraviolet rays. In this case, in order to protect the user from the ultraviolet rays, the wireless charging and sterilizing device for electronic products according to the present invention is configured such that the ultraviolet lamp is driven only when the door 111 completely covers the opening .

To this end, the door 111 may be provided with a sensor (not shown) for determining whether the door is completely opened or closed.

The control unit 140 analyzes the sensing signal transmitted from the sensor so that the ultraviolet sterilizing lamp 130 or the wireless charger 120 can be operated only when the door 111 completely covers the opening. May be driven.

Fourthly, the housing 110 may be provided with various shielding layers for blocking electromagnetic waves from being transmitted to the outside.

Next, the wireless charger 120 can wirelessly charge various electronic products.

The wireless charger 120 may be configured using an electromagnetic induction method.

The wireless charger 120 is charged at a very short distance of 1 to 2 cm from the battery of the electronic product 200, 300. Therefore, depending on the type of the electronic product, the wireless charger 120 and the electronic product may not be in close contact with each other. For this, the wireless charger 120 is not fixed to the housing 110 but may be freely moved in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

1 and 2, the wireless charger 120 includes a first wireless charger (not shown) that is formed in a flat plate shape for charging a flat-plate-shaped electronic product (for example, the smartphone 200) And a second wireless charger 122 that is formed in a cylindrical shape to fill a ring-shaped electronic product (e.g., a smart watch 300).

That is, the wireless charger 120 may be formed in a flat plate shape such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or the like so as to charge an electronic product formed in a flat plate shape.

However, in the case of a wristwatch-type smartphone (e.g., a smart watch), the wrist portion is curved and may be separated from the wireless charger by 2 cm or more. Accordingly, in order to solve this problem, the present invention can include a stereoscopic wireless charger 122, as shown in FIG.

In this case, the user can place a ring-shaped electronic product over the second wireless charger 122, so that the electronic product can be charged.

The wireless charger 120 may use various types of wireless chargers 120 currently used. That is, the configurations of the electronic products 200 and 300 that can be charged by the wireless charger 120 and the wireless charger 120 are outside the scope of the present invention, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In other words, the wireless charger 120 can be configured by using a magnetic induction method and is currently being commercialized for charging electric toothbrushes. The content of the wireless charger 120 is disclosed in Application No. 10 -2012-0021891, 10-2012-0020957, and 10-2012-0018670, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The height and position of the wireless charger 120 may be varied.

For example, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the height and position of the first wireless charger 121 mounted on the bottom surface of the housing 110 may be variously changed, The height and position of the second wireless charger 122 may also be varied.

As described above, the reason why the height and position of the wireless charger are configured to be changed is that various kinds of electronic products can be charged by the wireless charger.

In general, when the wireless charger and the electronic product are in close contact, wireless charging can be performed well. In the case of a smartphone, it may be formed in the form of a flat plate and may be in close contact with the first wireless charger 121. In the case of a smart watch, the second wireless charger 122 may be formed in a ring shape, have.

However, if the wireless charger 120 is formed at a predetermined position, angle, and height, the electronic product and the wireless charger may not be in close contact with each other, .

Accordingly, in the present invention, the position, angle, and height of the wireless charger 120 may be variously changed.

To this end, the support part of the wireless charger 120 may be composed of various types of hinges, a plurality of nodes, mechanically operated, a motor, etc., And may be electrically operated.

Next, the ultraviolet lamp 130 outputs ultraviolet light to sterilize the electronic product.

An electronic product such as a smart phone can be disinfected using ethanol or the like for disinfection. However, as in the present invention, by using the method of sterilizing with ultraviolet rays, the user can more easily sterilize the electronic product.

Particularly, in the case of a smartphone, since it is charged at least once or twice a week, if the ultraviolet disinfection is performed together with the charging time, the convenience of the user can be further increased.

The ultraviolet lamp 130 used in the present invention can perform ultraviolet sterilization using UV-C (1,800 Å to 2,800 Å: typical wavelength 2537 Å), which has the greatest germicidal effect among ultraviolet rays.

As the ultraviolet ray generating device, UV mercury lamp or UV LED may be used.

The ultraviolet lamp 130 may be various types of ultraviolet lamps 130 that are currently in use. That is, the configuration of the ultraviolet lamp 130 is outside the scope of the present invention, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the controller 140 may control the operations of the wireless charger 120 and the ultraviolet lamp 130. For this, the controller 140 may include various types of buttons and displays.

For example, the control unit 140 may include a button for turning on or off the wireless charger 120, a button for turning on or off the ultraviolet lamp 130, a button for turning on or off the ultraviolet lamp 130, A button for setting a time for maintaining the state, and a display for displaying the turn-on or turn-off state.

Here, the display may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and the like, and may include a touch panel. In this case, the various buttons can be implemented through the touch panel.

The auxiliary function unit 150 is exposed to the outside of the housing 110 and performs wireless communication with the electronic product 200 or 300 to perform at least one of the functions of the electronic product can do.

The auxiliary function unit 150 may include a communicator 151 capable of communicating with the electronic products 200 and 300 wirelessly and various control signals for controlling the electronic products 200 and 300 An output unit 154 for outputting various information transmitted from the electronic products 200 and 300, a storage unit 155 for storing various information necessary for driving the auxiliary function unit 150, A controller 155 and a controller 152 for controlling the functions of the components.

2, the communicator 151 is mounted inside the housing and communicates with the electronic products 200 and 300 using short-range wireless communication such as ZigBee, Bluetooth, NFC, etc. .

The functions of the auxiliary function unit 150 will now be described.

First, when the electronic product 200 or 300 is charged and sterilized in the housing, when the communication request signal and the character are transmitted to the electronic product, the electronic product 200 or 300 is communicated to the communication device 151, And transmits the call request signal and the character.

The controller 152 may output the call request signal and the character through the output unit 154. [ To this end, a communication path must be established between the electronic product 200, 300 and the communicator 151 in advance.

In addition, the output unit 154 may include a speaker for outputting a call request signal, and may include a display such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) for outputting the character .

Secondly, when a user sets an alarm through the electronic product 200 or 300, the electronic product transmits alarm information to the auxiliary function unit 150 when a time corresponding to the alarm setting is reached. In this case, the auxiliary function unit 150 may output the alarm information through the speaker of the output unit 154 or the display.

Thirdly, when the user inputs a time confirmation request signal through the input device 153, the time confirmation request signal is transmitted to the electronic product 200, 300, and the electronic product extracts the current time, Unit 150 in order to transmit the data. In this case, the user may check the current time through the display of the output device 154. [

That is, by using the auxiliary function unit 150, the user can check various kinds of calls and letters while charging and sterilizing electronic products, and can check information using various social network services (SNS) An alarm function or the like built in the system can be executed.

Fourth, when the electronic product provides a service such as the Internet, the user may use the auxiliary service function 150 to use the Internet service of the electronic product.

In this case, the output unit 154 and the input unit 153 may be a flat panel display having a touch screen, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) and an organic light emitting diode (OLED).

In other words, as electronic products such as smartphones gradually become the center of their lives, users may feel uncomfortable when they are separated from smartphones.

However, according to the present invention, the user can use the functions of the smartphone through the auxiliary function unit 150 while the smartphone is being charged and sterilized. For this purpose, the smartphone and the auxiliary function unit 150 are linked by short-range communication, and the auxiliary function unit 150 transmits various control signals to the smartphone or various information received from the smartphone Display.

Next, the internal wired charger 170 is for charging the electronic product through a wire, and may be, for example, a power cord or a USB terminal connected to the power supply unit 160.

That is, in the case of an electronic product that can not be charged using the wireless charger 120, the electronic product can be sterilized through the ultraviolet lamp 130 while being charged through the internal wired charger 170.

The external wired charger 180 is for charging the electronic product through a wire, and may be, for example, a power cord or a USB terminal connected to the power supply unit 160.

That is, the user who can not insert the electronic product into the internal space of the housing 110 or to charge the electronic product which is not required to be sterilized, It is possible to easily charge the electronic product using the battery 180.

In this case, at least one of the outer surfaces of the housing 110 may be provided with a mount capable of mounting the electronic product.

Finally, the power supply unit 160 is connected to the wireless charger 120, the ultraviolet lamp 130, the controller 140, the auxiliary function unit 150, the internal wired charger 170, And supplies power to the charger 180.

The features of the wireless charging and sterilizing device for an electronic product according to the present invention as described above will be summarized as follows.

Electronic products such as smart phones, tablet PCs, smart watches, and smart accessories, as well as electronic products used in conjunction with smartphones or various types of electronic products that can be used without being interfaced with smart phones, ≪ / RTI > Also, for toys and learning tools used by children, there is an increasing number of products that can be used through the electric charging system. These electronic products are generally charged by dedicated batteries and chargers. Therefore, since each electronic product requires a charger, management thereof is inconvenient.

In order to solve such a problem, a wireless charging and sterilizing device for an electronic product according to the present invention can sterilize the electronic product while easily charging the electronic product using the wireless charger 120 using the principle of the magnetic induction current .

The device for wirelessly charging and sterilizing an electronic product according to the present invention may not only charge the electronic product but also sterilize or sterilize the electronic product. That is, the user may selectively use the charging unit or the sterilization unit by using the control unit 140. FIG.

Accordingly, the user may sterilize various kinds of electronic products by using the electronic product charging and sterilizing device according to the present invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

110: housing 120: wireless charger
130: ultraviolet lamp 140:
150: auxiliary function unit 160: power supply unit
170: Internal wired charger 180: External wired charger
200, 300: Electronics

Claims (3)

A housing having an open side formed so as to be opened and closed by a door;
A wireless charger mounted on the housing and capable of wirelessly charging an electronic product disposed inside the housing;
An ultraviolet lamp mounted on the housing and capable of outputting ultraviolet rays for sterilization;
A controller for controlling operations of the wireless charger and the ultraviolet lamp;
An auxiliary function unit exposed to the outside of the housing and performing wireless communication with the electronic product to perform at least one of the functions of the electronic product; And
And a power supply unit for supplying power required for the wireless charger, the ultraviolet lamp, the control unit and the auxiliary function unit,
Wherein the wireless charger is freely movable in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction without being fixed to the housing so as to facilitate charging according to an electromagnetic induction method according to the shape of the electronic product, The auxiliary function unit comprises: a communicator communicating wirelessly with the electronic product; an input unit capable of receiving a control signal capable of controlling the electronic product; an output unit outputting signals transmitted from the electronic product; And a controller for controlling the communicator, the input device, the output device, and the storage device, so that even when the electronic product is being charged and sterilized, Function of the electronic product Wireless charging and sterilizing device. The method according to claim 1,
The wireless charger includes:
A first wireless charger formed in a flat plate shape for charging a flat plate-shaped electronic product; And
And a second wireless charger formed in a cylindrical shape for charging a ring-shaped electronic product. The method according to claim 1,
An internal wired charger mounted inside the housing and capable of charging an electronic product disposed inside the housing with a wire; And
And an external wired charger mounted on the outside of the housing and capable of charging an electronic product disposed outside the housing with a wire.

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