KR20160042596A - Charging unit unattended rental system - Google Patents

Abstract

An unattended rental system for a charging unit is disclosed to easily charge a mobile terminal. The unattended rental system for a charging unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes an input part for inputting the charging unit, a storage unit for storing a plurality of charging units including the inputted charging unit, at least one charging means which is formed in a position where at least one among the charging units stored in the storage unit can be charged, and a discharging part which discharges at least one among the plurality of charging units in response to the request of a user.

Description

[0001] Charging unit unattended rental system [0002]

The present invention relates to a charging unit unattended lending system, and more particularly, to a charging unattended lending system capable of unattended rental of a portable charging unit capable of charging a user's mobile terminal in the form of a vending machine, The present invention relates to a technical idea that enables charging of a charging unit to be easily performed without constructing a complicated system for charging the charging unit.

As a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet PC has developed, the battery problem of the mobile terminal has been greatly increased. In recent mobile terminals, the battery consumption is becoming more severe due to the enlargement of the display area and the higher specification of the parts for high performance, which makes it difficult to use the mobile terminal for a long time even with a battery having a higher capacity than the previous one .

Therefore, users are always carrying a spare battery or a charger while using a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, and charge the battery of the mobile terminal at that time when the situation permits.

However, in order for the users to charge the mobile terminal, the battery must be charged while staying in a specific place (e.g., office, convenience store, cafe, etc.) where the electric outlet is mostly provided. In this case, There was a need to return to the specific place to return the battery even after waiting for a while or moving to another place.

In particular, when the user is moving using public transportation such as a bus or a subway, there is no way to substantially charge the battery of the mobile terminal, so that the user himself has to check the remaining amount of the battery before moving.

In addition, mobile terminals such as smart phones have become indispensable indispensable elements in life, and users rely on mobile terminals in many aspects of life such as human network management, schedule management, work, and leisure activities. In such a situation, users are immediately inconvenienced when the power of the mobile terminal is turned off, and in some cases, they feel psychological anxiety in a severe case.

Therefore, a technical idea for solving the charging problem of such a mobile terminal is disclosed in a Korean patent (Registration No. 10-1117581, "Battery Vending Machine ", hereinafter " Prior Art ").

The prior art discloses a technical idea of a battery vending machine capable of selling / exchanging a battery itself of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. It has a battery vending machine in various places, and a user can use a battery It has a technology structure that allows replacement with a fully charged battery.

However, in recent mobile terminals, especially smart phones, even the same makers and manufacturers use batteries of different specifications depending on the product model, so that it is difficult to always provide the batteries required by the user at all times. There is a problem. For example, smartphones released from the same manufacturer often have incompatible battery types and capacities depending on the series.

Also, in the case of a mobile terminal of a specific manufacturer, there are a few cases where the battery is released as an integral type in which the battery can not be separated from the terminal, and there is a problem that a user using such a product can not use the above conventional technology at all.

In order to charge the recovered battery, that is, the discharged battery, in the vending machine, the charging terminal of the battery must be matched with the charging system in the vending machine, so that the internal structure may be relatively complicated have.

Meanwhile, a predetermined charging unit capable of charging a mobile terminal is commercialized. Such a charging unit has a capacity to charge a battery of a general mobile terminal at least once in a fully charged state. In addition, such a charging unit has a built-in connection terminal that can be connected to a charging terminal (for example, a micro USB, a USB terminal, etc.) of a general mobile terminal, thereby charging a battery of a majority of mobile terminals sold on the market.

Such a charging unit mainly lends to customers sitting at a café or the like on a business site free of charge, and when a customer uses a charging unit to charge his / her mobile terminal, the charging unit is returned to the business site .

In the case of using the charging unit as described above, the user can charge the mobile terminal itself (or the battery) while using the mobile terminal in the place where the user is present, Or battery) can be minimized. However, even in such a case, the user can not freely move and charge the mobile terminal, and there is an inconvenience that the user must visit and stay at the business site to use the charging unit.

Therefore, it is required that the charging unit can be easily rented to the user so that the user can easily charge his / her mobile terminal even on the move.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a charging device capable of easily charging and discharging a charging unit capable of charging a mobile terminal, .

The present invention also provides a technical idea that enables the charging unit to be easily charged in the system through the wireless charging system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an unattended rental system for a charging unit, including a charging unit for charging a charging unit, storage means for storing a plurality of charging units including the charged charging unit, At least one charging means formed at a position capable of charging at least one of the plurality of charging units stored in the charging unit and a discharging portion through which at least one of the plurality of charging units is discharged in response to a user's request .

The charging means may charge the charging unit in a wireless charging mode.

The charging means may be located at a position corresponding to a storage position where each of the plurality of charging units is located in the storage means.

The storage means may include at least one storage passage for allowing the plurality of charging units to be stacked in the longitudinal direction therein, and the at least one charging means may be disposed outside the at least one storage passage At least one of the charging units may be provided to charge the charging units located inside the storage passage.

The at least one charging means may be disposed at an interval corresponding to a stacking interval of the plurality of charging units stacked in the storage passage.

The storage means may include at least one support means formed on the upper portion so that the plurality of charging units may be located, and the at least one charging means may be formed in the inner or lower portion of the at least one support means So that the charging units located above the supporting unit can be charged.

The plurality of charging units may be disposed at an upper portion of the at least one supporting means, and the at least one charging means may be disposed at an interval corresponding to the array interval of the plurality of charging units .

The charging unit unattended rental system may further include a transferring unit for transferring the charging unit inserted through the charging unit to a vacant position of the storage unit where the charging unit is not located.

The charging unit unattended rental system may further include a transferring unit for selectively transferring the charging unit filled in the storage unit to the discharging unit.

The charging unit unattended rental system includes an input unit for receiving input information including payment information for making a payment of a charger and a deposit of a charging unit from a user, communication with a predetermined external system based on the payment information Further comprising a control unit for performing settlement processing of the loan and the deposit, and a unit identification unit for recognizing the identification information of the charging unit to be input to the charging unit, wherein the control unit controls the charging unit It is possible to perform communication with the external system to return the deposit.

In addition, the charging unit unattended rental system may further include a detection unit for detecting at least one battery life of the plurality of charging units.

The charging unit unattended rental system may further include a transfer means for transferring the plurality of charging units stored in the charging unit or the storage means inserted through the charging portion, and a transfer means for transferring the plurality of charging units stored in the storage means, And the transferring means transfers the charging unit, which is detected by the detecting unit, to the second storage unit, the life of the charging unit being less than a predetermined value .

According to the technical idea of the present invention, a charging unit capable of charging a mobile terminal, rather than a battery itself of the mobile terminal, can be easily rented / retrieved, so that the user can conveniently charge the mobile terminal even on the move.

In addition, since the charging unit can be easily charged in the system through the wireless charging system, the system can be constructed relatively simply as compared with the conventional wired charging system for connecting the charging terminal according to the specification of the battery .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A brief description of each drawing is provided to more fully understand the drawings recited in the description of the invention.
1 shows an example of a charging unit rented in a charging unit unattended rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a schematic implementation of a charging unit unattended rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of returning a settlement charge and / or a deposit in a charge unit unattended lending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows an example of a storage and charging method of the charging unit according to the form of the storage means in the charging unit unattended rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 schematically shows a storing and discharging process of a charging unit to be charged in a charging unit unattended rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 schematically shows a process of discharging a stored light of a charging unit to be charged in a charging unit unattended rental system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Also, in this specification, when any one element 'transmits' data to another element, the element may transmit the data directly to the other element, or may be transmitted through at least one other element And may transmit the data to the other component.

Conversely, when one component transmits data directly to another component, it means that the data is transmitted to the other component without passing through another component.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 shows an example of a charging unit rented in a charging unit unattended rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the charging unit 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in various forms including a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 1A or a circular shape as shown in FIG. 1B . The charging unit 10 may be provided with a charging terminal 11 that can be connected to a user's mobile terminal and may be implemented in various forms without being limited to those shown in the drawings.

The figure shows a case where one charging terminal 11 is provided, but a plurality of charging terminals 11 may be provided as needed. For example, different types of charging terminals 11 may be provided in the charging unit 10, depending on the type of charging terminal of the user's mobile terminal.

Also, as will be described later, when the charging unit 10 is charged in a wireless charging mode in the charging unit unattended rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the charging unit 10 is provided with a predetermined module for wireless charging . In this case, a charging means of a wireless charging type may be provided in the charging unit unattended rental system. Since this wireless charging scheme is a well-known technical idea, a detailed description thereof will be omitted herein.

Hereinafter, a charging unit unattended rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 shows a schematic implementation of a charging unit unattended rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the charging unit unattended rental system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a charging unit 110, an input unit 120, a storage unit 130, a charging unit 140, and a discharging unit 150 ).

The charging unit unattended rental system 100 may be implemented in the form of a predetermined vending machine system as shown in FIG. 3, and may be installed in various places such as an area with a large floating population, a subway station, a bus station, and the like.

Also, since the charging unit 10 rented (discharged) in each charging unit unattended rental system 100 may not necessarily be recovered to the charging unit unattended rental system 100 at the time of recovery, Predetermined identification information for identifying the charging unit 10 may be attached to each of the charging units 10 of the charging unit 10. The identification information may be identified by a unit identification unit (not shown), which will be described later, and the unit identification unit (not shown) may identify the charging unit 10 and / It is possible to identify the identification information of the charging unit 10 stored in the memory 130.

As will be described later, the control unit (not shown) may store the identification information of each of the plurality of charging units and / or the identification information of the charging unit 10 that is rented / returned by the user. When the charged charging unit 10 is charged through the charging unit 110 and the identification information of the charging unit 10 is identified by the unit identification unit (not shown), the control unit (not shown) The user can return the security deposit paid by the user who rented the charging unit 10 through communication with a predetermined external system. This will be described later.

The charging unit 110 may be configured to charge the charging unit 10 to be returned when the user returns the charging unit 10 rented by the user.

The input unit 120 may receive predetermined input information from the user to settle the rental cost required to rent the charging unit 10. [ For example, the input unit 120 may be implemented as a predetermined display device having a touch screen, and may include a keypad for receiving input information from a user according to an embodiment. Alternatively, the input unit 120 may include a predetermined card reader capable of reading the user's card so that the user can pay the rental cost with the card. In this case, the card information of the user read through the card reader may be input through the input unit 120 as input information.

According to the embodiment, the input unit 120 may be provided with a separate cash input port so that the user can settle the rental cost by cash. In this case, the deposit may be paid to the user through the discharge unit 150 in cash, or may be paid through the input unit 120 when the charging unit 10 is returned, And the deposit may be returned to an account corresponding to the inputted information.

The rental cost may include a loan for renting the charging unit 10 and a deposit of a predetermined amount for smooth return of the charging unit 10. [ It may be desirable that the deposit is an amount more than a certain amount more than the price of the charging unit 10 itself. If the user returns the charging unit 10 rented, the amount to be returned to the user is set as the deposit . A method of processing a rental fee or returning a deposit when the user rents or returns the charging unit 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of returning a settlement charge and / or a deposit in a charge unit unattended lending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the charging unit unattended rental system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be connected to a predetermined external system 300 through a network to perform communication.

The external system 300 may be, for example, a service system of a principal that performs services of the charging unit unattended rental system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Or the external system 300 may mean both the service system and a predetermined financial system (e.g., a bank system, etc.), a mobile communication system, or the like. In this case, as described above, the input information input through the input unit 120 is transmitted to the external system 300, that is, the service system. In the service system, The settlement processing can be performed through communication with the communication system or the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the charging unit unattended rental system 100 may be directly connected to the financial system or the mobile communication system without passing through the service system. In this case, the external system 300 may be connected to the financial system and / May refer to a mobile communication system.

Here, the input information may include a predetermined payment information necessary for the user to pay the rental fee. For example, when a user wants to make a mobile payment (e.g., a small amount of a mobile phone, a money transfer, or the like) using his or her mobile terminal (e.g., a smart phone), the input information may include identification information Telephone number, etc.). Alternatively, the input information may further include account information (e.g., a bank name and an account number) of a user to whom the rental fee is paid or the deposit is to be returned, and a card number information of a user to be used for settlement.

In addition, when the user has previously entered the membership through the service system in advance to use the charging unit unattended rental system 100 according to the present invention, the user's ID and / or password may be included in the payment information . In this case, the account information in which the rental fee is paid out or the deposit is returned when the user joins the membership may be stored in advance in the service system.

In any case, the input unit 120 may receive payment information necessary for renting the charging unit 10 and / or returning the deposit from the user as the input information.

Then, the control unit (not shown) may perform the settlement processing so that the rental cost for renting the charging unit 10 can be paid by the user while communicating with the external system 300 as described above.

For example, the control unit (not shown) communicates with a predetermined external system such as a financial system such as a bank or a mobile communication system, That is, the payment processing of the loan and deposit of the charging unit 10 can be performed.

When the charging unit 10 rented through the charging unit 10 is turned on (returned), the control unit (not shown) notifies the user of the charge of the rental fee to the external system 300 Lt; / RTI >

As described above, a plurality of charging unit unmanned rental systems 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be installed as needed, and a user can select the charging unit 10 in a specific charging unit unattended rental system 100, When the charging unit 10 is returned to the charging unit 10, the charging unit 10 is operated to charge the mobile terminal while renting the charging unit 10, The charging unit 10 can be returned. That is, the charging unit unmanned rental system 100 in which one charging unit 10 is rented and the returned charging unit unattended rental system 100-1 may not necessarily coincide with each other.

Accordingly, the charging unit unattended rental system 100 needs to identify the plurality of charging units 10, and the charging unit unattended rental system 100 may be configured to identify each of the plurality of charging units 10 And a unit identification unit (not shown) capable of identifying information.

The way in which the unit identification unit (not shown) identifies the charging unit 10 may vary. For example, the plurality of charging units 10 may include an RF tag, an NFC, or a bar code storing their identification information, and the unit identification unit (not shown) may read an electronic tag or an electronic code It is possible to identify the identification information of the charging unit 10 which is implemented as a reader and which is inputted through the charging unit 110 and / or the charging unit 10 which is discharged through the discharging unit 150.

Accordingly, the charging unit automatic unattended rental system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used for a case where the charged charging unit 10 and the charging unit 10 are returned, a deposit is returned upon return of the charging unit 10 Can be performed more clearly.

Meanwhile, the storage unit 130 includes a plurality of charging units 10 to be borne by the user in the charging unit unattended rental system 100 and a charging unit 10, that is, the charging unit 10, So that the charging unit 10 charged through the charging unit 10 can be stored.

According to the technical idea of the present invention, the charging means 140 for charging the charging unit 10 charges at least one of the plurality of charging units 10 stored in the storage means 130 And the charging units 10 stored in the charging unit unattended rental system 100 can be charged through the charging means 140. [

The charging method of the plurality of charging units 10 stored in the storage means 130 will be described with reference to FIG.

Fig. 4 shows an example of the charging method of the charging unit stored in the storage means in the charging unit unattended rental system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the storage unit 130 formed in the charging unit unattended rental system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the plurality of charging units (for example, 10, 10-1, 10- 2, and 10-3 may be formed in a form including a storage passage that can be stacked in the longitudinal direction.

For example, the storage passage may be formed in a closed form except for both ends of the charging unit 10 in and out, and according to an embodiment, the charging unit 10 And may be in the form of a two-walled structure so as to be in close contact with the upper and lower surfaces.

In any case, the reservoir passage 133 may be formed to support this form when the charging unit 10 is stacked in the longitudinal direction.

At this time, the storage means 130 may be provided with the charging means 140 as described above.

As shown in the drawing, the charging means 140 is in the form of being in close contact with the outside of the storage passage 133, the partition wall constituting the storage passage 133, or the inner surface of the storage passage 133 And may be provided so as to charge the charging units 10 located inside the storage path 133. At this time, the charging means 140 may be spaced apart from the charging unit 10 by a predetermined distance, or may be arranged to be in close contact with one surface of the charging unit 10.

According to an example, the charging means 140 may be disposed at an interval corresponding to the stacking interval of the plurality of charging units 10 stacked in the storage path 133. That is, when the plurality of charging units 10 are stacked in the form as shown in FIG. 4A, one charging means 140 can be arranged to correspond to one charging unit 10. In this case, the charging means 140 may be configured so as to correspond to each of the charging units 10 stored in the storage path 133. However, if necessary, at least a part of the storage path 133 may be provided The charging means 140 may be provided.

Depending on the implementation, one charging means 140 may be arranged to charge the plurality of charging units 10. In such a case, it may be desirable for the charging means 140 to have sufficient output intensity to be able to transfer sufficient power to the at least two charging units 10.

When the storage unit 130 is embodied to include the storage path 133 in which the charging unit 10 can be stacked in the longitudinal direction, the user can rent the charging unit 10, When one of the charging units (for example, 10-3) is discharged through the discharging unit 150, the remaining charging units (for example, 10 and 10-1) remaining in the storage means 130, , 10-2 can be automatically moved downward by gravity. In other words, there is no need to construct a separate driving device or transfer device for moving the plurality of charging units 10 stored in the storage means 130, thereby reducing the cost of system construction. That is, when one of the charging units (for example, 10-3) stored in the storage unit 130 is discharged at the request of the user, as in the case where a product purchased by a user is discharged from a general vending machine, The charging unit 10 can be automatically moved from the charging unit 130 to the discharging unit 150 by gravity.

At this time, one end of the storage unit 130 may be connected to the input unit 110 through a predetermined connection unit. An example of the storing and discharging process of the charging unit 10 inserted through the charging unit 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 schematically shows a storing and discharging process of a charging unit to be charged in a charging unit unattended rental system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the charging unit 10 inserted through the charging unit 110 may be positioned in the storage unit 130 through the first connection unit 131a, (130) may be connected.

Likewise, the other end of the storage unit 130 is connected to the discharge unit 150 through the second connection unit 131b. When the user requests the storage unit 130, So that the charging unit 10 can be discharged. In this case, the other end of the storage unit 130 connected to the discharge unit 150 is normally blocked by a predetermined latching unit 133 or the like, and is released only when requested by the user, The charging unit 10 stored in the storage unit 130 may be discharged.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of storage passages 133 may be formed in the storage means 130. In this case, when the charging unit 10 is charged from the charging unit 110, the charging unit 10 to be charged into the specific storing path 133 is stacked first, and then the specific storing path 133 is further charged When the unit 10 can not be stored, the entrance of the specific storage path 133 is blocked by the predetermined closure means 132, and then the charged unit is put into the other storage paths 133 and 130-1 And so on. Then, when the charging unit discharged from the specific storage path 133 is generated, the charging unit 132 is opened again, and the charging unit to be newly charged can be inputted to the specific storage path 133.

Meanwhile, as described above, the charging unit 10 can be charged in a wireless charging mode within the charging unit unattended rental system 100.

As already known, the wireless charging system can be broadly classified into an electromagnetic induction system, a magnetic resonance system, and an electromagnetic wave system. Of these, a method widely used for charging a smart phone or the like is an electromagnetic induction method, which means a method in which a current is newly generated by a magnetic field generated in a current flowing in a coil. This electromagnetic induction method has a merit that it can transmit more than 90% of the electric power sent from the wire, and has the highest efficiency compared to other methods. However, there is a disadvantage that the wireless charging range is within a few cm. For example, in the case of a wireless charger using such an electromagnetic induction method, a user is widely used as a method of placing the user's mobile terminal on the charging pad.

On the other hand, the magnetic resonance method has an advantage that the charging range extends to several meters, but its efficiency is only 50% ~ 60%, which is difficult to use for charging a mobile terminal requiring fast charging, Although it has a range of up to several hundred km, the safety according to electromagnetic waves can not be secured and it is not widely used.

In the charging unit unattended rental system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to charge the charging unit 10 charged through the charging unit 110 (or stored in the storage unit 130) An electromagnetic induction method can be used. Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various methods other than the electromagnetic induction method may be used according to the embodiment. To this end, the charging means 140 may include a coil for generating a magnetic field by receiving power from the charging unit unattended rental system 100. Of course, the charging unit 10 may also be provided with a predetermined wireless charging module including a coil for generating an induction current.

As described above, the wireless charging using the electromagnetic induction method has a very narrow charging range within a few centimeters. Therefore, as described above, since the charging means 140 is positioned within the storage means 130 so as to be close to one surface of the charging unit 10, the charging unit 10 is placed in the storage means 130 The charging can be easily performed even by the operation of being stored (laminated).

The charging unit 10 which is charged through the charging unit 10 is charged at the top of the storage unit 130 and is stored in the storage unit 130 The user can continue to charge the other charging units while descending through the storage means 130 until the charging units are discharged at the request of the user and the user can charge the plurality of charging units stored in the storage means 130 , 10, 10-1, 10-2, and 10-3, the charging unit having the highest charge (that is, the oldest charging time) can be preferentially rented.

4B, the plurality of charging units (for example, 10, 10-1, 10-2, and 10-3) are arranged in the horizontal direction And a support means 134, which may be arranged in the form of a line. For example, the support means 134 may be implemented in the form of a predetermined shelf as shown in the figure, and the plurality of charging units (e.g., 10, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3) As shown in FIG.

In this case, the charging means 140 may be provided inside or below the storage means 130, that is, the support means 134, as described above. Of course, the interval at which the charging means 140 is disposed may be an interval corresponding to the interval at which the charging units 10 are arranged. Hereinafter, the process of storing and discharging the charging unit 10 in the charging unit unattended rental system 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

6 schematically shows a process of discharging a stored light of a charging unit to be charged in a charging unit unattended rental system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, as in the case of FIG. 5 described above, the charging unit 10 charged through the charging unit 110 can be moved to the storage unit 130 by gravity without a separate transporting means.

When the storage unit 130 is formed so as to be able to be arranged in the form of a shelf including the supporting means 134, that is, the charging unit 10 in the transverse direction, Separate transport means may be required to move the plurality of charging units stored in the storage means 130 to the discharge unit 150.

According to one embodiment, the supporting means 134 itself is implemented in a predetermined conveyor belt type so that the plurality of charging units can be moved by a certain distance. That is, the plurality of charging units placed on the support means 134 can move in a predetermined direction as the conveyor belt is driven. Further, in order to move the plurality of charging units to the discharging unit 150, a separate driving unit may be provided in the charging unit unattended rental system 100 so as to be stored on the supporting unit 134 And to move the plurality of charging units which are provided in the plurality of charging units.

At this time, the distance by which the plurality of charging units are moved by the conveying means may be, for example, the length of one of the charging units 10. [ That is, when one charging unit 10 is discharged by a user's request, the remaining charging units may be moved by an empty space of the discharged charging unit 10. [

When the storage means 130 is implemented as including the supporting means 134, as shown in the figure, a plurality of the supporting means 134 are provided in the charging unmanned rental system 100 Layer. ≪ / RTI > According to an embodiment, the charging units 10 stored on the plurality of supporting means 134 constituting the plurality of layers are connected to the charging unit 10 through the charging unit 110, (150) is located. Alternatively, the conveying means 200 described later in FIG. 6 may be configured to selectively transfer any of the plurality of charging units 10 stored on the plurality of supporting means 134 to the discharging unit 150 . At this time, the transfer means 200 may automatically transfer the charging unit 10 charged at a predetermined level or higher to the discharging unit 150 according to a user's request, or may transfer the charging unit 10 selected by the user 10 may be transferred to the discharge unit 150.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the storage means 130 is implemented in the form of a shelf including the support means 134 as described above, the plurality of charging units are moved A separate conveying means 200 may be provided.

When the charging unit 10 is inserted through the charging unit 110, the transferring unit 200 transfers the charging unit 10 from the charging unit 110 to a vacant position So that the charging unit 10 can be transferred. Likewise, the transfer means 200 may transfer any of the charging units 10 stored in the storage means 130 to the discharging unit 150 at the request of the user. In this case, the storage means 130 may not have a driving device such as a conveyor belt itself as described above.

Also, according to the embodiment, even when the storage unit 130 is implemented in a form capable of stacking the charging unit 10 in the longitudinal direction as described above, the charging unit 10 can be installed in the charging unit 10, To the one end of the storage means (130) by the transfer means (200).

When the conveying means 200 is provided, the conveying means 200 may be provided at a predetermined level or more among the plurality of charging units 10 located in the storage means 130, To the discharging unit 150. [0064]

In the case where the charging unit 10 can be charged in the charging unit unattended rental system 100 in a wireless charging manner, when the battery (or charging unit) is charged in a wired manner as in the conventional technique described above The charging can be performed with a very simple structure. That is, in the case of the conventional wired system, since the charging terminal of the charging unit 10 charged into the charging unit 110 must be matched with the charging means 140 inside the charging unit unattended rental system 100, A complicated structure and a separate driving device are indispensably required. In contrast, when the wireless charging system is implemented as in the present invention, a convenient effect that the charging unit 10 can be easily charged simply by being placed in the storage means 130 have.

According to the technical idea of the present invention, a plurality of charging units (for example, 10, 10-1, 10-2, and 10-3) are stored in the storage unit 130 in the charging unit automatic lending system 100 The charging can be carried out relatively easily while being stored. In particular, since the charging unit which can charge the mobile terminal with a separate power source can be rented rather than the battery itself of the mobile terminal, It is possible to provide a convenient service.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, the discharging unit 150 may be implemented so that the charging unit 10 charged in the storage unit 130 can be finally discharged to the user, as described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, in the general vending machine system, the discharge unit 150 may be formed at a position where a product purchased by a user is finally discharged.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user returns the used charging unit 10, the discharging unit 150 may be implemented such that the deposit, excluding the loan, . Although the return of the deposit can be returned to the user through cash through the discharging unit 150 as described above, when the user first inputs the input inputted through the input unit 110 when the charging unit 10 is rented, And may be deposited into a predetermined account corresponding to the user according to the information.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the charging unit unattended rental system 100 may further include a detection unit (not shown). In this case, the detecting unit (not shown) may detect the battery level of the charging unit 10 stored in the charging unit unattended rental system 100.

At this time, the detection unit (not shown) may detect the battery level of the charging unit 10 in various ways. However, when the charging unit 10 is charged by the wireless charging method, it may be difficult to detect the current battery level of the charging unit 10 as compared with the wire charging method.

Therefore, in this case, the charging unit 10 is provided with a predetermined battery module (not shown) capable of transmitting its own battery level information, and the detecting unit (not shown) So that the battery level of the charging unit 10 can be detected.

According to the embodiment, it is assumed that the detecting unit (not shown) has the battery level of the charging unit 10 charged through the charging unit 110 has a completely discharged state or a predetermined amount of battery level, May be configured to infer the battery level by using the charging time from the time when the battery 130 is stored in the storage unit 130, that is, the charging start time. In this case, as described above, the charging unit 10 has a predetermined device (e.g., RF tag, bar code, etc.) for storing its own identification information, and the control unit (not shown) 10), and information on the charging start time and / or the total charging time of the charging unit 10 is detected by the detection unit (not shown) capable of detecting the identification information .

The detection unit (not shown) may detect the battery level of all of the plurality of charging units stored in the storage unit 130, but may detect the battery level of the plurality of charging units that are closest to the discharge unit 150 That is, only the battery level of the specific charging unit 10 immediately before being discharged may be detected.

The control unit (not shown) may provide the battery level information of the charging unit 10 to be discharged through the display provided in the input unit 120. If the charging unit 10 If it is not in a buffered state, the user may be provided with a service such as checking the rental status again or discounting the rental cost.

According to an embodiment, the charging unit 10 itself may be provided with a display unit (not shown) capable of displaying its own battery level information. The display unit (not shown) may be disposed at a predetermined position of the charging unit 10 so that the user can visually confirm the battery level of the charging unit 10.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (not shown) may be implemented as a predetermined light emitting device capable of outputting light such as an LED, and may be configured to output lights of different colors depending on the battery level. For example, when the battery level of the charging unit 10 is in a buffer state, the display unit (not shown) outputs green light, and when the battery level is lowered, the color of light output to yellow, Can be implemented.

According to another embodiment, the display unit (not shown) may be implemented to display its current battery level in a bar graph form or numerals (percent), such as a widely used mobile phone.

In any case, when the display unit (not shown) is provided in the charging unit 10, the user can easily confirm the information on the current battery level of the charging unit 10 through the display unit (not shown) have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the detection unit (not shown) may detect battery life of the charging unit 10 as well as information on the current battery level of the charging unit 10.

As is widely known, batteries used in electronic products are consumables, and their service life is shortened as the service life is prolonged or the service frequency is increased. That is, even a battery that is equally damped may experience a significant difference in the use time of the electronic product using the battery depending on the battery life. For example, according to the technical idea of the present invention, the charging unit 10 rented to a user can have a battery capacity capable of charging the user's mobile terminal more than several times, such as a smart phone, The number of times that the charging unit 10 in a buffered state can charge the user's mobile terminal is also reduced.

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the battery life of the charging unit 10 is reduced to such a degree that the user's mobile terminal can not be charged more than a predetermined number of times according to the battery life of the charging unit 10, 10 can no longer be borrowed to the user so as not to damage the user.

The detection unit (not shown) may detect the battery life of the charging unit 10 in various ways.

According to an embodiment, the battery life of the charging unit 10 is specified as a predetermined period, and the detection unit (not shown) can detect the battery life on the basis of the battery manufacturing date of the charging unit 10. That is, when a certain period of time has elapsed based on the date of manufacture of the battery, the charging unit 10 using the battery can be prevented from being rented to the user.

In this case, the charging unit 10 may be provided with an RF tag, an NFC, a barcode, or the like in which the date of manufacture of the battery is recorded, or may include information about the battery in its own identification information And the detection unit (not shown) may be provided with a predetermined detection means capable of detecting a tag, a bar code, or the like.

Alternatively, when the identification information is assigned to each of the charging units 10, the detection unit (not shown) detects the identification information of the charging unit 10 in the manner described above, And may be configured to detect the battery manufacture date. In this case, identification information of each of the plurality of charging units 10 and battery information (e.g., battery manufacturing date, etc.) corresponding to each of the identification information may be stored in advance in the control unit (not shown).

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a battery gauge integrated circuit is mounted on the battery of the charging unit 10 to measure a residual charge amount by measuring a change in battery characteristics and the like so that the detection unit (not shown) .

In addition, the detecting unit (not shown) measures the remaining amount of the battery after charging the battery of the charging unit 10 for a predetermined time, detects the life of the battery using the amount of power charged for the predetermined time, The charging unit 10 may be connected to the charging unit 10 by various methods such as detecting the lifetime of the battery by calculating a cumulative use (charging) time of the battery using a predetermined gaging device capable of continuously monitoring the time and / The battery life of the battery pack 100 can be detected. In this case, information (for example, lifetime information according to the remaining battery level at the time of charging for a predetermined time and / or lifetime information according to the cumulative use (charging) time of the battery) of the controller (not shown) Of course.

In addition, according to the technical idea of the present invention, when the detection unit (not shown) is implemented to detect the battery life of the charging unit 10, The charging unit 10 can be prevented from being discharged through the discharging unit 150 when the user can not charge the mobile terminal (for example, a smart phone or the like) two or more times in the cushioning state .

For example, although not shown in the drawing, the charging unit unattended rental system 100 may have a separate second storage unit in addition to the storage unit 130.

Then, the charging unit 10, which is determined to have reached the end of its battery life by the detection unit (not shown), can be transferred to and stored in the second storage unit by the transfer unit 200, That is, the charging unit 10 whose battery life has expired can not be rented to the user. Also, the second storage means may not be connected to the discharge unit 150, but may be provided in a separate space inside the charging unit unattended rental system 100. At this time, it is preferable that the detection unit (not shown) detects the battery life of the charging unit 10 at the time when the charging unit 10 is inserted through the charging unit 110. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the battery life may be detected with respect to the charging unit 10 closest to the discharging unit 150 at any specific point of the storage unit 130.

According to the embodiment, when the number of the charging units 10 stored in the second storage unit becomes a certain number or more (that is, the charging unit 10 has reached the battery life by the detection unit (not shown) The charging unit unmanned rental system 100 may transmit predetermined notification information to the terminal of the manager who manages the charging unit unattended rental system 100. [ For example, when the terminal of the manager is a cellular phone, it is possible to transmit information on how many charging units have reached the battery life through a text message.

In any case, the detection unit (not shown) can detect the battery life of the charging unit 10, thereby preventing the user from being disadvantaged in charging his / There is an effect that can be done.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

Claims (12)

A charging unit into which the charging unit is charged;
Storage means for storing a plurality of charging units including the charged charging unit;
At least one charging means formed at a position capable of charging at least one of the plurality of charging units stored in the storage means; And
And a discharge unit through which at least one of the plurality of charging units is discharged in response to a user's request.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
And the charging unit is charged by a wireless charging method.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
Wherein each of the plurality of charging units is located at a position corresponding to a storage position where the plurality of charging units are located in the storage means.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1,
And at least one storage passage for allowing the plurality of charging units to be laminated in the longitudinal direction,
Said at least one charging means comprising:
Wherein at least one of the at least one storage passages is formed outside the at least one storage passageway to charge the filling units located inside the storage passageway.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one charging means comprises:
Wherein the charging unit is arranged at an interval corresponding to a stacking interval of the plurality of charging units stacked in the storage passage.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1,
And at least one supporting means formed on the upper portion so that the plurality of charging units can be positioned,
Said at least one charging means comprising:
Wherein the at least one supporting means is provided inside or below the at least one supporting means so as to be able to charge the charging units located above the supporting means.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein one of the at least one support means comprises:
A plurality of charging units are located on the upper portion,
Said at least one charging means comprising:
Wherein the plurality of charging units are arranged at intervals corresponding to the intervals of the plurality of charging units.
The charging unit unattended rental system according to claim 1,
And transfer means for transferring the charging unit inserted through the charging portion to a vacant position of the storage means in which the charging unit is not located.
The charging unit unattended rental system according to claim 1,
Further comprising transfer means for selectively transferring a charge unit charged at a predetermined level or more among a plurality of charge units located in said storage means to said discharge unit.
The charging unit unattended rental system according to claim 1,
An input unit for receiving input information including payment information for making a payment of a loan and a deposit of the charging unit from a user;
A controller for communicating with a predetermined external system based on the settlement information and performing settlement processing of the loan and the deposit; And
And a unit identification unit for recognizing the identification information of the charging unit to be input to the charging unit,
Wherein,
And communicates with the external system to return the deposit when the charging unit is recognized by the unit identification unit.
The charging unit unattended rental system according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a detecting unit detecting at least one battery life of the plurality of charging units.
12. The charging unit unattended rental system according to claim 11,
A predetermined transfer means for transferring the plurality of charging units stored in the charging unit or the storage means charged through the charging portion; And
Further comprising second storing means for storing a charging unit of the plurality of charging units whose battery life is constant or less,
The conveying means
Wherein the charging unit transfers the charging unit, which is detected by the detecting unit, to the second storage unit.

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