KR20180071981A - Charging cart and charging cart managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

A charging cart includes: a charging unit having a plurality of storage trays for respectively accommodating a plurality of portable terminals to charge the portable terminals accommodated in the respective storage trays; a charging operation sensing unit for sensing a charging operation state of the charging unit; a communication unit for communicating with external internet; and a control unit for transmitting the sensing information of the charging operation sensing unit to control the charging operation of the charging unit to a management server at a remote place through the internet using the communication unit. Accordingly, the present invention can easily check and manage a failure state generated in the charging cart.

Description

{CHARGING CART AND CHARGING CART MANAGING SYSTEM}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multiple charging apparatus for charging and storing a plurality of portable terminals such as a portable computer, a tablet PC, and a smart phone at the same time, more specifically, The present invention relates to a charging container for indicating the charging completion during charging, and a management system for managing such charging container.

Recently, as the direction of education has changed from digital contents to paper textbooks in education field, it has been promoted as a method of education using smart terminals. Accordingly, a technique for storing a plurality of smart terminals and a charging storage for charging a plurality of stored smart terminals has been proposed.

The charging station can be used for storage and charging of educational portable terminals at schools and the like. In addition, the charging station may be used for business portable terminals in a company or the like. In addition, such a refill can be applied to store and charge portable terminals for various purposes in various places.

As a technique relating to such a charging station, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-63947 (entitled " Temperature Humidity Automatic Control Function Portable Computer Simultaneous Charging "filed by the present applicant, filed on June 4, 2013) For example.

Meanwhile, a supplier (manufacturer, sales or lending company, etc.) supplying the charging container may check the state of occurrence of the failure of each charging container, Repair or replacement of the product.

However, when the supplier has a failure in a storage box installed in a use area in various regions, it is inconvenient for a worker to go to the installed place and identify and repair the failure state. Cost was wasted. In particular, since it is not known until the worker grasps the fault condition on site, it takes a lot of time, such as trouble reception, business trip, and on-site grasp.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a charging station and a management system thereof that can easily identify and manage a fault condition occurring in a charging station. In addition, it is possible to easily and promptly perform repair in response to a fault condition, thereby reducing repair time and cost.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a charging station, comprising: a charging unit having a plurality of storage trays for individually accommodating a plurality of portable terminals, and charging the portable terminals housed in the plurality of storage trays; A charging operation sensing unit for sensing a charging operation state of the charging unit; A communication unit for communicating with the external Internet; And a control unit for transmitting the sensing information of the charging operation sensing unit, which controls the charging operation of the charging unit, to the management server at a remote location via the Internet using the communication unit.

The charging container includes a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature; A humidity sensor for sensing humidity; An air circulating unit for circulating the air inside the charging container with the outside air; A sterilizing unit for sterilizing the inside of the filling container; An air circulation motion sensing unit for sensing an operation state of the air circulation unit; A sterilizing motion sensing unit for sensing an operation state of the sterilizing unit; And a tilt sensor for sensing a tilt of the charging container, wherein the control unit controls the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the air circulation motion sensing unit, the sterilization motion sensing unit, To the server.

In the present invention, the failure phenomenon occurring in the charging storage box is monitored and counted by the management server of the external central storage center, thereby managing the charging storage boxes disposed in each use place, and when the failure occurs, .

In addition, depending on the cause of the failure of the storage box, appropriate replacement parts can be sent to the site without traveling to the site, which can save repair time and cost.

In addition, by managing the failure history of each charge storage box, quality can be stabilized during product development and upgrading.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of a filler storage management system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are views showing the external structure of a filling container to which the present invention can be applied
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an internal block of a charging container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art will readily observe that certain changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. To those of ordinary skill in the art. Also, throughout the drawings, like or similar elements have been provided with the same reference numerals as possible.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of a charge storage management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. Referring to FIG. 1, a charging storage 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can be installed in each use area, communicates with a management server 1 at a remote location via the Internet, And transmits the information on the failure state to the management server 1 via the Internet together with the identification information thereof. For example, the management server 1 may be installed at a central office of a supplier of a filling station, stores information on a fault condition transmitted from the filling station 10, Management. In this case, the management server 10 can appropriately display, for example, a charge management box in which a failure has occurred, and information on a failure state so that the server operator can confirm the information.

The management server 1 also transmits operation control information to each charge storage box 10 according to a pre-programmed automatic control condition or an operation of the server operator, and each charge storage box 10 is connected to the management server 1 In accordance with the operation control information.

The operator or other authorized users may be connected to the management server 1 or the charging storage 10 via the Internet using the portable terminal 2 or the personal computer 3. [ In such a case, the portable terminal 2 and the personal computer 3 may be used to check the failure state of the charge storage box 10, and in some cases, to transmit an operation control signal to each charge storage box 10 You may.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are external structural diagrams of a filling container to which the present invention can be applied. 2A and 2B, the structure of the charging container 10 to which the present invention can be applied will be described in more detail. In the charging container 10, the entire outer container body is made of a steel material and / or a plastic material, And a wheel 126 may be attached to the lower portion thereof to facilitate movement. The body has a shift knob 128 so that it can be pushed and pulled when moved.

To simultaneously store and charge a plurality of smart terminals, a plurality of storage trays 13 are provided for individually accommodating portable terminals such as a portable computer or a smart phone. Each of the separating walls separating and separating the plurality of storage trays 13 is made of a material that does not scratch when the portable terminal is inserted or removed. The charging storage box 10 is provided with a charging device (not shown) for individually charging each of the portable terminals stored in the plurality of storage trays 13. Each storage tray 13 may be provided with a charging cable 132 connected to the portable terminal to charge the portable terminal.

A charging indicator 122 may be provided on the front portion of the charging container 10 to individually display charging states of the respective portable terminals. The charging indicator 122 is provided with a color LED or the like so that the charging state of the portable terminal accommodated in each storage tray 13 can be changed to another color (for example, 'green: charging completed', 'red: charging' 'OFF: Disconnected') and / or blinking status.

In addition, the opening / closing door 12 of the filling station 10 may be provided with a locking device 124 for preventing theft and loss.

FIG. 3 is an internal block diagram of a charging container according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the charge storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a controller 20 including a microcomputer 202 and performing an overall control operation of the charge storage box; An operation power supply unit 22 for supplying operation power to the control unit 20; A temperature sensor (21) for sensing temperature; A humidity sensor (23) for sensing humidity; An air circulation part 26 composed of an air circulation fan for circulating the air inside the charging compartment with the outside air; A sterilizing unit 28 composed of an ozone (O ₃ ) generator or the like and performing a sterilizing operation inside the filling station; For example, a charging unit 24 for converting a commercial 220V AC power source to a 5V DC power source and charging each of the plurality of portable terminals, respectively, with a plurality of storage trays for housing a plurality of portable terminals .

The control unit 20 may control the charging operation and the operation of the air circulation unit 26 by comparing the sensed value of the temperature sensor 21 and the humidity sensor 23 with a predetermined reference value. For example, when the internal temperature of the charging container is equal to or greater than 60 degrees, the control unit 20 determines that the charging environment is unsuitable and stops the charging unit 24 to suspend the charging operation. In addition, in addition, the air circulating unit 26 can be operated to discharge the heat inside the filling station from the filling station to the outside. If the humidity inside the charging container is more than 60% or 20% or less, the control unit 20 determines that the charging environment is inappropriate, stops the charging, and operates the air circulation unit 26 to remove the condensation .

In the above configuration, the structure of the plurality of storage trays for storing a plurality of portable terminals in the charging unit 24 may be configured as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.

In addition, the charge storage box includes a plurality of sensing units for sensing the operation states of the respective functional units according to an embodiment of the present invention. The signals sensed by the plurality of sensing units are provided to the control unit 20, (20) to be able to confirm whether or not each function unit has failed. For example, a charge operation sensing unit 242 for sensing an operation state of the charger 24; An air circulation motion sensing unit 262 for sensing an operation state of the air circulation unit 26; And a sterilizing motion sensing unit 282 for sensing the operation state of the sterilizing unit 28. [ In addition, the tilt sensor 25 for detecting the tilt of the charging container body may be provided to detect whether the charging container is abnormally tilted.

The charging operation detecting unit 242 may be configured to detect a charging operation state for each of a plurality of storage trays of the charger 24. For example, For example, the charging unit 24 can detect the failure of the power converter by detecting the input power and the output power of the power converter (adapter), and in the same way, it can detect a specific failure area .

1, a communication unit 27 for communicating with the management server 1 via the Internet is provided. The communication unit 27 includes, for example, And a wifi (WiFi) board, and can be connected to the external Internet via wired / wireless connection.

The controller 20 controls the operation of the temperature sensor 21, the humidity sensor 23, the tilt sensor 25, the charging operation sensing unit 242, the air circulation operation sensing unit 262, Each sensing operation can be transmitted periodically to the management server 1 via the Internet or when an event such as a failure occurs to each of the functional units using the communication unit 27. [ At this time, when the temperature and the humidity are abnormally high (not less than a predetermined reference value) according to the detection value, the detection information can be transmitted not only when the failure occurs but also the temperature sensor 21 and the humidity sensor 23, The detection information can be transmitted.

The controller 20 includes a temperature sensor 21, a humidity sensor 23, a tilt sensor 25, a charging sensor 25, and a charging sensor 26. The storage unit 29 includes a storage unit 29 for storing information on a failure state. The air circulation motion sensing unit 262 and the sterilization motion sensing unit 282 may be temporarily or permanently stored in the storage unit 29. [

As described above, the charging station and its management system according to an embodiment of the present invention can be configured, and various embodiments and modifications may be made in the present invention.

For example, the charging unit 24 may include a plurality of power converters for performing a charging operation for each of the plurality of receiving trays. In addition, the power unit may be connected to the power path of the redundant power converter and the redundant power converter, And a switching device for switching the switching device. The control unit 20 controls the switching operation of the switching element or the like so that the power converter in the corresponding fault state is replaced with the redundant power converter so that the switching operation of the electric path is performed .

In addition, the charging container as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B may have various modifications in addition to the detailed structure. In addition, a separate LED indicator may be provided on the front surface of the body of the recharging storage box to display the failure state of each functional unit when the failure is detected. In addition, the control unit 30 may perform an operation of controlling the failure occurrence state of the tray in which the failure has occurred among the plurality of storage trays of the charging unit 24 to be appropriately displayed (for example, red blinking) through the charge indicator have.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents of the claims and the appended claims.

Claims (4)

In the filling station,
A charging unit having a plurality of storage trays for individually accommodating a plurality of portable terminals and charging the portable terminals housed in the plurality of storage trays;
A charging operation sensing unit for sensing a charging operation state of the charging unit;
A communication unit for communicating with the external Internet;
And a control unit for transmitting the sensing information of the charging operation sensing unit for controlling the charging operation of the charging unit to the management server at a remote location via the Internet using the communication unit.
2. The apparatus of claim 1,
A temperature sensor for sensing temperature;
A humidity sensor for sensing humidity;
An air circulating unit for circulating the air inside the charging container with the outside air;
A sterilizing unit for sterilizing the inside of the filling container;
An air circulation motion sensing unit for sensing an operation state of the air circulation unit;
A sterilizing motion sensing unit for sensing an operation state of the sterilizing unit;
Further comprising a tilt sensor for sensing a tilt of the filling station,
Wherein the controller transmits sensing information of the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the air circulation motion sensing unit, the sterilization motion sensing unit, and the tilt sensor to the management server.
CLAIMS What is claimed is:
A charging station for charging and storing a plurality of portable terminals;
And a management server communicating with the charging container via the Internet,
The charge storage box may include:
A charging unit having a plurality of storage trays for individually accommodating the plurality of portable terminals and charging the portable terminals housed in the plurality of storage trays;
A charging operation sensing unit for sensing a charging operation state of the charging unit;
A communication unit for communicating with the external Internet;
And a control unit for transmitting the sensing information of the charging operation sensing unit for controlling the charging operation of the charging unit to the management server at a remote location via the Internet using the communication unit.
The apparatus as claimed in claim 3,
A temperature sensor for sensing temperature;
A humidity sensor for sensing humidity;
An air circulating unit for circulating the air inside the charging container with the outside air;
A sterilizing unit for sterilizing the inside of the filling container;
An air circulation motion sensing unit for sensing an operation state of the air circulation unit;
A sterilizing motion sensing unit for sensing an operation state of the sterilizing unit;
Further comprising a tilt sensor for sensing a tilt of the filling station,
Wherein the controller transmits sensing information of the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the air circulation motion sensing unit, the sterilization motion sensing unit, and the tilt sensor to the management server.

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