KR20200022201A - Protective case of mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a protective case of a mobile device. The technical task to be solved of the present invention is to increase the display utilization and user convenience of a mobile device. According to an embodiment to the present invention, the protective case of a mobile device comprises: a main body part on which a mobile device is mounted; a cover part formed to cover the main body part; and a connection part connecting between the main body part and the cover part, and rotatably installed to open and close the main body part. The cover part comprise: a display part connected to the mobile device mounted on the main body part; a port part receiving power from an external charger; and a battery module charged through the port part to supply power to the display part.

Description

Protective case for mobile device {PROTECTIVE CASE OF MOBILE DEVICE}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a protective case of a mobile device.

A mobile device is an electronic device that is miniaturized and lightweight so that it can be used on the go. Such portable electronic devices may include various types of electronic devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet PCs, MP3 players, smart phones, and the like, which are manufactured in various different forms depending on their use and mechanical characteristics.

On the other hand, such a portable electronic device has the advantage that it can be easily carried by holding it by hand or inserting it in a pocket, etc., but also a disadvantage that the whole or part of the portable electronic device can be easily damaged by falling due to carelessness or unexpected unexpected situation. Have. Accordingly, in order to prevent this, a protective case of a portable electronic device has been manufactured and used.

The protective case of the mobile device may be formed in the form of a pouch or protective skin that surrounds the outer surface of the mobile device, and is mounted on the portable electronic device to mitigate the impact applied to the mobile device from the outside. . To this end, the protective case may be made of various materials, such as soft or hard, and may be manufactured in various shapes according to the shape and size of each mobile device to be in close contact with the outside of the mobile device.

Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0097164 (published date: August 26, 2015) Patent Application Publication No. 10-1212132 (Registration Date: December 07, 2012) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1359267 (Registration Date: January 28, 2014)

An embodiment of the present invention provides a protective case of a mobile device with improved display utilization and user convenience of the mobile device.

Protective case of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the main body portion is mounted mobile device; A cover part formed to cover the main body part; And a connection part connecting the main body part and the cover part, the cover part being rotatably installed to open and close the main body part, and the cover part comprising: a display part connected to a mobile device mounted to the main body part; A port unit for receiving power from an external charger; And a battery module which charges power through the port unit and supplies the power to the display unit.

In addition, the display unit may operate as a dual monitor in conjunction with the display unit of the mobile device.

The main body may include a first terminal installed inside the main body and connected to a port of the mobile device when the mobile device is mounted; And a terminal unit disposed outside the main body unit and including a second terminal connecting the external charger to the first terminal.

The cover unit may be connected to the port unit, the battery module, the terminal unit, and the display unit to charge the battery module with power supplied through the port unit, and the remaining amount of the battery module and the main body unit. A control operation for charging the battery module by supplying electric power charged in the battery module to the terminal unit or receiving power from the mobile device mounted in the main body unit through the terminal unit according to the remaining battery capacity of the mobile device installed in the apparatus; The control unit may further include.

The controller may be further configured to provide a predetermined amount more than the battery level of the mobile device mounted in the main body, in a state in which power is not supplied from an external charger through the port unit and the terminal unit, respectively. Control the mobile device to be charged by using a battery module, and when the battery remaining amount of the mobile device mounted on the main body is more than a predetermined amount more than the remaining amount of the battery module to charge the battery module using the battery of the mobile device. You can control it.

In addition, the connecting portion, the cylindrical portion, a plurality of first connecting members each connected to the main body portion; A plurality of second connecting members each having a cylindrical shape and connected to the cover part; A core member inserted into the first connection member and the second connection member and connected to the second connection member; A first power supply terminal installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first connection member and connected to the terminal unit; A second power supply terminal installed on an outer circumferential surface of the core member and connected to the control unit and in constant contact with the first power supply terminal; A first communication terminal installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first connection member and connected to the terminal unit; And a second communication terminal installed on an outer circumferential surface of the core member and connected to the control unit.

In addition, the first connection member and the second connection member are arranged in a row along the core member, the second connection member is rotated relative to the first connection member or the first connection member based on the second connection member The first connecting member is rotated, and the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal are opposed to each other when the first connecting member and the second connecting member is rotated to open the cover portion in the body portion, the cover When the first connection member and the second connection member are rotated to cover the main body, the distance between the first connection member and the second connection member may be far from each other, thereby preventing contact.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a protective case of a mobile device with improved display utilization and user convenience of the mobile device.

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a protective case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 5 are views for explaining the charging method of the protective case and the mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a connection relationship between the configuration through the connecting portion and the connecting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view illustrating a connection state of the communication terminal according to the rotation of the connection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Terms used herein will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention have been selected as widely used general terms as possible in consideration of the functions in the present invention, but this may vary according to the intention or precedent of the person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in certain cases, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meanings of the terms and the general contents of the present invention, rather than simply the names of the terms.

When any part of the specification is to "include" any component, this means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms "... unit", "module", etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a protective case according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 to 5 is a view showing a charging method of a protective case and a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a view showing a connection relationship between the configuration through the connection and the connecting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a view showing for explaining the connection state of the communication terminal according to the rotation of the connection portion according to an embodiment of the present invention .

1 to 7, the protective protective case 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a main body part 100, a cover part 200, and a connection part 300.

The main body 100 is a means for providing a space in which the mobile device 10 is accommodated, and may be formed to open a display unit of the mobile device 10 and surround the remaining part. The body portion 100 may contain a hard material such as plastic or metal, or a soft interior material such as natural and synthetic rubber, and the inner and outer surfaces may be finished with natural and artificial leather or fabric, or may be made of polyurethane. It may be coated with a compound having elasticity to form smoothly.

The terminal portion 110 may be installed on the side portion of the main body 100. Here, the side portion of the main body 100 may mean a portion corresponding to the port of the mobile device 10.

The terminal unit 110 may include a first terminal 111 and a second terminal 112.

The first terminal 111 may be installed inside the main body 100 to be connected to a port of the mobile device 10 when the mobile device 100 is mounted on the main body 100.

The second terminal 112 may be installed outside the main body 100 to connect between the external charger 200 and the first terminal 111.

The first and second terminals 111 and 112 may be made of a USB type, and may be manufactured as a single module, between the mobile device 10 and the external charger 20, the mobile device 10, and the cover. Each of the units 200 may be electrically connected to each other.

The cover part 200 may be formed to cover the main body part, and may be formed of a substantially flat square surface. The cover unit 200 may include a display unit 210, a port unit 220, a controller 230, and a battery module 240.

The display unit 210 may be connected to the mobile device 10 mounted on the main body 100. That is, the display unit 210 may operate as a dual monitor in cooperation with the display unit of the mobile device 10. For example, the display 210 may perform an auxiliary function such as screen expansion, backup, and interface (keyboard) of the mobile device 10.

The display unit 210 may include various flat panel display devices capable of realizing an image. The flat display device may include a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display apparatus, Field emission display devices, vacuum fluorescent display devices, organic light emitting devices, inorganic light emitting devices, electrophoretic devices electronic paper (electronic paper) and the like.

In general, flat panel display apparatuses can be broadly classified into light emitting and light receiving. The light emitting type includes a flat cathode ray tube, a plasma display panel, an electroluminescent device, a light emitting diode, and the like. As a light receiving type, a liquid crystal display is mentioned.

The electroluminescent device has attracted attention as a next generation display device because of its advantages of having a wide viewing angle, excellent contrast, and fast response speed. The electroluminescent device is classified into an inorganic electroluminescent device and an organic electroluminescent device according to the material forming the light emitting layer.

The organic electroluminescent device is a self-luminous display that emits light by electrically exciting a fluorescent organic compound, and can be driven at low voltage, is easy to thin, and has problems in liquid crystal display such as wide viewing angle and fast response speed. It is attracting attention as the next generation display that can solve what is pointed out. The organic EL device includes a light emitting layer made of an organic material between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode.

In the organic electroluminescent device, as the anode and cathode voltages are applied to these electrodes, holes injected from the anode are moved to the light emitting layer via the hole transport layer, and electrons are emitted from the cathode electrode via the electron transport layer. In the light emitting layer, electrons and holes recombine to generate excitons. As the excitons change from the excited state to the ground state, the fluorescent molecules in the light emitting layer emit light to form an image.

In the case of a full color organic electroluminescent device, a full color can be realized by providing a pixel emitting three colors of red (R), green (G), and blue (B).

As such, the display unit 210 may be implemented with various flat panel display devices capable of realizing an image, and thus may be installed in the cover unit 200 without a significant increase in thickness, thereby realizing the function of the dual monitor.

The port unit 220 may receive power from the external charger 20. The port unit 220 may be configured as a USB type port.

The controller 230 is connected to the port unit 220, the battery module 240, the terminal unit 110, and the display unit 210, respectively, and supplies power supplied through the port unit 220 to the battery module 240. It can be charged, according to the remaining amount of the battery module 240 and the remaining battery of the mobile device 10 mounted on the main body 100, the power charged in the battery module 240 to the terminal unit 110, or The controller 110 may perform a control operation for charging the battery module 240 by receiving power from the mobile device 10 mounted on the main body 100 through the 110.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the external charger 20 is connected to the port 220, the controller 230 charges the battery module 240 with the power supplied from the external charger 20. You can.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 3, when the external charger 20 is connected to the terminal unit 110, battery charging of the mobile device 10 may be performed.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, in the state in which power is not supplied from the external charger 20 through the port part 220 and the terminal part 110, respectively, the remaining amount of the battery module 240 is the main body part 100. When there is more than a predetermined amount more than the battery remaining amount of the mobile device 10 mounted on the control unit to charge the mobile device 10 using the battery module 240.

To this end, the controller 230 monitors the battery remaining amount of the mobile device 10 at regular intervals by communicating with the mobile device 10 as well as the remaining amount of the battery module 240, and the remaining amount of the battery module 240 is 70%. In the above, when the remaining amount of the battery module 240 is determined to be approximately twice or 50% more than the remaining battery level of the mobile device 10, the battery module 240 may charge the battery of the mobile device 10. In this case, the charging operation may be controlled until the battery remaining amount of the mobile device 10 reaches the same level as the remaining amount of the battery module 240.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile device 10 mounted to the main body unit 110 in a state in which power is not supplied from the external charger 20 through the port unit 220 and the terminal unit 110, respectively. When the remaining battery amount of the battery module 240 is more than a predetermined amount more than the remaining amount of the battery module 240 may be controlled to charge the battery module 240 using the battery of the mobile device (10).

In this case, the controller 230 monitors the battery remaining amount of the mobile device 10 at regular intervals by communicating with the mobile device 10 as well as the remaining amount of the battery module 240, such that the battery remaining amount of the mobile device 10 is 70 degrees. At least% and when the remaining battery level of the mobile device 10 is found to be approximately twice or 50% more than the remaining capacity of the battery module 240, the mobile device 10 may charge the battery module 240. In this case, the charging operation may be controlled until the remaining amount of the battery module 240 reaches the same level as the remaining battery level of the mobile device 10.

The battery module 240 may supply power to the display unit 210 by charging power from the external charger 20 through the port unit 220, and as described above, power is supplied from the mobile device 10 according to the remaining battery capacity. The battery may be supplied with a charge, or may provide power to charge the battery of the mobile device 10.

The connection part 300 may be installed to be rotatable to connect the main body 100 and the cover 200, the cover 200 to open and close the main body 100. To this end, the connection portion 300 is the first connection member 310, the second connection member 320, the core member 330, the first power terminal 340, the second power terminal 350, the first communication terminal 360 and the second communication terminal 370.

The first connection member 310 may be formed in a cylindrical shape, and may be physically connected to the main body part 100, and may be electrically connected to each other. Here, the first connection member 310 is electrically connected to the main body portion 100 means that the first power terminal 340 and the first communication terminal 360 installed in the first connection member 310 is the main body portion ( It may mean that a circuit pattern is formed to be electrically connected to the terminal unit 110 of the 100.

The second connection member 320 may have a cylindrical shape and may be physically connected to the cover part 200, respectively.

The core member 330 may be inserted into the first connection member 310 and the second connection member 320 to be physically connected to the second connection member 320. Here, the first connecting member 310 and the second connecting member 320 may be arranged in a row along the core member 330, for example, as shown in Figure 6, the first connecting member ( 310, the second connecting member 320, the first connecting member 310, the second connecting member 320, and the first connecting member 310 are arranged in a row in order to penetrate the core member 330. ) May be inserted and installed, in which case the core member 330 may be physically connected to the second connection member 320.

The first power terminal 340 may be installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first connection member 310 and electrically connected to the terminal unit 110. At this time, the first power terminal 340 is preferably installed in the first connection member 310 disposed in the middle of the first and second connection members (310, 320), in this embodiment the first power source Not only the installation position of the terminal 340 is limited to the first connection member 310 but also the design change to the second connection member 320 is possible, in which case the first connection member 310 is the core member 330. It is desirable to change so as to be physically connected to).

The second power supply terminal 350 may be installed on an outer circumferential surface of the core member 330, electrically connected to the controller 230, and may be always in contact with the first power supply terminal 340.

By the structural connection configuration between the first connection member 310, the second connection member 320 and the core member 330, the second connection member 320 is rotated or first relative to the first connection member 310. The first connection member 310 may be rotated based on the second connection member 320, which may allow the cover 200 to perform the opening and closing of the main body 100.

In addition, by this operation, even if the first and second connection members 310 and 320 rotate by the operation of opening and closing the cover part 200 in the main body part 100, the contact surfaces of the first and second power supply terminals 340. By designing as wide as possible to maintain the electrical conduction state.

For example, the first power terminal 340 is formed to surround the inner peripheral surface of the first connection member 310, the second power terminal 350 is formed to surround the outer peripheral surface of the core member 330. Since they are installed at opposite positions, the electrical connection can be maintained at all times by maintaining the contact state regardless of whether the first and second connection members 310 and 320 are rotated.

The first communication terminal 360 may be installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first connection member 310 and electrically connected to the terminal unit 110.

The second communication terminal 370 may be installed on an outer circumferential surface of the core member 330 and electrically connected to the controller 230.

The first and second communication terminals 360 and 370 may be connected to the first and second connection members 310 and 320 or the first connection member 310 to open the cover part 200 in the main body part 100. When the core member 330 (the core member 330 is connected to the second connection member 320) rotates, the core member 330 is brought into opposing contact, and the cover portion 200 covers the main body 100. When the first and second connection members 310 and 320 are rotated, the distance between the first and second connection members 310 and 320 may be far from each other, thereby changing the contact state.

For example, when the cover part 200 covers the main body part 100, as shown in FIG. 7A, the first communication terminal 360 installed on the inner circumferential surface of the first connection member 310. ) And the second communication terminal 360 installed on the outer circumferential surface of the core member 330 are not in contact with each other without contact with each other, and thus the communication connection between the cover 200 and the main body 100 is maintained in a disconnected state. That is, in the state in which the cover 200 covers the main body 100, the display unit 210 and the mobile device 10 mounted on the main body 100 are not in a communication connection.

In addition, when the cover unit 200 operates to open the main body unit 100, as shown in FIG. 7B, the core member 330 is rotated (rotated approximately 180 degrees) so that the second communication terminal ( As the 370 meets the first communication terminal 360 and contacts each other, communication between the cover 200 and the main body 100 may be connected. That is, when the cover unit 200 is opened, communication between the display unit 210 and the mobile device 10 mounted on the main body 100 may be connected. In this case, the dual monitor function for the mobile device 10 may be activated as soon as the cover unit 200 is opened according to the setting of the display unit 210.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for carrying out a protective case of a mobile device according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and as claimed in the following claims, the gist of the present invention Without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that any person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications can be made.

1000: protective case 100: main body
110: terminal portion 111: first terminal
112: second terminal 200: cover part
210: display unit 220: port unit
230: control unit 240: battery module
300: connecting portion 310: first connecting member
320: second connection member 330: core member
340: first power terminal 350: second power terminal
360: first communication terminal 370: second communication terminal
10: mobile device 20: charger

Claims (7)

A main body on which the mobile device is mounted;
A cover part formed to cover the main body part; And
A connection part connected between the main body part and the cover part, the cover part being rotatably installed to open and close the main body part,
The cover part,
A display unit connected to a mobile device mounted on the main body unit;
A port unit for receiving power from an external charger; And
And a battery module which charges power through the port unit and supplies the power to the display unit.
According to claim 1,
The display unit is a protective case of a mobile device, characterized in that the dual monitor in conjunction with the display unit of the mobile device to operate.
According to claim 1,
The main body,
A first terminal installed inside the main body and connected to a port of the mobile device when the mobile device is mounted; And
And a terminal unit installed at an outer side of the main body unit and including a second terminal connecting the external charger to the first terminal.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The cover part,
The battery module may be connected to the port unit, the battery module, the terminal unit, and the display unit, respectively, to charge the battery module with power supplied through the port unit. The controller may further include a control unit configured to supply power charged to the battery module to the terminal unit or to receive power from a mobile device mounted on the main body unit through the terminal unit to perform a control operation for charging the battery module. A protective case of a mobile device, comprising.
The method of claim 4, wherein
The control unit,
In a state in which no power is supplied from an external charger through the port unit and the terminal unit,
When the remaining amount of the battery module is more than a predetermined amount than the battery remaining amount of the mobile device mounted on the main body to control to charge the mobile device using the battery module,
Protective case of the mobile device to control the battery module is charged by using the battery of the mobile device when the battery remaining amount of the mobile device mounted on the main body more than a certain amount than the remaining amount of the battery module.
The method of claim 4, wherein
The connecting portion,
A plurality of first connecting members each having a cylindrical shape and connected to the main body;
A plurality of second connecting members each having a cylindrical shape and connected to the cover part;
A core member inserted into the first connection member and the second connection member and connected to the second connection member;
A first power supply terminal installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first connection member and connected to the terminal unit;
A second power supply terminal installed on an outer circumferential surface of the core member and connected to the control unit and in constant contact with the first power supply terminal;
A first communication terminal installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first connection member and connected to the terminal unit; And
The protective case of the mobile device, characterized in that provided on the outer peripheral surface of the core member, and comprises a second communication terminal connected to the control unit.
The method of claim 6,
The first connecting member and the second connecting member are arranged in a row along the core member,
The second connection member is rotated based on the first connection member or the first connection member is rotated based on the second connection member,
The first communication terminal and the second communication terminal are opposed to each other when the first connection member and the second connection member is rotated to open the cover portion in the body portion, the cover portion to cover the body portion When the first connection member and the second connection member is rotated, the protective case of the mobile device, characterized in that the distance between each other does not contact.

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