KR20230000134A - Electric kickboard using smartphones as a means of display - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric kickboard using a smartphone as a display means. The electric kickboard comprises: a handle (110) which is installed on the top of a shaft (112) inserted into a post (111), and rotates the shaft (112) left and right by handles at both ends; a front wheel (113) which is installed at the bottom of the shaft (112) and turns direction in conjunction with the handle (110); and a foothold (120) which is combined at the bottom of the post (111) in which a battery pack and a motor controller are built-in, and which has a rear wheel (121) provided at the rear to offer a boarding space. The handle (110) has a phone storage part (200) having an open top surface, and a phone charging and cradle (240) for placing a smartphone (300) thereon is provided in the phone storage part (200). The battery pack of the foothold (120) is connected to a charging circuit of the phone charging and cradle (240) to supply power for charging. A motor controller provides various kinds of information on kickboard conditions, such as kickboard speed and battery residual amount, to the smartphone (300) through wireless communication with the smartphone (300) via a dedicated application downloaded to the smartphone (300), thereby enabling a user to see the various kinds of information of the kickboard through the smartphone (300) placed on the phone charging and cradle (240).

Description

Electric kickboard using smartphones as a means of display}

The present invention relates to an electric kickboard using a smartphone as a display means, and more particularly, by providing a phone storage unit at the center of both handles, by simply placing the smartphone on the phone storage unit, the wireless charging of the smartphone as well as the speed, The present invention relates to an electric kickboard using a smartphone as a display means to inform a user of remaining battery power, kickboard diagnosis status, alarm, etc. through a smartphone placed in a phone storage unit.

In general, the driving direction of a kickboard can be adjusted by operating the handle on the upper part of the shaft with the front wheel mounted on the lower side left and right, and the lower part of the post is connected to the footrest equipped with the rear wheel at the end, so that the left and right sides of the upper part of the post It is designed to drive while holding the right handle with both hands and riding on the footrest while changing direction freely.

And, unlike general kickboards, electric kickboards are a type in which wheels rotate by receiving power from a motor driven by a battery pack made of rechargeable secondary batteries. That is, the electric kickboard is a means of driving that allows you to enjoy a sense of speed because the power of the motor is transmitted to the wheels when the foot is placed on the footrest and the motor is driven by manipulating the throttle in a state in which the handle is adjusted and the direction is set.

On the other hand, as the electric kickboard is driven by a motor, it requires a driver's license, and is widely used as a means of moving short distances on the road by college students or office workers.

In addition, since it is not just a means of transportation but a leisure sport like bicycle, the number of people who enjoy kickboarding is gradually increasing in all age groups, such as having a hobby where several club members gather together and spend leisure time riding a kickboard.

Prior art developed with these electric kickboards includes Korean Registered Patent Publication Registration No. 10-2198831 (2021.01.05. Notice) disclosed in the following patent documents: "Electric kickboard emitting safety alarm sound" (hereinafter referred to as 'Patent Document 1') referred to as).

In Patent Document 1, a handle is provided with a handle to control the direction, the handle is fixed and integrally rotated by rotating the handle, the front wheel is installed at the bottom of the handle fixing member and the direction is controlled integrally, and the front end is fixed to the handle. a footrest connected to the member and provided with a rear wheel corresponding to the front wheel on the rear side to provide a boarding space; a distance detecting member installed on a part of the handle fixing member to detect a person or an obstacle within a certain distance; It is composed of; a sound generating member that emits an alarm sound when a person or an obstacle is detected by the distance sensing member.

In Patent Document 1, a light emitting member for emitting light is provided between the left and right handles to inform the location of the electric kickboard with light irradiated at night, and when a person or obstacle is detected within a certain distance, the sound of the sound generating member It was created to prevent accidents.

Republic of Korea Registered Patent Registration No. 10-2198831 (2021.01.05. Notice) "Electric kickboard with safety alarm sound"

An electric kickboard without a display as in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that the electric kickboard cannot be efficiently used because the kickboard speed, remaining battery capacity, and diagnosis status of the kickboard cannot be checked.

And most of the currently released electric kickboards with indicators (display part) use 7-segment and LED displays or liquid crystals (LCD). Since it is a major factor in the rise, there is a problem in that price competitiveness is lowered.

In addition, since a separate charging system must be installed on the kickboard to charge the smartphone wired or wirelessly using the power of the battery pack that also serves as a footrest, the cost increase for this cannot be ignored.

Therefore, the present invention was developed to improve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to charge a smartphone through a phone storage unit, and to use a smartphone placed in the phone storage unit instead of an expensive indicator to improve the speed and battery life of a kickboard. It is to provide an electric kickboard using a smartphone as a display means, which has the effect of reducing manufacturing costs due to the removal of the indicator by enabling to check the remaining amount, kickboard diagnosis status, etc.

Another object of the present invention is to safely protect the smart phone from falling in the phone storage unit when providing an electric kickboard using the smart phone as a display means.

The above object of the present invention is installed on the upper end of the shaft fitted to be supported by the post, the handle for rotating the shaft left and right by the handles at both ends; The front wheel installed on the lower shaft and turning with the handle; It is coupled to the lower end of the post with a battery pack and a motor controller inside, and a footrest with a rear wheel provided at the rear to provide a boarding space; constitutes an electric kickboard, but the handle has a phone compartment with an open top, and a phone number The battery pack of the footrest is connected to the charging circuit of the phone charging and cradle to supply power for charging, and the motor controller uses a dedicated app downloaded to the smartphone. This can be achieved by providing various information on the kickboard status, such as kickboard speed and battery level, to the smartphone through wireless communication with the smartphone through wireless communication, allowing the user to view various information on the kickboard through the smartphone placed on the cradle and charging the phone. .

The other object of the present invention, the housing housing is installed on top of the shaft; Guides installed opposite to both sides of the upper surface of the housing housing to form guide grooves of a predetermined length on both sides; And both holding parts installed oppositely on the inner surface of both side walls of the housing housing so that the guide plates at the bottom are inserted into both guide grooves to be folded inward. This can be achieved by configuring both gripping parts to hold the smartphone while being folded inward.

According to the present invention, the user can frequently check various kinds of kickboard status information, such as kickboard speed and battery level, necessary for driving the kickboard through a smartphone placed in the phone compartment without an expensive indicator (display device) on the kickboard. It has the effect of lowering the manufacturing cost.

In addition, while using the electric kickboard, you can charge your phone and put your smartphone on the cradle to charge it in a wired or wireless way at any time, and it has the effect of safely protecting your smartphone placed in the phone compartment while driving the kickboard.

1 is a perspective view showing an electric kickboard according to the present invention as an example;
2 is an enlarged perspective view of a phone storage portion of the handle in FIG. 1;
Figures 3a and 3b is a cross-sectional view showing a state before and after operation of the gripper installed in the phone storage unit of the present invention

Hereinafter, an electric kickboard equipped with auxiliary wheels according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an electric kickboard in which the present invention is implemented as an example, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a phone storage portion of the handle in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3A and 3B are gripping units installed in the phone storage portion of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional view showing the state before and after the operation of

Among the configurations of the present invention shown therein, as shown in FIG. 1, the handle 110 is installed on top of the shaft 112 fitted to the post 111 and rotates the shaft 112 left and right by handles at both ends; A front wheel 113 installed at the bottom of the shaft 112 and changing direction together with the handle 110; A footrest 120 coupled to the lower end of the post 111 with a battery pack and a motor controller built-in, and having a rear wheel 121 at the rear to provide a boarding space; constituting an electric kickboard with a general electric kickboard can be said to be the same

A feature of the present invention is that the handle 110 has a phone storage unit 200 in which the smartphone 300 is accommodated, as shown in FIG. It is provided with, and by opening the upper surface of the phone storage unit 200 to be able to see the screen of the smartphone 300 placed on the phone charging and cradle 240.

In addition, the battery pack of the scaffold 120 is connected to the charging circuit of the phone charging and cradle 240 so that power for charging is supplied, and the motor controller is a smartphone through a dedicated app downloaded to the smartphone 300. It is characterized in that various kinds of kickboard state information, such as kickboard speed and battery level, are provided to the smartphone 300 through wireless communication with the smartphone 300.

Here, the phone charging and cradle 240 is characterized in that any one or both of a wired charging method having a wired jack and a wireless charging method using a wireless charging circuit are provided.

In the present invention, while using the electric kickboard, the smartphone 300 can be placed on the phone charging and cradle 240 and charged at any time.

In addition, the user can frequently check kickboard status information such as kickboard speed and battery level necessary for driving the kickboard through the smartphone 300 placed in the phone storage unit 200 without having an expensive indicator (display device) on the kickboard. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the kickboard can be lowered.

Here, the phone storage unit 200 of the present invention includes a storage unit housing 210 installed on top of the shaft 112 as shown in FIG. 3A; Guides 220 facing each other on the upper surface of the housing housing 210 to form guide grooves 221 of a predetermined length on both sides; And both gripping parts 230 installed oppositely on the inner surfaces of both side walls of the housing housing 210 so that the guide plates 231 at the bottom are inserted into both guide grooves 221 to be closed inwardly. When the smartphone 300 is placed on the cradle 240, it is characterized in that both gripping parts 230 are folded inward by the moving means to hold the smartphone 300.

And as a moving means of the both gripping parts 230, as shown in FIG. 3B, a shaft hole 211 of a predetermined diameter having a spring support 212 is formed in the center of the housing housing 210 and the guide 220 on the inner surface, , The phone charging and cradle 240 has a support shaft 241 and a spring 242 fitted into the shaft hole 211 on its bottom surface so that it is raised a certain distance from the guide 220 by the tension of the spring 242, It is characterized in that the holder support 251 is provided with a bent rubber pad 250 on the inner surface of both gripping parts 230 to support both bottom surfaces of the phone charging and holder 240.

That is, when there is no smartphone 300 on the phone charging and cradle 240, both gripping parts 230 maintain a wide open state as shown in FIG. ) can be easily placed on top.

In addition, when the smartphone 300 is placed on the phone charging and cradle 240 as shown in FIG. 3B to use the electric kickboard, when the phone charging and cradle 240 is a wireless charging method, the smartphone 300 is automatically wirelessly charged. In the case of a wired charging method, the charging process is performed only when the charging jack is inserted.

In addition, the phone charging and cradle 240 descends in the phone compartment 200 as the spring 242 is compressed by the weight of the smartphone 300 placed thereon, and the cradle support 251 of the rubber pad 250 will push down

As described above, when both cradle supports 251 are pushed down, each rubber pad 250 pulls both gripping parts 230 inward, so that the guide plate 231 of the gripping part 230 guides the guide 220. While moving inward along the guide groove 221, the gripping part 230 and the rubber pad 250 attached to the inner surface hold the both ends of the smartphone 300 placed on the phone charging and cradle 240 to drive the scooter. Prevents the smartphone 300 from being separated from the phone storage unit 200 during the operation.

In this way, the present invention can charge the smartphone 300 by storing it in the phone storage unit 200, and the smartphone 300 placed in the phone storage unit 200 wirelessly communicates with the motor controller through a downloaded dedicated app. Various types of information according to the kickboard status such as kickboard speed and remaining battery power are displayed on the smartphone 300 when the kickboard is driven by communication, so there is no need to equip the kickboard with an expensive indicator (display device).

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been specifically described according to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is common knowledge in the art that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It will be self-evident to those who have

110: handle 111: post
112: shaft 113: front wheel
121: rear wheel 120: footrest
200: phone compartment 210: compartment housing
211: shaft hole 212: spring receiving
220: guide 221: guide groove
230: gripping unit 231: guide plate
240: phone charging and cradle 241: support shaft
242: spring 250: rubber pad
251: cradle support 300: smartphone

Claims (4)

a handle 110 installed on top of the shaft 112 fitted into the post 111 and rotating the shaft 112 left and right by handles at both ends;
A front wheel 113 installed at the bottom of the shaft 112 and changing direction together with the handle 110;
An electric kickboard is configured with a footrest 120 coupled to the lower end of the post 111 with a battery pack and a motor controller embedded therein, and having a rear wheel 121 at the rear to provide a boarding space.
The handle 110 has a phone storage unit 200 with an open upper surface, and a phone charging and cradle 240 in which the smartphone 300 is placed in the phone storage unit 200,
The battery pack of the scaffold 120 is connected to the charging circuit of the phone charging and cradle 240 to supply power for charging,
The motor controller wirelessly communicates with the smartphone 300 through a dedicated app downloaded on the smartphone 300 to provide the smartphone 300 with various kickboard status information such as kickboard speed and battery level.
An electric kickboard using a smartphone as a display means, characterized in that the user can view various information of the kickboard through the smartphone 300 placed on the phone charging and cradle 240.
According to claim 1,
The phone storage unit 200,
a storage unit housing 210 installed on top of the shaft 112; Guides 220 facing each other on the upper surface of the housing housing 210 to form guide grooves 221 of a predetermined length on both sides; And both gripping parts 230 installed oppositely on the inner surfaces of both side walls of the housing housing 210 so that the lower guide plates 231 are inserted into both guide grooves 221 to be closed inwardly.
When the smartphone 300 is placed on the phone charging and cradle 240, both gripping parts 230 are folded inward by the moving means to hold the smartphone 300, characterized in that the smartphone as a display means Electric kickboard used.
According to claim 2,
As a moving means of both gripping parts 230,
A shaft hole 211 having a predetermined diameter having a spring receiving 212 is formed in the center of the housing housing 210 and the guide 220,
The phone charging and cradle 240 has a support shaft 241 fitted into the shaft hole 211 and a spring 242 on the bottom so that it is raised a certain distance from the guide 220 by the tension of the spring 242,
Both gripping parts 230 are provided with rubber pads 250 in which the holder support 251 is bent to support both bottom surfaces of the phone charging and holder 240, respectively.
If there is no smartphone 300 in the phone charging and cradle 240, both gripping parts 230 maintain the open state,
When the smartphone 300 is placed on the phone charging and cradle 240, the gripping portion 230 on both sides is closed by the pulling action of the cradle support 251 pressed by the weight, characterized in that it holds the smartphone 300 An electric kickboard using a smartphone as a means of display.
According to claim 1,
The phone charging and cradle 240,
An electric kickboard using a smartphone as a display means, characterized in that either or both of a wired charging method with a wired jack and a wireless charging method using a wireless charging circuit are provided.

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