TWM413270U - Charger and network apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A charger includes a casing, a charging circuit, an AC power plug, and a plurality of USB charging sockets. The charging circuit is configured in the casing. The AC power plug is connected to the charging circuit and can be plugged into an AC power socket for supplying the power for the charging circuit. The USB charging sockets are configured on the casing and electrically connected to the charging circuit respectively. Therefore, an external electronic device can be plugged into one of the USB charging sockets via a USB interface so that the charging circuit can charge the electronic device. Furthermore, the charger of the present invention can be integrated with a network apparatus to apply the charging and the network functions at the same time.

Description

V. New description: [New technology field] This is about a charger and network equipment, and in particular, this creation is about a charger that can simultaneously charge multiple electronic devices' and at the same time Network device with charging function and network function. [Prior Art] With the development of technology, the functions of various electronic products have become more complicated, but their volume has been miniaturized to meet their portability and convenience. For example, today's mobile communication devices not only have the function of transmitting and transmitting, but also include entertainment functions such as wireless internet, photography, video, music thief and even video games. In addition to mobile communication devices, there are a variety of different portable electronic products to meet consumer needs. The portable electronic device can usually transmit data by using a universal serial bus (niversal serial bus, USB) and a large data source such as a portable electronic device or a desktop computer. The brain is a standard of defeated busbars. It is also a technical specification for the output interface of the input. The USB interface is hot-swappable, plug-and-play, and fast. ‘L’: It is widely used in computers, mobile devices, multimedia devices and other related secrets. 2 Portable electronic devices can be charged by receiving power when connected to a large data processing device through a surface. Fresh 脳 2 〇 interface can be used for 5 volts, 500 mA of electricity. The 3 type of charging using the uSB interface is limited by the large-scale thief equipment to turn off the power; in addition, because of the large capital owned by the general public, the following:: charging, or notebook computer, usually has a small number of USB slots and = The amount of current of 500 mA is not enough to charge multiple electronic devices at the same time; more importantly, the burden on the outside world is heavy. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the above disadvantages. On the other hand, the development of Internet communication technology has enabled the general public to use the New Zealand network. Wireless zone __Set up f to wireless network ^ Access station (Access P〇int' AP) 'Portable electronic device can communicate with the non-road base station through wireless communication technology, and connect through wireless network base ^ To the Internet. - A portable wireless network (bridging) base a or repeater allows users to use a ring that is not available on the wireless network, such as a hotel or a room with weak wireless signals. Easy to use. However, when the power of the portable electronic device is insufficient, it is necessary to separately supply the power from the independent power supply line, and the wireless network base station itself needs an independent power supply, which will cause the user to use and carry it. Inconvenience. [New Content] Therefore, one of the scope of this creation is to provide a charger that can charge a plurality of portable electronic devices using a USB interface to solve the above problems. According to a specific embodiment, the charger of the present invention comprises a housing, a charging circuit, a mains plug, and a plurality of charging jacks. The charging circuit is disposed in the outer casing and is connected to the mains plug to obtain electrical energy from the mains socket through the mains plug. Each USB charging jack is disposed above the housing and electrically connected to the charging circuit. Each USB charging jack can be plugged into an external electronic device or other device so that the charging circuit can supply power to these external electronic devices or other devices through the USB charging jacks. In this embodiment, each of the USB charging jacks may be disposed on different surfaces of the housing or at a relatively long distance so that external electronic devices or other devices do not interfere with each other. Another area of the creation is to provide a network device that can be charged to an external electronic device or other device via a USB device to solve the above problem. According to a specific embodiment, the network device of the present invention comprises a housing, a network module, a charging circuit, a mains plug, and a plurality of USB charging jacks. The charging circuit is disposed in the housing and is connected to the mains plug to obtain power from the mains socket through the mains plug. The network module is also disposed in the housing for providing network functions to external electronic devices or other devices. Each USB charging jack is disposed above the housing and electrically connected to the charging circuit. Each USB charging jack can be plugged into an external electronic device or other device so that the charging circuit can supply power to these external electronic devices or other devices through the USB charging jacks. In this embodiment, the network module of the network device provides the network function, and the charging circuit supplies power to the external electronic device or other device through the USB interface. Therefore, the network device of this creation integrates both network functions and charging functions. M413270 attached (4) gamma injection _ under the _ detailed and the drawing of the drawing - step understanding. [Embodiment] 1After drawing ’ 图 Α Α 绘 绘 ’ ’ 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据 根据As shown in the figure - the appearance can be a shell with several surfaces, and

Electrical plug 12. In the present embodiment, the outer casing 10 is a rectangular shape; and the shape or size of the outer casing 10 may vary depending on the needs of the designer or the user, and the present invention does not limit this. The mains plug 12 can be used to plug into a mains outlet (not shown) and receive AC power from a mains outlet. Similarly, the specifications of the mains plug 12 in practice vary according to the mains supply provided by each country or region.

In the specific embodiment, a plurality of USB charging jacks 14 are respectively disposed on the outer casing 1 of the charger 1, and the external electronic device 2 can be connected to the USB charging jack 14 through the USB connector 20. As shown in FIG. 1a, the USB connector 20 is connected to the electronic device 2 at one end, and the connector portion is inserted into one of the plurality of charging jacks 14. Please refer to FIG. 1B. FIG. 1B is a functional block diagram showing the internal structure of the charger 10 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1B, the charger 1 further includes a charging circuit 16 which is disposed within the casing 10 and electrically connects the mains plug 12 and each of the USB charging jacks 14. When the mains plug 12 is plugged into the mains socket and the electronic device 2 is plugged into one of the USB charging jacks 14 through the USB connector 20, the charging circuit 16 can receive the mains from the mains socket, and through the USB charging jack 14 to the electronic device 2 Enter 7 M413270. Line charging action. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, since the charger 1 is provided with a plurality of USB charging jacks 14 electrically connected to the internal charging circuit 16, the charger 1 can simultaneously be connected to the plurality of 118^ plugs at the same time. The electronic device performs a charging operation. Since the charger is independent of a large-scale data processing device, such as a desktop computer or a notebook computer, and the charger i has a plurality of USB charging jacks 14, it can be turned off in a large data processing state: The charging of electronic devices has solved the problems of the prior art. Please note that in this embodiment, the charger 丨 is provided with four usb charging jacks 14, but in practice, the number of USB charging jacks may be different according to the designer or user requirements, and is not limited. Although the number shown in Figure 1A is shown. In addition, the USB charging jacks 14 can be separated by a certain distance to prevent the USB plugs of the electronic devices from interfering with each other. . Referring to Figure 1, Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a charger 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 again, the difference between the specific embodiment and the previous embodiment is that the USB charging jacks 34 of the charger 3 of the specific embodiment can be respectively disposed on the same surface of the charger 30. Or on different surfaces. Therefore, the usb plugs of the respective electronic devices can be simultaneously charged by being plugged into the respective USB charging jacks 34 without being blocked from each other. Therefore, the charger 3 of the present embodiment can provide good space utilization efficiency and is more convenient to use. The other units of the charger 3 of the present embodiment are substantially the same as the corresponding units of the above-described embodiments, and thus will not be described again. Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the internal structure of the charging II 4 according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is electrically connected to the charging circuit of the above embodiment, and the head circuit 48 is electrically connected. To the charging circuit 46. When the city plugs

When the USB device of the electronic device reaches the job 3 jack 44, the control circuit 48 can control the charging circuit privately, so that the charging diode provides different current levels to the USB charging jack 44. For example, the control circuit 48 can control the charging circuit 46 to provide a current level of ampere or 21 amps to the USB charging jack 44. The control channel 48 can control the charging circuit 46 to provide different current sizes to charge different usbs. The jack 44', for example, supplies 1 amp of current to one of the USB charging jacks 44 and simultaneously supplies 2.1 amps of current to the other USB charging jack 44. In other words, the control circuit 48 allows the charger 4 to be applied to various electronic devices. Please note that the standard USB 2 〇 specification provides a current of 500 mA, so the USB charging jack of the created charger can include a non-standard USB interface. In practice, the amount of current flowing through the USB charging jack can be indicated by a switch or input interface to indicate the control circuit. This creation does not limit this.

Please refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B together. FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of the network device 5 according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4B is a network device 5 of FIG. 4A. Functional block diagram of the internal structure. . As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the network device 5 includes a casing 50, a network module 52, a charging circuit 54, a mains plug 56, and a plurality of USB charging jacks 58. The network module 52 and the charging circuit 54 are disposed in the casing 50. The network module 52 can be used to provide network functions, and can connect to the Internet through the network connection interface 520 and the network route E. In practice, the network function provided by the network 9 M413270 circuit module 52 can be at least one of a wireless network base station function, a network bridge function, and a repeater function, in other words, the network device 5 can be a wireless network base station (WLANAP) or a network bridge or repeater. In the present embodiment, the charging circuit 54 is electrically connected to the mains plug 56 and each of the USB charging jacks 58, whereby the mains plug 56 is plugged into the mains socket and the USB connector 60 of the electronic device 6 is plugged into a plurality of USB charging jacks.

One of 58 when the 'charge circuit 54 can receive the AC provided by the mains outlet

The power source and the electronic device 6 are charged. In the present embodiment, the function of charging a plurality of electronic devices through the USB charging jack is disclosed in the foregoing specific embodiments, and thus will not be described herein. Please note that the appearance of the network device 5 can be similar to the charger i and the charger 3 of FIG. 1A or FIG. 2, the difference being that the network device 5 is not only a charger, and the network device 5 also provides a network function. . In practice, the electronic device 6 can perform wireless network communication or data transmission with the network device 5 through the network function provided by the network module 52. Therefore, when the power of the electronic device 6 is insufficient to communicate with the network device 5, y is inserted into the USB charging jack 58 through the USB connector 60 to be charged. This can solve the problems of the prior art. Further, the network device 5 of the present embodiment may include a switch s that connects to the network port group 52, as shown in FIG. 4. The switch s can be used by the user, and, through the switch S, the user can control the network. The road module 4:=tj provides a network function. For example, through the switch S, the network device 5 can perform a wireless network base station function or a network bridge function or a repeater function while facing a plurality of electronic devices. The device is charged, or the switch S can turn off the network module 52 to enable the network device 5 to provide only the charging function, thereby saving energy loss. Please refer to FIG. 5, which is another specific example according to the present creation. A functional block diagram of the internal structure of the network device 7 of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the specific embodiment is different from the previous embodiment in that the specific embodiment further includes a memory component connected to the network module. 72. In this embodiment, the network module 72 can be long according to parameters stored in the memory component: for repeater or network bridging function. In practice, this parameter can be stored by the user to the memory component. Μ. For example The user can store the Αΐ> list to the memory component, and when the network module 72 starts to provide the repeater function, it will automatically find and connect from the set list. Please note that the network device of this embodiment 7 is substantially the same as the corresponding unit of the previous embodiment, and therefore will not be described herein. Please refer to FIG. 6 'FIG. 6 shows the internal structure of the network device 8 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Functional block diagram. As shown in Figure 6, this specific implementation and the above - specific embodiments, in this specific meeting you

No restrictions. The specific embodiment of the towel, the network group can also be connected to the present invention, which is not limited to the Μ41327Θ. The network device 8 of the embodiment is the same as the corresponding embodiment of the previous embodiment, and therefore will not be described herein. .

In summary, the charger of this creation can simultaneously provide multiple electronic devices to charge through the USB connector, and can adjust the current of the USB charging jack to suit various electronic devices. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can solve the problem that a portable electronic device needs to be powered by a USB interface to charge a large data processing device, and can only provide a fixed 5 mA current and cannot simultaneously charge multiple electronic devices. In addition, this creative integrated charging feature makes it even more beneficial on wireless network base stations or network bridges. ^ The detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is intended to be more clearly defined and not limited by the scope of the present invention as disclosed above. Conversely, the purpose of the bean is

And the equivalence of the scope of the patent application for this application; all possible changes and equal ‘rows. Illustrated so that it covers 12 M413270. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1A is a schematic view showing the appearance of a charger according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1B is a functional block diagram showing the internal structure of the charger of Figure A. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a charger according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a functional block diagram showing the internal structure of a charger in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4A is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a network device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4B is a functional block diagram showing the internal structure of the network device of Figure 4A. Figure 5 is a functional block diagram showing the internal structure of a network device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a functional block diagram showing the internal structure of a network device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] 1, 3, 4: Charger 13 M413270 10, 30, 40, 50, 70, 80: Housing 12, 32, 42, 56, 76, 86: Mains plugs 14, 34, 44, 58 , 78, 88 : USB charging jacks 16, 46, 54, 74, 84: charging circuit 48: control circuit 2, 6: electronic devices 20, 60: USB connectors 5, 7, 8: network devices 52, 72, 82: Network module S: switch Μ: memory components 520, 720, 820: network connection interface Ε: network route 14

Claims (1)

M413270 VI. Patent application scope: 1. A charger for charging at least one electronic device, the charger comprising: a casing; a charging circuit disposed in the casing; a mains plug 'connecting the charging circuit, The utility plug is used for plugging a mains socket to enable the mains socket to supply power to the charging circuit; and • a plurality of USB charging jacks disposed on the housing and electrically connected to the charging circuit, the USB charging jacks The at least one electronic device is plugged in to enable the charging circuit to charge the at least one electronic device. 2. The charger of claim 1, wherein the uSB charging jacks are respectively disposed on different surfaces of the housing. 3. The charger of claim 1, further comprising a control circuit connected to the charging circuit, wherein the control circuit controls flow through each USB charging jack when the charging circuit charges the at least one electronic device The current. 4, a network device, comprising: • a housing; a network module disposed in the housing for providing a network function; a charging circuit disposed in the housing; a utility plug, connecting the a charging circuit, the utility plug is used for plugging a mains socket to enable the mains socket to charge the charging circuit; and a plurality of USB charging jacks are disposed on the casing and electrically connected to the charging circuit. The jack is for at least one electronic device plug 15 5 to be connected to cause the charging circuit to charge the at least - electronic device. For example, in the network device described in item 4 of the patent (4), the step further includes the function of the network module 'and the network function provided by the network module=3...line network base station function, network The bridging function, and at least one of the repeaters = 'the memory element is configured to store parameters relating to the repeater' and the network module can provide the repeater according to the parameter, such as the scope of the patent The network device of the fourth aspect further includes a switch connecting the network module. The open relationship is used to control the network module to provide = stop providing the network function. 7. The network device of claim 4, wherein the USB charging jacks are respectively disposed on different surfaces of the housing. The network device of claim 4, further comprising a control circuit connected to the charging circuit, wherein when the charging circuit charges the at least one electronic device, the control circuit controls to flow through each of the USB The current in the charging jack. 9. A network device comprising: a housing; a network module disposed in the housing for providing a network function; a charging circuit disposed in the housing; a mains plug 'connecting the charging circuit The utility plug is used for plugging a mains socket to enable the mains socket to charge the charging circuit; and a plurality of USB charging jacks are disposed on the casing and electrically connected to the charging circuit 'the USB charging jacks For at least one electronic device to plug 16 M413270 = to enable the charging circuit to charge at least the electronic device, and to a small number of the coffee jacks to connect to the network module, 4 adjacent to the -USB interface wireless network card and the Network ς Connect to provide this network function. The network device according to claim 9, further comprising: a component connected to the network module, and the network module provides the network: a monthly wireless network base Desk function 'network bridging function, and repeater In the case of at least one of the functions, the memory element is used to store a parameter - relating to the function of the repeater and the network module can provide the relay function according to the parameter. 11. The network device of claim 9, further comprising a switch connecting the network module. The open relationship is used to control the network module to provide the second stop providing the network function. U. The network device of claim 9, wherein the USB charging jacks are respectively disposed on different surfaces of the housing. 13. The network device of claim 9, further comprising a control circuit connected to the charging circuit. When the charging circuit charges the at least one electronic farm, the control circuit controls the flow through each of the USB The current in the charging jack. 17