Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
  • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
  • H01M50/20—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
  • H01M50/218—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by the material
  • H01M50/22—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by the material of the casings or racks
  • H01M50/227—Organic material
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
  • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
  • H01M50/20—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
  • H01M50/296—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders characterised by terminals of battery packs
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
  • A61B5/145—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue
  • A61B5/14532—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
  • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
  • G09F2003/0282—Forms or constructions for textiles, e.g. clothing
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
  • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
  • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
  • H04M1/026—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
  • H04M1/0262—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components for a battery compartment
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
  • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

Definitions

• the present invention relates, in general, to a portable emergency battery, and, more particularly, to a portable emergency battery, in which the number of pins of the connector of a mobile phone is immediately harmonized and used using genders, which are core parts of the emergency battery of the present invention, without requiring that the number of pins of the connector of the mobile phone be changed since, of various products of portable mobile devices, the mobile phone is configured such that power and control signals are connected to a standard 18 ⁇ 20-pin or 20 ⁇ 24-pin connector, standardized by the Korean Telecommunication Technology Association (TTA), so that the mobile device can be powered, or the dedicated battery of the mobile device can be charged in the case where a battery charger is not carried or an AC power source or vehicle power source cannot be used in a situation in which the mobile device cannot be used due to the discharge of the battery, and in which the emergency battery is also used as a data communication cable, so that the transmission and reception of data to and from external communications equipment is enabled.
• TTA Korean Telecommunication Technology Association
• the above-described connectors are classified and are specified so that they are divided into IF connectors for the transmission and reception of data and charging and earphone connectors for the reception of earphone jacks, and so that the transmission and reception of data and charging are performed by the IF connectors and an earphone function is performed using the earphone connectors.
• an object of the present invention is to provide an accessory-type portable emergency battery, which is capable of being used for the transmission and reception of data to and from external communications equipment and as the charging source of a portable mobile device, and which is provided with a plurality of additional functions, thereby increasing the ease of use and usefulness of the mobile device.
• Another object of the present invention is to meet the tendency toward slim mobile phones by harmonizing the different numbers of pins of a mobile device and an interface with each other in such a way as to apply genders, which are connector parts, including both male and female connector units for harmonizing a mobile device with the standard 18-20 or 20-24 pin connector of an external power supply unit, to an emergency battery.
• the present invention provides a portable emergency battery, comprising an internal circuit for supplying and controlling predetermined charging voltage and current, a battery cell for enabling the internal circuit to perform electric charging, a casing for protecting the internal circuit and the battery cell, a body constituting the casing, a light emission unit formed on a front or back of the body through double-shot molding, and an output gender and an input gender respectively formed in upper and lower portions of the casing, containing the battery cell and the internal circuit, and each configured to harmonize a specific number of pins of an interface with a difference number of pins of another interface.
• the emergency battery of the present invention may be provided with additional functions, such as a voice recording and decoding function, a blood sugar measurement function, a breathalyzer function, a bad breath removal function, a location tracking (GPS or LBS) function and an RFID function, in addition to data transmission/reception and charging functions.
• additional functions such as a voice recording and decoding function, a blood sugar measurement function, a breathalyzer function, a bad breath removal function, a location tracking (GPS or LBS) function and an RFID function, in addition to data transmission/reception and charging functions.
• parts called genders which are additional connector parts for providing interfacing to a mobile device and to the standard 20-24 pin terminal of an external power supply, are applied to an emergency battery, so that the different numbers of pins of interfaces can be harmonized with each other, thereby realizing an effect of making the mobile phone slim, and a battery charging function of powering the mobile phone or charging the dedicated battery of the mobile phone in the case where a battery charger is not carried or an AC power source or vehicle power source cannot be used in a situation in which a mobile phone cannot be used due to the discharge of a battery, a function of communicating with external communications equipment, and a plurality of additional functions are provided to the emergency battery, thereby realizing a useful effect of further improving the ease of use and usefulness of a mobile phone.
• FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are views showing the various external configurations of an emergency battery according to the present invention.
• FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the emergency battery according to the present invention.
• FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are views showing embodiments of the emergency battery according to the present invention.
• the internal circuit 9 functions to regulate power supplied from the input gender
• the output gender 10 is connected to the mobile phone 7, while the input gender 10a is connected to an external power supply unit.
• a Light Emitting Diode (LED) is connected to the internal circuit 9, and thus predetermined power is supplied to a light emission unit 8.
• a general secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, a lithium-polymer battery, a nickel-manganese battery, a nickel-metal hydride battery or an equivalent thereof, may be used as the battery cell 12, but the type of secondary battery is not limited. It is preferred that the battery cell 12 be very small because it is contained in a casing that is easy to carry.
• the battery cell 12 is connected to the output and input genders 10 and 10a, including both male and female connector units, and the internal circuit 9, as described above, and thus the battery cell 12 is charged to a predetermined voltage with charging current and voltage supplied through the output and input genders 10 and 10a.
• the above-described emergency battery 1 may be provided in various shapes and designs, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.
• the emergency battery 1 may be variously constructed in such a way that, in the state in which a lid 4 is present or is not present at the top of a body 3 defined by a casing 2, the output gender 10 is disposed on the casing 2 at an appropriate location and is then used. It is preferred that this emergency battery 1 be attached to the mobile phone 7 using a typical accessory string.
• the casing 2 is formed to include the transparent light emission unit 8, which is formed on the front side of the translucent or opaque body 3 through double injection.
• the LED of the light emission unit 8 is connected to the internal circuit 9 contained in the casing 2, and is thus supplied with predetermined power and emits light through the front side of the body 3. That is, when the exchange of data with external communications equipment is performed, the mobile phone 7 is powered or the dedicated battery of the mobile phone is charged from the emergency battery 1, the above- described light emission unit 8 functions as an indication lamp.
• the light emission unit 8 may be configured in the form of a lamp that simply emits light without special features, it is preferred that the light emission unit 8 be configured in the shape of the initials of a company's trade name or logo and emit light.
• an output gender 10 and an input gender 10a are provided as a gender that interfaces with an 18 ⁇ 20-pin male connector, provided in the bottom or side portion of the casing of the mobile phone 7, and a gender that interfaces with the 20 ⁇ 24-pin female connector of a battery charger, that is, an external power supply unit, respectively.
• a casing 2 is configured to include an internal circuit 9, a battery cell 12, a light emission unit 8, an output gender 10, and an input gender 10a, thereby performing data transmission/reception and battery charging functions. Additionally, it is the principal technical aspect of the present invention that other functions may be added by including application circuits, such as a voice circuit 13, a blood sugar measurement circuit 14, a bad breath removal circuit 15, a breathalyzer circuit 16, a location tracking (GPS or LBS) circuit 17, and an RFID circuit 18, in the internal circuit 9.
• application circuits such as a voice circuit 13, a blood sugar measurement circuit 14, a bad breath removal circuit 15, a breathalyzer circuit 16, a location tracking (GPS or LBS) circuit 17, and an RFID circuit 18, in the internal circuit 9.
• the emergency battery 1 in the case where, when the user carries the emergency battery 1, the emergency battery 1 is attached to the mobile phone 7 using an accessory string (not shown) and is carried as an accessory, it is easy to use the emergency battery 1 and there is no concern about the loss thereof.
• the upper output gender 10 is exposed to the outside by opening the lid 4 disposed at the top of the body 3, as shown in FIG. 1, or the output gender 10, disposed on the body 3 at the appropriate location to be exposed to the outside, as shown in FIGS.
• a standard connector which is classified as a female connector or a male connector, which is provided in the bottom or side portion of the mobile phone 7, thereby operating the mobile phone or charging the dedicated battery of the mobile phone.
• the exchange of data with external communications equipment can be performed by using the emergency battery 1 as a data communications cable.
• the input gender 10a for charging the battery cell 12 is disposed in the bottom of the casing 2, so that the battery cell 12 is supplied with electricity through the female connector of a battery charger, that is, an external power supply unit, using the input gender 10a, with the result that the battery cell 12 is charged with electricity through the internal circuit 9 and the charged battery cell 12 supplies power for the exchange of data with external communications equipment or to the mobile phone or the battery of the mobile phone through the output gender 10, which provides interfacing to a standard connector such as a female connector or male connector, via the internal circuit 9.
• a standard connector such as a female connector or male connector
• the internal circuit 9 operates to prevent excessive discharge as well as excessive charging during charging.
• the connection is detected through the internal circuit 9.
• electricity is supplied from the battery cell 12 and causes the light emission unit 8 to emit light, and thus the light emission unit 8 functions as an indication lamp, indicating that data is being exchanged with external communications equipment, or that the mobile phone or the battery of the mobile phone is being charged with power.
• the light emission unit 8 formed on the front side of the body 3 through double injection is configured to include the LED connected to the internal circuit 9 and the light emission unit 8 is formed in the shape of a company's trade name or logo rather than just a lamp that simply indicates charging status, an advertising effect as well as a visual effect can be accomplished.
• the voice circuit 13 which is an additional function circuit of the present invention, is included in the internal circuit 9
• a small-sized microphone and speaker (not shown) are formed in the casing 2, and thus voice can be recorded and decoded.
• a bad breath removal circuit 15 is included in the internal circuit 9
• a small-sized discharge hole (not shown) is formed through the casing 2, and thus odors and a bad breath removing agent can be discharged through the discharge hole.
• a display (not shown) is installed in the casing 2, and thus the status of blood sugar measurement or the status of breathalysing can be provided.
• the location tracking (GPS, or LBS) circuit 17 When the location tracking (GPS, or LBS) circuit 17 is included in the internal circuit 9, a location tracking service to be used in the event of loss of the mobile phone can be provided.
• the RFID circuit 18 When the RFID circuit 18 is included in the internal circuit 9, an RFID chip (not shown) is attached to the casing 2, and thus various types of authentication, regarding information stored in the electronic chip, can be provided. [40] Since the above-described additional functions are provided by applying general additional functions to the emergency battery 1 of the present invention, the illustration thereof is omitted in the drawings, as described above. It is preferred that the additional functions be activated using switches.

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