WO2014203084A2

WO2014203084A2 - Mobile phone safety distance mechanism

Info

Publication number: WO2014203084A2
Application number: PCT/IB2014/002185
Authority: WO
Inventors: Wasfi Alshdaifat; Eida Almuhairbi; Farah Afif KASSAB
Original assignee: Wasfi Alshdaifat; Eida Almuhairbi; Kassab Farah Afif
Priority date: 2014-10-20
Filing date: 2014-10-20
Publication date: 2014-12-24
Also published as: WO2014203084A3; CN106165304B; CN106165304A

Abstract

To provide a mobile safety distance mechanism (20), for keeping a distance in- between the user ear and the phone, consisting of: An electromagnetic switch (22); rack gear (23); 2^nd gear; rotatable shaft; two-brackets (26). The (ES) (22) is connected to the rack gear (23), engaged to the 2nd gear that is installed around the rotatable shaft which is extending out of the phone sides to two rotatable brackets (26) that are kept in parallel with the device sides. Once the (ES) (22) is actuated, it pulls back to inside it the rack gear (23), which rotates the 2^nd gear (24) to rotate the shaft (25), to rotate both brackets (26) to move toward the vertical configuration, wherein once the user puts the phone near to his ear, the brackets (26) become in touch with his head around his ear, keeping a space in- between his ear and the phone.

Description

MOBILE PHONE SAFETY DISTANCE MECHANISM

Description of the Invention

Technical Field of Invention

This invention relates to an automatic mechanism for providing a safety distance in-between the human body and a smart or cellular mobile phone.

Background Art

Mobile phones use electromagnetic radiaion in the microwave reange, part of the radio waves emitted by a mobile telephone handset are absorbed by the human body, as a result; the enormous increase in the use of cellular and smart mobile phones throughout the world, and the effect of mobile phone radiation on the human health, were a place of study and research for more than 6 billion subscriptions worldwide since Nov. 2011.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified mobile phone radiation as Group 2B - possibly carcinogenic (not Group 2A - probably carcinogenic - nor the dangerous group 1). That means that there could be some risk of carcinogenicity.

Some national radiation advisory authorities have recommended measures to minimize exposure to their citizens as aprecautionary approach. The principle implies that there is a social responsibility to protect the public from exposure to harm, when scientific investigation has found a plausible risk.

To overcome the probable harm effects, the users are advised to limit their exposure by reducing call time, making calls where reception is good, by using hands-free devices like earpiece or speaker options, texting, or carrying the device via a body-worn in a belt clip or holster.

As a matter of physics, radio-frequency energy generally increases sharply as distance is reduced, while field intensities drop rapidly with distance away from a radiation source.

According to the 2001 FCC guidleines of the Federal Communications Commission, an assumed safety distance in-between the mobile phone and the body is in-between 0.59 inches to 0.98 inches (1.5 cm to 2.5 cm). The safety manual for Apple's iPhone 4: "When using iPhone near your body for voice calls or for wireless data transmission over a cellular network, keep iPhone at least 15 mm (5/8 inch) away from the body..." the warning reads.

Similarly, BlackBerry 9000 phone and Motorola W180 safety manuals, tell the users to keep a safety distance.

But, the fact is that most of the public are not reading these instructions, and as a result, the majority for extra reasons, are not following these instructions, so everywhere the public are seen sticking the phones to their ears, which are a sinsitive parts in the human body, that is located in the most sensitive major part in the human body.

The prior art is not disclosing any tool automatically providing a safety distance in-between the ear and the phone when the phone is in use, as a result, this invention is providing a mechanism with simple tools for keeping a safety distance in-between the ear and the phone.

Disclosure of Invention

Brief Description

To provide a mechanism for keeping automatically a safety distance in-between a human ear and a mobile phone. The mechanism consists of an electromagnetic switch (ES), connected to a rack gear, engaged to a 2nd gear installed around a rotatable shaft extending out of both sides of the phone body, and engaged to two rotatable brackets.

When the mobile phone is not in use, the (ES) is not actuated, and as a result, the brackets are kept in parallel with the device sides, when the user receives a call, or performs a call, then by switching to the call function or answer function, the (ES) is automatically actuated through an internal simple electric circuit inside the device, when the (ES) is actuated, it pulls back to inside it the rack gear, as the rack gear is moving, the 2^nd gear is rotated, rotating the shaft, to rotate both brackets to move toward the vertical configuration, wherein once the user puts the phone near to his ear, the brackets will become in touch with his head around his ear before the phone become in touch with his ear, as a result, the brackets keep a space in-between his ear and the phone.

Brief Description of the Drawings:

FIG. 1: Illustrates a 3-D view for safety distance mechanism.

FIG. 2: illustrates an external 3-D view for the mobile phone with the brackets in parallel with the phone sides (off-mode).

FIG. 3: illustrates a transparent 3-D view for the mobile phone with the mechanism location installed inside it.

FIG. 4: illustrates a 3-D view for the mechanism while actuated.

FIG. 5: Illustrates a 3-D view for the mobile phone while the brackets vertical to the phone sides (on-mode). Detailed description for carrying out the Invention: Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention:

In order to make it easy to carry out the invention, a detailed description of the parts of the invention, supported with figures, is provided here, wherein the main parts are arranged sequentially, according to the importance of the part, it is made easy to read, by referring to each feature, with a number included in the parts description text, and in the parts numbering list, the numbering of parts features is indicated here, by starting it sequentially from number 20, whenever a part feature appears in a text, it will be directly assigned its required serial number. As example in FIG. 1, the parts' features are arranged sequentially from number 20, 21, 22...

To provide a mechanism 20 for keeping automatically a safety distance in- between a human ear and a mobile phone 21.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, The mechanism 20 consists of an electromagnetic switch (ES) 22, connected to a rack gear 23, engaged to a 2nd gear 24 installed around a rotatable shaft 25 extending out of both sides of the phone 21 body, and engaged to two rotatable brackets 26.

When the mobile phone 21 is not in use (off-mode), the (ES) 22 is not actuated, and as a result, the brackets 26 are kept in parallel with the device 21 sides (Fig. 3), when the user receives a call, or performs a call, then by switching to the call function or answer function, the (ES) 22 is automatically actuated through an internal simple electric circuit inside the device (not shown), when the (ES) 22 is actuated, it pulls back to inside it the rack gear 23, as the rack gear 23 is moving, the 2^nd gear 24 is rotated, rotating the shaft 25, to rotate both brackets 26 to move toward the vertical configuration Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, wherein once the user puts the phone 21 near to his ear, the brackets 26 will become in touch with his head around his ear before the phone 21 become in touch with his ear, as a result, the brackets 26 will keep a space in-between his ear and the phone 21. Note 1: The (ES) 22, can be replaced with a tiny motor, and the rack gear can be replaced with any conventional gear engaged with the 2^nd gear.

Note 2: The brackets 26 ends are to be flat, it may appear sharp in the figures, but these figures are only for demonstration. Note 3: It is obvious for the inventors that a similar external safety mechanism with electronic circuit, can be installed externally on the mobile, and connected to it via the charge inlet, to actuate the mechanism when the mobile is in use.

Industrial applicability:

1- Mobile phone safety mechanism made from available tools, parts... with applicable modifications.

2- Active automatic safety system that guarantee the safety use, and solves all issues and cases resulting from the non safe use of the mobile phones.

Parts Drawing Index:

20 Safety distance mechanism.

21 Mobile phone.

22 Electromagnetic switch.

23 Rack gear.

24 2^nd gear.

25 Rotatable shaft.

26 Brackets.

Claims

1- A mobile safety distance mechanism (20), for keeping a distance in- between the user ear and the phone, comprising:

An electromagnetic switch (22);

a rack gear (23);

a 2^nd gear (24);

a rotatable shaft (25);

a two-brackets (26).

2- The safety mechanism (20) according to claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic switch (ES) (22) is connected to the rack gear (23), which is engaged to the 2nd gear (24) that is installed around the rotatable shaft (25) which is extending out of both sides of the phone (21) body, to be engaged to the two rotatable brackets (26) that are kept in parallel with the device sides, when the device is not in use.

3- The safety mechanism (20) according to claim 1 , wherein the (ES) (22) is automatically actuated through an internal simple electric circuit inside the device once the user receives a call, or performs a call, such that when the (ES) (22) is actuated, it pulls back to inside it, the rack gear (23), which rotates the 2^nd gear (24) to rotate the shaft (25), to rotate both brackets (26) to move toward the vertical configuration, wherein once the user puts the phone (21) near to his ear, the brackets (26) become in touch with his head around his ear before the phone (21) become in touch with his ear, as a result, the brackets (26) keep a space in-between his ear and the phone.