WO2019237343A1

WO2019237343A1 - Charging dock and charging device

Info

Publication number: WO2019237343A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/091543
Authority: WO
Inventors: 詹雪超; 彭涛; 唐尹; 黄星
Original assignee: 维克多哈苏有限公司
Priority date: 2018-06-15
Filing date: 2018-06-15
Publication date: 2019-12-19
Also published as: CN111492554A

Abstract

A charging dock for charging rechargeable batteries (30), comprising: a main component having a plurality of cavities (15); and a movable component which is movably connected to the main component for opening and closing the cavities (15), so as to switch the charging dock between an opened state and a closed state. When the charging dock is in the opened state, the movable component and the cavities (15) together form charging slots (31) for accommodating the rechargeable batteries (30), so as to charge the rechargeable batteries (30). The charging dock is simple and compact in appearance, and is easy to carry. The present invention also relates to a charging device having the charging dock.

Description

Charging base and charging device

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of charging technology, and in particular, to a charging base and a charging device.

Background technique

Electronic equipment is usually equipped with a rechargeable battery. Due to the capacity limitation of the rechargeable battery, a charging stand is required to charge the rechargeable battery. "One charge more" charging base can charge multiple rechargeable batteries at the same time, with high charging efficiency. The existing "one-charging and multi-charging" charging base has a large volume and is not convenient to carry because it is provided with multiple charging compartments. Moreover, due to the dimensional tolerance introduced by the charging base in the manufacturing process, the rechargeable battery has an unstable and unstable situation in the charging base, and the rechargeable battery has no feel of stuttering when inserted into the charging compartment, and the user experience is poor.

Public content

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a charging stand for charging a rechargeable battery, including: a main body part having a plurality of cavities; a movable part movably connected to the main body part for opening and closing the cavity So that the charging base is in an open state and a folded state; when the charging base is in an open state, the movable part and the cavity together form a charging slot for accommodating the rechargeable battery, so that The rechargeable battery is charged.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a charging device including the above-mentioned charging base and a charging power source electrically connectable to the charging base.

It can be seen from the foregoing technical solutions that the embodiments of the present disclosure have at least the following beneficial effects:

The charging base has two states of opening and closing. When in the folded state, the whole is a complete box. The volume of the charging base is greatly reduced compared to the opened state. The appearance is simple and compact, convenient to carry, and avoiding one charge and multiple charging. Defective seat volume. The stopper is also provided with an elastic clamping member. When the rechargeable battery is inserted into the charging slot, the elastic clamping member firmly fixes the rechargeable battery in the charging slot and gives the user a stuttering feel, so that the user feels that the battery can be charged. The rechargeable battery is fully inserted into the charging slot.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and constitute a part of the description. Together with the following specific embodiments, the drawings are used to explain the present disclosure, but do not constitute a limitation on the present disclosure. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a charging stand in an open state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. (A) and (b) are perspective structural diagrams of different angles, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the charging base shown in FIG. 1 after a rechargeable battery is inserted.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a charging stand according to an embodiment of the present disclosure without a rechargeable battery inserted therein. (A) and (b) are cross-sectional views in two directions, respectively.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a charging stand being inserted into a rechargeable battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

5 is a cross-sectional view of a charging stand after a rechargeable battery is inserted into an embodiment of the present disclosure, (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views at two angles, and (c) is a cross-sectional view omitting a spring.

6 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging stand in a collapsed state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a perspective structural view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is another perspective structural view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a perspective structural view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is another perspective structural view of a charging stand according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

【Symbol Description】

10-base; 11-base plate; 12-back plate; 13-side plate; 14-partition; 15-cavity; 141-electrode piece; 121-stop; 16-elastic clamp; 161- convex 162-spring; 131-charging hole;

20-flip cover; 21-floor plate; 22-side plate; 23-clamping block; 24-groove;

30-rechargeable battery; 31-charging slot; 32-snap slot; 33-snap portion; 34-magnet; 35-iron piece; 36-indicator light.

detailed description

The present disclosure provides a charging base and a charging device for charging a rechargeable battery. The charging base includes a main body part having a plurality of cavities, and a movable part movably connected to the main body part for opening and closing the battery. The cavity, so that the charging base is in an open state and a folded state; when the charging base is in an open state, the movable part and the cavity together form a charging slot for accommodating the rechargeable battery To charge the rechargeable battery. The charging base and charging device of the present disclosure can charge any type of rechargeable batteries, including but not limited to rechargeable batteries for drones, control terminals of drones, cameras, video cameras, mobile devices, and the like.

In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure more clear, the present disclosure is further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a charging base. The main parts of the charging base can have multiple forms. This embodiment takes the base as an example for description, and the movable parts can also have multiple forms. This embodiment uses a flip cover as an example. Be explained.

The flip cover is rotatably connected to the base, that is, the flip cover can rotate relative to the base. Referring to FIG. 1, when charging is required, the charging base is opened, and the charging base is in an open state. (A) and (b) are three-dimensional structural diagrams of different angles, respectively. The flip cover 20 is an L-shaped plate formed by a bottom plate 21 and a side plate 22. The base 10 is a rectangular box body surrounded by a bottom plate 11, a back plate 12 and two side plates 13. The bottom plate 21 of the flip cover is rotatably connected to the bottom plate 11 of the base. Specifically, an end of the flip bottom plate 21 remote from its side plate 22 and an end of the base bottom plate 11 remote from its back plate 12 are rotationally connected. The rotation connection may be implemented in various ways, for example, it may be implemented through a rotating shaft, so that the flip cover 20 as a whole can rotate around the rotating shaft. When the flip cover 20 is opened, the charging base is in an open state, and the bottom plate 21 and the side plate 22 of the flip cover are separated from the base 10. In FIG. 1, the bottom plate 21 of the flip cover is on the same plane as the bottom plate 11 of the base, and the side plate 22 of the flip cover is parallel to the back plate 12 of the base.

As shown in FIG. 1, the base 10 is further provided with partition plates 14 which are fixed to the bottom plate 11 and the back plate 12 of the base. The base 10 has four cavities 15, and the cavity 15 is surrounded by two adjacent partition plates 14 and portions of the base plate 11 and the back plate 12 between the adjacent partition plates 14. After the flip cover 20 is opened, the four cavities 15 of the base 10 are simultaneously opened. The flip cover 20 has four clamping blocks 23. The four clamping blocks 23 and the four cavities 15 are arranged in a row in the same direction, and the four clamping blocks 23 are opposite to the four cavities 15. The flip cover 20 is further formed with four grooves 24, the grooves 24 and the clamping block 23 are arranged alternately, and each of the grooves 24 is opposite to a partition 14 of the base 10. Each cavity 15 and its corresponding clamping block 23 form a charging slot 31, so a total of four charging slots 31 are formed in the charging base.

Each cavity 15 is provided with an electrode sheet 141, and the position of the electrode sheet 141 is not limited. The electrode sheet 141 may be disposed on the separator 14 as shown in FIG. 1, or may be disposed on the bottom plate 11 or the back plate 12 of the base. After the rechargeable battery 30 is inserted into the charging slot 31, as shown in FIG. 2, the electrode sheet 141 is in contact with the electrodes of the rechargeable battery 30 to charge the rechargeable battery 30.

Further, referring to FIG. 1 (a), in the charging base of this embodiment, each cavity 15 is further provided with a stopper 121, that is, the stopper 121 is located on the base back plate 12 and is located on an adjacent partition 14. Between sections. In this embodiment, the shapes of the stopper 121 and the stopper 23 are not specifically limited. The shape of the stopper 121 and the stopper 23 are adapted to the shape of the rechargeable battery 30, that is, the shapes of the stopper 121 and the stopper 23 depend on The shape of the rechargeable battery 30 suitable for the charging stand. For example, for the rechargeable battery 30 shown in FIG. 2, the two ends of the rechargeable battery 30 facing the stopper 121 and the clip 23 are curved surfaces, so the faces of the stopper 121 and the clip 23 facing the rechargeable battery 30 should also be curved surfaces. Therefore, after the rechargeable battery 30 is inserted into the charging slot 31, it can be fixed relatively firmly by the stopper 121 and the clamping block 23, so as to prevent the rechargeable battery 30 from being unstable in the charging slot 31.

Further, the stopper 121 is further provided with an elastic clamping member 16, and the elastic clamping member 16 can expand and contract in a direction toward the clamping block 23. In this embodiment, the structure of the elastic clamping member 16 is not specifically limited. In one example, the elastic clamping member 16 may adopt a projection 161, and the projection 161 has a spring 162 built therein. When a rechargeable battery is not inserted into the charging slot 31, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the projection 161 protrudes beyond the stop 121 under the action of the spring 162. During the process of inserting the rechargeable battery 30 into the charging slot 31, as shown in FIG. 4, the rechargeable battery 30 applies pressure to the bump 161 to compress the spring 162, so that the rechargeable battery 30 is smoothly installed in the cavity 15, and the spring 162 is directed toward The convex block 161 exerts an elastic force, and the convex block 161 applies a pushing force to the rechargeable battery 30 toward the clamping block 23, so that the user maintains a certain hand feeling when the rechargeable battery 30 is inserted. After the rechargeable battery 30 is inserted into the charging slot 31, as shown in FIG. 5, when the bottom end of the rechargeable battery 30 is inserted into the bottom of the charging slot 31, the thrust of the projection 161 firmly fixes the rechargeable battery 30 to the charging slot 31 And give the user a stuttering feel so that the user perceives that the rechargeable battery 30 has been fully inserted into the charging slot 31.

After the charging is completed, the rechargeable battery 30 is pulled out, the flip cover 20 of FIG. 1 is turned, and the charging base is closed. As shown in FIG. 6, the charging base is in a collapsed state. The side plate 22 and the bottom plate 21 of the flip cover are respectively attached to the top surface opposite to the base plate 11 and the front surface opposite to the base back plate 12. The flip cover 20 completely closes all the cavities 15 and the charging base is a complete rectangular box body to protect the electrode sheet 141 in a closed box body from being damaged.

In the charging base of this embodiment, the charging base has two states of being opened and closed. When the charging base is in the folded state, the whole is a complete box body. The volume of the charging base is greatly reduced compared to the opened state, and the appearance is simple and compact, and convenient to carry , To avoid the "one charge more" defect of the charging base is too large.

The foregoing is only an exemplary description, and this embodiment is not limited thereto. For example, the shapes of the flip cover 20 and the base 10 may be other shapes other than the L-shaped plate and the rectangular box body, as long as the two can be relatively rotated and have two states of being opened and closed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the number of charging slots 31 is not limited to four, the flip cover 20 may have any number of multiple clamping blocks 23, and the base 10 may have corresponding multiple cavities 15 to form multiple charging slots. 31.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the movable connection may also be in a form other than a rotary connection, for example, a sliding connection. When the movable part slides into the main part, the movable part closes the cavity of the main part, so that the charging base is in a folded state; when the movable part slides out of the main part, the movable part opens the cavity of the main part, so that the charging base Is open.

The features of the charging stand of another embodiment of the present disclosure that are the same as or similar to those of the above embodiment are not repeated, and only the features that are different from those of the above embodiment will be described below.

In this embodiment, the number of the flip covers is four, and the four flip covers and the four cavities are respectively arranged in a row in the same direction, and are respectively opposite to the positions of the four cavities. Each flip has a clip and can be independently rotated relative to the base. For each flip cover, its corresponding cavity can be opened and closed individually. When at least one flip cover is opened, its corresponding cavity is opened, and the charging base is in an open state; when all the flip covers are closed, all four cavities of the base are closed, and the charging base is in a collapsed state.

Compared with the previous embodiment, the separate flip cover is replaced by a plurality of discrete flip covers. In this way, when the number of rechargeable batteries that need to be charged is less than the number of charging slots, for example, two rechargeable batteries need to be charged, then open two Only one flip cover is needed, and it is not necessary to open all the flip covers. Compared with the previous embodiment, the volume of the open state of the charging base can be further reduced, and the use is more flexible and convenient.

Charging cradles of another embodiment of the present disclosure have the same or similar features as those of the above embodiments, and will not be described in detail below. Only the features different from those of the above embodiments will be mainly described below.

The charging base also includes a locking component. The locking component may be disposed on the main body and / or the movable part. When the charging base is in a closed state, the movable part is fixed to the main body.

The locking component adopts a snapping component. The snapping component includes a snapping groove 32 and a snapping portion 33. The buckling groove 32 is provided on the main body part, and the buckling part 33 may be provided on the movable part. As shown in FIG. 7, in the case of the flip cover 20 of the L-shaped plate and the base 10 of the rectangular box body in the foregoing embodiment, the snap portion may be provided on the inner surface of the flip side plate 22, and the snap groove 32 may be provided on the base. At the top of the seat back plate 12, the buckling portion 33 is buckled in the buckling groove 32 to fix the flip cover 20 to the base 10. Of course, the positions of the buckling groove 32 and the buckling portion 33 can be interchanged, that is, the buckling groove 32 is provided on the movable member, and the buckling portion 33 is provided on the main body, which can also serve as a fixing function.

The locking component may also adopt a magnetic component, and the magnetic component includes: a magnet and an iron piece. The magnet is provided on the movable member, and the iron piece is provided on the main member. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 8, the magnet 34 may be disposed on the inner surface of the flip side plate 22, the iron piece 35 may be disposed on the top of the base back plate 12, and the magnet 34 attracts the iron piece 35 to fix the flip cover 20 to the base. Block 10. Of course, the positions of the magnet 34 and the iron piece 35 can be interchanged, that is, the magnet 34 is provided on the main body part, and the iron piece 35 is provided on the movable part, which can also play a fixing role.

The locking component can also be adopted as a locking component. The locking component includes a hook foot, a pressing portion and a limiting portion. The hook foot is provided on the movable member, and the pressing portion and the limiting portion are provided on the main body member. Similarly, the hook feet may be provided on the outer surface of the flip side plate 22, and the pressing portion and the stopper portion may be provided on the top of the base back plate 12. The stopper portion is fixedly connected to the hook foot by pressing the pressing portion to connect the flip cover 20 is fixed to the base 10. Of course, the positions of the hook foot and the pressing part and the limiting part can be interchanged, that is, the hook foot is provided on the main body part, and the pressing part and the limiting part are provided on the movable part, which can also play a fixing role.

The main body is also provided with an indicator light for indicating the state of the charging tank. As shown in FIG. 9, the number of the indicator lights 36 may be one. When the charging base is turned on and a rechargeable battery is not inserted, the indicator light 36 is in a first state; when at least one charging slot has a rechargeable battery being charged, The indicator light 36 is in a second state. When the charge of the rechargeable battery is full, the indicator light 36 is in a third state. The number of indicator lights may also correspond to the number of charging slots. As shown in FIG. 10, each charging slot has a corresponding indicator light 36. When a rechargeable battery is not inserted in the charging slot, its corresponding indicator light 36 is in the first state; when a rechargeable battery is being charged in the charging slot, its corresponding indicator light 36 is in the second state. When the rechargeable battery is fully charged, its corresponding indicator light 36 is in the third state. This embodiment does not limit the first state, the second state, and the third state. For example, each state may be various colors, and each state may also be various flicker frequencies.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a charging device including the charging stand of any of the above embodiments and a charging power source electrically connectable to the charging stand. The base of the charging base is also provided with a charging hole. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the charging hole 131 is provided on a side plate of the base. The cable of the charging power source can be inserted into the charging hole 131 to be electrically connected with the charging base. When the rechargeable battery is inserted into the charging slot, the external power source charges the rechargeable battery through the charging power source.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, only the above-mentioned division of the functional modules is used as an example. In practical applications, the above-mentioned functions can be allocated by different functional modules according to needs. The internal structure is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. For the specific working process of the device described above, reference may be made to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, rather than limiting them. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some or all of the technical features can be replaced equivalently; without conflict, the features in the embodiments of the present invention can be arbitrarily combined; and these modifications or replacements The essence of the corresponding technical solutions does not depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

A charging stand for charging a rechargeable battery is characterized in that it includes:

A main part having a plurality of cavities;

A movable part, which is movably connected to the main body part, for opening and closing the cavity, so that the charging base is in an opened state and a folded state;

When the charging base is in an open state, the movable part and the cavity together form a charging slot for receiving the rechargeable battery to charge the rechargeable battery.
The charging stand of claim 1, wherein a size of the charging stand in the collapsed state is smaller than a size of the charging stand in the opened state.
The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the movable connection is a rotary connection, and the movable member is rotatable relative to the main body member.
The charging stand according to claim 3, wherein

The movable part is an L-shaped plate formed by a bottom plate and a side plate;

The main body is surrounded by a bottom plate, a back plate, and two side plates, and has a top surface opposite to the bottom plate and a front surface opposite to the back plate, and an end of the bottom plate of the movable component remote from the side plate and the front surface. Bottom end rotation connection;

When the charging base is in a collapsed state, the bottom plate and the side plate of the movable part are respectively attached to the front surface and the top surface; when the charging base is in an open state, the bottom plate and the side plate of the movable part are respectively Separate from the front and top surfaces.
The charging base according to claim 1, wherein the cavity is provided with an elastic clamping member for fixing the rechargeable battery to the charging slot.
The charging stand according to claim 5, wherein:

The movable part includes a plurality of clamping blocks respectively opposite to a plurality of positions of the cavity;

When the charging base is in an open state, the cavity and the corresponding clamping block form a plurality of the charging slots.
The charging stand according to claim 6, wherein the number of the movable parts is one, the plurality of clamping blocks and the plurality of cavities are respectively arranged in a row in the same direction, and the movable parts are used for The multiple cavities are opened or closed at the same time, so that the charging base is in an open state or a collapsed state.
The charging stand according to claim 6, wherein the number of the movable parts is plural, and the plurality of movable parts and the plurality of cavities are respectively arranged in a row in the same direction, and each of the movable parts The component includes one of the clamping blocks, and each of the movable components is used to individually open or close the cavity corresponding to the clamping block, so that the charging base is in an open state or a collapsed state.
The charging base according to claim 8, characterized in that, when at least one of the movable parts opens the cavity corresponding to its clamping block, the charging base is in an open state; when all of the movable parts are When the cavity corresponding to the clamping block is closed, the charging base is in a collapsed state.
The charging base according to claim 6, wherein the main body is surrounded by a bottom plate, a back plate, and two side plates, and the main body is further provided with a plurality of partitions fixed to the bottom plate and the back plate. Plate; two adjacent partitions, and a portion of the bottom plate and the back plate located between the adjacent partitions surround the cavity.
The charging stand according to claim 10, wherein a portion of the back plate between the adjacent partitions is further provided with a stopper, and the shape of the stopper and the shape of the clip are both Adapted to the shape of the rechargeable battery.
The charging base according to claim 11, wherein the stopper is provided with the elastic clamping member, and the elastic clamping member is capable of being retracted in a direction toward the clamping block.
The charging stand according to claim 12, wherein when the rechargeable battery is inserted into the charging slot, the elastic clamping member is used to apply a thrust force to the rechargeable battery toward the clamping block. ; When the rechargeable battery is accommodated in the charging slot, the thrust fixes the rechargeable battery to the charging slot.
The charging base according to claim 12, wherein the elastic clamping member comprises: a projection and a spring built in the projection.
The charging base according to claim 1, wherein the cavity is provided with an electrode sheet, and when the rechargeable battery is accommodated in the charging slot, the electrode sheet and the electrode of the rechargeable battery contact.
The charging base according to claim 1, further comprising: a locking component for fixing the movable part to the main body part when the charging base is in a collapsed state.
The charging stand according to claim 16, wherein the locking component is a snap component, comprising:

A snap groove is formed on one of the movable member and the main body member,

The buckling portion is provided on the other of the movable member and the main body member,

The buckling portion is buckled in the buckling groove to fix the movable member to the main body member.
The charging stand according to claim 16, wherein the locking component is a magnetic component, comprising:

A magnet provided on one of the movable member and the main body member,

An iron piece provided on the other of the movable member and the main body member,

The magnet attracts the iron piece to fix the movable member to the main body member.
The charging stand according to claim 16, wherein the locking component is a locking component, comprising:

A hook, provided on one of the movable part and the main body part,

The pressing portion and the limiting portion are disposed on the other of the movable member and the main body member,

The stopper is fixedly connected to the hook foot by pressing the pressing part to fix the movable part to the main body part.
The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with an indicator light for indicating a charging state of the charging slot.
A charging device, comprising: the charging base according to any one of claims 1 to 20; and a charging power source electrically connectable to the charging base.