WO2022161411A1

WO2022161411A1 - Sliding armrest having wireless charging function and vehicle thereof

Info

Publication number: WO2022161411A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/074092
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王旭栋; 华志伟
Original assignee: 爱驰汽车有限公司
Priority date: 2021-01-27
Filing date: 2022-01-26
Publication date: 2022-08-04
Also published as: CN112757981B; CN112757981A

Abstract

A sliding armrest having a wireless charging function and a vehicle thereof, the sliding armrest comprising: an armrest main body (10), a sliding apparatus (20), and a wireless charging apparatus (30); the armrest main body (10) is fixed to a charging side of the wireless charging apparatus (30) by means of the sliding apparatus (20); the armrest main body (10) is provided with a storage groove (11); the armrest main body (10) is fixed in a guide rail (21) of the sliding apparatus (20); the storage groove (11) is used for placing a device having a wireless charging function, such as a mobile phone, in the wireless charging apparatus (30); and the sliding apparatus (20) is provided with a limiting unit (22), and the limiting unit (22) pushes a placed device out of the storage groove (11) by using the sliding of the guide rail (21).

Description

Sliding armrest with wireless charging function and its car

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application No. 202110107850.1 and titled "Sliding Armrest with Wireless Charging Function and Its Automobile" filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on January 27, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in this application.

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of auto parts, in particular to a sliding armrest with wireless charging function and an automobile thereof.

Background technique

With the gradual popularization of devices with wireless charging function, related wireless charging functions are also generally equipped in automobiles. Due to the high heat dissipation requirements of the on-board wireless charging module, the wireless charging module has a large volume, which will occupy more space in the car, reducing the space utilization rate in the car, and these wireless charging devices are more difficult to pick and place in the wireless charging module. difficulty.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of this, the purpose of the present application is to provide a sliding armrest with a wireless charging function and an automobile thereof, the sliding armrest realizes the integration of the vehicle-mounted wireless charging and the sub-meter armrest, and is used for picking and placing devices with wireless charging functions such as mobile phones. During the process, the synchronous operation of the handrail sliding and the taking out of the equipment is realized, which saves the layout space and reduces the difficulty of taking out the equipment.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a sliding armrest with a wireless charging function. The sliding armrest is arranged in a secondary instrument area of a vehicle, and includes: an armrest body, a sliding device, and a wireless charging device; the armrest body is fixed on the The charging side of the wireless charging device; the armrest body is provided with a storage slot; the armrest body is fixed in the guide rail of the sliding device;

Among them, the storage slot is used to place the device with wireless charging function in the wireless charging device; the sliding device is provided with a limit unit, and the limit unit uses the sliding of the guide rail to push out the placed device with wireless charging function.

In some embodiments, the armrest body includes: an upper body frame, a front decorative strip, and a cladding trim panel;

The cladding trim plate is fixed in the upper body frame by screws; the upper body frame includes the frame area of the storage slot; the front decorative strip is fixed in the frame area of the storage slot through the bayonet.

In some embodiments, the armrest body further comprises: a lower body frame, a rear decorative strip and a hinge;

The hinge is fixed on one side of the lower body frame by screws, and the hinge is used to open the sliding armrest;

The rear decorative strip is fixed in the lower body frame through the bayonet, and the rear decorative strip is used to cover the hinge.

In some embodiments, the wireless charging device includes: a wireless charger and a lower cover;

The wireless charger is fixed on the lower body frame by screws; the wireless charger is used to provide wireless charging for devices with wireless charging function;

The lower cover is fixed above the wireless charger with screws; the lower cover is used to place devices with wireless charging function.

In some embodiments, the wire harness of the wireless charger is fixed in the lower body frame and the rear trim strip.

In some embodiments, the sliding device includes a guide rail and a cover;

The guide rails are arranged in the upper body frame; the upper body frame slides through the guide rails; and the cover is used to seal the area where the guide rails are placed in the upper body frame.

In some embodiments, the limit unit includes: a spring bracket and a limit spring;

The limit spring is fixed on the spring bracket through the bayonet; the spring bracket is fixed in the lower body frame; the limit spring is used to push the device with the wireless charging function out of the storage slot.

In some embodiments, the cross section of the storage slot is rectangular or trapezoidal;

The length of the longest side of the cross section of the storage slot is smaller than the width of the wireless charging device.

In some embodiments, the wireless charging protocol adopted by the wireless charging device includes at least one or more of the above: Qi, Power Matters Alliance, Alliance for Wireless Power, iNPOFi, and Wi-Po.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automobile with wireless charging, the automobile includes a sliding armrest; wherein, the sliding armrest is arranged in a sub-instrument area of the automobile; the sliding armrest is the sliding armrest with the wireless charging function mentioned in the first aspect armrest.

The embodiments of the present application have brought the following beneficial effects:

The present application provides a sliding armrest with a wireless charging function and an automobile thereof. The sliding armrest is arranged in the sub-instrument area of the automobile, and includes: an armrest body, a sliding device and a wireless charging device; the armrest body is fixed on the wireless charging device through the sliding device. The charging side; the armrest body is provided with a storage slot; the armrest body is fixed in the guide rail of the sliding device; wherein, the storage slot is used to place the device with wireless charging function in the wireless charging device; The unit uses the sliding of the guide rail to push out the placed device with wireless charging function. The sliding armrest realizes the integration of in-vehicle wireless charging with the sub-instrument armrest. In the process of picking up and placing the device with the wireless charging function, the synchronous operation of the handrail sliding and the device taking out is realized, which saves the layout space and reduces the difficulty of picking and placing the device.

Additional features and advantages of the present application will be set forth in the description that follows, or some of the features and advantages may be inferred or unambiguously determined from the description, or may be learned by practicing the above-described techniques of the present application.

In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the preferred embodiments are exemplified below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. The drawings are some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without any creative effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a sliding handrail with a wireless charging function according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another sliding armrest with wireless charging function provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of pushing out a mobile phone by using a sliding armrest according to an embodiment of the present application.

icon:

10- armrest body; 20- sliding device; 30- wireless charging device; 11- storage slot; 12- upper body frame; 13- front decorative strip; 14- covering trim; 15- lower body frame; 16- rear decoration bar; 17-hinge; 21-rail; 22-limiting unit; 23-blocking cover; 24-limiting spring; 25-spring bracket; 31-wireless charger; 32-lower cover; 33-wire harness; 200- Armrest assembly; 210-upper body assembly; 220-lower body assembly.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of them. example. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

As the occupants' requirements for interior perception quality increase, the sub-instrument area, as an important operating area and arm rest area for occupants, has more and more functions. The traditional sub-instrument functional areas include gear shift, cup holders, armrests, storage and other areas. Nowadays, functions such as wireless charging, touch screen, air purifier, and car fragrance have gradually become popular in the sub-instrument area of the car.

With the gradual popularization of devices with wireless charging function, products such as mobile phones, tablet computers, watch headphones, mice and other products are equipped with wireless charging modules, and related wireless charging functions are also generally configured in cars. The wireless charging modules in cars are mainly arranged in The junction between the sub-instrument area and the instrument area and the center armrest. Due to the high heat dissipation requirements of the in-vehicle wireless charging module, the wireless charging module has a large volume, which will occupy more space in the car, reducing the space utilization rate in the car, and it is difficult to pick and place these devices in the wireless charging module.

Based on this, the embodiments of the present application provide a sliding armrest with a wireless charging function and a car thereof. The sliding armrest realizes the integration of the vehicle-mounted wireless charging and the armrest of the secondary instrument, and is used in the picking and placing process of devices with wireless charging functions such as mobile phones. In the middle, the synchronous operation of the handrail sliding and the equipment taking out is realized, which saves the layout space and reduces the difficulty of taking out the equipment.

In order to facilitate the understanding of this embodiment, a sliding handrail with a wireless charging function disclosed in the embodiment of the present application is first introduced in detail.

Referring to the schematic structural diagram of a sliding armrest with wireless charging function shown in FIG. 1 , the sliding armrest is arranged in the sub-instrument area of the automobile, and includes: an armrest body 10 , a sliding device 20 and a wireless charging device 30 ; the armrest body 10 is slid The device 20 is fixed on the charging side of the wireless charging device 30 ; the armrest body 10 is provided with a storage slot 11 ; the armrest body 10 is fixed in the guide rail 21 of the sliding device 20 ;

Among them, the storage slot 11 is used to place the mobile phone and other devices with wireless charging function in the wireless charging device 30; the sliding device 20 is provided with a limit unit 22, and the limit unit 22 uses the sliding of the guide rail 21 to place the wireless charging device. The functional device is pushed out of the storage slot 11 .

It can be seen from the sliding armrest with wireless charging function provided in the above embodiment that during the process of picking up and placing the mobile phone, the mobile phone is driven to move when the armrest body slides. Pushed out of the storage slot, the sliding armrest realizes the synchronous operation of the armrest sliding and the device taking out. At the same time, the integration of the on-board wireless charging and the sub-instrument armrest is conducive to saving the layout space and reducing the difficulty of picking and placing devices with wireless charging functions such as mobile phones. degree.

Referring to the schematic structural diagram of another sliding armrest with wireless charging function shown in FIG. 2 , the schematic diagram is shown in the form of an exploded view. Specifically, the armrest assembly 200 of the sliding armrest includes an upper body assembly 210 and a lower body assembly 220 .

The armrest body 10 includes: an upper body frame 12, a front decorative strip 13 and a covering trim 14; the covering trim 14 is fixed in the upper body frame 12 by screws; the upper body frame 12 includes the frame area of the storage slot 11; the front The decorative strip 13 is fixed in the skeleton area of the storage slot 11 through the bayonet, and the above components constitute the upper body assembly 210 .

The upper body assembly 210 is used as the upper part of the sliding armrest, and is mainly used for supporting the armrest. The cover trim 14 can use soft materials to provide a comfortable touch, and the front decorative strip 13 is used to decorate the storage slot and guide the user to put the mobile phone and other devices with wireless charging function into the wireless charging module.

The armrest body 10 also includes: a lower body frame 15, a rear decorative strip 16 and a hinge 17; the hinge 17 is fixed on one side of the lower body frame 15 by screws, and the hinge 17 is used to open the sliding armrest; the rear decorative strip 16 is fixed to the lower body through a bayonet In the body frame 15 , the rear decorative strip 16 is used to shield the hinge 17 . The wireless charging device 30 includes: a wireless charger 31 and a lower cover 32; the wireless charger 31 is fixed on the lower body frame 15 by screws; the wireless charger 31 is used to provide wireless charging for devices with wireless charging functions such as mobile phones; the lower cover The board 32 is fixed above the wireless charger 31 by screws; the lower cover 32 is used for placing devices with wireless charging functions such as mobile phones. In some embodiments, the wire harness 33 of the wireless charger 31 is fixed in the lower body frame 15 and the rear decorative strip 16 .

The above components constitute the lower body assembly 220. In the lower body assembly 220, the hinge is used as the hinge of the armrest assembly for opening the armrest assembly. The lower body frame 15 serves as a support platform for the wireless charger, and is used to place the wireless charger 31 and the spring bracket 25 . The lower body assembly 220 and the upper body assembly 210 are combined through the guide rails 21 to finally obtain the armrest assembly 200 . Specifically, the sliding device 20 includes a guide rail 21 and a blocking cover 23 ; the guide rail 21 is arranged in the upper body frame 12 ; the upper body frame 12 slides through the guide rail 21 ; the blocking cover 23 is used to place the guide rail 21 in the upper body frame 12 area is closed. The limit unit 22 includes: a spring bracket 25 and a limit spring 24; the limit spring 24 is fixed on the spring bracket 25 through a bayonet; the spring bracket 25 is fixed in the lower body frame 15; The device with charging function is pushed out of the storage compartment 11 .

In some embodiments, the cross section of the storage slot 11 is a rectangle or a trapezoid; wherein the length of the longest side of the cross section of the storage slot 11 is smaller than the width of the wireless charging device 30 . Specifically, refer to the schematic diagram of pushing out the mobile phone by using the sliding armrest shown in FIG. 3 .

The original state of the sliding armrest in FIG. 3, that is, the mobile phone is placed in the sliding armrest for wireless charging, and the mobile phone at this time is placed in the charging position of the wireless charger. The storage slot in this embodiment is a reminder, and the long side of the cross section of the storage slot It is smaller than the width of the wireless charging device, but larger than the width of an ordinary mobile phone, which ensures that the mobile phone will not move when the car is bumpy and affect the wireless charging, and at the same time, it can also ensure that the mobile phone is conveniently placed in the wireless charger.

When the user needs to use the mobile phone, move the armrest body, see the moving state of the sliding armrest in Figure 3, and the limit unit in the armrest body will push the mobile phone to move;

When the armrest body returns to the initial position, see the recovery state of the sliding armrest in Figure 3, and the mobile phone will be pushed out from the storage slot.

The wireless charging protocol adopted by the above-mentioned wireless charging device includes at least one or more of Qi, Power Matters Alliance, Alliance for Wireless Power, iNPOFi and Wi-Po.

It can be seen from the sliding armrest with wireless charging function mentioned in the above embodiment that the sliding armrest is arranged in the sub-instrument area of the automobile, and includes: an armrest body, a sliding device and a wireless charging device; the armrest body is fixed on the wireless charging device through the sliding device for charging The armrest body is provided with a storage slot; the armrest body is fixed in the guide rail of the sliding device; wherein, the storage slot is used to place the mobile phone in the wireless charging device; the sliding device is provided with a limit unit, and the limit unit uses the sliding of the guide rail. Devices with wireless charging function such as mobile phones that have been placed are pushed out of the storage compartment. The sliding armrest realizes the integration of in-vehicle wireless charging with the sub-instrument armrest. In the process of picking up and placing a device with a wireless charging function such as a mobile phone, the synchronous operation of the handrail sliding and the device taking out is realized, which saves the layout space and reduces the difficulty of taking and placing the device.

The embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle with wireless charging, the vehicle includes a sliding armrest; wherein, the sliding armrest is arranged in a sub-meter area of the vehicle; the sliding armrest is the sliding armrest with wireless charging function mentioned in the above embodiments.

The sliding handrail provided by the embodiment of the present application has the same technical features as the sliding handrail provided by the above-mentioned embodiment, so it can also solve the same technical problem and achieve the same technical effect. For a brief description, for the parts not mentioned in the embodiment section, reference may be made to the corresponding content in the foregoing embodiment.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods may be implemented in other manners. The apparatus embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not implemented. On the other hand, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be through some communication interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution in this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically alone, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as stand-alone products, may be stored in a processor-executable non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of a software product in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, Read-Only Memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), Random Access Memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes .

Finally, it should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only specific implementations of the present application, and are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than limit them. The embodiments describe the application in detail, and those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that any person skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments within the technical scope disclosed in the application. Or can easily think of changes, or equivalently replace some of the technical features; and these modifications, changes or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application, and should be covered in this application. within the scope of protection. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A sliding armrest with wireless charging function is characterized in that, the sliding armrest is arranged in the sub-instrument area of the automobile, and includes: an armrest body, a sliding device and a wireless charging device; the armrest body is fixed on the position through the sliding device. the charging side of the wireless charging device; the armrest body is provided with a storage slot; the armrest body is fixed in the guide rail of the sliding device;

Wherein, the storage slot is used for placing a device with a wireless charging function in the wireless charging device; a limit unit is set in the sliding device, and the limit unit uses the sliding of the guide rail to place the placed The device with wireless charging function described above is launched.
The sliding armrest according to claim 1, wherein the armrest body comprises: an upper body skeleton, a front decorative strip and a covering decorative plate;

The cladding trim plate is fixed in the upper body frame by screws; the upper body frame includes the frame area of the storage slot; the front decorative strip is fixed in the frame area of the storage slot by a bayonet .
The sliding armrest according to claim 2, wherein the armrest body further comprises: a lower body frame, a rear decorative strip and a hinge;

The hinge is fixed on one side of the lower body frame by screws, and the hinge is used for opening the sliding armrest;

The rear decorative strip is fixed in the lower body frame through a bayonet, and the rear decorative strip is used to shield the hinge.
The sliding armrest according to claim 3, wherein the wireless charging device comprises: a wireless charger and a lower cover;

The wireless charger is fixed on the lower body frame by screws; the wireless charger is used to provide wireless charging for the device with wireless charging function;

The lower cover is fixed above the wireless charger by screws; the lower cover is used for placing the device with the wireless charging function.
The sliding armrest according to claim 4, wherein the wire harness of the wireless charger is fixed in the lower body frame and the rear decorative strip.
The sliding handrail according to claim 4, wherein the sliding device comprises a guide rail and a blocking cover;

Wherein, the guide rail is arranged in the upper body frame; the upper body frame slides through the guide rail; the blocking cover is used to seal the area of the upper body frame where the guide rail is placed.
The sliding handrail according to claim 4, wherein the limit unit comprises: a spring bracket and a limit spring;

The limit spring is fixed on the spring bracket through a bayonet; the spring bracket is fixed in the lower body frame; the limit spring is used to push the device with wireless charging function out of the storage slot .
The sliding handrail according to claim 1, wherein the cross section of the storage slot is rectangular or trapezoidal;

The length of the longest side of the cross section of the storage slot is smaller than the width of the wireless charging device.
The sliding armrest according to claim 1, wherein the wireless charging protocol adopted by the wireless charging device at least includes: one or more of Qi, Power Matters Alliance, Alliance for Wireless Power, iNPOFi and Wi-Po .
An automobile with wireless charging, characterized in that the automobile includes a sliding armrest; wherein, the sliding armrest is arranged in a sub-instrument area of the automobile; the sliding armrest is the one according to any one of claims 1 to 9 of sliding armrests with wireless charging.