KR101858179B1 - Wireless charger for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless charger for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a wireless charger for a vehicle, which is fixedly inserted into a gap between a driver's seat and a center console, The present invention relates to a vehicle wireless charger that improves convenience, for example, by making the inclined surface facing a driver and enabling a driver to check a screen without lifting a mobile phone.

Description

{WIRELESS CHARGER FOR VEHICLE}

The present invention relates to a wireless charger for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a wireless charger for a vehicle, which is fixedly inserted into a gap between a driver's seat and a center console, The present invention relates to a vehicle wireless charger that improves convenience, for example, by making the inclined surface facing a driver and enabling a driver to check a screen without lifting a mobile phone.

Inside the vehicle, there is provided a console box for storing portable items between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. A storage space for storing simple items is provided inside the console's clapper. In recent years, And a charging lead wire connector for charging the battery.

In general, a console body configured to include a console box includes a shift lever mounting portion provided at a front portion of the console box with a shift lever for allowing a driver to manipulate the running speed of the vehicle, and is provided between the shift lever mounting portion and the console box The console body is provided with at least one cup holder for receiving a user's beverage container. Such a vehicle structure is equipped with a cigar jack socket so that the cigar jack of the charging device is mounted in the cigar jack socket of the vehicle and the charger is connected to the mobile phone with the connector, thereby enabling the charging of the mobile phone in the vehicle.

In recent years, as a smartphone has acquired a wide range of consumers and usage of the smartphone has increased, the smartphone is equipped with a charging coil portion so that the smartphone battery can be charged by the electromagnetic induction method, A technology capable of charging a smart phone wirelessly is being commercialized.

Since the wireless charger is installed using most of the cradles, the process of connecting the wireless charger and the connector of the mobile phone can be omitted, but the process of fixing the mobile phone to the cradle is troublesome.

As a result, the automobile industry is enhancing the convenience by providing wireless charging function by embedding a cell phone in the console box or by forming a wireless charging groove in the front and rear direction as an option for a new car to be launched.

However, in the case of the already-released vehicle, the wireless charging function can be used only when the wireless charger is separately installed as described above. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the troublesome process of fixing the mobile phone to the cradle.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1502943 (hereinafter referred to as "Prior Art Document 1") discloses a center console assembly of a vehicle including the fixing device for wireless charging of a vehicle. The center console assembly of the prior art document 1 includes a console body disposed between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat to partition a driver's seat and a passenger's seat and having a console box coupled to a rear portion thereof and a shift lever disposed at a front portion thereof; And a wireless charging fixture detachably attached to one side of the console body and having an insertion portion for inserting the portable terminal for wireless charging downwardly and being detachably attached to the console body, A body formed with the insertion portion; A coupling unit coupling the main body to the console body; A turning cover for opening / closing the insertion portion by a turning operation; And an indicator for indicating a position of the insertion portion when the insertion portion is shielded by the rotation cover, wherein the main body and the rotation cover are detachably attached to the coupling portion formed integrally with the console body, . The above prior art document 1 is detachably mounted on the side of the console body so that it can be used in a conventional vehicle. However, since the driver can not check the screen during the charging process and the vehicle battery is used during charging without turning on the ignition, There is a disadvantage.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0072108 (published on June 29, 2015; hereinafter referred to as "Prior Art 2") discloses a wireless charging device provided in a cup holder of a vehicle. The prior art document 2 includes a cup holder provided in a vehicle; And a wireless charging pad provided on one side of the inside of the cup holder for holding the device to be charged in the cup holder and for transmitting power to the device to be charged wirelessly, And a wireless charging device provided in the holder. The wireless charging device of the prior art document 2 is provided at the time of shipment, which is integrally formed in a cup holder. It is difficult to provide a wireless charging function for a vehicle that has already been released. Since the vehicle battery is used for charging without turning on the ignition, There is a drawback to be able to.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0085607 (published on Jul. 18, 2018; hereinafter referred to as "Prior Art 3") proposes a wireless charger. The prior art document 3 includes a holder for supporting the device to be charged, which is disposed obliquely; A transmission coil mounted on the cradle for wirelessly charging the charging target device; And an insertion unit provided at a lower end of the cradle and capable of inserting a lower end of the device to be charged. The above-mentioned prior art document 3 discloses a structure in which a seat surface is inclined so that a mobile phone screen can be checked from the outside even in a charging process. However, the vehicle may be provided in a form of attaching to a flat portion of the vehicle interior structure, And there is a risk of discharging because the vehicle battery is used during charging without turning on the ignition.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1502943 (Registered on Mar. 10, 2015): Fixing device for wireless charging of a vehicle and center console assembly of a vehicle including the same Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0072108 (published Jun. 29, 201) discloses a wireless charging device provided in a cup holder of a vehicle Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0085607 (published on July 18, 2016): Wireless charger

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless charger for a vehicle,

The present invention aims at providing a device that can easily install the wireless charging function in a vehicle without a wireless charging function, and can easily check the screen of the mobile phone even during the charging process.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus including an auxiliary battery capable of charging a mobile phone for a predetermined time without using an automobile battery even when the vehicle is not turned on.

The vehicle wireless charger of the present invention for solving the above-

1. A wireless charger for a mobile phone installed in a vehicle, the wireless charger comprising: a main body having a box shape having a housing space in which a mobile phone is placed, the housing having an inclined surface with a liquid crystal screen facing upward; A wireless charging pad installed on an inclined surface of the main body unit; A power supply connection line extending from one side of the main body to the outside and connected to the vehicle socket by connecting the cigar jack formed at the end of the power line to the vehicle power supply; And fixing means for mounting the main body on the vehicle.

The fixing means may be a lower extension plate extending downward from one side of the main body so as to be inserted into a gap between the center console and the driver's seat or may be a one or a plurality of fixing rings on one side of the main body, have.

In addition, a lower portion of the wireless charging pad is hinged to be rotatable with respect to the inner surface of the body, a receiving groove for mounting the auxiliary battery is formed on the inner surface of the wireless charging pad, and the auxiliary battery And the power connection line may be provided with a control switch on the line to supply the vehicle power to the wireless charging pad or the auxiliary battery or to control the supply of the auxiliary battery to the wireless charging pad .

In addition, the wireless rechargeable pad may further include an extendable retractable portion that can be retracted in an upward direction, thereby increasing a cell phone's rest area, and a coating layer is formed on an upper surface of the extended retention portion to increase frictional force with the retracted mobile phone , The portion of the wireless recharging pad which is inserted into the main body contacts the inner surface of the wireless recharging pad body to increase the frictional force.

The vehicle wireless charger of the present invention by the above-

It can easily be mounted by being inserted into a gap between the driver's seat or the passenger's seat and the center console or by being hooked to the center console so that the wireless charging function in the vehicle can be easily utilized and the screen of the mobile phone can be checked even during charging. Especially, it is equipped with detachable auxiliary battery so that charging can be performed while the vehicle is running and the battery can be recharged through the auxiliary battery without using the vehicle battery when the vehicle is stopped, or the auxiliary battery can be carried It has become possible to provide

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a vehicle wireless charger according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a mounting state of a wireless charger according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a wireless charger according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a wireless charger incorporating an auxiliary battery according to the present invention. FIG.
5A to 5C are block diagrams schematically illustrating a charging process according to a main part state according to the present invention;
6A and 6B are a schematic perspective view and a cross-sectional view illustrating a wireless charging pad with an extension mount according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a wireless charger for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view.

The wireless charger 10 according to the present invention includes a box-shaped main body 20 having a receiving space 21, a wireless charging pad 30 installed inside the main body, , And a fixing means (50) for mounting the main body on the vehicle.

The main body 20 has a square box shape with an open upper part as shown in the figure. The main body 20 may have a length enough to accommodate only a mobile phone, or may be formed to have a cell phone on one side and other storage space on the other side can do.

The main body 20 is provided with a mouth portion 22 having an inclined surface 221 on which a cellular phone is laid in an internal accommodation space 21 and in which the placed cellular phone is inclined. The inclined surface of the security portion 22 is inclined so that the LCD screen of the mobile phone can be seen when the driver sits in the driver's seat and sees the mobile phone placed in the wireless charger. As described below, the wireless charger 10 of the present invention The inclination angle of the main body inner inclined surface 221 is formed at an angle of 30 to 70 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane so that the liquid crystal It is desirable to have the screen facing the driver.

When the wireless charging pad 30 is supplied with power, the wireless charging pad 30 incorporates a coil part forming a magnetic field by electromagnetic induction, thereby wirelessly charging the mobile phone placed nearby. The wireless charging pad may further include a switch for sensing the seating of the mobile phone so that the magnetic field can be induced by receiving power from the vehicle only when the mobile phone is stowed.

The power connection line 40 includes a cigarette jack 41 coupled to a socket connected to a battery of the vehicle, and a power line 42 connecting the cigar jack and the wireless charging pad. The power line 42 is wound up by a spring using the internal space of the main body of the main body so that only a required length of the power line 42 is loosened so that the cigar jack is connected to the vehicle socket to extend the power line, Can be prevented.

The fixing means 50 may include a lower extension plate 51 extending downward from one side of the main body 20. The lower extension plate 51 is integrally formed with the main body and extends to the lower portion of the main body so as to be fixed to the gap between the center console 70 of the vehicle and the driver's seat or the front passenger seat 80, Can be installed and used. The lower extension plate 51 can be firmly mounted within the elastic deformation width of the convex portion so as to correspond to the gap width of the vehicle to be fitted by forming convex portions of one or more elastic materials on one side or both sides.

3, the fastening means 50 of the wireless charger of the present invention may be provided in the form of a fastener 52. The fixing ring may be formed in a hook shape so as to be hooked on a portion protruding from an upper portion of both side walls of the center console 70, and one or a plurality of fixing hooks may be formed on a side surface of the body.

Here, the side surface of the main body on which the fixing means 50 is formed is formed with a lower extension plate on the side surface of the main body located behind the inclined surface rather than the upward direction of the inclined surface of the cushioning portion, It is preferable to be mounted so as to be in contact with or close to the center console.

In addition, the wireless charging pad 30 of the wireless charger of the present invention may be configured so as to be separated from the main body side portion 22 and rotated.

4, the lower part of the wireless charging pad 30 is coupled to the body inner side portion 22 and the hinge 31 so that the wireless charging pad 30 is rotated around the hinge, .

In the thus-opened opening portion 22, a receiving groove is formed to allow the auxiliary battery 60 to be mounted. The auxiliary battery 60 may be equipped with a commercially available auxiliary battery, and may be connected using a power supply line and a connector.

In addition, the power supply connection line 40 may be provided with a control switch 43 on the line to control the power supply direction through the power supply connection line. That is, it is possible to control the power supply of the vehicle battery to be supplied to the wireless charging pad or the auxiliary battery, or to supply the power of the auxiliary battery to the wireless charging pad.

5A, if the auxiliary battery 60 is mounted in the receiving groove of the cradle and the vehicle is turned on with the cellular phone placed in the wireless charging pad 30, the power of the vehicle battery is supplied to the wireless charging pad 30 So that the mobile phone can be charged.

Referring to FIG. 5B, when the auxiliary battery 60 is mounted in the receiving groove of the ante part and the vehicle is not put on the wireless charging pad 30, the vehicle battery is supplied with power from the auxiliary battery 60 Thereby charging the auxiliary battery.

When the charging of the mobile phone or the auxiliary battery is completed, the supplied power may be cut off to prevent the excessive charging. When the charging of the mobile phone is completed and the supply of power to the wireless charging pad 30 is blocked in the state of FIG. The controller 43 supplies the power of the vehicle battery to the auxiliary battery 60 so that charging is performed. When the charging of the auxiliary battery 60 is completed, the power supply is finally cut off.

5C, when the vehicle is turned off and the auxiliary battery 60 is mounted in the receiving groove of the crotch portion, when the cellular phone is placed on the wireless charging pad 30, the control switch 43 turns on the auxiliary battery 60 Can be supplied to the wireless charging pad 30 so that the wireless charging of the mobile phone can be performed without supplying power to the vehicle battery.

In addition, since the auxiliary battery is configured, when the user moves out of the vehicle interior, the wireless charging pad is rotated to open the seat portion and then the auxiliary battery can be separated and carried.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the wireless charging pad 30 of the present invention may further include an extended mounting portion 33 extending upward. The extended mounting portion 33 is slidably coupled to the wireless charging pad 30. The extended mounting portion 33 is extended into the interior of the portable charging pad 30 to expose the extended mounting portion when the mobile phone is installed. So that the mobile phone can be stably placed.

The extended mounting portion 33 is slidably mounted on the rear portion of the wireless charging pad so as to be slidable in an upward direction. The extended mounting portion 33 has grooves formed at one side thereof and a projection corresponding to the groove at the other side It is possible to prevent the slider from being detached and formed while allowing only the vertical sliding movement.

In addition, the extended mounting portion 33 is formed with a coating layer 32 coated with a non-slip resin on the upper surface exposed to the wireless charging pad to prevent the mobile phone from slipping when exposed to the outside, It is possible to prevent the extended mounting portion 33 from being easily exposed or drawn by generating friction by contact with the rear surface of the body of the wireless charging pad. In order to increase the friction caused by the contact of the coating layer 32 with the rear surface of the body of the wireless recharging pad, a plurality of convex portions may be additionally formed on the surface of the coating layer. The convex portion may be provided in various forms such as a convex shape in the form of a dot or a longitudinal, transverse or lattice pattern.

The formation of such a coating layer allows the extension cradle to be fixed and displayed by a desired length, so that the placement of the wireless charging pad can be adjusted corresponding to the size of various mobile phones.

The wireless charger according to the present invention as described above can be easily mounted in such a manner that it is sandwiched between a center console in a vehicle and a seat of a driver's seat or an assistant seat, or is hooked to a center console.

In addition, the interior of the main body can be inclined so that the liquid crystal screen of the cell phone facing the driver faces the driver, so that the contents of the liquid crystal screen can be checked even while the mobile phone is being charged.

In addition, it is possible to charge mobile phone or auxiliary battery with car battery when vehicle start is on with built-in auxiliary battery in main body side part, and enable wireless charging of mobile phone through power of auxiliary battery even when vehicle is turned off It becomes possible to provide a device.

10: Wireless charger
20:
21: accommodation space 22:
221: slope
30: Wireless charging pad
31: Hinge 32: Coating layer
33: extension holder
40: Power connection line
41: Cigar Jack 42: Power line
43: control switch
50: Fixing means
51: lower extension plate 52: retaining ring
60: auxiliary battery
70: Center console
80: sheet

Claims (6)

A wireless charger for a mobile phone installed in a vehicle,
A main body 20 in the form of a box having a housing space 21 in which a mobile phone is placed, the housing 20 having a slanted surface 22 on which a liquid crystal screen of the mobile phone is oriented upward;
A wireless charging pad 30 mounted on an inclined surface of the main body side portion 22 and coupled with the lower portion of the main body side portion 22 so as to be pivotable about a hinge connection portion by being engaged with the hinge 31;
A power source line extending from one side of the main body to the outside such that the power source line is wound by a spring in an inner space of the mouth portion so as to be extended by loosening by a necessary length and a cigar jack formed on a power line end portion is coupled to a vehicle socket, A power supply connection line 40 to which power is supplied;
A fixing means 50 for forming a lower extension plate 51 extending downward from one side of the main body so that the lower extension plate is inserted into the gap between the center console 70 and the driver's seat 80 to mount the main body on the vehicle; , ≪ / RTI >
The main body is provided with a receiving groove on the face of the face portion 22 which is in contact with the wireless charging pad to mount the auxiliary battery 60,
The auxiliary battery 60 mounted in the receiving groove is connected to the power supply connection line 40,
The power connection line 40 is provided with a control switch 43 on a line to supply vehicle power to the wireless charging pad 30 or the auxiliary battery 60 or to supply the power of the auxiliary battery to the wireless charging pad And a control unit for controlling the vehicle. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fixing means (50) further comprises one or a plurality of fixing rings (52) on one side of the main body so as to be hung on one side of the center console (70). delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the wireless charging pad (30) is further provided with an extended mounting portion (33) that can be drawn out in an upward direction, thereby increasing the cell phone mounting area. 6. The method of claim 5,
The extended extension portion 33 has a coating layer 32 formed on the upper surface thereof so that the portion drawn out from the upper portion increases the frictional force with the mobile phone, Thereby increasing the frictional force.

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