JP2000196726A - Charging device for mobile telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging device for a portable telephone set, whose form can easily be reduced, and to obtain a charging device, which can inform an incoming call with emitted light with respect to a charging device used for a portable telephone set. SOLUTION: A flickering circuit detecting an incoming call signal to a portable telephone set and flickering emitted light is installed and flickering is immediately executed when the incoming call signal is received. Thus, by fitting a charging device to the portable telephone set an incoming call to the portable telephone set can be learnt by emitted light. Since the cases 5-7 and the cap 8 of the charging device 1 are constituted of materials that can emit light, a position can easily be learnt even in a dark place in the night time and the position of the portable telephone set can immediately be learnt. Then, the portable telephone set can easily be used. The charging device can exhibit a superior function by using a neck piece or a band.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a charging device used for a mobile telephone such as a portable telephone.

2. Description of the Related Art Today, mobile phones, PHS (Parsonal Handy-phone System), satellite phones, and the like are widely used as mobile phones, and the demand for mobile phones in particular is increasing. Mobile phones having such a great demand are still insufficient in terms of power supply capacity, and may not be used due to insufficient charging when it is desired to use them.

[0002] For this reason, in a conventional portable telephone, it is necessary to frequently charge the battery using a charging device. In addition, the charging device is often located at home or in the office, and often cannot be used when the user actually wants to use the device, such as going out. . Therefore, a portable charging device has been proposed.

On the other hand, some mobile phones such as mobile phones are provided with a band on the back and a hook on the top of the band. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example. That is, for example, a band 33 is provided on the back surface 32 of the mobile phone 31, and a hook 34 is provided above the band 33. A hook string or the like is attached to the hook 34, and the mobile phone 31 is carried around the hook string.

The lower portion of the above-mentioned band 33 is attached to a metal fitting 35 of the mobile phone 31, and the band 33 is passed over a gap between the back surface 32 of the mobile phone 31 and the metal fitting 36, and a hook 34 is provided above the band 33. Installed.

In the case of the above conventional example,
There are the following problems. In other words, the conventional charging device has a large shape, which hinders use. For example, when the charging device has a large and long structure, the charging device connected to the connector of the mobile phone hangs down for a long time, and the shape becomes large.
This makes the charging device difficult to use.

In some cases, it is desired to use a mobile phone at night, and the case itself does not emit light when using a conventional mobile phone. Therefore, when using the mobile phone at night, it is necessary to turn on the light and start searching for the mobile phone. The use of the mobile phone at night is complicated.

On the other hand, in the portable telephone 31 having the structure as shown in FIG. 6 described above, the hook 34 can be used with a hanging string attached thereto. When the telephone 31 is used, the hanging string is in the way. That is, since the strap is on the upper part of the mobile phone 31, for example, when the mobile phone 31 is used while the strap is hung on the neck, the strap hangs down greatly,
It may be on the mobile phone itself, such as entering a number,
Disturbing use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a charging device for a mobile telephone, which is small in size and capable of notifying an incoming call by emitting light, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a charging device for a mobile telephone which does not become unstable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 includes a printed and removable cap, a flashing circuit for receiving and receiving a call to a mobile phone, and a flashing circuit. A built-in case made of luminescent material,
The present invention can be achieved by providing a battery charger for a mobile phone which has a battery housed in the case and is connected to the mobile phone so that the location of the mobile phone can be recognized even in a dark place.

Here, the removable cap includes:
As described in claim 7, for example, various characters, a logo of a company, a company name, and the like are printed, and in some cases, a character with a more three-dimensional shape is formed. In addition, the printing is performed as described in claim 8.
For example, a configuration may be adopted in which a display described on a talisman such as safety at home or safe delivery is performed.

The above-mentioned blinking circuit is a blinking circuit for receiving and receiving an incoming call to the portable telephone, for example, receiving an incoming signal from the portable telephone and supplying the received signal (part of the received signal) to the charging device side. Then, the flashing circuit is driven to emit light.

[0010] The case of the charging device is made of a light-emitting material, and receives light emitted from, for example, daylight or electric lights, and emits light in a dark state such as at night.

With such a configuration, the position of the charging device can be easily known even in a dark place, and by attaching the charging device to the mobile phone, the location of the mobile phone can be easily known as a result. Further, since the blinking circuit is built in as described above, the charging device blinks based on the incoming signal to the mobile phone to notify the incoming call.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the blinking circuit for receiving and receiving the call is configured to vary the blinking state depending on the other party.

[0013] Here, to make the blinking state different means to change a blinking cycle or a blinking pattern depending on the called party. Further, a configuration may be employed in which light emitting elements of a plurality of colors are further used and the light emitting color is changed depending on the other party.

With such a configuration, it is possible to know the other party of the call only by checking the blinking cycle, blinking pattern, light emission color and the like when receiving a call, which is extremely useful.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the light emitting material is provided in a part of the case with a specific shape.

Here, the specific shape provided on a part of the case is, for example, a specific mark indicating that it is a portable telephone or a specific mark indicating that it is a charging device. Thus, it is possible to easily determine what an object glows in the dark.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the case is provided with, for example, a neck piece.

With this configuration, it is possible to improve the fashionability of the portable telephone as well as for emergency charging.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the case is provided with a shoulder band.

Here, the shoulder strap is, for example, long, and the charging device (mobile phone) is located at the tip of the shoulder strap.
Reach the pockets of outerwear and pants, for example, a mobile phone can be carried in a pocket of the outerwear.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the band is partially or entirely made of an elastic material.

With this configuration, the mobile phone can be carried in a jacket or pants pocket with the band slightly extended, and when the mobile phone is used out of the pocket, the elasticity of the band can be used. The length can be shortened, and the mobile phone can be easily used.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. <First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone charging device (mobile phone charging device) of the present embodiment.
In FIG. 1, the charging device 1 of the present embodiment includes a battery storage unit 2, a circuit storage unit 3, and a connector 4. The battery housing 2 is formed by upper and lower cases 5 and 6,
The circuit housing 3 is formed between the case 7 and the cap 8. The battery housing 2 has a configuration in which three AA batteries can be housed, and wiring (not shown) is provided in the battery housing 2 to supply battery power to the mobile phone.

The cap 8 has various characters,
The company logo, company name, etc. are drawn. Further, the cap 8 may be configured to be more three-dimensional, and may be configured to form the above-mentioned character or company logo. The cap 8 is provided with a small opening 14 for outputting light emitted from a light emitting element described below to the outside. The opening 14 is provided with a transparent sheet for preventing entry of water or the like.

On the other hand, the connector 4 is configured to be connected to a connector of a portable telephone described later, and has a pin arrangement corresponding to the connector of the portable telephone. Case 7
Buttons 7a and 7b provided on both sides (both sides) are pressing portions for removing the mobile phone connected to the connector 4. These buttons 7a, 7
Press b.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the charging device 1 having the above configuration is connected to a mobile phone. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 20 includes a display unit 21, a key operation unit 22, and a transmission unit 2.
3. The receiving unit 24, and the connector 25 as described above.
And the connector 4 on the charging device 1 side.

The above-mentioned cases 5 to 5 provided in the charging device 1
The cap 7 and the cap 8 are formed of a light-emitting material, and absorb, for example, electric lights or daylight, and emit light in darkness at night. Therefore, the charging device 1 of this example can emit light at night, and the location of the mobile phone can be easily known by connecting the charging device 1 of this example to the mobile phone.

On the other hand, FIG. 3 is a view showing a circuit board housed in the circuit housing part 3, showing a state where the cap 8 is removed. The circuit housing 3 is located on the upper surface of the case 7 from which the cap 8 is removed, and the circuit board 10 is attached to the circuit housing 3. A circuit such as a blinking circuit for an incoming call is formed on the circuit board 10. For example, an electronic element 11 such as an IC chip (not shown) and an LED element 15 as a light emitting element are provided.
Are arranged. Are formed on the circuit board 10 shown in FIG. 3, and these electrodes 12a, 12b,.
1 and to the corresponding pins of the connector 4.

Here, the blinking circuit included in the circuit board 10 is driven by the L signal according to the incoming signal supplied from the mobile phone 20.
This is a circuit that causes the ED element 15 to blink at a predetermined cycle, and is configured by, for example, a flip-flop circuit or an oscillation circuit.
Further, a circuit for changing the blinking cycle based on the information of the other party included in the incoming signal is also provided. Further, the flashing pattern of the LED element 15 is not limited to the variable flashing cycle. Alternatively, a plurality of LED elements having different colors may be provided and the emission color may be changed based on information on the other party.

In this case, for example, at the time of an incoming call, it is possible to know the other party who made the call only by checking the emission color of the charging device 1.

Reference numerals 13a and 13b shown in FIG. 1 denote screws for attaching the case 7 to the case 5 serving as a base. The above-mentioned circuit board 10 is insulated and protected by setting the cap 8. In the mobile phone charging apparatus having the above configuration, the driving is performed as follows.

First, the charging device 1 of this embodiment is set on a portable telephone (not shown). At this time, it is of course necessary to store three batteries (for example, AAA batteries) in the charging device in advance. The charging device 1 is set on the mobile phone by connecting the connector 4 of the charging device 1 to the connector of the mobile phone.

Since the cases 5 to 7 of the charging device 1 are made of a light-emitting material, they absorb ambient light during the daytime and emit light in the dark state at night or the like. Therefore, in a state where the charging device 1 of this example is attached to a mobile phone,
The charging device 1 emits light, and it is possible to know the location of the mobile phone even in a dark state.

On the other hand, when there is an incoming call while the charging device 1 is connected to the mobile phone, the above-mentioned incoming signal is supplied to the blinking circuit, and the blinking process is performed. In this case, since the LED elements are formed on the circuit board 10 as described above, the LED elements 1
5 flashes to indicate an incoming call. Therefore, the incoming call can be recognized by the blinking of the LED element 15 even in a dark place at night or in the daytime.

In the description of the above-described embodiment, the relatives of the LED elements are made through the small opening 14 provided in the cap 8, but the corresponding portion of the cap 8 itself is made transparent, It is good also as composition which can confirm blinking. Further, the light emitting element is not necessarily limited to the LED element.

The formation of the circuit board 10 shown in FIG. 3 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 3, and circuit boards of various shapes can be formed. <Second Embodiment> Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Also in this example, the configuration of the charging device 1 itself is the same as that of the above-described first embodiment, and the external view of FIG. 1 described above is used. Further, the circuit configuration in charging device 1 is the same as that in FIG.

This embodiment has a structure in which a neck piece or a band is provided as a hanging string in the charging apparatus 1 in particular, and FIG. 4 shows an example in which a neck piece 16 is attached to the charging apparatus 1. With this configuration, it is possible to improve the fashionability of the mobile phone as well as for emergency charging.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the neck piece 16 described above, and a configuration may be adopted in which a shoulder band is attached to the charging device 1. With this configuration, the band 17 is hung from the shoulder as shown in FIG.
Charging device 1 (mobile phone 2)
0) can be held.

By forming a part or all of the above-mentioned band 17 with an elastic material such as rubber,
Or, when the mobile phone 20 is taken out from and used, elasticity works, and the mobile phone 20 is naturally pulled upward,
The mobile phone 20 can be used easily.

Therefore, the charging device provided with the neck piece 16 and the band 17 of the present embodiment is more excellent in function.

On the other hand, both the charging device to which the neck piece 16 is attached and the charging device to which the band 17 is attached as described above have the following additional functional advantages. That is, the neck piece 16 and the band 17 of the present example are configured to be attached to the charging device 1 for use. The charging device 1 is connected to the connector 25 of the mobile phone 20,
After all, the neck piece 16 and the band 17 used in this example are located at the lower part of the mobile phone 20. Therefore, when the mobile phone 20 is used, the neck piece 16 and the band 1
7 is located below the mobile phone 20, and it does not matter if the neck piece 16 or the band 17 hangs down.

That is, the drawback caused by the hanging of the hanging string, which is a problem in the conventional example, can be solved in the present example. Therefore, from this point as well, the present example is superior in function as compared with the related art.

Further, the configuration of FIG. 6 shown in the conventional example is not applied to all portable telephones, but is applied only to a certain model. In this regard, this example is applicable to all models to which the charging device 1 is attached, and is excellent in versatility.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the example of the mobile phone 20 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone, but may be applied to a mobile phone such as a PHS or a satellite phone. It is a widely applicable charging device.

As described above, according to the present invention, the size of the charging device for a mobile phone can be reduced, and a very easy-to-use mobile phone can be realized.

Further, since the case of the charging device of the present invention emits light, the location of the charging device can be known even at night. Therefore, by connecting the charging device of the present invention to a mobile phone,
The mobile phone can be easily found even in darkness such as at night, and the mobile phone can be more easily used.

Further, by providing a blinking circuit in the charging device, when an incoming call is received by the portable telephone, the incoming call is notified by light emission, and a more convenient portable telephone can be provided.

Further, by attaching a neck piece or a band, it is functionally excellent and versatility can be secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a charging device for a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram showing a state where the charging device of the embodiment is connected to a mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a circuit board.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a charging device provided with a neck piece.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of use when a band is provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Charging device 2 Battery storage unit 3 Circuit storage unit 4 Connector 5, 6, 7 Case 7a, 7b Button 8 Cap 9 Cap printing unit 10 Circuit board 11 Electronic element 12a, 12b Electrode 13a, 13b Screw 14 Opening 15 LED element 16 Neck / Piece 17 Band 18 Pocket 19 Pocket 20 Cellular Phone 21 Display 22 Key Operation 23 Transmitter 24 Receiver 25 Connector

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A cap on which printing is performed and which can be removed, a blinking circuit for receiving / receiving a call to / from a mobile phone, a case in which the blinking circuit is built-in and made of a light-emitting material, A battery charger for a mobile phone, which has a battery and which can be connected to the mobile phone via a connector so that the user can recognize the location of the mobile phone even in a dark place. 2. The charging apparatus for a mobile telephone according to claim 1, wherein the blinking circuit for receiving / receiving the call changes the blinking state depending on the other party. 3. The charging device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting material is provided in a part of the case with a specific shape. 4. The charging device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the case is provided with a neck piece. 5. The charging device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the case is provided with a shoulder band. 6. The charging device for a mobile phone according to claim 5, wherein a part or the whole of the band is made of an elastic body. 7. The mobile phone charging device according to claim 1, wherein the printing is a character, a company logo, or a company name. 8. The charging device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the printing is performed to display a message indicating safety at home or safe delivery.