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Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
An in-car used mobile phone fixing seat assembly to which other
electrical appliances are addible, including an electrically conductive
flexible supporting member and a mobile phone fixing seat. One end
of the supporting member is connected with a cigarette lighter plug
for inserting into a lighter socket of the car. The other end of
the supporting member is disposed with a connecting section for
engaging with the fixing seat. The fixing seat has a receptacle
for receiving and powering on a mobile phone and peripheral electrical
equipments. The position and angle of the fixing seat can be freely
adjusted according to a user's requirements.
Mobile Phone Patent Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An in-car used mobile phone fixing seat assembly to which other
electrical appliances are addible, said fixing seat assembly comprising
an electrically conductive flexible supporting member and a mobile
phone fixing seat, wherein:
one end of the supporting member is connected to a cigarette lighter
plug for inserting into a lighter socket of a car, wherein positive
and negative contacts of said cigarette lighter plug electrically
contact with positive and negative contacts of said lighter socket,
the other end of the supporting member having a connecting section
for engaging with the fixing seat, wherein a wire connected with
a plug extends from one side of said connecting section for inserting
into a socket of said fixing seat for electrically transmitting
power supplied by said cigarette lighter plug; and
the fixing seat has a receptacle for receiving a mobile phone and
peripheral electrical equipments.
2. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a middle
section of the supporting member is made of freely flexible cable.
3. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a hoop
body is fitted around the lighter plug of the supporting member,
the hoop body being formed with at least one slot, whereby the lighter
plug can be fitted into the hoop body with the resilient contact
protruding out of the slot to abut against the wall of the lighter
socket so that the lighter plug can be snugly inserted into a lighter
socket with larger diameter.
4. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a top
end of the connecting section of the supporting member is having
an elongated extension or a wire and a power socket is connected
to the extension or the wire for connecting to other electrical
appliances and supplying power therefor.
5. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein an additional
power output socket is disposed on a lower side or a lateral side
of the fixing seat for connecting to other electrical appliances.
6. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein an engaging
face is disposed on the connecting section, several wedge plates
and wedge slots being disposed respectively on two lateral edges
of the engaging face, a back face of the fixing seat having an insertion
seat, several wedge plates and wedge slots being disposed on two
lateral edges of the insertion seat corresponding to the wedge plates
and wedge slots of the engaging face, the insertion seat further
having a resilient plate and an insertion cavity, whereby the wedge
plates of the connecting section of the supporting rod are fitted
into the wedge slots of the insertion seat of the fixing seat and
the resilient plate is biased and then the wedge plates of the connecting
section are upwardly pushed into the insertion cavity to engage
the connecting section with the insertion seat, the resilient plate
serving to resiliently abut against the engaging face so as to enhance
a tight clamping effect between the connecting section and the insertion
seat.
7. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back
face of the fixing seat having two supporting seats and the free
end of the supporting rod having a fixing block fitted between the
two supporting seats, a transverse sleeve extending from the supporting
seats to pass through and locate the fixing block and a cap nut
being used to tighten the sleeve, whereby the fixing seat is freely
adjustably engaged with the supporting member.
Mobile Phone Patent Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an in-car used mobile phone fixing
seat assembly to which other electrical appliances are addible.
The fixing seat assembly is inserted in the lighter socket of the
car and has a receptacle for receiving and powering on the mobile
phone. In addition, many other electrical appliances such as charging
device, recorder and holdfree device can be added to the fixing
seat assembly to enhance the function of the in-car used mobile
phone.
Many kinds of peripheral equipments of in-car used mobile phone,
such as charger and mobile phone fixing seat, have been developed.
Some shortcomings exist in such products in use as follows:
1. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone T is placed in the mobile
phone fixing seat 1. Such mobile phone fixing seat 1 is generally
secured on the car body 2 by a nail or a pin A. This will damage
the structure of the car body.
2. When placed in the fixing seat, the mobile phone is often powered
on by the lighter socket of the car so as to save the energy of
the battery. However, the car has limited number of lighter socket
(generally one car has only one lighter socket) so that in case
that it is necessary to at the same time use other electrical peripheral
appliances such as holdfree device, charger, recorder, etc., no
additional lighter socket will be available. Moreover, the various
peripheral equipments will have complicated wire layouts which often
occupy much room. This causes great inconvenience to the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide
an in-car used mobile Phone fixing seat assembly to which other
electrical appliances are addible. The fixing seat assembly includes
an electrically conductive flexible supporting member and a mobile
Phone fixing seat. One end of the supporting member is connected
with a cigarette lighter plug for inserting into a lighter socket
of the car. The other end of the supporting member is disposed with
a connecting section for engaging with the fixing seat. The fixing
seat has a receptacle for receiving and powering on a mobile Phone
and other peripheral electrical equipments such as holdfree device,
recorder, charger, etc.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide the
above fixing seat assembly in which the flexible supporting member
permits the fixing seat as well as the mobile phone to be freely
adjusted in position so as to meet the requirement of the user.
The present invention can be best understood through the following
description and accompanying drawings, wherein:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows the application of a conventional mobile phone fixing
seat;
FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of a first embodiment of
the present invention;
FIG. 2A is an enlarged diagram of the insertion seat thereof.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing that the lighter plug is inserted
into the lighter socket;
FIG. 4 shows that the supporting member is engaged with the fixing
seat by insertion in one state;
FIG. 5 shows that the supporting member is engaged with the fixing
seat by insertion in another state;
FIG. 6 shows the operation of the present invention in one state;
FIG. 7 shows the operation of the present invention in another
state;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present
invention;
FIG. 9 is a partially sectional view of the second embodiment of
the present invention;
FIG. 10 shows the operation of the second embodiment of the present
invention;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present
invention;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another aspect of the third embodiment
of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a partially perspective exploded view of a fourth embodiment
of the present invention;
FIG. 14 is a partially sectional view of the fourth embodiment
of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing that a battery charging device
is received in the fixing seat; and
FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing that a mobile phone holdfree
device is received in the fixing seat.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Please refer to FIG. 2. The present invention mainly includes an
electrically conductive flexible supporting member 3 and a mobile
phone fixing seat 4.
One end of the supporting member 3 is connected with a cigarette
lighter plug 31 for inserting into the lighter socket of the car.
The other end of the supporting member is disposed with a connecting
section 33. A wire 331 connected with a power terminal 332 extends
from the connecting section 33. The power terminal 332 can be inserted
into an insertion socket 411 of the fixing seat 4 for transmitting
the power supplied by the lighter. An engaging face 333 is disposed
on one side of the connecting section 33. Several wedge plates 334
and wedge slots 335 are disposed respectively on two lateral edges
of the engaging face 333. A middle section 32 of the supporting
member 3 is formed as a freely bendable cable.
The front face 41 of the fixing seat 4 is disposed with two lateral
arms 412, 413 on two sides and a stopper base 414 at bottom end
to define a receptacle at the center for receiving a mobile phone
T. The back face of the fixing seat 4 is disposed with an insertion
seat 42. Several wedge plates 421 and wedge slots 422 are disposed
on two lateral edges of the insertion seat 42. In addition, the
insertion seat 42 is disposed with a resilient plate 423 and an
insertion cavity 424. An additional power output socket (not shown)
can be disposed on a lower side or a lateral side of the fixing
seat 4 for connecting with other electrical appliances.
When using the present invention, the lighter plug 31 of the supporting
member 3 is inserted into the lighter socket 51 of the car 5, whereby
the positive and negative ends 311, 312 of the lighter plug electrically
contact with the positive and negative terminals of the lighter
socket 51 as shown in FIG. 3. The wedge plates 334 of the connecting
section 33 of the supporting rod are fitted into the wedge slots
422 of the insertion seat 42 of the fixing seat 4 as shown in FIGS.
4 and 5. At this time, the resilient plate 423 is biased. Then the
wedge plates 334 of the connecting section 33 are upward pushed
into the insertion cavity 424 to engage the connecting section 33
with the insertion seat 42. (When disengaged, a reverse operation
is performed to disassemble the connecting section from the insertion
seat.) The resilient plate 423 serves to resiliently abut against
the connecting seat 33 so as to enhance the tight clamping effect
between the connecting seat 33 and the insertion seat 42.
FIG. 6 shows that the present invention is inserted into a horizontal
lighter socket. The middle section 32 of the supporting member 3
is freely flexible so that the mobile phone T can be adjustably
placed at any position suitable for the user. With respect to an
upright lighter socket as shown in FIG. 7, similarly, the middle
section 32 of the supporting rod 3 can be freely bent to place the
mobile phone T at an optimal position.
FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which
the back face of the fixing seat 4 is disposed with two supporting
seats 43 and the free end of the supporting member 3 is disposed
with a fixing block 34 fitted between the two supporting seats 43.
A transverse sleeve 431 extends from the supporting seats 43 to
pass through and locate the fixing block 34 and a cap nut 44 is
used to tighten the sleeve 431, whereby the fixing seat 4 is engaged
with the supporting member 3 as shown in FIG. 9. When it is desired
to adjust the position of the mobile phone T, the cap nut 44 is
first untightened and then the fixing seat 4 is adjusted to a suitable
angle. Then the cap nut 44 is again tightened to accomplish the
adjustment as shown in FIG. 10. Certainly, the middle section 32
of the supporting member 3 can be cooperatively adjusted in angle
and position so as to meet the requirements of different users.
FIG. 11 shows still another embodiment of the present invention,
in which a wire 35 extends from one side of the connecting section
33 of the supporting member 3. A plug 351 is connected with the
free end of the wire 35 for inserting into the socket 411 of the
fixing seat 4. The top end of the connecting section 33 is disposed
with an elongated extension 37 or a wire 38 as shown in FIG. 12.
A power socket 36 is connected with the free end of the extension
37 or the wire 38 for connecting with other electrical appliances
to supply power therefor.
FIG. 13 shows still another embodiment of the present invention,
in which a hoop body 6 is fitted around the lighter plug 31 of the
supporting member 3. The lateral side of the hoop body 6 is formed
with at least one slot 61, whereby the lighter plug 31 can be fitted
in the hoop body 6 with the resilient contact 312 protruding out
of the slot 61 to abut against the wall of the lighter socket 51.
The hoop body 6 also has a resilient plate 62, whereby by means
of the hoop body 6, the lighter plug 31 can be inserted into a lighter
socket with larger diameter without loosening as shown in FIG. 14.
Moreover, the receptacle of the fixing seat 4 can receive additional
peripheral equipments such as the electrical appliance with charging,
recording and holdfree functions. Although such peripheral equipment
is not included in the scope of the present invention, the fixing
seat 4 is still proved to be able to receive multiple peripheral
equipments by the examples as follows:
Referring to FIG. 15, a charging device 7 for the mobile phone
battery can be received in the fixing seat. The charging device
through a charging current supplying circuit 72 conducts car power
71 from the lighter socket to the mobile phone battery 75. A battery
voltage detecting in circuit 74 is used to detect the voltage value
of the battery and the charging control circuit 73 controls whether
the charging procedure should be continuously performed according
to the detected voltage value.
Referring to FIG. 16, the fixing seat can also receive a mobile
phone holdfree device 8. The power processing unit 83 supplies car
power 81 from the lighter socket 82 to the microphone amplifying
circuit 84 for powering on the microphone 89, to the speaker amplifying
circuit 86 for powering on the speaker 85 and to the charging connecting
seat 87 and mobile phone 88.
The above embodiments are only some examples of the present invention
and the scope of the present invention should not be limited to
the examples. Any modification or variation derived from the examples
should fall within the scope of the present invention. |