The disclosure relates to the technical field of earphone chargers and power supply devices, and more particularly to an earphone charger suitable for a BLUETOOTH earphone and a neck-mounted portable power supply.
Apple's wireless earphones are used together with an earphone box, the earphone box is mainly used for storage and power charging, and earphone chargers are disposed in the earphone box. A positive electrode conductive strip and a negative electrode conductive strip for power charging of the first and second-generations of earphones are arranged on a lower surface, while a positive electrode conductive strip and a negative electrode conductive strip for power charging of the third-generation of earphones are located on an outer round surface of a lower end. At present, the earphone charger can only meet a charging requirement of the first and second-generations of earphones, or can only meet a charging requirement of the third-generation of earphones, and thus has poor applicability.
In view of the above shortcomings of the related art, the technical problem to be solved by the disclosure is to provide an earphone charger and a neck-mounted portable power supply adapted for various generations of BLUETOOTH earphones.
Specifically, in an aspect, the earphone charger according to an embodiment of the disclosure adapted for a BLUETOOTH earphone includes an earphone seat. The earphone seat is fixedly disposed with two charging resilient pieces for respectively abutting against the positive electrode conductive strip and the negative electrode conductive strip on a charging end of the BLUETOOTH earphone, the two charging resilient pieces are obliquely arranged in a manner of approaching towards each other along an insertion direction of the BLUETOOTH earphone relative to the earphone seat, and thereby a distance between the two charging resilient pieces gradually decreases along the insertion direction. The earphone seat is further fixedly disposed with an anti-disengagement component configured (i.e., structured and arranged) to prevent the BLUETOOTH earphone from disengaging from the two charging resilient pieces during charging.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the earphone seat is further disposed with a resilient piece mounting block and a mounting groove for mounting the resilient piece mounting block. The resilient piece mounting block is located on a side where the distance between the two charging resilient pieces is smaller. The resilient piece mounting block is fixed with the earphone seat, and the resilient piece mounting block is fixedly disposed with two fixing pieces corresponding to the two charging resilient pieces in a one-to-one manner. Each of the charging resilient pieces includes a first end and a second end that are opposite to each other, each of the two fixing pieces is fixedly connected to the first end of a corresponding one of the two charging resilient pieces, and the second end is a free end.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, a first end of the earphone seat is fixedly disposed with the two charging resilient pieces, a second end opposite to the first end of the earphone seat is disposed with a wire-passing through slot, and the wire-passing through slot is configured to allow conductive wires to pass through and form electrical connections with the two charging resilient pieces.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the earphone seat is further fixedly disposed with an anti-shifting resilient piece configured to prevent the BLUETOOTH earphone from side-shifting during the charging, and the anti-shifting resilient piece and the two charging resilient pieces are located on a same side of the resilient piece mounting block and are annularly distributed.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the anti-disengagement component includes an annular elastic member having a hollow area, the annular elastic member is fixed to the earphone seat and matched with the charging end of the BLUETOOTH earphone, and the two charging resilient pieces are exposed in the hollow area.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the earphone seat is disposed with an earphone insertion cavity configured to allow the charging end of the BLUETOOTH earphone to be inserted, a side wall of the earphone insertion cavity is disposed with two avoidance slots corresponding to the two charging resilient pieces in a one-to-one manner, and free ends of the two charging resilient pieces facing towards an opening of the earphone insertion cavity correspond to the two avoidance slots respectively.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the anti-disengagement component includes an annular elastic member configured to surround a periphery of the BLUETOOTH earphone during the charging, the annular elastic member is fixed to the earphone seat and is located on a side of the two charging resilient pieces facing towards the opening of the earphone insertion cavity.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the earphone seat is fixedly disposed with limiting posts, and two sides of the resilient piece mounting block abut against the limiting posts to prevent the charging resilient pieces mounted on the resilient piece mounting block from side-shifting during the charging.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the anti-disengagement component is disposed with limit grooves configured to accommodate the limiting posts respectively, and the limiting posts are engaged with the limit grooves, to prevent the anti-disengagement component from side-shifting during the charging.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the earphone seat is further fixedly disposed with an anti-shifting resilient piece configured to prevent the BLUETOOTH earphone from side-shifting during the charging, and the anti-shifting resilient piece and the two charging resilient pieces are triangularly distributed. The anti-disengagement component is further disposed with through grooves corresponding to the anti-shifting resilient piece and the two charging resilient pieces in a one-to-one manner, the through grooves are configured to allow the anti-shifting resilient piece and the two charging resilient pieces to pass through and expose the anti-shifting resilient piece and the two charging resilient pieces in a hollow area of the anti-disengagement component.
In another aspect, a neck-mounted portable power supply provided by an embodiment of the disclosure includes a neck-mounted member, two power supply boards respectively fixed at two opposite ends of the neck-mounted member, and two earphone charging cables corresponding to the two power supply boards in a one-to-one manner. One of the power supply board and the earphone charging cable paired therewith is fixedly disposed with a power supply interface at an end, and the other one of the power supply board and the earphone cable paired therewith is fixedly disposed with a plug corresponding to the power supply interface at an end. An end of each of the earphone charging cables facing away from the power supply board is fixedly disposed with the earphone charger according to any one of the preceding embodiments, and the two charging resilient pieces of the earphone charger are electrically connected to the earphone charging cable.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the neck-mounted portable power supply further includes two sets of mounting casings respectively fixed at the two opposite ends of the neck-mounted member. Each of the power supply boards is arranged in corresponding one set of mounting casings of the two sets of mounting casings and fixed with the corresponding one set of mounting casings, the power supply interface and the plug are respectively disposed on the power supply board and the earphone charging cable, and each set of mounting casings are disposed with an opening configured to expose the power supply interface.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the neck-mounted portable power supply further includes: a battery disposed in any one set of mounting casings of the two sets of mounting casings, and two sets of conductive wires corresponding to the two power supply boards in a one-to-one manner. One set of conductive wires of the two sets of conductive wires and the battery are disposed in same one set of mounting casings, and the other set of conductive wires of the two sets of conductive wires are embedded into the neck-mounted member. Each set of conductive wires of the two sets of conductive wires include a first conductive wire conducting a positive electrode of the battery with a positive electrode of the power supply board, and a second conductive wire conducting a negative electrode of the battery with a negative electrode of the power supply board. Each set of mounting casings of the two sets of mounting casings are disposed with a wire-passing through slot allowing the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire to pass through.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, lower ends of the two sets of mounting casings face are arranged opposite to each other, and the opening is located at an upper end of the each set of mounting casings.
In still another aspect, an earphone charger according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: an earphone seat. The earphone seat is disposed with a resilient piece mounting block, a first charging resilient piece, a second charging resilient piece, an anti-shifting resilient piece, a mounting groove, and an annular elastic member. The first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece are configured to respectively abut against a positive electrode conductive strip and a negative electrode conductive strip on a charging end of a BLUETOOTH earphone to charge the BLUETOOTH earphone, the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece are fixed on the resilient piece mounting block and spaced from each other, and the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece are obliquely arranged in a manner of approaching towards each other along an insertion direction of the BLUETOOTH earphone relative to the earphone seat. The anti-shifting resilient piece is configured to prevent the BLUETOOTH earphone from side-shifting during charging, and the anti-shifting resilient piece is fixed on the resilient piece mounting block and is located on a same side of the resilient piece mounting block as the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece. The resilient piece mounting block is installed in the mounting groove. The annular elastic member is fixed to the earphone seat and configured to allow the BLUETOOTH earphone to be extended therein to thereby make the positive electrode conductive strip and the negative electrode conductive strip on the charging end respectively abut against the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece for the charging, and the annular elastic member is further configured to prevent the BLUETOOTH earphone from disengaging from the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece during the charging.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the resilient piece mounting block is disposed with fixing pieces corresponding to the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece in a one-to-one manner. Each of the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece includes a first end and a second end that are opposite to each other, the first end is fixedly connected to a corresponding one of the fixing pieces, and the second end is a free end.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the second end is closer to the resilient piece mounting block than the first end.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the anti-shifting resilient piece, the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece are spaced apart from each other and triangularly arranged.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the annular elastic member includes a hollow rubber sleeve or an annular rubber strip.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the earphone seat is disposed with an earphone insertion cavity configured to allow the charging end of the BLUETOOTH earphone to be inserted, a side wall of the earphone insertion cavity is disposed with avoidance slots corresponding to the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece in a one-to-one manner, and the free ends of the first charging resilient piece and the second charging resilient piece facing towards an opening of the earphone insertion cavity correspond to the avoidance slots respectively.
It can be seen from the above that the embodiments of the disclosure can achieve one or more of the following beneficial effects.
The earphone charger according to the embodiments of the disclosure may have the advantage of being capable of charging BLUETOOTH earphones of various generations. A specific working process may be as follows: the BLUETOOTH earphone is moved to the earphone seat, the charging resilient pieces are deformed laterally under the pressing of the BLUETOOTH earphone, and the positive and negative electrode conductive strips of the BLUETOOTH earphone respectively abut against the two charging resilient pieces. Meanwhile, with the help of the anti-disengagement component, the BLUETOOTH earphone can be ensured to be tightly attached to the charging resilient pieces during charging, so as to carry out continuous charging. After the charging is completed, the BLUETOOTH earphone is taken out, and the charging resilient pieces can rapidly rebound.
Moreover, for the first-generation or the second-generation BLUETOOTH earphone, the positive electrode conductive strip and the negative electrode conductive strip thereof are disposed on a lower surface of the earphone; and for the third-generation BLUETOOTH earphone, the positive and negative electrode conductive strips thereof are located on an outer round surface of a lower end of the earphone. Therefore, when the inserted BLUETOOTH earphone is the first-generation or the second-generation, a degree of being opened outwards of the two charging resilient pieces is relatively large; and when the inserted BLUETOOTH earphone is of the third-generation, a degree of being opened outwards of the two charging resilient pieces is relatively small. That is, a contact position between the first/second-generation BLUETOOTH earphone and the charging resilient pieces is lower than a contact position between the third-generation BLUETOOTH earphone and the charging resilient pieces. Therefore, through the adaptive adjustment of the degree of being opened outwards of the two charging resilient pieces, it can be adapted to various generations of BLUETOOTH earphones, and thus is convenient to use and has good applicability.
In addition, the neck-mounted portable power supply according to the embodiments of the disclosure may have advantages of convenient replacement and flexible use. Specifically, when it needs to replace the BLUETOOTH earphone with another BLUETOOTH earphone of the same type, the BLUETOOTH earphone can be directly taken out from the earphone charger, and when it needs to replace the earphone charging cable, the plug can be pulled out from the power supply interface. When a BLUETOOTH earphone is needed to be charged, the BLUETOOTH earphone is put into the earphone charger, the BLUETOOTH earphone then is conducted with the two charging resilient pieces, and meanwhile, through the anti-disengagement component, it is ensured that the BLUETOOTH earphone abuts against the charging resilient pieces to achieve continuous charging. Therefore, the neck-mounted portable power supply provided by the embodiments of the disclosure allows a user to charge the earphone while using the earphone. Moreover, the earphone charging cables of different colors or lengths can be quickly replaced, which is more flexible in use, and has low replacement cost and prolonged product service life.
In order to more clearly illustrates technical solutions of embodiments of the disclosure, the following is a brief description of the drawings used for the illustrative embodiments of the disclosure. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative labor.
In order to make purposes, technical solutions and advantages of embodiments of the disclosure clearer, the technical solutions in the illustrative embodiments of the disclosure will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of embodiments of the disclosure, rather than all of embodiments of the disclosure. Based on the embodiments illustrated in the disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without paying creative labor fall within the protection scope of the disclosure.
It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, rear, etc.) in the illustrative embodiments of the disclosure are only used to explain relative positional relationships and movements of various components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will change accordingly.
In the disclosure, unless otherwise specified and defined, the terms “connected”, “fixed” and the like shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, “fixed” can be fixed connection, detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; and it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. It can be a connection between two elements or an interaction between two elements, unless otherwise specified. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the disclosure can be understood according to specific circumstances.
In addition, references of “first”, “second” and the like in the disclosure are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying quantity of the indicated features. Thus, the features defined as “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of various illustrative embodiments may be combined with each other, but they must be based on what can be realized by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to realize, it shall be considered that the combination of such technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed in the disclosure.
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For the first-generation or the second-generation BLUETOOTH earphone, the positive electrode conductive strip 20 and the negative electrode conductive strip 21 are disposed on a lower surface of the earphone; and for the third-generation BLUETOOTH earphone, the positive electrode conductive strip 20 and the negative electrode conductive strip 21 are located on an outer round surface of a lower end of the earphone. Therefore, when the inserted BLUETOOTH earphone 2 is the first-generation or the second-generation, a degree of being opened outwards of the two charging resilient pieces 11 is relatively large; and when the inserted BLUETOOTH earphone 2 is the third-generation, the degree of being opened outwards of the two charging resilient pieces 11 is relatively small. That is, a contact position between the first/second-generation BLUETOOTH earphone and the charging resilient pieces 11 is lower than a contact position between the third-generation BLUETOOTH earphone and the charging resilient pieces 11. In this situation, through the adaptive adjustment of the degree of being opened outwards of the two charging resilient pieces 11, it can be adapted to various generations of BLUETOOTH earphones, and thus is convenient to use and has good applicability.
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In addition, the limit block 121 is further disposed with limit grooves 1211 for accommodating the limiting posts respectively, and the limiting posts 184 are engaged with the limit grooves 1211, to prevent the anti-disengagement component 12 from side-shifting during the charging.
In summary, in the embodiment of the disclosure, the earphone seat, the resilient piece mounting block and the anti-disengagement component are tightly connected and mutually limited by providing the limiting posts, the limit grooves, and the through grooves positioning the anti-shifting resilient piece and the charging resilient pieces, so as to ensure that the components will not be side-shifting during the charging for the BLUETOOTH earphone. On the basis of being adapted for the charging of the BLUETOOTH earphones of various generations, the stability of the BLUETOOTH earphone during the charging is further improved.
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Among them, the neck-mounted member 30 may be made of hard plastic or rubber, and the plug 34 may be a universal serial bus (USB) plug or a TYPE-C plug.
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Each set of conductive wires of the two sets of conductive wires 310 include a first conductive wire 311 conducting a positive electrode of the battery 39 with a positive electrode of the power supply board 31, and a second conductive wire 312 conducing a negative electrode of the battery 39 with a negative electrode of the power supply board 31. For example, each set of mounting casings of the two sets of mounting casings 38 are disposed with a wire-passing through slot 381 allowing the first conductive wire 311 and the second conductive wire 312 to pass through. The technical solution of this embodiment has the advantages of portability, compactness and better use experience. Specifically, only one battery 39 is required to supply power, and the overall product is lighter in weight. In addition, one set of conductive wires 310 are embedded into the neck-mounted member 30, which is neater and more beautiful, and the user will not be caught by the conductive wires when wearing or taking off the neck-mounted member 30.
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In addition, it is worth noting that the earphone charger 35 may also be replaced with the earphone charger described in the first embodiment or the third embodiment.
The above description is only the illustrative embodiments of the disclosure, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the disclosure. On a premise of not departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, the disclosure may be subject to various changes and modifications. Any equivalent structural change made based on the description and the accompanying drawings of the disclosure under the inventive concept of the disclosure, or direct/indirect applications of the illustrated embodiments of the disclosure in other related technical fields should be included in the scope of protection of the disclosure.
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202020245283.7 | Mar 2022 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of international patent application No. PCT/CN2021/075920, filed on Feb. 8, 2021. The international patent application claims priority to a Chinese patent application No. 202020245275.2, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, entitled “EARPHONE CHARGER SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS GENERATIONS OF BLUETOOTH EARPHONES”; and claims priority to another Chinese patent application No. 202020245283.7, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, entitled “NECK-MOUNTED PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY WITH SPLIT-TYPE EARPHONE CHARGING WIRES”. The entire contents of the above-mentioned applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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