Leasing terminal of mobile power supply

• US 10,282,934 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2015
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Laidian Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Laidian Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yuan, Bingsong, Yu, Weige, Luo, Changming
• Primary Examiner(s): Karikari, Kwasi
• Application Number:
  US15/546,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20180025573A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,543 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/00 Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/006 dispensed for the electrical charging of other devices than vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/00 Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0042 for hiring of objects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/12 comprising lockable containers, e.g. for accepting clothes to be cleaned
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/00 Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/06 by returnable containers , i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/001 Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 9/08 Two-way loud-speaking telephone systems with means for conditioning the signal, e.g. for suppressing echoes for one or both directions of traffic

Abstract

A leasing terminal of a mobile power supply comprises a CPU, a network communication module and a main control MCU which are respectively connected to the CPU, and at least one charging module, at least one charging cabinet motion drive motor and at least one mobile power supply information reading module which are respectively connected to the main control MCU; and each charging cabinet corresponds to one charging module, one charging cabinet motion drive motor and one mobile power supply information reading module. By means of the present invention, when a user is outside, a mobile power supply can be leased from a leasing terminal of the mobile power supply in a self-service manner, thereby providing the flexible charging service to the user.

Claims

1. A leasing terminal of a mobile power supply, comprising:

a CPU, a network communication module and a main control MCU which are respectively connected to the CPU, and at least one charging module, at least one charging cabinet motion member and at least one mobile power supply information reading module which are respectively connected to the main control MCU;

wherein each charging cabinet corresponds to one charging module, one charging cabinet motion drive member and one mobile power supply information reading module;

wherein the CPU is used for controlling the main control MCU to generate a corresponding leasing control instruction according to a leasing instruction received by the network communication module from a cloud server, and is also used for controlling the main control MCU to generate a charging management control instruction, and is also used for receiving information obtained by the main control MCU and feeding the information back to the cloud server via the network communication module;

wherein the main control MCU is used for generating the charging management control instruction for controlling the charging module to charge the mobile power supply in the charging cabinet, and is also used for generating the leasing control instruction to control motions of the charging cabinet motion member, and is also used for acquiring information relevant to the mobile power supply from the mobile power supply information reading module;

wherein the charging module is used for charging the mobile power supply in the charging cabinet;

wherein the charging cabinet motion member is used for enabling transferring the mobile power supply into or out of the charging cabinet by the motions of the charging cabinet motion member; and

wherein the mobile power supply information reading module is used for reading the information relevant to the mobile power supply connected thereto.

2. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the charging cabinet motion member comprises a charging cabinet motion drive member, and the charging management control instruction controls motions of the charging cabinet motion member by controlling motions of the charging cabinet motion drive member.

3. The leasing terminal according to claim 2, wherein the charging cabinet motion drive member comprises a charging cabinet motion drive motor, and motions of the charging cabinet motion drive motor comprise forward and reverse rotations of the charging cabinet motion drive motor.

4. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal further includes at least one charging cabinet door drive motor connected with the main control MCU, each charging cabinet corresponding to a charging cabinet door drive motor;

wherein the main control MCU is also used for generating a leasing control instruction to control the forward and reverse rotations of the charging cabinet door drive motor; and

wherein the charging cabinet door drive motor is used for opening and closing the charging cabinet door.

5. The leasing terminal according to claim 4, wherein the leasing terminal also includes at least one charging cabinet door sensor connected with the main control MCU, each charging cabinet corresponding to one charging cabinet door sensor;

wherein the charging cabinet door sensor is used for determining an open/close state of a charging cabinet door; and

wherein the main control MCU is also used for acquiring information of the open/close state of the charging cabinet door from the charging cabinet door sensor.

6. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes at least one first photoelectric sensor connected to the main control MCU, each charging cabinet corresponding to one first photoelectric sensor;

wherein the first photoelectric sensor is used for determining whether or not the mobile power supply is in the charging cabinet; and

wherein the main control MCU is also used for acquiring, from the first photoelectric sensor, information about whether the mobile power supply is in the charging cabinet.

7. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes two first photoelectric sensors connected with the main control MCU, each charging cabinet corresponding to two first photoelectric sensors,

wherein one first photoelectric sensor is used for determining whether or not the mobile power supply is located at the charging cabinet door, and the other first photoelectric sensor is used for determining whether or not the mobile power supply has been taken away;

and

wherein the main control MCU is also used for obtaining, from the two first photoelectric sensors, information about whether the mobile power supply is located at the charging cabinet door and information about whether the mobile power supply has been taken away.

8. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes at least one in-position detection sensor connected to the main control MCU, each charging cabinet corresponding to one in-position detection sensor;

wherein the in-position detection sensor is used for determining whether the mobile power supply has been transferred to the charging position; and

wherein the main control MCU is also used for acquiring, from the in-position detection sensor, information about whether the mobile power supply has been transferred to the charging position.

9. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes an input module connected with the CPU, the input module is used for inputting a return instruction.

10. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes an output module connected with the CPU, the output module is used for outputting an identification number and/or prompt information of the leasing terminal of the mobile power supply.

11. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes a recycling storehouse control module connected with the CPU, and a second photoelectric sensor and a recycling storehouse door drive motor which are respectively connected to the recycling storehouse control module;

wherein the recycling storehouse control module is used for controlling forward and reverse rotations of the recycling storehouse door drive motor, and is also used for acquiring, from the second photoelectric sensor, information about whether the mobile power supply has been put into the recycling storehouse;

wherein the recycling storehouse door drive motor is used for opening or closing the recycling storehouse door;

the second photoelectric sensor is used for determining whether the mobile power supply has been put into the recycling storehouse; and

wherein the CPU is also used for transmitting a storehouse opening or closing instruction to the recycling storehouse control module, and is also used for receiving information obtained by the recycling storehouse control module from the second photoelectric sensor and feeding back the information to the cloud server via the network communication module.

12. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes at least one sales line control module connected with the CPU, and a third photoelectric sensor and a sales line control motor which are respectively connected to the sales line control module;

wherein the sales line control module is used for controlling forward and reverse rotations of the sales line control motor, and is also used for obtaining, from the third photoelectric sensor, information about whether a data line stretches out;

wherein the third photoelectric sensor is used for determining whether or not the data line stretches out; and

wherein the CPU is also used for transmitting a sales line instruction to the sales line control module, and is also used for receiving information obtained by the sales line control module from the third photoelectric sensor and feeding back the information to the cloud server via the network communication module.

13. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing terminal also includes at least one sterilization module connected with the CPU, one sterilization module corresponding to one or more charging cabinets.

14. The leasing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the leasing instruction is sent by an APP on a cell phone to the cloud server.