COMMUNICATION DEVICE CHARGED WITH SOLAR ENERGY

• US 20080268916A1
• Filed: 07/14/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
• Original Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
• Inventors: Lin, Kuo-Len, Liu, Wen-Jung, Tseng, Tien-Chih, Ye, Hai-Rui
• Application Number:
  US12/172,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20080268916A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts

Abstract

A communication device charged by solar energy forms a foldable mobile phone by pivotably connecting a first pivot provided on one end of a host to a display. One end face of the display is provided with a second pivot. A solar plate is pivotably connected to the second pivot of the display to foldably cover on the display. With the above structure, if the electricity of the battery of the mobile phone is insufficient, the user can unfold the solar plate from the display to charge the electrically-connected battery of the mobile phone, thereby to overcome the inconvenience in supplementing the electricity of the battery.

Claims

1. A communication device charged by solar energy, comprising:

a mobile phone host provided with a first pivot at one end thereof and a battery therein;

a display pivotably with one end connected with the first pivot and movably folded on one surface of the mobile phone host, one end face of the display, which corresponds to the end of the display connected with the first pivot, provided with a second pivot; and

a solar plate having a plurality of first and second solar chips respectively formed on two opposite surfaces, pivotably connected with the second pivot of the display, whereby the solar plate is movably folded on one surface of the display to be unfolded in synchronism with the display or the solar plate is singly unfolded to charge the battery.

2. The communication device charged by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the first pivot of the mobile phone host has two pivoting ears and a pivoting means penetrating between the two pivoting ears.

3. The communication device charged by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the end of the display connected with the first pivot is provided with a first pivoting shaft to be pivotably connected to the first pivot.

4. The communication device charged by solar energy according to claim 3, wherein the second pivot includes two pivoting ears and a rotating shaft penetrating between the two pivoting ears.

5. The communication device charged by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the display is provided with a receiving groove on one surface on which the solar plate is folded.

6. The communication device charged by solar energy according to claim 5, wherein the receiving groove is provided at one side thereof with a notch to facilitate to singly unfold the solar plate.

7. The communication device charged by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein one end of the solar plate is provided with a second pivoting shaft to be pivotably connected with the second pivot of the display.