MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE STORAGE AND CHARGING CABINET

• US 20160020625A1
• Filed: 07/15/2014
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chung Chiao Holding Corp.
• Original Assignee: Chung Chiao Holding Corp.
• Inventors: TSOU, Wen-Sheng
• Application Number:
  US14/331,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20160020625A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet includes a body including an inner housing surrounded by a bottom panel, two upright side panels and an outer cover panel and having storage compartments defined therein for accommodating mobile electronic devices individually and a sliding door movable along tracks at the upright side panels to close or open the inner housing, and a power supply unit including a power input module for power input, a power socket module mounted in the inner housing and electrically connected to the power input module and battery chargers respectively electrically connected to the power socket module and adapted for charging storage mobile electronic devices. Thus, the invention facilitates centralized management of mobile electronic devices, saves mobile electronic device charging time, improves mobile electronic device charging efficiency and enhances ease of use.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet, comprising:

a body comprising an inner housing, said inner housing comprising an accommodation chamber, a mounting space, a jamb located between said accommodation chamber and said mounting space and a plurality of horizontal partition plates mounted in said accommodation chamber at different elevations to divide said accommodation chamber into a plurality of storage compartments for storing mobile electronic devices individually, a bottom panel mounted at a bottom side of said body, two upright side panels mounted at two opposite lateral sides of said body, each said upright side panel comprising a track extending along the border area of an inner wall thereof, an outer cover panel connected between said upright side panels over top and back sides of said inner housing and a sliding door movable along the tracks of said upright side panels between a close position to close said inner housing and an open position to open said inner housing; and

a power supply unit comprising a power input module electrically connectable to an external power source for power input, a power socket module consisting of a plurality of power sockets and mounted in said mounting space of said inner housing and electrically connected to said power input module and a plurality of battery chargers respectively electrically connected to said power sockets, each said battery charger comprising a transmission line and two mating connectors respectively located at two opposite ends of said transmission line and respectively electrically connectable to one said power socket of said power socket module and a connection slot of one mobile electronic device being stored in one said storage compartment.

2. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inner housing further comprises a plurality of cable retainers mounted at said jamb at different elevations corresponding to said storage compartments and adapted for securing the transmission lines of said battery chargers.

3. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inner housing further comprises an upright rear panel disposed at a rear side relative to said mounting space;

said power supply unit further comprises an expansion module mounted in a bottom side of one said upright side panel and electrically connected to said power input module, and a cooling fan mounted in aid upright rear panel and electrically connected to said expansion module.

4. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 3, wherein said outer cover panel comprises a plurality of keyway-shaped hanging holes for hanging on nails in a wall, and a plurality of radiation holes facing toward said cooling fan.

5. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 3, wherein said expansion module comprises a circuit board, and two electrical connectors located at two opposite sides of said circuit board, the electrical connector at one side of said circuit board being electrically connected to one mating connector at one end of the transmission line of one said battery charger, the electrical connector at the other side of said circuit board being electrically connected to said cooling fan.

6. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom panel of said body comprises a front stop flange, a lock hole located in said front stop flange, and a plurality of casters pivotally mounted in a bottom wall of said bottom panel;

said sliding door comprises a plurality of door slats hinged to one another, a front bar hinged to one said door slat and stoppable at said front stop flange, and a lock mounted in said front bar, said lock comprising a swivel hook rotatable with a key between a locking position where said swivel hook is engaged into said lock hole and an unlocking position where said swivel hook is disengaged from said lock hole.

7. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 6, wherein said front bar of said sliding door comprises a grip spaced below said lock.

8. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said upright side panel comprises a handhold groove located in an outer wall thereof, a locating groove located in a top side thereof, and a locating flange located in an opposing bottom side thereof and configured subject to the configuration of said locating groove.

9. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power input module of said power supply unit comprises a power connector electrically connectable to an external power source, and a power switch operable to switch on/off said power connector.

10. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 9, wherein said power socket module of said power supply unit comprises a plurality of power sockets mounted in said mounting space of said inner housing at different elevations and respectively connected to said power connector of said power input module by a respective electrical wire;

the mating connector at one end of said transmission line of each said battery charger is electrically connected to one respective said power socket of said power socket module.

11. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 9, wherein said power input module of said power supply unit is mounted in a bottom side of one upright side panel of said body to expose said power connector and said power switch to the outside of the respective said upright side panel;

said power connector of said power input module is selected from the group of power plug and power socket.

12. The mobile electronic device storage and charging cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power supply unit further comprises an expansion module mounted in a bottom side of one said upright side panel, said expansion module comprising a circuit board and a plurality of a plurality of sockets arranged at two opposite sides thereof;

the mating connector at the other end of said transmission line of each said battery charger is electrically connected to one socket at one side of said circuit board of said expansion module.