Vending machine for charging a secondary battery of a mobile phone
First Claim
1. A vending machine for charging a secondary battery of a mobile phone, comprising:
- a plurality of charging means, each conforming to a specification of a mobile phone and a secondary battery of the mobile phone, for charging plural kinds of secondary batteries used in plural kinds of mobile phones;
instruction means for instructing a charging time corresponding to each of said plurality of charging means;
lock/unlock means for locking/unlocking a key on a door provided in each of said plurality of charging means;
reception means for receiving at least one coin and/or at least one banknote;
calculation means for calculating an amount of money of said coin and/or bill which have been received in said reception means; and
charging control means for controlling each of said plurality of charging means to charge a secondary battery of a mobile phone attached in one of said plurality of charging means, in accordance with the amount of money calculated by said calculation means and the charging time instructed by said instruction means.
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Abstract
A vending machine for charging a secondary battery of a mobile phone is provided with a plurality of charging blocks, each conforming to a specification of a mobile phone and a secondary battery of the mobile phone, for charging plural kinds of secondary batteries used in plural kinds of mobile phones, charging time selection buttons for instructing a charging time corresponding to each of the plurality of charging blocks, lock/unlock mechanism for locking/unlocking a key on a door provided in each of the plurality of charging blocks, a stocker for receiving at least one coin and/or at least one banknote, a calculator for calculating an amount of money of said coin and/or bill which have been received in the stocker, and a charging control circuit for controlling each of the plurality of charging blocks to charge a secondary battery of a mobile phone attached in one of the plurality of charging blocks, in accordance with the amount of money calculated by the calculator and the charging time instructed by the selection buttons.
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31 Claims
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1. A vending machine for charging a secondary battery of a mobile phone, comprising:
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a plurality of charging means, each conforming to a specification of a mobile phone and a secondary battery of the mobile phone, for charging plural kinds of secondary batteries used in plural kinds of mobile phones; instruction means for instructing a charging time corresponding to each of said plurality of charging means; lock/unlock means for locking/unlocking a key on a door provided in each of said plurality of charging means; reception means for receiving at least one coin and/or at least one banknote; calculation means for calculating an amount of money of said coin and/or bill which have been received in said reception means; and charging control means for controlling each of said plurality of charging means to charge a secondary battery of a mobile phone attached in one of said plurality of charging means, in accordance with the amount of money calculated by said calculation means and the charging time instructed by said instruction means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A charging apparatus for charging a secondary battery, comprising:
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a holder for holding an electric contact with electrodes of the secondary battery; first measuring means for measuring a terminal voltage of said secondary battery; second measuring means for measuring a change rate in time of the terminal voltage; charging means for quickly charging the secondary battery; a first comparison means for comparing the terminal voltage measured by said first measuring means with a predetermined charging voltage defined for the secondary battery; a second comparison means for comparing the change rate in time of the terminal voltage measured by said second measuring means with a predetermined threshold; and charging control means for performing control in accordance with the comparison results by said first and second comparing means such that charging operation in said charging means is halted before the secondary battery reaches full-charged condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A charging apparatus for charging a secondary battery, comprising:
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a holder for holding an electric contact with electrodes of the secondary battery; measuring means for measuring a terminal voltage of said secondary battery; comparison means for comparing the terminal voltage measured by said first measuring means with a predetermined limited voltage defined for said secondary battery; charging means for quickly charging the secondary battery; charging control means for performing control in accordance with the comparison results by said comparison means such that the charging operation in said charging means is halted before the secondary battery reaches full-charged condition. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A vending system composed of at least one first unit which includes a plurality of charging means, each conforming to a specification of a mobile phone and a secondary battery of the mobile phone, for charging plural kinds of secondary batteries used in plural kinds of mobile phones, and a second unit which performs charging control on each of the plurality of charging means, comprising:
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first extension means for electrically connecting at most a first predetermined number of the first units to the second unit; and second extension means for mechanically connecting plural number of sets, each composed of the first predetermined number of the first units and one second unit, with each other. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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