Charging dock, electronic product, charging system and charging method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11527849-B2
Application number	US-201815944058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2018
Priority date	Oct 10, 2017
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

A charging dock, an electronic product, a charging system and a charging method are provided. The charging dock includes a housing, a first charging terminal, a first magnetic device, a first detection device and a first control circuit. The first charging terminal, the first magnetic device, the first detection device and the first control circuit are in the housing. The first magnetic device is to attract the charging plug near the first magnetic device to enable the charging plug to move in a direction towards the first charging terminal. The first control circuit is to control the first charging terminal to be energized when the first detection device detects that the first charging terminal is electrically coupled to the charging plug.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic product comprising:
an electric quantity detecting device;
a driving device;
a charging cable; and
a charging plug;
wherein the charging plug includes a connection terminal, a second charging terminal and a second magnetic device; and the connection terminal is configured to connect with the charging cable; the electric quantity detecting device is configured to detect an electric quantity of the electric product; and the driving device is configured to retract or release the charging cable connected to the charging plug according to the electric quantity of the electric product detected by the electric quantity detecting device.

2. The electronic product of claim 1 , wherein the charging plug includes a flat curved mating portion at a lower portion of the charging plug; and the second charging terminal and the second magnetic device are on the flat curved mating portion.

3. The electronic product of claim 1 , wherein the driving device is further configured to
when the electric quantity of the electronic product is less than a first threshold, release the charging cable connected to the charging plug to enable the charging plug to attempt to connect with the charging dock; and/or
when the electric quantity of the electronic product is greater than a second threshold when the charging dock charges the electronic product, retract the charging cable to enable the charging plug to escape from the charging dock.

4. The electronic product of claim 1 , further comprising a communication circuit that is configured to receive an instruction message sent from the charging dock;
wherein the instruction message is configured to indicate that the charging plug does not reach a charging position;
the driving device is configured to, according to the instruction message received by the communication circuit, first retract the charging cable and then release the charging cable, thereby enabling the charging plug to attempt to connect with the charging dock.

5. The electronic product of claim 4 , wherein the electric product is one of a smart picture frame and a smart photo frame.

6. A charging system for an electronic product comprising:
a charging dock;
a charging plug;
an electric quantity detecting device;
a charging cable; and
a driving device;
wherein the charging dock includes a housing, a first charging terminal, a first magnetic device, a first detection device and a first control circuit; the first charging terminal, the first magnetic device, the first detection device and the first control circuit are in the housing;
wherein the charging plug includes a connection terminal, a second charging terminal and a second magnetic device; and the connection terminal connects with the charging cable; the electric quantity detecting device is configured to detect an electric quantity of the electric product; the driving device is configured to retract or release the charging cable connected to the charging plug according to the electric quantity of the electric product detected by the electric quantity detecting device;
when releasing the charging cable connected to the charging plug, the first magnetic device engages with the second magnetic device, thereby enabling the second charging terminal to move towards the first charging terminal until the first charging terminal is connected with the second charging terminal;
the first control circuit is configured to control the first charging terminal to be energized when the first detection device detects that the first charging terminal is coupled to the charging plug.

7. The charging system of claim 6 , wherein the driving device includes a motor; and the charging cable is wound around an output shaft of the motor.

8. The charging system of claim 6 , wherein the first magnetic device is an electromagnet, and the second magnetic device is a permanent magnet.

9. A charging method for the charging system of claim 6 , comprising:
enabling the second charging terminal to move towards the first charging terminal until the first charging terminal is connected with the second charging terminal by means of controlling the first magnetic device to be magnetized and interaction between the first magnetic device and the second magnetic device; and
controlling the first charging terminal to be energized.

10. The charging method of claim 9 , wherein before enabling the second charging terminal to move towards the first charging terminal until the first charging terminal is connected with the second charging terminal by means of controlling the first magnetic device to be magnetized and interaction between the first magnetic device and the second magnetic device, the method further includes:
detecting a current electric quantity of an electronic product;
when the current electric quantity is less than the first threshold, releasing the charging cable, thereby enabling the charging plug to move towards the charging dock.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Technology Dev Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Junmin
• Ni Pan
• Zhang Yifei
• Ren Yan

Classifications

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H02J7/70

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• H01R13/703

  operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, {e.g. dual-continuity coupling part}(H01R13/71 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6315

  allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection (for coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, H01R12/91 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/22

  Contacts for co-operating by abutting · CPC title