Hidden charging device outside vehicle, vehicle door and vehicle
By installing a hidden charging device on the car door, the problem of not being able to open the car door when the device runs out of power is solved, providing an emergency charging function, improving the user experience and having social benefits.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422044604.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-22
AI Technical Summary
When a user's phone or smartwatch runs out of power, they cannot use the digital key to open the car door, rendering the vehicle unusable. Furthermore, traditional in-vehicle charging devices, located inside the vehicle, cannot provide emergency charging when the device's power is depleted.
A concealed charging device is installed on the car door, including a removable sealing plug and a charging plug. The charging cable is connected to the vehicle's power supply. The charging plug can be pulled out from the door handle mounting part to charge the device and is stored by a cable reel. The sealing plug is hidden when not in use.
It solves the problem of not being able to open the car door when the device runs out of power, improves the user experience, provides an emergency charging function, does not affect the vehicle's aesthetics, and has social benefits.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of vehicle parts, and in particular relates to an off-vehicle hidden charging device, a vehicle door and a vehicle. Background Art
[0002] At present, if a traditional car key runs out of power, you can use its tooth key to insert it into the car door keyhole and rotate it to open the car door, and then put the key into the spare sensing antenna position in the car so that you can use the vehicle.
[0003] With the development of automobiles, smart cars without keyholes have appeared on the market. Traditional car keys are gradually being replaced by digital keys. Digital keys have no physical form and are usually integrated into wearable devices such as mobile phones or wristbands. They connect to the vehicle via Bluetooth or cellular phone networks. This leads to a problem: if the battery of the mobile phone or wristband is exhausted, the user cannot use the digital key to open the car door and cannot use the vehicle. They must find a way to charge the key. If the driver does not have a portable charging device, they will be unable to use the vehicle.
[0004] Although some vehicles support both digital keys and traditional car remote control keys or card keys, once customers get used to using their mobile phones as car keys, they usually don't carry traditional car remote control keys or card keys with them, and they still can't use the car when their mobile phones run out of power.
[0005] In addition, traditional in-car mobile phone charging devices are all located inside the car, such as wireless charging, USB charging, etc. However, when the phone is out of power, the owner cannot unlock the vehicle and open the door with the mobile phone key, and cannot enter the car to charge the phone. Utility Model Content
[0006] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art described above, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a hidden charging device outside the vehicle, a vehicle door and a vehicle, so as to solve the problem that when the power of the user's mobile phone, bracelet or other device is exhausted, the digital key cannot be used to open the door and use the vehicle.
[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the first aspect of the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
[0008] A hidden charging device outside a vehicle is installed on a vehicle door. The vehicle door includes a door outer panel, a handle mounting portion is provided on the door outer panel, and a door handle is mounted on the handle mounting portion. The handle mounting portion is provided with an opening communicating with the interior of the vehicle door. The hidden charging device includes: a sealing plug detachably fixed to the opening, and a charging plug and a charging cable provided inside the vehicle door.
[0009] The charging plug is connected with the sealing plug, one end of the charging cable is electrically connected with the charging plug, and the other end of the charging cable is electrically connected with a power supply of a vehicle, and the power supply is used for charging a device to be charged through the charging cable and the charging plug,
[0010] When the sealing plug is detached from the opening, the charging plug and the charging cable can be pulled out of the opening in the direction of the outside of the vehicle.
[0011] As an embodiment of the utility model, the sealing plug is further provided with a pull ring, and the pull ring is sleeved at the connection between the charging plug and the charging cable.
[0012] As an embodiment of the utility model, an inner surface of the sealing plug is provided with a slot, and the charging plug is detachably inserted into the slot.
[0013] As an embodiment of the utility model, an outer surface of the sealing plug is provided with a pulling part.
[0014] As an embodiment of the utility model, the hidden charging device further comprises a wire winder, the wire winder is installed inside the vehicle door, the charging cable is partially stored in the wire winder, and the wire winder is used for winding the charging cable to retract the charging plug into the vehicle door.
[0015] As an embodiment of the utility model, the wire winder is parallelly arranged relative to the vehicle door.
[0016] To achieve the above object, a second aspect of the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0017] A hidden charging device outside a vehicle is installed on a vehicle door, the vehicle door comprises a vehicle door outer plate, the vehicle door outer plate is provided with a handle mounting part and a vehicle door handle mounted on the handle mounting part, and the handle mounting part is provided with a wire hole communicating with the inside of the vehicle door, and the hidden charging device comprises:
[0018] A charging plug is arranged on the handle mounting part; and
[0019] A charging cable is arranged inside the vehicle door, one end of the charging cable passes through the wire hole and is electrically connected with the charging plug, and the other end of the charging cable is electrically connected with a power supply of a vehicle, and the power supply is used for charging a device to be charged through the charging cable and the charging plug,
[0020] The charging plug can be pulled out of the handle mounting part in the direction of the outside of the vehicle through the charging cable.
[0021] As an embodiment of the utility model, the hidden charging device further comprises a wire winder, the wire winder is installed inside the door, the charging cable is partially stored in the wire winder, and the wire winder is used for winding the charging cable to retract the charging plug to the handle mounting portion.
[0022] As an embodiment of the utility model, the wire winder is parallelly arranged relative to the outer plate of the door.
[0023] To achieve the above object, the third aspect of the utility model adopts the following technical scheme.
[0024] A door, wherein the door is provided with the hidden charging device outside the door according to the first aspect or the second aspect of the utility model.
[0025] To achieve the above object, the fourth aspect of the utility model adopts the following technical scheme.
[0026] A vehicle, comprising the door according to the third aspect of the utility model.
[0027] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has at least one beneficial effect as follows.
[0028] 1. By arranging the hidden charging device of the utility model on the door, the user can pull out the charging plug from the handle mounting portion to temporarily charge the mobile phone or bracelet and other devices with low power, and open the door through the digital key after charging to a certain power. The problem that the user cannot use the digital key to open the door when the mobile phone or bracelet and other devices have low power is solved, and the user experience is improved.
[0029] 2. When the charging plug of the charging device of the utility model is arranged at the handle mounting portion of the door, the door handle installed at the handle mounting portion covers and hides the charging plug in the non-use state, does not affect the appearance of the vehicle, and the charging plug arranged at the door handle can be conveniently operated by the user, and the user can easily charge by standing beside the door without bending over or squatting.
[0030] 3. The utility model connects the charging plug through the sealing plug and fixes the sealing plug at the opening of the handle mounting portion, so that the sealing plug can play a sealing and waterproof role while connecting the charging plug, and the sealing property of the door is improved.
[0031] 4. The hidden charging device outside the door of the utility model can conveniently charge the mobile phone or bracelet and other devices with low power outside the vehicle and then unlock the vehicle. In addition, the device can also provide emergency charging for people other than the owner. If anyone needs to charge the mobile phone in an emergency, the vehicle provided with the device of the utility model can be found for charging, and the device has social public benefit. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort on the basis of these drawings.
[0033] Figure 1 is the front structure schematic diagram of the vehicle door when the vehicle outside hidden charging device is installed on the vehicle door handle of the embodiment one of the utility model;
[0034] Figure 2 is the internal structure schematic diagram of the vehicle door when the vehicle outside hidden charging device is installed on the vehicle door handle of the embodiment one of the utility model;
[0035] Figure 3 is the front structure schematic diagram of the vehicle door when the vehicle outside hidden charging device is installed on the vehicle door handle of the embodiment two of the utility model.
[0036] Explanation of reference signs:
[0037] 1, vehicle door outer plate; 2, vehicle door handle; 3, sealing plug; 4, pull ring; 5, charging plug; 6, wire winder; 7, handle mounting portion; 8, opening; 9, charging cable; 10, pull portion; 11, wire hole. Specific implementation
[0038] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present application. In addition, it should be understood that the specific implementation described herein is only used to illustrate and explain the present application, not to limit the present application.
[0039] In the present application, the orientation words such as "up", "down", "left", "right", "front", "back" generally refer to the up, down, left and right of the device in the actual use or working state, and specifically refer to the drawing direction in the drawings.
[0040] It should be noted that the description order of the following embodiments is not limited as the preferred order of the embodiments of the present application. And in the following embodiments, the description of each embodiment is focused on, and the parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to the related description of other embodiments.
[0041] Embodiment one:
[0042] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the car outside hidden charging device of the first embodiment is installed on the car door, the car door includes a door outer plate 1 and a door inner plate (not shown), the door outer plate 1 is provided with a handle mounting portion 7 and a door handle 2 mounted on the handle mounting portion 7, the handle mounting portion 7 is provided with an opening 8 communicating with the inside of the door (between the door outer plate 1 and the door inner plate), the car outside hidden charging device includes: a sealing plug 3 detachably fixed to the opening 8 and a charging plug 5 and a charging cable 9 arranged in the inside of the door. Wherein, the charging plug 5 is connected with the sealing plug 3, one end of the charging cable 9 is electrically connected with the charging plug 5, the other end of the charging cable 9 is electrically connected with the power supply of the vehicle, the power supply is used to charge the device to be charged (for example, mobile phone, bracelet and other devices with digital key) through the charging cable 9 and the charging plug 5. When the user removes the sealing plug 3 from the opening 8, the charging plug 5 and the charging cable 9 can be pulled out to the outside of the car through the sealing plug 3 connected with the charging plug 5 from the opening 8.
[0043] Further, taking the hidden door handle of Figure 1 and Figure 2 as an example, the handle mounting portion 7 refers to the handle storage portion for storing the hidden door handle, and the hidden door handle is movably arranged in the handle storage portion; of course, the car outside hidden charging device of the utility model can also be installed at other types of door handles, such as traditional mechanical outer pull type door handle, at this time, the handle mounting portion 7 refers to the door bowl portion corresponding to the door handle.
[0044] Specifically, continuing to take the hidden door handle of Figure 1 and Figure 2 as an example, when the user's mobile phone or bracelet and other devices with digital key run out of power and cannot use the digital key to open the door, the user can open the door handle 2 by pressing or remote control, so that the handle storage portion leaks out, then the user can remove the sealing plug 3 at the opening 8 of the handle storage portion and pull out the charging plug 5 through the sealing plug 3, so as to insert the charging plug 5 into the mobile phone or bracelet and other devices, realizing emergency charging. Further, the door can be opened by the digital key to use the vehicle. When the charging is completed, the user can put the charging cable 9 and the charging plug back into the inside of the door, and seal and fix the sealing plug 3 at the opening 8, that is, the hiding of the charging device can be completed.
[0045] Therefore, by setting the hidden charging device on the vehicle door, the user can pull out the charging plug from the handle mounting part to temporarily charge the device such as a mobile phone or a bracelet with depleted power, and the vehicle door can be opened by the digital key after charging to a certain amount of power. The problem that the user cannot use the digital key to open the vehicle door when the device such as a mobile phone or a bracelet is depleted is solved, and the user experience is improved. In addition, when the charging device is not in use, the sealing plug will be covered and hidden by the vehicle door handle mounted on the handle mounting part, which will not affect the appearance of the vehicle, and the charging plug is arranged at the vehicle door handle, which can be easily operated by the user, and the user can easily charge by standing beside the vehicle door without bending over or squatting.
[0046] In an embodiment, the sealing plug 3 is further provided with a pull ring 4 extending to the inside of the vehicle door, and the pull ring 4 is sleeved at the connection between the charging plug 5 and the charging cable 9. By setting the pull ring 4 to connect the sealing plug 3 and the charging plug 5, when the user removes the sealing plug 3, the charging plug 5 can be pulled out through the pull ring 4, which saves the operation steps and improves the user experience.
[0047] In an embodiment, the inner surface (the surface facing the inside of the vehicle) of the sealing plug 3 is provided with a slot, and the charging plug 5 is detachably inserted into the slot. Specifically, when the sealing plug 3 is fixed to the opening 8, the charging plug 5 is inserted into the slot, so that the charging plug 5 is relatively fixed with the vehicle door and prevents the charging plug from shaking inside the vehicle door; when the sealing plug 3 is removed from the opening 8, the user can pull out the charging plug 5 from the slot, so that the user can charge the device to be charged.
[0048] In an embodiment, the outer surface (the surface facing the outside of the vehicle) of the sealing plug 3 is provided with a pulling part 10, and the pulling part 10 can facilitate the user to remove the sealing plug 3, and the user only needs to pinch the pulling part 10 and pull out the sealing plug to the outside of the vehicle to realize the removal of the sealing plug 3.
[0049] In an embodiment, the sealing plug 3 is in interference fit with the opening 8, and the sealing plug 3 is preferably a rubber plug.
[0050] In one specific embodiment, the hidden charging device further includes a cable reel 6, which is mounted inside the vehicle door. The charging cable 9 is partially housed in the cable reel 6. The cable reel 6 is used to reel the charging cable 9 after the charging cable 9 and the charging plug 5 are pulled outside the vehicle, so as to retract the charging plug 5 into the vehicle door. After use, the user can gently pull the charging cable to activate the reeling function of the cable reel, so that the charging cable is reeled into the reel and hidden inside the vehicle door. By providing the reel 6, the recycling of the charging device can be facilitated. After the user pulls out the charging plug and finishes use, the cable and plug can be recycled by simply pulling the cable. After recycling, the charging device can be hidden by fixing the sealing plug to the opening 8. The cable reel can be implemented by a common reeling device in the prior art, and the specific structure of the reel will not be described in detail in this utility model.
[0051] Preferably, the cable reel 6 is arranged parallel to the vehicle door to reduce the space occupied by the cable reel inside the vehicle door.
[0052] Example 2:
[0053] like Figure 3 As shown, the difference between the off-vehicle hidden charging device of the second embodiment and the first embodiment lies in the charging plug and the connection method with the vehicle door, which is detailed as follows.
[0054] The second embodiment of the present invention is a concealed exterior charging device mounted on a vehicle door. The door comprises an outer door panel 1 and an inner door panel (not shown). The outer door panel 1 is provided with a handle mounting portion 7 and a door handle mounted on the handle mounting portion 7. The handle mounting portion 7 is provided with a cable hole 11 that connects to the interior of the door (between the outer and inner door panels). The concealed exterior charging device comprises a charging plug 5 mounted on the handle mounting portion 7, and a charging cable 9 mounted inside the door. One end of the charging cable 9 passes through the cable hole 11 and is electrically connected to the charging plug 5. The other end of the charging cable 9 is electrically connected to the vehicle's power supply, which is used to charge the device to be charged via the charging cable 9 and charging plug 5. A user can pull the charging plug 5 and charging cable 9 out of the vehicle through the handle mounting portion 7 to charge the device to be charged.
[0055] Compared with the first embodiment, the second embodiment of the present invention directly sets the charging plug on the handle mounting portion, eliminates the sealing plug, saves the number of parts, and the charging plug is provided on the handle mounting portion 7, which can be hidden by the door handle 2, thereby achieving the same effect as in the first embodiment.
[0056] Preferably, a clamping groove is arranged on the handle mounting portion 7 for clamping the charging plug, the clamping groove is matched with the charging plug 5 in shape, by arranging the charging plug in the clamping groove, the charging plug can be further hidden, the overall appearance of the vehicle is ensured, and sufficient use space can be provided for the door handle, and the normal use of the door handle is not affected.
[0057] When charging the mobile phone using the emergency charging interface, the customer needs to press the door handle to make one side of the door handle up, then see the waterproof rubber plug of the emergency charging interface on the inner side of the door handle, pull open the rubber plug to see the USB Type-C charging interface, and pull out the charging cable through the rubber plug ring and then connect the mobile phone charging.
[0058] Further, the out-of-vehicle hidden charging device of the second embodiment is also provided with a wire winder 6, which has the same effect as that in the first embodiment, and will not be described here.
[0059] The out-of-vehicle hidden charging device of the utility model can conveniently charge the mobile phone or bracelet and the like with depleted power for the vehicle owner outside the vehicle, and unlock the vehicle. In addition, the device can also provide emergency charging for people other than the vehicle owner. In an emergency, anyone can find a vehicle with the device of the utility model to charge the mobile phone, which has social public benefit.
[0060] In a preferred embodiment, the charging interface will automatically charge the mobile phone after being connected to the mobile phone, and will automatically power off after 10 minutes of charging each time. Under normal circumstances, the mobile phone can be turned on within 10 minutes of charging. If the mobile phone still cannot be turned on after 10 minutes, it only needs to be reconnected to charge the mobile phone for another 10 minutes. Setting to automatically power off after 10 minutes can also prevent strangers from using the charging device for a long time to charge the mobile phone when the vehicle is parked in a public place.
[0061] In another specific embodiment, the utility model also provides a vehicle door, which is provided with the out-of-vehicle hidden charging device in the above embodiments.
[0062] In another specific embodiment, the utility model also provides a vehicle, which comprises the vehicle door in the above embodiments.
[0063] The above describes the scheme of the present application in detail, and the principle and implementation mode of the present application are described by applying specific examples. The above embodiment is only used to help understand the method and core idea of the present application; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, the specific implementation mode and application range can be changed, and the above description should not be understood as the limitation of the present application.
[0064] Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment", "an embodiment", or "the
[0065] It should also be understood that one or more of the elements illustrated in the
[0066] In addition, unless explicitly stated otherwise, any drawing herein is intended to be a simplification and not a limitation of the present application. Furthermore, unless specifically stated otherwise, the use herein of the terms "or" and "and" to join a list of two or more items is intended to imply an inclusive operation, i.e. a disjunction of the terms. It will be further understood that the use of the terms "one" or "the" to refer to an item in the singular also is intended to cover the item in the plural, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Claims
1. A hidden charging device outside a vehicle, mounted on a vehicle door, wherein the vehicle door comprises a door outer panel, the door outer panel being provided with a handle mounting portion and a door handle mounted on the handle mounting portion, characterized in that: The handle mounting portion is provided with an opening communicating with the inside of the door, and the hidden charging device comprises a sealing plug detachably fixed to the opening, and a charging plug and a charging cable arranged in the inside of the door, wherein the charging plug is connected with the sealing plug, one end of the charging cable is electrically connected with the charging plug, and the other end of the charging cable is electrically connected with a power supply of the vehicle, and the power supply is used to charge the to-be-charged equipment through the charging cable and the charging plug, wherein when the sealing plug is detached from the opening, the charging plug and the charging cable can be pulled out to the outside of the vehicle through the opening.
2. The hidden charging device outside the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the sealing plug is further provided with a pull ring, and the pull ring is sleeved at the connection between the charging plug and the charging cable.
3. The hidden charging device outside the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein an inner surface of the sealing plug is provided with a slot, and the charging plug is detachably inserted into the slot.
4. The hidden charging device outside the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein an outer surface of the sealing plug is provided with a pulling part.
5. The hidden charging apparatus for vehicles outside according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, Further comprising: a wire reel, the wire reel is arranged in the inside of the door, the charging cable is partially accommodated in the wire reel, and the wire reel is used to wind up the charging cable to retract the charging plug into the inside of the door.
6. The hidden charging device outside the vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the wire reel is arranged in parallel with the door.
7. An outside charging device for a vehicle, which is installed on a vehicle door, the vehicle door including a door outer panel, a handle mounting portion provided on the door outer panel, and a door handle mounted on the handle mounting portion, characterized by comprising: a charging device mounting portion provided on the door outer panel; a charging device cover mounted on the charging device mounting portion; a charging device installed in the charging device cover; a charging cable having one end connected to the charging device; a cable cover mounted on the door outer panel; and a cable cover cover mounted on the cable cover. The handle mounting portion is provided with a wire hole communicating with the inside of the door, and the hidden charging device comprises: a charging plug, the charging plug is arranged in the handle mounting portion; and a charging cable, the charging cable is arranged in the inside of the door, one end of the charging cable passes through the wire hole and is electrically connected with the charging plug, and the other end of the charging cable is electrically connected with a power supply of the vehicle, and the power supply is used to charge the to-be-charged equipment through the charging cable and the charging plug, wherein the charging plug can be pulled out to the outside of the vehicle through the charging cable from the handle mounting portion.
8. The hidden charging device for an electric vehicle outside the vehicle according to claim 7, characterized by, Further comprising: a wire reel, the wire reel is arranged in the inside of the door, the charging cable is partially accommodated in the wire reel, and the wire reel is used to wind up the charging cable to retract the charging plug into the handle mounting portion.
9. A vehicle door, characterized by The door is provided with the hidden charging device outside the vehicle according to any one of claims 1-8.
10. A vehicle characterized by comprising: The door comprises the door according to claim 9.