A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet
By using a serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet design, and through serial port connection and communication management between the main unit and sub-units of the charging cabinet, the space occupation problem when there is a large demand for power banks is solved, and efficient power bank storage and management are achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WUHAN CHUANSHENG TIANSHI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-31
AI Technical Summary
In situations where there is a high demand for power banks, existing shared charging cabinets need to be increased in number, thus occupying more space.
The shared charging cabinet adopts a serial port cascading design. By connecting the main unit and sub-units of the charging cabinet via serial ports, the number of power bank storage slots can be increased. The hierarchy and numbering are determined through serial communication between the communication motherboard and the control board, thus achieving unified management.
It enables an increase in the number of power bank storage slots without increasing the number of charging cabinets, meeting the placement needs of more power banks, and achieves efficient and unified management through serial port cascading, improving safety and convenience of use.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of shared charging cabinet technology, and in particular to a serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet. Background Technology
[0002] Shared charging cabinets are shared devices that provide temporary charging services for mobile devices. Users pay by scanning a code, take out the built-in power bank to charge their mobile devices, and return them to the location after use. They solve the problem of outdoor devices running out of power and can be found in public places such as shopping malls, restaurants, and stations.
[0003] With the widespread use of smartphones, people's demand for extended battery life has surged, and running out of power outdoors has become a frequent pain point. Shared charging cabinets eliminate the need to bring your own power bank; users can simply scan a code to pick up and use the power. They cover scenarios such as shopping malls and train stations, solving emergency charging problems, integrating resources to reduce personal purchase costs, and meeting fragmented power needs.
[0004] In outdoor settings, the lack of charging locations makes it difficult to meet users' needs for charging at any time. In existing technologies, setting up shared power bank cabinets can provide charging equipment for outdoor users and solve the problem of no fixed charging locations. However, in actual use, for situations where there is a large demand for power banks, the only way to meet the demand is to increase the number of charging cabinets, which will increase the number of charging cabinets deployed and occupy more space. Utility Model Content
[0005] To overcome the above shortcomings, this utility model provides a serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet, which aims to improve the problem in the existing technology that when there is a large demand for power banks, the demand can only be met by increasing the number of charging cabinets, which increases the number of charging cabinets deployed and occupies more space.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model adopts the following technical solution: a serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet, including a charging cabinet body, a main charging cabinet unit at the bottom of the charging cabinet body, a charging cabinet sub-unit one at the bottom of the main charging cabinet unit, a charging cabinet sub-unit two at the bottom of the first charging cabinet unit, and a charging cabinet unit three at the bottom of the second charging cabinet unit. The number of power bank storage slots is increased by adding cabinet sub-units. The main charging cabinet unit and the first charging cabinet unit are connected via a serial port to accommodate more power banks. A communication motherboard is fixedly connected to the rear of the main charging cabinet unit. The communication motherboard of the main charging cabinet unit sends corresponding instructions to the control board one of the first-layer charging cabinet sub-unit one via the serial port. The first control board is fixedly connected inside the first charging cabinet unit, the second charging cabinet unit is fixedly connected inside the second charging cabinet unit, and the third charging cabinet unit is fixedly connected inside the third charging cabinet unit. The control boards communicate and transmit information via serial ports to determine their respective layers and the number of the power banks belonging to each layer.
[0007] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0008] The outer sides of the charging cabinet unit 1, charging cabinet unit 2, and charging cabinet unit 3 all adopt a smooth structure. The front sides of the charging cabinet unit 1, charging cabinet unit 2, and charging cabinet unit 3 all adopt a raised plate-like structure. The front sides of the charging cabinet unit 1, charging cabinet unit 2, and charging cabinet unit 3 all adopt a smooth rectangular edge structure.
[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0010] The front sides of each of the charging cabinet sub-units 1, 2, and 3 are provided with multiple openings, and the edges of the front openings of each of the charging cabinet sub-units 1, 2, and 3 are all rounded.
[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0012] Multiple shared power banks are installed on the front of each of the three charging cabinet units, namely, charging cabinet unit 1, charging cabinet unit 2, and charging cabinet unit 3. The rear of each of the shared power banks is located inside the front opening of each of the three charging cabinet units.
[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0014] A poster board is fixedly connected to the front of the main unit of the charging cabinet. The four corners of the poster board are rounded. The poster board is made of acrylic material. Users can rent and return power banks by scanning the QR code on the poster board.
[0015] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0016] The front top of the control board is provided with a control board slave serial port, and the front bottom of the control board is provided with a control board master serial port. After receiving the instruction, the control board of the first charging cabinet sub-unit of the first layer transmits the information back to the communication motherboard through the control board slave serial port, sends the corresponding instruction to the control board of the second charging cabinet sub-unit of the second layer through the control board master serial port, and receives the information transmitted back by the control board of the second layer.
[0017] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0018] The front top of the second control board is provided with a second serial port, and the front bottom of the first control board is provided with a second main serial port. The second control board of the second charging cabinet unit receives instructions sent by the first control board of the first charging cabinet unit through the second serial port and then sends the information back to the first control board. The second control board sends corresponding instructions to the third control board of the third charging cabinet unit through the second main serial port and receives the information back from the third control board.
[0019] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0020] The front top of the control board three is provided with a control board slave serial port three, and the front bottom of the control board one is provided with a control board master serial port three. After the third-layer sub-unit control board receives the instruction sent by the second-layer charging cabinet sub-unit control board two through the control board slave serial port three, it sends the information back to the second-layer control board two, sends the corresponding instruction to the next-layer sub-unit control board through the control board master serial port three, and receives the information back from the next-layer sub-unit control board. If no information is received within a specified time, the current layer is considered the final sub-unit, and the initialization sub-unit process is completed.
[0021] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0022] 1. In this utility model, the main unit and each sub-unit of the charging cabinet are set up in a hierarchical manner and connected by a 6P ribbon cable to transmit signals and power. The communication motherboard sends instructions to the control board, and the serial communication between the control boards returns information to determine the hierarchy and the number of power banks. Power is supplied to each control board via the ribbon cable. For occasions where there is a large demand for power banks, the number of storage slots in the shared charging cabinet can be increased to meet the needs of placing more power banks. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 A perspective view of a serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet proposed in this utility model;
[0024] Figure 2This is a cross-sectional view of the charging cabinet body in a serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet proposed in this utility model.
[0025] Legend:
[0026] 1. Charging cabinet body; 2. Charging cabinet main unit; 3. Charging cabinet sub-unit one; 4. Charging cabinet sub-unit two; 5. Charging cabinet sub-unit three; 6. Display board; 7. Shared power bank; 8. Communication motherboard; 9. Control board one; 10. Control board two; 11. Control board three; 12. Control board slave serial port one; 13. Control board main serial port one; 14. Control board slave serial port two; 15. Control board main serial port two; 16. Control board slave serial port three; 17. Control board main serial port three. Detailed Implementation
[0027] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0028] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 This utility model provides an embodiment of a serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet, including a charging cabinet body 1, a main charging cabinet unit 2 at the bottom of the charging cabinet body 1, a charging cabinet sub-unit 3 at the bottom of the main charging cabinet unit 2, a charging cabinet sub-unit 4 at the bottom of the sub-unit 3, and a charging cabinet sub-unit 5 at the bottom of the sub-unit 4. The number of charging bank storage slots is increased by adding cabinet sub-units. The main charging cabinet unit 2 and the charging cabinet sub-unit 3 are connected via a serial port to achieve [the desired functionality]. To accommodate more power banks, a communication motherboard 8 is fixedly connected to the rear of the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet. The communication motherboard 8 of the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet sends corresponding instructions to the control board 9 of the first charging cabinet sub-unit 3 of the first layer via a serial port. The control board 9 is fixedly connected inside the first charging cabinet unit 3. The control board 10 is fixedly connected inside the second charging cabinet unit 4. The control board 11 is fixedly connected inside the third charging cabinet unit 5. The control boards communicate with each other via serial port and transmit information back to determine their respective layers and the number of the power bank belonging to each layer.
[0029] The outer sides of charging cabinet unit 1 (3), charging cabinet unit 2 (4), and charging cabinet unit 3 (5) all adopt a smooth structure. The front sides of charging cabinet unit 1 (3), charging cabinet unit 2 (4), and charging cabinet unit 3 (5) all adopt a raised plate structure. The front sides of charging cabinet unit 1 (3), charging cabinet unit 2 (4), and charging cabinet unit 3 (5) all adopt a smooth rectangular edge structure. The front sides of charging cabinet unit 1 (3), charging cabinet unit 2 (4), and charging cabinet unit 3 (5) all have multiple openings. The edges of the front openings of charging cabinet unit 1 (3), charging cabinet unit 2 (4), and charging cabinet unit 3 (5) are all rounded. Multiple shared power banks 7 are installed on the front sides of charging cabinet unit 1 (3), charging cabinet unit 2 (4), and charging cabinet unit 3 (5). The rear sides of the multiple shared power banks 7 are respectively located inside the front openings of charging cabinet unit 1 (3), charging cabinet unit 2 (4), and charging cabinet unit 3 (5).
[0030] Specifically, the charging cabinet body 1 increases the number of power bank storage slots by using the hierarchical arrangement of the bottom charging cabinet main unit 2, charging cabinet sub-unit 1 3, charging cabinet sub-unit 2 4, and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 5 to accommodate more shared power banks 7. Each sub-unit is exactly the same. The electrical connections between the charging cabinet main unit 2 and charging cabinet sub-unit 1 3, the charging cabinet sub-unit 1 3 and charging cabinet sub-unit 2 4, and the charging cabinet sub-unit 2 4 and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 5 are all achieved using 6P ribbon cables. The sub-units and ribbon cables can be flexibly replaced, and the installation does not require distinguishing the location.
[0031] The 6P ribbon cable includes a 1P TX signal line, a 1P RX signal line, a 2P 5V power line, and a 2P GND ground line. The communication motherboard 8 on the rear side inside the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet communicates with the control board 9, control board 9 and control board 10, and control board 10 and control board 11 of the sub-unit 3 of the charging cabinet through the TX and RX signal lines in the 6P ribbon cable. The communication motherboard 8 sends instructions to the control board 9. Each control board communicates back with each other through serial communication to determine its own level and the number of the power bank to which each level belongs. Through the cooperation of the communication motherboard 8 and the control board 9, the transmission of instructions and the return of information are realized. Through the serial communication between the control boards, the level and number are determined.
[0032] The power board connects to the communication motherboard 8 via a 2P ribbon cable. The communication motherboard 8 then transmits power to the control board 1 9, control board 2 10, and control board 3 11 via a 6P ribbon cable to power each sub-unit. The outer sides of the charging cabinet sub-unit 1 3, charging cabinet sub-unit 2 4, and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 5 adopt a rounded structure, while the front side uses a raised plate-like structure and a rounded rectangular edge structure. The front opening edge is rounded. The combination of the outer rounded structure and the front edge structure improves safety. The rounded edge of the opening avoids scratches when taking out or putting in the shared power bank 7.
[0033] During operation, the communication motherboard 8 coordinates the work of each control board. The control board manages the shared power banks 7 at the corresponding level according to the instructions. Users can take and put in the shared power banks 7 through the front opening. The level setting meets the capacity requirements of more power banks. Serial port cascading realizes unified management.
[0034] The number of storage slots is increased by setting up the main unit 2 and sub-units of the charging cabinet. Electrical connections and signal and power transmission between units are realized through 6P ribbon cables. The hierarchy and numbering are determined by communication between control boards, so as to realize the large capacity of the shared charging cabinet and efficient unified management.
[0035] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 A labeling plate 6 is fixedly connected to the front of the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet. The four corners of the labeling plate 6 are rounded. The labeling plate 6 is made of acrylic. Users can rent and return power banks by scanning the QR code on the labeling plate 6. The top front of the control board 9 has a serial port 12, and the bottom front of the control board 9 has a main serial port 13. After receiving instructions, the control board 9 of the first-layer charging cabinet sub-unit 3 transmits information back to the communication main board 8 via the serial port 12. It then sends corresponding instructions to the control board 10 of the second-layer charging cabinet sub-unit 4 via the main serial port 13 and receives information from the control board 10. The front top of the control board 2 10 is provided with the control board serial port 2 14, and the front bottom of the control board 1 9 is provided with the control board main serial port 2 15. The control board 2 10 of the second layer charging cabinet sub-unit 2 4 receives the instructions sent by the control board 1 9 of the first layer charging cabinet sub-unit 1 3 through the control board serial port 2 14 and then sends the information back to the first layer control board 1 9. It sends the corresponding instructions to the control board 3 11 of the third layer charging cabinet sub-unit 3 5 through the control board main serial port 2 15 and receives the information back from the control board 3 11.
[0036] The front top of the control board 311 is equipped with the control board serial port 316, and the front bottom of the control board 311 is equipped with the control board main serial port 317. The control board 311 of the third layer charging cabinet sub-unit 35 receives the instructions sent by the control board 210 of the second layer charging cabinet sub-unit 24 through the control board serial port 316 and sends the information back to the second layer control board 210. It sends the corresponding instructions to the next layer sub-unit control board through the control board main serial port 317 and receives the information back from the next layer sub-unit control board. If no information is received within the specified time, the layer is considered to be the final sub-unit, and the initialization sub-unit process is completed.
[0037] Specifically, the front panel 6 of the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet is made of acrylic material, and the four corners are rounded. Users can scan the QR code on it to rent and return the power bank. The rental and return operation can be conveniently initiated through the combination of the panel 6 and the QR code.
[0038] The communication motherboard 8 on the rear side of the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet communicates with the control board 9 of the sub-unit 3 of the charging cabinet via the TX and RX signal lines in the 6P ribbon cable. The control board at the top front of the control board 9 participates in signal transmission through serial port 12 and the main serial port 13 at the bottom front of the control board. The control board at the top front of the control board 10 participates in signal transmission through serial port 14 and the main serial port 15 at the bottom front of the control board. The communication motherboard 8 sends instructions to the control board 9. The control board 9 returns information through serial port 12 and sends instructions to the control board 10 through the main serial port 13 and receives the returned information. The control board 10 receives instructions from serial port 14 and returns information to the control board 9. It sends instructions to the control board 11 through the main serial port 15 and receives the returned information. Through the cooperation of each control board and the serial port, the instruction transmission and information return are realized, and the level and the corresponding power bank number are determined.
[0039] The power board connects to the communication motherboard 8 via a 2P ribbon cable. The communication motherboard 8 then supplies power to each control board via the 5V power line and GND ground line in the 6P ribbon cable. Each sub-unit adopts a smooth structure on the outside and a raised plate-like structure and a smooth rectangular edge structure on the front. The opening edges are rounded. The combination of the outer and front structures improves the safety of use. The edge treatment of the openings prevents scratches when taking out and putting in the shared power bank 7.
[0040] During operation, the communication motherboard 8 coordinates the work of each control board, and the control board manages the shared power banks 7 at the corresponding level. Users can take and put them in through the front opening. The level setting meets the large capacity requirements, and serial port cascading achieves unified management.
[0041] Working principle: The operation is initiated by scanning the QR code on the front panel 6 of the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet. The panel 6 is made of acrylic material and the four corners are rounded. The power board connects the power to the communication motherboard 8 inside the main unit 2 of the charging cabinet via a 2P ribbon cable. The communication motherboard 8 then transmits the power to the control board 9 of the charging cabinet sub-unit 1, the control board 10 of the charging cabinet sub-unit 2, and the control board 11 of the charging cabinet sub-unit 3 via a 6P ribbon cable. The 6P ribbon cable includes a 1P TX signal line, a 1P RX signal line, a 2P 5V power line and a 2P GND ground line to ensure stable power supply to each control board.
[0042] The communication motherboard 8 sends corresponding instructions to the control board 9 through the TX and RX signal lines in the 6P ribbon cable. After receiving the instructions, the control board 9 transmits information back to the communication motherboard 8 through the serial port 12 of its front top control board. At the same time, it sends corresponding instructions to the control board 10 through the main serial port 13 of the front bottom control board and receives the information transmitted back from the control board 10. The control board 10 receives the instructions sent by the control board 9 through the serial port 14 of its front top control board, transmits the information back to the control board 9, and then sends corresponding instructions to the control board 11 through the main serial port 15 of the front bottom control board. At the same time, it receives the information transmitted back from the control board 11. Through this signal transmission, each control board can determine its own level and the shared power bank 7 number of each level, so as to achieve precise management of shared power banks 7 at different levels.
[0043] Users can take out and put in the shared power bank 7 through the openings on the front of charging cabinet sub-unit 1 3, charging cabinet sub-unit 2 4 and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 5 according to the operation instructions. The outer side of these sub-units adopts a smooth structure, and the front side adopts a raised plate-like structure and a smooth rectangular edge structure. The edges of the front openings are all rounded to prevent users from being scratched when taking out and putting in the shared power bank 7.
[0044] Throughout the operation, the communication motherboard 8 coordinates the orderly operation of each control board. The control board manages the shared power banks 7 at the corresponding level according to the received instructions, including locking and unlocking operations. Through the hierarchical setting of the main unit 2 and each sub-unit of the charging cabinet, the number of power bank storage slots is increased, meeting the placement needs of more shared power banks 7. With the help of serial port cascading, unified management of all sub-units is achieved, eliminating the need for separate monitoring by additional accounts. The shared charging cabinet can provide users with convenient shared power bank 7 rental and return services, while adapting to large capacity needs and improving the safety of use and the efficiency of management.
[0045] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet, comprising a charging cabinet body (1), characterized in that: The charging cabinet body (1) has a main charging cabinet unit (2) at the bottom, a charging cabinet sub-unit one (3) at the bottom of the main charging cabinet unit (2), a charging cabinet sub-unit two (4) at the bottom of the charging cabinet sub-unit one (3), a charging cabinet sub-unit three (5) at the bottom of the charging cabinet sub-unit two (4), a communication motherboard (8) fixedly connected to the rear side inside the main charging cabinet unit (2), a control board one (9) fixedly connected to the inside of the charging cabinet sub-unit one (3), a control board two (10) fixedly connected to the inside of the charging cabinet sub-unit two (4), and a control board three (11) fixedly connected to the inside of the charging cabinet sub-unit three (5).
2. The serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer sides of the charging cabinet sub-unit 1 (3), charging cabinet sub-unit 2 (4) and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 (5) all adopt a smooth structure. The front sides of the charging cabinet sub-unit 1 (3), charging cabinet sub-unit 2 (4) and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 (5) all adopt a raised plate structure. The front sides of the charging cabinet sub-unit 1 (3), charging cabinet sub-unit 2 (4) and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 (5) all adopt a smooth rectangular edge structure.
3. A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front sides of the charging cabinet sub-unit 1 (3), charging cabinet sub-unit 2 (4) and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 (5) are all provided with multiple openings, and the edges of the front openings of the charging cabinet sub-unit 1 (3), charging cabinet sub-unit 2 (4) and charging cabinet sub-unit 3 (5) are all rounded.
4. A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: Multiple shared power banks (7) are provided on the front side of each of the charging cabinet sub-units 1 (3), 2 (4), and 3 (5), and the rear sides of the multiple shared power banks (7) are respectively located inside the front openings of the charging cabinet sub-units 1 (3), 2 (4), and 3 (5).
5. A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side of the main unit (2) of the charging cabinet is fixedly connected to a labeling plate (6). The four corners of the labeling plate (6) are rounded. The labeling plate (6) is made of acrylic material.
6. A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front top of the control board 1 (9) is provided with a control board serial port 1 (12), and the front bottom of the control board 1 (9) is provided with a control board main serial port 1 (13).
7. A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front top of the control board 2 (10) is provided with the control board serial port 2 (14), and the front bottom of the control board 1 (9) is provided with the control board main serial port 2 (15).
8. A serial port cascaded shared charging cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front top of the control board three (11) is provided with the control board serial port three (16), and the front bottom of the control board one (9) is provided with the control board main serial port three (17).