Device for at least one mobile phone

Abstract

The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for at least one mobile phone, in which the receiving device (1) can be inserted as an insert into a storage device of a motor vehicle connected to a charging unit for inductively charging the at least one mobile phone. According to the invention, the receiving device (1) has a multi-layered structure comprising a decorative layer (2) made of a decorative material, a textile layer (3) arranged on the underside (13) of the decorative layer (2), and a support layer (4) that receives the decorative layer (2) and the textile layer (3). Through-openings (5) are formed in the receiving device (1), and spacers (6, 7) for holding at least one mobile phone are provided on the upper side (14) of the decorative layer (2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a receiving device for at least one mobile phone according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

[0002] Charging mats are already in use as accessories for wirelessly charging mobile phones. The charging mat acts as a holder for the mobile phone, inserted into a storage device in the vehicle or placed on a storage surface of the vehicle, allowing the mobile phone to be charged inductively while placed on the charging mat.

[0003] DE 10 2020 124 344 A1 discloses a decorative component with a wireless charging unit for wireless inductive charging of a mobile phone in a motor vehicle. This decorative component, installed in the motor vehicle, comprises a plate with a surface onto which the mobile phone to be charged is placed. The decorative component also has a pattern of perforations that are injected with an anti-slip material, forming spaced-apart raised areas on the surface of the plate.

[0004] The invention is based on the object of providing, on the basis of the known prior art, a generic holding device for at least one mobile phone, which is designed in a simple and advantageous manner and which serves to effectively and safely hold at least one mobile phone, in particular during its charging process.

[0005] This object is achieved according to the invention by a receiving device for at least one mobile phone having the features recited in claim 1.

[0006] Advantageous further developments of the inventive receiving device for at least one mobile phone are part of the further patent claims.

[0007] In the holder device according to the invention for at least one mobile phone, the holder device is constructed as an insert with a specific shape, for example, as a rectangular, square, or trapezoidal insert, with multiple layers. A thin textile layer, preferably a nonwoven made of a cotton fabric, such as cellulose, is laminated onto the underside of a thin decorative layer forming the upper side and thus the visible side of the holder device. The layer consists of an aesthetically pleasing decorative material and is preferably designed as a wood veneer, a metal blend, or a carbon fiber fabric.

[0008] Preferably, the decorative layer and the textile layer applied to the underside of the decorative layer are curved in the outer edge region, ie at their respective border, bent upwards, ie the decorative layer and the textile layer applied to the underside of the decorative layer have a concave shape.

[0009] A carrier layer is applied to the underside of the decorative layer or textile layer, thus serving as a carrier body for the two interconnected layers, the decorative layer and the textile layer. It is preferably formed as a plastic layer, for example, made of polycarbonate, silicone, or polyurethane, by back-injection of the decorative layer and the textile layer. The carrier layer can be transparent to form a light guide, which serves as an insert for illuminating the receiving device.

[0010] For ventilation of the receiving device and thus for ventilation of the at least one mobile phone, in particular during its inductive charging process, a plurality of through-openings are formed in the receiving device, which thus pass through all layers of the receiving device, ie through the decorative layer, through the textile layer applied to the underside of the decorative layer and through the carrier layer receiving the decorative layer and the textile layer.

[0011] On the upper side of the decorative layer, a plurality of spacer elements, in particular designed as spacer studs, are provided, which serve to prevent slipping and thus to securely hold the at least one mobile phone, in particular during the inductive charging process of the at least one mobile phone

[0012] In an advantageous development of the invention, at least two separate charging areas are formed on the upper side of the decorative layer by means of the spacer elements, each of which is designed to accommodate a mobile phone during the inductive charging process.

[0013] These different loading areas formed on the upper side of the decorative layer can preferably be separated from one another by depressions or troughs or alternatively by elevations or webs.

[0014] In a further advantageous development of the receiving device, at least two of the formed charging areas can be of different sizes and thus form a charging surface of different sizes for a mobile phone; ie the charging areas of different sizes can preferably also be used to receive and hold mobile phones of different dimensions.

[0015] Preferably, the spacer elements or spacer studs can have a different height in at least two different loading areas, ie these spacer elements or spacer studs protrude to different distances from the surface of the decorative layer.

[0016] This allows different loading areas to be created and this separation of the loading areas can be presented to an operator visually and / or haptically: A charging unit electrically connected to the motor vehicle is provided in the storage device of the motor vehicle for inserting the receiving device, by means of which the contactless inductive charging of the at least one mobile phone via the receiving device is realized. In particular, when the at least one mobile phone is placed on the receiving device inserted into the storage device, the inductive charging process of the at least one mobile phone is automatically initiated.

[0017] The inventive holding device for at least one mobile phone combines several advantages: Due to its flat and compact design, the holder requires only a small installation space and, in particular, a very low height, so that even during the inductive charging process, the distance between the at least one mobile phone placed on the holder and the charging unit and, in particular, the distance between the at least one mobile phone placed on the holder and the charging coil of the charging unit can be kept small and thus an effective charging process can be realized during the inductive charging of the at least one mobile phone.

[0018] The receiving device can be manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner, in particular using an injection molding process, while still achieving a high-quality visual impression through the use of aesthetically pleasing decorative materials for the decorative layer, such as wood, textile, fabric, foil or carbon.

[0019] By ventilating the holder by means of the through-openings, effective cooling of at least one mobile phone can also be enabled during the inductive charging process.

[0020] Further advantages, features, and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment and from the drawings. The features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description, as well as the features and combinations of features mentioned below in the description of the figures and / or shown alone in the figures, can be used not only in the respective combinations specified, but also in other combinations or on their own, without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0021] Showing: Fig. 1 A schematic plan view of the receiving device and Fig. 2 A schematic sectional view of the receiving device.

[0022] In one embodiment of the inventive receiving device for at least one mobile phone, Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the receiving device 1, which is designed in a square shape, for example, and in the Fig. 2 shows a sectional view of this receiving device 1.

[0023] This square holder 1 can be inserted as an insert into a storage device provided, for example, in the center console or in the side panel of a motor vehicle. The storage device also contains an inductive charging unit (not shown in the two figures) that is connected to the vehicle's electrical system.

[0024] For example, the square holder 1 to be inserted into the storage device of the motor vehicle has dimensions of 170 mm x 170 mm and a small overall thickness or height of, for example, less than 3 mm. The visible surface of the holder 1 is a decorative layer 2 formed as a wood veneer with a thickness of, for example, 0.5 mm. On the underside 13 of the decorative layer 2, a textile layer 3 made of, for example, cellulose, is laminated as a nonwoven with a thickness of, for example, 0.2 mm.

[0025] In the outer edge region 11 of the decorative layer 2 and the textile layer 3, the decorative layer 2 and the textile layer 3 are curved upwards to protect against the ingress of liquid, ie the decorative layer 2 and the textile layer 3 have a concave shape.

[0026] A plurality of openings with a diameter of, for example, 5 mm are introduced into the decorative layer 2 and the textile layer 3, which openings are arranged, for example, in a certain regular pattern and at a certain distance from one another.

[0027] By back-molding with a (single) plastic component, for example, a colored or transparent thermoplastic elastomer (TPE, silicone, or polyurethane), a carrier layer 4 for the decorative layer 2 and the textile layer 3 is formed as a plastic layer with a thickness of, for example, 2 mm. At the same time, during the injection molding process, some of the openings in the decorative layer 2 and the textile layer 3 are closed with the plastic component as injection molding material, while the remaining openings in the decorative layer 2 and the textile layer 3 remain as through-openings 5 ​​or as ventilation holes for ventilation or cooling the mobile phone during its charging process.

[0028] At the openings sealed with the plastic component, the plastic protrudes from the upper side 14 of the decorative layer 2 and forms spacer elements 6, 7 as support mushrooms or spacer studs. These spacer elements 6, 7 protrude, for example, from the upper side 14 of the decorative layer 2 with a height in the range of 0.5 mm to 1 mm. At least one mobile phone can be placed securely on these support mushrooms or spacer studs as spacer elements 6, 7 during the inductive charging process.

[0029] For example, three different loading areas 8, 9, 10 are formed on the surface 14 of the decorative layer 2 by appropriately designing the spacer studs as spacer elements 6, 7.

[0030] These different loading areas 8, 9, 10 are separated from one another at their area boundaries 12, for example by depressions or troughs or grooves introduced into the surface of the decorative layer 2.

[0031] In particular, the different loading areas 8, 9, 10 can also be separated from one another by a different height of the spacer studs as spacer elements 6, 7 and this separation or demarcation can thus be presented to an operator visually or haptically.

[0032] For example, the two (large) charging areas 8, 9 for simultaneously accommodating two (large) mobile phones have the same dimensions of approximately 80 mm x 160 mm.

[0033] Within the charging area 9, a smaller charging area 10 is designed to accommodate a (small) mobile phone with dimensions of approximately 60 mm x 120 mm. In the smaller charging area 10, the height of the spacer studs 7 formed there, with a height of, for example, 0.5 mm, is less than the height of the other spacer studs 6, with a height of, for example, 1 mm. This also makes the charging area 10 located within the charging area 9 visually and haptically recognizable to an operator.

[0034] The presented holding device 1 can be manufactured, for example, with the following successive manufacturing steps: Laminating the decorative layer 2, which is formed, for example, as a wood veneer, with the textile layer 3; Cutting the decorative layer 2 formed as a wood veneer together with the laminated textile layer 3; Making openings in the decorative layer 2 formed as a wood veneer and the laminated textile layer 3, for example by lasering or punching the openings; bending the outer edge region 11 of the decorative layer 2 and the laminated textile layer 3 upwards into a concave shape; Sanding the surface of the decorative layer 2 formed as a wood veneer; Staining the surface of the decorative layer 2, which is designed as a wood veneer, with the desired color; Priming the decorative layer 2 formed as a wood veneer; Painting the surface of the decorative layer 2, which is designed as a wood veneer, with a transparent clear varnish; Inserting the decorative layer 2 formed as a wood veneer together with the laminated textile layer 3 into an injection molding machine and placing punching sleeves onto punching cylinders to create through-openings 5; back-injection molding of the decorative layer 2 together with the laminated textile layer 3 with a plastic material, wherein the carrier layer 4 is formed by back-injection molding and the spacer studs 6, 7 are formed by injection molding through or over the unsealed openings with a different height, while the openings closed during the injection process and therefore not filled with injection molding compound remain as through-openings 5; ejection of the finished component as a receiving device 1 from the injection molding machine. QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

[0000] This list of documents submitted by the applicant was generated automatically and is included solely for the convenience of the reader. This list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Cited patent literature

[0000] DE 102020124344 A1

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Claims

[1] A receiving device (1) for at least one mobile phone, wherein the receiving device (1) can be inserted as an insert into a storage device of a motor vehicle connected to a charging unit for inductively charging the at least one mobile phone, characterized by , that the receiving device (1) has a multi-layer structure with a decorative layer (2) made of a decorative material, a textile layer (3) arranged on the underside (13) of the decorative layer (2) and with a carrier layer (4) receiving the decorative layer (2) and the textile layer (3), that through openings (5) are formed in the receiving device (1), and that spacer elements (6, 7) for holding at least one mobile telephone are formed on the upper side (14) of the decorative layer (2). [2] Receiving device (1) according to claim 1, characterized bythat the decorative layer (2) and the textile layer (3) are curved upwards in the outer edge region (11) and have a concave shape. [3] Receiving device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that on the upper side (14) of the decorative layer (2) at least two different charging areas (8, 9, 10) are formed for inductively charging a mobile phone each. [4] Receiving device (1) according to claim 3, characterized by that the different loading areas (8, 9, 10) on the upper side (14) of the decorative layer (2) are separated from one another at their area boundaries (12) by depressions or elevations. [5] Receiving device (1) according to claims 3 or 4, characterized by that the spacer elements (6, 7) have a different height in at least two different loading areas (8, 9, 10). [6] Receiving device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized bythat at least two of the loading areas (8, 9, 10) are of different sizes. [7] Receiving device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by that the decorative material of the decorative layer (2) is designed as a wood veneer or as a metal blend fabric or as a carbon fiber fabric. [8] Receiving device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by that the textile layer (3) consists of cellulose. [9] Receiving device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by that the carrier layer (4) is designed as a plastic layer made of a transparent material and in particular consists of polycarbonate or silicone or polyurethane. [10] Receiving device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by that the carrier layer (4) is formed as a plastic layer by back-injection of the decorative layer (2) and the textile layer (3).

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