Charging device for electrically charging a wireless earphone, connection device, plug device and charging system

Abstract

The invention relates to a charging device (10) for electrically charging a wireless earphone (16), comprising a housing body (11) in which a charging device (21) is received, wherein the charging device (21) comprises a battery storage (18), a first electrical interface (22) and a second electrical interface (23), and the housing body (11) has a receptacle (14) into which a shaft (15) of the wireless earphone (16) can be inserted such that the first interface (22) connects the battery storage (18) of the charging device (21) to a battery of the wireless earphone (16), and the housing body (11) has a coupling section (17) which can be inserted into an external charging unit and / or external coupling unit (32) such that the battery storage (18) of the charging device (21) can be connected to a power source (31) via the second interface (23).The invention further relates to a connecting device (30), a plug device (38) and a charging system.

Claims

Charging device (10) for electrically charging a wireless earphone (16), comprising a housing body (11) in which a charging device (21) is received, wherein the charging device (21) comprises a battery storage (18), a first electrical interface (22) and a second electrical interface (23), and the housing body (11) has a receptacle (14) into which a shaft (15) of the wireless earphone (16) can be inserted such that the first interface (22) connects the battery storage (18) of the charging device (21) to a battery of the wireless earphone (16), and the housing body (11) has a coupling section (17) which can be inserted into an external charging unit and / or external coupling unit (32) such that the battery storage (18) of the charging device (21) can be connected to a power source (31) via the second interface (23). Charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device (21) is further configured to be pairable with the earphone (16) during use of the earphone (16) and to charge the battery of the earphone (16). Charging device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing body (11) further comprises an insertion opening (20) through which the shaft (15) of the wireless earphone (16) can be inserted at least partially into the receptacle (14) formed in the housing body (11). Charging device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving (14) further comprises an inner diameter (I) of at most 10 mm, preferably at most 8 mm, and at least 4 mm, preferably at least 6 mm, and / or an insertion depth (E) of at most 15 mm, preferably at most 12 mm, and at least 3 mm, preferably at least 5 mm. Charging device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the first interface (22) of the charging device (21) is further provided within the receptacle (14), preferably on a bottom section (28) of the receptacle (14), wherein in a coupling configuration (25) the first interface (22) can be electrically connected to an electrical contact (26) on the shaft (15) of the wireless earphone (16). Charging device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the coupling section (17) of the housing body (11) further comprises a shaft-shaped outer contour which essentially corresponds to a shaft shape that can be inserted into the receptacle (14) of the housing body (11). Charging device according to claim 6, wherein the shaft-shaped coupling section (17) of the housing body (11) further comprises an outer diameter (A) of at most 9 mm, preferably at most 7 mm, and at least 3 mm, preferably at least 5 mm, and / or a length (L) of at most 15 mm, preferably at most 12 mm, and at least 3 mm, preferably at least 5 mm. Charging device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the second interface (23) of the charging device (21) is further provided on the coupling section (17), preferably on an end section (29) of the shaft-shaped coupling section (17). Charging device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the coupling section (17) is further formed at least sectionally by the housing body (11). Charging device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing body (11) further comprises at least two, preferably cylindrical, housing sections (12, 13), wherein the receptacle (14) for the shaft (15) of the wireless earphone (16) is formed in one of the at least two housing sections (12) and the other housing section (13) forms the coupling section (17) that can be inserted into the external charging unit and / or external coupling unit (32). Charging device according to one of claims 3 to 10, in which the receptacle (14) for the shaft (15) of the wireless earphone (16), in particular the insertion opening (20) of the receptacle (14), and the coupling section (17) that can be inserted into the external charging unit and / or external coupling unit (32) are provided opposite each other on the housing body (11). A connecting device (30) for connecting the charging device (10) according to one of claims 1 to 11 with a power source (31), comprising at least one first coupling unit (32), at least one second coupling unit (33) and at least one connecting line (34) which electrically connects the at least one first coupling unit (32) and the at least one second coupling unit (33) to each other, wherein the first coupling unit (32) has a first coupling receptacle (36) into which the coupling section (17) of the charging device (10) can be inserted such that an electrical contact of the first coupling unit (32) can be connected to the second interface (23) of the charging device (10), and the second coupling unit (33) has a second coupling receptacle (37) into which a coupling shaft (43) of a plug device (38) can be inserted such thatthat an electrical contact of the second coupling unit (33) can be connected to an electrical contact (42) of the plug device (38). Connecting device according to claim 12, in which furthermore the first coupling receptacle (36) of the at least one first coupling unit (32) and the second coupling receptacle (37) of the at least one second coupling unit (33) are essentially identical in construction and / or an embodiment of the coupling receptacles (36, 37) essentially corresponds to an embodiment of the receptacle (14) of the charging device (10). Plug device (38) for connecting the connection device (30) according to claim 12 or 13 to a power source (31), comprising a plug housing (39) with a plug unit (40), wherein the plug housing (39) has a coupling shaft (43) which can be inserted into at least one of the coupling receptacles (36, 37) of the coupling units (32, 33) of the connection device (30) such that an electrical contact (42) of the plug unit (40) can be connected to the electrical contact of the coupling unit (32, 33). Charging system comprising at least one charging device (10), in particular two charging devices (10), according to one of claims 1 to 11, a connecting device (30) according to claim 12 or 13 and at least one plug device (38) according to claim 14.

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