Charger

Abstract

This charger comprises: a charger body having a space; a door for opening and closing the space; a bracket; a wheel rotatably disposed on the bracket and provided with a connecting rod; a power source for rotating the wheel; a lever which is provided with an elongated hole through which the connecting rod is guided, and which is moved linearly by the wheel and locked onto or unlocked from the door; and a sensor for sensing the lever.

Description

charger

[0001] The present invention relates to a charger.

[0002] A charger is a device used to charge a battery.

[0003] An example of a charger may be an electric vehicle charger that charges a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, and electrical energy is supplied to the battery of the electric vehicle by connecting a charging connector provided at the end of a charging cable to a connection inlet installed in the electric vehicle.

[0004] The charger includes a power module to which a charging cable is connected and a charger body that forms a space for accommodating the power module. To use the charging cable, the coiled charging cable can be unwound and then pulled out.

[0005] A locking device may be installed in the charger, and an example of a charger having a locking device is an electric vehicle charging device disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1384613 B1 (published on April 11, 2014), including: a charger body that supplies power to an electric vehicle through a charging cable; a storage box for storing the charging cable installed on the left or right side of the charger body; and a locking device installed for opening and closing the door of the storage box; wherein, when payment for the charging amount is made through a user interface unit and a card recognition unit provided in the charger body, the locking device determines that the user is an authenticated user and opens the door of the storage box, and when the door is recognized as being locked, outputs a payment processing result and locks the door at the same time.

[0006] The present embodiment provides a charger that can easily open and close a door without an unlocking tool such as a key.

[0007] A charger according to the present embodiment includes a charger body having a space formed therein; a door for opening and closing the space; a bracket; a wheel rotatably disposed on the bracket and having a connecting rod formed therein; a driving source for rotating the wheel; a lever having a hole formed therein through which the connecting rod is guided and linearly moved by the wheel and locked or unlocked to the door; and a sensor for sensing the lever.

[0008] The lever can be mounted on a bracket.

[0009] The bracket may be formed with a guide portion that guides the lever to slide.

[0010] A long guide rail can be formed in the length direction of the bracket in the guide section.

[0011] The lever may be formed with a protrusion inserted into the guide rail.

[0012] The direction of movement of the lever can be perpendicular to the direction of movement of the lever.

[0013] The driving source may include a motor; a motor cover covering the motor; and a worm gear rotated by the motor.

[0014] The motor may be a brushed motor that rotates the worm gear in one direction.

[0015] The wheel may be a worm wheel having a worm gear engaged therewith. The worm wheel may include a large diameter portion from which a connecting rod protrudes; and a small diameter portion having a gear formed on the outer periphery thereof that protrudes from the large diameter portion and on which a worm gear is engaged therewith.

[0016] The connecting rod can be closer to the rim than the center of the wheel.

[0017] The sensor may include a photo sensor in which a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion are spaced apart from each other.

[0018] The lever may have a protruding body.

[0019] When the lever is in the unlocked position, the protruding body can be positioned between the light emitter and the light receiver.

[0020] When the lever is in the locking position, the protruding body can be positioned anywhere other than between the light emitter and the light receiver.

[0021] The charger may further include a display disposed on at least one of the door or the charger body and having an input interface disposed thereon.

[0022] The charger may further include a communication module for communicating with the server.

[0023] The charger may further include a processor.

[0024] When the locking or unlocking of the door is input through the input interface, the processor can output a control signal to the motor.

[0025] When a signal for door locking or unlocking is received through the communication module, the processor can output a control signal to the motor.

[0026] According to this embodiment, the motor can be rotated in one direction by a connecting rod formed in the wheel and a hole formed in the lever to move the lever to a locking position and an unlocking position, and the door can be locked or unlocked with a simple structure and low cost.

[0027] Additionally, the administrator can lock or unlock the door through the display without an unlocking tool such as a key.

[0028] Additionally, the administrator can remotely lock or unlock the door.

[0029] Additionally, the locker is concealed by the door before the door is opened, which can enhance the charger's appearance.

[0030] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a charger according to the present embodiment;

[0031] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a rocker according to the present embodiment;

[0032] Figure 3 is a front view of a rocker according to the present embodiment;

[0033] Fig. 4 is a rear view of the rocker according to the present embodiment;

[0034] Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating the locking mode of the locker according to the present embodiment.

[0035] Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating the unlocking mode of the locker according to the present embodiment.

[0036] Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the front of the rocker according to the present embodiment;

[0037] Figure 8 is a front view when the sensor according to the present embodiment does not detect the lever;

[0038] Figure 9 is a front view when the sensor according to the present embodiment detects the lever;

[0039] Figure 10 is a control block diagram of a charger according to the present embodiment.

[0040] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with drawings.

[0041] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a charger according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a rocker according to the present embodiment, FIG. 3 is a front view of a rocker according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of a rocker according to the present embodiment.

[0042] The charger may include a charger body (1) in which a space (S) is formed, a door (2) for opening and closing the space (S), and a charging cable (3).

[0043] The charger body (1) can form the exterior of the charger. One side of the charger body (1) can be opened. The front of the charger body (1) can be opened. The administrator can service various components contained within the charger body (1) through the front of the charger body (1).

[0044] The charger body (1) may include a base (11), a pair of side bodies (12) erected on the base (11), an upper body (13) positioned on the upper side of the pair of side bodies (12), and a rear body (14) connecting the rear ends of the pair of side bodies (12).

[0045] A space (S) can be formed between a pair of side bodies (12), and a power module to which a charging cable (3) is connected can be accommodated in the space (S).

[0046] An opening (15) through which a charging cable (3) passes may be formed in the charger body (1). The opening (15) may be formed in either of a pair of side bodies (12).

[0047] The door (2) can be arranged to rotate or slide on the charger body (1).

[0048] The door (2) may be a front door that is placed on the front of the charger body (1) and opens and closes the space (S).

[0049] A stand (21) on which a connector (31, for example, a charging gun) of a charger (3) is mounted can be placed on the door (2).

[0050] An authentication module (22) for the user to pay charging costs, etc. may be placed on the door (2).

[0051] A display (23) may be placed on at least one of the charger body (1) and the door (2).

[0052] The display (23) may include an input interface (24) such as a touch screen or button.

[0053] A connection port for connecting to a power module may be formed at one end of the charging cable (3), one end of the charging cable (3) may pass through an opening (15), and a connector (31) for connecting to or disconnecting from a vehicle such as an electric vehicle may be arranged at the other end of the charging cable (3).

[0054] The charger may include a rocker (4, see FIGS. 2 to 4).

[0055] The locker (4) can lock or unlock the door (2).

[0056] The locker (4) may be arranged to be concealed by the door (2). The locker (4) may be arranged in the charger body (1). The locker (4) may be accommodated in a space (S2). The charger body (1) may further include a locker mounter (16, see FIG. 2) on which the locker (4) is mounted.

[0057] When the door (2) is closed, the locker (4) can be positioned on the back side of the door (2), and the locker (4) can lock or unlock the door (2) from the back side of the door (2).

[0058] The rocker (4) may include a bracket (40), a wheel (50), a driving source (60), a lever (70), and a sensor (80).

[0059] The bracket (40) can be placed on the rocker mounter (16). The bracket (40) can be placed on the front of the rocker mounter (16) using a fastening member such as a screw. The bracket (40) can be elongated in the left-right direction (Y).

[0060] The wheel (50) can be rotatably placed on a bracket (40) or rocker mount (16).

[0061] The driving source (60) can rotate the wheel (50).

[0062] The driving source (60) may include a motor (62); a motor cover (64) covering the motor (62); and a worm gear (66) rotated by the motor (62).

[0063] The lever (70) can be moved linearly by the wheel (50). The lever (70) can be moved left and right (Y) by the wheel (50). The lever (70) can lock or unlock the door (2).

[0064] The lever (70) may include a locking body (71, see FIGS. 3 and 4) that is locked or unlocked to the door (2).

[0065] The lever (70) can be mounted on the bracket (40), and the locking body (71) can slide in the left and right direction (Y) on the upper side of the bracket (40).

[0066] The sensor (80) can sense the lever (70). The sensor (80) can be placed on the bracket (40) or rocker mounter (16) to sense the position of the lever (70).

[0067] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a locking mode of a locker according to the present embodiment, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an unlocking mode of a locker according to the present embodiment, FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the front of a locker according to the present embodiment, FIG. 8 is a front view when a sensor according to the present embodiment does not detect a lever, and FIG. 9 is a front view when a sensor according to the present embodiment detects a lever.

[0068] A pocket (25) can be formed on the back surface of the door (2).

[0069] The pocket (25) may be a portion where the lever (70) is locked or unlocked. The pocket (25) may protrude rearward from the back surface of the door (2). The pocket (25) may be a portion where the lever (70) is caught in the forward-backward direction (X).

[0070] The pocket (25) may have a three-dimensional shape, and a pocket space may be formed inside the pocket (25) into which a part of the lever (70), i.e. a part of the locking body (71), may be inserted.

[0071] The pocket (25) may include a horizontal body (25a) protruding rearward from the back surface of the door (2) and a vertical body (25b) bent upward and downward at the rear end of the horizontal body (25a).

[0072] The vertical body (25b) can be spaced apart from the back surface of the door (2) in the front-back direction (X).

[0073] A guide portion (42) that guides the lever (70) to slide may be formed on the bracket (40). The guide portion (42) may be bent horizontally at the upper portion of the bracket (40). The guide portion (42) may be bent forward at the upper portion of the bracket (40). The guide portion (42) may be formed to be long in the left-right direction (Y).

[0074] A guide rail (43, see Fig. 6) can be formed in the guide section (42).

[0075] The guide rail (43) may be elongated in the longitudinal direction (Y) of the bracket (70). The guide rail (43) may be formed to be elongated in the left-right direction (Y).

[0076] A connecting rod (52, see FIGS. 8 and 9) may be formed on the wheel (50). The connecting rod (52) may be closer to the center of the wheel (50) and the rim (53a) than to the rim (53a).

[0077] The wheel (50) can be rotatably connected to the bracket (40) about a rotation axis. A hollow portion (53b) to which the rotation axis is connected can be formed at the center of the wheel (50).

[0078] The connecting rod (52) can be positioned closer to the edge (53a) among the edge (53a) and the hollow portion (53b).

[0079] The wheel (50) may be a worm wheel in which a worm gear (66) is engaged. The worm wheel may include a large diameter portion (54) and a small diameter portion (56).

[0080] A connecting rod (52) may protrude from the large diameter portion (54). The connecting rod (52) may protrude rearward from the rear surface of the large diameter portion (54).

[0081] The small diameter portion (56) may protrude from the large diameter portion (54). The small diameter portion (56) may protrude forward from the front surface of the large diameter portion (54). A gear in which a worm gear (66) is engaged may be formed on the outer periphery of the small diameter portion (56).

[0082] The motor (62) may be a one-way motor that rotates the worm gear (66) in one direction, and may be a brushed motor.

[0083] A motor (62) can be mounted on a motor cover (64) to rotate a worm gear (66). A rotational shaft connected to the rotational center of the worm gear (66) can be arranged at the bottom of the motor (62). The rotational shaft can be elongated in the vertical direction (Z).

[0084] The motor cover (64) can be fastened to the bracket (40) or rocker mounter (16) using a fastening member such as a screw. A hook (65, see FIGS. 5 and 6) for restraining the motor (62) can be formed on the motor cover (64).

[0085] The worm gear (66) can be formed to be long in the vertical direction (Z). The worm gear (66) can be positioned below the motor (62). The worm gear (66) can be positioned in front of the bracket (40). The worm gear (66) can be positioned next to the small diameter portion (56). The worm gear (66) can be rotated around a vertical axis. A part of the worm gear (66) can face the front of the large diameter portion (54) in the front-back direction (X). The worm gear (66) can be spaced apart from the large diameter portion (54) in the front-back direction (X).

[0086] A part of the lever (70), i.e., the locking body (71), can be inserted into the pocket (25) as shown in FIG. 5, and the lever (70) can lock the pocket (25).

[0087] When the lever (70) is moved in a straight line as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lever (70) can come out of the pocket (25), and the lever (70) can unlock the door (2).

[0088] A lever (70) may be formed with a protrusion (not shown) inserted into a guide rail (43). The protrusion may be formed on the bottom surface of the locking body (71). The protrusion may be guided along the guide rail (43), and the locking body (71) may slide in the left-right direction (Y) along the guide rail (43) while being seated in the guide portion (42) on which the guide rail (43) is formed.

[0089] A long hole (72, see FIGS. 7 to 9) through which a connecting rod (52) is guided may be formed in the lever (70). The long hole (72) may be formed orthogonal to the movement direction (Y) of the lever (70). The long hole (72) may be formed to be long in the vertical direction (Z).

[0090] The connecting rod (52) can be guided from the lower end of the hole (72) to the upper end of the hole (72) when the wheel (50) rotates, and then can be guided from the upper end of the hole (72) to the lower end of the hole (72).

[0091] While the connecting rod (52) is guided to the long hole (72), the lever (70) can be pushed by the connecting rod (52) to the locking position (P2, see Fig. 8) or pulled to the unlocking position (P1, see Fig. 9).

[0092] The lever (70) may have a protruding body (74, see FIGS. 7 to 9).

[0093] When the lever (70) is in the locking position (P2) as shown in FIG. 8, the protruding body (74) can be positioned other than between the light-emitting portion (82) and the light-receiving portion (84) of the photo sensor.

[0094] When the lever (70) is in the unlocking position (P1) as shown in FIG. 9, the protruding body (74) can be positioned between the light emitting portion (82) and the light receiving portion (84) of the photo sensor.

[0095] The sensor (80) may include a photo sensor.

[0096] The photo sensor may be arranged so that the light emitting portion (82) and the light receiving portion (84) are spaced apart from each other.

[0097] The photo sensor may further include a sensor mounter (86) that supports the light emitting portion (82) and the water portion (84).

[0098] The light emitting unit (82) and the light receiving unit (84) can be mounted on the sensor mounter (86) so as to be spaced apart in the vertical direction (Z). A gap (G, see FIG. 7) can be formed between the light emitting unit (82) and the light receiving unit (84).

[0099] The sensor mounter (86) can be mounted on a bracket (40) or a rocker mounter (16).

[0100] The lever (70) can be moved in a straight line and enter the gap (G) as shown in Fig. 9, and the light from the light emitting portion (82) is not received by the light receiving portion (84) due to the protruding body (74), and the charger can sense the current position (unlocking position (P2)) of the lever (70) using a photo sensor.

[0101] When the lever (70) is moved in a straight line as shown in Fig. 8, the light from the light emitting portion (82) can be received by the light receiving portion (84), and the charger can sense the current position (locking position (P1)) of the lever (70) using a photo sensor.

[0102] Figure 10 is a control block diagram of a charger according to the present embodiment.

[0103] The charger can further include a processor (5).

[0104] The processor (5) can control the overall operation of the charger. The processor (5) can control the power module (6) accommodated in the charger body (1).

[0105] The processor (5) can output a signal according to the status information of the door (2) (e.g., locking or unlocking of the door (2)) to the display (23), and the display (23) can display the status information.

[0106] The administrator can check the current locking / unlocking of the door (2) through the display (23).

[0107] The administrator can input unlocking / locking of the door (2) through the input interface (24).

[0108] When the locking or unlocking of the door (2) is input through the input interface (24), the processor (5) can output a control signal to the motor (62).

[0109] The charger may further include a communication module (7) that communicates with a server (not shown). A personal computer or mobile phone may be connected to the server, and the administrator may check the locking / unlocking of the door (2) through the personal computer or mobile phone, and input the unlocking / locking of the door (2) through the personal computer or mobile phone.

[0110] When a signal for locking or unlocking the door (2) is received through the communication module (7), the processor (5) can output a control signal to the motor (62).

[0111] That is, the administrator can remotely lock / unlock the door (2).

[0112] The above description is merely an example of the technical idea of ​​the present invention, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

[0113] Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of ​​the present invention but to explain it, and the scope of the technical idea of ​​the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

[0114] The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the claims below, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the rights of the present invention.

Claims

1. Charger body with space formed; A door for opening and closing the above space; bracket; A wheel rotatably positioned on the above bracket and having a connecting rod formed thereon; A driving source for rotating the above wheel; A lever is formed in which the connecting rod is guided and moves linearly by the wheel and is locked or unlocked on the door; and A charger comprising a sensor for sensing the above lever.

2. In paragraph 1, The above lever is a charger mounted on the above bracket.

3. In paragraph 1, A charger having a guide formed on the bracket to guide the lever to slide.

4. In paragraph 3, In the above guide section, a long guide rail is formed in the length direction of the bracket, A charger having a protrusion formed on the above lever and inserted into the above guide rail.

5. In paragraph 1, The above-mentioned long hole is a charger orthogonal to the direction of movement of the above-mentioned lever.

6. In paragraph 1, The above driving force is motor; Motor cover covering the above motor; It includes a worm gear rotated by the above motor, The above wheel is a charger in which the above worm gear is engaged with the worm wheel.

7. In paragraph 6, A charger in which the above motor is a brushed motor that rotates the above worm gear in one direction.

8. In paragraph 6, The above wimmel wheel The above connecting rod protruding large diameter portion; and A charger including a small-diameter portion having a gear formed on the outer periphery thereof that protrudes from the large-diameter portion and has the worm gear meshed therewith.

9. In paragraph 1, The above connecting rod is a charger closer to the rim among the center and rim of the above wheel.

10. In paragraph 1, The above sensor includes a photo sensor in which a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion are spaced apart from each other, The above lever has a protruding body, The above protruding body When the above lever is in the unlocked position, it is located between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, A charger located other than between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion when the above lever is in the locking position.

11. In paragraph 1, A display disposed on at least one of the above door and charger body and having an input interface; A charger further comprising a processor that outputs a control signal to the motor when locking or unlocking of the door is input through the input interface.

12. In paragraph 1, Communication module that communicates with the server; A charger further comprising a processor that outputs a control signal to the motor when a signal for locking or unlocking the door is received through the communication module.

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