Charging cable and charging set

Abstract

The present application is suitable for the technical field of charging cables, and provides a charging cable and a charging set. The charging cable comprises a networking WiFi module which is arranged on the charging cable and is used for connecting to a wireless cellular network and converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic, so as to facilitate charging of electronic devices and also provide a wireless network service, thus reducing the number of electronic devices a user needs to carry.

Description

Charging cable and charging set

[0001] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 2024207694898, filed on April 12, 2024 in the China Patent Office and entitled "Charging cable and charging set", the whole content of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of charging cable, in particular to a charging cable and a charging set. BACKGROUND

[0003] With the development of electronic technology, more and more electronic products use batteries for power supply, and the batteries of some electronic products are built-in and cannot be disassembled or are inconvenient to disassemble, so the batteries need to be charged through a charging cable.

[0004] However, the existing charging cable can only charge or transmit data, and when the user's mobile electronic product wants to access the Internet, a network access device needs to be configured separately to provide a WiFi signal for the mobile electronic product, resulting in that the user needs to carry more electronic devices and the use is inconvenient.

[0005] SUMMARY

[0006] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a charging cable and a charging set, which can solve the problem that the existing charging cable cannot provide a WiFi signal for the user, resulting in that the user needs to carry a large number of electronic devices.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the embodiments of the present application is:

[0008] In a first aspect, a charging cable is provided, which comprises a networking WiFi module arranged on the charging cable and used for connecting a wireless cellular network and converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic.

[0009] In an embodiment, the networking WiFi module comprises a card reader and a WiFi transmitter arranged on the charging cable.

[0010] The card reader is used for reading a card to access the wireless cellular network.

[0011] The WiFi transmitter is connected with the card reader and is used for converting the network traffic of the wireless cellular network into the WiFi traffic to provide a WiFi transmission signal for a terminal device.

[0012] In an embodiment, the card reader is used for connecting with a SIM card to access the wireless cellular network.

[0013] In an embodiment, the SIM card is a soft SIM or a hard SIM.

[0014] In one embodiment, the charging cable comprises:

[0015] a charging cable body;

[0016] a first connection port disposed at a first end of the charging cable body; and

[0017] a second connection port disposed at a second end of the charging cable body.

[0018] In one embodiment, the first connection port is a USB-A interface or a Type-C interface.

[0019] In one embodiment, the second connection port is at least one of a Type-C interface, a Lighting interface, and a Micro USB interface.

[0020] In one embodiment, the networking WiFi module is disposed in the first connection port, the charging cable body, or the second connection port.

[0021] In one embodiment, the first connection port has a voltage bus and a ground line, and the networking WiFi module is connected to the voltage bus and the ground line.

[0022] In a second aspect, a charging set is provided, comprising:

[0023] a charger head; and

[0024] a charging cable as described above connected to the charger head.

[0025] The charging cable provided by the embodiments of the present application has the beneficial effects that the charging cable comprises a networking WiFi module disposed thereon for connecting a wireless cellular network and converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic, which not only facilitates charging of electronic devices, but also provides wireless network service, reducing the number of electronic devices carried by users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or exemplary technical descriptions will be briefly introduced below. 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 creative effort on the basis of these drawings.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a framework of one embodiment of the charging cable provided by the present application. Embodiments of the present application

[0028] In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and should not be used to limit the present application.

[0029] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed" or "disposed" on another component, it can be directly on the other component or indirectly on the other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it can be directly or indirectly connected to the other component. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to the specific circumstances. The terms "first", "second" are only used for the purpose of convenience of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of technical features. The meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0030] In order to illustrate the technical solutions provided by the present application, the following will be described in detail in combination with specific drawings and embodiments.

[0031] Some embodiments of the present application provide a charging cable, comprising a networking WiFi module 200 arranged on the charging cable 100 for connecting a wireless cellular network and converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic.

[0032] In implementation, the charging cable 100 is a necessary component for connecting two electronic devices, such as connecting a computer and a mobile phone through the charging cable 100, or connecting a charger head and a mobile phone through the charging cable 100, which can charge and / or data transfer for electronic devices.

[0033] The networking WiFi module 200 is arranged on the charging cable 100 and connected with the charging cable 100, and is powered by the charging cable 100 to work. The networking WiFi module 200 can be connected 200 and wirelessly connected with the terminal device 500, that is, the networking WiFi module 200 can access a wireless network, and then send WiFi signals to the terminal device 500 after converting network traffic into WiFi traffic.

[0034] Optionally, the networking WiFi module 200 includes a card reader and a WiFi transmitter arranged on the charging line 100, the card reader is used for reading a card to access the wireless cellular network, and the WiFi transmitter is connected with the card reader and is used for converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic to provide a WiFi transmission signal for the terminal device 500. The wireless cellular network is accessed by reading the card, and the network can be accessed as long as the place is covered by the wireless cellular network, and the use is convenient.

[0035] In some possible embodiments, the charging line 100 includes a charging line body, a first connection port 300 arranged at a first end of the charging line body, and a second connection port arranged at a second end of the charging line body.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 1, the first connection port 300 is a USB-A interface or a Type-C interface, the first connection port 300 has a CC pin, and is used for connecting with a USB interface of a transformer 700, a charger head, a notebook computer and the like; the Type-C interface is a USB interface shape standard, which can be applied to a master device (for example, a PC, a personal computer) and a slave device (for example, a mobile phone).

[0037] The second connection port is at least one of a Type-C interface 410, a Lightning interface 420 and a Micro USB interface 430, and is used for connecting with an interface of a target device 600, which can be a mobile phone, a PAD, a notebook computer or a headset, and the like, without limitation. The Lightning interface is also called a lightning interface, which is a proprietary connector specification made by Apple, and the Micro USB is a portable version of the USB 2.0 standard.

[0038] In some possible embodiments, the first connection port 300, the charging line body or the second connection port are each provided with a voltage bus and a ground wire. For example, in the implementation, the charging line body is in a strip shape, the charging line body includes an external paint skin and a plurality of wires arranged in the paint skin, the plurality of wires correspond to a plurality of terminal pins of the first connection port 300 and the second connection port, for example, VBUS, DP, DN, CC and GND, wherein VBUS (Voltage Bus) refers to a voltage bus; the DP (DisplayPort) interface is a digital interface for video and audio transmission; the DN (Data Negative) interface is a USB interface, which is mainly used for connecting high-speed data transmission devices; CC is used for detecting connection and distinguishing front and back; and GND is ground, as shown in FIG. 1.

[0039] In some embodiments, the networking WiFi module 200 is arranged in the first connection port 300, the charging line body, or the second connection port, without limitation. Exemplarily, the networking WiFi module 200 is arranged on the charging line body and connected with the voltage bus (VBUS) and the ground wire (GND) in the charging line body, preferably, the networking WiFi module 200 is arranged at a position of the charging line body close to the first connection port 300, so as to reduce the risk that the first connection port 300 or the second connection port cannot be plugged with other devices (charging heads or electronic devices such as mobile phones) due to the increase in volume caused by arranging the WiFi module 200 in the first connection port 300 or the second connection port, and facilitate use and storage.

[0040] In implementation, the card reader can be a card slot for loading a SIM card, and the SIM card is used to access a wireless cellular network.

[0041] In some possible embodiments, the SIM card can also be a soft SIM (soft SIM card technology is to chip SIM card), a hard SIM, or a virtual SIM card built in the charging line 100, without limitation.

[0042] In implementation, the card reader can also be a virtual card reader, for example, the card reader can be a 3G / 4G / 5G wireless network module, which can access a wireless cellular network by using a SIM (soft SIM or hard SIM) built in the charging line 100, or by using a global SIM (cloud SIM 201) built in the charging line 100 to access a wireless cellular network, and download a more suitable cloud SIM from a cloud SIM server 230 to access a wireless cellular network.

[0043] In some embodiments, the card reader and the WiFi transmitter can be integrated into a networking WiFi module 200, that is, a 3G / 4G / 5G wireless network module with WiFi function, which is connected with a base station 210 and a core network 220 of a local operator network through the 3G / 4G / 5G wireless network module, and is connected with a terminal device 500 supporting WiFi through WiFi, and the 3G / 4G / 5G wireless network module converts wireless cellular traffic into WiFi traffic to share with the terminal device 500.

[0044] The charging line 100 of the present application comprises a networking WiFi module 200 arranged on the charging line 100 for connecting a wireless cellular network and converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic, which not only facilitates charging and / or data transmission for electronic devices, but also provides wireless network services, reducing the number of electronic devices carried by users.

[0045] Embodiment two

[0046] In some optional embodiments, the application further provides a charging set, comprising:

[0047] a charger head; and

[0048] a charging cord 100 as described above connected with the charger head.

[0049] In implementation, the charger head has a shell, metal contact sheet and circuit board, wherein the shell can be made of polyester resin material, the metal contact sheet is usually made of copper alloy material, the circuit board plays a role of energy conversion, controlling charging process, protecting battery, improving charging efficiency and ensuring use safety, and the circuit board is connected with a USB interface used for plugging with the USB-A interface on the charging cord 100.

[0050] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the structure and implementation principle of the charging set described above can refer to the corresponding structure and implementation principle in the aforementioned embodiment one, and will not be repeated here.

[0051] The charging cord 100 of the application comprises a networking WiFi module 200 arranged on the charging cord 100 for connecting a wireless cellular network and converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic, which not only facilitates charging of electronic devices, but also provides wireless network service, reducing the number of electronic devices carried by users.

[0052] The above is only optional embodiments of the application and is not used to limit the application. The application can have various changes and variations for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the application shall be included in the scope of claims of the application.

Claims

1. A charging cable, characterized in that: It includes a networking WiFi module arranged on the charging line for connecting to a wireless cellular network and converting network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic.

2. The charging cable according to claim 1, wherein The networking WiFi module includes a card reader and a WiFi transmitter provided on the charging cable; The card reader is used to read a card to access a wireless cellular network; The WiFi transmitter is connected to the card reader and is used to convert the network traffic of the wireless cellular network into WiFi traffic to provide a WiFi transmission signal to the terminal device.

3. The charging cable according to claim 1, wherein: The card reader is used to connect with the SIM card to access the wireless cellular network.

4. The charging cable according to claim 3, wherein: The SIM card is a soft SIM or a hard SIM.

5. The charging cable according to claim 1, wherein: The charging cable includes: Charging cable body; a first connection port disposed at a first end of the charging cable body; and A second connection port is provided at a second end of the charging cable body.

6. The charging cable according to claim 5, wherein: The first connection port is a USB-A interface or a Type-C interface.

7. The charging cable according to claim 5 or 6, wherein: The second connection port is at least one of a Type-C interface, a Lightning interface, and a Micro USB interface.

8. The charging cable according to claim 5, wherein: The networking WiFi module is disposed in the first connection port, the charging cable body, or the second connection port.

9. The charging cable according to claim 5, wherein: The first connection port has a voltage bus and a ground line, and the networking WiFi module is connected to the voltage bus and the ground line.

10. A charging kit, characterized in that: include: Charger head; as well as A charging cable according to any one of claims 1 to 9 connected to the charger head.

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