IP Library Granted Patent US 10,491,727
Granted Patent B1
US 10,491,727 · App. 16/279,830 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Mobile phone holder with wirelessly activated robotic arms and charger

Inventor: Liu Liu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Valor Communication, Inc.
H04M1/0279H02J50/12H05K5/023H05K7/1401
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,491,727
App. No.
16/279,830
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

A mobile phone holder for automatically holding or releasing a mobile phone by a pair of grasping arms to allow a user to attach or detach a mobile phone to the mobile phone holder by one-handed operation. The mobile phone holder includes a housing, a holder base, a left robotic arm stretching and extending from the left side of the housing, a right robotic arm stretching and extending from the right side of the housing, and a gear rack and pinion mechanism in the housing for driving the left and right grip arms to move in opposite directions or to synchronize in backward movement. The mobile phone holder further includes a main control circuit board on the main body, a main controller disposed on the main control circuit board, and an a pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly protruding from the front of the housing for detecting the phone.

Claims (37)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a. a mobile phone holder having a housing to automatically hold or release a mobile phone;

b. said housing formed with an extended opening in a middle of a left side and a right side of said housing with said housing having a housing front surface and a housing bottom surface;

c. a fixing base at the back of said housing, a left clamping arm extending from the left side of the housing, and a right clamping arm extending from the right side of the housing;

d. a rack and pinion transmission mechanism in the housing; a main control circuit board in the housing, a main control in the main circuit board electrically connected to said rack and pinion transmission mechanism; and

e. a pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly for detecting a mobile phone in the housing;

f. said rack and pinion mechanism drive, said left clamping arm and said right clamping arm synchronously move said left clamping arm and said right clamping arm towards each other or away from each other; and

g. wherein, when the mobile phone is placed to fit in a front surface of the housing and thereby presses a pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly, the pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly sends a first feedback signal to move said left clamping arm and said right clamping arm towards each other;

h. wherein, when the mobile phone is removed from the front surface of the housing, the pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly sends a second feedback signal to move said left clamping arm and said right clamping arm away from each other.

2. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: said left clamping arm and said right clamping arm are connected to the gear rack transmission mechanism and the pushbutton automatic reset stroke switch assembly is connected to the main control.

3. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: in an initial state, the left clamping arm and the right clamping arm are in an extended state.

4. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: said housing having a wireless charging coil affixed to a front inner wall of said housing front surface.

5. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: when the mobile phone is removed from said housing front surface, the pressing force on the pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly is reduced, and the pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly triggers a second feedback signal of a preset stroke and said second feedback signal is sent to the main controller.

6. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: said pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly includes a pressing block extending from the housing and a fixing spring connected between the pressing block and the control circuit board.

7. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: at least one travel switch connected to the main controller set in an up-and-down direction and located on the main control circuit board.

8. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: the rack and pinion transmission mechanism includes a reduction gear motor disposed in an up and down direction.

9. The apparatus in accordance with claim 1 , further comparing:

a. a wireless charging coil affixed to the front inner side of the pressing panel,

b. a wireless charging board is affixed to the upper part of the housing, the wireless charging board having a wireless charging circuit connecting the main controller and wireless charging coils; and

c. the main control circuit board is further provided with a charging interface and a USB output interface connected to the main controller, and on the lower bottom surface of the housing exposes the first charging port of charging interface and a second charging port of charging interface for a second USB output.

10. The apparatus in accordance with claim 9 , further comprising:

a. the housing is provided with a rechargeable battery;

b. the main control circuit board is further provided with a charging protection circuit and a voltage regulating circuit;

c. the charging protection circuit is connected between the charging interface and the rechargeable batter;

d. the voltage regulating circuit is connected between the rechargeable battery and the wireless charging coil; and

e. the charging protection circuit and the voltage regulating circuit are also respectively connected to the main controller.

11. The apparatus on accordance with claim 9 :

a. an annular groove is formed in the middle of the front-end surface of the pressing panel; and

b. a non-slip rubber gasket is fixed in the annular groove.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a. a mobile phone holder having a housing to automatically hold or release a mobile phone;

b. said housing formed with an extended opening in a middle of a left side and a right side of said housing, said housing having a housing front surface and a housing bottom surface;

c. right end surface of a left clamping arm and a left end surface of a right clamping arm each having a fixed non-slip rubber pad and a fixing base at a back of said housing, a left clamping arm extending from the left side of the housing, and a right clamping arm extending from the right side of the housing;

d. a rack and pinion transmission mechanism in the housing, a main control circuit board in the housing, a main control in the main circuit board electrically connected to said rack and pinion transmission mechanism; and

e. a pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly for detecting a mobile phone in the housing;

f. wherein, when the mobile phone is placed to fit in the front surface of the housing and the pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly is pressed by the mobile phone, the pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly sends a first feedback signal to move said left clamping arm and said right clamping arm towards each other;

g. wherein, when the mobile phone is removed from the front surface of the housing, the pushbutton automatic reset travel switch assembly sends a second feedback signal to move said left clamping arm and said right clamping arm away from each other.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: VALOR COMMUNICATION, INC.
To: EAST WEST BANK
Reel/Frame 053521/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2019
From: SHENZHEN UMUCH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: VALOR COMMUNICATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 048414/0864 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2019
From: LIU, LIU
To: SHENZHEN UMUCH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048375/0810 →
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