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    • 专利摘要:
    The disclosure relates to a carrier (100) for a portable electronic device, within which carrier (100) the portable electronic device may be heated or at least kept warm under cold conditions. The carrier comprises a first holder (101) adapted to receive the portable electronic device, a second holder (102) adapted to receive a battery, a heating resistor (103) adapted to heat the portable electronic device and/or the battery, and electrical wires adapted to supply electrical energy provided by the battery to the portable electronic device and/or the heating resistor (103).
    公开号:FI20185438A1
    申请号:FI20185438
    申请日:2018-05-11
    公开日:2019-11-12
    发明作者:Pasi Hautala
    申请人:Fanttiset Oy；
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    专利说明:

    A carrier for a portable electronic device
    Technical field
    This specification relates to a carrier for a portable electronic device. Some aspects of the specification relate to a carrier for a portable electronic device, which carrier may be used for heating the portable electronic device for example in arctic conditions.
    Background
    Portable electronic devices typically suffer from operational defects in cold weather. Exposure to cold temperatures may cause for example problems to the device’s battery, such that its ability to supply power to the device is 15 affected. Further, the electronics and the display screen may be affected by cold temperatures to a point that the electronic device is shutting itself down while being used in cold weather. Under extremely cold conditions, it may be necessary to utilize a user’s body heat in order to keep the device in working order. In that case, the device has to be placed under at least the user’s outer 20 clothing, in a direct or close contact to the user’s body.
    Summary
    The above disclosed problems may be addressed by providing a carrier for a 25 portable electronic device, within which carrier the portable electronic device may be heated or at least kept warm under cold conditions. An advantage is that the portable electronic device may be kept in working order under severe conditions, such as low temperatures. Heating or at least keeping warm the portable electronic device allows the battery of the device to maintain its ability 30 to supply power to the device and to receive power when loaded. As the carrier comprises means for heating the device, it is not necessary to utilize the user’s body for keeping the device warm. Thus, heat losses by the body of the user caused by the actions taken when the device needs to be used are diminished. Moreover, for devices that need to be used every now and then, the disclosure 35 provides a carrier, which enables the portable electronic device to be easily reachable when needed. Yet another advantage of the carrier according to the
    20185438 prh 11 -05- 2018 disclosure is that besides a holder for the portable electronic device, it also comprises a holder for a battery. When in use, the battery may provide electrical energy to a heating resistor adapted to heat both the portable electronic device as well as the battery itself. Moreover, the battery may serve 5 as a standby battery providing electrical energy to the portable electronic device.
    Therefore, there is provided a carrier for a portable electronic device, wherein the carrier comprises
    - a first holder adapted to receive the portable electronic device,
    - a second holder adapted to receive a battery,
    - a heating resistor adapted to heat the portable electronic device and/or the battery, and
    - electrical wires adapted to supply electrical energy provided by the battery to the portable electronic device and/or the heating resistor.
    Objects according to this disclosure are further described in the appended claims.
    Brief description of the drawings
    Figure 1 illustrates a carrier according to an embodiment.
    Figure 2 illustrates a carrier according to an embodiment placed on a shoulder of a user.
    The figures are presented to illustrate the disclosed embodiments and are not to be taken to be limiting the scope of their use. The figures are not in any particular scale.
    Detailed description
    Within context of this specification, portable electronic device refers to any electronic device that may be carried around by a user. Those include, for 35 example, a mobile phone, a tablet, a laptop, a walkie-talkie, a code reader, a
    20185438 prh 11 -05- 2018 carrier terminal, a professional mobile radio (PMR), a camera, a GPS tracking unit.
    It is desirable to keep the portable electronic device in working order under severe conditions, such as low temperatures. Moreover, under such conditions, for devices that need to be used every now and then, it is highly beneficial that the device is easily reachable when needed. Thus, it is an aim of this specification to provide a carrier for a portable electronic device, by which carrier the portable electronic device may be heated, thus rendering the 10 carrier especially useful at low temperatures.
    Within context of this specification, a carrier refers to any object that is capable of carrying something else. The carrier may be for example a bag, a case, a backpack, a holster, a casing. The carrier may be worn by a user. The carrier 15 may be an article of clothing, such as a jacket, a vest, pants, a hood, a hat, a glove, a shirt, a sweater. The carrier may be a strap, a belt or suspenders. The carrier may be a helmet.
    It is an aim of this disclosure to provide a carrier for a portable electronic 20 device, within which carrier the portable electronic device may be heated or at least kept warm under cold conditions.
    The carrier comprises a first holder. The first holder is adapted to receive a portable electronic device. The first holder may comprise insulating material.
    The first holder may comprise an insulating layer. The first holder may be a pocket or a bag. The pocket or the bag may be closeable or it may be open.
    The carrier further comprises a second holder. The second holder is adapted to receive a battery. The second holder may comprise insulating material. The 30 second holder may comprise an insulating layer. The second holder may be a pocket or a bag. The pocket or the bag may be closeable or it may be open.
    The carrier also comprises a heating resistor. The heating resistor is adapted to heat the portable electronic device and/or the battery. Further, the carrier 35 comprises electrical wires adapted to supply electrical energy provided by the battery to the portable electronic device and/or the heating resistor.
    20185438 prh 11 -05- 2018
    The carrier may comprise a switch for switching the heating resistor on and off. The carrier may comprise means for monitoring a temperature of the portable electronic device and/or the battery, and for adjusting the operation of 5 the heating resistor based on the temperature. The carrier may be arranged to receive an information regarding the temperature of the portable electronic device and/or the battery or about the need for heating of the portable electronic device and/or the battery via a data cable, other connector or a wireless data transfer. The carrier may comprise display means for displaying 10 the temperature of the portable electronic device and/or the battery.
    When in use, the battery contained by the carrier may provide electrical energy to the heating resistor adapted to heat both the portable electronic device as well as the battery itself. Moreover, the battery may serve as a standby battery 15 providing electrical energy to the portable electronic device.
    Within the disclosed carrier the portable electronic device may be kept in working order under severe conditions, such as low temperatures. Heating or at least keeping warm the portable electronic device allows the battery of the 20 device to maintain its ability to supply power to the device and to receive power when loaded. By using the carrier according to the disclosure, it is not necessary keep the portable electronic device in a direct or close contact to the body of the user in order to keep the device warm. Thus, heat losses by the body of the user caused by the actions taken when the device needs to be 25 used are diminished. Further, a better signal (such as radio, GPS, Wi-Fi,
    Bluetooth, RFID) for the portable electronic device may be gained as the user’s clothing does not mask the signal. Moreover, for devices that need to be used every now and then, the disclosure provides a carrier, which enables the portable electronic device to be easily reachable when needed. Yet another 30 advantage of the carrier according to the disclosure is that besides a holder for the portable electronic device, it also comprises a holder for a battery.
    According to an embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the carrier 100 is carrier strap. The carrier strap is adapted to be attachable on a shoulder of a user.
    The carrier strap comprises a first longitudinal end 104 and a second longitudinal end 105. The carrier strap is adapted to be attachable on the
    20185438 prh 11 -05- 2018 shoulder of the user such that the first longitudinal end 104 of the carrier strap and the second longitudinal end 105 of the carrier strap are placeable on opposite sides of torso of the user. This is illustrated in Figure 2. The carrier strap may be attachable on either shoulder of the user. The carrier strap may comprise textile and/or leather. An outer lining material of the carrier strap may comprise waterproof material. The waterproof material renders the carrier strap snowproof and water resistant, and thus especially suitable for arctic conditions.
    The first longitudinal end 104 of the carrier strap comprises a first holder 101 adapted to receive the portable electronic device. The first holder 101 may comprise textile and/or leather. An outer lining material of the first holder 101 may comprise waterproof material. The first holder 101 may be a pocket or a bag. The pocket or the bag may be closeable or it may be open. Open pocket 15 or bag may enable the portable electronic device to be situated partly in the pocket or bag, which may enable the portable electronic device to be operated in its place. Thus, there is no need to remove the portable electronic device from the pocket or bag when using the device. The pocket or the bag may comprise closing means, for example, a zipper, a snap fastener, a magnet, a 20 velcro (a hook and loop fastener) or a knob for closing the pocket or the bag.
    The first holder 101 may comprise insulating material. The first holder may comprise an insulating layer. Insulating material allows the first holder 101 to retain the heat supplied by a heating resistor 103. Thus the heating power of the heating resistor 103 required to keep the portable electronic device warm 25 enough may be reduced.
    The second longitudinal end 105 of the carrier strap comprises a second holder
    102 adapted to receive a battery. The second holder 102 may comprise textile and/or leather. An outer lining material of the second holder 102 may comprise 30 waterproof material. The second holder 102 may be a pocket or a bag. The pocket or the bag may be closeable or it may be open. The pocket or the bag may comprise closing means, for example, a zipper, a snap fastener, a magnet, a velcro (a hook and loop fastener) or a knob for closing the pocket or the bag. The second holder 102 may comprise insulating material. The 35 second holder may comprise an insulating layer. Insulating material allows the second holder 102 to retain the heat supplied by a heating resistor 103. Thus
    20185438 prh 11 -05- 2018 the heating power of the heating resistor 103 required to keep the battery warm enough may be reduced.
    The carrier strap comprises the heating resistor 103 adapted to heat the 5 portable electronic device and/or the battery. The heating resistor 103 may be arranged between the outer lining of the carrier strap and an inner lining of the carrier strap. As illustrated in Figure 2, the heating resistor 103 may be longitudinal in its shape, extending from the first longitudinal end 104 of the carrier strap to the second longitudinal end 105 of the carrier strap. The carrier 10 strap may comprise a switch for switching the heating resistor 103 on and off.
    The switch may be arranged to adjust the operation of the heating resistor 103 for example by choosing a level of heating. The switch may be arranged on a center part of the carrier strap, such that in use, when the carrier strap is attached on the shoulder of the user, the switch is located on a front part of the 15 shoulder of the user. This enables easy and fast access to the switch by the user.
    The carrier strap also comprises electrical wires adapted to supply electrical energy provided by the battery to the portable electronic device and/or the 20 heating resistor 103. The electrical wires may be adapted to be connected via
    USB to the battery, the portable electronic device and/or the heating resistor 103.
    The carrier strap may comprise means for monitoring a temperature of the 25 portable electronic device and/or the battery, and for adjusting the operation of the heating resistor 103 based on the temperature. The carrier strap may be arranged to receive an information regarding the temperature of the portable electronic device and/or the battery or about the need for heating of the portable electronic device and/or the battery via a data cable, other connector 30 or a wireless data transfer. The carrier strap may comprise display means for displaying the temperature of the portable electronic device and/or the battery.
    The carrier strap may comprise means for attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder of the user. The means for attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder 35 of the user may comprise a magnet. Alternatively, or additionally, the means for attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder of the user may comprise
    20185438 prh 11 -05- 2018 fastening means, such as a snap fastener, a clamping jaw -type fastener or a connector knob and a corresponding dock part as a counterpart. In a case the means for attaching comprises magnet, a counterpart magnet may be placed on the shoulder of the user in order to allow the attachment. The counterpart magnet may be placed under the user’s upper clothing.
    Attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder of the user brings about many advantages. The portable electronic device is reachable by the user in a fast and easy manner. Further, a signal (such as radio, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID) of better quality for the portable electronic device may be gained, as the user’s body does not mask the signal and the portable electronic device may be situated high enough. The better signal also enhances the device’s battery life. When situated on the shoulder of the user, a transmit power of the device is smaller, and a coverage for the device is wider. As the device is not placed under the user’s clothing, the clothing that protects the user from cold doesn’t have to be opened in the case the device needs to be used, and heat losses by the body of the user are diminished.
    When in use, the battery contained by the carrier strap may provide electrical energy to the heating resistor 103 adapted to heat both the portable electronic device as well as the battery itself. Moreover, the battery may serve as a standby battery providing electrical energy to the portable electronic device. Further, the battery may serve as a counterbalance, when the carrier strap is placed on a shoulder of the user as illustrated in Figure 2.
    A carrier for a portable electronic device is provided. The carrier comprises a first holder adapted to receive the portable electronic device, a second holder adapted to receive a battery, a heating resistor adapted to heat the portable electronic device and/or the battery, and electrical wires adapted to supply electrical energy provided by the battery to the portable electronic device and/or the heating resistor. The first holder and the second holder may comprise insulating material. The first holder and/or the second holder may be a pocket or a bag. The carrier may comprise a switch for switching the heating resistor on and off. The carrier may comprise means for monitoring a temperature of the portable electronic device and/or the battery, and for adjusting the operation of the heating resistor based on the temperature.
    The carrier may be a carrier strap comprising a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, and the carrier strap may be adapted to be attachable on a shoulder of a user such that the first longitudinal end of the carrier strap 5 and the second longitudinal end of the carrier strap are placeable on opposite sides of a torso of the user. The carrier strap may comprise means for attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder of the user. The means for attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder of the user may comprise a magnet. The first longitudinal end may comprise the first holder and the second longitudinal end 10 may comprise the second holder.
    A combination of a carrier and a counterpart for attaching the carrier on a shoulder of a user is provided. A combination of an article of clothing and a carrier is provided.
    Many obvious variations of the embodiments set out herein will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art in light of the present disclosure. Such obvious variations are within the full intended scope of the appended claims.
    权利要求:
    Claims (12)
    [1] Claims:
    1. A carrier (100) for a portable electronic device, wherein the carrier (100) comprises
    5 - a first holder (101) adapted to receive the portable electronic device,
    - a second holder (102) adapted to receive a battery,
    - a heating resistor (103) adapted to heat the portable electronic device and/or the battery, and
    - electrical wires adapted to supply electrical energy provided by the
    10 battery to the portable electronic device and/or the heating resistor (103).
    [2] 2. A carrier (100) for a portable electronic device, wherein the first holder (101) and the second holder (102) comprise insulating material.
    [3] 3. A carrier (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first holder (101) and/or the second holder (102) is a pocket or a bag.
    [4] 4. A carrier (100) according to any of preceding claims, wherein the carrier
    20 (100) comprises a switch for switching the heating resistor (103) on and off.
    [5] 5. A carrier (100) according to any of preceding claims, wherein the carrier (100) comprises means for monitoring a temperature of the portable electronic device and/or the battery, and for adjusting the operation of the heating resistor
    25 (103) based on the temperature.
    [6] 6. A carrier (100) according to any of preceding claims, wherein the carrier (100) is a carrier strap comprising a first longitudinal end (104) and a second longitudinal end (105), and the carrier strap is adapted to be attachable on a
    30 shoulder of a user such that the first longitudinal end (104) of the carrier strap and the second longitudinal end (105) of the carrier strap are placeable on opposite sides of a torso of the user.
    [7] 7. A carrier (100) according to claim 6, wherein the carrier strap comprises 35 means for attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder of the user.
    [8] 8. A carrier (100) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the means for attaching the carrier strap on the shoulder of the user comprises a magnet.
    [9] 9. A carrier (100) according to any of claims 6-8, wherein the first 5 longitudinal end (104) comprises the first holder (101) and the second longitudinal end (105) comprises the second holder (102).
    [10] 10. A combination of a carrier (100) and a counterpart for attaching the carrier (100) on a shoulder of a user, wherein the carrier (100) is according to
    10 any of claims 6-9.
    [11] 11. A combination of an article of clothing and a carrier (100), wherein the carrier (100) is according to any of claims 6-9.
    [12] 15 12. Use of a carrier (100) according to any of the claims 1-9 for carrying a portable electronic device.
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