Fixing apparatus of wireless charger with elastic component

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  "publication_number": "US12003129B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Fixing apparatus of wireless charger with elastic component",
  "abstract": "The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a fixing apparatus of a wireless charger. According to an embodiment, the fixing apparatus of the wireless charger comprises: a first support; a second support opposite to the first support; a third support disposed between the first support and the second support and used to fix a mobile device to the wireless charger; and an elastic component connected to the first support and the second support respectively, wherein the elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to move between an initial position and a fixed position. The fixing apparatus of the wireless charger provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure have many advantages such as convenient usage, simple production processes, and low production costs, etc.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A wireless charger comprising: a fixing apparatus, the fixing apparatus including: a first support; a second support opposite to the first support; a third support, provided between the first support and the second support and used to fix a mobile device to the wireless charger; and at least one elastic component connected to the first support or the second support, wherein the elastic component is configured to enable the first support, the second support and the third support to move between an initial position and a fixed position.",
    "2. The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein when the fixing apparatus is at the initial position, a first surface of the third support is adjacent to a base of the wireless charger, and wherein when the fixing apparatus moves to the fixed position, a second surface of the third support opposite to the first surface abuts against the mobile device to fix the mobile device to the wireless charger.",
    "3. The wireless charger according to claim 2, wherein the second surface of the third support is provided with at least one buffer component.",
    "4. The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to automatically move to the fixed position after counterclockwise rotating more than about 180 degrees from the initial position.",
    "5. The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the at least one elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to automatically return to the initial position after clockwise rotating from the fixed position to a position substantially lower than a horizontal plane.",
    "6. The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein an outer side surface of the first support and an outer side surface of the second support are respectively provided with a protrusion component.",
    "7. The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: a base, wherein the at least one elastic component comprises two torsion springs, wherein the first end of the two torsion springs are configured to respectively be connected to an end portion of the first support and an end portion of the second support, and wherein the second end of the two torsion springs are configured to be connected to the base.",
    "8. The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: a base, wherein the fixing apparatus is configured to be fixed to the base in an insertion manner or by a fastening component.",
    "9. The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the first support, the second support, and the third support are formed together as a single monolithic piece.",
    "10. The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: an identifier or an image, wherein the fixing apparatus further includes a slot defined by the first support, the second support, and the third support, and wherein when the fixing apparatus is at the fixed position, the slot exposes the identifier or the image between the first and third supports.",
    "11. The wireless charger according to claim 1, wherein the first, second and third supports are configured to be fixed relative to one another when the first, second and third supports move between the initial position and the fixed position.",
    "12. The wireless charger according to claim 1, further comprising: a front support surface, wherein when the fixing apparatus moves to the fixed position, a surface of the third support opposite to the first surface abuts against the mobile device to fix the mobile device between the front support surface and the surface of the third support.",
    "13. A method of fixing a mobile device to a wireless charger, the wireless charger comprising a fixing apparatus that includes a first support, a second support opposite to the first support, and a third support between the first support and the second support, the fixing apparatus further including at least one elastic component connected to the first support or the second support, the method comprising: positioning the mobile device against the wireless charger; and using an elastic component of the fixing apparatus to move the first support, the second support and the third support between an initial position and a fixed position, wherein the mobile device is fixed to the wireless charger by the third support in the fixed position.",
    "14. The method according to claim 13, wherein when the fixing apparatus is at the initial position, a first surface of the third support is adjacent to a base of the wireless charger, and wherein when the fixing apparatus moves to the fixed position, a second surface of the third support opposite to the first surface abuts against the mobile device to fix the mobile device to the wireless charger.",
    "15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the second surface of the third support is provided with at least one buffer component.",
    "16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the elastic component enables the fixing apparatus to automatically move to the fixed position after counterclockwise rotating more than about 180 degrees from the initial position.",
    "17. The method according to claim 13, wherein the at least one elastic component enables the fixing apparatus to automatically return to the initial position after clockwise rotating from the fixed position to a position substantially lower than a horizontal plane.",
    "18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the wireless charger further includes a base, the at least one elastic component comprises two torsion springs, the first end of the two torsion springs are respectively connected to an end portion of the first support and an end portion of the second support, and the second end of the two torsion springs are connected to the base.",
    "19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the fixing apparatus further includes a slot defined by the first support, the second support, and the third support, the method further comprising: exposing, through the slot, an identifier or an image on the wireless charger when the fixing apparatus is at the fixed position.",
    "20. The method according to claim 13, wherein the first, second and third supports are fixed relative to one another when the first, second and third supports move between the initial position and the fixed position."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of mobile device accessories, and in particular, to a fixing apparatus of a wireless charger.\n\nAs wireless charging technologies rapidly develop, more wireless chargers are used. However, the prior art does not pay enough attention to an apparatus for fixing a mobile device (for example, a mobile phone) to the wireless charger. Most users find a variety of inconveniences when using the wireless chargers to charge the mobile device. For example, it is difficult to stably fix the mobile device to the wireless charger. In addition, a user may further hope that the fixing apparatus of the wireless charger is applicable to the mobile devices having multiple different sizes.\n\nTherefore, for the fixing apparatus of the wireless charger, many technical problems still need to be urgently resolved in the art.\n\nAn objective of the embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a fixing apparatus of a wireless charger, which can stably fix the mobile device to the wireless charger.\n\nAn embodiment of the present disclosure provides the fixing apparatus of the wireless charger, comprising: a first support; a second support opposite to the first support; a third support disposed between the first support and the second support and used to fix a mobile device to the wireless charger; and an elastic component connected to the first support and the second support respectively, where the elastic component is configured to enable the fixing apparatus to move between an initial position and a fixed position.",
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  "assignees": [
    "Hubbell Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Xiaoxue Zhang",
    "Wensen Chen"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2023-04-03",
  "publication_date": "2024-06-04",
  "grant_date": "2024-06-04",
  "priority_date": "2018-03-15",
  "application_number": "US-202318295042-A",
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