IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0970940
(2010-12-17)
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등록번호 |
US-8365887
(2013-02-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Fischer Consumer Electronics
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
19 인용 특허 :
21 |
초록
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A retraction apparatus comprising a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles, and a retraction assembly mounted on each of the spindles is provided. The retraction assembly comprises a spring member, a generally cylindrical spool member, a retractable cable, a latch memb
A retraction apparatus comprising a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles, and a retraction assembly mounted on each of the spindles is provided. The retraction assembly comprises a spring member, a generally cylindrical spool member, a retractable cable, a latch member, and a contact wheel member. The spring member is mounted on each of the spindles and affixed to the support housing. The spool member comprising serrated plates is affixed to the spring member. The retractable cable is circularly wound around a cylindrical section defined between the serrated plates of the spool member and extends outwardly from the support housing. The latch member, in engageable communication with the spool member, controls rotation of the spool member. The contact wheel member, in engageable communication with the spool member, via selective drive mechanisms, is rotated to rotate the spool member for retracting the retractable cable.
대표청구항
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1. A retraction apparatus comprising: a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles;a retraction assembly mounted on each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles of said support housing, wherein said retraction assembly comprises: a spring member mounted on said
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A retraction apparatus comprising: a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles;a retraction assembly mounted on each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles of said support housing, wherein said retraction assembly comprises: a spring member mounted on said each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles and affixed to said support housing;a generally cylindrical spool member affixed to said spring member, wherein said generally cylindrical spool member comprises serrated plates that define a cylindrical section between said serrated plates for accommodating a retractable cable;said retractable cable circularly wound around said cylindrical section defined between said serrated plates of said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said retractable cable extends outwardly from said support housing; anda contact wheel member in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member via a drive mechanism and disposed in a predetermined location on said support housing, wherein said contact wheel member is rotated to engageably communicate with said drive mechanism for rotating said generally cylindrical spool member for retracting said retractable cable. 2. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said retraction assembly further comprises a latch member in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said latch member controls rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said serrated plates of said generally cylindrical spool member comprise a plurality of projections that engageably communicate with said latch member. 3. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said serrated plates of said generally cylindrical spool member comprise a plurality of projections that engageably communicate with said contact wheel member via said drive mechanism. 4. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein a first end of said retractable cable houses an earphone and/or a microphone and a second end of said retractable cable is connected to said cylindrical section defined between said serrated plates of said generally cylindrical spool member. 5. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said contact wheel member is rearwardly exposed for enabling a user to manually rotate said contact wheel member for said rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member via said drive mechanism. 6. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein a section of said contact wheel member is sidewardly exposed for enabling a user to manually rotate said contact wheel member for said rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member via said drive mechanism. 7. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein a surface of said generally cylindrical spool member is rearwardly exposed in absence of said contact wheel member for enabling a user to manually rotate said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said generally cylindrical spool member comprises one or more spherical depressions on said exposed surface of said generally cylindrical spool member contactable by said user for said manual rotation. 8. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said drive mechanism comprises one or more gears in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member for rotating said generally cylindrical spool member, on said rotation of said contact wheel member. 9. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said drive mechanism comprises a motor operably connected to one or more gears that engageably communicate with said generally cylindrical spool member for rotating said generally cylindrical spool member on rotation of said motor, wherein said generally cylindrical spool member is selectively rotated by one of said motor and said contact wheel member via said one or more gears. 10. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a printed circuit board fixedly attached to said spring member and embedded in said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said printed circuit board is in electric communication with said retractable cable circularly wound around said generally cylindrical spool member via said spring member for communicating an audio signal from an electronic device. 11. The retraction apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an electrical contact fixedly attached to said printed circuit board via one or more lead wires for electrically connecting said electronic device to said retraction assembly to communicate said audio signal from said electronic device via said retractable cable of said retraction assembly. 12. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first enclosing panel detachably attached to a first opposing side of said support housing for enclosing said retraction assembly, wherein said first enclosing panel exposes a surface of one of said contact wheel member and said generally cylindrical spool member for manual rotation of said contact wheel member and said generally cylindrical spool member respectively. 13. The retraction apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a second enclosing panel detachably attached to a second opposing side of said support housing for enclosing an electronic device. 14. The retraction apparatus of claim 1, wherein said spring member is compressed when said retractable cable is outwardly extended from said support housing, and wherein said spring member is decompressed when said retractable cable is retracted into said support housing. 15. A retraction apparatus comprising: a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles;a retraction assembly mounted on each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles of said support housing, wherein said retraction assembly comprises: a spring member mounted on said each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles and affixed to said support housing;a generally cylindrical spool member affixed to said spring member, wherein said generally cylindrical spool member comprises serrated plates that define a cylindrical section between said serrated plates for accommodating a retractable cable;said retractable cable circularly wound around said cylindrical section defined between said serrated plates of said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said retractable cable extends outwardly from said support housing;a latch member in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said latch member controls rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member; anda contact wheel member in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member via a drive mechanism, and disposed in a predetermined location on said support housing, wherein said contact wheel member is rotated to engageably communicate with said drive mechanism for rotating said generally cylindrical spool member for retracting said retractable cable. 16. A method for retracting a retractable cable, comprising: providing a retraction apparatus comprising: a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles;a retraction assembly mounted on each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles of said support housing, wherein said retraction assembly comprises: a spring member mounted on said each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles and affixed to said support housing, wherein said spring member is compressed when said retractable cable is outwardly extended from said support housing;a generally cylindrical spool member affixed to said spring member, wherein said generally cylindrical spool member comprises serrated plates that define a cylindrical section between said serrated plates for accommodating said retractable cable;said retractable cable circularly wound around said cylindrical section defined between said serrated plates of said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said retractable cable extends outwardly from said support housing; anda contact wheel member in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member via a drive mechanism and disposed in a predetermined location on said support housing;rotating said contact wheel member by a user for releasing said generally cylindrical spool member, whereby said spring member is decompressed;rotating said generally cylindrical spool member via said drive mechanism on said rotation of said contact wheel member and said decompression of said spring member; andretracting said retractable cable by winding said retractable cable around said rotating generally cylindrical spool member. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said retraction assembly further comprises a latch member in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member for controlling rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member, and wherein said rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member in a first direction disengages said latch member from said generally cylindrical spool member to release said generally cylindrical spool member for said retraction of said retractable cable, and wherein said latch member prevents said rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member in a second direction opposing said first direction. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein said rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member is performed by said drive mechanism comprising one or more gears in engageable communication with said generally cylindrical spool member, on said rotation of said contact wheel member. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein said rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member is performed by said drive mechanism comprising a motor operably connected to one or more gears that engageably communicate with said generally cylindrical spool member, on rotation of said motor, wherein said generally cylindrical spool member is selectively rotated by one of said motor and said contact wheel member via said one or more gears. 20. A method for assembling a retraction apparatus, comprising: providing a support housing comprising one or more generally cylindrical spindles, and a retraction assembly mountable on each of said generally cylindrical spindles, wherein said retraction assembly comprises a spring member, a generally cylindrical spool member, a retractable cable, and a contact wheel member;mounting said spring member on said each of said one or more generally cylindrical spindles and affixing said spring member to said support housing;affixing said generally cylindrical spool member to said spring member, wherein said generally cylindrical spool member comprises serrated plates that define a cylindrical section between said serrated plates for accommodating said retractable cable;circularly winding said retractable cable around said cylindrical section defined between said serrated plates of said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said retractable cable extends outwardly from said support housing;disposing said contact wheel member in a predetermined location on said support housing and engageably connecting said contact wheel member to said generally cylindrical spool member via a drive mechanism, wherein said contact wheel member is rotated to engageably communicate with said drive mechanism for rotating said generally cylindrical spool member for retracting said retractable cable;detachably attaching a first enclosing panel to a first opposing side of said support housing for enclosing said retraction assembly, wherein said first enclosing panel exposes a surface of one of said contact wheel member and said generally cylindrical spool member for manual rotation of said contact wheel member and said generally cylindrical spool member respectively; anddetachably attaching a second enclosing panel to a second opposing side of said support housing for enclosing an electronic device. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said retraction assembly further comprises a latch member, wherein said latch member is engageably connected to said generally cylindrical spool member for controlling rotation of said generally cylindrical spool member for retracting said retractable cable. 22. The method of claim 20, further comprising fixedly attaching a printed circuit board to said spring member and embedding said fixedly attached printed circuit board in said generally cylindrical spool member, wherein said printed circuit board is in electric communication with said retractable cable circularly wound around said generally cylindrical spool member via said spring member for communicating an audio signal from said electronic device. 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising fixedly attaching an electrical contact to said printed circuit board via one or more lead wires for electrically connecting said electronic device to said retraction assembly to communicate said audio signal from said electronic device via said retractable cable of said retraction assembly. 24. The method of claim 20, wherein said drive mechanism comprises one or more gears, wherein said one or more gears are engageably connected to said generally cylindrical spool member for rotating said generally cylindrical spool member on said rotation of said contact wheel member. 25. The method of claim 20, wherein said drive mechanism comprises a motor operably connected to one or more gears that are engageably connected to said generally cylindrical spool member for rotating said generally cylindrical spool member on rotation of said motor.
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