JPH0452937Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a battery storage device suitable for use in, for example, a portable compact tape recorder.

[Summary of the idea]

The present invention is suitable for use in a small portable tape recorder, for example, and provides an output terminal for supplying power to the outside near the opening of a battery compartment that houses batteries, and also fixes one end inside and pulls the other end outward. In a battery storage device equipped with a battery removal member that can pull up the battery stored in the battery storage part toward the opening, the battery is placed between the battery stored in the battery storage part and this output terminal. By interposing a part of the extraction member, the battery is prevented from coming into direct contact with the output terminal, and the output terminal is not damaged when the battery is attached or removed, and the output terminal is not electrically short-circuited. This is how it was done.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a battery storage device as shown in FIG. 9 has been proposed as a suitable battery storage device for use in a small portable tape recorder.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 1 indicates a plastic housing, and one side wall 2 and the other side wall 3, which are orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the housing 1, are provided with an engaging portion to be engaged with an engaging portion of the main body of a small portable tape recorder. Joints 4, 5 and 6 are provided, and a projection 7 is provided on the outside of the other side wall 3.

Further, a positive terminal connecting portion 8 to be connected to the positive terminal of the battery is provided on the inside of one side wall 2 of the housing 1, and a negative terminal to be connected to the negative terminal of the battery is provided on the inside of the other side wall 3. A connection part 9 is provided by a spring, and the positive terminal connection part 8 and the negative terminal connection part 9 are connected to output terminals 10a and 10b, respectively.

In addition, a ribbon 1 for taking out the battery is placed approximately in the center of the housing 1.
1 is arranged so as to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing 1,
One end thereof is fixed to the inner upper part of one longitudinal side wall 12 of the housing 1.

In the conventional battery storage device configured in this way, a cylindrical battery, for example, an AA battery 13, is mounted in the housing 1, and the positive terminal 13a and negative terminal 13b of the battery 13 are connected to the positive terminal connection part 8 and the negative terminal, respectively. By connecting to the connecting portion 9, power can be supplied to the outside.

Therefore, by engaging the engaging parts 4, 5, and 6 provided on the housing 1 with the corresponding engaging parts provided on the main body of a small portable tape recorder, this battery storage device can be attached to the main body of the tape recorder. It can be installed, and in this installed state, the power input terminal and output terminal 1 provided on the main body of the portable tape recorder
By bringing 0a and 10b into contact with each other, power can be supplied to the power supply circuit of the portable tape recorder.

When replacing the battery, the battery 13 can be taken out of the housing 1 by pulling up the other end of the battery removal ribbon 11 as shown in FIG.

In this conventional battery storage device,
Since the output terminals 10a and 10b for supplying power to the outside are provided near the opening of the housing 1, there is an advantage that space can be used effectively, and a ribbon 11 for taking out the battery is provided, and this ribbon 11 for taking out the battery is pulled up. In particular, since the battery 13 is taken out to the outside of the housing 1, it is easier to take out the battery 13 compared to a battery storage device in which the battery 13 is not provided with a ribbon 11 for taking out the battery and the battery 13 is taken out directly by hand. It has the advantage of being able to

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in such a conventional battery storage device, when the battery 13 is attached or removed, the battery 13 may come into direct contact with the output terminals 10a and 10b, deforming or damaging the output terminals 10a and 10b, or the output terminals 10a and 10b may be connected to the battery. There is a problem in that the positive terminal 10a and the negative terminal 10b of the output terminal may be electrically short-circuited by connecting with the conductive surface of No. 13.

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a battery storage device that does not cause deformation, damage, or short-circuiting of the output terminal.

[Means for solving the problem] The present invention has a battery 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.
Output terminals 10a and 10b for supplying power to the outside are provided in the vicinity of the opening of the battery storage section that houses the battery, and one end is fixed inside and the other end is pulled outside to connect the battery stored in the battery storage section. In a battery storage device provided with a battery removal member 11 that can be pulled up toward the opening, a part of the battery removal member 11 is interposed between the battery 13 stored in the battery storage portion and the output terminals 10a and 10b. This is how it was done.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, a part of the battery ejecting member 11 is interposed between the battery 13 housed in the battery storage section and the output terminals 10a and 10b, so that when the battery 13 is attached or detached, the battery 13 is removed. 13 does not come into direct contact with the output terminals 10a and 10b,
The output terminals 10a and 10b will not be deformed, damaged, or short-circuited.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the battery storage device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. This first
In FIGS. 9 to 8, parts corresponding to those in FIGS. 9 and 10 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

In this example, in order to downsize a portable compact tape recorder, a rectangular parallelepiped battery 1 as shown in FIG.
The case where 3 is used will be explained.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a plastic housing, and one side wall 2 and the other side wall 3 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of this housing 1 have an engagement portion to be engaged with an engaging portion of a main body of a small portable tape recorder, for example. Part 4,
5 and 6 are provided, and a protrusion 7 is provided on the outside of the other side wall 3.

Further, inside one side wall 2 of the housing 1, a positive terminal connecting portion 8 to be connected to the positive terminal of the battery is provided, and inside the other side wall 3, a negative terminal connecting portion 9 to be connected to the negative terminal of the battery is provided.
The positive terminal connecting portion 8 and the negative terminal connecting portion 9 are connected to the positive terminal 10a and the negative terminal 10b of the output terminals 10a and 10b, respectively. In this case, a groove in the longitudinal direction of the housing 1 is formed on the bottom surface of the housing 1, and a thin metal plate is arranged in a strip shape in this groove to connect the negative terminal connection part 9 and the negative side 10b of the output terminal. so that it becomes flat.

Further, in this example, a ribbon 11 for taking out the battery made of a resin having flexibility and insulating properties is provided which is longer than the length of the housing 1 in the longitudinal direction. In this case, the fixing part 11a is bonded along the bottom surface of the casing 1 so that the longitudinal direction of the battery removal ribbon 11 and the longitudinal direction of the casing 1 are aligned, and the battery pulling part 11b is made to stand up. Further, a notch 11c is provided in the battery pulling part 11b so that the positive terminal of the battery 13 and the positive terminal connecting part 8 provided on the housing 1 can directly contact each other and be electrically connected.

In the battery storage device of this example configured in this way, a rectangular parallelepiped battery 13 is prepared as shown in FIG. Then, by lightly pressing the top of the battery 13, the battery 13 can be easily installed as shown in FIG. In this case, the negative terminal 13b of the battery 13 and the negative terminal connection portion 9 of the housing 1 come into contact and are electrically connected, and the positive terminal 13a of the battery 13
and the positive terminal connection portion 8 of the housing 1 are brought into contact with each other through the cutout portion 11c of the battery removal ribbon 11 and are electrically connected. However, since the battery pulling part 11b of the battery removal ribbon 11 is interposed between the output terminals 10a and 10b and the battery 13, the battery 13 does not come into direct contact with the output terminals 10a and 10b.

Therefore, the engaging parts 4, 5, and 6 provided on the housing 1
By engaging with the corresponding engaging portions provided on the portable small tape recorder main body 14, the battery storage device can be attached to the portable small tape recorder main body 14 as shown in FIG. The power input terminal and output terminals 10a and 10 provided on the portable tape recorder main body 14 in
b is in contact with the portable small tape recorder main body 14.
power supply circuit.

In addition, when replacing the battery 13, as shown in FIG.
The battery 13 can be removed by simply pulling 1b in the longitudinal direction or toward the top of the battery 13.
In this case as well, the battery 13 does not come into direct contact with the output terminals 10a and 10b due to the presence of the battery removal ribbon 11.

In this way, according to this example, the battery 13 and the output terminal 1
A battery removal ribbon 11 is placed between 0a and 10b.
Since the battery pulling part 11b is interposed, the battery 13 does not come into direct contact with the output terminals 10a and 10b when the battery 13 is attached or removed, and the output terminals 10a and 10b are not deformed or damaged. There is profit.

Furthermore, since the battery removal ribbon 11 is made of an insulating material, there is an advantage that no electrical short circuit will occur due to contact between the output terminals 10a and 10b and the battery 13.

Further, according to this embodiment, the ribbon 11 for taking out the battery
Since the battery 13 is provided so as to coincide with the longitudinal direction of the battery 13, there is an advantage that the battery 13 can be easily taken out compared to a case where the battery 13 is provided with the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the battery 13.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a case was described in which a rectangular parallelepiped battery was used, but the present invention can also be applied to a case where a cylindrical battery, such as a so-called AA battery, is used instead. Of course, it is also possible to obtain the same effects as described above.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various other configurations may be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, since the battery ejection member is provided along the longitudinal direction of the battery, by pulling the other end side, the battery is biased to be displaced toward one end side and pulled up toward the opening side. The battery can be easily removed.

Further, according to the present invention, since the other end of the battery removal member can be folded back in the longitudinal direction of the battery, the battery can be easily stored even if the pulling part is lengthened to facilitate battery removal. There is profit.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the battery storage device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A' in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B' in FIG. Figure 4 is the first
5, 6, 7, and 8 are diagrams for explaining the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional battery storage device. , 10th
The figure is a diagram for explaining a conventional example. 1 is a housing, 8 is a positive terminal connection part, 9 is a negative terminal connection part, 10a is a positive side output terminal, 10
b is a negative side output terminal, 11 is a ribbon for taking out the battery, 11b is a battery pulling part, and 11c is a notch part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] One end of a battery accommodating part for storing a battery is fixed within the battery accommodating part, and the other end is extended to the outside of the battery accommodating part along between the battery and the battery accommodating part, In a battery storage device provided with a battery ejection member that can pull up the battery stored in the battery storage portion toward the opening side by pulling the other end side outward, the battery ejection member is inserted into the battery storage portion. It is provided along the longitudinal direction of the battery to be stored, and the other end side of the battery extraction member is between the terminal part side of the battery stored in the battery storage part and the terminal connection part side provided in the battery storage part. A notch is provided at a predetermined position on the other end side of the battery ejecting member so that the terminal portion and the terminal connecting portion are brought into direct contact with each other. Characteristic battery storage device.