CA1319950C - Battery and battery receptacle arrangement - Google Patents
Battery and battery receptacle arrangementInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A battery and battery receptacle arrangement, comprising a battery as a first part of the arrangement and a battery receptacle as a second part of the arrangement, in which at least one formation provided on one, of the parts engages a corresponding formation provided on the other part when the battery is inserted in the receptacle and moved transversely therewithin, thereby to retain the battery in the receptacle in a readily releasable manner.
A battery and battery receptacle arrangement, comprising a battery as a first part of the arrangement and a battery receptacle as a second part of the arrangement, in which at least one formation provided on one, of the parts engages a corresponding formation provided on the other part when the battery is inserted in the receptacle and moved transversely therewithin, thereby to retain the battery in the receptacle in a readily releasable manner.
Description
1- 13199~0 ThR pxesent inven~ion r~late~ to a battery and battery ~eaeptacle arrangement, expecially but not exclu~ively for u6e in an electrically driven prosthe~is.
US_A_4 ~ 072, ~00 disclo~s ~uch an arran~ement which i9 provided wi~h pivot mean~ ~t one end by whioh the battery can be pi~oted into the receptacle, and snap-action means at an opposite end ~y whi~h ~he battery is releasabl~ held lo in the receptacle once it is pushed fully home. The snap-action device in ~uch a const~uction is relatively complex, and the present invention ~eek~ to pro~ide a 6~ mpler con~truct~on.
Accord~ngly, the present invention is directed to ~
lS battery and battery recepta~le arrangement, ~omprising a battery a~ a first part of the arrangement and a battery recepta~le as a ~econd part of the arrange~ent, in which at least ~ne formation provided on one of the parts engages a oorrespondlng formation provided on the other part when the battery is in~erted in the receptacle and moved transver~ely therewithin, thereby to retain the battery in the re~eptacle in a readily releasable ~anner.
The or each for~at~on provided on one o~ the parts may comp~l~e a projeotion, and ~he corrèsponding formation may compri~e a hole or rece~s.
In one conv~nient construction, the or each 13199 )0 projQcti~n 1~ provided on ~he battery ca~ing.
Pre~erably, the or each pro~ection has a ~ran~ver~e portion which i~ spaced from the battery ca~ing or a recepta~le wall, as ~he case may be, and whi~h extends in a tran~iverse directlon which is trans~erse to the outward direc~ion of projection, the re~eptaole as a whole permitting movement of the battery therewithin in a tran~ver88 direction, to enable the projection to be locked onto the rQoeptacle or b~ttery casing as th~ ca~e may ~e at the hole or rece~s, and ~hereby retain the battery ln a readily releasable m~nner.
The or each pr~jection preferably ha~ a simple hook construction ~o that it c~n be inserted through the hole or rece~-~ and hooked onto a portlon which def~nes the hole or reces5. Alternatively, the projection may be in the ~orm of ~ stud and the hole or recess may be in the general shape of a keyhole, ~o that the ~ud is ~n~erted into the keyhole at the wider po~tlon thereof, and th~n slid along eo that a ne~k portion of the stud extends throu~h the narrower port~on of the keyhole.
The pr~e~tion and~or the hole or recQs~ may be provided with a slanting surface tllat urges the projection ou~ of engagement with the hole or re~ess when the ba~tery i8 moved in a transverse direction within the receptacle.
A con~en~ent shape for the battery and the receptacle i8 a reot~ngular shape, in which case the transverse - ~ - 1319~0 ~irection of permitted movement of the ~attery w~thin the receptacle i8 desirably parallel or sub~tant~ally parallel to t}le lon~er sides of the re~tangle.
A ~uitable poQition for the or each projection is the intended underside of the batter~ caslng, the or ea~h hole or re~ess bein~ ~n the b~ttom of the re~eptacle.
One or more ~pring members atta~hed to one of the partQ of ~he arran~ement may pre~ directly or indirectly again~t, or be re~eived in a hole or re~e~s ~ormed in, the other p~t of the arrange~ent, to re~i~t the otherwise permitt~d movement of the ba~te~y within the receptacle in a transverse d~rection. The or each of the sprin~ members may be metallio and effect an electrical connection between the battery and the ~e~eptacle when the battery is retalned in ~hé receptacle.
~ he or each Qpring member may be contained within the battery, to urge a slldable member, also accom~odated within the battery, in a slide direction which is ~ran~ver~e to the said t~ansverse direction of movement of th~ battery in the re~eptacle, and a 810pinq ~ember may be fixed wlthln the receptacle in such a p~sition that the ~aid 81 ide membe~ ~n the battery engages the sloping member ln the receptacle when the battery is inserted therein, to resi~t the otherwise permi~ted movement of the battery within the receptacle in a transverse direction.
Adv~nt~geously, the whole or substantially the whole 1319~ ~0 of the battery fits in ~he receptacle so that when the battery 1~ inserted in the receptacle an outer su~fa~e of the battery casing is flu~h or substantially flush wlth a rim o~ t~e receptacle. Such an arran~ement is part~cularly suitable for use ln an electrically ~riven pro~the~is. ~he receptacle may then be positloned to define a reces~ in the outer surfac~ of the pro~thesi~, and at least the intended ou~er 6urfac~ o~ the ~attery ~a~in~ may be ~kin coloured to impr~ e the cosmeti~
appearan~e Df the prosthe~ls. It will be appreciated that the battery can be readily removed for replacement and/or reoharglng.
Examplee of battery and battery re~ept~cle ~rrangements embodying the presen~ invention are lllustratsd ln the accompany~ng drawing6 in which:-Figure 1 1~ a side vlew of a battery of a f~r~tarrangements Figure 2 i8 an end view of the bat~ery ~hown in Fi~ure 1, viewing i~ in the direction of the arrow II in Figure lJ
Fig~re 3 iQ a mo~e detailed representation of part~
~f the bat~ery shown in Figure 1, viewing it from the other 8 idez Figure 4 is a per~pective underneath view of the parts ~hown ~n Figure 3:
~lgure 5 i8 a plan view of ~ receptacle of the . .
l3ls~n arrangement;
Figure ~ i~ a more detailed representation o~ part6 of the receptacle shown in Figure 5;
F~gure 7 shows an axial xectional view of the re~eptacle sh~wn in Figure 5 taken alon the line VII-VII ~hown in ~hat Figure5 ~ igure 8 is a sid~ view of the reGeptacle shown in F~gure 7~
Figu~e 9 i8 a partly axial sectional view of the arran~ement with the battery relea~ably ih~erted in the receptacle Figure 10 shows a plan view of the arrangement shown in Figure 9:
Flgure 11 is a side, partly cut-away vi~w of a battery of a second arrangements Figure 12 i~ ~n underneath vlew of the bat~e~y shown in Flqure 11) Flgure 13 is a plah view of a receptacle of the arrangementJ
~0 ~igure 14 shows an axial sectional view of the recep~acle 6h~wn in Figure 13 taken al~ng the line XIV-XIVs and Figure 15 shows a partly axial ~ectional vie~ of the ~ec~nd arrangement with the battery releasably inser~ed in th~ recep~acle.
The battery SIIOWll in Figure~ 1 to 4 compri~e~ a - ~ - 131~0 ~asing 1~ which, when vie~ed ~rom above, as ~hown in F~gure 10, iB qenerally rectangular in s~ape. The casing 10 iQ made of a synthetio plastics material and ~ made up of a lower section 12 and an upper ~ection 14 ~ealed to the lower section 12 once the content~ of the bat~ery have been lns~rted. Two projections 1~ and 18 pro~e~t downwardly from ~e bot~om of the battery aasing 10. Two metalli~ electrical contacts 20 (only one of whi~h 1~
~isable in Figure 1) also extend along the underside of the bat~ery ca~lng 10.
A6 i~ more evident from Figures 3 and 4, each projection 16 and 18 comprises a portlon 22 which extends away ~rom the battery casing, and a portion 24 which i8 spaced from the ~attery ~asing and exten~q transversly of the direct~on of outward pro~ection of the portlon 22.
The direction in whi~h the portion 24 extends is along an axis of th~ battery casing 10, generally parallel to the longer sides of the receptacle, viewing the battery as in ~lgure 10. Each pro~ection 16 an~ 18 is provided with a sla~ting sur~ace 25 on a side of the proje~tion opposi~e to that of the portion 24.
The proj~ction~ 1~ and 18 are attached to a fuse cover 26 of the ba~tery casing lo, although other positlons are possible.
The receptacle 28 shown in ~igures S to 8 also ha~ a ~enerally rectangular shape a~ viewed from above, having . - . . .
13193 3~0 sub~tantially the ~ame width ax the bat~ery casing 10 as viewed ~om above, but being fsligh~ly longer than the battery f-asing lo. ~he depth of the receptacle as viewed in Flgure 7 or 8 is substantially the same as that of the battff-ry ~a~ing as viewed in Figure 1 or 2. Two hole6 ~0 and 32 are formed ~n a bottom wall o~ the recfeptacle. The positions of the holes 30 ,tand 3~ fcorre~pond to the po~itions of the pro~ections 16 and 18 of the battery casing 10, and have slanting surfaees 34 at respef-tive 0 ends thereof.
onQ ~nd of the bottom of the receptacle 28 provided wlth a plug 3f~ from which extend, within the interior of the receptacle in ~n axial direction along the ~ottom thereof, two elongate spring metal con~af~ts 38 and 40 whlch are both curved 80 ~hat they arch upw,~rdly from the bottom of the receptacle. Two wire6 42 and 44 extend from the plu~ 36 ~rom outs~fde of the ref~eptacle, these wire~ 42 and 44 being respectively elf~bctrically connected to the contaet~ 38 and 40 within the plug 36.
The end of the ref~epta~le 28 which ~ further from the plug 36, on thf~ interior thereof, i5 provided wi~h a fspring buffer 46.
The bat~ery shown ln Figures 1 to 4 is inserted in the ref~epta,~le shown in Figures 5 to 8 by orienting the ~attery so that its contacts 20 are in line with the aontacts 3B and 40 of the recepta~le, lowering the battery - ~ - 1319~0 downwar~ly ~nto the recept~ole 8~ that th~ proje~tions 16 and 18 are in~erted through the holes 30 and 3~ o~ the recepta~le and then movi~g the battery transversely withln th~ r~A~l~ ln An ~ re~.lnn tnw~r~ the ~lu~ end of the receptacle so ~hat ~he transverse portion~ 24 of the pro~ections 16 and 18 engage the outer underside of the ~eceptacle, and the cont~cts 20 on the battery wipe the contaot~ 38 and 40 during the tra~sver~e movem~nt and are lef~ in firm electrical contac~ therewith. ~h~
f~iotlonal force exerted between the contact~ of the batt~ry and the receptacle by vixtue of the normally curved 6hape of the receptacle 6pr~ ng oontacts may be sufficient to hold the battery ln po~ition as sh~wh in Figure 9. However, although ~he spring buffer 4~ is not essential, it provide~ a further resistive force by urging the batt~ry in a dlrection within the receptacle toward~
the plu~ end there~f. ~hus axial movement of the battery in the receptacle ln a dlrection that would release it i~
~e616ted. An additional resistance may be achieved by pr~vidin~ the battery casing with a rece~s on its unde~side, in the poslt~on corresponding to the box 50 shown ln broken lines in Figure 5, lnto which the ~pring cont~t~ 38 and 4n project when the battery i8 in~erted lnto the receptacle~ Nonethele~s, it will be 2~ appreciated th~t the resistin~ force6 are readlly overcome manu~lly ~o that the battery can be readily released from - ~ ~ 3:~9~
t~e receptacle. In this respeo~, the movement of the ba~tery away f~om the plug end o~ ~he receptacle cau~es the ~lanting ~urfaces 25 on the projections 16 and 18 to ride up the ~lanting surface 34 of the holes 30 an~ 32 to 5 urge the ~attery upwardly ln an outward dlreotion from the receptacle ~8.
In the modified arrangement shown in Figure~ 11 to 15, there is only one projection 16 on the under~ide of the ba~te~y ca~ing 10, and one corre~pondillg hole 30 in the bottom wall of the receptaole 28. I~stead of the sprin~ buffer 46, two helical compres~ion 6pring~ 50 (only one of whi~h iB shown in Figures 11 to ~5) are positloned within the battery casing 10 at one end the~eof. Each spring 50 extends between a top wall of the re~eptacle 10 and a slldahle member 52, whi~h i~ free to slide up and down between an end wall 54 of the casing 10 and a partitlon wall 56 thereof. Each spring 50 therefore urges it~ slldable membe~ ~2 in a downward direction, movement of the ~lidable member 52 in that direction belng limlted by a front edge 58 of the bot~om wall o~ the battery ~a~ing 10. The two slidable members 52 are positioned at that end of the battery c~slng 10 which is the one on the other ~ide of the projection 1~ from that of the tran-~ve~ely extçnding portion 24.
The receptaalQ 2~ i5 provided with two sloping elements 60 ~paced apart at o~e end thereof. The spacing . ~ , .. . . .
between ~he sloplng elements is ~he ~3ame a~3 that between the slidable member~ 5~ in the battery ~asin~ lo. Each sloping member 60 ha~ a slop~ng face 62 whi~h ~lopes downwardly from an upper surfaee of the member ~0 and toward~ the hole 30.
It will ~e appreciated ~hat the plug and contact construction of the firs~ arrangement illustrated in ~igures 1 to 10 is present in the arrangement shown ~in Figure~ 11 to 15, although that construction has not been shown ln the latter ~iqures for the sake of ~larity.
When t~e battery casing show~ in Figures 11 and 12 ls inserted into the reeeptacle shown in Figures 13 a~d 14 it i8 dropped vertically downwardly therein so that the pro~ectlon 1~ p~ses through the hole 30 and the slidable members 52 engage the ~loping element~ 60. The downward force of the compression spring~ 50 on the slidab~e elements 52 urges the latter against the ~lopil)g surface 62 ~f the element ~0, so as to urge the battery casing in a tran~ver~ direction, so th~t the portlon 24 extends underneath the bottom wall of the receptacle 28. ~his inhibi~s movement of the battery casing 10 in an unpward direc~ion away fro~ the recepta~le ~8.
To disengage the battery casing 10 from the recept~ 2g, it must first be ur~ed ~n a transverse Z5 direotlon to disengage the portion 24 f~om the bottom wall of ~he re~eptacle 28, again~t the for~e of the ~ompresslon 1319~
sprin~ 50, until the projec~ion 1~ can once again pa~
throu~h the hole 30. It is to b~ noted, that once the battery caslng 10 has been sl~d t~an~versely ln relation to t.he re~eptacle 28 ~ n thi~ way, the force of the springs S 50 will a8816t in liftin~ the projection 16 out of the hole 30.
Numerous v~iatlons an~ modifications may be made to the illustrated a~rangements without taking them outside the scope of the present inve-ltiQn. To give one example o only of such a modification, projectians may be provided on the receptacle and holes or recesses in the ba~tery casing .
US_A_4 ~ 072, ~00 disclo~s ~uch an arran~ement which i9 provided wi~h pivot mean~ ~t one end by whioh the battery can be pi~oted into the receptacle, and snap-action means at an opposite end ~y whi~h ~he battery is releasabl~ held lo in the receptacle once it is pushed fully home. The snap-action device in ~uch a const~uction is relatively complex, and the present invention ~eek~ to pro~ide a 6~ mpler con~truct~on.
Accord~ngly, the present invention is directed to ~
lS battery and battery recepta~le arrangement, ~omprising a battery a~ a first part of the arrangement and a battery recepta~le as a ~econd part of the arrange~ent, in which at least ~ne formation provided on one of the parts engages a oorrespondlng formation provided on the other part when the battery is in~erted in the receptacle and moved transver~ely therewithin, thereby to retain the battery in the re~eptacle in a readily releasable ~anner.
The or each for~at~on provided on one o~ the parts may comp~l~e a projeotion, and ~he corrèsponding formation may compri~e a hole or rece~s.
In one conv~nient construction, the or each 13199 )0 projQcti~n 1~ provided on ~he battery ca~ing.
Pre~erably, the or each pro~ection has a ~ran~ver~e portion which i~ spaced from the battery ca~ing or a recepta~le wall, as ~he case may be, and whi~h extends in a tran~iverse directlon which is trans~erse to the outward direc~ion of projection, the re~eptaole as a whole permitting movement of the battery therewithin in a tran~ver88 direction, to enable the projection to be locked onto the rQoeptacle or b~ttery casing as th~ ca~e may ~e at the hole or rece~s, and ~hereby retain the battery ln a readily releasable m~nner.
The or each pr~jection preferably ha~ a simple hook construction ~o that it c~n be inserted through the hole or rece~-~ and hooked onto a portlon which def~nes the hole or reces5. Alternatively, the projection may be in the ~orm of ~ stud and the hole or recess may be in the general shape of a keyhole, ~o that the ~ud is ~n~erted into the keyhole at the wider po~tlon thereof, and th~n slid along eo that a ne~k portion of the stud extends throu~h the narrower port~on of the keyhole.
The pr~e~tion and~or the hole or recQs~ may be provided with a slanting surface tllat urges the projection ou~ of engagement with the hole or re~ess when the ba~tery i8 moved in a transverse direction within the receptacle.
A con~en~ent shape for the battery and the receptacle i8 a reot~ngular shape, in which case the transverse - ~ - 1319~0 ~irection of permitted movement of the ~attery w~thin the receptacle i8 desirably parallel or sub~tant~ally parallel to t}le lon~er sides of the re~tangle.
A ~uitable poQition for the or each projection is the intended underside of the batter~ caslng, the or ea~h hole or re~ess bein~ ~n the b~ttom of the re~eptacle.
One or more ~pring members atta~hed to one of the partQ of ~he arran~ement may pre~ directly or indirectly again~t, or be re~eived in a hole or re~e~s ~ormed in, the other p~t of the arrange~ent, to re~i~t the otherwise permitt~d movement of the ba~te~y within the receptacle in a transverse d~rection. The or each of the sprin~ members may be metallio and effect an electrical connection between the battery and the ~e~eptacle when the battery is retalned in ~hé receptacle.
~ he or each Qpring member may be contained within the battery, to urge a slldable member, also accom~odated within the battery, in a slide direction which is ~ran~ver~e to the said t~ansverse direction of movement of th~ battery in the re~eptacle, and a 810pinq ~ember may be fixed wlthln the receptacle in such a p~sition that the ~aid 81 ide membe~ ~n the battery engages the sloping member ln the receptacle when the battery is inserted therein, to resi~t the otherwise permi~ted movement of the battery within the receptacle in a transverse direction.
Adv~nt~geously, the whole or substantially the whole 1319~ ~0 of the battery fits in ~he receptacle so that when the battery 1~ inserted in the receptacle an outer su~fa~e of the battery casing is flu~h or substantially flush wlth a rim o~ t~e receptacle. Such an arran~ement is part~cularly suitable for use ln an electrically ~riven pro~the~is. ~he receptacle may then be positloned to define a reces~ in the outer surfac~ of the pro~thesi~, and at least the intended ou~er 6urfac~ o~ the ~attery ~a~in~ may be ~kin coloured to impr~ e the cosmeti~
appearan~e Df the prosthe~ls. It will be appreciated that the battery can be readily removed for replacement and/or reoharglng.
Examplee of battery and battery re~ept~cle ~rrangements embodying the presen~ invention are lllustratsd ln the accompany~ng drawing6 in which:-Figure 1 1~ a side vlew of a battery of a f~r~tarrangements Figure 2 i8 an end view of the bat~ery ~hown in Fi~ure 1, viewing i~ in the direction of the arrow II in Figure lJ
Fig~re 3 iQ a mo~e detailed representation of part~
~f the bat~ery shown in Figure 1, viewing it from the other 8 idez Figure 4 is a per~pective underneath view of the parts ~hown ~n Figure 3:
~lgure 5 i8 a plan view of ~ receptacle of the . .
l3ls~n arrangement;
Figure ~ i~ a more detailed representation o~ part6 of the receptacle shown in Figure 5;
F~gure 7 shows an axial xectional view of the re~eptacle sh~wn in Figure 5 taken alon the line VII-VII ~hown in ~hat Figure5 ~ igure 8 is a sid~ view of the reGeptacle shown in F~gure 7~
Figu~e 9 i8 a partly axial sectional view of the arran~ement with the battery relea~ably ih~erted in the receptacle Figure 10 shows a plan view of the arrangement shown in Figure 9:
Flgure 11 is a side, partly cut-away vi~w of a battery of a second arrangements Figure 12 i~ ~n underneath vlew of the bat~e~y shown in Flqure 11) Flgure 13 is a plah view of a receptacle of the arrangementJ
~0 ~igure 14 shows an axial sectional view of the recep~acle 6h~wn in Figure 13 taken al~ng the line XIV-XIVs and Figure 15 shows a partly axial ~ectional vie~ of the ~ec~nd arrangement with the battery releasably inser~ed in th~ recep~acle.
The battery SIIOWll in Figure~ 1 to 4 compri~e~ a - ~ - 131~0 ~asing 1~ which, when vie~ed ~rom above, as ~hown in F~gure 10, iB qenerally rectangular in s~ape. The casing 10 iQ made of a synthetio plastics material and ~ made up of a lower section 12 and an upper ~ection 14 ~ealed to the lower section 12 once the content~ of the bat~ery have been lns~rted. Two projections 1~ and 18 pro~e~t downwardly from ~e bot~om of the battery aasing 10. Two metalli~ electrical contacts 20 (only one of whi~h 1~
~isable in Figure 1) also extend along the underside of the bat~ery ca~lng 10.
A6 i~ more evident from Figures 3 and 4, each projection 16 and 18 comprises a portlon 22 which extends away ~rom the battery casing, and a portion 24 which i8 spaced from the ~attery ~asing and exten~q transversly of the direct~on of outward pro~ection of the portlon 22.
The direction in whi~h the portion 24 extends is along an axis of th~ battery casing 10, generally parallel to the longer sides of the receptacle, viewing the battery as in ~lgure 10. Each pro~ection 16 an~ 18 is provided with a sla~ting sur~ace 25 on a side of the proje~tion opposi~e to that of the portion 24.
The proj~ction~ 1~ and 18 are attached to a fuse cover 26 of the ba~tery casing lo, although other positlons are possible.
The receptacle 28 shown in ~igures S to 8 also ha~ a ~enerally rectangular shape a~ viewed from above, having . - . . .
13193 3~0 sub~tantially the ~ame width ax the bat~ery casing 10 as viewed ~om above, but being fsligh~ly longer than the battery f-asing lo. ~he depth of the receptacle as viewed in Flgure 7 or 8 is substantially the same as that of the battff-ry ~a~ing as viewed in Figure 1 or 2. Two hole6 ~0 and 32 are formed ~n a bottom wall o~ the recfeptacle. The positions of the holes 30 ,tand 3~ fcorre~pond to the po~itions of the pro~ections 16 and 18 of the battery casing 10, and have slanting surfaees 34 at respef-tive 0 ends thereof.
onQ ~nd of the bottom of the receptacle 28 provided wlth a plug 3f~ from which extend, within the interior of the receptacle in ~n axial direction along the ~ottom thereof, two elongate spring metal con~af~ts 38 and 40 whlch are both curved 80 ~hat they arch upw,~rdly from the bottom of the receptacle. Two wire6 42 and 44 extend from the plu~ 36 ~rom outs~fde of the ref~eptacle, these wire~ 42 and 44 being respectively elf~bctrically connected to the contaet~ 38 and 40 within the plug 36.
The end of the ref~epta~le 28 which ~ further from the plug 36, on thf~ interior thereof, i5 provided wi~h a fspring buffer 46.
The bat~ery shown ln Figures 1 to 4 is inserted in the ref~epta,~le shown in Figures 5 to 8 by orienting the ~attery so that its contacts 20 are in line with the aontacts 3B and 40 of the recepta~le, lowering the battery - ~ - 1319~0 downwar~ly ~nto the recept~ole 8~ that th~ proje~tions 16 and 18 are in~erted through the holes 30 and 3~ o~ the recepta~le and then movi~g the battery transversely withln th~ r~A~l~ ln An ~ re~.lnn tnw~r~ the ~lu~ end of the receptacle so ~hat ~he transverse portion~ 24 of the pro~ections 16 and 18 engage the outer underside of the ~eceptacle, and the cont~cts 20 on the battery wipe the contaot~ 38 and 40 during the tra~sver~e movem~nt and are lef~ in firm electrical contac~ therewith. ~h~
f~iotlonal force exerted between the contact~ of the batt~ry and the receptacle by vixtue of the normally curved 6hape of the receptacle 6pr~ ng oontacts may be sufficient to hold the battery ln po~ition as sh~wh in Figure 9. However, although ~he spring buffer 4~ is not essential, it provide~ a further resistive force by urging the batt~ry in a dlrection within the receptacle toward~
the plu~ end there~f. ~hus axial movement of the battery in the receptacle ln a dlrection that would release it i~
~e616ted. An additional resistance may be achieved by pr~vidin~ the battery casing with a rece~s on its unde~side, in the poslt~on corresponding to the box 50 shown ln broken lines in Figure 5, lnto which the ~pring cont~t~ 38 and 4n project when the battery i8 in~erted lnto the receptacle~ Nonethele~s, it will be 2~ appreciated th~t the resistin~ force6 are readlly overcome manu~lly ~o that the battery can be readily released from - ~ ~ 3:~9~
t~e receptacle. In this respeo~, the movement of the ba~tery away f~om the plug end o~ ~he receptacle cau~es the ~lanting ~urfaces 25 on the projections 16 and 18 to ride up the ~lanting surface 34 of the holes 30 an~ 32 to 5 urge the ~attery upwardly ln an outward dlreotion from the receptacle ~8.
In the modified arrangement shown in Figure~ 11 to 15, there is only one projection 16 on the under~ide of the ba~te~y ca~ing 10, and one corre~pondillg hole 30 in the bottom wall of the receptaole 28. I~stead of the sprin~ buffer 46, two helical compres~ion 6pring~ 50 (only one of whi~h iB shown in Figures 11 to ~5) are positloned within the battery casing 10 at one end the~eof. Each spring 50 extends between a top wall of the re~eptacle 10 and a slldahle member 52, whi~h i~ free to slide up and down between an end wall 54 of the casing 10 and a partitlon wall 56 thereof. Each spring 50 therefore urges it~ slldable membe~ ~2 in a downward direction, movement of the ~lidable member 52 in that direction belng limlted by a front edge 58 of the bot~om wall o~ the battery ~a~ing 10. The two slidable members 52 are positioned at that end of the battery c~slng 10 which is the one on the other ~ide of the projection 1~ from that of the tran-~ve~ely extçnding portion 24.
The receptaalQ 2~ i5 provided with two sloping elements 60 ~paced apart at o~e end thereof. The spacing . ~ , .. . . .
between ~he sloplng elements is ~he ~3ame a~3 that between the slidable member~ 5~ in the battery ~asin~ lo. Each sloping member 60 ha~ a slop~ng face 62 whi~h ~lopes downwardly from an upper surfaee of the member ~0 and toward~ the hole 30.
It will ~e appreciated ~hat the plug and contact construction of the firs~ arrangement illustrated in ~igures 1 to 10 is present in the arrangement shown ~in Figure~ 11 to 15, although that construction has not been shown ln the latter ~iqures for the sake of ~larity.
When t~e battery casing show~ in Figures 11 and 12 ls inserted into the reeeptacle shown in Figures 13 a~d 14 it i8 dropped vertically downwardly therein so that the pro~ectlon 1~ p~ses through the hole 30 and the slidable members 52 engage the ~loping element~ 60. The downward force of the compression spring~ 50 on the slidab~e elements 52 urges the latter against the ~lopil)g surface 62 ~f the element ~0, so as to urge the battery casing in a tran~ver~ direction, so th~t the portlon 24 extends underneath the bottom wall of the receptacle 28. ~his inhibi~s movement of the battery casing 10 in an unpward direc~ion away fro~ the recepta~le ~8.
To disengage the battery casing 10 from the recept~ 2g, it must first be ur~ed ~n a transverse Z5 direotlon to disengage the portion 24 f~om the bottom wall of ~he re~eptacle 28, again~t the for~e of the ~ompresslon 1319~
sprin~ 50, until the projec~ion 1~ can once again pa~
throu~h the hole 30. It is to b~ noted, that once the battery caslng 10 has been sl~d t~an~versely ln relation to t.he re~eptacle 28 ~ n thi~ way, the force of the springs S 50 will a8816t in liftin~ the projection 16 out of the hole 30.
Numerous v~iatlons an~ modifications may be made to the illustrated a~rangements without taking them outside the scope of the present inve-ltiQn. To give one example o only of such a modification, projectians may be provided on the receptacle and holes or recesses in the ba~tery casing .
Claims (13)
1. A battery and battery receptacle arrangement, comprising (a) a battery as a first part of the arrangement, (b) a battery receptacle as a second part of the arrangement, (c) at least one formation provided on one of the parts, (c) a corresponding formation provided on the other part, which corresponding formation is engaged by the said at least one formation when the battery is inserted in the receptacle and moved transversely therewithin, thereby to retain the battery in the receptacle in a readily releasable manner.
2. An arrangement according to claim 1, in which the formation provided on one of the parts comprises a projection, and the corresponding formation comprises a hole .
3. An arrangement according to claim 2, in which the projection is provided on the battery casing.
4. An arrangement according to claim 2, in which the projection has a transverse portion which is spaced from the said one of the parts, and which extends in a transverse direction which is transverse to the outward direction of projection, the receptacle as a whole permitting movement of the battery therewithin in a transverse direction, to enable the projection to be locked onto the other part at the hole thereof and thereby retain the battery in a readily releasable manner.
5. An arrangement according to claim 2, in which the projection has a simple hook construction so that it can be inserted through the hole and hooked onto a portion which defines the hole.
6. An arrangement according to claim 2, in which the projection is provided with a slanting surface that urges the projection out of engagement with the hole when the battery is moved in a transverse direction within the receptacle.
7. An arrangement according to claim Z, in which the hole is provided with a slanting surface that urges the projection out of engagement with the hole when the battery is moved in a transverse direction within the receptacle.
8. An arrangement according to claim 1, in which both the battery and the receptacle have a rectangular shape, and in which the transverse direction of permitted movement of the battery within the receptacle is parallel or substantially parallel to the longer sides of the rectangle.
9. An arrangement according to claim 2, in which the projection is on the intended underside of the battery casing, and the hole is in the bottom of the receptacle.
10. An arrangement according to claim 1, in which at least one spring member is attached to one of the parts of the arrangement and presses against the other part of the arrangement, to resist the otherwise permitted movement of the battery within the casing in a transverse direction.
11. An arrangement according to claim lo, in which the spring member is contained within the battery, to urge a slidable member, also accommodated within the battery, in a slide direction which is transverse to the said transverse direction of movement of the battery within the receptacle, and a sloping member is fixed within the receptacle in such a position that the said slide member in the battery engages the sloping member in the receptacle when the battery is inserted therein, to resist the otherwise permitted movement of the battery within the receptacle in a transverse direction.
12. An arrangement according to claim 1, in which substantially the whole of the battery fits in the receptacle so that when the battery is inserted in the receptacle an outer surface of the battery casing is substantially flush with a rim of the receptacle.
13. An arrangement according to claim 12, positioned in a prosthesis so that the receptacle is positioned to define a recess in the outer surface of the prosthesis.
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