CN100593252C - Battery and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

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CN100593252C
CN100593252C CN200580033891A CN200580033891A CN100593252C CN 100593252 C CN100593252 C CN 100593252C CN 200580033891 A CN200580033891 A CN 200580033891A CN 200580033891 A CN200580033891 A CN 200580033891A CN 100593252 C CN100593252 C CN 100593252C
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萩原秀树
小林路仁
今野义弘
新谷胜一
宫岛洋一
鲛岛次男
津村智弘
北川和广
宫森洁
竹下俊夫
高桥淳
细矢直人
槌田善久
天辰诚也
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A battery and an electronic apparatus are disclosed by which it can be discriminated with a simple configuration whether or not the battery is of a thin type. The battery is configured such that a wall portion for discrimination of a battery characteristic which is swollen in a lengthwise direction and connects to a connector section is formed at a location of one of end faces positioned rather near to an end portion in a widthwise ddirection of a case of the battery.

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Battery and electronic equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to battery and electronic equipment, wherein, battery loads by dismountable mode.
The present invention is contained and Japanese patent application JP 2004-367149 that submits to Japan Patent office on December 20th, 2004 and the relevant theme of submitting to Japan Patent office on December 21st, 2004 of Japanese patent application JP 2004-369041, and its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
Background technology
The battery of electronic equipment of being used to pack into is known in association area, and it comprises shell, is contained in a plurality of cylindrical battery cells in the shell, and is arranged on the shell and is connected to the battery side connector part of battery unit.Battery is configured to when it is contained in the battery accommodating chamber of electronic equipment, and the battery side connector part is connected to the electronic equipment side-connector part in the battery accommodating chamber.
Under the situation that any battery that capacity or the mutually different a plurality of dissimilar batteries of characteristic can be used as the above-mentioned type utilizes, preferably distinguish the compatibility of battery and electronic equipment, if and battery and electronic equipment compatibility then allow to load battery, if but battery is incompatible, then forbids loading battery.
For this reason, the structure in known a kind of battery accommodating chamber that only allows to be loaded into the battery of electronic equipment compatibility electronic equipment.According to this structure, the recess such as hole or groove is arranged in the part of shell of battery, the dead space that exists between the external peripheral surface of this part corresponding to the battery unit in the shell.And, be used for the projection that the recess with battery case is installed together and be arranged on the battery accommodating chamber of electronic equipment, thereby when recess conforms to the position with the shape of projection and installs mutually, allow battery is loaded into the battery accommodating chamber.Yet,, forbid battery is loaded in the battery accommodating chamber if recess does not conform to and can not install mutually with the shape and/or the position of projection.
And owing to reducing cell thickness hardy along with the carrying out of electronics miniaturization in recent years always, the battery unit of flat general rectangular writing board shape is used to replace cylindrical battery cells.Therefore, proposed and disclose the battery unit of the flat general rectangular writing board shape that size reduces, for example shown in the open No.2001-266826 of Japan Patent.
And the battery that another kind is used to be loaded into electronic equipment also is known in association area, and open in Japanese patent laid-open No.Hei 9-266015 for example.This battery comprises shell, be contained in the battery unit in the shell and be arranged on connector part on the shell.This battery is configured to when it is loaded in the battery accommodating chamber of electronic equipment, and its connector part is connected to the connector part of the electronic equipment in the battery accommodating chamber.
The connector part of battery has a plurality of contact chips, its be arranged on shell towards the position of below to and be connected to battery unit.And the connector part of this electronic equipment has a plurality of contact chips, and it is arranged on the bottom surface in battery accommodating chamber, is used for contacting with the contact chip of battery.Therefore, if the bottom surface of battery is received by the bottom surface in battery accommodating chamber, then the contact chip of the connector part of the contact chip of the connector part of battery and electronic equipment can interconnect.
Summary of the invention
In the above in a kind of like this electronic equipment with reference to Japanese patent laid-open No.Hei 9-266015 description, because the contact chip of the connector part of electronic equipment is supported on the bottom surface in battery accommodating chamber, the part that can not avoid contact chip to be supported is stretched out the bottom surface above the battery accommodating chamber downwards.Therefore, for the battery accommodating chamber, must guarantee that contact chip stretches out the space above the shell bottom surface downwards.Therefore, the size that reduces the battery accommodating chamber on thickness direction is restricted.
In recent years, in order to realize reducing the thickness and the size of electronic equipment, often adopt a kind of like this configuration, wherein, the battery accommodating that will have flat rectangular flat shape is in the battery accommodating chamber of electronic equipment.In this case, the size that how to reduce the battery accommodating chamber on thickness direction is just very important, with the miniaturization that realizes reducing the thickness of battery cavities and therefore realize electronic equipment.
And, in a kind of battery with flat general rectangular writing board shape disclosed among the Japanese patent laid-open No.2001-266826, because it has adopted the battery unit with flat rectangular shape, as at the battery of above-described association area, this dead space that occurs between the external peripheral surface of cylindrical battery cells does not appear in the bottom.Therefore, be difficult to provide the recess of inside recessed shell, be used to discern the characteristic or the character of battery.
An object of the present invention is to provide the electronic equipment that battery that a kind of thickness reduces and size reduce, this battery and electronic equipment are extremely convenient.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of battery and electronic equipment, and it has advantage aspect battery accommodating chamber of the thin configuration of electron gain equipment.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of battery and electronic equipment, and whether by this battery and electronic equipment, can adopt simple configuration to distinguish battery is slim.
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, be formed on the Width of battery case quite position for the wall part that is used to distinguish battery behavior expandable and that be connected to connector part in the longitudinal direction near an end face of end.
Particularly, according to an embodiment of the present, a kind of battery is provided, and it comprises: have the shell of flat general rectangular writing board shape, its have thickness, size than thickness big in width on the left and right directions and size the length on fore-and-aft direction bigger than width; Battery unit is contained in the inside of described shell; And connector part, be formed on broad ways on its in the surface of the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction of described shell quite near the position of end and stretch out in the longitudinal direction; The wall part that is used to distinguish battery behavior is the position between the described end that is formed at described connector part and broad ways on the described end face in the following manner, and promptly it expands and be connected to described connector part at length direction.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, pack into wherein electronic equipment of a kind of battery is provided, this battery has a length and has the connector part that is arranged on the front end place on fore-and-aft direction, described electronic equipment comprises: the battery receiving unit, and battery will be packed into wherein; Described battery receiving unit comprises: insert wherein in the longitudinal direction in battery accommodating chamber, battery; With electronic equipment side-connector part, it is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber; Recess, it is arranged near the described electronic equipment side-connector part, is used to receive be arranged on the battery and be contained in wherein the wall part that is used to distinguish battery behavior.
According to an embodiment more of the present invention, pack into wherein electronic equipment of a kind of battery is provided, this battery has a length and has the connector part that is arranged on the front end place on fore-and-aft direction, described electronic equipment comprises: the battery receiving unit, and battery will be packed into wherein; Described battery receiving unit comprises: insert wherein in the longitudinal direction in battery accommodating chamber, battery; With electronic equipment side-connector part, it is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber; Projection, it is arranged near the described electronic equipment side-connector part, is used to contact be arranged on being used on the battery and distinguish the wall part of battery behavior, partly interconnects to stop battery side connector part and described electronic equipment side-connector.
Adopt this battery and electronic equipment, the wall part that is used to distinguish battery behavior does not influence the space that is used to hold battery unit in the battery case.This is being favourable aspect characteristic of utilizing simple configuration differentiation thin battery.
In addition, the characteristic of thin battery can be distinguished by a kind of like this simple configuration undoubtedly, promptly holds the recess of wall part of the characteristic that is used to distinguish battery or the projection that contacts with the wall part that is used to distinguish battery behavior and is arranged near the electronic equipment side-connector part.
And the wall part that is used to distinguish battery behavior can be arranged in the little space between a connector part and the shell end of end face on Width in the longitudinal direction.Therefore, be used to distinguish the processing of the unlikely overslaugh battery of wall part of battery behavior, and this is having superiority strengthening aspect ease of use.
In addition, be connected to the front surface of shell and the vertical wall of connector wall part owing to be used to distinguish the wall of battery behavior, the intensity that the influence of connector wall part can be enhanced and easily hit the shell corner part on the object externally also can be enhanced.This has superiority aspect cell durability guaranteeing.
And, to achieve these goals, according to the present invention, each left and right side that wall protruding and that extend at length direction or groove are arranged on battery case at Width is in the pars intermedia office of thickness direction, connector part the position of thickness direction with reference to wall on each left and right side or groove towards above or towards below that face and determine.
In addition, be used for along the vertical direction battery in place in each left and right side that the wall or the groove of the shell container cavity of electronic equipment is arranged on the shell container cavity, and the electronic equipment side-connector partly is arranged on the position of the upper surface rather than the lower surface that shell holds of deflection shell container cavity.
Particularly, according to still another embodiment of the invention, a kind of battery is provided, comprise: have the shell of flat general rectangular writing board shape, it has in the upper surface that is positioned at opposite two ends on the thickness direction and lower surface, the front surface and the rear surface that are positioned at the left and right side of opposite two ends and are arranged on opposite two ends on the fore-and-aft direction of size big length than width on the size Width bigger than thickness; Battery unit is contained in the described shell; And connector part, being arranged on the described shell, described connector part is provided on the front surface of described shell and stretches out forward; In the described left and right side of described shell each all has the wall that the pars intermedia office on thickness direction forms, with protruding on Width and extension in the longitudinal direction; The position of described connector part on thickness direction with reference in the surface of described wall towards above or towards below that surface determine.
According to an embodiment more of the present invention, a kind of battery is provided, comprise: have the shell of flat general rectangular writing board shape, it has in the upper surface that is positioned at opposite two ends on the thickness direction and lower surface, the front surface and the rear surface that are positioned at the left and right side of opposite two ends and are arranged on opposite two ends on the fore-and-aft direction of size big length than width on the size Width bigger than thickness; Battery unit is contained in the described shell; And connector part, be arranged on the described shell; Described connector part is provided on the front surface of described shell and stretches out forward; In the described left and right side of described shell each all has the groove that the pars intermedia office on thickness direction forms, with inwardly recessed on Width and extension in the longitudinal direction; The position of described connector part on thickness direction is with reference to determining with one in a pair of surface that forms described groove toward each other.
For each battery with less thickness, it can be accommodated in a kind of like this state, and wherein, the lower surface of connector part and the lower surface of shell are positioned at same plane, and the lower surface of the lower surface of shell and shell container cavity separates.
In other words, electronic equipment side-connector part can be set in the battery accommodating chamber from the lower surface of the shell container cavity position of skew upwards.
Therefore, do not stretch out lower surface downwards by the contact chip part of the electronic equipment side-connector that lower surface supported of connector part container cavity part above the shell container cavity.This is being favourable aspect size of compressing the battery accommodating chamber along the vertical direction.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of electronic equipment, having comprised: the battery receiving unit, wherein desire the battery of packing into, this battery has connector part, and this connector part is arranged on the front surface of shell in the mode of projection; Described battery receiving unit comprises: the battery accommodating chamber, and battery can insert wherein; And electronic equipment side-connector part, its direction of insertion at battery is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber, is used to be connected to the connector part of described battery; Described battery accommodating chamber comprises: the shell container cavity, and it has upper surface, lower surface and the left and right side of the shell that is used to receive the battery that is held; And the connector part container cavity, it is connected to described shell container cavity, is used to receive the connector part of the battery that is held; In the left and right side of described shell container cavity each all has groove, and this groove is formed thereon to extend along direction of insertion, is used for along the vertical direction described battery in place at described shell container cavity; Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set in the described connector part container cavity; Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set at the position of being partial to the upper surface of described shell container cavity from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of electronic equipment, having comprised: the battery receiving unit, wherein desire the battery of packing into, this battery has connector part, and this connector part is arranged on the front surface of shell in the mode of projection; Described battery receiving unit comprises: the battery accommodating chamber, and battery can insert wherein; And electronic equipment side-connector part, its direction of insertion at battery is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber, is used to be connected to the connector part of described battery; Described battery accommodating chamber comprises: the shell container cavity, and it has upper surface, lower surface and the left and right side of the shell that is used to receive the battery that is held; And the connector part container cavity, it is connected to described shell container cavity, is used to receive the connector part of the battery that is held; In the left and right side of described shell container cavity each all has wall, and this wall forms to extend along direction of insertion in the projection mode, is used for along the vertical direction described battery in place at described shell container cavity; Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set in the described connector part container cavity; Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set at the position of being partial to the upper surface of described shell container cavity from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, pack into wherein electronic equipment of a kind of battery is provided, described battery comprises shell and a pair of supporting walls with flat general rectangular writing board shape, this stretches out from the left and right side supporting walls and extends upward in front and back, described battery has connector part, this connector part is arranged on the front surface of described shell in the mode of projection, and described electronic equipment comprises: the battery receiving unit is used to receive the battery that is loaded; Described battery receiving unit comprises battery accommodating chamber, cover piece, electronic equipment side-connector part and lock part; Described battery accommodating chamber comprises: the shell container cavity, and it has size is enough to allow described battery accommodating chamber to hold the lower surface and the left and right side of shell and is open upwards; A pair of receiving plane, it is formed on the left and right side of described shell container cavity, to extend and to be used to receive towards the top supporting walls of battery along fore-and-aft direction; And the connector part container cavity, it is connected to described shell container cavity, is used for the connector part of battery is contained in wherein; Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set in the described connector part container cavity; Described cover piece is formed with described shell container cavity and cooperates to cover described battery and described connector part container cavity, and this battery is arranged in the described shell container cavity, and supporting walls is received by described receiving plane; Described lock part is formed the supporting walls that will be contained in the described battery in the described shell container cavity and presses on the described receiving plane, and the direction bias battery that partly connects along connector part and described electronic equipment side-connector, described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set at from the lower surface of the described shell container cavity position of skew upwards.
For each electronic equipment, the part of the contact chip of electronic equipment side-connector part can be arranged on the position of the lower surface that is higher than the shell container cavity.Therefore, described electronic equipment side-connector part is not stretched out the lower surface above the shell container cavity downwards.This is being favourable aspect size of compressing the battery accommodating chamber along the vertical direction.
In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, according to following specification and the appended claims, above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage will become obviously, and in the accompanying drawing, identical parts or element are represented with identical reference marker.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to first battery of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 A is the plane graph of first battery;
The view of Fig. 2 B for being seen from Fig. 2 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Fig. 2 C for being seen from Fig. 2 A arrow mark C direction;
The view of Fig. 2 D for being seen from Fig. 2 A arrow mark D direction;
The view of Fig. 2 E for being seen from Fig. 2 D arrow mark E direction;
The view of Fig. 2 F for being seen from Fig. 2 E arrow flag F direction;
Fig. 3 A is the front view of first battery;
The view of Fig. 3 B for being seen from Fig. 3 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Fig. 3 C for being seen from Fig. 3 A arrow mark C direction;
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the wall part that is used to distinguish of first battery;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of having used image pick-up device of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the block diagram that has shown the control system of image pick-up device;
Fig. 7 is the perspective schematic view that the electronic equipment side-connector part of first battery and image pick-up device has been described;
Fig. 8 A is the front view of the electronic equipment side-connector part of image pick-up device;
The view of Fig. 8 B for being seen from Fig. 8 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Fig. 8 C for being seen from Fig. 8 A arrow mark C direction;
Fig. 9 A and 9B have shown the connector part of first battery and the electronic equipment side-connector schematic diagram partly of image pick-up device;
Figure 10 is the perspective schematic view that the relation between the electronic equipment side-connector part of first battery and different images pick device has been described;
Figure 11 is the perspective schematic view that the relation between the electronic equipment side-connector part of first battery and different images pick device has been described;
Figure 12 A is the cross-sectional view of the battery receiving unit of different images pick device;
The cross-sectional view that Figure 12 B obtains for the line B-B along Figure 12 A;
Figure 13 A is the front view according to second battery of second embodiment of the invention;
The view of Figure 13 B for being seen from Figure 13 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Figure 13 C for being seen from Figure 13 A arrow mark C direction;
Figure 14 is the perspective view of the wall part that is used to distinguish of second battery;
Figure 15 is the perspective schematic view that the relation between the electronic equipment side-connector part of second battery and image pick-up device has been described;
Figure 16 is the perspective schematic view that the relation between the electronic equipment side-connector part of second battery and image pick-up device has been described;
Figure 17 A and 17B have shown the connector part of second battery and the schematic diagram of the steamed stuffed bun equipment side connector part that image pickup is adorned;
Figure 18 A is the cross-sectional view of the battery receiving unit of image pick-up device;
The cross-sectional view that Figure 18 B obtains for the line B-B along Figure 18 A;
Figure 19 is the perspective schematic view that the relation between the electronic equipment side-connector part of second battery and different images pick device has been described;
Figure 20 A is the front view according to the 3rd battery of third embodiment of the invention;
The view of Figure 20 B for being seen from Figure 20 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Figure 20 C for being seen from Figure 20 A arrow mark C direction;
Figure 21 A is the cross-sectional view of the battery receiving unit of different images pick device;
The cross-sectional view that Figure 21 B obtains for the line B-B along Figure 21 A;
Figure 22 A is the front view according to the 4th battery of fourth embodiment of the invention;
The view of Figure 22 B for being seen from Figure 22 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Figure 22 C for being seen from Figure 22 A arrow mark C direction;
Figure 23 A is the cross-sectional view of the battery receiving unit of different images pick device;
The cross-sectional view that Figure 23 B obtains for the line B-B along Figure 23 A;
Figure 24 is the perspective view according to first battery of fifth embodiment of the invention;
Figure 25 A is the plane graph of first battery;
The view of Figure 25 B for being seen from Figure 25 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Figure 25 C for being seen from Figure 25 A arrow mark C direction;
The view of Figure 25 D for being seen from Figure 25 A arrow mark D direction;
The view of Figure 25 E for being seen from Figure 25 D arrow mark E direction;
The view of Figure 25 F for being seen from Figure 25 E arrow flag F direction;
Figure 26 A is the front view of first battery;
The view of Figure 26 B for being seen from Figure 26 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Figure 26 C for being seen from Figure 26 A arrow mark C direction;
Figure 27 is the perspective view of first battery seen from the direction that is different from Figure 24;
Figure 28 A is the front view according to second battery of fifth embodiment of the invention;
The view of Figure 28 B for being seen from Figure 28 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Figure 28 C for being seen from Figure 28 A arrow mark C direction;
Figure 29 is the perspective view of second battery;
Figure 30 is a perspective view of having used image pick-up device of the present invention;
Figure 31 is the block diagram that has shown the control system of image pick-up device;
Figure 32 A is the front view of the electronic equipment side-connector part of image pick-up device;
The view of Figure 32 B for being seen from Figure 32 A arrow mark B direction;
The view of Figure 32 C for being seen from Figure 32 A arrow mark C direction;
Figure 33 is the perspective view that has shown the battery receiving unit of first battery and image pick-up device;
Figure 34 has shown the schematic diagram that is included in first battery in the battery receiving unit;
Figure 35 A and 35B be illustrated the connector part of first battery and image pick-up device electronic equipment side-connector part between the schematic diagram of relation;
Figure 36 has shown the schematic diagram that is contained in second battery in the battery receiving unit;
Figure 37 A and 37B are the schematic diagram that the relation between the electronic equipment side-connector part of the connector part of second battery and image pickup dress has been described;
Figure 38 is the perspective view according to the battery of sixth embodiment of the invention and battery receiving unit;
Figure 39 has shown the schematic diagram that is contained in first battery in the battery receiving unit; And
Figure 40 has shown the schematic diagram that is contained in second battery in the battery receiving unit.
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First embodiment
The first embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Should be noted in the discussion above that in some drawings many straight lines or curve are drawn on the part of the surface of element or element to indicate cylindrical surface, curved surface or inclined surface.Similarly, this is applied to and explains and understand in the accompanying drawing of different embodiments of the invention.
At first, shown first battery 2 according to first embodiment of the invention with reference to Fig. 1 and 2 A-2F.First battery 2 comprises shell 10, one or more battery unit (not shown) and connector part 30 that is contained in the shell 10.
Shell 10 is formed has flat general rectangular writing board shape, has a thickness, the width along left and right directions that size is bigger than thickness, and size the length along fore-and-aft direction bigger than width.
Shell 10 has the front surface 10A and the rear surface 10B of the opposite two ends that is arranged on the fore-and-aft direction, be arranged on upper surface 10C and lower surface 10D, and be arranged on a pair of side 10E perpendicular to the opposite two ends on the Width of fore-and-aft direction and thickness direction perpendicular to the opposite two ends on the thickness direction of fore-and-aft direction.The left and right directions that should be noted that shell 10 is expressed as from the place ahead of shell 10 to be watched.
Joined wall 1002 is arranged on the pars intermedia office on each the thickness direction among two side 10E, thereby its is outwards outstanding and extend along its length on Width.
Among two side 10E each all has anticreep recess 1004, and it is arranged on it quite near the position of front surface 10A.
Stop 1006 is formed on the position of quite close rear surface 10B on each side 10E with expansion fashion.Stop 1006 is connected respectively to joined wall 1002 and prevents that the rear surface 10B of battery from inserting in the battery accommodating chamber 151 of image pick-up device 100 (hereinafter described).Therefore, stop 1006 has served as the effect of the wall of insertion in the other direction that prevents.
Connector part 30 is arranged on the position of shell 10 front surface 10A quite close right-hand member on Width.
With reference to Fig. 3 A-3C and 4, connector part 30 has connector wall part 32 and a plurality of contact chip 34 that is connected to battery unit that expands in the longitudinal direction from front surface 10A.
Connector wall part 32 is set for the device part 30 that reinforces the connection, and having a pair ofly at vertical wall 3202 that is spaced from each other on the Width and on thickness direction, extends and transverse wall 3204, transverse wall 3204 is in the end interconnection of quite extending and make the vertical wall 3202 on the thickness direction near the local broad ways of upper surface 10C.
Vertically wall 3202 and transverse wall 3204 define space 3206 together, and it opens wide on length direction (forward), and for opening wide from the another side between the surface of the opposite end on the thickness direction (downwards).
With reference to Fig. 4,9A and 9B, the terminal of being made such as the synthetic resin material by insulating material forms element 36 and is arranged in the open spaces 3206.
Terminal forms element 36 and has a plurality of grooves 3602, and it to be to form in Width relation spaced apart from each other, makes to go up at length direction (forward) to open wide and extend on thickness direction.Groove 3602 is formed they is opened wide lower surface 10D.
Contact chip 34 is to be arranged between the vertical wall 3202 in Width relation spaced apart from each other.In the present embodiment, contact chip 34 is configured to be formed on the side of Width groove 3602 respect to one another.
With reference to Fig. 3 A-3C and 4, with respect to that the vertical wall that is positioned at the quite close right part of Width in the vertical wall 3202, the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish battery behavior is located at the right side of front surface 10A broad ways, makes it expand on length direction (forward) and is connected to vertical wall 3202.Battery behavior mentioned in this article refers to the characteristic such as battery capacity, type and performance.
In the present embodiment, the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish is formed and makes it expand forward from the latter half with respect to the position that the vertical wall 3202 in right side is positioned at the right side at front surface 10A.In other words, the gauge of the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish equals 1/2 of shell 10 thickness substantially, and guarantee space S 1 be positioned in front surface 10A front the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish above.
In addition, be used for the wall part 38 distinguished vertical wall 3202 be arranged in Width quite near right-hand member that with the end of front surface 10A at Width between setting continuously.
The terminal at the location of the connector wall part 32 at the front end of the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish and place, end in the longitudinal direction and place, end in the longitudinal direction forms being positioned on the same plane that is parallel to front surface 10A of element 36 and extends.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the tabular surface 3802 that is positioned at wall part 38 front ends that are used to distinguish has recess formed thereon 3804, to open wide forward and to form to the mode that is recessed into.
Now, a kind of electronic equipment of the present invention of having used is described.
In the present embodiment, electronic equipment is formed image pick-up device, such as digital camera.
With reference to Fig. 5, image pick-up device is represented with 100 usually, and is had the body housing 102 that forms shell.Body housing 102 has height at vertical direction, on the fore-and-aft direction less than the length of height, and on the left and right directions less than the width of length.Should be noted that body housing 102 about in specification, be expressed as from the front side (object side) and observe.
Lens barrel 104 is assembled in the top of body housing 102, and image pick-up element 106 (Fig. 6) is assembled in the rear portion of lens barrel 104.In addition, the optical system 108 that is used for subject image is introduced image pick-up element 106 is assembled in lens barrel 104.
Optical system 108 is made up of a plurality of optical elements, comprises zoom lens, condenser lens and object lens.
Body housing 102 has the antetheca 102A of face forward, towards the rear wall 102B at rear, towards the upper wall 102C of top, towards the lower wall 102D of below, towards the left side wall 102E in left side with towards the right side wall 102F on right side.
The view finder 110 that is used for visually observing picked image is arranged on the top of the rear wall 102B of body housing 102.
The opening of the image pickup/make and break that is used to begin/finish mobile scenery is closed 112 and is arranged on the position that rear wall 102B goes up view finder 110 belows.
Console switch 115 (Fig. 6) comprises the console switch relevant with image pickup, such as the ZSW 114 of the zoom operation that is used to carry out optical system 108, is arranged on quite the position near the rear portion of the upper wall 102C of body housing 102.
Be used to show that the display panel 164 (Fig. 6) such as the image of still image or mobile image, personage, symbol etc. is arranged on the right side wall of body housing 102.And, be used to hold that recording image information and acoustic information use partly is arranged on the right side wall of body housing 102 such as the medium accommodating of the storage medium 160 (Fig. 6) of cassette tape, CD or memory card.
The battery receiving unit 150 that is used for removably holding first battery 2 is arranged on body housing 102.
Described battery receiving unit 150 comprises battery accommodating chamber 151 and electronic equipment side-connector part 50 (Fig. 7).
Described battery accommodating chamber 151 has opening 152, the first batteries 2 and is inserted in the described battery accommodating chamber 151 at length direction through it.Door 154 is set for the oscillating motion at opening 152 places.Antetheca 102A is formed by the part of door 154, its face forward when opening 152 closures.
With reference to Fig. 9 A and 9B, described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 is arranged on 151 inside, battery accommodating chamber, is used for contacting with the connector part 30 of first battery 2.
Described battery accommodating chamber 151 has the first container cavity 151A, is used for holding therein the shell 10 of first battery 2, and the second container cavity 151B, is arranged on the inside of the first container cavity 151A, is used to hold the connector part 30 of first battery 2.
With reference to Figure 12 A and 12B, the first container cavity 151A has: relative side 5202, and when inserting first battery 2, it faces the side 10E of first battery 2 respectively; First diapire 5204, it is in the face of the front surface 10A of first battery 2; Upper wall 5206, it is in the face of the upper surface 10C of first battery, and lower wall 5208, and it is in the face of the lower surface 10D of first battery 2.
With reference to Fig. 9 A and 9B, the second container cavity 151B has second diapire 5210, and when first battery 2 inserted, it was in the face of the forward facing position of the connector part 30 of first battery 2.
With reference to Figure 12 A and 12B, each in the opposing sidewalls 5202 all has formation guiding groove 54 thereon.Guiding groove 54 opens wide to battery accommodating chamber 151 sides, and extends along the bearing of trend in described battery accommodating chamber 151, and the re-spective engagement wall 1002 of the battery 2 of winning is inserted wherein.
It should be noted that, the anticreep projection (not shown) of elastically deformable is arranged in each guiding groove 54, make that it removably engages anticreep recess 1004 to stablize the loading condition of first battery 2 under a kind of like this state, in this state, first battery 2 is inserted in the battery accommodating chamber 151, and connector part 30 and electronic equipment side-connector part 50 are bonded with each other.
With reference to Fig. 9 A and 9B, described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 comprises a plurality of contact chips 60, and it is arranged to from the diverse location level at above-below direction second diapire 5210 spaced apart from each other outstanding.Contact chip 60 can be separately contacts with the contact chip 34 of the connector part 30 of first battery 2.
In the present embodiment, contact chip 60 is arranged on second diapire 5210 in outstanding mode and makes on the connecting wall 5212 that second diapire 5210 and first diapire 5204 interconnect.
With reference to Fig. 7 and 8A-8C, recess 62 is arranged on second diapire 5210 and is positioned near the described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 position, makes the wall part that is used to distinguish 38 of second battery 2 be arranged so that the connector part 30 of first battery 2 can connect with described electronic equipment side-connector part 50.
The electronic equipment side-connector part 50A of the image pick-up device 100A that shows in Figure 10-12A and 12B is this type, above-described first battery 2 of wherein needn't packing into.In this case, described electronic equipment side-connector part 50A and described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 similarities are, a plurality of contact chips are horizontally placed on diverse location at above-below direction second diapire 5210 spaced apart from each other in the mode of projection.Yet, projection 64 is arranged on second diapire 5210 and is positioned near the described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 position, as from Figure 10-12A and 12B, seeing, make it to contact with the wall part that is used to distinguish 38 of first battery 2, the connector part 30 that makes the battery 2 of winning is prevented to the connection of described electronic equipment side-connector part 50.
Described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 or 50A are connected to the power circuit 172 (Fig. 6) of image pick-up device 100 or 100A.
With reference to Fig. 6, image pick-up device 100 or 100A comprise image processing section 162, are used for the data processing of being scheduled to from the image pickup signal of image pick-up element 106 output, with produce view data and with Imagery Data Recording to storage medium 160.Image pick-up device 100 or 100A also comprise: show processing section 166, be used for view data is presented at display panel 164; Zoom drive part 168 is used to change the image pickup enlargement ratio of optical system 108; And the control section 170 that is used for controlling image processing section 162, demonstration processing section 166, zoom drive part 168 etc. in response to the operation of console switch 112,114 and 115.Image pick-up device 100 or 100A also comprise power circuit 172, are used for the direct current of first battery, 2 supplies is provided to image processing section 162, shows processing section 166 and zoom drive part 168 via described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 or 50A.
The action of image pick-up device 100 is described now.
When desire is loaded into image pick-up device 100 with first battery 2, door 154 will be opened, as shown in Figure 5, and the front surface 10A of the shell 10 of first battery 2, relative side 10E, upper surface 10C and lower surface 10D will insert and advance in the guiding groove 54 in battery accommodating chamber 151 facing to the joined wall 1002 of first diapire 5204 in the battery accommodating chamber 151 of image pick-up device 100, relative sidewall 5202, upper wall 5206 and lower wall 5208, the first batteries 2 respectively.
Therefore, the wall part that is used for distinguishing 38 of first battery 2 is contained in recess 62, and the contact chip 60 of the contact chip 34 of connector part 30 and described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 contacts with each other, thereby connector part 30 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 50, and the anterior locations of connector part 30 is positioned near second diapire 5210, shown in Fig. 9 A and 9B.
Then, above-described anticreep projection engages with the anticreep recess 1004 of joined wall 1002, thereby keeps the loading condition of first battery 2 stable.
Afterwards, door 154 is with closure.
Therefore, direct current is fed to the parts of image pick-up device 100 via power circuit 172 from first battery 2.
When wanting to take out first battery 2, door 154 will be opened, and first battery 2 is firmly grasped its rear portion by the user and taking-up from described battery accommodating chamber 151.
Describe now first battery 2 is packed among the image pick-up device 100A, as shown in Figure 5.
Door 154 will be opened, and the front surface 10A of first battery 2, relative side 10E, upper surface 10C and lower surface 10D will be inserted into and advance in the guiding groove 54 in described battery accommodating chamber 151 facing to the joined wall 1002 of first diapire 5204 in the battery accommodating chamber 151 of image pick-up device 100A, relative sidewall 5202, upper wall 5206 and lower wall 5208, the first batteries 2 respectively.
Yet because the wall part that is used to distinguish 38 of first battery 2 contacts with projection 64, the connection between connector part 30 and the described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 is prevented from, shown in Figure 11,12A and 12B.Therefore, the electric energy of first battery 2 is not fed to the power circuit 172 of image pick-up device 100A.
Whether conform to according to the characteristic of first battery 2 such as capacity, type, function etc. and to carry out this differentiation of aforesaid first battery 2 with the image pick-up device 100 of first battery 2 of wherein wanting to pack into.This differentiation of describing just be used to very naturally for example distinguish first battery 2 that wherein holds rechargeable cell and wherein dry cell removably be contained in dry cell heap in the shell of the shell 10 that is similar to first battery 2, thereby optionally use first battery 2 and dry cell one of to pile.
It should be noted that, in above-mentioned first embodiment, although the first single battery 2 is applied in the two kinds of different image pick-up devices 100 and 100A with electronic equipment side-connector part that shape differs from one another, the present invention also can be applied in the following optional situation naturally, in this case, two different battery applications with connector part that shape differs from one another are in described single image pick device hereinafter.In other words, the present invention may be used on cell selective be loaded in the situation of distinct electronic apparatuses and with different cell selectives be loaded in another situation of electronic equipment.
According to present embodiment, the vertical wall 3202 that the wall part 38 that is used for distinguishing is formed at connector part 30 is positioned on the Width quite near that vertical wall of right-hand member and between the position of the front surface 10A that is arranged on right-hand end on the Width, make it in the longitudinal direction (forward) expand and be connected to vertical wall 3202.Therefore, the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish does not influence the battery unit spatial accommodation of shell 10 inside of first battery 2.This has aspect the battery that the thickness of simple configuration reduces in differentiation is favourable.
In addition, according to present embodiment, can utilize this simple configuration that the battery that thickness reduces is distinguished undoubtedly, this simple configuration is: be used to hold the recess 62 of the wall part that is used to distinguish 38 of first battery 2 or the projection 64 that is used to contact the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish and be arranged near the described electronic equipment side-connector part 50.
In addition, since connector part 30 be formed on shell 10 front surface 10A on Width quite near the position of end, and the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish is connected to the front surface 10A of shell 10 and the vertical wall 3202 of connector part 30, and the wall part 38 that is used for distinguishing can be arranged on the little space between the end of front surface 10A at Width of connector part 30 and shell 10.Therefore, the processing of the wall part 38 unlikely interference batteries that are used to distinguish, this is being favourable aspect enhancing ease of use.
In addition, because connector part 30 is formed on the position of the front surface 10A of shell 10 in the quite close end of Width, and the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish is connected to the front surface 10A of shell 10 and the vertical wall 3202 of connector part 30, the intensity of connector wall part 32 is enhanced, and can strengthen the intensity of the corner part of the shell 10 that might disturb with exterior object.This is guaranteeing that aspect the battery persistence be favourable.
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the projection 64 that is used to hold the recess 62 of the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish battery behavior or contacts with the wall part 38 that is used to distinguish is arranged near the described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 to distinguish battery, being similar to above-mentioned effect and advantage also can realize by a kind of like this alternate configuration, promptly, the projection that is accommodated in the recess 3804 of the wall part 38 that is used for distinguishing is arranged near the position of described electronic equipment side-connector part 50, thereby according to whether existing projection to distinguish battery.
Second embodiment
Referring now to Figure 13 A-19 the second embodiment of the present invention is described.
Second embodiment is for to the modification of first embodiment and have identical configuration, except the shape of the wall part that is used to distinguish 38 of battery and battery the size of thickness direction.
At first with reference to Figure 13 A-13C, it is identical with length that the battery case 10 of first battery 2 and the battery case 10 of second battery 4 form width, but the battery case 10 of battery case 10 to the first batteries 2 of second battery 4 has bigger thickness.
The connector part 30 that is arranged on second battery 4 is formed identical shape and structure with connector part 30 on being arranged on first battery 2, and for joined wall 1002, their positions on the above-below direction of front surface 10A are identical, corresponding to a side 10E, their positions on left and right directions are identical simultaneously.
With reference to Figure 14, with first embodiment similarly, the wall part 38A that is used for distinguishing be formed at the connector wall part 32 that forms connector part 30 that be positioned on the Width quite near the vertical wall 3202 of right-hand member to vertical wall 3202 and be arranged at Width between the position of front surface 10A of right-hand end, make it on length direction (forward), expand and be connected to vertical wall 3202, yet, in this second embodiment, the mid portion that the wall part 38A that is used to distinguish is formed from the above-below direction of the described position of the front surface 10A that is arranged on vertical wall 3202 right sides expands forward, and makes the angular position interconnection of right side vertical wall 3202 edge between the side 10E on the mid portion on the above-below direction and front surface 10A and right side.
The wall part 38A that is used to distinguish is formed the thickness of its thick size less than shell 10, and forms space S 2 and S3 at the upper and lower of the wall part 38A that is used to distinguish respectively forward from front surface 10A.
The wall part 38A that is used to distinguish is arranged on the vertical wall 3202 in right side and front surface 10A continuously between the end of Width.In addition, wall part 38 horizontal-extendings that are used to distinguish have homogeneous thickness at above-below direction, and its leading edge is connected to the front surface of vertical wall 3202.
The electronic equipment side-connector part 50 of the image pick-up device 100 that shows in Figure 18 A and 18B is the type of second battery 4 of packing into.With reference to Figure 15,16 and 18A-18B, the recess 62 that can hold the wall part that is used to distinguish 38 of second battery 4 is arranged near the position the described electronic equipment side-connector of being positioned at of second diapire 5210 part 50, makes to allow the connector part 30 with second battery 4 to be connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 50.
The electronic equipment side-connector part 50A of another image pick-up device 100 that Figure 19 shows is not for being the type of above-mentioned second battery 4 of must packing into.With reference to Figure 19, can be arranged near the position the described electronic equipment side-connector of being positioned at of the second diapire 5210 part 50A with the projection 64 that the wall part 38A that is used to distinguish of second battery 4 contacts, the connector part 30 of second battery 4 and being connected of described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 may be prevented from.
The action of image pick-up device 100 is described now.
When desire is loaded into second battery 4 in the image pick-up device 100, the front surface 10A of the shell 10 of second battery 4, relative side 10E, upper surface 10C and lower surface 10D face toward first diapire 5204 in the battery accommodating chamber 151 of image pick-up device 100, relative sidewall 5202, upper wall 5206 and lower wall 5208 respectively, the joined wall 1002 of second battery 4 will be inserted into and advance in the guiding groove 54 in battery accommodating chamber 151, be similar to the situation of first embodiment.
Therefore, the wall part 38A that is used for distinguishing of second battery 4 is contained in recess 62, and connector part 30 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 50, and the anterior position of connector part 30 is arranged near second diapire 5210, shown in Figure 17 A and 17B.
Then, above-described anticreep projection prevents that with joined wall 1002 deviating from recess 1004 engages, thereby keeps the stable loading condition of second battery 4.
Therefore, direct current is fed to the parts of image pick-up device 100 via power circuit 172 from second battery 4.
On the other hand, when desire is loaded into second battery 4 among the image pick-up device 100A, the front surface 10A of second battery 4, relative side 10E, upper surface 10C and lower surface 10D are relative with lower wall 5208 with first diapire 5204 in the battery accommodating chamber 151 of image pick-up device 100A, relative sidewall 5202, upper wall 5206 respectively, the joined wall 1002 of second battery 4 will insert and advance in the guiding groove 54 in described battery accommodating chamber 151, be similar to the situation of first embodiment.
Yet because the wall part that is used to distinguish 38 of second battery 4 contacts with projection 64, the connection between connector part 30 and the described electronic equipment side-connector part 50 is prevented from, as shown in figure 19.Therefore, the electric energy of second battery 4 is not fed to the power circuit 172 of image pick-up device 100A.
As mentioned above, according to these characteristics of second battery 4 such as capacity, type, function etc. whether with make great efforts pack into wherein image pick-up device 100 of second battery 4 is conformed to and carries out this differentiation to second battery 4.Be used for distinguishing the dry cell heap of the shell that second battery 4 that wherein holds rechargeable cell and dry cell removably are contained in the shell 10 that is similar to second battery 4 as this differentiation of firm description, thereby optionally use one of second battery 4 and dry cell heap.
And second embodiment with above-mentioned configuration demonstrates operation and the advantage that is similar to first embodiment.
The 3rd embodiment
Referring now to Figure 20 A-20C and 21A-21B the third embodiment of the present invention is described.
The 3rd embodiment is to the modification of first embodiment and has common configuration, except the shape of the wall part 38B that is used to distinguish battery behavior.
In the 3rd embodiment, wall part 38B and vertical wall 3202 whole formation.
More specifically, with reference to Figure 20 A-20C, be positioned in Width in the vertical wall 3202 of the connector wall part 32 of connector part 30 and quite be formed the right-hand member that extends to front surface 10A, and wall part 38B is formed by the extension of vertical wall 3202 near that of right-hand member.
In other words, in the 3rd embodiment, the vertical wall 3202 in the right side of connector part 30 is formed by the left part of wall part 38B, and the right side part of wall part 38B is identical with wall part 38 or 38A function in above-described first or second embodiment.The right side part of wall part 38B has: bottom 3810, and it is formed from the latter half of the position of front surface 10A and expands forward; And top 3812, it is formed from the first half of the described position of front surface 10A and expands forward, and the gauge of the right side part of wall part 38B equates with the thickness of shell 10 substantially.
Near the position of such electronic equipment side-connector 50 second diapire 5210 is positioned at electronic equipment side-connector 50 of wherein inserting the 3rd battery 6 with above-mentioned configuration has the recess of the wall part 38B that can hold the 3rd battery 6, thereby allows the connector part 30 of the 3rd battery 6 is connected to electronic equipment side-connector 50.
And, stop with the 3rd battery 6 pack near wherein the position of such electronic equipment side-connector 50 second diapire 5210 is positioned at electronic equipment side-connector 50A have can with the wall part 38B of the 3rd battery 6 (in the present embodiment, bottom 3810 and top 3812) projection 64 that contacts, thereby the connector part 30 that makes the 3rd battery 6 is connected to electronic equipment side-connector 50 and is prevented from, shown in Figure 21 A and 21B.
And the 3rd embodiment with above-mentioned configuration demonstrates operation similar to first embodiment and advantage.
The 4th embodiment
Referring now to Figure 22 A-22B and 23A-23B the fourth embodiment of the present invention is described.
The 4th embodiment is the modification of second embodiment and has common configuration, except the shape of the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish battery behavior.
In the 4th embodiment, be used to distinguish wall part 38C and vertical wall 3202 whole formation of battery behavior.
Particularly, be arranged in Width in the vertical wall 3202 of the connector wall part 32 of connector part and quite be configured to one each other with the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish near that of right-hand end.
More specifically, with reference to Figure 22 A-22B, being arranged in Width in the vertical wall 3202 of the connector wall part 32 of connector part 30 is the right-hand member that extends to front surface 10A near that of right-hand end by shape quite, and the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish is formed by the extension of vertical wall 3202.
In other words, in the 4th embodiment, the vertical wall 3202 in the right side of connector part 30 is formed by the left part of the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish, and the right side part of the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish serves as above-described first or the wall part 38 of second embodiment or the effect of 38A.The right side part of the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish has: bottom 3814, and it is formed from the mid portion of the above-below direction of the position of front surface 10A and expands forward; And top 3816, it is formed from the top of the described position of front surface 10A and expands forward.Space S 4 is formed at the below of bottom 3814.
Near the position of such electronic equipment side-connector 50 second diapire 5210 is positioned at electronic equipment side-connector 50 of wherein inserting the 4th battery 8 with above-mentioned configuration has a recess, it can hold the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish the 4th battery 8, thereby can allow the connector part 30 of the 4th battery 8 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 50, be similar to situation at second embodiment.
On the other hand, hinder the 4th battery 8 pack near such electronic equipment side-connector 50 position second diapire 5210 is positioned at electronic equipment side-connector 50A in it have can with the wall part 38C that is used to distinguish of the 4th battery 8 (in this example, be top 3816) contact projection 64, thereby the side-connector 50 that the connector part 30 of the 4th battery 8 is connected to electronic equipment may be prevented from, shown in Figure 23 A and 23B, be similar to situation at second embodiment.
And the 4th embodiment with above-mentioned configuration demonstrates operation and the advantage that is similar to the 3rd embodiment.
Should be noted that in the above-described embodiments though battery is inserted into and is contained in the battery accommodating chamber 151 of battery receiving unit 150 of electronic equipment, battery of the present invention can be loaded in the battery receiving unit with various known structure.For example, the present invention is applicable to a kind of like this battery receiving unit very naturally, it has a bonding part, be used for the battery bottom surface being applied to receiving plane from the connector wall part 32 of battery and the upper surface 10C of shell 10 at following state, in this state, the connector part 30 of battery is connected to the electronic equipment side-connector of battery receiving unit.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, though electronic equipment is an image pick-up device, electronic equipment is not limited to image pick-up device, and the present invention can be applicable to pack into wherein any device of battery naturally, such as lighting device, audio devices, communication device and battery charger.
In addition, in above-described first embodiment, because be connected to the position that the stop 1006 of re-spective engagement wall 1002 is formed at the quite close rear surface 10B of each side 10E of first battery 2, two left and right sides joined walls 1002 are divided into two parts by stop 1006 respectively.Therefore, joined wall 1002 is formed four branches.Therefore, whether a branch that is used to contact joined wall 1002 can be arranged on the position of battery accommodating chamber 151 corresponding to a branch of joined wall 1002 to stop at least one contact wall that connector part 30 is connected to electronic equipment side-connector 50, thereby can be according to existing contact-making surface to distinguish battery behavior.Whether perhaps, the portion of dissecing is arranged on the contact-making surface, and the wall part that can be fit into the portion of dissecing simultaneously is arranged on a position in battery accommodating chamber 151, make according to existing wall part to distinguish battery behavior.
The 5th embodiment
Referring now to Figure 24-29 fifth embodiment of the present invention is described.
At first, shown first battery 22 according to fifth embodiment of the invention with reference to Figure 24-27.First battery 22 is the quite little power supply of capacity, and the connector part 230 that comprises shell 210, is contained in a battery unit or an a plurality of battery unit (not shown) in the shell 210 and is arranged on the shell 210.
Shell 210 is formed flat rectangular flat shape, have the opposite end place that is positioned on the thickness direction upper surface 210C and lower surface 210D, be positioned at size greater than a pair of left and right side 210E at place, the opposite end on the Width of thickness and be positioned at front surface 210A and the rear surface 210B of size greater than place, the opposite end on the length direction of width.The left and right directions that should be noted that shell 210 is expressed as from the place ahead of shell 210 to be watched.
Joined wall 21002 is arranged among two side 210E each, makes its protruding and extend in the longitudinal direction on Width.Joined wall 21002 is arranged on side 210E and goes up in the position of thickness direction from center deflection upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D, and especially in the present embodiment, joined wall 21002 is arranged on the position of deflection upper surface 210C.Should be noted that joined wall 21002 has served as wall.
Each joined wall 21002 has an anticreep recess 21004, and it is formed on the pars intermedia office of bearing of trend, and especially in the present embodiment, is formed on the position of the quite close front surface 210A of joined wall 21002.
Stop 21006 is formed on the position of each side 210E near rear surface 210B with expansion fashion.Stop 21006 is connected respectively to joined wall 21002 and prevents the battery accommodating chamber 2151 (hereinafter described) of the rear surface 210B side insertion image pick-up device 2100 of shell 210.Therefore, stop 21006 has served as the effect of the wall of insertion in the other direction that prevents.
Connector part 230 is arranged on the front 210A of shell 210, makes it stretch out forward.In the present embodiment, connector part 230 be arranged on front 210A at Width quite near the position of right-hand member and on Width, extend.
Connector part 230 210A is in front gone up the determining with upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D facing surfaces of joined wall 21002 of the reference by location left and right side 210E of broad ways.In the present embodiment, joined wall 21002 is the benchmark of the position of connector part 230 on thickness direction facing to the face 21002A of lower surface 210D.
With reference to Figure 26 A-26C, connector part 230 has: connector wall part 232, it expands from front surface 210A at length direction, and the contact portion 233 (Figure 35 A and 35B) that is connected to battery unit or a plurality of battery units.
Connector wall part 232 is arranged to can strengthen connector part 230 and have: a pair of vertical wall 23202, should be spaced from each other on the Width and on thickness direction, extend vertical wall, and transverse wall 23204, its position broad ways at quite close upper surface 210C is extended, and the end of vertical wall 23202 is interconnected at thickness direction.
Vertically wall 23202 and transverse wall 23204 define space 23206 jointly, and it is gone up at Width (forward) and opens wide, and the another side (downwards) that is arranged in the surface of opposite two ends at thickness direction is opened wide.
With reference to Figure 27,35A and 35B, the terminal of being made such as the synthetic resin material by insulating material forms element 236 and is arranged in the open spaces 23206.
Terminal forms element 236 and has a plurality of grooves 23602, and it forms with relation spaced apart from each other at Width, makes to go up unlimited and extend on thickness direction at length direction (forward).Groove 23602 is formed they is opened wide to lower surface 210D.
Contact portion 233 is formed contact chip 234 by many, described many contact chip 234 is arranged in juxtaposition to separate relation at Width, thus the contact chip of each centering 234 opens wide toward each other and forward and downwards on Width.In the present embodiment, contact chip 234 is to be arranged between the vertical wall 23202 in Width relation spaced apart from each other.In addition, in the present embodiment, contact chip 234 forms the side of groove 23602 respect to one another.
In the present embodiment, the lower surface 210D of the lower surface 23022 of connector part 230 and shell 210 is arranged on the same level.
Second battery 24 according to fifth embodiment of the invention is described now.
With reference to Figure 28 A-28C and 29, second battery 24 is used as and has jumbo power supply, and to constitute with first battery, 22 similar modes, size on thickness direction and connector part 230 are the position with respect to upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D on the thickness direction.
As from Figure 28 A-28C and 29, seeing, the shell 210 of first the battery 22 and shell 210 of second battery 24 is formed width and length is mutually the same, but the shell 210 of shell 210 to the first batteries 22 of second battery 24 has bigger thickness.
The connector part 230 that is arranged on second battery 24 is formed identical shape and structure with connector part 230 on being arranged on first battery 22.
Be similar in first battery 22, joined wall 21002 is arranged among two side 210E each, makes its protruding and extend in the longitudinal direction on Width.Joined wall 21002 is arranged on side 210E and goes up in the position of thickness direction from center deflection upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D, and especially in the present embodiment, joined wall 21002 is arranged on the position of deflection upper surface 210C.Joined wall 21002 has served as the effect of wall.
With respect to the joined wall 21002 of left and right side 210E with upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D facing surfaces, the connector part 230 of second battery 24 the position of thickness direction utilize with first battery 22 in identical size definite.In the present embodiment, joined wall 21002 has constituted the benchmark of the position of connector part 230 on thickness direction facing to the surperficial 21002A of lower surface 210D.
Therefore, first and second batteries 22 have identical height with 24 connector part 230 from joined wall 21002.Yet, though the lower surface 23022 of connector part 230 is arranged on the same level with the lower surface 210D of shell 210 in first battery 22, the lower surface 23022 of the connector part 230 of second battery 24 is arranged on the position of the lower surface 210D that is higher than shell 210, as seeing in Figure 35 A, 35B, 37A and 37B.
Wherein pack into the electronic equipment of first and second batteries 22 and 24 of description now.
In the present embodiment, electronic equipment forms image pick-up device, such as digital camera.
With reference to Figure 30, image pick-up device is represented by 2100 usually, and is had the body housing 2102 that forms shell.Body housing 2102 has height in vertical direction, has the length less than height on fore-and-aft direction, and has the width less than length on left and right directions.Should be noted that body housing 2102 about in specification the expression from the front side (object side) watch.
Lens barrel 2104 is assembled in the top of body housing 2102, and image pick-up element 2106 (Figure 31) is assembled in the rear portion of lens barrel 2104.In addition, the optical system 2108 that is used for subject image is incorporated into image pick-up element 2106 is assembled in lens barrel 2104.
Optical system 2108 is formed by a plurality of optical elements, comprises zoom lens, condenser lens and object lens.
Body housing 2102 has the antetheca 2102A of face forward, towards the rear wall 2102B at rear, towards the upper wall 2102C of top, towards the lower wall 2102D of below, towards the left side wall 2102E in left side with towards the right side wall 2102F on right side.
The view finder 2110 that is used for visually observing picked image is arranged on the top of the rear wall 2102B of body housing 2102.
2112 positions that are positioned at view finder 2110 belows that are arranged on rear wall 2102B are closed in the opening of the image pickup/make and break that is used to begin/finish mobile image.
Console switch 2115 (Figure 31) comprises the console switch relevant with image pickup, such as the ZSW 2114 of the zoom operation that is used to carry out optical system 2108, these console switchs are arranged on quite the position near the rear portion of the upper wall 2102C of body housing 2102.
The display panel 2164 (Figure 31) that is used for display image such as still image or mobile image, personage, symbol etc. is arranged on the right side wall of body housing 2102.And, be used to hold that recording image information and acoustic information use partly is arranged on the right side wall of body housing 2102 such as the medium accommodating of the storage medium 2160 (Figure 31) of cassette tape, CD or memory card.
The battery receiving unit 2150 that is used for removably holding first battery 22 is arranged on body housing 2102.
Described battery receiving unit 2150 comprises battery accommodating chamber 2151 and electronic equipment side connector part 250 (Figure 32 A-32C).
Described battery accommodating chamber 2151 has hole 2152, the first batteries 22 and goes up the described battery accommodating of insertion chamber 2151 by this hole at length direction (fore-and-aft direction).Door 2154 is set at 2152 places, hole and is used for oscillating motion.Antetheca 2102A is formed by the part of door 2154, when 2152 closures of hole, and this part face forward.
With reference to Figure 35 A, 35B, 37A and 37B, described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 is arranged on the inside of inside, battery accommodating chamber 2151, makes it to connect with the connector part 230 of first and second batteries 22 and 24.
Described battery accommodating chamber 2151 has: shell container cavity 2151A, and it is used for holding therein the shell 210 of first and second batteries 22 and 24; And connector part container cavity 2151B, the inside that it is arranged on shell container cavity 2151A is used to hold the connector part 230 of first battery 22.
With reference to Figure 34 and 36, shell container cavity 2151A has upper surface 25202, lower surface 25204 and left and right side 25206, is used for facing respectively upper surface 210C, lower surface 210D and the left and right side 210E of the shell 210 of first and second batteries 22 and 24.
In the present embodiment, the upper surface 25202 of shell container cavity 2151A is formed by the inner surface (wall) of the wall part 2103 of the body housing 2102 that forms image pick-up device 2100.
With reference to Figure 35 A, 35B, 37A and 37B, connector part container cavity 2151B has: inner surface 25208, this inner surface 25208 is connected to shell container cavity 2151A, and in the face of the front surface 23020 of the face forward of first and second batteries 22 and 24 connector part 230; And lower surface 25210, it is in the face of the lower surface 23022 towards the below of connector part 230.
With respect to the lower surface 25204 in described battery accommodating chamber 2151, the lower surface 25210 of connector part container cavity 2151B is arranged on the position of shell container cavity 2151A deflection upper surface 25202.
With reference to Figure 33,34 and 36, engagement grooves 254 is formed on each of left and right side 25206 of shell container cavity 2151A in such a way, promptly extend, and can engage with each the joined wall 21002 among the left and right side 210E of first and second batteries 22 and 24 along the direction of inserting first and second batteries 22 and 24.Engagement grooves 254 is served as the effect that is used for described battery 22 or 24 is positioned at the groove of shell container cavity 2151A on above-below direction.
With respect to the center of side 25206 at above-below direction, engagement grooves 254 is arranged on the position of each side 25206 deflection upper surface 25202 or lower surface 25204.In the present embodiment, engagement grooves 254 is arranged on the position of the deflection upper surface 25202 on each side 25206, and that surface that the respect to one another a pair of surperficial middle finger of engagement grooves 254 makes progress is formed the datum level of engagement grooves 254 on above-below direction.
The upper surface 210C of shell 210 and facing to the upper surface 25202 (wall) of the shell container cavity 2151A of upper surface 210C near being arranged on each other under the following state, in this state, shell 210 is contained among the shell container cavity 2151A, and the joined wall 21002 of first or second battery 22 or 24 engages with the engagement grooves 254 of shell container cavity 2151A, and connector part 230 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 250.
Should be noted that each engagement grooves 254 comprises the anticreep projection (not shown) of elastically deformable.The anticreep projection engages the portion 21004 of cuing open releasedly under a kind of like this state, at this state, first or second battery 22 or 24 inserts in the described battery accommodating chamber 2151 and connector part 230 is connected to electronic equipment side-connector part 250, to stablize the loading condition of first or second battery 22 or 24.
With reference to Figure 32 A-32C, 35A, 35B, 37A and 37B, described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 comprises a plurality of contact chips 260, these a plurality of contact chips 260 are bearing in the inner surface 25208 and lower surface 25210 of connector part container cavity 2151B, and are arranged in juxtaposition with relation spaced apart from each other on the 25206 interconnective directions of the left and right side in described battery accommodating chamber 2151.Contact chip 260 can contact the contact chip 234 of the connector part 230 of first and second batteries 22 and 24 separately.
Described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 is connected to the power circuit 2172 (Figure 31) of image pick-up device 2100.
With reference to Figure 31, image pick-up device 2100 and 2100A comprise image processing section 2162, it is used for the data processing of being scheduled to from the image pickup signal of image pick-up element 2106 output, to produce view data and recording image data on storage medium 2160.Image pick-up device 2100 also comprises: show processing section 2166, be used for display image data on display panel 2164; Zoom drive part 2168 is used to change the image pickup enlargement ratio of optical system 2108; With control section 2170, be used for controlling image processing section 2162, show processing section 2166, zoom drive part 2168 etc. in response to the operation of console switch 2112,2114 and 2115.Image pick-up device 2100 also comprises power circuit 2172, and the direct current that is used for supplying with from first battery 22 is supplied with image processing section 2162, shown processing section 2166 and zoom drive part 2168 via described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 or 250A.
Action and advantage are described now.
When desire is loaded into first battery 22 in the image pick-up device 2100, door 2154 will be opened, as shown in figure 33, as upper surface 210C, the lower surface 210D of the shell 210 of first battery 22 and left and right side 210E during, the joined wall 21002 of first battery 22 is inserted and advance in the engagement grooves 254 in described battery accommodating chamber 2151 respectively facing to the upper surface 25202 of the shell container cavity 2151A of image pick-up device 2100, lower surface 25204 and left and right side 25206.
Therefore, the contact chip 260 of the contact chip 234 of connector part 230 and described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 contacts with each other, thereby connector part 230 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 250, and the front surface 23020 of connector part 230 is arranged near the inner surface 25208 of connector part container cavity 2151B, and the lower surface 23022 of connector part 230 is facing to the lower surface 25210 of connector part container cavity 2151B, shown in Figure 35 A and 35B.
In this state, the upper surface 210C of first battery 22 is arranged near the upper surface 25202 (wall) of shell container cavity 2151A, and the lower surface 25204 of the lower surface 210D of first battery 22 and shell container cavity 2151A concerns the location at interval.
Then, the anticreep projection engages with the portion of dissecing 21004 of joined wall 21002, stably to keep the loading condition of first battery 22.
Afterwards, door 2154 is with closure.
Therefore, direct current supplies to the parts of image pick-up device 2100 via power circuit 2172 from first battery 22.
When desire is taken out first battery 22, door 2154 will be opened, and first battery 22 is firmly grasped its rear portion by the user and taking-up from described battery accommodating chamber 2151.
Be written into second battery 24 now as follows.
Similar with the situation of first battery 22 of packing into, door 2154 will be opened, and at upper surface 210C, the lower surface 210D of shell 210 and left and right side 210E during, the stretching wall 21002 of second battery 24 is inserted and advance in the engagement grooves 254 in described battery accommodating chamber 2151 respectively facing to the upper surface 25202 of the shell container cavity 2151a of image pick-up device 2100, lower surface 25204 and left and right side 25206.
Therefore, the contact chip 260 of the contact chip 234 of connector part 230 and described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 contacts with each other, connector part 230 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 250, and the front surface 23020 of connector part 230 is positioned near the inner surface 25208 of connector part container cavity 2151B, the lower surface 23022 of connector part 230 is facing to the lower surface 25210 of connector part container cavity 2151B, shown in Figure 37 A and 37B.
In this state, the upper surface 210C of second battery 24 is positioned near the upper surface 25202 (wall) of shell container cavity 2151A, and the lower surface 210D of second battery 24 is positioned near the lower surface 25204 of shell container cavity 2151A.
Then, above-described anticreep projection engages stably to keep the loading condition of second battery 24 with the notch 21004 of joined wall 21002.
Afterwards, door 2154 is with closure.
Therefore, direct current supplies to the parts of image pick-up device 2100 via power circuit 2172 from second battery 24.
When desire is taken out second battery 24, door 2154 will be opened, and second battery 24 is firmly grasped its rear portion by the user and taking-up from described battery accommodating chamber 2151.
Battery according to present embodiment, because the position of connector part 230 on thickness direction determined with respect to the surface in the face of upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D of the joined wall 21002 of left and right side 210E, first battery 22 with less thickness can be contained among the shell container cavity 2151A with following state, in this state, the lower surface 23022 of connector part 230 and the lower surface 210D of shell 210 are positioned at same plane, and the lower surface 25204 of the lower surface 210D of shell 210 and shell container cavity 2151A is spaced apart, shown in Figure 35 A and 35B.
In other words, connector part 230 can be arranged on described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 in the described battery accommodating chamber 2151 from the lower surface 25204 of the shell container cavity 2151A position of skew upwards.
Therefore, do not stretch out the position above the lower surface 25204 of shell container cavity 2151A downwards because the part on the lower surface 25210 that is supported in connector part container cavity 2151B of the contact chip 260 of described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 is positioned at the lower surface 25204 that is higher than shell container cavity 2151A, shell container cavity 2151A can form in the mode that size is enough to hold second battery 24 of bigger thickness.Therefore, the size of described battery accommodating chamber 2151 on above-below direction can be compressed.
In addition, because in the present embodiment, joined wall 21002 is arranged on the thickness direction of the left and right side of shell 210 210E from the upper surface 210C of center deflection shell 210 or the position of lower surface 210D, even attempt to insert battery with vertically opposite state, joined wall 21002 can not insert in the engagement grooves 254.Therefore, can prevent vertically inserting battery mistakenly under the inverse state.
In addition, image pick-up device 2100 according to present embodiment, because battery inserts in the described battery accommodating chamber 2151, simultaneously the engagement grooves 254 of its joined wall 21002 splice enclosure container cavity 2151A and on above-below direction by means of engagement grooves 254 location of this shell container cavity 2151A, and lower surface 25204 with respect to shell container cavity 2151A, the lower surface of connector part container cavity 2151B is arranged on the position of the upper surface 25202 of deflection shell container cavity 2151A, and the part that the lower surface 25210 by connector part container cavity 2151B of the contact chip 260 of described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 supports can be positioned at the position of the lower surface 25204 that is higher than shell container cavity 2151A.Therefore, described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 is not stretched out the lower surface 25204 above shell container cavity 2151A downwards, and therefore, and described battery accommodating chamber 2151 can form in the mode that size is enough to hold second battery 24.This is being favourable aspect size that suppresses described battery accommodating chamber 2151 along the vertical direction.
In addition, image pick-up device 2100 according to present embodiment, because near the upper surface 210C of shell 210 and shell container cavity 2151A are arranged on each other facing to the upper surface 25202 (wall) of upper surface 210C with following state, in this state, shell 210 is contained in the battery accommodating chamber 2151 and joined wall 21002 engages with engagement grooves 254, and connector part 230 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 250, the shell 210 of battery can play the function of the gusset plate of wall part 2103, and this wall part 2103 forms the body housing 2102 of image pick-up device 2100.This is being favourable aspect thickness of the body housing 2102 that reduces image pick-up device 2100 and the size.
It should be noted that, in above-mentioned the 5th embodiment, joined wall 21002 is arranged on the pars intermedia office on the thickness direction of left and right side 210E of shell 210, so that it is protruding and extend at length direction at Width, and the position of connector part 230 on thickness direction determined with reference to the surface facing to upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D of the joined wall 21002 of left and right side 210E, and in addition, engagement grooves 254 is arranged on the left and right side 25206 of shell container cavity 2151A of image pick-up device 2100, so that extend and can engage with the joined wall 21002 of battery along direction of insertion.Yet, can obtain effect similar and advantage very naturally to the 5th embodiment by following modification.Particularly, groove is arranged among the left and right side 210E of battery case 210 the pars intermedia office on each the thickness direction, so that it is inwardly recessed and extend at length direction at Width, and the position of connector part 230 on thickness direction determined with reference to one of a pair of opposite that forms each groove, simultaneously a wall is arranged on each of left and right side 25206 of shell container cavity 2151A of image pick-up device 2100, so that stretch out from respective side 25206, and, make it to engage with a corresponding recesses on the 210E of battery left and right side along the direction of insertion extension.In this case, as the surface of the benchmark of the position of connector part 230 on thickness direction be in a pair of opposite of groove towards below that surface.
The 6th embodiment
Referring now to Figure 38-40 the 6th embodiments of the invention are described.
The 6th embodiment is that modification and the configuration of the 5th embodiment is similar, except the configuration of the shell container cavity 2151A of described battery receiving unit 2150.
Shown in Figure 38-40, the battery receiving unit 2150 of image pick-up device 2100 comprises battery accommodating chamber 2151, cover piece 2155, electronic equipment side connector part 250 and lock part.
Described battery accommodating chamber 2151 has shell container cavity 2151A and holds the connector part container cavity 2151B of the connector part of battery therein.Shell container cavity 2151A has lower surface 25204 and left and right side 25206, and in the face of the lower surface 210D and the left and right side 210E of shell 210, this shell container cavity 2151A is open upwards respectively for it.Connector part container cavity 2151B has a pair of receiving plane 2156 towards the top, and it forms the surperficial 21002A towards the lower surface 210D of battery that extends and receive 21002 (serving as receiver wall) of battery engagement wall at the left and right side of shell container cavity 2151A 25206 upper edge fore-and-aft directions.Connector part container cavity 2151B also has the inner surface that is connected to shell container cavity 2151A and in the face of the front surface 23020 of the face forward of connector part 230 with in the face of the lower surface towards the lower surface 23022 of below of connector part 230.
Thereby cover piece 2155 is formed with shell container cavity 2151A cooperation and covers the battery that is placed among the shell container cavity 2151A, and wherein joined wall 21002 is received by receiving plane 2156.
The battery that the lock part is provided for being written into remains in the receiving unit 2150 with stable status.
The joined wall 21002 that the lock part is configured to be placed on the battery among the shell container cavity 2151A is pressed against on the receiving plane 2156, and on the direction that connector part 230 and described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 connect bias battery.For example, the lock part is configured such that one end thereof is connected to the shell of battery case container cavity 2151, the wall part 2153 that perhaps is detachably connected to cover piece 2155 and limits described battery accommodating chamber 2151.For the configuration of lock part, can adopt the known structure of various routines.
Similar with the 5th embodiment, the lower surface of connector part container cavity 2151B is arranged on the position of the lower surface of the upper surface of deflection shell container cavity 2151A rather than shell container cavity 2151A.
Similar with the 5th embodiment, described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 comprises a plurality of contact chips, these a plurality of contact chips are bearing on the inner surface and lower surface of connector part container cavity 2151B, and are arranged in parallel at relation spaced apart from each other between the left and right side of shell container cavity 2151A.Connector part 230 can connect with contact chip.
Similar with the 5th embodiment, near the surperficial 2154A that the upper surface 210C of shell 210 and cover piece 2155 face toward upper surface 210C is arranged on each other with following state, in this state, the joined wall 21002 of shell 210 is arranged on the receiving plane 2156, and connector part 230 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 250, and the battery that cover piece 2155 and shell container cavity 2151A cooperate and be arranged among the shell container cavity 2151A to cover.
Action and advantage are described now.
When desire is loaded into first battery 22 in the image pick-up device 2100, cover piece 2155 will be opened, as shown in figure 38, and when under the shell 210 of first battery 22 tilts to make its front surface 210A side direction, locating, first battery 22 is inserted among the described battery accommodating chamber 2151A.
Therefore, connector part 230 connects with described electronic equipment side-connector part 250, and the lower surface 210D of shell 210 and left and right side 210E are respectively in the face of lower surface 25204 and the left and right side 25206 of the shell container cavity 2151A of image pick-up device 2100.In addition, the joined wall 21002 of first battery 22 is received by the receiving plane 2156 in battery accommodating chamber 2151.
Then, first battery 22 remains in the battery receiving unit 2150 with stable state by means of the lock part, and first battery 22 that is placed in the described battery accommodating chamber 2151 covers from the top with cover piece 2155.In this state, cover piece 2155 remains on closure state by means of unshowned joint element.
Therefore, the contact chip 260 of the contact chip 234 of connector part 230 and described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 contacts with each other, thereby connector part 230 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 250, and the front surface 23020 of connector part 230 is positioned near the inner surface 25208 of connector part container cavity 2151B, and the lower surface 23022 of connector part 230 faces toward the lower surface 25210 of connector part container cavity 2151B, and this is similar with the situation among the 35B to Figure 35 A according to the 5th embodiment.
In this state, the upper surface 210C of first battery 22 is positioned near the surperficial 2154A of cover piece 2155, and the lower surface 210D of first battery 22 is to separate the relation location for 25204 one-tenth with the lower surface of shell container cavity 2151A, as shown in figure 39.
Therefore, direct current supplies to the parts of image pick-up device 2100 via power circuit 2172 from first battery 22.
When desire is taken out first battery 22, cover piece 2155 is cancelled with engaging of bonding part, discharging cover piece 2155, and then first battery 22 is cancelled by means of the locking of lock part, subsequently the rear portion of firmly grasping its first battery 22 by the user with first battery 22 from battery accommodating chamber 2151.
Similar with the 5th embodiment, battery according to the 6th embodiment, owing to the position of connector part 230 on thickness direction determined with reference to the surface in the face of upper surface 210C or lower surface 210D of the joined wall 21002 of left and right side 210E, first battery 22 with less thickness can be contained among the shell container cavity 2151A with following state, be that the lower surface 23022 of connector part 230 and the lower surface 210D of shell 210 are positioned at same plane, and the lower surface 25204 of the lower surface 210D of shell 210 and shell container cavity 2151A separates, shown in Figure 35 A and 35B.
In other words, connector part 230 can upwards be arranged on the described battery accommodating chamber 2151 position of skew at the lower surface 25204 of described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 from shell container cavity 2151A.
Therefore, part on the lower surface 25210 that is supported in connector part container cavity 2151B of the contact chip 260 of described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 is arranged on the lower surface 25204 that is higher than shell container cavity 2151A but does not stretch out position above the lower surface 25204 of shell container cavity 2151A downwards, and shell container cavity 2151A can form in the mode that size is enough to hold second battery 24 with big thickness.Therefore, the size of battery accommodating chamber 2151 on above-below direction can be suppressed.
In addition, image pick-up device 2100 according to the 6th embodiment, its joined wall 21002 engages with the engagement grooves 254 of shell container cavity 2151A and locate along the vertical direction by means of the engagement grooves 254 of shell container cavity 2151A because battery inserts described battery accommodating chamber 2151, and lower surface 25204 with respect to shell container cavity 2151A, the lower surface of connector part container cavity 2151B is arranged on the position of the upper surface 25202 of deflection shell container cavity 2151A, and the part that the lower surface 25210 by connector part container cavity 2151B of the contact chip 260 of described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 supports can be positioned on the position of the lower surface 25204 that is higher than shell container cavity 2151A.Therefore, described electronic equipment side-connector part 250 is not stretched out the lower surface 25204 above shell container cavity 2151A downwards, and therefore, and described battery accommodating chamber 2151 can form in the mode that size is enough to hold second battery 24.This is being favourable aspect size that suppresses described battery accommodating chamber 2151 along the vertical direction.
In addition, image pick-up device 2100 according to the 6th embodiment, because near the surperficial 2154A that the upper surface 210C of shell 210 and cover piece 2155 face toward upper surface 210C is arranged on each other with following state, in this state, shell 210 is contained in the described battery accommodating chamber 2151 and joined wall 21002 is received by receiving plane 2156, and connector part 230 is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part 250, and the shell 210 of battery can play the function as the gusset plate of the cover piece 2154 of image pick-up device 2100.This is being favourable aspect thickness of the body housing 2102 that reduces image pick-up device 2100 and the size.
It should be noted that, although electronic equipment also is an image pick-up device in the 5th and the 6th above-mentioned embodiment, but electronic equipment is not limited to image pick-up device, opposite the present invention can be applied to pack into wherein any device of battery very naturally, such as lighting device, audio devices, communication device and battery charger.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention that adopted specific term description, this description only is used to the purpose of explaining, and should be understood to and can change under the situation of purport that does not depart from following claims or scope and revise.

Claims (38)

1, a kind of battery comprises:
Shell with flat general rectangular writing board shape, its have thickness, size than thickness big in width on the left and right directions and size the length on fore-and-aft direction bigger than width;
Battery unit is contained in the inside of described shell; And
Connector part is formed on broad ways quite near the position of end and stretch out in the longitudinal direction on its in the surface of the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction of described shell;
Be used to distinguish the wall part of battery behavior, be formed at the position between the described end of described connector part and broad ways in the following manner in the surface of the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction of described shell described one, promptly it expands and is connected to described connector part at length direction.
2, battery according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described connector part comprises in the longitudinal direction the connector wall part of the described expansion from the surface of the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction of described shell and a plurality of contact chips that are connected to described battery unit, and described connector wall partly has a pair of vertical wall, should be spaced from each other and extended at Width vertical wall at thickness direction, and described contact chip to be being arranged between the described vertical wall in Width relation spaced apart from each other, and the described wall part that is used for distinguishing is connected to described vertical wall and is positioned on the Width quite that vertical wall near the end.
3, battery according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described connector wall partly has transverse wall, one position broad ways is extended in the surface of the opposite two ends of this transverse wall on the quite close thickness direction of described shell, and the end on thickness direction of described vertical wall is interconnected, and described vertical wall and described transverse wall limit a space collaboratively, another in the surface of the opposite two ends on described thickness direction opened wide and opens wide in this space in the longitudinal direction, one terminal forms element and is arranged in the described open spaces, described terminal forms element and has a plurality of grooves, these a plurality of grooves form with relation spaced apart from each other on Width, make it open wide in the longitudinal direction and on thickness direction, extend that described contact chip is configured to form described groove side respect to one another on Width.
According to the battery of claim 3, it is characterized in that 4, described groove is formed another in the surface of opening wide the opposite two ends on described thickness direction.
5, according to the battery of claim 3, it is characterized in that, be arranged on described one plane on the location of described connector wall part at the end place on the length direction and the surface that is positioned at the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction that is parallel to described shell that the described terminal that is positioned at this place, end on the length direction forms element and extend.
6, according to the battery of claim 3, it is characterized in that, be arranged in the location of the described connector wall part at the end place on the length direction, the described terminal that is positioned at this place, end on the length direction and form the position of element and be positioned on described one plane on the surface that is positioned at the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction that is parallel to described shell of the described wall part that is used to distinguish at this place, end on the length direction and extend.
According to the battery of claim 1, it is characterized in that 7, the described wall part that is used to distinguish has recess, this recess forms and opens wide in the longitudinal direction and extension in the longitudinal direction.
8, according to the battery of claim 1, it is characterized in that, the described wall part that is used to distinguish be formed its thickness be roughly described shell thickness 1/2.
9, according to the battery of claim 1, it is characterized in that, the described wall part that is used to distinguish is formed the gauge of its gauge less than described shell, and described one the place ahead in the surface of the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction of described shell forms the space of the above and below that is positioned at the described wall part that is used to distinguish.
10, according to the battery of claim 1, it is characterized in that the described wall part that is used for distinguishing is arranged between described vertical wall and is positioned in Width quite near the described overall length between the end on the Width in the surface of the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction of that vertical wall of end and described shell.
11, according to the battery of claim 1, it is characterized in that, be positioned in Width in the described vertical wall and quite be formed a described end on Width in the surface of the opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction that extends to described shell, and the described wall part that is used to distinguish is formed by the formed part of the extension of described vertical wall near that vertical wall of end.
According to the battery of claim 1, it is characterized in that 12, each in the surface of the location of described shell opposite two ends in the longitudinal direction all has joined wall, it is protruding and extend at length direction that this joined wall is formed in Width.
13, pack into wherein electronic equipment of a kind of battery, this battery has a length and has the connector part that is arranged on the front end place on fore-and-aft direction, and described electronic equipment comprises:
The battery receiving unit, battery will be packed into wherein;
Described battery receiving unit comprises: insert wherein in the longitudinal direction in battery accommodating chamber, battery; With electronic equipment side-connector part, it is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber;
Recess, it is arranged near the described electronic equipment side-connector part, is used to receive be arranged on the battery and be contained in wherein the wall part that is used to distinguish battery behavior.
14, pack into wherein electronic equipment of a kind of battery, this battery has a length and has the connector part that is arranged on the front end place on fore-and-aft direction, and described electronic equipment comprises:
The battery receiving unit, battery will be packed into wherein;
Described battery receiving unit comprises: insert wherein in the longitudinal direction in battery accommodating chamber, battery; With electronic equipment side-connector part, it is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber;
Projection, it is arranged near the described electronic equipment side-connector part, is used to contact be arranged on being used on the battery and distinguish the wall part of battery behavior, partly interconnects to stop battery side connector part and described electronic equipment side-connector.
15, a kind of battery comprises:
Shell with flat general rectangular writing board shape, it has in the upper surface that is positioned at opposite two ends on the thickness direction and lower surface, the front surface and the rear surface that are positioned at the left and right side of opposite two ends and are arranged on opposite two ends on the fore-and-aft direction of size big length than width on the size Width bigger than thickness;
Battery unit is contained in the described shell; And
Connector part is arranged on the described shell;
Described connector part is provided on the front surface of described shell and stretches out forward;
In the described left and right side of described shell each all has the wall that the pars intermedia office on thickness direction forms, with protruding on Width and extension in the longitudinal direction;
The position of described connector part on thickness direction with reference in the surface of described wall towards above or towards below that surface determine.
16, according to the battery of claim 15, it is characterized in that, be used as the reference of the position of described connector part on thickness direction in the surface of described wall towards that surface of below.
According to the battery of claim 15, it is characterized in that 17, with respect to the center of the left and right side of the described shell on thickness direction, described wall is arranged on the upper surface of the described shell of deflection or the position of lower surface.
18, according to the battery of claim 17, it is characterized in that, be used as the reference of the position of described connector part on thickness direction in the surface of described wall towards that surface of below.
According to the battery of claim 15, it is characterized in that 19, described wall has the anticreep recess that is arranged on along the pars intermedia office of bearing of trend.
20, according to the battery of claim 15, it is characterized in that described connector part comprises the contact chip part, wherein many to contact chip to be arranged in juxtaposition in Width relation spaced apart from each other, make the contact chip of each centering on Width toward each other, and open wide forward and downwards.
21, battery according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, described connector part comprises the contact chip part, wherein many to contact chip to be arranged in juxtaposition in Width relation spaced apart from each other, make the contact chip of each centering on Width toward each other, and open wide forward and downwards, described connector part has terminal and forms element, its setting also is included in the described shell, described terminal forms element and has a plurality of grooves that form with relation spaced apart from each other, so that extend upward in front and back and open wide forward and downwards, the contact chip of each centering is configured to form groove side respect to one another on Width.
22, a kind of battery comprises:
Shell with flat general rectangular writing board shape, it has in the upper surface that is positioned at opposite two ends on the thickness direction and lower surface, the front surface and the rear surface that are positioned at the left and right side of opposite two ends and are arranged on opposite two ends on the fore-and-aft direction of size big length than width on the size Width bigger than thickness;
Battery unit is contained in the described shell; And
Connector part is arranged on the described shell;
Described connector part is provided on the front surface of described shell and stretches out forward;
In the described left and right side of described shell each all has the groove that the pars intermedia office on thickness direction forms, with inwardly recessed on Width and extension in the longitudinal direction;
The position of described connector part on thickness direction is with reference to determining with one in a pair of surface that forms described groove toward each other.
23, according to the battery of claim 22, it is characterized in that, be used as of the reference plane of described connector part with that surface in a pair of surface that forms described groove toward each other in the position of thickness direction towards the below.
According to the battery of claim 22, it is characterized in that 24, with respect to the center of the left and right side of the described shell on thickness direction, described groove is arranged on the upper surface of the described shell of deflection or the position of lower surface.
25, according to the battery of claim 22, it is characterized in that described connector part comprises the contact chip part, wherein many contact chip is arranged in juxtaposition with relation spaced apart from each other on Width, make the contact chip of each centering on Width toward each other, and open wide forward and downwards.
26, battery according to claim 22, it is characterized in that, described connector part comprises the contact chip part, wherein many to contact chip to be arranged in juxtaposition in Width relation spaced apart from each other, make the contact chip of each centering on Width toward each other, and open wide forward and downwards, described connector part has terminal and forms element, its setting also is included in the described shell, described terminal forms element and has a plurality of grooves that form with relation spaced apart from each other, so that extend upward in front and back and open wide forward and downwards, the contact chip of each centering is configured to form groove side respect to one another on Width.
27, a kind of electronic equipment comprises:
The battery receiving unit is wherein desired the battery of packing into, and this battery has connector part, and this connector part is arranged on the front surface of shell in the mode of projection;
Described battery receiving unit comprises: the battery accommodating chamber, and battery can insert wherein; And electronic equipment side-connector part, its direction of insertion at battery is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber, is used to be connected to the connector part of described battery;
Described battery accommodating chamber comprises: the shell container cavity, and it has upper surface, lower surface and the left and right side of the shell that is used to receive the battery that is held; And the connector part container cavity, it is connected to described shell container cavity, is used to receive the connector part of the battery that is held;
In the left and right side of described shell container cavity each all has groove, and this groove is formed along direction of insertion and extends, and is used for along the vertical direction described battery in place at described shell container cavity;
Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set in the described connector part container cavity;
Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set at the position of being partial to the upper surface of described shell container cavity from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
28, according to the electronic equipment of claim 27, it is characterized in that, near the upper surface of the upper surface of described shell and described shell container cavity is arranged on each other with following state, in this state, described shell is contained in the described shell container cavity, and described battery partly with engage grooves, and connector part is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part.
29, according to the electronic equipment of claim 27, it is characterized in that, described connector part container cavity has the lower surface of points upwards, and described electronic equipment side-connector partly is arranged on the lower surface of described connector part container cavity, and the lower surface of described connector part container cavity is set at the position of being partial to the upper surface of described shell container cavity from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
30, according to the electronic equipment of claim 27, it is characterized in that, described connector part container cavity has towards the lower surface of top with towards the inner surface of described shell container cavity, and described electronic equipment side-connector partly comprises a plurality of contact chips, these a plurality of contact chips are bearing on the lower surface and inner surface of described connector part container cavity, and are arranged in juxtaposition with the interconnective direction in described left and right side of relation spaced apart from each other along described shell container cavity.
31, a kind of electronic equipment comprises:
The battery receiving unit is wherein desired the battery of packing into, and this battery has connector part, and this connector part is arranged on the front surface of shell in the mode of projection;
Described battery receiving unit comprises: the battery accommodating chamber, and battery can insert wherein; And electronic equipment side-connector part, its direction of insertion at battery is arranged on the place, inside in described battery accommodating chamber, is used to be connected to the connector part of described battery;
Described battery accommodating chamber comprises: the shell container cavity, and it has upper surface, lower surface and the left and right side of the shell that is used to receive the battery that is held; And the connector part container cavity, it is connected to described shell container cavity, is used to receive the connector part of the battery that is held;
In the left and right side of described shell container cavity each all has wall, and this wall forms to extend along direction of insertion in the projection mode, is used for along the vertical direction described battery in place at described shell container cavity;
Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set in the described connector part container cavity;
Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set at the position of being partial to the upper surface of described shell container cavity from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
32, according to the electronic equipment of claim 31, it is characterized in that, near the upper surface of the upper surface of described shell and described shell container cavity is arranged on each other with following state, in this state, described shell is contained in the described shell container cavity, and described battery partly engages with described wall, and connector part is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part.
33, according to the electronic equipment of claim 31, it is characterized in that, described connector part container cavity has the lower surface of points upwards, and described electronic equipment side-connector partly is arranged on the lower surface of described connector part container cavity, and the lower surface of described connector part container cavity is set at the position of being partial to the upper surface of described shell container cavity from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
34, according to the electronic equipment of claim 31, it is characterized in that, described connector part container cavity has towards the lower surface of top with towards the inner surface of described shell container cavity, and described electronic equipment side-connector partly comprises a plurality of contact chips, these a plurality of contact chips are bearing on the lower surface and inner surface of described connector part container cavity, and are arranged in juxtaposition with the interconnective direction in described left and right side of relation spaced apart from each other along described shell container cavity.
35, pack into wherein electronic equipment of a kind of battery, described battery comprises shell and a pair of supporting walls with flat general rectangular writing board shape, this stretches out from the left and right side supporting walls and extends upward in front and back, described battery has connector part, this connector part is arranged on the front surface of described shell in the mode of projection, and described electronic equipment comprises:
The battery receiving unit is used to receive the battery that is loaded;
Described battery receiving unit comprises battery accommodating chamber, cover piece, electronic equipment side-connector part and lock part;
Described battery accommodating chamber comprises: the shell container cavity, and it has size is enough to allow described battery accommodating chamber to hold the lower surface and the left and right side of shell and is open upwards; A pair of receiving plane, it is formed on the left and right side of described shell container cavity, to extend and to be used to receive towards the top supporting walls of battery along fore-and-aft direction; And the connector part container cavity, it is connected to described shell container cavity, is used to hold the connector part of battery;
Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set in the described connector part container cavity;
Described cover piece is formed with described shell container cavity and cooperates to cover described battery and described connector part container cavity, and this battery is arranged in the described shell container cavity, and supporting walls is received by described receiving plane;
Described lock part is formed the supporting walls that will be contained in the described battery in the described shell container cavity and presses on the described receiving plane, and the direction bias battery that partly connects along connector part and described electronic equipment side-connector,
Described electronic equipment side-connector partly is set at the position that upwards is offset from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
36, according to the electronic equipment of claim 35, it is characterized in that, described cover piece is cooperated to cover described battery with described shell container cavity, this battery is arranged in described shell container cavity and the described connector part container cavity, and supporting walls is received by described receiving plane, and the connector part of described battery is connected to described electronic equipment side-connector part, near the surface of the upper surface that faces toward described shell of the upper surface of described shell and described cover piece is arranged on each other.
37, according to the electronic equipment of claim 35, it is characterized in that, described connector part container cavity has lower surface, described lower surface towards the top and described electronic equipment side-connector arrange partly that thereon the lower surface of described connector part container cavity is arranged on the position of being partial to the upper surface of described shell container cavity from the lower surface of described shell container cavity.
38, according to the electronic equipment of claim 35, it is characterized in that, described connector part container cavity has towards the lower surface of top with towards the inner surface of described shell container cavity, and described electronic equipment side-connector partly comprises a plurality of contact chips, these a plurality of contact chips are bearing on the lower surface and inner surface of described connector part container cavity, are used for connecting with the connector part of battery.
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