JP2001185871A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus which prevents its battery cover from being broken when the electronic apparatus is dropped without deteriorating the operability of the battery cover. SOLUTION: The electronic apparatus removably housing a battery comprises a battery cover turnable through hinges, the battery cover comprises lock claws for locking the battery cover to the electronic apparatus, and the electronic apparatus comprises a battery lock for holding the battery at its battery housing. When the battery lock holds the battery, the battery cover is closed, and when the lock claws the unlocked from the electronic apparatus, the battery lock flips up the battery cover.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery holding structure for electronic equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Most electronic devices such as handy terminals and digital video cameras can detachably hold a battery pack. In the method for holding the battery pack, after the battery pack is stored in the battery storage portion of the electronic device, the battery pack is held down by a battery cover rotatably held by a hinge, and further, the battery pack is provided with the battery cover. A device that holds the battery by locking the lock member to the electronic device body, or a device that has a battery lock member in the battery storage part of the electronic device, and can rotate after holding the battery pack with the lock member In some cases, the battery is covered with a cover, and a lock member provided on the battery cover is locked to the electronic apparatus body to hold the electronic device.

[0003]

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems. That is, in the case of a structure in which the battery is directly pressed by the battery cover, when the electronic device is dropped, the battery gives a load to the battery cover due to an impact at the time of dropping, and the battery cover is damaged. In order to prevent this, a large number of electronic devices equipped with a battery lock member in a battery storage section of the electronic device have been put on the market.

However, as described above, in the case where a battery lock member is provided in a battery storage portion of an electronic device, and a battery is held by being covered with a battery cover, the hinge position of the battery cover and the battery Due to the arrangement of the lock member, the operability when opening and closing the battery cover is poor, and there is a problem that the electronic device becomes large.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device which does not impair the operability of the battery cover and prevents the battery cover from being damaged when the electronic device falls.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in an electronic device for detachably storing a battery, a hinge is provided near a battery storage portion of the electronic device. A battery cover is provided, the battery cover is provided with a locking claw for locking the battery cover to the electronic device, and a battery lock for holding a battery is provided in a battery storage portion of the electronic device. When the battery is held by the battery lock member and the battery cover is closed and the lock claw is released from a state locked by the electronic device, the battery lock is provided. A member hops up the battery cover.

Further, according to the present invention, in a state where the battery cover is open from the electronic device and the battery is in a battery storage portion of the electronic device, when the battery cover is closed to the electronic device, A part of the battery lock member and a part of the battery cover interfere, and the battery cover is not closed.

In the present invention, the battery lock member is arranged between a hinge of the battery cover and any one guide member of the battery provided in the battery storage portion. And

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the lock pawl provided on the battery cover is rotatable.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a handy terminal body 1 of the present embodiment has a liquid crystal display 2 as a display means, a keyboard 3 as an input means, a battery cover 4 for protecting a detachable battery (not shown), Operation knob 5 used when opening / closing battery cover 4, body power ON switch 6, body power OFF switch 7, IF connector 10, PCMC
An IA card slot cover 11 and the like are provided.

Further, a printed circuit board (not shown) for performing various controls, a battery (not shown), and the like are built in the main body 1 of the handy terminal. Further, near the printer (not shown), there are provided a paper supply port 8, a paper discharge port 9, a release lever 12 for removing the paper when the paper jams (paper jam), and the like.

Next, the opening and closing of the battery cover will be described with reference to FIGS. The operation knob 5 in the state shown in FIG. 1 is turned in the direction of arrow 14 until the end 15 of the operation knob 5 contacts the stopper 16 of the battery cover 4. As a result, the lock claw 13 fixed to the operation knob 5 with the screw 17 simultaneously rotates, and the lock with the handy terminal main body 1 is released. Thereafter, the battery cover 4 is pivoted about the hinge 19 in the direction of the arrow 18 to open the battery cover 4 from the handy terminal body 1. FIG. 2 shows this state, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the battery cover 4 is opened from the handy terminal main body 1.

Next, referring to FIG.
The outline of is explained. As shown in FIG. 2, a battery 2 is
Battery guide part 2 that guides up, down, left and right directions of 1
2, 34, 35, 36, and a battery lock member 23 for holding the battery 21 so that they do not come off when housed in the handy terminal body 1.

Further, referring to FIG.
0 will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the battery storage unit 20. As shown in FIG. 3, an elastic battery lock member 23 is held in the vicinity of the battery housing portion 20 so as to be sandwiched between ribs 28, 29, and 30 provided on the handy terminal body case 27.

Further, a taper surface 24 is provided at the tip of the battery lock member 23. further,
A spring 33 is attached so as to be sandwiched between ribs 31 and 32 provided on the handy terminal body case 27.

Next, the battery cover 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. A battery cover operation knob 5 is fixed to the battery cover 4 with a screw 17 sandwiching the lock claw 13. Thereby, the lock claw 13 can also rotate in conjunction with the rotation operation of the battery cover operation knob 5. Further, the battery cover 4 is provided with a rib 25 for pressing down the tapered surface 24 of the battery lock 23 when the battery cover 4 is closed to the handy terminal body 1.

Next, a description will be given of mounting the battery 21 to the main body 1 of the handy terminal with reference to FIGS. 2, 4 and 5. FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, when the battery 21 is inserted into the battery storage unit 20 in the direction of arrow 26 from a state where the battery 21 is removed from the handy terminal main body 1, the elastic body provided near the battery storage unit 20 is removed. The battery lock member 23 is pushed open (displaced outward), and the state shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. FIG.
Is a perspective view showing a process of being attached to the handy terminal main body 1. FIG.

In this state, when the battery 21 is further pushed in the direction of the arrow 26 into the handy terminal main body 1, the battery 21 completely passes over the battery lock 23 member. And the battery lock 23 member,
Due to the elasticity, it returns to the initial position (FIG. 2) and the battery 2
Get hooked on 1. Thus, the battery is held by the handy terminal body 1. FIG. 5 shows this state. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where is stored in the handy terminal body 1.

In the state shown in FIG. 5, the battery cover 4 is turned in the direction of arrow 31 to close the handy terminal body 1, and the operation knob 5 provided on the battery cover is turned clockwise. The lock claw 13 is also rotated clockwise at the same time, and is caught on the handy terminal body 1. As described above, the battery 21 is completely held by the handy terminal body 1. FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 show such a state. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the battery 21 is completely held by the handy terminal main body 1.

Referring to FIG. 6, the state of the main members when the battery 21 is completely held in the handy terminal body 1 will be described. In the state shown in FIG. 6, the battery 21 is constantly urged in the direction of arrow 37 by the spring 33, and the battery lock member 23 receives the spring force. Further, the battery lock member 23 is provided with a tapered surface 24, and the tapered surface 24 is urged by a rib 25 provided on the battery cover 4, so that the battery cover 4 is closed. Then, the battery lock member 23 does not come off from the battery 21. There is always a gap between the battery 21 and the battery cover 4, and the battery cover 4 and the battery 21 are not in contact.

In this state, when the operation knob 5 is rotated counterclockwise to release the lock of the battery lock claw 13 from the handy terminal main body 1, the tapered surface 24 of the battery lock member 23 In order to push up the rib 25, the battery cover 4 hops up from the main body 1 of the handy terminal. FIG. 7 shows this state. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the battery cover has hopped up. in this way,
After unlocking the battery cover 4, the operability for the user is improved by hopping up the battery cover 4.

Further, the battery lock member 23
Has a function of preventing the battery cover 4 from being closed and used when the battery 21 is not completely held by the handy terminal body 1. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing that the battery cover 4 is about to be closed when the battery 21 is not held by the battery lock member 23. When the battery cover 4 is closed in the handy terminal body 1 in this state, the tip of the battery lock member 23 is sandwiched between the battery 25 and the rib 25 provided on the battery cover 4,
The battery cover 4 does not close to the handy terminal body 1. By the above, battery 2
When the handheld terminal 1 is not completely held by the handy terminal main body 1, the handy terminal is prevented from being carried and the battery or the like from being damaged.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the battery lock member has a battery holding function and a battery cover hop-up function, and furthermore, the battery cover is closed when the battery is not completely held by the battery lock. Has the function of preventing that's all,
By providing a plurality of functions in one battery lock member, the operability and reliability of the product can be improved without increasing the cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
It is a perspective view which shows the state which the battery cover was opened and opened from the handy terminal main body.

FIG. 3 is an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
It is sectional drawing which showed the battery storage part.

FIG. 4 is an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a process in which the battery is mounted in the battery storage unit.

FIG. 5 is an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a perspective view showing the state where the battery was completely held by the electronic device.

FIG. 6 is an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the battery was hold | maintained at the handy terminal main body.

FIG. 7 is an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the battery cover hopped up.

FIG. 8 is an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view for explaining that a battery cover is not closed when a battery is not held by a battery lock.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handy terminal main body 2 Liquid crystal display 3 Keyboard 4 Battery cover 5 Operation knob 6 PW ON switch 7 PW OFF switch 8 Paper feed port 9 Paper discharge port 10 IF connector 11 PCMCIA cover 12 Printer operation knob 13 Battery cover lock claw 14, 18 Arrow 15 Operation knob stopper 16 Battery cover stopper 17 Screw 19 Battery cover hinge 20 Battery housing 21 Battery 22 Battery guide 23 Battery lock member 24 Tapered surface 25 Rib 26 Arrow 27 Handy terminal body case 28, 29, 30, 31 , 32 rib 33 spring 34, 35, 36 battery guide 37 arrow

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device for detachably storing a battery, wherein a battery cover rotatable by a hinge is provided near a battery storage portion of the electronic device, and the battery cover is provided with the battery cover. A lock claw for locking to the electronic device is provided, and a battery storage portion of the electronic device includes a battery lock member for holding a battery,
When the battery is held by the battery lock member, when the battery cover is closed and the lock claw is released from a state in which the electronic device is locked, the battery lock member is attached to the battery cover. Electronic equipment characterized by hopping up. 2. When the battery is in a battery storage section of the electronic device in a state where the battery cover is opened from the electronic device, but is not held by the electronic device by the battery lock member, When trying to close the battery cover to the electronic device,
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a part of the battery lock member interferes with a part of the battery cover, and the battery cover does not close. 3. The battery lock member according to claim 1, wherein the battery lock member is disposed between a hinge of the battery cover and an arbitrary guide member of the battery provided in the battery storage portion. Electronic equipment according to 1. 4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the lock claw provided on the battery cover is rotatable. 5. An electronic device for removably storing a battery, comprising: an electronic device main body; a battery storage portion provided in the electronic device main body and having an opening for attaching and detaching a battery; A battery cover rotatably provided on the electronic device main body so as to open and close the opening adjacent to the opening; and a lock position for locking the battery cover to the electronic device main body when the battery cover is closed. A lock claw provided on the battery cover so as to be rotatable between the battery cover and an unlock position for unlocking the battery cover; and a rear end portion of the battery held in a state where the battery is stored in the battery storage section. An electronic device comprising: a battery lock member; 6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the battery lock member is disposed along a side of the battery storage portion and is elastically displaceable to the side. An electronic device, comprising: a holding portion at a leading end for holding a rear end of a battery. 7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the battery lock member has a holding portion that is elastically displaced laterally in a process in which the battery is stored in the battery storage portion, and the battery is stored in the battery storage portion. An electronic device, wherein the holding portion holds a rear end of the battery when housed in the unit. 8. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the holding portion of the battery lock member is engaged in a pressed state by the battery cover portion when the battery cover is closed, and a rear end portion of the battery. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is maintained in a state in which the electronic device is held. 9. The electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising: a spring disposed at a front end of the battery storage unit and for pressing the battery toward a rear end in a state where the battery is stored in the battery storage unit. Electronic equipment characterized by having. 10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the battery is housed in a battery housing portion, and the battery is held by the spring when the battery cover is locked by the lock claw. An electronic device characterized in that the electronic device is pressed and held toward the electronic device. 11. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the battery lock member is disposed along a side of the battery housing and is elastically displaceable to the side. And a holding portion for holding a rear end portion of the battery at a front end, which is disposed at a front end of the battery storage portion, and presses the battery toward the rear end in a state where the battery is stored in the battery storage portion. The battery lock member further includes a spring for holding the battery lock member when the battery cover is closed by the lock claw, and the battery cover member is pressed and engaged by the battery cover portion.
At this time, the holding portion is displaced and held toward the spring against the acting force of the spring, and when the lock claw is unlocked from the electronic device main body, the holding portion is moved by the spring. An electronic device, wherein the battery cover is hopped up by pressing the battery cover. 12. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the battery is in a battery storage portion of the electronic device when the battery cover is open, but is not held by the electronic device by the battery lock member. In this case, when closing the battery cover to the electronic device, a part of the battery lock member and a part of the battery cover interfere with each other, and the battery cover is configured not to close. Electronic equipment.