JP2007207602A - Battery section connector, and portable electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery housing part structure prevented from fall-down at mounting, optimal to a surface mounting type battery section connector mounted on a base plate in inverted relation with a battery terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The weight at upper part of the battery section connector is reduced, and a position of center of gravity of the battery section connecter is lowered by forming a rib-shape at upside of a reinforcing terminal, namely, opposite side of a base plate to be grounded, fall-down at mounting is prevented, and the rib is applied to a positioning of the battery section connector to the battery housing part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a battery segment connector and a portable electronic device, and more particularly to an external shape of a battery segment connector for a portable electronic device using a small battery housed in the device as electric power.

Conventionally, there are a connector described in Patent Document 1 and a connector described in Patent Document 2 as battery electrical connectors.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-94232 JP 2005-183095 A

  In recent years, batteries that are housed in portable electronic devices as power have been miniaturized. Similarly, battery segment connectors that contact a battery terminal provided in the battery to obtain electric power are also being miniaturized.

  However, as a result of downsizing, the bottom area to be grounded to the substrate is reduced, resulting in an unstable shape at the time of mounting and there is a concern about mounting defects such as falling.

  An object of the invention of the present application is to propose a battery section connector that optimizes a battery housing structure inside an electronic device in consideration of mountability.

  The present invention solves the above problems, and according to the outer shape of the battery segment connector according to the present invention, in the surface mount type battery segment connector mounted on the substrate in an inverted relationship with the battery, the upper side of the reinforcing terminal In other words, by forming a rib shape on the opposite side that contacts the board, the weight above the battery section connector is reduced, the position of the center of gravity is lowered, the collapse during mounting is prevented, and this rib is positioned with the battery housing This makes it possible to optimize the battery housing structure inside the electronic device.

  Further, the first invention of the present invention will be described as follows.

  (1) A battery having a plurality of electrode terminals that contact the plurality of battery terminals to obtain electric power, a base member for inserting and holding the plurality of electrode terminals, and a plurality of reinforcing terminals fixed to the base member. In a surface mount type battery strip connector that is mounted on a board in an inverted relationship, a rib is provided in a direction perpendicular to the mounting board when mounting the battery slice connector and in a direction opposite to the board joint surface where the reinforcing terminal is fixed A battery section connector characterized by the above.

  The invention described in claim 1 includes a plurality of electrode terminals that contact a plurality of battery terminals to obtain electric power, a base member that inserts and holds the plurality of electrode terminals, and a plurality of reinforcing terminals that are fixed to the base member. In a surface mount type battery section connector that is mounted on a substrate in an inverted relationship with the battery terminal, a rib is provided in a direction perpendicular to the surface where the electrode terminal and the reinforcing terminal are joined when the battery section connector is mounted, and a wasteful shape is formed. A battery segment connector, which is abolished and lowers the center of gravity of the base portion, and prevents falling when mounted even when the bottom area is small.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the base portion rib of the battery section connector according to the first aspect is also used for positioning with respect to the battery housing section, thereby miniaturizing the battery section connector and optimizing the battery housing section structure inside the electronic device. It is possible.

  A third aspect of the invention is a portable electronic device such as a digital camera having the configuration according to the first or second aspect, wherein the battery section is miniaturized and the portable battery unit has an optimized battery housing structure. Electronic devices can be provided.

  Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 1 shows a battery section connector in an embodiment of the present invention. Three electrode terminals 1 and reinforcing terminals 4 are inserted and held in the base member 2. A rib 3 is provided on the base member 2 above the reinforcing terminal 4.

  FIG. 2 shows a state as viewed from the side of FIG. 1, and there is a concern about a mounting defect such that the width 10 of the surface to be grounded to the substrate is small due to the thin battery section connector and falls down during mounting.

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which the battery storage unit 7 in the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the insertion side of the battery 6. The battery section connector 9 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on the substrate 5 so as to be in an inverted relationship with the battery. The position of the battery section connector is determined by a rib 3 provided on the side surface and a concave portion (not shown) in the battery housing portion, and is attached to the battery housing portion 7.

  FIG. 4 shows a BB cross section of FIG. 3, and the battery section connector 9 is mounted on the substrate 5 so as to be in an inverted relationship with the battery 6. The electrode terminal 1 is in contact with the battery terminal 8 to obtain power.

  FIG. 5 is a view of FIG. 3 viewed from another angle.

  FIG. 6 is a CC cross section of FIG. 5, and the position is determined by fitting the concave portion 11 provided in the battery housing portion 7 with the rib 3 provided in the battery section connector. The rib shape 3 lowers the position of the center of gravity of the battery section connector and is also positioned with the battery housing portion 7.

The figure which shows the battery section connector which concerns on this invention View from the side of FIG. The figure which shows the battery storage unit which concerns on this invention BB sectional view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a view from another angle. CC sectional view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electrode terminal 2 Base member 3 Rib 4 Reinforcement terminal 5 Substrate 6 Battery 7 Battery storage part 8 Battery terminal 9 Battery section connector 10 Substrate ground surface width 11 Concave shape part

Claims (3)

  A plurality of electrode terminals that contact a plurality of battery terminals to obtain electric power, a base member that inserts and holds the plurality of electrode terminals, and a plurality of reinforcing terminals that are fixed to the base member, and an inverted relationship with the battery In the surface mount type battery strip connector mounted on the board, a rib is provided in the direction perpendicular to the mounting board when mounting the battery strip connector, in the direction opposite to the board joint surface of the portion where the reinforcing terminal is fixed. Battery section connector.   2. The battery segment connector according to claim 1, wherein the rib positions a battery housing portion that houses a battery that contacts the battery slice connector. 3.   A portable electronic device comprising the battery storage unit according to claim 2.

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