JP3266921B2 - Battery storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery storage device for opening and closing a cover of a battery storage portion in an electronic device using a battery such as an audio device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, battery-powered products have been developed in various fields where the number of small-sized products using batteries in audio equipment and the like is increasing. Along with this, various methods for storing and holding batteries have been developed.

An example of the above-mentioned conventional battery storage device will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are views showing the appearance of a conventional battery storage device. In FIG. 9, 1 is a housing, 2 is a housing 1
The battery cover protects the battery housing provided on the bottom surface of the battery.
In FIG. 10, reference numeral 3 denotes a battery storage unit, and reference numeral 4 denotes a battery. The operation of the battery storage device configured as described above will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 9, a battery lid 2 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing 1 so as to constitute a part of the drawing or the housing. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the battery lid 2 has been removed from the housing 1. At an end of the housing 1, a battery housing 3 for housing a battery 4 is provided integrally. A locking claw portion 5 is provided on the battery lid 2 and is fitted and locked to the housing 1 by sliding.

[0005]

However, in the case where the battery housing is provided near the end face of the housing as described above, the battery cover device as described above is also possible. When it is near, a battery lid as described above cannot be constructed. Also, there is a problem that it is difficult to remove.

[0006] In view of the above problems, the present invention makes it easy to remove the battery cover regardless of where the battery housing is provided in the housing.
An object of the present invention is to provide a battery storage device that can be easily manufactured.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a battery storage device according to the present invention comprises a knob provided slidably on a peripheral portion of a battery storage portion formed in a housing of an electronic device; The knob is engaged and held by a biasing force in one direction, and includes a removable battery lid,
The engagement of the knob with the battery lid is released by the sliding operation of the knob in the opening direction, and the battery lid is lifted by the inclined portion formed on the knob.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the battery cover can be lifted up and floated by the inclined portion provided on the knob by sliding the knob slidably provided on the bottom surface of the housing in the opening direction. Removal of the body is extremely easy.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an equipment housing using a battery storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
Is a display unit for displaying the operation of the device. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device housing shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the bottom side. 3 is a side view of the housing, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the battery storage device, and FIG.
1 shows a plan view of the device.

In the drawing, reference numeral 16 denotes a battery housing provided on the bottom surface of the housing 11, reference numeral 18 denotes a recess provided at an end of the battery housing 16, reference numeral 20 denotes a square hole provided in the housing 11, and reference numeral 22 denotes a housing. Screw holes. Reference numeral 12 denotes a battery lid that covers the opening of the battery housing 16, and has an engagement projection 17 that engages with the concave portion 18 at one end, and an engagement tongue piece 31 for locking the lid at the other end. Reference numeral 13 denotes a knob for opening the battery cover 12, which is formed of a resin molded product and has an elastic portion integrally provided at one end for applying a biasing force for locking the cover, and the other end of the battery cover 12 at the other end. The locking portion 30 for locking the engaging tongue piece 31 and the first inclined portion 24 and the second inclined portion 26 are provided integrally.
Reference numeral 14 denotes a fixing member that slidably holds the knob 13, and has an engagement protrusion 1 that engages with the square hole 20 at one end.
9, the fixing member 14 is locked to the housing while the knob 13 is held, and the other
2 and fixed to the bottom surface of the housing 11.

The operation of opening and closing the battery cover in the above configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, when the battery cover 12 is attached to the housing 11, the engaging tongue 1
3 is locked by the locking portion 30 of the knob 13, and this state is maintained by the urging force of the elastic portion 25. Next, when the battery cover 12 is opened by operating the knob 13 from the state of FIG.
First, when the knob 13 is slid in the opening direction against the urging force of the elastic portion 25, the engagement of the engagement portion 30 of the engagement tongue 31 is released, and at the same time, the engagement tongue 31 is moved as shown in FIG. The battery casing 12 is lifted along the first inclined portion 24 of the knob 13 with the engagement of the battery housing 12 as a fulcrum. When the operation of the knob 13 is stopped from this state, the knob 13 returns to the original position by the urging force of the elastic portion 25. At this time, the engaging tongue piece 31 is moved to the second inclined portion of the knob 13 as shown in FIG. The battery lid 12 is further lifted along 26. In this state, the battery cover 12 is easy to grasp by hand,
The battery cover 13 can be removed from the housing 11 by disengaging the engagement projection 17 of the above from the concave portion 18 of the housing 11.

Next, to attach the battery cover 12 to the housing 11, first, the engaging projection 17 of the battery cover 13 is engaged with the concave portion 18 of the housing 11, and the battery cover 12 is moved from the state shown in FIG. 12 is pressed, the engaging tongue piece 31 of the battery lid 13 pushes the second inclined portion 26 of the knob 13, whereby the knob 13 is pressed.
Slides against the biasing force of the elastic portion 25, and the engagement tongue 2
6 is further guided by the first inclined portion 24, and when the knob 13 is returned by the urging force of the elastic portion 25, the engaging tongue piece 26 is locked by the locking portion 30, so that the battery lid 12 is
Fixed to 1.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the knob 13
Since the first inclined portion 24 and the second inclined portion 26 are provided, one end of the battery cover 12 is lifted up from the housing 11 when the knob 13 is operated in the opening direction, so that the battery cover 11 is extremely detached. It will be easier. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the battery cover 12 projects from the bottom surface of the housing 11 and is configured as a leg of the housing 11, so that the housing 11 is placed in a slightly inclined state, and the display unit 15 of the device shown in FIG. Is easy to see with the device placed.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the housing of the electronic device, the knob slidably fixed to the bottom of the housing, and the knob are engaged and held by the urging force in one direction, and are detachable. and a battery lid, the inclined portion provided in the knob slide the knob in which the uplink fixed has the battery lid can facilitate the removal is canceled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a device housing using a battery storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the housing of the device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the device housing shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the battery storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the battery storage device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the battery storage device taken along line AA shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing an operation of opening the battery cover of the battery storage device.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing an operation of opening the battery cover of the battery storage device.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view showing a state where a battery cover of the conventional battery storage device is closed.

FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing a state where a battery cover of a conventional battery storage device is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Housing 12 Battery cover 13 Knob 14 Fixing member 16 Battery storage part 23 Battery 24 First inclined part 25 Elastic part 26 Second inclined part 30 Locking part 31 Engagement tongue

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H01M 2/10

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A battery storage portion formed in a housing of an electronic device, a knob slidably provided on a peripheral portion thereof, being engaged and held by a biasing force in one direction of the knob, and detachable. A battery cover is provided, and the engagement with the battery cover is released by the sliding operation of the knob in the opening direction, and the battery cover is lifted up by an inclined portion formed on the knob. A battery storage device, characterized in that: 2. A knob for engaging a battery lid with a knob, a first inclined portion for lifting the battery lid when the claws are disengaged, and a second inclined portion for further pushing up the lifted battery lid. Wherein the first inclined portion is configured to act on the battery lid by an opening operation of the knob, and the second inclined portion is configured to act on the battery lid body by the urging force of the knob.