JP6614046B2 - Charger - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a charger for charging a portable battery.

  When charging each battery of a plurality of portable terminals all at once, a charger that can integrate a plurality of chargers by connecting another charger to a charger connected to an AC adapter is used. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-230055 A

  In a conventional charger, when a user connects a plurality of chargers, the user connects each of the chargers with a connecting member, and then connects the AC adapter and the input terminal of the first charger. The output terminal of the first charger and the input terminal of the second charger are connected with a cable. Next, the output terminal of the second charger and the input terminal of the third charger are connected by a cable. In this way, adjacent chargers are sequentially connected by cables, but the cables need to be wound around a stopper provided on the bottom surface of each charger, and the processing of the cables is troublesome.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a charger that improves user convenience when a plurality of chargers are connected by a cable.

  A charger according to an aspect of the present invention is provided on a flat first surface having a wall-mounting portion, a second surface standing from the first surface, and the second surface. A hook-like engagement claw that can hold a cable for output, a third surface that is erected from the first surface and that faces the second surface, and is provided on the third surface, An engagement recess that can be fitted to the engagement claw portion of another charger when not being sandwiched by the engagement claw portion, and provided between the second surface and the third surface, A detachable mounting part, a fourth surface provided between the second surface and the third surface, and a fourth surface provided between the second surface and the third surface, for connecting the cable And a connector.

  The charger of this aspect is a simple operation of fitting the engaging claw portion and the engaging concave portion, and the plurality of chargers are directed from the second surface to the third surface and from the third surface to the second surface. It can be connected in a direction (hereinafter referred to as a connecting direction). When a user connects a plurality of chargers, the user can handle the plurality of chargers integrally. When a user arranges a plurality of chargers at any position without fitting the engaging claw portion and the engaging concave portion and connects with the cable, the cable is charged by holding the cable between the engaging claw portions. Can be fixed around the vessel. When the user fixes the cable around the charger, the user need only perform a simple operation of holding the cable between the engaging claws. Since the charger has an attachment portion on the first surface, the charger can be attached to the wall and used in a posture in which the first surface is the wall side. Since the first surface is flat, the charger can be used on a horizontal surface such as a desk. The user can connect and use a plurality of chargers in a desired connection mode and posture. That is, the charger can improve the convenience of the user when using a plurality of chargers connected by a cable.

  The mounting portion of the charger according to this aspect is provided with a fifth surface standing from the first surface and facing the fourth surface, and a mounting recess provided on the fifth surface and recessed on the fourth surface side. The attachment portion may attach the charger to the wall in a posture in which the attachment portion is disposed above. In this case, when the battery charger is used while being attached to a wall, the battery is less likely to fall from the mounting portion than when the mounting portion is provided on the right side, left side, lower side, or front side. If the mounting portion is on the right or left side with the charger attached to the wall, the battery may be difficult to be removed from the charger mounting portion due to the user's dominant hand. On the other hand, since the battery mounting portion when the battery charger is attached to the wall is arranged on the upper surface side, it is easy to attach and detach regardless of the user's dominant hand.

The charger according to this aspect is an end portion on the side away from the first surface of the fourth surface from a first end portion that is an end portion on the side away from the first surface of the mounting portion, and You may further provide the inclination part which inclines to the said 1st surface side toward the 2nd end part which exists in the said 1st surface side rather than one end part. In this case, the battery mounting portion when the charger is attached to the wall is arranged on the upper surface side. The charger of this aspect has an inclined part. For this reason, it is easy to attach and detach the battery to and from the charger even when a plurality of chargers are fixed to the wall in the vertical direction and the interval between the chargers is relatively narrow.

  The mounting recess of the charger according to this aspect includes a placement surface provided on the first surface side, a terminal protruding from the placement surface toward the side away from the first surface, and the first than the terminal. A rib that protrudes away from the surface and prevents the battery from coming into contact with the terminal when the battery is about to be attached to the attachment portion when the attachment orientation with respect to the charger is incorrect. And may be provided. Since the charger in this case has a rib, it can suppress reliably that a user mounts | wears a mounting part with a mounting | wearing attitude | position with a wrong battery.

  The attachment portion of the charger of this aspect is provided on one end side of the attachment portion, provided on the other end side of the attachment portion, a screw accommodating portion for accommodating a screw head of a screw provided on the wall, It may be a mounting hole having a guide portion for guiding the screw head to the screw accommodating portion. In the charger in this case, the user can easily attach the charger to the wall by arranging the screw head of the screw provided on the wall in the screw accommodating portion of the attachment portion.

  The one end side of the charger according to this aspect is the attachment portion side of the attachment portion, the other end side is the fourth surface side of the attachment portion, and the attachment portion is connected to the fourth portion from the attachment portion. Two mounting holes arranged in a direction toward the surface, and the screw accommodating portion of the mounting hole on the fourth surface side of the two mounting holes is the screw of the mounting hole on the mounting portion side. The length in the direction from the mounting portion toward the fourth surface may be longer than the housing portion. In this case, the charger can position the charger with respect to the wall by the mounting hole on the mounting portion side. The charger can prevent the charger from rotating around the mounting hole on the mounting portion side by the mounting hole on the fourth surface side or prevent the charger from separating from the wall.

It is the perspective view which looked at the charger 1 of the 1st attitude | position from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the charger 1 of the 1st attitude | position from the bottom face side. It is the perspective view which looked at the charger 1 of the 1st attitude | position from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the two chargers 1 used by the usage condition A from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the two chargers 1 used by the usage condition A from the back side. 3 is a plan view of two chargers 1 used in usage mode B. FIG. 2 is a left side view of two chargers 1 used in usage mode D. FIG.

  A charger 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the top, bottom, left and right, front and back indicated by arrows in the figure are used. The charger 1 is detachably mounted with a battery 5 used for a portable printing device (not shown), and can be charged to the battery 5. The charger 1 can be used alone, or a plurality of chargers 1 can be connected to each other with a cable 6 for use. The battery 5 of this example has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction, and the left and right ends (ridge lines) extending in the vertical direction on the front surface are chamfered to form a curved surface (see FIG. 1). The charger 1 is supplied with power from a power source such as a commercial power source via an AC adapter (not shown). The charger 1 can be used in each of a first posture when used while being placed on a horizontal surface such as a desk, and a second posture when used while being mounted on a vertical plane such as a wall. In the following description, the configuration of the charger 1 will be described based on the case where the posture of the charger 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is the first posture.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the charger 1 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction when viewed from the front, an L shape when viewed from the right side, and a rectangular shape with a rounded plane view angle. The charger 1 includes a first case 2, a second case 3, and a circuit board 4. The first case 2 has a L shape when viewed from the right side, and has a box shape with an open bottom. The second case 3 has a rectangular shape with a rounded planar view angle, and has a box shape with an upper opening. The second case 3 is provided with a circuit board 4 on the upper surface. The first case 2 is fitted with the second case 3. When the first case 2 is fitted to the second case 3, the first case 2 covers the circuit board 4. The circuit board 4 includes a charging circuit and the like, and is electrically connected to connectors 81 and 82 and terminals 74 to 76 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the charger 1 includes a first surface 10, an attachment portion 20, a second surface 30, an engagement claw portion 40, a third surface 50, an engagement recess 60, a mounting portion 70, a first portion. Four surfaces 80 and connectors 81 and 82 are provided. The first surface 10, the attachment portion 20, and the engagement claw portion 40 are provided on the second case 3. The second surface 30, the third surface 50, the engagement recess 60, the mounting portion 70, and the fourth surface 80 are provided in the first case 2 and the second case 3. The connectors 81 and 82 are provided on the upper surface of the circuit board 4.

  The first surface 10 is the bottom surface of the charger 1 and has a planar shape. The attachment part 20 is provided on the first surface 10 and is a part for attaching the charger 1 to the wall. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting portion 20 includes two mounting holes 21 and 22 arranged in a direction (front-rear direction) from the mounting portion 70 toward the fourth surface 80 at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the first surface 10. Have. The attachment hole 21 is provided on one end side (mounting part 70 side) of the attachment part 20, and includes a screw accommodation part 23 for accommodating the screw head of the screw 7 (see FIG. 7) provided on the wall W, and the attachment part 20. A guide portion 24 is provided on the other end side (fourth surface 80 side) and guides the screw head to the screw accommodating portion 23. The length in the left-right direction of the guide portion 24 is longer than the length in the left-right direction of the screw accommodating portion 23. The length of the screw head in the left-right direction is shorter than the length in the left-right direction of the guide portion 24 and longer than the length of the screw housing portion 23 in the left-right direction. Similarly, the attachment hole 22 has a screw accommodating portion 25 and a guide portion 26. Of the two mounting holes 21, 22, the screw accommodating portion 25 of the mounting hole 22 on the fourth surface 80 side is closer to the fourth surface 80 from the mounting portion 70 than the screw accommodating portion 23 of the mounting hole 21 on the mounting portion 70 side. The length in the direction toward (longitudinal direction) is long. Of the two mounting holes 21, 22, the guide portion 26 of the mounting hole 22 on the fourth surface 80 side faces the fourth surface 80 from the mounting portion 70 rather than the guide portion 24 of the mounting hole 21 on the mounting portion 70 side. The length of the direction (front-rear direction) is short.

  The first surface 10 further includes four rubber legs 18 and four screw holes 19. Each of the four rubber legs 18 has a circular shape when viewed from the bottom, and is provided in the vicinity of the four corners of the rectangular first surface 10 with rounded corners. Each of the four rubber legs 18 prevents the charger 1 from slipping with respect to a horizontal surface such as a desk when the charger 1 is used in the first posture. Each of the four screw holes 19 is provided in the vicinity of the four rubber legs 18. More specifically, of the four screw holes 19, the two screw holes 19 on the front side are respectively disposed slightly behind the rubber legs 18. Of the four screw holes 19, the two screw holes 19 on the rear side are respectively arranged with respect to the rubber legs 18 from the center in the left-right direction of the charger 1. The four screw holes 19 are used when the charger 1 is fixed to a horizontal plane such as a desk or a vertical plane such as a wall.

  The second surface 30 is erected upward from the first surface 10. The second surface 30 is a planar surface that forms the left surface of the charger 1. The engagement claw portion 40 is a hook-shaped portion that is provided on the second surface 30 and can hold the cable 6 (see FIG. 6) for inputting and outputting power to the charger 1. The engaging claw portion 40 of the present example is an L-shaped portion that is provided in the lower part of the substantially central portion of the second surface 30 in the front-rear direction and extends in the front-rear direction. The engaging claw portion 40 of this example can hold the cable 6 inserted from the upper side to the lower side in the holding portion 41 between the engaging claw portion 40 and the second surface 30. The engagement claw portion 40 has a protrusion 42 on the left side surface on the side away from the second surface 30 of the engagement claw portion 40.

  The third surface 50 is erected from the first surface 10 and faces the second surface 30. The third surface 50 is a planar surface that forms the right surface of the charger 1. The engaging recess 60 is a recess that is provided on the third surface 50 and can be fitted to the engaging claw 40 of another charger 1 when the cable 6 is not sandwiched between the engaging claw 40. The engaging recess 60 is provided at a lower portion of the third surface 50 at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction. The engagement recess 60 includes a protrusion 61 that extends in the front-rear direction and protrudes to the right. When engaging the engaging recess 60 with the engaging claw portion 40 of another charger 1, the user moves the engaging recess 60 to the charger 1 having the engaging claw portion 40 to be fitted. The charger 1 is moved, and the engaging claw portion 40 to be fitted is inserted into the engaging recess 60. The protrusion 42 is disposed above the protrusion 61 of the engagement recess 60. As shown in FIG. 4, when the engaging recess 60 is fitted to the engaging claw portion 40 of another charger 1, the front ends of the plurality of chargers 1 connected by fitting are aligned on the same straight line L. When engaged with the engaging claw portion 40, the protrusion 42 engages with the convex portion 61 of the engaging concave portion 60, and even when the user lifts one charger 1 upward, the protrusion 42 engages with the engaging claw portion 40. The fitting with the joint recess 60 is not released. When releasing the engagement between the engagement recess 60 and the engagement claw portion 40 of another charger 1, the user has a charger having the engagement claw portion 40 with respect to the charger 1 having the engagement recess 60. 1 is moved to the lower right side, the engagement between the protrusion 42 and the convex portion 61 is released, and the engaging claw portion 40 is extracted from the engaging concave portion 60.

  The mounting portion 70 is provided between the second surface 30 and the third surface 50, and the battery 5 can be attached and detached. The mounting portion 70 includes a fifth surface 71 and a mounting recess 72. The fifth surface 71 is erected from the first surface 10 and faces the fourth surface 80. The fifth surface 71 forms the front surface of the charger 1. The fifth surface 71 is substantially perpendicular to the first surface 10 at the lower part of the charger 1, and is gently inclined so as to be rearward toward the upper side above the upper end part of the wall part 69 described later. The mounting recess 72 is a recess provided on the fifth surface 71 and recessed toward the fourth surface 80 side. The fifth surface 71 is further provided with an LED 68.

  The mounting recess 72 is slightly larger than the outer shape of the battery 5 and is recessed so as to substantially correspond to the shape of the battery 5 when the battery 5 is mounted. The mounting recess 72 includes a wall portion 69, a mounting surface 73, terminals 74 to 76, ribs 77 and 78, and a pressing portion 79. The wall portion 69 is provided on the first surface 10 side (lower side) of the mounting recess 72 and is a portion facing the lower front surface of the battery 5 when the battery 5 is mounted on the mounting portion 70. The wall portion 69 is provided in the second case 3. The mounting surface 73 is a surface provided on the first surface 10 side (lower side) of the mounting recess 72. Each of the terminals 74 to 76 protrudes from the placement surface 73 to the side away from the first surface 10 (upper side). The terminals 74 to 76 have a shape obtained by bending a conductive wire into a triangular shape when viewed from the left side. The terminals 74 to 76 are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the left-right direction. When the battery 5 is mounted on the mounting portion 70, the terminals 74 to 76 are in contact with terminals (not shown) provided in the battery 5 and serve as contacts for supplying power to the battery 5. The ribs 77 and 78 protrude to the side (upper side) farther from the first surface 10 than the terminals 74 to 76. The ribs 77 and 78 of this example are provided at the end of the wall 69 in the left-right direction.

  In the battery 5 of this example, when the mounting posture with respect to the charger 1 is correct, that is, a terminal (not shown) provided in the battery 5 is disposed on the lower side, and the left and right end portions are chamfered forward. In the case of the posture, the battery 5 can be disposed on the mounting portion 70 without contacting the ribs 77 and 78 (see FIGS. 4 to 6). On the other hand, when the mounting posture with respect to the charger 1 is wrong, that is, when the left and right end portions are not chamfered, the left and right end portions that are not chamfered on the front side of the battery 5 are ribs. 77 and 78. For this reason, the battery 5 is restricted from moving below the positions of the upper ends of the ribs 77 and 78, and cannot be correctly attached to the attachment portion 70. Therefore, the terminals of the battery 5 do not contact the terminals 74 to 76.

  The holding portion 79 is a portion provided on the side (upper side) away from the first surface 10 of the mounting recess 72 and faces the mounting surface 73. The presser portion 79 abuts on the upper end portion of the battery 5 attached to the attachment portion 70 and restricts the battery 5 attached to the attachment portion 70 from moving in the vertical direction. The LED 68 is provided on the lower left side of the fifth surface 71. The LED 68 indicates the charging status of the battery 5 attached to the attachment unit 70. The LED 68 is controlled by a control unit mounted on the circuit board 4.

  The fourth surface 80 stands from the first surface 10 and is provided between the second surface 30 and the third surface 50. The connectors 81 and 82 are provided side by side in the left-right direction across the central portion of the fourth surface 80 in the left-right direction, and can be connected to the cable 6. The connectors 81 and 82 are provided on the second case 3 side and are electrically connected to the circuit board 4. The connector 81 is an input connector that is provided slightly on the left side of the fourth surface 80 in the horizontal direction. The connector 82 is an output connector provided on the right side in the middle of the fourth surface 80 slightly on the right side.

  The charger 1 of this example further includes an inclined portion 90. The inclined portion 90 is an end portion on the side (upper side) away from the first surface 10 of the fourth surface 80 from the first end portion 91 that is the end portion (upper side) away from the first surface 10 of the mounting portion 70. Therefore, it inclines to the first surface 10 side from the first end portion 91 toward the second end portion 92 on the first surface 10 side. That is, the inclined portion 90 is a portion inclined from the first end portion 91 to the second end portion 92 provided on the opposite side (rear side) to the fifth surface 71 of the mounting portion 70. The position of the first end portion 91 in the front-rear direction is slightly ahead of the center part in the front-rear direction of the charger 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the first distance D1 from the first surface 10 to the second end portion 92 and the second distance D2 from the first surface 10 to the upper end of the wall portion 69 of the mounting portion 70 are substantially the same. is there. The first distance D1 is smaller than the third distance D3 in the vertical direction from the second end 92 to the first end 91.

  A usage method in the case where a plurality of chargers 1 are electrically connected to each other by a cable 6 will be described. The upper limit of the number of connectable chargers 1 when a plurality of chargers 1 are electrically connected and used may be set as appropriate, for example, ten. When the user uses the charger 1 in the first posture, as shown in FIG. 4, the plurality of chargers 1 are connected by the engaging claw portions 40 and the engaging recess portions 60, and the connectors 81 and 82 are connected to the cable 6. (Use mode A). In this case, by arranging the side closer to the user as the fifth surface 71 and the side far from the user as the fourth surface 80, the user can easily attach and detach the battery 5 to the mounting unit 70. As shown in FIG. 5, the cables 6 connected to the connectors 81 and 82 are collected on the back surface.

  When the user uses the charger 1 in the first posture, the plurality of chargers 1 are not connected by the engaging claw portion 40 and the engaging recess portion 60, and as illustrated in FIG. It is also possible to use the connector by connecting it with a cable 6 (use mode B). If the standard of the connector is the same, the user can also connect to another charger with the cable 6. In these cases, the cable 6 can be easily fixed around the charger 1 by sandwiching the cable 6 between the engaging claws 40. As shown in FIG. 6, when the cable 6 connected to the connectors 81 and 82 is sandwiched between the engaging claws 40, the cable 6 does not hinder the user from attaching or detaching the battery 5. Since the charger 1 of this example has the screw hole 19 in the first surface 10, the user can also fix the charger 1 to the flat plate or the like with a screw so that the position of the charger 1 is not displaced.

  When the charger 1 is used in the second posture, the user connects the plurality of chargers 1 with the engaging claw portions 40 and the engaging recess portions 60 and connects them with the cable 6 as in the usage mode A. Thus, each of the plurality of chargers 1 can be used by being attached to a wall (usage mode C). In this case, the screws provided on the wall corresponding to the mounting portion 20 are respectively inserted into the guide portions 24 and 26 of the mounting holes 21 and 22 so that the plurality of chargers 1 are connected to the wall in a connected state. It is done. In this case, the fifth surface 71 of the mounting portion 70 is disposed above, and the fourth surface 80 is disposed below. Since the presser portion 79 is provided at the tip of the mounting portion 70, the movement of the battery 5 in the horizontal direction is restricted when the battery 5 is mounted on the charger 1 in the second posture. The cables 6 connected to the connectors 81 and 82 are gathered downward. The charger 1 in the second posture is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the mounting portion 70 is on the lower side toward the tip side (the side away from the first surface 10).

  When the charger 1 is used in the second posture, the plurality of chargers 1 are not connected by the engaging claw portion 40 and the engaging concave portion 60, but are arranged at a desired interval and arranged and electrically connected by the cable 6. (Usage mode D). As shown in FIG. 7, for example, the user can use a plurality of chargers 1 arranged in the vertical direction. By inserting the screws 7 and 8 provided on the wall W at a position corresponding to the attachment portion 20 into the guide portions 24 and 26 of the attachment holes 21 and 22, respectively, the plurality of chargers 1 can be arranged with a desired interval and arrangement. In this state, it is attached to the wall W. The cable 6 is sandwiched between the engaging claws 40 as necessary, and the cable 6 is fixed around the charger 1. Since the charger 1 of this example has the screw hole 19 on the first surface 10, the charger 1 can be fixed with a screw using a flat plate or the like as a wall without using the attachment portion 20. The user can also appropriately combine usage mode A, usage mode B, usage mode C, and usage mode D.

  The charger 1, the first surface 10, the mounting portion 20, the second surface 30, the engaging claw portion 40, the third surface 50, the engaging recess 60, the mounting portion 70, and the fifth surface 71 are each charged according to the present invention. It is an example of a container, a 1st surface, an attachment part, a 2nd surface, an engagement claw part, a 3rd surface, an engagement recessed part, a mounting part, and a 5th surface. The mounting recess 72, the mounting surface 73, the fourth surface 80, the inclined portion 90, the first end portion 91, and the second end portion 92 are respectively the mounting recess, mounting surface, fourth surface, inclined portion, It is an example of a 1st end part and a 2nd end part. The attachment holes 21 and 22 are an example of two attachment holes of the present invention. The screw accommodating portions 23 and 25 are examples of the screw accommodating portion of the present invention. The guide parts 24 and 26 are examples of the guide part of this invention. Terminals 74 to 76 are examples of the terminal of the present invention. The ribs 77 and 78 are examples of the rib of the present invention. The connectors 81 and 82 are examples of the connector of the present invention.

  The charger 1 can be used to connect a plurality of chargers 1 in the connecting direction by a simple operation of fitting the engaging claws 40 and the engaging recesses 60 of the adjacent chargers 1 as in the usage modes A and C. Can be linked. Since the charger 1 has the protrusions 42, even if one charger 1 is lifted in a state where a plurality of chargers 1 are fitted and connected by the engagement claw portion 40 and the engagement recess 60, the charger 1 is fitted. Will not be released. For this reason, the user can handle the some charger 1 integrally, when the engagement claw part 40 and the engagement recessed part 60 are fitted and the some charger 1 is connected.

  When the user arranges the plurality of chargers 1 at arbitrary positions without fitting the engaging claw portions 40 and the engaging concave portions 60 as in the usage modes B and D, and the cables 6 are connected, Is clamped by the engaging claw portion 40, the position of the cable 6 can be fixed around the charger 1. When fixing the cable 6 around the charger 1, the user only needs to perform a simple operation of holding the cable 6 between the engaging claws 40. In use mode B, the user can perform the work while the charger 1 is placed on a horizontal surface such as a desk. In use mode D, the user can perform the work while the charger 1 is attached to a vertical plane such as a wall. Can do. Since the charger 1 has the attachment part 20 in the 1st surface 10, it can be used by attaching to the wall W in the 2nd attitude | position which made the 1st surface 10 the wall W side like the usage condition D shown in FIG. Since the first surface 10 is planar, the user can also use the charger 1 in a first posture placed on a horizontal surface such as a desk as shown in FIGS. A user can connect and use a plurality of chargers 1 with cables 6 in a desired arrangement and posture. That is, the charger 1 can improve the convenience of the user when using a plurality of chargers 1 connected by the cable 6.

  The mounting portion 70 of the charger 1 is erected from the first surface 10 and has a fifth surface 71 facing the fourth surface 80 and a mounting recess 72 provided on the fifth surface 71 and recessed toward the fourth surface 80. And have. As shown in FIG. 7, the attachment portion 20 can attach the charger 1 to the wall W in a posture in which the attachment portion 70 is disposed upward. Therefore, when the charger 1 is used while being attached to the wall W, the battery 5 is less likely to fall from the mounting portion 70 than when the mounting portion 70 is provided on the right side, left side, lower side, and front side. If the mounting portion is on the right or left side with the charger attached to the wall W, the battery 5 may be difficult to be removed from the charger mounting portion due to the user's dominant hand. On the other hand, when the charger 1 is attached to the wall W, the mounting portion 70 of the battery 5 is disposed on the upper surface side, so that the user can easily attach and detach the battery 5 regardless of the dominant hand.

  The charger 1 includes an inclined portion 90 that is inclined from the first end portion 91 to the second end portion 92 toward the first surface 10 side. When the charger 1 is attached to the wall W, the mounting portion 70 is disposed on the upper surface side. As shown in FIG. 7, the charger 1 is charged by the user even when a plurality of chargers 1 are fixed to the wall W in the vertical direction and when the interval between the chargers 1 is relatively narrow. A space necessary for attaching and detaching the container 1 (a space enough for a finger to enter) can be secured, and the battery 5 can be easily attached to and detached from the attachment portion 70. By sandwiching the cable 6 between the engaging claws 40, the cable 6 can be fixed around the charger 1, and it is possible to suppress the cable 6 from interfering when the battery 5 is attached to and detached from the attachment part 70.

  The mounting recess 72 of the charger 1 includes a mounting surface 73, terminals 74 to 76, and ribs 77 and 78. The mounting surface 73 is provided on the first surface 10 side of the mounting recess 72. The terminals 74 to 76 protrude from the placement surface 73 to the side away from the first surface 10. The ribs 77 and 78 protrude to the side farther from the first surface 10 than the terminals 74 to 76. The ribs 77 and 78 are in contact with the battery 5 when the battery 5 is to be mounted on the mounting portion 70 in a state where the mounting posture with respect to the charger 1 is wrong, and the battery 5 is prevented from contacting the terminals 74 to 76. . Since the charger 1 includes the ribs 77 and 78, it is possible to reliably suppress the user from mounting the battery 5 on the mounting portion 70 in an incorrect mounting posture. The ribs 77 and 78 can restrict the battery 5 from moving in the thickness direction of the battery 5 when the battery 5 is mounted on the mounting portion 70.

  The attachment portion 20 of the charger 1 is an attachment hole 21 having a screw accommodating portion 23 and a guide portion 24. As shown in FIG. 7, the user can easily attach the charger 1 to the wall W by disposing the screw head of the screw 7 provided on the wall W in the screw accommodating portion 23 of the attachment portion 20.

  The attachment portion 20 of the charger 1 has two attachment holes 21 and 22 arranged in a direction from the attachment portion 70 toward the fourth surface 80. Of the two mounting holes 21, 22, the screw accommodating portion 25 of the mounting hole 22 on the fourth surface 80 side is closer to the fourth surface 80 from the mounting portion 70 than the screw accommodating portion 23 of the mounting hole 21 on the mounting portion 70 side. The length in the direction toward is long. The user can easily insert the screw heads of the two screws 7 and 8 into the mounting holes 21 and 22, respectively. The charger 1 can position the charger 1 with respect to the wall W through the mounting hole 21 on the mounting portion 70 side. The charger 1 prevents the charger 1 from rotating around the mounting hole 21 on the mounting portion 70 side by the mounting hole 22 on the fourth surface 80 side, and prevents the charger 1 from being separated from the wall W. You can. Since the charger 1 has the rubber legs 18, when the charger 1 is attached to the wall W, the first surface 10 of the charger 1 comes into contact with the wall W and damages the wall W or generates noise. Can be suppressed.

  The charger of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the following modifications (A) to (C) may be added as appropriate.

  (A) The configuration of the charger 1 may be changed as appropriate. The use, size, shape, and the like of the battery 5 attached to the charger 1 may be changed as appropriate. The configurations of the first case 2 and the second case 3 may be changed as appropriate. For example, the second case 3 may have components that the first case 2 had, or the first case 2 may have components that the second case 3 had. .

  (B) The charger 1 may be provided with the mounting portion 70 on the upper surface side facing the first surface 10. The mounting portion 70 may be provided on the fourth surface 80. The charger 1 need not include the rubber legs 18 and the screw holes 19. The charger 1 may include one or more screw holes 19 as an attachment portion for attaching the charger 1 to the wall. The charger 1 may include only one attachment hole 21 as an attachment portion, or may include three or more attachment holes. When the charger 1 includes two attachment holes 21 and 22 as attachment parts, the length of the screw accommodation part 23 in the direction from the mounting part 70 to the fourth surface 80 is the same as the length of the screw accommodation part 25 in the same direction. That's all. The wall to which the charger 1 is attached need not be a vertical plane, and may be an inclined plane. Further, instead of the wall, a flat plate or a column may be erected and the charger 1 may be attached to the flat plate or the column.

  (C) The charger 1 may not include the inclined portion 90. When the charger 1 includes the inclined portion 90, the shape of the inclined portion 90 may be changed as appropriate. The shape and extending direction of the engaging claw portion 40 may be appropriately changed. For example, when the charger 1 is used in the first posture, the engaging claw portion may have a hook shape in which the lower portion is opened. The shape and number of the terminals 74 to 76 may be changed as appropriate. The mounting portion 70 does not have to be provided with the ribs 77 and 78. When the mounting portion 70 includes the ribs 77 and 78, the number, shape, and arrangement of the ribs 77 and 78 may be appropriately changed according to the shape of the battery 5 that is mounted on the mounting portion 70.

1: charger, 10: first surface, 20: mounting portion, 21, 22: mounting hole, 23, 25: screw accommodating portion, 24, 26: guide portion, 30: second surface, 40: engagement claw portion , 50: third surface, 60: engaging recess, 70: mounting portion, 71: fifth surface, 72: mounting recess, 73: mounting surface, 74 to 76: terminal, 77, 78: rib, 80: first Four sides, 81, 82: connector, 90: inclined part, 91: first end part, 92: second end part

Claims (6)

A planar first surface having a wall-mounting portion; a second surface erected from the first surface;
A hook-shaped engagement claw portion provided on the second surface and capable of holding a cable for inputting and outputting power;
A third surface standing from the first surface and facing the second surface;
An engagement recess provided on the third surface and engageable with the engagement claw of another charger when the cable is not clamped by the engagement claw;
A mounting portion provided between the second surface and the third surface, to which the battery can be attached and detached;
A fourth surface erected from the first surface and provided between the second surface and the third surface;
A charger provided on the fourth surface and connected to the cable. The mounting portion is erected from the first surface,
A fifth surface facing the fourth surface;
A mounting recess provided on the fifth surface and recessed on the fourth surface side;
The charger according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion attaches the charger to a wall in a posture in which the mounting portion is disposed above.   From the first end portion that is the end portion on the side away from the first surface of the mounting portion, the end portion on the side of the fourth surface away from the first surface, the first end portion being more than the first end portion. The charger according to claim 2, further comprising an inclined portion that is inclined toward the first surface side toward the second end portion on the one surface side. The mounting recess is
A mounting surface provided on the first surface side;
A terminal protruding from the placement surface to the side away from the first surface;
It protrudes to the side farther from the first surface than the terminal, and comes into contact with the battery when trying to attach the battery to the attachment part in a state where the attachment posture with respect to the charger is wrong. The charger according to claim 2, further comprising a rib that suppresses contact. The mounting portion is
A screw accommodating portion that is provided on one end side of the attachment portion and accommodates a screw head of a screw provided on the wall;
The charger according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the charger is a mounting hole provided on the other end side of the mounting portion and having a guide portion for guiding the screw head to the screw housing portion. The one end side is the mounting portion side of the attachment portion, and the other end side is the fourth surface side of the attachment portion,
The mounting portion has two mounting holes arranged in a direction from the mounting portion toward the fourth surface,
The screw accommodation portion of the attachment hole on the fourth surface side of the two attachment holes is directed from the attachment portion to the fourth surface rather than the screw accommodation portion of the attachment hole on the attachment portion side. 6. The charger according to claim 5, wherein the length of the direction is long.

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