JPH0156482B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a battery holding frame for a hand-powered lamp,
In particular, it is characterized in that it is attached to a light source unit.

(Prior Art) A handheld electric lamp is a relatively large portable electric lamp powered by four to six dry batteries, and as shown in a perspective view in FIG. 4, it consists of a main body 31 and a light source unit 3.
2 and a battery holding frame 33.
A flap-like mounting portion 34 is formed at the front portion, to which a light source unit 32 is attached, and a battery holding frame 33 is disposed within this. To explain further, the main body 31 consists of a housing-shaped storage part 35 that can store four to six dry batteries E, a handle 36, and the above-mentioned mounting part 34, and the front part of the handle 36 has a push button switch S. is installed. On the other hand, the light source unit 32 has a rotating rod-like reflecting mirror 38 attached to a lens frame 37, and its center has a function of connecting a conductive piece 40a and a miniature light bulb B, which will be described later, and a function of connecting a miniature light bulb B to a conductive piece 40a, which will be described later. A contact piece 39 having a function of emitting light is attached, and a miniature light bulb B is attached to this, and a lens 41 is fitted on the front surface of the contact piece 39. In addition, the dry battery holding frame 33
Conductive pieces 40a, 40b and a conductive piece 43 are attached to a substrate 42 which functions as a holding lid for the storage section 35. Needless to say, the conductive pieces 40a, 40b and the conductive piece 43 function as lead wires of an electric circuit, and the conductive piece 40a is the fifth conductive piece.
Corresponding to the lead wire a shown in the figure, the conductive piece 30
b corresponds to the lead wire b, and the conductive piece 43 corresponds to the lead wire c.

(Problems with the Prior Art) By the way, when replacing the dry battery E, first remove the light source unit 32, then remove the dry battery holding frame 33.
However, since conventional handheld lamps are attached by fixing the battery holding frame 33 to the mounting part 34, it is troublesome to attach and detach the battery E when replacing it. death,
Moreover, when doing so, the lamps were often dropped and damaged, resulting in accidents that made the hand-held electric lamp itself unusable.

Despite these problems, the reason why conventional handheld lamps are attached by fixing the battery holding frame 33 to the mounting part 34 is as follows.
A leaf spring that functions as a lead wire connecting the upper dry cell battery and the lower dry cell battery is attached to the bottom of the storage section 35, and the dry cell battery has a tendency to protrude. This is because it was thought that the light source unit 32 had to be fixed securely against the tendency, and because the light source unit 32 was attached to the attachment part 34 by screwing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional hand-held electric light.Since the dry battery holding frame is sandwiched between the light source unit and the dry cell battery, it is difficult to attach the dry battery holding frame to the mounting part. The function of the presser cover is fully demonstrated even if it is not fixed to the battery, and the locking claw engages with the contact piece on the battery holding frame by utilizing the fact that the contact piece protrudes from the rear side of the reflector. is formed, and is attached to the light source unit by engaging the contact piece.

(Examples) Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on illustrated examples.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a main body, 2 a light source unit, and 3 a dry battery holding frame 3. These are similar to the conventional handheld lamps described above, except that the battery holding frame 3 is attached not to the main body but to the light source unit 2, and the main body 1 holds four to six dry batteries E up and down. A housing-shaped storage section 5 and a handle 6 that are stored in two stages
and a mounting part 4, and the light source unit 2
are lens frame 7, reflector 8, contact piece 9 and lens 10
The dry battery holding frame 3 has conductive pieces 12a, 12b and a conductive piece 13 attached to a substrate 11. In addition, the figure shows an example in which the radio 14 is attached to the right side of the storage section 5. Therefore, the dry battery E is stored biased towards the left side of the storage section 5.

Locking protrusions 15 and 16 are protruded on the upper and lower edges of the lens frame 7, respectively, and frame fixing clamps 17 that engage with the locking protrusions 15 and 16 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the mounting portion 4, respectively. and an engaging protrusion 18 are formed so that the light source unit 2 can be attached to the main body 1 by a fitting method rather than a screwing method.

Light source unit 2 of the handheld lamp configured in this way
The dry battery holding frame 3 is attached to the holder.

That is, a pair of left and right engaging claws 19, 19 are attached to the substrate 11 on both sides of the conductive piece 13, and are adapted to engage with the contact piece 9 of the light source unit 2. The distance between the two engaging claws 19R and 19L is normally slightly narrower than the width of the contact piece 9.
Furthermore, these are attached to the board 11 via a connecting piece 20 so that they can be opened with some elasticity, and can be opened and closed automatically by pressing the battery holding frame 3 against the reflector 8 of the light source unit 2. It is adapted to engage with the contact piece 9. An operating claw 21 is also attached to the connecting piece 20 so as to protrude rearward, and by pinching the operating claws 21R, 21L with your fingers to narrow the distance between them, the engaging claws 19R, 21L can be opened.
19L is widened and disengaged from the contact piece 9,
Therefore, the dry battery holding frame 3 can be removed from the light source unit 2. Reference numeral 22 is a support leg.

This item has a reflective mirror at the tip when in use.
The figure shows an example in which 22a and 22b are in contact with the peripheral edge of the reflector 8, and 22c is in contact with the intermediate part.

(Function) When using a handheld lamp, first attach the battery holding frame 3 to the light source unit 2. Then, the dry battery holding frame 3 is integrated with the light source unit 2 and is attached to and detached from the main body 1.

(Effects) As detailed above, in the present invention, the dry battery holding frame 3, which was conventionally attached to the main body 1, is attached to the light source unit 2 and can be attached and detached integrally with the light source unit, so that the dry battery E can be loaded and replaced. The operation of the lamp is extremely simple, and accidents such as dropping the battery holding frame 3 are eliminated, making the use of the handheld lamp even easier.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional handheld lamp, and FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram. 1; Main body, 2; Light source unit, 3; Dry battery holding frame, 4; Mounting part, 5; Dry cell storage part, 6; Handle,
7; Lens frame, 8; Reflector, 9; Contact piece, 10; Lens, 11; Substrate, 12, 13; Conductive piece, 14;
Radio, 15, 16; Locking protrusion, 17; Frame clamp, 18; Engagement protrusion, 19; Engagement claw, 20;
Connection piece, 21; operation claw, 21; support leg.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dry battery holding frame for a handheld lamp, consisting of a main body, a light source unit, and a dry battery holding frame, with a reflecting mirror attached to the lens frame of the light source unit, and a contact piece attached to the center thereof, which normally does not meet the above conditions. A pair of left and right engaging claws are formed on both sides of the conductive piece 13 of the board, with a spacing slightly narrower than the width of the contact piece, and the spacing can be opened and closed with appropriate elasticity, and a light source is provided on the board. A dry battery holding frame for a handheld electric lamp, characterized in that a supporting leg is attached to the unit in contact with a reflecting mirror or a lens frame to maintain a fixed posture of the board with respect to the reflecting mirror.