JPH02179990A - Battery and battery loading system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To position both small battery and large battery by providing a projection, which can be fitted to the recess of the large battery at a position conforming to the external dimension of the small battery, on the attached surface of the battery. CONSTITUTION:When a small battery 1 is loaded, it is positioned by abutting an edge part on a side opposite to the side of a contact point 4 of the small battery 1 on a positioning member 6 (a first projecting part) by the positioning member 6. The positioning members 6 (6-a and 6-b) are provided at the both edges of the surface to be attached 3-a in a width direction. When a large battery 2 is loaded, the positioning members 6-a and 6-b are inserted to an escape hole (a first recessed part) 2-b, and a wall surface in the escape hole 2-b abuts on the positioning member 6. Further a positioning member 7 is inserted to a groove part (a second recessed part) provided on a fitting plane 2-d of the large battery 2, and the wall surface in the groove abuts on the positioning member (a second projecting part) 7. Thus the two types of the batteries can be loaded on the same fitted surface 3-a.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a battery and a battery mounting system.
In particular, the present invention relates to a system for mounting a plurality of types of batteries having different external dimensions, and a battery used in the system.

[Prior Art] In this specification, as an example of this type of system, a battery and a battery mounting system used in a device that integrally incorporates a camera and a video tape recorder (hereinafter referred to as a camera-integrated VTR) will be explained. do.

FIG. 5 shows a conventional battery mounting system for a camera-integrated VTR.

In the figure, 51 is a lens hood, 52 is a lens section, 53 is a camera section, 54 is a recorder section, 55 is an electronic viewfinder (EVF) section, 56 is an eye cap section, 57 is a small battery with a small capacity, and 58 is a large battery. It is a large capacity battery.

Batteries 57 and 58 are each mounted at the rear of the recorder 54. Therefore, these batteries 57 and 58 have mounting surfaces of the same size and shape, and by making the external dimensions different in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, that is, in the thickness direction of the battery, It is possible to install multiple batteries with different capacities.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in a camera-integrated VTR, if the battery mounting part is provided at the rear of the recorder, there is no problem as described above. In this type of camera-integrated VTR, if the external dimensions of the battery are made to differ in the thickness direction, a problem arises in that the grip becomes difficult to grip.

In this case, the external dimensions of the battery in the thickness direction are not made different, but the external dimensions in other directions are made different, but this changes the shape and size of the battery mounting surface. Become. Therefore, there is a problem that the mounting surface on the VTR side cannot be shared.

Against this background, an object of the present invention is to provide a battery and a battery mounting system that can mount a plurality of types of batteries having different mounting surface dimensions on the same mounting surface.

[Means for Solving the Problems] With this objective in mind, the present invention provides a battery whose external dimensions in a predetermined first direction on the mounting surface are thicker than those of a small battery. In a battery having the same external dimensions as the small battery in a second direction perpendicular to the direction of , a recess is provided at a position on the mounting surface that conforms to the external dimensions of the small battery in the first direction.

Further, the present invention provides a small battery, and a small battery that has large external dimensions in a predetermined first direction on a mounting surface and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the mounting surface. In a system for mounting a large battery having the same external dimensions, a recess is provided on the mounting surface of the large battery, and a recess is provided on the mounting surface opposite to the mounting surface of the small battery in the first direction. A protrusion capable of fitting into the recess was provided at a position according to the outer dimensions.

[Function] In the battery as described above, the concave portion is provided at a position that follows the external dimensions of the small battery in the first direction where the external dimensions are different from those of the small battery, so the convex portion for positioning the small battery can be used. It is possible to position this battery.

In addition, in the system configured as described above, there is a
Since a protrusion that can fit into the recess of the large battery is provided, this protrusion can be used to position both the small battery and the large battery, making it possible to use the same surface as the mounting surface. .

[Example] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example in which the system of the present invention is applied to a camera-integrated VTR. , 12 is a camera section, 13 is a recorder section, 14 is an EVF section, and 15 is an eye cap section.

The grip part 3 includes a switch 17 for operating the zoom magnification,
A member 16-a16-b for attaching the instep belt and the following members related to battery attachment are provided.

4 is a battery contact (+/-), 5 is a locking member for battery installation, and 6.7 is a battery positioning member. Further, 1 is a small and small capacity battery, 2 is a large and large capacity battery, and these batteries 1.2 have a lock hole 1-a.
, 2-a, mountain portion 1-c for making the grip part easier to grip
, 2-c. Further, the large battery is provided with an escape hole (second recess) 2-b. These batteries 1.2 are mounted on a mounting plane (mounting surface) 1-d.

2-d is mounted by pressing it against the mounting surface 3-a on the device side.

The details of these battery mounting parts will be explained below.

2 is a side view and a plan view showing details of the grip portion shown in FIG. 1. FIG. The battery contact 4 and battery mounting lock member 5 are common to both large and small batteries, and there are two types, large and small, with the same external dimensions (hereinafter simply referred to as width) in the vertical direction (second direction) in the plan view. The battery 1.2 is connected to the mounting surface 3- of the grip part 3 from the contact 4 side.
It is inserted into an opening whose bottom surface is a. Then, the battery 1.2 pushes away the lock bin 5-b, and the mounting plane 1-d
, 2-d come into contact with the mounting surface 3-a, the lock pin 5-b returns again and locks into the lock hole 1-a.

It meshes with 2-a. This completes the installation of the battery, but when removing the battery, slide the lock release lever 5-a to lock the lock bin 5-b into the lock hole 1-a.

This is done by moving it from within 2-a.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing how the small battery 1 is attached, and as shown in the figure, the end L-e of the small battery 1 on the opposite side from the contact 4 is Positioning is performed by contacting this positioning member 6.

The positioning members 6 (6-a, 6-b) are provided at both ends of the mounting surface 3-a in the width direction (second direction), as shown in FIG. In addition, in Fig. 3, 41~
45 are rechargeable battery cells, and the battery 1 is
is configured.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how the large battery 2 is attached, and as shown, the positioning member 6-a is attached.

6-b (first convex portion) is inserted into escape hole (first recess) 2-b, and the wall surface within this escape hole 2-b abuts against this positioning member 6. Further, the positioning member 7 is inserted into a groove (second concave portion) 2-e provided on the mounting plane 20d of the large battery 2, and the wall surface within the groove 2-e is aligned with the positioning member (second convex portion). )7. With these, the large battery 2 is positioned. In addition, 31-3
Reference numerals 5 indicate rechargeable battery cells of the large battery 2, and these have larger diameters than the respective rechargeable battery cells 41 to 45 of the small battery 1 described above. The aforementioned groove portion 2-e is provided in the gap between the rechargeable battery cells 31 and 32, and is formed so as not to hinder the arrangement of the rechargeable battery cells 31 to 35 for the large battery 2.

In the two types of batteries configured as described above, large and small, and the system using the same, the positioning members 6-a, 6-
While the end 1-e of the small battery 1 comes into contact with b,
Since the wall surface inside the escape hole 2-b of the large battery 2 comes into contact with the wall surface inside the escape hole 2-b, the mounting surface 2 has a different size with respect to the same mounting surface 3-a.
It is now possible to install different types of batteries.

Further, the positioning members 6-a and 6-b are attached to the mounting surface 3-
Since they are provided at both ends in the width direction of the large battery 2, the escape holes 2-b of the large battery 2 can be formed in the shape of a groove in the outer shape thereof, and the shaping of the large battery 2 is also extremely easy.

In addition, for the large battery 2, this positioning member 6-
Since the positioning member 7 is provided separately from the positioning members a and 6-b, there is no fear that the positioning and holding of the large battery 2 will become unstable.

Furthermore, since the groove portion of the large battery 2 corresponding to this positioning member is provided in the gap between the rechargeable battery cells, it does not interfere with the arrangement of the rechargeable battery cells.

Furthermore, since the positioning members 6 and 7 can be disposed close to each other, the relative positional accuracy of these members can be improved, and no problem occurs in positioning the large battery 2.

In this specification, a system using two types of batteries in a camera-integrated VTR has been described, but the apparatus to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this, and may include three or more types of batteries. Even if there is a similar configuration, it is possible to mount it on a common mounting surface.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the battery and battery mounting system of the present invention, it is now possible to mount a plurality of types of batteries having different mounting surface dimensions on the same mounting surface.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the system of the present invention is applied to a camera-integrated VTR, Fig. 2 is a side view and a plan view showing details of the grip section in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a small battery attached. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how a large battery is installed, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conventional camera-integrated VTR battery installation system. In the figure, 1 is a small battery, 2 is a large battery, 1-'d
, 2-d is the battery mounting surface, 2-b is the escape hole (first recess), 2-e is the groove (second recess), 3-a is the mounting surface, and 6.7 is the positioning member (first recess). 1. second convex portion), 31~
35. 41 to 45 are rechargeable battery cells. vomit 20

Claims (8)

[Claims] (1) The external dimensions in a predetermined first direction on the mounting surface are larger than the small battery, and the external dimensions in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the mounting surface are equal to the small battery. A battery, characterized in that a recess is provided at a position on the mounting surface in accordance with the external dimensions of the small battery in the first direction. (2) The recessed portions are provided at both ends of the battery in the second direction.
) Battery listed in section. (3) A plurality of cells are arranged in the first direction, and a second cell is located at a position on the mounting surface according to the gap between the plurality of cells.
Claim No. (1) characterized in that a recessed portion is provided.
) or (2). (4) The battery according to claim (3), wherein the second recess is provided at a position that follows the gap closest to the recess among the plurality of gaps between the plurality of cells. (5) A small battery, which has a large external dimension in a predetermined first direction on the mounting surface and a large external dimension in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the mounting surface. A system for mounting a large battery having the same characteristics, wherein a recess is provided on the mounting surface of the large battery, and a recess is provided on the mounting surface opposite to the mounting surface.
A battery mounting system characterized in that a protrusion that can fit into the recess is provided at a position corresponding to the external dimensions of the small battery in the first direction. (6) The convex portions are provided at both ends of the mounting surface in the second direction.
The battery mounting system described in section 5). (7) The large battery has a plurality of cells arranged in the first direction, and a second convex portion is provided on the mounting surface at a position corresponding to a gap between the plurality of cells. A battery mounting system according to claim (5) or (6). (8) The battery according to claim (7), wherein the second protrusion is provided at a position that follows the gap closest to the protrusion among the plurality of gaps between the plurality of cells. mounting system.