JPH0422540Y2

JPH0422540Y2 -

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Publication number: JPH0422540Y2
Application number: JP1986015366U
Authority: JP
Priority date: 1986-02-05
Filing date: 1986-02-05
Publication date: 1992-05-22
Also published as: JPS62127663U

Description

【考案の詳細な説明】（産業上の利用分野）本考案は、電子セオドライト、光波測距儀、あ
るいは、トータルステーシヨン等の電子回路内蔵
型の測量機の電源として使用される電池を収納す
る測量機用電池ケースに関する。[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention is a survey instrument that houses a battery used as a power source for a survey instrument with a built-in electronic circuit, such as an electronic theodolite, a light wave range finder, or a total station. Regarding aircraft battery cases.

（考案の背景）従来から、電子セオドライト、光波測距儀、あ
るいは、トータルステーシヨン等の電子回路内蔵
型の測量機では、その電源として、ニツケルカド
ミニウム電池（ニツカド電池）、乾電池等の電池
が使用されている。ところで、この電池を予備電
源として持ち運ぶ際に、持ち運びに便利であるこ
とが望ましく、そこで、その電池を測量機用電池
ケースに収納しし、携帯可能のユニツトとして構
成することが考えられるが、その際、測量機への
着脱が容易で、かつ、その電池ケースに収納され
ている電池が、その電池ケースの持ち運び、その
電池ケースの測量機への装着、取外しの際の振動
等によつてその電池ケースから離脱しないように
電池ケースを構成することが望ましい。(Background of the invention) Traditionally, surveying instruments with built-in electronic circuits, such as electronic theodolites, light wave rangefinders, and total stations, have used batteries such as nickel-cadmium batteries (Nitsucadmium batteries) and dry batteries as their power sources. ing. By the way, when carrying this battery as a backup power source, it is desirable that it be convenient to carry, so it is conceivable to store the battery in a battery case for a surveying instrument and configure it as a portable unit. When carrying the battery case, the battery can be easily attached to and removed from the surveying instrument, and the battery stored in the battery case may be damaged due to vibrations, etc. when carrying the battery case, attaching the battery case to the surveying instrument, or removing it. It is desirable to configure the battery case so that it does not separate from the battery case.

（考案の目的）そこで、本考案の目的は、持ち運びに便利で、
電池ケースに収納配列されている電池が電池ケー
スから自然離脱することを防止でき、かつ、着脱
の容易な測量機用電池ケースを提供することにあ
る。(Purpose of the invention) Therefore, the purpose of the invention is to make it convenient to carry,
To provide a battery case for a surveying instrument that can prevent batteries stored and arranged in the battery case from spontaneously detaching from the battery case and is easy to attach and detach.

（考案の構成）本考案の特徴は、測量機用電池ケースが、電子
回路を有する測量機に着脱自在に取付けられて装
着時に前記測量機の外壁の一部を構成するケース
筺体を有し、このケース筺体には、抜取り方向と
直交する方向の押圧操作により弾発付勢力に抗し
てスライドされかつ弾発付勢力により前記測量機
に設けられた係合ピンと係合して前記ケース筺体
を測量機の外壁に固定する開口部が形成されたス
ライダーと、電池を収納配列する電池収納室とが
設けられると共に、この電池収納室に収納配列さ
れているその電池の自然離脱を防止するためにそ
の電池の配列面に略平行な軸部を回動中心にして
旋回可能の離脱防止用部材とその電池の収納時に
その離脱用防止部材の旋回を防止する係止部材が
設けられているところにある。(Structure of the invention) The present invention is characterized in that a battery case for a surveying instrument has a case housing that is detachably attached to a surveying instrument having an electronic circuit and forms a part of the outer wall of the surveying instrument when attached. The case housing is slid against the pressing force by a pressing operation in a direction perpendicular to the extraction direction, and is engaged with an engaging pin provided on the surveying instrument by the pressing force, thereby causing the case housing to slide. A slider having an opening to be fixed to the outer wall of the surveying instrument and a battery storage chamber for storing and arranging the batteries are provided, and in order to prevent the batteries stored and arranged in the battery storage chamber from spontaneously detaching. A detachment prevention member that can pivot around a shaft portion substantially parallel to the battery arrangement surface and a locking member that prevents the detachment prevention member from turning when the battery is stored are provided. be.

（実施例）以下に、本考案に係る測量機用電池ケースを電
子セオドライトに適用した実施例を図面を参照し
つつ説明する。(Example) Hereinafter, an example in which a battery case for a surveying instrument according to the present invention is applied to an electronic theodolite will be described with reference to the drawings.

第１図において、符号Ｋは電子セオドライト本
体、符号Ｓは望遠鏡、符号Ｔは托架、符号Ｄは表
示器、１は電池ケースである。托架Ｔは、鉛直軸
心O_zの回りに回動され、その回動角は、電子セ
オドライト本体Ｋに内蔵されているエンコーダに
よつて検出され、水平角として表示器Ｄにデジタ
ル表示され、望遠鏡Ｓは水平軸心O_lの回りに回動
され、その回動角は電子セオドライト本体Ｋに内
蔵されているエンコーダによつて検出され、高度
角として表示器Ｄにデジタル表示される。このエ
ンコーダ、処理制御回路、表示器Ｄの電源には、
ここでは、乾電池Ｂが使用されており、この乾電
池Ｂは後述するようにして電池ケース１に配列収
納されるものである。電池ケース１は、測量機外
壁としての托架Ｔに着脱自在に装着されるもの
で、その装着時に托架Ｔの外壁の一部を構成する
ものとなつている。 In FIG. 1, reference numeral K indicates the main body of the electronic theodolite, reference numeral S indicates the telescope, reference numeral T indicates the rack, reference numeral D indicates the display, and reference numeral 1 indicates the battery case. The cradle T is rotated around the vertical axis _Oz , and the rotation angle is detected by an encoder built into the electronic theodolite main body K, and is digitally displayed on the display D as a horizontal angle. The telescope S is rotated around the horizontal axis O _l , and the rotation angle is detected by an encoder built into the electronic theodolite main body K, and is digitally displayed on the display D as an altitude angle. The power supply for this encoder, processing control circuit, and display D includes:
Here, dry batteries B are used, and these dry batteries B are arranged and housed in the battery case 1 as described later. The battery case 1 is detachably attached to a cradle T serving as an outer wall of the surveying instrument, and constitutes a part of the outer wall of the cradle T when attached.

第２図において、２はその電池ケース１のケー
ス筺体である。このケース筺体２には、仕切り壁
３が設けられている。この仕切り壁３によつて乾
電池Ｂを配列収納する電池収納室４が構成される
ものである。この仕切り壁３の内壁面には、乾電
池Ｂの端子間を接続する結線部材５が取付けられ
ている。この実施例では、単三の乾電池Ｂが４本
直列に結線されるようにして、電池収納室４に並
列に配置されている。 In FIG. 2, 2 is the case housing of the battery case 1. This case housing 2 is provided with a partition wall 3. This partition wall 3 constitutes a battery storage chamber 4 in which dry batteries B are arranged and stored. A wiring member 5 for connecting the terminals of the dry battery B is attached to the inner wall surface of the partition wall 3. In this embodiment, four AA batteries B are connected in series and arranged in parallel in the battery storage chamber 4.

結線部材５はコネクタ端子６ａ，６ｂに接続さ
れている。コネクタ端子６ａ，６ｂはケース筺体
２の上面に取付けられ、このコネクタ端子６ａ，
６ｂは電池ケース１を電子セオドライト本体Ｋに
装着したときに托架Ｔに内蔵され、電子セオドラ
イト本体Ｋの各種電子回路に接続されているコネ
クタ端子７ａ，７ｂに接触され、乾電池Ｂの電力
がそのコネクタ端子６ａ，６ｂとコネクタ端子７
ａ，７ｂとの接触によつて各電子回路に供給され
る。そのコネクタ端子７ａ，７ｂは、バネ８ａ，
８ｂによつて、常時電池ケース１のコネクタ端子
６ａ，６ｂの側に付勢され、バネ８ａ，８ｂはそ
のコネクタ端子６ａ，６ｂとコネクタ端子７ａ，
７ｂとの接触を確実にする作用を果たす。 The wiring member 5 is connected to connector terminals 6a and 6b. The connector terminals 6a, 6b are attached to the upper surface of the case housing 2, and the connector terminals 6a, 6b are attached to the upper surface of the case housing 2.
When the battery case 1 is attached to the electronic theodolite main body K, 6b is brought into contact with connector terminals 7a and 7b built in the rack T and connected to various electronic circuits of the electronic theodolite main body K, and the power of the dry battery B is connected to the connector terminals 7a and 7b. Connector terminals 6a, 6b and connector terminal 7
It is supplied to each electronic circuit through contact with a and 7b. The connector terminals 7a and 7b are connected to springs 8a and 7b.
8b, the springs 8a, 8b are always biased toward the connector terminals 6a, 6b of the battery case 1, and the springs 8a, 8b are biased toward the connector terminals 6a, 6b and the connector terminals 7a, 7b.
7b.

ケース筺体２の電池収納室４内には、ブロツク
１０ａ，１０ｂが突設されている。ブロツク１０
ａ，１０ｂは、軸受１１ａ，１１ｂを有する。軸
受１１ａ，１１ｂには、乾電池Ｂの自然離脱を防
止するための離脱防止用部材１３が設けられてい
る。この離脱防止用部材１３は、金属線材によつ
て構成され、その金属線材は略Ｗ字形状を有して
おり、弾性が付与されている。その離脱防止用部
材１３は、基端部に軸部１２ａ，１２ｂを有し、
その軸部１２ａ，１２ｂが軸受１１ａ，１１ｂの
孔に挿着され、電池Ｂの配列面に平行な軸心O₃
を中心に旋回可能とされている。この離脱防止用
部材１３には、その中央部両側に、屈曲部１３１
ａ，１３１ｂが形成されている。 Inside the battery storage chamber 4 of the case housing 2, blocks 10a and 10b are provided protrudingly. block 10
a, 10b have bearings 11a, 11b. The bearings 11a, 11b are provided with detachment prevention members 13 for preventing the dry battery B from detaching naturally. The detachment prevention member 13 is made of a metal wire, and the metal wire has a substantially W-shape and is imparted with elasticity. The detachment prevention member 13 has shaft portions 12a and 12b at its base end,
The shaft portions 12a and 12b are inserted into the holes of the bearings 11a and 11b, and the axis O ₃ is parallel to the arrangement surface of the batteries B.
It is said that it is possible to rotate around the center. This detachment prevention member 13 has bent portions 131 on both sides of its central portion.
a, 131b are formed.

この離脱防止用部材１３の自由端部は、第３図
に示すように仕切り壁３に形成された係止部材と
しての爪片３２ａ，３２ｂに係止可能の形状とさ
れている。電池収納時には、離脱防止用部材１３
は、第２図に示すように、その爪片３２ａ，３２
ｂに係止され、乾電池Ｂが電池ケース１の運搬
時、装着時の振動等によつて電池ケース１から自
然離脱しないようにその乾電池Ｂを押さえてい
る。この離脱防止用部材１３は、その自由端部が
自己の拡開力によつて爪片３２ａ，３２ｂを、第
２図中、左右矢印方向に押圧し、これによつて旋
回軸としての軸心O₃回りの旋回が防止されるも
のとなつている。 The free end portion of this detachment prevention member 13 is shaped to be capable of being engaged with claw pieces 32a and 32b, which serve as engagement members, formed on the partition wall 3, as shown in FIG. When storing the battery, the detachment prevention member 13
As shown in FIG. 2, the claw pieces 32a, 32
b, and holds the dry battery B so that the dry battery B does not spontaneously separate from the battery case 1 due to vibrations when the battery case 1 is being transported or installed. The detachment prevention member 13 has its free end portion press the claw pieces 32a, 32b in the left and right arrow directions in FIG. It is designed to prevent turning around _O3 .

乾電池Ｂの交換時には、第４図に示すように、
屈曲部１３１ａ，１３１ｂを矢印１３２ａ，１３
２ｂの方向から指で押さえて、離脱防止用部材１
３を破線で示すように変形させて、爪片３２ａ，
３２ｂとの係合を解除し、次に離脱防止用部材１
３を二点鎖線で示したように跳ね上げ、乾電池Ｂ
の押さえを解除して、乾電池Ｂを新しいものと交
換し、再び、上記の手順の逆をたどつて乾電池Ｂ
を押さえつけるものである。 When replacing battery B, as shown in Figure 4,
The bent portions 131a and 131b are indicated by arrows 132a and 13.
Separation prevention member 1 by pressing it with your fingers from the direction 2b
3 as shown by the broken line, the claw pieces 32a,
32b, and then detachment prevention member 1
3 as shown by the two-dot chain line, and then remove the battery B.
Release the pressure on the battery B, replace the battery B with a new one, and then reinstall the battery B by following the above steps in reverse.
It is something that suppresses

ケース筺体２の下方には、第２図に示すように
電池ケース１を電子セオドライト本体Ｋに着脱す
るためのストツパー機構２０が組み込まれてい
る。このストツパー機構２０は、第５図に示すよ
うに押しボタン２０１と、この押しボタン２０１
を操作することによつて着脱方向と直交する方向
の押圧操作により弾発付勢力に抗してスライドさ
れるスライダー２０２と、ケース筺体２の内部に
突設された台座２０８と、この台座２０８に形成
された凹部２１０に装着されて押しボタン２０１
を押圧するバネ２１１と、から大略構成されてい
る。 As shown in FIG. 2, a stopper mechanism 20 for attaching and detaching the battery case 1 to the electronic theodolite main body K is incorporated in the lower part of the case housing 2. This stopper mechanism 20 includes a push button 201 and a push button 201 as shown in FIG.
a slider 202 that is slid against the spring force by a pressing operation in a direction perpendicular to the attachment/detachment direction; a pedestal 208 that protrudes inside the case housing 2; The push button 201 is attached to the formed recess 210.
It is roughly composed of a spring 211 that presses the .

スライダー２０２には、その両側にスロツト２
０５ａ，２０５ｂが形成されている。台座２０８
には、ピン２０７ａ，２０７ｂが突設されてい
る。このピン２０７ａ，２０７ｂは、スロツト２
０５ａ，２０５ｂに挿通され、スライダー２０２
の移動方向を規制する。スライダー２０２の中央
部は、屈曲されて、屈曲部２０３となつている。
この屈曲部２０３には第２図に示すように卵形の
開口２０４が形成されている。この開口２０４
は、その大口径側２０４ａが、電子セオドライト
本体Ｋの托架Ｔに植設された係合ピン３０の段付
きヘツド３１の直径よりも大きく形成され、その
小口径側２０４がこの係合ピン３０の軸部３２の
直径よりも大きいが段付きヘツド３１の直径より
も小さく形成されている。 The slider 202 has slots 2 on both sides.
05a and 205b are formed. Pedestal 208
Pins 207a and 207b are provided in a protruding manner. These pins 207a and 207b are connected to slot 2.
05a, 205b, and the slider 202
regulating the direction of movement. The center portion of the slider 202 is bent to form a bent portion 203 .
An oval opening 204 is formed in this bent portion 203, as shown in FIG. This opening 204
The large diameter side 204a is formed to be larger than the diameter of the stepped head 31 of the engagement pin 30 implanted in the rack T of the electronic theodolite main body K, and the small diameter side 204 is formed to be larger than the diameter of the stepped head 31 of the engagement pin 30 implanted in the rack T of the electronic theodolite main body K. The diameter of the stepped head 31 is larger than that of the shaft portion 32 of the stepped head 31, but smaller than the diameter of the stepped head 31.

電池ケース１を電子セオドライト本体Ｋの托架
Ｔに装着するときは、押しボタン２０１を押し
て、スライダー２０２の開口２０４の大口径側２
０４ａが係合ピン３０の位置になるようにし、コ
ネクタ端子６ａ，６ｂをコネクタ端子７ａ，７ｂ
に当接させるようにして電池ケース１を上方に押
しながら托架Ｔの方向に押し進め、次に押しボタ
ン２０１を離すとバネ２１０の弾発力によつてス
ライダー２０２が移動し、開口２０４の小口径側
２０４ｂが係合ピン３０の軸部３２と係合し、ロ
ツクされる。電池ケース１を電子セオドライト本
体Ｋの托架Ｔから取り外すときにはこの逆の手順
をたどるものである。 When attaching the battery case 1 to the rack T of the electronic theodolite main body K, press the push button 201 and open the large diameter side 2 of the opening 204 of the slider 202.
04a is at the position of the engaging pin 30, and the connector terminals 6a and 6b are connected to the connector terminals 7a and 7b.
Push the battery case 1 upward in the direction of the cradle T so that the battery case 1 is in contact with the cradle T, then release the push button 201, the slider 202 moves by the elastic force of the spring 210, and the small opening 204 The caliber side 204b engages with the shaft portion 32 of the engagement pin 30 and is locked. When removing the battery case 1 from the holder T of the electronic theodolite body K, the procedure is reversed.

この実施例によれば、ストツパ機構２０の構成
が簡単であるにもかかわらず確実に電池ケース１
を電子セオドライト本体Ｋに装着できるというメ
リツトがあり、かつ、その取外しも容易である。 According to this embodiment, although the structure of the stopper mechanism 20 is simple, the battery case 1 can be reliably
It has the advantage of being able to be attached to the electronic theodolite main body K, and is also easy to remove.

（考案の効果）本考案に係る測量機用電池ケースは、以上説明
したように、電子回路を有する測量機に着脱自在
に取付けられて装着時に前記測量機の外壁の一部
を構成するケース筺体を有し、このケース筺体に
は、容易にかつその固定を確実に収納配列する電
池収納室とが設けられると共に、この電池収納室
に収納配列されているその電池の自然離脱を防止
するためにその電池の配列面に略平行な軸部を回
動中心にして旋回可能の離脱防止用部材とその電
池の収納時にその離脱用防止部材の旋回を防止す
る係止部材が設けられている構成としたので、そ
の測量機への電池ケースの着脱を極めて容易にか
つその固定を確実に行うことができるという効果
を奏すると共に、電池収納室に収納配列された電
池が電池ケースから自然離脱するのを防止できる
効果を奏する。また、電池ケースが測量機の外形
の一部を構成しているから、その電池ケースを装
着したときに測量機の美観が損われるのを防止で
きる。(Effect of the invention) As explained above, the battery case for a surveying instrument according to the present invention is a case housing that is detachably attached to a surveying instrument having an electronic circuit and forms a part of the outer wall of the surveying instrument when attached. The case housing is provided with a battery storage chamber for easily and securely storing and arranging the batteries, and in order to prevent the batteries stored and arranged in the battery storage chamber from spontaneously detaching. A detachment prevention member that is rotatable about a shaft portion substantially parallel to the array surface of the batteries, and a locking member that prevents the detachment prevention member from turning when the batteries are stored. This has the effect of making it extremely easy to attach and detach the battery case to the surveying instrument and to securely fix it, as well as to prevent the batteries arranged in the battery storage chamber from naturally detaching from the battery case. It has the effect of preventing Furthermore, since the battery case constitutes a part of the outer shape of the surveying instrument, it is possible to prevent the beauty of the surveying instrument from being spoiled when the battery case is attached.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第１図は、本考案に係る測量機用電池ケースが
取付けられる電子セオドライト本体の外観を示す
概略図、第２図は本考案に係る電池ケースの内部
構成を示す平面図、第３図は第２図の−線に
沿う電池ケースの断面図、第４図は本考案に係る
測量機用電池ケースの離脱防止用部材の作用を説
明するための模式図、第５図は第２図のＶ−Ｖ線
に沿う断面図である。１……電池ケース、２……ケース筺体、４……
電池収納室、１１ａ，１１ｂ……軸受、１２ａ，
１２ｂ……軸部、１３……離脱防止用部材、２０
……ストツパ機構、３２ａ，３２ｂ……爪片（係
止部材）、Ｂ……乾電池、Ｋ……電子セオドライ
ト本体（測量機）、O₃……軸心。 Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the external appearance of an electronic theodolite main body to which a battery case for a surveying instrument according to the present invention is attached, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the battery case according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the battery case according to the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the battery case along the - line, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the action of the member for preventing detachment of the battery case for a surveying instrument according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the V in FIG. 2. - It is a sectional view along the V line. 1...Battery case, 2...Case housing, 4...
Battery storage chamber, 11a, 11b...Bearing, 12a,
12b...shaft portion, 13...separation prevention member, 20
... Stopper mechanism, 32a, 32b ... Claw piece (locking member), B ... Dry battery, K ... Electronic theodolite main body (surveying instrument), O ₃ ... Axis center.

Claims

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A case housing that is removably attached to a surveying instrument having an electronic circuit and forms a part of the outer wall of the surveying instrument when installed, and the case housing includes:
The case housing is slid against the pressing force by a pressing operation in a direction perpendicular to the extraction direction, and is engaged with an engagement pin provided on the surveying instrument by the pressing force, thereby fixing the case housing to the outer wall of the surveying instrument. A slider having an opening formed therein, and a battery storage chamber for storing and arranging the batteries are provided, and a slider is provided that is substantially parallel to the battery arrangement surface to prevent the batteries arranged in the battery storage chamber from naturally detaching. A battery case for a surveying instrument, comprising: a detachment prevention member that is rotatable about a shaft portion, and a locking member that prevents the detachment prevention member from pivoting when the battery is stored. . (2) The detachment prevention member is made of a substantially W-shaped elastic wire having a lateral spreading force, the base end thereof is the shaft portion, and the locking member is The battery case for a surveying instrument according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the battery case is configured to limit the spreading force of the elastic wire in the lateral direction.