JPH04341768A - Charging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform charging operation for an electronic appliance having a battery freely only by inserting the battery solely or the battery installed to the electronic appliance into a common storage part. CONSTITUTION:An electronic appliance 6 having a battery 7 is inserted to a storage part 2, so charging is performed through a charging terminal 5, and a forward end part 7a of the battery 7 only is inserted and fixed to a groove 4 provided at the bottom part of the containing part 3, so charging is performed through the charging terminal 5 similarly.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a charger device used for secondary batteries of mobile phones and the like that require charging.

0002

5 and 6 show the structure of a conventional charging device, in which 9 and 10 are hollow storage sections provided in the main body 8 of the charging device, 11 is a charging terminal, and 12 is an insertion guide. . 7 and 8 respectively show a case where the electronic device 6 with the battery 7 attached thereto is inserted into the charging device main body 8 together with the battery 7, and a case where the battery 7 is inserted alone. In either case, a contact terminal (not shown) provided at the lower end of the battery 7 contacts the charging terminal 11 in the inserted state, so that the battery 7 is charged.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional charging device described above, when a single battery 7 is inserted into the storage section 9, there is no battery holding part other than the insertion guide 12, and the battery is inserted in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. There was a problem in that the charging terminal 11 was easily moved and reliable contact with the charging terminal 11 could not be obtained. The present invention solves these conventional problems, and allows both the electronic device 6 with battery 7 and the single battery 7 to be charged under reliable contact with the charging terminal 11 in the same storage part. The purpose is to provide an excellent charger device.

0004

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is constructed so that a fitting recess into which a leading end of a battery is inserted and fixed is provided at the bottom of each storage section.

[0005]

[Function] Therefore, according to the present invention, either a single battery or an electronic device equipped with a battery can be inserted and stably fixed in each storage section, and charging can be performed from the charging terminal in this state.

[0006]

Embodiment FIGS. 3 and 4 both show the structure of an embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a charger main body, which has two storage sections 2 and 3, each of which is provided with a groove 4 for fixing a battery and a charging terminal 5 consisting of a plurality of terminals at the bottom thereof. The charging terminal 5 is made of a conductive metal spring, and is installed in a curved manner starting from the bottom corners 2a, 3a of the housing sections 2, 3 and partially extending into the groove 4.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG. 1 shows the state in which an electronic device 6 with a battery 7 attached thereto is inserted into the storage part 2, and a battery 7 alone is inserted into the storage part 3, both of which are tilted obliquely. While the electronic device 6 with a battery is held by the insertion guide 1a and the fixing part 1b, the charging terminal 5 and the contact terminal 7b provided at the lower end of the battery 7 are in contact with each other, and the battery 7 is charged via the charging terminal 5. will be held. On the other hand, when the battery 7 is inserted alone into the storage section 3, the tip end 7b of the battery 7 fits into the groove 4, and the battery 7 is charged from the charging terminal 5 via the contact terminal 7b. In this case, the battery 7 is held safely during charging by the groove 4 and the spring properties of the charging terminal 5. Incidentally, inserting the battery 7 obliquely not only improves operability but also has the effect of helping to stably hold the battery 7 and the electronic device 6.

[0008]

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above-mentioned embodiments, the present invention has a structure in which a plurality of storage sections are provided in the charger body, and a charging terminal and a concave portion adjacent thereto are provided at the bottom of each. While it can hold electronic devices with batteries by itself, it can also hold the tip of the battery by inserting it into the recess, and in either case, the battery can be charged via the charging terminal provided at the bottom of the storage compartment. This has the effect of stably holding and charging multiple types of batteries and electronic devices in combination.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a charger device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Cross-sectional view showing the installation state of a single battery in the device

[Figure 3] Top view of the charger body of the device

[Figure 4] Cross-sectional view showing the device without batteries installed

[Figure 5] Top view of conventional charger device

[Figure 6] Cross-sectional view showing the device without batteries installed

[Figure 7] Cross-sectional view showing how the battery and electronic devices are installed in the device

[Figure 8] Cross-sectional view showing the battery installed state of the device

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Charger body 2 Storage section 3. Storage section 4 groove 5 Charging terminal 6 Electronic equipment 7 Battery 7a Tip 7b Contact terminal

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A charger main body includes a plurality of storage parts into which electronic devices equipped with batteries can be inserted, and a bottom of the storage part includes a recess into which the tip of the battery can be inserted and fitted; A charging terminal adjacent to each recess is provided, and in the case of a single battery, the tip of the battery is inserted into the groove, and in the case of an electronic device equipped with the battery, it is inserted into the storage part, and in both cases, the charging terminal is inserted into the groove. A charger device configured to charge the battery via a terminal.