JPH05205713A - Dry battery holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To judge the discrimination of unused/used dry batteries easily, and hold both dry batteries integrally. CONSTITUTION:A dry battery holder 1 has insertion ports 4a, 4b, which are formed with both ends of an upper surface plate 3 and both ends of a lower surface plate 5, and has a first tension plate 11 and a second tension plate 13. A coil spring 15 is stretched between the tension plate 11 and the tension plate 13. The tension plate 11 is energized to the insertion port 4a direction by the coil spring 15, and the tension plate 13 is energized to the insertion port 4b direction by the coil spring 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dry battery holder, and more particularly to a dry battery holder capable of separately storing unused / used dry batteries.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Portable electric appliances such as portable cassette tape recorders are used outdoors. In order to reduce the size and weight of portable electric appliances, it is known that two types of batteries, known as rechargeable batteries or dry batteries, can be used as batteries for these appliances.

Dry batteries are sold as a pack of four, for example. If you use only two of these,
Two dry batteries are taken out from the pack and inserted into a dry battery case inside the body or attached to the body. The dry cells stored in this case are used as batteries,
The portable cassette tape recorder is driven. By the way, the remaining two dry batteries which are not used are housed / stored in, for example, a drawer.

[0004]

If the capacity of the dry battery used as a battery becomes small while a portable electric appliance such as a portable cassette tape recorder is used outdoors, the dry battery will not be discharged. It will be replaced with the one used. Especially in the open air, it is troublesome to hold a used dry battery, and it may be unnecessarily discarded. That is, regarding the conventional portable electric appliances, only the battery function of the dry battery is focused on, and no consideration is given to the treatment of the dry battery after use.

At present, there is concern about global pollution, and dry batteries are also a factor. In particular, the disposal of used dry batteries is a very serious problem as a pollution factor. From this point of view, recently, a method has been adopted in which a user intentionally collects and disposes of used dry batteries. However, in this case, it is difficult to determine the degree of use of the dry battery from the appearance. For this reason, it is usually necessary to distinguish dry batteries from unused / used batteries.

[0006] Considering environmental pollution, users are aware that dry batteries should not be disposed of easily from a moral point of view. Also, when disposing of used dry batteries, it is necessary to always carry out the troublesome work of distinguishing unused batteries from those not used. For this reason,
The user will hesitate to dispose of the dry battery. As a result, unused / used dry batteries may not be distinguished.

In addition, many dry batteries may be carried when traveling. In this case, it is troublesome and troublesome to arrange the dry batteries into unused / used ones and hold them, especially when traveling.

As described above, the problems associated with the disposal of used dry batteries, the discrimination of used dry batteries, and the clutter when carrying the dry batteries will cause some discomfort to the user.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to efficiently dispose of used dry batteries, to easily distinguish between unused / used dry batteries, and further to dispose unused / used dry batteries. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dry battery holder capable of accommodating simultaneously.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in a dry battery holder for carrying a dry battery, first and second insertion / removal ports facing each other and first and second insertion / removal ports opposed to each other are provided. 1st and 2nd tension board, one end is attached to the 1st tension board, the other end is attached to the 2nd tension board, 1st and 2nd tension board respectively 1st and 2nd insertion opening A dry battery holder characterized in that it is provided with a spring biasing in a direction.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the first and second tension plates have a convex portion that engages with a concave portion provided in the holder main body, and move along the concave portion. It is a dry battery holder.

Further, the present invention provides the first and / or second
And a discriminator attached to the tension plate for discriminating between the first insertion / removal opening and the second insertion / removal opening.

[0013]

By tensioning the coil spring, the first tension plate and the second tension plate are urged in the insertion / removal direction. Also,
By mounting the indicator on the first tension plate, the usage state of the dry battery can be easily recognized.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a dry battery holder to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a dry battery holder according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a dry battery holder 1 is, for example, a holder for an AA dry battery, and includes a top plate 3, a bottom plate 5, and side plates 7 and 9. The lateral length A of the dry battery holder 1 is approximately equal to the length between the + electrode and the − electrode of an AA battery (not shown). Further, the length B in the height direction is set to be somewhat shorter than the length of the diameter of the electrode surface of the dry battery. With such a size configuration, the dry battery can be stored in the holder. One end 3a of the top plate 3 and the bottom plate 5
One ends 5a of the two are opposed to each other and are flexed inwardly, and a gap between the ends 3a and 5a serves as a dry cell insertion / removal opening 4a. Similarly, the other end 3b of the upper surface plate 3 and the other end 5b of the lower surface plate 5 are also made flexible, and the insertion / removal port 4 of the dry battery 4
b. Unused / used dry batteries are inserted / removed through these two insertion / removal ports.

The side plates 7 and 9 are provided with guide grooves 7a and 9a along the longitudinal direction thereof. The convex portions formed at the ends of the first tension plate 11 and the second tension plate 13, which will be described later, are slidably fitted into the guide grooves 7a and 9a. As a result, both tension plates are guided by the guide groove 7
It is arranged between a and 9a and is movable along the guide groove. Triangular members 11 a and 11 b are attached to both ends of the first tension plate 11. These members 11a and 11b are used as indicators, as will be described later.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the inside of the dry battery holder 1, that is, the first tension plate 11, the second tension plate 13 and their peripheral members. In FIG. 2, the tension plate 11
The tension plate 13 is provided so as to face each other. One end of the coil spring 15 is attached to the tension plate 11, and the other end of the coil spring 15 is attached to the tension plate 13. Due to the elastic force of the coil spring 15, the tension plate 11 is constantly loaded in the insertion / removal port 4a direction. Further, the tension plate 13 is
A load is always applied in the direction opposite to the tension plate 11, that is, in the insertion / removal opening 4b direction.

FIG. 3A shows a vertical sectional view of the dry battery holder 1 according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, the dry battery holder 1 is loaded with three unused dry batteries 17a and two used dry batteries 17b. In FIG. 3A, due to the elastic force of the coil spring 15, the tension plate 11 causes the dry battery 17a to
To the insertion / removal port 4a, and the tension plate 13 is a dry battery 17b.
Are urged toward the insertion / removal opening 4b.

For example, when only the unused dry battery 17a is inserted, the tension plate 11 loads the dry battery 17a in the insertion / removal port 4a direction by the elastic force of the coil spring 15 and the tension plate 13 contacts the insertion / removal port 4b. Moved until touched. Further, when only the used dry battery 17b is inserted, the tension plate 13 loads the dry battery 17b in the insertion / removal port 4b direction and is moved until the tension plate 11 comes into contact with the insertion / removal port 4a. Further, when the dry battery is not inserted, the tension plates 11 and 13 are moved until they come into contact with the insertion / removal ports 4a and 4b.

By making the tension plates 11 and 13 movable by means of the coil springs 15, the number of unused / used dry batteries held in the dry battery holder 1 can be varied. Also, indicators 11a and 1
By moving 1b to the insertion / removal opening 4a side, the tension plate 1
1 approaches the insertion / removal opening 4a side. Therefore, the unused dry battery 17a can be taken out from the dry battery holder 1. On the other hand, by moving the indicators 11a and 11b to the insertion / removal opening 4b side, the tension plate 13 approaches the insertion / removal opening 4b side. Therefore, the used dry battery 17b is replaced by the dry battery holder 1
Can be taken from.

FIG. 3B shows a side view of the dry battery holder 1 according to the present invention. The indicator 11a as shown in FIG. 3B is fitted to the convex portion formed at one end of the tension plate 11. Therefore, the indicator 11a moves in response to the movement of the tension plate 11. Therefore, when the dry battery is taken out from the dry battery holder 1 in a dark place such as a bag, the unused dry battery can be taken out by checking the position of the indicator 11a, and the used dry battery can be taken out by mistake. It can be prevented.

FIG. 4 shows a dry battery holder 1 according to the present invention.
A cross-sectional view of is shown. As can be seen in FIG.
The tension plate 11 and the tension plate 13 are pressed outward by the coil spring 15 and expanded so that the gap between the tension plate 11 and the tension plate 13 is maximized. Therefore, the dry batteries 17a and 17b are pressed against the insertion / removal ports 4a and 4b. Therefore, the side surfaces of the dry batteries 17a and 17b and the tips of the insertion / removal ports 4a and 4b overlap. As a result, the dry battery holder 1 has a cubic box-like structure, and has a shape without unevenness for easy carrying.

FIG. 5 shows a method of using the dry battery holder 1. In FIG. 5, an unused dry battery is held in the dry battery holder 1 by inserting an unused dry battery from the insertion / removal opening 4a side in the arrow direction k. Further, the unused dry battery is pulled out from the dry battery holder 1 by pulling the unused dry battery in the arrow direction 1.

On the other hand, the used dry battery is m from the insertion / removal port 4b side.
The used dry battery is held in the dry battery holder 1 by being inserted in the direction shown by. Further, the used dry battery is taken out from the dry battery holder 1 by pulling the used dry battery in the direction indicated by n. As mentioned above,
It is also possible to take out the dry battery by sliding the indicators 11a and 11b. By using the dry battery holder 1 in this way, it is possible to easily make a distinction between unused and used dry batteries.

Although the indicator has a triangular shape in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. Further, a strap may be attached to the dry battery holder 1 according to the present invention and attached to, for example, a belt so that it can be carried. Further, indicators may be attached to both the tension plates 11 and 13. Further, in the case of a rechargeable battery, an electrode may be attached instead of the indicator so that charging can be performed in the dry battery holder. Furthermore, the present invention is applicable to batteries of various sizes in addition to AA batteries.

[0025]

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily discriminate between unused and used dry batteries, and therefore it is possible to efficiently dispose of dry batteries which cause environmental pollution. At this time, the used dry batteries can be collectively taken out by the indicator. Further, it becomes possible to hold a large number of dry cells collectively at one place, and by separately providing an insertion / removal port for unused dry cells and used dry cells, it becomes possible to easily organize the dry cells. Therefore, even when many dry batteries are required for traveling, the dry batteries can be easily arranged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of a dry battery holder.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view and a side view of a dry battery holder.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a dry battery holder.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a dry battery holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Dry Battery Holder 4a, 4b Insertion / Ejection Port 7a, 9a Guide Groove 11, 13 Tension Plate 11a 11b Indicator 15 Coil Spring

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A dry battery holder for carrying a dry battery, the first and second insertion / removal openings facing each other, and the first insertion / removal opening opposed to the first insertion / removal opening.
And a second tension plate, one end of which is attached to the first tension plate and the other end of which is attached to the second tension plate, and the first and second tension plates are respectively attached to the first and second tension plates. A dry battery holder, characterized in that it is provided with a spring for urging the insertion / extraction direction of the. 2. The first and second tension plates have a convex portion that engages with a concave portion provided in a holder body, and are configured to move along the concave portion. Item 1. The dry battery holder according to item 1. 3. A discriminator attached to the first and / or second tension plates for distinguishing the first insertion / removal opening from the second insertion / removal opening. Item 1
The dry battery holder described.