JPH0554872A - Battery holding device for electronic appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a battery from jumping out even if it is accdently dropped during the use while preventing an exchange of the buttery in a state of a closed power supply switch. CONSTITUTION:A case 1 of an electronic appliance is provided with a slide type battery lid 2 and a battery housing chamber 4 housing a battery 5 in the inside, and power supply switch 3 turning ON by making a knob 3a slide to the side of the battery housing chamber 4. The knob 3a of this power supply switch 3 is provided with an engaging plate 6 integrally sliding with the knob 3a on the knob 3a of this power supply switch and a tip of this engaging plate 6 is projected to the side of the battery housing chamber 4 so as to fix and hold the battery 5 inside the battery housing chamber by means of the tip of the engaging plate 6 at the ON time of the power supply switch 3. Thereby, since the battery 5 can not be released unless the power supply switch 3 is turned OFF, battery exchange is unabled in a closed state of the power supply switch 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery holding device used in electronic equipment such as small radios.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electronic device of this type is provided with a battery holding device as shown in FIG.

In the above battery holding device, a sliding type battery lid b is provided in a part of a casing a, and the battery accommodated in a battery accommodating chamber c by sliding and opening the battery lid b. It is configured such that d can be exchanged.

In the figure, reference numeral e indicates a power switch.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional battery holding device, when the electronic device is accidentally dropped, the battery lid b is detached due to the impact, and the battery d pops out of the housing a. is there.

Further, since the battery lid b and the power switch e are provided independently of each other, the battery may be replaced with the power switch e turned on, which causes malfunction or failure of the electronic device. ..

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a battery holding device for an electronic device in which the battery lid is difficult to remove and the battery cannot be replaced when the power switch is turned on. It is intended.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a sliding type battery lid and a battery accommodating chamber accommodating a battery inside thereof in a casing of an electronic device. Provided in the vicinity is a power switch which is turned on by sliding the knob to the battery chamber side, and provided on the knob of this power switch is a locking plate that slides integrally with the knob and the tip of this locking plate. Is protruded toward the battery housing chamber, and the battery in the battery housing chamber is fixedly held by the tip of the locking plate when the power switch is turned on.

[0009]

With the above structure, even if the electronic device is accidentally dropped during use, no shock is directly applied to the battery cover, so the battery cover is difficult to remove and the battery cannot be released unless the power switch is turned off. It is possible to prevent battery replacement in the inserted state.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an electronic device, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, (a) and (b) of FIG. 3 and (a) and (b) of FIG. ) Is an explanatory view of the operation.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 is a housing of an electronic device,
It is formed in a flat rectangular box shape, and a slide type battery lid 2 is provided on a part of the bottom part thereof, and a slide type power switch 3 is provided on an end face thereof.

A battery housing chamber 4 is formed inside the battery lid 2, and a battery 5 is housed in the battery housing chamber 4.
The battery lid 2 has an elongated shape in the longitudinal direction of the housing 1, and has stepped portions 2a on both sides as shown in the enlarged view of FIG.
The stepped portion 2a is engaged with the guide rail 1a formed on the housing 1 side from one end side, and the battery lid 2 is slid to attach the battery lid 2 to the housing 1. You can do it.

On the other hand, the power switch 3 provided on the end face of the housing 1 has a knob 3a slidable toward the battery accommodating chamber 4 side. When the knob 3a is slid toward the battery accommodating chamber 4 side. The power of the electronic device is turned on, and when it is slid to the other side, the power is turned off. The locking plate 6 is attached to the knob 3a.

The locking plate 6 is formed by bending a thin plate such as a metal plate, or is integrally formed of synthetic resin or the like, and has an upper surface formed in a substantially L shape.

Further, the knob 3a of the power switch 3 is penetrated through the bent portion 6a formed on the short side, and when the knob 3a is slid, the locking plate 6 also slides integrally. In addition, the long side of the locking plate 6 projects toward the battery chamber 4 side, and the knob 3 of the power switch 3
When a is turned on, the tip comes into contact with the battery 5 in the battery chamber 4 from above, and when the knob 3a is turned off, the tip and the battery 5 are turned on.
A gap 7 is formed between them.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to (a), (b) of FIG. 3 and FIG.
Describing with reference to (a) and (b), when the knob 3a of the power switch 3 is slid to the on side in order to use the electronic device, the locking plate 6 attached to the knob 3a is also a battery. After moving to the storage chamber 4 side, the tip of the locking plate 6 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b) and (b), the battery 5 in the battery housing chamber 4 is abutted from above to fix and hold the battery 5 in the battery housing chamber 4.

Therefore, since the battery 5 is fixed and held by the locking plate 6 during use of the electronic device, even if the electronic device is accidentally dropped, the dead weight of the battery 5 does not act on the battery lid 2 and the battery 5 The lid 2 does not come off from the housing 1.

If the battery is replaced in this state,
Since the locking plate 6 holds the battery 5 fixedly and the battery 5 cannot be taken out from the battery housing chamber 4, it is possible to prevent the battery replacement with the power switch 3 turned on.

On the other hand, when the use of the electronic device is stopped or the battery is replaced, the knob 3a of the power switch 3 is slid to the off side as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG.

As a result, a gap 7 is formed between the locking plate 6 and the battery 5 to release the fixing of the battery 5, so that when replacing the battery, the battery lid 2 may be further opened to replace the battery 5. ..

[0022]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the power switch is turned on to use the electronic device, the locking plate holds the battery in the battery accommodating chamber. Even if dropped, the impact does not directly act on the battery cover.

As a result, it is possible to prevent the internal battery from jumping out of the housing due to the battery lid coming off.

Further, since the battery is fixedly held by the locking plate when the power switch is turned on, the battery cannot be taken out even if the battery cover is opened.

As a result, since the battery cannot be replaced while the power switch is turned on, problems such as malfunction and failure of electronic equipment can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a battery holding device for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 (a) A plan view of the power switch turned on (b) A front view of the same

[Fig. 4] (a) A plan view with the power switch turned off. (B) A front view of the same.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a conventional battery holding device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 case 2 battery cover 3 power switch 3a knob 4 battery accommodating chamber 5 battery 6 locking plate

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A housing for electronic equipment is provided with a slide type battery lid and a battery housing chamber inside which a battery is housed, and a knob is slid to the battery housing chamber side in the vicinity of the battery housing chamber. A power switch for turning on the power switch is provided, and a lock plate that slides integrally with the lock is provided on the knob of the power switch, and the tip of the lock plate is projected toward the battery chamber to enable the power switch to turn on. A battery holding device for an electronic device or the like, characterized in that a tip of a stop plate fixes and holds a battery in a battery housing chamber.