JPH0620289Y2 - Battery holding device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a battery holding device, in particular, a battery is held by a holder, the holder is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, and the holder is mounted by a lock lever. It relates to a holding device adapted to be locked in position.

[Outline of device]

According to the present invention, in a device in which a battery is mounted at a predetermined mounting position through a holder, a lock lever for locking the holder is provided with a stopper, and the stopper is held while the lock lever is being pushed to the unlocked position. Even if the holder holding the battery is urged by a spring to fly out, the stopper prevents the holder from jumping out more than a predetermined stroke.

[Conventional technology]

For example, in a portable card type radio receiver, a button type battery such as a lithium battery is used, and such a battery is mounted at a predetermined mounting position via a holder. The electrodes of the attached battery are designed to come into contact with the contacts, which drives the circuit of the radio receiver and enables reception of radio broadcasts at any place.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In such a radio receiver, it is necessary to remove the holder from the mounting position when replacing the battery. Therefore, if a pressing spring is provided at the mounting position and the lock is released, the elastic restoring force of the spring can cause the holder to pop out. However, if the holder is allowed to pop out freely when the lock is released, the holder or the battery pops out of the mounting portion and falls off. In some cases, the battery or the holder may be lost.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a holding device that prevents a holder from protruding by a predetermined stroke, thereby preventing the holder and the battery from falling off. It is intended.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention is an apparatus in which a battery is held by a holder, the holder is mounted in a predetermined mounting position, and the holder is locked in the mounting position by a rotatable lock lever, the device being mounted in the mounting position. A pressing spring for urging the holder in the pushing direction is engaged with a claw portion on the tip side of the lock lever, so that the holder mounted at the mounting position is locked along the insertion direction of the holder. The engaging recess formed in the side surface and the lock lever are provided on the lock lever on the side opposite to the position of the pawl on the tip side with respect to the rotation fulcrum of the lock lever, and the lock lever moves in the unlocking direction. A stopper adapted to be engaged with the engaging recess when rotated, and a portion of the claw on the tip end side of the lock lever engages with the engaging recess of the holder. And an elastic piece integrally urged to the lock lever so as to integrally rotate with the lock lever, and when the lock by the lock lever is released, the holder is pushed out by the pressing spring. And a stopper for the lock lever that pivots to an unlocked position engages with the engaging recess to prevent the holder from popping out. Is.

[Action]

When the battery is held in the holder and the holder is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the claw of the rotatable lock lever engages with the engaging recess of the holder and is locked. When the lock lever is rotated in the unlocking direction, the engagement between the lock lever claw and the engaging recess of the holder is released,
The holder is pushed out by the pressing spring. However, this time, the stopper of the lock lever is engaged with the engaging recess of the holder, so that the holder can be locked when the portion corresponding to the distance between the claw and the stopper is protruded, and the holder is not moved. It is prevented from coming out.

〔Example〕

FIG. 3 shows a battery holding device for a card type radio receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a cabinet 11 of the radio receiver has a mounting portion 11 formed of a recess. The battery 1 is attached to the mounting portion 11.
2 is attached. The battery 12 is held by a circular holding portion 14 provided on the holder 13, and in this state, the holder 13 is inserted into the mounting portion 11 to be mounted.

Next, the internal structure of the mounting portion 11 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 2, one side surface of the mounting portion 11 is divided by the rib 18 and the mounting portion 1
A pressing spring 19 is arranged inside the holder 1,
Is urged in the direction of pushing. Also the mounting part 1
A lock lever 20 made of a molded body of polyoxymethylene is provided on the side portion of 1 and is rotatably supported by a pin 21. The lock lever 20 is integrally provided with an elastic piece 22, which is urged to rotate clockwise around the pin 21 in FIGS. 1 and 2 by the elastic piece 22. The provided claw 23 is adapted to engage with the engaging recess 24 of the holder 13. Further, the lock lever 20 is provided with a stopper 25 on its side portion. Further, the button 26 of the lock lever 20 is provided on the side opening 2 of the cabinet 10.
It is designed to project from 7 to the outside.

In the above structure, the battery 12 made of a lithium battery is held by the circular holder 14 of the battery holder 13 as shown in FIG. Then, in this state, the holder 13 is pushed into the mounting portion 11 as shown in FIG.
When the holder 13 is pushed in, since the lock lever 20 is not pushed, the recess 24 passes through the stopper 25 without interfering with the engaging recess 24 of the holder 13 and the stopper 25 of the lock lever 20. After this, the engaging recess 2
The tip end portion of 4 rides over the claw 23 of the lock lever 20, and the claw 23 engages with the engaging concave portion 24 and the holder 13
Is mounted as shown in FIG. 2 and is locked at a predetermined position by the lock lever 20. In this state, the pair of electrodes of the battery 12 come into contact with the corresponding contacts, and are connected to a predetermined circuit of the radio receiver through these contacts. Therefore, the battery 12 drives the radio receiver.

Next, the operation of taking out the holder 13 for replacing the battery 12 will be described. By pushing the button 26 of the lock lever 20 as shown in FIG.
0 is rotated counterclockwise about the pin 21. Therefore, the claw 23 of the lock lever 20 moves upward, the engagement with the engagement recess 24 of the holder 13 is released, and the holder 13 is released.
Becomes free and is pushed out by the elastic restoring force of the pressing spring 19. And a predetermined amount holder 13
When is moved, the edge portion of the engaging recess 24 of the holder 13 comes into contact with the stopper 25 of the lock lever 20, and the movement of the holder 13 is stopped in this state. As a result, the holder 13 is prevented from falling off. When the finger is released from the button 26 of the lock lever 20, the lock lever 20 is rotated to the original state by the elastic restoring force of the elastic piece 22, and becomes the state shown by the chain line in FIG. In this state, the stopper 25 does not engage with the edge portion of the engaging recess 24 of the holder 13, so that the holder 13 can be freely picked up and taken out in this state.

According to such a battery holding device, the battery 12
When operating the lock lever 20 for exchanging the battery, the holder 13 does not accidentally pop out and the battery 12 does not drop out.
Loss of 3 can be prevented. In this way, the operability of replacing the battery 12 is enhanced, and it is possible to provide an easy-to-use radio receiver.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the lock lever that locks the holder mounted at the predetermined mounting position is pressed in the unlocking direction, the engagement between the engaging recess of the holder and the claw of the lock lever is released. The pressing spring causes the holder to be pushed out. When the holder is pushed out by a distance corresponding to the distance between the claw on the tip side of the lock lever and the stopper, the stopper provided on the lock lever engages with the engaging recess of the holder, and at this position the holder Is locked to prevent its popping out.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the holder holding the battery can be prevented from popping out only by providing the stopper on the side opposite to the position of the claw on the tip side with respect to the rotation fulcrum of the lock lever, which is extremely simple. With such a structure, the protrusion of the holder will be prevented. Moreover, since the elastic means for biasing the lock lever to rotate in the locking direction is composed of the elastic piece integrally connected to the lock lever, the number of parts hardly increases, and the structure is extremely simple. The holder will be prevented from popping out. Therefore, when replacing the battery, the holder and the battery are not accidentally dropped or lost, and the battery can be easily replaced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an essential part showing an operation for preventing popping out of a battery holding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a mounted state, and FIG. 3 is a battery holding device. It is an appearance perspective view shown. In the reference numerals used in the drawings, 11 ... Recessed portion (mounting portion) 12 ... Battery 13 ... Holder 14 ... Circular holding portion 19 ... Pressing spring 20 ... Lock lever 23 ... Claw 24. Combination recess 25 ... Stopper 26 ... Button.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device for holding a battery by a holder, mounting the holder at a predetermined mounting position, and locking the holder at the mounting position by a rotatable lock lever. The pressing spring for urging the holder in the pushing direction and the claw portion on the tip side of the lock lever are engaged with each other in the insertion direction of the holder so as to lock the holder mounted at the mounting position. The engaging recess formed on the side surface along the lock lever is provided on the lock lever on the side opposite to the position of the pawl on the tip end side with respect to the rotation fulcrum of the lock lever, and the lock lever is in the unlocking direction. The stopper is adapted to be engaged with the engaging recess when it is turned to, and the end of the lock lever is engaged with the engaging recess of the holder. And elastic pieces that are urged to rotate the lock lever so as to be aligned with each other and integrally connected to the lock lever, and when the lock by the lock lever is released, the holder is moved by the pressing spring. A battery holding device, wherein the stopper of the lock lever, which is pushed out and pivots to an unlocked position, engages with the engaging recess to prevent the holder from popping out.