JPH0794214A - Continuously battery charging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make usage of a battery charging apparatus easy and make charged batteries easy to take out by charging batteries which are inserted successively into a battery insertion chamber and storing them in a freely turnable storage chamber for already charged batteries. CONSTITUTION:Batteries 7 to be charged are inserted successively into a battery insertion chamber 5 through a lever 6 which can swing and charged in a charging chamber 15 led out of the chamber 5 and composed of a positive and a negative electrodes for charging. The already charged batteries 7 are stored in a freely rotatable storage chamber 9 for already charged batteries 9 and an already charged battery can be taken out by rotating the chamber 9 and making the chamber in open condition. Having this structure, the continuous battery charging becomes easy to use and also easy to take batteries out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a continuous battery charger for continuously charging a plurality of rechargeable dry batteries such as rechargeable alkaline-manganese batteries.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, to charge a battery, a fixed number of batteries have been inserted into a charger and taken out after a lapse of a fixed time.

[0003]

Therefore, the usage of the charger is troublesome because it is necessary to use it in consideration of both quantity and time.

An object of the present invention is to provide a continuous battery charger which is easy to use, can take out a charged battery at any time, and can easily take out a charged battery.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a battery insertion chamber in which a discharged battery is inserted from the outside, a charging chamber having a space communicating with the battery insertion chamber on the inlet side and extending in a predetermined direction, A plurality of pairs of positive electrodes and negative electrodes that are arranged in a line in a predetermined direction in the charging chamber and are provided at the same intervals as the diameter of the battery, and that also have a function of movably guiding the battery,
The charging circuit unit that supplies the charging voltage to the electrodes and the battery inserted in the battery insertion chamber are pushed to move them between the first electrodes of the charging chamber, and the battery between the electrodes of the charging chamber is only one battery. A lever that moves in a predetermined direction, a charged battery storage chamber that communicates with the outlet side of the charging chamber, and a charged battery storage chamber that rotates between a closed position and an open position. The battery pack is provided with a swivel drawer that receives the battery housed in the storage chamber and moving from the charging chamber through the opening, and exposes the battery so that the battery can be taken out from the outside through the opening in the open position.

[0006]

In the present invention, when a discharged battery is inserted into the battery insertion chamber and the lever is operated to push the battery in the battery insertion chamber, this battery is moved between the first electrodes of the charging chamber, The battery between the electrodes is moved between the next electrodes,
The battery between the last electrodes of the charging chamber is moved to and housed in the swivel drawer of the charged battery housing chamber. Charging occurs while the battery sequentially moves through the electrodes of the charging chamber. Then, the swivel drawer is rotated to the open position to take out the battery from the outside.

[0007]

1 shows a plan view, a front view and a side view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a front view with a front cover removed, and FIG. 3 shows A in FIG. -A 'sectional drawing is shown.

In FIG. 1, a front cover 2 is mounted on the front surface of a case body 1 so as to be able to be pulled up. A rear cover 3 is fixed to the rear surface of the case body 1. A battery insertion port 4 is provided on the upper portion of the front cover 2, and the battery insertion port 4
Is an inlet of a battery insertion chamber 5 (FIG. 3) provided in the upper part of the case body 1. A lever 6 is attached to the upper part of the case body 1 so as to be pushed down. A window 8 is provided below the battery insertion port 4 of the front cover 2 so that the battery 7 in the case body 1 can be seen.

A charged battery accommodating chamber 9 is formed in the lower part of the case body 1, and a swivel drawer 10 is rotatably provided on a shaft 11 in the charged battery accommodating chamber 9.

2 and 3, the lever 6 is rotatably attached to a shaft 12 fixed to the case body 1,
It is urged clockwise by the coil spring 13 in FIG. 3 and stopped at the position in FIG. At the tip of the lever 6, a push-down portion 6 a that comes into contact with the battery 7 inserted into the battery insertion chamber 5 from the outside is formed.

A charging chamber 15 partitioned by a partition wall 14 is formed below the battery insertion chamber 5, and the charging chamber 15 has a space extending vertically downward so that the inlet side (upper side) communicates with the battery insertion chamber 5. Have. In the charging chamber 15, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of pairs of plus electrodes 16 and minus electrodes 17 are vertically aligned in a line and provided at the same intervals as the diameter of the battery 7. The plus electrode 16 and the minus electrode 17 are attached to the case body 1 by an electrode attachment member 18. The positive electrode 12 is made of a conductive leaf spring material and has a recess (not shown) in the vertical direction. The positive electrode of the battery 7 comes into contact with and slides in this recess, whereby the battery 7 is guided to move vertically downward. That is, the electrodes 16 and 17 are connected to the battery 7
The battery 7 has not only a function of charging the battery but also a function of movably guiding the battery 7 by having the recess. In order to stabilize the position of the battery 7, leaf springs 19 are attached in two rows in the recessed central portion of the partition wall 14. Leaf spring 19
As shown in FIG. 3, since the battery 7 is slightly pushed up and pushed toward the front cover 3, the position of the battery 7 during charging is stable.

In the space behind the charging chamber 15, electrodes 16,
A charging circuit section 20 for supplying a charging voltage to 17 is arranged. The output terminals of the charging circuit unit 20 are provided by the number of pairs of the electrodes 16 and 17, and are connected to the electrodes 16 and 17 by lead wires (not shown). A space below the charging circuit unit 20 is a plug housing unit 21 in which a plug (not shown) to be inserted into an outlet for supplying power to the charging circuit unit 20 is housed.

The charged battery accommodating chamber 9 formed below the charging chamber 15 communicates with the outlet side (lower side) of the charging chamber 15. Swing drawer 10 provided in the charged battery storage chamber 9
Is attached to the shaft 11 so as to rotate between a closed position and an open position, has a fan-shaped cross-section, and has an arc-shaped opening 22 that is wide open. The swivel drawer 10 is housed in the charged battery storage chamber 9 in the closed position and receives the battery 7 falling from the charging chamber 15 through the opening 22 and in the open position from the outside through the opening 22.
The opening 22 is exposed at the position of the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Even in the open position, part of the swivel drawer 10 is located in the charged battery storage chamber 9 so that the battery 7 can be received. The swivel drawer 10 is stable in either a closed position or an open position depending on the weight of the battery 7. Reference numeral 23 is a knob for turning operation, 24 is a stopper that determines the open position by contacting the bottom end of the case body 1, and 25 is a lever stopper.

Next, the operation of the illustrated embodiment will be described. When the lever 6 is pushed down against the coil spring 13 after the discharged battery 7 is inserted into the battery insertion chamber 5 through the battery insertion port 4, the push-down portion 6a of the lever 6 pushes the battery 7 downward. The lever 6 makes a stroke until it hits a lever stopper 25 formed integrally with the partition wall 14, and this stroke is equal to one battery (diameter). This allows
The battery 7 is moved between the first electrodes 16 and 17 of the charging chamber 15, and the battery 7 between the electrodes 16 and 17 of the charging chamber 15 is moved between the next electrodes 16 and 17, respectively, and the charging chamber 1
The battery 7 between the last electrodes 16, 17 of 5 falls into the swivel drawer 10. The battery 7 is an electrode 16 of the charging chamber 15,
It is charged while moving 17 sequentially. Then, the swivel drawer 10 is stored until it is taken out.

When the battery 7 is taken out, the knob 23 is held and the swivel drawer 10 is pulled out to the front, and the swivel drawer 10 rotates to the open position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Since the opening 22 is largely exposed in the open position, the battery 7 can be easily taken out.

[0016] As described above, the user can see the discharged battery 7
Is simply inserted into the battery insertion chamber 5 and the lever 6 is pushed, and it is not necessary to monitor the charge state thereafter, so that it is easy to use. Further, since the charged battery 7 is housed in the swivel drawer 10 in the charged battery housing chamber 9, it can be easily taken out at any time during use. Then, since the battery 7 is taken out by rotating the swivel drawer 10 toward you, the battery 7 can be taken out easily.

It should be noted that the lever 6 can be electrically driven (motor driven or the like) by a switch operation instead of being manually operated. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the moving direction of the battery 7 is vertically downward, but it may be horizontal.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A battery insertion chamber in which a discharged battery is inserted from the outside, a charging chamber having an inlet communicating with the battery insertion chamber and having a space extending in a predetermined direction, and a battery insertion chamber in which the batteries are aligned in a predetermined direction in the charging chamber A plurality of pairs of positive electrodes and negative electrodes provided at the same interval as the diameter and also having a function of movably guiding the battery;
A lever that pushes the battery inserted in the battery insertion chamber to move it between the first electrodes of the charging chamber, and also moves the battery between the electrodes of the charging chamber by one battery in a predetermined direction, and the outlet side of the charging chamber. The charged battery storage chamber communicating with the, and provided in the charged battery storage chamber so as to rotate between the closed position and the open position,
In the closed position, the battery accommodated in the charged battery storage chamber receives the battery moving from the charging chamber through the opening, and in the open position, the swivel drawer exposes the opening so that the battery can be taken out through the opening from the outside. Since the user only has to insert the discharged battery and push the lever, the user can easily use the battery. Moreover, since the charged battery is accommodated, the charged battery can be taken out at any time. Moreover, since the swivel drawer is rotated to the open position so that the opening of the swivel drawer is exposed, it is possible to easily take out the charged battery.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of a continuous battery charger that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the front cover is also removed.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case Body 2 Front Cover 3 Rear Cover 4 Battery Insertion Port 5 Battery Insertion Chamber 6 Lever 7 Battery 8 Window 9 Charged Battery Storage Chamber 10 Swivel Drawer 11 Axis 12 Axis 13 Coil Spring 14 Partition Wall 15 Charging Chamber 16 Positive Electrode 17 Negative Electrode 18 Electrode Mounting Member 19 Leaf Spring 20 Charging Circuit Section 21 Plug Storage Section 22 Opening Section 23 Knob 24 Stopper 25 Lever Stopper

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A battery insertion chamber in which a discharged battery is inserted from the outside, a charging chamber having an inlet side communicating with the battery insertion chamber and having a space extending in a predetermined direction, and a line in the charging chamber in the predetermined direction. Aligned with, and provided at the same interval as the diameter of the battery,
A plurality of pairs of positive electrodes and negative electrodes having a function of movably guiding the battery, a charging circuit unit that supplies a charging voltage to the electrodes, and a battery inserted in the battery insertion chamber to push the battery to start the charging chamber. Between the electrodes of the charging chamber and a battery for moving the battery between the electrodes of the charging chamber by the amount of one battery in the predetermined direction; a charged battery storage chamber communicating with the outlet side of the charging chamber; It is provided in the charged battery storage chamber so as to rotate between a position and an open position, and is housed in the charged battery storage chamber in the closed position to receive a battery moving from the charging chamber through the opening, and the open position. Then, a continuous battery charger having a swivel drawer that exposes the opening so that the battery can be taken out from the outside through the opening.