JPH0992247A - Battery housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily, surely replace a battery without momentary cutoff of supply current to an electronic circuit by having specific constitution in a battery housing device for housing the battery for supplying current to a printed circuit board. SOLUTION: A battery housing device has a holder 31 forming a battery attaching/detaching port 37 on one surface and housing a battery 35, a cover member 41 arranged so as to be capable of attaching/detaching on the battery attaching/detaching port 37 side of the holder 31 and covering the battery 35, a holder electrodes 33 arranged on both sides of the holder 31 and having a board fixing terminal 33a connecting to a printed circuit board, cover side electrodes 45 arranged on both sides of the cover member 41, and an electrically conducting means for always electrically conducting the holder electrode 33 and the cover side electrode 45. The electrically conducting means is preferable to be constituted with a connecting member 47 having conductivity for connecting the holder electrode 33 and the cover side electrode 45 so as to be capable of turning on the one end.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery housing device for housing a battery for supplying power to a printed circuit board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in an electronic circuit in which timer setting data, measurement data, meter reading data, etc. are stored in a volatile memory, a battery is used as a backup power source. It is necessary to replace the battery with a new battery as it is consumed.

At this time, since it is necessary to replace the battery without erasing the stored data stored in the volatile memory, it is possible to stabilize the electronic circuit without interrupting the supply current to the electronic circuit. While supplying current continuously,
It is necessary to replace the used battery with a new battery. Conventionally, as such a battery replacement method, for example, a method as shown in FIG. 8 has been known.

In this method, in order to supply the electric power from the battery to the electronic circuit on the printed board 11, the male connectors 13 and 15 for supplying power are arranged at two positions so as to electrically act in the same manner. There is. Then, the used battery 17 is replaced with a new battery 19 as described below.

First, the female connector 21 of the used battery 17
Connect the female connector 23 of the new battery 19 to the male connector 15 for power supply not connected to
The female connector 21 is removed from the power supply male connector 13 on the printed circuit board 11. Next, the used battery 17 fixed to the printed circuit board 11 with the binding band 25 is removed, and the newly connected new battery 19 is fixed again to the printed circuit board 11 using the binding band 25 to replace the battery. Done.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional battery replacement method, there is a risk that the stored data may be erased by erroneous procedures, so that the battery replacement method becomes complicated and the battery replacement work cannot be facilitated. There was a problem.

Further, there is a problem that a great deal of time is required for the replacement work. The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a battery housing device that allows easy and reliable battery replacement.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery housing device, wherein a holder is formed on one surface of the holder for accommodating a battery, and the holder is detachably disposed on the side of the holder where the battery is attached and detached. A cover member, a holder electrode having board mounting terminals arranged on both sides of the holder and connected to a printed circuit board, lid side electrodes arranged on both sides of the lid member, the holder electrode and the lid side electrode And a conducting means that always electrically conducts them.

According to another aspect of the battery accommodating apparatus of the present invention, the holder and the lid member are openably and closably connected. According to another aspect of the battery accommodating device of the present invention, the conducting means is composed of a conductive connecting member that connects the holder electrode and the lid-side electrode so as to be rotatable about one end.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the battery accommodating device, the holder is provided with a battery holding member that prevents the battery from being driven from the holder toward the lid member when the lid member is opened. Characterize.

[0011]

In the battery accommodating device according to the first aspect, the used battery is replaced by first opening the lid member attached to the holder from the holder. In this state, the used battery is held in the holder. .

In this state, current is supplied from the board mounting terminal to the printed board side. Next, a new battery is mounted on the lid member on which the used battery is not mounted.

Then, in this state, a current from a new battery starts to be supplied from the board mounting terminal to the printed circuit board side through the conducting means that constantly conducts the lid-side electrode and the holder electrode. Then, the used battery finally attached to the holder is removed, the lid member is attached to the holder, and the battery replacement is completed.

In the battery accommodating device of the second aspect, the holder and the lid member are opened and closed in a connected state. In the battery accommodating device according to claim 3, the holder electrode and the lid-side electrode are rotatably connected by a connecting member about one end of the holder electrode and the lid-side electrode, and the holder electrode and the lid-side electrode are connected by the connecting member. It is always conducted. In the battery storage device according to the fourth aspect, the battery is held in the holder by the battery holding member provided in the holder when the lid member is opened.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a battery housing device of the present invention, which is mounted on a printed circuit board. In the figure, reference numeral 31 indicates a box-shaped holder made of, for example, ABS resin.

On both sides of the holder 31, holder electrodes 33 made of a conductive material such as copper are arranged facing each other. The holder electrode 33 is firmly fixed to the holder 31 with, for example, an adhesive. This holder electrode 33
The battery 35 can be held between them.

A battery attaching / detaching port 37 is provided on the upper surface of the holder 31.
Are formed. In addition, a battery holding member 39 made of a belt-shaped rubber or the like having a high friction coefficient is arranged inside the side surface of the holder 31 so as to be interposed between the battery 35 and the holder 31. In the figure, reference numeral 41 indicates, for example, ABS.
A box-shaped lid member made of resin and having an opening 43 on the holder 31 side is shown.

Lid-side electrodes 45 made of a conductive material such as copper are arranged on both sides of the lid member 41 so as to face each other. The lid-side electrode 45 is firmly fixed to the lid member 41 with, for example, an adhesive. A battery 35 can be held between the lid-side electrodes 45. FIG. 2 shows the holder electrode 33 and the lid-side electrode 45. The holder electrode 33 has a rectangular shape.
A board mounting terminal 33a, which is to be soldered and connected to a printed board to be described later, is integrally formed at the lower end of the board.

At the center of the upper end of the holder electrode 33, a semicircular convex contact 33 on the holder side that contacts the electrode of the battery 35.
c is formed. Further, a holder-side conduction terminal 33b is formed integrally with the holder electrode 33 on the upper left side in the drawing. A semicircular convex lid-side contact 45c that contacts the electrode of the battery 35 is formed at the center of the lower end of the lid-side electrode 45.

The lid-side electrode 45 has a quadrangular shape, and a lid-side conductive terminal 45b is integrally formed on the lower side of the lid-side electrode 45 so as to project therefrom. Holder side conduction terminal 33b
A hole (not shown) is formed in the center of the lid-side conduction terminal 45b, and a connecting member 47 made of an eyelet member made of a conductive material such as copper is inserted through the hole to connect the holder electrode 33 and Lid side electrode 45 is rotatably connected.

In the battery storage device described above, the used battery is replaced with a new battery as described below. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the lid member 41 attached to the holder 31 is released from the holder 31. In this state, the used battery 35A is held by the holder 31, and current is supplied from the board mounting terminal 33a to the printed board 53 side.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, a new battery 35B is attached to the lid member 41. In this state, current is started to be supplied to the printed board 53 from the new battery 35B attached to the lid member 41. After that, as shown in FIG. 5, the used battery 35A attached to the lid member 41.
Is removed.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 6, the lid member 41 is attached to the holder 31, and the battery replacement is completed. In the battery accommodating device configured as described above, since the lid side conducting terminal 45b is provided on the lid side electrode 45 and the holder side conducting terminal 33b is further provided on the holder electrode 33, it is possible to use the battery accommodating device accommodated in the battery accommodating device. It is possible to replace the used battery 35A with a new battery 35B while supplying a current continuously and stably to the electronic circuit without instantaneously interrupting the current supplied to the electronic circuit formed on the printed circuit board 53.
Battery replacement work can be performed easily and reliably.

Also, since the used battery 35A can be replaced with a new battery 35B only with this battery housing device, it is possible to realize high-density mounting without using extra parts such as a connector. Further, since the holder electrode 33 is provided with the board mounting terminal 33a, the device can be easily fixed on the printed circuit board 53, and at the same time when the device is fixed, the board mounting terminal 33a of the device and the printed circuit board 53 are mounted. Conduction with the pattern is possible, and the mounting man-hours can be significantly reduced as compared with the conventional case.

Further, since the holder 31 and the lid member 41 are connected by the hinge portion 61 formed integrally and are openably and closably connected, the holder 31 and the lid member 41 can be easily and surely mounted. . Further, the holder electrode 33
Since the lid-side electrode 45 and the lid-side electrode 45 are connected by inserting the coupling member 47 made of an eyelet member made of a conductive material such as copper, the holder electrode 33 and the lid-side electrode 45 can be easily connected to each other.

Further, since the holder electrode 33 and the lid side electrode 45 are inserted through the connecting member 47 made of an eyelet member made of a conductive material such as copper, and rotatably connected about one end, the holder Even when 31 and the lid member 41 are not connected, by the holder electrode 33 and the lid-side electrode 45,
The holder 31 and the lid member 41 can be connected.
Further, since the battery holding member 39 made of a rubber band or the like having a high friction coefficient is arranged inside the side surface of the holder 31 so as to be interposed between the battery 35 and the holder 31, the lid member 41 at the time of battery replacement. When the battery is opened, the battery 35
It is possible to prevent the movement from 1 to the lid member 41 side.

In the above embodiment, the holder 3
1 and the lid member 41, the holder electrode 33 and the lid side electrode 45.
However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the holder 31 and the lid member 41 are connected by a hinge portion 61 integrally formed. You may. Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the holder-side conduction terminal 33b and the lid-side conduction terminal 45b are connected by the connection member 47 made of an eyelet member has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. Instead, for example, rivets may be used for connection.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the example in which the belt-shaped rubber having a high friction coefficient is used for the battery holding member 39 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and for example, the spring property. You may use a thin plate with.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the battery storage device that stores a cylindrical battery is described, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and stores a button-shaped, disc-shaped, or rectangular parallelepiped battery. It may be a battery storage device.

[0029]

As described above, in the battery accommodating device according to the first aspect, since the conducting means for constantly conducting the holder electrode and the lid side electrode is provided, the used battery accommodated in the battery accommodating device is It becomes possible to replace the battery with a new battery while supplying the current to the electronic circuit stably and without interrupting the current supplied to the electronic circuit, and the battery replacement work can be performed easily and reliably.

In the battery accommodating device of the second aspect, since the holder and the lid member are openably and closably connected, the holder and the lid member can be easily and surely mounted. In the battery accommodating device of the third aspect, since the holder electrode and the lid-side electrode are connected by the conductive connecting member, the holder electrode and the lid-side electrode can be easily connected to each other.

Further, since the holder electrode and the lid side electrode are rotatably connected to each other about one end, even when the holder and the lid member are not connected, the holder electrode and the lid side electrode are connected to each other. It is possible to connect the holder and the lid member. In the battery housing device according to claim 4, since the holder is provided with the battery holding member, when the lid member is opened when replacing the battery,
It is possible to prevent the battery from following from the holder to the lid member side.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a holder electrode and a lid-side electrode of the apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a lid member is opened in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a new battery is attached to the lid member in FIG.

5 is a side view showing a state in which a used battery is removed from the holder in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a lid member is attached to the holder in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment in which a holder and a lid member are connected to each other.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional battery replacement method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 31 holder 33 holder electrode 33a substrate mounting terminal 35 battery 37 battery attaching / detaching port 39 battery holding member 41 lid member 45 lid side electrode 47 connecting member 53 printed circuit board

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A holder for accommodating a battery having a battery attachment / detachment opening formed on one surface, a lid member detachably arranged on the battery attachment / detachment opening side of the holder to cover the battery, and arranged on both sides of the holder. Holder electrodes having board mounting terminals connected to the printed circuit board, lid side electrodes arranged on both sides of the lid member, and conducting means for electrically connecting the holder electrodes and the lid side electrodes at all times. A battery accommodating device having. 2. The battery storage device according to claim 1, wherein the holder and the lid member are openably and closably connected to each other. 3. The battery accommodating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the conducting means has conductivity to rotatably connect the holder electrode and the lid-side electrode around one end. A battery storage device comprising a connecting member. 4. The battery storage device according to claim 1, wherein the battery is moved from the holder to the lid member side when the lid member is opened in the holder. A battery storage device, characterized in that it is provided with a battery holding member for preventing the above.