JPH11297335A - Battery, battery holder circuit, and power source supplying circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery to be used selectively, without providing an exclusive holder separately even when a kind of an exsisting battery or the like is different, and a holder circuit mounted with the battery, and a power source supplying circuit composed of a plurality of the holder circuits. SOLUTION: When a switch 8 is opened for changing the exsisting 1.5 V alkaline manganese batteries to respective holder circuits 4-7, their positive electrodes make contact with respective common electrode terminals 4P, 5P, 6P, 7P, and their respective negative electrodes make contact respectively with the first negative electrode terminals 4M1, 5M1, 6M1, 7M1. When the switch 8 is closed to charge 3 V lithium batteries (of which each negative electrode is arranged in a cylindrical circumferential face) to the respective holder circuits 4-6, their positive electrodes 2P make contact with the respective common positive electrode terminals 4P, 5P, 6P, 7P, and their respective negative electrodes 2M make contact with the second negative electrode terminals 4M2, 5M2, 6M2, 7M2. A voltage of 6 V can be supplied thereby to an apparatus in any case, as a result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery used for various devices, a holder circuit in which the battery is loaded, and a power supply circuit composed of a plurality of holder circuits.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, alkaline manganese batteries and lithium batteries have been known as batteries used for various devices. Both have different rated electromotive forces, 1.5V for alkaline manganese batteries and 3V for lithium batteries. For this reason, in order to prevent mutual misuse, both have different shapes, and each has a shape that can be loaded only into a dedicated holder.

[0003]

By the way, today, the power consumption of electronic devices has been increasing along with the high performance of electronic devices, and the number of times of battery replacement when using alkaline manganese batteries has increased. This leads to a reduction in the usability of the device due to the inconvenience of the device. Therefore, it is conceivable to suppress a decrease in the usability of the device by appropriately using a lithium battery having a lower internal resistance than an alkaline manganese battery and suitable for a larger current load.
However, as described above, the alkaline manganese battery and the lithium battery are different in shape from each other. Therefore, in order to be able to selectively use both, the device must have a dedicated holder corresponding to the shape of each battery. It is necessary to provide them, which leads to an increase in the size of the device.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and a battery which can be selectively used with existing batteries of different types without providing a special holder separately. It is another object of the present invention to provide a holder circuit in which the battery is loaded, and a power supply circuit including a plurality of holder circuits.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery having substantially the same shape as a different type of battery, and at least one of the electrodes having the different type. It is located at a different position from the battery electrode. Therefore,
Different types of batteries, both of which have substantially the same shape, and the battery of the present invention can be selectively loaded and used in the same holder. Further, in the battery of the present invention, since at least one electrode is provided in a different portion, if the terminal corresponding to this electrode is additionally provided in the holder, it is selectively loaded in the holder. Power can be supplied from either of the batteries.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the different types of batteries are cylindrical batteries having electrodes on both end surfaces, and the at least one electrode is provided on a cylindrical peripheral surface. ing. That is, for example, a cylindrical 1.5V battery (LR20, LR14, LR6, LR3, LR1, etc.)
, And the other electrode is provided on the end surface in the same manner as the existing cylindrical 1.5 V battery, and at least one electrode is provided on the peripheral surface of the cylinder. Therefore,
If a terminal corresponding to this electrode is additionally provided in the holder, it is possible to selectively use the existing cylindrical 1.5 V battery and the battery according to the present invention.

In the battery according to the third aspect, the rated electromotive force is twice that of the different types of batteries.
Therefore, in the case of using another battery of a different type and the case of using the battery of the present invention, depending on the number of the batteries and whether they are connected in series or in parallel, etc., a voltage suitable for the rating of the device can be easily obtained. Can occur.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery holder circuit comprising: a first battery; and a second battery having substantially the same shape as the first battery and having one electrode provided at a different portion. A battery can be selectively loaded, and a first dedicated terminal that contacts one electrode provided on the first battery and contacts the one electrode provided on the second battery. A second dedicated terminal and a common terminal that contacts the other electrode provided on the first battery and the second battery are provided. Therefore, even if the first battery and the second battery are selectively used, power can be supplied by the holder circuit.

Further, in the battery holder circuit according to the present invention, the first battery is a cylindrical battery having electrodes on both end surfaces, and the second battery is a cylindrical battery. Having a peripheral surface, wherein the first dedicated terminal contacts the one terminal provided on one end surface of the first battery;
The second dedicated terminal is provided on a cylindrical peripheral surface of the second battery and contacts one electrode, and the common terminal is connected to the first battery.
And the other electrode provided on the other end surface of the second battery and the second battery. Therefore, even if, for example, an existing cylindrical 1.5V battery and a new battery having one electrode provided on the cylindrical peripheral surface are used for selection, power can be supplied by the holder circuit.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power supply circuit including a plurality of the battery holder circuits according to the fourth or fifth aspect, wherein each of the battery holder circuits is loaded with the first battery. And the case where the second battery having a higher rated electromotive force than the first battery is loaded in at least one of the battery holder circuits so that the combined rated electromotive force is the same. A plurality of battery holder circuits are connected. Therefore, for example, the same 6 V is output as the combined rated electromotive force when four 1.5 V batteries are used as the first battery and when two 3 V batteries are used as the second battery. Can be.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the power supply circuit, a plurality of the battery holder circuits according to the fifth or sixth aspect are connected, and the first battery is connected to each battery holder circuit. The circuit is regulated so that the combined rated electromotive force is the same between when the battery is loaded and when the second battery having a higher rated electromotive force than the first battery is loaded in each battery holder circuit. There is a restricting means provided. Therefore, for example, the same 6 V is output as the combined rated electromotive force between the case where four 1.5 V batteries are used as the first battery and the case where four 3 V batteries are similarly used as the second battery. can do.

In the power supply circuit according to the present invention, the number of the battery holders is an even number, and the second battery has twice the rated electromotive force of the first battery. Therefore, in the case where the first battery and the second battery are selectively used, depending on the number and the connection form of the battery holder,
It is possible to easily generate a composite rated electromotive force that matches the rating of the device.

[0013] The regulating means according to the ninth aspect is a switch or a diode inserted at a predetermined position. In other words, by operating the switch, the connection form of the circuit is changed, and the same combined rated electromotive force is obtained when the first battery or the second battery is used, or the current direction is regulated by the diode. As a result, the same combined rated electromotive force is obtained when the first battery or the second battery is used.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. That is, FIG. 1A shows an existing alkaline manganese battery 1 of the LR6 type. As is well known, the alkaline manganese battery 1 is a cylindrical 1.5 V battery having a rated electromotive force of 1.5 V, and is provided on a cylindrical main body 1 a and one end face of the main body 1 a. It has an anode 1P and a cathode 1M provided on the other end surface.

FIG. 1B shows a lithium battery 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The lithium battery 2 has a rated electromotive force of 3 V, has a main body 2a made of a cylinder having the same length and the same diameter as the main body 1a of the alkaline manganese battery 1, and has one end face of the main body 2a, An anode 2P having the same shape is protruded at the same position as the anode 1P of the alkaline manganese battery 1. An annular cathode 2M is provided on the peripheral surface 2b of the main body 2a slightly near the other end surface, and the cathode 2M has a band shape having a predetermined width and is formed flush with the peripheral surface 2b.

FIG. 2 shows a power supply circuit 3 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The power supply circuit 3 is connected to a cathode end 3M and an anode end 3P at both ends. It is connected to the operation circuit of a device that operates at a rated voltage of 6V. The power supply circuit 3 includes a first holder circuit 4,
The second holder circuit 5, the third holder circuit 6, and the fourth holder circuit 7 are sequentially connected. Each of the holder circuits 4 to 7 includes an alkaline manganese battery 1 or a lithium battery 2
As a result, the common anode terminals 4P, 5P, 6P, 7P to which the anodes 1P, 2P of the batteries 1 and 2 come into contact and the first cathode terminals 4M1 and 5M1 to which only the cathode 1M of the alkaline manganese battery 1 comes into contact. , 6M1, 7M1 and the second cathode terminals 4M2, 5 with which only the cathode 2M of the lithium battery 2 contacts.
M2, 6M2, and 7M2 are provided, respectively.

The first cathode terminal 4M1 and the second cathode terminal 4M2 of the first holder circuit 4 and the second cathode terminal 5M2 of the second holder circuit 5 are connected to the cathode end 3M. Also, the common anode terminal 4MP of the first holder circuit 4, the first cathode terminal 5M1 of the second holder circuit 5, and the second cathode terminal 6M2 of the third holder circuit 6 are connected,
The common anode terminal 5P of the second holder circuit 5, the first cathode terminal 6M1 of the third holder circuit 6, and the second cathode terminal 7M2 of the fourth holder circuit 7 are connected. Further, the common anode terminal 6P of the third holder circuit 6, the first cathode terminal 7M1 of the fourth holder circuit 7, and the movable contact of the switch 8 are connected, and the fixed contact of the switch 8 and the fourth holder circuit 7
And the common anode terminal 7P is connected to the anode end 3P.

In the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, when using the alkaline manganese batteries 1, four of them are prepared, and the switch 8 is opened in advance as shown in FIG. The holder circuits 4 to 7 are loaded. Then, the anode 1P is connected to each common anode terminal 4
P, 5P, 6P, 7P and each cathode 1M
Contacts the first cathode terminals 4M1, 5M1, 6M1, 7M1. Thus, four 1.5 V alkaline manganese batteries 1 are connected in series between the anode end 3P and the cathode end 3M, and a voltage of 6V can be supplied to the device.

When two lithium batteries 2 are used, the switch 8 is opened in advance as shown in FIG.
Lithium battery 2 is connected to second holder circuit 5 and fourth holder circuit 7
And load it. Then, the anode 2P contacts the common anode terminals 5P and 7P, and the cathodes 2M contact the second cathode terminals 5M2 and 7M2. At this time, since the first holder circuit 4 and the third holder circuit 7 are in an open state, two 3V lithium batteries 2 are connected in series between the anode end 3P and the cathode end 3M. 6V
Can be supplied.

When four lithium batteries 2 are used, the switch 8 is closed in advance, and the lithium batteries 2 are loaded into the holder circuits 4 to 6, respectively. Then, the anode 2P
Contact each common anode terminal 4P, 5P, 6P, 7P, and each cathode 2M is connected to the second cathode terminal 4M2, 5M2, 6P.
Contact M2, 7M2. As a result, between the anode terminal 3P and the cathode terminal 3M, two circuits of two 3V lithium batteries 2 connected in series are connected in parallel, and a voltage of 6V can be supplied to the device.

Therefore, the alkaline manganese battery 1 having a rated electromotive force of 1.5 V and the lithium battery 2 having a rated electromotive force of 3 V can be freely selected and used, and by using the lithium battery 2, the battery can be replaced. By reducing the number of times, it is possible to avoid a reduction in the usability of the device due to the trouble of replacing the battery. Moreover, two lithium batteries 2
Since only a single device can be used, the user can also reduce the total weight while ensuring the normal operation of the portable device as desired, and can improve the usability of the device.

FIG. 3 shows a power supply circuit 3 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This power supply circuit 3 has a diode 9 instead of the switch 8 shown in FIG. 2, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, as described above, when four alkaline manganese batteries 1 are used, and when two or four lithium batteries 2 are used, a voltage of 6 V can be supplied to the device. Moreover, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to operate the switch 8, so that the usability of the device can be further improved.

FIG. 4 shows a lithium battery 12 according to one embodiment of the present invention. This lithium battery 1
2 has a rated electromotive force of 3 V, has a main body 12a formed of a cylinder having the same length and the same diameter as the main body 1a of the alkaline manganese battery 1, and has one end face of the main body 12a provided with the alkaline manganese battery. A dummy protrusion 12c having the same shape is provided at the same position as one anode 1P. On the peripheral surface 12b of the main body 12a, an annular anode 12P is provided slightly near one end surface, and the anode 12P is formed in a band shape and is flush with the peripheral surface 12b. And
A cathode 12M is provided on the other end surface of the main body 12a. The dummy projections 12c are provided only for conformity with the alkaline manganese battery 1, and do not function as electrodes.

FIG. 5 shows a power supply circuit 13 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This power supply circuit 13 is also connected via a cathode end 13M and an anode end 13P at both ends. It is connected to an operation circuit of an electric device or an electronic device that operates at a rated voltage of 6V. Also, this power supply circuit 1
3 is a first holder circuit 14 and a second holder circuit 1
5, the third holder circuit 6 and the fourth holder circuit 17 are sequentially connected. Each holder circuit 14-17
The common cathode terminals 14 M 1, 15 M 1, 16 M 1, with which the cathodes 1 M, 12 M of both batteries 1, 12 come in contact with the mounting of the alkaline manganese battery 1 or the lithium battery 12,
17M1 and the first anode terminals 14P1, 15P1, 16P1, in contact with only the anode 1P of the alkaline manganese battery 1.
17P1 and the second anode terminals 14P2, 15P2, 16P2, 1 with which only the anode 12P of the lithium battery 12 contacts.
7P2 are provided.

The common cathode terminal 14M of the first holder circuit 14 and the fixed contact of the switch 18
M, and the movable terminal of the switch 18 is connected to the first anode terminal 14P1 of the first holder circuit 14 and the common cathode terminal 15M of the second holder circuit 15. Further, the second anode terminal 14P2 of the first holder circuit 14, the first anode terminal 15P1 of the second holder circuit 15, and the common cathode terminal 16M of the third holder circuit 16 are connected. The second anode terminal 15P2, the first anode terminal 16P1 of the third holder circuit 16, and the common cathode terminal 17M of the fourth holder circuit 17 are connected. Further, the second anode terminal 16P2 of the third holder circuit 16 and the first anode terminal 17P1 and the second anode terminal 17P2 of the fourth holder circuit 17 are connected to the anode end 13P.

In this embodiment having the above-described configuration, when using the alkaline manganese batteries 1, four of them are prepared, the switch 8 is opened as shown in the figure, and Load 14-17. Then, the anode 1P becomes the first anode terminal 14P.
1, 15P1, 16P1, 17P1 and each cathode 1M is connected to a common cathode terminal 14M, 15M, 16M.
M, 17M1. Thus, four 1.5 V alkaline manganese batteries 1 are connected in series between the anode end 13P and the cathode end 13M, and a voltage of 6 V can be supplied to the device.

When two lithium batteries 12 are used, the switch 8 is opened as shown, and the lithium batteries 12 are connected to the first holder circuit 14 and the third holder circuit 1.
And 6. Then, the cathode 2M contacts the common cathode terminals 14M and 16M, and the anodes 12P contact the second anode terminals 14P2 and 16P2. Further, the dummy projections 12c contact the first anode terminals 14P1 and 16P2. However, since the dummy projections 12c do not function as electrodes as described above, all the first anode terminals 14P1 to 17P1 are electrically connected. It is open to the public. At this time, the switch 8 is opened as shown. As a result, two 3V lithium batteries 2 are connected in series between the anode terminal 3P and the cathode terminal 3M, and a voltage of 6V can be supplied to the device.

When four lithium batteries 12 are used, the switch 8 is closed and the lithium batteries 1 are closed.
2 are loaded into the holder circuits 14 to 17, respectively. Then, the cathode 12P is connected to each of the common cathode terminals 14M, 15M, 16
M, 17M, and each anode 12P contacts the second anode terminal 14P2, 15P2, 16P2, 17P2. Thus, between the anode terminal 13P and the cathode terminal 13M, two systems of two 3-V lithium batteries 12 connected in series are connected in parallel, and a voltage of 6V can be supplied to the device.

FIG. 6 shows a power supply circuit 13 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This power supply circuit 13 is provided with a diode 19 instead of the switch 18 shown in FIG. 5, and the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Therefore, as described above, when four alkaline manganese batteries 1 are used, and when two or four lithium batteries 2 are used, a voltage of 6 V can be supplied to the device.

In the embodiment, an LR6 type alkaline manganese battery having a rated electromotive force of 1.5 V and a 3 V lithium battery of the same shape are used in common. The type and the rated electromotive force are not limited to these, and may be other types and other values. Further, in the embodiment, the power supply circuit in which four holder circuits are connected is shown. However, the number of connection of the holder circuits is not limited thereto. It suffices if the rated electromotive forces are equal.

[0031]

As described above, according to the battery of the present invention, the battery has substantially the same shape as the different types of batteries, and at least one electrode is located at a different position with respect to the electrodes of the different types of batteries. Because of this, the device can be selectively used with an existing battery without providing a dedicated holder corresponding to the shape of each battery in the device. In addition, the same shape as the existing cylindrical battery having electrodes on both end surfaces, and at least one electrode is provided on the peripheral surface of the cylinder. It is possible to selectively use the existing cylindrical battery and the battery according to the present invention only by a simple design change for increasing the terminals corresponding to the electrodes. In addition, since the battery has twice the rated electromotive force for different types of batteries, the number and series connection or parallel connection between the case of using the existing battery and the case of using the battery of the present invention are different. It is possible to easily supply a voltage that matches the rating of the device, depending on the operation.

Also, according to the holder circuit of the present invention, the first and second batteries contacting one terminal of the first and second batteries, respectively.
Dedicated terminal and a common terminal with which the other terminal of both terminals is in contact, so that power can be supplied by selectively using different types of batteries having terminals provided at different locations. . Further, the first dedicated terminal contacts one terminal provided on one end face of the first battery, and the second dedicated terminal is provided on the cylindrical peripheral surface of the second battery and contacts one electrode. With this configuration, power can be supplied by using an existing cylindrical battery and a new battery in which one electrode is provided on the cylindrical peripheral surface for selection.

In the power supply circuit of the present invention,
The combined rated voltage is obtained when a first battery is loaded in each battery holder circuit, and when a second battery having a higher rated electromotive force than the first battery is loaded in at least one of the battery holder circuits. Since a plurality of the battery holder circuits are connected so as to have the same power, the same voltage can be supplied even when batteries having different rated electromotive forces are selectively used. Therefore, different types of batteries can be selectively used without increasing the size of the device by providing the device with a dedicated holder corresponding to the shape of each battery. Also, the combined rated electromotive force is the same between when the first battery is loaded in the battery holder circuit and when the second battery having a higher rated electromotive force than the first battery is loaded. Since the means for regulating the circuit is provided, the same combined rated electromotive force can be generated even when the same number of different types of batteries are used.

In addition, the number of the battery holders is even, and the second battery has a rated electromotive force twice as large as that of the first battery. Thus, it is possible to easily generate a combined rated electromotive force that matches the rating of the device. In addition, by using switches and diodes as control means, the combined rated electromotive force can be made equal when the same number of different types of batteries are selectively used with a simple circuit configuration.

[0035]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view of an existing cylindrical 1.5V battery, and FIG. 1B is a plan view of a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a power supply circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a power supply circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a battery according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a power supply circuit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a power supply circuit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Alkaline manganese battery 2 Lithium battery 4-7 Holder circuit 4P-7P Common anode terminal 4M1-7M1 First cathode terminal 4M2-7M2 Second cathode terminal

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A battery having substantially the same shape as a battery of a different type, wherein at least one electrode is provided at a different portion from an electrode of the battery of the different type. 2. The battery according to claim 1, wherein the different types of batteries are cylindrical batteries having electrodes on both end surfaces, and the at least one electrode is provided on a peripheral surface of the cylinder. . 3. The battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery has a rated electromotive force twice that of the different types of batteries. 4. A first battery and a second battery having substantially the same shape as the first battery and having one electrode provided at a different portion can be selectively loaded, and A first battery contacting one of the electrodes provided on the first battery
A dedicated terminal that contacts the one electrode provided on the second battery, and a common terminal that contacts the other electrode provided on the first battery and the second battery. A battery holder circuit, comprising: 5. The first battery is a cylindrical battery having electrodes on both end surfaces, the second battery has the one electrode on a cylindrical peripheral surface, and the first dedicated terminal is Contacting the one terminal provided on one end surface of the first battery, the second dedicated terminal is provided on a cylindrical peripheral surface of the second battery, and contacts one electrode; The battery holder circuit according to claim 4, wherein the common terminal is in contact with the other electrode provided on the other end surface of the first battery and the second battery. 6. A plurality of battery holder circuits according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first battery is loaded in each battery holder circuit and at least one of the battery holder circuits. Connecting the plurality of battery holder circuits so that the combined rated electromotive force is the same as when the second battery having a higher rated electromotive force than the first battery is loaded. Characteristic power supply circuit. 7. The battery holder circuit according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a plurality of battery holder circuits are connected to each other, and the first battery is loaded in each battery holder circuit, and the battery holder circuit is connected to the first battery in each battery holder circuit. A power supply circuit provided with regulating means for regulating a circuit so that the combined rated electromotive force is the same when the second battery having an output electromotive force is greater than that of the first battery. . 8. The power supply circuit according to claim 6, wherein the number of the battery holders is an even number, and the second battery has a rated electromotive force twice that of the first battery. . 9. The control device according to claim 7, wherein the restricting means is a switch or a diode inserted at a predetermined position.
Or the power supply circuit according to 8.