TWI384134B - Battery cover structure - Google Patents

Description

Battery cover structure

The present invention relates to a battery cover structure, and more particularly to a battery cover structure for a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone.

Portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are increasingly used. These portable electronic devices use batteries as a source of energy. The portable battery of the portable electronic device is mostly a detachable battery, and is housed in a portable electronic device, and a battery cover inserted into the body of the casing is disposed to be fixed and protected. When the battery is low or damaged, open the battery cover and replace it with a new one. Therefore, many battery cover structures have been designed to enable the battery cover to be stably mounted on the portable electronic device casing to fix and protect the battery, and to be easily opened when the battery needs to be replaced.

However, in most portable electronic device battery cover structures, the battery cover generally needs to be completely detached from the body when opened, so that the battery cover is relatively easy to lose; and, since the battery cover is released from the buckle, it must be manually operated. It is not convenient for the user to open and install the battery cover to hold and open the battery cover.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a battery cover structure that is convenient for the user to open and install and that can prevent the battery cover from being lost.

A battery cover structure includes a battery cover, a body that cooperates with the battery cover, and a fastening device. One side of the battery cover is provided with a hinge portion, and the battery cover is rotatably hinged to the body by the hinge portion. The body is provided with a positioning member, and the hinge portion comprises a coaxially arranged hinge shaft, and a first An extension shaft and a second extension shaft having a diameter larger than a diameter of the first extension shaft and the second extension shaft, wherein the battery cover is rotatably coupled to the body by the first extension shaft, the fastening device includes a a spring piece, a release piece, a card holder and a spring, the spring is resisted between the body and the release member, the holding strip has at least one hook, and the other side of the battery cover corresponds to the hook protrusion The card holder is disposed on the release member and is slidably mounted on the body along the release member. The elastic piece is a V-shaped metal elastic piece, and includes a first end portion and a second end portion. a bent portion connected to the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion being fixed to the positioning member, the second extending shaft being received in the bent portion, by operating the release member The latch and the hook are firmly clamped or disengaged by the spring. After the elastic piece is pressed, the second end portion is superposed on the first end portion thereof, and generates an elastic restoring force when the card and the card are When the hook is detached, the battery cover is unlocked from the body by the elastic piece and automatically opened, thereby The battery cover is now snapped and unlocked.

Compared with the prior art, the battery cover in the battery cover structure is connected to the body without being lost when the battery cover is opened or closed, and the battery cover structure is configured to sandwich the elastic piece between the battery cover and the battery cover. The force generated by the deformation of the elastic piece can automatically open the battery cover after manual unlocking, and the operation is simple and convenient.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the battery cover structure 100 of the present invention includes a battery cover 10 , a body 20 matching the battery cover 10 , and a fastening device 70 . The fastening device 70 mounts the battery cover 10 on the battery cover 10 . On the body 20, the opening and closing of the battery cover 10 is achieved. The fastening device 70 includes two elastic pieces 30 and a card The strip 40, a spring 50 and a release member 60.

In addition, referring to FIG. 2, the battery cover 10 is substantially a rectangular plate body, and includes an outer surface 101 and an inner surface 102. The battery cover 10 is bent at an angle to the inner surface 102 thereof. A first mating portion 12 and a second mating portion 13 are formed. The middle portion of the first fitting portion 12 is recessed to form a semi-cylindrical fitting groove 18. Each of the two ends of the first engaging portion 12 is respectively provided with a hinge portion 14 . Each of the hinge portions 14 includes a hinge shaft 141 , a first extension shaft 142 and a second extension shaft 143 . The diameter of the hinge shaft 141 is larger than the first portion. A diameter of the extension shaft 142 and the second extension shaft 143, and the hinge shaft 141, the first extension shaft 142, and the second extension shaft 143 are coaxially disposed. The two first extension shafts 142 are coaxially connected to opposite ends of the two hinge shafts 141 and protrude from opposite ends of the battery cover 10, and the second extension shafts 143 are coaxially connected to opposite ends of the two hinge shafts 141, respectively. The contents are placed at both ends of the fitting groove 18. A positioning member 16 is protruded from the inner surface 102 of the first engaging portion 12 on the two ends of the engaging groove 18, and the surface of the positioning member 16 is parallel to the inner surface 102. Two latches 17 are protruded from the inner surface of the second engaging portion 13 , and the ends of the two latches 17 are bent toward the same end of the battery cover 10 in a direction parallel to the second mating portion 13 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the main body 20 can be a housing of a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA), which has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped structure and has a A rectangular operating surface 201 for mounting and operating the battery cover 10. The central portion of the operation surface 201 is recessed downward to form a flat rectangular mounting surface 210 corresponding to the battery cover 10 and an end surface 219 perpendicular to the mounting surface 210. A rectangular receiving portion 211 is protruded from the middle of the mounting surface 210. A receiving compartment 2111 is formed on the surface thereof to receive a battery (not shown). Two cylindrical opening holes 212 are defined in the two end faces 219 corresponding to one side of the mounting surface 210. The hinge holes 212 are matched with the first extending shaft 142, and the first extending shaft 142 is rotatably received therein. Thereby, the battery cover 10 is rotatably mounted on the body 20. A positioning block 213 is disposed on the mounting surface 210 adjacent to the two hinge holes 212. The two positioning blocks 213 correspond to the two positioning members 16 on the battery cover 10, and the positioning block 213 is convexly disposed at the center. Column 2131. The mounting surface 210 and the other side of the positioning block 213 separated from the receiving portion 211 are provided with two through holes 214. The two through holes 214 correspond to the two latches 17, and the battery cover 10 is mounted on the body. When the 20 is up, the cassette 17 can be accommodated in the through hole 214. A four clamping strips 215 are disposed on the mounting surface 210 adjacent to the through holes 214. Each of the two clamping strips 215 is parallelly protruded from two sides of a through hole 214 and can be used for clamping the holding strip 40. A fixing member 216 is disposed between the two through holes 214 of the outer side of the mounting surface 210. The fixing member 216 is a sheet bent at a right angle, and the rectangular holding of the clamping strip 215 and the body 20 is open at one end. The space 2161 houses the spring 50 therein. The body 20 is adjacent to the side of the through hole 214, and is recessed downwardly to form a rectangular fitting portion 231. The bottom portion of the bottom surface of the mounting portion 231 is provided with a rectangular opening 233 through the opposite surfaces thereof for mounting. The release member 60.

Referring to FIG. 3 together, the elastic piece 30 is a substantially V-shaped metal elastic piece, which is formed by bending a rectangular metal piece, and includes a first end portion 31, a second end portion 33 and a bent portion 35. The bent portion 35 connects the first end portion 31 and the second end portion 33. The first end portion 31 and the second end portion 33 are the same size as the positioning block 213, and the bent portion 35 and the battery cover 10 are The mating slots 18 are matched to be received in the mating slots 18. The first end portion 31 defines a fixing hole 311 corresponding to the positioning post 2131 of the positioning block 213. The positioning post 2131 can be received therein for mounting the elastic piece 30 on the body 20. When the elastic piece 30 is deformed by being pressed, the second end portion 33 thereof may be stacked on the first end portion 31 and generate an elastic restoring force.

The holding strip 40 includes a main body 41, two hooks 43, and a protrusion 45. The main body 41 has a long rod shape and has a first side surface 411 and a second side surface 413 perpendicular to the first side surface 411. The first side surface 411 and the second side surface 413 each have an elongated rectangular shape. The two ends of the main body 41 extend in a direction perpendicular to the first side surface 411 to form two hooks 43. The ends of the two hooks 43 are bent in the direction of the same end of the main body 41. The length of the main body 41 corresponds to the distance between the two through holes 214, and the two hooks 43 are pierced by the through holes 214 and slidably mounted in the through holes 214. The protrusion 45 is substantially trapezoidal in shape and is formed by a central portion of the second side surface 413 of the main body 41 protruding perpendicularly. The second side surface 413 is recessed downwardly at the two side edges of the protrusion 45 to form two recesses 415, and a fixing hole 417 is defined in the bottom of each of the recesses 415 for mounting. Release member 60.

The spring 50 is a cylindrical coil spring having a size corresponding to the accommodating space 2161 of the body 20 and partially accommodated in the accommodating space 2161. When it is deformed, it will generate an elastic restoring force.

The release member 60 includes a base body 61, two fixing portions 63 and an actuating portion 65. The base body 61 is a substantially U-shaped block body, and the two ends are connected to the fixing portion 63 and the actuating portion 65, respectively. The base body 61 has a size corresponding to the opening 233 and is slidably mounted in the opening 233. The protrusions 45 on the one end surface of the base body 61 corresponding to the holding strips 40 are recessed to form a recess 615 for receiving the protrusions. 45 in it. An abutting post 617 is formed on the side surface of the base body 61 in a direction perpendicular to the side surface. The abutting post 617 is sized to correspond to the spring 50. The spring 50 can be sleeved on the resisting post 617.

The two fixing portions 63 are two cylinders formed by the ends of the end faces of the recesses 615 of the base 61 and extending in parallel with the direction perpendicular to the end faces. The sizes of the two fixing portions 63 and the distance between them are the same as The two mounting holes 417 of the holding strip 40 are matched and can be respectively received in the two fixing holes 417. The actuating portion 65 is substantially an elongated column, and is formed by extending opposite ends of the bottom portion of the base 61 away from the fixing portion 63. The actuating portion 65 is sized to fit the mounting portion 231, and is slidably received in the mounting portion 231. The actuating portion 65 is slightly recessed away from the central portion of the surface of the base 61 to facilitate operation of the actuating portion 65. .

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , when the battery cover structure 100 is assembled, the spring 30 is first mounted on the body 20 , and the fixing hole 311 formed in the first end portion 31 receives the positioning post 2131 . The bending portion 35 of the elastic piece 30 faces away from the body 20, and then the positioning post 2131 is clamped in the fixing hole 311 by a conventional hot melt process or the like, thereby fixing the elastic piece 30 to the body 20. Next, the battery cover 10 is rotatably mounted on the body 20 by the hinge portion 14, such that the inner surface of the battery cover 10 faces the body 20, and the first extension shaft 142 on the battery cover 10 is received in the hinge hole. In the 212, the second extension shaft 143 is received in the bent portion 35 of the elastic piece 30, and the two elastic pieces 30 are respectively opposed to the two positioning members 16 on the battery cover 10. Then, the spring 50 is installed in the accommodating space 2161 of the body 20. Moreover, the holding strip 40 is mounted on the body 20, so that the holding strip 40 is sandwiched between the clamping strips 215, and the second side surface 413 and the protrusion 45 of the holding strip 40 are facing away from the Ontology 20 The retaining strip 40 is biased against the body 20 and the hook 43 is exposed through the through hole 214 of the body 20, and the hook 43 is opposite to the bending direction of the latch 17 on the battery cover 10. Finally, the release member 60 is mounted on the body 20, and the base body 61 is received in the opening 233. The fixing portion 63 is received in the fixing hole 417 of the holding strip 40, and the actuating portion 65 is accommodated in the The mounting portion 231 is engaged with the opening 233, and the resisting post 617 faces the receiving space 2161, and is sleeved in the spring 50, so that the elastic restoring force generated when the spring 50 is deformed can resist the The release member 60 is moved away from the spring 50 until the actuation portion 65 abuts the end of the mounting portion 231 away from the spring 50. The holding strip 40 is also moved away from the spring 50 by the release member 60. After the hooks 43 are received at the end of the through hole 214 away from the spring 50, the fixing portion 63 is fixed to the holding strip 40 by a conventional hot melt process or the like, thereby completing the battery cover structure 100. installation.

When the battery cover 10 is to be closed on the main body 20, the actuating portion 65 is first biased in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 5, and the release member 60 is slid in the direction of the arrow in the mounting portion 231 and the opening 233 until the arrow is pointed. When the other end of the mounting portion 231 is resisted, the holding strip 40 is also moved in the direction of the arrow by the release member 60 until the hook 43 is at the end of the through hole 214 near the spring 50. In addition, the surface of the battery cover 10 is pressed, and the battery cover 10 is moved in the direction of the body 20 with the hinge shaft 141 as a rotation axis until the battery cover 10 covers the mounting surface 210, and the cassette 17 is received in the through hole. 214 away from the other end of the spring 50, the latch 17 is opposite to the hook 43, and the second end portion 33 of the elastic piece 30 is biased toward the first end portion 31 by the positioning member 16 on the battery cover 10 The motion is until it is superposed on its first end 31. Then releasing the release member 60 to cause the release member 60 to resist the spring 50 Moving toward the direction of the cassette 17 (i.e., moving in the opposite direction indicated by the arrow), the final hook 43 is engaged with the cassette 17, and the elastic restoring force of the spring 50 due to the deformation will always act on the release member 60. The closing of the battery cover 10 can be achieved by holding the hooks 43 on the release member 60 in engagement with the cassettes 17.

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 together, when the battery cover 10 is to be opened, the actuating portion 65 is first biased, so that the entire releasing member 60 is pressed against the spring 50 to slide in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 40 and the hooks 43 thereon are moved away from the cassette 17 by the release member 60 until the hooks 43 are disengaged from the cassettes 17, and the battery cover 10 is unlocked from the body 20. Then, the elastic restoring force of the elastic piece 30 due to the deformation will cause the second end portion 33 to move away from the body 20, and the second end portion 33 further abuts the battery cover 10 so as to be away from the hinge shaft 141 as a rotation axis. The battery cover 10 can be opened by moving the body 20 in a direction until the battery cover 10 is fully opened and hung on the body 20 or on the second end portion 33.

It can be understood that the number of the elastic piece 30, the positioning member 16, the latch 17, the positioning block 213, and the through hole 214 are not limited to two, and they may all be one or a plurality of, and accordingly, the holding strip 40 The number of hooks 43 has to be changed accordingly.

It can be understood that the elastic piece 30 can also be a torsion spring. The torsion spring is sandwiched between the body and the battery cover. When the deformation occurs, an elastic restoring force is generated, so that the battery cover 10 can be automatically opened after being unlocked. effect.

The battery cover in the battery cover structure is connected to the body without being lost when opened or closed, and the battery cover is configured on the battery cover and the body The elastic piece is interposed between the elastic piece, and the force generated by the deformation of the elastic piece can automatically open the battery cover after manual unlocking, and the operation is simple and convenient, and the user can install the battery.

In addition, various modifications, additions and substitutions in other forms and details may be made by those skilled in the art. All changes, additions and substitutions made in accordance with the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as claimed.

100‧‧‧Battery cover structure

10‧‧‧Battery cover

101‧‧‧ outer surface

102‧‧‧ inner surface

12‧‧‧First mating part second mating part 13

13‧‧‧Second mating part second mating part 13

14‧‧‧Hinges

141‧‧‧ articulated shaft

142‧‧‧First extension axis

143‧‧‧second extension axis

16‧‧‧ Positioning parts

17‧‧‧Carmen

18‧‧‧With slot

20‧‧‧ body

201‧‧‧Operation surface

210‧‧‧Installation surface

211‧‧‧ 容 部

2111‧‧‧ Capacity

212‧‧‧Hinged hole

213‧‧‧ Positioning block

2131‧‧‧Positioning column

214‧‧‧through hole

215‧‧‧Clamping strip

216‧‧‧Fixed parts

2161‧‧‧ accommodating space

219‧‧‧ end face

231‧‧‧Assembly Department

233‧‧‧ openings

30‧‧‧Shrap

31‧‧‧ first end

311‧‧‧Fixed holes

33‧‧‧ second end

35‧‧‧Bending

40‧‧‧Card holding strip

41‧‧‧ Subject

411‧‧‧ first side

413‧‧‧ second side

415‧‧‧ Groove

417‧‧‧ Mounting holes

43‧‧‧ hook

45‧‧‧ bump

50‧‧‧ Spring

60‧‧‧ release parts

61‧‧‧ base

63‧‧‧ Fixed Department

615‧‧‧ Groove

617‧‧‧Resist the column

63‧‧‧ Fixed Department

65‧‧‧Operation Department

70‧‧‧ fixtures

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective exploded view of a battery cover structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of another perspective view of the battery cover structure of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is an assembled view of the battery cover structure shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the fastening device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a partially assembled cross-sectional view of the battery cover structure of Figure 1 with the battery cover in a locked state.

Figure 6 is a partially assembled cross-sectional view of the battery cover structure of Figure 5 with the battery cover in an unlocked state.

Fig. 7 is an assembled view of the battery cover structure of the battery cover structure shown in Fig. 6, wherein the battery cover is in an open state.

102‧‧‧ inner surface

14‧‧‧Hinges

16‧‧‧ Positioning parts

17‧‧‧Carmen

201‧‧‧Operation surface

210‧‧‧Installation surface

211‧‧‧ 容 部

214‧‧‧through hole

231‧‧‧Assembly Department

30‧‧‧Shrap

33‧‧‧ second end

43‧‧‧ hook

60‧‧‧ release parts

Claims (7)

A battery cover structure includes a battery cover, a body that cooperates with the battery cover, and a fastening device. One side of the battery cover is provided with a hinge portion, and the battery cover is rotatably hinged to the body by the hinge portion. The improvement is that the body is provided with a positioning member, the hinge portion includes a coaxially disposed hinge shaft, a first extension shaft and a second extension shaft, the hinge shaft diameter is larger than the first extension shaft and the second extension shaft The battery cover is rotatably coupled to the body by the first extension shaft. The fastening device includes a spring piece, a release member, a holding strip and a spring. The spring is resisted by the body and the release member. The holding strip has at least one hook, and the other side of the battery cover has a latch corresponding to the hook, and the holding strip is mounted on the release member and is slidably mounted with the release member. The elastic piece is a V-shaped metal elastic piece, and includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a bent portion connected to the first end portion and the second end portion, the first end portion The portion is fixed on the positioning member, and the second extension shaft is received in the bending portion By operating the release member, the cassette and the hook are firmly clamped or disengaged by the spring. After the elastic piece is pressed, the second end portion is superposed on the first end portion thereof, and an elastic recovery is generated. When the latch is disengaged from the hook, the battery cover is unlocked from the body by the elastic piece and automatically opened, thereby achieving engagement and unlocking of the battery cover. The battery cover structure of claim 1, wherein: the surface of the body is recessed downward to form a mounting surface, and the battery cover is assembled thereon, and the two end faces of the mounting surface are axially open. The hinge hole and the two hinge portions of the battery cover extend opposite to the two hinge holes to extend the two extension shafts, and the two extension shafts are respectively accommodated in the two hinge holes, and the battery cover is rotatably hinged to the body. The battery cover structure of claim 2, wherein the release member comprises a base body and an actuating portion and two fixing portions respectively mounted on the two ends of the base body, and the retaining strips are correspondingly mounted on the two fixing portions. The fixing hole is disposed therein, and the holding strip is mounted on the release member. The battery cover structure of claim 3, wherein: the side of the mounting surface away from the hinge hole is corresponding to the opening of the battery cover, and the mounting surface is parallel to the side of the through hole. Two clamping strips are disposed on the side of the through hole, and a mounting portion is disposed on the side of the through hole. The releasing member is slidably disposed in the mounting portion, and the holding strip is sandwiched between the two clamping strips. The hook of the hook is slidably received in the through hole along with the release member to achieve the engagement or disengagement with the cassette. The battery cover structure of claim 4, wherein a fixing member is disposed between the two through holes outside the mounting surface, and the fixing member and the clamping strip and the body enclose an accommodation space. The spring is disposed therein, and a supporting post is vertically protruded from a side surface of the base of the releasing member. When the releasing member is installed in the fitting portion of the body, the abutting column faces the receiving space, and the spring sleeve is disposed The post is held therein to hold the spring against the release member and the body. The battery cover structure of claim 1, wherein: a positioning block is arranged on the side of the mounting surface adjacent to the hinge hole, and two positioning posts are protruded in the middle of each positioning block, and one end of the elastic piece is provided. A positioning hole is formed in the corresponding recessed portion, and the elastic piece is mounted on the body by the matching of the positioning hole and the positioning post. The battery cover structure of claim 6, wherein: the middle of the body mounting surface is provided with a rectangular receiving portion, and the surface thereof is recessed to form a receiving compartment for accommodating the battery therein.