WO2018146861A1 - バッテリー及び接続機器 - Google Patents
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- This technology relates to the technical field of a battery in which a functional groove is formed in a housing in which cells are housed and a connected device to which the battery is connected.
- an imaging device such as a still camera and a video camera that are operable by battery power.
- the battery is attached to a charger and charged, and the battery is attached to a battery attachment portion of the electronic device in a charged state. Since these chargers and electronic devices are connected to the battery, they function as connected devices.
- the battery as described above is provided with a connector having a connection terminal.
- the connection terminal is connected to the electrode terminal of the charger or the electrode terminal provided in the battery mounting portion to charge the battery or to the electronic device from the battery. Is supplied (for example, see Patent Document 1).
- the battery described in Patent Document 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing, a cell accommodated in the casing, and a connector electrically connected to the cell, and is provided at the lower end of the casing.
- An identification groove (determination recess) is formed as a functional groove having a predetermined function.
- the battery is slid and attached to the connected device such as a charger, so that the connector and the electrode terminal are connected.
- the identification protrusion provided on the connection device can be inserted into the identification groove, and the type of battery is identified based on the insertion state of the identification protrusion into the identification groove. Is done.
- the connecting device such as the charger or the electronic device becomes large accordingly. Also, the battery is often carried, and if the size is large, the portability may be lowered and the handling may be inconvenient.
- the purpose of this technology is to overcome the above-mentioned problems and to achieve downsizing while ensuring high functionality.
- the battery which concerns on this technique is equipped with the housing
- a functional groove having a predetermined function is formed in the connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal, and the functional groove is formed by continuously forming a plurality of functional portions having different lengths.
- a first functional unit and a second functional unit are formed as the functional unit.
- the size of the functional grooves in the direction in which the functional portions are continuous is the sum of the first functional portion and the second functional portion.
- the plurality of functional units are formed continuously in the width direction.
- the width of the plurality of functional units be reduced in order of increasing length.
- the plurality of functional units are continuously formed in the depth direction.
- the plurality of functional units be reduced in depth in order of increasing length.
- the functional grooves are formed on both sides of the terminal portion in the width direction.
- the casing includes a front surface and a rear surface positioned on opposite sides in the length direction, and the front surface and the rear surface in a height direction orthogonal to the length direction.
- the functional recess has a top surface and a bottom surface positioned between the housing, the housing is provided with an arrangement recess that is opened at least on the front surface, and the connector is provided as the terminal portion in the arrangement recess. It is desirable that the surface located closest to the top surface among the surfaces forming the surface is located closer to the bottom surface than the surface located closest to the top surface among the surfaces forming the placement recesses.
- the surface located on the most top surface side among the surfaces forming the functional grooves on the bottom surface side from the surface located most on the top surface side among the surfaces forming the arrangement recesses is positioned.
- the housing has a top surface and a bottom surface positioned on opposite sides in the height direction, and a terminal arrangement groove in which the connection terminal is disposed in the housing.
- the surface positioned closest to the top surface is positioned closer to the bottom surface than the surface positioned closest to the top surface among the surfaces forming the terminal arrangement grooves. It is desirable.
- the surface located on the most top surface side among the surfaces forming the functional grooves on the bottom surface side is positioned from the surface located on the most top surface side among the surfaces forming the terminal arrangement grooves.
- the housing is positioned between two side surfaces positioned on opposite sides in the width direction and the two side surfaces in a height direction orthogonal to the width direction.
- a notch is formed in the housing by a step surface continuous to the side surface and a groove forming surface continuous to the bottom surface, and the functional groove is formed among the surfaces forming the functional groove It is desirable that the surface closest to the top surface is positioned closer to the bottom surface than the step surface.
- the surface located on the most top side among the surfaces forming the functional grooves on the bottom side from the step surface is positioned.
- a guide groove that is opened in the groove forming surface is formed in the casing, and the housing is positioned closest to the top surface among the surfaces that form the functional groove. It is desirable that the surface to be moved be positioned closer to the bottom surface than the edge located closest to the top surface of the guided groove.
- the surface located on the most top surface side among the surfaces forming the functional grooves on the bottom surface side from the edge located on the most top surface side of the guided groove is positioned.
- channel formation surface is formed in the said housing
- the surface located on the top surface side among the surfaces forming the functional grooves on the top surface side from the edge located on the most bottom surface side of the guided groove is positioned.
- the casing has a front surface and a rear surface positioned on opposite sides in the length direction, and at least an arrangement concave portion opened in the front surface is formed in the casing.
- the surface located on the rearmost side among the surfaces forming the functional grooves on the front side from the surface located on the rearmost side among the surfaces forming the arrangement recesses is positioned.
- the surface located closest to the rear surface among the surfaces forming the functional grooves is located closer to the rear surface than the surface located closest to the front surface among the connectors. It is desirable that
- the surface located on the rearmost side among the surfaces that form the functional grooves on the rear side from the surface located on the most front side of the connector is positioned.
- the casing has a front surface and a rear surface positioned on opposite sides in the length direction, and a terminal arrangement groove in which the connection terminal is arranged in the casing. It is preferable that the surface that is formed and is located closest to the rear surface among the surfaces that form the functional groove is positioned closer to the front surface than the surface that is closest to the rear surface among the surfaces that form the terminal arrangement grooves. .
- the surface located on the most rear surface side among the surfaces forming the functional groove on the front surface side from the surface located on the most rear surface side among the surfaces forming the terminal arrangement grooves is positioned.
- the casing includes a front surface and a rear surface positioned on opposite sides in the length direction, and a space between the front surface and the rear surface in the width direction orthogonal to the length direction.
- Two side surfaces positioned at the top, and a top surface and a bottom surface positioned between the front surface and the rear surface and between the two side surfaces in a height direction perpendicular to both the length direction and the width direction.
- the housing has a notch formed by a step surface continuous to the side surface and a groove forming surface continuous to the bottom surface, and the housing has a groove to be guided opened on the groove forming surface and the front surface. It is desirable that a surface that is formed and that is positioned closest to the rear surface among the surfaces that form the functional groove is positioned closer to the front surface than a surface that is positioned closest to the rear surface of the guided groove.
- the surface located on the most rear side among the surfaces forming the functional grooves on the front side from the surface located on the most rear side among the guided grooves is positioned.
- the casing includes two side surfaces positioned between the front surface and the rear surface in the width direction orthogonal to the length direction, and the length direction and the width direction.
- a top surface and a bottom surface positioned between the front surface and the rear surface and between the two side surfaces in a height direction orthogonal to each other, the first functional portion and the second functional portion having a width
- the first functional unit is continuously formed in the direction, and the first functional unit is positioned closer to the center in the width direction than the second functional unit, and is continuous with the first functional unit in the second functional unit in the width direction.
- the surface to be formed is an inclined surface that is displaced toward the bottom surface as it approaches the side surface located on the side opposite to the first functional unit.
- the predetermined function is an identification function for identifying the type of the connected device.
- a battery including a housing in which a cell is housed and a terminal portion having a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal is detachable.
- a functional groove having a predetermined function is formed in the housing so that a length direction thereof coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional portions having different lengths. It is a thing.
- the size of the functional groove in the direction in which the functional units are continuous is the total size of the plurality of functional units. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size while ensuring high functionality.
- FIG. 2 to 102 show an embodiment of the battery and the connecting device of the present technology, and this figure is an exploded perspective view showing the battery.
- FIG. It is a perspective view of a battery. It is a bottom view of a battery. It is a front view of a battery. It is a rear view of a battery. It is a side view of a battery. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the storage case and connector in a battery. It is a perspective view of the battery from which the structure of a guide groove differs. It is a side view of the battery from which the structure of a guide groove differs. It is a side view of another battery from which the structure of a guide groove differs.
- FIG. 1 It is a perspective view which shows another shape of the wall part in a recessed part formation surface. It is a bottom view which shows another shape of the wall part in a recessed part formation surface. It is a perspective view which shows the example of the battery in which the positioning groove
- FIG. 64 is a perspective view showing the power feeder as seen from a direction different from FIG. 63. It is a top view of a feeder. It is a bottom view of a power feeder. It is a front view of a power feeder. It is a rear view of a power feeder. It is a perspective view which shows a power feeder and the imaging device with which a power feeder is mounted
- FIG. 71 is a perspective view showing the adapter as seen from a direction different from FIG. 70.
- FIG. 72 is a perspective view showing the adapter as seen from a direction different from FIG. 71.
- FIG. 73 is a perspective view showing the adapter as seen from a direction different from FIG. 72.
- FIG. 79 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the adapter as seen from a direction different from FIG. 78. It is a perspective view which shows an adapter and the electric power feeder with which an adapter is mounted
- FIG. 90 is a perspective view showing another adapter as seen from a direction different from FIG. It is a top view of another adapter. It is a side view of another adapter. It is a front view of another adapter. It is a bottom view of another adapter. It is a rear view of another adapter.
- the battery is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.
- the outer surface is the top surface (upper surface), the bottom surface (lower surface), the side surfaces (both left and right side surfaces), the front surface, and the rear surface, respectively, and indicates the front, rear, top, bottom, left, and right Shall.
- the vertical direction connecting the top surface (upper surface side) with the top surface (upper surface) and the bottom surface (lower surface) and the bottom surface side (lower surface side) is the height direction
- the left and right surfaces connecting the left and right side surfaces with the left and right side surfaces The direction is also referred to as the width direction
- the front-rear direction connecting the front side and the rear side with the front and rear surfaces is also referred to as the length direction.
- the upper end side portion including the top surface is the top side portion
- the lower end side portion including the bottom surface is the bottom side portion
- the left and right end side portions including the side surface are the side portions (left side portion, right side portion).
- the front end side portion including the front surface is a front side portion
- the rear end side portion including the rear surface is a rear side portion.
- the outer surfaces of the top side portion, the bottom side portion, the side portion, the front side portion, and the rear side portion are not limited to planes, and at least a part thereof may be formed as a curved surface.
- the following shows a still camera that is an imaging device as an example of a connected device to which a battery is connected.
- a charger is also shown below as another example of a connected device to which a battery is connected.
- the charger is mounted on a base such as a desk or a table in the front / rear / up / down direction.
- the left and right directions shall be indicated.
- the charger has an insertion recess into which the battery is inserted. In the charger, the direction in which the battery is inserted is downward, and the direction in which the battery is slid and mounted is the front. Shall.
- the battery 1 is configured by arranging necessary parts inside and outside the housing 2.
- the housing 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is composed of a case cover (upper case) 3 and a housing case (lower case) 4 which are coupled together in the vertical direction.
- the case cover 3 is formed in a box shape opened downward (see FIGS. 1 to 6).
- the storage case 4 is formed in a box shape opened upward. In a state in which the case cover 3 and the housing case 4 are coupled to each other vertically to form the housing 2, the internal space of the housing 2 is formed as a housing space.
- a separator 5, cells 6, 6, connection sheet metals 7, 8, 8 and a circuit board 9 are arranged in the housing space of the housing 2 (see FIG. 1).
- the separator 5 is attached to the housing case 4.
- the cells 6 and 6 are arranged in a state where the cells 6 are partitioned on the left and right by the separator 5.
- the connection sheet metal 7 is connected to one terminal of the cells 6 and 6, and the lower end is connected to an electrode terminal (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the circuit board 9.
- the connection sheet metals 8 and 8 are connected to the other terminals of the cells 6 and 6, respectively, and the lower ends are connected to electrode terminals (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the circuit board 9.
- the circuit board 9 is attached to the housing case 4 and is covered with the separator 5 from above except for a part.
- the housing 2 has a top surface 11, a bottom surface 12, side surfaces 13, 13, a front surface 14, and a rear surface 15.
- the front and rear direction (length direction) is larger than the left and right direction (width direction).
- the size in the left-right direction (width direction) is larger than the size in the up-down direction (height direction) (see FIGS. 1 to 6).
- inclined surfaces 16 and 16 are formed between the top surface 11 and the side surfaces 13 and 13, respectively. The inclined surfaces 16 and 16 are displaced downward as they approach the side surfaces 13 and 13 from the top surface 11.
- the top surface 11, the bottom surface 12, the side surfaces 13, 13, the front surface 14, the rear surface 15, and the slopes 16, 16 are all formed as exterior surfaces 17, 17,.
- Notches 2a and 2a are formed on the left and right sides of the lower end of the housing 2, respectively.
- the notch 2a is opened laterally (left or right), downward, forward, and rearward, and is formed by a step surface 18 that extends downward and forward and backward and a groove forming surface 19 that extends laterally and forward.
- the step surface 18 has an outer edge continuous with the lower edge of the side surface 13.
- the groove forming surface 19 has an upper edge continuous with the inner edge of the stepped surface 18 and a lower edge continuous with the side edge of the bottom surface 12.
- the step surface 18 and the groove forming surface 19 are continuously formed from the front surface 14 to the rear surface 15.
- the step surface 18 and the bottom surface 12 are formed as planes substantially parallel to each other, and the intermediate portion and the side surface 13 in the front-rear direction excluding both front and rear ends of the groove forming surface 19 are formed as planes substantially parallel to each other.
- the front end portions of the groove forming surfaces 19, 19 are formed as outwardly convex curved surfaces 19 a, 19 a that are displaced in a direction approaching each other as they approach the front surface 14, and the rear end portions of the groove forming surfaces 19, 19 approach the rear surface 15. It is formed as outwardly convex curved surfaces 19b, 19b that are displaced in a direction approaching each other.
- the housing 2 is composed of a main body portion 20 that is a portion above the virtual surface including the step surfaces 18 and 18 and a bottom portion 21 that is a portion below the virtual surface. .
- the step surfaces 18 and 18 are included in the main body 20.
- the battery 1 is unlikely to cause stress concentration and contacts the ground or the like in the event of a fall. It is difficult to alleviate the impact, and the occurrence of breakage can be reduced.
- the housing 2 is provided with the upper portion including the step surfaces 18 and 18 as the main body portion 20 on the basis of the virtual plane including the step surfaces 18 and 18, and the lower portion from the main body portion 20.
- the width of the bottom portion 21 is smaller than that of the main body portion 20, the distance between the side surfaces 13, 13 is greater than the distance between the groove forming surfaces 19, 19 in the left-right direction, and the bottom portion 21 has grooves or the like having functions. Is formed.
- First and second guided grooves 22 and 22, second guided grooves 23 and 23, and third guided grooves 24 and 24 are formed on the left and right sides of the bottom portion 21 in order from the front side.
- the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 are all opened in the groove forming surface 19.
- the first guided groove 22 is formed at the front end portion of the bottom portion 21 and is opened sideways and forward.
- the second guided groove 23 extends in the front-rear direction and is opened to the side. Note that the second guided groove 23 may not be formed in the housing 2. In this case, the portion where the second guided groove 23 is formed is formed by a part of the groove forming surface 19 and a part of the bottom surface 12.
- the third guided groove 24 extends in the front-rear direction and is opened to the side.
- the third guided groove 24 may have a shape opened to the rear (see FIG. 8).
- the insertion grooves 25 and 25 and the insertion grooves 26 and 26 are formed separately on the left and right sides of the bottom portion 21 in order from the front side. Both the insertion groove 25 and the insertion groove 26 are opened in the groove forming surface 19.
- the insertion groove 25 is opened laterally, upward, and downward, and the upper opening communicates with a substantially half portion on the front side of the second guided groove 23.
- the insertion groove 26 is opened laterally, upward, and downward, and the upper opening communicates with a substantially half portion on the front side of the third guided groove 24.
- first engaging claws 2p and 2p The portions between the lower edges 22b and 22b of the first guided grooves 22 and 22 and the bottom surface 12 in the housing 2 are provided as first engaging claws 2p and 2p, respectively.
- the portions between the lower edges 23b, 23b of the guide grooves 23, 23 and the bottom surface 12 are provided as second engaging claws 2q, 2q, respectively, and the lower edges of the third guided grooves 24, 24 in the housing 2
- Portions between 24b and 24b and the bottom surface 12 are provided as third engaging claws 2r and 2r, respectively.
- the first engaging claw portion 2p and the second engaging claw portion 2q are both positioned on the front surface 14 side from the center in the front-rear direction of the housing 2, and the third engaging claw portion 2r is disposed on the front and rear sides of the housing 2. It is located in the rearmost region obtained by dividing the casing 2 into three equal parts from the center in the direction in the rear surface 15 side or in the front-rear direction.
- the second guided groove 23 and the third guided groove 24 may be formed as one guide groove 45 (see FIG. 9).
- the guide groove 45 is formed on the groove forming surface 19 from the front end toward the rear end.
- the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 may be formed as one guide groove 46 (see FIG. 10).
- the guide groove 46 is formed on the groove forming surface 19 from the front end to the rear end.
- first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 are formed on both the left and right sides of the casing 2 is shown. It is sufficient that at least one guide groove of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 is formed on both the left and right sides.
- first guided groove 22 and the third guided groove 24 may be formed on one of the left and right sides, and only the second guided groove 23 may be formed on the other of the left and right sides (see FIG. 11). . Further, for example, only the first guided groove 22 and the second guided groove 23 are formed on one of the left and right sides, and only the second guided groove 23 and the third guided groove 24 are formed on the left and right sides. (See FIG. 12). Further, for example, only the first guided groove 22 and the second guided groove 23 may be formed on one of the left and right, and only the third guided groove 24 may be formed on the other of the left and right (FIG. 13). reference).
- the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, or the third covered groove may be provided on one of the left and right sides. Only one guide groove of the guide grooves 24 is formed, and one of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 is formed on the other of the left and right sides. Or there is an example in which three guide grooves are formed. Further, only one of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, or the third guided groove 24 is formed on one of the left and right, and the first guided groove is formed on the other of the left and right. There is an example in which two or three guide grooves of the guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 are formed.
- positioning recessed part 27 is formed in the front-end part of the bottom part 21 (refer FIG. 7).
- positioning recessed part 27 is formed in the approximate center part in the left-right direction, and is opened ahead and below.
- the housing 2 is formed with an arrangement hole 28 that is communicated with a portion excluding the front end portion of the arrangement recess 27 and penetrates vertically.
- the upper edge 22a of the first guided groove 22, the upper edge 23a of the second guided groove 23, and the upper edge 24a of the third guided groove 24 are all located below the step surface 18, and One groove forming surface 19 is provided between the first guided groove 22 and the step surface 18, between the second guided groove 23 and the step surface 18, and between the third guided groove 24 and the step surface 18. Exists (see FIGS. 2 to 7).
- the distance from the lower end of the groove forming surface 19 to the upper edge 22a of the first guided groove 22, the distance from the lower end of the groove forming surface 19 to the upper edge 23a of the second guided groove 23, and the groove forming surface 19 The distance from the lower end to the upper edge 24a of the third guided groove 24 is set to be smaller than the distance from the upper end to the lower end of the groove forming surface 19.
- the vertical distance (groove width) of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 is from the upper end of the groove forming surface 19 to the upper edges 22a, 23a, 24a.
- the upper and lower distances of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 are from the upper end of the groove forming surface 19 to the upper edge 22a. , 23a and 24a may be the same distance.
- the lower edge 22b of the first guided groove 22, the lower edge 23b of the second guided groove 23, and the lower edge 24b of the third guided groove 24 are all located above the lower edge of the groove forming surface 19. The positions in the vertical direction are the same.
- the corner 2f where the stepped surface 18 and the side surface 13 intersect may be chamfered, and the corner 2f extends from the front surface 14 toward the rear surface 15, and is the same as or half the length of the housing 2. Alternatively, the length may be about one third.
- One corner 2f may be chamfered, or both corners 2f, 2f may be chamfered.
- the chamfering width of the corner 2f may be the same as the width of the step surface 18 or may be smaller than the width of the step surface 18.
- corner 2g where the groove forming surface 19 and the bottom surface 12 intersect may be chamfered, and the corners 2h, 2h between the first guided groove 22 and the second guide groove 23 and the second guide. Any or all of the corners 2i and 2i between the groove 23 and the third guide groove 24 and the corner 2j between the third guide groove 24 and the rear surface 15 may be chamfered. In this case, the corners 2g, 2h, 2i, and 2j on one of the left and right sides or the left and right sides of the housing 2 may be chamfered.
- the arrangement recess 27 is formed by a recess forming surface 29.
- the recess forming surface 29 includes a base portion 29a, wall portions 29b and 29b, and an intermediate portion 29c.
- the base part 29a is formed in a U-shape opened forward and is in a state facing the horizontal direction.
- Each of the wall portions 29b and 29b is formed as an inclined surface that is continuous with the front end of the base portion 29a and is separated from each other in the left-right direction as it goes forward. That is, the left wall portion 29b is formed as an inclined surface that approaches the left side surface 13 as it goes forward, and the right wall portion 29b is formed as an inclined surface that approaches the right side surface 13 as it goes forward.
- one wall part 29b may be formed in the inclined surface, and the other wall part 29b may be formed in the surface which faces the left or the right without being inclined.
- the intermediate portion 29c is formed between the upper edges of the wall portions 29b and 29b so as to face downward.
- the walls 29b and 29b are inclined, for example, 45 degrees with respect to the surface facing the left-right direction.
- the intermediate portion 29c is positioned below the step surface 18, and is substantially the same height as the upper edges 22a, 23a, 24a of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24. Or is positioned slightly below the upper edges 22a, 23a, 24a.
- the intermediate portion 29c may be located above the upper edges 22a, 23a, 24a.
- Identification grooves 30 and 30 are formed on the front end portion of the bottom portion 21 so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction.
- the identification groove 30 has a role as a functional groove having a predetermined function, and identifies, for example, the type of a later-described charger that functions as a connected device.
- the functional groove is not limited to the identification groove 30; for example, a positioning groove for positioning with respect to a charger or the like instead of the identification groove 30 or a detection groove for detecting a connection state of the charger or the like
- a groove having a function other than the identification may be formed.
- the specified function is an identification function that identifies the type of connected device
- the type of connected device is identified by the functional groove, and the battery is attached to the connected device, and the battery is attached to the connected device.
- the type of the connected device to which the battery is connected can be easily identified.
- the predetermined function may be a function for identifying the type of the battery itself.
- the identification grooves 30 and 30 are formed on opposite sides of the arrangement concave portion 27, respectively.
- the identification groove 30 includes a first identification unit 31 and a second identification unit 32 having different front and rear lengths, which are continuously formed in the left-right direction.
- the first identification unit 31 and the second identification unit 32 have a role as a first functional unit and a second functional unit, respectively.
- the lower surface located on the upper side among the surfaces forming the identification groove 30 is formed as an inner bottom surface 30a.
- the inner bottom surface 30a is located below the intermediate portion 29c, which is a downward facing surface located on the upper side of the recess forming surface 29. Accordingly, the depth of the identification groove 30 in the vertical direction is shallower than the depth of the placement recess 27 in the vertical direction.
- the inner bottom surface 30 a is positioned below the upper edges 22 a, 23 a, 24 a and the step surface 18 of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24. Further, the inner bottom surface 30 a is located above the lower edges 22 b, 23 b, 24 b of the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24.
- the inner bottom surface 30a may be positioned below the lower edges 22b, 23b, and 24b, or may be positioned at the same height as the lower edges 22b, 23b, and 24b.
- the front-facing surface located on the rear side in the first identification portion 31 is formed as the back bottom surface 31 a and the front-facing surface located on the rear side in the second identification portion 32. Is formed as a deep bottom surface 32a.
- the back bottom surfaces 31 a and 32 a are located in front of the rearwardly-facing surface of the base portion 29 a of the recess forming surface 29 and are located behind the front surface of the connector 33. Further, the back bottom surfaces 31 a and 32 a are positioned in front of the back side bottom surface 36 a of the terminal arrangement groove 36 and the back side bottom surface 37 a of the positioning groove 37.
- back bottom surfaces 31 a and 32 a are positioned in front of the rear end edge of the first guided groove 22.
- the back bottom surfaces 31a and 32a may be located behind the rear end edge of the first guided groove 22 and are in the same position as the rear end edge of the first guided groove 22 in the front-rear direction. Also good.
- the first identification unit 31 has a longer front and back length than the second identification unit 32, the back bottom surface 31 a is positioned on the rear side of the back bottom surface 32 a, and the first identification unit 31 is the second identification unit 32. It is located closer to the arrangement recess 27 side. It can also be said that the second identification unit 32 is located closer to the side surface 13 than the first identification unit 31.
- the width of the second identification unit 32 in the left-right direction is smaller than the width of the first identification unit 31 in the left-right direction.
- a connector 33 is arranged in the arrangement recess 27 of the housing 2.
- the connector 33 is a portion connected to an electrode terminal of a charger or the like to be described later that functions as a connection device, functions as a terminal portion, and has at least a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal.
- the connector 33 has a housing 34 formed of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 35, 35, 35 formed of a conductive material. At least a part of the connection terminals 35, 35, 35 is formed in the housing 34.
- the terminal 34 is held in the housing 34 in a state of being arranged in the terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36, 36.
- the connection terminal 35 has a pair of contact portions in which one end portion of the metal piece is branched left and right from a predetermined portion, and the pair of contact portions has elasticity in a direction in which the tip portions are in contact with each other, or are in contact with or close to each other. In the state, it is arranged in the terminal arrangement groove 36.
- connection terminals 35, 35, and 35 function as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an information terminal, respectively, and an arrangement in which the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or an arrangement in which the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side.
- the information terminal is used by a connected device to be described later to recognize the internal temperature of the battery 1, and is also used by the connected device to recognize various information of the battery 1 such as the remaining charge amount and deterioration information of the battery 1. .
- the connector 33 may be provided with two terminal arrangement grooves 36 and 36 and two connection terminals 35 and 35.
- the two connection terminals 35 and 35 function as a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, respectively, and the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or the positive electrode terminal in order from the right side.
- the negative electrode terminals are arranged side by side.
- the connector 33 may be provided with four terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36,... And four connection terminals 35, 35,. When the four connection terminals 35, 35 are provided, the four connection terminals 35, 35,... Function as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, an information terminal, and a communication terminal, respectively.
- the communication terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged side by side, the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, the communication terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side, the positive electrode terminal, the communication terminal, the information terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or the positive electrode in the order from the right side.
- a terminal, a communication terminal, an information terminal, and a negative electrode terminal are arranged side by side.
- the communication terminal is used for the connected device to recognize various information of the battery 1 such as the remaining charge amount and deterioration information of the battery 1, and in this case, the information terminal is used exclusively to notify the connected device of temperature information.
- the terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36, 36 are opened forward and downward, and are formed to be separated from each other in the left and right directions.
- the housing 34 is formed with positioning grooves 37 and 37 opened forward and downward, respectively, outside the terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36 and 36 in the left-right direction.
- the portion of the connector 33 between the terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36, 36 in the housing 34 is provided as terminal isolation ribs 34a, 34a, and the portion of the housing 34 between the terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36 and the positioning grooves 37, 37 is between the grooves. Ribs 34b and 34b are provided.
- the width in the left-right direction of the terminal isolation rib 34a is made larger than the width in the left-right direction of the inter-groove rib 34b so as to prevent contact between the connection terminals 35, 35, 35.
- the surface of the terminal arrangement groove 36 closest to the top surface 11 and the surface of the positioning groove 37 closest to the top surface 11 are formed as inner bottom surfaces 36a and 37a, respectively, and the inner bottom surfaces 36a and 37a are positioned in the vertical direction. Are almost the same.
- the inner bottom surfaces 36 a and 37 a are positioned below the step surface 18.
- the inner bottom surfaces 36a and 37a are positioned below the upper edge 22a of the first guided groove 22, the upper edge 23a of the second guided groove 23, and the upper edge 24a of the third guided groove 24,
- the lower edge 22 b of the first guided groove 22, the lower edge 23 b of the second guided groove 23, and the lower edge 24 b of the third guided groove 24 are positioned above.
- connection terminal 35 is elastically deformable substantially in the left-right direction, and is held by the housing 34 in a state of being inserted into the terminal arrangement groove 36.
- the intermediate portion 29c does not exist on the recess forming surface 29, and the wall portions 29b and 29b may be formed at positions extending from the upper end to the lower end of the housing 2 (see FIGS. 15 and 16).
- the wall portions 29b and 29b inclined with respect to the front, rear, left and right may not be formed, and instead of the wall portions 29b and 29b, the first wall surface portions 29x and 29x and the first wall surface portion facing forward respectively.
- Second wall surfaces 29y and 29y that are continuous to the outer edges in the left-right direction of 29x and 29x and that face in the left-right direction may be formed (see FIGS. 17 and 18).
- the first wall surface portions 29x and 29x and the second wall surface portions 29y and 29y may be inclined at an arbitrary angle with respect to the left-right direction, the front-rear direction, and the up-down direction.
- the connector 33 has one end of each of the connection terminals 35, 35, 35 connected to the circuit board 9 arranged inside the housing 2 through the arrangement hole 28.
- the front surface 33 a of the connector 33 is positioned behind the front surface 14 of the housing 2 in a state where the connector 33 is disposed in the disposition recess 27.
- the connector 33 is positioned in a region surrounded by the base portion 29 a of the concave portion forming surface 29 in the arrangement concave portion 27, and wall portions 29 b and 29 b and an intermediate portion 29 c of the concave portion forming surface 29 are positioned on the front side of the connector 33.
- the lower surface 33 b is positioned on the same plane as the bottom surface 12 of the housing 2.
- an imaging device (still camera) 50 will be described as an example of a connected device to which the battery 1 is connected (see FIGS. 19 to 21).
- the imaging device 50 is configured, for example, by arranging required parts inside and outside a horizontally long flat outer casing 51 (see FIG. 19).
- An accessory such as an interchangeable lens 70 and an adapter (not shown) can be attached to and detached from the imaging device 50.
- the interchangeable lens 70 is provided with operation rings 71, 72, 73 that are rotated.
- the operation rings 71, 72, and 73 function as a focus ring for focusing, a zoom ring for adjusting the angle of view, and an iris ring for adjusting the amount of light.
- Various operation units 52, 52,... are provided on the upper surface of the outer casing 51.
- the operation units 52, 52,... For example, a photographing button, a zoom knob, a power button, a mode selection knob, and the like are provided.
- a flash 53 that can be inserted and removed is provided at the upper end of the outer casing 51.
- a finder 54 is provided on the rear side of the flash 53 at the upper end of the outer casing 51.
- a display 55 and various operation units 52, 52,... Are provided on the rear surface of the outer casing 51 (see FIG. 20).
- An image sensor (not shown) is arranged inside the outer casing 51.
- the imaging device for example, a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device), a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), or the like is used.
- a mount (not shown) to which the interchangeable lens is connected at one end portion in the left-right direction of the imaging device 50 and a battery mounting portion 56 are provided in the rear portion behind the imaging device (see FIGS. 20 and 21).
- the battery mounting portion 56 has a part of the outer casing 51 and a lid 57 that is rotatable at the lower end of the outer casing 51.
- the battery mounting portion 56 has an internal space formed as a mounting space 56a, and the mounting space 56a is opened downward.
- the terminal connection part 59 has a holding part 60 formed of a non-conductive material and electrode terminals 61, 61, 61 formed of a conductive material, and the electrode terminals 61, 61, 61 are separated in the left and right directions. It is held by the holding unit 60.
- the holding portion 60 is provided with positioning protrusions 60a and 60a on the outside of the electrode terminals 61, 61 and 61 in the left-right direction.
- the terminal connection portion 59 is connected to a control board (not shown) in which one end portions of the electrode terminals 61, 61, 61 are respectively arranged inside the outer casing 51.
- a pressing lever 62 is rotatably supported at the opening edge of the mounting space 56a.
- the pressing lever 62 is rotatable between a pressing position and a non-pressing position.
- the pressing lever 62 is urged by a spring (not shown) in a direction from the non-pressing position toward the pressing position.
- the battery mounting portion 56 In the battery mounting portion 56, erroneous insertion preventing protrusions 56b and 56b are provided.
- the battery mounting portion 56 is provided with a lock mechanism that locks the lid 57 in a closed state of the mounting space 56a.
- the user can attach the battery 1 to the battery attachment portion 56 by inserting the battery 1 into the attachment space 56a as follows, with the lid 57 open.
- the battery 1 is inserted into the mounting space 56a from the front surface 14 side (see FIG. 22). At this time, the battery 1 is inserted into the mounting space 56a in a direction in which the notches 2a and 2a are aligned with the erroneous insertion preventing protrusions 56b and 56b.
- the battery 1 is inserted into the mounting space 56a in a state where the pressing lever 62 is rotated to the non-pressing position.
- the pressing lever 62 is slid on one side surface 13 of the battery 1, and the rotation of the pressing lever 62 to the pressing position is restricted.
- connection terminals 35, 35, 35 of the connector 33 are connected to the electrode terminals 61, 61, 61 of the terminal connection part 59, respectively.
- the electrode terminal 61 is inserted between a pair of contact portions branched in the left and right directions at the connection terminal 35 and having elasticity in a direction in contact with each other, and the connection terminal 35 sandwiches the electrode terminal 61 from both the left and right sides. In this state, it is connected to the electrode terminal 61.
- the positioning protrusions 60a and 60a of the terminal connecting portion 59 are inserted into the positioning grooves 37 and 37 of the connector 33, respectively, and the positioning of the connector 33 with respect to the terminal connecting portion 59 is performed.
- the rear surface 15 is positioned behind the presser lever 62 in the mounting space 56 a, and the presser lever 62 is biased by the spring. And the front surface 14 is pressed against the urging spring 58 to urge the battery 1 backward (see FIG. 23). Therefore, in the battery 1, the pressed portion 15 a (see FIG. 22) provided on the rear surface 15 is pressed against the pressing lever 62, so that the battery 1 is prevented from dropping from the mounting space 56 a.
- the pressed portion 15a is located closer to the top surface 11 than the notch 2a.
- the battery 1 is mounted on the battery mounting portion 56 by closing the mounting space 56 a by the lid 57.
- the lid 57 is locked to the outer casing 51 by the lock mechanism.
- the lock of the lid body 57 with respect to the outer casing 51 is released, the lid body 57 is rotated to open the mounting space 56a, and the pressing lever 62 is rotated to the non-pressing position, thereby mounting the battery 1 in the mounting space 56a. It is possible to pull it out from the battery mounting part 56.
- the pressing lever 62 can be positioned on the back side of the mounting space 56a. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the imaging device 50.
- a charger 80 will be described as another example of a connected device to which the battery 1 is connected (see FIGS. 25 to 29).
- the charger 80 is a separate device from the imaging device 50 and the like, but the connection structure shown below of the charger 80 may be provided integrally with various devices such as the imaging device. Therefore, it is possible to connect the battery 1 to an imaging device or the like provided with the connection structure shown below of the charger 80.
- the charger 80 is configured by arranging necessary parts inside and outside the casing 81.
- the charger 81 is provided with the following connection structure.
- the casing 81 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and one approximately half portion in the left-right direction is provided as a mechanism placement portion 82 and the other approximately half portion in the left-right direction is provided as a battery mounting portion 83.
- a light emitting body such as a substrate or a light emitting diode (not shown) is arranged inside the mechanism arrangement portion 82.
- Window portions 82 a and 82 b are provided on the upper surface portion of the mechanism arrangement portion 82.
- the light emitted from the light emitting diode is irradiated to the outside through the window portions 82a and 82b, and the state of the charging operation, the state of the charge amount, etc. are recognized by the irradiation state through the window portions 82a and 82b. Has been made possible.
- the battery mounting portion 83 has mounting recesses 83a that open upward and rearward.
- Step portions 84, 84 are provided on the left and right side portions of the mounting recess 83 a, and the step portions 84, 84 are formed in a shape that protrudes upward and extends back and forth.
- the step portions 84 and 84 respectively have flat surfaces 84a and 84a facing upward and opposing surfaces 84b and 84b that are continuous with the inner edges of the flat surfaces 84a and 84a and face each other.
- Some batteries have a structure in which only one notch 2a is formed in the casing. However, in the case of a battery mounting portion to which such a battery is mounted, one step 84 is provided. It only has to be.
- the mounting recess 83a is formed by each surface portion including a bottom plate surface portion 85 facing upward and a front plate surface portion 86 facing rearward, which is located between the step portions 84 and 84.
- 86 is continuous with the front edges of the step portions 84, 84 and the front edge of the bottom plate surface portion 85.
- the first guide engaging portions 87, 87, the second guide engaging portions 88, 88, and the third guide engaging portions 89, 89 are spaced apart from each other in the step portions 84, 84 in order from the front side. Is provided.
- the first guide engaging portions 87 and 87, the second guide engaging portions 88 and 88, and the third guide engaging portions 89 and 89 are all protruded from the opposing surfaces 84b and 84b in a direction approaching each other.
- the first guide engaging portion 87 is formed in a projecting shape extending in the front-rear direction, the front end is continuous with the front plate surface portion 86, and protrudes from the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the facing surface 84b.
- the second guide engaging portion 88 is formed in a protruding shape extending in the front-rear direction, and is located at the same height as the first guide engaging portion 87.
- the third guide engaging portion 89 includes an engaging portion 89a extending in the front-rear direction and an upright wall portion 89b protruding downward from the front end portion of the engaging portion 89a. The lower end of the upright wall portion 89b is connected to the bottom plate surface portion 85. Yes.
- only the first guided groove 22 and the third guided groove 24 are formed on one of the left and right, and only the second guided groove 23 is formed on the other of the left and right.
- only the guide engaging portion corresponding to the guided groove needs to be provided.
- Only the first guide engagement portion 87 and the third guide engagement portion 89 are provided on one of the left and right, and only the second guide engagement portion 88 is provided on the other of the left and right.
- the battery mounting portion 83 is provided with an identification protrusion 90 protruding upward from the front end portion of the bottom plate surface portion 85.
- the identification protrusion 90 has a longitudinal portion 90a and a short portion 90b that are different in length in the front-rear direction and are provided continuously in the left and right directions, and the longitudinal length of the longitudinal portion 90a is longer than the longitudinal length of the short portion 90b. ing.
- the left and right widths of the long portion 90a are smaller than the left and right widths of the short portion 90b.
- the front end of the identification protrusion 90 is continuous with the front plate surface portion 86, and is provided at a position close to the first guide engagement portion 87 in the left-right direction. Specifically, in the left-right direction, the identification protrusion 90 is closer to the first guide engagement portion 87 than the center of the distance between the center of the bottom plate surface portion 85 and the first guide engagement portion 87. It is located and is located in the one 1st guide engaging part 87 side rather than the center of the space
- the short part 90b of the identification protrusion 90 is positioned closer to the first guide engagement part 87 than the long part 90a.
- a detection protrusion 91 that can move in the front-rear direction is provided at the front end of the battery mounting portion 83.
- the detection protrusion 91 is urged rearward by a spring member (not shown), and is provided at a position close to the other first guide engagement portion 87 in the left-right direction.
- the detection protrusion 91 may be provided at a symmetrical position near the first guide engagement portion 87 with respect to the center of the bottom plate surface portion 85 in the left-right direction. Further, in the above, an example in which the identification protrusion 90 and the detection protrusion 91 are positioned on the opposite sides in the left-right direction across the terminal connection portion 93 is shown. However, the identification protrusion 90 and the detection protrusion 91 Both 91 may be located on the left side or the right side of the terminal connection portion 93. In this case, the terminal connection portion 93 and the detection projection 91 are located on the opposite sides in the left-right direction with the identification projection 90 interposed therebetween.
- a part of the bottom plate surface portion 85 is provided as an engagement holding portion 92.
- the engagement holding portion 92 is a portion inside a U-shaped slit formed in a part of the bottom plate surface portion 85, and can be elastically deformed substantially vertically with the front end portion as a fulcrum.
- the engagement holding part 92 is provided with a locking protrusion 92a protruding upward at the rear end part.
- a terminal connection portion 93 is disposed at the front end of the battery mounting portion 83.
- the terminal connection portion 93 includes a holding portion 94 formed of a non-conductive material and electrode terminals 95, 95, and 95 formed of a conductive material, and the electrode terminals 95, 95, and 95 are separated in the left and right directions. It is held by the holding unit 94.
- the holding portion 94 is provided with positioning protrusions 94a and 94a on the outer sides of the electrode terminals 95, 95 and 95 in the left-right direction, respectively.
- the width of the positioning protrusions 94a, 94a in the left-right direction is larger than the width of the electrode terminals 95, 95, 95 in the left-right direction.
- the terminal connection portion 93 is connected to a substrate in which one end portions of the electrode terminals 95, 95, 95 are arranged inside the housing 81.
- the user can mount the battery 1 in the battery mounting portion 83 by inserting a part of the battery 1 into the mounting recess 83a as described below.
- the battery 1 is inserted into the mounting recess 83a from above (see FIG. 29).
- the second guide engaging portions 88 and 88 are inserted into the second guided grooves 23 and 23 through the insertion grooves 25 and 25, respectively, and the third guided groove 24 is inserted through the insertion grooves 26 and 26.
- the engaging portions 89a and 89a of the third guide engaging portions 89 and 89 are inserted, respectively.
- the step portions 84 and 84 of the charger 80 are inserted into the notches 2a and 2a of the battery 1, respectively, the step surfaces 18 and 18 are positioned to face the flat surfaces 84a and 84a in the vertical direction, and the groove forming surface 19 is provided. , 19 are positioned to face the opposing surfaces 84b, 84b in the left-right direction, respectively.
- the engagement holding portion 92 is elastically deformed by pressing the locking projection 92a downward.
- the battery 1 is slid forward with respect to the charger 80 (see FIG. 30).
- the first guided grooves 22 and 22 are guided to the first guide engaging portions 87 and 87, respectively, and the second guided grooves 23 and 23 are respectively connected to the second guide engagement.
- the third guided grooves 24 and 24 are guided by the joint portions 88 and 88 and guided to the engaging portions 89a and 89a of the third guide engaging portions 89 and 89, respectively.
- the battery 1 is slid forward to the moving ends where the rear opening edges of the third guided grooves 24 and 24 are in contact with the restricting portions 89b and 89b of the third guide engaging portions 89 and 89, respectively.
- the opening edges of the first guided grooves 22 and 22 are engaged with the first guide engaging portions 87 and 87, respectively, and the second guided groove is formed.
- 23, 23 are respectively engaged with the second guide engaging portions 88, 88, and the third guided grooves 24, 24 are respectively engaged with the third guide engaging portions 89, 89.
- the engagement portion 88 is engaged with at least a part of the lower edge
- the upper edge of the third engagement claw portion 2 r is engaged with at least a part of the lower edge of the third guide engagement portion 89.
- the rear end edge of the battery 1 is positioned on the front side of the locking projection 92 a of the engagement holding portion 92, the engagement holding portion 92 is elastically restored, and the locking projection 92 a is the lower end of the rear end edge of the battery 1.
- the battery 1 is mounted on the battery mounting portion 83.
- the detection protrusion 91 of the charger 80 is pressed and operated by the detection pressed portion 14a provided on the front surface 14 of the battery 1.
- the detection projection 91 is moved forward, and the detection projection 91 is moved forward to detect that the battery 1 is mounted on the battery mounting portion 83 by a detection unit (not shown).
- the battery attachment portion 83 When it is detected that the battery 1 is attached to the battery attachment portion 83, light is emitted from the light emitting diode and the light is directed upward through the window portions 82a and 82b in a state where the charger 80 is connected to the power source. Is irradiated. Therefore, the user can recognize whether the battery 1 is in a chargeable state or the amount of charge with respect to the battery 1 by visually recognizing the state of light emitted through the window portions 82a and 82b.
- the identification protrusion 90 of the charger 80 is inserted into one identification groove 30 of the battery 1 (see FIG. 31).
- the identification protrusion 90 has a long portion 90 a inserted into the first identification portion 31 and a short portion 90 b inserted into the second identification portion 32.
- the battery 1 attached to the battery attachment portion 83 is a type that can be charged by the charger 80.
- the battery 1 is, for example, a type having an intermediate chargeable power capacity.
- the terminal connection portion 93 of the charger 80 is inserted between the wall portions 29b and 29b of the battery 1.
- the wall portions 29b and 29b are formed as inclined surfaces that are separated from each other in the left-right direction as going forward.
- the connecting portion 93 is guided by the wall portions 29b and 29b and approaches the connector 33. Accordingly, in the battery 1, the connection terminals 35, 35, and 35 of the connector 33 are securely connected to the electrode terminals 95, 95, and 95 of the terminal connection portion 93, respectively (see FIG. 33). At this time, the positioning protrusions 94a and 94a of the terminal connection portion 93 are inserted into the positioning grooves 37 and 37 of the connector 33, respectively, so that the connector 33 is positioned relative to the terminal connection portion 93.
- the battery 1 is slid rearward to release the engagement with the rear end edge of the locking projection 92a, and the first guide engaging portions 87, 87, the second guide engaging portions 88, 88, and the third It is possible to take out the battery 1 from the battery mounting portion 83 by releasing the engagement of the guide engaging portions 89 and 89 and pulling the battery 1 upward from the mounting concave portion 83a.
- the surface of the housing 2 that forms the arrangement recess 27 is formed as the recess formation surface 29, and a part of the recess formation surface 29 is provided between the front surface 14 of the outer surface 10 and the connector 33. There is an intermediate portion 29c.
- the front surface 33a of the connector 33 is positioned on the inner side of the housing 2 relative to the front surface 14 of the housing 2, the occurrence of breakage or damage to the connector 33 during dropping or the like is reduced, and the electrode terminals 61 of the connection terminal 35, A good connection state with respect to 95 can be ensured.
- the impact force is not easily transmitted to the connector 33 due to the drop impact, the solder crack for connecting the connection terminal 35 to the circuit board 9 is hardly generated, and the occurrence of electrical connection failure can be reduced.
- connection terminal 35 is hardly exposed from the housing 34, and the high quality of the connector 33 can be ensured.
- the front surface 33 a of the connector 33 is positioned on the inner side of the housing 2 from the front surface 14 of the housing 2.
- the lower surface 33 b of the connector 33 is housing from the bottom surface 12 of the housing 2. It may be located inside the body 2 (see FIG. 34).
- the front surface 33 a of the connector 33 is positioned on the inner side of the housing 2 from the front surface 14 of the housing 2, and the lower surface 33 b of the connector 33 is positioned on the inner side of the housing 2 from the bottom surface 12 of the housing 2. It is also possible (see FIG. 35).
- the entire connector 33 is located on the inner side of the housing 2. Be positioned. Therefore, the occurrence of breakage or damage to the connector 33 when dropped or the like is further reduced, and a better connection state of the connection terminal 35 to the electrode terminals 61 and 95 can be ensured.
- the arrangement recess 27 is opened in the connection direction of the connection terminal 35 with respect to the electrode terminals 61 and 95, and an intermediate portion 29 c that is a recess formation surface 29 is formed between the outer surface 10 and the connector 33 in the connection direction.
- the connector 33 is positioned on the inside of the housing 2 from the outer surface 10 in the connection direction, the electrode terminals 61 and 95 are inserted to the far side of the arrangement recess 27 at the time of connection, and the connection device (the imaging device 50, The charger 80) can be reduced in size.
- a part of the concave portion forming surface 29 is formed on an inclined surface in which the opening area of the arrangement concave portion 27 increases as the distance from the connector 33 increases in the opening direction (connection direction) of the arrangement concave portion 27.
- the recess forming surface 29 has a pair of wall portions 29b and 29b that are spaced apart in a direction orthogonal to the connection direction, and is formed as an inclined surface that separates from each other as the wall portions 29b and 29b go in the connection direction. Has been.
- the wall portions 29b and 29b function as guide surfaces when the electrode terminals 61 and 95 are inserted into the arrangement recesses 27, a better connection state between the connection terminal 35 and the electrode terminals 61 and 95 can be ensured. .
- the placement concave portion 27 is formed as one wall portion 29b goes in the connection direction. May be formed on an inclined surface with a large opening area (see FIG. 36).
- the intermediate portion 29c of the concave portion forming surface 29 may be formed on an inclined surface in which the opening area of the arrangement concave portion 27 increases as the distance from the connector 33 increases in the connecting direction (see FIG. 37).
- the intermediate portion 29c is formed on the inclined surface in this way, the intermediate portion 29c functions as a guide surface when the electrode terminals 61 and 95 are inserted into the arrangement concave portions 27. Therefore, the connection terminal 35 and the electrode terminals 61 and 95 It is possible to secure a better connection state.
- the wall portions 29b and 29b may also be formed on the inclined surface, and in addition to the intermediate portion 29c, one wall portion 29b may be formed on the inclined surface. Only 29c may be formed on the inclined surface.
- the inclination angle with respect to the connection direction of the wall portion 29b or the intermediate portion 29c is arbitrary.
- it is desirable that the inclination angle is greater than 0 degree and not more than 45 degrees.
- the inclination angle of the wall 29b or the intermediate part 29c By setting the inclination angle of the wall 29b or the intermediate part 29c to be greater than 0 degree and 45 degrees or less, the inclination angle of the recess forming surface 29 that functions as the guide surface becomes an acute angle, so that the electrode terminal guided to the guide surface 61 and 95 can be smoothly inserted into the arrangement recess 27.
- the charger 80 is shown as an example in which the battery 1 is inserted into the mounting recess 83a from the upper side and then slid forward. However, as another type, the battery 1 is mounted from the upper side. There is a charger 80A that is mounted by being inserted (see FIG. 38).
- the charger 80A is entirely provided as a battery mounting portion 83A, and the battery mounting portion 83A is provided with a mounting recess 83b opened upward.
- a terminal connection portion 96 having electrode terminals is disposed on the battery mounting portion 83A.
- the battery 1 is inserted into the mounting recess 83b of the charger 80A with the front surface 14 facing downward.
- the weight of the battery 1 is reduced when the battery 1 is inserted into the mounting recess 83b.
- the terminal connection portion 96 is guided to the inclined surface.
- a notch 2 a is formed in the housing 2 by a step surface 18 that is continuous with the side surface 13 and a groove forming surface 19 that is continuous with the bottom surface 12.
- One guided groove 22, a second guided groove 23, and a third guided groove 24 are formed, and the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 are formed. It is located closer to the bottom surface 12 than the step surface 18.
- the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, the third guided groove 24, and the stepped surface 18 are not continuously located, and the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove Since a part of the groove forming surface 19 is located between the second and third guided grooves 24 and the stepped surface 18, the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove Compared to the case where the groove 24 and the stepped surface 18 are continuously located, the groove forming surface 19 and the stepped surface 18 come closer to the cell 6, and the battery 1 can be downsized.
- the notches 2a and 2a are formed at positions that are continuous with the two side surfaces 13 and 13, respectively, the notches 2a and 2a exist on both sides of the two side surfaces 13 and 13, and the outer surface 10 of the housing 2 is present. Are positioned close to the cells 6 and 6 at two locations, and the battery 1 can be further miniaturized.
- first guided grooves 22, 22, the second guided grooves 23, 23 and the third guided grooves 24, 24 are formed apart from each other in the connection direction of the connection terminal 35 to the electrode terminals 61, 95. ing. Therefore, the portion between the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, and the third guided groove 24 in the housing 2 is the first guided groove 22 and the second guided groove 23. Since the protrusion is formed as a protrusion with respect to the third guided groove 24, the protrusion functions as a reinforcing rib, and the strength of the housing 2 can be improved.
- the battery 1 may have engagement recesses 39 and 39 formed on at least the left and right sides (see FIG. 39).
- the engaging recesses 39 and 39 are opened in, for example, the second guided grooves 23 and 23, respectively.
- the battery 1 in which such engagement recesses 39 and 39 are formed is connected in a state where it is held by the charger 80B, for example.
- the charger 80B includes a main body 97, holding arms 98 and 98 protruding rearward from the main body 97, and a terminal connecting portion 99 having electrode terminals arranged in a state of protruding rearward from the main body 97.
- the operation button 97a is disposed on the main body 97, and the operation of the operation button 97a causes the holding arms 98 and 98 to be moved away from each other.
- the holding arms 98, 98 are provided as engaging protrusions 98a, 98a bent in a direction in which the tip portions approach each other. Sliding surfaces 98b and 98b that are inclined toward each other as they approach the main body 97 are formed at the distal ends of the holding arms 98 and 98.
- the holding arms 98, 98 are urged in a direction approaching each other by a spring (not shown) disposed inside the main body 97.
- the front edges of the battery 1 are slid on the sliding surfaces 98b and 98b, respectively, and the holding arms 98 and 98 are separated from each other against the biasing force of the spring.
- the holding arms 98 and 98 are inserted into the first guided grooves 22 and 22, respectively.
- the holding arms 98, 98 are relatively moved from the first guided grooves 22, 22 toward the second guided grooves 23, 23, respectively, and from the first guided grooves 22, 22, the groove forming surface 19 is temporarily provided. , 19 and moved again toward each other to be inserted into the second guided grooves 23 and 23, and the engagement protrusions 98a and 98a are engaged with the engagement recesses 39 and 39, respectively (see FIG. 40). ).
- the engagement protrusions 98a and 98a are engaged with the engagement recesses 39 and 39, respectively, so that the battery 1 is sandwiched from both the left and right sides, and the battery 1 is held by the charger 80B.
- the connector 33 is connected to the terminal connection portion 99 at the same time.
- the operation button 97a is operated to move the holding arms 98, 98 in a direction away from each other, and the engagement protrusions 98a, 98a are engaged with the engagement recesses 39, 39. This can be done by releasing the engaged state and separating the battery 1 and the charger 80B.
- the engagement recesses 39 and 39 are opened in the second guided grooves 23 and 23, respectively.
- the engagement recesses 39 and 39 are opened in the insertion grooves 24 and 24, respectively. It may be.
- the engaging recesses 39, 39 are opened in the guided grooves 23, 23, the engaging protrusions 98a, 98a of the charger 80B are inserted into the guided grooves 23, 23 to be guided.
- the engaging protrusions 98a, 98a can be reliably engaged with the engaging recesses 39, 39.
- the engagement recesses 39 and 39 are formed in the housing 2 so that the engagement recesses 39 and 39 are formed in the opposite surfaces of the housing 2 and engaged with the engagement protrusions 98a and 98a, respectively. It is possible to hold the battery 1 by engaging the engaging protrusions 98a and 98a from the opposite sides, and the battery 1 can be easily held in a stable state.
- engagement recesses 39, 39 are formed on both the left and right sides of the battery 1 .
- the engagement recesses 39, 39 on both the left and right sides, at least the top surface 11 or the bottom surface 12
- An engagement recess 39 opened on one side may be formed (see FIG. 41).
- the engagement recesses 39, 39, 39 are opposed to this from the opposite side. It is possible to hold the battery 1 by engaging the engaging protrusions 98a, 98a, 98a from the side orthogonal to the side, and the battery 1 can be held in a more stable state.
- the engaging recess 39 is formed in a region where the second guided groove 23 exists, the engaging protrusion 98 a is guided by the second guided groove 23 and engaged with the engaging recess 39. Therefore, the engagement protrusion 98a can be easily and reliably engaged with the engagement recess 39.
- the engaging recess 39 may be formed in a region where the first guided groove 22 exists instead of the region where the second guided groove 23 exists (see FIG. 42). 3 may be formed in a region where the three guided grooves 24 exist (see FIG. 43).
- the first guided groove 22 in which the engaging recess 39 is located on the most distal side in the connection direction is provided. It exists in the existing area.
- the engagement protrusion 98a does not have to get over the groove forming surface 19, and the engagement protrusion 98a can be easily and quickly engaged with the engagement recess 39. It can be carried out.
- the electrode terminal of the terminal connection portion 99 is connected to the connection terminal 35 of the connector 33.
- the engaging recess 39 may be formed in a region other than the region where the first guided groove 22, the second guided groove 23, or the third guided groove 24 exists. You may form in the state opened. For example, engagement recesses 39 and 39 opened at least downward and rearward may be formed at the lower end portions of the rear end portions of the groove forming surfaces 19 and 19, respectively (see FIG. 44).
- the engaging recesses 39, 39 are positioned on the front side of the rear surface 15 of the battery 1, so that the locking projections 92a, 92a are also positioned on the front side, and the length of the charger 80 and the like in the front-rear direction is increased.
- the battery charger 80 and the like can be reduced in size by shortening.
- the identification groove 30 is configured by the first identification unit 31 and the second identification unit 32 having different lengths in the front-rear direction, and the first identification unit 31 and the second identification unit 32 are in the left-right direction. (See the upper part of FIGS. 45 and 46). Each of the first identification unit 31 and the second identification unit 32 has discrimination power.
- the first identification groove A corresponding to the first identification portion 31 and the second identification groove B corresponding to the second identification portion 32 are spaced apart in the left-right direction. (See the lower part of FIG. 46).
- the width in the left-right direction of the identification groove is determined by the resin fluidity and flame retardance grade at the time of molding the casing.
- the width of the identification groove is formed to a size that ensures the strength of the identification protrusion inserted into the identification groove. Specifically, if the width of the identification groove is small, it is necessary to reduce the width of the identification protrusion to be inserted, but if the width of the identification protrusion is small, the strength of the identification protrusion decreases and breaks. And the possibility of cracking increases. Therefore, it is necessary to make the width more than a certain value in order to ensure the strength of the identification protrusion more than a certain value, and accordingly the width of the identification groove needs to be made more than a certain value.
- the lateral width of the mounting recess 83a in the charger 80 is made larger than the lateral width of the battery 1 by a margin (backlash) for ensuring smooth insertion of the battery 1 into the mounting recess 83a. Therefore, the width of the identification groove needs to have a margin for ensuring that the identification protrusion is inserted.
- the width of the identification groove is formed in consideration of the dimensional tolerance and assembly tolerance of each part, and the width of the identification groove is determined including these margins.
- a certain gap H is formed between the first identification groove A and the second identification groove B, and the gap H is also more than a certain level due to the necessity of securing a certain strength or more. Width is required.
- the width of the identification protrusions inserted in the first identification groove A and the second identification groove B in the conventional battery is W1, respectively, the first identification groove A and the second identification groove B Each width is “W1 + C” when the margin (backlash + tolerance) is C. Further, since a gap H is required between the first identification groove A and the second identification groove B, it is necessary for the housing to form the first identification groove A and the second identification groove B.
- the dimension Wp in the left-right direction is “2W1 + 2C + H”.
- a first identification portion 31 corresponding to the first identification groove A and a second identification portion 32 corresponding to the second identification groove B are formed continuously in the left-right direction. (See the upper part of FIG. 46). Accordingly, the dimension W in the left-right direction required for the housing 2 to form the identification groove 30 constituted by the first identification unit 31 and the second identification unit 32 is not required because the gap H is not required. 2W1 + 2C "or less.
- the dimension W does not require one margin C out of the margin 2C.
- the dimension W is a dimension of “2W1 + C” or less.
- the width of the second identification unit 32 is W1.
- the dimension W is “2W1 ⁇ + C”, where ⁇ can be a dimension that can be further reduced.
- the dimension W in the left-right direction required for the casing 2 to form the identification groove 30 is smaller by “C + H + ⁇ ” than the dimension Wp in the left-right direction required for the casing in the conventional battery. Accordingly, the battery 1 can be reduced in size.
- channel 30 comprised by the rectangular 1st identification part 31 and the 2nd identification part 32 was shown as an example above, the identification groove
- the identification groove 30 in which the bottom surfaces 31 a and 32 a are inclined one part in the left-right direction is a first identification part 31 and the other part is a second identification part 32.
- the identification groove 30 Since there is no step in the identification groove 30 formed in such a shape that the back bottom surfaces 31a and 32a are inclined, the identification groove 30 can be easily formed in the housing 2.
- the battery 1 is formed with the two identification grooves 30 and 30 spaced apart from each other on the left and right.
- the battery 1 is, for example, a medium-capacity type having a standard maximum charging capacity.
- the battery 1A is, for example, a high capacity type whose maximum charging capacity is larger than that of the battery 1.
- One identification groove 30 and one identification groove 30A are formed in the battery 1A (see FIG. 48).
- the identification groove 30 ⁇ / b> A includes a first identification unit 31 ⁇ / b> A and a second identification unit 32 that are longer in the front-rear direction than the first identification unit 31.
- the battery 1B is, for example, a low capacity type whose maximum charging capacity is smaller than that of the battery 1.
- One identification groove 30 is formed in the battery 1B (see FIG. 49).
- Examples of connected devices include a low-power camera that can be driven with low power, a medium-power camera that can be driven with higher power than a low-power camera, and a high-power camera that can be driven with higher power than a medium-power camera. And a charger 80 is present.
- a terminal connecting portion 59 is disposed in the battery mounting portion of the low-power camera, and no identification protrusion is provided in the identification groove 30 or the like (see FIG. 50).
- a terminal connecting portion 59 is arranged in the battery mounting portion of the medium power camera, and an identification protrusion 90B is provided on the side of the terminal connecting portion 59 (see FIG. 51).
- the identification protrusion 90B has a length that can be inserted into the first identification unit 31 and the first identification unit 31A.
- a terminal connecting portion 59 is disposed in the battery mounting portion of the high power camera, and an identifying protrusion 90C is provided on the side of the terminal connecting portion 59 (see FIG. 52).
- the identification protrusion 90C is longer than the identification protrusion 90B, and is not inserted entirely into the first identification section 31, but is entirely inserted into the first identification section 31A.
- the terminal connection portion 93 is disposed on the battery mounting portion 83 of the charger 80, and the identification protrusion 90 is provided on the side of the terminal connection portion 93 (see FIG. 53).
- the identification protrusion 90 is composed of a long portion 90a and a short portion 90b.
- the distinguishability of the battery 1, the battery 1A, and the battery 1B with respect to the low power camera, the medium power camera, the high power camera, and the charger 80 will be described.
- “Y” indicates that the battery can be attached to the camera or the charger
- “N” indicates that the battery cannot be attached to the camera or the charger.
- the large-capacity type battery 1A has an identification groove 30 positioned on the left side and an identification groove 30A positioned on the right side, and the medium-capacity type battery 1 has identification grooves 30 and 30 positioned on the left and right sides.
- the small-capacity type battery 1B has one identification groove 30 positioned on the left side.
- any of the battery 1, the battery 1A, and the battery 1B can be mounted on the battery mounting portion of the low-power camera, and any of the battery 1, the battery 1A, and the battery 1B can be used for the low-power camera. Is identified as a battery.
- the medium power camera has an identification protrusion 90C positioned on the right side of the battery mounting portion, and the identification protrusion 90C is the first identification portion 31 of the identification groove 30 and the first identification of the identification groove 30A. It can be inserted into any of the portions 31A. 90 C of identification protrusions are inserted in the 1st identification part 31 of the identification groove
- both the battery 1A and the battery 1 can be mounted on the battery mounting portion of the medium power camera, but the battery 1B cannot be mounted, and both the battery 1A and the battery 1 are used for the medium power camera.
- the battery 1B is identified as a battery that cannot be used for a medium power camera.
- the high-power camera has an identification protrusion 90B positioned on the right side of the battery mounting portion, and the identification protrusion 90B can be inserted into the first identification portion 31A of the identification groove 30A.
- the identification protrusion 90B is inserted into the first identification part 31A of the identification groove 30A located on the right side of the battery 1A.
- the identification protrusion 90 ⁇ / b> B can be inserted into the first identification portion 31 of the identification groove 30 positioned on the right side of the battery 1, but is only partially inserted, and the connection terminal 35 of the connector 33 of the battery 1. Is not connected to the electrode terminal 95.
- the identification protrusion 90B since the identification protrusion 90B has no identification groove formed on the right side of the battery 1B, it interferes with the battery 1B.
- the battery 1A can be mounted on the battery mounting portion of the high power camera, but the battery 1 and the battery 1B cannot be mounted, and the battery 1A can be used for the high power camera.
- the battery 1 and the battery 1B are identified as batteries that cannot be used in the high-power camera.
- the charger 80 has an identification protrusion 90 positioned on the left side of the battery mounting portion 83, and the identification protrusion 90 can be inserted into the identification groove 30.
- the identification protrusion 90 is inserted into the identification groove 30 located on the left side of the battery 1, the battery 1A, and the battery 1B.
- any of the battery 1, the battery 1A, and the battery 1B can be mounted on the battery mounting portion 83 of the charger 80, and any of the battery 1, the battery 1A, and the battery 1B can be used for the charger 80.
- a battery that is possible is identified.
- channel 30 etc. is not restricted to the identification by the difference in charge capacity, For example, whether it is a chargeable type or not.
- the present invention can also be applied to identification regarding other differences such as differences in charging speed and charging speed.
- channel 30 comprised by the two parts of the 1st identification part 31 and the 2nd identification part 32 from which length differs in the above was shown, the identification groove
- the battery 1 (batteries 1A and 1B) is formed with the identification groove 30 for identifying the connected device in the housing 2, and the identification groove 30 is formed by continuously connecting a plurality of identification portions having different lengths. Is formed.
- the size of the identification groove 30 in the direction in which the identification unit continues is the total size of the plurality of identification units, which is high.
- the battery 1 can be downsized while ensuring the distinguishability.
- channel 30 continues is the 1st identification part 31 and 2nd identification.
- the size of the battery 32 can be reduced, and the size of the battery 32 can be reduced.
- the size of the identification groove 30 in the width direction is the total size of the plurality of identification portions, and the plurality of identification grooves Compared to the case where they are separated in the width direction, the battery 1 in the width direction can be reduced in size while improving the distinguishability.
- the widths of the plurality of identification parts are reduced in order of increasing length.
- the width of the second identification unit 32 having a short length is made smaller than the width of the first identification unit 31 having a long length.
- the size of the identification groove 30 in the width direction is smaller than the total width when the identification portions having the same width are formed, and the battery 1 in the width direction is further reduced in size while improving the identification. Can be achieved.
- connection apparatus can be identified using the two identification grooves 30 and 30, and the connection apparatus can be identified.
- the number of types can be increased.
- channel 30 may be formed in the shape from which the 1st identification part 31 and the 2nd identification part 32 differ (refer FIG. 55).
- the second identification portion 32 may be formed in a substantially triangular prism-shaped space.
- the inner groove 30 a of the identification groove 30 is formed.
- the region of the second identification portion 32 is formed as an inclined surface 32c.
- the inclined surface 32c is inclined so as to be displaced toward the bottom surface 12 as it approaches the side surface 13 located on the opposite side of the first identification unit 31 continuous in the left-right direction.
- the identification groove 30 is a portion formed in the vicinity of the first guided groove 22, and the identification groove 30 is formed in such a shape, so that the first guided groove 22 and the identification groove in the housing 2 are formed.
- the thickness (width) of the portion between 30 is increased, and the portion around the first guided groove 22 can be reinforced.
- the identification groove 30 in which the first identification portion 31 and the second identification portion 32 having different lengths are continuous in the width direction is shown as an example.
- the identification groove 30X is replaced with the identification groove 30. It may be formed (see FIG. 56).
- the identification groove 30X is composed of a first identification unit 31X and a second identification unit 32X having different sizes in the vertical direction (depth direction).
- the first identification unit 31X includes a second identification unit 31X. The length is longer than that of the identification unit 32X, and the first identification unit 31 is continuously formed below the second identification unit 32.
- the identification groove 30 ⁇ / b> X may be configured by three or more identification portions having different lengths similarly to the identification groove 30.
- the size of the identification groove 30X in the depth direction becomes the total size of the plurality of identification portions, and the plurality of identification grooves is deep.
- the battery 1 can be reduced in size in the depth direction (up and down direction) while improving the distinguishability as compared with the case where they are separated in the vertical direction.
- the plurality of identification portions of the identification groove 30X may be made smaller in depth in order of increasing length.
- the identification groove 30X has a size in the depth direction that is smaller than the total depth when the identification portions having the same depth are formed.
- the battery 1 can be further reduced in size in the depth direction.
- the first modification is a modification of the recess forming surface (see FIGS. 57 and 58).
- the recess forming surface 29A according to the first modification has walls 29d and 29d.
- the wall portions 29d and 29d are first inclined surfaces 40 and 40 that are continuous to the base portion 29a, intermediate surfaces 41 and 41 that are continuous to the first inclined surfaces 40 and 40, and second surfaces that are continuous to the intermediate surfaces 41 and 41, respectively. It consists of inclined surfaces 42,42.
- the first inclined surfaces 40, 40 are continuous to the front end of the base portion 29a, and are inclined in a direction away from each other in the left-right direction as going forward.
- the intermediate surfaces 41 and 41 are continuous with the front ends of the first inclined surfaces 40 and 40 and are formed as surfaces facing forward.
- the second inclined surfaces 42, 42 are connected to the outer ends of the intermediate surfaces 41, 41 in the left-right direction, and are inclined in a direction away from each other in the left-right direction as going forward.
- the inclination angle of the first inclined surface 40 with respect to the intermediate surface 41 is larger than the inclination angle of the second inclined surface 42 with respect to the intermediate surface 41.
- the inclination angle of the first inclined surface 40 with respect to the intermediate surface 41 may be smaller than the inclination angle of the second inclined surface 42 with respect to the intermediate surface 41, and the inclination of the second inclined surface 42 with respect to the intermediate surface 41. It may be the same as the angle.
- the width of the first inclined surface 40 in the inclined direction is larger than the width of the second inclined surface 42 in the inclined direction.
- the width of the first inclined surface 40 in the inclined direction may be smaller than the width of the second inclined surface 42 in the inclined direction, and the second inclined surface 42 in the inclined direction. It may be the same as the width.
- the thickness of the rear portion of the rear portion of the wall portions 29d and 29d in the housing 2 is increased, and the strength of the housing 2 is increased. Improvements can be made.
- the second modification is a modification of the connector (see FIG. 59).
- the connector 33A according to the second modification has a housing 34 made of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 35, 35, 35 made of a conductive material.
- the housing 34 is formed with terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36, 36 in which the connection terminals 35, 35, 35 are arranged, but the positioning grooves 37, 37 are not formed.
- connection terminals 35, 35, 35 functioning as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an information terminal are arranged, respectively.
- two terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36 or four terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36,... May be formed.
- the positive terminal and the negative terminal are arranged in the two terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36, respectively, and the four terminal arrangement grooves 36, 36, Are formed, the positive terminal, the negative terminal, the information terminal, and the communication terminal are disposed in the four terminal disposition grooves 36, 36,.
- positioning grooves 37 and 37 are formed on the left and right sides of the connector 33A in the housing 2, respectively.
- the width in the left-right direction of both sides of the arrangement recess 27 in the housing 2 is increased, and the strength of the housing 2 can be improved.
- the battery 1C shown below is different from the battery 1 described above only in that there is no connector, and the configuration of other parts and the positional relationship and size between the parts are the same as the battery 1. . Therefore, hereinafter, only the parts different from the battery 1 will be described in detail, and the other parts will be denoted by the same reference numerals as the same parts in the battery 1 and the description thereof will be omitted.
- a recess 27C is formed at the front end of the bottom 21 (see FIG. 60).
- the concave portion 27C is formed at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction, and opens forward and downward.
- the recess 27C is formed by a recess forming surface 29C.
- the recess forming surface 29C includes a base portion 29e, walls 29b and 29b, and an intermediate portion 29c.
- the base part 29e is in a state facing forward.
- the wall portions 29b and 29b are respectively formed as inclined surfaces that are continuous with the left and right ends of the base portion 29e and are separated from each other in the left-right direction as going forward.
- the intermediate portion 29c is formed between the lower edges of the wall portions 29b and 29b so as to face downward.
- Terminal arrangement grooves 36C, 36C, and 36C are formed in the left and right sides of a portion of the housing 2C that is continuous to the rear side of the recess 27C.
- the terminal arrangement groove 36C is opened downward and forward, and a front opening is formed in the base portion 29e.
- the connection terminals 35, 35, 35 are held by the housing 2 ⁇ / b> C in a state where at least a part thereof is disposed in the terminal arrangement grooves 36 ⁇ / b> C, 36 ⁇ / b> C, 36 ⁇ / b> C, respectively.
- no connector is provided, and the connection terminals 35, 35, and 35 are configured as terminal portions.
- the housing 2C is formed with positioning grooves 37C and 37C opened forward and downward, respectively, outside the terminal arrangement grooves 36C, 36C and 36C in the left-right direction.
- the portion between the terminal arrangement grooves 36C, 36C, 36C in the housing 2C is provided as terminal isolation ribs 2b, 2b, and the portion between the terminal arrangement grooves 36C, 36C and the positioning grooves 37C, 37C in the housing 2C is an inter-groove rib. 2c and 2c are provided.
- the width in the left-right direction of the terminal isolation rib 2b is made larger than the width in the left-right direction of the inter-groove rib 2c so that contact between the connection terminals 35, 35, 35 can be prevented.
- the positioning grooves 37C and 37C are formed at a position continuous with the concave portion 27C is shown.
- the positioning grooves 37C and 37C may be formed on both the left and right sides of the concave portion 27C in the housing 2C. Good (see FIG. 61).
- two terminal arrangement grooves 36C, 36C or four terminal arrangement grooves 36C, 36C,... May be formed.
- the battery 1C is not provided with a connector, and the terminal arrangement groove 36C and the positioning groove 37C are formed in the housing 2C, the structure is simplified and the number of parts is reduced. Cost can be reduced.
- a charger 110 will be described as another example of a connected device to which a plurality of batteries 1, 1,... (1A, 1B, 1C) are connected (see FIG. 62).
- a plurality of, for example, four batteries 1, 1,... Can be attached to the charger 110.
- the charger 110 has a casing 111.
- the housing 111 has a top plate portion 112 and a bottom plate portion 113 positioned above and below, and a partition plate portion 114 positioned between the top plate portion 112 and the bottom plate portion 113.
- the battery charger 110 is formed with concave battery mounting portions 115, 115,.
- the battery mounting portion 115 has the same configuration as the battery mounting portion 83 of the charger 80 (see FIG. 25, etc.).
- the batteries 1, 1,... Are detachably attached to the battery mounting portions 115, 15,... And the batteries 1, 1,. Can simultaneously charge all the batteries 1, 1,...
- a power cable (not shown) can be connected to the charger 110, and the battery 1, 1,... Can be charged from a commercial power source by connecting the power cable to the charger 110.
- the batteries 1A, 1B, and 1C described above can be mounted on the battery mounting portion 115 of the charger 110.
- a power feeder 116 it is possible to connect a power feeder 116 to the charger 110 via a cable 300 (see FIG. 62).
- the power feeder 116 is connected to one end of the cable 300.
- the power feeder 116 is configured by arranging necessary parts inside and outside the casing 117 (see FIGS. 63 to 68).
- the power feeder 116 has an outer shape smaller than the outer shapes of the batteries 1, 1 ⁇ / b> A, 1 ⁇ / b> B, and 1 ⁇ / b> C described above.
- the housing 117 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a case cover (upper case) 118 and a storage case (lower case) 119 that are coupled together in the vertical direction.
- the case cover 118 is formed in a box shape opened downward.
- the storage case 119 is formed in a box shape opened upward. In a state in which the case cover 118 and the housing case 119 are coupled to each other up and down to form the housing 117, the internal space of the housing 117 is formed as a housing space.
- the casing 117 has a top surface 121, a bottom surface 122, side surfaces 123, 123, a front surface 124, and a rear surface 125.
- the front and rear direction (length direction) is larger than the left and right direction (width direction).
- the size in the left-right direction (width direction) is larger than the size in the up-down direction (height direction).
- upper slopes 126 and 126 are formed between the top surface 121 and the side surfaces 123 and 123, respectively. The upper slopes 126 and 126 are displaced downward as they approach the side surfaces 123 and 123 from the top surface 121.
- Lower slopes 127 and 127 are formed on the casing 117 between the bottom surface 122 and the side surfaces 123 and 123, respectively.
- the lower slopes 127 and 127 are displaced upward as they approach the side surfaces 123 and 123 from the bottom surface 122.
- the upper slopes 126 and 126 and the lower slopes 127 and 127 are all formed in a planar shape.
- the top surface 121, the bottom surface 122, the side surfaces 123, 123, the front surface 124, the rear surface 125, the upper inclined surfaces 126, 126, and the lower inclined surfaces 127, 127 are all formed as exterior surfaces 128, 128,.
- a locking recess 129 is formed at a position on the front end side of the lower end portion of the housing 117.
- the locking recess 129 is open downward, forward, and laterally (both left and right), and includes a horizontally long introduction portion 129a positioned on the front side and an insertion portion 129b continuous on the rear side of the introduction portion 129a.
- the inserted portion 129b is opened downward and forward.
- the to-be-inserted portion 129b is provided with a to-be-locked claw 130 protruding sideways.
- the to-be-locked claw 130 has an inclined surface 130a that is displaced laterally (protruding direction) as it goes backward, and a regulated surface 130b that is continuous with the rear end of the inclined surface 130a and faces backward.
- a concave portion 131 is formed at the rear end portion of the housing 117 and is opened rearward and laterally (both left and right).
- the concave portion 131 is formed at the central portion of the casing 117 in the vertical direction.
- a rearward facing surface that forms the concave portion 131 is formed as a hole forming surface 132.
- a connection hole 132 a that is opened at the center in the left-right direction of the hole forming surface 132 is formed in the housing 117, and the cable 300 is inserted into the connection hole 132 a and the cable 300 is connected to the power feeder 116.
- a recess 133 is formed at the front end of the upper end of the housing 117.
- the concave portion 133 is formed in a substantially half portion in the left-right direction, and is opened upward and laterally.
- An external connector 134 is disposed at the front end of the upper end of the housing 117.
- the external connector 134 is disposed on the side of the recess 133.
- the external connector 134 is a portion connected to an electrode terminal of an imaging device or the like described later, functions as a terminal portion, and has at least a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal.
- the external connector 134 includes a housing 135 formed of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 136, 136, and 136 formed of a conductive material.
- the connection terminals 136, 136, and 136 each have at least a part of the housing 135.
- the connection terminal 136 has a pair of contact portions in which one end portion of the metal piece is branched left and right from a predetermined portion, and the pair of contact portions has elasticity in a direction in which the tip portions are in contact with each other, or are in contact with each other or close to each other. In the state, it is arranged in the terminal arrangement groove 137.
- connection terminals 136, 136, and 136 function as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an information terminal, respectively, and are arranged such that the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order in the left-right direction, Has been placed.
- the information terminal is used for the imaging device and the like to recognize the internal temperature of the power feeder 116, and also for the imaging device and the like to recognize various information of the power feeder 116 such as the remaining charge amount and deterioration information of the power feeder 116. Used for.
- the external connector 134 may be provided with two terminal arrangement grooves 137 and 137 and two connection terminals 136 and 136.
- the two connection terminals 136 and 136 function as a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, respectively, and the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or the positive electrode terminal in order from the right side.
- the negative electrode terminals are arranged side by side.
- the external connector 134 may be provided with four terminal arrangement grooves 137, 137,... And four connection terminals 136, 136,. When four connection terminals 136, 136,... Are provided, the four connection terminals 136, 136,...
- the positive electrode terminal, the communication terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side.
- the communication terminal is used by the imaging device or the like for recognizing various information of the power feeder 116 such as the remaining charge amount or deterioration information of the power feeder 116. In this case, the information terminal exclusively informs the imaging device or the like of temperature information. Used for.
- the terminal arrangement grooves 137, 137, and 137 are opened forward and upward and are spaced apart from each other in the left and right directions.
- positioning grooves 138 and 138 are formed on the outer sides of the terminal arrangement grooves 137, 137, and 137 in the left-right direction.
- connection terminals 136, 136, and 136 are connected to a circuit board (not shown) disposed inside the casing 117, respectively.
- An internal connector 139 is disposed at the front end of the casing 117 near the upper end.
- the internal connector 139 is disposed below the recess 133 and to the side of the external connector 134.
- the internal connector 139 is a part connected to a connection terminal of an adapter described later, and functions as a terminal part.
- the internal connector 139 includes a housing 140 made of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 141, 141, 141 made of a conductive material.
- the connection terminals 141, 141, 141 are at least partially in the housing 140. Are held in the housing 140 in a state of being arranged in the terminal arrangement grooves 142, 142, 142 formed in FIG.
- the connection terminals 141, 141, 141 are connected to the connection terminals 136, 136, 136 of the external connector 134 by a board or wiring (not shown).
- connection terminals 141 of the internal connector 139 may be provided depending on the number of connection terminals 136 of the external connector 134.
- the terminal arrangement grooves 142, 142, 142 are opened forward and upward, and are formed to be separated from each other in the left and right directions.
- positioning grooves 143 and 143 are formed on the outside of the terminal arrangement grooves 142, 142, 142 in the left-right direction, and are opened forward and upward, respectively.
- connection terminal 141 can be elastically deformed substantially in the left-right direction, and is held by the housing 140 in a state of being inserted into the terminal arrangement groove 142.
- the power feeder 116 configured as described above is inserted and mounted in the battery mounting portion 101 formed in the type A imaging apparatus 100 (see FIG. 69).
- the imaging apparatus 100 corresponds to, for example, the above-described low-power camera (see FIG. 50).
- the power feeder 116 can be connected to a commercial power source via a cable 300 and a connector (not shown). In this case, power is supplied to the imaging apparatus 100 via the connector, the cable 300, and the power feeder 116.
- the power supply 116 is attached to the battery attachment portion 101 of the imaging apparatus 100 in a state where the power supply 116 is connected to the charger 110 to which one or more batteries 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) are attached via the cable 300.
- the power of one or a plurality of batteries 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) can be supplied to the imaging apparatus 100.
- a plurality of batteries 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) are attached to the charger 110, it is possible to increase the amount and time of power supply to the image capturing apparatus 100, and it is possible to shoot long-time shooting and moving images. Suitable for shooting.
- the adapter 150 is configured by arranging necessary parts inside and outside the casing 151.
- the adapter 150 has an outer shape that is substantially the same as the outer shape of the batteries 1, 1A, 1B, and 1C described above.
- the housing 151 is formed in a box shape opened rearward, and a case cover (upper case) 152 and a storage case (lower case) 153 are coupled to each other vertically.
- the case cover 152 is formed in a box shape opened downward and rearward.
- the housing case 153 is provided as an annular portion 153a that is formed in a box shape whose upper portion is opened upward except for the rear end portion, and the rear end portion penetrates back and forth.
- the case cover 152 is coupled from above to a portion opened above the housing case 153. In a state where the case cover 152 and the housing case 153 are combined to form the housing 151, an internal space of the housing 151 is formed as a housing space.
- the casing 151 has an outer surface 154 having a top surface 155, a bottom surface 156, side surfaces 157, 157, a front surface 158, and a rear surface 159, and the size in the front-rear direction (length direction) is larger than the size in the left-right direction (width direction).
- the size in the left-right direction (width direction) is larger than the size in the up-down direction (height direction).
- inclined surfaces 160 and 160 are formed between the top surface 155 and the side surfaces 157 and 157, respectively. The inclined surfaces 160 and 160 are displaced downward from the top surface 155 toward the side surfaces 157 and 157.
- plate support portions 161 and 161 are provided at positions near the rear ends in the left and right sides, respectively.
- the lower slopes 161 and 161 are displaced upward as they approach the side surfaces 157 and 157 from the bottom surface 156.
- the opening edge formed on the rear surface 159 is formed as a rear opening edge 163.
- the top surface 155, the bottom surface 156, the side surfaces 157 and 157, the front surface 158, the rear surface 159, and the inclined surfaces 160 and 160 are all formed as exterior surfaces 162, 162,.
- Upper inclined edges 163a and 163a are formed on the upper end portion of the rear opening edge 163 in the housing 151 so as to be separated from each other in the left and right directions, and lower inclined edges 163b and 163b are separated from each other in the lower end portion of the rear opening edge 163. Is formed.
- the upper inclined edges 163a and 163a are formed at both left and right ends of the rear opening edge 163, and are inclined linearly so as to be displaced upward as they approach each other.
- the lower inclined edges 163b and 163b are formed at both left and right ends of the rear opening edge 163, and are inclined linearly so as to be displaced downward as they approach each other.
- Cutouts 151a and 151a are formed in the left and right sides of the lower end of the casing 151, respectively.
- the notch 151a is opened laterally (left or right), downward, forward, and rearward, and is formed by a step surface 164 that extends downward and forward and backward and a groove forming surface 165 that extends laterally and forward.
- the step edge 164 has an outer edge continuous with the lower edge of the side face 157.
- the groove forming surface 165 has an upper edge continuous with the inner edge of the stepped surface 164 and a lower edge continuous with the side edge of the bottom surface 156.
- the step surface 164 and the groove forming surface 165 are continuously formed from the front surface 158 to the rear surface 159.
- the step surface 164 and the bottom surface 156 are formed as planes substantially parallel to each other, and the portion excluding the front end portion of the groove forming surface 165 and the side surface 157 are formed as planes substantially parallel to each other.
- the front end portions of the groove forming surfaces 165 and 165 are formed as outwardly convex curved surfaces 165a and 165a that are displaced toward each other as they approach the front surface 158.
- the adapter 150 is formed with the front end portions of the groove forming surfaces 165 and 165 as curved surfaces 165a and 165a, stress concentration is unlikely to occur and it is difficult to contact the ground or the like in the event of a fall. Mitigation can be achieved and the occurrence of breakage can be reduced.
- the housing 2 includes a main body 166 that is an upper part of a virtual surface including the step surfaces 164 and 164, and a bottom 167 that is a lower part of the virtual surface.
- the step surfaces 164 and 164 are included in the main body 166.
- the bottom portion 167 has a smaller left and right width than the main body portion 166, and the distance between the side surfaces 157 and 157 in the left and right direction is larger than the distance between the groove forming surfaces 165 and 165.
- Guided grooves 168 and 168 are formed on the left and right sides of the bottom 167, respectively.
- the guided groove 168 is opened in the groove forming surface 165.
- the guided groove 168 is formed at the front end portion of the bottom portion 167 and is open to the side and the front.
- An arrangement recess 169 is formed at the lower end of the front end of the bottom 167.
- the arrangement recess 169 is formed at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction, and is opened forward and downward.
- the housing 151 is formed with an arrangement hole 170 that communicates with a portion excluding the front end of the arrangement recess 169 and penetrates vertically.
- the upper edge 168 a of the guided groove 168 is positioned below the step surface 164, and a part of the groove forming surface 165 exists between the guided groove 168 and the step surface 164. Accordingly, the distance from the lower end of the groove forming surface 165 to the upper edge 168a of the guided groove 168 is smaller than the distance from the upper end to the lower end of the groove forming surface 165.
- the vertical distance (groove width) of the guided groove 168 may be larger or smaller than the distance from the upper end of the groove forming surface 165 to the upper edge 168a, and the vertical distance of the guided groove 168 is the groove forming surface.
- the distance from the upper end of 165 to the upper edge 168a may be the same.
- the lower edge 168 b of the guided groove 168 is positioned above the lower edge of the groove forming surface 165.
- positioning recessed part 169 is formed of the recessed part formation surface 171 (refer FIG. 71).
- the recess forming surface 171 includes a base portion 171a, wall portions 171b and 171b, and an intermediate portion 171c.
- the base portion 171a is formed in a U-shape opened forward and is in a state facing the horizontal direction.
- Each of the wall portions 171b and 171b is continuous with the front end of the base portion 171a, and is formed as inclined surfaces that are separated from each other in the left-right direction as going forward. That is, the left wall portion 171b is formed as an inclined surface that approaches the left side surface 157 as it goes forward, and the right wall portion 171b is formed as an inclined surface that approaches the right side surface 157 as it goes forward.
- one wall part 171b may be formed in an inclined surface, and the other wall part 171b may be formed in the surface which faces the left or the right without being inclined.
- the intermediate part 171c faces downward and is formed between the upper edges of the wall parts 171b and 171b.
- the wall portions 171b and 171b are inclined at, for example, 45 degrees with respect to the surface facing the left-right direction.
- the intermediate portion 171c is positioned below the step surface 164, positioned at substantially the same height as the guided groove 168, or positioned slightly below the upper edge 168a. However, the intermediate part 171c may be positioned above the upper edge 168a.
- the wall portion 171b is formed between the first inclined surface and the intermediate surface continuous with the first inclined surface, in the same manner as the wall portion 29d (see FIGS. 57 and 58) provided on the concave portion forming surface 29A. You may form in the shape which consists of a 2nd inclined surface which continues to a surface.
- An identification groove 172 is formed on the front end of the bottom 167 on the side of the recess forming surface 171 (see FIGS. 71 and 74).
- the identification groove 172 serves as a functional groove having a predetermined function, and identifies, for example, the type of the imaging device or the like.
- the functional groove is not limited to the identification groove 172.
- As the functional groove for example, a positioning groove for positioning with respect to the imaging device or the like instead of the identification groove 172, a detection groove for detecting a connection state of the imaging device or the like
- a groove having a function other than the identification may be formed.
- the predetermined function is an identification function for identifying the type of the imaging device or the like
- the type of the imaging device or the like is identified by the functional groove
- the adapter is attached to the imaging device or the like, and the adapter is also imaged. By not being attached to the device or the like, the type of the imaging device or the like to which the adapter is connected can be easily identified.
- the predetermined function may be a function for identifying the type of the adapter itself.
- the identification groove 172 includes a first identification portion 173 and a second identification portion 174 that are different in length in the front-rear direction and are continuously formed in the left-right direction.
- 1st identification part 173 and 2nd identification part 174 have a role as a 1st function part and a 2nd function part, respectively.
- the surface facing downward and positioned on the upper side is formed as an inner bottom surface 172a.
- the inner bottom surface 172a is positioned below the intermediate portion 171c, which is a downward facing surface located on the upper side of the recess forming surface 171. Therefore, the depth in the vertical direction of the identification groove 172 is shallower than the depth in the vertical direction of the placement recess 169.
- the inner bottom surface 172 a is positioned below the upper edge 168 a and the step surface 164 of the guided groove 168. Further, the inner bottom surface 172 a is located above the lower edge 168 b of the guided groove 168.
- the inner bottom surface 172a may be positioned below the lower edge 168b, or may be positioned at the same height as the lower edge 168b.
- the front-facing surface located on the rear side of the first identification portion 173 is formed as the back bottom surface 173a, and the front-facing surface located on the rear side of the second identification portion 174. Is formed as a deep bottom surface 174a.
- the back bottom surface 173a is located in front of the front-facing surface located on the rearmost side of the base portion 171a in the recess forming surface 171.
- the back bottom surfaces 173a and 174a are positioned in front of the rear end edge of the guided groove 168.
- the back bottom surfaces 173a and 174a may be located behind the rear end edge of the guided groove 168, or may be in the same position as the rear end edge of the guided groove 168 in the front-rear direction.
- the first identification unit 173 has a longer front and rear length than the second identification unit 174, the back bottom surface 173a is positioned on the rear side of the back bottom surface 174a, and the first identification unit 173 is the second identification unit 174. It is located closer to the arrangement recess 169 side.
- the second identification unit 174 has a width in the left-right direction smaller than a width in the left-right direction of the first identification unit 173.
- the housing case 153 is provided with an inner wall portion 176 immediately behind the front plate portion 175 (see FIGS. 78 and 79).
- the inner wall portion 176 includes a cover portion 176a facing substantially in the front-rear direction and a board mounting portion 176b protruding rearward from a part of the upper end portion of the cover portion 176a.
- a front space 153b is formed between the cover 176a and the front plate 158.
- a lower space 153c is formed between the cover portion 176a and the bottom plate portion 177.
- the bottom plate portion 177 of the casing 151 is formed with a horizontally long supporting recess 177a opened downward and a connecting hole 177b communicating with the support recess 177a (see FIGS. 71 and 74).
- the connection hole 177b communicates with a part of the support recess 177a and penetrates vertically.
- a lock lever 178 is supported on the bottom plate 177 so as to be movable in the left-right direction.
- the lock lever 178 has an operation plate portion 179 that faces in the vertical direction, a connection projection 180 that protrudes upward from the operation plate portion 179, and a lock projection 181 that protrudes upward from the connection projection 180 (see FIG. 71 and FIG. 78).
- the lock protrusion 181 has a sliding surface 181a that is displaced laterally as it goes forward, and a locking surface 181b that is continuous with the front end of the sliding surface 181a and faces forward.
- the lock lever 178 is movable in the left-right direction in a state where the operation plate portion 179 is inserted into the support concave portion 177a of the bottom plate portion 177.
- the lower surface and the bottom surface 156 of the operation plate portion 179 are positioned on the same plane, and the operation plate portion 179 does not protrude downward from the bottom surface 156. Therefore, the height of the adapter 150 in the vertical direction is not increased, and the size is reduced.
- the connecting protrusion 180 is inserted into the connecting hole 177b, and the locking protrusion 181 is positioned above the bottom plate 177.
- the lock lever 178 is urged in one direction in the left-right direction by a spring (not shown), and the operation plate portion 179 is moved by one end edge in the left-right direction being pressed against one opening edge in the left-right direction of the support recess 177a. It is regulated.
- the lock lever 178 has a connecting projection 180 connected to the slide plate 182.
- the slide plate 182 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape facing the up-down direction.
- the slide plate 182 is integrated with the lock lever 178 and is movable in the left-right direction with respect to the bottom plate portion 177, and is urged in the same direction as the lock lever 178 by the urging force of the spring.
- a holding plate 183 is disposed inside the housing case 153 (see FIGS. 78 and 79). A part of the pressing plate 183 is attached to the housing case 153 by screws or the like.
- the holding plate 183 includes a horizontally long receiving surface portion 184 facing in the front-rear direction and holding surface portions 185 and 185 protruding rearward from both left and right end portions of the receiving surface portion 184.
- a receiving piece 184a that can be elastically deformed substantially in the front-rear direction is provided at the center of the receiving surface 184.
- the holding surface portions 185 and 185 are supported in a displaceable manner by plate support portions 161 and 161 provided at the rear end portions on both sides of the casing 151, respectively.
- the pressing surface portions 185 and 185 are elastically deformable with respect to the receiving surface portion 184 so as to be displaced to the left and right, and are provided with pressing portions 185a and 185a that protrude in a direction approaching each other at positions closer to the rear end.
- a first substrate 186 is attached to the upper surface of the substrate attachment portion 176b of the inner wall portion 176 provided inside the housing 151.
- a second substrate 187 is disposed in a lower space 153 c formed below the inner wall portion 176.
- three terminal portions are formed on each of the first substrate 186 and the second substrate 187, and the three terminal portions of the first substrate 186 and the second substrate 187 are wires 188 and 188, respectively.
- the electric wires 188, 188, 188 are located in a front space 153b formed on the front side of the inner wall portion 176.
- the first substrate 186 and the second substrate 187 may have three terminal portions connected by a flexible printed wiring board.
- a relay connector 189 is attached to the lower surface of the board attaching portion 176b of the inner wall portion 176 (see FIGS. 73 and 76).
- the relay connector 189 is a portion to which the internal connector 139 of the power feeder 116 is connected, and functions as a terminal portion.
- the relay connector 189 includes a housing 190 formed of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 191 191 191 formed of a conductive material. In the relay connector 189, one end portions of the connection terminals 191, 191 and 191 are connected to the respective terminal portions of the first substrate 186.
- connection terminals 191 of the relay connector 189 may be provided depending on the number of connection terminals 141 of the internal connector 139 in the power feeder 116.
- a connector 192 for connection is disposed in the placement recess 169 of the housing 151 (see FIGS. 71 and 74).
- the connection connector 192 is disposed at the center of the housing 151 in the left-right direction.
- the connection connector 192 is a portion connected to an electrode terminal of an imaging device or the like, and functions as a terminal portion.
- connection connector 192 includes a housing 193 formed of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 194, 194, 194 formed of a conductive material. At least a part of the connection terminals 194, 194, 194 is a housing 193, respectively. Are held in the housing 193 in a state of being arranged in the terminal arrangement grooves 195, 195, 195 formed in FIG.
- connection terminal 194 has a pair of contact portions in which one end portion of the metal piece is branched left and right from a predetermined portion, and the pair of contact portions has elasticity in a direction in which the tip portions are in contact with each other, or are in contact with or close to each other. In the state, it is arranged in the terminal arrangement groove 195.
- connection terminals 194, 194, and 194 function as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an information terminal, respectively, and the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order in the left-right direction, or the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side. Has been placed.
- the terminal arrangement grooves 195, 195, 195 are opened forward and downward, and are formed to be separated from each other in the left and right directions.
- positioning grooves 196 and 196 are formed on the outer sides of the terminal arrangement grooves 195, 195, and 195 in the left-right direction.
- a surface of the terminal arrangement groove 195 located closest to the top surface 155 and a surface of the positioning groove 196 located closest to the top surface 155 are formed as inner bottom surfaces 195a and 196a, respectively, and the inner bottom surfaces 195a and 196a are positioned in the vertical direction. Are almost the same.
- the inner bottom surfaces 195 a and 196 a are positioned below the step surface 164.
- the inner bottom surfaces 195a and 196a are located below the upper edge 168a of the guided groove 168 and above the lower edge 168b of the guided groove 168.
- connection terminal 194 can be elastically deformed substantially in the left-right direction, and is held by the housing 193 while being inserted into the terminal arrangement groove 195.
- connection terminals 194 of the connection connector 192 may be provided depending on the number of connection terminals 191 of the relay connector 189.
- connection terminals 194 and 194 When two connection terminals 194 and 194 are provided, the two connection terminals 194 and 194 function as a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, respectively, and the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or the positive electrode terminal in order from the right side.
- the negative electrode terminals are arranged side by side.
- the connection connector 192 may be provided with four terminal arrangement grooves 195, 195,... And four connection terminals 194, 194,.
- connection terminals 194, 194,... When four connection terminals 194, 194,... Are provided, the four connection terminals 194, 194,... Function as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, an information terminal, and a communication terminal, respectively.
- Arrangement of terminals, information terminals, communication terminals, and negative terminals arrangement of positive terminals, information terminals, communication terminals, and negative terminals in order from the right side, arrangement of positive terminals, communication terminals, information terminals, and negative terminals in order from the left side, or
- the positive electrode terminal, the communication terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side.
- connection terminals 194, 194, 194 One end of each of the connection terminals 194, 194, 194 is connected to each terminal portion of the second substrate 187. Accordingly, the connection terminals 194, 194, 194 of the connection connector 192 are connected to the connection terminals 191, 191, 191 of the relay connector 189 via the second substrate 187, the electric wires 188, 188, 188 and the first substrate 186, respectively. It is connected.
- the surface of the housing 151 that forms the placement recess 169 is formed as the recess formation surface 171, and the recess formation surface 171 is formed between the front surface 158 of the outer surface 154 and the connection connector 192.
- connection connector 192 since the connection connector 192 is positioned on the inner side of the housing 151 from the front surface 158 of the housing 151, the connection connector 192 can be prevented from being damaged or damaged when dropped.
- connection connector 192 it is difficult for the impact force to be transmitted to the connection connector 192 due to a drop impact, so that solder cracks for connecting the connection terminals 194 to a circuit board or the like are unlikely to occur, and the occurrence of electrical connection failures can be reduced.
- connection terminal 194 is hardly exposed from the housing 193, and the high quality of the connection connector 192 can be ensured.
- connection connector 192 is positioned behind the front surface 158 of the housing 151 is shown, but for example, even if the connection connector 192 is positioned above the bottom surface 156 of the housing 151 Good.
- connection connector 192 can be further prevented from being damaged or damaged when dropped.
- the power feeder 116 can be used in a state where it is mounted on the adapter 150 in addition to being mounted on the battery mounting portion 101 formed in the type A imaging apparatus 100. Yes.
- the power feeder 116 is inserted into the adapter 150 from the rear (see FIGS. 62 and 80).
- the upper inclined edges 163a and 163a and the lower inclined edges 163b and 163b formed on the rear opening edge 163 of the casing 151 in the adapter 150 are both linearly inclined, and the upper inclined face 126 of the power feeder 116 is provided.
- 126 and lower slopes 127 and 127 are formed in a flat shape, and the upper slopes 163a and 163a and the upper slopes 126 and 126 and the lower slopes 163b and 163b and the lower slopes 127 and 127 interfere with each other. It is formed in a shape that does not (see FIG. 81). Accordingly, the power feeder 116 is smoothly inserted from the rear opening edge 163 of the adapter 150.
- the side surfaces 123 and 123 are slid by the pressing portions 185a and 185a of the pressing plate 183 of the adapter 150, respectively, and the pressing surface portions 185 and 185 are pushed away from each other. (See FIG. 82). Accordingly, the pressing surface portions 185 and 185 are elastically deformed in a direction away from each other.
- the lock protrusion 181 of the lock lever 178 in the adapter 150 is sequentially inserted into the insertion portion 129b from the introduction portion 129a of the locking recess 129 in the power feeder 116, and the inclined surface 130a of the lock pawl 130 is
- the lock lever 178 is slid on the sliding surface 181a of the lock projection 181, and the lock lever 178 and the slide plate 182 are moved to one side in the direction against the urging force of the spring.
- the lock lever 178 and the slide plate 182 are integrally formed by the biasing force of the spring. Then, it is moved to the other side and the locking surface 181b of the locking projection 181 is locked to the regulated surface 130b of the locked claw 130 (see FIG. 83). Therefore, the backward movement of the power feeder 116 with respect to the adapter 150 is restricted by the lock lever 178, and the power feeder 116 is locked to the adapter 150 (see FIGS. 83 and 84).
- the front surface 124 of the power feeder 116 is pressed against the receiving piece 184a of the holding plate 183 of the adapter 150, and the receiving piece 184a is elastically deformed (see FIG. 83). .
- the pressing surface portions 185 and 185 are pressed against the side surfaces 123 and 123 of the power feeder 116 in a state where the pressing portions 185a and 185a are elastically deformed, respectively. Accordingly, the power feeder 116 is pressed by the receiving piece 184a and the pressing portions 185a and 185a of the pressing plate 183 from the front and the side, and is held and attached to the adapter 150 in a stable state.
- connection terminals 141, 141, 141 of the internal connector 139 in the power feeder 116 are respectively connected to the connection terminals 191, 191, 191 of the relay connector 189 in the adapter 150.
- 191 is connected.
- the connection terminals 141, 141, 141 of the internal connector 139 are connected via the connection terminals 191, 191, 191 of the relay connector 189, the first board 186, the wires 188, 188, 188 and the second board 187, respectively.
- the connection terminals 194, 194, and 194 of the connection connector 192 are connected.
- the adapter 150 to which the power feeder 116 is attached as described above is inserted and attached to the battery attachment portion 201 formed in the type B imaging apparatus 200 (see FIG. 85).
- the type B imaging apparatus 200 includes the imaging apparatus 50 described above. Note that the imaging apparatus 200 corresponds to, for example, the above-described medium power camera (see FIG. 51).
- the power feeder 116 can be connected to a commercial power source via the cable 300 and a connector (not shown).
- the power source from the commercial power source is supplied to the imaging apparatus 200 via the connector, the cable 300, the power feeder 116, and the adapter 150. Supplied.
- the power supply 116 is attached to the battery attachment unit 201 of the imaging device 200 in a state where the power supply 116 is connected to the charger 110 to which one or more batteries 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) are attached via the cable 300.
- the power of one or a plurality of batteries 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) can be supplied to the imaging apparatus 200.
- a plurality of batteries 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) are attached to the charger 110, it is possible to increase the amount and time of power supply to the imaging device 200, and it is possible to shoot long-time shootings and videos. Suitable for shooting.
- the adapter 150 is formed with the wall portions 171b and 171b formed as inclined surfaces that are separated from each other in the left-right direction toward the front side of the connector 192.
- the connector provided inside the imaging device 200 is guided by the wall portions 171b and 171b and approaches the connection connector 192.
- the walls 171b and 171b function as a guide surface when the adapter 150 is inserted into the battery mounting portion 201, a good connection state of the connection connector 192 to the battery mounting portion 201 of the imaging device 200 is ensured. Can do.
- the identification groove 172 is formed only on the left side of the connection connector 192 in the adapter 150. Is brought into contact with the identification protrusion 90 provided on the right side of the terminal connection portion 93 in the battery mounting portion 83, and the mounting of the adapter 150 on the battery mounting portion 83 is restricted. Further, since no other guided grooves or insertion grooves are formed on the adapter 150 on the rear side of the guided grooves 168 and 168 on the groove forming surfaces 165 and 165, the bottom surface 156 of the housing 151 is the second guide member. Contact with the mating portions 88 and 88 and the third guide engaging portions 89 and 89 restricts the mounting of the adapter 150 to the battery mounting portion 83.
- the adapter 150 cannot be mounted on the battery mounting portion 83 of the charger 80, and erroneous mounting of the adapter 150 on the charger 80 is prevented.
- a notch 151 a is formed in the casing 151 by a step surface 164 and a groove forming surface 165 continuous with the bottom surface 156, and a guided groove 168 is formed in the groove forming surface 165.
- the guided groove 168 is positioned on the bottom surface 156 side with respect to the step surface 164.
- the guided groove 168 and the stepped surface 164 are not continuously located, and a part of the groove forming surface 165 is positioned between the guided groove 168 and the stepped surface 164, so that the guided groove 168 and the stepped surface 164 are formed.
- the groove forming surface 165 and the step surface 164 are positioned on the inner side of the casing 151 as compared with the case where the adapter 150 is continuously positioned, and the adapter 150 can be downsized.
- the adapter 150 is formed with an identification groove 172 for identifying the imaging device or the like in the casing 151, and the identification groove 172 is formed with a plurality of identification portions having different lengths.
- the size of the identification groove 172 in the direction in which the identification unit continues is the total size of the plurality of identification units, which is high.
- the adapter 150 can be downsized while ensuring the distinguishability.
- the battery 210 corresponds to, for example, the above-described small capacity type battery 1B (see FIG. 49).
- the battery 210 is configured by arranging necessary parts inside and outside the housing 217.
- the outer shape of the battery 210 is smaller than the outer shapes of the batteries 1, 1 ⁇ / b> A, 1 ⁇ / b> B, and 1 ⁇ / b> C, and is approximately the same size as the outer shape of the power feeder 116.
- the housing 217 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a case cover (upper case) 218 and a storage case (lower case) 219 which are coupled together in the vertical direction.
- the case cover 218 is formed in a box shape opened downward.
- the storage case 219 is formed in a box shape opened upward. In a state in which the case cover 218 and the housing case 219 are coupled vertically to form the housing 217, an internal space of the housing 217 is formed as a housing space.
- the outer surface 220 of the housing 217 has a top surface 221, a bottom surface 222, side surfaces 223, 223, a front surface 224, and a rear surface 225, and the size in the front-rear direction (length direction) is larger than the size in the left-right direction (width direction).
- the size in the left-right direction (width direction) is larger than the size in the up-down direction (height direction).
- upper slopes 226 and 226 are formed between the top surface 221 and the side surfaces 223 and 223, respectively. The upper slopes 226 and 226 are displaced downward as they approach the side surfaces 223 and 223 from the top surface 221.
- lower slopes 227 and 227 are formed between the bottom surface 222 and the side surfaces 223 and 223, respectively.
- the lower slopes 227 and 227 are displaced upward as they approach the side surfaces 223 and 223 from the bottom surface 222.
- the upper slopes 226 and 226 are formed in a flat shape, and the lower slopes 227 and 227 are formed in a gently curved surface convex outward.
- the top surface 221, the bottom surface 222, the side surfaces 223 and 223, the front surface 224, the rear surface 225, the upper inclined surfaces 226 and 226, and the lower inclined surfaces 227 and 227 are all formed as exterior surfaces 228, 228,.
- Insert notches 217a and 217a are formed on the front end portion of the upper end portion of the housing 217 so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction.
- the insertion notches 217a and 217a are formed at the left and right ends of the housing 217.
- the insertion notches 217a and 217a are opened outward in the front, upper and left / right directions.
- a connector 229 is disposed at the front end of the upper end of the housing 217.
- the connector 229 is disposed in substantially half of the left and right sides of the housing 217.
- the connector 229 is a portion connected to an electrode terminal of an imaging device or the like, functions as a terminal portion, and has at least a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal.
- the connector 229 has a housing 230 formed of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 231, 231, 231 formed of a conductive material. At least a part of the connection terminals 231, 231, 231 is formed in the housing 230, respectively.
- the terminal 230 is held in the housing 230 in a state of being arranged in the terminal arrangement grooves 232, 232, 232.
- the connection terminal 231 has a pair of contact portions in which one end portion of the metal piece is branched to the left and right from a predetermined portion, and the pair of contact portions have elasticity in a direction in which the tip portions are in contact with each other, or are in contact with each other or in close proximity In the state, it is arranged in the terminal arrangement groove 232.
- connection terminals 231, 231, and 231 function as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an information terminal, respectively, and the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order in the left-right direction, or the positive electrode terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side. Has been placed.
- the information terminal is used for the connected device and the like to recognize the internal temperature of the battery 210, and is also used for the connected device and the like to recognize various information of the battery 210 such as the remaining charge amount and deterioration information of the battery 210. .
- the connector 229 may be provided with two terminal arrangement grooves 232 and 232 and two connection terminals 231 and 231.
- the two connection terminals 231 and 231 function as a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, respectively, and the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or the positive electrode terminal in order from the right side.
- the negative electrode terminals are arranged side by side.
- the connector 229 may be provided with four terminal arrangement grooves 232, 232,... And four connection terminals 231, 231,.
- the four connection terminals 231 231,... are provided, the four connection terminals 231 231,... Function as a positive terminal, a negative terminal, an information terminal, and a communication terminal, respectively.
- the positive electrode terminal, the communication terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side.
- the communication terminal is used by a connected device or the like for recognizing various information of the battery 210 such as the remaining charge amount or deterioration information of the battery 210.
- the information terminal is used exclusively for notifying the imaging device or the like of temperature information. It is done.
- the terminal arrangement grooves 232, 232, 232 are opened forward and upward and are spaced apart from each other on the left and right.
- positioning grooves 233 and 233 are formed on the outside of the terminal arrangement grooves 232, 232, and 232 in the left-right direction, and are opened forward and upward, respectively.
- connection terminals 231, 231, and 231 are connected to a circuit board (not shown) disposed inside the housing 217, respectively.
- the battery 210 configured as described above is inserted and mounted in the battery mounting portion 101 formed in the type A imaging apparatus 100.
- the power supply 116 can also be attached to the battery mounting portion 101 formed in the type A imaging apparatus 100, and the type A imaging apparatus 100 is used by using the power supply 116 or the battery 210. Has been made possible.
- the battery 210 is charged by a charger (not shown) corresponding to the battery 210.
- the adapter 250 is configured by arranging necessary parts inside and outside the housing 251.
- the outer shape of the adapter 250 is substantially the same as the outer shape of the adapter 150 and the batteries 1, 1A, 1B, and 1C described above.
- the housing 251 is formed in a box shape opened to the rear, and a case cover (upper case) 252 and a storage case (lower case) 253 are coupled to each other vertically.
- the case cover 252 is formed in a box shape opened downward and rearward.
- the housing case 253 is formed as an annular portion 253a that is formed in a box shape with the portion excluding the rear end portion opened upward, and the rear end portion penetrated back and forth.
- the case cover 252 is coupled from above to a portion opened above the housing case 253. In a state where the case cover 252 and the housing case 253 are coupled to form the housing 251, the internal space of the housing 251 is formed as a housing space.
- the casing 251 has an outer surface 254 having a top surface 255, a bottom surface 256, side surfaces 257, 257, a front surface 258, and a rear surface 259, and the size in the front-rear direction (length direction) is larger than the size in the left-right direction (width direction).
- the size in the left-right direction (width direction) is larger than the size in the up-down direction (height direction).
- inclined surfaces 260 and 260 are formed between the top surface 255 and the side surfaces 257 and 257, respectively.
- the inclined surfaces 260 and 260 are displaced downward from the top surface 255 toward the side surfaces 257 and 257.
- An opening edge formed on the rear surface 259 is formed as a rear opening edge 263.
- the top surface 255, the bottom surface 256, the side surfaces 257, 257, the front surface 258, the rear surface 259, and the inclined surfaces 260, 260 are all formed as exterior surfaces 261, 261,.
- Insertion protrusions 262 and 262 are provided on the upper end on the inner surface side of the casing 251 so as to be separated from each other in the left and right directions.
- the insertion protrusions 262 and 262 are located at both left and right end portions of the front end portion and protrude rearward.
- Upper inclined edges 263a and 263a are formed on the upper end portion of the rear opening edge 263 in the housing 251 so as to be separated from each other in the left and right directions, and lower inclined edges 263b and 263b are separated from each other in the lower end portion of the rear opening edge 263. Is formed.
- the upper inclined edges 263a and 263a are formed at both left and right ends of the rear opening edge 263, and are inclined linearly so as to be displaced upward as they approach each other.
- the lower inclined edges 263b and 263b are formed at both left and right ends of the rear opening edge 263, and are inclined linearly so as to be displaced downward as they approach each other.
- Notches 251a and 251a are formed in the left and right sides of the lower end of the casing 251, respectively.
- the notch 251a is opened laterally (left or right), downward, forward, and backward, and is formed by a step surface 264 that extends downward and forward and backward and a groove forming surface 265 that extends laterally and forward.
- the step surface 264 has an outer edge continuous with the lower edge of the side surface 257.
- the groove forming surface 265 has an upper edge continuous with the inner edge of the stepped surface 264 and a lower edge continuous with the side edge of the bottom surface 256.
- the step surface 264 and the groove forming surface 265 are respectively formed continuously from the front surface 258 to the rear surface 259.
- the step surface 264 and the bottom surface 256 are formed as planes substantially parallel to each other, and the portion excluding the front end portion of the groove forming surface 265 and the side surface 257 are formed as planes substantially parallel to each other.
- the front end portions of the groove forming surfaces 265 and 265 are formed as outwardly convex curved surfaces 265a and 265a that are displaced toward each other as they approach the front surface 258.
- the adapter 250 is formed with the front ends of the groove forming surfaces 265 and 265 as curved surfaces 265a and 265a, respectively, so that stress concentration is unlikely to occur and it is difficult to contact the ground or the like in the event of a fall. Mitigation can be achieved and the occurrence of breakage can be reduced.
- the housing 2 is composed of a main body 266 that is a part above the virtual surface including the step surfaces 264 and 264, and a bottom 267 that is a part below the virtual surface.
- the step surfaces 264 and 264 are included in the main body 266.
- the bottom portion 267 has a left and right width smaller than that of the main body portion 266, and a distance between the side surfaces 257 and 257 is larger than a distance between the groove forming surfaces 265 and 265 in the left and right direction.
- First and second guided grooves 268 and 268, second guided grooves 269 and 269, and third guided grooves 270 and 270 are formed separately on the left and right sides of the bottom portion 267 in order from the front side.
- the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided groove 270 are all open to the groove forming surface 265.
- the first guided groove 268 is formed in the front end portion of the bottom portion 267, and is open to the side and the front.
- the second guided groove 269 extends in the front-rear direction and is opened to the side.
- the third guided groove 270 extends forward and backward and is open to the side.
- the third guided groove 270 may have a shape that is also opened rearward.
- the insertion grooves 271, 271 and the insertion grooves 272, 272 are formed separately on the left and right sides of the bottom portion 267 in order from the front side. Both the insertion groove 271 and the insertion groove 272 are opened in the groove forming surface 265. The insertion groove 271 is opened laterally, upward, and downward, and the upper opening communicates with a substantially half portion on the front side of the second guided groove 269. The insertion groove 272 is opened laterally, upward, and downward, and the upper opening communicates with a substantially half portion on the front side of the third guided groove 270.
- first engaging claws 251p and 251p The portions between the lower edges 268b and 268b of the first guided grooves 268 and 268 and the bottom surface 256 in the housing 251 are provided as first engaging claws 251p and 251p, respectively.
- the portions between the lower edges 269b and 269b of the guide grooves 269 and 269 and the bottom surface 256 are provided as second engaging claws 251q and 251q, respectively, and the lower edges of the third guided grooves 270 and 270 in the housing 251
- Portions between 270b and 270b and the bottom surface 256 are provided as third engaging claws 251r and 251r, respectively.
- the first engagement claw 251p and the second engagement claw 251q are both positioned on the front surface 258 side from the center in the front-rear direction of the housing 251 and the third engagement claw 251r is disposed on the front and rear of the housing 251. It is located on the rear surface 259 side from the center in the direction.
- An arrangement recess 273 is formed at the front end of the bottom 267.
- the arrangement recess 273 is formed at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction, and is opened forward and downward.
- the housing 251 is formed with a placement hole 274 that communicates with a portion other than the front end of the placement recess 273 and penetrates vertically.
- the upper edge 268a of the first guided groove 268, the upper edge 269a of the second guided groove 269, and the upper edge 270a of the third guided groove 270 are all located below the step surface 264, and One groove forming surface 265 is provided between the first guided groove 268 and the step surface 264, between the second guided groove 269 and the step surface 264, and between the third guided groove 270 and the step surface 264. Part exists. Accordingly, the distance from the lower end of the groove forming surface 265 to the upper edge 268a of the first guided groove 268, the distance from the lower end of the groove forming surface 265 to the upper edge 269a of the second guided groove 269, and the groove forming surface 265.
- the distance from the lower end to the upper edge 270a of the third guided groove 270 is smaller than the distance from the upper end to the lower end of the groove forming surface 265.
- the vertical distance (groove width) of the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided groove 270 is from the upper end of the groove forming surface 265 to the upper edges 268a, 269a, 270a.
- the upper and lower distances of the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided groove 270 are the upper edge 268a from the upper end of the groove forming surface 265. 269a and 270a may be the same distance.
- the lower edge 268b of the first guided groove 268, the lower edge 269b of the second guided groove 269, and the lower edge 270b of the third guided groove 270 are all positioned above the lower edge of the groove forming surface 265.
- the positions in the vertical direction are the same.
- the arrangement recess 273 is formed by a recess forming surface 275 (see FIG. 96).
- the recess forming surface 275 includes a base portion 275a, walls 275b, 275b, and an intermediate portion 275c.
- the base portion 275a is formed in a U-shape opened forward and is in a state of facing the horizontal direction.
- Each of the wall portions 275b and 275b is connected to the front end of the base portion 275a, and is formed as inclined surfaces that are separated from each other in the left-right direction as going forward. That is, the left wall portion 275b is formed as an inclined surface that approaches the left side surface 257 as it goes forward, and the right wall portion 275b is formed as an inclined surface that approaches the right side surface 257 as it goes forward.
- one wall portion 275b may be formed on an inclined surface, and the other wall portion 275b may be formed on a surface facing left or right without being inclined.
- the intermediate portion 275c faces downward and is formed between the upper edges of the wall portions 275b and 275b.
- the wall portions 275b and 275b are inclined, for example, 45 degrees with respect to the surface facing the left-right direction.
- the intermediate portion 275c is positioned below the step surface 264 and is substantially the same height as the upper edges 268a, 269a, and 270a of the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided groove 270. Located or slightly below the upper edges 268a, 269a, 270a. However, the intermediate portion 275c may be positioned above the upper edges 268a, 269a, and 270a.
- the wall portion 271b is formed between the first inclined surface and the intermediate surface continuous with the first inclined surface, in the same manner as the wall portion 29d (see FIGS. 57 and 58) provided on the concave portion forming surface 29A. You may form in the shape which consists of a 2nd inclined surface which continues to a surface.
- Identification grooves 276 and 276 are formed on the front end portion of the bottom portion 267 so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction.
- the identification groove 276 has a role as a functional groove having a predetermined function, and identifies, for example, the type of the imaging device or the like.
- the functional groove is not limited to the identification groove 276.
- As the functional groove for example, in place of the identification groove 276, a positioning groove for positioning with respect to the imaging device or the like, a detection groove for detecting a connection state of the imaging device or the like, etc.
- a groove having a function other than the identification may be formed.
- the predetermined function is an identification function for identifying the type of the imaging device or the like
- the type of the imaging device or the like is identified by the functional groove, and the battery is imaged by being attached to the imaging device or the like.
- the type of the imaging device or the like to which the battery is connected can be easily identified.
- the predetermined function may be a function for identifying the type of the adapter itself.
- the identification grooves 276 and 276 are formed on opposite sides of the arrangement recess 273, respectively.
- the identification groove 276 is formed by continuously forming a first identification portion 277 and a second identification portion 278 having different front and rear lengths in the left-right direction.
- the first identification unit 277 and the second identification unit 278 have a role as a first functional unit and a second functional unit, respectively.
- the surface facing downward and positioned on the upper side is formed as an inner bottom surface 276a.
- the inner bottom surface 276a is positioned below the intermediate portion 275c, which is a downward facing surface located on the upper side of the recess forming surface 275. Therefore, the depth in the vertical direction of the identification groove 276 is shallower than the depth in the vertical direction of the arrangement recess 273.
- the inner bottom surface 276a is positioned below the upper edges 268a, 269a, and 270a of the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided groove 270 and the step surface 264.
- the inner bottom surface 276a is positioned above the lower edges 268b, 269b, and 270b of the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided groove 270.
- the inner bottom surface 276a may be positioned below the lower edges 268b, 269b, 270b, or may be positioned at the same height as the lower edges 268b, 269b, 270b.
- the front facing surface located on the rear side in the first identifying portion 277 is formed as the back bottom surface 277a, and the front facing surface located on the rear side in the second identifying portion 278. Is formed as a deep bottom surface 278a.
- the back bottom surfaces 277 a and 278 a are positioned in front of the rearmost surface of the base 275 a facing the front of the recess forming surface 275, and are positioned rearward of the front surface of the connector 229. Further, the back bottom surfaces 277a and 278a are positioned in front of the rear end edge of the first guided groove 268.
- the rear bottom surfaces 277a and 278a may be located behind the rear end edge of the first guided groove 268, and are located at the same position as the rear end edge of the first guided groove 268 in the front-rear direction. Also good.
- the first identification unit 277 has a longer front and rear length than the second identification unit 278, the back bottom surface 277a is positioned on the rear side of the back bottom surface 278a, and the first identification unit 277 is the second identification unit 278. It is located closer to the arrangement recess 273 side.
- the width of the second identification unit 278 in the left-right direction is smaller than the width of the first identification unit 277 in the left-right direction.
- a relay connector 279 is attached to the front end portion on the inner surface side of the housing 251 (see FIGS. 89, 90, and 95).
- the relay connector 279 is disposed at a position near the upper end inside the housing 251 and is a portion to which the connector 229 of the battery 210 is connected, and functions as a terminal portion.
- the relay connector 279 has a housing 280 made of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 281 281 281 made of a conductive material.
- connection terminals 281 of the relay connector 279 may be provided depending on the number of connection terminals 231 of the connector 229 in the battery 210.
- the connector 282 for connection is arrange
- the connection connector 282 is a portion connected to an electrode terminal of an imaging device or the like, functions as a terminal portion, and has at least a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal.
- the connection connector 282 includes a housing 283 formed of a non-conductive material and connection terminals 284, 284, and 284 formed of a conductive material.
- the connection terminals 284, 284, and 284 are at least partially in the housing 283, respectively.
- the connection terminal 284 has a pair of contact portions in which one end portion of the metal piece is branched left and right from a predetermined portion. In the state, it is arranged in the terminal arrangement groove 285.
- connection terminals 284, 284, and 284 function as a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and an information terminal, respectively, and are arranged such that the positive terminal, the information terminal, and the negative terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or the positive terminal, the information terminal, and the negative terminal are arranged in order from the right side. Has been.
- the terminal arrangement grooves 285, 285, and 285 are opened forward and downward and are spaced apart from each other in the left and right directions.
- positioning grooves 286 and 286 are formed on the outer sides of the terminal arrangement grooves 285, 285, and 285 in the left-right direction.
- the surface located closest to the top surface 255 of the terminal arrangement groove 285 and the surface located closest to the top surface 255 of the positioning groove 286 are formed as inner bottom surfaces 285a and 286a, respectively, and the inner bottom surfaces 285a and 286a are positioned in the vertical direction. Are almost the same.
- the inner bottom surfaces 285a and 286a are positioned below the step surface 264.
- the inner bottom surfaces 285 a and 286 a are positioned below the upper edge 268 a of the guided groove 268 and positioned above the lower edge 268 b of the guided groove 268.
- connection terminal 284 is elastically deformable substantially in the left-right direction, and is held by the housing 283 in a state of being inserted into the terminal arrangement groove 285.
- connection terminals 284 of the connection connector 282 may be provided depending on the number of connection terminals 281 of the relay connector 279.
- connection terminals 284 and 284 When two connection terminals 284 and 284 are provided, the two connection terminals 284 and 284 function as a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, respectively, and the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the left side, or the positive electrode terminal in order from the right side.
- the negative electrode terminals are arranged side by side.
- the connection connector 282 may be provided with four terminal arrangement grooves 285, 285,... And four connection terminals 284, 284,.
- connection terminals 284, 284,... When four connection terminals 284, 284,... Are provided, the four connection terminals 284, 284,... Function as a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, an information terminal, and a communication terminal, respectively.
- Arrangement of terminals, information terminals, communication terminals, and negative terminals arrangement of positive terminals, information terminals, communication terminals, and negative terminals in order from the right side, arrangement of positive terminals, communication terminals, information terminals, and negative terminals in order from the left side, or
- the positive electrode terminal, the communication terminal, the information terminal, and the negative electrode terminal are arranged in order from the right side.
- connection terminals 284, 284, 284 of the connection connector 282 and the connection terminals 281, 281, 281 of the relay connector 279 are connected by a flexible printed wiring board 287, respectively (see FIG. 97).
- the connection terminals 284, 284, 284 of the connection connector 282 and the connection terminals 281, 281, 281 of the relay connector 279 may be connected by a substrate, an electric wire, or the like.
- the battery 210 can be attached to the battery attachment portion 101 formed in the type A imaging apparatus 100, and can be used even when attached to the adapter 250. .
- the battery 210 is inserted into the adapter 250 from the rear.
- the upper inclined edges 263a and 263a formed on the rear opening edge 263 of the housing 251 in the adapter 250 correspond to the upper inclined faces 226 and 226 of the battery 210
- the lower inclined edges 263b and 263b and the lower inclined face 227 correspond.
- the battery 210 is smoothly inserted from the rear opening edge 263 of the adapter 250.
- the insertion protrusions 262 and 262 of the housing 251 are relatively positioned in the insertion notches 217a and 217a formed at the front end of the housing 217 of the battery 210, respectively. Inserted. Therefore, the insertion of the battery 210 into the adapter 250 is not restricted, and the battery 210 is held and attached to the adapter 250.
- connection terminals 231, 231, 231 of the connector 229 in the battery 210 are connected to the connection terminals 281, 281, 281 of the relay connector 279 in the adapter 250, respectively.
- connection terminals 231, 231, and 231 of the connector 229 are connected to the connection terminals 284, 284, and 284 of the connection connector 282 via the connection terminals 281, 281, and 281 of the relay connector 279 and the flexible printed wiring board 287, respectively.
- the adapter 250 to which the battery 210 is attached as described above is inserted and attached to the battery attachment portion 201 formed in the type B imaging apparatus 200 (see FIG. 98).
- the type B imaging apparatus 200 includes the imaging apparatus 50 described above.
- the battery 210 is mounted on the battery mounting unit 101 of the imaging apparatus 100 and supplies power to the imaging apparatus 100.
- the adapter 250 to which the battery 210 is attached is attached to the battery attachment portion 201 of the imaging apparatus 200, and power is supplied from the battery 210 to the imaging apparatus 200 via the adapter 250.
- the power feeder 116 when the power feeder 116 is inserted into the adapter 250, the power feeder 116 is not formed with notches corresponding to the insertion notches 217a and 217a formed in the battery 210, so that the front surface 224 of the power feeder 116 is inserted.
- the connection terminals 136, 136, and 136 of the external connector 134 do not contact the connection terminals 281, 281, and 281 of the relay connector 279 in the adapter 250.
- connection terminals 136, 136, and 136 are not connected to the connection terminals 281, 281, and 281, and the power feeder 116 cannot be attached to the adapter 250, thereby preventing erroneous attachment of the power feeder 116 to the adapter 250. Is done.
- the lower slopes 227 and 227 of the battery 210 are formed in a gently curved shape convex outward, and the lower slope 163b of the rear opening edge 163 in the adapter 150 is formed. , 163b are linear, the front ends of the lower slopes 227, 227 interfere with the lower slope edges 163b, 163b, respectively (see FIG. 99). Accordingly, the battery 210 is not inserted into the adapter 150, and erroneous insertion of the battery 210 into the adapter 150 is prevented.
- the adapter 250 is provided with the first guided grooves 268 and 268, the second guided grooves 269 and 269, and the third guided grooves 270 and 270 on the bottom portion 267. It can be mounted on the battery mounting portion 83 of the charger 80 in the same manner as the battery 1 or the like.
- the opening edges of the first guided grooves 268 and 268 are engaged with the first guide engaging portions 87 and 87, respectively.
- the opening edges of the second guide engaging portions 88 and 88 are respectively engaged with the opening edges of the second guide engaging portions 88 and 88, and the opening edges of the third guided grooves 270 and 270 are respectively engaged with the third guide engaging portions 89 and 89.
- the engagement portion 88 is engaged with at least a part of the lower edge, and the upper edge of the third engagement claw portion 251 r is engaged with at least a part of the lower edge of the third guide engagement portion 89.
- connection terminals 284, 284, 284 of the connection connector 282 are electrode terminals 95, 95, 95 of the terminal connection portion 93 disposed on the battery mounting portion 83, respectively. 95.
- the adapter 250 can be mounted on the battery mounting portion 83 of the charger 80, the battery 80 mounted on the adapter 250 can be charged by the charger 80. Charging from the charger 80 to the battery 210 is performed via a terminal connection portion 93 of the charger 80, a connector 282 for the adapter 250, a relay connector 279 for the adapter 250, and a connector 229 for the battery 210.
- the size of the first guide engaging portions 87 and 87 and the second guide engaging portions 88 and 88 and the third guide engaging portions 89 and 89 of the charger 80 and the first guided groove of the adapter 250 may not be mounted on the charger 80 smoothly.
- the sizes and shapes of the first guided grooves 268 and 268, the second guided grooves 269 and 269, and the third guided grooves 270 and 270 of the adapter 250 are used.
- the adapter 250 can be smoothly mounted on the charger 80 by changing the above.
- the battery 210 that can be used by being attached to the adapter 250 is smaller than the battery 1 or the like, and has a smaller maximum charging capacity than the battery 1 or the like, so that the amount of current supplied to the imaging device 200 is reduced. May be insufficient.
- capacitors (capacitors) 288 and 288 may be provided on the adapter 250 (see FIG. 101).
- the capacitors 288 and 288 are arranged at the upper end inside the housing 251 in a state where the capacitors 288 and 288 are arranged side by side, and the substrate 289 connected to the capacitors 288 and 288 is arranged on the front side of the capacitors 288 and 288. .
- the substrate 289 is connected to the relay connector 279.
- the adapter 250 when the adapter 250 with the battery 210 attached is attached to the imaging device 200, the amount of current supplied to the imaging device 200 by the capacitors 288 and 288 increases, and imaging is performed. A sufficient amount of current can be supplied to the device 200.
- a notch 251a is formed in the housing 251 by a step surface 264 and a groove forming surface 265 continuous with the bottom surface 256, and the first guided groove opened in the groove forming surface 265.
- a second guided groove 269, and a third guided groove 270 are formed, and the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided groove 270 are bottom surfaces from the step surface 264. It is located on the 256 side.
- the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, the third guided groove 270, and the stepped surface 264 are not continuously located, and the first guided groove 268 and the second guided groove 269, the third guided groove 270, and the stepped surface 264 are partially located, so that the first guided groove 268, the second guided groove 269, and the third guided surface 265 are positioned.
- the groove forming surface 265 and the stepped surface 264 are positioned inside the housing 251, and the adapter 250 can be downsized.
- the adapter 250 is formed with an identification groove 276 for identifying an imaging device or the like in the housing 251, and the identification groove 276 is formed with a plurality of identification portions having different lengths.
- the size of the identification groove 276 in the direction in which the identification portions are continuous is the total size of the plurality of identification portions, which is high.
- the adapter 250 can be downsized while ensuring the identification.
- a wall portion formed as an inclined surface that is separated from each other in the left-right direction toward the front side of the connection connector 282 may be formed.
- connection connector 282 may be positioned above the bottom surface 222 of the housing 217.
- a holding plate that holds the battery 210 may be disposed inside the housing 217, and a lock lever that locks the battery 210 may be provided. Good.
- Battery 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) can be attached to charger 80 and charger 110.
- the battery 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) can be attached to a type B imaging device 200 (including the imaging device 50).
- the battery 1 (1A, 1B, 1C) cannot be attached to the type A imaging apparatus 100.
- the power feeder 116 that can be connected to the charger 110 via the cable 300 can be attached to the type A imaging apparatus 100.
- the power feeder 116 cannot be attached to the charger 80 or the type B imaging device 200.
- the power supply 116 can be attached to the adapter 150, and the adapter 150 can be attached to the type B imaging apparatus 200.
- the adapter 150 is not attachable to the chargers 80 and 110 and the type A imaging device 100.
- the battery 210 can be attached to a charger (not shown) corresponding to the battery 210.
- the battery 210 can be attached to the type A imaging apparatus 100.
- the battery 210 cannot be attached to the chargers 80 and 110 and the type B imaging device 200.
- the battery 210 can be attached to the adapter 250, and the adapter 250 can be attached to the type B imaging apparatus 200.
- the adapter 250 can be attached to the chargers 80 and 110.
- the adapter 250 cannot be attached to the type A imaging apparatus 100.
- the power feeder 116 and the charger 210 can be independently attached to the imaging apparatus 100, and can be attached to the imaging apparatus 200 using the adapter 150 or the adapter 250. Usability related to 210 can be improved.
- the present technology can be configured as follows.
- the functional groove is a battery in which a plurality of functional portions having different lengths are continuously formed.
- the housing has a front surface and a rear surface positioned on opposite sides in the length direction, and a top surface and a bottom surface positioned between the front surface and the rear surface in a height direction orthogonal to the length direction, An arrangement recess is formed in the housing at least on the front surface, A connector arranged in the arrangement recess as the terminal part is provided, Of the surfaces forming the functional grooves, the surface positioned closest to the top surface is positioned closer to the bottom surface than the surface positioned closest to the top surface among the surfaces forming the placement recess.
- the battery according to any one of (7).
- the housing has a top surface and a bottom surface located on opposite sides in the height direction; A terminal arrangement groove in which the connection terminal is arranged is formed in the housing, Of the surfaces forming the functional grooves, the surface positioned closest to the top surface is positioned closer to the bottom surface than the surface positioned closest to the top surface among the surfaces forming the terminal arrangement grooves.
- the housing has two side surfaces positioned on opposite sides in the width direction, and a top surface and a bottom surface positioned between the two side surfaces in a height direction orthogonal to the width direction, A notch is formed in the housing by a step surface continuous with the side surface and a groove forming surface continuous with the bottom surface,
- the battery according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein a surface located closest to the top surface among surfaces forming the functional groove is positioned closer to the bottom surface than the step surface.
- the housing is formed with a guided groove opened in the groove forming surface,
- the battery according to (10) wherein a surface located closest to the top surface among surfaces forming the functional groove is positioned closer to the bottom surface than an edge located closest to the top surface of the guided groove.
- the housing is formed with a guided groove opened in the groove forming surface, Of the surfaces forming the functional groove, the surface located closest to the top surface is positioned closer to the top surface than the edge located closest to the bottom surface of the guided groove. (10) or (11) The battery described in.
- the housing has a front surface and a rear surface located on opposite sides in the length direction; An arrangement recess is formed in the housing at least on the front surface, A connector arranged in the arrangement recess as the terminal part is provided, Of the surfaces that form the functional grooves, the surface that is located closest to the rear surface is located closer to the front surface than the surface that is closest to the rear surface among the surfaces that form the placement recess.
- the battery according to any one of 12).
- the housing has a front surface and a rear surface located on opposite sides in the length direction; A terminal arrangement groove in which the connection terminal is arranged is formed in the housing, Of the surfaces forming the functional groove, the surface positioned closest to the rear surface is positioned closer to the front surface than the surface positioned closest to the rear surface of the surfaces forming the terminal arrangement groove.
- the battery according to any one of (12).
- the casing includes a front surface and a rear surface positioned on opposite sides in the length direction, two side surfaces positioned between the front surface and the rear surface in a width direction orthogonal to the length direction, a length direction and a width.
- a top surface and a bottom surface positioned between the front surface and the rear surface and between the two side surfaces in a height direction perpendicular to both directions;
- a notch is formed in the housing by a step surface continuous with the side surface and a groove forming surface continuous with the bottom surface,
- the housing is formed with a groove to be guided that is open on the groove forming surface and the front surface.
- the surface positioned closest to the rear surface is positioned closer to the front surface than the surface positioned closest to the rear surface of the guided groove.
- the housing includes two side surfaces positioned between the front surface and the rear surface in the width direction orthogonal to the length direction, and the front surface and the rear surface in the height direction orthogonal to both the length direction and the width direction.
- a top surface and a bottom surface positioned between and between the two side surfaces,
- the first functional unit and the second functional unit are continuously formed in the width direction and the first functional unit is positioned on the center side in the width direction from the second functional unit, In the width direction, the second functional portion is formed on an inclined surface that is displaced toward the bottom surface as the surface continuing to the first functional portion approaches the side surface located on the side opposite to the first functional portion.
- a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a length direction is aligned with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed in the casing, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional portions having different lengths. Connected equipment formed continuously.
- Connection terminal 100 ... Imaging device (connection device) , 50 ... Adapter, 51 ... Housing, 72 ... Identification groove, 73 ... First identification part, 74 ... Second identification part, 89 ... Relay connector, 91 ... Connection terminal, 92 ... Connection connector, 94 ... Connection terminal, 200 ... imaging Device (connection device), 10 ... battery, 17 ... housing, 29 ... connector, 31 ... connection terminal, 50 ... adapter, 51 ... housing, 76 ... identification groove, 77 ... first identification part, 78 ... second 79 ... Connector for relay, 81 ... Connection terminal, 82 ... Connector for connection, 84 ... Connection terminal, 100 ... Imaging device (connection device) , 50 ... Adapter, 51 ... Housing, 72 ... Identification groove, 73 ... First identification part, 74 ... Second identification part, 89 ... Relay connector, 91 ... Connection terminal, 92 ... Connection connector, 94 ... Connection terminal, 200 ... imaging Device (connection device), 10
Abstract
Description
先ず、バッテリー1の構成について説明する(図1乃至図7参照)。
次に、バッテリー1が接続される接続機器の一例として、撮像装置(スチルカメラ)50について説明する(図19乃至図21参照)。
以下に、バッテリー1の撮像装置50におけるバッテリー装着部56への装着について説明する(図22乃至図24参照)。
次に、バッテリー1が接続される接続機器の別の一例として、充電器80について説明する(図25乃至図29参照)。尚、充電器80は撮像装置50等とは別体の機器であるが、充電器80の以下に示す接続構造は撮像装置等の各種の機器に一体的に設けられていてもよい。従って、充電器80の以下に示す接続構造が設けられた撮像装置等にもバッテリー1を接続することが可能である。
以下に、バッテリー1の充電器80におけるバッテリー装着部83への装着について説明する(図29乃至図31参照)。
上記したように、バッテリー1にあっては、筐体2の配置凹部27を形成する面が凹部形成面29として形成され、外面10の前面14とコネクター33の間に凹部形成面29の一部である中間部29cが存在する。
以下に、バッテリー1の他の構成例について説明する(図39乃至図44参照)。
次に、識別溝30の構成等について説明する(図45乃至図56参照)。
以下に、バッテリー1における各部の変形例について説明する(図57乃至図59参照)。
次に、バッテリー1とは別のバッテリー1Cの構成について説明する(図60及び図61参照)。
以下に、複数のバッテリー1、1、・・・(1A、1B、1C)が接続される接続機器の別の一例として、充電器110について説明する(図62参照)。充電器110には複数、例えば、四つのバッテリー1、1、・・・が装着可能にされている。
次に、充電器110に接続可能な給電器116について説明する(図62乃至図68参照)。
次に、アダプター150の構成について説明する(図70乃至図79参照)。
給電器116は、上記したように、タイプAの撮像装置100に形成されたバッテリー装着部101に装着可能とされている他に、アダプター150に装着された状態でも使用することが可能にされている。
次に、上記したバッテリー1、1A、1B、1Cとは別のバッテリー210の構成について説明する(図86乃至図88参照)。尚、バッテリー210は、例えば、上記した小容量タイプのバッテリー1B(図49参照)に相当する。
次に、アダプター250の構成について説明する(図89乃至図96参照)。
バッテリー210は、上記したように、タイプAの撮像装置100に形成されたバッテリー装着部101に装着可能とされている他に、アダプター250に装着された状態でも使用することが可能にされている。
以下に、上記したバッテリー1等の充電器80や撮像装置100等への装着の可否についての纏めを説明する(図102参照)。
<本技術>
本技術は、以下のような構成にすることができる。
内部にセルが収容された筐体と、
接続機器の電極端子に接続される接続端子を有する端子部とを備え、
前記筐体には長さ方向が前記接続端子と前記電極端子の接続方向に一致され所定の機能を有する機能溝が形成され、
前記機能溝は長さが異なる複数の機能部が連続して形成された
バッテリー。
前記機能部として第1の機能部と第2の機能部が形成された
前記(1)に記載のバッテリー。
前記複数の機能部が幅方向に連続して形成された
前記(1)又は前記(2)に記載のバッテリー。
前記複数の機能部は長さが短い順に幅が小さくされた
前記(3)に記載のバッテリー。
前記複数の機能部が深さ方向に連続して形成された
前記(1)又は前記(2)に記載のバッテリー。
前記複数の機能部は長さが短い順に深さが小さくされた
前記(5)に記載のバッテリー。
前記機能溝が幅方向において前記端子部の両側にそれぞれ形成された
前記(1)から前記(6)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体は、長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面と、長さ方向に直交する高さ方向において前記前面と前記後面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記筐体に少なくとも前記前面に開口された配置凹部が形成され、
前記端子部として前記配置凹部に配置されたコネクターが設けられ、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記配置凹部を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面より前記底面側に位置された
前記(1)から前記(7)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体は高さ方向において反対側に位置された天面及び底面を有し、
前記筐体に前記接続端子が配置される端子配置溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記端子配置溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面より前記底面側に位置された
前記(1)から前記(8)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体は、幅方向において反対側に位置された二つの側面と、幅方向に直交する高さ方向において前記二つの側面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記筐体には前記側面に連続された段差面と前記底面に連続された溝形成面とによって切欠が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記段差面より前記底面側に位置された
前記(1)から前記(9)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体には前記溝形成面に開口された被ガイド溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記被ガイド溝の最も天面側に位置する端縁より前記底面側に位置された
前記(10)に記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体には前記溝形成面に開口された被ガイド溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記被ガイド溝の最も底面側に位置する端縁より前記天面側に位置された
前記(10)又は前記(11)に記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体は長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面を有し、
前記筐体に少なくとも前記前面に開口された配置凹部が形成され、
前記端子部として前記配置凹部に配置されたコネクターが設けられ、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記配置凹部を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面より前記前面側に位置された
前記(1)から前記(12)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記コネクターのうち最も前記前面側に位置する面より前記後面側に位置された
前記(13)に記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体は長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面を有し、
前記筐体に前記接続端子が配置される端子配置溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記端子配置溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面より前記前面側に位置された
前記(1)から前記(12)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体は、長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面と、長さ方向に直交する幅方向において前記前面と前記後面の間に位置された二つの側面と、長さ方向及び幅方向にともに直交する高さ方向において前記前面と前記後面の間及び前記二つの側面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記筐体には前記側面に連続された段差面と前記底面に連続された溝形成面とによって切欠が形成され、
前記筐体には前記溝形成面と前記前面に開口された被ガイド溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記被ガイド溝のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面より前記前面側に位置された
前記(1)から前記(15)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
前記筐体は、長さ方向に直交する幅方向において前記前面と前記後面の間に位置された二つの側面と、長さ方向及び幅方向にともに直交する高さ方向において前記前面と前記後面の間及び前記二つの側面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記第1の機能部と前記第2の機能部が幅方向に連続して形成されると共に前記第1の機能部が前記第2の機能部より幅方向における中央側に位置され、
幅方向において前記第2の機能部における前記第1の機能部に連続する面が前記第1の機能部とは反対側に位置する前記側面に近付くに従って前記底面側に変位する傾斜面に形成された
前記(2)に記載のバッテリー。
前記所定の機能が前記接続機器の種類を識別する識別機能である
前記(1)から前記(17)の何れかに記載のバッテリー。
内部にセルが収容された筐体と電極端子に接続される接続端子を有する端子部とを備えたバッテリーが着脱可能とされ、
前記バッテリーにおいて、前記筐体には長さ方向が前記接続端子と前記電極端子の接続方向に一致され所定の機能を有する機能溝が形成され、前記機能溝は長さが異なる複数の機能部が連続して形成された
接続機器。
Claims (19)
- 内部にセルが収容された筐体と、
接続機器の電極端子に接続される接続端子を有する端子部とを備え、
前記筐体には長さ方向が前記接続端子と前記電極端子の接続方向に一致され所定の機能を有する機能溝が形成され、
前記機能溝は長さが異なる複数の機能部が連続して形成された
バッテリー。 - 前記機能部として第1の機能部と第2の機能部が形成された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記複数の機能部が幅方向に連続して形成された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記複数の機能部は長さが短い順に幅が小さくされた
請求項3に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記複数の機能部が深さ方向に連続して形成された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記複数の機能部は長さが短い順に深さが小さくされた
請求項5に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記機能溝が幅方向において前記端子部の両側にそれぞれ形成された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体は、長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面と、長さ方向に直交する高さ方向において前記前面と前記後面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記筐体に少なくとも前記前面に開口された配置凹部が形成され、
前記端子部として前記配置凹部に配置されたコネクターが設けられ、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記配置凹部を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面より前記底面側に位置された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体は高さ方向において反対側に位置された天面及び底面を有し、
前記筐体に前記接続端子が配置される端子配置溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記端子配置溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面より前記底面側に位置された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体は、幅方向において反対側に位置された二つの側面と、幅方向に直交する高さ方向において前記二つの側面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記筐体には前記側面に連続された段差面と前記底面に連続された溝形成面とによって切欠が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記段差面より前記底面側に位置された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体には前記溝形成面に開口された被ガイド溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記被ガイド溝の最も天面側に位置する端縁より前記底面側に位置された
請求項10に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体には前記溝形成面に開口された被ガイド溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記天面側に位置する面が前記被ガイド溝の最も底面側に位置する端縁より前記天面側に位置された
請求項10に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体は長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面を有し、
前記筐体に少なくとも前記前面に開口された配置凹部が形成され、
前記端子部として前記配置凹部に配置されたコネクターが設けられ、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記配置凹部を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面より前記前面側に位置された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記コネクターのうち最も前記前面側に位置する面より前記後面側に位置された
請求項13に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体は長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面を有し、
前記筐体に前記接続端子が配置される端子配置溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記端子配置溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面より前記前面側に位置された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体は、長さ方向において反対側に位置された前面及び後面と、長さ方向に直交する幅方向において前記前面と前記後面の間に位置された二つの側面と、長さ方向及び幅方向にともに直交する高さ方向において前記前面と前記後面の間及び前記二つの側面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記筐体には前記側面に連続された段差面と前記底面に連続された溝形成面とによって切欠が形成され、
前記筐体には前記溝形成面と前記前面に開口された被ガイド溝が形成され、
前記機能溝を形成する面のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面が前記被ガイド溝のうち最も前記後面側に位置する面より前記前面側に位置された
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記筐体は、長さ方向に直交する幅方向において前記前面と前記後面の間に位置された二つの側面と、長さ方向及び幅方向にともに直交する高さ方向において前記前面と前記後面の間及び前記二つの側面の間に位置された天面及び底面とを有し、
前記第1の機能部と前記第2の機能部が幅方向に連続して形成されると共に前記第1の機能部が前記第2の機能部より幅方向における中央側に位置され、
幅方向において前記第2の機能部における前記第1の機能部に連続する面が前記第1の機能部とは反対側に位置する前記側面に近付くに従って前記底面側に変位する傾斜面に形成された
請求項2に記載のバッテリー。 - 前記所定の機能が前記接続機器の種類を識別する識別機能である
請求項1に記載のバッテリー。 - 内部にセルが収容された筐体と電極端子に接続される接続端子を有する端子部とを備えたバッテリーが着脱可能とされ、
前記バッテリーにおいて、前記筐体には長さ方向が前記接続端子と前記電極端子の接続方向に一致され所定の機能を有する機能溝が形成され、前記機能溝は長さが異なる複数の機能部が連続して形成された
接続機器。
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