JP2584703Y2 - Battery compartment for electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery storage room for electronic equipment such as a camera for storing a battery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a camera, a battery housing having a battery insertion port is provided in a camera body, and a battery cover is connected to the camera body via a shaft, and the battery cover operates around the shaft. There is one that opens and closes an insertion slot, and there is one that closes the battery cover by engaging the battery cover with the camera body by an engagement means. The battery cover is provided with a battery contact piece,
When the battery cover is closed, the battery comes into contact with the battery loaded in the battery storage unit, and the battery is electrically connected to the camera body.

[0003]

As described above, the camera body and the battery cover are electrically connected by the battery contact piece, and when the battery is inserted into the battery storage chamber, the connection between the battery cover and the camera body is made. Although the battery cover is opened by removing the battery cover, in this conventional structure, even if the battery cover is disengaged from the camera body to open the battery cover, it is difficult to open the battery cover and it takes time to insert the battery. Also, in order to make it easier to open the battery cover, it is conceivable to urge the battery cover in the opening direction by a spring, but this increases the number of parts, which increases the cost, and increases the number of assembly steps, Further, there is a problem that it is difficult to secure space and the size becomes large.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is low in cost, easy to assemble, and requires less space.
An object of the present invention is to provide a battery storage room of an electronic device in which a battery cover can be easily opened and closed.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a battery housing having a battery insertion port provided in an apparatus main body and connected to the apparatus main body via a shaft. A battery cover that opens and closes the insertion port around a shaft; an engagement unit that engages the battery cover that closes the insertion port with the device main body; In a battery storage room of an electronic device including a battery contact piece that comes into contact with a loaded battery and is electrically connected to the device main body side, the battery contact piece has a battery contact portion that contacts the battery, A main body contact portion that contacts an electrical contact disposed on the device main body, and when the engagement of the engaging means is released between the battery contact portion and the main body contact portion, the battery lid is in an open position. It is characterized by having a spring part to maintain

[0006]

In the present invention, the battery contact piece for connecting the camera body and the battery has a spring property and is urged in a direction to open the battery cover. By simply releasing the engagement between the battery cover and the camera body, the battery cover is opened by the urging of the battery contact piece, so that the battery can be easily taken in and out.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which a battery storage room of an electronic device of the present invention is applied to a camera will be described below. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the battery storage chamber of the camera with the battery lid closed, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the battery storage chamber of the camera with the battery lid opened, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the battery lid, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 4 of the battery cover with the battery contact piece removed.

A battery case 3 is formed in a body case 2 of the camera body 1, and the body case 2 is covered with a front cover 4. An insertion port 5 is formed in the front cover 4, and the battery 6 can be inserted into and removed from the battery storage section 3 through the insertion port 5. The insertion opening 5 can be opened and closed by a battery cover 7. A pair of shafts 7 is provided at the end of the battery lid 7.
The shaft 70 is movably provided in a main body side groove 8 formed by the main body case 2 and the front cover 4. Thus, the battery cover 7 is connected to the camera body 1 and the shaft 7.
0 to open and close the insertion port 5 around the shaft 70. An engagement portion 71 is formed at the other end of the battery cover 7. The engagement portion 71 is engaged with a locking piece 40 formed on the front cover 4, and the engagement portion 71 and the locking piece An engagement means K for engaging the battery cover 7 with the camera body 1 is constituted by 40.

A peripheral wall 72 is formed inside the battery cover 7,
A reverse connection prevention boss 73 formed higher than the battery contact piece portion 90 is provided inside the peripheral wall 72. When the battery 6 is mounted in the battery storage section 3 in the reverse direction, the reverse connection prevention boss 73 is provided.
Is in contact with the negative side of the battery 6 so that the battery cover 7 cannot be closed, thereby informing the user that the battery 6 is mounted in the reverse direction. A battery contact piece 9 is attached to the inside of the battery cover 7, and a mounting base 74 is formed at the center of the inside of the battery cover 7 for attaching the battery contact piece 9. Are formed with a pair of support portions 75, and two positioning bosses 76, 7 are provided inside.
7 are formed, and a groove 78 is formed between the peripheral walls 72 on which the pair of shafts 70 are formed.

The battery contact piece 9 includes a pair of battery contact portions 90 that make contact with the plus side 6a of the battery 6 and a body contact portion 91 that makes contact with the electrical contacts 10 provided on the camera body 1. . The battery contact piece 9 is mounted and attached to the positioning bosses 76 and 77, and the respective battery contact portions 90 are supported by the support portions 75 and applied to the mounting base portion 74. The plus side 6a is in contact with and positioned. The battery contact portion 90 and the main body contact portion 91 have a spring portion 92, and the spring portion 92 is located in the groove 78. When the engagement of the engagement means K is released by the spring portion 92, the battery cover 7 is maintained at the open position.

Therefore, when the battery 6 is stored in the battery storage section 3 and the battery cover 7 is closed, as shown in FIG. 1, the shaft 70 of the battery cover 7 is at the rear position a. The battery cover 7 is slid so that the engaging portion 71 is engaged with the locking piece 40 of the front cover 4. When the battery cover 7 is closed, the battery contact portions 90 supported by the support portions 75 of the battery cover 7 are in contact with the positive side 6a of the battery 6, and the respective battery contact portions 90 It is parallel to the sliding direction to allow sliding. Further, the battery contact piece 9 is pressed into contact with the electrical contact 10 by the spring portion 92 of the main body contact portion 91, and is reliably electrically connected.
As described above, since the battery contact piece 9 is provided with a spring property, the main body contact portion 91 is pressed against the electric contact 10, and the contact between the battery contact piece 9 and the power supply portion or the ground portion of the camera body is ensured.

In order to open the battery cover 7, the battery cover 7 is moved leftward, opposite to the closing direction, and the engaging portion 71 of the battery cover 7 is disengaged from the locking piece 40 of the front cover 4. Therefore, the shaft 70 of the battery cover 7 moves forward and moves to the left in conjunction with this, and is located at the front position b. By the way, since the battery contact piece 9 has a spring property and is urged in the direction to open the battery cover 7, when the battery cover 7 is opened and the battery 6 is replaced or inserted, the battery cover 7 and the front cover 4 By simply releasing the engagement, the battery cover 7 is opened by the urging of the battery contact piece 9 so that the battery 6 can be easily taken in and out.

Further, since the battery contact piece 9 is also used as a spring for opening the battery lid 7, the number of parts can be reduced because no special member is used, and the battery is space-saving, low-cost and easy to assemble. A storage room can be realized.

When the battery cover 9 is opened and closed, the battery cover 9 slides, and the main body contact portion 91 of the battery contact piece 9 slides on the electric contact 10 in conjunction with this. The contact portion with the electric contact 10 is cleaned,
It is securely connected electrically.

[0015]

As described above, the battery contact piece is provided with the battery contact portion for contacting the battery and the body contact portion for contacting the battery contact provided on the device body. A spring portion for maintaining the battery cover in the open position when the engagement of the engagement means is released between the portions, and using a battery contact piece that electrically connects the battery and the device main body to increase the spring property. The battery cover is urged in the opening direction, so the battery cover is easy to open even if there is no battery in the battery compartment, and because no special member is used, it is low cost and easy to assemble.
Further space saving is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a battery storage chamber of a camera with a battery cover closed.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a battery storage chamber of the camera with a battery cover opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a battery cover.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a battery cover with a battery contact piece removed.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera main body 3 Battery storage part 5 Insertion opening 6 Battery 7 Battery cover 9 Battery contact piece 10 Electric contact 70 Axis 90 Battery contact part 91 Body contact part 92 Spring part

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A battery housing provided in the device main body and having a battery insertion opening, a battery cover connected to the device main body via a shaft, and opening and closing the insertion opening about the shaft; An engagement means for engaging the battery cover and the device main body for closing a mouth; and a battery provided on the battery cover and in contact with a battery loaded in the battery housing portion and electrically connected to the device main body side. In the battery compartment of an electronic device provided with a battery contact piece, the battery contact piece has a battery contact portion that contacts the battery, and a main body contact portion that contacts an electrical contact provided on the device body. And a spring portion for maintaining the battery cover in an open position when the engagement of the engagement means is released between the battery contact portion and the main body contact portion. Room.