Power supply unit for electronic devices
First Claim
1. A power supply unit that accommodates a battery pack with a plurality of electrode terminals and supplies power to a driver circuit of an electronic device, the power supply unit comprising:
- an insulating battery pack holder with a hollow portion to accommodate the battery pack detachably;
a plurality of connector contacts formed of conductive metal and disposed inside the battery pack holder, part of each connector contact protruding toward the hollow portion; and
a switch contact formed of conductive metal and disposed inside the battery pack holder, the switch contact capable of detaching from or attaching to a predetermined one of the connector contacts;
wherein when the battery pack is accommodated in the hollow portion, the plurality of electrode terminals elastically come into contact with corresponding connector contacts to be conductively connected to the driver circuit, and the predetermined connector contact is elastically deformed by the corresponding electrode terminal to separate from the switch contact; and
wherein when the predetermined connector contact protrudes into the hollow portion by a predetermined distance according to a reduction in urging force of the electrode terminal, the predetermined connector contact comes into contact with the switch contact to output a detection signal.
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Abstract
A power supply unit for electronic devices has an insulating battery pack holder with a hollow portion to accommodate a battery pack detachably; a plurality of connector contacts and a switch contact formed of conductive metal and disposed inside the battery pack holder, part of each connector contact protruding toward the hollow portion, the switch contact capable of detaching from or attaching to a predetermined one of the connector contacts with a moving contact portion. When the battery pack is accommodated in the hollow portion, its electrode terminals elastically touch corresponding connector contacts to be conductively connected to a driver circuit. In removal of the battery pack from the hollow portion, when the predetermined connector contact protrudes into the hollow portion by a predetermined distance according to a reduction in urging force of the electrode terminal, the predetermined connector contact touches the switch contact to output a detection signal.
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1. A power supply unit that accommodates a battery pack with a plurality of electrode terminals and supplies power to a driver circuit of an electronic device, the power supply unit comprising:
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an insulating battery pack holder with a hollow portion to accommodate the battery pack detachably;
a plurality of connector contacts formed of conductive metal and disposed inside the battery pack holder, part of each connector contact protruding toward the hollow portion; and
a switch contact formed of conductive metal and disposed inside the battery pack holder, the switch contact capable of detaching from or attaching to a predetermined one of the connector contacts;
wherein when the battery pack is accommodated in the hollow portion, the plurality of electrode terminals elastically come into contact with corresponding connector contacts to be conductively connected to the driver circuit, and the predetermined connector contact is elastically deformed by the corresponding electrode terminal to separate from the switch contact; and
wherein when the predetermined connector contact protrudes into the hollow portion by a predetermined distance according to a reduction in urging force of the electrode terminal, the predetermined connector contact comes into contact with the switch contact to output a detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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