Battery locking apparatus

• US 20050200330A1
• Filed: 02/03/2005
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ahn, Kyoung-jin, Lee, Dong-seok
• Application Number:
  US11/048,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20050200330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/112
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

A battery locking apparatus to conveniently and easily separate a battery from an image photographing apparatus with one hand. The battery locking apparatus locks and releases a battery that is detachably mounted to the image photographing apparatus by a sliding operation of a sliding button. The releasing directions of the sliding button and the battery are opposite to each other.

Claims

1. A battery locking assembly, comprising

an electronic device;

a rechargeable battery detachably mounted to the electronic device; and

a battery locking apparatus to lock and release the rechargeable battery that is detachably mounted to the electronic device by a sliding operation of a sliding button, wherein releasing directions of the sliding button and the battery are opposite to each other.

2. The battery locking assembly of claim 1, wherein

the rechargeable battery is mounted to a rear side of the electronic device and separated in a gravity direction.

3. The battery locking assembly of claim 1, wherein

the electronic device is an image photographing apparatus.

5. The battery locking apparatus of claim 3, wherein

the fixing member is elastically supported by a fixing member holder to slide according to the operation of the sliding button.

6. The battery locking apparatus of claim 5, wherein

the fixing member holder is integrally formed with the battery mounting frame.

7. The battery locking apparatus of claim 5, wherein

the fixing member holder has a guide groove to guide the sliding movement of the fixing member.

8. The battery locking apparatus of claim 7, wherein

the fixing member has a fixing member body;

a fixing projection is integrally formed with the fixing member body to restrict the sliding movement of the battery;

a guide projection sliding along the guide groove; and

a first slope contacting the sliding button to move up and down the fixing member body in a perpendicular direction to the movement of the sliding button.

9. The battery locking apparatus of claim 8, wherein

the sliding button has a second slope to contact the first slope.

10. The battery locking apparatus of claim 9, wherein

the first and second slopes have substantially similar angles.

4. A battery locking apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of guide ribs protruding on a battery mounting frame connected to one side of an electronic device;

a plurality of rib grooves formed in a battery corresponding to the guide ribs to be slidably engaged with the guide ribs;

a fixing member formed at the battery mounting frame to appear and disappear by a user'"'"'s selection, thereby restricting a sliding movement of the battery; and

a sliding button for moving up and down the fixing member,

wherein to separate the battery the sliding button is slid in the opposite direction to a releasing direction of the battery.

11. The battery locking apparatus of claim 4, wherein

the battery mounting frame has a switching unit to detect if the battery is mounted.

12. The battery locking apparatus of claim 11, wherein

the switching unit has a sensor plate adapted to move vertically as the battery slides;

a sensor elastic member elastically supports the sensor plate;

a supporting bracket fixes the sensor plate and moves in association with the reciprocation of the sensor plate; and

a micro switch mounted on a circuit board that is connected to a rear side of the battery mounting frame and turned on and off by the supporting bracket.