Battery case mounting structure for electronic equipment

• US 5,716,730 A
• Filed: 06/26/1996
• Issued: 02/10/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Deguchi, Manabu
• Primary Examiner(s): KALAFUT, STEPHEN J
• Application Number:
  US08/671,168
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 429/97, 429/123
• US Class Current: 429/97
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3883 Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

In a battery case mounting structure for electronic equipment, a battery case has a battery for supplying power to an electronic equipment. The electronic equipment has a main body provided with a mounting portion on which the battery case is to be mounted. A recessed portion is formed in the battery case. A locking projecting body is formed on the main body of the electronic equipment and inserted in the recessed portion to fix the battery case to the mounting portion. A guide portion supports the locking projecting body to be projectable from or retractable into the recessed portion so that the battery case is attachable to or detachable from the main body. A spring mechanism constantly biases the locking projecting body to project. An operating portion slides the locking projecting body to retract against a biasing force of the spring mechanism. Two terminals formed in the recessed portion are electrically connected to electrodes of the battery. Two different terminals formed on the locking projecting body come into electrical contact with the terminals formed in the battery case respectively and are electrically connected to an operating circuit of the electronic equipment when the locking projecting body is inserted in the recessed portion of the battery case.

Claims

1. A battery case mounting structure for electronic equipment comprising:

a battery case having a battery for supplying power to said electronic equipment;

said electronic equipment having a main body provided with a mounting portion on which said battery case is to be mounted;

a recessed portion formed in said battery case;

a locking projecting body formed on said main body of said electronic equipment and inserted in said recessed portion of said battery case to fix said battery case to said mounting portion;

a guide portion for supporting said locking projecting body to be projectable from or retractable into said recessed portion so that said battery case is attachable to or detachable from said main body of said electronic equipment;

a spring mechanism for constantly biasing said locking projecting body to project;

an operating portion for sliding said locking projecting body to retract against a biasing force of said spring mechanism;

two terminals formed in said recessed portion of said battery case to be electrically connected to electrodes of said battery; and

two terminals formed on said locking projecting body to come into electrical contact with said terminals formed in said battery case respectively and to be electrically connected to an operating circuit of said electronic equipment when said locking projecting body is inserted in said recessed portion of said battery case.

3. A structure according to claim 1, wherein said mounting portion of said main body of said electronic equipment is formed with an engaging segment or an engaging groove, said battery case is formed with an engaging groove or an engaging segment, said engaging segment or engaging groove formed on or in said main body of said electronic equipment engages with said engaging groove or engaging segment formed in or on said battery case, and said battery case is fixed to said mounting portion through engagement of said engaging groove and said engaging segment and engagement of said recessed portion and said locking projecting body.

5. A structure according to claim 1, wherein said two terminals formed in said recessed portion of said battery case form flat plates provided side by side on a bottom portion of said recessed portion, and said two terminals formed on said locking projecting body of said mounting portion of said main body of said electronic equipment comprise two conductive projecting pins to form distal end portions of said locking projecting body.

2. A battery case mounting structure for electronic equipment comprising:

a battery case having a battery for supplying power to said electronic equipment;

said electronic equipment having a main body provided with a mounting portion on which said battery case is to be mounted;

a recessed portion formed in said main body of said electronic equipment;

a locking projecting body formed on said battery case and inserted in said recessed portion of said main body of said electronic equipment to fix said battery case to said mounting portion;

a guide portion for supporting said locking projecting body to be projectable from or retractable into said recessed portion so that said battery case is attachable to or detachable from said main body of said electronic equipment;

a spring mechanism for constantly biasing said locking projecting body to project;

an operating portion for sliding said locking projecting body to retract against a biasing force of said spring mechanism;

two terminals formed in said recessed portion of said main body of said electronic equipment to be electrically connected to an operating circuit of said electronic equipment; and

two terminals formed on said locking projecting body to come into electrical contact with said terminals formed in said main body respectively and to be electrically connected to electrodes of said battery when said locking projecting body is inserted in said recessed portion of said main body of said electronic equipment.

4. A structure according to claim 2, wherein said mounting portion of said main body of said electronic equipment is formed with an engaging segment or an engaging groove, said battery case is formed with an engaging groove or an engaging segment, said engaging segment or engaging groove formed on or in said main body of said electronic equipment engages with said engaging groove or engaging segment formed in or on said battery case, and said battery case is fixed to said mounting portion through engagement of said engaging groove and said engaging segment and engagement of said recessed portion and said locking projecting body.

6. A structure according to claim 2, wherein said two terminals formed in said recessed portion of said main body of said electronic equipment form flat plates provided side by side on a bottom portion of said recessed portion, and said two terminals formed on said locking projecting body of said battery case comprise two conductive projecting pins to form distal end portions of said locking projecting body.