JP3446766B2 - Battery cover mounting structure - 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 lid mounting structure, and more particularly to a battery lid mounting structure that covers a battery housing portion so as to be openable and closable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Electronic devices such as portable radio receivers are provided with a battery as a drive source, and the battery is housed in the battery housing. As described above, the battery is housed in the battery housing portion and covered by the battery lid. When replacing the battery, the battery cover is removed and a new battery is stored in the battery storage portion.

[0003]

According to the structure in which the battery housing is simply opened and closed by the battery lid, the battery lid may fall off and be lost when the battery is replaced. Therefore, a method of connecting the cabinet and the battery lid with a string has been proposed. However, since the string is added, the number of parts increases and the number of assembling steps increases.

Therefore, a method of incorporating the battery lid into the cabinet has been used. In this case, if the battery lid is opened toward the set side, a protrusion is formed at the coupling portion, and there is a drawback that it is not possible to arrange an abutting member on the set in the opening direction of the battery lid.

On the other hand, in the method of opening the battery cover away from the set of the cabinet, the opening has a rotating portion, but it opens only about 45 degrees and the opening angle is small, so the operability of battery replacement is high. Is damaged. In addition, if the connecting portion between the battery lid and the cabinet is broken, there is a problem that it cannot be used as it is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and when the battery lid is opened, the battery lid does not drop off from the cabinet, and the battery lid has a sufficient opening angle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery lid mounting structure that does not hinder the operability of replacement.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a battery lid mounting structure for opening and closing a battery housing portion, arms are continuously provided on both sides in a length direction of a battery housing the battery lid. as well as to form an engaging projection so as to face each other in the inner part of the arm, moreover to form a engaging claw on the front end side of the arm, battery accommodated in the battery housing portion with respect to this A guide groove for guiding the engaging projection of the arm is formed on the outer surface of the wall portion that defines both sides in the longitudinal direction, and the wall portion is provided with the guide groove when the battery lid is opened. An engaging protrusion that abuts a side end of the arm is formed, and a stopper that engages with an engaging claw of the arm is provided on the tip end side of the wall portion. It relates to a mounting structure.

A second invention is the same as the first invention,
The present invention relates to a pond cover mounting structure, wherein the battery lid is slid in a state of being rotated in a direction of closing the battery housing portion to close the battery housing portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a lock portion is formed on the end surface of the guide groove on the outer surface of the wall portion, and the lock portion engages with the engaging projection of the arm. The present invention relates to a battery lid mounting structure, characterized in that the battery lid is locked in a closed state.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the engaging protrusions of the arm of the battery lid are guided by the guide grooves on the outer surface of the wall portions on both sides of the battery housing portion, whereby the battery lid is attached to the battery housing portion. It is opened and closed. Moreover, when the battery lid is opened, the side end of the arm abuts on the engaging projection of the wall portion, and the engaging claw of the arm engages with the stopper provided on the tip end side of the wall portion, so that the battery lid is closed. Are in contact with each other in the open state.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the opened battery lid is rotated in the closing direction, and then the battery lid is slid to close the battery housing portion.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the battery lid is moved in the closing direction, the engaging projection of the arm engages with the lock formed on the end of the guide groove on the outer surface of the wall. As a result, the battery lid is locked in the closed state.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a battery housing 11 is formed at the end of a cabinet 10 of a radio receiver. The battery housing portion 11 is formed of a concave portion, and is openably and closably covered by a battery lid 12. Further, a lock claw 13 is formed substantially in the center of the tip of the battery lid 12, and the lock claw 13 engages with a lock recess 14 provided at an edge portion of the battery storage section 11. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, the battery lid 12 is locked in the closed state.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, arms 18 are integrally connected to both sides of the battery lid 12, respectively. Circular engaging projections 19 are formed on the inner side of the arm 18 so as to face each other. Also arm 18
A locking claw 20 is formed on the tip side of the.

On the other hand, a wall portion 24 is formed on each side of the battery housing portion 11, and a guide groove 25 is formed on the outer side portion of the wall portion 24. An engagement protrusion 26 is formed on the upper end side of the guide groove 25. In addition, the guide groove 25
A lock portion 27 formed of a ridge is formed on the lower side of the end side portion of the (see FIG. 6). Further, a rib 28 is formed outside the wall portion 24 so as to surround the wall portion 24, and a tip end portion of the rib 28 forms a stopper 29.

In the above-described structure, when the battery cover 12 is opened, the battery cover 12 is first slid to the left in FIG. 6 as shown in FIG. Then, the battery lid 12 is moved leftward while the engaging projections 19 of the arms 18 on both sides of the battery lid 12 move in the guide groove 25.

After that, the engaging projection 19 formed on the arm 18 of the battery lid 12 abuts on the edge portion on the upper end side of the engaging groove 25, whereby the battery lid 12 pivots downward at this position. Will be done. That is, the battery lid 12 is rotated downward with the edge portion on the upper end side of the guide groove 25 as the rotation center. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, while the side end of the arm 18 abuts on the engaging projection 26 of the wall portion 24,
With the engagement claw 20 of the battery lid 12 in contact with the stopper 29, the battery lid 12 is opened.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the battery lid 12 is opened in this way, and in this state, the battery in the battery storage portion 11 is taken out and a new battery is stored in the battery storage portion 11.

To close the battery lid 12, the battery lid 12 is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG.
In, the battery lid 12 is slid in the direction opposite to the arrow. Then, the engaging projection 19 formed inside the arm 18 of the battery lid 12 rides over the lock portion 27 formed of a ridge, whereby the battery lid 12 is locked. Moreover, the battery lid 12 is locked in the locking recess 14 by the lock claw 13 provided at the center portion in the width direction.

As described above, according to the battery lid mounting structure of this embodiment, the interaction between the guide groove 25 formed on the cabinet 10 side and the protrusion 19 formed on the arm 18 of the battery lid 12 and Engagement protrusion 26 formed on the guide wall portion 24 and engagement portion protrusion 1 formed on the battery lid 12.
By the action of 9, the battery lid 12 slides and rotates to perform the opening operation.

The engaging claws 20 formed on the battery lid 12 and the stoppers 29 formed on the cabinet 10 are hooked, and the side ends of the arms 18 of the battery lid 12 and the wall portion 2 are engaged.
4 engages with the engaging projection 26, and the maximum open position is regulated by this. In this way, the battery lid 12 according to this embodiment is opened about 170 degrees.

The battery lid 12 is locked by the engaging projection 19 formed on the arm 18 of the battery lid 12 and the lock portion 27 on the wall 24 side.
The locking claw 13 is inserted into the locking recess 14 and locked. Therefore, even when the lock claw 13 is broken, the battery lid 12 can be locked by the lock portion 27 and can be used as a battery lid.

According to the battery lid mounting structure of this embodiment, the arm 1 having the engaging projection 19 and the engaging claw 20 is provided.
By mounting the battery lid 12 integrally formed with 8 in the guide groove 25 of the cabinet 10, the battery lid 12 does not drop off from the cabinet 10 when the battery lid 12 is opened and closed. Therefore, there is no possibility that the battery cover will be lost when the battery is replaced. Further, since it is not necessary to connect the battery lid 12 using a string, the number of parts does not increase. Moreover, since the opening angle of the battery lid 12 when opened is large, the workability of battery replacement is not hindered.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the battery storage portion can be opened and closed.
The battery lid is stored in the cover battery lid mounting structure.
If you install arms on both sides of the battery in the length direction,
Moni, to form an engaging projection so as to face each other on the inside of the arm, moreover the length of the battery on the tip side of the arm to form a engaging claw, which is housed in the battery housing portion with respect to this Person
A guide groove for guiding the engaging projection of the arm is formed on the outer surface of the wall that defines both sides in the opposite direction , and the wall contacts the side end of the arm when the battery lid is opened. An engaging projection is formed, and a stopper that engages with the engaging claw of the arm is further provided on the tip end side of the wall portion.

Therefore, when the battery lid is opened, the side end of the arm abuts on the engaging projection of the wall and the engaging claw of the arm abuts on the stopper on the tip side of the wall, whereby the battery lid is opened. It will be held in the open state, preventing loss of the battery lid.

A second aspect of the invention is to close the battery housing by sliding the battery lid in a state of being rotated in a direction of closing the battery housing. Therefore, the opening amount of the battery lid when the battery lid is opened is large as compared with the case where the battery lid is simply rotated and opened, which makes the replacement of the battery much easier.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a lock portion is formed at the end of the guide groove on the outer surface of the wall portion, and the lock portion is engaged with the engaging protrusion of the arm to lock the battery lid. It is something that is done. Therefore, the battery lid closes and locks the battery housing in conjunction with the operation of closing the battery lid, and the battery lid can be locked by the member that restricts the opening operation of the battery lid.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part with a battery lid closed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an essential part with a battery lid opened.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the structure of the wall portion of the battery storage portion.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the battery lid is upside down.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part showing attachment of a battery lid.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part showing the opening operation of the battery lid.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a battery lid is completely opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 cabinets 11 Battery compartment 12 Battery lid 13 Lock claw 14 Lock recess 18 arms 19 Engagement protrusion 20 engaging claws 24 wall 25 guide groove 26 Protrusions for engagement 27 Lock part (projection) 28 ribs 29 Stopper

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. In a structure for mounting a battery lid that covers the battery housing so as to be openable and closable , the length of the battery housed in the battery lid.
Arms are connected to both sides in the direction, and engaging projections are formed on the inner side of the arm so as to face each other, and engaging claws are formed on the tip side of the arm. Length of battery stored in the battery storage section
A guide groove for guiding the engaging projection of the arm is formed on the outer surface of the wall defining the opposite sides, and the side of the arm when the battery lid is opened is formed on the wall. The battery lid mounting structure is characterized in that an engaging projection is formed so as to abut the end, and a stopper engaged with the engaging claw of the arm is provided on the tip end side of the wall. 2. The battery cover according to claim 1, wherein the battery cover closes by sliding in a state of being rotated in a direction of closing the battery storage part. Mounting structure. 3. A lock portion is formed on the end surface of the guide groove on the outer surface of the wall portion, and the lock portion is engaged with the engaging projection of the arm to lock the battery lid in a closed state. The battery lid mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the battery lid mounting structure is provided.