JP4010758B2 - Electronic device with removable pack - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic device in which a packed battery or the like can be attached and detached, and is particularly effective for an electronic device that requires a long pack body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, batteries, HDDs, and the like are packed and can be attached to and detached from an electronic device main body such as a personal computer to improve the performance of the electronic device (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-2431). ).
[0003]
Further, various configurations for attaching and detaching this kind of battery pack or the like (hereinafter referred to as a pack body) have been proposed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 8-16278 and 9-6466.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The size of the pack body targeted by the above-described conventional proposal is about the size of a palm, and can be attached and held with a single locking means, and even if it is attached and detached with one hand, the connector is damaged. It was easy to do without.
[0005]
However, when the size of the battery pack is increased in accordance with the demand for continuous use for a long time in a portable electronic device, a plurality of locking means are required to securely attach (lock) the pack body to the electronic device body. Become. In addition, when the pack body is enlarged, if the connector for electrical connection is pulled out by hand, the pulling force does not act uniformly on the connector, and the connector may be damaged.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is characterized by an electronic device in which a pack body can be inserted from one of the two surfaces into a main body housing portion that is orthogonal and has two adjacent surfaces open. The main body includes a first locking means extending in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the pack body on each of a pair of opposing surfaces orthogonal to the two surfaces of the storage portion of the main body, An insertion shape of the pack body and an L-shaped communication hole extending in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, one end projecting into the storage portion through the communication hole, and the first locking along the communication hole Second locking means slidable between a position on the extension line of the means and a position aligned with the first locking means in the insertion direction of the pack body, and the second locking means in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the pack body. The second locking hand at a position where the two locking means and the first locking means are aligned. And holding means capable of releasing the holding by an external force to the second locking means, and further operating means for sliding the second locking means in conjunction with the second locking means. The pack body has the first and second locking means aligned in the insertion direction of the pack body on a pair of side surfaces respectively opposed to the opposing surfaces of the storage section when inserted into the storage section. The first groove portion into which the first and second locking means are fitted when the pack body is inserted into the storage portion in the state, and the first and second locking projections are fitted into the first groove portion. In this case, a groove including a second groove portion extending in communication with the first groove portion is provided on the extension line of the first locking means.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a top view of an essential part of an embodiment of an electronic apparatus to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of FIG. 2. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the above-described drawings.
[0008]
On the back side of the electronic device main body 1 of the present embodiment, a storage portion 2 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the top surface and the back surface are open and extends in the left-right direction is formed. For example, a pack body 3 that substantially matches the space shape of the storage portion 2 is attached to the storage portion 2. The pack body 3 contains a battery or / and an electronic component.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of rectangular parallelepiped first and second locking projections 4 and 5 that extend horizontally from the front side to the back side as shown in FIG. And a hook-shaped communication hole 6 formed from the front surface side of the main body 1 to the lower side of the second locking projection 5 is formed. In addition, locking projections 4 ′, 5 ′ and a communication hole (not shown) are formed on the left side surface of the storage portion 2 in plane symmetry with the first and second locking protrusions 4, 5 and the communication hole 6. ing. One end of each of the movable protrusions 7 and 7 ′ protrudes from the inside of the main body 1 to the storage portion 2 from each of the communication holes formed in the left and right side surfaces. In addition, since the operation | movement of each part symmetrically arrange | positioned at the right-and-left side surface of the said accommodating part 2 is also symmetrical, below, it demonstrates centering on a right side surface.
[0010]
The tip of the movable protrusion 7 protruding into the storage portion 2 has substantially the same shape as the locking protrusions 4 and 5. Further, the tip end portion of the movable projection 7 is aligned with the locking projections 4 and 5 along the communication hole 6 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and the locking projection 5 as shown by the dotted line in the drawing. And a position aligned in parallel in the vertical direction.
[0011]
Next, the sliding structure of the movable protrusion 7 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0012]
The movable protrusions 7 and 7 ′ are arranged close to the storage portion 2 on the upper surface of the main body 1 and are integrally formed in the main body 1 with slide buttons 8 and 8 ′ that are slidable in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the main body 1. They are connected or integrally formed. The slide mechanism of the slide button 8 is disposed in a space 9 in the main body 1 directly below the slide button 8. The communication hole 6 communicates the space 9 with the storage portion 6.
[0013]
That is, the slide button 8 includes a hanging portion 82 that hangs down from the bottom surface of the operation unit 81 that is operated by the user, and the suspending portion 82 has a lower end that slides in the partition plate 10 that partitions the space 9 in the vertical direction. The guide elongated hole 11 is inserted to extend below the partition plate 10. The long hole 11 extends in the front-rear direction of the main body 1 and allows the slide button 8 to slide in the front-rear direction of the main body 1.
[0014]
The slide button 8 is always urged toward the front surface of the main body 1 by first urging means 12 formed of a torsion spring having one end fixed to the partition plate 10. Further, the movable protrusion 7 is mounted integrally with the lower end of the hanging portion 82 and is always given a biasing force in the upper surface direction by the second biasing means 13 made of, for example, a coil spring disposed on the bottom surface of the space 9. ing. Further, a locking projection 83 is formed on the upper surface of the movable projection 7 in the vicinity of the hanging portion 82 near the back of the main body 1. As shown in FIG. 6, when the movable projection 7 is located at the position indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 1, the convex portion 83 is integrally formed on the rear side wall surface of the main body 1 of the space 9 below the partition plate 10. The sliding button 8 is locked in a locking hole 15 formed in the eave part 14 and restricts sliding of the slide button 8 toward the front surface of the main body 1 by the biasing force of the first biasing means 12. The locking projection 83 and the locking hole 15 are locked in addition to the urging force of the first urging means 12 and the urging force toward the front surface of the main body 1 is further applied to the movable protrusion 7. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a taper inclined toward the front surface of the main body 1 is applied to the surface of the front surface of the main body 1 of the locking projection 83 so as to be released in some cases.
[0015]
The operation of the slide button 8 and the operation of the slide mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, the communication holes 6 are indicated by dotted lines in FIGS. Moreover, the storage part 2 space is shown with the broken line for reference.
[0016]
First, the state shown in FIG. 3 is a state in which the movable protrusion 7 is positioned as shown by a solid line in FIG. 2. At this time, the slide button 8 is operated by the urging force of the first and second urging means 12, 13. The surface protrudes above the space 9 and is biased toward the front side of the main body 1. In this state, the slide button 8 cannot be slid in the rear direction of the main body 1 against the urging force of the first urging means 12 through the communication hole 6, and simply resists the urging force of the second urging means 13. Thus, it is only possible to push the space 9 inward.
[0017]
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the slide button 8 is pushed down into the space 9 against the urging force of the second urging means 13 from the state shown in FIG. The slide button 8 is pushed down until the bottom surface of the operation portion 81 comes into contact with the partition plate 10, and the movable projection 7 is located at the lowest position where the vertical portion 61 and the bottom portion 62 of the bowl-shaped communication hole 6 intersect. Become. In this state, the slide restriction of the slide button 8 in the rear direction of the main body 1 against the urging force of the first urging means 12 by the communication hole 6 is released. It is possible to slide in the direction.
[0018]
FIG. 5 shows a state in which the slide button 8 is slid in the rear direction of the main body 1 against the urging force of the first urging means 12 from the state shown in FIG. During this sliding, the movable protrusion 7 slides on the second urging means 13. This slide is possible up to a position where the movable projection 7 is substantially in contact with the rear side end of the bottom portion 62 of the communication hole. When the slide is made to this point, the locking projection 83 is locked as shown in FIG. It is located at a position facing the opening 15. Therefore, when stress is applied to the slide button 8 (slide button operation), the slide button 8 is raised by the urging force of the second urging means 13 as shown in FIG. The holes 15 are locked.
[0019]
On the other hand, as shown transparently in FIG. 2, the pack body 3 has a pair of reverse L-shapes on the respective surfaces facing the side surfaces of the storage unit 2 when mounted on the storage unit 2, and the lowermost end is open. Grooves 20 (20 ′) and 21 (21 ′) are formed. The groove 20 (20 ′) can be fitted with the first locking protrusion 4 (4 ′), and the groove 21 (21 ′) can be connected to the second locking protrusion 5 (5 ′) and the movable protrusion 7 (7 ′). ) Can be fitted.
[0020]
Hereinafter, the attachment / detachment of the pack body 3 to / from the storage unit 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, the pack body 3 is shown transparently for convenience as in FIG. 8 to 10 show the right side surface of the storage unit 2, and the above-described attachment / detachment will be described according to the right side surface. Needless to say, the same operation / operation is performed on the left side surface of the storage unit 2. .
[0021]
When the pack body 3 is attached to the storage portion 2, first, the movable projection 7 is moved below the second locking projection 5 by locking the locking projection 83 with the locking opening 15 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8. Hold on. In this state, the pack body 3 is stored so that the first locking projection 4, the second locking projection 5, and the movable projection 7 are fitted from the open ends of the pair of grooves 20, 21 of the pack body 3. Insert into the storage part 3 from above the part 2. FIG. 8 shows a state after the insertion is completed. At this time, the first and second locking projections 4 and 5 are at the intersections of the hanging portions 201 and 211 of the grooves 20 and 21 and the horizontal portions 202 and 212, respectively. To position.
[0022]
In the state shown in FIG. 8, when the pack body 3 is pushed toward the front surface of the main body 1, the pushing force is transmitted to the movable protrusion 7 through the wall surface that forms the hanging portion 211 of the groove 21. As a result, the locking between the locking projection 83 and the locking opening 15 is released, and the urging force of the first urging means 12 is received.
[0023]
The state immediately after the push of the pack body 3 toward the front of the main body is the state shown in FIG. 9, and the state of the slide mechanism at that time is as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the movable protrusion 7 is positioned at the lowermost part of the position where the vertical portion 61 and the bottom portion 62 of the communication hole 6 intersect with each other, and therefore the movable protrusion 7 is moved upward along the vertical portion 61 by the urging force of the second urging means 13. To automatically shift to the state shown in FIG.
[0024]
In the state shown in FIG. 9, the first connector 30 mounted on the front side wall surface of the main body 1 of the storage portion 2 and the second connector 31 mounted on the pack body 3 are coupled, and the main body 1 and the pack body 3 are combined. And electrical coupling is performed.
[0025]
In the state shown in FIG. 10, since the first and second locking projections 4 and 5 are fitted in the horizontal portions 202 and 212 of the grooves 20 and 21, respectively, the upward sliding of the pack body 3 is restricted. In addition, the sliding of the pack body 3 in the back direction of the main body 1 is also regulated by the movable protrusion 7 coming into contact with the second locking protrusion 5, so that undesired removal of the pack body 3 from the storage portion 2 can be prevented. .
[0026]
Next, removal of the pack body 3 from the storage unit 2 will be described.
[0027]
In the state shown in FIG. 10, first, the slide buttons 8, 8 ′ are pushed down against the urging force of the second urging means 13 (see FIGS. 4 and 9). As a result, the contact between the movable protrusions 7 and 7 ′ and the second locking protrusions 5 and 5 ′ is released, so that the pack body 3 can be slid in the back direction of the main body 1.
[0028]
Thereafter, when the slide buttons 8 and 8 'are slid in the back direction of the main body 1 against the urging force of the first urging means 12, the sliding force acts on the pack body 3 via the movable protrusions 7 and 7'. Then, the pack body 3 also slides in the back direction of the main body 1 (see FIGS. 5 and 8). By this slide, the first and second connectors 30 and 31 are also released from the connection in a straight direction in the connection direction without applying excessive force in the connection direction.
[0029]
In this state, when the operation on the slide buttons 8, 8 ′ is released, the movable projections 7, 7 ′ are raised by the urging force of the second urging means 13, and the locking projections 83 are locked in the locking holes 15. Accordingly, the movable protrusions 7 and 7 ′ are held below the second locking protrusions 5 and 5 ′. At this time, the first locking projections 4, 4 ′, the second locking projections 5, 5 ′, and the movable projections 7, 7 ′ are respectively a pair of grooves 20, 21, 21, 20 ′, Since it is located in the vertical parts 201, 211, 201 ′, 211 ′ of 21 ′, the pack body 3 can be completely removed from the storage part 3 by sliding upward.
[0030]
In the present embodiment, the first locking projections 4 and 4 ′ and the groove 20 to be fitted with the projections are provided. However, these configurations are used when the pack body 3 is stably attached and detached and the pack body 3 is securely attached. This is for mounting and fixing.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the long pack body from being undesirably removed with a simple configuration, and to prevent damage to the connector during attachment / detachment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a top view of a principal part showing a principal part of an embodiment of an electronic apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′ of FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′ of FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′ of FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG.
9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Storage part 3 Pack body 4 1st latching protrusion 5 2nd latching protrusion 6 Communication hole 7 Movable protrusion 8 Slide button 12 First biasing means 13 Second biasing means 20 Groove 21 Groove 30 First connector 31 Second connector 61 Vertical portion 62 (of communication hole) Bottom portion 201 (of communication hole) Vertical portion 202 (of groove 20) Horizontal portion 211 (of groove 20) Vertical portion 212 (of groove 21) Horizontal Part

Claims (6)

An electronic device in which a pack body can be inserted from one of the two surfaces into a main body storage section that is orthogonal and has two adjacent surfaces open,
The main body has a first locking means extending in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the pack body on each of a pair of opposed surfaces orthogonal to the two surfaces of the storage portion of the main body, and the pack body An L-shaped communication hole extending in an insertion direction and a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction , one end protrudes into the storage portion through the communication hole, and the first locking means extends along the communication hole. Second locking means slidable between a position on the existing line and a position aligned with the first locking means in the insertion direction of the pack body, and the second locking in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the pack body Holding means capable of holding the second locking means at a position where the first locking means and the first locking means are aligned, and capable of releasing the holding by an external force applied to the second locking means. The operation of sliding the second locking means in conjunction with the two locking means Equipped with a stage,
Said pack body, state respectively to a pair of side surfaces facing surface respectively facing the accommodating portion upon insertion into the housing part, the first, second locking means are aligned in the insertion Direction of the pack body When the pack body is inserted into the storage portion, the first groove portion into which the first and second locking means are fitted, and the first and second locking projections are fitted into the first groove portion. An electronic device in which the pack body can be attached and detached, comprising a groove formed on the extending line of the first locking means and a second groove portion extending in communication with the first groove portion.   The electronic device to which the pack body can be attached and detached is characterized in that a length between the pair of side surfaces of the pack body according to claim 1 is long.   3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pack body includes a battery.   4. The electronic device to which the pack body according to claim 1 can be attached and detached, and further, the first locking means extends on each of a pair of opposing surfaces orthogonal to the two surfaces of the storage portion of the main body. A third locking means is provided on the line, and a second groove is formed on each side surface of the pack body so that the third locking means can be locked and extends in parallel with the groove. An electronic device that can be attached and detached.   An electronic device to which the pack body can be attached and detached, wherein the lock state of the pack body and the electronic device main body is released by pressing the operation button, and the pack body is electrically disconnected from the main body in conjunction with the slide of the operation button. An electronic device having a detachable mechanism for removing a pack body.   6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the mechanism according to claim 5 is disposed on each of the opposing surfaces of the main body storage portion on which the pack body is mounted.

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