JP5061561B2 - Battery storage structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a battery housing structure in an electronic device or the like that can be used by selecting a battery and an AC power source as a power source.

As a storage structure for this type of battery, a unit storage portion having an opening on one surface for storing the AC power supply unit in a housing formed of plastic is provided. Instead of this, a battery pack is housed in the unit housing portion, and a removal regulating member that restricts the stored battery pack from being removed from the opening side is attached to the unit housing portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-209405 (paragraphs [0012] to [0028], FIGS. 3 to 10)

  In the conventional battery storage structure described above, the bottom portion of the battery pack stored in the unit storage portion is supported by a support piece that projects integrally from the unit storage portion. For this reason, when the capacity of the battery pack is increased and the thickness of the battery pack is increased, the total length of the support piece formed of plastic is increased, so that the support piece is damaged and cannot support the battery pack. there were. In addition, the AC power supply unit is housed in the housing, and the plug provided at the end of the cable led out from the AC power supply unit is connected to an AC power outlet outside the housing. For this reason, there has been a problem that a waterproof measure is required for electrical connection between the plug and the outlet outside the housing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a battery that can reliably support a battery pack and does not require a waterproof measure outside the casing when using an AC power supply. A storage structure is provided.

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a battery housing portion provided in a housing made of plastic, and a metal that is attached to the housing and supports the bottom portion of the battery housed in the battery housing portion. A support plate made of metal and a metal regulation plate that regulates the falling of a battery attached to the housing and supported by the support plate, and is connected to the support plate via a cable led out of the housing. A power outlet is supplied, and an outlet from which an AC adapter plug is inserted and removed is detachably attached.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a support portion for supporting the support plate is provided integrally with the casing.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the casing is integrally provided with a regulation piece for regulating the falling of the battery together with the regulation plate, and the regulation piece can be broken from the casing. It is.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the regulation plate is provided with a floating regulation member formed by an elastic material interposed between the regulation plate and the battery. .

  According to the first aspect of the invention, since the battery stored in the battery storage portion is supported by the metal support plate, the support plate is not damaged by the weight of the battery, so that the battery is reliably supported. can do. In addition, since the outlet is attached to the support plate, the electrical connection between the outlet and the plug of the AC adapter can be performed inside the housing, so that the waterproofing associated with the electrical connection between the outlet and the plug outside the housing as in the prior art. Since no construction is required, the burden on the worker who installs the frame can be reduced.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, since a support plate is supported by a support part, a battery can be more reliably supported by a support plate.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the battery from which a capacity | capacitance differs can be accommodated in a battery accommodating part by fracture | rupturing a control piece.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, since the play of the battery can be restricted by the play restricting member, the battery is not damaged, and the support plate or the restricting plate attached to the housing is provided. The durability of the mounting portion is also improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of an electronic device to which a battery housing structure according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the AC adapter is mounted on the rear case, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 4, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the front case as seen from the back side.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a lid of an electronic device to which the battery housing structure according to the present invention is applied, viewed from the bottom side, FIG. 10 shows the antenna substrate, FIG. 9 (A) is a plan view, and FIG. ) Is a front view, FIG. 11 (C) is a perspective view seen from the bottom side, FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XII, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 2, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG.

  An electronic apparatus generally indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 3 includes a housing 3 having an opening 2 in an upper portion (in the direction of arrow A) and a lid 4 formed of plastic that closes the opening 2 of the housing 3. 3 is composed of a rear case 5 and a front case 6 both formed of plastic. In addition, arrow AB in a figure shows the direction when the electronic device 1 is attached to a utility pole etc., the arrow A shows the upper direction in the perpendicular direction, and the arrow B shows the lower direction in the vertical direction. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rear case 5 has a shallow bottom shape having an opening 12 at the top in the figure by a back plate 10 and a surrounding wall 11 that is integrally provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the back plate 10. Is formed. The surrounding wall 11 is formed in a frame shape by the upper surface portion 13, both side portions 14, 15 and the bottom portion 16, and the upper surface portion 13 has both end portions on the side portions 14, 15 side with respect to the center portion in the direction of arrow B. Curved so as to head toward. Flange 17, 18, 19 is integrally provided at each open end of upper surface portion 13 and both side portions 14, 15.

  On the outer side of each of the flanges 18 and 19, coupling plates 20 and 21 as opening edges extending in the direction of the arrow AB are integrally provided so as to face the coupling plates 20 and 21. Further, walls 22 and 23 are integrally provided upright inside the flanges 18 and 19. As will be described later, the opening 12 of the rear case 5 is closed by the front case 6, so that the wall 22 and an opening edge 53 a of a side portion 53 of the front case 6 which will be described later and the wall 23 and the front case 6 will be described later. Between the opening edge 52a of the side portion 52, drainage passages 24, 24 are formed.

  A wall-hanging support portion 25 is integrally projected at the center of the upper surface portion 13 in the direction of arrow A. The left and right sides of the protruding end portion of the wall-hanging support portion 25 are U-shaped in a plan view. A pair of recesses 26, 26 formed in is formed in the recesses, and hooks 27, 27 (see FIG. 4) formed in a brush shape are provided in these recesses 26, 26. A gap 28 is provided between the wall-hanging support portion 25 and the flange 17, and the base end portion of the wall-hanging support portion 25 communicates with the gap 28 and is formed through the wall-hanging support portion 25. Three drain holes 29 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a supported portion 30 is integrally projected at the center of the bottom portion 16, and a recessed portion 31 formed in a U shape in plan view is provided in the supported portion 30. Yes. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 32 denotes a frame member provided integrally with the back plate 10, and a pedestal 33 is attached on the frame member 32. A battery housing part 35 is formed in a region surrounded by the frame member 32, the upper surface part 13, the side part 14 and the bottom part 16, and the battery housing part 35 is erected integrally with the back plate 10 and faces each other. A pair of restricting pieces 36, 36 are provided.

  The regulation piece 36 regulates the falling of the small-capacity battery pack 37 together with a regulation plate 46 which will be described later, and the base end portion is formed to be breakable from the back plate 10, As shown in FIG. 14, a large-capacity battery pack 38 can be stored in the battery storage unit 35. That is, the large-capacity battery pack 38 is restricted from falling by the convex portion 39 and the regulating plate 46 that are integrally projected on the back plate 10.

  In FIG. 4, reference numeral 40 denotes a metal support plate that supports the bottoms of battery packs 37 and 38 (not shown) housed in the battery housing portion 35, and the end of the battery housing portion 35 in the direction of arrow B by a screw 41. 5 and is attached to the back plate 10. As shown in FIG. 5, bent portions 40a and 40b are provided on the upper end portion and one side portion. An outlet 42 is detachably attached to the support plate 40 with screws so as to be located in the battery housing portion 35, and a cable (not shown) led out of the electronic device 1 is connected to the outlet 42. ) Is supplied via AC. Reference numeral 43 denotes an AC adapter into which a plug is inserted and removed from the outlet 42.

  In FIGS. 4, 6, and 12, 44 and 45 are support portions integrally provided on the back plate 10, which are in contact with the support plate 40 and are stored in the battery storage portion 35. , 38 supports the support plate 40 that supports the bottom. 4 and 5, reference numeral 46 denotes a metal restricting plate attached to the pedestal 33 with screws 47, and a bent portion 46a is provided at the upper end. On the lower surface of the bent portion 46a, there is provided an idle restricting member 48 formed of an elastic material interposed between the battery packs 37 and 38 accommodated in the battery accommodating portion 35 as shown in FIG. . In FIG. 5, reference numeral 49 denotes a rod-shaped antenna, which is led out from a control board (not shown) mounted in the rear case 5.

  Next, the front case 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. The front case 6 is formed by integrally molding the front plate 51, the side plates 52, 53 and the bottom plate 54, and the open end edges 52 a, 53 a of the side plates 52, 53 are located inside the rear case 5. The cross section is formed in a crank shape so as to enter. Accordingly, the front case 6 closes the opening 12 of the rear case 5 so that no step is formed between the outer surface of each of the connecting plates 20 and 21 of the rear case 5 and the outer surface of the side plates 52 and 53. The plates 20, 21 and the opening edges 52a, 53a are overlapped with the coupling plates 20, 21 facing outside.

  Open end edges 51 a, 52 b, 53 b of the front plate 51 and the side plates 52, 53 in the direction of arrow A are formed in a cross-sectional crank shape so as to enter the inside of the lid body 4. Therefore, by closing the opening 2 of the housing 3 with the lid 4, the outer surfaces of the front plate 51 and the side plates 52 and 53, and the outer surfaces of the opening edges of the front plate 56 and the side plates 57 and 58 described later of the lid 4. The opening edges 51a, 52b and 53b and the opening edge of the front plate 56 and the side plates 57 and 58 are outside the opening edge of the front plate 56 and the side plates 57 and 58 so that no step is formed between them. To be superimposed.

  At the lower ends of both ends of the bottom plate 54, drain holes 54a, 54a are provided, and these drain holes 54a, 54a are used for draining water by closing the opening 12 of the rear case 5 by the front case 6. Rainwater that is communicated with the passages 24 and 24 and stays in the drainage passages 24 and 24 is guided to the outside of the electronic device 1 and discharged.

  Next, the lid 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The lid 4 is formed in a shallow box shape having an open bottom by an upper plate 55 and a front plate 56, side plates 57 and 58, and a rear plate 59 which are integrally provided upright from the outer periphery of the upper plate 55. ing. At both ends of the upper plate 55, a pair of cylindrical bodies 60A and 60B, each covering an antenna substrate (to be described later) and the antenna 49 described above, are erected integrally so as to face each other. Further, on the back surface of the upper plate 55, a stud 61 for attaching a substrate holder 65 to be described later so as to surround the opening of one cylindrical body 60A, and a packet data communication to be described later adjacent to the stud 61. A stud 62 for attaching the module 73 is erected integrally.

  At the lower end portion of the rear plate 59, a flange 59a orthogonal to the rear plate 59 is integrally projected over the entire rear plate 59, and the lid 4 is attached to the rear case 5 described above at both ends of the flange 59a. A mounting body 59c formed with a screw insertion hole 59b for screwing is integrally provided. By attaching the lid 4 to the rear case 5, as described above, the front plate 51 of the front case 6, the opening edges 51a, 52b, 53b of the side plates 52, 53, the front plate 56 of the lid 4, and both sides The opening edges of the plates 57 and 58 are overlapped with the opening edges of the front plate 56 and the side plates 57 and 58 facing outside.

  At the same time, the rear plate 59 of the lid 4 and the flange 17 of the rear case 5 are overlapped with the rear plate 59 facing outside, so that the opening 2 of the housing 3 is closed by the lid 4. At this time, the flange 59a of the rear plate 59 is fitted into the gap 28 provided between the wall-hanging support portion 25 and the flange 17, and the rib 59a, the rear plate 59, and the wall-hanging support portion 25 As shown in FIG. 3, a draining groove 60 is formed. The water draining groove 60 communicates with the water draining hole 29 described above.

  Therefore, in a state where the opening 2 of the housing 3 is closed by the lid body 4, the opening end edges 51 a, 52 b and 53 b of the front plate 51 and the side plates 52 and 53, the front plate 56 and the side plates 57 of the lid body 4. 58, and the opening edge of the front plate 56 and the side plates 57, 58 are overlapped, and the rear plate 59 of the lid 4 and the flange 17 of the rear case 5 are The plates 59 are overlaid with the plate 59 facing outside. That is, the opening edge of the lid 4 and the opening edge of the housing 3 are overlapped over the entire circumference with the opening edge of the lid 4 being outside.

  Next, the housing structure for the antenna substrate will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, and 13. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 65 denotes a substrate holder, which is a bottom plate 66 as a restricting portion, three side plates 67, 68, 69 erected integrally from the bottom plate 66, and upper ends of these side plates 67, 68, 69. And an upper plate 70 formed integrally. As shown in FIG. 3A, positioning projections 68a and 68a and studs 68b are integrally projected on the side plate 68. An opening 70a is provided at the center of the upper plate 70, and positioning protrusions 70b and three insertion holes 70c are provided at four corners.

  Reference numeral 71 denotes an antenna substrate on which an antenna is printed. The base is positioned on the positioning projection 68a of the substrate holder 65 and screwed to the stud 68b, so that the base is surrounded by the substrate holder 65. As shown in FIG. 5B, the substrate 70 is mounted in a standing state so as to protrude from the opening 70a of the plate 70. In the substrate holder 65 to which the antenna substrate 71 is attached, a screw (not shown) in which the antenna substrate 71 is fitted into the cylindrical body 60A of the lid 4 and is inserted into the insertion hole 70c of the upper plate 70 is the lid 4. As shown in FIG. 13, it is attached to the back surface of the lid body 4 by being screwed to the stud 61.

  In FIG. 13, a packet data communication module 73 is electrically connected to the antenna substrate 71 and is attached to the stud 62 of the lid 4 so as to be close to the antenna substrate 71. The distance L2 between the surface of the packet data communication module 73 and the large-capacity battery pack 38 stored in the battery storage unit 35 is longer than the distance L1 between the bottom plate 66 of the substrate holder 65 and the battery pack 38. Is set.

  Next, a case where an AC power source is used as a power source and a case where a battery is used in the battery storage structure configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when using an AC power supply, as shown in FIG. 5, an outlet 42 is attached to the support plate 40, and an AC adapter 43 is electrically connected to the outlet 42. As described above, since the electrical connection between the outlet 42 and the AC adapter 43 can be performed within the housing 3, a waterproof measure associated with the electrical connection between the outlet and the plug outside the housing 3 is not required as in the prior art. The burden on the operator who installs the device 1 can be reduced.

  Next, a case where a small-capacity battery pack 37 is used will be described. In this case, from the state shown in FIG. 5, after the AC adapter 43 is removed from the outlet 42 and removed from the housing 3, the outlet 42 is removed from the support plate 40. Next, the battery pack 37 is inserted between the restricting piece 36 and the bent portion 46 a of the restricting plate 46 while the loose restricting member 48 of the restricting plate 46 is elastically deformed by the small capacity battery pack 37. The bottom is supported by the support plate 40. In this state, the battery pack 37 is held by the restricting piece 36 and the floating restricting member 48 as shown in FIG. 12, so that the battery pack 37 is housed in the battery housing portion 35 in a state where the fall in the battery housing portion 35 is restricted. Is done.

  As described above, since the loose movement of the battery pack 37 can be restricted by the elastic deformation of the play restricting member 48, the battery pack 37 is not damaged, and the support plate 40 and the restricting plate 46 are rear-mounted. Since the screws 41 and 47 attached to the case 5 are not loosened, the durability of the attachment portion is also improved. Further, since the bottom portion of the battery pack 37 is supported by the metal support plate 40, the support plate 40 is not damaged by the weight of the battery pack 37, so that the battery pack 37 can be reliably supported. At this time, the support plate 40 is supported by the support portion 45 as shown in FIG. 6 and the support plate 40 is supported by the support portion 44 as shown in FIG. 37 can be supported more reliably.

  Next, when the large-capacity battery pack 38 is used, the base end portions of the regulating pieces 36 and 36 are broken from the back plate 10 of the rear case 5 and the regulating pieces 36 and 36 are removed. Thereafter, the battery pack 38 is inserted between the convex portion 39 of the back plate 10 and the bent portion 46a of the regulating plate 46 while the loose regulating member 48 of the regulating plate 46 is elastically deformed by the large-capacity battery pack 38. The bottom of the battery pack 38 is supported on the support plate 40. In this state, as shown in FIG. 14, the battery pack 38 is held by the convex portion 39 and the play restricting member 48, so that the battery pack 38 is housed in the battery housing portion 35 in a state in which the fall in the battery housing portion 35 is restricted. Is done. Thus, by providing the restricting piece 36 that can be broken from the back plate 10 of the rear case 5, the battery packs 37 and 38 having different capacities can be selectively stored in the battery storage unit 35.

It is a front view of the electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied. It is a side view of the electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a front view of the state which removed the front case in the electronic device to which the storage structure of the battery concerning the present invention is applied. In the electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied, FIG. It is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line in FIG. In the electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied, the front case is a perspective view as seen from the front side. In the electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied, the front case is a perspective view as seen from the back side. In the electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied, it is a perspective view of the lid viewed from the bottom side. The antenna board in the electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied is shown, in which FIG. (A) is a plan view, (B) is a front view, and (C) is a perspective view seen from the bottom side. It is. It is the XI-XI sectional view taken on the line in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 4 showing a state in which a small-capacity battery is stored in an electronic device to which the battery storage structure according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 2. It is the XIV-XIV sectional view taken on the line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic device, 2 ... Opening, 3 ... Housing, 4 ... Cover body, 5 ... Rear case, 6 ... Front case, 10 ... Back plate, 35 ... Battery storage part, 36 ... Restriction piece, 40 ... Support plate, 42 ... Outlet, 43 ... AC adapter, 44, 45 ... Supporting part, 46 ... Restriction plate, 48 ... Movement regulation member.

Claims (4)

A battery housing provided in a housing made of plastic, a metal support plate attached to the housing and supporting the bottom of the battery housed in the battery housing, and attached to the housing and supported by the support plate And a metal regulating plate that regulates the fall of the battery, and an AC power supply is supplied to the support plate via a cable led out of the housing, and an AC adapter plug is inserted and removed. A battery storage structure that is detachably attached.   The battery housing structure according to claim 1, wherein a support portion that supports the support plate is provided integrally with the housing.   The battery housing structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a restriction piece for restricting the falling of the battery together with the restriction plate is integrally provided on the case, and the restriction piece can be broken from the case.   4. The battery housing structure according to claim 1, wherein the regulating plate is provided with a floating regulating member formed of an elastic material interposed between the regulating plate and the battery. 5.

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