JPH047565Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an improvement of a battery pack that is attached to and used in equipment such as a camcorder and an 8 mm video camera.

[Summary of the invention] The present invention relates to a battery pack that allows easy identification of the top and bottom and front and back sides by hand.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of battery pack is made of electrically insulating material such as plastic and formed into a box shape, and has a removable latch portion and a conductive connection terminal portion on the mounting surface to the equipment. When the pack is assembled to the device with their surfaces in contact with each other, the pack is firmly connected to the device at the latching portion, and the battery inside the pack is electrically connected to the device through the connection terminal portion. The configuration is frequently used because of the simplicity of the attachment/detachment structure, the degree of freedom in the space arrangement of the main body of the device, the degree of freedom in the capacity occupied by the battery pack, etc. There is also a type in which a battery pack is inserted into the device, but the structure for attaching and detaching it is more complicated.

However, since the battery pack with the above structure is simply a container for storing dry batteries, it is difficult to tell which side is up and down and front and back when you hold it in your hand. When holding it, it is difficult to distinguish between top and bottom and front and back. Further, in the case of the above-mentioned insertion type, the detachable member can be used for the above-mentioned determination, but this cannot be applied to the above-mentioned assembly type.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The object of the present invention is to provide a battery pack whose upper and lower sides and front and back sides can be easily distinguished when the battery pack is held in the hand for assembly into a device.

[Means for Solving the Problem] As a means to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an uneven tactile part such as a groove or knurling on the front plate and/or both side plates of a battery pack formed in a box shape. This makes it possible to easily distinguish between the top and bottom and the front and back of the pack by groping even in a dark place.

[Function] When assembling the battery pack with the above structure with both sides in contact, there is a tactile sensation when the uneven tactile parts on the front and side panels are touched by hand, and the presence of the uneven tactile parts. By knowing the location,
It is possible to immediately distinguish between the top and bottom and the front and back of the pack.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of this invention.

In the drawing, A is a plastic box-shaped battery pack formed to be integrally assembled with an 8mm video camera, and its front plate 1 has an uneven tactile structure on a portion upwardly offset from its center. As a part, for example, two groove pattern parts 1a are applied, and on the left and right side panels 2, a line pattern part 2a as an uneven tactile part is applied in a part upwardly offset from the center. ing. The back plate 3 of the pack is provided with latching holes 3a at its four corners, and a conductive connection terminal plate 3b is embedded in the center.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the battery pack A having the above configuration is brought into contact with the mounting surface of the main body 4 when the back plate 3 is brought into contact with the mounting surface of the main body 4 in order to be attached to the main body 4 of the video camera, the hook 5 on the main body side is released. Latch hole 3
a, and is connected to the main body by inserting the spring type contact piece 6 on the camera side and the terminal plate 3 on the pack side at the same time.
b is now connected.

According to the configuration of the battery pack A, the concave groove pattern portion 1a is formed on the portion of the front panel 1 that is offset above the center, and the groove pattern portion 1a is provided on the portion of the side panels 2 that is offset above the center of the front panel 1. Line grain pattern part 2
By knowing the tactile sensation when touching a and the hand and its location, it is possible to easily distinguish between the top and bottom and the front and back of the pack.

In that case, if the uneven tactile parts 1a, 2a are located at the center of the pack, it is impossible to distinguish between the upper and lower parts. Also,
The patterned portion 1a on the front panel and the patterned portion 2a on both side panels are as follows:
Although it is possible to distinguish between top and bottom and front and back with only one of them, in practice, it is easier to distinguish if patterns are applied to both sides.

The shapes of the uneven tactile parts 1a and 2a are not limited to those shown in the embodiments described above, but other shapes may be used as long as they provide effective tactile sensation.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, since the front plate and/or both side plates of the battery pack, which is a type that can be assembled into equipment with both contacts, has an uneven tactile part, it is easy to distinguish between the top and bottom and the front and back sides even by groping. A battery pack is obtained that can be easily attached and detached and also prevents slipping when attached and detached.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery pack showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the battery pack as it is assembled into equipment. A...Battery pack, 1...Front plate, 1a
...Concave groove pattern part, 2...Side plate, 2a...Line grain pattern part, 3...Back plate, 3a...Latching hole,
3b... Connection terminal board for conductivity.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A substantially box-shaped battery pack A having a front plate 1, a side plate 2, and a back plate 3, wherein the back plate has a pair of upper and lower latching portions 3a; On one side of the electronic device main body 4, which has a conductive connection terminal plate 3b and is provided with a locking member 5 and an electrical contact 6,
It is attached removably with surface contact, and when attached, the latch part and the locking member are engaged, and the conductive connection terminal plate and the electrical contact are electrically connected, and the front plate or side The face plate has uneven tactile parts 1a and 2.
1. A battery pack characterized in that a is formed to prevent slipping or to make it easy to determine the mounting direction.