JPH0548220U - Battery checker - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a compact battery checker that allows easy measurement of battery consumption. [Constitution] The case 5 is in contact with the positive electrode terminal of the battery.
The positive electrode contact 12, the second positive electrode contact 13, and the third positive electrode contact 15 are provided, and the display member 9 for displaying the voltage of the battery is provided. On the other hand, the slide base 19 is provided with a first negative electrode contact 25, a second negative electrode contact 26, and a third negative electrode contact 27, which contact the negative electrode terminal of the battery, and two shafts 21 and 22. The slide base 19 is movable with respect to the case 5. Axis 2
Springs 23 and 24 are fitted around the outer circumferences of 1 and 22, respectively. To measure the degree of battery consumption, it is sufficient to hold the battery to be measured with one hand and move the slide base 19 with respect to the case 5 with the other hand to sandwich the battery. [Effect] Simple measurement is possible, and the entire battery checker 1 is compact. After the measurement is completed, the elastic force of the springs 23 and 24 separates the case 5 and the slide base 19 from each other, so that wasteful consumption due to discharge of the battery is prevented.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an improvement of a battery checker, and more particularly, to a battery checker in which the consumption of a battery can be easily measured and the whole is compact.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional battery checker.

As a conventional battery checker 1, as shown in FIG. 7, a battery 2 is set upright, and a terminal 8 provided at a tip of a cord 4 is brought into contact with a positive electrode terminal of the battery 2 so that the battery 2 The type in which the remaining amount of the indicator is indicated by the indicator needle 3a of the meter 3 was used. In addition, a battery storage groove for horizontally storing the battery is formed, contacts are provided at both ends of the battery storage groove, and the battery is set horizontally so as to be in contact with these contacts for measurement. Was also used.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the battery checker 1 of the first type, as shown in FIG. 7, the meter 3 is an indispensable component, so the battery checker 1 inevitably has to be upsized, which is advantageous in terms of sales strategy. It becomes difficult to display such hooks. Furthermore, there is a risk that trouble such as disconnection of the code 4 may occur.

On the other hand, in the second type of battery checker, if the battery is left sideways set, it has a disadvantage that the battery is wasted due to discharge.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a battery checker that is compact, does not waste battery, and is easy to measure.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 That is, the present invention provides a main body provided with a first contact (12, 13, 15) with which one terminal of a battery (2) to be measured contacts and a display member (9) for displaying the voltage of the battery. The slide base (19) having (5) and provided with the second contacts (25, 26, 27) with which the other terminal of the battery abuts is provided with a plurality of parallel shafts (21, 22). It is provided so as to be movable with respect to the main body through the main body and the slide base, and elastic expansion / contraction members (23, 24) are provided so as to be expandable / contractible in a direction parallel to the axis.

The numbers in parentheses are for convenience of representing corresponding elements in the drawings, and the present invention is not limited to the description in the drawings. The same applies to the "Claims for utility model registration" and "Action" columns.

[0009]

[Action]

 With the above-mentioned configuration, the present invention can hold the battery (2) to be measured with one hand and move the slide base (19) with respect to the main body (5) with the other hand to sandwich the battery. The voltage of the battery is displayed on the display member (9), and after the measurement is completed, the elastic force of the elastic expansion / contraction members (23, 24) acts so that the main body and the slide base are separated from each other.

[0010]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a battery checker according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a level discrimination circuit, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a measurement state. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of the measurement state, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

The battery checker 1 according to the present invention has a case 5 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a voltage display plate 6 is attached to the front surface of the case 5 with four screws 7. There is. A battery-shaped transparent display member 9 is provided substantially in the center of the voltage display plate 6, and the display member 9 includes five display units 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, and 9e that are vertically continuous. It is configured. Further, on the left side of the display member 9 on the voltage display plate 6 in FIG. 1, a use range indicator 10 indicating a use range of a typical device (clock, radio, light) is attached.

Further, on the left side of FIG. 1 of the case 5, a first positive electrode contact 12 for the positive electrode terminal of the A1 type cylindrical battery, and a second positive electrode contact for the positive electrode terminal of the AA type AA type cylindrical battery. The positive electrode contact 13, the third positive electrode contact 15 for the positive electrode terminal of the AAA battery, the fourth positive electrode contact 16 for the positive electrode terminal of the 6F22 (006 P) laminated battery, and the fourth for the negative electrode terminal A negative contact 17 is provided.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, a slide base 19 is provided on the lower side of the case 5 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the slide base 19 is a box-shaped slide. It has an id body 20. On the upper side of the slide body 20, two cylindrical shafts 21 and 22 are provided in parallel with each other, and these shafts 21 and 22 are fitted and engaged with the case 5. .. It should be noted that springs 23 and 24 are contracted around the outer circumferences of the shafts 21 and 22, respectively. On the left side of FIG. 1 of the slide body 20, a first negative electrode contact 25 for the negative electrode terminal of the A1 type cylindrical battery is provided so as to face the first positive electrode contact 12 on the case 5. At the same time, a second negative electrode contact 26 for the negative electrode terminal of the AA type or AA type cylindrical battery is provided so as to face the second positive electrode contact 13 on the case 5, and further, a AA type or a single type battery. A third negative electrode contact 27 for the negative electrode terminal of the 5-inch cylindrical battery is provided so as to face the third positive electrode contact 15 on the case 5.

As shown in FIG. 6, a power supply battery 31 is housed in the slide body 20 of the slide base 19, and a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of the power supply battery 31 are respectively inserted in the shaft 21. The inserted lead wire 32 and the lead wire 33 loosely inserted in the shaft 22 are connected. On the other hand, the electronic circuit board 30 is housed in the case 5, and the level discriminating circuit 29 electrically connected to the electronic circuit board 30 via the lead wires 32 and 33 is incorporated. Has been. An example of the level discrimination circuit 29 is shown in FIG.

Since the battery checker 1 according to the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, various batteries can be used by using the battery checker 1, that is, a single type 1 to 5 type cylindrical battery and a 6F22 (006P) laminated type battery. It will be easy to measure the battery level (remaining power).

For example, when measuring an AA cylindrical battery, as shown in FIG. 4, hold the battery 2 to be measured with one hand (left hand in FIG. 4) and the other hand ( The slide base 19 of the battery checker 1 is slid with respect to the case 5 to sandwich the battery 2 with the right hand (in FIG. 4), the second positive contact 13 is brought into contact with the positive electrode of the battery 2, and the battery 2 The second negative electrode contact 26 is brought into contact with the negative electrode. Then, depending on the degree of consumption of the battery 2, some (5 to 0) of the five display portions 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, and 9e of the display member 9 on the voltage display plate 6 are detected. Since the light is turned on, it is possible to determine at a glance the remaining amount of the battery 2 by the usage range indicator 10 displayed near the display member 9 in a form corresponding to the device used. That is, when all of the five display units 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e are lit, the battery 2 is as good as new, and the four display units 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e or three display units are displayed. When the parts 9c, 9d, and 9e are turned on, the battery 2 is in a state in which it can be used for most devices (clock, radio, light, etc.). When the two display sections 9d and 9e are lit, the battery 2 can be used for a small current device such as a clock and a radio for a while, but used for a large current device such as a headphone stereo, a toy, and a light. Can not. Furthermore, when one display unit 9e is turned on, the battery 2 can be used only for a minute current device such as a clock for a while, and when all the lights are not turned on, the battery 2 is completely discharged. It cannot be used. At this time, since the display member 9 on the voltage display plate 6 has a battery shape as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to directly understand the display member 9 without a special explanation.

When measuring a 6F22 (006P) stacked battery, as shown in FIG. 5, hold the battery 2 to be measured with one hand (left hand in FIG. 5) and the other hand ( The battery checker 1 is held by the right hand in FIG. 5, and the fourth positive electrode contact 16 is brought into contact with the positive electrode of the battery 2 and the fourth negative electrode contact 17 is brought into contact with the negative electrode of the battery 2. Then, as in the case of the measurement of the AA type cylindrical battery described above, the five display portions 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d of the display member 9 on the voltage display plate 6 are selected according to the consumption level of the battery 2. , 9e are lighted (5 to 0), the remaining range of the battery 2 can be determined at a glance by the usage range indicator 10 in a form corresponding to the device used.

It should be noted that the measurement of the cylindrical battery other than the AA type battery is performed in the same manner as the measurement of the above-described AA type cylindrical battery. That is, when measuring a C-type cylindrical battery, hold the battery to be measured with one hand and slide the slide base 19 of the battery checker 1 with respect to the case 5 with the other hand, The first positive electrode contact 12 is brought into contact with the positive electrode of the battery, and the first negative electrode contact 25 is brought into contact with the negative electrode of the battery. The measurement of the AA type cylindrical battery is exactly the same as the measurement of the AA type cylindrical battery described above. When measuring a AAA battery or AAA battery, hold the battery to be measured with one hand and slide the slide stand 19 of the battery checker 1 to the case 5 with the other hand. Then, the third positive electrode contact 15 is brought into contact with the positive electrode of the battery, and the third negative electrode contact 27 is brought into contact with the negative electrode of the battery. Also in these cases, as in the case of the measurement of the AA type cylindrical battery described above, the five display portions 9a, 9b of the display member 9 on the voltage display plate 6 are Since some (5 to 0) of 9c, 9d, and 9e are lit, it is possible to intuitively judge the remaining battery level by the usage range indicator 10 in a form corresponding to the device used. is there.

[0019]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the first positive electrode contact 12, the second positive electrode contact 13, the third positive electrode contact 15, etc. with which one terminal (for example, the positive electrode terminal) of the battery 2 to be measured contacts. A main body such as a case 5 provided with a first contact of the battery 2 and a display member 9 for displaying the voltage of the battery 2, and the other terminal (for example, a negative electrode terminal) of the battery 2 comes into contact therewith. A slide base 19 provided with second contacts such as a negative contact 25, a second negative contact 26, and a third negative contact 27 is freely movable with respect to the main body via a plurality of parallel shafts 21 and 22. Since the elastic expansion / contraction members such as springs 23 and 24 are provided between the main body and the slide base 19 so as to be expandable / contractible in the direction parallel to the shafts 21 and 22, the battery 2 to be measured is With the other hand, and the other hand with the slide stand 19 to the main body 5. Only the moved by sandwiching the battery 2, the voltage of the battery 2 from being displayed in the table radical 113 member 9, easily measured battery checker 1 can you to provide. Further, after the measurement is completed, the main body and the slide base 19 are separated from each other by the elastic force of the elastic expansion / contraction member, so that it is possible to prevent wasteful consumption due to discharge of the battery 2. Further, since it is not necessary to incorporate the meter 3 as shown in FIG. 7, the battery checker 1 as a whole can be compactly assembled. Therefore, at the time of sale, the battery checker 1 can be displayed together with the battery 2 by the hook. It becomes possible, which is advantageous in sales strategy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a battery checker according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a level discrimination circuit.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a measurement state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of a measurement state.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional battery checker.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Battery checker 2 ... Battery 5 ... Main body (case) 9 ... Display member 12 ... First contact (first positive contact) 13 ... First contact (second positive contact) 15 ... First contact (third positive electrode contact) 19 ... Slide base 21,22 ... Shaft 23,24 ... Elastic expansion / contraction member (spring) 25 ... Second contact (first negative contact) 26 ... Second Contact (second negative contact) 27 ... second contact (third negative contact)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A body (1) provided with a first contact (12, 13, 15) with which one terminal of a battery (2) to be measured contacts and a display member (9) for displaying the voltage of the battery. 5)
A second contact (25, 2) with which the other terminal of the battery abuts.
6, 27) provided with a slide base (19) movably with respect to the main body through a plurality of parallel shafts (21, 22), and elastic expansion and contraction between the main body and the slide base. Member (23,2)
4) A battery checker configured by providing 4) in a form capable of expanding and contracting in a direction parallel to the axis.