JPH09285036A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device using a replaceable battery, which allows continuous use of the electronic device without interrupting the supply of electricity even when the battery is replaced. When replacing a first battery with a second battery, a second terminal of the electronic device body is connected to a connecting portion of the first battery, and a first terminal of the electronic device is connected to a second battery. Therefore, the electronic device can be continuously used without interrupting the supply of power to the electronic device body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device using a replaceable battery such as a video movie.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, home video movies and the like have become widespread as electronic devices using replaceable batteries. As is well known, the power consumption of the electronic device itself is reduced, and the performance of the battery, especially the capacity is improved, so that the driving time in which the electronic device can be driven by one battery has been greatly extended.

A conventional electronic device will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional electronic device, and particularly shows a battery connecting portion in detail. FIG.
Shows a perspective view of a battery used in an electronic device, and FIG.
The back view seen from the arrow A of FIG. 8 is shown. In FIG. 7, 1
Reference numeral 2 is a main body of the electronic device, 2 is a hook portion, 3 is a stopper provided so as to be movable in a projecting direction (B direction in the figure), and is a spring-biased stopper in the B direction, and 4 is built in the main body 1 of the electronic device. It is a pair of terminals for supplying power to an electronic drive unit (not shown).

In FIGS. 8 and 9, 5 is a battery main body, and 6 is a groove portion provided in the battery main body 5, which engages with the hook portion 2 of the electronic device 1 to mount the battery 5 on the electronic device main body 1. Reference numeral 7 denotes a stopper hole, which prevents the battery 5 from falling out of the electronic device 1 due to engagement of the stopper 3 when the battery 5 is attached to the electronic device 1.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a pair of contact portions which connect the battery 5 to the electronic device 1
By being in contact with each of the terminals 4 at the time of mounting, the electric power is supplied to the electronic drive section of the electronic device.

The operation of the conventional electronic device having the above structure will be described below.

From the direction C in FIG. 7, the battery 5 is inserted and mounted in the electronic device 1 so that the hook portion 2 engages with the groove portion 6. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the battery 5 is attached. Note that the hook portion 2 and the groove portion 6 are not shown in FIG. 10.
In FIG. 10, the stopper 3 is engaged with the stopper hole 7 to prevent the battery 5 from falling off the electronic device body 1. The terminal 4 is connected to the contact portion 8 and is connected to the electronic device 1 from the battery 5.
Power is being supplied to.

[0008]

However, even if power saving of electronic devices and high performance / high capacity of batteries are advanced,
Batteries must be replaced due to their capacity consumption. In the above conventional configuration, when replacing the battery with another battery, the mounted battery has to be temporarily removed from the electronic device body 1, and at that time, the supply of power from the battery to the electronic drive unit is stopped, The electronic drive unit does not operate, and for example, in a video movie, there is a problem that important shooting is temporarily interrupted.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and at least one battery is always electrically connected to a battery already installed at the time of battery replacement and a battery to be installed. (EN) An electronic device provided with a battery connecting portion so that the supply of power to the electronic device main body is not interrupted when the battery is replaced.

[0010]

In order to achieve this object, the electronic device of the present invention is provided with a battery connecting portion which is electrically connected to at least one battery at the time of battery replacement.

With this configuration, since at least one of the batteries is electrically connected at all times even when the battery is replaced, the supply of power to the main body of the electronic device is not interrupted, and important video shooting by the video movie is temporarily interrupted. There is no chance that it will end up.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is an electronic drive unit, a replaceable battery, and an electronic drive unit, which is electrically connected to at least one battery at the time of battery replacement. And a battery connecting portion that is electrically connected to at least one of the batteries even when the battery is replaced, and thus has an effect that the supply of power to the electronic device body is not interrupted.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a battery connecting portion is shown in detail. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a battery used in the electronic device, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the battery (a view from the arrow D in FIG. 2).
In FIG. 1, 9 is an electronic device main body, 10 is a hook part,
A stopper 11 is provided so as to be movable in the protruding direction (E direction) and is biased by a spring in the same direction. 12, 13
Is an electronic drive unit (not shown) built in the electronic device body 9
And a pair of first terminals and second terminals for supplying power to the respective terminals.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 14 denotes a battery main body, 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a groove provided in the battery main body 14, which is an electronic device main body 9
The battery 14 is attached to the electronic device 9 by engaging with the hook portion 10 of. Reference numeral 16 denotes a stopper hole, which prevents the battery 14 from falling off the electronic device 9 due to the stopper 11 engaging when the battery 14 is attached to the electronic device 9. Reference numeral 17 denotes a pair of contact portions, which are connected to the first and second terminals 12 and 13 when the battery 14 is attached to the electronic device 9 to supply power to the electronic drive portion of the electronic device body 9.

The operation of the electronic device configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a battery is already mounted in the electronic device main body, FIG. 5 is a state in which the mounted battery is being replaced with a new battery, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the replacement is completed. Is. The hook portion 10 and the groove portion 15 are not shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, before replacing the battery, the stopper 11 engages with the stopper hole 19 of the first battery 18 to prevent the battery 18 from falling off the electronic device body 9. The first and second terminals 12 and 13 are connected to the contact portion 20 of the first battery, and power is supplied to the electronic device 9 from the first battery 18. 21 is the second to be replaced
Batteries.

Next, in FIG. 5, the second battery 21 inserted from the direction D is the first battery 18 that has already been installed.
Is pushing downwards. At this time, the first terminal 12 is connected to the connection portion 22 of the second battery 21 and the second terminal 13 is connected to the connection portion 20 of the first battery 18, and the electronic device main body 9
The power supply to is not interrupted.

The stopper 14 is disengaged from the stopper hole 19 of the first battery 18 and is not yet engaged with the stopper hole 23 of the second battery.

After battery replacement, as shown in FIG. 6, the second battery 21 is completely attached to the electronic device 9, and the first and second terminals 12 and 13 are connected to the connection portion 22 of the second battery. The power is being supplied to the electronic device. The stopper 14 engages with the stopper hole 23 of the second battery to prevent the second battery 21 from falling off the electronic device.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the electronic device main body is provided with the first and second terminals which are electrically connected to the contact portion of at least one of the batteries when the battery is replaced. The power supply is not interrupted when the battery is replaced.

In the present embodiment, the first electronic device
Although the second terminal is provided, it may be a pair of long terminals 24 as shown in FIG. 11, and may be a battery connecting portion that is always electrically connected to at least one battery when the battery is replaced. Good.

In the present embodiment, the first battery drops downward when the battery is completely replaced, but the hook portion of the electronic device body is made longer, or a plurality of stoppers and stopper holes are provided. The means may prevent the first battery from dropping off when the replacement is completed.

Further, any attachment / detachment method at the time of battery replacement may be used as long as it is a battery connection portion which is always electrically connected to at least one battery at the time of battery replacement.

In the present invention, a replaceable battery is used, but it is needless to say that the same effect can be obtained if the battery is not limited to the primary battery but can be replaced with a rechargeable secondary battery. Nor.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing the battery connecting portion which is electrically connected to at least one of the batteries at the time of battery replacement, the supply of power to the apparatus main body is not interrupted at the time of battery replacement. The excellent effect that the electronic device can be continuously used is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective configuration diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the battery of the same.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the battery.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the same operation (before battery replacement)

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the same operation (during battery replacement)

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the same operation (after battery replacement).

FIG. 7 is a perspective configuration diagram of a conventional electronic device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective configuration diagram of the same battery.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the battery.

FIG. 10 is a similar operation explanatory diagram

FIG. 11 is a perspective configuration view of another embodiment of the electronic device of the invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 electronic device main body 12 first terminal 13 second terminal 14 battery 17 contact part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device comprising: an electronic drive unit; a replaceable battery; and a battery connection unit connected to the electronic drive unit and electrically connected to at least one battery at all times when the battery is replaced.