JPH10154496A - Battery holder mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To prevent the accidental ingestion etc. from occurring by preventing the battery holder from being pulled out of the case body for infants, and to keep the battery holder from the case body relatively small for people other than infants. Provided is a mounting structure of a battery holder which can be easily taken out to facilitate battery replacement and the like. A battery holder for holding a button battery is provided with a flexible elastic piece for retaining having a locking projection, and the locking is performed on a case body into which the battery holder is removably inserted. A fitting opening in which the projection is fitted and locked is formed, and a release member is provided on the cover member which is put on the case body and is pressed down by pressing the surface thereof. By pressing, the locking projection is pushed down and the locked state is released.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a battery holder for a button battery, which is removably inserted into a case body of a remote controller or the like for electronic equipment, and particularly to a button battery for an infant or the like. For making it difficult to take out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional battery holder mounting structure is shown in FIG. The battery holder 10 'in the illustrated example is removably attached to the case body 1' of the remote controller, and has a latching recess 13 which is used as a handle at the time of pulling out. Base piece 11, projecting forward from both ends of the base piece 11,
Arc-shaped mounting portions 15, 15 for holding button batteries 50
And a pair of left and right holding pieces 12, 12 each having a substantially U-shape.

At the center of the base piece 11, there is provided a bendable retaining elastic piece 16 having an upwardly projecting locking projection 17, and the holding pieces 12, 12 are respectively provided. The semicircular locking recesses 14 and 1
4 are formed.

On the other hand, at one end of the case body 1 ', there is provided an insertion portion 5 into which (the holding pieces 12, 12 of) the battery holder 10' is inserted and held. A fitting recess 7 into which the locking projection 17 of the retaining elastic piece 16 is fitted is provided on the lower surface of the lower end of the case main body 1 'on the near side as viewed in the direction in which the battery holder 10' is pulled out. Locking recesses 14, 1 formed in the holding pieces 12, 12 on both sides of the inner part of the mounting portion 5;
The fitting projections 6 and 6 having a semicircular cross section with which the projections 4 are engaged project inward.

[0005] The battery holder 1 constructed as described above
In the mounting structure 0 ′, the button battery 50 (lithium battery) is mounted on the mounting portions 15, 15 provided on the holding pieces 12, 12, and the battery holder 10 ′ is attached to the insertion portion 5 of the case body 1 ′. Insert. Then, the holding pieces 12, 12 of the battery holder 10 'are slightly bent inward, so that the locking recess 1 is formed.
4 and 14 are fitted into the fitting protrusions 6 and 6 of the case body 1 ', and the retaining elastic piece 16 is slightly bent downward so that the locking projection 17 fits into the fitting recess 7. Then, the battery holder 10 'is inserted into the insertion portion 5 of the case body 1' in a locked state.

Thereafter, when the battery holder 10 'is taken out of the case body 1' for battery replacement or the like, a hook or the like is hooked on the hooking recess 13 of the base piece 11 of the battery holder 10 ', so that the battery holder 10' is pulled backward. Pull out. Then, the holding pieces 12, 12 and the elastic piece 16 for retaining are bent, and the engagement of the engagement recesses 14, 14 with the engagement protrusions 6, 6 and the engagement projection 17 with the engagement recess 7 are made. And the battery holder 1 in which the button battery 50 is mounted
The whole 0 'is pulled out.

[0007]

As described above, in the conventional battery holder mounting structure, the battery holder can be relatively easily removed from the case body. This means that the battery can be easily replaced without any hassle, but on the other hand, the battery holder may be pulled out unintentionally while an infant or the like is playing with the remote control. However, it cannot be said that there is no possibility that an accident such as an infant swallowing a button battery mounted on the battery holder will occur.

[0008] Therefore, recently, in order to reliably prevent such accidental ingestion and the like, an infant who has a risk of swallowing a button battery is required to prevent the battery holder from being pulled out of the case body, and For people, there is a strong demand for a battery holder mounting structure that allows the battery holder to be pulled out of the case body relatively easily.

In order to respond to such a demand, it has been proposed to release the locking state by the locking projection by pushing down the retaining elastic piece with a coin or the like. In this case, the operation of using a coin or the like cannot be considered by an infant, so that the infant cannot pull out the battery holder from the case body. If there is no suitable coin at hand, there is a disadvantage that the battery cannot be replaced, etc.In addition, the operation of pulling out the battery holder while pushing down the retaining elastic piece with a coin is somewhat troublesome. It is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a child from being able to pull out a battery holder from a case body to prevent accidental ingestion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery holder mounting structure that can be hardly generated and that allows a person other than an infant to relatively easily take out a battery holder from a case main body and facilitate battery replacement and the like.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, a battery holder mounting structure according to the present invention comprises a battery holder for holding a button battery and a flexible elastic piece for retaining which has a locking projection. Is provided, and a fitting opening is formed in the case main body into which the battery holder is removably inserted so as to be fitted and locked by the locking projection, and the cover is put on the case main body. The member is provided with a release operation portion that is pressed down by pressing its surface, and by pressing this release operation portion, the locking projection is pressed down to release the locked state, and in this unlocked state, The battery holder can be pulled out of the case body.

In a more preferred aspect, the release operation portion is formed in a convex shape, and a tongue-like elastic piece is provided in the fitting opening of the case body so as to be able to bend up and down. A pressing projection is provided on one of the portions, the pressing projection being pressed down along with the release operation portion, and the pressing projection allows a portion of the retaining elastic piece on the rear side as viewed in the pull-out direction from the locking projection to be pressed down. To be. The mounting structure of the battery holder of the present invention is applied to a relatively small device such as a remote controller for electronic devices, and when applied to a remote controller or the like, the release operation unit is provided on a name plate provided with keys and the like. Can be.

In the battery holder mounting structure according to the present invention having the above-described structure, when the battery holder is taken out to replace the battery or the like, the release operation portion provided on the cover member such as the nameplate is provided. Press. Thereby, for example, the pressing projection provided on the tongue-shaped elastic piece of the case body is pushed down along with the release operation portion, and the pressing projection pulls out from the locking projection on the retaining elastic piece. The part on the rear side is pushed down.

Thus, the locking state between the locking projection and the fitting opening of the case main body is released. In this unlocked state, that is, when the release operation portion is pressed, the battery holder is moved to the case main body. To be drawn from

As described above, in the battery holder mounting structure of the present invention, when the battery holder is taken out of the case body, the release operation portion provided on the nameplate or the like is pressed, and the battery holder is moved in the pressed state. A double operation of withdrawing from Since such a double operation is usually not considered for an infant, the battery holder cannot be taken out of the case body for an infant, but for a person other than an infant, the fact is described in an instruction manual or the like. Thus, the battery holder can be taken out of the case body very easily.

Thus, accidents such as accidental ingestion of an infant can be made less likely, and batteries can be easily replaced.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a remote control to which an embodiment of a battery holder mounting structure according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part thereof. Battery holder 10 shown
Are detachably attached to the case body 1 of the remote controller in the same manner as the conventional one, and are used as a handle at the time of pulling out, on the left and right sides in the drawing direction (left direction in the drawing). The base piece 11 provided with the lateral protrusions 13, 13, and the arc-shaped mounting parts 15, which protrude forward from both ends of the base piece 11 and hold the button battery 50,
15 and a pair of left and right holding pieces 12, 12.

A bifurcated U-shaped bendable elastic piece 16 for retaining is provided in front of the center of the base piece 11 and has a locking projection 30 having a trapezoidal cross section. 1
Each of the semicircular shape 2 and 12 is fitted and engaged with a fitting convex portion (not shown, the same as the reference numeral 6 in FIG. 3 showing a conventional example) provided on the case main body on the outer peripheral side of the tip portion. Locking recess 1
4, 14 are formed.

On the other hand, the case body 1 has a front surface (left surface).
The wiring board 24 is disposed on the upper surface thereof, and a cover-like nameplate 2 provided with a key 22 and the like is attached on the wiring board 24. . In the vicinity of the left end of the nameplate 2, there is provided a gently convex releasing operation part 32 which is pressed when releasing the engagement and locking state of the locking projection 30 and which is elliptical in plan view.

An end plate portion 25 for receiving the end of the nameplate 2 is provided on the upper surface of the main body case 1 on the front side as viewed in the direction in which the battery holder 10 is pulled out, and below the battery holder 10 ( An insertion portion 5 is provided in which the holding pieces 12, 12) are inserted and held.

The end plate 25 of the case body 1 has
A substantially rectangular fitting opening 27 is formed in which the locking projection 30 of the retaining elastic piece 16 is fitted and locked, and a tongue which can be bent up and down in the fitting opening 27 is formed. A tongue-like elastic piece 28 is provided, and a pressing projection 29 that projects vertically is provided at the tip of the tongue-like elastic piece 28.

The pressing projection 29 of the tongue-like elastic piece 28 is
The upper part thereof is provided with a convex release operation section 32 provided on the nameplate 2.
, And the lower end surface thereof is brought into contact with a portion of the elastic piece 16 for retaining on the rear side as viewed in the pulling-out direction from the locking projection 30.

In the battery holder mounting structure according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the battery holder 10 is taken out to replace the battery, the convex release operation portion provided on the nameplate 2 is required. Press 32. Thereby, the pressing protrusion 2 provided on the tongue-shaped elastic piece 28 of the case body 1 is provided.
9 is pushed down along with the convex release operation section 32, and the pressing projection 29 pushes down a portion of the retaining piece 16 on the rear side as viewed in the pulling-out direction from the locking projection 30.

As a result, the locking state between the locking projection 30 and the fitting opening 27 of the case main body 1 is released, and the battery holder is released in this unlocked state, that is, when the release operation part 32 is pressed. 10 is pulled out from the case body 1.

As described above, in the battery holder mounting structure of the present invention, when removing the battery holder 10 from the case main body 1, the convex release operation portion 32 provided on the nameplate 2 is pressed, and the battery holder 10 is pressed in the pressed state. A double operation of pulling out the battery holder 10 from the case body 1 is required. Since such a double operation is not usually considered for an infant, the infant cannot take out the battery holder 10 from the case body 1, but for a person other than an infant, the fact is described in an instruction manual or the like. By doing so, the battery holder 10 can be taken out of the case body 1 very easily.

Thus, accidents such as accidental ingestion of infants can be made less likely, and batteries can be easily replaced.

[0028]

As will be understood from the above description, according to the battery holder mounting structure of the present invention, a double operation is required to remove the battery holder from the case main body. It is unlikely that the battery holder will be pulled out unintentionally while working on etc., and accidental ingestion can be prevented as much as possible,
In addition, for persons other than infants, the battery holder can be taken out of the case main body relatively easily, and the battery can be easily replaced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a remote controller to which an embodiment of a battery holder mounting structure according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the battery holder of the remote controller shown in FIG. 1 is inserted.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a conventional battery holder mounting structure,
(A) is a partial plan view showing a state where the battery holder is pulled out of the case main body, and (B) is a sectional view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Nameplate 5 Insertion part 10 Battery holder 16 Elastic piece part for retaining 27 Fitting opening part 28 Tongue-like elastic piece part 29 Pressing protruding part 30 Locking protruding part 32 Convexity releasing operation part 50 Button cell

Claims (3)

[Claims] A battery holder for holding a button battery is provided with a flexible elastic piece for retaining which has a locking projection, and said battery holder is removably inserted into a case main body. A fitting opening in which the stop projection is fitted and locked is formed, and a release member is provided on the cover member which is put on the case main body and is pressed down by pressing the surface thereof. And the locking projection is pressed down to release the locked state, and in this unlocked state, the battery holder can be pulled out of the case body. 2. The release operation portion is formed in a convex shape, and a tongue-like elastic piece is provided in the fitting opening of the case main body, the tongue-like elastic piece being able to bend vertically in the fitting opening. A pressing projection is provided which is pressed down with the release operation portion, and the pressing projection allows a portion of the retaining elastic piece on the rear side as viewed in the pull-out direction from the locking projection to be pressed down. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The mounting structure of the battery holder according to 1. 3. The mounting structure for a battery holder according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is a name plate provided with a key and the like.