JP3528387B2 - Battery lid opening and closing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery lid opening / closing device for opening / closing a battery housing in an electric / electronic device in which a battery is housed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, portable tape players,
In an electric or electronic device such as a portable disc player or a portable video camera device, a pocket-shaped battery accommodating portion is formed in the housing of the device, and a battery loaded in the battery accommodating portion serves as a power source. This battery compartment is usually
The battery housing opening, which is an opening when the battery is loaded into the battery housing, is closed by the battery lid. The battery lid is configured to be rotated to open the battery housing opening when replacing the battery.

In view of this point, the battery lid opening / closing device generally has a structure in which the battery lid is detached from the housing when the battery housing opening is opened. There were problems such as doing and losing. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, a battery lid opening / closing device has been proposed in which the lid does not separate from the housing even when opened.

That is, in the battery lid opening / closing device, the battery lid has a shape substantially equal to the opening size of the battery housing opening, and the fulcrum shaft is integrally formed on one side of the battery lid. The battery lid is rotatably supported by fitting the fulcrum shaft into the recess formed on the housing side.
It can be opened and closed freely.

An elastically displacing locking piece is formed on the battery lid, and the locking piece is configured to lock with the recess on the housing side. The locking piece is in a state of being engaged with the recess when the battery lid is closed. Then, the locking piece is elastically displaced by being pressed when the battery lid is opened, and the locked state is released,
Allows the rotation of the battery lid.

In the battery lid opening / closing device configured as described above, when the battery is inserted, the battery lid is opened with the fulcrum shaft as a fulcrum, and the battery having a predetermined size is opened from the battery accommodation opening. It is loaded into the battery compartment. And the battery lid is
Close the battery compartment opening. On the other hand, when the battery is taken out, the battery lid is opened with the fulcrum shaft as a fulcrum, and the battery is taken out from the inside of the battery housing through the battery housing opening.

[0007]

In the battery lid opening / closing device configured as above, a hinge mechanism such as a fulcrum shaft for rotatably supporting the battery lid is exposed to the outside of the housing.
The appearance of the entire case was damaged.

Further, in the battery lid opening / closing device, when the fulcrum shaft of the battery lid is attached to the recess on the housing side, the battery lid comes into contact with the housing during the rotation operation of the battery lid, which impedes the rotation operation of the battery lid. It is necessary to prevent it. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the housing with a notch at a position where the fulcrum shaft of the battery lid is attached. Therefore, it has not been possible to reduce the size of the entire battery lid opening / closing device.

Further, in the battery lid opening / closing device, when the battery lid is in the closed state, the battery lid is locked to the housing only by the elastically displacing locking pieces as described above. In the case of contact with one of the pieces, there has been a problem that the locking state of the locking piece is released, the lid is opened, and the battery loaded in the battery storage portion pops out. Further, in such a case, there is a problem in that the opened battery lid comes into contact with a hand or the like and damages the battery lid.

Therefore, the present invention provides an opening / closing device for a battery lid, which is miniaturized and does not damage the appearance of the entire shape of the housing and is securely locked to the housing in the closed state. It was proposed for the purpose.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the battery lid opening / closing device according to the present invention has a battery attached / detached.
Case provided with a battery housing having an opening for
And a lid for closing the opening, wherein the lid is
Can be rotated in the direction to open and close the opening via the hinge mechanism.
Is supported by the above-mentioned housing and has the first elasticity.
A base urged by the body to rotate in the direction of opening the opening.
A plate and an outer lid integrally attached with the substrate sandwiched therebetween
An inner lid, and the outer lid has an opening on the outer side surface.
When it is in the position to close the part,
A guide groove that engages with the engaging protrusion that is provided is provided.
And the guide groove is engaged with the engaging protrusion.
Sliding in the first direction parallel to the opening surface of the opening
It is an opening / closing device for the battery lid that is attached to the board.
The first lid on the inner surface of the outer lid facing the substrate.
Slidably supported in a second direction orthogonal to the direction,
When the outer lid is in the first position closing the opening,
The locking protrusion provided on the opening end side of the opening.
Locked at the start to separate the outer lid from the hinge mechanism
The locking part that restricts the movement to the second position side is
Equipped with a lock lever provided on the
Is the operation part exposed to the operation opening provided on the outer lid.
And the engaging portion is engaged with the engaging protrusion.
Being urged to move by the second elastic body in the stopping direction.
And are characterized .

In the battery lid opening / closing device configured as described above, when the lid is in the position where the opening for loading and unloading the battery is closed, the first direction parallel to the opening surface of the opening is provided. To
Movement of the slidable lid is restricted by a lock lever. The lock lever is operated, the movement restriction by the lock lever is released, and the outer lid is slid in the first direction. Then, the outer lid receives the biasing force of the first elastic body and is rotated together with the substrate in a direction of opening the opening.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The battery lid opening / closing device according to the present invention is generally used in electric and electronic devices such as a portable tape player, a portable disc player, and a portable video camera device.

A portable video camera device 1 to which the present invention is applied, as shown in, for example, FIGS. 1 to 3, mainly stores an image pickup section 2 having a photographing lens and an 8 mm wide magnetic tape inside. It has a cassette holder for storing the recorded tape cassette and a display device 13 for displaying a recorded and / or reproduced image. The video camera device 1 records the image captured by the image capturing section 2 or reproduces the image recorded on the magnetic tape.

The display device 13 displays the image picked up by the image pickup unit 2 or the reproduced image. Therefore, the display device 13 is used as a finder when shooting is performed by the video camera device 1 and is also used as a monitor for viewing a reproduced image.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the video camera device 1 has a housing 3 and a recording / recording apparatus having a cassette holder in which a magnetic tape or the like is housed.
Alternatively, it is configured to include a reproducing device, an image capturing unit 2 that captures an image of a subject, and a display device 13 that displays a recorded and / or reproduced image.

The casing 3 is provided with an image pickup section 2 having an image pickup lens and an image pickup element serving as an image pickup means on one of the upper front corners. Specifically, the image capturing unit 2 captures an image using a CCD.

Further, the housing 3 is provided with a microphone portion 4 in a substantially central region on the upper side of the front surface. This microphone part 4
Collect voice.

The housing 3 is provided with an identification mark portion 5 near the microphone portion 4 and the image pickup portion 2. This identification mark section 5
Turns on when recording the image picked up by the image pickup unit 2. Therefore, the identification mark portion 5 facilitates the identification of whether or not the video camera device 1 is recording.

On the front surface side of the housing 3, a grip portion 6 having a semi-circular bulge is formed in the direction opposite to the image pickup portion 2, that is, in the leftward direction shown in FIG. There is. Further, a grip portion belt 7 is arranged on the side surface of the housing 3 near the grip portion 6. The grip portion belt 7 is hooked on the upper and lower sides of the side surface of the housing 3. Therefore, the video camera device 1 includes the housing 3
The palm is passed through the space portion 8 formed between the side surface of the housing 3 on which the grip portion 6 is formed and the grip portion belt 7 from the back side thereof to be supported by the user. Therefore, in the video camera device 1, since the grip portion 6 is formed to have a bulge, the video camera device 1 can be easily gripped by the palm, and the space portion 8 constituted by the side surface portion of the housing 3 and the grip portion belt 7 can be provided. It is easy to carry because it is supported simply by passing it through the palm.

A zoom operation section 9 is arranged on the upper side of the grip section 6. This zoom operation unit 9
By moving along the arc surface of the grip portion 6,
The image pickup unit 2 is zoom-controlled. In this way, since the zoom operation unit 9 is arranged above the grip unit 6,
When the video camera device 1 is supported by the palm, it can be easily operated with the index finger or the like.

On the upper surface of the housing 3 and above the grip portion 6, a dial operation portion 10 formed in a generally circular shape is rotatably attached. Since the dial operation part 10 is attached near the upper part of the grip part 6, it can be easily operated when the video camera device 1 is used.

A display portion 11 is formed on the upper surface of the housing 3 in a substantially central region. In the vicinity of the display unit 11,
A plurality of first operation buttons 12 are arranged. This first
The operation button 12 of (1) has a role of, for example, a reproduction / recording button for activating a recording and / or reproducing apparatus housed in the housing 3. Therefore, for example, when the recording button, which is one of the first operation buttons 12, is pressed and operated, the recording and / or reproducing apparatus in the housing 3 is activated, and the subject is picked up by the imaging unit 2. An image is captured, and the image captured on the display device 13 is displayed.

The functions of the respective first operation buttons 12 are displayed on the display section 11 in correspondence with the first operation buttons 12. Therefore, it is easy to identify which function the video camera device 1 is used to operate.

A display device 13 is disposed on the back surface of the housing 3, as shown in FIG. 2, for example. The display device 13 is, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display plate) or C
An image is displayed using an RT (cathode ray tube) or the like. That is, the display device 13 displays the image captured by the image capturing unit 2 and the reproduced image. Further, the display device 13 is provided with a plurality of display device operation buttons 14 for operating the display device 13 in the vicinity thereof. The display device operation button 14 is a portion different from the above-described first operation button 12 and is the display device 1
Since it is arranged in the vicinity of 3, the first operation button 12 is not accidentally operated when the display device 13 is operated.

The display device 13 thus constructed is attached to the housing 3 by the hinge portion 15. The display device 13 is rotatably moved in the vertical direction of the housing 3 via the hinge portion 15 . Therefore, when the video camera device 1 shoots at a low angle, for example, by rotating the display device 13 upward by about 45 degrees,
Make it easy to shoot.

A switching dial 16 is provided in the housing 3 above the display device 13 and at one corner of the housing 3. The switching dial 16 switches between recording using the video camera device 1 and reproducing.

The housing 3 is provided with a plurality of second operation buttons 17 at one corner on the lower side of its rear surface. The second operation button 17 is operated to display the date or the date on the display device 13, for example. Since the second operation button 17 is disposed in the direction opposite to the direction in which the grip portion 6 is provided, the palm supporting the video camera device 1 when the video camera device 1 is used. The operation can be performed with the palm opposite to that, which facilitates the operation of the video camera device 1.

The housing 3 has a second operation button 17
External terminals 18 are provided on the adjacent side surfaces in the vicinity of.

A speaker 19 is arranged on the side surface of the same housing 3 provided with the external terminals 18.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the housing 3 is provided with a cassette holder opening operation section 20 at a substantially central portion of the bottom surface thereof. This cassette holder opening operation section 20
Are provided so as to slide. And
When the cassette holder opening operation section 20 is slid, the internal locking means is released, and the substantially central portion of the bottom surface is opened.
When released, the cassette holder disposed inside the housing 3 is exposed. Then, in a state where the cassette holder is exposed, a tape cassette around which a magnetic tape having a width of 8 mm is wound is loaded into the cassette holder.

A mounting portion 21 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom surface of the housing 3. That is, the mounting portion 21 is composed of the screw hole 22 and the recess 23 provided near the screw hole 22. For example, a tripod or the like is attached to the attachment portion 21.

The casing 3 is equipped with a battery provided in a battery housing portion 32 formed inside the grip portion 6 on the bottom surface thereof.
Battery lid 3 which is a lid for opening and closing the opening 33 for removing
0 switchgear 31 is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 12, the opening / closing device 31 of the battery lid 30 has an opening for loading / unloading the battery 34.
A battery housing 32 having a battery housing opening 33
The housing 3 is provided. Battery of this battery storage 32
A pair of engaging projections are provided on the opening end side of the storage opening 33, facing each other.
A section 38 is provided. In addition, the battery storage opening 33
The battery lid 30 to be opened and closed is provided with a pair of positioning walls 47 which are opposed to each other on the inner side, and the engaging protrusions are provided on the opposite side surfaces on the outer side.
By 38 and guide grooves 42 to be engaged is provided, electrostatic
Slide in the first direction parallel to the opening surface of the pond storage opening 33.
And an inner lid 50 fixed integrally with the outer lid 41, and the outer lid 41 and the inner lid 50 sandwiched between the outer lid 41 and the inner lid 50 that are fitted to the positioning wall 47. Direction for opening and closing the battery storage opening 33 by a hinge mechanism on a part of the body 3
The substrate 55 that is supported so as to rotate , and one end of which is hooked on the hooking portion of the housing 3 near the battery storage opening 33, and the other end of which is hooked on the hooking portion of the substrate 55. A first elastic body 56 for urging the substrate 55 to be opened in the opening direction.

Inside the outer lid 41, as shown in FIG.
As described above , the locking portion 74 is provided at one end portion that is locked to the convex portion provided on the housing 3 side, and the operation portion 77A exposed to the operation opening portion 77B opened in the outer lid 41 is provided. a lock lever 73 provided, and the second elastic body 81 for biasing the lock lever 73 in the protrusion direction is disposed.

Further, the lock lever 73 is provided with a positioning convex portion 75 for positioning at the other end where the locking portion 74 is not formed, and the substrate 55 is provided with the positioning convex portion 7
In the state in which 5 is locked, the lock lever 73 slides in conjunction with the sliding movement of the outer lid 41 and the inner lid 50. The window portion 59 that is connected to each other and has irregularities with different depth dimensions is opened. Has been done.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the battery housing portion 32 is formed inside the portion of the housing 3 corresponding to the grip portion 6 as described above. This battery storage 32 is
It has substantially the same size as the battery 34 to be housed. The battery 34 housed here is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and an electrode is formed on one side surface in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, an expansion spring made of a conductive metal material that is in contact with the electrodes of the battery 34 is attached to the bottom surface of the battery housing portion 32. When the battery 34 is accommodated in the battery accommodating portion 32, the contact point of the battery 34 and the expansion spring come into contact with each other so that the expansion spring is electrically connected.

Therefore, the opening end side of the battery storage opening 33
A battery locking piece 36 is attached to the side wall of the. The battery locking piece 36 is biased toward the center of the battery storage opening 33 by a biasing mechanism arranged on the housing 3 side, and is slidably attached in a state of protruding to the battery storage opening 33. Has been. Therefore, when the battery 34 is stored in the battery storing portion 32, the battery locking piece 36 is slid in the direction of the housing 3 against the elastic force so that the battery can be stored.
There is no protrusion into the storage opening 33, and it is ready for insertion. When the battery 34 is stored in the battery storage portion 32, the battery 34 is in a state of being urged upward by the expansion spring and locked by the battery locking piece 36. On this occasion,
The battery 34 is surely conducted because it is biased by the expansion spring.

On opposite side walls of the battery housing 32,
As shown in FIG. 11, a pair of engaging protrusions 38 are formed on the opening end side of the battery storage opening 33. these
The engagement protrusion 38 is provided upright on the bottom surface of the housing 3. The engagement protrusion 38 is engaged with the guide groove 42 provided on the outer lid 41 side. Then, one side wall has an engaging protrusion.
A locking protrusion 39 is provided upright so as to be orthogonal to the portion 38.
It has been burned.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a rotating shaft 40 is attached to the housing 3 along a side edge of the battery housing opening 33 by a supporting member (not shown). Rotating shaft 40
A substrate 55 described later is rotatably attached to the.

The outer side of the outer lid 41 is formed as a part of the outer shape of the housing 3 as a whole. Therefore, when the outer lid 41 is closed, the outer lid 41 is formed so as not to impair the external appearance of the housing 3. This outer lid 41
As shown in FIG. 7, an operation opening portion 77B for opening the operation portion 77A for sliding the lock lever 73 to the outside is provided in the. On the other hand, guide grooves 42 are formed on both outer side surfaces of the outer lid 41. The guide groove 42 is engaged with the above-described engagement protrusion 38. Then, the outer lid 41 by the engaging projection 38 is engaged is <br/> the guide groove 42, the sliding operation is a first operation.

Inside the outer lid 41, as shown in FIG. 4, a pair of lock lever restricting walls 44 for supporting the lock lever 73 and restricting the moving direction are erected in parallel with each other. ,
Outer peripheral wall 43 that is a rising wall that forms the outer periphery of the outer lid 41
Are connected to. A cutout portion 45 is formed in the outer peripheral wall 43 at a portion connected to the lock lever regulating wall 44. Further, inside the outer lid 41, a screw hole 46 for fixing the outer lid 41 and the inner lid 50 is formed in the central region. A locking member 67, which will be described later, is provided in the screw hole 46. Also, inside the outer lid 41,
A positioning wall 47, on which a substrate 55 rotatably supported by the housing 3 is arranged, is provided perpendicularly to the lock lever regulating wall 44.

The inner lid 50 is arranged and fixed inside the outer lid 41 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the inner lid 50 is provided with the screw holes 51 at portions corresponding to the screw holes 46 of the outer lid 41. The inner lid 50 has the substrate 55 arranged on the positioning wall 47, and the inner lid 50 is closed with the substrate 55 sandwiched therebetween, and is fixed by the set screw 52.

The substrate 55 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole, and has a concave portion 57 in which the first elastic body 56 is arranged,
The lock lever 73 is locked and the set screw 52
A window portion 59 through which the screw is inserted and an elongated hole 66 through which the set screw 52 is inserted are formed.

The concave portion 57 is formed with convex portions 58 continuously at both ends. The convex portion 58 is wound around the rotation shaft 40, and the substrate 55 is rotatably attached to the housing 3. The first elastic body 56 is disposed in the recess 57.

The first elastic body 56 is composed of a coil spring, one end of which is hooked to the housing 3 side and the other end of which is hooked to the window 59 of the substrate 55. Therefore, the coil spring biases the substrate 55 toward the lid opening direction.

In the window portion 59, a first engaging concave portion 60, an engaging convex portion 61 which is continuous with the first engaging concave portion 60, and a second engaging convex portion which is continuous with the engaging convex portion 61. The engaging recess 63 is formed as a notch. The first engaging recess 60 and the second engaging recess 63 are notched deeper in the first engaging recess 60 than in the second engaging recess 63. In addition, the engaging protrusion 61
Are notched so as to descend from the side of the first engagement recess 60 to the second engagement recess 63. The first engaging concave portion 60, the second engaging concave portion 63 and the engaging convex portion 61 are
A lock lever 73 described later is locked.

The window 59 has a first engaging recess 6
0, the second engaging concave portion 63 and the engaging convex portion 62 are provided with a concave portion 64 on the surface facing the cutout surface. A projection 70 of a locking member 67 described later is locked in the recess 64.

Further, the substrate 55 is provided with a round hole 65. The round hole 65 has a hole diameter substantially the same as that of the protrusion 70 of the locking member 67.

As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the locking member 67 is made of a metal material that is L-shaped as a whole and is elastically displaced, and a screwing hole 69 is formed at one end of the main surface 68. The protrusion 70 is formed so as to project at the other end. In this locking member 67, the screwing hole 69 has an outer lid 41.
It is arranged on the screw hole 51 formed inside. In addition, the main surface 68 is a substrate 55 formed inside the outer lid 41.
Are arranged along the positioning wall 47 for positioning.
As shown in FIG. 4, the locking member 67 configured in this manner has the set screw 52 in the state where the protrusion 70 is engaged with the concave portion 64 of the substrate 55, and the set screw 52 and the screw fastening hole 51 and the engagement of the inner lid 50. It is inserted through the screw hole 69 of the stopper member 67 and screwed into the screw hole 46 of the outer lid 41 to be fixed. The main surface 68 of the locking member 67 forms a step.

Further, the lock lever 73 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a locking portion 74 at one end of which a locking projection 39 provided on the opening end side of the battery storage opening 33 is locked.
And the first portion formed in the window portion 59 of the substrate 55 at the other end portion
Main part 76 having a positioning convex part 75 that is engaged with the engaging concave part 60, and the operating part 7 attached to this main part 76.
And 7A. And the operation unit 77A
On the surface thereof, a plurality of concaves and convexes 78 are formed as slip stoppers to facilitate the operation of sliding the lock lever 73.

The lock lever 73 configured as described above
4, is slidably fitted to a lock lever regulating wall 44 formed inside the outer lid 41. At this time, the locking portion 74 of the lock lever 73 is fitted into the cutout portion 45 formed in the outer lid 41. Therefore, the outer peripheral wall 43 of the outer lid 41 and the locking portion 74 are arranged on the same plane. On the other hand, the positioning protrusion 75 is formed on the substrate 5
5 is fitted in the first engaging recessed portion 60 formed in 5.

Further, the lock lever 73 has a hooking portion 77A formed near the positioning protrusion 75. A second elastic body 81, the other of which is hooked on the hooking portion 80 on the outer lid 41 side, is hooked on the hooking portion 77A. The second elastic body 81 is composed of a coil spring and is biased in the contracting direction. On the other hand, the lock lever 73 is regulated by the lock lever regulation wall 44, and the locking portion 74 of the lock lever 73 is just provided.
Are arranged on the same plane as the outer peripheral wall 43 of the outer lid 41.

As shown in FIG. 4, the opening / closing device 31 of the battery lid 30 configured as described above has the lock lever 73 fitted in the lock lever restricting wall 44 inside the outer lid 41, and the second elastic body 81. The hooks 79 and 80, and the locking member 67 is placed on the screw hole of the outer lid 41.
5 is fitted into the positioning wall 47, then the inside of the outer lid 41 is closed on the substrate 55 by the inner lid 50, and screwed into the screw hole 51 formed in the inner lid 50 by the set screw 52 to assemble. To be

In the opening / closing device 31 of the battery lid 30 having the above-described structure, when the battery lid 30 is closed, for example, as shown in FIGS. The lid is closed by. At this time, the battery lid 30 is in a state where the outer lid 41 is integrated with the outer shape of the housing 3. Therefore, the video camera device 1
In the vicinity of the opening / closing device 31 of the battery lid 30, the first elastic body 56 is not exposed from the outside, and the appearance design is not damaged.

At this time, the lock lever 73 has the locking portion 74.
Are arranged on the same plane as the outer peripheral wall 43 of the outer lid 41, and the operating portion 77A of the lock lever 73 is located to the right of the operating opening 77B shown in FIG. In addition, the positioning convex portion 75, which is the other end portion of the lock lever 73, has the first engaging concave portion 6 in the window portion 59 on the substrate 55.
It is locked at 0. That is, when the battery lid 30 closes the battery housing opening 33, the lock lever 7
3 is located in the left direction shown in FIG. 4 and the right direction shown in FIG. 7 as a whole. The locking portion 74 is locked on the hinge mechanism side of the locking protrusion 39 shown in FIG. Therefore, the battery lid 30 does not slide in the B direction shown in FIG. 9 when the lid is closed.

The protrusion 70 of the locking member 67 is formed on the substrate 5
It is in a state of being locked in the recessed portion 64 formed by cutting out the window portion 59 of No. 5.

[0058] closing device 31 of the battery cover 30 is, for example, for housing the batteries 34 in the battery housing section 32, in the case of lid opening the battery cover 30, as shown in FIG. 9, the operation unit 77
A is an arrow shown in FIG. 7 against the elastic force of the second elastic body 81.
Slide in the A direction . Then, the lock lever 73
Along the lock lever control wall 44, the arrow A
It is slid in the direction . Therefore, the engagement portion 74 of the lock lever 73 is released from the engagement state with the engagement protrusion 39 described above, and the outer cover 41 is indicated by an arrow in FIGS. 8 and 11.
The slide operation in the B direction becomes possible .

The outer lid 41 is shown by the arrow in FIGS.
When the slide operation is performed in the direction of the mark B , the outer lid 41 slides along the guide groove 42 by the dimension C shown in FIG. At this time, the positioning projection 75, which is the other end of the lock lever 73, is moved to the second engagement recess 63. Then, after the positioning protrusion 75 completes the sliding operation in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 7 , the positioning protrusion 75 passes through the engagement protrusion 61 and is engaged with the second engagement recess 63. Further, the protrusion 7 of the locking member 67
0 is the substrate 5 due to the sliding operation in the direction of arrow B in FIG.
5 is moved from the concave portion 64 formed in the window portion 59 to the round hole 65 near the concave portion 64. At this time, the main surface 68 of the locking member 67 is moved by being elastically displaced. Therefore, the protrusion 70 is moved from the recess 64 to the round hole 65,
When engaged, the vibrations when engaged in the user's hand are transmitted, and the completion of the sliding operation of the outer lid 41 is notified.

In the outer lid 41 thus slid along the guide groove 42, the guide groove 42 is completed and the engaging projection 3
The engagement state of 8 with the guide groove 42 is released. Then, the substrate 55 urged by the first elastic body 56 in the opening direction, that is, the arrow D direction shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, together with the outer lid 41 and the inner lid 50 fixed to the substrate 55, The entire lid 30 is opened.

Then, the battery 34 is stored in the battery storage portion 32 in a state where the battery storage opening portion 33 is opened. At this time, the battery 34 is stored in the battery storage portion 32 after moving the battery locking piece 36 in the arrow F direction , as shown in FIG. 12, for example. Further, when the stored battery 34 is taken out from the battery storage portion 32, the battery locking piece 36
Is also moved in the direction of arrow F in FIG. 12 to release the locked state. At this time, the battery 34 is pushed out by the expansion spring arranged on the bottom surface of the battery housing portion 32 to be in a state as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when closing the battery lid 30, specifically, an operation opposite to the above-described opening operation of the battery lid 30 is performed.

That is, the opening / closing device 31 of the battery cover 3 is configured such that the battery cover 30 opened by pressing is attached to the first elastic body 56.
It is rotated in the direction of arrow E shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 against the elastic force of the battery storage opening 33 to close the battery storage opening 33. Then, the battery lid 30 is brought into the state of FIG. 9 described above.

At this time, in the lock lever 73, the positioning convex portion 75, which is one end portion, has the second engaging concave portion 6 of the substrate 55.
3 is engaged, and the other end is located inward of the outer peripheral wall 43 of the outer lid 41. Further, the protrusion 70 of the locking member 67 is in a state of being engaged with the round hole 65 of the substrate 55.

[0065] Then, the outer lid 41 is picture from this state
8 and the arrow G direction shown in FIG. Outer lid 41
Is slid in the G direction, the lock lever 73
The locking portion 74 collides with the locking projection 39 on the housing 3 side and is similarly pressed in the direction of arrow G. At this time, the lock lever 7
The positioning convex portion 75 that regulates the position of
It is in a state of being engaged with the engaging recess 63 of. The engagement protrusion 61 continuous with the second engagement recess 63 has the first protrusion as described above.
It is formed so as to descend from the side of the engaging recess 60 to the second engaging recess 63. Therefore, the positioning convex portion 75 of the lock lever 73 is moved along the convex surface of the engaging convex portion 61. Therefore, the outer lid 41 is further slid in the arrow G direction.

The positioning protrusion 75 of the lock lever 73 is
With the sliding operation of the outer lid 41, the outer cover 41 moves on the convex surface of the engaging convex portion 61 and is engaged with the first engaging concave portion 60 of the substrate 55. Then, since the second elastic body 81 is urged in the contracting direction, the locking portion 74 of the lock lever 73 has the outer lid 4
It is moved in the direction of the outer peripheral wall 43 of No. 1 and is arranged on the same plane as the outer peripheral wall 43 of the outer lid 41.

At the same time, the projection 70 of the locking member 67
The substrate 55 is slid in the direction of arrow G in FIG.
The circular hole 65 formed in the window portion 59 is moved to the concave portion 64. At this time, the main surface 68 of the locking member 67 is moved by being elastically displaced. Therefore, the protrusion 70 is
When it is moved from the concave portion 64 to the round hole 65 and engaged, the vibration at the time of being engaged with the hand of the user is transmitted, and it is notified that the sliding operation of the outer lid 41 is completed.

[0068] closing device 31 of the battery cover 30 configured in this way, in a state where the closed battery housing opening 33, since the rotary shaft 40 is provided in the outer lid 41, the outer lid 41 housing Since it is formed as a part of the outer shape of the housing 3, the outer appearance of the housing 3 is not damaged. Also,
Since the rotating shaft 40 is provided in the outer lid 41 when the battery housing opening 33 is closed, the opening / closing device 31 of the battery lid 30 can be downsized as a whole. Further, the opening / closing device 31 of the battery lid 30 is provided with the lock lever 73 inside the battery lid 30 as described above. Therefore, according to the opening / closing device 31 of the battery lid 30, the battery lid 30 does not accidentally open during use of the video camera device 1 and the battery 34 does not pop out from the battery housing portion 32, so that the recording is surely performed. And / or regeneration can be performed.

[0069]

According to the battery lid opening / closing device of the present invention, since the hinge mechanism is disposed inside the outer lid, the appearance design of the housing is not damaged. Further, since the hinge mechanism is provided inside the outer lid of the battery lid opening / closing device, the overall size of the device can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a video camera device to which a battery lid opening / closing device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a video camera device to which a battery lid opening / closing device is applied, as seen from the back side.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the video camera device to which the battery lid opening / closing device is applied, as seen from the bottom surface.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a battery lid opening / closing device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a locking member of the battery lid opening / closing device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lock lever of the battery lid opening / closing device.

FIG. 7 is a main part perspective view showing a state in which the battery lid is closed in the battery lid opening / closing device of the video camera device.

FIG. 8 is a main-portion cross-sectional view showing a state where the battery lid is closed in the battery lid opening / closing device of the video camera device.

FIG. 9 is a main part perspective view showing a state where the battery lid is slid in the battery lid opening / closing device of the video camera device.

FIG. 10 is a main-portion cross-sectional view showing a state in which the battery lid is opened in the battery lid opening / closing device of the video camera device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a state in which the battery lid is opened in the battery lid opening / closing device of the video camera device.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a state in which a battery is inserted in the battery lid opening / closing device of the video camera device with the battery lid being opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 video camera device, 30 battery lid, 31 opening / closing device, 32 battery storage part, 33 battery storage opening part,
38 engagement convex part, 39 locking protrusion part, 41 outer lid, 42 guide groove, 50 inner lid, 55 substrate, 5
6 1st elastic body, 73 lock lever, 74 locking part, 81 2nd elastic body

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A battery having an opening for loading and unloading the battery.
A housing provided with a housing, and a lid for closing the opening
And the lid is provided with the opening through the hinge mechanism.
Is supported in the above-mentioned housing by being rotatable in the direction of opening and closing
And the opening is opened by the first elastic body.
Integrated with the board that is urged to rotate in the direction
Has an outer lid and an inner lid attached to the outer lid.
On the side surface on the one side, when it is in a position to close the opening,
The engaging protrusion provided on the opening end side of the opening
A guide groove that engages is provided, and the guide groove is provided in the engaging protrusion.
The first parallel to the opening surface of the opening in the state of being engaged with
Is mounted on the board so that it can slide in any direction.
A pond lid opening / closing device, wherein the first direction is provided on an inner surface of the outer lid facing the substrate.
Is slidably supported in a second direction orthogonal to
When the outer lid is in the first position with the opening closed,
The locking protrusions located on the opening end side of the opening
A second member that is locked and separates the outer lid from the hinge mechanism.
The locking part that restricts the movement of the
And a lock lever attached to the operating opening provided on the outer lid.
The operation part is installed and the locking part is
Moved by the second elastic body in the direction to lock to the locking protrusion
A battery lid opening / closing device characterized by being energized . 2. The lock lever is provided with a positioning convex portion on the other end side, and the positioning convex portion is locked to the substrate,
A window portion is formed in which the lock lever slides in conjunction with the sliding of the outer lid and the inner lid in the first direction, is connected to each other, and a concavo-convex portion having different depth dimensions is formed. The opening / closing device for the battery lid according to claim 1.