JPH07230842A - Terminal structure for electric equipment and battery pack having this and electronic equipment body - Google Patents
Terminal structure for electric equipment and battery pack having this and electronic equipment bodyInfo
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は電子機器の端子構造、と
くにバッテリーパックなどに有利に適用される端子構造
およびこれを備えたバッテリーパックと電子機器に関す
る。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal structure of an electronic device, particularly to a terminal structure which is advantageously applied to a battery pack and the like, and a battery pack and an electronic device having the terminal structure.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】図５および図６は従来技術における電子
機器のバッテリーパック用端子構造を示した構成図であ
る。2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 5 and 6 are configuration diagrams showing a battery pack terminal structure of an electronic device according to a conventional technique.
【０００３】図５において、たとえば端子１２はバッテ
リーパック側の端子であり、端子１１はこのバッテリー
パックが着脱自在に装着される電子機器または充電器の
端子である。この従来技術では、板バネ構造の端子１１
に端子１２が押しつけられることにより、端子１１と端
子１２とが電気的に導通する端子構造になっている。In FIG. 5, for example, a terminal 12 is a terminal on the battery pack side, and a terminal 11 is a terminal of an electronic device or a charger to which the battery pack is detachably mounted. In this conventional technique, the terminal 11 having a leaf spring structure is used.
When the terminal 12 is pressed against the terminal 12, the terminal 11 and the terminal 12 are electrically connected to each other.
【０００４】また、図６において、たとえば端子２２は
バッテリーパック側の端子であり、端子２１はこのバッ
テリーパックが着脱自在に装着される電子機器または充
電器の端子である。この従来技術では、端子２１の内部
にコイルバネ３０が内蔵され、端子２２と接触する接触
部２１−１がバネ３０により付勢されている。このた
め、端子２２が接触部２１−１を押下すると、バネ３０
の復元力により端子２２と端子２１が接触し、これら端
子間が電気的に導通する。Further, in FIG. 6, for example, the terminal 22 is a terminal on the battery pack side, and the terminal 21 is a terminal of an electronic device or a charger to which the battery pack is detachably mounted. In this conventional technique, the coil spring 30 is built in the terminal 21, and the contact portion 21-1 that contacts the terminal 22 is biased by the spring 30. Therefore, when the terminal 22 presses the contact portion 21-1, the spring 30
The terminal 22 and the terminal 21 are brought into contact with each other by the restoring force of, and the terminals are electrically connected.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながらこのよう
な従来技術では、一方向からだけの接触なので、振動、
衝撃などにより接触が不安定になり、電源断などが発生
するという問題が生じることがあった。However, in such a conventional technique, since the contact is made from only one direction, vibration,
The contact may become unstable due to shock or the like, which may cause a problem such as power failure.
【０００６】本発明はこのような従来技術の欠点を解消
し、振動、衝撃などの影響を受けにくい接触構造にする
ことで信頼性の高い電子機器の端子構造およびこれを備
えたバッテリーパックと電子機器本体を提供することを
目的とする。The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and provides a highly reliable terminal structure for electronic equipment by providing a contact structure that is not easily affected by vibration, shock, etc., and a battery pack and an electronic device having the same. The purpose is to provide a device body.
【０００７】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は上述の課題を解
決するために、第１の端子と第２の端子を物理的に接触
することによりこれら端子間を電気的に導通させる電子
機器の端子構造は、第１の端子となる端子板と、第１の
端子板を両側から挟むように形成された２つの板バネの
端子を備えた第２の端子とを有する。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to an electronic device in which a first terminal and a second terminal are physically contacted to electrically connect these terminals. The terminal structure has a terminal plate serving as a first terminal and a second terminal including two leaf spring terminals formed so as to sandwich the first terminal plate from both sides.
【０００８】[0008]
【作用】本発明によれば、第１の端子と第２の端子が嵌
合されると、この第１の端子はこの第２の端子を形成す
るそれぞれの板バネの端子と物理的に接触し、これら端
子間が電気的に導通する。According to the present invention, when the first terminal and the second terminal are fitted, the first terminal physically contacts the terminals of the respective leaf springs forming the second terminal. Then, these terminals are electrically connected.
【０００９】[0009]
【実施例】次に添付図面を参照して本発明による電子機
器の端子構造の実施例を詳細に説明する。Embodiments of the terminal structure of an electronic device according to the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
【００１０】図１は本発明による電子機器の端子構造を
バッテリーパック用端子構造に適用したときの実施例を
示す説明図であり、図１（ａ）はその構成を、また図１
（ｂ）はその嵌合状態を示している。同図において、た
とえば端子２はバッテリーパックの電源端子であり、ま
た端子１はこのバッテリーパックが装着される電子機器
または充電器の電源端子である。FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment in which the terminal structure of an electronic device according to the present invention is applied to a terminal structure for a battery pack, and FIG. 1 (a) shows the structure and FIG.
(B) shows the fitted state. In the figure, for example, terminal 2 is a power supply terminal of a battery pack, and terminal 1 is a power supply terminal of an electronic device or a charger to which this battery pack is attached.
【００１１】図１（ａ）に示すように端子２は取り付け
られるバッテリーパックの本体に対して直立している。
また、端子１は、端子２を両側から挟むように板バネに
よる端子１−１が形成されている。本実施例では、端子
１−１の接触部にドーム型の突起１−２を設け、接触の
安定性および挿抜時のスムーズな動作が行えるような構
造になっている。すなわち、２つの板バネ端子１−１間
の距離ｂは端子板２の厚さａよりも広く、２つのドーム
型の突起１−２間の最短距離を端子板２の厚さよりも短
くすることで、端子２を確実に挟持するとともに挿抜時
の操作性を高めている。As shown in FIG. 1A, the terminal 2 stands upright with respect to the body of the battery pack to which it is attached.
Further, the terminal 1 is formed with a terminal 1-1 made of a leaf spring so as to sandwich the terminal 2 from both sides. In this embodiment, a dome-shaped protrusion 1-2 is provided on the contact portion of the terminal 1-1, and the structure is such that the contact stability and smooth operation at the time of insertion / removal can be performed. That is, the distance b between the two leaf spring terminals 1-1 is wider than the thickness a of the terminal plate 2, and the shortest distance between the two dome-shaped protrusions 1-2 is shorter than the thickness of the terminal plate 2. Thus, the terminal 2 is securely sandwiched and the operability at the time of insertion / removal is enhanced.
【００１２】図１（ｂ）は端子１と端子２とを嵌合時の
状態を示した説明図である。これに示すように、端子２
は二つの板バネ端子１−１のバネ力で挟んで保持され
る。端子２を独自に保持する本実施例の構造により、振
動および衝撃などの環境下においても安定した接触を得
ることができる。FIG. 1 (b) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the terminals 1 and 2 are fitted together. As shown here, terminal 2
Is held by being sandwiched by the spring force of the two leaf spring terminals 1-1. With the structure of this embodiment in which the terminal 2 is held independently, stable contact can be obtained even under an environment such as vibration and shock.
【００１３】なお、端子１また２を本体およびバッテリ
ーに取り付ける際は、これら端子の一方または両方をフ
ローティング構造にすることが望ましい。端子をフロー
ティング構造にすることにより、嵌合時のバラツキが吸
収できるとともに、振動や衝撃などの外部の影響を受け
た場合でも確実な接触状態を保つことができるメリット
がある。When the terminals 1 or 2 are attached to the main body and the battery, it is desirable that one or both of these terminals have a floating structure. The floating structure of the terminals has the advantage that variations during fitting can be absorbed and that a reliable contact state can be maintained even when external influences such as vibration and shock are received.
【００１４】図２は端子１をバッテリーパック１００
に、端子２を電子機器本体２００に設けたときの実施例
を示す斜視図である。また、図３は図２に示したバッテ
リーパック１００の端子構造を説明するための一部断面
斜視図である。図３に示すように端子１は、ケース１０
２に内蔵された充電式の素電池１０４と電気的に接続す
るとともに端子１を固定する板材１０６によってケース
１０２に固定されている。この板材１０６は金属板また
は印刷配線板などある。In FIG. 2, the terminal 1 is connected to the battery pack 100.
8 is a perspective view showing an embodiment when the terminal 2 is provided in the electronic device main body 200. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view for explaining the terminal structure of the battery pack 100 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal 1 has a case 10
It is fixed to the case 102 by a plate member 106 that electrically connects to a rechargeable unit cell 104 built in the terminal 2 and fixes the terminal 1. The plate material 106 is a metal plate or a printed wiring board.
【００１５】また、バッテリーパック１００に設けられ
た端子１は外部に直に露出しない構造なので、鞄などの
中に入れてもネックレスなどの金物で端子間がショート
するという問題が起こりにくいという効果がある。さら
に、ガイド１１０が形成されているので、端子２を容易
に端子穴１０８に導くことができ、装着時の作業性が良
い。Further, since the terminal 1 provided in the battery pack 100 is structured so as not to be exposed directly to the outside, the problem that the terminals are short-circuited by a metal object such as a necklace is unlikely to occur even when the terminal 1 is put in a bag or the like. is there. Further, since the guide 110 is formed, the terminal 2 can be easily guided to the terminal hole 108, and workability at the time of mounting is good.
【００１６】なお、ここで説明した実施例は本発明を説
明するためのものであって、本発明は必ずしもこれに限
定されるものではない。すなわち、図１に示した端子１
の端子１−１は一体で形成されているが、とくにこれに
限定されるものではなく図４に示すようにこれら端子１
−１が独立に形成されていても良い。また、本実施例で
は本発明の端子構造をバッテリーパック用としたが、と
くにバッテリーパックに限定されるものではなく他の電
子機器の端子にも適用可能である。The embodiment described here is for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. That is, the terminal 1 shown in FIG.
Although the terminal 1-1 of No. 1 is integrally formed, it is not particularly limited to this and as shown in FIG.
-1 may be independently formed. Further, although the terminal structure of the present invention is used for the battery pack in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the battery pack in particular and can be applied to the terminals of other electronic devices.
【００１７】[0017]
【発明の効果】このように本発明の電子機器の端子構造
は、端子板による端子とこれを両側から挟むように形成
された２つの板バネの端子とで構成した。これにより、
嵌合時は板バネのバネ力で端子板を挟み、端子独自で保
持できるようにしたため、振動、衝撃などの影響を受け
にくく、安定した接続が得られる。したがって、端子間
における電気的導通状態が極めて安定するので、瞬断な
どの発生が非常に少なくなり、本発明を適用した電子機
器の信頼性および安定性が高くなる。As described above, the terminal structure of the electronic device of the present invention is composed of the terminal by the terminal plate and the terminals of the two leaf springs formed so as to sandwich the terminal plate from both sides. This allows
At the time of fitting, the terminal plate is sandwiched by the spring force of the leaf spring so that the terminal can be held by itself, so it is less susceptible to vibration, shock, etc., and a stable connection can be obtained. Therefore, the electrical conduction state between the terminals is extremely stable, so that the occurrence of instantaneous interruptions is extremely reduced, and the reliability and stability of the electronic device to which the present invention is applied are improved.
【図１】本発明による電子機器の端子構造をバッテリー
パック用端子構造に適用したときの実施例を示す説明図
である。FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment when a terminal structure of an electronic device according to the present invention is applied to a battery pack terminal structure.
【図２】図１に示した端子構造をバッテリーパックおよ
び電子機器本体に適用したときの斜視図である。FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the terminal structure shown in FIG. 1 is applied to a battery pack and an electronic device body.
【図３】図２に示したバッテリーパックの端子構造を説
明するための一部断面斜視図である。3 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view for explaining a terminal structure of the battery pack shown in FIG.
【図４】図１に示した端子構造の他の実施例を示す説明
図である。FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the terminal structure shown in FIG.
【図５】従来技術における端子構造を示した説明図であ
る。FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a terminal structure in the conventional technique.
【図６】従来技術における端子構造を示した説明図であ
る。FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a terminal structure in the prior art.
１、２ 端子 １−１ 板バネ １−２ 突起 １００ バッテリーパック １０２ ケース １０４ 素電池 １０６ 板材 １０８ 端子穴 １１０ ガイド ２００ 電子機器本体 1, 2 terminals 1-1 leaf spring 1-2 protrusion 100 battery pack 102 case 104 unit cell 106 plate material 108 terminal hole 110 guide 200 electronic device body
Claims (4)
によりこれら端子間を電気的に導通させる電子機器の端
子構造において、 第１の端子となる端子板と、 前記端子板を両側から挟むように形成した２つの板バネ
の端子を備えた第２の端子とを有し、 前記第１の端子と前記第２の端子が嵌合されると、この
第１の端子はこの第２の端子を形成するそれぞれの前記
板バネの端子と接触することを特徴とする電子機器の端
子構造。1. In a terminal structure of an electronic device in which a first terminal and a second terminal are brought into contact with each other to electrically connect the terminals, a terminal plate serving as a first terminal and both sides of the terminal plate are provided. A second terminal having two leaf spring terminals formed so as to be sandwiched between the first terminal and the second terminal when the first terminal and the second terminal are fitted to each other. A terminal structure for an electronic device, wherein the terminal structure is in contact with the terminals of the leaf springs that form the second terminal.
記第１の端子および第２の端子のいずれか一方もしくは
両方がフローティング構造により電子機器本体もしくは
そのバッテリーパックに取り付けられることを特徴とす
る電子機器の端子構造。2. The terminal structure according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the first terminal and the second terminal are attached to an electronic device body or a battery pack thereof by a floating structure. Electronic device terminal structure.
リーパックにおいて、前記バッテリーパックは請求項１
に記載の第２の端子が外部に露出しないように取り付け
られていることを特徴とするバッテリーパック。3. A battery pack detachably attached to an electronic device, wherein the battery pack is a battery pack.
A battery pack, wherein the second terminal described in 1 is attached so as not to be exposed to the outside.
な電子機器において、前記電子機器は請求項１に記載の
第１の端子となる端子板を備えたことを特徴とする電子
機器。4. An electronic device to which a battery pack can be removably mounted, wherein the electronic device comprises the terminal plate serving as the first terminal according to claim 1.
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| JP6018425A JPH07230842A (en) | 1994-02-15 | 1994-02-15 | Terminal structure for electric equipment and battery pack having this and electronic equipment body |
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| JP6018425A JPH07230842A (en) | 1994-02-15 | 1994-02-15 | Terminal structure for electric equipment and battery pack having this and electronic equipment body |
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