JPH08273641A - Dry battery case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To inexpensively provide a dry battery case where a battery case having a cover is provided in a battery box installed in and fixed to a battery housing part on a front face of an apparatus body so as to be inserted and extracted from a front face of an apparatus. CONSTITUTION: A dry battery case is provided with a connecting terminal spring 2 to energize a battery case 9 having a cover in the taking-out direction and a stopper 17 to engage and hold the battery case 9 having a cover in a housing position against energizing force of an energizing means of its connecting terminal spring 2. An engaging part of its stopper 17 is formed in the middle of an operation lug 19 projecting so as to be elastically deformable toward the taking-out directional side from a bottom surface of the battery case 9 having a cover, and the operation lug 19 and the battery case 9 having a cover are integrally molded by synthetic resin.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dry battery case suitable for a gas combustion appliance such as a gas table stove.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a gas burning appliance such as a gas table stove, a dry battery case is generally provided on one side of the bottom front surface or rear portion of the appliance. However, it is necessary to pull out the device to the front and look into the rear part of the device, and it is very difficult to attach and detach the dry battery to and from the dry battery case. Therefore, it is difficult to confirm the position of the dry battery case from the front of the device, and it takes a lot of time to replace the battery, which is very inconvenient in handling, and
It was troublesome.

[0003] Therefore, conventionally, an attempt has been proposed to solve the above problems by providing a dry battery case on the front side of a gas burning stove or other gas burning appliance so that the battery can be replaced from the front of the appliance.

[0004] As a conventional device that enables battery replacement from the front side, for example, as shown in Fig. 11, a case body 10 having a guide rail 100 is provided.
1 includes a front cover 102 and a boat-shaped battery case 103 having an open upper surface, which is integrally provided on a slide base 104, and is a dry battery case (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 1) in which a slide body is provided so as to be stored or drawn out, or FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, a battery case 103 having a grip 108 and open on both sides is provided in a case body composed of an upper guide plate 105, a lower guide plate 106, and a contact fitting 107 so that the battery case 103 can be inserted and removed. Further, there is a dry battery case (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 2 and Conventional Example 3) having a separate front cover 102.

[0005]

In the dry battery case of the above-mentioned conventional example 1, when the battery is replaced, the slide body is pulled out from the case body 101 to the middle, and the used dry battery housed in the battery case 103 is taken out from the top opening. A new dry battery is housed in the battery case 103 through the top opening, and then the slide body is pushed into the case body 101 together with the front cover 102 to be set. Since the front cover 102 does not easily project from the front surface of the appliance or is recessed inward, a step difference is likely to occur, and in particular, the dry battery and its connection may not be stable and may cause an improper energization. 101, front cover 102, battery case 103, slide base 104
Since such parts are required, the number of parts is increased and the structure is complicated, resulting in an increase in cost.

In the dry battery cases of the conventional example 2 and the conventional example 3, when the battery is replaced, first, the cover 102 of the front panel is used.
Then remove the battery case 103 from the case body 101 by pulling the handle and take it out of the device, remove the used dry batteries housed in the battery case 103 from both side openings, and insert new dry cells from both side openings into the battery case. After mounting the battery case 103 inside, the battery case 103 in which the dry battery is stored is pushed into the case body and stored, and then the front cover 102 is covered. Therefore, the front cover 102, which is a separate body from the battery case, is flush with the front panel. It is easy to pull out the battery case 103 by using the handle without being positioned at the step, and it is not possible to confirm whether the battery case 103 has been securely set from the outside. Since there is no holding means at the storage position of the battery case 103 with respect to the case body, the battery case 10
3 and the contact metal fitting 107 are not stable in connection with each other, which may result in improper energization, and the case body is composed of a combination of parts such as the upper guide plate 105, the lower guide plate 106, the contact metal fitting 107, and the like. Since parts such as the battery case 103 and the front cover 102 are also required, the number of parts is increased and the structure is complicated, which causes a problem that the cost is also high.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, facilitates battery replacement, etc., can reliably store a battery case, eliminates defective conduction, and also simplifies the structure and reduces costs. The purpose is to provide a case.

[0008]

According to a first dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above problems, a battery case with a lid is inserted from a front surface of a device into a battery box which is fixedly attached to a battery storage portion on a front surface of a body. In a detachable dry battery case, an energizing means for energizing the battery case with the lid in a removal direction from the device, and a battery box with the battery case with the lid in the storage position against the energizing force of the energizing means. The stopper that engages with and is held against, the release operation part that releases the engagement of the stopper, and the battery case with the lid are integrally molded with resin, and the release operation part is elastic from the bottom surface of the battery case with the lid. It is characterized in that it is deformably integrally extended and an engaging portion of the stopper is formed in the middle thereof.

In the second dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, the urging means is provided on the back side wall of the battery box, and when the battery case with the lid is inserted into the storage position, it is inserted. It is a connection terminal spring that directly contacts and biases one electrode of a dry battery housed in a battery case with a lid.

In the third dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, when the pressing means inserts the battery case with the lid into the storage position, the battery case of the battery case with the lid inserted is inserted. It is a connection terminal spring that directly contacts and presses against the terminal plate of the other electrode.

In a fourth dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, the connecting terminal spring of the biasing means is constituted by a coil spring contacting the negative electrode of the dry battery, and the connecting terminal spring of the pressing means is of the dry battery. It is characterized in that it is composed of a leaf spring that comes into contact with the positive electrode terminal plate.

According to a fifth dry battery case of the present invention which solves the above-mentioned problems, the battery storage portion is provided next to the ignition switch on the operation panel of the table stove, and the lid battery case is in the storage position. The surface is positioned on the same surface as the operation panel surface.

A fourth dry battery case according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that the battery box is attached to and supported by the pipe of the table stove.

[0014]

According to the first dry battery case of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the battery case with the lid is housed to the predetermined position in the battery box, the battery case with the lid is attached while being pressed by the holding means. A biasing force is applied by the biasing means in the take-out direction so that the stopper is securely locked, and as a result, the battery case with the lid is stably held at a predetermined predetermined storage position, and by operating the release operation portion, The battery case with the lid is pushed forward by the biasing means. Then, the release operation portion surely performs the engaging operation of the engaging portion formed on the way by utilizing the elastic deformation. In addition, the battery case with lid is integrally molded with synthetic resin, which significantly reduces the number of parts,
It can be provided at a low price.

In the second dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure, when the dry battery case with the lid is set, one electrode of the battery housed in the battery case with the lid is electrically connected to the connection terminal spring. Therefore, the spring in the battery case with the lid is not necessary.

In the third dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure, when the battery case with the lid is set, both electrodes of the battery housed in the battery case with the lid are electrically connected to the connection terminal spring. Connected.

The fourth dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure is functionally excellent due to the proper selection of the spring.

In the fifth dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure, the battery can be exchanged from the front side, and since the lid is flush with the panel, it can be confirmed whether or not the battery case is securely housed. .

The sixth dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure can be used for positioning the pipe when the battery box is attached and fixed.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a dry battery case of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a battery box, which is formed in a box shape with an open front surface, has a restoring force on its rear wall, and contacts the negative electrode side of a dry battery A which also serves as a forward biasing means. Connection terminal spring 2 is provided, a front end of the bottom wall is provided with a locking hole 3 for engaging and disengaging a locking protrusion 18 of a stopper 17, which will be described later, and a lower surface thereof is, as illustrated in FIG. The mounting seat 8 is provided with hooking recesses 5 and 6 which can be hooked on the gas or water pipe 4 of the device B and a seat 7 for screwing. A connecting terminal piece 2a is connected to the connecting terminal spring 2 so as to project to the outside.

Reference numeral 9 is a battery case with a lid, and a dry battery A is provided on the inner surface.
The case main body 11 having a plurality of protrusions 10 for stably supporting the battery is provided with a convex wall 13 to which a terminal plate 12 in contact with the positive electrode side of the dry battery A is attached, at the front end, at the front end. Is an opening 15 formed in the front panel 14 of the instrument B.
Has a lid body 16 that fits with the above, a bottom wall front surface has a stopper 17 described later, and a side wall rear end has an engagement means 2 described later.
It has a configuration including three engaging protrusions 25.

Reference numeral 17 is a stopper, which is the battery box 1 described above.
It has a locking protrusion 18 that engages and disengages with respect to the locking hole 3 on the lower surface near the front side, and is formed at the front end with a plate-like body having a restoring force with an operation knob 19 as a release operation portion. , Figure 1
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the front surface of the bottom wall of the battery case with lid 9 is cut out to be integrally formed with the battery case with lid, and in the embodiment shown in FIG. The plate-shaped body has is attached to the front surface of the bottom wall of the battery case 9 with a lid. The tip of the operation knob 19 is attached to the lid 1
6, a protrusion 26 is formed at the lower end of the lid 16 at a position facing the tip of the operation knob 19 with a space therebetween, and a thumb can be attached to the protrusion 26 and an operation knob. Put your index finger on 19 and use those controls 19
The operation knob 19 is lifted up by pinching the protrusion 26 and the protrusion 26 so as to press each other.
In addition, the locking protrusion 18 has an inverted triangular shape and is automatically locked and locked in the locking hole 3 by its reaction force when locked, and the operation knob 19 resists the reaction force when unlocked. By lifting, the locking protrusions 18 easily come out of the engaging holes 3 to facilitate unlocking.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a pressing plate serving as a pressing means downward in the engaging direction, and when the battery case 9 with the lid is housed at a predetermined position in the battery box 1, its convex wall 13 is provided.
Formed of a band plate body having a restoring force having a pressing convex portion 21 that is pressed against the upper surface of the battery box 1, the base plate being fixed to the front surface of the upper wall of the battery box 1 and having the pressing convex portion 21. The body is made of a conductive spring plate, the base end of which is extended and projected upward, and the positive side connecting terminal piece 2 of the dry battery A
Combines 2.

Reference numeral 23 denotes an engaging means for temporarily stopping the withdrawal of the battery case 9 with the lid for a certain stroke. The cut-and-raised piece 24 provided at the front end portion of the side wall of the battery box 1 is attached to the battery case 9 with the lid. The engaging protrusion 25 provided at the rear end of the side wall is engaged when the battery case 9 with the lid is pulled out by a certain stroke to restrict the withdrawal, and the engagement is released by lifting the front end side of the battery case 9 with the lid. It is composed.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show an embodiment in which the dry battery case of the present invention is applied to a gas table stove. The gas table stove B is attached and fixed to a battery storage portion on one side of the front side of the appliance. The battery can be easily replaced. Since the battery box 1 and the battery case 9 with a lid are integrally formed of resin, if the stopper is integrally molded with the battery case with a lid, the elasticity of the resin is used to give the stopper 17 a restoring force. be able to. If a metal plate spring is used for the pressing plate 20, it can be used as an electrical connecting means.

In the above structure, when the dry battery case of the present invention is installed in the battery storage portion on one side of the front surface of the gas table stove B, the battery box 1 is provided with the hooking recess 5 or 6 of the mounting seat 8 nearby. After it is fitted to the gas pipe 4 and hooked and supported, the seat 7 for screwing is screwed to a mounting plate (not shown) on the body side, so that the battery box 1 can be mounted and fixed at a predetermined position (see FIG. 7 and FIG. 9).

Therefore, two dry batteries A are used as the case main body 11
When the battery case 9 with the lid is inserted into the battery box 1 from the front opening and the connection terminal spring 2 in contact with the negative side of the dry battery A is compressed to reach a predetermined storage position, Since the upper surface of the convex wall 13 of the battery case 9 with the lid is pressed downward by the reaction force of the pressing portion 21 of the pressing plate 20, the locking protrusion 18 of the stopper 17 is automatically inserted into the locking hole 3 of the battery box 1. Be locked. Therefore, the battery case 9 with the lid against the battery box 1 is reliably locked by the stopper 17 by the downward pressing action of the pressing plate 20 and the forward pressing action of the connection terminal spring 2, and is set in a predetermined storage position. To be done. As a result, dry cell A
Is in a predetermined position, the positive electrode side contact with the terminal plate 12 and the negative electrode side contact with the connection terminal spring 2 are stably performed, and the opening 15 of the front panel 14 is closed by the front end cover 16. It comes off (see FIGS. 1 and 7).

Next, when replacing the battery, the battery case 9 with a lid is attached.
When pulling out, the operating knob 19 provided on the stopper 17 and the projection 26 are picked up with the thumb and forefinger to lift the operating knob 19 against the restoring force. (See Figure 4). When the locking protrusion 18 is disengaged from the locking hole 3, the battery case with lid 9
Is slightly pushed out by the forward pushing force of the connection terminal spring 2, and even if the lifting force of the operating knob 19 is released, the lock by the stopper 17 remains unlocked. After that, when the lid-equipped battery case 9 is pulled forward by the front end lid body 16, when the lid-equipped battery case 9 is pulled out by a certain stroke, the engagement protrusion 25 at the rear end of the side wall of the lid-equipped battery case 9 is moved to the battery box. 1 is engaged with the cut-and-raised piece 24 at the front end portion of the side wall of No. 1 and its withdrawal is temporarily stopped (see the solid line in FIG. 5). Then, if the front end portion of the battery case 9 with a lid is lifted and tilted, the cut-and-raised piece 24 and the engaging projection 25 are disengaged (see the chain line in FIG. 5), and therefore the battery box can be pulled out forward as it is. The battery case 9 with a lid can be taken out from 1.

Therefore, if a used dry battery is taken out from the case main body 11 of the battery case 9 with a lid, a new dry battery is mounted, and the battery case 9 with a lid is inserted and set in the battery box 1 according to the above-mentioned reason, the battery can be replaced. Complete.

In the insertion / removal operation of the battery case 9 with the lid, if the pressing plate 20 of the downward pressing means is also used as the connection terminal 22 on the positive side of the dry battery A, the battery case 9 with the lid is attached to the battery box 1. When inserted into a predetermined storage position, the pressing convex portion 21 of the pressing plate 20 comes into contact with the terminal plate 12 extending to the upper surface of the convex wall 13 so that power can be supplied to the positive electrode side. In addition, if the battery case 9 with the lid is pulled out from the battery box, the pressing protrusion 21 of the pressing plate 20 and the terminal plate 12
When the contact with is released, the power supply is cut off.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there. For example,
In the embodiment, two dry batteries are arranged in series.
It can also be applied to individual dry cells.

[0033]

According to the first dry battery case of the present invention described above, when the battery case with the lid is pushed to a predetermined position in the battery box, the battery case with the lid is pushed forward and downward by the holding means having a restoring force. The battery case with the lid is securely held in the predetermined storage position because the stopper that has elastic force is securely locked under the fixed condition, and the dry battery and its connection relationship are stable, so it is possible to energize There is no risk of defects. In addition, since the battery case with lid is integrally molded with synthetic resin, molding is easy and the number of parts can be reduced. Further, when the battery case with the lid is pulled out, the engaging portion is operated by elastically deforming the release operation portion, which is excellent in operability.

In the second dry battery case of the present invention, when the battery case with the lid is set in the battery box, the electrical connection between one electrode of the dry battery housed in the battery case with the lid and the connection terminal spring is shown. Accordingly, by removing the spring from the battery case with the lid, it becomes easy to accommodate the dry battery.

In the third dry battery case of the present invention, since the pressing member for surely holding the dry battery can also serve as the electrode, the structure is simplified and the cost can be reduced.

The fourth dry battery case of the present invention becomes excellent in operation and function by selecting the optimum spring.

In the fifth dry battery case of the present invention, when the battery case with the lid is pushed to the storage position, the lid body is positioned on the same surface as the panel, so that the panel surface is neat and whether it is set correctly. You can also check whether it is.

Furthermore, the sixth dry battery case of the present invention is
Since the battery box is mounted and supported on gas or water pipes, the pipes can be used for positioning, and the mounting work can be simplified and can be performed efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of a dry battery case of the present invention in a stored state.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a battery case with a lid.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a battery case with a lid.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view when a lock by a stopper is released.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a battery case with a lid pulled out by a constant stroke.

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

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a mounting seat of a battery box.

FIG. 8 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a state in which a dry battery case is attached and installed to a device.

FIG. 9 is a partial plan view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a main part of another embodiment of the stopper.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of Conventional Example 1.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of Conventional Example 2.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of Conventional Example 3.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-Battery box 2-Connecting terminal spring 4-Piping 9-Battery case with lid 16-Lid body 17-Stopper 19-Operating knob 20-Pressing plate 23-Engagement means 26- Protrusion

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A dry battery case in which a battery case with a lid is detachably attached to a battery box fixed to a battery housing on the front of the body, and the battery case with the lid is taken out from the instrument. Urging means for urging the battery case with a lid against the battery box in the storage position against the urging force of the urging means, and a release for disengaging the stopper. The operating portion and the battery case with the lid are integrally molded with resin, and the release operating portion is integrally extended from the bottom surface of the battery case with the lid so as to be elastically deformable, and the engaging portion of the stopper is provided in the middle thereof. A dry battery case characterized by being formed. 2. The urging means is provided on the back side wall of the battery box, and when the battery case with the lid is inserted into the storage position, one of the dry batteries housed in the inserted battery case with the lid is inserted. The dry battery case according to claim 1, wherein the dry battery case is a connection terminal spring that directly contacts and biases the electrodes. 3. The connection for pressing the pressing means, when the battery case with a lid is inserted into the storage position, the pressing means directly contacts the terminal plate of the other electrode of the dry battery housed in the inserted battery case with a lid. The dry battery case according to claim 2, wherein the dry battery case is a terminal spring. 4. The connection terminal spring of the biasing means is a coil spring that contacts the negative electrode of the dry battery, and the connection terminal spring of the pressing means is a leaf spring that contacts the positive electrode terminal plate of the dry battery. The dry battery case according to claim 3, wherein: 5. The battery accommodating portion is provided next to the ignition switch on the operation panel of the table cooker, and the lid surface is positioned on the same surface as the operation panel surface when the battery case with the lid is in the accommodation position. The dry battery case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: 6. The dry battery case according to claim 5, wherein the battery box is attached to and supported by a pipe of the table stove.