JPH11162430A - Contents removal mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To easily remove an object such as a battery with one hand without dropping it on a floor or the like. SOLUTION: An accommodation item locking claw 17 is provided inside a case main body 10 via a rotating member 16 so as to be able to protrude laterally and retreat, and to be urged to a protruding side by a locking spring 19. The battery 1 is locked by engaging the storage item locking claw 17 with the engagement recess 2 of the battery 1. A cam portion 21 having a plate cam shape is provided on the rotation end side of the rotation lid 20. When the knob 24 is operated with a finger, the lid locking claw 23 is detached from the engagement recess 14,
The rotating lid 20 is opened and held at about 45 ° by its own weight.
When the rotating lid 20 is further pushed open by the side of the hand or the like while the palm is brought under the doorway 10E, the cam portion 21 pushes the driven portion 18 and the accommodation is performed via the rotating member 16. Object locking claw 1
7 retreats against the locking spring 19. When the opening / closing lid 20 is substantially fully opened by about 82 °, the battery locking claw 17 is disengaged from the engaging concave portion 2, the battery 1 is released, and the battery 1 falls on the palm.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case in which an entrance for an article is formed at the bottom of a case main body. The present invention relates to a stored material removal mechanism that is provided to be freely opened and closed so as to be engaged with and disengaged from a case main body, and that when the rotating lid is opened, the stored material protrudes from the entrance by its own weight or the elastic force of a pushing spring.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a video camera battery case,
An entrance / exit for the battery is formed at the bottom of the case main body, and a pivotal lid is provided at the entrance / exit so as to be freely opened and closed.
One end of the rotating lid is rotatably connected to the case main body, and the other end is configured to engage with and disengage from the case main body via a protruding and retractable lid locking claw. When the rotary lid is opened by operating the knob connected to the lid locking claw with a finger, the battery projects from the entrance by its own weight.

[0003]

In the above-described battery case, the battery housed in the case body is supported by a rotating lid. Therefore, when the user operates the knob with a finger to retract the lid locking claw to release the locking end side of the rotating lid, at that moment the rotating lid opens due to the weight of the battery and the battery is released. Since the battery protrudes, the user must use both hands or operate on a desk to prevent the battery from dropping on the floor or the ground, and there is a problem that it is inconvenient to replace the battery outdoors. .

[0004] It is also conceivable to provide a storage item locking claw for unlocking the battery, separately from the rotating lid, inside the case main body. After operating the connected knob with a finger to open the rotating lid, it is necessary to further operate the knob connected to the storage item locking claw with a finger to release the battery, which is complicated. The problem arises.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a stored object taking-out mechanism that can be easily operated with one hand and that does not inadvertently drop a stored object such as a battery. Things.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The features of the present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above and achieving the intended purpose are as follows.
An entrance for the contents is formed at the bottom of the case body, and a rotating lid is rotatably connected at one end to the case body at the entrance, and the other end is opened and closed so as to be disengaged from the case body. When the rotating lid is opened, the container is ejected by its own weight or the elastic force of the push-out spring and protrudes from the entrance. A cam portion is provided on the rotating end side of the rotating lid so as to be capable of projecting in a lateral direction so as to unlock the contents and being urged to the projecting side by a locking spring. When the movable lid is opened to a predetermined angle or more, the stored object locking claw is retracted against the locking spring to release the stored object.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a battery that constitutes a storage object. The battery 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an engagement recess 2 is fixed to a lower portion of a side surface of the battery 1. And in the figure, 10 and 20 are the case bodies constituting the battery case of the video camera,
It is a rotating lid.

The case body 10 is formed in a hollow box shape having a housing space for the battery 1 therein, and a vertical guide surface is provided on both sides of the housing space so that the battery 1 can move up and down smoothly. 10G and 10G are fixedly provided.
An entrance 10E is formed at the bottom of the case body 10 so that the battery 1 can be inserted into and removed from the housing space.

In the inside of the case main body 10, an article locking claw 17 is provided in the vicinity of one side of the entrance 10E (the rotation end side of the rotating lid 20) on the side of the accommodation space. Is provided so as to be able to protrude laterally and retreat freely and to be urged toward the protruding side by a locking spring 19 (spiral spring), and the stored object locking claw 17 is stored in the case body 10. It is configured to be disengaged from the engagement recess 2 of the battery 1. In addition, the stored object locking claw 17 is rotatably supported by the rotation member 16 rotatably supported inside the case body 10 via the rotation support shaft 15.
The driven part 18 is integrally formed at the lower end of the rotating member 16.

Further, inside the case body 10, terminals 11, 11 and a pushing spring 12 are fixedly provided at the upper part of the housing space, and the terminals 11, 11 are connected to the battery housed in the case body 10. The pushing spring 12 is connected to an electrode (not shown) fixed on the upper portion of the battery 1, and urges the battery 1 housed in the case body 10 toward the entrance 10E.

The rotating lid 20 is connected to the entrance 1 of the case body 10.
0E is formed so as to be able to be closed.
Is rotatably connected at one end side to a rotating member 16 side of the case body 10 via a rotating support shaft 13 so as to be openable and closable. A plate cam-shaped cam portion 21 is fixedly provided on the rotation end side. When the rotation lid 20 is opened to a predetermined angle (about 45 °) or more, the cam portion 21 rotates. The driven part 18 is pushed against the locking spring 19 to rotate the
Is formed so as to separate from the driven portion 18 when it is closed below a predetermined angle.

On the other end of the rotating lid 20, a lid locking claw 23 projects laterally so as to be retractable, and a locking spring 25 is provided.
(Coil spring) is provided so as to be urged to the protruding side, and the lid locking claw 23 is adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging concave portion 14 fixed to the case main body 10. The lid locking claw 23 is formed integrally with the tip of a sliding member 22 slidably supported on the inner surface side of the rotating lid 20, and a knob 24 is further formed on the sliding member 22. The knob 24 is disposed so as to protrude from the rotating lid 20 to the outside.

When taking out the battery 1 from the battery case constructed as described above, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the user turns the knob 24 of the rotating lid 20 from the locking end side with a finger. Operate to push to the end side. Then, the lid locking claw 2
3 retreats against the locking spring 25 and the case body 1
The engaging end 14 of the rotating lid 20 is released by being disengaged from the engaging recess 14 of FIG.

When the locking end side of the rotating lid 20 is released, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotating lid 20 moves the locking end side downward while rotating the rotating end side by its own weight. The door 10E of the case body 1 is opened. Then, the cam portion 21 on the rotating end side of the rotating lid 20 is connected to the rotating member 16.
Abuts on the driven portion 18 of the rotary member 20 so that the rotating lid 20 is locked by the locking spring 19.
, It is held in a half-open state (open state at about 45 °). At this time, the battery locking claw 17 remains engaged with the engagement recess 2 of the battery 1, and the battery 1 is
0 is locked inside.

Next, when the user pushes and opens the rotating lid 20 by the side of the hand while holding the palm under the entrance 10E, the cam portion 21 on the rotating end side of the rotating lid 20 is opened. When the driven portion 18 of the rotating member 16 is pushed, the rotating member 16 rotates against the locking spring 19, and the stored article locking claw 17 starts to retreat. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when the rotating lid 20 is pushed and opened to a substantially fully opened state (a state opened to about 82 °), the stored item locking claw 17 is disengaged from the engagement recess 2 of the battery 1, Battery 1 is released. Then battery 1
The case body 1 is formed by the elastic force of the pushing spring 12 and its own weight.
0, protrudes from the entrance 10E and falls on the palm of the user's hand.

As described above, once the rotary cover 20 is half-opened by operating the knob 24 with a finger, the rotary cover 20 is thereafter opened.
The battery itself functions as a large-sized operation member, and the battery 1 can be easily released from the side of a hand or the like. Therefore,
When performing the operation of releasing the battery 1, the palm can be taken below the entrance 10E, and the battery 1 can be taken out of the case body 10 without falling onto the floor or the ground. Can be taken out.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a battery case of a video camera has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to a case for storing a lump in addition to the battery case of a video camera.

[0018]

As described above, according to the contents take-out mechanism according to the present invention, the contents locking claw is provided in the case main body so as to protrude laterally so as to unlock the contents so as to be retractable and engageable. A cam is provided on the rotating end of the rotating lid that opens and closes the entrance at the bottom of the case body. The claw is retracted against the locking spring to release the contents, so that the contents remain locked even if the rotating lid is half-opened at a predetermined angle or less. When the moving lid is opened more than a predetermined angle, the stored object is released and protrudes from the entrance by its own weight or the elastic force of the push-out spring. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of a stored object removal mechanism according to the present invention, showing a state in which a rotating lid is closed.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a rotary lid of FIG. 1 is half-opened.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the rotating lid of FIG. 1 is substantially fully opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Battery (accommodated) 2 Engagement recess 10 Case main body 10E Doorway 10G Guide surface 11 Terminal 12 Push-out spring 13 Rotation support shaft 14 Engagement recess 15 Rotation support shaft 16 Rotation member 17 Accommodation locking claw 18 Follower Part 19 Locking spring 20 Rotating lid 21 Cam part 22 Sliding member 23 Lid locking claw 24 Grip 25 Locking spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] An entrance for an article is formed at the bottom of the case body, and a rotary lid is rotatably connected at one end to the case body at the entrance, and the other end is connected to the case body at the other end. A container removal mechanism that is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to be detachable, and that when the rotating lid is opened, the container protrudes from the entrance by its own weight or the elastic force of a pushing spring; An object locking claw is provided so as to protrude laterally so as to be unlockable and retractable and is urged to a protruding side by a locking spring, and a cam is provided on a rotation end side of the rotation lid. The part is provided such that, when the rotating lid is opened to a predetermined angle or more, the stored object locking claw is retracted against the locking spring to release the stored object. Contents removal mechanism.