JP2018186018A - Adaptor for battery pack - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure capable of detachably attaching a plurality of types of battery packs to an electric appliance body by one adapter. SOLUTION: The battery pack adapter 30 is electrically connected to the electric appliance body 10 and the rear surface structural engaging portions 31 and 33 that structurally engage the electric appliance body 10 at the back surface side portion. A back side power supply connection part 32, and a structural engagement part 36, 41, 51 capable of structurally engaging a plurality of different types of battery packs 60, 70, 80 on the front side part, and a plurality of And a power supply connection portion 35, 40, 50 that can be electrically connected to the battery pack. [Selection diagram] Fig. 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a battery pack adapter for detachably attaching a battery pack to an electric apparatus such as a lighting apparatus.

  Among electric appliances such as lighting fixtures, there is a type in which a rechargeable battery pack is detachably attached. Generally, in this type of electric appliance, a dedicated battery pack is prepared, and different battery packs cannot be attached by different manufacturers.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-234563 (Patent Document 1) proposes a video camera that can realize compatibility of a plurality of types of camera accessory parts, paying attention to the above-mentioned problems.

JP 2005-234563 A

  In the video camera disclosed in Patent Document 1, an adapter is attached to each of a plurality of types of batteries or battery packs, and each adapter has a common structure to be connected to the video camera body.

  According to the video camera disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, it is possible to attach a plurality of types of batteries or battery packs to the video camera body, but each battery or battery pack has a dedicated adapter. A plurality of types of adapters must be prepared, which is complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a structure that allows a plurality of types of battery packs to be detachably attached to an electric appliance main body with a single adapter.

  The battery pack adapter according to the present invention is attached to the battery pack mounting position of the electric appliance body, and has a front surface portion and a back surface portion. The adapter includes a back side structural engaging portion that structurally engages with the electric appliance main body and a back side power supply connecting portion that is electrically connected to the electric appliance main body at the back side portion.

  The adapter has a first structural engagement portion that can be structurally engaged with the first battery pack, and a first power supply connection that can be electrically connected to a power supply extraction portion of the first battery pack at a surface side portion. And a second structural engagement portion that can be structurally engaged with a second battery pack different from the first battery pack, and is electrically connected to a power supply extraction portion of the second battery pack. A second power supply connection unit. The 1st power supply connection part and the 2nd power supply connection part are electrically connected to the common back side power supply connection part.

  In one embodiment, at least one of the first power supply connection portion and the second power supply connection portion has a protruding position protruding from the surface of the surface side portion of the adapter and a retreat retracting into the surface of the surface side portion. The position can be changed between positions.

  Furthermore, in one embodiment, at least one of the first structural engagement portion and the second structural engagement portion is a protruding position protruding from the surface of the surface side portion of the adapter, and the surface of the surface side portion. The position can be changed between the retracted position and the retracted position.

  Further, in one embodiment, the first power supply connection portion includes a pair of first power supply blades extending in one direction, and the second power supply connection portion includes a pair of second power supply blades extending in the same direction as the first power supply blade. In addition, the first power supply blade and the second power supply blade are located apart along the one direction.

  Further, in one embodiment, the first power supply connection portion includes a pair of power supply blades extending in one direction, and the second power supply connection portion extends in the same direction as the first power supply blade, and is more than the pair of first power supply blades. A pair of second power supply blades having a large interval is included. The pair of second power blades are positioned so as to sandwich the pair of first power blades.

  The electric appliance is, for example, a lighting fixture.

  According to the present invention having the above configuration, a plurality of different types of battery packs can be detachably attached to the main body of the electric appliance by one adapter.

It is a perspective view which shows the lighting fixture as an example of an electric fixture. It is the perspective view which looked at the lighting fixture of FIG. 1 from back. It is a side view of the lighting fixture of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which isolate | separated the battery pack for exclusive use from the lighting fixture of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a lighting fixture main body, one adapter for battery packs, and three types of battery packs. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the battery pack of P company to the lighting fixture main body. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the battery pack of H company to the lighting fixture main body. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the battery pack of M company to the lighting fixture main body. FIG. 6 is a six-sided view of a battery pack adapter. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows a lighting fixture main body and the adapter for battery packs. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the adapter for battery packs to the lighting fixture main body. It is a perspective view which shows the adapter for battery packs, (a) shows the state which has retracted the guidance member for P company, (b) has shown the state which has protruded the guidance member for P company. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows the lighting fixture main body which attached the adapter for battery packs, and the battery pack made from P company. It is a perspective view which shows the adapter for battery packs made into the state suitable for attaching the battery pack made from H company. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows the lighting fixture main body which attached the adapter for battery packs, and the battery pack made from H company. It is a perspective view which shows the adapter for battery packs made into the state suitable for attaching the battery pack made from M company. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows the lighting fixture main body which attached the adapter for battery packs, and the battery pack by M company.

  1-4 has shown the lighting fixture which is an example of the electric appliance to which this invention is applied. 1 is a perspective view seen from the front, FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from the rear, FIG. 3 is a side view, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a dedicated battery pack separately.

  The lighting fixture 100 is attached to and detached from the fixture body 10 using an LED as a light source, an inverted U-shaped handle 14 having both ends fixed to the fixture body, a base leg 15 that supports the fixture body from below, and a back surface of the fixture body. And a dedicated battery pack 20 that can be attached.

  The battery pack 20 includes a rear side structural engagement portion that structurally engages the instrument main body 10 and a rear side power supply connection portion that is electrically connected to the instrument main body 10 at the rear side portion.

  Specifically, in order to realize the structural engagement, ribs 21 are provided to protrude from the upper and lower edges of the back surface of the battery pack 20, and the ribs 21 are provided on the back surface of the instrument body 10. The battery pack 20 is attached to the back surface of the instrument body 10 by engaging with the received receiving guide 11.

  In order to lock the mounting state of the battery pack 20, the battery pack 20 is provided with a lock claw 23 that can be operated by the operation member 24. A lock hole 13 that can be engaged is provided. When the lock claw 23 and the lock hole 13 are engaged, the attachment state of the battery pack 20 to the instrument body 10 is locked.

  When removing the battery pack 20 from the instrument body, the operation member 24 is operated to bring the lock claw 23 to the unlock position. If the battery pack 20 is grasped by hand and slid in the lateral direction in this state, the rib 21 is detached from the receiving guide portion 11, so that the battery pack 20 can be detached from the instrument body 10.

  In order to make electrical connection between the battery pack 20 and the lighting fixture body 10, the battery pack 20 is provided with connector pins 22, and the fixture body 10 is provided with pin insertion holes 12 for receiving the connector pins 22. When the connector pin 22 is inserted into the pin insertion hole 12, the power of the battery pack 20 is supplied to the lighting fixture body 10.

  The battery pack 20 is a dedicated product for the illustrated lighting fixture 100 and can be attached to and detached from the fixture body 10 without using an adapter. A feature of the present invention is that a battery pack adapter for detachably attaching a battery pack made by another company other than a dedicated battery pack is provided. FIG. 5 shows a conceptual diagram thereof. One battery pack adapter 30 is for detachably attaching three types of battery packs 60, 70, 80 to the luminaire body 10.

  6 shows a state in which the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company is attached to the lighting fixture body 10 via the adapter 30, and FIG. 7 shows that the battery pack 70 manufactured by company H is attached to the lighting fixture body 10 via the adapter 30. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company is attached to the luminaire main body 10 via the adapter 30.

  FIG. 9 is a six-sided view of the battery pack adapter 30. (A) is a front view, (b) is a plan view, (c) is a bottom view, (d) is a left side view, (e) is a right side view, and (f) is a rear view.

  The battery pack adapter 30 has a front side portion shown in a front view (a) and a back side portion shown in a rear view (f). Battery packs 60, 70, 80 of various companies are attached to the surface side portion of the adapter 30 so as to be detachable. The back surface side part of the adapter 30 is detachably attached to the back surface of the lighting fixture body 10.

  FIG. 10 shows the back surface side portion of the adapter 30 and the back surface of the lighting fixture body 10. The adapter 30 includes a rear-side structural engaging portion that structurally engages with the lighting fixture main body 10 and a rear-side power supply connecting portion that is electrically connected to the lighting fixture main body 10 at the rear-side portion. The structure of the back surface side portion of the adapter 30 and the structure of the back surface side portion of the dedicated battery pack 20 are substantially the same.

  Specifically, in order to achieve structural engagement, ribs 31 are provided that extend to protrude from the upper and lower edges of the back surface of the adapter 30. The rib 31 engages with a receiving guide portion 11 provided on the back surface of the instrument body 10, thereby attaching the adapter 30 to the back surface of the instrument body 10.

  In order to lock the mounting state of the adapter 30, the adapter 30 is provided with a lock claw 33 that can be operated by the operation member 34. When the lock claw 33 and the lock hole 13 of the instrument body 10 are engaged, the attachment state of the adapter 30 to the instrument body 10 is locked. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the adapter 30 is attached to the back surface of the luminaire main body 10.

  When removing the adapter 30 from the instrument body 10, the operating member 34 is operated to bring the lock claw 33 to the unlocked position. In this state, if the adapter 30 is grasped by hand and slid in the lateral direction, the rib 31 is detached from the receiving guide portion 11, so that the adapter 30 can be removed from the instrument body.

  In order to make electrical connection between the adapter 30 and the luminaire body 10, a connector pin 32 is provided on the adapter 30. If the connector pin 32 of the adapter 30 is inserted into the pin insertion hole 12 of the fixture body 10, the adapter 30 and the lighting fixture body 10 are electrically connected.

  The adapter 30 has a structure suitable for connection with the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company, a structure suitable for connection with the battery pack 70 manufactured by H company, and a connection with the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company on the surface side portion. With suitable structure.

  Specifically, the adapter 30 includes a power blade 35 for P company and a guide member 36 for P company for connection with a battery pack 60 manufactured by P company. Furthermore, the adapter 30 includes a power blade 40 for H company and a guide member 41 for H company for connection with the battery pack 70 manufactured by H company. Furthermore, the adapter 30 includes a power blade 50 for M company and a guide member 51 for M company for connection with a battery pack 80 manufactured by M company. Each of the power supply blades 35, 40, 50 includes a pair of blades extending in the same direction.

  FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a surface side portion of the adapter 30. The adapter 30 includes a structural engagement portion that can structurally engage with the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company, and a power supply connection portion that can be electrically connected to the power supply extraction portion of the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company. The power supply blade 35 for company P fixed to the surface side portion of the adapter 30 serves as a power supply connection portion. The power blade 36 is electrically connected to a connector pin 32 provided on the back side portion of the adapter 30. Further, the guide member 36 for company P provided at the upper and lower positions sandwiching the power blade 35 serves as a structural engagement portion.

  The guide member 36 has a position shown in (b), that is, a protruding position that protrudes from the surface side portion of the adapter 30, and a position shown in (a), that is, a retracted position that retreats from the surface side portion of the adapter 30 into the surface. It is provided so that the position can be changed. When the lock release button 38 shown in FIG. 12A is pressed, the guide member 36 can be pulled out from the retracted position shown in FIG. 12A to the protruding position shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 9A and 12B, the pair of guide members 36 positioned above and below includes protrusions 37 that protrude toward each other. When the connection with the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company is attempted, the pair of guide members 36 are brought to the protruding positions shown in FIG.

  FIG. 13 shows a rear surface side portion of the P company battery pack 60 and a front surface side portion of the adapter 30 that receives the P company battery pack 60. The battery pack 60 manufactured by P has a blade receiving groove 61 that receives the power blade 35 for P of the adapter 30 and a protrusion receiving groove 62 that receives the protruding portion 37 of the guide member 36 of the adapter 30.

  The protrusion receiving groove 62 of the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company and the protrusion 37 of the guide member 36 for P company of the adapter 30 are engaged, and the blade receiving groove 61 of the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company and the power supply for P company of the adapter 30 are connected. When the battery pack 60 manufactured by P company is attached to the surface side portion of the adapter 30 by engaging the blade 35, the power source of the battery pack 60 is supplied with the receiving groove 62, the power blade 35, the connector pin 32, and the pin insertion hole 12. Is supplied to the luminaire main body 10 via.

  FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a surface side portion of the adapter 30 in a form suitable for connection with a battery pack 70 manufactured by H Company. The adapter 30 includes a structural engagement portion that can be structurally engaged with the battery pack 70 manufactured by the H company, and a power supply connection portion that can be electrically connected to the power supply extraction portion of the battery pack 70 manufactured by the H company. The power supply blade 40 for company H provided on the surface side portion of the adapter 30 serves as a power supply connection portion. The power blade 40 is electrically connected to a connector pin 32 provided on the back side portion of the adapter 30.

  As can be seen from a comparison between FIG. 12 and FIG. 14, the power supply blade 40 for company H is retracted from the surface of the surface portion of the adapter 30 (FIG. 14) and retreats into the surface of the surface portion. The position can be changed between the retracted position (FIG. 12). Further, the guide member 41 for company H provided at the upper and lower positions sandwiching the power supply blade 40 becomes the structural engagement portion.

  FIG. 15 shows a back side portion of the battery pack 70 manufactured by H company and a front side portion of the adapter 30 that receives the battery pack 70 manufactured by H company. The battery pack 70 manufactured by the company H has a blade receiving groove 71 that receives the power supply blade 40 for the company H of the adapter 30 and a contact locking portion 72 that engages with the guide member 41 of the adapter 30.

  The contact locking portion 72 of the battery pack 70 manufactured by the company H and the guide member 41 for the company H of the adapter 30 are engaged, and the blade receiving groove 71 of the battery pack 70 manufactured by the company H and the power supply blade 40 for the company H of the adapter 30 are combined. When the battery pack 70 manufactured by the company H is attached to the surface side portion of the adapter 30 by engaging with the power supply, the power source of the battery pack 70 causes the blade receiving groove 71, the power supply blade 40, the connector pin 32, and the pin insertion hole 12 to be connected. Via the lighting fixture body 10.

  FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a surface side portion of the adapter 30 in a form suitable for connection with the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company. The adapter 30 includes a structural engagement portion that can be structurally engaged with the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company, and a power supply connection portion that can be electrically connected to a power supply extraction portion of the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company. The power blade 50 for company M provided on the surface side portion of the adapter 30 serves as a power connection portion. The power blade 50 is electrically connected to a connector pin 32 provided on the back side portion of the adapter 30.

  As can be seen from a comparison between FIG. 12 and FIG. 16, the power supply blade 50 for M company retreats into the protruding position (FIG. 16) protruding from the surface of the adapter 30 and into the surface of the surface side. The position can be changed between the retracted position (FIG. 12). Moreover, the guide member 51 for M company provided in the up-and-down position which pinches | interposes the power blade 50 becomes a structural engagement part. In the illustrated embodiment, the guide member 41 for H company and the guide member 51 for M company are common.

  FIG. 17 shows a back side portion of the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company and a front side portion of the adapter 30 that receives the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company. The battery pack 80 manufactured by M company has a blade receiving groove 81 that receives the power supply blade 50 for M company of the adapter 30 and a contact locking portion 82 that engages with the guide member 51 of the adapter 30.

  The contact locking portion 82 of the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company and the guide member 51 for M company of the adapter 30 are engaged, and the blade receiving groove 81 of the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company and the power supply blade 50 for M company of the adapter 30 are combined. When the battery pack 80 manufactured by M company is attached to the surface side portion of the adapter 30 by engaging the power supply, the power supply of the battery pack 80 causes the blade receiving groove 81, the power supply blade 50, the connector pin 32, and the pin insertion hole 12 to be connected. Via the lighting fixture body 10.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the power supply blade 35 for P company and the power supply blade 40 for H company are located in one direction apart from each other on the surface side portion of the adapter 30. It is located away from the power supply blade 50 in one direction. In addition, the distance between the pair of blades of the power blade 50 for company M is larger than the distance between the pair of blades of the power blade 40 for company H, and the power blade 50 for company M is positioned so as to sandwich the power blade for company H. ing.

  As described above, the battery pack adapter 30 includes, on the rear surface side portion, the structural engagement portion that structurally engages with the electric appliance main body and the power supply connection portion that is electrically connected, and the front surface side portion. And a plurality of power supply connection portions that can be electrically connected to a plurality of structural engagement portions that structurally engage with a plurality of different types of battery packs. Therefore, a plurality of types of battery packs can be detachably attached to the main body of the electric appliance with one adapter.

  Although embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the illustrated structures and configurations are exemplary. Various changes in structure and form are possible within the scope substantially equivalent to the idea of the present invention or within an equivalent range.

  The present invention can be advantageously used as an adapter for a battery pack of an electric appliance adapted to different types of battery packs.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Lighting fixture, 10 Instrument main body, 11 Reception guide part, 12 Pin insertion hole, 13 Lock hole, 14 Handle, 15 Base leg, 20 Battery pack, 21 Rib, 22 Connector pin, 23 Lock claw, 24 Operation part, 30 Adapter, 31 Rib, 32 Connector pin, 33 Lock claw, 34 Operation part, Power supply blade for 35P company, Guide member for 36P company, 37 Protrusion, 38 Lock release button, Power supply blade for 40H company, 41H company Guide member for 50 M company, Power guide blade for 51 M company, Battery pack for 60 M company, Battery pack made by 60 P, 61 Blade receiving groove, 62 Projection receiving groove, Battery pack made by 70 H company, 71 Blade receiving groove, 72 Contact Locking part, 80M company battery pack, 81 blade receiving groove, 82 contact locking part.

Claims (6)

A battery pack adapter to be attached to the battery pack mounting position of the electric appliance body,
It has a front side part and a back side part,
The back side portion includes a back side structural engagement portion that structurally engages with the electric appliance main body, and a back side power supply connection portion that is electrically connected to the electric appliance main body.
A first structural engagement portion that can be structurally engaged with the first battery pack, and a first power supply connection portion that can be electrically connected to a power supply extraction portion of the first battery pack at the surface side portion A second structural engagement portion capable of structurally engaging with a second battery pack different from the first battery pack, and a power source for the second battery pack. A second power supply connection portion that can be electrically connected to the take-out portion,
The battery pack adapter, wherein the first power supply connection portion and the second power supply connection portion are electrically connected to the common backside power supply connection portion.   At least one of the first power supply connection portion and the second power supply connection portion is between a protruding position protruding from the surface of the surface side portion and a retracted position retracting into the surface of the surface side portion. The battery pack adapter according to claim 1, wherein the position of the battery pack is changeable.   At least one of the first structural engaging portion and the second structural engaging portion is a protruding position that protrudes from the surface of the surface side portion and a retreat that retreats into the surface of the surface side portion. The battery pack adapter according to claim 1, wherein the battery pack adapter is provided so that the position can be changed between the positions. The first power supply connection portion includes a pair of first power supply blades extending in one direction,
The second power supply connection portion includes a pair of second power supply blades extending in the same direction as the first power supply blade,
The battery pack adapter according to claim 1, wherein the first power supply blade and the second power supply blade are located apart from each other in the one direction. The first power supply connection portion includes a pair of power supply blades extending in one direction,
The second power supply connection portion includes a pair of second power supply blades extending in the same direction as the first power supply blade and having a larger interval than the pair of first power supply blades,
The battery pack adapter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pair of second power blades are positioned so as to sandwich the pair of first power blades.   The battery pack adapter according to claim 1, wherein the electric appliance is a lighting fixture.

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