JPH08250088A - Dry battery case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a dry battery case wherein such as replacement a battery can be easily further safely performed also to eliminate a failure of carrying a current. CONSTITUTION: When a battery case 9 with a cover for mounting a dry battery A is inserted into a prescribed storage position in a battery box 1 fixedly mounted in a front face one side of an appliance B, a stop protrusion 18 is automatically stopped by its reaction force to a stop hole 3, simultaneously with making sure stopping by pressing action forward with a terminal spring 2 into contact with the minus side of the dry battery A and by pressing action downward with a retaining plate 20. In this constitution, the battery case 9 with a cover can be drawn out by releasing the stopping with operating an operating knob 19 from the front face of the appliance.

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 which is useful when applied to a gas burning 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 the bottom front surface or one side of the rear portion of the appliance. Pull the instrument forward,
It is necessary to look into the rear part of the device, and it is considerably difficult to attach / detach the dry battery to / from the dry battery case. Therefore, since it is difficult to confirm the position of the dry battery case from the front of the instrument, it takes a lot of time to replace the battery, which is very inconvenient and troublesome in handling.

Therefore, conventionally, for example, a dry battery case is provided on the front side of a gas burning appliance such as a gas table stove,
It has already been proposed that the battery can be replaced from the front of the device to solve the above problem.

[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, a front cover 102 and a boat-shaped battery case 103 having an open top surface are integrally mounted on a slide base 104 to provide a slide body that can be housed or pulled out (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Example 1), or FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, a battery case 103 having a handle 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]

The dry battery case of the above-mentioned conventional example 1 is an old dry battery housed in the battery case 103 when the slide body is pulled out from the case body 101 by a constant stroke until forward movement is restricted when the battery is replaced. Is taken out from the upper surface opening, a new dry battery is mounted in the battery case 103 from the upper surface opening, and then the slide body is pushed into the case body 101 to be stored. In particular, since the dry battery and the connection relationship thereof are not stable and may cause improper energization, parts such as the case body 101, the front cover 102, the battery case 103, and the slide base 104 are required. The number of points increases and the structure becomes complicated, resulting in high cost. There was.

In the dry battery case of the conventional example 2, when the battery is replaced, first, the cover 102 of the front panel is removed, then the battery case 103 is pulled out from the case body, the battery case is removed from the case body, and taken out. Remove the old dry battery stored in the battery case 103 from both side openings, install the new dry battery into the battery case 103 from both side openings, push the battery case 103 containing the dry battery into the case body, and then store it. Although it covers the cover 102, since there is no holding means at the storage position of the battery case with respect to the case body, in particular, the dry battery and its connection relationship may not be stable and an improper energization may occur. A handling problem that may cause the product to fall accidentally when pulled out from the case body. There is also the point further, case body upper guide plate 105, the lower guide plate 106, a combination of components such as contact loop 107, an outer battery case 103,
Since parts such as the front cover 102 are also required, the number of parts is large and the structure is complicated, which causes a problem of high cost.

[0007] In the dry battery case of the above-mentioned conventional example 3, when replacing the battery, first, the cover 102 of the front panel is removed, and then the battery case 103 is pulled out from the case body and the battery case is removed from the case body as in the case of the conventional example 2. After removing 103 and taking it out of the device, the old dry battery stored in the battery case 103 is removed from both side openings, the new dry battery is installed into the battery case 103 from both side openings, and then the battery case 103 in which the dry battery is stored is placed in the case. It is pushed into the main body and stored, and then the front cover 102 is covered. However, since there is no holding means in the storage position of the battery case with respect to the case main body, in particular, there is no stability in the dry battery and its connection relationship, and poor conduction occurs. There is also
There is also a handling problem that the battery case may be accidentally dropped when the battery case is pulled out from the case body. Furthermore, the case body has an upper guide plate 105 and a lower guide plate 10.
6, a combination of components such as the contact metal fitting 107, and in addition to the components such as the battery case 103 and the front cover 102, the number of components is large and the structure is complicated. There was a problem that it became expensive.

The dry battery case of the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, allows battery replacement and the like to be performed easily and safely, eliminates defective conduction, and at the same time simplifies the structure and reduces the cost. The purpose is to provide a case.

[0009]

According to the first dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above problems, the battery case with the lid can be inserted into and removed from the front of the instrument in the battery box attached to the battery housing portion on the front surface of the body. It is characterized in that it is provided with a stopper means and a holding means having a restoring force for holding the battery case with a lid at a predetermined storage position.

A second dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is provided with the stopper means integrally with a battery case with a lid, and the stopper means is provided with an operation knob for releasing a lock by its reaction force. The holding means is also used as the connection terminal of the dry battery.

A third dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that it is provided with an engaging means for temporarily stopping the withdrawal of the above-mentioned battery case with a lid for a predetermined stroke.

A fourth dry battery case of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is characterized in that the battery box is provided with an attachment seat for attaching to a pipe such as a gas pipe or a water pipe of an instrument.

[0013]

In the first dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure, when the battery case with the lid is housed to a predetermined position in the battery box, the battery case with the lid is in a state of being pressed by the holding means having a restoring force. It is locked by the stopper means which has a restoring force to and. Therefore, the battery case with the lid is stably held in a predetermined storage position determined in advance.

In the second dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure, when the battery case with the lid is pulled out from the battery box, the lock due to the reaction force can be released by the operation knob provided on the stopper means. Therefore, the battery case with the lid can be easily pulled out. Further, since the pressing means also serves as the connection terminal of the dry battery, the structure is simplified.

In the third dry battery case of the present invention having the above structure, the battery case with the lid is temporarily stopped by the engaging means when the battery case is pulled out by a certain stroke. Therefore, when the battery case with the lid is pulled out from the battery box at the time of battery replacement or the like, it is not accidentally dropped.

According to the fourth dry battery case of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when the dry battery case is attached to the battery housing portion on the front surface of the body, the battery box can be attached by using a pipe such as a gas pipe or a water pipe of the device. Therefore, the mounting work is simplified.

[0017]

Embodiments of the dry battery case of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a battery box, which is formed in the shape of a box with an open front surface, and has a terminal spring which comes into contact with the negative side of the dry battery A and which also has a forward pressing means having a restoring force on its wall. 2 is provided, the front end of the bottom wall is provided with a locking hole 3 for engaging and disengaging a locking projection 18 of a stopper means 17 which will be described later, and the lower surface of the device B is, as illustrated in FIG. A mounting seat 8 having hooking recesses 5 and 6 that can be hooked on a pipe 4 such as a gas pipe and a water pipe and a seat 7 for screwing is provided. A connecting terminal piece 2a is connected to the 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.
A case wall 11 having a plurality of protrusions 10 for stably supporting the battery, a convex wall 13 having a terminal plate 12 attached to the positive side of the dry battery A attached to the front side of the case body 11 at the front end. The device 16 has a lid 16 that fits into an opening 15 formed in the front panel 14 of the device B, a stopper means 17 to be described later on the bottom wall front surface, and an engaging means 2 to be described later on the side wall rear end.
It has a configuration including three engaging protrusions 25.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a stopper means, which is a plate-like member having a restoring force having a locking projection 18 which is engaged with and disengaged from the locking hole 3 of the battery box 1 on the lower surface near the front and has an operating knob 19 at the front end. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the battery case 9 with a lid is formed by cutting out the front surface of the bottom wall.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, a plate-shaped body having a separate locking protrusion 18 is attached to the front surface of the bottom wall of the battery case 9 with a lid. The operation knob 19 at the front end is located on the lower surface of the lid body 16 so that the operation can be easily performed from the front surface of the instrument. 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 protrusion 18 is easily released from the engaging hole 3 so that the lock is released.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a pressing plate as a downward pressing means, which has a pressing convex portion 21 which comes into pressure contact with the upper surface of the convex wall 13 when the battery case 9 with the lid is stored at a predetermined position in the battery box 1. The strip plate body having a restoring force is provided with the base end fixed to the front surface of the upper wall of the battery box 1, and the strip plate body having the pressing convex portion 21 is formed of a conductive spring plate. , Extend the base end and project to the top,
It also serves as the connection terminal piece 22 on the positive side of the dry battery A.

Reference numeral 23 is an engaging means for temporarily stopping the withdrawal of the battery case 9 with the lid for a certain stroke, and the cut-and-raised piece 24 provided at the front end of the side wall of the battery box 1 is attached to the battery case 9 with the lid. The engaging projection 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 pulling out, and the engagement is achieved by lifting the front end side of the battery case 9 with the lid. It is designed to come off.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show an embodiment in which the dry battery case of the present invention is applied to a gas table stove. The battery can be easily replaced. It is preferable that the battery box 1 and the battery case 9 with a lid are integrally formed of resin, and if they are made of resin, the elasticity of the resin is utilized to restore the stopper means 17 integrally formed with the battery case 9 with a lid. You can have power. Further, it is preferable to use a metal leaf spring for the holding plate 20.

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

Therefore, two dry batteries A are used as the case main body 11
When the battery case 9 with a lid is inserted into the battery box 1 from the front opening and the terminal spring 2 in contact with the negative side of the dry battery A is compressed to reach a predetermined storage position, the stopper means is installed. The locking projection 18 of 17 is automatically locked in the locking hole 3 of the battery box 1 by its reaction force, and at the same time, the upper surface of the convex wall 13 of the battery case 9 is moved downward by the pressing force of the pressing plate 21. Press to. Therefore, the battery case 9 with the lid against the battery box 1 is reliably locked by the stopper means 17 by the downward pressing action of the pressing plate 20 and the forward pressing action of the terminal spring 2, and is held at a predetermined storage position. To be done. Therefore, the dry battery A is in a predetermined position, and the positive contact with the terminal plate 12 and the negative contact with the terminal spring 2 are stably performed. Then, the opening 16 of the front panel 14 is opened by the lid 16 at the front end.
5 is closed (see FIGS. 1 and 7).

Next, a battery case 9 with a lid for battery replacement
When pulling out, when the operation knob 19 provided on the stopper means 17 is lifted from the front surface of the device against the restoring force, the locking protrusion 18 is disengaged from the locking hole 3 (see FIG. 4). When the locking protrusion 18 is disengaged from the locking hole 3, the battery case 9 with the lid is slightly pushed out by the forward pushing force of the terminal spring 2, and even if the lifting force of the operation knob 19 is released, the stopper means 17 is used. The lock is completely 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 1 and its withdrawal is temporarily stopped (FIG. 5).
See the solid line). After that, when the front end side 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), so if the battery case 1 is pulled out to the front, The battery case with lid 9 can be taken out.

Then, the old battery is taken out from the case main body 11 of the battery case with lid 9, a new battery is attached, and then the battery case with lid 9 is inserted and set in the battery box 1 according to the above-mentioned reason to complete the battery exchange. To do.

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 connecting terminal 22 on the positive side of the dry battery A, the battery case 9 with the lid is predetermined with respect to the battery box 1. When it is inserted to the 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 to enable positive side energization. When the battery case 9 with the lid is pulled out from the battery box, the contact between the pressing convex portion 21 of the pressing plate 20 and the terminal plate 12 is released, and the energization 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 goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist 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.

[0030]

According to the first dry battery case of the present invention described above, when the battery case with the lid is stored up 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. Since it is locked by the stopper means having a restoring force under the fixed state, the battery case with the lid is securely held at the predetermined storing position and the dry battery and its connection are stable, so that the energization failure etc. There is no danger of Moreover, since the main components are only the battery box and the battery case with the lid, the structure is simplified and the cost is low.

The second dry battery case of the present invention comprises:
When the battery case with the lid is pulled out from the battery box when replacing the battery, the lock by the stopper means can be easily released by operating the operation knob from the front of the instrument, which is convenient for battery replacement. Moreover, since the holding means also serves as the connection terminal of the dry battery, the terminal structure can be simplified.

Further, in the third dry battery case of the present invention, the withdrawal of the battery case with the lid is temporarily stopped when the battery case with the lid is withdrawn by a constant stroke, so that when the battery case with the lid is pulled out from the battery box, it can be pulled out all at once. Since it cannot be done, there is no danger of accidentally dropping it and it is safe to handle.

Further, in the fourth dry battery case of the present invention, since the battery box can be attached by utilizing the pipes such as gas pipes and water pipes of the equipment, the attaching 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 only a battery case with a lid.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof.

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

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of only a main part of a different embodiment of the stopper means.

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 9 Battery Case with Lid 17 Stopper Means 20 Holding Plate 19 Operation Knob 22 Connection Terminal 23 Engaging Means 8 Mounting Seat 4 Piping

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A battery box attached to a battery storage portion on the front of a body, wherein a battery case with a lid is removably attached to the front of the device, for holding the battery case with the lid at a predetermined storage position. A dry battery case characterized in that it is provided with a stopper means having a restoring force and a holding means. 2. The stopper means is integrally provided with a battery case with a lid, the stopper means is provided with an operation knob for releasing a lock due to its reaction force, and the holding means is also used as a connection terminal of the dry battery. The dry battery case according to claim 1, which is characterized in that. 3. The dry battery case according to claim 1, further comprising engagement means for temporarily stopping the withdrawal of the battery case with the lid for a predetermined stroke. 4. The dry battery case according to claim 1, wherein the battery box is provided with an attachment seat for attaching to a pipe such as a gas pipe or a water pipe of an appliance.