TWI528148B - Electronic apparatus capable of detecting its battery coming off - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device with battery drop detection function

The present invention relates to an electronic device that can be replaced with a battery, and more particularly to an electronic device having a battery drop detection function.

With the rapid development of the information industry, portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, and notebook computers have become indispensable equipment for people's lives and work. Many electronic devices are available for long-term use. Design with a spare battery. In order to allow the user to quickly and conveniently replace the battery, the conventional electronic device mostly adopts a single-segment battery snap structure, such as the battery card provided by the patent of US Pat. No. 344495 and the patent of US Patent No. US8586225. The buckle structure; thereby, the user can perform an opening action with a finger, such as pressing a switch or a toggle switch, and the battery can be detached from the battery slot.

However, since the battery slot is mostly located at the bottom of the electronic device, if the user accidentally presses or switches the switch, the battery may fall immediately. As a result, the electronic device may be damaged due to a sudden power failure, and the data is not archived. And lost and other issues.

In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies, the main object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device having a battery drop detection function, which can avoid problems such as system damage caused by sudden power failure and loss of data without archiving.

To achieve the above objective, the electronic device with the battery drop detection function provided by the present invention comprises a body, a battery, a first buckle unit, a circuit board and an elastic member, the body having a battery slot, the first A buckle unit fixes the battery in a fixed position in the battery slot, and the battery is electrically connected to the circuit board when the battery is in the fixed position, and the first buckle unit can be operated by a user to make the battery The electronic device with the battery drop detection function is further included in the second buckle unit And a detecting switch, the second latching unit includes a stopping portion located on the body, and an abutting portion of the battery, the abutting portion abutting the stop after the battery leaves the fixed position The battery is stopped at a latching position, and the battery is electrically connected to the circuit board when the battery is in the latching position, and the detecting open relationship is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the battery is fixed from the battery. A detection reaction occurs when the position is moved to the engaged position.

For example, the detecting switch may include two detecting members electrically connected to the circuit board, and a conductive member disposed on the battery; when the battery is in the fixed position, the conductive member and the second detecting The device is electrically connected to form a closed circuit; the battery is located at the latching position, and the conductive member is separated from the two detecting members to form an open circuit. In other words, the detection reaction of the detection switch is converted from a closed circuit to an open circuit.

Thereby, when the user accidentally touches the operation portion of the first buckle unit (such as a button or a dial, etc.) to leave the battery away from the fixed position, the battery is still limited by the second buckle unit. The card is electrically connected to the circuit board. The detection reaction of the detection switch allows the electronic device to sense the battery disconnection and perform appropriate countermeasures, such as storing data and entering a pause state. The electronic device can avoid problems such as sudden power failure due to accidental battery disconnection, resulting in system damage, loss of data without archiving, and the like.

The detailed construction, features, assembly or use of the electronic device with the battery drop detection function provided by the present invention will be described in the detailed description of the following embodiments. However, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention is not limited by the scope of the invention.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

20‧‧‧ body

22‧‧‧ battery slot

222‧‧‧ bottom

24‧‧‧ card slot

26‧‧‧Perforation

30‧‧‧Battery

32‧‧‧Card end

322‧‧‧Card block

34‧‧‧Open

342‧‧‧ Groove

344‧‧‧Installation surface

36‧‧‧ side

362‧‧‧Bumps

40‧‧‧First buckle unit

42‧‧‧ pivot

44‧‧‧ pivoting parts

442‧‧‧Operation Department

444‧‧‧ buckle department

46‧‧‧Shrap

50‧‧‧ boards

60‧‧‧Flexible parts

62‧‧‧ thimble

70‧‧‧Second snap unit

72‧‧‧stops

74‧‧‧ plate spring

742‧‧‧ Fixed Department

744‧‧‧ card joint

745‧‧‧Apartment

747‧‧‧Guide

748‧‧‧Shield

80‧‧‧Detection switch

82‧‧‧Detection

822‧‧‧ thimble

84‧‧‧Electrical parts

P1‧‧‧fixed position

P2‧‧‧ card position

1 is a perspective assembled view of an electronic device with a battery drop detection function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is an electronic device with a battery drop detection function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. An exploded view of the device; FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show the battery drop detection function provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention a top view of a body, a first snap unit, an elastic member and two detecting members of the electronic device, and showing the manner of actuation of the first snap unit; and FIGS. 5 to 8 are the present invention A cross-sectional view of an electronic device having a battery drop detection function provided by the preferred embodiment is a process of removing a battery of the electronic device from a battery compartment of the body.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , an electronic device 10 having a battery drop detection function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a body 20 , a battery 30 , a first buckle unit 40 , and a circuit . The plate 50, an elastic member 60, a second buckle unit 70, and a detecting switch 80. The electronic device 10 can be any kind of electronic product, as long as it has a battery that can be directly externally replaced, that is, the features of the electronic device 10 to be described below are applicable.

The main body 20 is a component of the outer casing of the electronic device 10, and has a battery slot 22 for accommodating the battery 30, two latching slots 24 located in the battery slot 22, and a battery slot 22 connected thereto. Two perforations 26. Since the present invention is mainly related to the battery snap structure of the electronic device 10, that is, the structure for combining the body 20 with the battery 30, and the structure for detecting the battery 30 being detached, the outer casing of the electronic device 10 is only The portion (i.e., the body 20) for bonding to the battery 30 is shown in the drawings, the remaining portion of the outer casing of the electronic device 10, and most of the components inside the electronic device 10, and the technical features of the present invention. Less relevant and therefore not shown in the schema.

The battery 30 has a latching end 32 and an opening end 34 facing in opposite directions, and two side surfaces 36 facing in opposite directions. The latching end 32 has two latching blocks 322, and the opening end 34 has a recess 342. Each of the side faces 36 has a projection 362. The battery 30 is first inserted into the two latching slots 24 by the two latching blocks 322, and then rotated by the latching end 32 as a fulcrum, and further disposed in the battery slot 22 as shown in FIG.

The first latch unit 40 includes two pivots 42 , two pivoting members 44 and two elastic pieces 46 . Referring to FIG. 3 , the two pivot shafts 42 are disposed on the body 20 , and the two pivoting members 44 are located at the same. The two pivots 42 are respectively disposed in the battery slots 22 , and the two elastic pieces 46 are respectively disposed on the two pivoting members 44 and abut against the body 20 . Each of the pivoting members 44 has an operating portion 442 and a latching portion 444 at the two ends thereof, and the operating portions 442 of the two pivoting members 44 are respectively located at the two through holes 26 Inside. The first buckle unit 40 is in the state shown in FIG. 3 when it is not subjected to an external force, and the user can simultaneously press the operation portion 442 of the two pivot members 44 to make the two pivot members 44 respectively The two pivots 42 are rotated in the center as shown in FIG. 4. When the user no longer presses the pivoting member 44, the two elastic pieces 46 return the two pivoting members 44 to the third figure. The situation shown.

When the first fastening unit 40 is not subjected to an external force and is in the state shown in FIG. 3, the first fastening unit 40 can respectively restrict the two protrusions 362 to the cards of the two pivoting members 44. Between the buckle portion 444 and the bottom surface 222 of the battery slot 22, the battery 30 is fixed to a fixed position P1 in the battery slot 22, as shown in FIG. When the user operates the operation portion 442 of the first buckle unit 40, that is, simultaneously presses the operation portion 442 of the two pivot members 44, the first buckle unit 40 is in the form as shown in FIG. At this time, the two protrusions 362 are not restricted by the hooking portion 444 of the two pivoting members 44, so that the battery 30 can leave the fixed position P1.

The circuit board 50 is disposed inside the electronic device 10. The elastic member 60 is an electrical connector, and the bottom portion thereof is electrically connected to the circuit board 50. The top of the elastic member 60 has a plurality of elastically expandable pins 62. The thimbles 62 protrude from the bottom surface 222 of the battery well 22. When the battery 30 is located at the fixed position P1, the thimbles 62 are compressed by the battery 30 and electrically connected to the battery 30. At this time, the battery 30 is electrically connected to the circuit board 50 via the elastic member 60. Sexual conduction. When the user operates the operating portion 442 of the first snap unit 40, the ejector pin 62 of the elastic member 60 pushes the battery 30 outwardly toward the battery slot 22, so that the battery 30 leaves the fixed position P1.

The second fastening unit 70 includes a blocking portion 72 integrally formed on the main body 20 and opposite to the two engaging slots 24 , and a leaf spring 74 fixed to the battery 30 . As shown in FIG. 5, the opening end 34 of the battery 30 has a mounting surface 344 in the recess 342. The leaf spring 74 has a fixing portion 742 which is flat and fixed to the mounting surface 344, and a The latching portion 745 is hooked and latched to the latching portion 744 of the battery 30; further, the leaf spring 74 further has an abutting portion 745 perpendicular to the mounting surface 344 and spaced apart from the mounting surface 344, and a fixing portion The portion 742 extends obliquely to the guiding portion 747 of the abutting portion 745, and a blocking portion 748 extending from the engaging portion 744 to the abutting portion 745 and substantially parallel to the mounting surface 344. When the battery 30 is located at the fixed position P1, the blocking portion 748 is located on the side of the stopping portion 72, and the abutting portion 745 is spaced apart from the blocking portion 72 by a distance.

When the battery 30 is pushed against the fixed position P1 by the elastic member 60, The battery 30 is rotated outwardly from the battery slot 22 with the latching end 32 as a fulcrum. As shown in FIG. 6, after the battery 30 is rotated by a small angle, the abutting portion 745 is abutted against the block. The battery portion 30 is stopped in a latching position P2. At this time, the battery 30 is still restricted from the bottom surface 222 of the battery slot 22 but is still confined in the battery slot 22, and the battery 30 is still subjected to the battery unit 30. The ejector pin 62 of the elastic member 60 abuts against the circuit board 50 to be electrically connected. In this case, the shielding portion 748 of the leaf spring 74 is located outside the battery slot 22. If the user wants to replace the battery, the user can press the shielding portion 748 of the leaf spring 74 to apply the shielding portion 748 and the abutting portion. The 745 and the latching portion 744 are moved relative to the battery 30 as shown in FIG. 7, and the guiding portion 747 is elastically deformed toward the battery 30, so that the abutting portion 745 can be disengaged from the blocking portion 72, and The guiding portion 747 is abutted against the blocking portion 72 and relatively slipped, thereby disengaging the battery 30 from the battery slot 22, as shown in FIG. 8; that is, the user must deliberately apply force to the leaf spring. The shield 748 of 74 allows the battery to be detached from the battery compartment.

In other words, the battery snap structure of the electronic device 10 of the present invention is a two-stage battery snap structure composed of the first buckle unit 40 and the second buckle unit 70. The first buckle unit 40 and the second buckle unit 70 limit the battery 30, and the battery 30 can be detached from the body 20.

The detecting switch 80 includes two detecting members 82 disposed on the body 20 and a conductive member 84 (for example, a metal plate) fixed to the battery 30. The bottom end of each detecting member 82 is electrically connected. The ejector pins 822 are respectively protruded from the bottom surface 222 of the battery slot 22 . When the battery 30 is located at the fixed position P1, the ejector pin 822 of the two detecting members 82 abuts against the conductive member 84, that is, the conductive member 84 and the detecting member 82 are electrically connected to form a closed circuit. (close circuit). When the battery 30 is located at the latching position P2, the conductive member 84 is separated from the two detecting members 82 to form an open circuit. In other words, when the battery 30 moves from the fixed position P1 to the engaged position P2, the detecting switch 80 generates a detection reaction, that is, a closed circuit is turned into an open circuit.

Therefore, when the user accidentally touches the operating portion 442 to release the fixing effect of the first fastening unit 40 on the battery 30, the battery 30 is still restricted by the second locking unit 70 to the locking position. P2 is still electrically connected to the circuit board 50. Therefore, the electronic device 10 of the present invention can prevent the battery from accidentally falling down, and can avoid accidental power failure due to the battery 30 falling off, and although a two-stage battery snap structure is adopted, The battery 30 is still easy to disassemble. Moreover, in the battery 30 from the solid When the fixed position P1 is moved to the carding position P2, the detecting reaction of the detecting switch 80 allows the electronic device 10 to sense that the battery 30 is detached and perform appropriate countermeasures, such as storing data and entering a pause state, thus The electronic device 10 can avoid problems such as sudden power failure due to accidental disconnection of the battery 30, resulting in system damage, loss of data without archiving, and the like. In addition, the second fastening unit 70 and the detecting switch 80 have the advantages of low cost, easy assembly and easy maintenance.

It should be noted that the detection switch 80 is not limited to the form provided in this embodiment, as long as the detection reaction can be generated when the battery 30 moves from the fixed position P1 to the locking position P2; for example; The detecting switch 80 can be a push switch disposed on the circuit board 50 and pressed and released by the battery 30 to generate a detection reaction. In addition, the first fastening unit 40 is not limited to the configuration provided by the embodiment. For example, each of the elastic pieces 46 can be replaced with a coil spring or a wire spring or the like; moreover, the first fastening unit 40 is not limited to The form for the user to operate in a pressing manner, for example, may also be in the form of a toggle operation. The second fastening unit 70 is not limited to the configuration provided in this embodiment, and includes a blocking portion 72 located on the body 20 and an abutting portion 745 of the battery 30, and the abutting portion 745, after the battery 30 leaves the fixed position P1, can abut against the stopper portion 72 to restrict the battery 30 to the battery compartment 22.

Finally, it is to be noted that the constituent elements disclosed in the foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and alternative or variations of other equivalent elements should also be the scope of the patent application of the present application. Covered.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

20‧‧‧ body

22‧‧‧ battery slot

222‧‧‧ bottom

24‧‧‧ card slot

26‧‧‧Perforation

30‧‧‧Battery

32‧‧‧Card end

322‧‧‧Card block

34‧‧‧Open

342‧‧‧ Groove

36‧‧‧ side

362‧‧‧Bumps

40‧‧‧First buckle unit

42‧‧‧ pivot

44‧‧‧ pivoting parts

442‧‧‧Operation Department

444‧‧‧ buckle department

46‧‧‧Shrap

50‧‧‧ boards

60‧‧‧Flexible parts

62‧‧‧ thimble

70‧‧‧Second snap unit

72‧‧‧stops

74‧‧‧ plate spring

745‧‧‧Apartment

80‧‧‧Detection switch

82‧‧‧Detection

Claims (8)

An electronic device having a battery drop detection function includes a body, a battery, a first buckle unit, a circuit board and an elastic member, the body having a battery slot, the first buckle unit fixing the battery In a fixed position in the battery slot, the battery is electrically connected to the circuit board when the battery is in the fixed position, and the first buckle unit can be operated by a user to let the battery be pushed away by the elastic member. The fixed position; the electronic device having the battery drop detection function further includes: a second buckle unit, comprising a stop portion located on the body, and an abutment portion of the battery, the After the battery leaves the fixed position, the connecting portion abuts the blocking portion to stop the battery in a latching position, and the battery is electrically connected to the circuit board when the battery is in the latching position; and detecting The switch is electrically connected to the circuit board and generates a detection reaction when the battery moves from the fixed position to the card position; wherein the detection switch includes two detections electrically connected to the circuit board Piece And a conductive member disposed on the battery; when the battery is in the fixed position, the conductive member is electrically connected to the two detecting members to form a closed circuit; the battery is located at the latching position, and the conductive member and the second The detecting members are separated to form an open circuit. An electronic device having a battery drop detection function according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the two detecting members respectively have an elastically expandable ejector pin, and the ejector pins of the two detecting members are located when the battery is in the fixed position. The top is against the conductive member. An electronic device having a battery drop detection function according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the second buckle unit comprises a leaf spring fixed to the battery, the leaf spring having the abutting portion. An electronic device having a battery drop detection function according to claim 3, wherein the battery has a mounting surface, the abutting portion is spaced apart from the mounting surface, and the leaf spring has a fixing surface. a fixing portion and a guiding portion extending obliquely from the fixing portion to the abutting portion. An electronic device having a battery drop detection function according to claim 4, wherein the leaf spring further has a latching portion that is engaged with the battery, and a latching portion extends from the latching portion to the abutting portion. The occlusion. An electronic device having a battery drop detection function according to claim 3, wherein the battery has a latching end and an opening end facing in opposite directions, and the battery is separated from the fixed position by the latching end Rotating for the fulcrum, the leaf spring is fixed to the open end. An electronic device with a battery drop detection function according to claim 1, wherein the battery has one of a latching end and an open end facing the opposite direction, and the battery is terminated by the fixed position Rotating for the fulcrum, the abutting portion of the second snap unit is located at the open end. The electronic device with a battery drop detection function according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the second buckle unit comprises a leaf spring fixed to the battery, the leaf spring has the abutting portion, and a The shielding portion is connected to the shielding portion. When the battery is in the fixed position, the shielding portion is located on the side of the blocking portion. When the battery is in the locking position, the shielding portion is located outside the battery slot for use. The force is applied to the shielding portion to further disengage the battery from the battery compartment.