Battery storage structure and toy

Abstract

The invention relates to a battery storage structure and a toy. Provided is a novel configuration relating to a battery housing section in an electronic device. A battery housing structure is provided with: a first member 10 in which a battery housing section 14 is formed; a second member (20) that closes the release port (14a) of the battery housing section (14); and a screw member 30 that fixes the second member 20 to the first member 10. A through-hole (15) penetrating in the first direction is formed in a region facing the second member (20) in the battery housing section (14); the second member (20) has a screw housing hole (20A) that can be connected to the tip (30a) of the screw member (30) inserted through the through hole (15).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a battery storage structure and a toy. Background Art

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a battery cover installation structure, which includes a battery storage portion arranged on a device housing, and a battery cover that is slid and installed in a manner covering the battery storage portion, and a screw insertion hole is provided in the battery cover, a screw component is inserted into the screw insertion hole and is threadedly connected to a screw hole provided in a lower shell of the device housing.

[0003] [Background Technology Literature]

[0004] [Patent Document]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2008-10225 Summary of the invention

[0006] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] In the structure of the battery storage section, generally, a thread tooth for threadedly connecting a screw component is formed on a device housing in which the battery storage section is provided, and the screw component inserted from the surface side of a battery cover covering the battery storage section is threadedly connected relative to the device housing, but a new structure of the battery storage section that is not limited to the existing structure is sought.

[0008] The purpose of the technology disclosed herein is to provide a new structure related to a battery storage section in an electronic device.

[0009] [Technical means to solve the problem]

[0010] One aspect of the technology disclosed herein is as follows. (1)

[0012] A battery storage structure, comprising:

[0013] The first component forms a battery storage portion;

[0014] A second component, closing the release opening of the battery storage portion; and

[0015] a screw component, fixing the second component to the first component; and

[0016] The battery storage portion has a through hole in a region facing the second component and extending through the battery storage portion and the second component in a first direction in which the battery storage portion and the second component are arranged;

[0017] The second member has a screw receiving hole portion that can be coupled to the front end portion of the screw member inserted through the through hole. 92)

[0019] The battery storage structure as described in (1), wherein

[0020] The second member is fixed to the first member by inserting the screw member into the through hole from the surface of the first member on the opposite side to the second member. (3)

[0022] The battery storage structure as described in (1) or (2), wherein

[0023] The screw receiving hole is not exposed on the surface of the second member on the side opposite to the battery storage portion. (4)

[0025] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (3), wherein

[0026] The thickness of the battery storage portion in the first direction is configured to be substantially the same as the maximum thickness of the first member in the first direction. (5)

[0028] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (4), wherein

[0029] The screw receiving hole is provided substantially at the center of the second member in a plan view. (6)

[0031] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (5), wherein

[0032] The base end surface of the screw member is located closer to the second member than the surface of the first member on the opposite side to the second member. (7)

[0034] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (6), wherein

[0035] The first component forms part of a toy;

[0036] The second component is a decorative part constituting a part of the surface of the toy. (8)

[0038] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (7), wherein

[0039] The screw receiving hole is provided with a holding member to which the screw member is threadedly connected. (9)

[0041] The battery storage structure as described in (8), wherein

[0042] In the screw receiving hole, a space having a larger diameter than the screw hole diameter of the holding member is provided on the opposite side of the holding member to the battery storage portion. (10)

[0044] The battery storage structure as described in (9), wherein

[0045] The second member includes at least a first portion and a second portion that form the space. (11)

[0047] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (8) to (10), wherein

[0048] The movement of the holding member in the screw rotation direction and the thickness direction of the holding member is restricted. (12)

[0050] A battery storage structure as described in any one of (8) to (11), wherein

[0051] The screw receiving hole is provided with a holding member fitting recess that abuts against the outer peripheral surface of the holding member to fix the holding member. (13)

[0053] A battery storage structure as described in any one of (8) to (12), wherein

[0054] The second member has a stopper portion that stops the holding member from being positioned in the screw receiving hole from a side opposite to the battery storage portion. (14)

[0056] The battery storage structure as described in (13), wherein

[0057] The stopper is cylindrical, and the inner diameter of its inner space is larger than the screw hole diameter of the retaining member. (15)

[0059] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (14), wherein

[0060] A button-type battery can be mounted in the battery storage portion from the release port side along the first direction. (16)

[0062] The battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (15), wherein

[0063] The second member is configured such that its maximum thickness is greater than the maximum thickness of the first member. (17)

[0065] A toy having a battery storage structure as described in any one of (1) to (16).

[0066] [Effects of the Invention]

[0067] According to the technology disclosed in the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a new structure of a battery storage section in an electronic device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0068] Figure 1 This is a perspective view showing an example of a toy having a battery storage structure.

[0069] Figure 2 It means to remove Figure 1 A perspective view of the main parts of the toy shown in the state behind the cover component.

[0070] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Exploded perspective view of the toy shown.

[0071] Figure 4 It is along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the portion taken along line AA.

[0072] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of a state where the cover member is removed.

[0073] Figure 6 It is an exploded perspective view showing the inner structure of the first portion of the cover member.

[0074] Figure 7 It is an exploded perspective view showing the inner structure of the second portion of the cover member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0075] Hereinafter, a battery storage structure which is one aspect of the technology of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0076] Figure 1 It is a perspective view showing an example of the toy 1 having a battery storage structure.

[0077] Figure 1 The toy 1 shown in the figure applies a battery storage structure of a form of the disclosed technology, and has a disc-shaped main body 10a and a rod-shaped gripping part 10b. The stick-shaped gripping part 10b is held by hand 80 for playing. In addition, for example, it is a thin toy, which has a power supply or control function inside, can display the hero's lines or sound effects, and then display light as needed. The components of the toy 1 are roughly divided into: a main body part 10 as a first component, a battery storage part 14 (reference Figure 2), a control system such as a control unit of a light-emitting unit or a sound output unit; and a cover member 20 of the second member, which can cover the battery storage portion 14 in a removable manner relative to the main body member 10.

[0078] The cover member 20 includes a first portion 21 which is a disk-shaped outer shell member and has a central portion protruding toward the front side. A decorative portion 21 b having a spherical shape is provided at a front end portion of the first portion 21 .

[0079] Figure 2 It means to remove Figure 1 The toy 1 is shown in a perspective view of the main parts in a state where the cover member 20 is removed.

[0080] like Figure 2 As shown, the cover member 20 corresponds to the circular recessed portion 10c formed in the central portion of the front side of the disc-shaped main body portion 10a in such a manner that the first portion 21 closes. In the circular recessed portion 10c, a pair of battery storage portions 14 for storing the battery 40 are provided near the upper portion. In addition, a through hole 15 is provided in the central portion, through which a screw member 30 for fixing the cover member 20 passes in the thickness direction of the main body portion 10. The cover member 20 is fixed by the screw member 30 in such a manner as to close the circular recessed portion 10c. That is, a screw receiving hole portion 20A9 for threading the screw member 30 is provided in the center of the inner side of the cover member 20. Figure 4 ). In this embodiment, screw threads are formed on the screw member 30 and the screw receiving hole 20A, respectively. The screw member 30 is formed with an external thread portion, and the screw receiving hole 20A is formed with an internal thread portion. Thus, the screw member 30 and the screw receiving hole 20A can be connected. In addition, a screw thread for screwing the screw member 30 can also be formed on the inner side of the through hole 15 to assist in forming the screw thread.

[0081] The battery storage section 14 has a cylindrical concave shape for storing button-type batteries 40, and a contact component 14b is provided inside the battery storage section 14. For example, when the button-type battery 40 is stored in the battery storage section 14, it is inserted and installed from the release port 14a side of the battery storage section 14 along the first direction (the thickness direction of the main body component 10). At this time, the battery 40 is pushed toward the release port 14a side by the contact component 14b and becomes slightly suspended. Then, the cover component 20 is covered from above in a manner to close the battery storage section 14, and is fixed with the screw component 30, thereby pushing the battery 40 into the battery storage section 14 and abutting against the contact component 14b to be fixed at a specified position.

[0082] The cover member 20 has a hook piece 21c protruding radially outward at one end side of the first portion 21, and a positioning protrusion 21d is provided on the side 180 degrees opposite to the hook piece 21c. In addition, a pair of rectangular fitting recesses 20j extending in the radial direction from the central portion are provided, and a pair of annular protrusions 20k for pressing the battery are provided between the fitting recesses 20j. On the other hand, a hook piece receiving portion 10f and a protrusion receiving hole 10d are provided in the circular recessed portion 10c of the main body member 10, and a rectangular fitting protrusion 10e is provided to fit with the fitting recess 20j. Therefore, when the cover member 20 is installed, the hook piece 21c is inserted into the hook piece receiving portion 10f, and the positioning protrusion 21d is inserted into the protrusion receiving hole 10d, and the screw member 30 is used for installation. As a result, the battery 40 is pressed to the bottom side of the battery storage portion 14 by the annular protrusion 20k so as to reliably contact the contact member 14b.

[0083] In addition, in the present embodiment, the cover member 20 is provided with a design such as decoration or color on the surface, and by fixing the cover member 20 to the main body member 10, a single design is formed by the surface of the cover member 20 and the surface of the main body member 10 on the cover member 20 side. In this way, by making the surface of the cover member 20 a part of the design (decoration, etc.) of the main body member 10, the cover member 20 can be arranged without any sense of incongruity.

[0084] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 An exploded perspective view of the toy 1 is shown.

[0085] like Figure 3 As shown, the main body part 10 includes, for example, a rear main body part 11 and a front main body part 12 which are divided in the front-to-back direction, and is configured to be relatively thin in the front-to-back direction. The rear main body part 11 and the front main body part 12 are assembled and fixed by fitting the concave and convex parts provided on their assembly surfaces 10j. For example, a convex strip 17 along the contour of the component is provided on the rear main body part 11, and convex parts 18 or concave parts 19 are appropriately dispersedly arranged. On the other hand, although not shown in the figure, a concave and convex structure corresponding to the convex strip 17, the convex part 18 and the concave part 19 is provided on the front main body part 12.

[0086] The main body part 10 is combined and assembled by such a fitting structure, but can also be fixed using an adhesive or the like as needed. In addition, in this embodiment, the screw member 30 is a member dedicated to mounting the cover member 20, but can be used to fix the main body part 10 when the cover member 20 is mounted. By connecting the main body part 10 without using a fastening screw or the like, the appearance of the toy 1 can be beautifully expressed on the main body part 10 without exposing the fastening member such as a screw on its front side or back side.

[0087] Figure 4It is along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the portion taken along line AA.

[0088] like Figure 4 As shown, in the cover member 20, the front end portion 30a of the screw member 30 inserted into the through hole 15 is threadedly connected to the screw receiving hole portion 20A and fixed. The screw receiving hole portion 20A is arranged on the inner side of the approximately central portion when the cover member 20 is viewed from above. As described above, the cover member 20 is configured such that the second portion 22 is fitted inside the first portion 21 that is closed on the front side. In other words, the screw receiving hole portion 20A of the cover member 20 is configured such that the front side is closed and the front end portion 30a of the screw member 30 is not visible. In addition, the screw member 30 is configured in a manner such that its base end portion 30b is buried in the through hole 15, and is installed in a manner such that its base end surface 30s is located on the inner side of the back surface 11s of the main body member 10.

[0089] In addition, a base plate 60 of the control unit is provided in the main body part 10. On the back side of the base plate 60, a switch such as a rubber switch 61 (a switch having a restorability to a pressing operation) is provided, and the rubber switch 61 is configured to be operated by pressing a push switch 11b on the back side of the main body part 10. In addition, although not shown in the figure, a mode switch that can change the performance mode of the toy 1 is also provided on the back side of the main body part 10.

[0090] Figure 5 It is a cross-sectional view of a state where the cover member 20 is removed.

[0091] As described above, the battery storage portion 14 is a cylindrical recessed portion, but its depth, that is, the size (h1) in the first direction (the X direction of the arrow 9) is configured to be substantially the same as the maximum thickness (h2) of the rear main body portion 11. In addition, the depth (h1) of the battery storage portion 14 is only different from the thickness (h3) of the main body member 10 including the front main body portion 12 by the difference in the wall thickness of the main body member 10, and can be said to be substantially the same size.

[0092] In this embodiment, if Figure 5 As shown, a retaining member 24 (hereinafter referred to as the nut 24) is provided inside for threading the front end portion 30a of the screw member 30 with the screw receiving hole portion 20A. For example, the nut 24 is accommodated in the space SP1 formed by the first portion 21 and the second portion 22 constituting the cover member 20. Moreover, the nut 24 is limited in the first direction (arrow X direction (thickness direction of the toy 1)) in the space SP1 by the front end surface 21at of the limiting portion 21a and the space inner wall surface 22w of the second portion 22 and is held immovable. In addition, it is also held immovable in its rotation direction (refer to Figure 7). In addition, in the present embodiment, the structure of the holding member 24 is provided, but it is not limited to this, and a thread threadedly connected to the screw member 30 may be formed in the first part 21 or the second part 22. In addition, as the holding member 24, an example of using a nut is described, but it may also be a member other than a nut.

[0093] In addition, the space SP1 for the screw to be inserted into the hole 20A is formed to be a space with a larger diameter (d3) than the screw hole diameter (d1) of the nut 24, and the inner diameter (d2) of the stopper 21a is also configured to be larger than the screw hole diameter (d1). According to the above configuration, even when the front end 30a of the screw member 30 is long, that is, when the screw member 30 protrudes from the nut 24, the front end 30a is allowed to enter.

[0094] The maximum thickness (d4) of the cover member 20 in the first direction is configured to be greater than the maximum thickness (d3) of the main body member 10. In addition, the cover member 20 includes an expansion portion 21e that expands spherically toward the front side in a manner surrounded by the decorative portion 21b. In this way, the cover member 20 has a configuration in which its thickness is large and the expansion portion 21e is provided, thereby increasing the rigidity in the first direction.

[0095] The screw member 30 is configured to not be separated from the main body member 10 in this embodiment. For example, the screw member 30 is provided with a small diameter portion 30c having a smaller diameter than the front end portion 30a between the front end portion 30a and the base end portion 30b. Furthermore, by configuring the small diameter portion 30c to have a diameter corresponding to the narrow portion 15b of the through hole 15, it is possible to form a configuration in which the screw member 30 does not separate from the main body member 10. In addition, the screw member 30 may also be configured to be able to separate from the main body member 10.

[0096] Figure 6 It is an exploded perspective view showing the inner structure of the first portion 21 of the cover member 20 . Figure 7 It is an exploded perspective view showing the inner structure of the second portion 22 of the cover member 20 .

[0097] As mentioned above, the cover member 20 is composed of two parts. Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown in FIG. 1 , the first portion 21 has a cylindrical recessed portion forming a space SP1 formed inside the first portion 21. In addition, a cylindrical stopper 21a is provided at the center thereof to protrude toward the second portion 22. In addition, a pair of engaging shaft portions 21p and a pair of ribs 21v are provided to protrude from the outer circumference of the stopper 21a, for example, in the same direction as the stopper 21a. The engaging shaft portion 21p is engaged with an engaging recessed portion 22c (see FIG. 1 ) of the protruding portion 22a provided inside the second portion 22. Figure 7) is engaged, and the rib 21v determines the press-in position when the second portion 22 is pressed in. In addition, as described above, the back side of the cover member 20 is provided with a hook piece 21c, a positioning protrusion 21d, a pair of annular protrusions 20k and an engaging recess 20j.

[0098] like Figure 7 As shown in FIG. 2 , a hexagonal nut fitting recess 22b is provided in the screw receiving hole 20A. Therefore, the nut 24 is assembled in such a manner that the outer peripheral surface 24b (hexagonal) of the nut 24 is embedded in the inner peripheral wall surface of the nut fitting recess 22b, thereby being fixed non-rotatably. In addition, by setting the embedding of the nut 24 to, for example, a firmly embedded state relative to the nut fitting recess 22b, not only the rotation direction of the nut 24 can be locked, but also the first direction can be locked.

[0099] The battery storage structure of this form is a battery storage structure of a new structure in which a screw receiving hole 20A is provided in the second component, that is, the cover component 20. In addition, the main body component 10 and the cover component 20 can be fixed by a screw component inserted from the first component, that is, the main body component 10 side. In addition, by configuring the screw receiving hole 20A so as not to be visible from the outside, the cover component 20 can be used as a decorative part.

[0100] In the battery storage structure of this embodiment, since the storage depth of the battery storage portion 14 is configured to be substantially the same as the maximum thickness in the first direction, the thickness of the first member, that is, the main body member 10 can be made thinner by making the thickness close to the battery thickness.

[0101] In the battery storage structure of this form, by providing the screw receiving hole 20A in the central part of the cover member 20, the cover member 20 can be reliably fixed to the main body member 10. In addition, by locating the screw receiving hole 20A in the central part of the cover member 20, the tightening force generated by the screw fixing can be uniform throughout the entire cover member 20.

[0102] In the battery storage structure of this form, the screw part 30 for installing the cover part 20 will not be exposed on the outer surface of the cover part 20, and even on the back side of the main body part 10, it is located at a position retracted than the back side 11s, so that a preferred structure can be formed in the decorative expression of the main body part 10.

[0103] In the battery storage structure of this embodiment, the cover member 20 is configured as a decorative part in which the screw hole is not exposed in the toy 1, so that the toy 1 can be preferably expressed.

[0104] In the battery storage structure of this embodiment, the (metal) nut 24 is firmly and immovably attached to the screw receiving hole 20A of the cover member 20 that closes the battery storage portion 14, so that the cover member 20 can be stably attached for a long period of time.

[0105] In addition, according to the battery storage structure of this form, by providing a space (SP1, SP2) larger than the screw hole diameter of the nut 24 in the screw receiving hole 20A, it is possible to provide a universal cover part 20 that allows the use of a long-axis screw part even when the axial length of the screw passes through the nut 24.

[0106] In the battery storage structure of this embodiment, since the space SP1 of the screw receiving hole 20A is formed by the combination of the first portion 21 and the second portion 22 , the nut 24 can be easily assembled into the cover member 20 .

[0107] In addition, since the nut 24 inserted into the screw hole 20A is firmly fixed by the stopper 21a and the nut fitting recess 22b, the screw member 30 is easily installed and the cover member 20 can be securely fastened. In addition, an annular protrusion 20k that can press one end of the battery 40 is provided on the inner side of the cover member 20 corresponding to the battery storage portion 14, so that when the cover member 20 is installed, the battery 40 can be securely held at a predetermined position by pressing on the contact member 14b. In addition, since the cover member 20 of the toy 1 is configured to have a large thickness and high rigidity, it can be made thin as a whole and the rigidity can be improved. In addition, since the rigidity of the cover member 20 can be improved, even if the main body 10 is thin, in the case of a battery 40 that needs to be pressed like a button-type battery, it can be securely held and stored.

[0108] The above is a description of one embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention can be appropriately changed within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the embodiment, the nut 24 is configured to be held by the stopper 21a, but it is not limited to the configuration, and may be configured without the stopper 21a.

[0109] [Explanation of Symbols]

[0110] 1 Toys

[0111] 10 Main body part (first part)

[0112] 14 Battery storage area

[0113] 14a Release port

[0114] 15 Through hole

[0115] 20 Cover member (second member)

[0116] 20A screw into the hole

[0117] 21 Part 1

[0118] 21a Limiting part

[0119] 22 Part 2

[0120] 22b: Retaining member fitting recess

[0121] 24. Retaining parts

[0122] 30 Screw parts

[0123] 30a Front end of screw member

[0124] 30s Base end surface of screw component

[0125] 40 Batteries

[0126] SP1 Space

[0127] SP2 Space

[0128] X 1st direction.

Claims

1. A battery storage structure, comprising: The first component forms a battery storage portion capable of storing a battery; A second component covering the release opening of the battery storage portion; and a screw member to fix the second member to the first member; and The first component has a through hole penetrating in a first direction in a region opposite to the second component; The second member has a screw receiving hole portion that can be coupled to the front end portion of the screw member inserted through the through hole.

2. The battery storage structure according to claim 1, wherein The second member is fixed to the first member by inserting the screw member into the through hole from the surface of the first member on the opposite side to the second member.

3. The battery storage structure according to claim 2, wherein The screw receiving hole is not exposed on the surface of the second member on the side opposite to the battery storage portion.

4. The battery storage structure according to claim 3, wherein The thickness of the battery storage portion in the first direction is configured to be substantially the same as the maximum thickness of the first member in the first direction.

5. The battery storage structure according to claim 4, wherein The screw receiving hole is provided substantially at the center of the second member in a plan view.

6. The battery storage structure according to claim 5, wherein The base end surface of the screw member is located closer to the second member than the surface of the first member on the opposite side to the second member side.

7. The battery storage structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The first component forms part of a toy; The second component is a decorative part constituting a part of the surface of the toy.

8. The battery storage structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The screw receiving hole is provided with a holding member into which the screw member is screwed.

9. The battery storage structure according to claim 8, wherein In the screw receiving hole, a space having a larger diameter than the screw hole diameter of the holding member is provided on the opposite side of the holding member to the battery storage portion.

10. The battery storage structure according to claim 9, wherein The second member includes at least a first portion and a second portion that form the space.

11. The battery storage structure according to claim 10, wherein The movement of the holding member in the screw rotation direction and the thickness direction of the holding member is restricted.

12. The battery storage structure according to claim 11, wherein The screw receiving hole is provided with a holding member fitting recess that abuts against the outer peripheral surface of the holding member to fix the holding member.

13. The battery storage structure according to claim 12, wherein The second member has a stopper portion that stops the holding member from being positioned in the screw receiving hole from a side opposite to the battery storage portion.

14. The battery storage structure according to claim 13, wherein The stopper is cylindrical, and the inner diameter of its inner space is larger than the screw hole diameter of the retaining member.

15. The battery storage structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein A button-type battery can be mounted in the battery storage portion from the release port side along the first direction.

16. The battery storage structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The second member is configured such that its maximum thickness is greater than the maximum thickness of the first member.

17. A toy having the battery storage structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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