A remote controller and a battery compartment structure thereof

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of remote controller and its battery compartment structure, the remote controller includes remote controller body, and the battery compartment structure includes battery compartment, compartment body eject spring and ejecting assembly;The ejecting assembly includes spring, elastic buckle and button, the elastic buckle movably connects the remote controller body, the spring is connected with the elastic buckle, the button links the elastic buckle to make the elastic buckle move between a locking position and an unlocking position, when being in unlocking position, the spring accumulates the elastic force of the locking position direction;The battery compartment movably sets in the remote controller body, the compartment body eject spring is connected with the battery compartment, the battery compartment can be connected with the elastic buckle in locking position, when the elastic buckle is in unlocking position, the compartment body eject spring can push the battery compartment to eject the remote controller body. The ejecting assembly only needs to install the spring and elastic buckle when installing, the elastic buckle is arranged on the inner shell, and it is convenient and fast to install, with less parts.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a remote control and its battery compartment structure. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, most conventional remote controls on the market use sliding covers or V-shaped clips to secure the battery compartment. While these designs offer some stability, they significantly compromise the remote control's aesthetic appearance. Sliding covers typically require grooves on the remote control's surface, which not only affects its overall appearance but can also lead to wear and tear on the grooves over time, compromising the battery compartment's stability. While V-shaped clips are simpler to operate, frequent opening and closing can damage the clip's durability, thus affecting the battery compartment's stability.

[0003] Furthermore, while remote controls with pop-up buttons offer an improved user experience, they typically contain more than five parts. This complex design increases the difficulty of fitting the parts together, thus increasing assembly complexity and time. The increased number of parts also means more potential points of failure, which not only raises production costs but may also lead to increased instability, making the remote control more prone to malfunctions during use.

[0004] In summary, current conventional remote controls suffer from several issues in battery door fixing methods and structural design. These issues affect the product's appearance and aesthetics, and the complexity of parts and assembly difficulties lead to increased production defect rates. These problems not only challenge manufacturing costs and efficiency for companies but also impact consumer satisfaction. Therefore, simplifying structural design, improving assembly efficiency, and reducing defect rates while ensuring battery door stability are crucial issues that urgently need to be addressed in remote control design. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a remote control and its battery compartment structure.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a battery compartment structure for a remote control. The remote control includes a remote control body, and the battery compartment structure includes a battery compartment, a compartment pop-out spring, and a pop-out component.

[0007] The pop-out component includes a spring, a latch, and a button. The latch is movably connected to the remote control body, the spring is connected to the latch, and the button is linked to the latch to move the latch between a locked position and an unlocked position. When in the unlocked position, the spring accumulates a spring force pointing towards the locked position.

[0008] The battery compartment is movably disposed within the remote control body. The battery compartment is connected to the compartment by a spring-loaded ejector spring. The battery compartment can be connected to a snap fastener in the locked position. When the snap fastener is in the unlocked position, the spring-loaded ejector spring can push the battery compartment out of the remote control body.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the snap fastener includes a first snap body, and the battery compartment includes a second snap body, wherein the first snap body and the second snap body are snapped together.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the direction of movement of the battery compartment is at a certain angle to the direction of movement of the snap fastener; the first snap body includes a guide ramp, and when the battery compartment is inserted into the remote control body, the battery compartment abuts against the guide ramp to push the first snap body to move and make way.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the direction of movement of the battery compartment is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the spring clip at a certain angle.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the button is disposed on the outer surface of the remote control body, and the button abuts against the spring clip.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, the spring-loaded latch is slidably disposed on the remote control body.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the spring clip includes a body and a screw, the body being slidably connected to the remote control body, and the screw being connected to the body.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment, the spring clip includes a body and a latch disposed on the body, the body being slidably connected to the remote control body, and the latch being able to abut against a step on the remote control body to limit the sliding range of the spring clip.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment, the spring clip further includes a first spring clip limiting surface and a second spring clip limiting surface, which can respectively abut against the remote control body to limit the sliding range of the spring clip.

[0017] This utility model also provides a remote control, including the battery compartment structure of the aforementioned remote control.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The pop-out component includes a spring, a latch, and a button. The latch is movably connected to the remote control body, the spring is connected to the latch, and the button actuates the latch to move it between a locked position and an unlocked position. When in the unlocked position, the spring stores a force pointing towards the locked position. The battery compartment is movably disposed within the remote control body. A battery compartment pop-out spring is connected to the battery compartment, which can connect to the latch in the locked position. When the latch is in the unlocked position, the battery compartment pop-out spring can push the battery compartment out of the remote control body.

[0020] The pop-out component requires only the spring and spring clip to be installed, with the spring clip positioned on the inner shell. Installation is quick and easy, with few parts. In use, the button can be pressed, pushing the spring clip from the locked position to the unlocked position. At this point, the battery compartment is disengaged from the spring clip, and the battery compartment pops out of the remote control body under the action of the compartment pop-out spring. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is a front view of the remote control in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the remote control in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the lower end of the remote control in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the spring-loaded latch in the locked position in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention when the button is pressed and the spring is in the unlocked position;

[0026] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A magnified view of a portion of the image;

[0027] Figure 7 This is a perspective cross-sectional view of the spring buckle in the locked position in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0029] See Figures 1-7 A remote control includes a battery compartment structure. The remote control includes a remote control body, and the battery compartment structure includes a battery compartment 2, a compartment ejection spring 3, and an ejection assembly.

[0030] The remote control body 1 includes a metal outer shell 11 and an inner shell 12. The metal outer shell 11 is fitted over the inner shell 12, which houses the circuit board and control buttons, etc., which will not be described in detail here. The lower end of the metal outer shell 11 forms a receiving space 111, and the battery compartment 2 is disposed within this space. The lower end of the metal outer shell 11 includes an opening 112 that communicates with the receiving space 111. The battery compartment 2 is inserted into the receiving space 111 through the opening 112. The battery compartment 2 has two battery slots 21, each capable of holding two batteries, and a second fastener 22 is disposed between the two battery slots 21.

[0031] The pop-out component includes a spring 41, a spring latch 42, and a button 43. The spring latch 42 is movably connected to the remote control body 1. The spring 41 is connected to the spring latch 42. The button 43 is linked to the spring latch 42 to move the spring latch 42 between a locked position and an unlocked position. When in the unlocked position, the spring 41 accumulates a spring force pointing towards the locked position. The battery compartment 2 is movably disposed inside the remote control body 1. A battery compartment pop-out spring 3 is connected to the battery compartment 2. The battery compartment 2 can be connected to the spring latch 42 when it is in the locked position. When the spring latch 42 is in the unlocked position, the battery compartment pop-out spring 3 can push the battery compartment 2 out of the remote control body 1.

[0032] The pop-out assembly requires only the spring 41 and the snap-on latch 42 for installation. The button 43 is initially mounted on the metal outer casing 11, and the snap-on latch 42 is mounted on the inner casing 12. Installation is quick and easy, with few parts. In use, the button 43 can be pressed, directly pushing the snap-on latch 42 from the locked position to the unlocked position. At this time, the battery compartment 2 is disconnected from the snap-on latch 42, and the battery compartment 2 pops out from the lower opening 112 of the remote control body 1 under the action of the compartment pop-out spring 3. After the external force acting on the button 43 is removed, the spring 41 can drive the snap-on latch 42 to return from the unlocked position to the locked position.

[0033] The spring-loaded latch 42 includes a first latch body 421, and the battery compartment 2 includes a second latch body 22. The first latch body 421 and the second latch body 22 are snapped together. The moving direction of the battery compartment 2 is at a certain angle to the moving direction of the spring-loaded latch 42. The first latch body 421 includes a guide slope 422. When the battery compartment 2 is inserted into the remote control body 1, the battery compartment 2 abuts against the guide slope 422 to push the first latch body 421 to move and make way. In this embodiment, the moving direction of the battery compartment 2 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the spring-loaded latch 42 at a certain angle.

[0034] In this embodiment, the button 43 is disposed on the outer surface of the remote control body 1, and the button 43 abuts against the spring clip 42.

[0035] In this embodiment, the spring clip 42 is slidably disposed on the remote control body 1. The spring clip 42 includes a body 423 and a screw 424. The body 423 is slidably connected to the remote control body 1, and the screw 424 is connected to the body 423. The spring clip 42 includes a connecting post 425, and the inner shell 12 includes a sliding groove 121 for receiving the connecting post 425. The connecting post 424 is inserted into and guided to slide within the sliding groove 121, and the screw 424 is threadedly connected to the connecting post 425. Before the inner shell 12 is installed to the metal outer shell 11, the spring clip 42 can be pre-installed to the inner shell 12 using the screw 424. After the inner shell 12 is installed into the metal outer shell 11, during the movement of the spring clip 42, the nut of the screw 424 does not contact the inner shell 12 or the metal outer shell 11 and has a certain distance between them. The spring clip 42 further includes a first spring clip limiting surface 426 and a second spring clip limiting surface 427. The first spring clip limiting surface 426 can abut against the metal outer shell 11, and the second spring clip limiting surface 427 can abut against the inner shell 12 to limit the sliding range of the spring clip 42. (See reference...) Figure 4 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 When the spring clip 42 is not pressed, there is a certain gap between the nut of the screw 424 and the inner shell 12. At this time, the first spring clip limiting surface 426 abuts against the metal outer shell 11. (See reference...) Figure 5 When the spring clip 42 is pressed, the nut of the screw 424 maintains a certain distance from the metal outer shell 11, and the second spring clip limiting surface 427 abuts against the inner shell 12. In some simpler alternatives, the spring clip 42 includes a body 423 and a latch disposed on the body 423. The body 423 is slidably connected to the remote control body 1, and the latch can abut against the step of the remote control body 1 to limit the sliding range of the spring clip 42.

[0036] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the design concept of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any non-substantial modifications made to the present utility model by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in the present utility model using this concept shall be deemed as an infringement of the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A battery compartment structure for a remote control, the remote control comprising a remote control body, characterized in that, The battery compartment structure includes a battery compartment, a compartment pop-out spring, and a pop-out assembly; The pop-out component includes a spring, a latch, and a button. The latch is movably connected to the remote control body, the spring is connected to the latch, and the button is linked to the latch to move the latch between a locked position and an unlocked position. When in the unlocked position, the spring accumulates a spring force pointing towards the locked position. The battery compartment is movably disposed within the remote control body. The battery compartment is connected to the compartment by a spring-loaded ejector spring. The battery compartment can be connected to a snap fastener in the locked position. When the snap fastener is in the unlocked position, the spring-loaded ejector spring can push the battery compartment out of the remote control body.

2. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The snap fastener includes a first fastener body, and the battery compartment includes a second fastener body. The first fastener body and the second fastener body are snapped together.

3. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The battery compartment moves at a certain angle to the snap fastener; the first snap fastener includes a guide ramp, and when the battery compartment is inserted into the remote control body, the battery compartment abuts against the guide ramp to push the first snap fastener to move and make way.

4. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The direction of movement of the battery compartment is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the spring clip at a certain angle.

5. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The button is located on the outer surface of the remote control body and abuts against the spring-loaded latch.

6. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The spring-loaded latch is slidably mounted on the remote control body.

7. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The spring clip includes a body and a screw. The body is slidably connected to the remote control body, and the screw is connected to the body.

8. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The spring clip includes a body and a latch disposed on the body. The body is slidably connected to the remote control body, and the latch can abut against a step on the remote control body to limit the sliding range of the spring clip.

9. The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The spring clip also includes a first spring clip limiting surface and a second spring clip limiting surface, which can respectively abut against the remote control body to limit the sliding range of the spring clip.

10. A remote control, characterized in that, The battery compartment structure of a remote control as described in any one of claims 1-9 is included.

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