TWI705597B - Battery box structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a battery box structure. The battery box structure comprises a case, an axial portion, a fixing plate and at least one lever portion. A main body of a first arm of the lever portion receives the force forcing from an accommodation space toward to the external of the case. The main body of the first arm drives a second arm to rotate around the axial portion. The battery is driven to remove from the case through a first opening. The battery disposed within the traditional battery box structure is forced from the two sides of the battery box structure. Compering with the traditional battery box structure, the user only forces the main body of the first arm of the lever portion, and the battery is removed from the case. Therefore, removing the battery is more labor-saving and convenient.

Description

Battery box structure

This case is about a battery box structure, especially a battery box structure that can save effort and facilitate the removal of batteries.

In recent years, the application of batteries to various electronic devices has increased. In order to facilitate the installation of the battery in the electronic device, a battery box is usually provided in the electronic device to accommodate the battery. The battery needs frequent maintenance or replacement. In order to make the battery can withdraw from the battery box, the traditional battery box is equipped with long openings on both sides of the shell. When the user wants to remove the battery from the battery box, the user can pass the battery at the same time. The elongated openings on both sides of the box touch the battery in the battery box, and then push the battery to make the battery exit the battery box from the accommodating opening above the battery box. However, the structural design of the traditional battery box not only requires the user to exert at least a force equivalent to the weight of the battery to take out the battery, which makes the battery removal work extremely laborious, but also because the long opening is required to touch the inside of the battery box. The battery is pushed out of the battery box, so the position and angle of the force applied to the battery are limited, so that the removal of the battery is very inconvenient.

Therefore, how to develop a battery box structure that overcomes the above shortcomings is actually an urgent need at present.

The purpose of this case is to provide a battery box structure, which has the advantages of labor saving and convenient removal of the battery.

To achieve the above objective, one of the broader implementation aspects of this case is to provide a battery box structure for at least one battery to be installed. The battery box structure includes a housing, a shaft, a fixing plate, and at least one lever portion. The casing includes a plurality of side walls and a bottom surface, the plurality of side walls are connected to each other, and are respectively connected with the bottom surface, and the plurality of side walls and the bottom surface jointly define a accommodating space with a first opening in the casing, and the battery is disposed in the casing through the first opening In the accommodating space, one of the sidewalls further includes at least one second opening communicating with the accommodating space. The fixing plate is fixedly connected with the shell, and is structured on the fixed shaft on the shell. The lever portion includes at least one through hole, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm includes a body and at least one extension. The system is connected to the second arm. The extension is connected to the body and is accommodated from the body. The second arm extends in the direction of the space, and the second arm is in contact with the battery when the battery is disposed in the accommodating space. The through hole is provided in the extension part and the shaft is penetrated so that the lever part can rotate with the shaft as an axis. The system of the first arm is to receive external force and rotate from the second opening away from the battery with the shaft as the axis, and drive the second arm to rotate in the direction of the first opening with the shaft as the axis, so that the second arm Push the battery to exit the housing through the first opening.

Some typical embodiments embodying the features and advantages of this case will be described in detail in the following description. It should be understood that this case can have various changes in different aspects, which do not depart from the scope of this case, and the descriptions and diagrams therein are essentially for illustrative purposes, rather than being constructed to limit the case.

Figure 1 is a structural diagram of the battery box structure of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded structural diagram of the battery box structure shown in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is the shaft shown in Figure 1, Schematic diagram of the explosive structure of the fixed plate and lever part. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the battery box structure 1 of this embodiment is used for at least one battery 2 to be installed therein, such as the two batteries 2 shown in Figure 2, and the battery box structure 1 includes a casing 3. The shaft 4, the fixed plate 5 and at least one lever part 6.

The housing 3 includes a plurality of side walls 31 and a bottom surface 32. A plurality of side walls 31 are connected to each other and arranged around to form a rectangular body, and are respectively connected with the bottom surface 32, and the plurality of side walls 31 and the bottom surface 32 jointly define an accommodating space 34 with a first opening 33 in the housing 3, so that The battery 2 can be accommodated in the accommodating space 34 through the first opening 33, wherein the first opening 33 and the bottom surface 32 are located on opposite sides of the casing 3. In this embodiment, the plurality of side walls 31 include a first side wall 31a, a second side wall 31b, a third side wall 31c, and a fourth side wall 31d. The first side wall 31a and the second side wall 31b are located on opposite sides of the housing 3. The third side wall 31c and the fourth side wall 31d are located on opposite sides of the housing 3 and are respectively located between the first side wall 31a and the second side wall 31b. In addition, the first side wall 31a further includes at least one communicating with the accommodating space 34 A second opening 35, such as the two second openings 35 shown in FIG. 1. In this embodiment, when the battery 2 is accommodated in the accommodating space 34, the position of each battery 2 corresponds to the first The setting position of one of the second openings 35 among the two openings 35.

Both ends of the fixing plate 5 are fixed to the third side wall 31c and the fourth side wall 31d of the housing 3, respectively. The shaft 4 is fixed on the fixing plate 5, and the shaft 4 is fixed on the housing 3 by the fixing plate 5.

In this embodiment, the battery box structure 1 includes two lever parts 6, and each lever part 6 includes at least one through hole 61, a first arm 62 and a second arm 63. The first arm 62 includes a main body 621 and two extension parts 622. The body 621 of the first arm 62 is perpendicular to and connected to the second arm 63, and includes a first surface 621a and a second surface 621b. The first surface 621a of the body 621 of the first arm 62 faces the direction of the accommodating space 34 The second surface 621b of the main body 621 of the first arm 62 faces away from the housing 3, and the two extension portions 622 are respectively connected with two opposite side edges of the main body 621, and the main body 621 faces the inside of the housing 3 The direction of the accommodation space 34 extends.

The second arms 63 are arranged in the accommodating space 34, and each second arm 63 is in contact with the bottom of one of the two batteries 2 when the battery 2 is accommodated in the accommodating space 34, thereby multiplying Carry the corresponding battery 2, but it is not limited to this. In this embodiment, each lever portion 6 includes two through holes 61, and each through hole 61 is provided on the corresponding extension portion 622 of the first arm 62 for the shaft 4 to penetrate through, so that the lever The part 6 can rotate with the shaft 4 as a shaft. The body 621 of the first arm 62 is constructed as a force applying part and can selectively receive external force. When the body 621 of the first arm 62 does not receive external force (as shown in the first arm 62 of the lever part 6 on the right side of Figure 1 When the main body 621), because the second arm 63 carries the battery 2, the second arm 63 will fit between the bottom surface 32 and the battery 2 due to the weight of the battery 2, and be parallel to the bottom surface 32 and the battery 2. The body 621 of the first arm 62 and the second arm 63 are perpendicular to each other, so that the body 621 of the first arm 62 is located in the second opening 35 and on the same plane as the first side wall 31 a having the second opening 35. When the first surface 621a of the body 621 of the first arm 62 receives the external force from the accommodating space 34 toward the outside of the casing 3, the body 621 of the first arm 62 takes the shaft 4 as the axis and moves away from the battery from the second opening 35 Rotate in the direction of 2 (such as the main body 621 of the first arm 62 of the lever part 6 on the left in Figure 1), and since the main body 621 of the first arm 62 is connected to the second arm 63, the main body 621 of the first arm 62 In turn, the second arm 63 is driven to rotate in the direction of the first opening 33 with the shaft 4 as an axis, so that the second arm 63 pushes the battery 2 to exit the housing 3 through the first opening 33.

It can be seen from the above that the battery box structure 1 of this case includes a housing 3, a shaft 4, a fixing plate 5, and at least one lever portion 6, and the body 621 of the first arm 62 of the lever portion 6 is used to receive the body 621 from the accommodating space 34 After the external force on the outside of the casing 3, the body 621 of the first arm 62 drives the second arm 63 to rotate around the shaft 4 as an axis, thereby pushing the battery 2 out of the casing 3 through the first opening 33. Compared with the traditional battery box structure, the battery inside the battery box must be forced from both sides of the battery box at the same time. The battery box structure 1 in this case allows the user to only apply force to the body 621 of the first arm 62 of the lever 6 The battery 2 can be taken out, so the battery box structure 1 of this case makes it easier and more convenient for the user to take out the battery 2.

In order for the body 621 of the first arm 62 of the lever part 6 to receive the external force applied by the user, in this embodiment, the area of the second opening 35 needs to be larger than the cross-sectional area of the body 621 of the first arm 62, that is, the second The contour of the opening 35 covers the contour of the body 621 of the first arm 62, so that the body 621 of the first arm 62 cannot completely cover the second opening 35, so that a tool that can accept external force from the user is reserved on the second opening 35 (For example, the user's finger) space, so the user's tool for applying an external force can apply an external force to the first surface 621a of the body 621 of the first arm 62 through the space reserved on the second opening 35.

Please refer to Figure 4 in conjunction with Figures 1 to 3, where Figure 4 is a structural diagram of the lever portion of the battery box structure shown in Figure 1. In this implementation, the first surface 621a of the first arm 62 has a first protruding portion 64. The first protruding portion 64 can be a long strip structure to enhance the structural strength of the first arm 62 and avoid being used by users. When an external force is applied to the first surface 621a of the body 621 of the first arm 62, the structure of the first arm 62 is destroyed. In addition, the side of the second arm 63 facing the first opening 33 has a second protrusion 65. The second protrusion 65 may be a long strip structure to strengthen the structural strength of the second arm 63, thereby When the user applies an external force to the main body 621 of the first arm 62 to drive the second arm 63 to rotate, it can prevent the battery 2 from being too heavy on the second arm 63 to damage the structure of the second arm 63.

When the battery 2 is completely accommodated in the accommodation space 34, the bottom of the battery 2 is partially in contact with the second arm 63. In some embodiments, the bottom of the battery 2 has a specific length, and the part of the second arm 63 in contact with the bottom of the battery 2 is half of the specific length of the battery 2. As a result, the second arm 63 is far away One end of the first arm 62 is in contact with the midpoint of a surface of the bottom of the battery 2, so when the second arm 63 pushes the battery 2 to move, the second arm 63 applies a force to the midpoint of the bottom of the battery 2, so that the battery 2 can exit the housing 3 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface 32 of the housing 3, which can prevent the battery 2 from tilting and making it difficult for the user to take out the battery 2. In some embodiments, the casing 3 further includes a detachable top cover 30, the top cover 30 is detachably assembled with the side wall 31 of the casing 3 and covers the accommodating space 34 through the first opening 33. When the battery 2 is to be disposed in the accommodating space 34 through the first opening 33 or the battery 2 is driven by the second arm 63 to exit the housing 3, the top cover 30 can be detached and separated from the housing 3 to expose the housing 3 In the space 34, the battery 2 is disposed in the accommodating space 34 through the first opening 33 or the battery 2 is withdrawn from the accommodating space 34. In some embodiments, one side of the top cover 30 is connected to one of the side walls 31 of the plurality of side walls 31, and the top cover 30 can be turned over using the side connected to the side walls 31 as an axis, thereby being able to be opened The top cover 30 exposes the accommodating space 34. When the battery 2 is to be disposed in the accommodating space 34 through the first opening 33 or the battery 2 is driven by the second arm 63 to exit the housing 3, the user only needs to rotate the top cover 30 to expose the accommodating space 34 , The battery 2 is disposed in the accommodating space 34 through the first opening 33 or the battery 2 is withdrawn from the accommodating space 34.

Please continue to refer to FIGS. 1 to 3, in this embodiment, the fixing plate 5 includes a first supporting wall 51 and two second supporting walls 52, wherein the two second supporting walls 52 are respectively connected to the first supporting wall 51 connection. Both ends of the first supporting wall 51 are fixed to the third side wall 31 c and the fourth side wall 31 d respectively, so that the fixing plate 5 can be fixed to the housing 3 by the first supporting wall 51. The two second supporting walls 52 respectively extend from opposite ends of the first supporting wall 51 toward the direction of the second opening 35, and the two second supporting walls 52 are parallel to each other and respectively have perforations 53. The fixing plate 5 further includes two fixing elements 54, each fixing element 54 penetrates a corresponding hole 53 to fix a corresponding end on the shaft 4, so that the shaft 4 is fixed between the two second supporting walls 52, Thereby, the shaft 4 is fixed to the housing 3. However, this embodiment is only an example. In other embodiments, the fixing plate may have a different form. For example, the fixing plate may extend from the first side wall 31a of the housing 3 and be integrated with the first side wall 31a of the housing 3. Forming, or other forms, as long as the fixing plate allows the shaft 4 to pass through.

Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery box structure of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is an exploded structural schematic diagram of the battery box structure shown in Figure 5, and Figure 7 is the shaft shown in Figure 5, Schematic diagram of the explosive structure of the fixed plate and lever part. As shown in Figures 5 to 7, the battery box structure 1a of this embodiment includes a housing 3, a shaft 4, a fixing plate 5, and at least one lever portion 6, wherein the housing 3, the shaft 4, the fixing plate 5 and The structure and action of the lever part 6 are respectively similar to the housing 3, the shaft body 4, the fixing plate 5 and the lever part 6 of the battery box structure 1 shown in Figure 1, so only the same reference numerals are used to represent the structure and function. Similar and not repeat them. However, in this embodiment, the body 621 of the first arm 62 of the lever portion 6 further includes a first portion 621c, a second portion 621d, and a third portion 621e. One end of the first portion 621c is connected to one end of the second arm 63, and the other end of the first portion 621c is connected to one end of the second portion 621d. The second portion 621d extends outward from the accommodating space 34 toward the outside of the casing 3, and the other end of the second portion 621d is connected to one end of the third portion 621e. The third portion 621e extends outward from an end connected to the second portion 621d toward the first opening 33. When the lever part 6 is in a state where no force is applied, the second part 621d and the third part 621e of the body 621 of the first arm 62 are arranged on the outside of the housing 3, and there is a gap between the second opening 35 and the second part 621d Therefore, when the user wants to apply force to the first arm 62, there is no need to extend the tool for applying external force into the accommodation space 34 through the second opening 35, and only need to apply force to the first arm 62 outside the housing 3 The first surface 621a of the third part 621e of the main body 621 can drive the second arm 63 to rotate around the shaft 4 to push the battery 2 out of the housing 3, making it more convenient for the user to take out the battery 2.

Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery box structure of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 9 is an exploded structural diagram of the battery box structure shown in Figure 8, and Figure 10 is the shaft shown in Figure 8, Schematic diagram of the explosive structure of the fixed plate and lever part. As shown in Figures 8 to 10, the battery box structure 1b of this embodiment includes a housing 3, a shaft 4, a fixing plate 5, and at least one lever portion 6, wherein the housing 3, the shaft 4, the fixing plate 5 and The structure and action of the lever part 6 are respectively similar to the housing 3, the shaft body 4, the fixing plate 5 and the lever part 6 of the battery box structure 1 shown in Figure 1, so only the same reference numerals are used to represent the structure and function. Similar and not repeat them. However, in this embodiment, the battery box structure 1b further includes a connecting arm 7, and both ends of the connecting arm 7 are respectively connected to one end of the body 621 of the first arm 62 of the two lever parts 6, and the connecting arm 7 and the two The first arm 62 of each lever part 6 constitutes a ㄇ-shaped structure. In this embodiment, the first side wall 31a only includes a single second opening 35, and the second opening 35 can be, but is not limited to, a ㄇ-shaped structure. The connecting arm 7 is structured as a force applying part, which can selectively receive external force. When the connecting arm 7 does not receive external force, since the second arm 63 carries the battery 2, the second arm 63 will fit between the bottom surface 32 and the battery 2 due to the weight of the battery 2, and will interact with the bottom surface 32 and the battery 2. Parallel, and because the plane formed by the body 621 of the first arm 62 and the connecting arm 7 and the second arm 63 are perpendicular to each other, the body 621 of the first arm 62 and the connecting arm 7 are located in the second opening 35 and have a second The first side wall 31a of the opening 35 is located on the same plane. When the side of the connecting arm 7 adjacent to the accommodating space 34 receives the external force from the accommodating space 34 toward the outside of the housing 3, the connecting arm 7 drives the body 621 of the first arm 62 of the two lever parts 6 to take the shaft 4 as The shaft rotates away from the battery 2 from the second opening 35, and since the body 621 of each first arm 62 is connected to the corresponding second arm 63, the body 621 of each first arm 62 drives the corresponding The second arm 63 rotates toward the first opening 33 with the shaft 4 as an axis, so that the two second arms 63 push the two batteries 2 to exit the housing 3 through the first opening 33 respectively. Since the two lever parts 6 can simultaneously drive the two batteries 2 out of the housing 3, the user can take out the two batteries 2 at the same time with a single force, which makes the operation of taking out the batteries 2 more convenient. In some embodiments, the connecting arm 7 may be integrally formed with one of the two lever parts 6. In other embodiments, the connecting arm 7 may be integrally formed with the two lever parts 6.

In summary, the battery box structure of the present case includes a housing, a shaft, a fixing plate, and at least one lever part, and after the body of the first arm of the lever part receives the external force from the accommodating space toward the outside of the housing, the first The body of one arm drives the second arm to rotate around the shaft body, thereby pushing the battery out of the casing through the first opening. Compared with the traditional battery box structure, the battery inside the battery box must be forced from both sides of the battery box at the same time. The battery box structure of this case allows the user to apply external force to the body of the first arm of the lever part. The battery is taken out of the casing, so the battery box structure of this case makes it easier and more convenient for the user to take out the battery. In addition, the battery box structure of this case is fastened to the Din Rail, which can be used to provide power for other electronic devices (such as power supplies, servers, etc.) fastened to the rails.

1, 1a, 1b: battery box structure 2: battery 3: shell 30: top cover 31: side wall 31a: first side wall 31b: second side wall 31c: third side wall 31d: Fourth side wall 32: Bottom 33: first opening 34: accommodation space 35: second opening 4: shaft body 5: fixed plate 51: The first support wall 52: The second support wall 53: Piercing 54: fixed element 6: Leverage 61: Piercing hole 62: first arm 621: body 621a: First side 621b: second side 621c: Part One 621d: Part 2 621e: Part Three 622: Extension 63: second arm 64: first protrusion 65: second protrusion 7: connecting arm

Figure 1 is a structural diagram of the battery box structure of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the battery box structure shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the shaft, fixed plate and lever shown in Figure 1. Figure 4 is a structural diagram of the lever part of the battery box structure shown in Figure 1. Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery box structure of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of the battery box structure shown in Figure 5. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the shaft, fixed plate and lever shown in Figure 5. Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the battery box structure of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is an exploded structure diagram of the battery box structure shown in Figure 8. Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the shaft, fixed plate and lever shown in Figure 8.

1: Battery box structure

2: battery

3: shell

30: top cover

31: side wall

31a: first side wall

31b: second side wall

31c: third side wall

31d: Fourth side wall

32: Bottom

33: first opening

34: accommodation space

35: second opening

4: shaft body

5: fixed plate

51: The first support wall

52: The second support wall

54: fixed element

62: first arm

621: body

622: Extension

63: second arm

65: second protrusion

Claims (13)

A battery box structure for installing at least one battery. The battery box structure includes: a housing, including a plurality of side walls and a bottom surface, wherein the plurality of side walls are connected to each other and are respectively connected with the bottom surface, and the plurality The side walls and the bottom surface jointly define an accommodating space with a first opening in the housing, wherein the battery is disposed in the accommodating space through the first opening, and one of the side walls further includes At least one second opening communicating with the accommodating space; a shaft body; a fixing plate fixedly connected to the housing and framed to fix the shaft body on the housing; and at least one lever portion including at least A through hole, a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm includes a body and at least one extension, the system is connected to the second arm, and the extension is connected to the body and is The main body extends in the direction of the accommodating space, the second arm is in contact with the battery when the battery is disposed in the accommodating space, the penetration hole is provided in the extension portion, and the shaft body is passed through, So that the lever part rotates with the shaft as an axis; wherein the present system structure of the first arm receives an external force and rotates from the second opening away from the battery with the shaft as an axis, and The second arm is driven to rotate toward the first opening with the shaft as an axis, so that the second arm pushes the battery to exit the housing through the first opening. The battery box structure according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of side walls include a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall, and the first side wall and the second side wall are located in the housing The third side wall and the fourth side wall are located on opposite sides of the housing and between the first side wall and the second side wall, the first side wall includes the second opening, and the fixing plate The two ends of the shell are respectively fixedly connected with the third side wall and the fourth side wall of the casing. The battery box structure of claim 1, wherein the system of the first arm is perpendicular to and connected to the second arm, the body of the first arm includes a first surface and a second surface, and the first arm One side To the direction of the accommodating space, the second surface faces away from the housing, and the system of the first arm receives the external force from the accommodating space toward the outside of the housing through the first surface . The battery box structure according to claim 3, wherein the first face of the first arm has a first protrusion, and the first protrusion is a long strip structure. The battery box structure according to claim 1, wherein the second arm has a second protrusion on one side of the first opening, wherein the second protrusion is a long strip structure. The battery box structure of claim 1, wherein the area of the second opening is larger than the cross-sectional area of the body of the first arm. The battery box structure of claim 1, wherein when the battery is completely accommodated in the accommodating space, the bottom of the battery has a specific length, and the part of the second arm in contact with the bottom of the battery is Is half of the specific length of the battery. The battery box structure according to claim 1, wherein when the body of the first arm does not receive the external force, the body of the first arm is located in the second opening and is located with the side wall having the second opening On the same plane. The battery box structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixing plate includes a first supporting wall and two second supporting walls, the two second supporting walls are respectively connected to the first supporting wall, and the first supporting Both ends of the wall are respectively fixed to at least one of the plurality of side walls, the two second supporting walls respectively extend from opposite ends of the first supporting wall toward the direction of the second opening, and the two The second supporting walls are parallel to each other. The battery box structure according to claim 9, wherein the fixing plate includes two fixing elements, the two second supporting walls each have a perforation, and each fixing element penetrates the corresponding perforation to fix the shaft body The upper part corresponds to one end, so that the shaft is fixed between the two second supporting walls. The battery box structure according to claim 1, wherein the body further includes a first part, a second part, and a third part, wherein one end of the first part is connected with one end of the second arm, the The other end of the first part is connected with one end of the second part, the second part extends outward from the accommodating space toward the outer side of the housing, and the other end of the second part is connected to the One end of the third part is connected, and the third part extends from an end connected to the second part toward the first opening. The battery box structure of claim 1, wherein the at least one lever portion is two lever portions, and the battery box structure further includes a connecting arm, wherein both ends of the connecting arm are respectively connected to the two levers One end of the body of the first arm of the part. The battery box structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixing plate extends from the casing and is integrally formed with the casing.

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