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Battery receiving mechanism
Assignee: Hoya Corp
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Filing: 1995-04-25
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Granted: 1997-06-03
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Expires: 2015-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A battery receiving mechanism includes a battery chamber which receives a battery therein and a conductor which is connected to one terminal of said battery. A biasing member biases the battery in a direction to connect the terminal of the battery to the conductor. An operating member moves the battery to disconnect the terminal battery from the conductor against biasing force of the biasing member upon application of an external force.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Inazuka
- 👤 Kazunori Osakabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/213; H01M50/50; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A battery receiving mechanism having a battery chamber for receiving a battery therein, and a conductor which connects to a first terminal of said battery, comprising: a biasing member which biases said battery in a first direction to connect said first terminal of said battery to said conductor; and, operating means for moving said battery in a second direction opposite said first direction to disconnect said first terminal of said battery from said conductor, against said biasing force of said biasing member, upon application of an external force.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A battery receiving mechanism having a battery chamber for receiving a battery therein, and a conductor which connects to a first terminal of said battery, comprising: a biasing member which biases said battery in a first direction to connect said first terminal of said battery to said conductor; and, operating means for moving said battery in a second direction opposite said first direction to disconnect said first terminal of said battery from said conductor, against said biasing force of said biasing member, upon application of an external force.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said biasing member is an electrically conductive member connectable to a second terminal of said battery.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 2, wherein said biasing member is a coil spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 1, said operating means further comprising: an operating portion actuatable from outside of said battery chamber; and a working portion, associated with said operating portion, which moves into contact with said battery in said battery chamber to move said battery to a nonconductive position in which said first terminal of said battery disconnects from said conductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 4, further comprising a chamber cover to open and close said battery chamber, wherein said operating portion and said conductor are provided on said chamber cover.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 1 wherein said operating means is provided with an operation portion rotatably supported on a chamber cover.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 6, wherein said operating means includes a locking member rotatable together with said operating portion between an open/close position in which said chamber cover can be opened, and a locked position in which said chamber cover is locked in a closed position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 7, wherein said locking member is in said locked position during rotation of said operating portion from a conductive position, in which said first terminal of said battery is connected to said conductor, to a nonconductive position, in which said first terminal is disconnected from said conductor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A battery receiving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said battery receiving mechanism is provided in a camera body.
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