Battery pack and electronic equipment using the same
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a battery pack which is capable of enhancing a short-circuit prevention effect, and electronic equipment using this battery pack. The battery pack 31 has a battery built in the case 32 and an output terminal 47 which is electrically connected to the battery and provided in such a manner as directed towards the outside of the case 32 . The battery pack 31 has an output section 34 that is provided in orthogonal to a virtual plane including a mount reference plane for the electronic equipment (under surface 33 B) of the case 32 , with a space between the virtual plane and the output section 34 . The output section 34 is provided with an output terminal 47.
1. A battery pack which is used in a status being mounted on electronic equipment, a battery being built in a case and an output terminal electrically connected to the battery, the output terminal being mounted in such a manner as to be directed towards the outside of said case, wherein
said case comprises a main body with said battery built therein, and an output section having said output terminal,
said main body comprises:
a mount reference plane of the case for the electronic equipment;
an opposing surface opposing the mount reference plane;
a pair of first side surfaces respectively opposing each other and respectively substantially perpendicular to the mount reference plane and the opposing surface; and
a pair of second side surfaces respectively opposing each other and respectively substantially perpendicular to the mount reference plane and the opposing surface,
wherein said output section is formed in a projecting manner on a surface of one of said pair of second side surfaces of said main body,
wherein a plurality of first engagements for engaging said electronic equipment is formed on one surface where said output section is not formed, of said pair of second side surfaces, and
wherein a second engagement for engaging said electronic equipment is formed on one surface where said output section is formed, of said pair of second side surfaces.
2. A battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
Said output section is formed in a projecting manner on a surface of one of said pair of second side surfaces of said main body in a position deviated towards one corner formed by said first side surfaces adjoining the second side surfaces and in a position spaced apart into a direction orthogonal to a virtual plane including said mount reference plane.
3. A battery pack according to claim 1 wherein
said second engagement is provided on said one surface of said pair of second side surfaces, in the central portion between said pair of first side surfaces.
4. A battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
two of said first engagements are provided at positions having approximately the same distance from said second engagements.
5. A battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein
two of said first engagements are provided at positions having approximately the same distance from said second engagements.
6. A battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
said first engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane, and
said second engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane together with an inclined plane gradually approaching the case outer surface along the direction from a trip end of the locking surface to said mount reference plane.
7. A battery pack according to claim 3 , wherein
said first engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane, and
said second engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane together with an inclined plane gradually approaching the case outer surface along the direction from a trip end of the locking surface to said mount reference plane.
8. A battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein
said first engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane, and
said second engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane together with an inclined plane gradually approaching the case outer surface along the direction from a trip end of the locking surface to said mount reference plane.
9. A battery pack according to claim 5 , wherin
said first engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane, and
said second engagement is formed by an engagement projection which projects from said second side surfaces and has a locking surface approximately parallel to said mount reference plane together with an inclined plane gradually approaching the case outer surface along the direction from a trip end of the locking surface to said mount reference plane.
10. Electronic equipment comprising a battery pack storage which stores the battery pack according to claim 1 .
11. Electronic equipment comprising a battery pack storage which stores the battery pack according to claim 3 .