Housing comprising a battery compartment
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a housing comprising a battery compartment ( 102 ) that can be closed by a pivotable cover ( 103 ). A torsion-resistant strip ( 117 ) connects the cover ( 103 ) to the housing. When the battery ( 127 ) has been inserted, the strip ( 117 ) lies underneath the battery ( 127 ). The cover ( 103 ) can be detached from the housing, but is captively connected to the housing by means of the strip ( 117 ). The cover ( 103 ) forms a handle, by means of which batteries ( 127 ) can be removed simply from the battery compartment ( 102 ) in conjunction with the strip ( 117 ).
1. A housing comprising a battery compartment, which can be closed by a pivotable cover, wherein the cover is detachable from the housing, and wherein a strip, when a battery has been inserted, lies underneath the battery and captively connects the cover to the housing, wherein the strip has a torsion resistance that is sufficient to guide the cover into a correct position relative to the battery compartment on closing.
2. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the strip is fastened to a side edge of the cover and within the battery compartment is fastened to the housing on a first side wall of the battery compartment, being opposite to a second side wall of the battery compartment, at which the cover is hinged.
3. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has arms which engage in openings in the battery compartment in such a way that the cover is pivotably connected to the housing up to a predetermined opening angle of the cover and the cover can be detached from the housing by pivoting beyond the predetermined opening angle.
4. The housing according to claim 3 , wherein the arms are designed conical towards their free end.
5. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is pre-stressed by spring means into the open position.
6. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a non-slip surface structure which provides gripping surfaces.
7. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the strip is a plastic strip composed of a plurality of segments which are connected to one another by joints.
8. The housing according to claim 7 , wherein the joints are resilient and bias the plastic strips into a stretched position.
9. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the battery compartment has a recess which receives the strip when the battery is inserted.
10. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the cover is provided with a positioning rib.
11. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the strip has a fixing bar which holds the battery.
12. An electronic device with a housing comprising a battery compartment, which can be closed by a pivotable cover, wherein the cover is detachable from the housing, and wherein a strip, when a battery has been inserted, lies underneath the battery and captively connects the cover to the housing, wherein the strip has a torsion resistance that is sufficient to guide the cover into a correct position relative to the battery compartment on closing.
13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the cover has arms which engage in openings in the battery compartment in such a way that the cover is pivotably connected to the housing up to a predetermined opening angle of the cover and the cover can be detached from the housing by pivoting beyond the predetermined opening angle.
14. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the cover is pre-stressed by spring means into the open position.
15. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the strip is a plastic strip composed of a plurality of segments which are connected to one another by joints.
16. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the electronic device is a remote control.
17. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the electronic device is a smartphone.