Patent ID: 9246343
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H02J,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A charging apparatus for charging a portable apparatus, the charging apparatus comprising: a housing; a first movable member configured such that at least a part of the first movable member protrudes to an outside of the housing through a first opening portion provided in the housing, and configured to be pressed down by mounting the portable apparatus on the housing; a charging terminal; and a second movable member connected to the charging terminal, and configured to accommodate the charging terminal in the housing in a reference state where the first movable member is not pressed down, and when the first movable member has been pressed down, cause the charging terminal to protrude to the outside of the housing through a second opening portion provided in the housing, so as to enter a terminal contact state where the charging terminal can come into contact with a charge-receiving terminal of the portable apparatus, the first movable member and the second movable member being configured such that an amount of movement of the charging terminal during a period from the reference state to a predetermined intermediate state is smaller than the amount of movement during the same period in a case where the charging terminal moves from the reference state to the terminal contact state by an amount proportional to an amount of pressing down the first movable member.