Patent ID: 7750599
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
1. A charger configured to charge a battery, the charger comprising: a fan member that introduces air into the charger; a battery storage chamber configured to accommodate the battery; an opening formed on a first end of the battery chamber in a depth direction, the battery being attached to and detached from the battery storage chamber through the opening; a charger-side terminal provided on the battery storage chamber, the charger-side terminal being connected to and disconnected from a battery-side terminal of the battery stored in the battery storage chamber; and an attaching and detaching mechanism configured to prevent the battery from moving toward the opening while the battery is stored in the battery storage chamber and the battery-side terminal and the charger-side terminal are connected and to eject a second end of the battery in the depth direction from the opening by disconnecting the battery-side terminal and the charger-side terminal, wherein the attaching and detaching mechanism includes