Patent ID: 7858219
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: B25F,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A locking mechanism of a battery pack comprising: a hook provided on a case which contains a battery and is attachable to and detachable from an object equipment by sliding, the hook being able to be locked to a mounting part of the object equipment; and operation parts for releasing lock which are linked to the hook, wherein the mounting part is provided on a bottom face of the object equipment, and the hook is provided on an upper face of the battery pack, the hook is urged toward a grip of the object equipment by an elastic body to be locked to the mounting part, the operation parts are arranged at both sides of a backward end part in a sliding direction of the case, the operation parts being configured to move laterally inward toward each other from a first position to a second position, and the operation parts are operated from both sides, whereby the lock between the hook and the mounting part is released against the urge by the elastic body in the second position, wherein a first slanted face is formed on the hook at a front face in the sliding direction of the case and can be engaged with the mounting part of the object equipment, wherein second slanted faces are foamed on both sides of the hook and slant toward respective operating parts, and in the second position, the operation parts are engaged with and directly contact the second slanted faces to push the second slanted faces, and the hook is moved away from the grip of the object equipment and released from the mounting part.