Electronic device with battery securing mechanism

An electronic device includes a main body, a battery, and a fixing module. The main body defines a receiving groove to receive the battery. The battery defines a latching groove. The fixing module includes a fixing member, an elastic member, and a touching member. The touching member urges the elastic member such that the elastic member drives the fixing member to rotate, thereby engaging or disengaging the fixing member with the latching groove.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present invention relates to an electronic device and, more particularly, to an electronic device with a battery securing mechanism.

2. Description of the Related Art

A typical electronic device includes a main body and an elastic member. The main body defines a rectangular space for receiving a rechargeable battery. The elastic member typically has hooks engaging with openings in the main body. The elastic member extends over a top of the battery with the hooks engaged in the openings to secure the battery to the space. However, this structure of the electronic device is complicated, and costly to manufacture.

Therefore, a new electronic device is desired to overcome the above-described shortcomings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Referring toFIGS. 1 and 2, an electronic device100includes a main body20, a battery30, and a fixing module50.

The main body20defines a receiving groove10. The receiving groove10includes a first sidewall11and a second sidewall13opposite to the first sidewall11. The first sidewall11defines a through hole111. A beam113is formed across the through hole111, thereby dividing the through hole111into a first portion1111and a second portion1113. The second sidewall13defines a latching groove131.

The battery30includes a first side surface31and a second side surface33opposite to the first side surface31. The first side surface31defines a latching groove311. A fixing protrusion331is formed on the second surface33for engaging in the latching groove131.

Referring also toFIG. 3, the fixing module50includes a fixing member51, a touching member53, a resilient member55connecting the fixing member51and the touching member53, a guiding member54, and a pivot shaft57supporting the fixing member51.

In the illustrated embodiment, the fixing member51includes a fixing portion511and a resisting portion513opposite to the fixing portion511. The fixing portion511and the resisting portion513cooperatively form a substantially V-shaped structure. A boundary between the fixing portion511and the resisting portion513defines a substantially cylindrical connecting hole515. The fixing portion511is configured to be inserted into the first hole portion1111of the through hole111and the latching groove311of the battery30, thereby fixing the battery30. The pivot shaft57is inserted into the connecting hole515such that the fixing member51is sleeved on the pivot shaft57and is rotatable relative to the pivot shaft57. The pivot shaft57is fixed on the main body20, thus supporting the fixing member51.

The touching member53includes a button531and a pushing member533connecting with the button531. The button531is exposed out of the main body20. In the illustrated embodiment, the pushing member533includes a head portion5331and an extending portion5333connecting with the head portion5331. The head portion5331and the rod portion5333form a substantially T-shaped structure. The rod portion5333connects with the button531.

The guiding member54includes two parallel limiting plates541,543. The limiting plates541,543cooperatively define a guiding slot545The rod portion5333is located in the guiding slot545such that the touching member53is slidable relative to the guiding member53.

The elastic member55may be a spring. The elastic member55is located between the fixing member51and the touching member53in a such manner that the first end551of the elastic member55is connected to the resisting portion513of the fixing member51, and the second end553of the elastic member55is connected to the head portion5331of the pushing member533.

Also referring toFIGS. 2 and 4, to assemble the battery30to the main body20, the fixing protrusion331of the battery30is inserted into the latching groove131of the main body20, and an external force is applied on the battery30to push the battery30into the receiving groove10. A surface35of the battery30touches the fixing portion511of the fixing member51and pushes the fixing portion511. The fixing member51is then rotated relative to the pivot shaft57along a first direction Y. Thus, the fixing portion511is moved out of the receiving groove10, and the battery30slides into the receiving groove10.

After the surface35of the battery30touches a bottom of the receiving groove10, the latching groove311aims at the first hole portion1111of the through hole111, and the fixing member51is rotated along a second direction X opposite to the first direction Y due to a pulling force of the elastic member55. Finally, the fixing portion511of the fixing member51resists the beam113and an inner surface3111of the latching groove311. Thus, the battery30is fixed to the main body20, as shown inFIGS. 5 and 6.

When the battery30is fixed to the main body20, both the beam113and the inner surface3111of the latching groove311resist the fixing portion511of the fixing member51, and the fixing portion511of the fixing member51is tightly engaged in the latching groove311. The fixing portion511of the fixing member51is now prevented from detaching from the first hole portion1111and the latching groove311.

Referring also toFIGS. 2,5, and7, the battery30from the receiving groove10by applying an external force on the button531to drive the button531to slide towards the receiving groove10. The pushing member533compresses the elastic member55such that the elastic member55pushes the resisting portion513of the fixing member51, the fixing member51is rotated along the first direction Y, and the fixing portion511is detached from the latching groove311of the battery30and the through hole111of the receiving groove10. Thus, the battery30may be taken out from the receiving groove10.

It can be understood that, the pushing member533may be other shapes such as rectangular shaped, and the fixing member51may be other shape such as spherical shaped.

While various embodiments have been described and illustrated, the present disclosure is not to be construed as being limited thereto. Various modifications can be made to the embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.