Abstract:
A battery lock for locking a battery of an electronic apparatus is provided. The battery lock includes a sliding button and a sliding member. The sliding button includes a sliding part for sliding the battery lock. The sliding member includes a base part and a side part extended from the base part. The sliding button is assembled on the base part of the sliding member detachably. At least one pushing part are fixed on the side part of the sliding member to lock the battery of the electronic apparatus.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The disclosure relates to a battery lock and an electronic apparatus with the battery lock. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Commonly, to install and replace batteries in an electronic apparatus, screws must be removed then replaced, which is inconvenient. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    The components of the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of a battery lock and an electronic apparatus with the battery lock. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout several views. 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  is an isometric view of an electronic device with a battery lock in accordance with one embodiment. 
           [0007]      FIGS. 2-3  are partial, exploded perspective views of the electronic device with the battery lock of  FIG. 1 , showing opposite perspectives. 
           [0008]      FIGS. 4-7  are partial, schematic diagrams for showing a process of assembling the battery lock to the electronic device of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0009]      FIGS. 8-10  are cross-sectional views for showing a process of unlocking a battery of the electronic device using the battery lock. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0010]    Referring to  FIGS. 1-3 , an electronic device with a battery lock is disclosed. The electronic device includes a battery lock  1  and an electronic apparatus  2 . The battery lock  1  includes a sliding button  10 , a locking member  11 , a sliding member  12 , and a spring member  13 . 
         [0011]    The sliding button  10  includes a sliding part  101 , a position pin  102 , and a securing portion  103 . The position pin  102  and the securing portion  103  are fixed to a side of the sliding part  101 . 
         [0012]    The locking member  11  includes a pressing body  110  and a spring part  118 . The pressing body  110  includes a pressing part  111 , a first hook  112 , a second hook  113 , a third hook  114 , and a post  117 . The first hook  112  and the second hook  113  are fixed to a bottom side of the pressing part  111 . The third hook  114  is defined on the second hook  113 . The post  117  is fixed to the bottom side of the pressing part  111  and is positioned between the first hook  112  and the second hook  113 . 
         [0013]    A through hole  1183  is defined in the spring part  118 , for receiving the post  117  therethrough. 
         [0014]    The sliding member  12  includes a base part  121  and a side part  122  extending from the base part  121 . The base part  121  includes a fastening part  123 , a positioning hole  124 , a first connection hole  125 , and a second connection hole  126 . In this exemplary embodiment, the fastening part  123  is a hole. Adjacent to the second connection hole  126  is a pothook  128  defined on the undersurface of the base part  121 . A first pushing part  129  and a second pushing part  120  are fixed on the side part  122 . 
         [0015]    Two ends of the spring member  13  define a first clasp  131  and a second clasp  132  respectively. The first clasp  131  is configured to clasp the pothook  128  so as to connect the spring member  13  to the sliding member  12 . 
         [0016]    In this exemplary embodiment, the first hook  112  and the second hook  113  of the locking member  11  are placed in appropriate positions which respectively match with the first connection hole  125  and the second connection hole  126 . For example, the first hook  112  and the second hook  113  are respectively passed through the first connection hole  125  and the second connection hole  126  so as to connect the locking member  11  to the sliding member  12 . 
         [0017]    The electronic apparatus  2  includes a housing  21  and a battery  22 . The housing  21  defines a battery cavity  211  and a groove  212 . The battery cavity  211  is for receiving the battery  22 . A slot  2121  is defined on the base of the groove  212  for receiving the sliding button  10  and the locking member  11 , and thus, the sliding button  10  and the locking member  11  can slide in the groove  212 . Near to the groove  212 , a sidewall  2111  of the cavity  211  includes a first hollow  2112  and a second hollow  2113  configured for passing through the first pushing part  129  and the second pushing part  120  respectively. The housing  21  further defines a protrusion  214  and a pothook  213  on its undersurface. The protrusion  214  matches with the third hook  114 . The pothook  213  is configured for clasping the second clasp  132 . 
         [0018]    The battery  22  includes a battery body  220  and a connection end  221  extruded from the battery body  220 . The connection end  221  includes a first supporting member  222 , a second supporting member  223 , and an unlocking member  224 . The first supporting member  222  and the second supporting member  223  are respectively for supporting the first pushing part  129  and the second pushing part  120 . The unlocking member  224  includes a chamfer  2241 . A notch  2242  is formed in the end of the chamfer  2241 . 
         [0019]      FIGS. 4-7  are schematic diagrams for showing the process of assembling the battery lock to the electronic device. Referring to  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 , firstly, the position pin  102 , the first hook  112 , the second hook  113 , and the spring part  118  are passed through the slot  2121  of the housing  21 , and the spring part  118  is supported by the housing  21 . The third hook  114  is hooked to the protrusion  214  of the housing  21 . Referring also to  FIG. 6 , the position pin  102  of the sliding button  10  is passed through the positioning hole  124  of the sliding member  12 . The first hook  125  and the second hook  126  are respectively passed through the first connection hole  125  and the second connection hole  126 . The fastening part  123  is superposed with the securing portion  103 . The first pushing part  129  and the second pushing part  120  are respectively inserted into the first hollow  2112  and the second hollow  2113 , and supported by the first supporting member  222  and the second supporting member  223 , as shown in  FIG. 7 . The first clasp  131  of the spring member  13  is clasped to the pothook  128  of the sliding member  12 , and the clasp  131  of the spring member  13  is clasped to the pothook  213  of the housing  21 . A fastening member  127  is used to fasten the battery lock to the housing  21  through the fastening part  123  and the securing portion  103 . 
         [0020]      FIGS. 8-10  are schematic diagrams showing the battery  22  of the electronic apparatus  2  is locked and unlocked by the battery lock  1 . After the battery lock  1  is assembled to the electronic apparatus  2 , the first pushing part  129  and the second pushing part  120  are respectively supported by the first supporting member  222  and the second supporting member  223 , thus, the battery  22  is locked by the battery lock  1 , as shown in  FIG. 7 . As shown in  FIG. 8 , when the pressing part  111  of the locking member  11  is pressed, the locking member  11  is moved down along the first connection hole  125  and the second connection hole  126 , the third hook  114  is free from the protrusion  214 . The sliding button  10  is slid along the groove  212  and the sliding member  12  is slid with the sliding button  10 . After being moved to the unlocking member  224 , the first pushing part  129  goes on sliding along the chamfer  2241 , and the unlocking member  224  is moved upwards. Referring also to  FIG. 9 , when being slid to the end of the chamfer  2241 , the first pushing part  129  is received by and engaged with the notch  2242 . Thus the battery  22  is unlocked. When the battery  22  is taken away, because of the elasticity of the spring member  13 , the battery lock  1  resets to its original position. The third hook  114  of the locking hook  11  hooks the protrusion  214  of the housing  21  again, as shown in  FIG. 10 . 
         [0021]    In another exemplary embodiment, the sliding member  12  only includes the first pushing part  129 , the battery  22  only includes the first supporting member  222 , and the housing  21  only includes the first hollow  2112 . 
         [0022]    Although the present disclosure has been specifically described on the basis of the embodiments thereof, the disclosure is not to be construed as being limited thereto. Various changes or modifications may be made to the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure.