Abstract:
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.

Description:
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. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout several views, and all the views are schematic. 
         FIG. 1  is a partial, cross-sectional view of one embodiment of an electronic device, the electronic device including a main body, a battery, and a fixing module. 
         FIG. 2  is a partial, isometric view of the main body of the electronic device in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an isometric view of the fixing module of the electronic device in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device in  FIG. 1 , before assembling the battery to the main body. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device in  FIG. 1 , after assembling the battery to the main body. 
         FIG. 6  is a top view of the electronic device, after assembling the battery to the main body. 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-section view of the electronic device in  FIG. 1 , after the battery is detached from the main body. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , an electronic device  100  includes a main body  20 , a battery  30 , and a fixing module  50 . 
     The main body  20  defines a receiving groove  10 . The receiving groove  10  includes a first sidewall  11  and a second sidewall  13  opposite to the first sidewall  11 . The first sidewall  11  defines a through hole  111 . A beam  113  is formed across the through hole  111 , thereby dividing the through hole  111  into a first portion  1111  and a second portion  1113 . The second sidewall  13  defines a latching groove  131 . 
     The battery  30  includes a first side surface  31  and a second side surface  33  opposite to the first side surface  31 . The first side surface  31  defines a latching groove  311 . A fixing protrusion  331  is formed on the second surface  33  for engaging in the latching groove  131 . 
     Referring also to  FIG. 3 , the fixing module  50  includes a fixing member  51 , a touching member  53 , a resilient member  55  connecting the fixing member  51  and the touching member  53 , a guiding member  54 , and a pivot shaft  57  supporting the fixing member  51 . 
     In the illustrated embodiment, the fixing member  51  includes a fixing portion  511  and a resisting portion  513  opposite to the fixing portion  511 . The fixing portion  511  and the resisting portion  513  cooperatively form a substantially V-shaped structure. A boundary between the fixing portion  511  and the resisting portion  513  defines a substantially cylindrical connecting hole  515 . The fixing portion  511  is configured to be inserted into the first hole portion  1111  of the through hole  111  and the latching groove  311  of the battery  30 , thereby fixing the battery  30 . The pivot shaft  57  is inserted into the connecting hole  515  such that the fixing member  51  is sleeved on the pivot shaft  57  and is rotatable relative to the pivot shaft  57 . The pivot shaft  57  is fixed on the main body  20 , thus supporting the fixing member  51 . 
     The touching member  53  includes a button  531  and a pushing member  533  connecting with the button  531 . The button  531  is exposed out of the main body  20 . In the illustrated embodiment, the pushing member  533  includes a head portion  5331  and an extending portion  5333  connecting with the head portion  5331 . The head portion  5331  and the rod portion  5333  form a substantially T-shaped structure. The rod portion  5333  connects with the button  531 . 
     The guiding member  54  includes two parallel limiting plates  541 ,  543 . The limiting plates  541 ,  543  cooperatively define a guiding slot  545  The rod portion  5333  is located in the guiding slot  545  such that the touching member  53  is slidable relative to the guiding member  53 . 
     The elastic member  55  may be a spring. The elastic member  55  is located between the fixing member  51  and the touching member  53  in a such manner that the first end  551  of the elastic member  55  is connected to the resisting portion  513  of the fixing member  51 , and the second end  553  of the elastic member  55  is connected to the head portion  5331  of the pushing member  533 . 
     Also referring to  FIGS. 2 and 4 , to assemble the battery  30  to the main body  20 , the fixing protrusion  331  of the battery  30  is inserted into the latching groove  131  of the main body  20 , and an external force is applied on the battery  30  to push the battery  30  into the receiving groove  10 . A surface  35  of the battery  30  touches the fixing portion  511  of the fixing member  51  and pushes the fixing portion  511 . The fixing member  51  is then rotated relative to the pivot shaft  57  along a first direction Y. Thus, the fixing portion  511  is moved out of the receiving groove  10 , and the battery  30  slides into the receiving groove  10 . 
     After the surface  35  of the battery  30  touches a bottom of the receiving groove  10 , the latching groove  311  aims at the first hole portion  1111  of the through hole  111 , and the fixing member  51  is rotated along a second direction X opposite to the first direction Y due to a pulling force of the elastic member  55 . Finally, the fixing portion  511  of the fixing member  51  resists the beam  113  and an inner surface  3111  of the latching groove  311 . Thus, the battery  30  is fixed to the main body  20 , as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 . 
     When the battery  30  is fixed to the main body  20 , both the beam  113  and the inner surface  3111  of the latching groove  311  resist the fixing portion  511  of the fixing member  51 , and the fixing portion  511  of the fixing member  51  is tightly engaged in the latching groove  311 . The fixing portion  511  of the fixing member  51  is now prevented from detaching from the first hole portion  1111  and the latching groove  311 . 
     Referring also to  FIGS. 2 ,  5 , and  7 , the battery  30  from the receiving groove  10  by applying an external force on the button  531  to drive the button  531  to slide towards the receiving groove  10 . The pushing member  533  compresses the elastic member  55  such that the elastic member  55  pushes the resisting portion  513  of the fixing member  51 , the fixing member  51  is rotated along the first direction Y, and the fixing portion  511  is detached from the latching groove  311  of the battery  30  and the through hole  111  of the receiving groove  10 . Thus, the battery  30  may be taken out from the receiving groove  10 . 
     It can be understood that, the pushing member  533  may be other shapes such as rectangular shaped, and the fixing member  51  may 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.