Patent ID: 8216709

Claim:
An electronic apparatus comprising: a housing which includes a bottom wall, an upper wall and a battery receptacle which is located below the upper wall and open in the bottom wall; a holding part which is provided in the housing, supports an electronic component, and extends from the upper wall into the battery receptacle; and a battery unit which is placed in the battery receptacle of the housing and includes a plurality of cells and a case which accommodates the cells, the case including (i) a first part which contains at least one cell, (ii) a second part which contains at least one cell different from the at least one cell contained in the first part, and (iii) a third part which is located between the first part and the second part, connects the first part and the second part, and contains no cell, wherein the third part of the case is provided with an escape section including a recess into which the holding part is fitted when the battery unit is placed in the battery receptacle.