Patent ID: 7771866

Claim:
A battery locking mechanism for an electronic apparatus, comprising: a battery mounting section provided on a back surface side of said electronic apparatus for removably mounting a battery thereon; a locking member disposed along an interior surface side of said battery mounting section opposite to an exterior surface side of the battery mounting section upon which the battery is configured to be mounted, the locking member moveable between an engaging position and a disengaging position with the battery, the locking member including an engaging portion configured to project through a battery mounting surface of said battery mounting section for engaging with the battery mounted on said battery mounting section to lock the battery; and an unlocking member provided along the interior surface side of the battery mounting section and slidably disposed in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the locking member, the unlocking member is configured to move in a first direction to contact said locking member and move the locking member in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, to release the locking of the battery; a slide lock member provided within the interior surface side of said battery mounting section, the slide lock member is secured to and slidably disposed with the unlocking member and configured to restrict the sliding movement of said unlocking member, wherein said locking member and said unlocking member being disposed in an L shape.