Patent ID: 7999509

Claim:
A universal charger for NiH and lithium batteries, comprising: a) a housing having an L-shaped first locating surface in which a circuit board is provided at a front end thereof for a charging control, a platform perpendicular to a locating surface having a first slide slot in the longitudinal direction of X-X, a guide slot parallel to the first slide slot being positioned near both sides of the platform, respectively; b) two conductive plates laterally displaced one from the other and disposed within the housing, the front end thereof is electrically connected to the circuit board; c) two terminal-adjusting units each having a main body made by insulated material, a contact terminal made by a metal piece being symmetrically positioned at a left and right side thereof, the contact terminals establishing an electric connection with the corresponding conductive plates, a slider engaging into the first slide slot of the housing being disposed at a center of the terminal-adjusting units, a terminal piece extending from the slider being exposed at the platform, a push lever projecting at the opposite side of the slider; d) a slide set formed corresponding to the L-shaped housing with a charging groove thereon for NiH batteries to be positioned in and having a second locating surface corresponding to and leaning against the first locating surface, the charging groove defining a plurality of lateral grooves each laterally displaced from the other for containing NiH batteries therewithin, the slide set further having a groove positioned at the center thereof and corresponding to the first slide slot, the slide set further having a protrusion and a positioning piece at the both sides of the front end thereof such that a smooth movement of the slide set on the platform is achieved and no disengagement takes place, the first locating surface of said housing having a plurality of first terminals, the second locating surface of the housing correspondingly having a plurality of second terminals; e) two springs each having a front end mounted within the head of the housing and a rear end mounted on the protrusion such that the springs constantly apply a resilient force to the first locating surface; and f) a bottom cover fixed on the bottom surface of the housing and having an arched groove at a position corresponding to the first slide slot of the housing, a second slide slot being positioned at the center of the arched groove, the push levers of the terminal-adjusting units passing through the second slide slot thereby jutting out of the arched groove, the push lever slidable to physically position the terminal pieces to electrically engage the charging interface of the battery during charging of said battery; wherein, in order to charge lithium batteries, the slide set is slidable to accommodate the lithium batteries to create a charging space between the second locating surface and the first locating surface of the housing.