Patent ID: 8241783

Claim:
A battery lid structure for an electronic device and for opening and closing a battery case in the electronic device, the battery lid structure comprising: a rotating plate pivotally supported for rotation relative to the electronic device about a rotation axis; a battery lid body slidably attached to an outside of the rotating plate for sliding relative to the rotating plate and transverse to the rotation axis; a lock lever section slidably attached to an outside of the battery lid body for sliding thereon parallel to the rotation axis; an urging member disposed inside the battery lid body for urging the lock lever section in a direction parallel to the rotation axis; an engagement hole in the rotating plate and comprising first and second holes, the first hole extending perpendicular to the rotation axis, the second hole joined to an end portion of the first hole and extending parallel to the rotation axis and in the direction in which the urging member urges the lock lever section; a plate spring body between the rotating plate and the battery lid body and comprising a portion for at least partially covering a wall surface of the engagement hole, the plate spring body for engaging a portion of the battery lid body to position the battery lid body in first and second positions during sliding thereof, with the first position being closer to the rotation axis than the second position; and an engagement section inside the battery lid body for engaging with the engagement hole and sliding parallel to the rotation axis during sliding of the lock lever section, the engagement section engageable with the second hole to prevent sliding of the battery lid body relative to the rotating plate when the battery lid body is disposed in the first position, the engagement section disengageable from the second hole to permit sliding of the battery lid body relative to the rotating plate when the lock lever section slides on the battery lid body in a direction opposite to urging by the urging member, and the engagement section engageable with the first hole during sliding of the battery lid body relative to the rotating plate.