WO2001077762A1 - Battery holding structure for electronic timepieces - Google Patents
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- WO2001077762A1 WO2001077762A1 PCT/JP2000/002249 JP0002249W WO0177762A1 WO 2001077762 A1 WO2001077762 A1 WO 2001077762A1 JP 0002249 W JP0002249 W JP 0002249W WO 0177762 A1 WO0177762 A1 WO 0177762A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
- G04C3/00—Electromechanical clocks or watches independent of other time-pieces and in which the movement is maintained by electric means
- G04C3/008—Mounting, assembling of components
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- G—PHYSICS
- G04—HOROLOGY
- G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
- G04C10/00—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
- H01M50/20—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
- H01M50/204—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
- H01M50/207—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape
- H01M50/216—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for button or coin cells
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
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- the present invention relates to a battery holding structure for holding a battery in an electronic timepiece.
- batteries have been used as a drive source in digital or analog display type electronic timepieces.
- the battery is incorporated into the watch body, and then the battery is held using a separate battery holding member such as a battery holder.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show a battery holding structure of a conventional electronic timepiece using a battery holder.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the periphery of the battery holding structure
- FIG. 5 is a sectional front view taken along the line DD of FIG. 4 and 5
- reference numeral 401 denotes a battery
- reference numeral 402 denotes a resin battery frame having an opening having a slightly larger diameter than the battery 401
- reference numeral 4003 denotes a battery frame 402.
- 404 is an eave portion formed integrally with the battery frame 402
- 405 is a positive electrode terminal.
- the battery 401 When mounting the battery 401 in the battery frame 402, store the battery 401 in the opening of the battery frame 402 so that it is located below the eaves portion 404, and then Attach the battery holder 4 02 to the battery frame 4 02 from above the 401. Thereby, the battery 401 is prevented from being displaced in the planar direction by the battery frame 402, and is also sandwiched by the battery frame 402, the battery presser 400, and the eaves portion 404, and is positioned in the sectional direction. Displacement and falling off are prevented. In this state, the battery 401 is kept in a state of being electrically connected to the positive electrode terminal 405 and the negative electrode terminal (not shown). As described above, by using the battery presser 403, the battery 401 can be held.
- a battery presser 400 which is a separate component from the battery frame 402 is required, and the number of assembly steps is increased.
- the system becomes complicated and expensive.
- the battery holder 400 is disposed so as to overlap the battery 401, there is a problem that the thickness of the electronic timepiece is increased.
- the present invention employs the following technical configuration to achieve the above object.
- the present invention has a battery frame provided with an opening for holding a battery, and the battery frame has an eaves portion that projects toward the opening and has a tapered portion.
- a battery holding structure for an electronic timepiece characterized in that a part is provided. The battery is inserted into the opening and held by the eaves of the engaging portion.
- a plurality of the engaging portions are provided, and the eave portion of the engaging portion has a shape such that when the battery is mounted, the battery contacts the narrow portion of the eave portion and then contacts the wide portion. You may give a taper.
- the engaging portion may be constituted by the eave portion and an arm portion having elasticity for attaching the eave portion to the battery frame.
- the battery frame and the engaging portion may be integrally formed of an insulating resin.
- the battery may be a button battery.
- the electronic timepiece may be an electronic watch.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a specific example of a battery holding structure of an electronic timepiece according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial front sectional view showing a specific example of the battery holding structure of the electronic timepiece according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a front sectional view showing a usage example of a specific example of the battery holding structure of the electronic timepiece according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a battery holding structure of a conventional electronic timepiece.
- FIG. 5 is a partial front sectional view showing a battery holding structure of a conventional electronic timepiece.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a specific example of a battery holding structure of an electronic timepiece according to the present invention, showing an example of an electronic watch.
- FIG. 2 is a front sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 and 2 show a state in which a battery is held in a battery frame, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which a battery is held in a battery frame, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- reference numeral 101 denotes a pot battery, which is a kind of battery; 102, a battery frame made of an insulating resin having an opening 113 having a slightly larger diameter than the battery 101; 103 to 109 are a plurality of engagement portions formed by integrally forming an insulating resin with the battery frame 102, 110 is a positive electrode terminal, and 111 is the bottom of the battery frame 102 An elastic negative electrode terminal urged so as to protrude from the hole 112 formed in the hole, 114 is a winding stem.
- the engagement portions 103 to 109 project from the opening 113 side, respectively, and the battery 101
- the eaves 103a to 109a and the eaves 103a to 109a that prevent displacement and dropout of the battery 101 in the cross-section direction are connected to the battery frame 102 and the battery 101 It is composed of arms 103b to 109b having elasticity for restricting displacement in the plane direction.
- the eaves 105a to 108a of the plurality of engagement parts 105 to 108 are connected to the eaves 105a to 108a when the battery 101 is attached.
- the tapered shape is such that it contacts the wide portions 105 d to 108 d after contacting the narrow portions 105 c to 108 c.
- FIG. 3 is a front sectional view showing a use mode when the battery 101 is mounted in the battery frame 102.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to a BB section of the battery frame 102 in FIG. Is shown.
- one end of the battery 101 is inserted along the predetermined insertion direction of the battery 101, that is, the direction of the arrow C. Is inserted between the negative electrode terminal 111 and the eaves 103a, 104a of the engaging portions 103, 104, and is brought into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the battery frame 102. See Figure 3).
- the battery 101 is pressed from above so that the other edge of the battery 101 is located below the eaves portion 109 a of the engaging portion 109.
- the battery 101 has an eave part 105 a to l 108 of the engaging part 105 to 108 and a narrow part 105 c to l of the 08 a From 0 8 c to the wide portions 1 05 d to 1 08 d in order, and when the battery 101 is further pressed, as shown by the broken line in FIG. Within 102, it goes under the eaves 103a-l09a of the engagement parts 103-109. '
- the eaves 105 a to 108 a are taped, when the battery 101 is housed and held in the opening 113 as described above, the battery 1 As shown by the solid line in Fig. 2, the periphery of 0 1 abuts on the eaves 1 0 5a-1 0 8a in order, so that the elastic arms 1 0 5b to l 0 8b are in order.
- the eaves 105a-108a are expanded by bending so as to expand. This makes it possible to easily store the battery 101 in the holding position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the battery 101 is housed and held in the opening 113 of the battery frame 102.
- the positive and negative electrodes of the battery 101 are connected to the positive electrode terminal 110 and the negative electrode terminal 111, respectively. It is kept in electrical contact.
- the displacement of the battery 101 in the planar direction is changed by the peripheral wall portion and the engaging portion 103 of the battery frame 102.
- the eaves portions 103a to 109a prevent displacement and dropout in the sectional direction.
- the battery 101 can be easily removed using a tool such as tweezers.
- the battery holding structure of the electronic timepiece particularly has a battery frame 10 having an opening 1 13 for inserting and holding a battery 101 such as a button battery.
- the battery frame 102 has an engagement portion 105 to 100 that protrudes toward the opening 113 and has a tapered eave portion 105 a to 108 a. 8 is formed.
- the battery 101 does not come off even if an impact such as a drop occurs, without using a separate component for regulating the movement of the battery 101 in the cross-sectional direction.
- the battery 101 can be easily incorporated into the eaves 103 a to 109 a protruding long toward the opening 113.
- the structure can be simplified by reducing the number of parts, and the number of assembling steps can be reduced, so that the assembling time can be shortened and the cost can be reduced.
- the electronic timepiece can be made thinner.
- an insulating plate or the like becomes unnecessary.
- the button battery 101 is used as the battery 101, but a battery of another shape may be used.
- the present invention can be applied to various kinds of battery-driven electronic watches such as a digital display or an analog display electronic wristwatch, a wall-mounted electronic watch, a desktop electronic watch, and the like. it can. Industrial applicability
- the battery holding structure of the electronic timepiece includes various types of battery-driven electronic timepieces such as a digital display type or an analog display type electronic wristwatch, a wall-mounted electronic timepiece, and a tabletop electronic timepiece. Applicable to watches.
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PCT/JP2000/002249 WO2001077762A1 (en) | 2000-04-06 | 2000-04-06 | Battery holding structure for electronic timepieces |
AU36725/00A AU3672500A (en) | 2000-04-06 | 2000-04-06 | Battery holding structure for electronic timepieces |
CNB018008275A CN1185560C (zh) | 2000-04-06 | 2001-03-23 | 电子钟表的电池保持结构 |
JP2001574551A JP4732662B2 (ja) | 2000-04-06 | 2001-03-23 | 電子時計の電池保持構造 |
EP01915751A EP1184750A4 (en) | 2000-04-06 | 2001-03-23 | STRUCTURE TO HOLD A CLOCK BATTERY |
US09/979,196 US6890682B2 (en) | 2000-04-06 | 2001-03-23 | Structure for holding battery of electronic timepiece |
PCT/JP2001/002373 WO2001077760A1 (en) | 2000-04-06 | 2001-03-23 | Structure for holding battery of electronic timepiece |
HK03101017.4A HK1048853B (zh) | 2000-04-06 | 2003-02-12 | 電子鐘錶的電池保持結構 |
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