Computer having side-loadable slide-in battery and dual latching

Details Computer having side-loadable slide-in battery and dual latching Computer having side-loadable slide-in battery and dual latching

1995-10-20

1997-07-22

Cuomo, Peter M.

Supports: cabinet structure

For particular electrical device or component

Housing for computer or computer related equipment

3123191, 292219, 361683, 361727, 439500, 429 97, H01M 210

Patent

active

056497504

ABSTRACT:
A battery compartment latch mechanism holds a battery in either a fully loaded or a partially loaded position. The partially loaded position prevents the battery from slipping out of the battery compartment when the battery is being ejected. To hold the battery in the fully loaded position, a latch (66) at one end of a lever (60) is urged by a cantilever spring (72) into engagement with a battery recess (50). To disengage the latch from the recess, the lever is rotated manually by moving a handle (84) located at another end of the lever. As the battery is being withdrawn, a plunger (90) engages the battery recess to prevent the battery from slipping out. To fully remove the battery, the user forcibly urges the battery out of the compartment. Because the side walls (104) of the plunger are sloped, forcing the battery outward causes the plunger to be depressed, thereby disengaging the plunger from the battery recess. Thus, even if the battery is being ejected when the battery compartment is in an inclined or non-horizontal position, the battery does not fall out of the compartment.

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