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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2009
Masato Murakata, Hyogo, JP;
Masato Murakata, Hyogo, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The battery pack holding mechanism according to the present invention Includes: a battery pack housing portionin which a terminal electrode that is connected electrically to an electrodeof a connector is disposed and into which a battery pack is housed by being inserted along a pair of side wallsandand a holding memberthat holds a battery packhoused in the battery pack housing portion. The holding memberis disposed inside the pair of side wallsandin the vicinity of the terminal electrode and has a pair of pinching portionsandthat are orthogonal to an insertion/removal direction in which the battery pack is inserted/removed and protrude toward opposed surfaces constituting an outer periphery of the battery pack, respectively. According to this configuration, the occurrence of a contact failure in a state where the battery pack is housed can be reduced.