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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2010
Shoichi Toya, Minamiawaji, JP;
Eiji Satsuma, Sumoto, JP;
Masahiro Sugita, Sumoto, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The battery charger has a casethat has a battery compartmentto load a plurality of rechargeable circular cylindrical batteriesarranged in parallel orientation in a detachable manner, a charging circuithoused in the caseto charge the batteries loaded in the battery compartment, and a charging status indicatorthat detects the charging status of batteries loaded in the battery compartmentand indicates the battery charging status by light illumination conditions. The indicatoris provided with light sourcesdisposed at the end of the battery compartmentthat shine light from between adjacent parallel circular cylindrical batteriesin the lengthwise direction onto the battery surfaces. These battery charger light sourcesshine light on the surfaces of adjacent circular cylindrical batteriesto indicate the charging status of the circular cylindrical batteriesloaded in the battery compartment