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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Takeshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiyuki Katsuno, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhito Ebine, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Tashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In case a similar component-to-be-loaded is erroneously loaded on a main body side apparatus, contact of terminals are avoided. To this end, a video camera (main body side apparatus)has a main body side terminal, and a battery pack (component-to-be-loaded)has a battery side terminal (component-to-be-loaded side terminal). In the vicinity of the battery side terminal of the component-to-be-loaded, a discriminating tabis provided, and a blocking portionis provided in the vicinity of the main body side terminal of the video camera (main body side apparatus) for determining whether or not its loading is permitted based on the combination of concave and convex engagement with respect to the above-mentioned discriminating tab, and when the loading is not permitted due to the interference between the blocking portion and the above-mentioned discriminating tab, an electric connection between the main body side terminal and the battery side terminal (component-to-be-loaded side terminal) is not to be established.