Vehicle electronic key

Abstract

A vehicle electronic key includes a housing including a key accommodating compartment, a first opening, and a first accommodating compartment configured to accommodate a first battery; a wireless communication unit accommodated within the housing; and an emergency key including a key plate accommodated in the key accommodating compartment and a grip portion attached to the key plate. The grip portion includes a second opening, a second accommodating compartment configured to accommodate a second battery, and a positioning portion that, when the key plate is accommodated in the key accommodating compartment, comes into contact with the first battery accommodated in the first accommodating compartment. When the key plate is accommodated in the key accommodating compartment, the first opening is blocked by the grip portion, and the first accommodating compartment and the second accommodating compartment are contained within an enclosed space closed by the housing and the grip portion.

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