Battery locking apparatus for portable personal computer

Abstract

A battery locking apparatus comprising a channel formed at a bottom surface of a battery receiving cavity of the personnal computer main body, a battery locking means disposed slidably therein and a spring member, wherein the locking means includes a movable body with a strut for supporting the spring member, a knob united with the body, a protrusion formed at the top surface of the knob, and a pair of supporting members respectively provided at both sides of the body to retain the locking means in the channel. A battery housing adapted to the battery locking apparatus comprises a right-angled triangular segment formed at the bottom surface thereof. As the battery is inserted into the cavity, the protrusion contacts with the segment to be moved along the oblique side of the segment, whereby the locking means is caused to move against the spring force from the locking position to the releasing position, which allows the battery to be received in the cavity. As the base of the segment is passed the protrusion, the locking means returns to the original locking position to hold the inserted battery in the cavity.

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