Apparatus for loading and unloading a battery

摘要

A latch portion 66 of a latch lever 60 is driven by a leaf spring 68 and engages a recessed portion 50, which is formed in an upright wall 48 of a battery 20, and holds the battery 20 in the use position in a battery storage section 24. To disengage the latch portion 66 from the recessed portion 50, the latch lever 60 is rotated by manipulating a knob 84. When the battery 20 is then pulled and shifted toward an insertion port 22, a plunger 90 engages the recessed portion 50 and prevents the battery 20 from falling out of the battery storage section 24. Therefore, even if a battery 20 is being removed while a data processing apparatus is in an inclined position, the battery 20 does not slide out of the battery storage section 24.