Wireless microphone

Abstract

A wireless microphone includes a tubular housing having top and bottom open ends. The housing has an outer surrounding wall and an inner partition wall. The inner partition wall cooperates with an upper portion of the outer surrounding wall so as to define a battery-receiving space. A battery module is received in the battery-receiving space. A head unit is mounted on the top open end of the housing, and covers the battery module. A positioning unit is disposed at an outer surrounding surface of the battery module and an inner surrounding surface of the outer surrounding wall of the housing for positioning the battery module in the battery-receiving space.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional wireless microphone;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the first preferred embodiment of a wireless microphone according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic side view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating how a battery module is assembled to a tubular housing;

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating an assembly of the battery module and the housing; and

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the second preferred embodiment of a wireless microphone according to the present invention.

Claims

1. A wireless microphone comprising: a tubular housing extending in a longitudinal direction and having top and bottom open ends opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction, said housing having an annular outer surrounding wall, and an inner partition wall transverse to the longitudinal direction and having a periphery connected fixedly to an inner surrounding surface of said outer surrounding wall, said inner partition wall cooperating with an upper portion of said outer surrounding wall disposed adjacent to said top open end of said housing so as to define a battery-receiving space;a columnar battery module received in said battery-receiving space in said housing and having an outer surrounding surface;a head unit mounted on said top open end of said housing and covering said battery module; anda positioning unit disposed at said outer surrounding surface of said battery module and said inner surrounding surface of said outer surrounding wall of said housing for positioning said battery module in said battery-receiving space in said housing.

2. The wireless microphone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning unit includes: an engaging block formed on said inner surrounding surface of said outer surrounding wall of said housing and disposed in said battery-receiving space in said housing; andan inverted L-shaped engaging groove formed in said outer surrounding surface of said battery module, said engaging groove having a first groove portion that extends upwardly in the longitudinal direction from a bottom end of said outer surrounding surface of said battery module, and a horizontally extending second groove portion that has a first end connected spatially to an upper end of said first groove portion, and a second end opposite to said first end, said engaging block being disposed in said second end of said second groove portion of said engaging groove;whereby, when said battery module is assembled to said housing, said engaging block is guided by said first groove portion of said engaging groove into said first end of said second groove portion of said engaging groove, after which said battery module is rotated in a direction so as to move said engaging block into said second end of said second groove portion, thereby positioning said battery module in said battery-receiving space in said housing.

3. The wireless microphone as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said battery module has a bottom surface provided with a set of power electrodes; andsaid inner partition wall of said housing is provided with a set of conductive contacts that contact electrically and respectively said power electrodes of said battery module when said battery module is positioned in said battery-receiving space in said housing and when said engaging block is disposed at said second end of said second groove portion of said engaging groove.

4. The wireless microphone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning unit includes: an engaging block formed on said outer surrounding surface of said battery module; andan L-shaped engaging groove formed in said inner surrounding surface of said outer surrounding wall of said housing, said engaging groove having a first groove portion that extends downwardly in the longitudinal direction from a top end of said inner surrounding surface of said outer surrounding wall of said housing, and a horizontally extending second groove portion that has a first end connected spatially to a lower end of said first groove portion, and a second end opposite to said first end, said engaging block being disposed in said second end of said second groove portion of said engaging groove;whereby, when said battery module is assembled to said housing, said engaging block is guided by said first groove portion of said engaging groove into said first end of said second groove portion of said engaging groove, after which said battery module is rotated in a direction so as to move said engaging block into said second end of said second groove portion, thereby positioning said battery module in said battery-receiving space in said housing.

5. The wireless microphone as claimed in claim 4, wherein: said battery module has a bottom surface provided with a set of power electrodes; andsaid inner partition wall of said housing is provided with a set of conductive contacts that contact electrically and respectively said power electrodes of said battery module when said battery module is positioned in said battery-receiving space in said housing and when said engaging block is disposed at said second end of said second groove portion of said engaging groove.

6. The wireless microphone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said battery module has an upper operating end portion extending from said top open end of said housing and covered by said head unit.