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Battery assembly and holder

  • US 10,644,278 B2
  • Filed: 11/25/2015
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A battery assembly comprising:

  • a holder having a front surface and a back surface and having a plurality of holding holes, which are cylindrical holes penetrating through between the front surface and the back surface; and

    a cylindrical battery extending in an axis direction and having an outside diameter smaller than a minimum inside diameter of the holding hole, wherein;

    at least part of the battery is accommodated in the holding hole, and the battery extends out from the front surface of the holder,each holding hole of the plurality of holding holes has a first inside diameter at a first end of the holding hole located at the front surface and a second inside diameter at a second end of the holding hole located at the back surface, and the holding hole tapers from the first inside diameter to the second inside diameter, wherein the second inside diameter is the minimum inside diameter;

    an adhesive is provided between an outer peripheral surface of the part of the battery and an inner peripheral surface of the holding hole so as to fix the battery to the holder; and

    the holder has grooves each of which is opened on the back surface of the holder, each of the grooves making adjacent holding holes among the plurality of holding holes communicate with each other,wherein the cylindrical battery is accommodated in the holder such that a terminal of the battery that is accommodated in the holding hole protrudes past a bottom surface of the grooves as viewed in a side view.

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