Battery holder

• US 20060147794A1
• Filed: 08/28/2002
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Heye International GmbH (ARD Holdings SA)
• Inventors: Hakunti, Jussi, Teuri, Tommi, Knudssen, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 7,855,008 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The invention relates to a battery holder 30 for an electronic device. In order to provide an improved possibility of exchanging a battery of an electronic device, it is proposed that the battery holder 30 comprises an outer surface 31, means 32 for receiving an exchangeable battery 20 and means 33, 34 for connecting the battery holder 30 releasably to an electronic device. The latter means enable a connection of the battery holder to the electronic device in a way that electrical contact elements 21 of a battery 20 received by said battery holder 30 come into contact with electrical contact elements of the electronic device and that the outer surface 31 of the battery holder 30 forms part of the outer surface of the electronic device. The invention relates equally to a corresponding electronic device and to a cover for such an electronic device.

Claims

1. A battery holder (30) for an electronic device comprising an outer surface (31), means (32) for receiving at least one exchangeable battery (20) at a side opposite to said outer surface (31) and means (33,34) for connecting said battery holder (30) releasably to an electronic device such that electrical contact elements (21) of at least one battery (20) received by said battery holder (30) come into contact with electrical contact elements of said electronic device and such that said outer surface (31) of said battery holder (30) forms part of the outer surface of said electronic device.

2. The battery holder (30) according to claim 1, wherein said means (32) for receiving at least one exchangeable battery (20) comprise guiding elements (32) for enabling a guided reception of at least one battery (20).

3. The battery holder (30) according to claim 2 further comprising locking means for fixing at least one received battery (20) to said battery holder (30).

4. The battery holder (30) according to claim 3, wherein said means (33,34) for connecting said battery holder (30) releasably to an electronic device comprise first connecting means (33) for interacting with first connecting means (12) of an electronic device and second connecting means (34) for interacting in a snapping manner with second connecting means (13) of said electronic device when said first connecting means of said battery holder (30) are interacting with said first connecting means (12) of said electronic device.

5. A cover (10) for an electronic device, which cover (10) comprises a battery holder (30) according to claim 1, wherein said battery holder (30) is connected to said cover (10) by said means (33,34) for releasably connecting said battery holder (30) to an electronic device.

6. The cover (10) according to claim 5 comprising a button for releasing said battery holder (30) from said cover (10), which button interacts with means (13,34) connecting said battery holder (30) to said cover (10).

7. An electronic device comprising a battery holder (30) according to claim 4, wherein said battery holder (30) is connected to said electronic device by said means (33,34) for releasably connecting said battery holder (30) to an electronic device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 comprising a button for releasing said battery holder (30) from said electronic device, which button interacts with means (13,34) connecting said battery holder (30) to said electronic device.

9. The battery holder (30) according to claim 1 further comprising locking means for fixing at least one received battery (20) to said battery holder (30).

10. The battery holder (30) according to claim 1, wherein said means (33,34) for connecting said battery holder (30) releasably to an electronic device comprise first connecting means (33) for interacting with first connecting means (12) of an electronic device and second connecting means (34) for interacting in a snapping manner with second connecting means (13) of said electronic device when said first connecting means of said battery holder (30) are interacting with said first connecting means (12) of said electronic device.