Wearable battery complements wearable terminal at cold temperatures

• US 20070139003A1
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Paul, Chris
• Application Number:
  US11/305,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20070139003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/114
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/615 Heating or keeping warm
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/623 Portable devices, e.g. mobile telephones, cameras or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/658 by thermal insulation or shielding
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/66 Heat-exchange relationships between the cells and other systems, e.g. central heating systems or fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/256 Carrying devices, e.g. belts
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Described is a system and, in particular, to a wearable battery system for a terminal. The system may include a battery and a harness holding the battery in proximity to a body of a wearer of the harness. The battery and harness are worn underneath an outer garment thereby preventing a temperature of the battery from reaching an ambient temperature of an environment in which the wearer is located.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a battery; and

a harness holding the battery in proximity to a body of a wearer of the harness, the battery and harness being worn underneath an outer garment thereby preventing a temperature of the battery from decreasing towards an ambient temperature of an environment in which the wearer is located.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the battery is one of an individual cell and a multi-cell battery.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a terminating connector for connecting the battery to a load.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the load is a mobile computing device.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the connector includes electrical conducting wires and the load is within a length of the battery to prevent a substantial performance degradation of the battery through the load.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the connector includes a terminating connector that electrically connects the load to the battery.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the terminating connector is electronically compatible with a local battery that operates the load.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the terminating connector is mechanically compatible with a location of the load for connecting a local battery.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the harness is placed on an area of the body that is one of a torso, an upper arm, a shoulder, and a wrist.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the harness includes one of a buckle, a snap, and hook and loop fasteners.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the outer garment is a heat insulating material worn outside the body.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the ambient temperature is less than 18°

C.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the ambient temperature is less than 0°

C.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the ambient temperature is less than −

10°

C.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the temperature of the battery is maintained through a conducting of heat directly or indirectly from the body to the battery.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the outer garment prevents any exposure of the battery to the environment.

17. (canceled)

18. A system, comprising:

a battery; and

a means for holding the battery in proximity to a body of a wearer, when the body provides heat to the battery preventing the battery from decreasing towards an ambient temperature of an environment in which the body is located.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

a connecting means for connecting the battery to a load.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the load is a mobile computing device.