Battery device

• US 7,679,318 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2005
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Aoki, Hisashi, Sato, Hiroaki, Miyajima, Yoichi, Takeshita, Toshio
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso; Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): DIAO, M BAYE
• Application Number:
  US10/555,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20060281002A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,817 Days
• Field of Search: 320/114, 320/112, 320/106, 320/107, 320/110, 320/111, 320/113, 429/97, 429/98, 429/99, D13/103, D13/107, 439/500
• US Class Current: 320/112
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/55 on the same side of the cell
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/555 Window-shaped terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Battery side terminals disposed on the first and second battery devices are arranged at the same places at front surfaces with respect to lower surfaces and side surfaces. On the front surface of a case of the second battery device, there are formed engaging recessed parts. Positions close to the lower surface of the engaging recessed parts are formed as flat surfaces parallel to a upper surface and the lower surface. The dimensions from the lower surface of the case to flat surfaces and the dimension from the lower surface of the case of the first battery device to an upper surface are configured to be the same. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an advantageous battery device that allows the use of battery devices having various capacities and improves the ease of use.

Claims

1. A battery device housed in a single battery housing chamber of an electronic device, comprising:

a case having side surfaces located on both ends of a width direction, an upper surface and lower surface located on both ends of a thickness direction, and a front surface and a rear surface located on both ends of a length direction;

a charging unit fixed inside the case; and

a battery side terminal disposed on the front surface of the case and connected to the charging unit, the battery side terminal configured to connect to a housing chamber side terminal of the electronic device to provide electric power to the charging unit from the electronic device as said charging unit charges and to provide electric power from the charging unit to the electronic device through the battery side terminal as the charging unit discharges,

wherein a first engaging recessed part is formed on the front surface of the case of the battery device and a second engaging recessed part is formed on the front surface of the case of the battery device, the first and second engaging recessed parts being separated in the width direction by a gap.

2. The battery device according to claim 1, wherein the battery device comprises a frame and a film attached to portions of the frame excluding a front and back side portions of the frame.

3. The battery device according to claim 2, wherein the film is attached to the frame so as to wrap around the entire circumference excluding the front and back side portions of the frame;

and the battery device further includes slant parts disposed on side surfaces of the frame, which correspond to the side surfaces of the case, each of the slant parts facing toward the front or back side of the frame, an amount of protrusion from the frame being increased starting from the middle position in the length direction of the frame to the front or back side portion of the frame, the slant part making continuous connection to the front and back side portion.

4. The battery device according to claim 1, wherein the first recessed engaging part is also formed on a first side surface of the case.

5. The battery device according to claim 4, wherein the second recessed engaging part is also formed on a second side surface of the case.

6. The battery device according to claim 5, wherein the first recessed engaging part is formed above the battery side terminal.

7. The battery device according to claim 1, wherein the second recessed engaging part is also formed on a second side surface of the case.

8. The battery device according to claim 7, wherein the first recessed engaging part is formed above the battery side terminal.

9. The battery device according to claim 1, wherein the first recessed engaging part is formed above the battery side terminal.

21. The battery device according to claim 1, wherein the first engaging recessed part and the second engaging recessed part are both open to the front surface, the upper surface, and a corresponding side surface.

22. The battery device according to claim 1, wherein the first engaging recessed part and the second engaging recessed part are both include a flat surface parallel to both the upper surface and the lower surface.

10. A battery device housed in a single battery housing chamber of an electronic device, comprising:

a case having side surfaces located on both ends of a width direction, an upper surface and lower surface located on both ends of a thickness direction, and a front surface and a rear surface located on both ends of a length direction;

a charging unit fixed inside the case; and

a battery side terminal disposed on the front surface of the case and connected to the charging unit, the battery side terminal configured to connect to a housing chamber side terminal of the electronic device to provide electric power to the charging unit from the electronic device as said charging unit charges and to provide electric power from the charging unit to the electronic device through the battery side terminal as the charging unit discharges,

wherein first engaging means are formed on the front surface of the case of the battery device and second engaging means are formed on the front surface of the case of the battery device, the first and second engaging means being separated in the width direction by a gap.

11. The battery device according to claim 10, wherein the battery device comprises a frame and a film attached to portions of the frame excluding a front and back side portions of the frame.

12. The battery device according to claim 11, wherein the film is attached to the frame so as to wrap around the entire circumference excluding the front and back side portions of the frame;

and the battery device further includes slant parts disposed on side surfaces of the frame, which correspond to the side surfaces of the case, each of the slant parts facing toward the front or back side of the frame, an amount of protrusion from the frame being increased starting from the middle position in the length direction of the frame to the front or back side portion of the frame, the slant part making continuous connection to the front and back side portion.

13. The battery device according to claim 10, wherein the first engaging means extends to a first side surface of the case.

14. The battery device according to claim 13, wherein the second engaging means extends to a second side surface of the case.

15. The battery device according to claim 14, wherein the first engaging means is formed above the battery side terminal.

16. The battery device according to claim 10, wherein the second engaging means extends to a second side surface of the case.

17. The battery device according to claim 16, wherein the first engaging means is formed above the battery side terminal.

18. The battery device according to claim 10, wherein the first engaging means is formed above the battery side terminal.

19. The battery device according to claim 10, wherein the first engaging means and the second engaging means are both open to the front surface, the upper surface, and a corresponding side surface.

20. The battery device according to claim 10, wherein the first engaging means and the second engaging means are both include a flat surface parallel to both the upper surface and the lower surface.