CN106207038A - Battery protection part, manufacturing method thereof, and mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a battery protection piece, a manufacturing method thereof and a mobile communication terminal, wherein the protection piece is composed of an integrally formed metal sheet and comprises a cover plate and a plurality of baffle plates which are connected with the cover plate and are positioned at the same side of the cover plate, and a containing groove for containing a battery is formed between each baffle plate and the cover plate; the top edge of any baffle plate, which is far away from the cover plate, is connected with one surface, which faces the containing groove, through the arc, when the battery is assembled in the protection piece or disassembled from the protection piece, the arc connection can guide the battery to be contained in the containing groove or taken out from the containing groove, so that the battery is prevented from being scratched. The battery protection piece is formed by stamping an integrally formed metal sheet, and has simple manufacturing process and low cost; the protection piece baffle is in arc transition design, so that the battery is prevented from being scratched or punctured by edges and corners when being assembled on the protection piece or disassembled from the protection piece, and potential safety hazards are reduced.

Description

Battery protection part, manufacturing method thereof, and mobile communication terminal

technical field

The invention relates to the field of electronic equipment, in particular to a battery protection part, a manufacturing method thereof, and a mobile communication terminal.

Background technique

At present, the batteries used in mobile terminals are usually placed directly in the battery compartment. During the installation and disassembly process, the batteries are easily scratched due to human factors. Further, protective parts can be installed to protect the batteries. However, the existing The protective parts need to be equipped with screws and other parts to fix the battery. Not only is the manufacturing process complicated, but also the edges and corners on it are easy to puncture the battery during the battery assembly and disassembly process, which greatly increases the safety hazard.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a battery protector, a manufacturing method thereof, and a mobile communication terminal, which not only have a simple manufacturing method, but also can prevent the battery from being scratched during installation or removal, thereby reducing potential safety hazards.

The first aspect of the embodiment of the present invention provides a battery protector. The protector is composed of an integrally formed metal sheet. The protector includes a cover plate and a plurality of The baffle plate on the same side, a storage slot for accommodating the battery is formed between the baffle plate and the cover plate; any one of the baffle plates is away from the top edge of the cover plate and faces towards the accommodating slot They are all connected by circular arcs. When the battery is assembled in or removed from the protective part, the setting of the circular arc connection can guide the battery to be stored in or out of the accommodating slot. to avoid scratching the battery.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a battery protector, including: providing a metal sheet; stamping the metal sheet to form an accommodating groove, and the accommodating groove is formed by a cover plate and a plurality of baffles connected to the cover plate and located on the same side of the cover plate; and rounding the top edge of the baffle plate away from the cover plate.

Still another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal, including a battery and the above-mentioned battery protection member.

Compared with the prior art, the battery protection part is formed by stamping an integrally formed metal sheet, the manufacturing process is simple and the cost is low; the protective part baffle is designed with a circular arc transition, thereby preventing the battery from being assembled in the protective part. Or be scratched or punctured by edges and corners when dismounting from the protective part, thereby reducing potential safety hazards.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a battery protector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a battery assembly in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along line III-III in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an assembled diagram of the battery assembly in Fig. 2, wherein the position of the removal part is different from that in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a three-dimensional exploded view of another battery assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a three-dimensional combined view of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of another battery protector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of another battery protector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of another battery protector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of the assembly process of the battery and the battery protection part in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram after the assembly of Fig. 10 is completed;

Fig. 12 is a flowchart of a method for manufacturing a battery protection part according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal provided by the embodiments of the present invention includes electronic devices such as smart phones, tablet computers, smart wearable devices, digital audio and video players, electronic readers, handheld game consoles, and vehicle-mounted electronic devices. The battery provided in the embodiment of the present invention includes any type of battery installed in the mobile communication terminal, which is not limited here.

In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be interpreted as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", and "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In the description of the present invention, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a battery protection device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the battery protector 10 in the embodiment of the present invention may at least include a cover plate 12 and a plurality of baffles connected to the cover plate 12 and located on the same side of the cover plate 12 .

The protector 10 is integrally formed by a metal sheet, specifically, integrally stamped in this embodiment, and has a thickness of 0.05-0.25 mm. In the specific production process, the thickness of the steel sheet can be selected as 0.10mm or 0.15mm. At least part of the corners and baffles of the protective element 10 adopt a circular arc transition design.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a battery assembly, that is, a battery and the battery protector shown in Fig. 1. Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 at the same time. Optionally, it can also be arranged in other shapes, as long as it is consistent with the shape of the battery 20 accommodated in the protective member 10 . The plurality of baffles extend from a side of the cover 12 perpendicular to the cover 12 and face to the same side of the cover 12 . An accommodating groove 120 for accommodating the battery 20 is formed between the plurality of baffles and the cover 12 . In this embodiment, the number of the plurality of baffles is 3, specifically including the first baffle 14a, the second baffle 14b and the third baffle 14c, wherein the second baffle 14b and the third baffle 14c are set On two opposite sides of the cover plate 12 , an arc-shaped chamfer 11 is provided at the corner of the side of the cover plate 12 that is not provided with a baffle plate.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 at the same time. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line III-III in FIG. The sides of the board 12 are vertically extended and respectively include two opposite surfaces A, B and top sides 140 a , 140 b , 140 c away from the cover board 12 . The two opposing surfaces A and B are specifically a surface A facing the accommodating groove 120 and a surface B facing away from the accommodating groove 120 . The top sides 140a, 140b, 140c and the two opposite surfaces A, B of the baffles 14a, 14b, 14c where they are located are connected by circular arcs.

Two opposite free ends of each baffle plate 14a, 14b, 14c are provided with arc-shaped chamfers 142a, 142b, 142c.

Part of the corners of the cover plate 12 in this embodiment adopts arc-shaped chamfers, the top edges of the plurality of baffles are connected with the circular arcs adopted by the two opposite surfaces, and the two opposite free ends adopt arc-shaped chamfers, which shields the existing technology. The corners and sharp points of the metal sheet of the protective part prevent the battery 20 from being punctured by the metal sheet during assembly and disassembly, which may cause potential safety hazards.

Further, two opposite corners of the side of the cover plate 12 provided with the first baffle plate 14 a are provided with chamfered corners 16 . In this embodiment, the cut corner 16 is linear, which can effectively avoid the formation of sharp corners at the above-mentioned corners, thereby preventing the battery from being pierced by burrs on the metal sheet. In addition, the setting of the cut corner 16 enables the battery 20 to be installed on the There is a certain gap between the protective element 10 and the protective element 10 to prevent the battery 20 from being stuck or pushed to death by the protective element 10 .

The protector 10 may further include an adhesive layer 13 disposed on the side of the cover plate 12 facing the accommodating groove 120 , the adhesive layer 13 is used to paste and fix the battery 20 in the protector 10 to prevent the battery 20 from being inside the protector 10 At the same time, compared with the prior art, the design of the screw hole on the metal sheet in the prior art is cancelled, and the battery 20 is fixed in the protective member 10 by pasting, avoiding the battery 20 during assembly and disassembly. Potential safety issues caused by the sharp puncture of the screw hole. Wherein, the adhesive layer 13 includes but not limited to back adhesive, double-sided adhesive or release adhesive.

Optionally, the adhesive layer 13 can also be provided on the side of the cover plate 12 facing away from the accommodating groove 120, for fixing the battery assembly, that is, the combination of the battery 20 and the protection member 10, in the battery compartment of the mobile communication terminal.

Further, in order to facilitate the removal of the battery 20 with the protection member 10 , that is, the battery assembly, from the battery compartment of the mobile terminal, a removal member 15 is disposed on the battery 20 . As shown in FIG. 4 , optionally, the removal part 15 may also be partly arranged on the battery 20 and partly arranged on the protector 10 , that is, one end is arranged on the battery 20 and the other end is arranged on the cover plate of the protector 10 12 away from the side of the accommodating groove 12. The removal part 15 includes, but is not limited to, easy-to-tear stickers and easy-to-pull adhesives. When removing the battery 20 with the protective member 10 from the battery compartment, it is only necessary to pull up one end of the removal member 15 and pull it out of the battery compartment.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. Optionally, the protective member 10 can be provided on the opposite two sides of the battery 20, and the cover plate 12 of the two protective members 10 is provided with the described Paste layer13. The removal part 15 is arranged on one of the protection parts 10. Optionally, the removal part 15 can also be arranged on the two protection parts 10 at the same time, that is, one end is arranged on one of the protection parts 10, and the other end is arranged on the other protection part 10. On piece 10, the specific setting is shown in FIG. 4 .

Further, the smoothness of the side of the battery protection member 10 close to the battery 20 is greater than the smoothness of the side away from the battery. In this embodiment, when the metal sheet of the battery protection member 10 is formed, ensure that the side with less smoothness, that is, the side with the direction of the burrs faces away from the battery, so as to prevent the burrs from damaging the battery.

Fig. 7 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of another battery protector according to an embodiment of the present invention. The difference between this battery protector 10a and the embodiment of the protector 10 disclosed in Fig. 1 is that the first baffle 14a in the battery protector 10 The corners of the first baffle 14a in the battery protection member 10 of this embodiment are provided with arc-shaped tensile ribs 16a at the corners.

Specifically, the two corners of the sides of the cover plate 12 provided with the first baffle 14a are respectively provided with arc-shaped stretching ribs 16a bent towards one side of the cover plate 12 . Wherein, the extending direction of the arc stretching rib 16a is the same as the extending direction of the first, second and third baffles 14a, 14b, 14c. Wherein, the arc-shaped stretching rib 16a adopts a stretching process, and the arc-shaped stretching rib 16a can effectively protect the bottom corner of the battery from being pierced by the metal sheet, and at the same time, not be damaged by external mechanical force.

Fig. 8 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of another battery protection part according to the embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the battery protection part 10b in this embodiment and the protection part 10 in Fig. 1 is that the circular arc transition design of multiple baffles adopts roll side way.

Specifically, the top edge of each baffle plate 14a, 14b, 14c is folded outward relative to the receiving groove 120 to form a curling edge 18, and the curling edge 18 and each corresponding baffle plate 14a, 14b, 14c are round. arc connection. Wherein, when the curling 18 is arranged, a curling process is adopted to curl the side away from the cover plate 12 outward.

Fig. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another battery protector according to the embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the battery protector 10c in this embodiment and the battery protector 10a disclosed in the embodiment in Fig. 7 is that the circles of the multiple baffles The arc transition design adopts the curling method, and the detailed introduction of the curling 18 is the same as that in Fig. 8, and will not be described in detail here.

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the battery in the battery assembly and the protective part in Figure 9 during the assembly process, and Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the assembled battery assembly; please refer to Figure 10 and Figure 11 at the same time, when the battery assembly is assembled, the battery is tilted , so that one end is accommodated in the housing groove 120 of the protective member 10c close to the baffle plate 14a, and then the other end is pressed down so that the entire battery 20 is accommodated in the housing groove 120, and the adhesive layer in the housing groove 120 13 is attached to the battery 20, so that the battery 20 is firmly accommodated in the accommodating groove 120 of the protection member 10c; during the assembly process, when the battery 20 is in contact with the protection member 10c, if the baffle plate of the protection member 10c touches the battery, the The arc portion of the baffle is in contact with the battery 20 and guides the battery to be accommodated in the accommodating groove 120 . Compared with the prior art, it avoids potential safety hazards caused by the edges and corners on the protective member piercing the battery.

Conversely, the same is true during the disassembly process. If the baffle of the protective member 10c hits the battery, the arc portion of the baffle will contact the battery 20 and guide the battery 20 to be taken out of the accommodating groove 120 .

For the battery protectors in other embodiments of the present invention, for example, the assembly and disassembly processes of 10, 10a, 10b and the battery 20 are the same as those of the battery protector 10c, and also have the above advantages, which will not be repeated here.

In the above embodiment, at least part of the corners and baffles of the battery protector adopt a smooth arc transition design, shielding its corners or sharp points, which can effectively prevent the battery from igniting due to human misoperation during maintenance or use of the mobile terminal. Reduce security risks

Please refer to FIG. 12 , an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing a battery protection member. The battery protector can be any one of the battery protectors 10, 10a, 10b, 10c in the above embodiments. The method includes the following steps:

S1, providing a metal sheet;

Specifically, the metal sheet is a steel sheet, and the thickness of the steel sheet is 0.05 mm to 0.25 mm, specifically, it may be 0.10 mm in one embodiment, and optionally, in other embodiments, its The thickness may be 0.15mm.

S2, stamping the metal sheet to form an accommodating groove, the accommodating groove is surrounded by a cover plate and a plurality of baffle plates connected to the cover plate and located on the same side of the cover plate;

Specifically, the cover plate is arranged in a rectangular shape, and the plurality of baffle plates include first, second and third baffle plates extending vertically and in the same direction from the sides of the cover plate, and the second and third baffle plates are opposite to each other. set up.

S3, rounding the top edge of the baffle plate away from the cover plate.

The method further comprises:

Each baffle is crimped by a crimping process, so that the top edge of each baffle transitions in a circular arc shape.

The method further comprises:

The two opposite free ends of each baffle are rounded.

The method further comprises:

Round the corners of the sides of the cover that are not provided with bezels.

The method further comprises:

Two opposite corners of the side of the cover plate provided with the first baffle are chamfered to form straight corners.

The method further comprises:

Stretching the two corners of the side of the cover plate provided with the first baffle to form an arc-shaped stretching rib;

Specifically, the stretching direction is the same as the extending direction of the baffle.

The method further comprises:

An adhesive layer is provided on the side of the cover plate facing the accommodating groove, so as to adhesively fix the battery in the protection member.

The steps further included above are not in any particular order, and are all optional steps.

The manufacturing method of the battery protection part provided by the embodiment of the present invention is integrally formed by stamping, without other parts such as screws, and the battery can be accommodated in the protection part, the process is simple, and the cost is low.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a mobile terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13 , the mobile communication terminal 30 in the embodiment of the present invention includes a battery 20 and a protection member for accommodating the battery. The protection member may be the above mentioned any protective member, such as 10, 10a, 10b, 10c; in this embodiment, only the protective member 10c is shown; optionally, the paired protective member 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, as shown in FIG. 6 , which shows the situation that the protective member 10 is provided on opposite sides of the battery 20 .

When the battery assembly is assembled to the mobile communication terminal 30, one end of the battery assembly is stored in the storage compartment 32 of the mobile communication terminal 30, and then the other end is pressed down so that the entire battery assembly is stored in the storage compartment 32; When removing the battery 20 and its protective part from the battery compartment of the mobile communication terminal, it is only necessary to pull up one end of the removal part 15 and pull it out of the battery compartment. During the assembly and disassembly process of the battery assembly, since the battery 20 is equipped with a protective member, the battery 20 can be prevented from being scratched due to human factors, thereby reducing potential safety hazards.

To sum up, compared with the prior art, the battery protector and its manufacturing method and mobile communication terminal provided in the embodiments of the present invention have simple manufacturing process, eliminating the design of screw holes, arc transition of the baffle and The rounded corner design prevents the battery from being scratched or punctured during installation or removal, reducing potential safety hazards.

The above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process conversion made by using the description of the present invention and the contents of the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly used in other related technologies fields, all of which are equally included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims (19)

1. a battery protection part, it is characterised in that described guard member is made up of integrated metal sheet, described guard member It is connected including cover plate and multiple and described cover plate and is positioned at the baffle plate of described cover plate the same side, between described baffle plate and described cover plate Form the storage tank for receiving battery；Arbitrary described baffle plate deviates from the top margin of described cover plate and the one side towards described storage tank Between all by circular sliding slopes, when set of cells is loaded on described guard member or dismounting from guard member, setting of described circular sliding slopes Put and described battery outer be may be guided in described storage tank or take out from described storage tank and then avoid battery scratch.

Guard member the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that arbitrary described baffle plate deviates from top margin and the back of the body of described cover plate All also through circular sliding slopes between the one side of described storage tank.

Guard member the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that two opposed free ends of arbitrary described baffle plate are provided with arc Shape chamfering.

Guard member the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the top margin of arbitrary described baffle plate is outside relative to storage tank Turnover is formed with crimping, and described crimping is circular sliding slopes with corresponding baffle plate.

Guard member the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the rectangular setting of described cover plate, the plurality of baffle plate bag Including from the vertical first, second and third the most extended baffle plate of deck side edge, second and third baffle plate described is oppositely arranged, The corner of the side that described cover plate is not provided with baffle plate is provided with arc angling.

Guard member the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that described cover plate is provided with the two-phase of the side of the first baffle plate Diagonal section is provided with corner cut, the linear setting of described corner cut.

Guard member the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that described cover plate is provided with two jiaos of the side of the first baffle plate Portion is respectively arranged with the arc towards cover plate one lateral buckling and stretches rib, the bearing of trend and described the of described arc stretching rib One, the bearing of trend of second and third baffle plate is identical.

Guard member the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described cover plate is provided with stickup towards the one side of storage tank Layer, is fixed in described guard member for being pasted by battery.

9. the manufacture method of a battery protection part, it is characterised in that including:

One metal sheet is provided；

Described metal sheet is carried out punching press, and to form a storage tank, described storage tank is by cover plate and multiple and described cover plate company Connect and be positioned at the baffle plate of described cover plate the same side and surround；And

The top margin that described baffle plate deviates from described cover plate carries out rounding.

Manufacture method the most according to claim 9, it is characterised in that farther include: use flanging process to described each Baffle plate carries out crimping, so that the top margin of each baffle plate is circular arc transition.

11. manufacture methods according to claim 9, it is characterised in that described metal sheet is steel disc, the thickness of described steel disc Degree is 0.05mm～0.25mm, or 0.10mm, or 0.15mm.

12. manufacture methods according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the rectangular setting of described cover plate, the plurality of baffle plate bag Including from the vertical first, second and third the most extended baffle plate of deck side edge, second and third baffle plate described is oppositely arranged.

13. manufacture methods according to claim 12, it is characterised in that farther include: described cover plate is provided with Two opposing corner areas of the side of one baffle plate carry out corner cut, to form linear corner.

14. manufacture methods according to claim 12, it is characterised in that farther include: described cover plate is provided with Two corners of the side of one baffle plate stretch, to form arc stretching rib.

15. 1 kinds of mobile communication terminals, it is characterised in that include that battery and the battery as described in any one of claim 1 to 8 are protected Guard.

16. mobile terminals according to claim 15, it is characterised in that described battery biphase is provided opposite to paired Described battery protection part.

17. mobile terminals according to claim 16, it is characterised in that farther including to remove part, described dismounting part sets It is placed on one of them battery protection part.

18. mobile terminals according to claim 15, it is characterised in that farther including to remove part, described dismounting part sets It is placed in battery and deviates from the one side of guard member storage tank.

19. mobile terminals according to claim 15, it is characterised in that farther include to remove part, described dismounting part one End is arranged at battery and deviates from the one side of guard member storage tank, and the other end is arranged at the cover plate of guard member and deviates from the one side of storage tank.