CN106921067B

CN106921067B - Battery connector and electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN106921067B
Application number: CN201511001375.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张斌; 高原; 韩玲莉
Original assignee: Xiaomi Inc
Current assignee: Xiaomi Inc
Priority date: 2015-12-28
Filing date: 2015-12-28
Publication date: 2021-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 2035-12-28
Also published as: CN106921067A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a battery connector and an electronic device, the battery connector may include: a connecting portion; the connecting portion includes: the battery connector comprises a connecting shell, a battery cover and a battery cover, wherein a plurality of through holes which correspond to needle connectors on a battery structure of the electronic equipment one to one are arranged in the connecting shell, an interface matched with the needle connectors is arranged in each through hole, and the interface is also electrically connected to a mainboard of the electronic equipment; and an elastic fixing structure is arranged in each through hole, and the elastic fixing structure deforms when the needle-shaped joint is in butt joint with the interface in the corresponding through hole and forms pressure applied to the needle-shaped joint so as to fix the posture of the needle-shaped joint. Through the technical scheme of this disclosure, can make the battery more firmly be connected to the battery connector, through the good contact between the two, avoid electronic equipment to take place to restart, the circumstances such as power failure for no reason.

Description

Battery connector and electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a battery connector and an electronic device.

Background

In the related art, a contact spring sheet type battery connector is generally used in an electronic device, and a metal spring sheet of the battery connector is in contact with a metal pad on the battery, so that the battery supplies power to a main board of the electronic device. However, the metal elastic sheet is easily deformed, and the battery may shrink due to frequent charging and discharging, so that poor contact is easily generated between the metal pad of the battery and the metal elastic sheet on the battery connector, and thus power failure, restart and the like of the electronic device are caused, which seriously affects normal use of a user.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a battery connector and an electronic device to solve the disadvantages of the related art.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a battery connector including:

a connecting portion; the connecting portion includes: the battery connector comprises a connecting shell, a battery cover and a battery cover, wherein a plurality of through holes which correspond to needle connectors on a battery structure of the electronic equipment one to one are arranged in the connecting shell, an interface matched with the needle connectors is arranged in each through hole, and the interface is also electrically connected to a mainboard of the electronic equipment;

and an elastic fixing structure is arranged in each through hole, and the elastic fixing structure deforms when the needle-shaped joint is in butt joint with the interface in the corresponding through hole and forms pressure applied to the needle-shaped joint so as to fix the posture of the needle-shaped joint.

Optionally, the elastic fixing structure includes: the spring plate structure can form at least partial shielding for the operation circuit of the needle-shaped connector in the corresponding through hole.

Optionally, the method further includes:

a fixed part; the fixing portion includes: the fixed shell is provided with a plurality of connecting ports which are connected with the interfaces in the through holes in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and each connecting port is welded to the mainboard of the electronic equipment through the corresponding welding terminal so as to achieve the purpose that the interfaces are electrically connected with the mainboard of the electronic equipment.

Optionally, the connecting portion is rotatably connected to the fixing portion.

Optionally, a plurality of connecting lugs are formed on the connecting part, and a plurality of corresponding connecting matching lugs are formed on the fixing part;

the surface of any one of the connecting lug and the connecting matching lug forms a protruding rotating shaft, the surface of the other one of the connecting lug and the connecting matching lug forms a connecting recess, and the connecting part is rotatably connected with the fixing part through the matching between the protruding rotating shaft and the connecting recess.

the surfaces of the connecting lug and the connecting matching lug are respectively provided with a through hole, and the connecting lug and the connecting matching lug are rotatably connected through a rotating shaft penetrating through the through holes.

Optionally, the interface in the through hole is connected to the corresponding connection port through a flexible line.

Optionally, the interface is connected to a metal rotary joint outside the through hole, and the metal rotary joint is rotatably connected to a metal rotary fit joint serving as the connection port.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including: a battery connector as in any preceding embodiment.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

according to the embodiment, the through hole structure with the elastic fixing structure is adopted on the connecting shell of the battery connector, the deformation force of the elastic fixing structure can be used for applying corresponding pressure to the needle-shaped connector inserted into the through hole on the battery, so that the needle-shaped connector is subjected to posture fixation, the battery and the battery connector are not easy to fall off, and the problems of power failure, restart and the like of electronic equipment are avoided.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a battery connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a through-hole structure of a battery connector shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of another battery connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of yet another battery connector according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a battery connector according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 1, the battery connector may include: a connecting part 1; the connection part 1 may include: a connecting housing 11, a plurality of through holes 12 corresponding to the pin connectors (i.e. pin pins) 21 on the battery structure 2 of the electronic device are disposed in the connecting housing 11, and an interface (not shown) is disposed in each through hole 12 and is respectively matched with the pin connectors 21, and the interface is electrically connected to a main board (not shown) of the electronic device.

Wherein, each through hole 12 is internally provided with an elastic fixing structure 13, and the elastic fixing structure 13 deforms when the needle-shaped joint 21 is butted with the interface in the corresponding through hole 12, and forms a pressure applied to the needle-shaped joint 21 to fix the posture of the needle-shaped joint 21.

For example, as shown in fig. 2, assuming that the elastic fixing structure 13 is a spring structure 13A disposed in the through hole 12, such as a metal spring, the spring structure 13A may form at least a partial shield for the operation circuit of the needle connector 21 in the corresponding through hole 12; accordingly, based on the shielding design of the above structure, when the needle-shaped connector 21 is inserted into the through hole 12, as shown in fig. 2, the spring structure 13A can be pressed upward by the needle-shaped connector 21, so that the spring structure 13A forms a backward pressing force to the needle-shaped connector 21 downward, and the needle-shaped connector 21 is forced to be difficult to separate from the through hole 12, thereby forming a firmer connection relationship between the battery structure 2 and the connection portion 1, and avoiding the phenomena of power failure, restart and the like of the electronic device caused by the battery structure 2 actively falling off from the battery connector.

As an exemplary embodiment, the battery connector of the present disclosure may only include the connection portion 1, where the connection portion 1 may be fixedly installed inside the electronic device, and the battery structure 2 may be attached to and detached from the connection portion 1 by the engagement between the needle joint 21 and the interface inside the through hole 12.

As another exemplary embodiment, the battery connector of the present disclosure may further include other structures on the basis of the above-described embodiments, which are described in detail below with reference to fig. 3 to 4.

As shown in fig. 3 to 4, the battery connector may further include, on the basis of the above-described embodiments: a fixed part 3; the fixing portion 3 includes: a fixed housing 31, wherein the fixed housing 31 is provided with a plurality of connection ports 32 connected with the interfaces in the through holes 12 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and each connection port 32 is welded to the main board of the electronic device through a corresponding welding terminal 33, so as to realize the electrical connection between the interfaces and the main board of the electronic device.

Wherein, the connecting part 1 is rotatably connected to the fixing part 3. Wherein, the connecting part 1 and the fixing part 3 can form rotary connection in various ways; for example, as shown in fig. 3-4, a plurality of connecting tabs 14 may be formed on the connecting portion 1, and a plurality of corresponding connecting engagement tabs 34 may be formed on the fixing portion 3, so that the rotating connection effect is achieved by the engagement between the connecting tabs 14 and the connecting engagement tabs 34.

In one embodiment, either one of the connecting tab 14 and the connecting engagement tab 34 may be formed with a protrusion shaft (not shown), and the other may be formed with a connecting recess (not shown), so that the rotating connection between the connecting portion 1 and the fixing portion 3 is realized by the engagement between the protrusion shaft and the connecting recess.

For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3-4, the upper surface of the upper connecting tab 14 and the lower surface of the lower connecting tab 14 may form a convex pivot, and the lower surface of the upper connecting engagement tab 34 and the upper surface of the lower connecting engagement tab 34 may form a connecting recess, so that the rotational connection between the connecting portion 1 and the fixing portion 3 may be achieved by inserting the tab pivots into the corresponding connecting recesses.

In another embodiment, a plurality of connecting protruding pieces 14 may be formed on the connecting portion 1, a plurality of corresponding connecting engaging protruding pieces 34 may be formed on the fixing portion 3, and through holes (not shown) are respectively formed on the surfaces of the connecting protruding pieces 14 and the connecting engaging protruding pieces 34, so that the rotating connection between the connecting portion 1 and the fixing portion 3 is realized by a rotating shaft (not shown) penetrating through the through holes.

For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3-4, all the connecting tabs 14 and all the connecting engagement tabs 34 are provided with through holes with matching specifications, and then the upper connecting tab 14 and the upper connecting engagement tab 34 are connected by a rotating shaft, and the lower connecting tab 14 and the lower connecting engagement tab 34 are connected by another rotating shaft, so that the rotating connection between the connecting portion 1 and the fixing portion 3 can be realized.

In addition, in cooperation with the rotational connection between the connecting portion 1 and the fixing portion 3, the connection between the interface in the through hole 12 of the connecting portion 1 and the connection port 32 on the fixing portion 3 can be achieved by the following method:

in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the interface in each through hole 12 may be connected to the corresponding connection port 32 through a flexible wire 15, so that even if relative rotation is formed between the connection portion 1 and the fixing portion 3, the flexible wire 15 is not damaged and the electrical connection between the needle joint 21 and the main board is ensured.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the interface within each through hole 12 may be connected to a metal rotary joint 16 outside the through hole 12, the metal rotary joint 16 being in rotary connection with a metal rotary mating joint as the connection port 32. Then, when the relative rotation is formed between the connecting part 1 and the fixing part 3, the rotation can be simultaneously realized between the metal rotating joint 16 and the metal rotating fit joint; meanwhile, since the metal material is adopted, the electrical connection between the interface in the through hole 12 and the connection port 32 on the fixing portion 3 can be ensured through the connection relationship between the metal rotary joint 16 and the metal rotary fit joint, and further, the electrical connection between the needle joint 21 and the main board can be realized.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A battery connector, comprising:

the elastic fixing structures are arranged in the through holes respectively, deform when the needle-shaped joint is in butt joint with the interfaces in the corresponding through holes, pressure applied to the needle-shaped joint is formed, and the needle-shaped joint is abutted against the surface of the through holes so as to fix the posture of the needle-shaped joint;

a fixing portion, the fixing portion comprising: the fixed shell is provided with a plurality of connecting ports which are correspondingly connected with the interfaces in the through holes one by one, and each connecting port is welded to the mainboard of the electronic equipment through a corresponding welding terminal so as to realize the electric connection between the interfaces and the mainboard of the electronic equipment; the connecting part is rotatably connected to the fixing part;

wherein, the interface in the through-hole is connected to the corresponding connection port through the flexible line.

2. The battery connector of claim 1, wherein the resilient securing structure comprises: the spring plate structure can form at least partial shielding for the operation circuit of the needle-shaped connector in the corresponding through hole.

3. The battery connector according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of connection tabs are formed on the connection portion and a corresponding plurality of connection engagement tabs are formed on the fixing portion;

4. The battery connector according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of connection tabs are formed on the connection portion and a corresponding plurality of connection engagement tabs are formed on the fixing portion;

5. An electronic device, comprising: the battery connector of any one of claims 1-4.