CN1177214A - Battery housing for different sized batteries - Google Patents

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CN1177214A
CN1177214A CN97109711A CN97109711A CN1177214A CN 1177214 A CN1177214 A CN 1177214A CN 97109711 A CN97109711 A CN 97109711A CN 97109711 A CN97109711 A CN 97109711A CN 1177214 A CN1177214 A CN 1177214A
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王志德
陈艺思
戴子添
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A battery box (1) includes a pair of opposite contact points (3, 4) for connecting terminals having different size in electric. One of the contact points (3) includes at least one spring (5) for forming a sleeve to makeup one part embedded into a first battery.

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The battery case that is used for differently sized batteries
The present invention relates to be used for be communicated with on electric the battery case of the terminal of differently sized batteries.
Portable electron device has the battery case that is used for laying and is communicated with the terminal of a kind of size battery with specific dimensions on electric usually.But unfortunately when one or more batteries need be changed in the battery case, possibly can't obtain the battery of correct model at once.The result just can't use electronic installation before obtaining the battery of correct model.
Someone has proposed to lay by the compartment that different-diameter is provided the battery of different size, and such battery case may have no compartment, can cause portable electron device excessive.
4,431, a kind of battery case that utilizes carriage selectively to lay the battery of different size is disclosed in No. 717 US Patent specification.This carriage is installed to be the battery that slides thereby support various sizes in battery case.This carriage is biased in by spring that thereby upper position can support the battery of different size and with battery folder between carriage and battery case end cap.Also provide and be installed in two biasing lock arms that move that being used on the battery case selectively connects carriage and restriction carriage.
Disclosed battery case also has the negative pill that is formed by curved bonding jumper in the 4th, 431, No. 717 US Patent specification.This bonding jumper is installed to be along the longitudinal axis of battery case and slides.Thereby this bonding jumper also by spring to the battery of laying and be communicated with on electric different size towards the biasing of the direction of positive pill.
Unfortunately, disclosed battery case requires the moving-member and the corresponding spring of relatively large quantity in 4,431, No. 717 US Patent specification.Therefore, this battery case manufactures more expensive relatively and may not have the conventional batteries box so reliable.
4,545, a kind of battery case that is used to lay the battery of different size is disclosed in No. 639 US Patent specification.There is a V-arrangement contact arm to be arranged in battery case to be communicated with a terminal of battery on electric.This contact arm at one end has a hook shaped component and has a biserial helical spring to be installed on the support column of battery case at the other end.Thereby this hook shaped component is connected with another post contact arm is strained.Therefore, but another electrical contact deflection of this V-shape portion spare and battery case be associated thereby battery case can be laid and be communicated with the battery of various sizes on electric.
The battery case of introducing in 4,545, No. 639 US Patent specification only is ideally suited for laying different length unfortunately but diameter must identical battery.Therefore, this battery case can not be laid the battery scope with different-diameter easily, such as the battery that is commonly referred to " AA " type and " AAA " type.
The objective of the invention is to overcome or alleviate with prior art be used on electric, being communicated with in the relevant problem of the battery case of battery of different size at least one.
A kind of battery case is provided according to an aspect of the present invention, comprises:
Be used for being communicated with on electric at least one pair of relative contact of terminal of the battery of different size,
First of wherein said contact comprises a cover that is used for replenishing a part that embeds battery.
Suitably, described contact can adapt to and suspends in described battery case and be communicated with described battery on electric.
Ideally, described cover can adapt to the adjacent described part of an end that embeds with described battery, and this part has cylindrical surface.
Suitably, first of described contact can comprise the spiral compression spring device that at least one its interior section contacts with described cylindrical surface.
Ideally, described spring assembly can comprise a single spring with mid portion of a terminal that is used for being communicated with on electric described battery.
This spring assembly is applicable to an end that supports described battery.
Suitably, the part of described cover can have the electric insulation crust.
In a kind of alternative form of described spring assembly, can comprise at least two spiral compression springs,
One in the wherein said spring is positioned at another spring.
Suitably, described spring centering coaxially.
Ideally, another of described contact can have the positive terminal that recessed shoulder partly is used for connecting and holding described differently sized batteries.
For this invention of easy to understand with make it to have below the practical function and explain most preferred embodiment as a reference with reference to the following drawings.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of explanation according to first embodiment of the battery case of not charged pool of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the battery cathode end connecting terminal of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the plane graph of the contact of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the anode end connecting terminal of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of battery case when laying and being communicated with " AAA " type battery on electric of Fig. 1;
The front view of the position of the positive terminal of explanation " AAA " type that the is used for battery of the anode end connecting terminal of Fig. 1 that Fig. 6 is;
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of battery case when laying and being communicated with " AA " type battery on electric of Fig. 1;
The front view of the position of the positive terminal of explanation " AA " type that the is used for battery of the anode end connecting terminal of Fig. 1 that Fig. 8 is;
Fig. 9 is the end view according to second most preferred embodiment of battery cathode end connecting terminal of the present invention; And
Figure 10 is the battery cathode end connecting terminal front view of Fig. 9.
Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 4 explained portable electron device 2 with battery case 1.Battery case 1 comprises a pair of relative negative pole and the cathode contact 3,4 that is used for being communicated with on electric the terminal of differently sized batteries.Cathode contact is the single compression spring 5 that is formed the cover 6 of a part that is used for replenish embedding " AAA " type battery.
Spring 5 has the installation end 7 that the mode of knowing with this area professional rightly is installed in an end of battery case 1.One connector 8 stretches out from installation end 7 and is used to provide and installs 2 be electrically connected.Spring 5 has the truncated cone part 9 at an end of electric connection battery of being used for that stretches to mid portion 10 from installation end 7.Also has an insulated part 11 that has an electric insulation crust.Insulated part 11 is positioned on the cover 6 adjacent with mid portion 10 and stretches out to the free end 12 of spring 5, and this free end 12 is positioned at the tapping of cover 6.
Cathode contact 4 is conducting strips 13, and copper has recessed shoulder part 14 and the rear panel 15 that is configured to be used for being connected and accepting the positive terminal of " AA " or " AAA " type battery typically.The end relative that contact 4 is installed in battery case 1 by the mode of knowing with this area professional with contact 3.In addition, contact 4 has and is used to provide and installs 2 the connector 15a that is electrically connected.
Battery case 1 also has and covers (not shown) and have the inner surface 16,17 and 18 that is used for being connected and supporting the horizontal battery support 19 of " AA " type battery.
With reference to Fig. 5 with Fig. 6 lays and be communicated with " AAA " type battery 20 on electric and thereby the battery case 1 of the truncated cone part 9 of compression spring 5.As shown in the figure, cover 6 embeds the spring 5 of the end that periphery 21 adjacent with an end of battery 20 (negative pole end of this periphery and battery 20 is adjacent) and support cells 20 are arranged.
Mid portion 10 links to each other with the negative pole end of battery 20 on electric and insulated part 11 guarantees that the housing of negative pole end and battery 20 can not be short-circuited.But, most " AAA " type batteries also have insulation sheath outside its housing, thereby generally do not have the possibility of this short circuit.
The positive terminal of battery 20 is the ledges 22 (representing with phantom in Fig. 6) that link to each other with the shoulder part 14 of conducting strip 13.Correspondingly, contact 3,4 is suspended at battery 20 in the battery case 1 and is electrically connected with it, and does not contact inner surface 16,17, and 18 and strutting piece 19.
If battery 20 needs to change and only has " AA " type battery to use,, explain as Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 so battery case 1 can be laid and be communicated with such battery on electric.As shown in the figure, battery case 1 is laid and be communicated with " AA " type battery 23 on electric, and battery 23 compression springs 5 link to each other mid portion 10 with the negative pole end of battery 23 on electric.The positive terminal of battery 22 is ledge 24 (representing with phantom in Fig. 8), and it is connected with the shoulder part 14 of conducting strip 13.Battery 20 is in not quilt cover 6 supports of negative pole end, thereby strutting piece 19 is assisted location and support cells 22.
Explained second most preferred embodiment of the cathode contact 25 of alternative spring 5 with reference to Fig. 9 and 10.Cathode contact 25 comprises the spring of two coaxial centerings, and promptly inner spring 26 is positioned at outer spring 27.Installation sheet 28 has two stampings 29,30 and respectively spring 26,27 is clipped in and is electrically connected on sheet 28.One connector 31 stretches out to be used for providing to device 2 and is electrically connected from dististyle 28 is installed.Sheet 28 is installed in an end of battery case 1 by the mode of knowing with this area professional suitably.
In application, when " AAA " type battery was inserted into battery case 1, outer spring 27 played cover and interior inner spring 26 will be compressed.The free end 32 of inner spring 26 thereby be electrically connected with the negative pole end of " AAA " type battery.But, if " AAA " type battery is replaced by " AA " type battery, so spring 26,27 boths are compressed.This will cause the free end 32 and the negative pole end of " AA " type battery to be electrically connected, and the free end 33 of spring 27 will with the shell of negative pole end adjacent next-door neighbour " AA " type battery.Correspondingly, be that outer spring 27 has the electric insulation crust to avoid the short circuit of contingent negative pole end and housing ideally.
The advantage of battery case 1 of the present invention is to allow to lay the battery of different length and width and do not need relative more expensive insecure sliding contact.In addition, the present invention is easy to relatively make and uses simple.
Although introduced the present invention, should understand any one of most preferred embodiment that the present invention is not limited to this locates to introduce with reference to this most preferred embodiment.For example, the present invention can be modified to the battery of laying two kinds of sizes that are not " AA " type and " AAA " type.

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1. battery case comprises:
Be used for being communicated with on electric at least one pair of relative contact of terminal of the battery of different size,
First of wherein said contact comprises a cover that is used for replenishing a part that embeds battery.
2. according to the battery case of claim 1, wherein said contact can adapt to and suspends in described battery case and be communicated with described battery on electric.
3. according to the battery case of claim 1, wherein said cover can adapt to the adjacent described part of an end that embeds with described battery, and described part has cylindrical surface.
4. according to the battery case of claim 1, described first of wherein said contact can comprise the spiral compression spring device that at least one interior section contacts with described cylindrical surface.
5. according to the battery case of claim 4, wherein said spring assembly can comprise a single spring with mid portion of a terminal that is used for being communicated with on electric described battery.
6. according to the battery case of claim 5, wherein said spring assembly is applicable to an end that supports described battery.
7. according to the battery case of claim 1, the part of wherein said cover can have the electric insulation crust.
8. according to the battery case of claim 3, wherein said spring assembly comprises at least two spiral compression springs,
One in the wherein said spring is positioned at another spring.
9. battery case according to Claim 8, wherein said spring is centering coaxially.
10. according to any one battery case among the claim 1-9, another of wherein said contact has the anode that recessed shoulder partly is used for connecting and accepting described differently sized batteries.
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