CN219498011U

CN219498011U - Battery mounting device and electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN219498011U
Application number: CN202320256270.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡加平; 杨嘉鑫
Original assignee: Omron Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Omron Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-20
Filing date: 2023-02-20
Publication date: 2023-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-20

Abstract

The utility model provides a battery mounting device and an electronic device. The battery mounting apparatus includes: two housings having the same structure and arranged in a center-symmetrical manner, the two housings respectively having hollow portions to together form an accommodation space in which a battery is mounted; wherein the housing further has a dome capable of contacting the battery; a holder which supports the battery and is insertable into the accommodation space; the shell fragment of one shell is connected with the positive electrode of the battery, and the shell fragment of the other shell is connected with the negative electrode of the battery. In the embodiment of the application, the shell bodies which are identical in structure and symmetrically arranged are used, so that the types of components for installing the battery can be reduced, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and convenience is brought to management of the products.

Description

Battery mounting device and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of electronic products, and in particular, to a battery mounting device and an electronic device.

Background

In electronic devices, it is often necessary to mount a battery, for example, a plate-like battery (e.g., a button battery or the like) on a substrate. The battery is currently generally mounted by means of a bracket (or called bracket or base, etc.) and two different contact members, for example, one contact member being connected to the positive electrode of the battery and the other contact member being connected to the negative electrode of the battery after the battery is carried on the bracket.

However, in the conventional battery mounting products, at least two different contact members are required to mount the battery, and thus, different manufacturing processes and molds are required to be prepared, which has problems that the manufacturing cost is high and the management of the components is inconvenient.

It should be noted that the foregoing description of the background art is only for the purpose of providing a clear and complete description of the technical solution of the present utility model and is presented for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art. The above-described solutions are not considered to be known to the person skilled in the art simply because they are set forth in the background of the utility model section.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve at least one of the above problems or other similar problems, embodiments of the present utility model provide a battery mounting apparatus and an electronic device, which reduce the types of components for battery mounting, reduce manufacturing costs, and facilitate product management.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model, there is provided a battery mounting apparatus including:

two housings having the same structure and arranged side by side in a center-symmetrical manner, the two housings respectively having hollow portions to together form an accommodation space in which a battery is mounted; wherein the housing further has a dome capable of contacting the battery;

a holder which supports the battery and is insertable into the accommodation space; the shell fragment of one shell is connected with the positive electrode of the battery, and the shell fragment of the other shell is connected with the negative electrode of the battery.

Therefore, by using the shells which are identical in structure and symmetrically arranged, the types of components for installing the battery can be reduced, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and convenience is brought to management of products.

According to a second aspect of the embodiment of the present utility model, the housing has a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece that are opposed in a thickness direction; the first elastic sheet is in a bent shape with the middle part protruding towards the second elastic sheet, and the second elastic sheet is in a bent shape with the middle part protruding towards the first elastic sheet.

Therefore, the battery can be clamped through the elastic sheet on the shell, and the stability of battery installation is further improved.

According to a third aspect of the embodiment of the present utility model, a first end of the first elastic sheet is fixed on the housing, a second end of the first elastic sheet is a free end, and a first protruding portion is provided between the first end and the second end of the first elastic sheet; the first end of the second elastic piece is fixed on the shell, the second end of the second elastic piece is a free end, and a second protruding part is arranged between the first end and the second end of the second elastic piece;

wherein, the distance between the first bulge and the second bulge is less than the distance between the first end of the first elastic sheet and the first end of the second elastic sheet, and is less than the distance between the second end of the first elastic sheet and the second end of the second elastic sheet.

Therefore, the elastic sheet of the shell can contact with the anode and the cathode of the battery, and the vibration resistance of battery connection is further improved.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present utility model, in a case where the battery is not mounted, a distance between the first protruding portion of the first elastic piece and the second protruding portion of the second elastic piece is smaller than a thickness of the battery;

when the battery is installed, the bracket carrying the battery is inserted between the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece through the second end of the first elastic piece and the second end of the second elastic piece;

and under the condition that the battery is installed, the first protruding part of the first elastic piece and the second protruding part of the second elastic piece clamp the battery through elastic deformation.

Therefore, the shell fragment through the casing can contact the positive and negative poles of the battery, and the stability of battery installation and the vibration resistance of battery connection are further improved.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present utility model, the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece have a bifurcated structure extending from a first end fixed to the housing to a second end as a free end, respectively.

Thus, more contacts are formed through the bifurcation structure, and the reliability of electric connection can be further improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiment of the present utility model, the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece are disposed on one side of the housing in the length direction, and a notch is formed on the other side of the housing in the length direction; the notch portion of one housing accommodates a part of the spring piece of the other housing in a state where the two housings are mounted.

This makes it possible to achieve symmetrical mounting of identical structural components with a simple structure.

According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present utility model, the housing further has a plurality of legs that mount the housing to a substrate.

Therefore, the stability of battery installation can be further improved, and the battery can be replaced conveniently.

According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model, the battery is plate-shaped; the whole bracket is plate-shaped and can be inserted into the accommodating space along the width direction;

the bracket has a first insulating portion and a second insulating portion extending in a width direction, respectively; the first insulating part and the second insulating part are arranged side by side in the length direction with a space therebetween in which the battery can be mounted; the first insulating portion and the second insulating portion are parallel to each other and a distance therebetween is greater than or equal to a thickness of the battery.

Thus, the insulating portion of the bracket can not only firmly support the battery, but also prevent the battery from being shorted.

According to the ninth aspect of the embodiment of the present utility model, in the case where the battery is mounted into the two cases through the bracket,

the positive electrode of the battery is in contact with and electrically connected with the first elastic sheet of one shell, and is isolated from the first elastic sheet of the other shell by the first insulating part; the negative electrode of the battery is in contact with and electrically connected to the second elastic piece of the other housing, and is isolated from the second elastic piece of the one housing by the second insulating portion.

Therefore, through the insulating part of the bracket, the electric connection can be realized under the condition that the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery are clamped by the elastic sheet.

According to a tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present utility model, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:

a battery mounting apparatus as described above;

and a battery having a plate shape, which is placed behind the bracket of the battery mounting device and can be inserted into the accommodating space of the battery mounting device together with the bracket.

One of the beneficial effects of the embodiment of the utility model is that: by using the housings which are identical in structure and symmetrically arranged, the types of components for mounting the battery can be reduced, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and convenience is brought to management of the products.

Specific embodiments of the utility model are disclosed in detail below with reference to the following description and drawings, indicating the manner in which the principles of the utility model may be employed. It should be understood that the embodiments of the utility model are not limited in scope thereby. The embodiments of the utility model include many variations, modifications and equivalents within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Features that are described and/or illustrated with respect to one embodiment may be used in the same way or in a similar way in one or more other embodiments in combination with or instead of the features of the other embodiments.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the utility model. It is evident that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model and that other drawings may be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort for a person of ordinary skill in the art. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a battery mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is another schematic view of a battery mounting apparatus of an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is another schematic view of a battery mounting apparatus of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a housing according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is another schematic view of a housing of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is another schematic view of a housing of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is another schematic view of a housing of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a stent according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is another schematic view of a stent according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The foregoing and other features of the utility model will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the specification and drawings, there have been specifically disclosed specific embodiments of the utility model that are indicative of some of the embodiments in which the principles of the utility model may be employed, it being understood that the utility model is not limited to the described embodiments but, on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, variations and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings used in the following description, the components are made to be distinguishable on the drawing, and therefore, the scale differs for each component, and the present application is not limited to the number of components, the shape of the components, the scale of the size of the components, and the relative positional relationship of the components described in these drawings.

In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used to distinguish between different elements from each other by reference, but do not denote a spatial arrangement or a temporal order of the elements, and the elements should not be limited by the terms. The term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed terms. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," "having," and the like, are intended to reference the presence of stated features, elements, components, or groups of components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components, or groups of components.

In the embodiments of the present application, the singular forms "a," an, "and" the "include plural referents and should be construed broadly to mean" one "or" one type "and not limited to" one "or" another; furthermore, the term "comprising" is to be interpreted as including both the singular and the plural, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Furthermore, the term "according to" should be understood as "at least partially according to … …", and the term "based on" should be understood as "based at least partially on … …", unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In the embodiment of the present application, a direction perpendicular to the holder is referred to as "Z direction", a direction in which the holder is inserted into the housing is referred to as "X direction", and a direction perpendicular to the X direction and perpendicular to the Y direction is referred to as "Y direction". It should be noted that the definition of each direction in this specification is only for convenience of illustrating the embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the direction of the battery mounting apparatus when in use and manufacture.

The embodiment of the application provides a battery mounting device.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a battery mounting apparatus of an embodiment of the present application, showing a battery without a cradle; FIG. 2 is another schematic view of a battery mounting apparatus of an embodiment of the present application, showing a battery being mounted in a cradle; fig. 3 is another schematic view of the battery mounting apparatus of the embodiment of the present application, showing the case in which the batteries are inserted together into the housing after being mounted in the cradle.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the battery mounting apparatus 100 includes:

two cases 101 having the same structure and being arranged side by side in a center-symmetrical manner, the two cases 101 each having a hollow 1011 to form together an accommodation space W1 in which a battery is mounted; wherein the housing 101 further has a dome 201 capable of contacting the battery 200;

a holder 102 that supports the battery 200 and is insertable into the accommodation space W1; wherein, the spring plate of one housing 101 is connected with the positive electrode of the battery 200, and the spring plate of the other housing 101 is connected with the negative electrode of the battery 200.

Therefore, by using the shells which are identical in structure and symmetrically arranged, the types of components for installing the battery can be reduced, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and convenience is brought to management of products. In this embodiment of the application, thereby the cavity of casing is opposition and intercommunication form accommodation space in the battery installation device, consequently can form similar drawer type structure, conveniently change the battery.

The following description will be given of an example of the case, and in this embodiment of the present application, the two cases have the same structure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the housing of the embodiment of the present application, showing the case 101 viewed from the side. As shown in fig. 4, the housing 101 has a first elastic piece 401 and a second elastic piece 402 which are opposed in a thickness direction (up-down direction or Z direction); the first elastic piece 401 is bent in such a manner that an intermediate portion thereof protrudes toward the second elastic piece 402 when viewed from the longitudinal direction (Y direction) of the housing 101, and the second elastic piece 402 is bent in such a manner that an intermediate portion thereof protrudes toward the first elastic piece 401.

Fig. 5 is another schematic view of the case of the embodiment of the present application, showing a case where the case 101 is viewed from the length direction (Y direction); fig. 6 is another schematic view of the case of the embodiment of the present application, showing a case where the case 101 is viewed from the width direction (X direction); fig. 7 is another schematic view of the case of the embodiment of the present application, showing a case where the case 101 is viewed from the thickness direction (X direction).

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, a first end 4011 of the first elastic sheet 401 is fixed on the housing 101, a first end 4021 of the second elastic sheet 402 is fixed on the housing 101, a second end 4012 of the first elastic sheet 401 is a free end, a second end 4022 of the second elastic sheet 402 is a free end, a first protruding portion 4013 is provided between the first end 4011 and the second end 4012 of the first elastic sheet 401, and a second protruding portion 4023 is provided between the first end 4021 and the second end 4022 of the second elastic sheet 402;

as shown in fig. 5 to 7, a distance H3 between the first projecting portion 4013 and the second projecting portion 4023 is smaller than a distance H1 between the first end 4011 of the first elastic piece 401 and the first end 4021 of the second elastic piece 402, and smaller than a distance H2 between the second end 4012 of the first elastic piece 401 and the second end 4022 of the second elastic piece 402.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the first elastic piece 401 and the second elastic piece 402 are opposed in the thickness direction (Z direction), and may be displaced in the length direction (Y direction), that is, as shown in fig. 7, the first elastic piece 401 and the second elastic piece 402 do not completely overlap as viewed from the thickness direction (Z direction). Therefore, the stability of clamping the battery can be further improved.

In some embodiments, a distance between the first projection and the second projection is less than a thickness of the battery in a case where the battery is not mounted; when the battery is installed, the bracket carrying the battery is inserted between the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece through the second end of the first elastic piece and the second end of the second elastic piece; the first and second protrusions clamp the battery by elastic deformation in a state where the battery is mounted.

In some embodiments, the first and second spring plates each have a bifurcated structure extending from a first end secured to the housing to a second end that is a free end. As shown in fig. 4, 6 and 7, the first elastic piece 401 has a bifurcated structure extending from a first end 4011 fixed to the housing 101 to a second end 4012 as a free end, and the second elastic piece 402 has a bifurcated structure extending from the first end 4021 fixed to the housing 101 to the second end 4022 as a free end.

Thus, more contacts (e.g., 2 contacts per spring plate) are formed by the bifurcated structure, so that the reliability of the electrical connection can be further improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 to 7, the first elastic piece 401 and the second elastic piece 402 are disposed on one side of the housing 101 in the length direction (Y direction), and have a notch 1013 on the other side of the housing 101 in the length direction; as shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the case where the two housings 101 are mounted, a part of the elastic piece of the other housing is accommodated in the notch 1013 of one housing.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4-6, the housing 101 also has a plurality of legs 1012. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the leg portion 1012 mounts the housing 101 to the substrate 300.

The stent according to the embodiment of the present application will be exemplarily described below.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a cradle of an embodiment of the present application, showing the absence of a load carrying battery; fig. 9 is another schematic view of a cradle of an embodiment of the present application, showing the situation of carrying a battery.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the battery 200 has a plate shape; the bracket 102 has a plate shape as a whole, and can be inserted into the housing space of the housing in the width direction (X direction).

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the bracket 101 has a first insulating portion 801 and a second insulating portion 802 extending in the width direction (X direction), respectively; the first insulating portion 801 and the second insulating portion 802 are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction (Y direction) with a space W2 therebetween in which the battery 200 can be mounted;

the first insulating portion 801 and the second insulating portion 802 are parallel to each other and a distance H4 therebetween is greater than or equal to the thickness of the battery 200, as viewed in the longitudinal direction (Y direction).

In some embodiments, in the case where the battery 200 is mounted into the two cases by the bracket 102, the positive electrode of the battery 200 is in contact with and electrically connected to the first elastic piece of one case and is isolated from the first elastic piece of the other case by the first insulating portion 801; the negative electrode of the battery is in contact with and electrically connected to the second elastic piece of the other case, and is isolated from the second elastic piece of the one case by the second insulating portion 802.

The embodiment of the application also provides electronic equipment, which comprises:

the battery mounting apparatus 100 as described above;

and a battery 300 having a plate shape, which is placed behind the holder of the battery mounting apparatus 100 and can be inserted into the receiving space of the battery mounting apparatus 100 together with the holder.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the electronic apparatus has a substrate 300, and the battery mounting device 100 is mounted on the substrate 300.

While the utility model has been described in connection with specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the description is intended to be illustrative and not limiting in scope. Various modifications and alterations of this utility model will occur to those skilled in the art in light of the spirit and principles of this utility model, and such modifications and alterations are also within the scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A battery mounting apparatus, characterized in that the battery mounting apparatus comprises:

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a plurality of sensors,

the shell is provided with a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece which are opposite in the thickness direction; the first elastic sheet is in a bent shape with the middle part protruding towards the second elastic sheet, and the second elastic sheet is in a bent shape with the middle part protruding towards the first elastic sheet.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein a first end of the first spring is fixed to the housing, a second end of the first spring is a free end, and a first protrusion is provided between the first end and the second end of the first spring; the first end of the second elastic piece is fixed on the shell, the second end of the second elastic piece is a free end, and a second protruding part is arranged between the first end and the second end of the second elastic piece;

4. The device of claim 2, wherein a distance between the first projection of the first dome and the second projection of the second dome is less than a thickness of the battery in the absence of the battery being mounted;

5. The device of claim 2, wherein the first and second spring plates each have a bifurcated structure extending from a first end secured to the housing to a second end that is a free end.

6. The device according to claim 2, wherein the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece are provided on one side in a longitudinal direction of the housing, and a cutout portion is provided on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the housing; the notch portion of one housing accommodates a part of the spring piece of the other housing in a state where the two housings are mounted.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the housing further has a plurality of legs that mount the housing to a substrate.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the battery is plate-shaped; the whole bracket is plate-shaped and can be inserted into the accommodating space along the width direction;

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein, in the case where the battery is mounted into the two housings through the bracket,

10. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

the battery mounting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9;