GB2292635A - Battery holder for portable electrical/electronic equipment - Google Patents
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- GB2292635A GB2292635A GB9416825A GB9416825A GB2292635A GB 2292635 A GB2292635 A GB 2292635A GB 9416825 A GB9416825 A GB 9416825A GB 9416825 A GB9416825 A GB 9416825A GB 2292635 A GB2292635 A GB 2292635A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
- H01M50/20—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
- H01M50/204—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
- H01M50/207—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape
- H01M50/216—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for button or coin cells
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
- H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
- H01M50/502—Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing
- H01M50/521—Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing characterised by the material
- H01M50/522—Inorganic material
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
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Abstract
The battery holder includes a base frame (1) having a battery chamber (15) and two stop flanges (14 and 14') spaced around the battery chamber (15), a battery (4) inserted into the battery chamber (15), a first contact metal plate (2) mounted inside the battery chamber (15) and disposed in contact with the battery (4) at the top, a second contact metal plate (3) mounted inside the battery chamber (15) and having a presser bar (34) pressed on the battery (4) at the top and two push bars (32 and 33) pressed against the periphery of the battery (4) causing the battery (4) stopped against the stop flanges (14 and 14'). In alternative arrangements: (Fig. 7 not shown) the first contact plate has opposite ends locating grooves in the chamber, and the second plate has curved contact wings clamping on the battery; and (Fig. 12 not shown) a cover defines with the base frame an access for the battery, the access being provided with a sliding door, and a plurality of second contact plates is provided within the chamber. <IMAGE>
Description
MERCURY BATTERY HOLDER
The present invention relates to a mercury battery holder for holding a mercury battery against vibration.
Mercury batteries (electronic batteries) are intensively used in handbook computers, mobile telephones, and a variety of small electric and electronic apparatus for the advantage of space saving.
An electric or electronic apparatus which uses a mercury battery for power supply must have a battery holder for holding a mercury battery. The conventional battery holders for this purpose have drawbacks. Because the mercury battery is installed vertically, it is difficult to remove the mercury battery from the battery holder for a replacement. When dismounting the mercury battery from the battery holder, the contact metal plates in the battery holder may be damaged or deformed easily.
The present invention has been accomplished to provide a mercury battery holder which eliminates the aforesaid drawbacks. It is one object of the present invention to provide a mercury battery holder which allows the mercury battery to be conveniently inserted into the battery chamber or removed out of the battery chamber. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mercury battery holder which holds the mercury battery firmly in position against shocks when the mercury battery is inserted into the battery chamber.According to one embodiment of the present invention, the mercury battery holder comprises a base frame having a battery chamber and two stop flanges spaced around the battery chamber, a mercury battery inserted into the battery chamber, a first contact metal plate mounted inside the battery chamber and disposed in contact with the mercury battery at the top, a second contact metal plate mounted inside the battery chamber and having a presser bar pressed on the mercury battery at the top and two push bars pressed against the periphery of the mercury battery causing the mercury battery stopped against the stop flanges.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the mercury battery holder has a sliding door moved to open and close the entrance to the battery chamber so that the mercury battery does not escape out of the mercury battery holder when the sliding door is closed.
The present invention will now be described by way of examples with reference to the annexed drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a mercury battery holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the mercury battery holder shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is a sectional view in elevation of the mercury battery holder shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 4 shows a mercury battery obliquely inserted into the battery chamber of the mercury battery holder shown in Figure 3;
Fig. 5 is similar to Figure 4 but showing the mercury battery received inside the battery chamber;
Fig. 6 is an elevational view of a mercury battery holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the mercury battery holder shown in Figure 6;;
Fig. 8 is a sectional view in elevation of the mercury battery holder shown in Figure 6;
Fig. 9 shows a mercury battery obliquely inserted into the battery chamber of the mercury battery holder shown in Figure 8;
Fig. 10 is similar to Figure 9 but showing the mercury battery received inside the battery chamber;
Fig. 11 is an elevational view of a mercury battery holder according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and
Fig. 12 is an exploded view of the mercury battery holder shown in Figure 11.
Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, a battery holder according to one embodiment of the present invention is generally comprised of a base frame 1, a first contact metal plate 2, a second contact metal plate 3, and a mercury battery 4. The base frame 1 defines a battery chamber 15, which receives the mercury battery 4, having a narrow slot 11 through the battery chamber 15, a front notch 13 at one end of the battery chamber 15, two stop flanges 14 and 14' raised from the border of the battery chamber 15 and bilaterally backwards extended from two opposite ends of the front notch 13, and a support 12 raised from an opposite end of the battery chamber 15 opposing the front notch 13.
The support 12 defines a mounting slot 121. The first contact metal plate 2 is mounted within the battery chamber 15 at the bottom, having a leg 21 extended out of the base frame 1 through the slot 11. The second contact metal plate 3 is mounted on the support 12, having a leg 31 extended out of the base frame 1 through the mounting slot 121, an integral presser bar 34 downwards forwards extended from the top in the middle and terminating in an upward tip 341, two integral push bars 32 and 33 outwards forwards extended from the top at two opposite sides. When the mercury battery holder is assembled, the legs 21 and 31 of the first and second contact metal plates 2 and 3 are respectively welded to the two opposite terminals of an electric circuit (not shown).
Referring to Figures 4 and 5, when the mercury battery 4 is obliquely inserted into the battery chamber 15 from the top along the direction from the front notch 13 toward the support 12, it passes through the bottom surface of the upward tip 341 causing the presser bar 34 lifted. After the mercury battery 4 has been completely inserted into the battery chamber 15 and disposed in contact with the first contact metal plate 2, the spring force of the push bars 32 and 33 immediately push the mercury battery 4 forwards causing it stopped against the stop flanges 14 and 14', and at the same time, the presser bar 34 returns to its former position and to hold down the mercury battery 4 in the battery chamber 15.The mercury battery 4 can be conveniently removed from the battery chamber 15 by pushing the mercury battery 4 backwards from the front notch 13 toward the support 12 and then pushing it upwards out of the stop flanges 14 and 14'. When the mercury battery 4 is obliquely lifted from the battery chamber 15 and released from the constraint of the stop flanges 14 and 14', it does not escape from the base frame 1 because it is still pressed by the presser bar 34.
Figures 6 through 10 show a mercury battery holder made according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the mercury battery holder comprises a base frame 5 defining a battery chamber 53, a first contact metal plate 56 and a second contact metal plate 57 respectively mounted within the battery chamber 53. The base frame 5 comprises two locating grooves 52 and 52' vertically disposed within the battery chamber 53 at two opposite sides, a rear mounting slot 51 disposed within the battery chamber 53 at the back, a front notch 54, and two horizontal stop flanges 55 and 55' spaced above the battery chamber 53 at two opposite sides by the front notch 54. The first contact metal plate 56 is mounted on the battery chamber 53, having two upward locating portions 561 and 561' at two opposite ends respectively fastened to the locating grooves 52 and 52', a contact portion 562 in the middle disposed in contact with the negative terminal of the mercury battery 4, and a leg 563 extended downwards from the contact portion 562 out of the base frame 5 through the front notch 54 and welded to the negative terminal of an electric circuit (not shown). The second contact metal plate 57 has a leg 571 extended out of the base frame 5 through the mounting slot 51 and welded to the positive terminal of the electric circuit, two contact wings 572 and 572' for clamping on the mercury battery 4 to contact the positive terminal of the mercury battery 4.When the mercury battery 4 is inserted into the battery chamber 53, the contact wings 572 and 572' immediately clamp on the mercury battery 4 and forces it to stop against the stop flanges 55 and 55'. When the mercury battery 4 is pressed downwards and then pushed inwards against the second contact metal plate 57, it becomes released from the stop flanges 55 and 55' and can be removed out of the base frame 5.
Figures 11 and 12 show a mercury battery holder made according to a third embodiment of the present invention, which permits the mercury battery 4 to be mounted or dismantled horizontally. The mercury battery holder comprises a base frame 7 covered with a cover 6, defining a battery chamber 76 and an access 61.
A sliding door 63 is moved along a track 73 on the base frame 7 to control the entrance of the access 61, having a finger strip 631 for the holding of the hand. A first contact metal plate 75 is mounted within the battery chamber 76, having two locating portions 751 and 751' respectively retained in two opposite locating grooves 72 and 72' on the base frame 7 and two sloping grooves 62 and 62' on the cover 6, a contact portion 752, and a leg 753 extended out of the base frame 7 through a slot 78 for connection to one terminal of an electric circuit. A plurality of second contact metal plates 74 are mounted in respective mounting slots 71, 71' and 71" around the battery chamber 76 and extended out of the base frame 7 for connection to to an opposite terminal of the electric circuit. The base frame 7 further comprises a plurality of hooks 77 and 77' hooked in respective retaining holes (not shown) on the cover 6.
Claims (8)
1. A mercury battery holder comprising:
a base frame having a battery chamber, a vertical slot through said battery chamber, a front notch at one end of said battery chamber, a support raised from support raised from an opposite end of said battery chamber opposing said front notch and defining a mounting slot through said base frame;
a mercury battery inserted into said battery chamber;
a first contact metal plate mounted within said battery chamber at the bottom and disposed in contact with said mercury battery at the bottom and having a leg extended out of said base frame through the vertical slot on said battery chamber and welded to one terminal of an electric circuit; and
a second contact metal plate mounted on said support and pressed on said mercury battery at the top and having a leg extended out of the slot on said support and welded to an opposite terminal of said electric circuit.
2. The mercury battery holder of claim 1 wherein said second contact metal plate comprises a presser bar downwards forwards extended from a top thereof in the middle and pressed on said mercury battery at the top and terminating in an upward tip, two integral push bars outwards forwards extended from the top at two opposite sides and pressed on the periphery of said mercury battery.
3. The mercury battery holder of claim 1 wherein said base frame further comprises two upright stop flanges raised from said battery chamber around the border and bilaterally extended from two opposite ends of said front notch for stopping said mercury battery in said battery chamber.
4. A mercury battery holder comprising:
a base frame having a battery chamber, two locating grooves vertically disposed within said battery chamber at two opposite sides, a rear mounting slot disposed within said battery chamber at a back side, a front notch at a front side, two horizontal stop flanges spaced above said battery chamber and disposed at two opposite sides by said front notch;
a mercury battery received inside said battery chamber;;
a first contact metal plate mounted on said battery chamber and disposed in contact with said mercury battery at the bottom, said first contact metal plate having two upward locating portions at two opposite ends respectively fastened to said locating grooves, a contact portion disposed in contact with one terminal of said mercury battery at the bottom, and a leg extended out of said front notch and welded to one terminal of an electric circuit; and
a second contact metal plate mounted inside said battery chamber and disposed in contact with an opposite terminal of said mercury battery, said second contact metal plate having a leg extended out of said rear mounting slot and welded to an opposite terminal of said electric circuit.
5. The mercury battery holder of claim 4 wherein said metal plate has two curved contact wings disposed at two opposite sides and clamped on said mercury battery to make a contact.
6. A mercury battery holder comprising:
a base frame having a battery chamber and a track along the border of said battery chamber at one side;
a cover covered on said base frame and defining with said base frame an access;
a mercury battery inserted through said access into said battery chamber;
a sliding door moved along said track to control the passage through said access;
a first contact metal plate mounted inside said battery chamber and disposed in contact with one terminal of said mercury battery at the bottom; and
a plurality of second contact metal plates mounted within said battery chamber and clamped on an opposite terminal of said mercury battery.
7. The mercury battery holder of claim 6 wherein said first contact metal plate has two locating portions at two opposite ends respectively retained in two opposite locating grooves on said base frame and two opposite sloping grooves on said cover.
8. A mercury battery holder as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in
Figures 1 through 5, Figures 6 through 10, and Figures 11 and 12 of the accompanying drawings.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB9416825A GB2292635A (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-19 | Battery holder for portable electrical/electronic equipment |
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| GB9416825A GB2292635A (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-19 | Battery holder for portable electrical/electronic equipment |
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| GB9416825D0 GB9416825D0 (en) | 1994-10-12 |
| GB2292635A true GB2292635A (en) | 1996-02-28 |
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| GB9416825A Withdrawn GB2292635A (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-19 | Battery holder for portable electrical/electronic equipment |
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Cited By (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1997044836A1 (en) * | 1996-05-17 | 1997-11-27 | United Technologies Automotive, Inc. | Battery contact and retention apparatus for printed circuit boards |
| WO1998019354A1 (en) * | 1996-10-31 | 1998-05-07 | The Whitaker Corporation | Battery connector and battery holder for printed circuit boards |
| EP0961356A2 (en) * | 1998-05-29 | 1999-12-01 | The Whitaker Corporation | Battery holder |
| EP0996180A1 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-04-26 | Renata AG | Button cell support with vertical positioning |
| FR2799892A1 (en) * | 1999-10-19 | 2001-04-20 | Valeo Securite Habitacle | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING A BATTERY |
| WO2010022142A1 (en) * | 2008-08-19 | 2010-02-25 | Harris Corporation | Battery retainer |
| DE102012102706B4 (en) | 2011-04-01 | 2024-03-14 | Memory Protection Devices, Inc. | Battery holder for a circuit board |
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| GB2143988A (en) * | 1983-07-25 | 1985-02-20 | Memory Protection Devices Inc | Battery holder for coin cells |
| GB2211982A (en) * | 1987-12-21 | 1989-07-12 | Seikosha Kk | Cell holder |
| US4998888A (en) * | 1984-07-23 | 1991-03-12 | Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc. | Integrated circuit package with battery housing |
| GB2255853A (en) * | 1991-05-13 | 1992-11-18 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Battery holder for electronic apparatus for holding a coin-shaped battery |
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| GB2143988A (en) * | 1983-07-25 | 1985-02-20 | Memory Protection Devices Inc | Battery holder for coin cells |
| US4998888A (en) * | 1984-07-23 | 1991-03-12 | Sgs-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc. | Integrated circuit package with battery housing |
| GB2211982A (en) * | 1987-12-21 | 1989-07-12 | Seikosha Kk | Cell holder |
| GB2255853A (en) * | 1991-05-13 | 1992-11-18 | Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd | Battery holder for electronic apparatus for holding a coin-shaped battery |
Cited By (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO1997044836A1 (en) * | 1996-05-17 | 1997-11-27 | United Technologies Automotive, Inc. | Battery contact and retention apparatus for printed circuit boards |
| WO1998019354A1 (en) * | 1996-10-31 | 1998-05-07 | The Whitaker Corporation | Battery connector and battery holder for printed circuit boards |
| US5980309A (en) * | 1996-10-31 | 1999-11-09 | The Whitaker Corporation | Battery connector |
| CN1113418C (en) * | 1996-10-31 | 2003-07-02 | 惠特克公司 | Battery connector and holder for printer circuit boards |
| EP0961356A2 (en) * | 1998-05-29 | 1999-12-01 | The Whitaker Corporation | Battery holder |
| EP0961356A3 (en) * | 1998-05-29 | 2000-11-29 | The Whitaker Corporation | Battery holder |
| EP0996180A1 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-04-26 | Renata AG | Button cell support with vertical positioning |
| US6087037A (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-07-11 | Renata A.G. | Vertically positioned support for a button type battery |
| FR2799892A1 (en) * | 1999-10-19 | 2001-04-20 | Valeo Securite Habitacle | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND CONNECTING A BATTERY |
| EP1094548A1 (en) * | 1999-10-19 | 2001-04-25 | Valeo Securité Habitacle | Device for fixing and connecting of a battery |
| WO2010022142A1 (en) * | 2008-08-19 | 2010-02-25 | Harris Corporation | Battery retainer |
| DE102012102706B4 (en) | 2011-04-01 | 2024-03-14 | Memory Protection Devices, Inc. | Battery holder for a circuit board |
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