TW201629669A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a casing, a device body, and a battery. An inner wall of a containing slot of the casing has an elastic sheet protruding therefrom, a first block adjacent to the elastic sheet, and a second block away from the elastic sheet and asymmetrical to the first block. The device body is disposed in the casing and coupled to the elastic sheet. The battery is detachably disposed in the containing slot and has a contact, a first concave adjacent to the contact, and a second concave away from the contact. The first and second concaves have different sizes. When the battery is disposed in the containing slot to make the contact abut against the elastic sheet for establishing electrical connection between the battery and the device body, the first and second concaves are engaged with the first and second blocks respectively for fixing the battery.

Description

Portable electronic device

The invention relates to a portable electronic device, in particular to a portable electronic device with a battery foolproof installation design.

In general, portable electronic devices (such as mobile phones) usually have a battery-proof installation design to assist the user in correctly performing the battery installation operation. The common way is to form a card on the inner wall of the battery receiving slot. The merging is matched with the groove structure symmetrical with each other on the battery, whereby the user can align the groove structure of the battery with the engaging block of the battery accommodating groove and insert the groove of the battery by oblique insertion and depression. The structure is engaged with the snap-fit block of the battery receiving slot to complete the battery mounting operation quickly and correctly.

However, the above design may occur when the user installs the battery in an incorrect manner (for example, if the battery is turned over so that the groove structure of the battery cannot be engaged with the snap-fit portion of the battery receiving slot), the battery is placed in the battery receiving slot. The battery shrapnel that is connected to the battery by the incoming call is over-pressurized by the battery or even crushed under the condition that the user applies hard force, thereby causing inconvenience to the user during the battery installation operation and generating portable electronic The device is easily damaged due to incorrect battery installation.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device having a battery-proof installation design to solve the above problems.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a portable electronic device of the present invention comprises a housing, a device body, and a battery. The housing has a battery receiving slot and at least one battery spring protruding from an inner wall of the battery receiving slot, the inner wall of the battery receiving slot being adjacent to the battery spring Forming a first engaging block and forming a second engaging block asymmetric with the first engaging block away from the battery spring. The device body is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the battery spring. The battery is detachably disposed in the battery receiving groove and has a first contact on one of the inner walls corresponding to one of the at least one battery spring, adjacent to the first groove of the contact, and Moving away from one of the second recesses of the joint, the first dimension of one of the first recesses is different from the second dimension of one of the second recesses. When the battery is disposed in the battery receiving slot to contact the at least one battery spring to establish an electrical connection between the battery and the device body, the first groove and the second groove respectively The first engaging block and the second engaging block are concave-convex to fix the battery in the battery receiving groove.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a portable electronic device of the present invention includes a housing, a device body, and a battery. The housing has a battery receiving slot and at least one battery spring protruding from an inner wall of the battery receiving slot, the inner wall of the battery receiving slot forming a first card adjacent to the battery spring Forming and forming a second engaging block asymmetric with the first engaging block at a position away from the battery elastic piece. The device body is disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the battery spring. The battery is detachably disposed in the battery receiving groove and has a first contact on one of the inner walls corresponding to one of the at least one battery spring, adjacent to the first groove of the contact, and Moving away from a second recess of the contact, the first recess is recessed from a top surface of the battery and over a central transverse axis of the battery, the second recess being adjacent to the battery from the top One of the first sides has a second side that is laterally recessed along the central transverse axis of the battery. When the battery is disposed in the battery receiving slot to contact the at least one battery spring to establish an electrical connection between the battery and the device body, the first groove and the second groove respectively The first engaging block and the second engaging block are concave-convex to fix the battery in the battery receiving groove.

In summary, the present invention utilizes a mutually asymmetric snap-fit formed on the inner wall of the battery receiving groove to match the groove-convex fit of the size of the battery. Firmly fixing the battery in the battery receiving slot, thereby generating a failure if the user does not follow the specific The installation method for the battery installation operation will prevent the battery from being installed in the battery receiving slot. In this way, the present invention can effectively prevent the battery shrapnel from being over-pressurized or crushed by the battery when the user installs the battery in the wrong manner, thereby solving the portable electronic mentioned in the prior art. The device is easily damaged due to incorrect battery installation.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

10‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

12‧‧‧Device body

14‧‧‧Shell

16‧‧‧Battery

18‧‧‧Battery accommodating slot

20‧‧‧ inner wall

22‧‧‧ battery shrapnel

24‧‧‧ first card compositing block

26‧‧‧Second card

28‧‧‧Contacts

30‧‧‧First groove

32‧‧‧second groove

S ₁ ‧‧‧ first side

S ₂ ‧‧‧ second side

S ₃ , S ₄ ‧‧‧ top surface

L‧‧‧Central horizontal axis

T‧‧‧ thickness

D‧‧‧ Depth of depression

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the assembly of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the casing of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the battery of Fig. 1.

4 is a perspective view showing the first recess and the second recess of the battery of FIG. 1 abutting against the first engaging block and the second engaging block of the battery receiving groove, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the first recess and the second recess of the battery of FIG. 1 abutting against the second engaging block of the battery receiving slot and the first engaging block when the battery is turned over.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the first recess of the battery of FIG. 1 and the second recess of the second recess aligned with the battery receiving slot when the battery is turned over, and the first engaging block.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the portable electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In order to clearly show the design of the portable electronic device 10 in battery installation, the portable electronic device The overall appearance of the first embodiment is shown in FIG. 1 only by the housing 14. As shown in FIG. 1 , the portable electronic device 10 can be a mobile phone (but not limited thereto, it can also be other A portable electronic device, such as a tablet computer, etc., includes a device body 12 (shown in phantom in Figure 1), a housing 14, and a battery 16. The device body 12 is disposed in the housing 14 and may include main device components of the portable electronic device 10 (such as a touch screen, a motherboard, a central processing unit). Etc., the related descriptions are common in the prior art and will not be described here.

The following is a detailed description of the structural design of the housing 14 and the battery 16. Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, and FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the housing 14 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a first diagram. A partially enlarged schematic view of the battery 16 , as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the housing 14 has a battery receiving groove 18 and at least one battery elastic piece 22 protruding from the inner wall 20 of the battery receiving groove 18 (in the first 2, but not limited to the above, the inner wall 20 of the battery receiving groove 18 is formed with a first engaging block 24 at the adjacent battery elastic piece 22 and formed at a distance from the battery elastic piece 22 and the first a second engaging block 24 engaging block 26 of the asymmetry, and the battery 16 is removable from the battery contacts disposed in the receiving slot 18 and the corresponding inner wall 20 of the first side surface S has a corresponding cell ₁₂₂ of the leaf spring 28 The first recess 30 adjacent to the contact 28 and the second recess 32 remote from the contact 28 are preferably disposed on the battery 16 in a manner recessed inwardly from the first side S _{1 .} The size of the first groove 30 is different from the size of the second groove 32.

In more detail, the second recess 32 is formed laterally from the second side S _{2 of} the battery 16 adjacent to the first side S ₁ along the central lateral axis L of the battery 16, and the first recess 30 is formed. It is formed by recessing from the top surface S _{3 of} the battery 16 across the central transverse axis L of the battery 16, wherein the thickness T of the first engaging block 24 is preferably coincident with the recess depth D of the first recess 30, so that The top surface S ₄ of the first engaging block 24 can be aligned with the top surface S _{3 of the} battery 16 when the first engaging block 24 is concave-convex with the first recess 30, thereby further reducing the housing 14 and the battery 16 The overall assembly thickness is advantageous for the thin design of the portable electronic device 10. It should be noted that the concave-convex matching design of the first engaging block 24 and the first recess 30 and the concave-convex matching design of the second engaging block 26 and the second recess 32 are not limited to the above embodiment, that is, as long as The utility model is characterized in that the asymmetrically formed engaging blocks formed on the inner wall of the battery receiving groove are matched with the concave and convex grooves of different sizes on the battery to fix the battery in the battery receiving groove to produce a foolproof installation effect. They are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Through the above design, the user can only complete the operation of fixing the battery 16 in the battery receiving slot 18 according to the specific installation manner, that is, when the user follows the specific installation method (that is, the battery is installed). The first groove 30 and the second groove 32 of the 16 are respectively aligned with the first engaging block 24 and the second engaging block 26 of the battery receiving groove 18, and the battery 16 is obliquely inserted to press the first groove 30. When the second recess 32 is engaged with the first engaging block 24 and the second engaging block 26 of the battery receiving slot 18, the battery 16 is supported by the first recess 30 and the second recess 32 of the battery 16. The first engaging block 24 and the second engaging block 26 of the battery receiving groove 18 are respectively fitted into the battery receiving groove 18 (as shown in FIG. 1 ) to complete the portable type. The battery installation operation of the electronic device 10.

On the other hand, when the user installs the battery 16 in the wrong manner, the first engaging block 24 of the battery receiving slot 18 can surely block the battery 16 from pressing against the battery spring on the inner wall of the battery receiving slot 18. 22. Thus, the problem that the battery shrapnel mentioned in the prior art is over-pressurized or crushed by the battery when the user installs the battery in the wrong manner can be effectively solved. For example, referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, FIG. 4 is a first recess 30 and a second recess 32 of the battery 16 of FIG. 1 abutting against the battery receiving slot 18, respectively. A first perspective view of the first latching block 24 and the second latching block 26, wherein the first recess 30 and the second recess 32 of the battery 16 of FIG. 1 are respectively abutted when the battery 16 is turned over. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the second latching block 26 of the battery receiving slot 18 and the first latching block 24, and FIG. 6 is the first recess 30 and the second recess 32 of the battery 16 of FIG. A perspective view of the second latching block 26 and the first latching block 24 of the battery receiving slot 18 is respectively aligned when flipping, wherein the portable electronic device 10 is designed for battery installation, portable electronic The overall appearance of the device 10 is only schematically illustrated by the housing 14 in Figures 4-6.

As shown in FIG. 4, if the user directly presses the battery 16 downward into the battery receiving slot 18 instead of the specific mounting manner, the first engaging block 24 of the battery receiving slot 18 and the first The two latching blocks 26 respectively stop the first recess 30 and the second recess 32 of the battery 16 to prevent the user from continuing to press the battery 16 downward into the battery receiving slot 18, thereby It can be ensured that the battery elastic piece 22 located on the inner wall 20 of the battery receiving groove 18 is not pressed by the battery 16 in the case of this erroneous installation, and the shrapnel overpressure or crushing problem occurs.

As shown in FIG. 5, if the user turns the battery 16 over and directly presses the battery 16 down into the battery receiving slot 18 instead of the specific mounting manner described above, at this time, as shown in FIG. 5, although the battery is The second engaging block 26 of the receiving slot 18 can be received in the first recess 30 of the battery 16, but the first engaging block 24 of the battery receiving slot 18 can still block the second recess of the battery 16. 32, in order to prevent the user from continuing to press the battery 16 downward into the battery receiving slot 18, thus ensuring that the battery elastic piece 22 located on the inner wall 20 of the battery receiving groove 18 will not be installed under the wrong installation condition. The problem of over-pressure or crushing of the shrapnel occurs when the battery 16 is pressed against it.

As shown in FIG. 6, if the user flips the battery 16 and aligns the second recess 32 of the battery 16 and the first recess 30 with the first engaging block 24 and the second card of the battery receiving slot 18, respectively. The block 26 is intended to be mounted by the oblique insertion and depression method. At this time, as can be seen from FIG. 6, the second engaging block 26 of the battery receiving groove 18 can be accommodated in the battery 16 In the recess 30, the first engaging block 24 of the battery receiving slot 18 can still block the second recess 32 of the battery 16 to prevent the user from continuing to insert the battery 16 into the battery receiving slot 18 obliquely. The action of this ensures that the battery shrapnel 22 located on the inner wall 20 of the battery receiving slot 18 will not be pressed by the battery 16 in the event of an erroneous installation, and the shrapnel overpressure or crushing problem may occur.

It is worth mentioning that if the user accidentally presses the battery receiving slot 18 with respect to the bottom surface of the first side surface S ₁ of the battery 16 (ie, the opposite surface of the first recess 30 and the second recess 32 is not formed). The first engaging block 24 and the second engaging block 26 are intended to be installed in the battery receiving groove 18, and the user can perform the direct pressing or the oblique insertion and pressing. For the installation of the battery 16, the first engaging block 24 of the battery receiving slot 18 can stop the battery 16 to prevent the battery 16 from pressing against the battery elastic piece 22. The related description can be referred to the drawings in FIG. 4 to FIG. This will not be repeated here.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention utilizes the asymmetrically formed engaging blocks formed on the inner wall of the battery receiving groove to fit the concave and convex groove of the size different from the battery to securely fix the battery. In the battery accommodating groove, a foolproof installation effect in which the battery cannot be installed in the battery accommodating groove without the user performing the battery mounting operation according to the specific mounting manner is generated. In this way, the present invention can effectively prevent the battery shrapnel from being over-pressurized or crushed by the battery when the user installs the battery in the wrong manner, thereby solving the portable electronic mentioned in the prior art. The device is easily damaged due to incorrect battery installation.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

14‧‧‧Shell

16‧‧‧Battery

18‧‧‧Battery accommodating slot

24‧‧‧ first card compositing block

26‧‧‧Second card

28‧‧‧Contacts

30‧‧‧First groove

32‧‧‧second groove

S ₁ ‧‧‧ first side

S ₂ ‧‧‧ second side

S ₃ , S ₄ ‧‧‧ top surface

Claims (7)

A portable electronic device includes: a housing having a battery receiving slot and at least one battery spring protruding from an inner wall of the battery receiving slot; the inner wall of the battery receiving slot A first engaging block is formed adjacent to the battery elastic piece and a second engaging block asymmetric with the first engaging block is formed away from the battery elastic piece; a device body disposed in the housing and electrically Connected to the battery shrapnel; and a battery detachably disposed in the battery receiving groove and corresponding to one of the first side faces of the inner wall having at least one battery shrapnel adjacent to the connection a first groove of the point, and a second groove away from the one of the contacts, the first size of the first groove being different from the second size of the second groove, when the battery is disposed at the The first recess and the second recess are respectively associated with the first engaging block and the second recess and the second recess, respectively, when the battery is in contact with the at least one battery spring to establish electrical connection between the battery and the device body. The second engaging block is embossed to fix the battery to the battery capacity Slot. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first recess is recessed from a top surface of the battery and over a central transverse axis of the battery, the second recess being from the battery. A second side adjacent to the first side is laterally recessed along the central transverse axis of the battery. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein a thickness of one of the first engaging blocks is the same as a recessed depth of one of the first recesses, such that one of the first engaging blocks is topped The first engaging block is aligned with the top surface of the battery when the first recess is engaged with the first recess. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the contact is disposed on the battery in such a manner as to be recessed inwardly from the first side. A portable electronic device includes: a housing having a battery receiving slot and at least one battery spring protruding from an inner wall of the battery receiving slot; the inner wall of the battery receiving slot Forming a first engaging block adjacent to the battery elastic piece and forming a second engaging block asymmetric with the first engaging block at a position away from the battery elastic piece; a device body disposed at the same The battery is electrically connected to the battery spring; and a battery is detachably disposed in the battery receiving groove and has a corresponding one of the at least one battery spring on the first side of the inner wall. Adjacent to a first recess of the contact, and a second recess away from the contact, the first recess is recessed from a top surface of the battery and over a central transverse axis of the battery. a second recess is formed laterally from the second side of the battery adjacent to the first side of the battery along the central lateral axis of the battery, and the battery is disposed in the battery receiving slot to enable the connection Pointing on the at least one battery shrapnel to establish the battery and the When the device body is electrically connected to the first groove and the second groove are respectively fitted to the first concave-convex engaging block and the second engaging piece, fixed to the battery in the battery accommodating recess. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein a thickness of one of the first engaging blocks is the same as a recessed depth of one of the first recesses, such that one of the first engaging blocks is topped The first engaging block is aligned with the top surface of the battery when the first recess is engaged with the first recess. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the contact is disposed on the battery in such a manner as to be recessed inwardly from the first side.