TWI412669B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device including a body, a battery module, and a latch module is provided. The battery module is detachably assembled to the body and has a locking space. The latch module is movably disposed in the body. The latch module has a locking hook protruded out of the body and extending toward the battery module. When the battery module is assembled to the body, the locking hook is locked in the locking space so as to fix the battery module on the body.

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a latch structure for assembling a battery.

With the advancement of today's technology, notebook computers have gradually become the mainstream of consumer electronics products due to their increasingly powerful functions and their small size and portability.

However, the existing latch structure applied to the notebook computer can not meet the above-mentioned trend of thin and light application. Taking a battery module as an example, the host computer and the battery module of the notebook computer must still be combined by a corresponding latch structure, whether in the host or on the corresponding latch structure of the battery module. It still occupies a certain proportion relative to the overall volume after assembly. In other words, since the above-mentioned latch structure is substantially disposed outside the host and the battery module, the overall volume of the battery after assembly with the host is substantially greater than the sum of the individual volumes. This has created a significant obstacle in the process of optimizing the size of the notebook.

The present invention provides an electronic device having a preferred spatial configuration for a latch structure for assembling a battery.

An embodiment of the invention provides an electronic device including a host, a battery module, and a latch module. The battery module is detachably assembled to the host, and the battery module has a snap space. The latch module is movably disposed within the host. The latch module has a first hook protruding from the outside of the main body and extending toward the battery module. When the battery module is assembled to the host, the first hook card is placed in the engaging space to fix the battery module to the host.

In an embodiment of the invention, the battery module includes a housing and a battery core. The housing has a first opening toward the main body. The battery core is disposed within the housing. The above-mentioned engagement space is formed between the housing and the battery core, and the first opening communicates with the exterior of the housing and the engagement space. When the battery module is assembled to the host, the first hook passes through the first opening and is stuck in the engaging space.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing has a protrusion, and the main body has a second opening and an accommodating space corresponding to the protrusion. When the battery module is assembled to the main body, the protruding portion protrudes into the accommodating space through the second opening.

In an embodiment of the invention, the battery module further includes a circuit board disposed in the protruding portion and electrically connected to the battery core.

In an embodiment of the invention, the body further has an engaging portion located on the outer surface of the protruding portion. The latch module further has a second hook corresponding to the engaging portion. When the battery module is assembled to the host, the second hook is snapped to the engaging portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the engaging portion has an L-shaped profile which is located on the moving path of the second hook.

In an embodiment of the invention, the engaging portion and the circuit board are located on opposite sides of the housing.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the surface of the protruding portion is provided with a connector, and the connector is electrically connected to the circuit board. When the battery module is assembled to the host, the connector extends into the accommodating space, and The host is electrically connected.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing is a square cylinder, and the battery core is a cylinder disposed in the square cylinder, and the engaging space is a space between the inner surface of the square cylinder and the outer surface of the cylinder. .

In an embodiment of the invention, the first hook has a curved surface structure facing one of the faces of the battery core.

Based on the above, in the above-described embodiments of the present invention, by accommodating the internal spaces of the main unit and the battery module with each other, and configuring or holding the related latching members in the accommodating spaces, The latching members that hold the two do not take up extra space. When the battery module is assembled to the host, the overall size of the electronic device can be minimized, so that the electronic device can meet the requirements of light, thin and short design.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is an exploded view of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer, and includes a host 110 , a battery module 120 , and a latch module 130 . The main body 110 has a receiving slot 112 for detachably assembling the battery module 120 into the receiving slot 112. Furthermore, the battery module 120 has an engagement space P1 located inside thereof. The latch module 130 is movably disposed in the main body 110 , and the latch module 130 has a first hook 132 protruding from the receiving slot 112 of the main body 110 and extending toward the battery module 120 . When the battery module 120 is assembled to the host 110, the first hook 132 passes through the battery module 120 and is locked in the engaging space P1 to fix the battery module 120 to the host 110.

Based on the above, the first hook 130 of the latch module 130 disposed on the host 110 is locked in the engaging space P1 inside the battery module 120, so that the battery module 120 does not need to add an extra externally. The latching member, that is, by the above means, when the battery module 120 is assembled to the main body 110, the electronic device 100 does not increase in volume due to the latching member therebetween. This allows the battery module 120 of the electronic device 100 to be more light and thin due to the above-described structural configuration.

2A is a partial enlarged view of the battery module of FIG. 1. 2B is a partial cross-sectional view of the battery module of FIG. 1 assembled to the mainframe at the engagement space. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , in the embodiment, the battery module 120 includes a housing 122 and a battery core 124 disposed in the housing 122 . The housing 122 has a first opening 122a facing the main body 110. What is important is that the above-mentioned engagement space P1 is formed between the housing 122 and the battery core 124, and the first opening 122a is communicated between the outside of the housing 122 and the engagement space P1. In other words, in the electronic device 100 of the embodiment, the housing 122 is a square cylinder, and the battery core 124 is a cylinder disposed in the square cylinder, so that the engaging space P1 is inside the square cylinder. A portion of the space between the surface and the outer surface of the cylinder, and the side of the first hook 132 facing the battery core 124 is a curved surface corresponding to the cylinder. Accordingly, when the battery module 120 is assembled to the host 110, the first hook 132 passes through the first opening 122a and is locked in the engaging space P1.

In other words, in the battery module 120 of the present embodiment, the engagement space P1 between the two is used to latch the latch mode by the difference in contour between the housing 122 and the battery core 124. The first hook 132 of the group 130 further eliminates the need for the battery module 120 to additionally provide a buckle structure at its outer surface, thereby reducing the volume increase caused by the increased components.

3A is a partial enlarged view of the battery module of FIG. 1 at another location. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A simultaneously, in the embodiment, the housing 122 has a protruding portion T1, and the battery module 120 further includes a circuit board 126 disposed in the protruding portion T1 of the housing 122, and the circuit The board 126 is electrically connected between the battery core 124 (shown in FIG. 2B) and a connector 128 outside the housing 122.

It is to be noted that the host 110 further has a second opening 114 and an accommodating space P2 corresponding to the protruding portion T1. When the battery module 120 is assembled to the main body 110, the protruding portion T1 extends into the accommodating space P2 through the second opening 114, so that the connector 128 extends into the accommodating space P2 and is electrically connected to the host 110. The power of the battery core 124 is transmitted to the host 110 via the circuit board 126 and the connector 128. Accordingly, the protruding portion T1 of the battery module 120 can be accommodated by using the accommodating space P2 in the host 110, so that the assembled battery module 120 and the host 110 can have a volume reduction effect.

In addition, FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of assembly of the battery module and the host of FIG. 3A. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , in the embodiment, the housing 122 further has an engaging portion 122 b which is located outside the protruding portion T1 of the housing 122 , and the latch module 130 also has a corresponding portion. A second hook 134 of the engaging portion 122b. When the battery module 120 is assembled to the host 110, the second hook 134 is buckled to the engaging portion 122b.

In detail, the engaging portion 122b has an L-shaped profile, which is substantially opposite to the circuit board 126 on opposite sides of the housing 122 at the protruding portion T1, that is, when the battery module 120 is assembled to the host 110, the engaging portion 122b moves into the accommodating space P2 along with the protruding portion T1. Further, the engaging portion 122b is located on the moving path of the second hook 134 and corresponds to each other. Therefore, the latch module 130 can be deactivated by moving relative to the host 110 by the second hook 134 of the latch module 130 and the engaging portion 122b corresponding to each other in the contour. The battery module 120 is fixed to the main body 110 by holding the engaging portion 122b.

In summary, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the internal space of the main unit and the battery module are accommodated in a partial structure of each other, and the related latching members are disposed or held in the accommodating spaces. So that the latching members used to secure both do not take up extra space. When the battery module is assembled to the host, the space configuration of the electronic device can be optimized to minimize the overall volume, thereby enabling the electronic device to meet the requirements of light, thin and short design.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100. . . Electronic device

110. . . Host

112. . . Locating slot

114. . . Second opening

120. . . Battery module

122. . . case

122a. . . First opening

122b. . . Clamping department

124. . . Battery core

126. . . Circuit board

128. . . Connector

130. . . Latch module

132. . . First hook

134. . . Second hook

P1. . . Clamping space

P2. . . Housing space

T1. . . Protruding

1 is an exploded view of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a partial enlarged view of the battery module of FIG. 1.

2B is a partial cross-sectional view of the battery module of FIG. 1 assembled to the mainframe at the engagement space.

3A is a partial enlarged view of the battery module of FIG. 1 at another location.

FIG. 3B is a schematic view showing the assembly of the battery module of FIG. 3A and the host.

100. . . Electronic device

110. . . Host

112. . . Locating slot

114. . . Second opening

120. . . Battery module

130. . . Latch module

132. . . First hook

P1. . . Clamping space

P2. . . Housing space

T1. . . Protruding

Claims (8)

An electronic device includes: a main body; a battery module detachably assembled to the main body, the battery module further comprising: a housing having a first opening, a protruding portion and a front facing the main body a second opening and an accommodating space corresponding to the protruding portion, wherein the engaging portion has an L-shaped profile; and a battery core disposed in the housing Forming a latching space between the housing and the battery core; and a latching module movably disposed in the main body, the latching module having a protrusion protruding outside the main body and extending toward the battery module a first hook and a second hook corresponding to the engaging portion, wherein the second hook is located in the accommodating space, and when the battery module is assembled to the host, the protruding portion passes through the second The opening is inserted into the accommodating space, the first hook card is placed in the accommodating space, and the second hook is buckled to the engaging portion to fix the battery module to the main body. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first opening communicates with the outside of the housing and the engaging space, and when the battery module is assembled to the host, the first hook passes through the first The opening is inserted into the engagement space. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electric device The pool module further includes: a circuit board disposed in the protrusion and electrically connected to the battery core. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the engaging portion and the circuit board are located on opposite sides of the housing. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the surface of the protruding portion is provided with a connector, the connector is electrically connected to the circuit board, and when the battery module is assembled to the host, the connector extends into the connector It is within the accommodating space and is electrically connected to the host. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing is a square cylinder, the battery core is a cylinder disposed in the square cylinder, and the engaging space is the inner surface of the square cylinder Part of the outer surface of the cylinder. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first hook has a curved surface corresponding to a cylindrical surface of the battery core. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is on a moving path of the second hook.