TWI811795B - Battery box - Google Patents

Abstract

A battery box is suitable for accommodating a long-size battery or a short-size battery. The battery box includes a bottom baffle, two side baffles, a back baffle, a front baffle, and a flexible stopper. The two side baffles, the back baffle and the front baffle are respectively connected to different sides of the bottom baffle, so that the bottom baffle, the two side baffles, the rear baffle and the front baffle jointly surround an accommodating space. The accommodating space is used for accommodating long-sized batteries or short-sized batteries. The opposite ends of the flexible stop part are respectively connected to the two side baffles, and the distance from the middle section of the flexible stop part to the bottom baffle is smaller than the distance from the opposite ends of the flexible stop part to the bottom baffle. The flexible stop part is adjacent to the back baffle, and the distance from the flexible stop to the front baffle matches the length of the short-size battery, and the distance from the back baffle to the front baffle matches the length of the long-size battery.

Description

battery box

The present invention relates to a battery box, particularly a battery box that accommodates batteries of multiple sizes.

Electronic devices require electricity to operate. In addition to using mains power, the power provided by the battery can also be used for short-term operation. For example, some servers now have built-in batteries. When the mains power is cut off, the power of the built-in battery can be used to give the server time to save data to the hard disk to avoid data loss. However, servers with built-in batteries need to plan a space for the battery in the server chassis to accommodate the battery rack.

However, existing battery racks are designed for batteries of a single type or similar sizes, making it difficult to accommodate batteries of different sizes.

The present invention provides a battery box that accommodates batteries of different sizes.

The battery box disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is suitable for accommodating a first size battery or a second size battery. The battery box includes a bottom baffle, two side baffles, a rear baffle, A front baffle and a flexible stop. The two side baffles, the rear baffle and the front baffle are respectively connected to different sides of the bottom baffle, so that the bottom baffle, the two side baffles, the rear baffle and the front baffle jointly surround an accommodation space. The accommodation space is used to accommodate the first size battery or the second size battery. The opposite ends of the flexible stopper are respectively connected to the two side baffles, and the distance from the middle section of the flexible stopper to the bottom baffle is smaller than the distance from the opposite ends of the flexible stopper to the bottom baffle. The flexible stopper is adjacent to the rear baffle, the distance from the flexible stopper to the front baffle matches the length of the second size battery, and the distance from the rear baffle to the front baffle matches the length of the first size battery. length.

According to the battery box of the above embodiment, through the arrangement of the flexible stopper, the deformation state of the flexible stopper determines whether to place the first size battery or the second size battery. The above description of the content of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principles of the present invention, and to provide further explanation of the patent application scope of the present invention.

10:Battery box

20: Second size battery

30:First size battery

100: Bottom baffle

110:Surface

200:Side baffle

300:Tailgate

350:Front baffle

351: Cable management gap

400: Flexible stopper

410: Curved section

420:Connection segment

430: Hollow structure

500: Elastic limit block

510: elastic arm

520: Limiting part

550: Fixed limit block

600: against the shrapnel

A, B: direction

S: Accommodation space

O: Open your mouth

D1~D5: distance

L1, L2: length

FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a battery box according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of Figure 1 from another perspective.

Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the battery box of Figure 3 placing a second size battery.

Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the battery box of Figure 3 when a first size battery is about to be placed.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the battery box of FIG. 3 in which a first-size battery is placed.

See Figure 1 to Figure 3. FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the battery box 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a perspective view of Figure 1 from another perspective. Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Figure 1.

The battery box 10 of this embodiment is suitable for accommodating a first-size battery 30 (please refer to FIGS. 5 and 6 for now) or a second-size battery 20 (please refer to FIG. 4 for now). The battery box 10 includes a bottom baffle 100 , two side baffles 200 , a rear baffle 300 , a front baffle 350 and a flexible stopper 400 . The two side baffles 200, the rear baffle 300 and the front baffle 350 are respectively connected to different sides of the bottom baffle 100, so that the bottom baffle 100, the two side baffles 200, the rear baffle 300 and the front baffle 350 are connected together. An accommodating space S is surrounded, and the accommodating space S is used to accommodate the first size battery 30 or the second size battery 20 .

In this embodiment, the bottom baffle 100, the two side baffles 200, the rear baffle 300 and the front baffle 350 are integrally formed structures, but this is not a limitation. In other embodiments, the bottom baffle, two side baffles, rear baffle and front baffle can also be a combined structure.

The opposite ends of the flexible stopper 400 are connected to the two side baffles 200 respectively, and the distance D1 from the middle section of the flexible stopper 400 to the bottom baffle 100 is smaller than the distance D1 from the opposite ends of the flexible stopper 400 to the bottom stop. Plate 100 is at a distance D2. In detail, the flexible stopper 400 includes a curved section 410 and two connecting sections 420. The two connecting sections 420 are respectively connected to the opposite ends of the curved section 410 and are respectively connected to the two side baffles 200. The curved section 410 faces toward The bottom baffle 100 protrudes, and can be relatively close to or away from the bottom baffle 100 by force.

In this embodiment, the flexible stopper 400 further includes two hollow structures 430. The two hollow structures 430 are respectively located at the connection between the bending section 410 and the two connecting sections 420 to adjust the flexible deformation ability of the bending section 410.

In this embodiment, the flexible stopper 400 is adjacent to the rear baffle 300 , and the distance D4 from the flexible stopper 400 to the front baffle 350 matches the length L1 of the second-size battery 20 (please refer to FIG. 4 ), and the distance D5 from the rear baffle 300 to the front baffle 350 matches the length L2 of the first-size battery 30 (please refer to FIG. 5 for now). In this way, the deformation state of the flexible stopper 400 can be used to determine whether to place the first size battery 30 or the second size battery 20 .

In this embodiment, the battery box 10 may further include an elastic limiting block 500 . The elastic limiting block 500 includes an elastic arm portion 510 and a limiting portion 520 . The elastic arm portion 510 is connected to one of the baffles 200 . The limiting portion 520 is connected to the elastic arm portion 510 and is normally located on a side of the accommodating space S away from the bottom baffle 100 to prevent the battery located in the accommodating space S from coming out. On the contrary, if you want to put the battery into the accommodating space S or take out the battery located in the accommodating space S, the user can pull the elastic limiting block 500 along the direction A to make the limiting part 520 leave the accommodating space S. On the side away from the bottom baffle 100 , the battery is released from being blocked by the limiting portion 520 .

In this embodiment, the elastic limiting block 500 and the connected side baffle 200 are an integrally formed structure, but are not limited to this. In other embodiments, the elastic limiting block can also be assembled to the side baffle in a combined manner.

In this embodiment, the battery box 10 may also include a fixed limiting block 550 . The fixed limiting block 550 is connected to the bottom baffle 100 and is at least partially located where the elastic limiting block 500 is away from the other side baffle 200 . The fixed limiting block 550 can limit the movable range of the elastic limiting block 500 to prevent the elastic limiting block 500 from being damaged due to excessive pulling. However, the design of the fixed limiting block 550 is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the battery box may also be designed with fixed limiting blocks.

In this embodiment, the battery box 10 may also include a top elastic piece 600. The bottom baffle 100 has a surface 110 close to the accommodation space S. The top elastic piece 600 is connected to the bottom baffle. 100, and protrudes from the surface 110 by a distance D3 to clamp the battery between the flexible stopper 400 and the elastic piece 600.

In this embodiment, the front baffle 350 has a cable management gap 351, which is connected to the accommodation space S for allowing cables on the battery to pass through.

In this embodiment, the bottom baffle 100 has an opening O adjacent to the rear baffle 300. The opening O is connected to the accommodating space S to facilitate the flexible stop when the first size battery 30 is placed in the accommodating space S. The stopper 400 moves upward.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 4 to Figure 6. FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of the battery box 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a perspective view of Figure 1 from another perspective. Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Figure 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the battery box 10 of FIG. 3 with the second size battery 20 placed therein. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the battery box 10 of FIG. 3 when the first size battery 30 is about to be placed. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the battery box 10 of FIG. 3 in which the first-size battery 30 is placed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 , since the distance D4 from the flexible stopper 400 to the front baffle 350 matches the length L1 of the second-size battery 20 , if the second-size battery 20 is to be placed in the accommodation space S , then you only need to first pull the elastic limiter 500 in the direction A to make the limiter 520 leave the side of the accommodation space S away from the bottom baffle 100, and then the second-size battery 20 can be placed into the accommodation space. S.

On the contrary, as shown in FIGS. 1 , 5 , and 6 , since the length L2 of the first-size battery 30 is greater than the distance D4 from the flexible stopper 400 to the front baffle 350 , if the first-size battery 30 is to be placed In the accommodation space S, in addition to first pulling the elastic limiter 500 along the direction A, the curved section 410 of the flexible stopper 400 must be pushed upward along the direction B through the first-size battery 30 . In this way, the first size battery 30 can be placed into the accommodation space S.

According to the battery box of the above embodiment, through the arrangement of the flexible stopper, the deformation state of the flexible stopper determines whether to place the first size battery or the second size battery.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the server of the present invention can be used for artificial intelligence (English: Artificial Intelligence, AI for short) computing, edge computing (edge computing), and can also be used as a 5G server, cloud server or car Internet server use.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the similar art can make some modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is The scope of patent protection for an invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10:Battery box

100: Bottom baffle

110:Surface

200:Side baffle

300:Tailgate

350:Front baffle

351: Cable management gap

400: Flexible stopper

410: Curved section

420:Connection segment

430: Hollow structure

500: Elastic limit block

510: elastic arm

520: Limiting part

550: Fixed limit block

600: against the shrapnel

A: direction

S: Accommodation space

O: Open your mouth

Claims (8)

A battery box, suitable for accommodating a first size battery or a second size battery, the battery box includes: a bottom baffle; two side baffles; a rear baffle; a front baffle, the two side baffles, The rear baffle and the front baffle are respectively connected to different sides of the bottom baffle, so that the bottom baffle, the two side baffles, the rear baffle and the front baffle collectively surround an accommodation space. , the accommodation space is used to accommodate the first size battery or the second size battery; and a flexible stopper includes a bending section, two connecting sections and two hollow structures, the two connecting sections are respectively connected to the The opposite ends of the curved section are respectively connected to the two side baffles. The curved section protrudes toward the bottom baffle and can be relatively close to or away from the bottom baffle under force. The two hollow structures are respectively located on the curved section. The connection between the segment and the two connecting segments, and the distance from the middle section of the flexible stopper to the bottom baffle is less than the distance from the opposite ends of the flexible stopper to the bottom baffle; wherein the flexible stopper The stop is adjacent to the rear bezel, and the distance from the flexible stop to the front bezel matches the length of the second size battery, and the distance from the rear bezel to the front bezel matches the length of the first Dimensions The length of the battery. The battery box according to claim 1 further includes an elastic limiter block, the elastic limiter block includes an elastic arm part and a limiter part, the elastic arm part is connected to one of the side baffles, and the limiter part The elastic arm portion is connected to the elastic arm portion, and the limiting portion is located on a side of the accommodation space away from the bottom baffle. The battery box according to claim 2, wherein the elastic limiting block and the connected side baffle are an integrally formed structure. The battery box of claim 2 further includes a fixed limiting block connected to the bottom baffle and at least partially located at a position where the elastic limiting block is away from the other side baffle. The battery box as claimed in claim 1 further includes an abutting elastic piece, the bottom baffle has a surface close to the accommodation space, the abutting elastic piece is connected to the bottom baffle and protrudes from the surface. The battery box of claim 1, wherein the front baffle has a cable management gap, and the cable management gap is connected to the accommodation space. The battery box of claim 1, wherein the bottom baffle has an opening adjacent to the rear baffle, and the opening is connected to the accommodation space. The battery box of claim 1, wherein the bottom baffle, the two side baffles, the rear baffle and the front baffle are an integrally formed structure.