BATTERY PIN OF AN INTERFACE CONNECTOR FOR A CELLULAR PHONE
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a battery pin of an interface connector accommodated in a cellular phone, and more particularly, to a battery pin of an interface connector for the cellular phone, capable of enhancing a contact function with respect to a battery and stabilizing the structure of the interface connector by improving the shape of the battery pin which elastically makes contact with the battery of the cellular phone.
Background Art
Recently, as telecommunication industries are rapidly developed, various kinds of telecommunication devices are widely used for the comfort of a human life. Particularly, a cellular phone is used not only in the outside, but also in a vehicle. If a driver uses the cellular phone while driving the vehicle, the driver has to concentrate attention to avoid an accident.
In order to prevent the accident caused by the usage of the cellular phone while driving the vehicle, a handsfree type cellular phone, which allows the driver to communicate over the cellular phone without holding the cellular phone, is introduced. The handsfree type cellular phone is installed in the vehicle for the safety and comport of the driver. In the handsfree type cellular phone, a handsfree jack is inserted into an interface connector positioned at an inner portion of a bottom of the cellular phone so as to fix the cellular phone to an interior of the vehicle, so that the driver can communicate over the cellular phone without holding it.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the interface connector 102 is fixedly inserted into the bottom of a cellular phone body 101, and battery pins 103 are protruded on a lower portion of a rear side of the cellular phone body 101. A battery 104 is assembled with the rear side of the cellular phone body 101 so that battery terminals 105 installed at a lower portion of the battery make contact with the battery pins 103.
In addition, since the battery pins 103 are bent to have a predetermined elastic force, the battery pins 103 elastically make contact with the battery terminals 105.
When the battery pins 103 of the interface connector 102 make contact with the battery terminals 105 of the battery 104, the power of the battery 104 is applied to the cellular
phone body 101.
As shown in FIG. 2, the conventional interface connector 102 for fixing the battery pins 103 has a metal case 106 forming an outer portion of the interface connector 102, and terminal receiving portions 107 which are made by plastic molding and positioned at both sides of the metal case 106 so as to receive various terminals and the battery pins 103.
Referring to FIG. 3, each of the conventional battery pins 103 installed in the interface connector 102 includes a contact portion 103 a which is exposed from the terminal receiving portion 107 of the interface connector 102 so as to directly make contact with the battery terminals 105, side plates 103b which are attached to left and right sides of a lower portion of the contact portion 103 a, an elastic portion 103 c which is connected to the lower portion of the contact portion 103 to apply an elastic restoring force to the contact portion 103a, and a ground terminal 103d which is connected to the elastic portion 103c and is bent so as to be grounded on the a circuit board.
However, the conventional battery pins 103 as mentioned above are manufactured with complex structure through various processes, so not only are the manufacturing processes for the battery pins 103 very difficult, but also the manufacturing cost is increased.
,Jn addition, since the battery pins 103 continuously make contact with the battery terminals
105, the elastic force thereof is lowered so that the connection between the battery pins 103 and the battery terminals 106 are deteriorated.
Disclosure of the Invention
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the related art, therefore, it is an object of the present invention is to provide a battery pin of an interface connector for a cellular phone, capable of enhancing a contact function with respect to a battery and stabilizing the structure of the interface connector by improving the shape of the battery pin which elastically makes contact with the battery of the cellular phone.
In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, there is provided a battery pin of an interface connector for a cellular phone, the battery pin comprising: a pin body which is fixed in a terminal receiving portion of the interface connector and is bent as a coil shape so as to elastically make contact with an external battery terminal; a contact portion protruded from an upper portion of the pin body so as to directly make contact with the battery terminal; a first elastic portion connected to a lower portion of the pin body while
forming a predetermined angle therebetween, the first elastic portion being bent so as to allow the contact portion to have an elastic restoring force; a second elastic portion upwardly bent towards an inner portion of the pin body while making contact with a bottom of the pin body so as to allow the contact portion to have the elastic restoring force; and a third elastic portion extending from an end of the second elastic portion, the third elastic portion being downwardly bent toward the inner portion of the pin body while making contact with an inner portion of the contact portion so as to apply the elastic force to the contact portion.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the battery pin is inwardly rolled as a coil shape. The first to third elastic portions apply the elastic restoring force to the pin body, so that the battery pin can closely make contact with the battery terminal.
Therefore, the battery pin of the interface connector can be manufactured with a simple structure, so the manufacturing process is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced, thereby enabling the mass production. In addition, since the battery pin makes contact with the battery terminal with great elastic force, the contact function of the battery pin with respect to the battery can be improved, so that the structure of the interface connector is stabilized.
Brief Description of the Drawings The above objects, and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a rear-side structure of a cellular phone; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventional interface connector of a cellular phone;
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a conventional battery pin;
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a battery pin of an interface connector according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a battery pin according to the first embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a battery pin according to the second
embodiment of the prevent invention.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing of a battery pin of an interface connector according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a battery pin according to the first embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a battery pin according to the second embodiment of the prevent invention. Referring to FIGS. 4 to 6, the battery pin 1 is provided in an interface connector which is assembled with a cellular phone. The battery pin 1 is fixed in a terminal receiving portion of the interface connector and includes a pin body 2 which is bent as a coil shape so as to elastically make contact with an external battery terminal. A contact portion 3 is protruded from an upper portion of the pin body 2 so as to directly make contact with a battery terminal. A first elastic portion 4 is connected to a lower portion of the pin body 2 while forming a predetermined angle therebetween. The first elastic portion 4 is bent so as to allow the contact portion 3 to have an elastic restoring force. A second elastic portion 5 is upwardly bent towards an inner portion of the pin body 2 while making contact with a bottom of the pin body 2 so as to allow the contact portion 3 to have the elastic restoring force. A third elastic portion 6 extends from an end of the second elastic portion 5. The third elastic portion 6 is downwardly bent toward the inner portion of the pin body 2 while making contact with an inner portion of the contact portion 3 so as to apply the elastic force to the contact portion 3.
The battery pin 1 installed in the interface connector has a coil shape. That is, the pin body 2 of the battery pin 1 is inwardly rolled so that the pin body 2 makes contact with the battery terminal with an elastic energy due to bending portions thereof.
In other word, since the battery pin 1 has the coil shape, the pin body 2 has the elastic force due to the first to third elastic portions 4, 5, and 6. Accordingly, the battery pin 1 closely makes contact with the battery terminal by the elastic force.
That is, the structure of the battery pin 1 consists of the contact portion 3 which is protruded from an upper portion of the pin body 2 so as to directly make contact with a battery terminal, the first elastic portion 4 which is connected to the lower portion of the pin
body 2 with forming the predetermined angle therebetween and is bent so as to allow the contact portion 3 to have the elastic restoring force, the second elastic portion 5 which is upwardly bent towards the inner portion of the pin body 2 while making contact with a bottom of the pin body 2 so as to allow the contact portion 3 to have the elastic restoring force, and the third elastic portion 6 which extends from the end of the second elastic portion 5 and is downwardly bent toward the inner portion of the pin body 2 while making contact with an inner portion of the contact portion 3 so as to apply the elastic force to the contact portion 3.
Therefore, since the elastic force is variously applied from the first to third elastic portions 4, 5, and 6, the elastic restoring force of the battery pin 1 can be improved when making contact with the battery terminal.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, it is possible to adjust the elastic restoring force of the battery pin 1 by adjusting the angle between the pin body 2 and a ground terminal 7 positioned at a bottom of the pin body 2.
That is, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the angle α between an extension part 7' of the ground terminal 7 and an extension part 2' of the pin body 2, which is formed between the second and third elastic portions 5 and 6, is about 30 to 60 degrees.
In addition, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the angle β between an extension part 7' of the ground terminal 7 and an extension part 2' of the pin body 2 is about 90 degrees. In this case, the elastic restoring force of the battery pin 1 is maximized.
Therefore, the contact function of the battery pin 1 with respect to the battery terminal is improved so that people can use the cellular phone for a long time without experiencing discomfort caused by the contact error of the battery pin 1.
Industrial Applicability
As mentioned above, the battery pin of the interface connector for the cellular phone according to the present invention can be manufactured with a simple structure, so the manufacturing process is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced, thereby enabling the mass production.
In addition, since the battery pin makes contact with the battery terminal with
great elastic force, the contact function of the battery pin with respect to the battery can be improved, so that the structure of the interface connector is stabilized.