Support Or Holder Per Se Patents (Class 429/100)
  • Publication number: 20140038014
    Abstract: A cable-type secondary battery, includes an electrode assembly including first and second polarity electrodes with a thin and long shape, each electrode having a current collector whose cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal direction is a circular, asymmetrical oval or polygonal shape, and an electrode active material applied onto the surface of the current collector, and a separator or an electrolyte layer interposed between the first and second polarity electrodes; and a cover member surrounding the electrode assembly. Also, the cable-type secondary battery is provided with a first polarity terminal and a second polarity terminal connected to the first polarity electrode and the second polarity electrode, respectively, at the end of the cable-type secondary battery; and a housing cap configured to fix the first and second polarity terminals and cover the end of the cable-type secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-Han Kwon, Je-Young Kim, Byung-Hun Oh
  • Publication number: 20140038018
    Abstract: A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device includes a base body, a battery cover, a movable member, a driving rod, and an elastic member. The base body includes a block defining a guiding groove. The guiding groove includes a straight edge, a sloping edge, and a guiding portion having a clasp with a guiding edge formed in the guiding groove. The driving rod has a protrusion and is slidably engaged with the movable member. The elastic member abuts against the movable member. When the driving rod is slid along the guiding portion, the protrusion is slid along the guiding edge and is latched with the clasp to position the driving rod in a first position. When the driving rod is slid in the guiding groove, the protrusion is slid along the straight edge and the sloping edge to position the driving rod in a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO ZHANG, YONG-GANG ZHANG, KUAN-HUNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140038015
    Abstract: A cable-type secondary battery, includes an electrode assembly including first and second polarity electrodes with a thin and long shape, each having a current collector whose cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal direction is a circular, asymmetrical oval or polygonal shape, an electrode active material applied onto the surface of the current collector, and a separator or an electrolyte layer interposed between the electrodes; and a cover member surrounding the electrode assembly, wherein the cable-type secondary battery is provided with a first polarity terminal and a second polarity terminal connected to the first polarity electrode and the second polarity electrode, respectively, at the first end of the cable-type secondary battery; a housing cap configured to fix the first and second polarity terminals and cover the first end of the cable-type secondary battery; and a length-adjustable coupling unit at a second end of the cable-type secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-Han Kwon, Je-Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20140030570
    Abstract: A flat battery is configured such that a sealing plate which serves as a negative electrode surface seals a battery case which serves as a positive electrode surface, with a gasket interposed therebetween. The flat battery is held in a resin case, and in this state the flat battery is contained in a battery package. The resin case includes an open end face through which the battery is inserted and removed, a side portion and a bottom portion which hold a side surface and/or a bottom surface of the battery, and a ring-shaped protrusion which protrudes radially inward from an edge of the side portion. The protrusion is supported on the edge in a bendable manner, and an inner diameter of the protrusion is smaller than an inner diameter of an exposed portion of the gasket. An emetic agent is applied to an outer surface of the resin case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki IMANISHI, Daisuke SUMIMOTO, Shinichi KAWAGUCHI, Hiroshi HASE
  • Patent number: 8637175
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack wherein a lock recess for engagement with a lock protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side and a detection groove for engagement with a detection protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side so as to detect the kind of the battery pack are formed in one or each of mutually opposite side surfaces adjacent to a mount surface for mounting to the battery mounting portion, according to the kind of the battery pack, and the detection groove is formed to be deeper than the lock recess in a direction in the plane of the mount surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20140023902
    Abstract: A battery apparatus including a case, a battery cell, a battery-side terminal, and an engaging piece. The case has a width, a thickness, and a length. The battery cell is housed in an inside of the case. The battery-side terminal is disposed on a side surface at one end of the case in a length direction and electrically connected to the battery cell. The engaging piece is disposed at the one end of the case at which the battery-side terminal is positioned such that the engaging piece extends in a length direction a same distance as the case at the one end portion. The engaging piece is at an edge of the case in a width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio TAKESHITA, Yoichi Miyajima
  • Patent number: 8632902
    Abstract: A device is provided for retaining a battery in a motor vehicle and has a receptacle element for receiving a battery, a bracket element, which at least partially encloses the receptacle element and/or the battery, and a fixing element, which is fastenable on the bracket element, the battery being fixed inside the receptacle element using the fixing element. It is thus possible to provide a device for retaining a battery which offers the greatest possible protection for the battery even in case of an accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Axel Wendorf, Jürgen Vollhardt
  • Publication number: 20140017543
    Abstract: A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, other internal components in the housing, and a keypad external to the housing. The device includes a number of features and elements that enhance its operation, manufacturability, reliability, and user-friendliness. These features and elements include a shock absorbing element for a battery of the device, a keypad actuator layer that overlies a keypad assembly and forms a water resistant seal with the housing, and an offset element for a piezoelectric speaker that is located inside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Ejmar Fonacier, Kirk A. Allen, Chad Srisathapat, Afshin Bazargan
  • Publication number: 20140014386
    Abstract: A power tool has a mechanism for forcing a battery pack at least partially from a cavity that receives a battery pack. A biasing member is in the cavity. A member for retaining the biasing member is also in the cavity. The biasing member forces the battery pack at least partially from the cavity. When the battery pack is locked onto the frame, the biasing member is in a compressed condition and when the battery pack is an unlocked position, the biasing member forces the battery pack at least partially from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Terry L. Turner, David C. Campbell
  • Patent number: 8623534
    Abstract: An annular device includes an annular main body, a battery mounting portion, and a battery cover. The battery mounting portion protrudes from an inner surface of the main body, and includes a first arcuate element and a second arcuate element opposite to each other. The battery cover is operable to clasp the battery mounting portion, and includes a first arcuate member and a second arcuate member opposite to each other. The first arcuate member clasps the first arcuate surface, and the second arcuate member clasps the second arcuate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui Liu, Gang Cheng, Meng-Hua He, Jia-Ning Huang, Te-Sheng Jan, Yu-Tao Chen, Chun-Che Yen
  • Patent number: 8623535
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked together; first and second end plates located at a first end and a second end, respectively, of the stacked battery cells; and side plates and a bottom plate coupled to the first and second end plates, wherein at least one of the first end plate and the second end plate has a bent support portion that overlaps with at least a portion of the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Myung-Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20140004397
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack including a battery module array including battery modules arranged in two or more rows, a pair of side support members (a front support member and a rear support member) configured to respectively support a front and a rear of the battery module array, lower end support members configured to support a lower end of the battery module array, two or more first upper mounting members coupled to upper ends of the side support members and to lower ends of the inverted battery modules, a second upper mounting member configured to vertically intersect the first upper mounting members, the second upper mounting member being coupled to upper ends of the first upper mounting members, and a rear mounting member located at a rear of the battery module array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: BumHyun LEE, Jin Kyu LEE, DalMo KANG, Jong Moon YOON
  • Publication number: 20130344359
    Abstract: An exemplary modular energy storage system is disclosed. The modular energy storage system may include an enclosure, a plurality of battery modules positioned within the enclosure and operatively connected to a high voltage connector accessible from an exterior of the enclosure; a battery management system positioned within the enclosure, the battery management system including at least one contactor; and an air plenum positioned within the enclosure. Air may enter at least one inlet in the enclosure, passes through the air plenum, across a plurality of heat sink fins associated with the plurality of battery modules, and exit through at least one outlet in the enclosure. The at least one contactor may positioned within the enclosure to a first side of the plurality of battery modules and above the at least one inlet. An exemplary endplate for a battery module having a plurality of battery cells is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Kelly Ledbetter, Robert N. Fattig, Bruce Hamilton, Mark Lavin, Karl Hopper
  • Publication number: 20130344366
    Abstract: A battery cover assembly includes a base body, a battery cover and four connecting modules. The base body defines two opposite slots at opposite sides and has a hook at one end. The battery cover has a clasp. The four connecting modules are received in the slots and are rotatably attached to the base body and the battery cover. Each connecting module includes a pivot arm and a torsion spring, the pivot arm having a first end and a second end, the torsion spring fitted around the first end. One end of the pivot arms of the connecting modules is rotatably connected to the base body, and another end of the pivots arm of the connecting modules is rotatably connected to the battery cover, the torsion springs provide force to open the battery cover relative to the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jing-Hua Liu, Yong-Gang Zhang, Kuan-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20130337308
    Abstract: A housing is provided for holding a battery cell, in particular for holding a vehicle battery, with a battery holding space in the form of the battery cell to be received therein, with a contact area, which is arranged on the housing at a location at which, as intended, for a battery cell arranged in the battery holding space, contact connections for this battery cell are arranged, and which is configured such that when the contacting area is actuated with a contacting device, an electric contact through the housing can be established between at least two of the contact connections of the at least one battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Ralf RATHMACHER
  • Publication number: 20130330589
    Abstract: A battery housing for a driver of a powered surgical tool. The battery housing includes a casing with an opening for inserting at least one battery into the casing, a door for closing the opening when the door is in its closed position, and a driver interface for removably attaching the battery housing to a driver of a powered surgical tool. The door includes at least one part that is configured for being blocked by the driver when the door is moved out of its closed position and the battery housing is attached to the driver, such that the door cannot be opened when the battery housing is attached to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Zimmer Surgical SA
    Inventors: Marc Detry, Kévin Sornay
  • Patent number: 8603657
    Abstract: A battery pack is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion while sliding one surface thereof in the battery mounting portion. The one surface is provided with a pair of insertion guide grooves extending along the sliding direction and spaced from each other in the sliding direction. Each of the insertion guide grooves has an end portion fronting on a side surface of a battery main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Suzuki, Masayuki Enari, Hidenori Minami
  • Publication number: 20130323558
    Abstract: A battery case houses a battery with a plurality of non-prismatic electrochemical cells and at least one electronic component. The battery case includes a plurality of cell housings and at least one electronic component housing that accommodates the at least one electronic component. The plurality of cell housings each (1) define an internal space sized to accommodate one of the electrochemical cells, and (2) include (a) an internal surface at least a portion of which is shaped to substantially correspond to a non-prismatic exterior surface of the one of the electrochemical cells to be housed by the cell housing, and (b) an external surface at least a portion of which follows contours of a corresponding portion of the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: David Andrew Timothy DARCH, Wayne Edward WHITE, Mario DESTEPHEN, David Scott HECKMASTER, Eivind LISTERUD
  • Publication number: 20130323561
    Abstract: A battery support includes a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, a spine extending downwardly from and axially along the base such that at least a portion of the base is cantilevered from the spine, and at least one rib extending downwardly from the base and laterally from the spine. The upper surface is sized to support a battery thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: William W. Brewer, David M. Edwards, Andrew W. Fields, Alexander R. Hutter, Patrick Joseph Ellison
  • Publication number: 20130316214
    Abstract: A cell case is provided which maintains cell temperature low by reducing heat reception during no power generation, while ensuring heat dissipation performance during generating power, and which is capable of suppressing reduction of cell capacity due to thermal degradation. A structure for attaching the cell case is also provided. The cell case has a sealed structure and houses a battery module. The cell case has a supporting mechanism which forms a space between the outer surface of the battery module and the inner surface of the case. A first cover layer has a radiation emissivity larger than that of the outer surface of the battery module and is disposed on the outer surface of the cell module. A second cover layer has a radiation emissivity larger than that of the inner surface of the case and is disposed on the inner surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomio Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20130316202
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell holder configured so that a cylindrical battery cell is mounted therein, the battery cell holder including an upper cover including a first main body to cover an upper part of the battery cell in a state in which a first electrode terminal of the battery cell is exposed and at least one first extension fastening part extending downward from the first main body and a lower cover including a second main body to cover a lower part of the battery cell in a state in which a second electrode terminal of the battery cell having a polarity opposite to that of the first electrode terminal is exposed and at least one second extension fastening part extending upward from the second main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun BANG, Sooryoung KIM, Gi Hwan KWON, Bum CHOI, Kyung Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20130316213
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising: a) from 66 wt % to 76 wt % of a propylene polymer having the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., higher than 97 wt %, a polydispersity index lower than 4.5, and a melt flow rate (MFR) comprised between 6.0 g/10 min and 10.0 g/10 min, b) from 12 wt % to 20 wt % of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, the copolymer having ethylene ranging from 40 wt % to 53 wt %, the polymer fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 2 to 4 dl/g; c) from 12% to 20%% of ethylene homopolymer; the sum of the amount of a)+b)+c) being 100; said composition having a value of melt flow rate (MFR) ranging from 3.6 to 8.0 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Baseell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco Ciarafoni, Mara Destro, Paola Massari, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Patent number: 8592069
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus for securing a battery within a vehicle, such as a battery for an electric vehicle. In some embodiments, a vehicle battery system may be provided that comprises a battery frame for housing a vehicle battery. A tray may be provided that is configured for receiving the battery frame housing the vehicle battery. One or more securement members may be coupled with the tray and configured to engage an upper surface of a portion, such as a foot section, of the battery. The securement member(s) may be configured to engage the battery so as to at least substantially prevent the battery from moving relative to the tray. The securement member may thereby accommodate batteries of different sizes to allow for decreased tolerance requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Alastair Gordon Anderson, Ralf Lerch, Stefan Toepfer
  • Publication number: 20130309540
    Abstract: An easy-to-assemble battery sealing structure is provided. A cell frame includes a battery plate-like member (bipolar plate), a pair of frames for holding a peripheral portion of bipolar plate therebetween and pressing the peripheral portion from the front and the rear, and an annular packing made of an elastic material. Frames are provided with an annular groove between respective surfaces of the frames facing each other, for accommodating the peripheral portion of bipolar plate. Packing is mounted on the peripheral portion of bipolar plate, arranged in annular groove, and press-contacted between frames and the peripheral portion of bipolar plate. Packing includes a pair of legs for holding the peripheral portion of bipolar plate therebetween, and a base connecting legs together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakaishi, Yasumitsu Tsutsui
  • Publication number: 20130309539
    Abstract: A method for producing an electric storage device having a bus bar and an electric storage element equipped with an external terminal includes the steps of: arranging the electric storage element having the external terminal, positioning a resin member having either one of a receiving portion or a projection relative to the electric storage element, arranging the bus bar having the other one of the receiving portion or the projection on the external terminal, connecting the bus bar to the external terminal, and inserting the projection into the receiving portion in the step of arranging the bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: LITHIUM ENERGY JAPAN
    Inventors: Toshiki YOSHIOKA, Toshiki Kusunoki
  • Publication number: 20130309535
    Abstract: An electronic component including a housing, a flexible battery and multiple first terminals is provided. The housing includes an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the outer surface. At least a portion of the flexible battery is embedded in the housing. The multiple first terminals are disposed on the inner surface of the housing and electrically connected with the flexible battery. An electronic apparatus including the electronic component is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ying-Chieh Hu, Weng-Chang Shen
  • Publication number: 20130309541
    Abstract: A protective sheath for a portable electronic device comprising two cover plates, a connection piece and a battery module is provided. The two cover plates respectively have an inner surface. In addition, the two cover plates connect to each other via the connection piece and are capable of being folded relative to each other via the connection piece, so as to enable the two inner surfaces to cover two opposite sides of the portable electronic device respectively. The battery module is disposed to at least one of the two cover plates and has a first connection cable, wherein the first connection cable can be electrically connected with the portable electronic device, so as to enable the battery module to supply electric power to the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Fu-Yi HSU
  • Patent number: 8585128
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power supply apparatus protection structure which, even in the case in which power supply apparatuses are mounted on a vehicle by being stacked in the height direction of the vehicle, can protect the power supply apparatuses against an external force acting on the vehicle in a predetermined direction and can suppress deformation of an adjoining vehicle body structure component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8580421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery pack and the battery pack includes: a plurality of secondary batteries; a core pack including a protection circuit module; and a battery case composed of first and second sub-cases for accommodating the core pack, in which fastening portions combining the first sub-case with the second sub-case are formed, and adhesive members and grooves receiving the adhesive members are formed at the fastening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Tae Hong
  • Patent number: 8580416
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a battery, a main body, and at least one latching assembly. At least one sidewall of the battery defines a positioning hole. The main body defines a battery compartment to receive the battery. The battery compartment includes an opening and at least one first sidewall adjacent to the opening. Each of the at least one latching assembly includes an elastic latching member, a resisting member, and a button. The elastic latching member is mounted in the first sidewall and partially received in the battery compartment. The resisting member is moveably mounted in the first sidewall and abuts the elastic latching member. The button is mounted in the main body and abuts the resisting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bang-Yan Cao
  • Publication number: 20130295429
    Abstract: A battery adapter (100)and method (800) of making the same. The battery adapter (100) includes a resilient tray (102) that defines a receiving area (104) for one or more batteries (106)and includes one or more resilient sidewalls (108) of a resilient material configured to be compressed by the batteries (106). The battery adapter (100) further includes a flexible circuit (132)wrapped around at least a portion of an exterior of the resilient tray (102) over the resilient sidewalls(108). The flexible circuit (132) includes a first set of one or more contacts (138)disposed on the exterior of the resilient tray (102) to deliver power to an associated device (150)and a second set of one or more contacts (136) electrically coupled with the first set of contacts (138). The second set of contacts (136)is disposed on an interior of the resilient sidewalls (108) in the battery receiving area (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Francis Kusti Makie
  • Patent number: 8574748
    Abstract: A holding mechanism for holding a battery includes a retaining member, a resisting member ant at least two limiting members. The retaining member limits the battery from movement in a first direction. The resisting member corresponds to the retaining member and engages with the retaining member to cooperatively support and limit the battery from movement in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The at least two limiting members are arranged at opposite sides of the retaining member and are used for limiting the battery from movement in a third direction. The third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. An electronic device using the holding mechanism is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Na Wang, Bao-Gang Zhao, Ting-Ting Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130286560
    Abstract: A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device includes a housing and a battery cover. The housing defines two receiving holes and a groove. The battery cover includes two clasps and a resisting sheet, each clasp including an angled portion and a hooked portion connected to each other, the hooked portion extending downwardly, the resisting sheet having a distal end extending upwardly, the clasps latched in the receiving holes and the resisting sheet latched in the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: JUN-FANG LIU
  • Publication number: 20130288097
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery includes a pair of female terminals. One of the pair of female terminals is placed at the axial center of the battery, and provided to recede from one end surface of the battery. The other terminal is placed in a position away from the axial center, to recede from the one end surface of the battery. A male thread portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the battery. A handle portion is provided on another end surface of the battery. A female thread portion to be threadedly engaged with the male thread portion is provided in an inner peripheral surface of the battery box. A pair of male terminals are provided on a bottom surface of the battery box. The battery is designed to be detachably mounted inside the battery box by being rotated inside the battery box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130280572
    Abstract: A vehicle can have a battery unit which includes paired supporting shafts protruding in opposite directions. A battery side connector can be supported coaxially with the supporting shafts in a turnable manner. The direction in which the battery side connector is fitted and connected is the direction orthogonal to the supporting shafts. A battery holding block includes paired engaging recessed portions and a vehicle body side connector. The supporting shafts of the battery unit are inserted into the engaging recessed portions from a direction approximately orthogonal to the shaft. The battery side connector is fitted and connected to the vehicle body side connector. The battery unit is operated to turn around the supporting shaft to a position where the battery unit is fixed with the battery holding block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130280573
    Abstract: Rubber cover main bodies close opening shapes of terminal-connection openings when a battery pack is placed alone without being mounted on a tool body. When the battery pack is removed from the tool body and is placed alone, it is possible to regulate the entry of foreign materials, such as water or dust, by the rubber cover main bodies. Further, when body-side connection terminals are connected to battery-side connection terminals, the rubber cover main bodies themselves can be deformed due to elasticity according to the slide movement of the body-side connection terminals such that the body-side connection terminals can be inserted into the rubber cover main bodies. Accordingly, it is possible to protect the battery-side connection terminals in the terminal-connection openings such that the battery-side connection terminals are not damaged by regulating the entry of foreign materials from the terminal-connection openings without hindering electrical connection caused by slide mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki Taga
  • Patent number: 8562036
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes a base and a latch. A number of fixing holes is defined in the base for receiving supporting posts of different batteries. A first end of the latch is pivotably connected to a side of the base, and a second end opposite to the first end of the latch is detachably engaged with an opposite side of the base. A resilient tab extends downwards from a middle of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai-Qing Zhou
  • Patent number: 8563153
    Abstract: A battery module including a row of batteries; and end plates coupled to ends of the row of batteries, wherein the end plates include a reinforcing portion for increasing strength of the end plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hyun-Ye Lee, Tae-Yong Kim, Myung-Chul Kim, Shi-Dong Park
  • Patent number: 8563167
    Abstract: A battery apparatus including a case, a battery cell, a battery-side terminal, and an engaging piece. The case has a width, a thickness, and a length. The battery cell is housed in an inside of the case. The battery-side terminal is disposed on a side surface at one end of the case in a length direction and electrically connected to the battery cell. The engaging piece is disposed at the one end of the case at which the battery-side terminal is positioned such that the engaging piece extends in a length direction a same distance as the case at the one end portion. The engaging piece is at an edge of the case in a width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Takeshita, Yoichi Miyajima
  • Patent number: 8564939
    Abstract: A battery bypass assembly for a computer includes a battery housing which is configured to receive a battery in a battery receptacle. The assembly also includes a battery emulator which is designed to be installed in the battery receptacle of a computer motherboard. An electrical cable connects the electrical contacts of the battery receptacle in the battery housing to the corresponding terminals on the battery emulator. Once the battery emulator has been mounted in a battery receptacle of a computer motherboard, and a battery has been mounted in the battery receptacle of the battery housing, the battery will power circuits on the computer motherboard. The battery housing can be positioned in a location where it is easily accessible. As a result, the battery can be easily replaced without the need to open the housing of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Germane Systems, LLC.
    Inventor: Kelley Joseph Shreve
  • Publication number: 20130273981
    Abstract: A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device includes a housing and a battery cover. The housing defines latching holes and a notch. The notch defines a resisting wall. The battery cover includes clasps and a resisting sheet. The resisting sheet includes a resisting portion which has a hooked portion formed thereon and towards the resisting wall. The clasps are latched in the latching holes. The resisting portion is latched in the notch, and the hooked portion resists against the resisting wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JUN-FANG LIU
  • Publication number: 20130273982
    Abstract: A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device includes a base body, a battery cover and an operating member. The base body defines a first groove, and a first block and a second block received in the first groove. The battery cover defines a second groove and a support frame integrally formed in the second groove. The support frame defines a through hole and a finger portion extending into the through hole. The operating member is attached to the battery cover, and includes a column and a projection formed at one side of the column, the column extending into the through hole, and the projection abutting against the finger portion. The operating member is slid to allow the battery cover to releasably latch to the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicants: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC., SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: GUO-DONG LI
  • Patent number: 8556303
    Abstract: An apparatus secures a cover onto a housing of a portable electronic device. The apparatus has a first latch that is pivotally connected to the cover by a first hinge, so that in a first rotational position, the first latch contacts a first catch on the housing and in a second rotational position, the first latch is remote from the first catch. A second latch assembly has a second latch that is pivotally connected to the cover by a second hinge, so that in one rotational position, the second latch contacts a second catch on the housing and in another rotational position, the second latch is remote from the second catch. By squeezing the first and second latches between two fingers, a user is able to disengage those latches from the catches and remove the cover from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Vijai Rajagopal, James Carl Infanti, Timothy Herbert Kyowski
  • Patent number: 8557424
    Abstract: A secondary battery for an electronic appliance, including a battery cell. The battery cell has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte in a pack. A positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are lead out from the same side face of the pack. A metallic battery can accommodates the battery cell therein such that the side face from which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are lead out is faced towards the opening side. A lid, made of a synthetic resin, in which terminal parts to be connected to the electrodes of the electronic appliance upon being connected to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are faced outwardly, plugs the opening of the battery can, the battery cell being accommodated in the battery can upon being adhered onto an inner face thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sato, Yoichi Miyajima, Shoichi Shintani, Toshio Takeshita, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Tashiro, Hideki Kamiya, Hisashi Aoki, Osamu Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20130266835
    Abstract: A battery has at least one fluid connection (15) and at least one holder (12) for fastening the battery (1) to a supporting structure. To reduce unwanted damage to the battery, the fluid connection (15) is combined with the holder (12) so that the holder (12) protects the fluid connection (15) from mechanical damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Stefan Bender
  • Patent number: 8551634
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a frame portion and a battery holding structure. The frame portion defines a battery receiving groove for receiving a battery, a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove communicating with the battery receiving groove. The battery holding structure includes a first locking member movably received in the first sliding groove, a second locking member movably received in the second sliding groove, and a spring. The first locking member includes a first latching block. The second locking member includes a second latching block. The spring is compressed between the second locking member and an inner surface of the second sliding groove and configured to provide a force to push the second latching block into the battery receiving groove. The first and second latching members can be pushed into the battery receiving groove to cooperatively latch the battery in the battery receiving groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Wei Zhu, Chun-Bao Gu, Meng-Ping Xu, Wen-Hsiang Hung
  • Patent number: 8551639
    Abstract: A battery pack including a core pack having a number of battery cells; a waterproof and heat-dissipating case formed of a flexible material that surrounds the core pack; and wiring that is electrically connected to the core pack and is drawn out of the waterproof and heat-dissipating case. A waterproof structure that prevents water penetration is formed in a portion of the waterproof and heat-dissipating case from where the wiring is drawn. Accordingly, water from the outside is effectively prevented from entering the battery pack and heat of the battery cells may be effectively dissipated out of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong-Deok Byun
  • Patent number: 8551643
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery housing, a battery cell having a tubular negative electrode having an opening part at one end and a positive electrode fixed to the negative electrode in such a way as to close the opening part, the battery cell being housed in the battery housing, and a protrusion disposed between the battery cell and the inner wall of the battery housing in an area other than an area where the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery cell are fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Takeshita, Mieko Hara, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yoichi Miyajima, Shoichi Shintani
  • Patent number: 8551635
    Abstract: A power supply includes rectangular battery cells 1. Each cell 1 includes a rectangular container 11 covered with an electrically insulating film 2. The film 2 has a bottom cover 22, main covers 21, and side covers 23. The bottom cover 22 is arranged between the main covers 21. The side covers 23 protrude from the both sides of the main and bottom covers 21 and 22. Each side cover 23 has first and second side covers 23A and 23B. The first and second side covers 23A and 23B protrude from the side edges of the main and bottom covers 21 and 22. The first and second side covers 23A and 23B are continuously arranged in connection areas 24. When folded on side surfaces 11D of the container 11, the first and second side covers 23A and 23B are superposed on one another. The superposed parts 25 are welded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Ochi, Masao Kume
  • Publication number: 20130260197
    Abstract: The battery array is provided with a plurality of battery cells having a rectangular outline, insulating separators intervening between adjacent battery cells, a pair of endplates disposed at the ends of the battery cells stacked alternately with intervening separators, and binding bars that bind the endplates together. Partition plates, which are the parts of the separators sandwiched between adjacent battery cells, have thin regions established along regions opposite the upper ends of the battery cells, and the thin regions are formed thinner than partition plate regions opposite the center sections of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Wataru Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kentaro Uemura, Akinobu Wakabayashi