Energy Cell Substitution Device Including Plural Contacts (e.g., Jumper) Or With Support Means For Energy Cell Patents (Class 439/500)
  • Patent number: 8382525
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a direct-connect fuse unit for a battery terminal that can restrain from being upsized and can mount various kinds of electrical components. A conducting hardware is integrally provided with a connecting terminal. The connecting terminal is bent in a plate thickness direction of the conductive hardware to project from a surface of a casing. An electrical component housing contains and holds an external electrical component connected to the connecting terminal. The electrical component housing is separated from the casing and is adapted to be fitted in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Shiraki
  • Patent number: 8354186
    Abstract: A battery module having a washer assembly includes a plurality of electrochemical cells. Each of the cells includes at least one terminal. A circuit board includes a plurality of apertures. Each of the apertures is configured for receiving a terminal of one of the plurality of electrochemical cells. A plurality of flat washers are coupled to the circuit board. An inner diameter of each of the washers is aligned with a central axis of each of the apertures of the circuit board and is configured to receive the associated terminal. The circuit board is configured to allow the plurality of washers to be substantially simultaneously conductively coupled to the terminals of the plurality of electrochemical cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls—SAFT Advanced Power Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Pascal Muis
  • Patent number: 8329331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery module. The battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries, a connecting member, and a pressure member. The plurality of unit batteries includes electrode terminals protruded from the unit batteries. The electrode terminals are inserted to a connecting member, and the connecting member includes a fitting portion including a gap on one side of the fitting portion, and a connecting part for connecting the fitting portions while having the gap between the connecting parts. The pressure member compresses the connecting parts so as to narrow a gap between the connecting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dae-Won Han
  • Patent number: 8313855
    Abstract: A storage battery assembly for vehicles includes a plurality of battery cells. Each battery cell includes a closed housing and at least one terminal extending from the housing. Conductive bars are mounted on dedicated terminals. The conductive bars electrically connect the battery cells. At least one circuit board comprises electronic circuitry configured for at least one of monitoring and controlling the battery cells. The terminals have electrically conductive interconnection washers mounted thereon. The interconnection washers extend to a dedicated circuit board and are connected with electronic circuitry on the respective circuit board. The circuit is board connected to at least one interconnection washer located adjacent to the at least one terminal to which the at least one interconnection washer is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls—SAFT Advanced Power Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Pascal Muis
  • Patent number: 8305768
    Abstract: In a lead mounting method of mounting, onto a principal surface of a printed board, a lead to be connected to a terminal, a flat lead is prepared which lead has a mounted part to be disposed on the principal surface of the printed board and a connected part to be connected to the terminal. The flat lead is bent into an L shape so that the mounted part and the connected part are perpendicular to each other to obtain an L-shaped lead. The mounted part of the L-shaped lead is connected and fixed onto the principal surface of the printed board by soldering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Itaru Takeda, Tomoyuki Kato, Yasuo Shoji
  • Publication number: 20120276773
    Abstract: A method for connecting cell outgoing conductors of a first and a second cell. Here, a connection between the first and second cell outgoing conductors is produced by means of a connecting apparatus, which includes a first and a second component. At the same time, however, the first and second components also have the function of pre-bending the cell outgoing conductor of the first and second cells, respectively, in order thus to enable a particularly low physical height of the cell outgoing conductor arrangement. A system according to the invention includes a first and a second cell, which have cell outgoing conductors that are connected and shaped in this way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Abraham, Nevzat Guener, Hans-Georg Schweiger, Stefan Tillmann
  • Patent number: 8298021
    Abstract: A contacting terminal electrically connecting with an electrical element includes a soldering plate, a pair of facing confining plates extended upward from two opposite side edges of the soldering plate, an upward flexible arm extended from one end of the soldering plate, and a contacting portion extended from a free end of the flexible arm and beyond tops of the confining plates. The contacting portion is elastically pressed downward by the electrical element to realize an electrical connection therebetween and restricted between the confining plates. Tops of the confining plates are capable of stopping the electrical element pressing the contacting portion downward excessively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Qiang Huang, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8282413
    Abstract: A connecting terminal structure allows providing additional terminals without an increase in the width of a battery pack and an electric apparatus. In a connecting terminal structure according to the present invention, a battery pack is provided with a plurality of terminals having different functions arranged in a sliding direction, and an electric apparatus is provided with a terminal to be connected to one of the plurality of terminals of the battery pack. Through relative sliding between the battery pack and the electric apparatus, before the terminal in the electric apparatus reaches the terminal in the battery pack, the terminal in the electric apparatus can pass through another terminal in the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Fukumoto, Hitoshi Suzuki, Syuji Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 8277246
    Abstract: An apparatus including a battery having first and second battery terminals; and an electrical connector adapter. The electrical connector adapter includes a first and second adapter terminals. The first adapter terminal has a first contact area on the first battery terminal at the first side of the battery and a second contact area on a second side of the battery. The second adapter terminal has a first contact area on the second battery terminal at the first side of the battery and a second contact area on the second side of the battery. The adapter is configured to allow first contacts to electrically connect to the first and second battery terminals through the first contact areas. The adapter is configured to allow second contacts to electrically connect to the second contact areas and be connected by the electrical connector adapter to the first and second battery terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Matti Juhani Naskali
  • Patent number: 8246379
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating body having a base board and a fastening tongue protruding upward and then extending forward from a rear of the base board, and an electrical terminal which has a base plate, two elastic arms parallel and apart located over the base plate by means of two rear ends thereof curvedly connected with a rear edge of the base plate respectively, and two contact arms oppositely extending outward from two front ends of the elastic arms. The base plate is inserted rearward to be clipped between the fastening tongue and the base board, and the elastic arms are located at two opposite sides of the fastening tongue. The contact arms can be respectively connected with the positive electrode of one of two batteries and the negative electrode of the other battery to realize a series connection between the two batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Tu Zhang, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8247107
    Abstract: A battery pack that enhances the reliability and coupling force of a connection member electrically connecting two protective circuit boards is disclosed. The battery pack includes: a secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a first protective circuit board electrically connected to the battery; a second protective circuit board electrically connected to the first protective circuit board; and at least one conductive plate coupled to one surface of the first protective circuit board and one surface of the second protective circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junyoung Park
  • Patent number: 8238120
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a main body; a switch; and a movement support portion. A component is detachably installed in a component installation portion of the main body. The switch includes a base and a movable portion. The switch becomes an ON state when the movable portion is moved relatively closer to the base. The movement support portion supports the switch so as to permit reciprocal movement of the switch along a direction in which the movable portion is moved closer to the base, and is moved to one of directions of the reciprocal movement by a predetermined ON operation. While the component is installed in the component installation portion, the switch becomes the ON state when the switch is sandwiched between the component and the movement support portion, and when the movable portion is moved relatively closer to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yuji Takaiwa
  • Patent number: 8235732
    Abstract: A high voltage connector for a battery system includes an upper body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the upper body is located internal to a battery system housing and configured to receive at least one contact from the battery system. The second portion is located external to the battery system housing and is configured to receive at least one contact from a vehicle. The high voltage connector also includes a lower body coupled to the upper body and at least one connecting member provided between the upper body and the lower body. The connecting member is configured to conductively connect the contact of the battery system to the contact of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls—Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Garascia, Anthony P. Arena, Steven J. Wood
  • Patent number: 8221913
    Abstract: A battery pack that enhances the reliability and coupling force of a connection member electrically connecting two protective circuit boards is disclosed. The battery pack includes: a secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a first protective circuit board electrically connected to the battery; a second protective circuit board electrically connected to the first protective circuit board; and at least one conductive plate coupled to one surface of the first protective circuit board and one surface of the second protective circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junyoung Park
  • Patent number: 8207633
    Abstract: A battery backup system for providing uninterrupted power to components within a vehicle electronic control module (ECM). The backup system comprises a header connector with a recessed region for the battery. A connector plug is plugged into the header connector over the battery to cover the battery and shield the battery. The backup battery is disposed within the recessed region in contact with electrical contacts extending from the housing of the ECM, the electrical contacts providing a connection between the backup battery and an electronic component needing a backup power supply. Additional terminals on the connector plug can be used to provide power to the backup battery. The backup battery can be in a closed circuit with the electronic component, or the backup battery circuit can be switched to form a closed circuit with the electronic component when the electronic component no longer receives power from the primary power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Radek Oleksiewicz
  • Patent number: 8197290
    Abstract: A compact electric connector in which a contact has a high contact pressure and a large displacement amount is provided. An electric connector includes a contact spring and an auxiliary spring. The contact spring includes a support portion that is supported by a housing, a contact portion that is projected from the housing to abut on the-other-end contact, and a plurality of flexing portions that are bent so as to be deformed between the support portion and the contact portion when the contact portion is pushed into the housing. The auxiliary spring includes a flexing auxiliary portion that abuts on the contact spring to exert an elastic force in a direction in which deformation of the flexing portion closest to the support portion is obstructed when the contact portion of the contact spring is pushed into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Jiro Koyama, Hirotada Teranishi
  • Patent number: 8141754
    Abstract: A pressurized fluid dispenser includes a base unit and a reservoir. The base unit includes a pump and a battery compartment including electrical contacts electrically connected with the pump. The reservoir is supported by and selectively removable from the base unit. The reservoir includes an internal compartment that is in fluid communication with the pump when the reservoir is connected to the base unit. A female panel mount for an electrically operated unit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
    Inventors: Michael Conner, Robert Vystrcil, Jeffery Morgan, Shawn Whetsone, Terry Birchler, David Chaney
  • Patent number: 8145021
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cable for use in a concentrating photovoltaic module. The cable includes at least one strand wrapped with an optically pervious or reflective sheath. The pervious sheath is made of a material that exhibits a penetration rate of 90% and survives a temperature of at least 140 degrees Celsius. The reflective sheath is made of a material that exhibits a reflection rate of 95% and survives a temperature of at least 140 degrees Celsius. The cable is used to connect an anode of the concentrating photovoltaic module to a cathode of the same. The material of the reflective sheath may be isolating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council-Institute of Nuclear Research
    Inventors: Yi-Ping Liang, Kuo-Hsin Lin, Hwen-Fen Hong, Hwa-Yuh Shin, Cherng-Tsong Kuo
  • Patent number: 8130501
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a power cell chamber for a drive system includes moveable and fixed portions. The moveable portion includes a rectifier stage to rectify an input signal received from a secondary winding of a transformer to provide a rectified signal and an inverter stage having a plurality of switching devices to receive a DC signal and output an AC signal. This moveable portion can be slidably adapted within a cabinet of the drive system. In turn, the fixed portion includes a DC link having at least one capacitor to receive the rectified signal and provide the DC signal to the inverter stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company
    Inventors: Enrique Ledezma, Thomas Keister, Mehdi Abolhassani, Ryan Edwards, Alex Skorcz, Randall Pipho, Srinivas Satumahanti
  • Patent number: 8123551
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating housing defining rear part and a front part protruded forwardly from a middle portion of the front surface of the rear part, and a plurality of contacts. The rear part defines a plurality of contact receiving cavities. Each contact receiving cavity extends from a front surface, through a top surface and to a rear surface of the rear part. The front part defines a plurality of notches. Each notch connects to the corresponding contact receiving cavity. Each contact includes a first contacting portion, a fixing hook and a fixing plate received in the contact receiving cavity defined at the rear surface, the top surface and the front surface, and a second contacting portion partially received in the notch and partially protruded out of the notch. The top portion of the rear part is sandwiched between the first contacting portion and the fixing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Xiang Liu, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8123098
    Abstract: Vibration or the impact of a tool main body may be blocked by the support of a battery holder via elastic materials in a floating state at the rear end portion side in a feed direction of a driven-members-housing magazine and by the attachment of a battery pack to this battery holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi Miyata
  • Patent number: 8100723
    Abstract: A battery contact spring with a spring body manufactured as a flexible wire part is disclosed. The battery contact spring has a first contact head section for contacting a first battery; a second contact head section for contacting a second battery, and at least one first spiral spring section that extends between a spring foot area and the first contact head section and which flexibly supports the first contact head section. The spring body is designed in such a way that a coil end of the first spiral spring section opposite the spring foot area crosses over into the first contact head section and attached to this first head section is a connection bridge that crosses over into the second contact head section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Vetter, Heiko Bornheimer, Florian Baier, Joachim Lepper, Joern Utsch
  • Patent number: 8092236
    Abstract: A battery connector is adapted for being assembled to a printed circuit board. The battery connector includes an insulating housing, two holding elements and a plurality of terminals. The insulating housing has two opposite side surfaces. The insulating housing defines a plurality of terminal cavities and receiving grooves. Two holding grooves are opened in two opposite ends of the insulating housing. Each side surface of the insulating housing protrudes sideward to form a locating piece. Each holding element has a base plate mounted to the holding groove and a holding piece projecting out of the holding groove to be inserted into the printed circuit board. The terminals are respectively received in the terminal cavities. Each terminal has two contacting portions having an interstice therebetween and facing towards the receiving groove, and a soldering portion projecting out of the terminal cavity to be inserted in the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Lin Yang, Chin-Chou Wang
  • Patent number: 8067109
    Abstract: A battery holder for a button-type battery (1) includes a holder body having a base wall (100) thereof for receiving the battery, and positive and negative terminals (20, 30) assembled to the holder body. The negative terminal has short and long spring elements (311, 315) defining first and second supporting point (311A, 315B) respectively, such that in an initial released position, the button-type battery is lifted up by the first and second supporting points bearing against the base wall, and in a fully released position, that battery is lifted by the second supporting point against the base wall with the first supporting point leaving away from the base wall. The above spring elements provides two-stage elastic forces, for ease of the user to release the battery from the battery holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: George(Huanyi) Zhang, De-Jin Chen
  • Patent number: 8057254
    Abstract: A battery holder includes an insulative housing with a bottom base and a side wall to commonly define a receiving space, the side wall includes a seat portion with a receiving slot and an opening slot perpendicular to the receiving slot. A negative contact includes a contacting arm slanting to the receiving space from the bottom base and a positive contact includes a frame portion retained in the receiving slot and the contacting portion defined in the frame portion projecting in the receiving space through the opening portion. The contacting portion is integrally connects with the frame portion by two opposite ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Ho Yang, Chun-Chieh Yang
  • Patent number: 8057255
    Abstract: A connector for a battery powered electric apparatus comprising a housing including a base and side walls. A first contact is disposed on the housing base. A printed circuit board opposes the base and sandwiches a button battery therebetween. The first contact is in electrical communication with the printed circuit board. A second contact is between the button battery and the printed circuit board and is in electrical communication with each. The second contact is configured such that depression of a switch associated with the printed circuit board translates a rotational force on the button battery communicated through the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jason DiSalvo
  • Patent number: 8046961
    Abstract: A tactical portable solar control system which can be modular, extremely resistant to destruction, capable of being assembled by a person without instructions, and which creates a small footprint when assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Solarcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul G. Cutting, Kevin Louis Conlin
  • Patent number: 8047857
    Abstract: A battery connector mounted on a printed circuit board which has an insulating housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface and two side surfaces. The front surface defines a plurality of terminal grooves. The rear surface defines two first fixing grooves and two second fixing grooves. A plurality of conductive terminals fixed in the terminal grooves each has a soldering portion for soldering on the printed circuit board. A pair of fixing elements each has a first fixing slice secured in the first fixing groove. The first fixing slice is bent perpendicularly to form a soldering slice for soldering with the printed circuit board. A connecting portion extends perpendicularly from the first fixing slice for being attached on the rear surface. A distal end of the connecting portion is bent frontward to form a second fixing slice fixed in the second fixing groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Jin Lu, Yin-Lung Wu, Bing-Tao Yang, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8050545
    Abstract: A personal, portable scent delivery device including a portable housing which is either a housing adapted to be worn by a user in close proximity to a nose of a user, or is a portable electronic device which is used by the user in close proximity to the nose of the user; and a means for selectively generating scent housed in said housing, wherein said scent travels by diffusion to the nose of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: JB Scientific, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Manne
  • Patent number: 8029300
    Abstract: A connector and a system for connectors of a mobile device wherein the connector is angled, that is, wherein the connector includes an external interface for receiving an external connection and an internal interface configured for connection to a printed circuit board, wherein the internal interface is connected to the external interface and the internal interface is at a predetermined angle with respect to the external interface. In a mobile device, the external interface is at an angle to a main printed circuit board of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Finney, Paul John Kudrna, Markus Thrien
  • Patent number: 8016610
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a battery having at least one contact pad that has a first pad portion and a second pad portion positioned on adjacent surfaces of the battery. A connecting device configured to electrically couple the battery to a terminal body includes an electrically conductive flexible terminal having first and second contact portions biased to contact the first and second pad portions of the battery. The mobile terminal also includes an insulation mount configured to support the flexible terminal. One end of the flexible terminal is coupled to the insulation mount and the other end of the flexible terminal is free. The flexible terminal is configured to increase contact pressure of the second contact portion against the second pad portion of the battery when force is applied to the first contact portion of the flexible terminal in a direction away from first pad portion of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunho Lee, Taeyoon Bae
  • Patent number: 7988478
    Abstract: A security socket for use with a panel having at least one assembly hole is provided. The security socket includes a data socket and a security unit. The socket has a slot and is connected to the assembly hole of the panel in a direction toward the inner surface of the panel. The security unit engages with the socket in a direction toward the outer surface of the panel. The security unit has a protrusion and a through hole corresponding to the slot of the socket, and the protrusion perpendicularly extends from the surface of the through hole, wherein the protrusion further has an insertion hole penetrating through a bottom of the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Emcom Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Chu-Li Wang
  • Patent number: 7989969
    Abstract: A portable internal combustion engine and a charging device that generates AC power are supported on a manually movable frame. A coupling mechanism which can include a starter circuit and starting device, or a charging circuit and charging device, or both device couples a battery receptacle terminal block to the internal combustion engine. The battery receptacle can include various features to permit and retain electrical coupling between a battery pack for a cordless power tool. For examples, key protrusions and corresponding recesses can be associating with latching projections. Additionally or alternatively, cooperating rails and recesses may be associated with the battery pack and receptacle, respectively. Spring loaded movable clips or resilient flexing clips can be included to act on the battery pack. An electrical cord may also be used to couple receptacle terminals to the coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Grant, Michael K. Forster
  • Patent number: 7959457
    Abstract: The invention discloses a battery connection device comprising a connection block positioned at an electrode end of a battery; the connection block is provided with a series connection mechanism at both ends respectively, and with a parallel connection mechanism at all sides respectively; the series connection mechanism is provided inside with a conductive slice electrically connected with the electrode end of the battery; the conductive slice is further led out to a fitting face of the parallel connection mechanism; and thus the conductive slices on the two connection blocks are electrically connected when the two batteries respectively fitted with the connection block are parallel. The invention can make each unit battery connected modularly in series or parallel like a building block; the battery does not further need electrode connection by welding or battery fixing by assembling, which is convenient for operation as well as safe and reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Cens Energy-Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gechen Li, Yulin Xu, Ming Dong, Xiangzhe Li, Lewei Zhang
  • Patent number: 7959458
    Abstract: A thermal imaging device includes a replaceable battery pack, which may include a shock absorbing and/or seal member. A battery portion of the battery pack includes an electrical contact and a sidewall that contains at least one battery cell, which is electrically coupled to the contact. An attachment mechanism of the battery pack is configured to engage a portion of a housing of the device, such that a portion of the battery pack forms a terminal end of the device, the battery portion is held within the portion of the housing, and the electrical contact of the battery portion is operably connected to the imaging assembly of the device. The attachment mechanism is releasable from engagement with the housing, such that an entirety of the battery pack can be completely separated from the thermal imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Loukusa, Justin M. Sheard, Jeffrey Elrod
  • Patent number: 7955123
    Abstract: A cell connector (CC) for electrical contacting of planar current sources, the cell connector being able to be contacted electrically with the current source merely in regions. The cell connector thereby includes at least one electrically conductive layer which is configured as a transit region and via contact regions which constitute merely a fraction with respect to the total surface area of the transit region is contacted with the current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forshung E.V.
    Inventor: Harry Wirth
  • Patent number: 7950954
    Abstract: The present invention includes a fastening mechanism comprising a base and a metal frame. The base has an accommodating slot arranged for accommodating a memory card, a first fastener and a second fastener. The first fastener and the second fastener are electrically connected to a battery and the memory card, respectively. When the metal frame is in a fastening position and fastened to the first fastener and the second fastener, the memory card can be clamped between the base and the metal frame. Then an electrical path is formed among the first fastener, the second fastener and the metal frame, thereby supplying the memory card with power of the battery. The present invention further includes a portable electronic device with the above fastening mechanism in which the electrical path is opened, while removing the memory card, so as to prevent supplying the memory card with power of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Inventec Appliances Corp., Inventec Appliances Corp., Nanjing
    Inventor: Zhi-Gang Liu
  • Patent number: 7950955
    Abstract: A connector is provided for electrically coupling a battery with a battery-powered device. The connector includes a first dual-contact assembly and a second dual-contact assembly. Each of the dual-contact assemblies includes a positive contact for contacting a positive PP3 terminal of a PP3 battery, and a negative contact for contacting a negative PP3 terminal of the PP3 battery. Each dual-contact assembly is configured so that, when the dual-contact assembly is physically engaged with either of the PP3 battery terminals, one of the contacts of the dual-contact assembly electrically engages the PP3 battery terminal, while the other of the contacts of the dual-contact assembly is electrically insulated from the PP3 battery terminal. Accordingly, the PP3 battery may be installed in either of two valid connection states relative to the connector, in which appropriate electrical connectivity is provided via the connector to a device to be powered by the PP3 battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Glen C. Larsen
  • Patent number: 7938697
    Abstract: A terminal (51) utilizes a torsional spring as its contact portion. The terminal is formed form a plate of sheet metal and first (52), second (53) and third (54) members are defined by two spaced apart slits formed in the plate. The members are formed in circular arcs and the first member has a free end that is extended out and away from of the arc and bent into a general U-shape to define the contact portion. The remainder of the plate serves as a base portion (57) for attaching the terminal to a connector or circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenji Inaba, Kazushige Asakawa
  • Patent number: 7927131
    Abstract: A battery connector adapted to hold a battery, comprises an insulative housing, a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact. The insulative housing defines a receiving chamber which having a horizontal bottom. The first conductive contact comprises a retention portion retained in the periphery of the receiving chamber, a resilient portion extending in a horizontal direction from the retention portion and pivotal about an axis of the retention portion along a vertical direction, a hook portion extending from a distal end of the resilient portion, and a spring arm extending from a location adjacent the distal end of the resilient portion. The second conductive contact is disposed in the bottom and having a resilient contacting portion for electrically engaging with the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: De-Jin Chen
  • Publication number: 20110081801
    Abstract: A power supply device includes at least one virtual battery connector installed at an end of the electric output line, an anode and a cathode, such that the power adapter can convert an AC power into a DC power, and transmit the DC power to an anode and a cathode of the virtual battery connector through the electric output line. If the virtual battery connector is installed into a battery compartment of an electric appliance, the virtual battery connector will be able to substitute a battery generally available in the market for supplying the DC power to the electric appliance. The way of using the virtual battery connector as a power supply interface of the electric appliance not just reduces the battery consumption substantially, but also achieves the environmental protection effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Chen-San CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110068748
    Abstract: A battery power routing circuit includes a first battery contact block with first positive battery electrical contact and a first negative battery electrical contact, and a second battery contact block, with a second positive battery electrical contact and a second negative battery electrical contact. A positive terminal is in electrical communication with the first and second positive battery electrical contacts, and a negative terminal is in electrical communication with the first and second battery negative electrical contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen E. Osmialowski
  • Patent number: 7909478
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable lighting device including a body having a battery compartment, a head coupled to the body, a light source coupled to the head, the light source requiring a first voltage, and a circuit coupled to the light source. The battery compartment is configured to selectively receive batteries of different sizes. The circuit converts voltages of different magnitudes to the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Edgar A. Dallas
  • Patent number: 7883360
    Abstract: A battery pack for an electric appliance has a base body, a locking device for locking the base body to the electric appliance, at least one contact element for producing an electrical contact with the electric appliance, and a contact holding unit for holding the contact element. The locking device and the contact holding unit are fastened to the base body by a shared fastening module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Hirt
  • Patent number: 7879482
    Abstract: In a battery pack for an electrical device having a base body, a locking unit for locking the base body to the electrical device, and at least one battery cell, the battery pack has a fastening module, which is intended for securing the locking unit to the battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Wolf Matthias
  • Publication number: 20110014812
    Abstract: A thermal imaging device includes a replaceable battery pack, which may include a shock absorbing and/or seal member. A battery portion of the battery pack includes an electrical contact and a sidewall that contains at least one battery cell, which is electrically coupled to the contact. An attachment mechanism of the battery pack is configured to engage a portion of a housing of the device, such that a portion of the battery pack forms a terminal end of the device, the battery portion is held within the portion of the housing, and the electrical contact of the battery portion is operably connected to the imaging assembly of the device. The attachment mechanism is releasable from engagement with the housing, such that an entirety of the battery pack can be completely separated from the thermal imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: FLUKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael E. Loukusa, Justin M. Sheard, Jeffrey Elrod
  • Patent number: 7871290
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating body and a conductive terminal. The conductive terminal is disposed within a receiving space of the insulating body, and includes a fixing portion, a U-shape contacting portion, an elastic portion, and a leaning portion. The fixing portion is fixed within the receiving space. The U-shape contacting portion has a slot defining two U-shape elastic arms. The U-shape elastic arms protrude from an opening of a sidewall of the insulating body. The elastic portion connects between one end of the U-shape contacting portion and the fixing portion. The leaning portion connects with the other end of the U-shape contacting portion. A width of the leaning portion is larger than that of the opening, and the leaning portion leans against the sidewall near the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Sheng-Ming Lou
  • Patent number: 7867019
    Abstract: A thermal imaging device includes a replaceable battery pack, which may include a shock absorbing and/or seal member. A battery portion of the battery pack includes an electrical contact and a sidewall that contains at least one battery cell, which is electrically coupled to the contact. An attachment mechanism of the battery pack is configured to engage a portion of a housing of the device, such that a portion of the battery pack forms a terminal end of the device, the battery portion is held within the portion of the housing, and the electrical contact of the battery portion is operably connected to the imaging assembly of the device. The attachment mechanism is releasable from engagement with the housing, such that an entirety of the battery pack can be completely separated from the thermal imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Fluke Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Loukusa, Justin M. Sheard, Jeffrey Elrod
  • Patent number: 7867020
    Abstract: A fixture includes a base seat, a resist mechanism, a drive mechanism and an adjust mechanism. The resist mechanism is fixed to the base seat and includes a connector. The drive mechanism is fixed to the base seat. The adjust mechanism is fixed to the base seat and includes a connecting board. The connecting board has a power module attached thereto. The adjust mechanism can adjust the power module relative to the connector. The drive mechanism can drive the connector to move towards the power module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Chia-En Lee
  • Patent number: 7857668
    Abstract: A connector module can be configured to provide a connection between a component such as an electrolytic capacitor and a circuit board while supporting the component in a spaced apart manner from the board Due to the connector module, secondary soldering operations can be avoided. For example, the module may comprise a body with fingers and support members that engage and support the capacitor. The body may feature a plurality of legs, each leg including spaced-apart members which fit into respective holes in the board. Each leg can include a retention and clip feature which cooperate to hold the module securely to the board. The body can include pins that engage electrodes of the capacitor and provide a connection to the board. In some embodiments, a locking cover can include a ring that engages the capacitor body while also ensuring a secure connection between the electrodes of the capacitor and pins of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventor: Randall Chad Henderson