IP Library Granted Patent US 7,112,388
Granted Patent B2
US 7,112,388 · App. 10/606,293 · Granted Sep 26, 2006

Battery provided with terminals

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Patent No.
US 7,112,388
App. No.
10/606,293
Granted
Sep 26, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board which includes a battery body containing terminals, a portion of each of said terminal defining a fixing portion, a circuit board containing conductive portions and at least one through hole formed therein, wherein the fixing portion of each of the terminals contains at least one engaging portion which lockingly engages the through holes formed in the circuit board or in the vicinity of the through holes and contains a contacting portion which contacts the conductive portion of the circuit board for electrically connecting the battery body to said conductive portion of the circuit board.

Claims (18)

1. An electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board which comprises:

a battery body containing terminals, a portion of each of said terminal defining a fixing portion,

a circuit board containing conductive portions and at least one through hole formed therein, wherein

the fixing portion of each of the terminals contains at least one engaging portion which lockingly engages the through holes formed in the circuit board or in the vicinity of the through holes and contains a contacting portion which contacts the conductive portion of the circuit board for electrically connecting the battery body to said conductive portion of the circuit board.

2. The electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein the contacting portion and/or the engaging portion have resilient functions, whereby the battery body is fixed in such a state that the circuit board is pressed by the contacting portion and/or the engaging portion.

3. The electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein the engaging portion is designed so as to include the contacting portion or portions.

4. An electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board which comprises:

a battery body,

a circuit board containing conductive portions,

a pair of terminals, which electrically connect the battery body to said conductive portion of the circuit board, wherein

a portion of one of the terminals contains clamping portions, which clamp the circuit board from surfaces of both sides and .an other portion of the terminal receives the battery body, and contacts the conductive portion of the circuit board for electrically connecting the battery body to said conductive portion of the circuit board.

5. The electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the clamping portions is provided with an engaging portion, which engages a portion where the conductive portion of the circuit board is provided or a portion around the conductive portion when the battery body is mounted on the circuit board.

6. An electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board which comprises:

a battery body,

a circuit board containing conductive portions,

a pair of terminals, which electrically connect the battery body to said conductive portion of the circuit board, wherein

each of the terminals comprises a contacting portion in contact with a conductive portion of the circuit board to be electrically connected thereto, and each of the contacting portions includes a through hole or a notch, into which a rivet is inserted to make each terminals fixed to the circuit board, whereby the battery body is fixed in a state of being electrically connected to the conductive portions of the circuit board.

7. The electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board according to claim 1 , 4 and 6 , wherein the battery comprises metal lithium used for a negative electrode and an organic solvent with high volatility used as an electrolyte solvent.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058301/0318 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 5, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL ENERGY, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045245/0296 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Feb 5, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045247/0970 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2011
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL ENERGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026751/0059 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2003
From: KISHIDA, AKIRA
To: HITACHI MAXELL LTD.
Reel/Frame 014429/0453 →