IP Library Granted Patent US 7,183,744
Granted Patent B2
US 7,183,744 · App. 11/158,131 · Granted Feb 27, 2007

Battery housing structure for portable devices

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Patent No.
US 7,183,744
App. No.
11/158,131
Granted
Feb 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery housing structure for portable devices includes a battery chamber and a movable seat located in a portable device. The battery chamber has two housing compartments for holding batteries. The movable seat is slidable in the battery chamber and confined between a first position and a second position. The movable seat has a first connector and a second connector to be coupled with the batteries to form an electric connection to transmit battery electricity to the portable device.

Claims (25)

1. A battery housing structure, for holding batteries in a portable electronic device, comprising:

a hollow battery chamber running through the portable electronic device and having two openings on two ends to form two housing compartments for holding the batteries;

a movable seat movable in the hollow battery chamber between the two housing compartments and confined between a first position and a second position; and

two connectors respectively corresponding to the housing compartments so as to form an electric connection with the batteries for transmitting electricity between the batteries and the portable electronic device, with the connectors mounted to, carried by and movable with the movable seat for movement with the movable seat in the hollow battery chamber.

2. A battery housing structure for holding batteries in a portable electronic device, comprising:

a hollow battery chamber running through the portable electronic device and having two openings on two ends to form two housing compartments for holding the batteries; and

a movable seat, which is slidable set between the two housing compartments and confined between a first position and a second position, having two connectors respectively corresponding to the housing compartments so as to form an electric connection with the batteries for transmitting electricity between the batteries and the portable electronic device, wherein the movable seat is mounted onto guiding tracks; and guiding tracks are located between the housing compartments in parallel with an extending direction of the battery chamber so as to confine the movable seat for sliding linearly.

3. The battery housing structure of claim 2 , wherein the battery chamber includes a plurality of springs to confine the movable seat for sliding between the first position and the second position.

4. The battery housing structure of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of springs is located on the guiding tracks.

5. The battery housing structure of claim 2 , wherein each of the guiding tracks has a flute used to confine the movable seat for sliding between the first position and the second position.

6. The battery housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the batteries respectively have an electric input/output section on one end to couple with each connector of the movable seat for forming an electric connection and a structural coupling.

7. The battery housing structure of claim 1 , wherein one of the movable seat and the battery chamber includes a plurality of cavities at spaced locations between the first and second positions and another of the movable seat and the batter chamber includes elastic elements corresponding to the cavities, with the elastic elements being bulged to engage with the cavities so as to confine the movable seat for sliding between the first position and the second position.

8. The battery housing structure of claim 7 , wherein the movable seat is slidably mounted onto guiding tracks which confine the movable seat to slide linearly and are located between the housing compartments in parallel with an extending direction of the battery chamber.

9. The battery housing structure of claim 8 , wherein the batteries respectively have an electric input/output section on one end to couple with a first connector and a second connector of the movable seat so as to form an electric connection and a structural coupling.

10. The battery housing structure of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of springs are a plurality of coil springs, with the guiding tracks being within the coil springs.

11. The battery housing structure of claim 2 , wherein the movable seat comprises through holes spaced from the periphery and in parallel with the extending direction of the battery chamber, with the extending direction extending between the first and second positions.

12. The battery housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the battery chamber includes a plurality of springs to confine the movable seat for sliding between the first position and the second position.

13. The battery housing structure of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of springs are a plurality of coil springs.

14. The battery housing structure of claim 2 , wherein the batteries respectively have an electric input/output section on one end to couple with each connector of the movable seat for forming an electric connection and a structural coupling.

15. The battery housing structure of claim 2 , wherein one of the movable seat and the battery chamber includes a plurality of cavities at spaced locations between the first and second positions and another of the movable seat and the batter chamber includes elastic elements corresponding to the cavities, with the elastic elements being bulged to engage with the cavities so as to confine the movable seat for sliding between the first position and the second position.

16. The battery housing structure of claim 15 , wherein the movable seat is slidably mounted onto the guiding tracks which confine the movable seat to slide linearly and are located between the housing compartments in parallel with an extending direction of the battery chamber.

17. The battery housing structure of claim 16 , wherein the batteries respectively have an electric input/output section on one end to couple with a first connector and a second connector of the movable seat so as to form an electric connection and a structural coupling.

18. The battery housing structure of claim 1 , wherein the movable seat comprising through holes spaced from the periphery and in parallel with the extending direction of the battery chamber, with the extending direction extending between the first and second positions.

19. The battery housing structure of claim 4 , wherein one of the movable seat and the battery chamber includes a plurality of cavities at spaced locations between the first and second positions and another of the movable seat and the batter chamber includes elastic elements corresponding to the cavities, with the elastic elements being bulged to engage with the cavities so as to confine the movable seat for sliding between the first position and the second position.

20. The battery housing structure of claim 5 , wherein one of the movable seat and the battery chamber includes a plurality of cavities at spaced locations between the first and second positions and another of the movable seat and the batter chamber includes elastic elements corresponding to the cavities, with the elastic elements being bulged to engage with the cavities so as to confine the movable seat for sliding between the first position and the second position.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2007
From: UNIWILL COMPUTER CORP.
To: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019501/0045 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2005
From: FAN, PING-YANG; LIU, YUN-PING
To: UNIWILL COMPUTER CORP.
Reel/Frame 016717/0600 →