IP Library Granted Patent US 8,675,144
Granted Patent B2
US 8,675,144 · App. 13/525,838 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Television and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,675,144
App. No.
13/525,838
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to at least one embodiment, an electronic apparatus, such as a television, includes a housing, battery cells in the housing, and a supporting portion between the battery cells. The supporting portion is thicker than one of the battery cells. The electronic apparatus can also include case including a base and a cover.

Claims (61)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing;

battery cells arranged in the housing;

a case comprising

a frame surrounding the battery cells,

a beam inside the frame and between the battery cells next to each other, a size of the beam in a thickness direction of the battery cells being greater than a thickness of at least one of the battery cells, the beam comprising a portion closer to an inner surface of the housing than at least one of the battery cells, and

a first opening between the frame and the beam, the first opening configured to expose at least one of the battery cells;

a first sheet on the case and covering the first opening;

a protrusion toward the portion of the beam, the protrusion being on the inner surface of the housing; and

a first circuit outside the frame and not on the battery cells, the first circuit configured to electrically connect to at least one of the battery cells.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the protrusion comprises a rib extending along the beam.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

further comprising a second sheet on the case,

wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are thinner than a thickness of the beam.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein the case comprises

a base comprising the first opening and the first sheet, and

a cover on the base on a side opposite the first sheet, and

the cover comprises

a first portion comprising a second opening configured to expose at least one of the battery cells, the second sheet covering the second opening, and

a second portion facing at least another one of the battery cells, the second portion being thicker than the first portion.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4 ,

wherein the first circuit is along a periphery of the frame, and

the cover comprises a third portion covering at least a part of the first circuit, the third portion being thicker than the first portion.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 ,

wherein the second and third portions are located separately on both sides of the first portion.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 ,

further comprising a second circuit board,

wherein the second circuit board partly faces at least one of the battery cells in a direction crossing a thickness direction of the housing.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 ,

wherein the second portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the second circuit board.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the frame and the beam are integrally molded and comprise a plastic material.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing;

battery cells arranged in the housing;

a case comprising

a beam between the battery cells next to each other, a size of the beam in a thickness direction of the battery cells being greater than at least one of the battery cells, the beam comprising a portion closer to an inner surface of the housing than at least one of the battery cells, and

openings configured to expose at least one of the battery cells; and

a sheet configured to cover at least one of the openings.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing;

battery cells arranged in the housing; and

a supporting portion between the battery cells next to each other in the housing, a size of the supporting portion in a thickness direction of the battery cells being greater than at least one of the battery cells, the supporting portion comprising a portion closer to an inner surface of the housing than at least one of the battery cells.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 10 ,

wherein the case comprises a frame surrounding the battery cells, the beam being inside the frame.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 10 ,

wherein the case comprises a base and a cover on the base, the battery cells being between the base and the cover, and

wherein the base comprises a first beam portion extending in the thickness direction of the battery cells between the battery cells next to each other, and the cover comprises a second beam portion facing the first beam portion, the beam comprising the first beam portion and the second beam portion.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 13 ,

wherein the first beam portion comprises a first portion extending in an arrangement direction of the battery cells between the battery cells next to each other, a second portion protruding from the first portion in the thickness direction of the battery cells, and a third portion extending from the first portion in the arrangement direction of the battery cells and facing at least one of the battery cells, and

wherein the second beam portion comprises a fourth portion facing the first portion between the battery cells next to each other, and a fifth portion extending from the fourth portion in the arrangement direction of the battery cells and facing at least one of the battery cells.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 14 ,

wherein at least one of the battery cells is between the third portion and the fifth portion.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 10 ,

wherein the sheet is thinner than a thickness of the beam.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the housing comprises a first wall and a second wall spaced from the first wall, the battery cells and the supporting portion being between the first wall and the second wall.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 17 ,

wherein the first wall comprises a projection toward the portion of the supporting portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048720/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2012
From: NISHIOKA, HISAYA; KOGA, YUICHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 028396/0459 →