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Granted Patent B2
US 9,871,237 · App. 15/011,744 · Granted Jan 16, 2018

Waterproof accommodating structure for battery

Inventors: Shan-Yu Lu (Zhao Qing, CN); Ke-Cheng Wang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
H01M2/1094H01M2/1027H01M2/1055H01M2/204H01M2220/30
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Patent No.
US 9,871,237
App. No.
15/011,744
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery-accommodating waterproof container includes a housing, a transmission base, a battery-holding seat and a locking cover module. The housing has a first opening, a second opening and a plurality of wedging holes. The transmission base is fixed on the first opening, and has a bottom board, an electricity transferring seat and a bottom-sealing element disposed between the bottom board and the housing. The battery-holding seat is received in the housing for receiving a battery therein. The electricity transferring seat transfers electricity of the battery outside the transmission base. The locking cover module is disposed on the second opening of the housing, and has a covering lid, a plurality of locking tabs and a pushing unit. The pushing unit drives the locking tabs to respectively wedge in the wedging holes of the housing, so as to retain the battery-holding seat in the housing.

Claims (17)

1. A waterproof accommodating structure for a battery, comprising:

a housing, being hollow, having a first opening, a second opening opposite to the first opening, and a plurality of wedging holes close to the second opening;

a transmission seat, fixed to the first opening of the housing, having a base board, an electricity transferring seat disposed on the base board, and a base-sealing element disposed between the base board and the housing;

a battery-holding seat, received in the housing, the battery-holding seat has a receiving portion for receiving at least one battery, a output terminal set is arranged at one end of the receiving portion, a water-proofing section arranged at the other end of the receiving portion, and a top-end portion connected to the water-proofing section; wherein the electricity transferring seat electrically connecting to the output terminal set and transmit electrical power out of the transmission seat; and

a locking cover module, disposed on the second opening of the housing and contacted with the top-end portion, the locking cover module having a covering lid, a plurality of latching bolts movably disposed under the covering lid, and a pressing unit passing through the covering lid, wherein the pressing unit drives the latching bolts to wedge into the wedging holes of the housing, so as to block the battery-holding seat in the housing.

2. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the output terminal set further includes at least one elastic transmit-element disposed at a bottom of the battery-holding seat and elastically against the electricity transferring seat; thereby when the locking cover module is unlocked relative to the housing, the at least one elastic transmit-element pushes the battery-holding seat away from the housing.

3. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one elastic transmit-element is electrically connected to the electricity transferring seat and the output terminal set.

4. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the transmission seat has a plurality of terminals fixed in the electricity transferring seat, and a wire set arranged at an outside of the base board and electrically connected to the terminals, wherein the terminals are contacted with the at least one elastic transmit-element.

5. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the battery-holding seat further includes a transit-terminal set disposed at the other end of the receiving portion.

6. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the water-proofing section includes a first sealing groove, a first sealing-element disposed in the first sealing groove and tightly contacted with an inner surface of the housing, a plurality of partition portions close to the first sealing groove, and a pair of first absorbent elements oppositely surrounding the partition portions, each of the first absorbent elements has a plurality of extension portions, the extension portions correspondingly extended into the partition portions.

7. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the water-proofing section further includes a second sealing groove formed at one side of the partition portions and opposite to the first sealing groove, a second sealing-element disposed in the second sealing groove and tightly contacting with an inner surface of the housing, a water-storing room formed between the first sealing groove and the battery-holding seat, and a second absorbent element received in the water-storing room.

8. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pressing unit further includes a plurality of oblique rods movably arranged at an inner side of the covering lid along a direction perpendicular to the covering lid, wherein the covering lid has a plurality of guiding portions at a bottom surface thereof, the guiding portions respectively guides the latching bolts to move along a direction parallel to the covering lid, whereby the oblique rods push the latching bolts to wedge into the wedging holes of the housing.

9. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the pressing unit further has a button-module passing through the covering lid and an elastic element, wherein the oblique rods are fixedly arranged at a periphery of the button-module, the elastic element provides the button-module a restoring force.

10. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the button-module includes a button, and a guiding rod disposed under the button, wherein the pressing unit has an oblique-pushing element, the oblique-pushing element having a connecting board, the oblique rods are obliquely extended from an edge of the connecting board, wherein the connecting board is arranged between the button-module and the guiding rod.

11. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the guiding rod has a block ring formed at a periphery thereof, the connecting board has a through hole, a top end of the guiding rod passing through the through hole and engaged with the button, the block ring contacted with a bottom surface of the connecting board.

12. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering lid has a plurality of hooks formed at a bottom surface thereof, the top-end portion of the battery-holding seat is formed with a plurality of latch sockets.

13. The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes a testing hole, and a sealing pad covered on the testing hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2016
From: LU, SHAN-YU; WANG, KE-CHENG
To: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037630/0113 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0599270 · Sep 18, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170084891A1 · Mar 23, 2017