US 10,222,879 B2 · Interlocking integrated battery structure for an electronic stylus

Abstract

The disclosed technology provides for a device and method related to powering an electronic stylus with a removable, integrated battery that acts as a structural segment and external casing along the long axis of the stylus body. The integrated battery incorporates interlocking features, which removes the need for an external tube around a battery cell. As a result, the electronic stylus has one structural component performing multiple functions (e.g., providing power, functioning as the stylus casing), which achieves a more lightweight and compact electronic stylus. The placement of the battery along the long axis can vary to provide comfortable weight distribution for writing, which can involve an interlocking interface at one end of the battery or at both ends of the battery (e.g., to interlock with one or both ends of the electronic stylus).

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Dependent claims

An electronic stylus comprising:

a head segment configured to house one or more communications circuits that communicate with a stylus-enabled input device;
and
a battery segment having an integrated external casing integrated with a battery component, the battery segment being removably attached and electrically coupled to the head segment to supply electric power to the one or more communications circuits of the head segment, the battery segment forming a structural segment along a long axis of the electronic stylus, wherein the external casing of the battery segment operates as a part of the exterior surface of the electronic stylus, the battery segment having two ends and a non-uniform weight distribution, the battery segment including interlocking structures and electrodes at each of the two ends allowing interlocking and electrical connection with the head segment in at least two orientations along the long axis of the electronic stylus.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Interlocking integrated battery structure for an electronic stylus

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Interlocking integrated battery structure for an electronic stylus

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Abstract

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