# US 12,602,079 B2 · Electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,602,079 B2 - Document ID: US12602079B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/667,106 - Filed: 2024-05-17 - Published: 2024-09-12 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2021-12-08 - Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yutaro Usuginu; Noriyuki Maki; Munehiro Torii; Shogo Mikami; Kazuhiro Takeda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602079B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1635: {Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter} - G06F 1/16: Constructional details or arrangements - G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/1677: {for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment} - G06F 1/18: Packaging or power distribution - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract An electronic device of the present disclosure includes a battery storage that stores a battery, and a housing provided with the battery storage. The battery storage is configured such that a module that reads or writes data of a storage medium can be attached. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a battery storage that stores a battery; and a housing provided with the battery storage, wherein the battery storage is configured to be attachable to a module that reads or writes data of a storage medium, wherein the battery storage includes a component attachment and detachment opening for attaching and detaching the battery and the module, the electronic device further includes a lid portion that opens and closes the component attachment and detachment opening, and a mechanical switch configured to detect an open and close state of the lid portion, and the storage medium is a magnetic storage medium, the mechanical switch includes a slide member slidably arranged in the battery storage, a lever disposed around the slide member in a direction intersecting a sliding direction of the slide member, and a protrusion provided on the lid portion, and when the lid portion is closed, the slide member slides and moves by coming into contact with the protrusion to move the lever. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: a peripheral wall that defines the component attachment and detachment opening; and a seal member provided on the lid portion, wherein the mechanical switch is disposed inside the peripheral wall, and when the lid portion is closed, the peripheral wall and the seal member come into contact with each other, and the component attachment and detachment opening is sealed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the lid portion is disposed on a side surface of the housing, and the component attachment and detachment opening is provided on a side surface of the housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the battery storage includes a first terminal connected to the battery, and a second terminal disposed at a position different from a position at which the first terminal is disposed and connected to the module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the module includes a stopper, and the battery storage includes a recess into which the stopper is inserted when the module is attached to the battery storage. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes an indicator indicating possibility of attachment and detachment of the battery when the battery is stored in the battery storage, and the indicator is disposed on a surface of the housing that includes an input interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the indicator indicates possibility of attachment and detachment of the module when the module is attached to the battery storage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the indicator includes an LED, and indicates the possibility of attachment and detachment by a lighting state of the LED. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes an indicator indicating possibility of attachment and detachment of the battery when the battery is stored in the battery storage, and the indicator indicates the possibility of attachment and detachment of the battery according to a position of the lever.