Liquid resistant battery pack
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsPengchuan Wang, Arun D. Chawan, Dominic Pitera, Karl A. Gazdowski, Kyle Tse, Nath B. Chhiv, Nathan J. Bohney, Shreshtha U. Kumar, Surojit Ganguli
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve various battery packs. In general, the battery pack includes a plurality of layers and an enclosure enclosing the plurality of layers. A cathode terminal and an anode terminal extend from a first face of the enclosure. The cathode terminal and the anode terminal are connected to the plurality of layers. A Parylene coating may cover an entire surface of the enclosure except for at least a portion of a surface of the first face.
Claims10
A battery pack comprising:
- a plurality of layers;
- an enclosure enclosing the plurality of layers;
- a cathode terminal and an anode terminal extending from a first face of the enclosure, wherein the cathode terminal and the anode terminal are connected to the plurality of layers;
- a connector comprising a portion external to the enclosure, wherein the connector is configured to connect the cathode terminal or the anode terminal to the plurality of layers, and wherein the external portion of the connector is connected to the first face of the enclosure at a first position and is connected to a second face of the enclosure at a second position;
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- a Parylene coating covering an entire surface of the enclosure except for at least a portion of a surface of the first face.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a set of components powered by a battery pack;
- and
- a device enclosure configured to receive the battery pack,
- the battery pack comprising:
- a plurality of layers;
- an enclosure enclosing the plurality of layers;
- a cathode terminal and an anode terminal extending from a first face of the enclosure, wherein the cathode terminal and the anode terminal are connected to the plurality of layers;
- a connector comprising a portion external to the enclosure, wherein the connector is configured to connect the cathode terminal or the anode terminal to the plurality of layers, and wherein the external portion of the connector is connected to the first face of the enclosure at a first position and is connected to a second face of the enclosure at a second position;
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- a Parylene coating covering an entire surface of the enclosure except for at least a portion of a surface of the first face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.