US 2018/0006286 A1Published application

Terminal assembly and electronic device including the same

OwnerChun-Hung Wuinventor

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Abstract

A terminal assembly includes a male terminal structure and a female terminal structure. The male terminal structure includes a male terminal body, a first terminal member, and a free terminal member. The first terminal member is disposed at the male terminal body. The free terminal member is disposed at the male terminal body and detachably in contact with the first terminal member. The female terminal structure includes a female terminal body, an extension portion, a tunnel, a second terminal member, and a secured terminal member. The extension portion is protruding from the female terminal body. The tunnel is recessed from the extension portion. The second terminal member is disposed at the female terminal body and received in the tunnel. The secured terminal member is disposed at the female terminal body, spaced from the second terminal member, and disposed on the extension portion.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A terminal assembly, adapted to connect a first electronic device with a second electronic device, the terminal assembly comprising:

a male terminal structure connected to the first electronic device, the male terminal structure comprising:
a male terminal body connected to the first electronic device;
a first terminal member disposed at an end portion of the male terminal body;
and
a free terminal member disposed at the end portion of the male terminal body and detachably in contact with the first terminal member;
and
a female terminal structure connected to the second electronic device, the female terminal structure comprising:
a female terminal body connected to the second electronic device;
an extension portion protruding from a middle portion of the female terminal body;
a tunnel recessed from a middle portion of the extension portion;
a second terminal member disposed at an end portion of the female terminal body and received in the tunnel, wherein the second terminal member has a terminal inserting portion;
and
a secured terminal member disposed at the end portion of the female terminal body, spaced from the second terminal member, and disposed on an outer periphery of the extension portion;
wherein, when the male terminal structure is connected to the female terminal structure, the first terminal member is inserted into the terminal inserting portion of the second terminal member and is in contact with the second terminal member, and the second terminal member pushes the free terminal member apart from the first terminal member, so that the free terminal member is in contact with the secured terminal member.

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An electronic device, adapted to be connected to a mating electronic device having a female terminal structure, the female terminal structure having a secured terminal member and a second terminal member with a terminal inserting portion, wherein the electronic device comprises:

a device body;
and
a male terminal structure connected to the device body, the male terminal structure comprising:
a male terminal body respectively connected to the device body and the mating electronic device;
a first terminal member disposed at an end portion of the male terminal body, wherein the first terminal member is capable of being received in the terminal inserting portion;
and
a free terminal member disposed at the end portion of the male terminal body and detachably in contact with the first terminal member, wherein the free terminal member is capable of being in contact with the secured terminal member.

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An electronic device, adapted to be connected to a mating electronic device having a male terminal structure, the male terminal structure having a first terminal member and a free terminal member, wherein the electronic device comprises:

a device body;
and
a female terminal structure connected to the device body, the female terminal structure comprising:
a female terminal body respectively connected to the device body and the mating electronic device;
an extension portion protruding from a middle portion of the female terminal body;
a tunnel recessed from a middle portion of the extension portion;
a second terminal member disposed at an end portion of the female terminal body and received in the tunnel, wherein the second terminal member has a terminal inserting portion capable of receiving the first terminal member;
and
a secured terminal member disposed at the end portion of the female terminal body, spaced from the second terminal member, and disposed on an outer periphery of the extension portion, wherein the secured terminal member is capable of being in contact with the free terminal member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/708,627Filed 19 Sep 2017
Priority: TW 1022186704 Oct 2013
Published: 4 Jan 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

H01M 10/0436
Construction or manufacture in general: small-sized flat cells or batteries for portable equipment
H01M 50/107
Characterised by their shape or physical structure: having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic
H01M 50/24
Characterised by physical properties of casings or racks, e.g. dimensions: adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from…
H01M 50/514
Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing: methods for…

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Application14/149,239Continuation · filed 7 Jan 2014
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