# US 2018/0026239 A1 · Electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0026239 A1 - Document ID: US20180026239A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/549,947 - Filed: 2016-01-08 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-10 - Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation - Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation - Inventors: Akihiro SHINTANI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180026239A1 ## CPC - H01M 50/256: Carrying devices, e.g. belts - B41J 3/4075: {Tape printers; Label printers} - B41J 29/393: Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine {; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns} - H01M 50/267: having means for adapting to batteries or cells of different types or different sizes - H01M 50/213: adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence) - H01M 2220/30: Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract In a tape printing device including a battery housing portion, the battery housing portion includes a housing portion main body and a battery lid-which cover an opening portion of the housing portion main body, and the opening portion includes a top surface opening portion facing the bottom surface of the housing portion main body, a front surface opening portion which is formed on one peripheral wall of four peripheral walls of the housing portion main body and continues to the top surface opening portion, and reaches the bottom surface or the vicinity of the bottom surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a battery housing portion, wherein the battery housing portion includes a housing portion main body and a lid body which cover an opening portion of the housing portion main body, and wherein the opening portion includes a top surface opening portion which faces a bottom surface of the housing portion main body, and a peripheral surface opening portion which is formed on one peripheral wall of four peripheral walls intersecting the bottom surface of the housing portion main body, continues to the top surface opening portion, and reaches the bottom surface or the vicinity of the bottom surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the lid body includes a top surface covering portion which covers the top surface opening portion and a peripheral surface covering portion which covers the peripheral surface opening portion, and wherein the lid body opens and closes the opening portion in a snap-in manner. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the battery housing portion is configured to be capable of mounting a secondary battery, and wherein the housing portion main body includes a secondary battery terminal which extracts electric power of the secondary battery mounted from the peripheral surface opening portion side. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the housing portion main body includes a guide portion which guides mounting of the secondary battery. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the housing portion main body includes a terminal protection portion that faces the secondary battery terminal and prevents the secondary battery from being mounted from the top surface opening portion side. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the housing portion main body includes a battery support portion that extends in the mounting direction of the secondary battery and configures a gap between the secondary battery and the bottom surface thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising: a handle portion which includes a finger insertion space facing the peripheral surface opening portion and supports the electronic device, and wherein a length of the finger insertion space is shorter than a length of the secondary battery in the mounting direction of the secondary battery. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the battery housing portion is configured to be capable of mounting a primary battery in a posture orthogonal to the mounting direction of the secondary battery in place of the secondary battery, and wherein the housing portion main body includes a primary battery terminal of the primary battery mounted from the top surface opening portion side, electric power being extracted from the primary battery terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the length of the secondary battery in the direction intersecting the mounting direction is formed to be shorter than the length in the mounting direction of the primary battery, wherein the primary battery terminal is provided on the other two peripheral walls intersecting one peripheral wall, and wherein a protective partition wall which protects the primary battery terminal protrudes from the other two peripheral walls spaced by the width of the secondary battery. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein a positive side terminal of the primary battery terminal is provided in a shallow groove recessed in the other peripheral walls. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The electronic device according to claim 4, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The electronic device according to claim 6, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 17 (depends on 7) The electronic device according to claim 7, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 18 (depends on 8) The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 19 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The electronic device according to claim 10, further comprising: a printing portion which prints on a printing tape, wherein the printing portion is held and operated.