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US 7,412,268 B2Granted
Mobile terminal having battery locking unit
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorYun Taek Jung
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Abstract
A mobile terminal is provided that includes a terminal body having a battery receiving part, a battery received on the battery receiving part, a battery cover mounted at a rear side of the terminal body, and a battery locking unit for fixing the battery to the terminal body. The battery locking unit may prevent release of the battery due to an external impact.
Claims33
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a terminal body having a battery receiving part to receive a battery;
- and
- a battery locking unit for fixing the battery to the terminal body, the battery locking unit comprising:
- a hooking jaw extending from a side of the battery receiving part;
- a hooking rib protruding from an inner side of a battery cover toward an inner area of the battery cover and slidably coupled to the hooking jaw;
- and
- a release preventing protrusion protruding from the side of the battery receiving part towards inside of the terminal body, the release preventing protrusion supporting one side of the hooking rib so as to prevent release of the hooking rib from the hooking jaw, the hooking jaw being different than the release preventing protrusion, wherein the hooking rib comprises:
- a first hooking portion extending from the inner side of the battery cover toward the inner area of the battery cover, and
- a second hooking portion extending from an end of the first hooking portion toward the side of the terminal body.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a terminal body having a battery receiving part to receive a battery;
- and
- a battery locking unit for fixing the battery to the terminal body, the battery locking unit comprising:
- a locking hook protruding from a side of the battery receiving part toward a battery cover;
- a locking protrusion protruding from a side of the battery to lock with the locking hook;
- and
- a support rib formed on a first inner side of the battery cover to prevent the locking hook from being released from the locking protrusion, the battery cover including the first inner side, a second inner side and a surface provided between the first inner side and the second inner side so as to cover the battery when the battery is provided within the battery receiving part, wherein the support rib protrudes inwardly from the first inner side of the battery cover toward the locking hook so as to face the locking hook.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a terminal body having a battery receiving part to receive a battery;
- and
- a battery locking unit for fixing the battery to the terminal body, the battery locking unit comprising:
- a first locking unit including a locking hook vertically protruding from a side of the battery receiving part, a locking protrusion protruding from the battery to lock with the locking hook, and a support rib formed at an inner side of a battery cover to prevent the locking hook from being released from the locking protrusion;
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- a second locking unit including a hooking jaw protruding from a side of the battery receiving part in a first direction, a hooking rib protruding inwardly from an inner side of the battery cover and inserted into the hooking jaw, and a release preventing protrusion protruding from the side of the battery receiving part in the first direction towards inside of the terminal body for supporting one side of the hooking rib so as to prevent release of the hooking rib from the hooking jaw, the hooking rib being different than the release preventing protrusion.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a battery receiving part to receive a battery;
- and
- a battery locking unit comprising:
- a hooking jaw extending from the battery receiving part to receive the battery;
- a hooking rib on a battery cover;
- and
- a protrusion on the battery receiving part to prevent the hooking rib from releasing from the hooking jaw, wherein the hooking rib includes:
- a first hooking portion extending inwardly from an inner side of a battery cover toward an area for holding the battery;
- and
- a second hooking portion extending from an end of the first hooking portion, wherein the protrusion is provided between a portion of the inner side of the battery cover and the second hooking portion of the hooking rib when the battery cover is mounted by the battery locking unit, and wherein the hooking jaw protrudes from a side of the battery receiving part and has an end portion bent in an outward direction of the battery receiving part toward the inner side of the battery cover such that the second hooking portion is provided between the end portion of the hooking jaw and the battery receiving part.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a battery receiving part to receive a battery;
- and
- a battery locking unit comprising:
- a locking hook on the battery receiving part to receive the battery;
- a locking protrusion on the battery to couple to the locking hook;
- and
- a support rib on the battery cover to maintain the coupling of the locking protrusion and the locking hook, wherein the battery cover includes a first inner side, a second inner side and a surface of the battery cover provided between the first inner side and the second inner side to cover the battery when the battery is provided within the battery receiving part, and the support rib protruding in a first direction from the first inner side toward the locking hook such that an interval (S) where the locking hook and the locking protrusion overlap is approximately 0.4 mm, and an interval (T) between the support rib and the locking hook is approximately 0.2 mm in the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.