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US 7,727,007 B2Granted
Mounting apparatus for battery
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorZheng-Heng Sun
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus for mounting a battery includes a base and a bracket. The bracket is configured for receiving the battery. The bracket is rotatably mounted to the base.
Claims13
A mounting apparatus for mounting a battery, comprising:
- a base, two electric terminals extending from the base and electrically connected to a circuit board;
- and
- a bracket configured for receiving the battery, wherein the bracket is rotatably mounted to the base;
- the bracket comprises a positive conductive tab and a negative conductive tab formed on sidewalls of the bracket to clamp with electrical contact an anode and a cathode of the battery respectively once the battery is inserted into the bracket;
- the positive and negative conductive tabs are always electrically connected to the two electric terminals via wires respectively during the rotation of the bracket, such that the battery can be arranged at any angle relative to the circuit board to satisfy different demands of layout of the circuit board;
- wherein the bracket defines two shaft holes on two opposite side walls, the base comprises two shafts to rotatably engage in the two shaft holes;
- wherein two extending tabs protrude from two opposite ends of the bracket, with an accommodating space defined between the extending tabs, a protrusion protrudes from the ends of the base to be accommodated in the accommodating space;
- wherein the two extending tabs, each having each shaft hole to engage rotatably on the two shafts of the base;
- wherein each of the shafts includes two spaced substantially semicircular-shaped projecting parts, the projecting parts of each of the shafts are squeezed toward each other to rotatably engage in the corresponding shaft hole;
- wherein the protrusion comprises a cavity to retain the positive conductive tab.
7 more elements
A printed circuit board (PCB) comprising:
- a PCB body;
- a battery;
- a base mounted to the PCB body, two electric terminals extending from the base and electrically connected to the PCB body;
- and
- a bracket for receiving the battery, wherein the bracket is rotatably mounted to the base;
- the bracket comprises a positive electrical contact and a negative electrical contact formed on sidewalls of the bracket to clamp with electrical contact an anode and a cathode of the battery respectively when the battery is inserted into the bracket;
- the positive and negative electrical contacts are always electrically connected to the two electric terminals via wires respectively during the rotation of the bracket, such that the battery can be arranged at any angle relative to the PCB body to satisfy different demands of layout of the PCB body;
- wherein the bracket defines two shaft holes on two opposite side walls, the base comprises two shafts to rotatably engage in the two shaft holes;
- wherein two extending tabs protrude from two opposite ends of the bracket, with an accommodating space defined between the extending tabs, a protrusion protrudes from the ends of the base to be accommodated in the accommodating space;
- wherein the two extending tabs, each having each shaft hole to engage rotatably on the two shafts of the base;
- wherein each of the shafts includes two spaced substantially semicircular-shaped projecting parts, the projecting parts of each of the shafts are squeezed toward each other to rotatably engage in the corresponding shaft hole;
- wherein the protrusion comprises a cavity to retain the positive conductive tab.
9 more elements
The PCB 6, wherein the two spaced substantially semicircular-shaped projecting parts forming a slot to release a stress on the two spaced substantially semicircular-shaped projecting parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.