Battery device, electronic apparatus, and battery system
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsMieko Hara, Toshio Takeshita, Yoichi Miyajima, Hiroaki Sato, Tomonori Watanabe, Naoki Kamaya
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Abstract
Disclosed is a battery device including a battery enclosure incorporating a battery cell. The battery device further includes an output terminal that outputs power of the battery cell. The battery enclosure includes a first surface, a second surface, a first step surface, a second step surface, a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion, a first groove, and a second groove formed in the second step surface and the second engaging portion, and a recess is provided in at least one of the first step surface and the second step surface.
Claims9
An assembly, comprising:
- a battery including:
- a first surface;
- a second surface approximately perpendicular to the first surface;
- a first step surface provided with and approximately parallel to the second surface with a predetermined step on one side of the second surface in a crosswise direction;
- a second step surface provided with and approximately parallel to the second surface with a predetermined step on an other side of the second surface in the crosswise direction;
- a first engaging portion protruding from the one side of the second surface with predetermined width and thickness in the crosswise direction;
- a second engaging portion protruding from the other side of the second surface with predetermined width and thickness in the crosswise direction;
- and
- a step provided in at least one of the first and second step surfaces, wherein
- the first step surface extends between opposing first and second ends of the first step surface in a lengthwise direction,
- the second step surface extends between opposing first and second ends of the second step surface in the lengthwise direction,
- the first ends of the first and second step surfaces are at respective corners between the first and second step surfaces and the first surface, and
- an apparatus that loads the battery, the apparatus including:
- a battery loading portion to load the battery;
- and
- electric terminals to establish a power connection with electric terminals of the battery when the battery is loaded in the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.