# US 9,871,237 B2 · Waterproof accommodating structure for battery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,871,237 B2 - Document ID: US9871237B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/011,744 - Filed: 2016-02-01 - Published: 2017-03-23 - Granted: 2018-01-16 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-18 - Assignees: Lite-On Technology Corporation - Applicants: Lite-On Technology Corporation - Inventors: Shan-Yu Lu; Ke-Cheng Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9871237B2 ## CPC - H01M 50/24: adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) - H01M 50/213: adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence) - H01M 50/267: having means for adapting to batteries or cells of different types or different sizes - H01M 50/514: Methods for interconnecting adjacent batteries or cells - 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 - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A battery-accommodating waterproof container includes a housing, a transmission base, a battery-holding seat and a locking cover module. The housing has a first opening, a second opening and a plurality of wedging holes. The transmission base is fixed on the first opening, and has a bottom board, an electricity transferring seat and a bottom-sealing element disposed between the bottom board and the housing. The battery-holding seat is received in the housing for receiving a battery therein. The electricity transferring seat transfers electricity of the battery outside the transmission base. The locking cover module is disposed on the second opening of the housing, and has a covering lid, a plurality of locking tabs and a pushing unit. The pushing unit drives the locking tabs to respectively wedge in the wedging holes of the housing, so as to retain the battery-holding seat in the housing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A waterproof accommodating structure for a battery, comprising: a housing, being hollow, having a first opening, a second opening opposite to the first opening, and a plurality of wedging holes close to the second opening; a transmission seat, fixed to the first opening of the housing, having a base board, an electricity transferring seat disposed on the base board, and a base-sealing element disposed between the base board and the housing; a battery-holding seat, received in the housing, the battery-holding seat has a receiving portion for receiving at least one battery, a output terminal set is arranged at one end of the receiving portion, a water-proofing section arranged at the other end of the receiving portion, and a top-end portion connected to the water-proofing section; wherein the electricity transferring seat electrically connecting to the output terminal set and transmit electrical power out of the transmission seat; and a locking cover module, disposed on the second opening of the housing and contacted with the top-end portion, the locking cover module having a covering lid, a plurality of latching bolts movably disposed under the covering lid, and a pressing unit passing through the covering lid, wherein the pressing unit drives the latching bolts to wedge into the wedging holes of the housing, so as to block the battery-holding seat in the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output terminal set further includes at least one elastic transmit-element disposed at a bottom of the battery-holding seat and elastically against the electricity transferring seat; thereby when the locking cover module is unlocked relative to the housing, the at least one elastic transmit-element pushes the battery-holding seat away from the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one elastic transmit-element is electrically connected to the electricity transferring seat and the output terminal set. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 3, wherein the transmission seat has a plurality of terminals fixed in the electricity transferring seat, and a wire set arranged at an outside of the base board and electrically connected to the terminals, wherein the terminals are contacted with the at least one elastic transmit-element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery-holding seat further includes a transit-terminal set disposed at the other end of the receiving portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water-proofing section includes a first sealing groove, a first sealing-element disposed in the first sealing groove and tightly contacted with an inner surface of the housing, a plurality of partition portions close to the first sealing groove, and a pair of first absorbent elements oppositely surrounding the partition portions, each of the first absorbent elements has a plurality of extension portions, the extension portions correspondingly extended into the partition portions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 6, wherein the water-proofing section further includes a second sealing groove formed at one side of the partition portions and opposite to the first sealing groove, a second sealing-element disposed in the second sealing groove and tightly contacting with an inner surface of the housing, a water-storing room formed between the first sealing groove and the battery-holding seat, and a second absorbent element received in the water-storing room. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressing unit further includes a plurality of oblique rods movably arranged at an inner side of the covering lid along a direction perpendicular to the covering lid, wherein the covering lid has a plurality of guiding portions at a bottom surface thereof, the guiding portions respectively guides the latching bolts to move along a direction parallel to the covering lid, whereby the oblique rods push the latching bolts to wedge into the wedging holes of the housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 8, wherein the pressing unit further has a button-module passing through the covering lid and an elastic element, wherein the oblique rods are fixedly arranged at a periphery of the button-module, the elastic element provides the button-module a restoring force. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 9, wherein the button-module includes a button, and a guiding rod disposed under the button, wherein the pressing unit has an oblique-pushing element, the oblique-pushing element having a connecting board, the oblique rods are obliquely extended from an edge of the connecting board, wherein the connecting board is arranged between the button-module and the guiding rod. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 10, wherein the guiding rod has a block ring formed at a periphery thereof, the connecting board has a through hole, a top end of the guiding rod passing through the through hole and engaged with the button, the block ring contacted with a bottom surface of the connecting board. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the covering lid has a plurality of hooks formed at a bottom surface thereof, the top-end portion of the battery-holding seat is formed with a plurality of latch sockets. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The battery-accommodating waterproof container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing further includes a testing hole, and a sealing pad covered on the testing hole.