U.S. patent application number 13/670483 was filed with the patent office on 2013-06-27 for electronic device.
The applicant listed for this patent is Chia-Huang Chan, Chin-Chang Liao, Yu-Chieh Lin. Invention is credited to Chia-Huang Chan, Chin-Chang Liao, Yu-Chieh Lin.
Application Number | 20130164588 13/670483 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48139421 |
Filed Date | 2013-06-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130164588 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Liao; Chin-Chang ; et
al. |
June 27, 2013 |
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes
a base, a battery module and an upper cover. The battery module is
disposed in the base. The battery module includes a tray and at
least one battery unit. The battery unit is disposed on the tray.
The upper cover is connected to the base and covers the battery
module.
Inventors: |
Liao; Chin-Chang; (Taipei
City, TW) ; Lin; Yu-Chieh; (Taipei City, TW) ;
Chan; Chia-Huang; (Taipei City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Liao; Chin-Chang
Lin; Yu-Chieh
Chan; Chia-Huang |
Taipei City
Taipei City
Taipei City |
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TW
TW
TW |
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Family ID: |
48139421 |
Appl. No.: |
13/670483 |
Filed: |
November 7, 2012 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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61580295 |
Dec 26, 2011 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
429/99 ;
29/428 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/1656 20130101;
H05K 5/0213 20130101; Y10T 29/49826 20150115; G06F 1/1675 20130101;
G06F 1/1616 20130101; G06F 1/203 20130101; H01M 2/1066 20130101;
Y02E 60/10 20130101; H05K 7/16 20130101; B23P 11/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
429/99 ;
29/428 |
International
Class: |
H01M 2/10 20060101
H01M002/10; B23P 11/00 20060101 B23P011/00 |
Claims
1. An electronic device comprising: a base; a battery module
disposed in the base, the battery module having a tray and at least
one battery unit, wherein the battery unit is disposed on the tray;
and an upper cover connected to the base and covering the battery
module.
2. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the tray
has a fixing portion, and the battery unit is disposed in the
fixing portion.
3. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the battery
module has a plurality of battery units, the tray comprises a first
fixing portion and a second fixing portion disposed opposite to
each other, and the battery units are respectively disposed in the
first fixing portion and the second fixing portion.
4. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the battery
module has a first battery unit, a second battery unit, a third
battery unit and a fourth battery unit, the tray comprises a first
fixing portion and a second fixing portion disposed opposite to
each other, the first battery unit and the second battery unit are
disposed in the first fixing portion and a portion of the first
battery unit is stacked under the second battery unit, the third
battery unit and the are fourth battery unit disposed in the second
fixing portion, and a portion of the third battery unit is stacked
under the fourth battery unit.
5. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the tray
has a crossover portion connected to the base.
6. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
a connecting member connecting the tray and the base.
7. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the battery
module further comprises a circuit board disposed on the tray, and
the battery unit is electrically connected to the circuit
board.
8. The electronic device as recited in claim 7 further comprising:
a motherboard disposed in the base; and an electrical connector
disposed in the base and electrically connected to the motherboard,
wherein the circuit board of the battery module is electrically
connected to the electrical connector.
9. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the battery
module further comprises a battery cover connected to the tray and
covering the battery unit.
10. The electronic device as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
a keyboard module dispose in the base and located at a side of the
battery module.
11. An electronic device comprising: a base; a battery module
disposed in the base, the battery module having two battery units,
the two battery units having an accommodation space disposed
therebetween; and an upper cover connected to the base and covering
the battery module.
12. The electronic device as recited in claim 11 further
comprising: a touch module, wherein the upper cover has an opening,
and the touch module is disposed in the accommodation space of the
battery module and is exposed by the opening of the upper
cover.
13. The electronic device as recited in claim 12, wherein the touch
module is connected to the upper cover.
14. The electronic device as recited in claim 11, wherein the
battery module further comprises a circuit board disposed in the
accommodation space, and the battery units are electrically
connected to the circuit board.
15. An electronic device comprising: a base; a battery module
having a tray and at least one battery unit, wherein the battery
unit is assembled on the tray to form the battery module, and the
battery module is then assembled in the base; and an upper cover
connected to the base and covering the battery module.
16. A method for assembling a battery module of an electronic
device comprising: providing a tray; assembling at least one
battery unit on the tray; and assembling the tray in a base.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the priority benefits of U.S.
provisional application Ser. No. 61/580,295, filed on Dec. 26,
2011. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is
hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this
specification.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The invention relates to an electronic device, and more
particularly to, an electronic device having a battery module.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] As technology advances, types of electronic devices have
become increasingly diverse, taking for example, a notebook
computer. As compared to a traditional desktop PC, the notebook
computer, in addition to a thinning design that allows users to
carry around with convenience, has the same functionalities as the
traditional desktop PC, and is continuously lowering in price at
the same time, such that the notebook computer has gradually become
widespread and is even replacing the desktop PC.
[0006] In order to allow the users to carry around easily and to
use at anywhere, the notebook computer is generally configured with
a battery module in order to provide electricity required for
system operations. A conventional notebook computer is configured
with an accommodation slot therein so as to accommodate the battery
module. In addition, a battery core of the battery module is
columnar in shape, thus causing an overall thickness of the battery
module to increase. However, following the thinning and shortening
of a current notebook computer specification, the accommodation
space of the battery module is also limited.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The invention provides an electronic device having a thinner
battery module.
[0008] The invention provides an electronic device includes a base,
a battery module and an upper cover. The battery module is disposed
in the base. The battery module includes a tray and at least one
battery unit, wherein the battery unit is disposed on the tray. The
upper cover is connected to the base and covering the battery
module.
[0009] The invention provides an electronic device including a
base, a battery module and an upper cover. The battery module is
disposed in the base. The battery module has two battery units. The
two battery units have an accommodation space disposed
therebetween. The upper cover is connected to the base and covering
the battery module.
[0010] The invention provides an electronic device including a
base, a battery module and an upper cover. The battery module has a
tray and at least one battery unit. After the battery unit is
assembled on the tray and formed the battery module, the battery
module is then assembled in the base. The upper cover is connected
to the base and covering the battery module.
[0011] The invention provides a method for assembling a battery
module of an electronic device comprising the following steps. A
tray is provided. At least one battery unit is assembled on the
tray. The tray is assembled in a base.
[0012] According to the foregoing, as compared to the conventional
columnar battery, a thickness of the battery unit adopted by the
invention is smaller. Therefore, the invention replaces the
conventional columnar battery with the battery unit, so as to
reduce the accommodation space within the battery of the electronic
device. In correspondence to the structure of the battery unit, the
tray of the invention is also designed for accommodating a tubular
battery, and with the structure design of the tray, battery module
of the invention can be assembled in the base more
conveniently.
[0013] In order to make the aforementioned and other features and
advantages of the invention comprehensible, several exemplary
embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail
below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and
constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate
embodiments of the invention and, together with the description,
serve to explain the principles of the invention.
[0015] FIG. 1 a perspective view illustrating an electronic device
according to an embodiment of the invention.
[0016] FIG. 2 is an exploded view illustrating the electronic
device in FIG. 1.
[0017] FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram illustrating a battery module
and a base in FIG. 2 before an assembly.
[0018] FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram illustrating the battery
module and the base in FIG. 2 after the assembly.
[0019] FIG. 4 is an exploded view illustrating the battery module
in FIG. 2.
[0020] FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view illustrating a region 5 in
FIG. 4.
[0021] FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view illustrating a region 6 in
FIG. 2.
[0022] FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method for assembling
a battery module of an electronic device according to an embodiment
of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS
[0023] FIG. 1 a perspective view illustrating an electronic device
according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1,
an electronic device 100 of the present embodiment includes a first
device body 110 and a second device body 120, wherein the second
device body 120 is pivoted on the first device body 110.
Specifically, the electronic device 100 is a notebook computer
combined with an input module (first device body 110) and a display
module (second device body 120).
[0024] In the present embodiment, the first device body 110 may
include a keyboard module 112, an upper cover 114 and a touch
module 116, and the second device body 120 may include a display
screen 122, wherein the touch module 116 is disposed in the central
of the upper cover 114 and connected to the upper cover 114. A user
may operate the electronic device 100 via the keyboard module 112
and/or the touch module 116, and view images displayed by the
display screen 122. In addition, the upper cover 114 provides a
hand resting place for the user during the operation.
[0025] FIG. 2 is an exploded view illustrating the electronic
device in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, in the present embodiment,
the electronic device 100 has a battery module 130, and the first
device body 110 has a base 118. The keyboard module 112 is disposed
in the base 118 and located at a side of the battery module 130,
and the upper cover 114 is assembled in the base 118. The battery
module 130 of the present embodiment is disposed in the base 118,
so as to provide the electronic device 100 with an electricity
required during the operation. The upper cover 114 is connected to
the base 118 and covering the battery module 130.
[0026] FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram illustrating a battery module
and a base in FIG. 2 before an assembly. FIG. 3B is a schematic
diagram illustrating the battery module and the base in FIG. 2
after the assembly. FIG. 4 is an exploded view illustrating the
battery module in FIG. 2. FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B omit a portion of the
base in order to facilitate illustration conveniences. Referring
FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B and
[0027] FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the battery module 130
includes a tray 132 and a first battery unit 134a, wherein the
first battery unit 134a is disposed on the tray 132. Nevertheless,
the invention does not indented to limit an amount of the battery
unit, as shown in FIG. 4, the battery module 130 further includes a
third battery unit 134b. With this, after the first battery unit
134a and the third battery unit 134b are assembled on the tray 132
and formed the battery module 130, the battery module 130 is then
assembled in the base 118. In detail, the tray 132 has a first
fixing portion 132a and a second fixing portion 132f. The first
battery unit 134a and the third battery unit 134b are respectively
disposed in the first fixing portion 132a and the second fixing
portion 132f, so as to be respectively disposed under two ends of a
length direction L of the keyboard module 112 corresponded to the
upper cover 114. In addition, the first battery unit 134a and the
third battery unit 134b have an accommodation space 132g. The touch
module 116 is disposed in the accommodation space 132g of the
battery module 130 and exposed by an opening 114a of the upper
cover 114.
[0028] It is to be explained that the first battery unit 134a and
the third battery unit 134b adopted by the present embodiment are
tubular batteries. With the above configuration, as compared to a
thickness of the conventional columnar battery, thicknesses of the
first battery unit 134a and the third battery unit 134b of the
present embodiment are smaller. Furthermore, in the present
embodiment, the tray 132 for accommodating the first battery unit
134a and the third battery unit 134b is redesigned corresponding to
shapes of the first battery unit 134a and the third battery unit
134b, such that, with the structure design of the tray 132, the
battery module 130 can be assembled in the base 118, more
conveniently. In the present embodiment, the base 118 has two
positioning posts 118a, and the tray 132 further has two
positioning holes 132b. The positioning posts 118a pass-through the
positioning holes 132b to position the tray 132 in the base 118.
Certainly, by modifying the positioning holes to be on the tray and
the corresponding positioning posts to be at the base, a same
effect may also be achieved. The invention does not intend to limit
the positioning means, as long as suitable positioning forces can
be provided between the tray and the positioning posts.
[0029] On the other hand, the tray 132 further has two perforations
132c, the battery module 130 further includes two connecting
members 130a, and the connecting members 130a connect the tray 132
and the base 118. The connecting members 130a respectively
penetrate the perforations 132c to assemble the tray 132 in to the
base 118. Additionally, the base 118 further has two locking holes
118b, and when the connecting members 130a respectively penetrate
the perforations 132c and respectively lock into the locking holes
118b, the tray 132 may be fixed into the base 118.
[0030] In addition, in the present embodiment, the electronic
device 100 further includes a circuit board 140 and an electrical
connector 150. The circuit board 140 is disposed in the
accommodation space 132g of the tray 132 and electrically connected
to the first battery unit 134a and the third battery unit 134b. The
electrical connector 150 is disposed in the base 118 in order to be
electrically connected to the circuit board 140. On the other hand,
the first device body 110 further has a motherboard 119, the
motherboard 119 is disposed in between the base 118 and the
keyboard module 112, and the motherboard 119 is connected to the
electrical connector 150. Therefore, the first battery unit 134a
and the third battery unit 134b are electrically connected with the
motherboard 119 via the electrical connector 150.
[0031] The following further describes structures of the battery
module 130 and the electrical connector 150 along with the
drawings.
[0032] FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view illustrating a region 5 in
FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view illustrating a region 6
in FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, in the present
embodiment, the tray 132 further has a crossover portion 132d. The
crossover portion 132d connects the first fixing portion 132a and
the second fixing portion 132f and is located between the first
fixing portion 132a and the second fixing portion 132f, and
orthogonal projections of the first battery unit 134a and the third
battery unit 134b on the upper cover 114 mutually reflect each
other by using an orthogonal projection of the crossover portion
132d on the upper cover 114 as a reflection center. In detail, the
crossover portion 132d is connected to the base 118 and has a
plurality of openings 132e, and the electrical connector 150 has a
plurality of flexible terminals 152, wherein the flexible terminals
152 respectively penetrate the openings 132e to be in contact with
the circuit board 140.
[0033] In the above embodiment, the battery module 130 has the
first battery unit 134a and the third battery unit 134b, so as to
provide the electricity required by the electronic device 100
during the operation. However, the invention does not intend to
limit the amount of the battery unit; and in the following, FIG. 4
has been taken as an example to further describe the invention.
[0034] In the present embodiment, as corresponding to the first
battery unit 134a and the third battery unit 134b, the battery
module 130 may further include a second battery unit 136a and a
fourth battery unit 136b, so as to be respectively disposed under
the two ends of the length direction L of the keyboard module 112
corresponding to the upper cover 114. In detail, the first battery
unit 134a and the second battery unit 136a are disposed in the
first fixing portion 132a and a portion of the first battery unit
134a is stacked under the second battery unit 136a, and the third
battery unit 134b and the fourth battery unit 136b are disposed in
the second fixing portion 132f and a portion of the third battery
unit 134b is stacked under the fourth battery unit 136b. Therefore,
the first battery unit 134a and the second battery unit 136a of the
present embodiment are at least partially overlapped along a
direction (normal direction) right below the upper cover 114, and
the third battery unit 134b and the fourth battery unit 136b are at
least partially overlapped along a direction (normal direction)
right below the upper cover 114, so as to form an arrangement in
butterfly shape, thereby reducing the accommodation space 132g
within the electronic device 100 and providing more electricity to
the electronic device 100. Certainly, in other embodiments, the
battery units may be in other suitable amount and may be overlapped
with each other, depending on an actual situation.
[0035] Specifically, the first battery unit 134a and the third
battery unit 134b mutually reflect each other by using the
orthogonal projection of the crossover portion 132d on the upper
cover 114, and the orthogonal projections of the second battery
unit 136a and the fourth battery unit 136b on the upper cover 114
also mutually reflect each other. Additionally, the battery module
130 may further include a pair of battery covers 138. The battery
covers 138 are connected to the tray 132. On the other hand, each
battery cover 138 covers the corresponding second battery unit 136a
and fourth battery unit 136b, and may prevent an electro-magnetic
interference (EMI). The orthogonal projections of the second
battery unit 136a and fourth battery unit 136b on the upper cover
114 mutually reflect each other by using the orthogonal projection
of the crossover portion 132d on the upper cover 114 as the
reflection center. In the present embodiment, the orthogonal
projections of the second battery unit 136a and the fourth battery
unit 136b on the upper cover 114 are partially overlapped with the
orthogonal projections of the corresponding first battery unit 134a
and the third battery unit 134b on the upper cover 114; namely, the
orthogonal projections of the second battery unit 136a and the
fourth battery unit 136b on the upper cover and the orthogonal
projections of the first battery unit 134a and the third battery
unit 134b on the upper cover 114 are dislocated in
configurations.
[0036] On the other hand, as corresponding to the configurations of
the first battery unit 134a and third battery unit 134b, and the
second battery unit 136a and the fourth battery unit 136b, each
first fixing portion 132a and each second fixing portion 132f are
also not completely overlapped, such that they are disposed in
wrong configurations in order to enable the first battery unit 134a
and third battery unit 134b, and the second battery unit 136a and
fourth battery unit 136b, to be disposed into the corresponding
first fixing portion 132a and the second fixing portion 132f.
Nevertheless, the invention is not limited thereto. In other
embodiments, the orthogonal projection of the second battery unit
136a on the upper cover and the orthogonal projection of the
corresponding first battery unit 134a on the upper cover are
completely overlapped. Certainly, the two correspondingly disposed
first fixing portions 132a are overlapped with each other.
[0037] FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method for assembling
a battery module of an electronic device according to an embodiment
of the invention. Referring to FIG. 7, a method for assembling the
battery module the electronic device of the present embodiment
includes the following steps. Firstly, a tray 132 shown in FIG. 4
is provided (step S710). Next, a first battery unit 134a, a second
battery unit 136a, a third battery unit 134b and fourth battery
unit 136b are respectively assembled on the tray 132 (step S720),
so as to form a battery module 130 shown in FIG. 3A. As shown in
FIG. 3B, the tray 132 is further assembled in a base 118 (step
S730). As a result, the general process for assembling the battery
module 130 is completed.
[0038] In summary, as compared to the conventional columnar
battery, the thickness of the battery unit adopted by the invention
is smaller. Therefore, the invention replaces the conventional
columnar battery with the battery unit, so as to reduce the
accommodation space within the battery of the electronic device. In
correspondence to the structure of the battery unit, the tray of
the invention is also designed for accommodating a tubular battery,
and with the structure design of the tray, the battery module of
the invention can be assembled in the base more conveniently.
[0039] In addition, the battery unit of the invention may be a
plurality of pairs of battery units depending on actual situation,
and the arrangement of battery units, which is at least partially
overlapped along a direction (normal direction) right below the
upper cover, such that it is totally different from an arrangement
of the conventional columnar battery, which is disposed along a
horizontal direction of the upper cover.
[0040] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various
modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the
invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the
invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the
invention cover modifications and variations of this invention
provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and
their equivalents.
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