CN118173967A - Battery module of portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A battery module of a portable electronic device comprises a battery, a cable, a connector, at least one track and a sliding piece. The cable is connected between the battery and the connector. The track is arranged on the battery. The slider is movably coupled to the track, wherein a portion of the cable is movably in contact with and bypasses the slider to allow the connector to drive the slider to move along the track via the cable.

Description

Battery module of portable electronic device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a battery module, and more particularly to a battery module of a portable electronic device.

Background

With the development of technology, portable electronic devices, such as notebook computers, have become an indispensable auxiliary tool in life. Because notebook computers have the advantage of being portable, they can be seen to be frequently used in either meeting or other work situations.

In general, the battery module provides power required for the operation of the notebook computer, unlike the conventional detachable battery module, the battery module is built in the host system of the notebook computer recently for improving portability of the notebook computer and meeting the design trend of thinning.

However, as the product model of the notebook computer changes, the built-in battery module must be uniquely adapted to the corresponding model. That is, different models of notebook computers cannot be used at the same time even if the power of the battery modules used in the notebook computers are the same.

Furthermore, the internal structure and the space configuration of the host of the notebook computers of different models are different, and even the same battery module, whether the cables of the battery module can be adapted to the internal structure and the space configuration can be further faced. In other words, when the same battery is faced with different types of notebook computers, the battery module may be manufactured in batch only because the cable length cannot meet the internal structure and the space configuration. This often results in a battery module that requires additional material numbers due to different cable lengths, and further results in excessive material numbers that are not easy to manage in production and inventory.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a battery module of a portable electronic device, which improves the adaptation degree between a host of the portable electronic device and battery modules of different models and sizes through a length adjustment mechanism of a cable.

The battery module of the portable electronic device comprises a battery, a cable, a connector, at least one track and a sliding piece. The cable is connected between the battery and the connector. The track is arranged on the battery. The slider is movably coupled to the track, wherein a portion of the cable is movably in contact with and bypasses the slider to allow the connector to drive the slider to move along the track via the cable.

Based on the above, the battery module of the portable electronic device includes a battery, a cable, a connector, at least one rail, and a slider, wherein the cable is connected between the battery and the connector, and a portion of the cable is movably contacted and bypasses the slider. The cable can thus be made to adjust its length that is stretched out of the battery as the position of the connector changes. Therefore, the same battery module can adapt to the internal structure and the space configuration of different types of hosts due to the adjustable states of the cable and the connector, so that the adaptation capability of the battery module can be effectively improved, and meanwhile, the management operation of the battery module is simplified.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a portion of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2A is an exploded view of a battery module of the portable electronic device of fig. 1.

Fig. 2B and 2C illustrate portions of the components of the battery module of fig. 2A from different perspectives.

Fig. 3A and 3B illustrate different states of the battery module of fig. 2A.

Wherein,

10, A portable electronic device;

100, a battery module;

110. 210, a connector;

120, a cable;

130, a battery;

131, a battery body;

131a, recessing;

131b, a pin joint column;

131c, opening;

131d, inside;

132, cover body;

140 a first track;

141, positioning concave;

142, a pin joint hole;

143 a first incline;

150, a second track;

151, grooves;

152, ribs;

160, a spring;

170, a slider;

171, column section;

172 a second side flap;

172a, concave cut;

173a first side flap;

173a, positioning columns;

174 a second ramp;

200, a motherboard module;

300, a machine body;

310, a host;

320, a screen;

L1 and L2 are connecting sections;

R1 is a first segment;

R2, second section.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a portion of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2A is an exploded view of a battery module of the portable electronic device of fig. 1. Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2A, the portable electronic device 10, for example, but not limited to, a notebook computer, includes a main body 300, and a battery module 100 and a motherboard module 200 disposed in the main body 300, wherein the main body 300 is divided into a host 310 and a screen 320, and the battery module 100 and the motherboard module 200 are disposed in the host 310. Only a portion of the structure of the host 310 is shown here to facilitate identifying the configuration states of the battery module 100 and the motherboard module 200 in the host 310. As shown in fig. 1, the battery module 100 has a connector 110 and is configured to dock with a connector 210 of the motherboard module 200, so that the battery module 100 can supply power to the motherboard module 200.

Fig. 2B and 2C illustrate portions of the components of the battery module of fig. 2A from different perspectives, wherein fig. 2A serves only as a prior understanding of the relevant components, and the detailed structures are mainly indicated in fig. 2B and 2C. Referring to fig. 2A to 2C, in the present embodiment, the battery module 100 includes a battery 130, a cable 120, the connector 110, at least one rail (the first rail 140 and the second rail 150 are taken as examples in the present embodiment), and a slider 170. The cable 120 is connected between the battery 130 and the connector 110. The first rail 140 and the second rail 150 are respectively disposed on the battery 130. The slider 170 is movably coupled to the first rail 140 and the second rail 150, wherein a portion of the cable 120 is movably contacted and bypasses the slider 170, so that the connector 110 drives the slider 170 to move along the first rail 140 and the second rail 150 through the cable 120.

In detail, as shown in fig. 2A, the battery 130 of the present embodiment includes a battery body 131 and a cover 132, wherein the battery body 131 has a recess 131a, the related components are disposed in the recess 131a, and the recess 131a is covered by the cover 132 to form an opening 131c, so that the recess 131a is in communication with the external environment through the opening 131c, and a portion of the cable 120 can be pulled or retracted through the opening 131c and then connected to the connector 110. Here, the inner portion 131d of the battery 130 and the opening 131c are opposite sides of the recess 131 a.

Furthermore, the first rail 140 is pivotally connected to the pivot post 131b of the battery 130 through the pivot hole 142, that is, the first rail 140 is pivotally connected to the battery 130 through an end thereof adjacent to the inner portion 131d, wherein the pivot post 131b is located in the recess 131 a. The second rail 150 is fixed in the recess 131a of the battery 130, wherein the inner portion 131d and the opening 131c of the battery 130 are located at opposite ends of the extending direction of the first rail 140 and opposite ends of the extending direction of the second rail 150. The slider 170 is movably coupled to both the first rail 140 and the second rail 150.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2B and 2C, the slider 170 includes a post 171, a first side wing 173 and a second side wing 172, the first side wing 173 and the second side wing 172 respectively extend from the post 171 and face away from each other, and a portion of the cable 120 movably contacts and bypasses the post 171, wherein the first side wing 173 is movably coupled to the first rail 140 through a positioning post 173a thereof, and can be temporarily positioned in one of the positioning recesses 141 of the first rail 140 through the positioning post 173 a. The second side wing 172 is movably coupled to the second rail 150, and the second side wing 172 is movably engaged with the rib 152 of the second rail 150 by the concave cutout 172a thereof, so that the end of the second side wing 172 can move in the groove 151 of the second rail 150. The concave cut 172a and the convex rib 152 limit the moving path of the slider 170 to be parallel to the extending direction of the second rail 150, that is, ensure that the slider 170 is a straight moving path.

The battery module 100 of the present embodiment further includes a spring 160 disposed between the second rail 150 and the second wing 172 and the second rail 150, which will be further described later in the description of the moving process of the slider 170.

It should be noted that the first track 140 of the present embodiment has a closed circulation path, which includes a first segment R1 and a second segment R2, and the first segment R1 and the second segment R2 are connected end to end, so that the first side wing 173 can pass through the circulation path to and from the opening 131c and the interior 131 d. The positioning recesses 141 are distributed on the first segment R1 of the circulation path, so that the first side wing 173 can be temporarily fixed to one of the positioning recesses 141 by the positioning post 173a during the movement of the slider 170 from the inner portion 131d to the opening 131 c. In addition, as shown in fig. 2B and fig. 2C, the end-to-end connection positions of the first segment R1 and the second segment R2 are respectively sloped, and (the topography of) the first segment R1 is higher than (the topography of) the second segment R2, so as to facilitate guiding the positioning column 173a and limit the moving direction thereof.

Based on the above configuration, the cable 120 of the present embodiment is simply extended from the battery body 131 and wound around the partial rear reconnection connector 110 provided at the slider 170. In other words, as shown in fig. 2A, the cable 120 has opposite ends, one end of which is electrically connected to the control circuit board of the battery body 131, and the other end of which is electrically connected to the connector 110, and a portion of the cable 120 between the opposite ends is movably wound around the post 171 of the slider 170. Briefly, when the cover 132 is covered on the battery body 131, the recess 131a forms an opening 131c for the cable 120 to pass through, and the cable 120 extends toward the inner portion 131d opposite to the opening 131c, and extends toward the opening 131c after being wound (and contacted) on the post 171 of the slider 170 to connect the connector 110, which corresponds to the cable 120 being disposed in the recess 131a of the battery body 131 to form a bend, and the opening of the bend is constantly toward the opening 131c. Accordingly, when the connector 110 is gradually moved away from the battery 130 to gradually pull the cable 120 out of the battery 130, the slider 170 can be driven by the cable 120 to move along the first rail 140, the second rail 150 and toward the opening 131c.

Referring to fig. 2B and 2C, in the present embodiment, the sliding member 170 further has a second inclined surface 174, and the first rail 140 further has a first inclined surface 143 disposed on a moving path of the second inclined surface 174. When the slider 170 moves along the first rail 140 and from the interior 131d adjacent to the battery 130 to the opening 131c adjacent to the battery 130, the second inclined surface 174 abuts the first inclined surface 143, such that the slider 170 drives the first rail 140 to rotate and the first wing 173 moves from the first segment R1 of the first rail 140 to the second segment R2 of the first rail 140.

Fig. 3A and 3B illustrate different states of the battery module of fig. 2A. Referring to fig. 3A and 3B, due to the existence of the first inclined surface 143 and the second inclined surface 174, and the first rail 140 is pivotally connected to the battery 130, when the sliding member 170 moves to the position adjacent to the opening 131c, the sliding member 170 is rotationally deviated due to the limited relationship between the second side wing 172 and the second rail 150 by the abutting of the first inclined surface 143 and the second inclined surface 174, as shown in the process of fig. 3A to 3B. Meanwhile, the first segment R1, the second segment R2, the connecting segment L1 and the connecting segment L2 are shown beside fig. 3A and 3B, wherein the connecting segment L1 and the connecting segment L2 are the paths of the slopes, and are used for clearly showing the moving route of the positioning column 173A of the first side wing 173 in the first track 140. As shown in fig. 3B, the process of rotating and pushing away the first rail 140 by the slider 170 is also equivalent to a process of moving the positioning column 173a from the first segment R1 (via the engagement segment L2) to the second segment R2.

In the state shown in fig. 3B, since the spring 160 is stretched and deformed, when the user releases the force applied to the connector 110 or the cable 120, the spring 160 drives the slider 170 to return by its elastic force, so that the positioning post 173a moves back to the adjacent inner portion 131d along the second section R2 of the first track 140. In other words, the spring 160 of the present embodiment is used for resetting the cable 120 (and the connector 110). That is, the user can apply force to the connector 110 or the cable 120, so that the connector 110 stretches the cable 120 from the opening 131c and drives the slider 170 to move from the interior 131d of the battery 130 toward the opening 131c, after the user releases the force, the spring 160 constantly drives the slider 170 to move away from the opening 131c toward the interior 131d of the battery 130, and at this time, the positioning post 173a of the first side wing 173 of the slider 170 moves along the second section R2 toward the vicinity of the interior 131 d.

It should be noted that, during the resetting of the slider 170, since the slider 170 is limited by the second track 150 and maintains its linear movement path, when the first side 173 moves along the second segment R2, the first track 140, which is driven to rotate by the slider 170, will be reset to rotate due to the resetting of the slider 170, and the state as shown in fig. 2A will be restored until the first side 173 moves to the engagement segment L1 and returns to the first segment R1, thereby completing a cycle.

In summary, in the above embodiments of the present invention, the battery module of the portable electronic device includes a battery, a cable, a connector, at least one rail, and a sliding member, wherein the cable is connected between the battery and the connector, and a portion of the cable is movably contacted and bypasses the sliding. The cable can thus be made to adjust its length that is stretched out of the battery as the position of the connector changes.

Further, the battery module is provided with the fixed second rail and the pivotable first rail on the battery body, so that the second rail can limit the sliding part to maintain the linear moving path of the sliding part, and further, the sliding part is abutted against the inclined surface corresponding to the first rail, so that the sliding part can drive the first rail to pivot, and accordingly, the first flank of the sliding part can move from the first section to the second section of the first rail, and then, the first flank can smoothly move on the second section until the first flank is reset to the joint of the end part and the first section through the elastic force of the spring.

Therefore, the corresponding relation between the sliding piece and the track and the cable are matched with the column part of the sliding piece in a movable way, so that the column part and the cable form a pulley-like structure, which means that the cable can be stretched through the opening or retracted through the elasticity of the spring, and the effect of adjusting the length of the cable is further generated.

Therefore, the same battery module can adapt to the internal structure and the space configuration of different types of hosts due to the adjustable states of the cable and the connector, so that the adaptation capability of the battery module can be effectively improved, and meanwhile, the management operation of the battery module is simplified.

Claims (15)

1. A battery module of a portable electronic device, comprising:

A battery;

A cable;

a connector, the cable being connected between the battery and the connector;

At least one track arranged on the battery; and

And a slider movably coupled to the at least one rail, wherein a portion of the cable is movably contacted with and bypasses the slider, so that the connector drives the slider to move along the at least one rail through the cable, and the length of the cable stretched out of the battery is changed according to the position of the connector.

2. The battery module of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the cable, the at least one rail, and the slider are disposed inside the battery, the battery having an opening to communicate the inside of the battery with an external environment, the connector stretching the cable from the opening and driving the slider to move from the inside of the battery toward the opening.

3. The battery module of claim 1, further comprising a spring disposed within the battery and coupled between the slider and the at least one rail, the battery having an opening to communicate the interior of the battery with an external environment, the connector stretching the cable from the opening and driving the slider from the interior of the battery toward the opening, the spring constantly driving the slider away from the opening toward the interior of the battery.

4. The battery module of claim 1, wherein the at least one rail comprises a first rail and a second rail, the slider having a first side wing and a second side wing opposite to each other, the first rail and the second rail being movably coupled, respectively.

5. The battery module of claim 4, wherein the first rail has a closed circulation path, the first wing of the slider being movably coupled to the circulation path to and from the opening of the battery and the interior of the battery.

6. The battery module of claim 5, wherein the first rail further has a plurality of positioning recesses, the first side wing being temporarily secured to one of the positioning recesses during movement of the slider from the interior of the battery toward the opening of the battery at a first segment of the circulation path.

7. The battery module of claim 6, wherein the circulation path further has a second section, which engages the first section, the first side wing moving along the second section during movement of the slider from the opening of the battery to the interior of the battery.

8. The battery module of claim 7, wherein the junction of the first section and the second section is sloped and the first section is higher than the second section.

9. The battery module of claim 4, wherein an end of the first rail adjacent to the interior of the battery is pivotally connected to the battery.

10. The battery module of claim 9, wherein the slider further has a second ramp and the first rail further has a first ramp positioned in a path of movement of the second ramp, the second ramp abutting the first ramp as the slider moves along the first rail and from adjacent the interior of the battery to adjacent the opening of the battery to cause the slider to drive the first rail to rotate and the first wing to move from a first section of the first rail to a second section of the first rail.

11. The battery module of claim 10, further comprising a spring connecting the second rail and the second wing, the spring having a maximum deflection when the first wing is positioned adjacent the opening of the battery, such that when the first wing moves to the second section, the spring drives the first wing to move along the second section and from adjacent the opening of the battery to adjacent the interior of the battery while rotationally repositioning the first rail.

12. The battery module of claim 4, wherein the sliding member is movably engaged with the first rail by a portion of the second wing such that a moving path of the sliding member is parallel to the second rail.

13. The battery module of claim 4, wherein the slider further has a post, the first and second wings extending from the post and facing away from each other, respectively, a portion of the cable movably contacting and bypassing the post.

14. The battery module of claim 13, wherein the slider further has a post and a second wing, the first wing and the second wing extending from opposite sides of the post and facing away from each other, respectively, the second wing being movably coupled to the second rail.

15. The battery module of claim 1, wherein one end of the cable is electrically connected to the battery and is located adjacent to the outlet of the battery, and the other end of the cable extends toward the inside of the battery and contacts and bypasses the sliding member to form a bend, and then extends toward the opening of the battery to electrically connect the connector.