Removable flap for closing a location suited to receiving at least one battery of an electronic device and corresponding electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10651436-B2
Application number	US-201615779610-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 24, 2016
Priority date	Nov 27, 2015
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A removable flap for closing a location adapted to receiving at least one battery of an electronic device. The flap has, on at least one side, at least one first protrusion in the form of a tab adapted to release, via a first part located in a same plane as the flap, at least one corresponding area for holding the battery in the location. The flap is also adapted to lever and pivot the battery via a second part situated in a plane substantially perpendicular to that of the flap.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A removable flap for closing a location adapted to receiving at least one battery of an electronic device, said flap comprising:
on at least one side, at least one first protrusion in the form of a tab adapted, after the flap being removed from the battery location and turned around, without any removal effect on said battery, to release, via a first part located in a same plane as said flap, at least one corresponding area for holding said battery in said location and adapted to lever and pivot said battery via a second part situated in a plane substantially perpendicular to that of said flap.

2. The flap according to claim 1 , wherein said second part of said first protrusion has a curved external shape adapted to lever said battery.

3. The flap according to claim 1 , wherein the flap has at least one second protrusion adapted to release at least one second corresponding area for holding said battery in said location, said second protrusion being situated substantially in the same plane as said flap.

4. The flap according to claim 1 , wherein the flap can take at least three positions:
a closing position in which said flap closes said location for receiving said battery;
a position of releasing said battery in which said at least one protrusion of said flap releases said at least one holding area;
a position of removal in which said first protrusion levers said battery and makes said battery pivot out of said location.

5. The flap according to claim 4 , wherein said at least one protrusion is inserted into one or two housings of said location for receiving said battery in said closing position, said at least one housing being situated at an extremity opposite said, at least one corresponding area for holding said battery in said location.

6. The flap according to claim 5 , wherein said at least one corresponding area in said location corresponds to one or more lugs and wherein, in said released position, said at least one protrusion of said flap exerts a pressing force respectively on each of said lugs.

7. An electronic device comprising the removable flap for closing a location adapted to receiving at least one battery according to claim 1 .

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , the electronic device corresponds to an electronic payment terminal having the location adapted to receive the battery, said location having at least two lugs for holding said battery.

9. An electronic device comprising:
a battery location for receiving a battery;
at least one battery holding area, which is configured to hold the battery in the battery location;
at least one protrusion housing arranged relative to the battery location; and
a removable flap for closing the battery location, said flap comprising:
a first orientation;
a second orientation, different from the first orientation, and corresponding to a position of the flap after being removed from the battery location and turned around, without any removal effect on said battery; and
on at least one side of the flap, at least one first protrusion in the form of a tab comprising a first part located in a same plane as said flap and a second part situated in a plane substantially perpendicular to that of said flap;
wherein when the flap has the first orientation, the flap closes the battery location and the at least one first protrusion is located in the at least one protrusion housing; and
wherein when the flap has the second orientation, the first part of the at least one first protrusion presses on the at least one holding area to release the battery from the holding area, and the second part of the at least one protrusion forms a pivotable lever that acts on the battery once released from the holding area by the first part to remove the battery from the battery location.

Assignees

• Ingenico Group

Inventors

• Froment Marion

Classifications

• G07F1/00

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• H01M2/1055

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01M2/1066 Primary

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• H05K5/0221 Primary

  Locks; Latches · CPC title

• Y02P70/50

  Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product · CPC title