Battery apparatus, charger, and electronic equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024305117-A1
Application number	US-202118256928-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 10, 2021
Priority date	Jan 8, 2021
Publication date	Sep 12, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A battery apparatus includes a housing including a first exterior surface, a second exterior surface facing the first exterior surface, a third exterior surface and a fourth exterior surface provided between the first exterior surface and the second exterior surface and facing each other, and a fifth exterior surface and a sixth exterior surface provided between the first exterior surface and the second exterior surface and facing each other, a terminal portion including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of connection equipment, a placement recessed portion provided in the one exterior surface and being open in a connection direction between the connection terminal and the electrode terminal, the terminal portion being placed in the placement recessed portion, multiple first guide recessed portion provided in one of the third exterior surface and the fourth exterior surface and being open in the connection direction.

First claim

1 . A battery apparatus comprising:
a housing including a first exterior surface, a second exterior surface facing the first exterior surface, a third exterior surface and a fourth exterior surface provided between the first exterior surface and the second exterior surface and facing each other, and a fifth exterior surface and a sixth exterior surface provided between the first exterior surface and the second exterior surface and facing each other; a terminal portion including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of connection equipment; a placement recessed portion provided in one of the third exterior surface and the fourth exterior surface and being open in a connection direction between the connection terminal and the electrode terminal, the terminal portion being placed in the placement recessed portion; multiple first guide recessed portions provided in the one of the third exterior surface and the fourth exterior surface and being open in the connection direction; a second guide recessed portion provided in the fifth exterior surface and being open in the connection direction; and a third guide recessed portion provided in the sixth exterior surface and being open in the connection direction.

2 . The battery apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of an opening area of the second guide recessed portion and an opening area of the third guide recessed portion increases in the connection direction.

3 . The battery apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
an opening area of at least one of the multiple first guide recessed portions increases in the connection direction.

4 . The battery apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the multiple first guide recessed portions are provided on opposite sides of the placement recessed portion.

5 . The battery apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the connection equipment is a charger.

6 . A charger comprising:
an installation recessed portion including an installation surface in which a battery apparatus is installed, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface at least partially surrounding the installation surface, the first surface being provided between the second surface and the third surface; a terminal portion provided on the installation surface and including an electrode terminal being connectible to a connection terminal of the battery apparatus; multiple first guide protruding portions provided on the first surface and having a longitudinal direction corresponding to a connection direction between the electrode terminal and the connection terminal; a second guide protruding portion provided on the second surface and having a longitudinal direction corresponding to the connection direction; and a third guide protruding portion provided on the third surface and having a longitudinal direction corresponding to the connection direction.

7 . The charger according to claim 6 , wherein
the multiple first guide protruding portions are provided on opposite sides of the terminal portion.

8 . The charger according to claim 6 , wherein
each of the second guide protruding portion and the third guide protruding portion is larger in length in the longitudinal direction than each of the multiple first guide protruding portions.

9 . Electronic equipment comprising:
a battery installation portion in which a battery apparatus is installable, wherein the battery installation portion includes
an installation recessed portion including an installation surface in which the battery apparatus is installed, and a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface at least partially surrounding the installation surface, the first surface being provided between the second surface and the third surface,
a terminal portion provided on the installation surface along the first surface and including an electrode terminal being connectible to a connection terminal of the battery apparatus,
a first guide protruding portion provided on the second surface and having a longitudinal direction corresponding to a connection direction between the connection terminal and the electrode terminal, and
a second guide protruding portion provided on the third surface and having a longitudinal direction corresponding to the connection direction.

10 . The electronic equipment according to claim 9 , wherein
the electronic equipment is a mobile body.

11 . The electronic equipment according to claim 10 , wherein
the mobile body is a drone.

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Matsuzaki Yosuke
• Sato Hiroki

Classifications

• H02J7/751 Primary

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/46 Primary

  Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus (circuits for charging H02J7/00) · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M50/296

  characterised by terminals of battery packs (terminals of batteries H01M50/543) · CPC title

• H01M50/244

  Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method · CPC title