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Weldless battery pack
Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
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Filing: 1992-03-09
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Granted: 1993-01-19
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Expires: 2012-03-09
Abstract
Abstract A battery pack (10) comprises a housing having two members (2 and 4), a header frame (11), detachably mounted on at least one of the members of the housing, a plurality of cells (12) for insertion into the header frame, a plurality of leaded electronic components (30 and 40) on the header frame, and circuitry (21 and 22) on the header frame for providing intercell connections, battery contacts, charger contacts and for providing weldless circuit connections for the plurality of leaded electronic components.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark S. Bresin
- 👤 Adnan Aksoy
- 👤 Michael Robinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/425; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/209; H01M50/233; H01M50/24; H01M50/50; H01M50/572; H01M50/574; H01M50/581; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A battery pack, comprising: a housing; a header frame, detachably mounted to the housing; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame; and circuitry means on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A battery pack, comprising: a housing; a header frame, detachably mounted to the housing; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame; and circuitry means on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means comprises stamped metal spring contacts mounted on the header frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein circuitry means comprises molded in circuitry on the header frame and on spring fingers on the header frame, said spring fingers being biased toward the positive and negative terminals of the cells and providing the interconnection for said plurality of cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means further comprises charger contacts for recharging said plurality of cells.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means further comprises battery contacts for providing power to a portable electronic device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means further comprises battery contacts for providing power to a portable electronic device and charger contacts for recharging said plurality of cells.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein said battery pack couples to a radio.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein said plurality of cells are prismatic cells.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the header frame is substantially in the form of a rectangle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the header frame is made of a thermoplastic selected from a group consisting of polyetherimide, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyetheretherketone, polycarbonate, polyimide, and blends of these materials.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the header frame is made of a thermoset material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means further comprises a polyswitch.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means further comprises a thermistor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
65 words
A battery pack, comprising: a plurality of cells within a housing, each cell having a positive and negative terminal; a header frame detachably mounted within the housing; and a circuit disposed on the surface of said header frame including molded in spring fingers, said spring fingers being biased toward said positive and negative terminals and providing at least some interconnection for said plurality of cells.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
A battery pack, comprising: a plurality of cells within a housing, each cell having a positive and negative terminal; a header frame detachably mounted within the housing; and a circuit disposed on the surface of said header frame including molded in spring fingers, said spring fingers being biased toward said positive and negative terminals and providing at least some interconnection for said plurality of cells.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The battery pack of claim 14, wherein the circuit disposed on the header frame further comprises battery contacts for providing power to a detachable electronic device.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The battery pack of claim 14, wherein the circuit disposed on the header frame further comprises charger contacts for recharging the plurality of cells.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The battery pack of claim 14, wherein the circuit disposed on the header frame further comprises battery contacts for providing power to a portable electronic device and charger contacts for recharging said plurality of cells.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
71 words
A battery pack, comprising: a housing having two members; a header frame, detachably mounted on at least one of the members of the housing; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame; a plurality of leaded electronic components on the header frame; circuitry means on the header frame for providing intercell connections, battery contacts, charger contacts and for providing weldless circuit connections for the plurality of leaded electronic components.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
71 words
A battery pack, comprising: a housing having two members; a header frame, detachably mounted on at least one of the members of the housing; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame; a plurality of leaded electronic components on the header frame; circuitry means on the header frame for providing intercell connections, battery contacts, charger contacts and for providing weldless circuit connections for the plurality of leaded electronic components.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The battery pack of claim 18, wherein one of the leaded electronic components comprises a polyswitch.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The battery pack of claim 18, wherein one of the leaded electronic components comprises a thermistor.
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