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Battery pack
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1992-09-14
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Granted: 1994-03-29
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Expires: 2012-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A battery pack comprises a first housing member (104) having an integrated latch feature (103), a header frame (111) detachably mounted to the first housing member, a plurality of cells (112) for insertion into the header frame and first housing member, circuitry on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts, and a second housing member (102) being substantially laminar and being adhesively attached to said first housing member.
Inventors
- 👤 Adnan Aksoy
- 👤 Mark S. Bresin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:04
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/425; H01M10/4257; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/209; H01M50/233; H01M50/24; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A battery pack, comprising: a first housing member having an integrated latch feature; a header frame, detachably mounted to the first housing member; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame and first housing member; circuitry means on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts; and a second housing member being substantially laminar and being attached to said first housing member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A battery pack, comprising: a first housing member having an integrated latch feature; a header frame, detachably mounted to the first housing member; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame and first housing member; circuitry means on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts; and a second housing member being substantially laminar and being attached to said first housing member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the second housing member also serves as a label for the battery pack.
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 plurality of cells are prismatic cells.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the second housing member is mounted to the first housing member using adhesive.
Claim 10
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 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means comprises a flex circuit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means further comprises a polyswitch.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The battery pack of claim 1, wherein the circuitry means further comprises a thermistor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
70 words
A battery pack, comprising: a first housing member having an integrated latch feature; a header frame, integrally formed in the first housing member; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame and first housing member; circuitry means on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts; and a second housing member being substantially laminar and being attached to said first housing member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
70 words
A battery pack, comprising: a first housing member having an integrated latch feature; a header frame, integrally formed in the first housing member; a plurality of cells for insertion into the header frame and first housing member; circuitry means on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts; and a second housing member being substantially laminar and being attached to said first housing member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The battery pack of claim 13, wherein the circuit disposed on the header frame further comprises battery contacts for providing power to a detachable electronic device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The battery pack of claim 13, wherein the circuit disposed on the header frame further comprises charger contacts for recharging the plurality of cells.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The battery pack of claim 13, wherein the second housing member serves as a label and cover.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
A battery pack, comprising: a first housing member having integral snap features; a plurality of cells retained by the integral snap features; a second housing member having openings wherein the integral snap features of the first housing members mate with the openings of the second housing for retaining the plurality of cells.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
A battery pack, comprising: a first housing member having integral snap features; a plurality of cells retained by the integral snap features; a second housing member having openings wherein the integral snap features of the first housing members mate with the openings of the second housing for retaining the plurality of cells.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The battery pack of claim 17, wherein cells are prepackaged into a cell package with a flex circuit and inserted into the snaps.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
51 words
The battery pack of claim 18, wherein double sided adhesive is further used to retain the inner portion of the first housing to the bottom of the cell package and double sided adhesive is used to retain the inner portion of the second housing to the top of the cell package.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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