Battery Enclosure Segmentation for Universal Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing battery devices require complex shapes and multiple steps in recesses and protrusions to differentiate types, leading to compatibility issues with various electronic apparatuses, necessitating separate battery devices for different mounting structures.
Innovation Solution
A battery device with a simple structure featuring a rectangular parallelepiped enclosure with step surfaces, engaging portions, and grooves, and an electronic apparatus with hooks and projections that allow for type discrimination and universal compatibility across different electronic apparatuses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If complex shapes with multiple steps are used in recesses and protrusions to differentiate battery types, then type discrimination capability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The battery device is divided into distinct functional elements: a battery enclosure with a relatively simple rear surface, and separate engagement structures (protrusions and recesses) that are positioned at specific locations. This segmentation allows the main enclosure to maintain a simple shape while the engagement features provide the necessary complexity for type discrimination without requiring the entire battery shape to be complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The rear surface of the battery enclosure is designed to be relatively flat and simple, serving as a universal mounting interface that can accommodate different electronic apparatus types. The type discrimination is achieved through specific engagement features rather than through complex overall shaping, allowing the same basic battery design to be adapted to different applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex shape modifications are made to accommodate different mounting systems, then compatibility with various electronic apparatuses is improved, but manufacturing process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement structures (protrusions and recesses) are designed as separate, discrete features on the battery enclosure rather than requiring complex modifications to the overall battery shape. This segmentation allows for simpler manufacturing processes where standard battery cells can be housed in enclosures with relatively simple rear surfaces, and engagement features are added through straightforward assembly or molding operations.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of modifying the battery shape to fit different mounting systems, the invention inverts the approach by providing a standardized simple battery enclosure and adapting the mounting apparatus to accommodate the battery's engagement features. This reversal simplifies battery manufacturing while maintaining compatibility with various electronic apparatuses through the engagement structures.
3Reliability
If multiple steps and complex protrusions are used for type discrimination, then prevention of incorrect usage is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Type discrimination is achieved through specific engagement features (protrusions and recesses) that are segmented and positioned at particular locations on the battery enclosure, rather than through complex overall shaping. This allows for reliable type identification through simple geometric matching of engagement features, reducing the risk of incorrect usage without requiring the entire battery structure to be complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement structures utilize asymmetric positioning and configuration of protrusions and recesses to provide reliable type discrimination. By placing these features at specific asymmetric locations on the battery enclosure, the design ensures that only compatible electronic apparatuses with corresponding asymmetric engagement features can properly mount the battery, preventing incorrect usage while maintaining relatively simple overall battery geometry.
Data Source
AI summary
A battery is provided. The battery includes a battery enclosure that includes opposing top and bottom sides in a height direction, opposing left and right sides in a width direction, and opposing front and rear sides in a length direction. A first engaging portion extends in the length direction. A first lower surface is positioned on a plane between the top side and the bottom side in the height direction. A first rib is provided between a plane of the first engaging portion and the plane of the first lower surface in the height direction. A first upper surface is positioned on a plane between the top side and the bottom side in the height direction. A first wall is provided between the plane of the first lower surface and the plane of the first upper surface in the height direction.