Detachable Battery Terminal Alignment for Handheld Vacuum Cleaners

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing battery systems in handheld vacuum cleaners require disassembly for battery separation, occupy large volume, and have limited maximum voltage due to parallel battery cell arrangement, leading to instability in terminal contact and potential circuit board deformation.

Innovation Solution

A battery system with a detachable design featuring parallel alignment of battery terminals and anti-deformation ribs to stabilize contact and prevent circuit board deformation, allowing easy mounting and separation, and improved terminal reliability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a detachable battery structure is used to improve ease of operation and battery replacement, then the connection reliability between battery and main body deteriorates due to terminal contact instability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery replacementVSAvoidterminal contact
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A connection guide structure comprising guide protrusions and guide grooves is introduced as an intermediary element between the battery and main body. The guide protrusions on the battery engage with corresponding guide grooves on the main body during insertion, automatically aligning the battery terminal with the main body terminal. This intermediary alignment mechanism ensures reliable electrical contact while maintaining the detachable nature of the battery structure, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of replacement and contact reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Duration of action of moving object

If battery capacity is increased to extend operation duration, then the weight of the battery increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation durationVSAvoidbattery weight
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The battery system is designed with dynamic adaptability through a battery management unit that can optimize power distribution and a detachable structure that allows users to carry only the necessary battery capacity for each specific cleaning task. This dynamic approach enables the system to provide extended operation duration when needed while avoiding the constant weight penalty of carrying large-capacity batteries for all situations, thus resolving the contradiction between operation duration and battery weight.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4388958B1Vacuum cleaner
Publication Date: 2026.05.06 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A cleaner includes: a battery housing: a main body terminal that is disposed in the battery housing; and a battery that is separably coupled to the battery housing, wherein the battery includes: a plurality of battery cells; a battery management unit to manage voltage of the battery cells; and a battery terminal that is connected to the battery management unit and is connected to the main body terminal when the battery is inserted into the battery housing.