TWI873271B - Electronic device and battery module thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device including a shell and a battery module is provided. The shell has at least one hook. The battery module is adapted to be assembled with the shell along a first direction. The battery module includes a frame and at least one battery unit, and the battery unit is disposed in the frame. The frame has at least one engaging structure, and the engaging structure includes a guiding portion and an engaging portion. The hook is adapted to move along the first direction through the guiding of the guiding portion to be engaged with the engaging portion.

Description

Electronic device and battery module thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device and an electrical module, and in particular to an electronic device and a battery module thereof.

Portable electronic products must contain battery modules to provide the power they need. For laptops, the battery modules are usually assembled to the computer housing by screwing. This assembly method makes the assembly of the battery module more labor-intensive and time-consuming, thus increasing the manufacturing cost of the laptop.

The present invention provides an electronic device and a battery module, which can simplify the assembly process of the battery module.

The electronic device of the present invention comprises a housing and a battery module. The housing has at least one hook. The battery module is suitable for being assembled with the housing along a first axis. The battery module comprises a frame and at least one battery unit, and the battery unit is arranged in the frame. The frame has at least one engaging structure, and the engaging structure comprises a guide part and an engaging part. The hook is suitable for moving along the first axis and engaging with the engaging part under the guidance of the guide part.

The battery module of the present invention is suitable for being assembled with a housing of an electronic device along a first axis. The battery module includes at least one battery unit and a frame. The battery unit is arranged in the frame, and the frame has at least one engaging structure. The engaging structure includes a guide portion and an engaging portion. At least one hook of the housing is suitable for moving along the first axis and engaging with the engaging portion under the guidance of the guide portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hook is located at the periphery of the housing, and the engaging structure is located at the periphery of the frame.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the hook is engaged with the engaging portion, the engaging portion prevents the hook from moving along the first axial direction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hook has a hook portion, the engaging portion includes two convex ribs, and the hook portion is suitable for engaging between the two convex ribs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the hook is engaged with the engaging portion, the guide portion stops the hook in a second axial direction and a third axial direction, and the first axial direction, the second axial direction and the third axial direction are perpendicular to each other.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned guiding portion includes two opposite guiding grooves, and the hook is suitable for sliding along the first axial direction between the two guiding grooves.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further comprises at least one adhesive material, wherein the battery module is adapted to be glued to the housing by the adhesive material.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the adhesive material includes a bonding section and at least one protruding section. When the bonding section is bonded between the housing and the battery module, the protruding section protrudes relative to the housing and the battery module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the at least one protruding section is two, and the two protruding sections are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the adhesive section.

Based on the above, the battery module of the present invention is engaged with the hook of the housing of the electronic device by the engaging structure on the frame, and the battery module does not need to be assembled by screws, which can simplify the assembly process of the battery module. Specifically, in the process of assembling the battery module, the user only needs to align the battery module and the housing with each other along the assembly axis (i.e., the first axis), and let the hook of the housing move relative to the engaging structure along the assembly axis under the guidance of the guide part of the engaging structure, so that the hook can be engaged with the engaging part of the engaging structure, so the assembly is extremely simple.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional diagram of some components of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the housing and battery module of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the electronic device 100 of this embodiment includes a housing 110 and a battery module 120. The electronic device 100 is, for example, a laptop or other type of electronic product, and the housing 110 is, for example, a part of the casing of the electronic device 100. The battery module 120 is suitable for being assembled with the housing 110 along a first axis Z.

FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of some components of the battery module of FIG. 2 . Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 , the battery module 120 of this embodiment includes at least one battery cell 122 (shown as multiple in FIG. 3 ), a frame 124 and a coating layer 126. The battery cell 122 is disposed in the frame 124, and the coating layer 126 covers the frame 124 and the battery cell 122. The housing 110 has at least one hook 112 (shown as multiple), and the frame 124 of the battery module 120 correspondingly has at least one locking structure 1241 (shown as multiple). Each hook 112 is located at the periphery of the housing 110, and each locking structure 1241 is located at the periphery of the frame 124. Each hook 112 and the corresponding engaging structure 1241 are used to engage with each other to fix the battery module 120 to the housing 110. Thus, the battery module 120 does not need to be assembled by screwing, and the assembly process of the battery module 120 can be simplified.

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of the housing and the battery module of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of the battery module of FIG. 2. FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view of the housing of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, further, the engaging structure 1241 of this embodiment includes a guide portion 1241a and an engaging portion 1241b, and the engaging portion 1241b is used to engage with the hook 112 of the housing 110. During the process of assembling the battery module 120, the user only needs to place the battery module 120 and the housing 110 against each other along the assembly axis (i.e., the first axis Z), and allow the hook 112 of the housing 110 to move relative to the engaging structure 1241 along the assembly axis Z under the guidance of the guide portion 1241a of the engaging structure 1241, so that the hook 112 can be engaged with the engaging portion 1241b of the engaging structure 1241, so that the assembly is extremely simple.

FIG8 is a perspective view of the housing of FIG7 at another viewing angle. In more detail, the hook 112 of this embodiment has a hook portion 112a as shown in FIG7 and FIG8, and the engaging portion 1241b includes two convex ribs R as shown in FIG6, and the hook portion 112a of the hook 112 is suitable for engaging between the two convex ribs R. In addition, the guide portion 1241a of this embodiment includes two opposite guide grooves S, and the hook 112 is suitable for sliding along the first axial direction Z between the two guide grooves S.

As described above, when the hook 112 is engaged with the engaging portion 1241b as shown in FIG5 , the two ribs R of the engaging portion 1241b prevent the hook portion 112a of the hook 112 from moving along the first axial direction Z, and the two guide grooves S of the guide portion stop the hook 112 in a second axial direction X and a third axial direction Y. Thus, by engaging the hook 112 with the engaging structure 1241, the battery module 120 can be restricted to be unable to move relative to the housing 110 in the first axial direction Z, the second axial direction X, and the third axial direction Y. The first axial direction Z, the second axial direction X, and the third axial direction Y are, for example, perpendicular to each other.

FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram of the battery module and the adhesive material of FIG. 2 at another viewing angle. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 9, the electronic device 100 (indicated in FIG. 1) of this embodiment further includes at least one adhesive material 130 (shown as two). The battery module 120 is suitable for being glued to the housing 110 by the adhesive material 130. Specifically, the adhesive material 130 includes a glue section 132 and two protruding sections 134, and the two protruding sections 134 are respectively connected to opposite ends of the glue section 132. When the glue section 132 is glued between the housing 110 and the battery module 120, the two protruding sections 134 protrude relative to the housing 110 and the battery module 120. Thus, when the battery module 120 shown in FIG. 2 is to be removed from the housing 110 , the user can pull the protruding sections 134 upward at the same time to overcome the engagement force between the hook 112 and the engagement structure 1241 and release the engagement relationship, thereby separating the battery module 120 from the housing 110 .

The specific structure and usage of the adhesive material 130 are described below. FIG. 10A to FIG. 10E are flowcharts of the usage of the adhesive material of FIG. 2 . The adhesive material 130 of this embodiment is, for example, an easy-pull adhesive. As shown in FIG. 10A , at one end of each adhesive material 130 , it includes an adhesive layer 1301, a release layer 1302, a release layer 1303, a covering layer 1304, and a covering layer 1305. The release layer 1302 and the release layer 1303 correspond to the adhesive section 132 of the adhesive material 130 and are respectively attached to two opposite surfaces of the adhesive layer 1301. The covering layer 1304 and the covering layer 1305 correspond to the protruding section 134 of the adhesive material 130 and are respectively attached to two opposite surfaces of the adhesive layer 1301. In the process of assembling the battery module 120, the release layer 1303 (shown in FIG. 10A) can be torn off first as shown in FIG. 10B, and the adhesive layer 1301 can be glued to the battery module 120 as shown in FIG. 10C. Then, the release layer 1302 (shown in FIG. 10C) is torn off as shown in FIG. 10D, and the housing 110 is glued to the adhesive layer 1301 as shown in FIG. 10E. The covering layer 1304 and the covering layer 1305 may be Mylar sheets for the user's fingers to contact to pull the protruding section 134 of the rubber material 130 as described above.

In summary, the battery module of the present invention is engaged with the hook of the housing of the electronic device by the engaging structure on the frame, and the battery module does not need to be assembled by screws, which simplifies the assembly process of the battery module. Specifically, in the process of assembling the battery module, the user only needs to align the battery module and the housing with each other along the assembly axis (i.e., the first axis), and let the hook of the housing move relative to the engaging structure along the assembly axis under the guidance of the guide part of the engaging structure, so that the hook can be engaged with the engaging part of the engaging structure, so the assembly is extremely simple.

100: electronic device 110: housing 112: hook 112a: hook part 120: battery module 122: battery unit 124: frame 1241: snap-fit structure 1241a: guide part 1241b: snap-fit part 126: coating layer 130: adhesive material 1301: adhesive layer 1302, 1303: release layer 1304, 1305: cover layer 132: adhesive section 134: protruding section R: rib S: guide groove Z: first axis X: second axis Y: third axis

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional diagram of some components of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the housing and battery module of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of some components of the battery module of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of the housing and battery module of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of the battery module of FIG. 2. FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view of the housing of FIG. 2. FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional diagram of the housing of FIG. 7 at another viewing angle. FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram of the battery module and the adhesive of FIG. 2 at another viewing angle. FIG. 10A to FIG. 10E are flow charts of the use of the adhesive of FIG. 2.

110: Shell

112: Hook

120:Battery module

124:Frame

1241: snap-fit structure

1241a: Guidance Department

1241b: snap-fit part

126: Coating layer

130: Rubber

134: protruding section

R: ribs

S: Guide groove

Z: First axis

X: Second axis

Y: The third axis

Claims (13)

An electronic device includes: a housing having at least one hook; and a battery module, adapted to be mutually assembled with the housing along a first axis, wherein the battery module includes a frame and at least one battery unit, the at least one battery unit is arranged in the frame, the frame has at least one engaging structure, the at least one engaging structure includes a guide portion and an engaging portion, the at least one hook is adapted to be guided by the guide portion to move along the first axis and engage with the engaging portion, wherein the at least one hook has a hook portion, the engaging portion includes two ribs, and the hook portion is adapted to engage between the two ribs. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the at least one hook is located at the periphery of the housing, and the at least one locking structure is located at the periphery of the frame. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein when the at least one hook is engaged with the engaging portion, the engaging portion prevents the at least one hook from moving along the first axis. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein when the at least one hook is engaged with the engaging portion, the guide portion blocks the at least one hook in a second axial direction and a third axial direction, and the first axial direction, the second axial direction and the third axial direction are perpendicular to each other. An electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the guide portion includes two opposite guide grooves, and the at least one hook is suitable for sliding along the first axial direction between the two guide grooves. The electronic device as described in claim 1 further comprises at least one adhesive material, wherein the battery module is suitable for being glued to the housing by the at least one adhesive material. An electronic device as described in claim 6, wherein the at least one adhesive material includes a bonding section and at least one protruding section, and when the bonding section is bonded between the housing and the battery module, the at least one protruding section protrudes relative to the housing and the battery module. An electronic device as described in claim 7, wherein the number of the at least one protruding section is two, and the two protruding sections are respectively connected to the opposite ends of the adhesive section. A battery module is suitable for being assembled with a housing of an electronic device along a first axis. The battery module comprises: at least one battery cell; and a frame, wherein the at least one battery cell is arranged in the frame, and the frame has at least one engaging structure, wherein the at least one engaging structure comprises a guide portion and an engaging portion, and at least one hook of the housing is suitable for moving along the first axis and engaging with the engaging portion under the guidance of the guide portion, wherein the at least one hook has a hook portion, wherein the engaging portion comprises two convex ribs, and the hook portion is suitable for engaging between the two convex ribs. A battery module as described in claim 9, wherein the at least one hook is located at the periphery of the housing, and the at least one locking structure is located at the periphery of the frame. A battery module as described in claim 9, wherein when the at least one hook is engaged with the engaging portion, the engaging portion prevents the at least one hook from moving along the first axial direction. The battery module as described in claim 9, wherein when the at least one hook is engaged with the engaging portion, the guide portion blocks the at least one hook in a second axial direction and a third axial direction, and the first axial direction, the second axial direction and the third axial direction are perpendicular to each other. A battery module as described in claim 9, wherein the guiding portion includes two opposite guiding grooves, and the at least one hook is suitable for sliding along the first axial direction between the two guiding grooves.

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