IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0439562
(2006-05-23)
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등록번호 |
US-7527893
(2009-07-01)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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One or more dual-contact assemblies and a battery receptacle including such assemblies. A dual-contact assembly includes a positive contact, a negative contact, and an insulating connector disposed between and connecting each of the positive contact and the negative contact in an electrically insula
One or more dual-contact assemblies and a battery receptacle including such assemblies. A dual-contact assembly includes a positive contact, a negative contact, and an insulating connector disposed between and connecting each of the positive contact and the negative contact in an electrically insulating disposition relative to each other. A dual-contact assembly hereof can be resilient such that at least one of the positive contact, the negative contact and the insulating connector of the resilient dual-contact assembly are resiliently movable, the insulating connector maintaining the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly in an electrically insulated disposition relative to each other. In a battery receptacle, at least two dual-contact assemblies are connected to a substrate in a battery receiving disposition.
대표청구항
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Accordingly, what is claimed is: 1. A battery receptacle comprising: a substrate; and first and second dual-contact assemblies, each of the first and second dual-contact assemblies being connected to the substrate in battery receiving disposition, each of said first and second dual-contact assembli
Accordingly, what is claimed is: 1. A battery receptacle comprising: a substrate; and first and second dual-contact assemblies, each of the first and second dual-contact assemblies being connected to the substrate in battery receiving disposition, each of said first and second dual-contact assemblies including: a positive contact, a negative contact, and an insulating connector disposed between and connecting each of the positive contact and the negative contact in an electrically insulating disposition relative to each other; wherein at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies is a resilient dual-contact assembly such that the positive contact, the negative contact and the insulating connector of the resilient dual-contact assembly are resiliently movable, the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly comprising respective base portions contacting the substrate and respective bent portions biased away from the respective base portions, the insulating connector maintaining the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly in an electrically insulated disposition relative to each other when the respective bent portions of the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly are deflected toward the respective base portions of the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly; and wherein each of the positive contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies is electrically connected to a positive circuit power connection, and each of the negative contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies is electrically connected to a negative circuit power connection. 2. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the first and second dual-contact assemblies are disposed in opposing relationship for receiving a battery having a positive terminal on one end and a negative terminal on an opposing end. 3. A battery receptacle according to claim 2 wherein each dual-contact assembly provides both a positive contact and negative contact at each respective end of the battery to be engaged thereby. 4. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the positive contact of at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies is recessed from the negative contact. 5. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the positive contact of at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies is recessed from the negative contact, the positive contact thereby disposed to receive a protruding positive terminal of a battery. 6. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the negative contact of at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies is adapted to engage a substantially flat negative terminal surface of a battery. 7. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein both of the first and second dual-contact assemblies are each resilient, thereby forming first and second resilient dual-contact assemblies such that for each of the respective first and second resilient dual-contact assemblies each of the respective positive contacts, the respective negative contacts and the respective insulating connectors of the respective first and second resilient dual-contact assemblies are resiliently movable, the respective insulating connectors maintaining the respective positive and negative contacts of the respective first and second resilient dual-contact assemblies in an electrically insulated disposition relative to each other. 8. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the resilient dual-contact assembly is formed with at least one inherent flat spring, leaf spring, wire spring, or coil spring. 9. A battery receptacle according to claim 8 wherein the at least one inherent flat spring, leaf spring, wire spring, or coil spring forms at least one of the positive contact, the negative contact and the insulating connector of the resilient dual-contact assembly. 10. A battery receptacle according to claim 8 wherein the at least one inherent flat spring, leaf spring, wire spring, or coil spring is formed from a conductive material. 11. A battery receptacle according to claim 8 wherein the at least one inherent flat spring, leaf spring, wire spring, or coil spring is formed from a unitary piece. 12. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the insulating connector of at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies is a plastic insulator. 13. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the insulating connector, the positive contact and the negative contact of at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies are mechanically joined using an adhesive, cohesive, heat staking, injection molding, mechanical bending of material, ultrasonic welding, or spin welding. 14. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the insulating connector of at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies includes a ramp portion to aid in battery insertion and prevent damage to lip of battery. 15. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein each of the positive contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies is directly electrically coupled to each other and to a single positive circuit power connection, and each of the negative contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies is directly electrically coupled to each other and to a single negative circuit power connection. 16. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein each of the positive contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies is directly electrically coupled to each other and to a single positive circuit power connection via connection of the respective positive contacts themselves, wires, or PCB traces, and each of the negative contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies is directly electrically coupled to each other and to a single negative circuit power connection via connection of the respective negative contacts themselves, wires, or PCB traces. 17. A battery receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the positive contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies are not directly electrically coupled to each other and are each respectively connected to a discrete separate circuit, and each of the negative contacts of the respective first and second dual-contact assemblies are not directly electrically coupled to each other and are each respectively connected to a discrete separate circuit. 18. An inherently resilient dual-contact assembly for use in a battery receptacle, the dual-contact assembly comprising: a positive contact, a negative contact, and an insulating connector disposed between and connecting each of the positive contact and the negative contact in an electrically insulating disposition relative to each other; wherein the positive contact is recessed from the negative contact to receive a protruding positive terminal of a battery; wherein the negative contact is adapted to engage a substantially flat negative terminal surface of a battery; and wherein the positive contact, the negative contact and the insulating connector are resiliently movable, the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly comprising respective base portions and respective bent portions biased away from the respective base portions, the insulating connector maintaining the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly in an electrically insulated disposition relative to each other when the respective bent portions of the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly are deflected toward the respective base portions of the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly. 19. A dual-contact assembly according to claim 18 further comprising at least one inherent flat spring, leaf spring, wire spring, or coil spring. 20. A method for substantially eliminating incorrect battery installation comprising: inserting, in any contact orientation, a battery between two opposing dual-contact assemblies, each of the dual-contact assemblies being disposed in a battery receiving disposition, each of the dual-contact assemblies including a positive contact, a negative contact, and an insulating connector disposed between and connecting each of the positive contact and the negative contact in an electrically insulating disposition relative to each other; wherein at least one of the first and second dual-contact assemblies is an inherently resilient dual-contact assembly such that the positive contact, the negative contact and the insulating connector are resiliently movable, the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly comprising respective base portions and respective bent portions biased away from the respective base portions, the insulating connector maintaining the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly in an electrically insulated disposition relative to each other when the respective bent portions of the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly are deflected toward the respective base portions of the positive and negative contacts of the resilient dual-contact assembly; engaging the positive contact of one of the dual-contact assemblies with the positive terminal of the battery; and, engaging the negative contact of the other one of the dual-contact assemblies with the negative terminal of the battery.
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