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Battery spacer

US11258130B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 2017
Grant dateFeb 22, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery spacer comprises: a cylindrical case body into which a battery is inserted; a bottom wall portion with which an anode-side end of the battery is to come into contact, the bottom wall portion having an anode exposure hole from which a negative terminal of the battery is partially exposed; an annular top wall member that is located opposite to the bottom wall portion 8 and has a central opening into which the battery is inserted; a plurality of anode-side catching pieces that have anode-side engagement hooks extending from the circumference of the anode exposure hole toward the interior of the case body and engaging with an anode-side outer peripheral surface of the battery, and hold the anode side of the battery; and a plurality of cathode-side catching pieces that have cathode-side engagement hooks extending from the circumference of a central opening toward the interior of the case body and engaging with a cathode-side outer peripheral surface of the battery, and hold the cathode side of the battery.

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