Electronic device having device side terminal portion for contact with battery
US7859590B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J7/0045
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device includes, in an interior of a flat housing, a battery compartment, and a device side terminal portion that contacts a side terminal portion of a battery stored in the battery compartment portion. The device side terminal portion includes a plurality of terminals that contact terminals of the side terminal portion of the battery, and a terminal holder that holds the plurality of terminals and that is attached to a printed circuit board. The terminal holder includes a printed circuit board overlap portion that supports the printed circuit board in overlapping relationship with a side portion of the terminal holder. The plurality of terminals are connected to the printed circuit board through the printed circuit board overlap portion. The device side terminal portion also includes one or more ground terminals.
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