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Battery connector structures for electronic devices

US8284546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Keith J. Hendren · San Francisco, US
Daniel J. Coster · San Francisco, US
John M. Brock · Redwood City, US
Michelle Goldberg · Sunnyvale, US
Dinesh C. Mathew · Fremont, US
Chris Ligtenberg · Redwood City, US
Hank D. Ching · Fremont, US
Glenn Wheelock · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2011
Grant date	Oct 9, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/188
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable computer is provided that has a housing. A removable battery may provide power to the portable computer. A connector on the battery may mate with a corresponding battery connector in the portable computer housing. The battery connector may be mounted in the portable computer housing a floating arrangement. This allows the position of the connector to move slightly to accommodate variations in the position of the battery. A cable may be used to route power between the battery and a main logic board. A cover may be used to hold the battery connector and cable to the housing of the portable computer without excessively impeding movement of the connector.

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