This application claims priority of Taiwanese application no. 096212694, filed on Aug. 2, 2007.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a battery receptacle, more particularly to a battery receptacle that has multiple pairs of anode and cathode terminals.
2. Description of the Related Art
In co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/786,209, there is disclosed a multiple-pair-terminal battery receptacle that includes a casing, first and second anode terminals, first and second conductive members, and first and second cathode terminals. The casing includes opposite first and second walls. The first anode terminal is mounted on the first wall of the casing. The first conductive member is disposed in the casing, and has a first end portion that extends through the first wall of the casing and that is coupled to the first anode terminal, and a second end portion that is opposite to the first end portion thereof, that extends through the second wall of the casing, and that serves as the second anode terminal. Each of the first and second cathode terminals is mounted on a respective one of the first and second walls of the casing. The second conductive member interconnects the first and second cathode terminals.
The aforementioned multiple-pair-terminal battery receptacle of the co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/786,209 is disadvantageous in that the first conductive member is manufactured such that a length thereof permits the second end portion thereof, which serves as the second anode terminal, to barely extend through the second wall of the casing. As such, when the length of the first conductive member is shortened due to wear, a reliable contact between the second anode terminal of this multiple-pair-terminal battery receptacle and an anode terminal of another battery charger or an electronic device can not be ensured.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a multiple-pair-terminal battery receptacle that can overcome the aforesaid drawback of the prior art.
According to the present invention, a multiple-pair-terminal battery receptacle comprises a casing, first and second anode terminals, first and second conductive members, and first and second cathode terminals. The first anode terminal is mounted on the casing. The first conductive member is disposed in the casing, and has a first end portion coupled to the first anode terminal, and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion thereof. The second anode terminal is mounted removably on the casing, and engages detachably the second end portion of the first conductive member. Each of the first and second cathode terminals is mounted on the casing. The second conductive member interconnects the first and second cathode terminals.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
Before the present invention is described in greater detail, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the disclosure.
Referring to
The casing 1 includes a first wall 11, and a second wall 12 that is opposite to the first wall 12 thereof and that is formed with a hole 120 therethough.
The first anode terminal 7 is mounted on the first wall 11 of the casing 1.
The first conductive member 8 is disposed in the casing 1, and has a first end portion 81 that extends through the first wall 11 of the casing 1 and that is coupled to the first anode terminal 7, and a second end portion 82 that is opposite to the first end portion 81 thereof. In this embodiment, the first conductive member 8 is in the form of a rod.
The second anode terminal 9 is mounted on the second wall 12 of the casing 1 and engages detachably the second end portion 82 of the first conductive member 8. In particular, with further reference to
Each of the first and second cathode terminals 4, 5 is mounted on a respective one of the first and second walls 11, 12 of the casing 1.
The second conductive member 6 interconnects the first and second cathode terminals 4, 5.
The first end portion 91 of the second anode terminal 9 may contact an anode terminal 7′ of another battery receptacle, as illustrated in
It is noted that the construction of the second anode terminal 9 of the multiple-pair-terminal battery receptacle of this invention as such ensures a reliable contact to an anode terminal of another battery receptacle or an electronic device.
It is noted that the hole 120 in the second wall 12 of the casing 1 is defined by a hole-defining wall, and the second end portion 92 of the second anode terminal 9 is in snap engagement with the hole-defining wall.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what are considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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096212694 | Aug 2007 | TW | national |