Patent ID: 6285159
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: G06F,H02J

Abstract:
A computer apparatus, comprising:a housing forming a battery door orifice in a side of said housing, said housing receiving a plurality of electronic units and at least one printed circuit board;a battery storage unit having a bottom wall and four side walls and an upper battery insertion orifice, said battery storage unit receiving one selected from among a rechargeable battery pack and a plurality of individual batteries, said plurality of individual batteries being selected from among rechargeable individual batteries and non-rechargeable individual batteries, said battery storage unit being formed to accommodate the battery pack, said battery storage unit being formed to accommodate the plurality of individual batteries, said battery storage unit being fixedly mounted in said housing with said upper battery insertion orifice facing the battery door orifice, the battery pack and the plurality of individual batteries corresponding to power sources supplying power to said apparatus; anda protective circuit protecting the battery pack when the battery pack is in said battery storage unit and stabilizing a charging of the battery pack, said protective circuit being installed on said printed circuit board;said protective circuit protecting the rechargeable individual batteries when the rechargeable individual batteries are in said battery storage unit and stabilizing a charging of the rechargeable individual batteries.