Patent ID: 8409739
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery latching mechanism for fixing a battery to a portable electronic device comprising: a housing defining a battery compartment and at least one receiving hole; a latching element comprising a flat plate, an extension plate extending from the flat plate and reaching into the battery compartment for elastically latching the battery, and at least one connecting block, projecting from the flat plate, received in the receiving hole and resisting the housing, the extension plate comprising a first resisting section, a second resisting section, and a lip formed where the first and second resisting sections meet; wherein when the battery is received in the battery compartment, the lip resists a rib formed on an end of the battery to limit the movement of the rib; when the extension plate is pressed, the extension plate is compressed and moves away from the rib, thereby releasing itself from the engagement with the rib of the battery to remove the battery.