Patent ID: 7662507
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: F24F,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An HVAC controller for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system, the HVAC controller comprising: a controller housing having an aperture; a controller situated in the controller housing for controlling one or more HVAC components of an HVAC system; a battery tray slideably disposed within the aperture, the battery tray configured to receive a battery having first and second planar surfaces and an outer peripheral edge surface extending around the battery between the first and second planar surface, the battery tray comprises an outer wall and a beam element fixed relative to the outer wall and extending away from the outer wall, the beam element having a free end and an end element, with the end element disposed on or adjacent to the free end of the beam element, wherein the beam element is configured to extend across the battery when the battery is inserted into the battery tray with a first portion of the outer peripheral edge surface of the battery facing the outer wall and a second opposite portion of the outer peripheral edge surface of the battery facing away from the outer wall, the end element is configured to engage at least part of the second opposite portion of the outer peripheral edge surface of the battery; and the battery tray further having a first side arm and a second side arm fixed relative to the outer wall, extending away from the outer wall, and spaced from one another, with each of the first and second side arms configured to engage at least part of the first portion of the outer peripheral edge surface of the battery.