Patent ID: 8304102

Claim:
A battery device for being loaded on an electronic apparatus, comprising: a casing configured to house at least one battery cell therein; a plurality of terminal members; a terminal case disposed in said casing and having a transverse dimension said terminal case having a front face; a plurality of terminal grooves disposed in said terminal case, said terminal grooves being opened to two surfaces of said terminal case and in which said plurality of terminal members are disposed; first and second guide grooves in said terminal case, provided at respective transverse opposite ends of said plurality of terminal grooves, and opened to said two surfaces of said terminal case; a pair of terminal positioning ribs formed on said casing for receiving the terminal case therebetween to position the terminal case in said casing, said pair of terminal positioning ribs having a respective front faces; and an elongated terminal pressing rib formed on said casing having a length approximately equal to the separation of said terminal positioning ribs, said terminal pressing rib being in contact with said terminal case for pressing the terminal case in a direction that is substantially normal to said transverse dimension in said casing, and said terminal pressing rib having a front face not in contact with said terminal case; said front faces of said terminal case, said pair of terminal positioning ribs and said terminal pressing rib all being substantially co-planar.