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Patent No.:

US 11132024 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021

Filed:

May. 15, 2020

Battery architecture in an electronic device

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

David A. Pakula, San Francisco, CA (US);

Daniel W. Jarvis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Gregory N. Stephens, San Jose, CA (US);

Ian A. Spraggs, San Francisco, CA (US);

James A. Bertin, San Jose, CA (US);

Eric M. Bennett, Foster City, CA (US);

Simon C. Helmore, San Francisco, CA (US);

Melissa A. Wah, San Jose, CA (US);

Matthew D. Hill, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Jon F. Housour, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Douglas G. Fournier, San Jose, CA (US);

Christopher S. Tomasetta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Primary Examiner:

Edward Tso

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H01M 50/183 (2021.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H05K 1/0216 (2013.01); H05K 1/144 (2013.01); H05K 1/148 (2013.01); H05K 7/20481 (2013.01); H05K 7/20963 (2013.01); H05K 9/0033 (2013.01); B32B 2307/302 (2013.01); B32B 2457/20 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04112 (2013.01); H01M 50/183 (2021.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H05K 2201/042 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10242 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10257 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device having a battery assembly is disclosed. Unlike traditional battery assemblies that include rectilinear electrodes with two sides of equal length, the battery assemblies described herein may include electrodes having a shape/configuration resembling an L-shape electrode used to form chemical reactions in order to generate electrical energy. However, other shapes/configurations are possible. The shape/configuration of the housing of the battery assembly confirms to the shape/configuration of the electrodes. Further, in order to accommodate an internal component (such as a circuit board assembly), the shape of the battery assembly provides additional space in the electronic device. In order to form the electrodes, the electrodes may undergo a die cutting operation. Also, the housing may include a channel, or reduced dimension, that accommodates a flexible circuit in the electronic device that passes over the battery assembly at the channel.

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