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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Robert Lim, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pinci Liao, Taichung, TW;
Chih-Min Chien, Taipei, TW;
Chien-Yueh Tung, Zhubei, TW;
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present document describes techniques associated with a blind battery connector. The blind battery connector described herein enables a user to blindly engage, safely and securely, a battery connector with a system-side connector. In aspects, the blind battery connector includes polarity-oriented magnets at both the battery connector and the system-side connector to automatically align and engage the battery connector with the system-side connector with correct orientation. The magnets may be embedded or removably assembled to the battery connector and the system-side connector. The blind battery connector controls initial alignment of the battery connector for coupling with the system-side connector and provides additional mechanical strength to the coupling against drop, vibration, and shock. The techniques described herein may decrease battery connection time at factory assembly, increase units per hour, and lower operating costs, while decreasing the likelihood of battery connector damage and/or reverse polarity engagement.