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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Toshio Takeshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhito Ebine, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Katsuno, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Tashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Takeshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhito Ebine, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Katsuno, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Tashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A battery device to be loaded on an electronic apparatus comprises a casing configured to house at least one battery cell therein and having upper and lower surfaces, first and second longitudinal side surfaces disposed between the upper and lower surfaces, and an end wall disposed between the upper and lower surfaces and also disposed between the first and second longitudinal side surfaces. A step is disposed in the end wall and a storage element is disposed in the step to receive an electric contact portion, the step extending to the first longitudinal side surface, and the end wall extends from the second longitudinal side surface to the step and projects beyond the step.