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US-12623432-B2 - Electronic device including battery

US12623432B2US 12623432 B2US12623432 B2US 12623432B2US-12623432-B2

Abstract

An electronic device includes a support member; a battery; and an adhesive tape having a first part provided in an area between the battery and the support member in a lengthwise direction and a second part exposed to an outside of the area between the battery and the support member on at least one of one end or the other end of the battery. The first part of the adhesive tape includes: a first area in a direction from the one end of the battery to the other end of the battery, and a second area in the direction from the one end of the battery to the other end of the battery and the second area being spaced apart from the first area to provide one gap extending through one surface of the first part of the adhesive tape facing the battery.

Inventors

  • Daum HWANG
  • Haewoo CHUNG

Assignees

  • SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20230309
Priority Date
20220117

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . An electronic device comprising: a support member; a battery disposed on the support member; and an adhesive tape comprising: a first part disposed to traverse an area between the battery and the support member, and a second part exposed to an outside of the area between the battery and the support member on one end and the other end of the battery, wherein the first part of the adhesive tape comprises: a first area disposed in a direction from the one end of the battery to the other end of the battery, and a second area disposed in the direction from the one end of the battery to the other end of the battery, the second area being spaced apart from the first area to provide at least one gap extending through at least one surface of the first part of the adhesive tape facing the battery, and wherein the second part of the adhesive tape comprises a non-adhesive layer on at least one surface of the second part of the adhesive tape, wherein the adhesive tape comprises a first section, a second section closer to the one end of the battery than the first section, and a third section closer to the other end of the battery than the first section, and wherein a width of the first section is larger than a width of the second section and a width of the third section.
  2. 2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive tape further comprises at least one of a stretchable material or an elastic material.
  3. 3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a first width of the at least one gap in a direction from the first area to the second area in the first section is larger than a second width of the at least one gap in the second section.
  4. 4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein: the first area has a first width in the direction from the first area to the second area, and the second area has a second width in the direction from the first area to the second area, and the first width and the second width are same.
  5. 5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein: the adhesive tape is extended in a lengthwise direction from the one end of the battery to the other end of the battery, in the second section, the first area has a first internal angle with respect to the lengthwise direction and the second area has a second internal angle with respect to the lengthwise direction, and the first internal angle and the second internal angle are acute angles.
  6. 6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein: the first area of the first section has a third internal angle with respect to the first area of the second section, and the second area of the first section has a fourth internal angle with respect to the second area of the second section, and the third internal angle and the fourth internal angle are an obtuse angle.
  7. 7 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first internal angle is equal to the second internal angle.
  8. 8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the adhesive tape comprises a curved shape.
  9. 9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein: at least a part of the at least one gap comprises a curved shape, and at least one width of the width of the first area in the direction from the first area to the second area or the width of the second area in the direction from the first area to the second area is 20 mm or less.
  10. 10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second part of the adhesive tape further comprises: a first end part exposed to the outside of the area between the battery and the support member on the one end of the battery, and a second end part and exposed to the outside of the area between the battery and the support member on the other end of the battery.
  11. 11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-adhesive layer comprises at least one of a printing layer or a tape.
  12. 12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the second part of the adhesive tape is disposed such that a surface opposite to the non-adhesive layer faces a surface opposite to one surface of the battery which faces the first part of the adhesive tape.
  13. 13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second part of the adhesive tape is disposed to surround at least a part of at least one among the one end of the battery or the other end of the battery.
  14. 14 . An adhesive tape comprising: a first end part, an adhesive part extending in a first direction from the first end part, and a second end part extending from the adhesive part and opposite to the first end part, wherein the adhesive part comprises: a first area disposed in a direction from the first end part to the second end part, and a second area disposed in the direction from the first end part to the second end part and wherein the second area is spaced apart from the first area to provide at least one gap extending through at least one surface of the adhesive part, wherein the adhesive tape comprises a first section, a second section closer to the first end part than the first section, and a third section closer to the second end part than the first section, wherein a width of the first section is larger than a width of the second section and a width of the third section, and wherein the adhesive part is positioned in an area between a battery and a support member, and wherein the first end part is exposed to an outside of the area at one end of the battery, and the second end part is exposed to the outside of the area at the other end of the battery.
  15. 15 . The adhesive tape of claim 14 , wherein the adhesive tape further comprises at least one of a stretchable material or an elastic material.
  16. 16 . The adhesive tape of claim 14 , wherein a width of the at least one gap in the direction from the first area to the second area in the first section is larger than another width of the at least one gap in the second section.
  17. 17 . The adhesive tape of claim 14 , wherein: the first area has a first width in the direction from the first area to the second area, and the second area has a second width in the direction from the first area to the second area, and the first width is the same as the second width.
  18. 18 . The adhesive tape of claim 14 , wherein a lengthwise direction of the adhesive part corresponds to a direction from the first end part to the second end part, wherein: in the second section, the first area has a first internal angle with respect to the lengthwise direction and the second area has a second internal angle with respect to the lengthwise direction, and the first internal angle and the second internal angle are acute angles.
  19. 19 . An electronic device comprising: a support member; a battery provided on the support member; and an adhesive tape having a first part provided in an area between the battery and the support member in a lengthwise direction, and wherein the first part of the adhesive tape comprises: a first area provided in a direction from an one end of the battery to the other end of the battery, and a second area provided in the direction from the one end of the battery to the other end of the battery, and wherein the first area and the second area are provided to form a non-rectangular shaped gap, wherein the adhesive tape comprises a first section, a second section closer to the one end than the first section, and a third section closer to the other end than the first section, wherein a width of the first section is larger than a width of the second section and a width of the third section, and wherein the adhesive tape further has a second part exposed to an outside of the area at one end of the battery, and a third part exposed to the outside of the area at the other end of the battery.
  20. 20 . The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the non-rectangular shaped gap is one of a diamond shaped gap, a hexagon shaped gap, a honeycomb shaped gap, a blunt shaped gap, a sagittate shaped gap, or a hastate shaped gap.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a by-pass continuation application of International Application No. PCT/KR2022/021073, filed on Dec. 22, 2022, which based on and claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0006634, filed on Jan. 17, 2022, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0016128, filed on Feb. 8, 2022, and, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0047034, filed on Apr. 15, 2022, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. BACKGROUND 1. Field The disclosure relates to an electronic device including a battery. 2. Description of Related Art An electronic device may include a battery for supplying power. The battery may be disposed to be detachable from the electronic device. In order to repair or recycle a battery according to recently-implemented EU eco-design regulations, an electronic device may be required to have a structure enabling a battery to be easily and safely separated. In order to separate a battery from an electronic device, a method of separating the battery by inputting alcohol to an area to which the battery is attached or a method of detaching the battery by applying power thereto after neglecting the electronic device to which the battery is attached in a low temperature chamber may be used. In the method of separating the battery by inputting alcohol thereto, in case that an input amount of the alcohol is excessive, the alcohol may cause a malfunction of another electronic component or cause damage to the electronic components. In case that too small an amount of alcohol is input, the battery may not be separated from the electronic device. In the method of detaching the battery by neglecting the electronic device in the low temperature chamber, another electronic component may receive a physical impact when the battery is detached. Accordingly, it may be difficult to separate the battery from the electronic device by a general user, other than a skilled person. SUMMARY An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include a support member, a battery disposed on the support member, and an adhesive tape having a first part disposed to traverse an area between the battery and the support member and a second part exposed to the outside of the area between the battery and the support member on at least one of one end or the other end of the battery, in a state in which the battery is disposed, wherein the first part of the adhesive tape may include a first area disposed in a direction toward the other end from the one end of the battery and a second area disposed in the direction toward the other end from the one end of the battery and spaced apart from the first area to provide at least one gap extending through at least one surface of the adhesive tape facing the battery, and the second part of the adhesive tape may include an non-adhesive layer on at least one surface thereof. An adhesive tape according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include a first end part, an adhesive part extending in a first direction from the first end part, and a second end part extending from the adhesive part and facing the first end part, wherein the adhesive part may include a first area disposed in a direction toward the second end part from the first end part and a second area disposed in the direction toward the second end part from the first end part and spaced apart from the first area to provide at least one gap extending through at least one surface of the adhesive part. Various embodiments disclosed in this document may provide an electronic device capable of preventing its damaging which may occur when a user separates a battery from the electronic device. Also, various embodiments disclosed in this document may provide an electronic device which allows a user to easily separate a battery from the electronic device, while maintaining a fixation power of the battery. In addition, various effects directly or indirectly understood through this document can be provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment; FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment; FIG. 4 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view illustrating a battery disposed in an electronic device according to an embodiment; FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating an adhesive tape according to an embodiment; FIG. 6A is a plan view illustrating an adhesive tape according to an embodiment; FIG. 6B is a plan view illustrating an adhesive tape according to an