| US 7,572,550 B2 | ||
| Shock-absorbing structure of battery cover | ||
| Satoshi Saito, Shizuoka (Japan); and Tomohiro Ikeda, Shizuoka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 26, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/809,347. | ||
| Application 10/809347 is a continuation of application No. 09/863458, filed on May 24, 2001, granted, now 6,773,850. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. P.2000-155232 (JP), filed on May 25, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0180261 A1, Sep. 16, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H01M 2/04 (2006.01); H01M 2/06 (2006.01); H01M 2/34 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 429—175 [429/163; 429/177; 429/183] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A shock-absorbing structure of a battery cover in combination with at least one battery, the combination comprising:
a battery cover which protects the at least one battery; and
a plurality of shock-absorbing ribs formed on an outer surface of the battery cover,
wherein the plurality of shock-absorbing ribs are formed so as to be disposed at position that are substantially symmetrical
to positions of a plurality of externally-threaded electrodes of the at least one battery, with respect to a plane of the
battery cover, when the battery cover is provided on the at least one battery, and
wherein the plurality of externally-threaded electrodes are provided beneath the battery cover.
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