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FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present subject matter relates to a communication device and, particularly but
not exclusively, to a battery disengaging assembly for the communication device.
BACKGROUN5 D
[0002] Communication devices, such as cellular phones, smart phones, personal digital
assistants (PDAs), have seemingly become a ubiquitous part of today’s lifestyle. These
communication services allow data to be exchanged between a service provider and a user to
provide the user with a variety of mobile communications services and networking capabilities.
10 With advancements in technology, there has been a vast improvement in capabilities and features
of the computing devices, thus leading to an increase in associated usages of the computing
devices. Further, owing to its increased importance in a user’s social life and stature, a lot of
efforts have recently been made in order to improve aesthetics of the communication devices.
For instance, back covers typically provided to cover a battery and a SIM card are being
15 manufactured using same material as rest of the communication devices. Alternatively, the
communication devices are provided as a single sealed unit so as to completely eliminate usage
of back covers owing to which the battery of the communication devices are factory fitted and
can not be removed.
SUMMARY
20 [0003] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to a battery disengaging
assembly for a communication device. This summary is not intended to identify essential
features of the claimed subject matter nor is it intended for use in determining or limiting the
scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0004] In one implementation, a battery disengaging assembly for a communication
25 device is described herein. The communication device comprises a battery and a battery
disengaging assembly coupled to the battery. The battery disengaging assembly disengages the
battery for interrupting power supply of the communication device. Further, the battery
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disengaging assembly comprises a connecting member coupled to the battery and an activation
switch coupled to the connecting member to electrically disengage the battery.
[0005] In one implementation, a housing for a communication device is described herein.
The housing comprises a connecting member coupled to one or more mobile terminals of the
communication device. The mobile terminals are capable of being coupled to a battery of th5 e
communication device. The housing further comprises an activation switch coupled to the
connecting member to electrically disengage the battery for interrupting power supply of the
communication device.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
10 [0006] The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures.
In the figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the
reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference
like features and components. Some embodiments of system and/or methods in accordance with
embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example only, and with
15 reference to the accompanying figures, in which:
[0007] Figure 1a illustrates a block diagram of a communication device having a battery
disengaging assembly in an engaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present
subject matter;
[0008] Figure 1b illustrates a block diagram of the communication device having the
20 battery disengaging assembly in a disengaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the
present subject matter;
[0009] Figure 2a illustrates the communication device having the battery disengaging
assembly in an engaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subject
matter;
25 [0010] Figure 2b illustrates the communication device having the battery disengaging
assembly in a disengaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subject
matter;
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[0011] Figure 3a illustrates the communication device having a battery disengaging
assembly in an engaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subject
matter;
[0012] Figure 3b illustrates the communication device having the battery disengaging
assembly in a disengaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subjec5 t
matter;
[0013] Figure 4a illustrates the communication device having the battery disengaging
assembly in an engaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subject
matter;
10 [0014] Figure 4b illustrates the communication device having the battery disengaging
assembly in a disengaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subject
matter;
[0015] Figure 5a illustrates the communication device having the battery disengaging
assembly in an engaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subject
15 matter; and
[0016] Figure 5b illustrates the communication device having the battery disengaging
assembly in a disengaged state of battery, according to an embodiment of the present subject
matter.
[0017] In the present document, the word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as
20 an example, instance, or illustration." Any embodiment or implementation of the present subject
matter described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or
advantageous over other embodiments.
[0018] It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any block diagrams herein
represent conceptual views of illustrative systems embodying the principles of the present
25 subject matter. Similarly, it will be appreciated that any flow charts, flow diagrams, state
transition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like represent various processes which may be
substantially represented in computer readable medium and so executed by a computer or
processor, whether or not such computer or processor is explicitly shown.
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0019] The present subject matter relates to a battery disengaging assembly for a
communication device. A battery of a communication device is provided within a body or a
structure of the communication device, typically beneath a back cover of the communication
device. A user of the communication device may thus have to remove the back cover each tim5 e
the user has to access the battery. For instance, a user may have to remove the back cover for
installing the battery in a newly bought communication device or for replacing an old faulty
battery.
[0020] Further, in certain cases the user may need to remove the battery for few seconds
10 in order to restart the communication devices. For example, the communication devices
nowadays allow users to perform various processor intensive operations, such as playing high
density games, video, and audios; download large files; and create and edit documents.
Performing such processor intensive operations may, however, cause the communication device
to stop responding or slow down due to excessive processor usage. In such a case the user may
15 remove the battery to disrupt power supply of the communication device. In order to restart the
communication device by disrupting the power, the user may have to first open the back cover,
remove the battery for few second, replace the battery, and then replace the back cover. Such a
process is not only time consuming but also sometimes difficult. For instance, if the
communication devices hangs, i.e., stops responding while the user is walking or is commuting
20 in a crowded public transport, the user may face difficulty in opening the back cover to
disengage the battery. Further, it may not be feasible for elderly people to open the cover for
restarting the phone due to which they either have to use someone else’s help or wait for a long
time before the communication device starts responding again.
[0021] Opening the back cover to remove the battery each time the communication
25 device hangs may further result in the user damaging, for example, causing scratches on the
communication device’s body. Further, since nowadays users use a protective body cover over
the communication device, the process of removing the battery may become more cumbersome
as the user first has to remove the protective body cover before removing the back cover and the
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battery. Further, since the protective body cover usually clasps on the communication device,
removing the protective body cover too may damage the communication device.
[0022] Additionally, in order to improve aesthetics of the communication devices and
also to prevent possible damage to the battery from regular opening of the back cover, certain
communication devices are provided as a single sealed unit so as to completely eliminate usag5 e
of back covers. The battery in such a communication device is factory fitted and thus can not be
removed. The user in such a case may thus not be able to restart the communication device in
case the communication device stops responding.
[0023] According to an implementation of the present subject matter, a battery
10 disengaging assembly for a communication device is described. The battery disengaging
assembly facilitates in disengaging a battery for interrupting power supply of the communication
device with the battery being physically present inside the communication device. Examples of
the communication device include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, smart phones, and
personal digital assistants (PDAs).
15 [0024] In one embodiment, the battery disengaging assembly includes a connecting
member and an activation switch. The connecting member is coupled to the battery while the
activation switch is coupled to the connecting member to disengage the battery. In one
implementation, the activation switch is provided over an outer surface, for example, on a top
edge or a side edge of the communication device such that a user of the communication device
20 may easily operate the activation switch to activate the battery disengaging assembly for
disengaging the battery. Upon activation, the battery disengaging assembly breaks a connection
between one or more mobile terminals and corresponding one or more battery terminals to
disengage the battery.
[0025] The battery terminals may be defined as connecting pins of the battery provided
25 for supplying power to the communication device. The mobile terminals may be defined as
connecting pins of the communication device provided for receiving power from the battery. In
one implementation, the mobile terminals may be coupled to the battery terminals such that in an
engaged state of the battery the mobile terminals and the battery terminals form the connection
for supplying power to the communication device. Further, the connecting member is attached to
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the mobile terminals such that upon activation of the battery disengaging assembly, the
connecting member may de-couple the mobile terminals and the battery terminals to break the
connection between them.
[0026] In operation, when the user wishes to disengage the battery, for instance, to restart
the communication device, the user may operate the activation switch to move the activatio5 n
switch from an initial position to a temporary position of the activation switch. The initial
position of the activation switch may be understood as a position in which the mobile terminals
are coupled to the battery terminals, i.e., in the engaged state of the battery. The temporary
position of the activation switch may be understood as a position in which the mobile terminals
10 are de-coupled from the battery terminals, i.e., in the disengaged state of the battery. Moving the
activation switch from the initial position to the temporary position further moves the connecting
member which in turn moves the mobile terminals away from the battery terminals. The mobile
terminals are thus de-coupled from the battery terminals therefore disengaging the battery for
interrupting the power supply to the communication device. The user may subsequently release
15 the activation switch to allow the activation switch to move to the initial position, thus engaging
the battery to resume the power supply to the communication device.
[0027] The present subject matter thus allows the user to disengage the battery of the
communication device with the battery being physically present inside the communication
device. Disengaging the battery without removing it from the communication device facilitates
20 in improving the user’s experience of using the communication device as the user may now
easily restart the communication device whenever the communication device becomes nonresponsive.
Further, since the user does not need to remove the back cover and the battery every
time the communication device stops responding, chances of causing scratches on the
communication devices are also reduced. Further, users using the communication devices having
25 no battery access may now also restart the communication devices instead of waiting for a long
time for the communication device to start responding. Further, even elderly users or users using
the communication devices while travelling may now easily disengage the battery to restart the
communication device.
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[0028] It should be noted that the description and figures merely illustrate the principles
of the present subject matter. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to
devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the
principles of the present subject matter and are included within its spirit and scope. Furthermore,
all examples recited herein are principally intended expressly to be for pedagogical purposes t5 o
aid the reader in understanding the principles of the present subject matter and the concepts
contributed by the inventor(s) to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without
limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. Moreover, all statements herein
reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present subject matter, as well as specific
10 examples thereof, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[0029] It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the words during, while,
and when as used herein are not exact terms that mean an action takes place instantly upon an
initiating action but that there may be some small but reasonable delay, such as a propagation
delay, between the initial action and the reaction that is initiated by the initial action.
15 Additionally, the words “connected” and “coupled” are used throughout for clarity of the
description and can include either a direct connection or an indirect connection.
[0030] The manner in which the systems and the methods of the present subject matter
may be implemented has been explained in details with respect to the Figures 1 to 5. While
aspects of described system(s) and method(s) of the present subject matter can be implemented
20 in any number of different computing systems, environments, and/or configurations, the
embodiments are described in the context of the following system(s).
[0031] Figures 1a and 1b illustrate a block diagram of a communication device 100
having a battery disengaging assembly 102 in an engaged state and disengaged state of a battery
104, respectively, according to an embodiment of the present subject matter. Examples of the
25 communication device 100, hereinafter referred to as the device 100, include, but are not limited
to, a hand-held device, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, and a
tablet.
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[0032] The device 100 further includes one or more mobile terminals 106-1, 106-2, ….,
106-n, hereinafter collectively referred to as mobile terminals 106 and individually as mobile
terminal 106. The mobile terminals 106 may be defined as connecting pins provided in the
device 100 for receiving power from the battery 104. In one implementation, the mobile
terminals 106 are coupled to the battery disengaging assembly 102 such that the batter5 y
disengaging assembly 102 may move the mobile terminals 106 away from the battery 104 to
disengage the battery 104 for interrupting power supply of the device 100. In one
implementation, the battery 104 includes one or more battery terminals 108-1, 108-2, …., 108-n,
hereinafter collectively referred to as the battery terminals 108 and individually as the battery
10 terminal 108. The battery terminals 108 may be defined as connecting pins of the battery 104
provided for supplying power to the device 100. As illustrated in figure 1a, each battery terminal
108 is coupled to a corresponding mobile terminal 106 to form a connection for supplying power
to the device 100 in the engaged state of the battery. Although, the Figures 1a and 1b illustrate
three mobile terminals 106 and three battery terminals 108, it will be understood that the present
15 subject matter may be implemented for the devices 100 having a lesser number or a greater
number of the mobile terminals 106 and the battery terminals 108. For instance, the device 100
may have two or four mobile terminals 106 and battery terminals 108.
[0033] Further, the battery disengaging assembly 102 includes an activation switch 110
and a connecting member 112 coupled to the battery 104 for disengaging the battery 104. In one
20 implementation, the connecting member 112 is attached to the mobile terminals 106 such that the
connecting member 112 may move the mobile terminals 106 to de-couple the mobile terminals
106 and the battery terminals 108 to break the connection between them for disengaging the
battery 104, as illustrated in Figure 1b. The connecting member 112 is further coupled to the
activation switch 110 such that a user of the device 100 may operate the activation switch 110 to
25 disengage the battery 104 through the connecting member 112 for interrupting power supply of
the device 100 without physically detaching or removing the battery 104 from the device 100.
[0034] In one embodiment, the activation switch 110 is provided over an outer surface of
the device 100 to facilitate the user to operate the activation switch 110 for disengaging the
battery 104 without removing a protective body cover (not shown in the figure) or a back cover
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(not shown in the figure) of the device 100. In one implementation, the activation switch 110
may be provided on a top edge of the device 100. The top edge may be understood as an edge
proximate to an earpiece (not shown in the figure) of the device 100. The battery 104, in said
implementation, is placed such that the battery terminals 108 face the top edge of the device 100.
In another implementation, the activation switch 110 may be provided on a bottom edge of th5 e
device 100. The bottom edge may be understood as an edge proximate to a microphone (not
shown in the figure) of the device 100. The battery 104, in said implementation, is placed such
that the battery terminals 108 face the bottom edge of the device 100. In another implementation,
the activation switch 110 may be provided on a side edge of the device 100. The side edge may
10 be understood as an edge connecting the top edge and the bottom edge of the device 100. The
side edged may be further defined as the edge on which a volume control switch (not shown in
the figure) of the device 100 is typically provided.
[0035] Further, the activation switch 110 may be covered with a shutter, say, a flap cover
(not shown in the figure) to provide a protective covering to the activation switch 110. The user
15 may thus remove the shutter to access and operate the activation switch 110.
[0036] In operation, to activate the battery disengaging assembly 102 for disengaging the
battery 104, the user may operate the activation switch 110 to move the activation switch 110
from an initial position to a temporary position of the activation switch 110. In one
implementation, the user may operate the activation switch 110 by sliding the activation switch
20 110 over an edge, say, the top edge or the side edge of the device 100. In another
implementation, the user may operate the activation switch 110 by pressing the activation switch
110. In yet another implementation, the user may operate the activation switch 110 by pulling the
activation switch 110. The initial position of the activation switch 110 may be understood as a
default or resting position of the activation switch 110 in which the mobile terminals 106 are
25 coupled to the battery terminals 108. The temporary position of the activation switch 110 may be
understood as an active or operating position in which the mobile terminals 106 are de-coupled
from the battery terminals 108.
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[0037] As the user brings the activation switch 110 to the temporary position, the
connecting member 112 which is coupled to the activation switch 110 enters into an active state.
The connecting member 112, in the active state, moves the mobile terminals 106 away from the
battery terminals 108, thus de-coupling the mobile terminals 106 and the battery terminals 108 to
disengage the battery 104, as illustrated in the Figure 1b. In one implementation, the user ma5 y
have to keep the activation switch 110 in the temporary position for a few seconds in order to
disengage the battery 104. The user may subsequently release the activation switch 110 to allow
the activation switch to move to the initial position for engage the battery 104. Further, the
battery disengaging assembly 102 may include a spring (not shown in the figure) for reinstating
10 the activation switch 110 to the initial position. In one implementation, one end of the spring
may be coupled to the battery disengaging assembly 102 while another end may be coupled to
the device 100 such that the spring gets compressed as the activation switch 110 is moved to the
temporary position. As the user releases the activation switch 110, the spring relaxes to come
back into a normal decompressed state and in turn reinstates the battery disengaging assembly
15 102, i.e., the activation switch 110 into the initial position of the battery disengaging assembly
102, i.e., the activation switch 110.
[0038] Furthermore, in one implementation, the battery disengaging assembly 102 may
be manufactured and provided in a housing (not shown in the figures) of the device 100. The
housing may be understood as a casing of the communication device in which other circuitries,
20 such as processors (not shown in the figures), a display (not shown in the figures), and the
battery 104 may be implemented to manufacture the device 100. The housing may thus include
the activation switch 110 and the connecting member 112 coupled to the mobile terminals 106.
The housing may further include the spring such that one end of the spring is coupled to the
connecting member 102 and another end is coupled to the housing for reinstating the activation
25 switch 110 to an initial position of the activation switch 110 for re-engaging the battery 104.
[0039] Figures 2a and 2b illustrate the device 100 having the battery disengaging
assembly 102 in an engaged state and a disengaged state of the battery 104, respectively,
according to an embodiment of the present subject matter. In said embodiment, the connecting
member 112 may be provided as a shaft having a first end 202 connected to the activation switch
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110 and a second end 204 connected to the mobile terminals 106. Further, the device 100
includes a spring 206 having one end 208 connected to the connecting member 112 and another
end 210 connected to the device 100.
[0040] In said embodiment, the activation switch 110 is provided on an edge of the
device 100 facing the battery terminals 108. In one implementation, the activation switch 115 0
may be placed on a top edge 212 of the device 100 if the battery terminals 108 face the top edge
212 of the device 100. In another implementation, the activation switch 110 may be placed on a
bottom edge 214 of the device 100 if the battery terminals 108 face the bottom edge 214 of the
device 100. For the sake of brevity, and not as a limitation, the description of Figures 2a and 2b
10 is provided in context of the activation switch 110 being placed on the top edge 212 of the device
100.
[0041] In said embodiment, the user may activate the battery disengaging assembly 102
for disengaging the battery 104 by sliding the activation switch 110 over the top edge 212 of the
device 100. As previously described, the user may slide the activation switch 110 from an initial
15 position, as illustrated in Figure 2a, to a temporary position, as illustrated in Figure 2b, to
disengage the battery 104. As the user moves the activation switch 110, the connecting member
112 too starts moving along with the activation switch 110 towards the end 210 of the spring 206
to enter into an active state, as illustrated in the Figure 2b. Further, as the connecting member
112 moves towards the end 210, the spring 206 starts to compress and continues to compress
20 until the activation switch 110 reaches the temporary position at which point the spring 206 is
fully compressed.
[0042] As the activation switch 110 and in turn the connecting member 112 are moved
towards the end 210 of the spring 206, the memory terminals 106 connected to the connecting
member 112 also move away from the battery terminals 108. De-coupling of the mobile
25 terminals 106 and the battery terminals 108 causes the connection between the mobile terminals
106 and the battery terminals 108 to break, as illustrated in the Figure 2b. As the connection
between the mobile terminals 106 and the battery terminals 108 breaks, the battery 104 gets
disengaged, thus interrupting the power supply to the device 100. Once the battery 104 is
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disengaged and the device 100 switches off, the user may release the activation switch 110. As
the user releases the activation switch 110, the spring 206 decompresses to come back into its
normal state and in turn reinstates the activation switch 110 into the initial position of the
activation switch 110. Further, the connecting member 112 and in turn the mobile terminals 106
also move to their initial positions, thus engaging the battery 104 to resume power supply to th5 e
device 100. For instance, releasing the activation switch 110 causes the activation switch 110 and
in turn the connecting member 112 to slide back to the initial position due to which the mobile
terminals 106 also move back towards the battery terminals 108 to form the connection for
supplying power from the battery 104 to the device 100.
10 [0043] Figures 3a and 3b illustrate the device 100 having the battery disengaging
assembly 102 in an engaged state and a disengaged state of the battery 104, respectively,
according to an embodiment of the present subject matter. In said embodiment, the connecting
member 112 includes a first shaft 302 and a second shaft 304 for coupling the activation switch
110 to the mobile terminals 106. The first shaft 302 has one end 306 connected to the activation
15 switch 110 and another end 308 connected to a first end 310 of the second shaft 304, while a
second end 312 of the second shaft is connected to the mobile terminals 106 for being coupled to
the battery 104. Although the connecting member 112 has been shown and described to include
two shafts, it will be understood that the connecting member 112 may be provided as a single Lshaped
shaft.
20 [0044] In said embodiment, the activation switch 110 is provided on a side edge of the
device 100. In one implementation, the activation switch 110 may be placed on a right side edge
314-1 of the device 100. In another implementation, the activation switch 110 may be placed on
a left side edge 314-2 of the device 100. The right side edge 314-1 and the left side edge 314-2
are hereinafter collectively referred to as side edges 314 and individually referred to as side edge
25 314. Further, the device 100 includes the spring 206 having the end 208 connected to the first
shaft 302 and the other end 210 connected to the device 100.
[0045] In operation, the user may slide the activation switch 110 over the side edge 314
of the device 100 to activate the battery disengaging assembly 102 for disengaging the battery
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104. As previously described, the user may slide the activation switch 110 from an initial
position, as illustrated in the Figure 3a, to a temporary position, as illustrated in the Figure 3b, to
disengage the battery 104. As the user moves the activation switch 110, the connecting member
112, i.e., the first shaft 302 and in turn the second shaft 304 too move along with the activation
switch 110 towards the end 210 of the spring 206 to enter into an active state, as illustrated in th5 e
Figure 3b. Further, as the connecting member 112 moves towards the end 210, the spring 206
compresses until the activation switch 110 reaches the temporary position at which point the
spring 206 is fully compressed.
[0046] Further, due to the movement of the activation switch 110 and in turn the
10 connecting member 112, the memory terminals 106 connected to the second shaft 304 also move
upwards. The connection between the mobile terminals 106 and the battery terminals 108 thus
breaks, as illustrated in the Figure 3b, owing to which the battery 104 gets disengaged, thus
interrupting the power supply to the device 100. Once the battery 104 is disengaged and the
device 100 switches off, the user may release the activation switch 110. As the user releases the
15 activation switch 110, the spring 206 decompresses to come back into its normal state and in turn
reinstates the activation switch 110 into the initial position of the activation switch 110. The first
shaft 302 thus moves upwards due to which the second shaft 304 also moves upwards. Thus, the
connecting member 112 and in turn the mobile terminals 106 move to their initial positions, reengaging
the battery 104 to resume power supply to the device 100.
20 [0047] Figures 4a and 4b illustrate the device 100 having the battery disengaging
assembly 102 in an engaged state and a disengaged state of the battery 104, respectively,
according to an embodiment of the present subject matter. In said embodiment, the connecting
member 112 may be provided as a shaft having the first end 202 connected to the activation
switch 110 and the second end 204 connected to the mobile terminals 106. Further, the device
25 100 includes the spring 206 having the end 208 connected to the connecting member 112 and the
end 210 connected to the device 100.
[0048] In said embodiment, the activation switch 110 is provided on an edge of the
device 100 facing the battery terminals 108. In one implementation, the activation switch 110
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may be placed on the top edge of the device 100 if the battery terminals 108 face the top edge of
the device 100. In another implementation, the activation switch 110 may be placed on the
bottom edge of the device 100 if the battery terminals 108 face the bottom edge of the device
100. For the sake of brevity, and not as a limitation, the description of Figures 4a and 4b is
provided in context of the activation switch 110 being placed on the top edge 212 of the devic5 e
100.
[0049] The user may activate the battery disengaging assembly 102 for disengaging the
battery 104 by pulling the activation switch 110 upwards from the top edge 212 of the device
100. The user may pull the activation switch 110 from an initial position, as illustrated in the
10 Figure 4a, to a temporary position, as illustrated in the Figure 4b, to disengage the battery 104.
As the user pulls the activation switch 110, the connecting member 112 too gets pulled up to
enter into an active state, as illustrated in the Figure 4b. Further, as the connecting member 112
moves upwards towards the top edge 212, the spring 206 compresses until the activation switch
110 reaches the temporary position at which point the spring 206 is fully compressed.
15 [0050] Further, due to the upward movement of the activation switch 110 and in turn the
connecting member 112, the mobile terminals 106 are also pulled upwards. Upward movement
of the mobile terminals 106 de-couples the mobile terminals 106 and the battery terminals 108,
thus breaking connection between the mobile terminals 106 and the battery terminals 108, as
illustrated in the Figure 4b. Breaking the connection results in the battery 104 getting
20 disengaged, thus interrupting the power supply to the device 100. Once the battery 104 is
disengaged and the device 100 switches off, the user may release the activation switch 110. As
the user releases the activation switch 110, the spring 206 decompresses to come back into its
normal state and in turn reinstates the activation switch 110 into the initial position of the
activation switch 110. Further, the connecting member 112 and in turn the mobile terminals 106
25 also move to their initial positions, thus re-engaging the battery 104 to resume power supply to
the device 100. For instance, releasing the activation switch 110 causes the activation switch 110
to move downwards due to which the connecting member 112 and in turn the mobile terminals
106 also move downwards, thus forming the connection between the mobile terminals 106 and
the battery terminals 108.
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[0051] Figures 5a and 5b illustrate the device 100 having the battery disengaging
assembly 102 in an engaged state and a disengaged state of the battery 104, respectively,
according to an embodiment of the present subject matter. In said embodiment, the connecting
member 112 includes a first shaft 502, a pivoting member 504, and a second shaft 506 for
coupling the activation switch 110 and in turn the battery disengaging assembly 102 to th5 e
mobile terminals 106. The first shaft 502 has a first end 508 connected to the activation switch
110 and a second end 510 connected to one end 512 of the pivoting member 504. The second
shaft 506 has a first end 514 connected to the mobile terminals 106 and a second end 516
connected to another end 518 of the pivoting member 504. Further, the device 100 includes the
10 spring 206 having the end 208 connected to the first shaft 502 and the end 210 connected to the
device 100. Further, the pivoting member 504 is pivoted about its central axis 520 using, for
example, a pin thus making the pivoting member 504 a free to move about the central axis.
[0052] In said embodiment, the activation switch 110 is provided on an edge of the
device 100 facing the battery terminals 108. In one implementation, the activation switch 110
15 may be placed on the top edge of the device 100 if the battery terminals 108 face the top edge of
the device 100. In another implementation, the activation switch 110 may be placed on the
bottom edge of the device 100 if the battery terminals 108 face the bottom edge of the device
100. For the sake of brevity, and not as a limitation, the description of Figures 5a and 5b is
provided in context of the activation switch 110 being placed on the top edge 212 of the device
20 100.
[0053] In operation, the user may press the activation switch 110 to push it downwards
towards the bottom edge 214 of the device 100 to disengage the battery 104. The user may push
the activation switch 110 from an initial position, as illustrated in the Figure 5a, to a temporary
position, as illustrated in the Figure 5b, to activate the battery disengaging assembly 102 for
25 disengaging the battery 104. As the user pushes the activation switch 110, the first shaft 502
moves downwards while pushing the end 512 of the pivoting member 504 downwards. Owing to
pivoting of the pivoting member 504 about the central axis 520, downward movement of the end
512 of the pivoting member 504 causes the other end 518 of the pivoting member 504 to move
upwards. Upward movement of the other end 518 of the pivoting member 504 causes the second
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shaft 506 to move upwards to enter into an active state, as illustrated in the Figure 5b. Further, as
the connecting member 112 moves towards the end 210, the spring 206 compresses until the
activation switch 110 reaches the temporary position at which point the spring 206 is fully
compressed.
[0054] As the second shaft 506 moves upwards the mobile terminals 106 also mov5 e
upwards away from the battery terminals 108, thus de-coupling of the mobile terminals 106 and
the battery terminals 108. The connection between the mobile terminals 106 and the battery
terminals 108 thus breaks, as illustrated in the Figure 5b owing to which the battery 104 gets
disengaged, thus interrupting the power supply to the device 100. Once the battery 104 is
10 disengaged and the device 100 switches off, the user may release the activation switch 110. As
the user releases the activation switch 110, the spring 206 decompresses to come back into its
normal state and in turn reinstates the activation switch 110 into the initial position of the
activation switch 110. The first shaft 502 thus moves upwards due to which the end 512 of the
pivoting member 504 also moves upwards, owing to which the other end 518 of the pivoting
15 member 504 and in turn the second shaft 506 moves downwards. Thus, the connecting member
112 and in turn the mobile terminals 106 move to their initial positions to re-engage the battery
104 to resume power supply to the device 100.
[0055] Although embodiments for the present subject matter have been described in a
language specific to structural features or method(s), it is to be understood that the invention is
20 not necessarily limited to the specific features or method(s) described. Rather, the specific
features and methods are disclosed as embodiments for the present subject matter.
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I/We claim:
1. A communication device (100) comprising:
a battery (104); and
a battery disengaging assembly (102) coupled to the battery (104) to disengage the
battery (104) for interrupting power supply of the communication device (100), wherein th5 e
battery disengaging assembly (102) comprises:
a connecting member (112) coupled to the battery (104); and
an activation switch (110) coupled to the connecting member (112) to electrically
disengage the battery (104).
10 2. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting member (112)
comprises:
a pivoting member (504);
a first shaft (502) having a first end (508) and a second end (510), wherein the first end
(508) is connected to the activation switch (110) and the second end (510) connected to one
15 end (512) of the pivoting member (504); and
a second shaft (506) having a first end (514) coupled to the battery (104) and a second
end (516) connected to another end (518) of the pivoting member (504).
3. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the activation switch (110) is
provided on a top edge (212) of the communication device (100), and wherein the activation
20 switch (110) is capable of being pushed towards a bottom edge (214) of the communication
device (100) for disengaging the battery (104).
4. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 3, and wherein the top edge (212) is an
edge proximate to an earpiece of the communication device (100), and wherein the bottom
edge (214) is an edge proximate to a microphone of the communication device (100).
25 5. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activation switch (110) is
provided on a top edge (212) of the communication device (100), and wherein the activation
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switch (110) is capable of being pulled upwards from the top edge (212) of the
communication device (100) for disengaging the battery (104).
6. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the top edge (212) is an edge
proximate to an earpiece of the communication device (100).
7. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 5, the communication device (1005 )
further comprises one or more mobile terminals (106) coupled to the battery (104) to form a
connection for supplying power to the communication device (100), wherein the connecting
member (112) is coupled to the one or more mobile terminals (106), and wherein the
connecting member (112) is capable of pulling the one or more mobile terminals (106)
10 upwards towards the top edge (212) to break the connection for disengaging the battery (104)
upon the activation switch (110) being pulled upwards.
8. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activation switch (110) is
provided on a top edge (212) of the communication device (100), and wherein the activation
switch (110) is capable of being slid over the top edge (212) of the communication device
15 (100), from an initial position of the activation switch (110) to a temporary position of the
activation switch (110), for disengaging the battery (104).
9. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activation switch (110) is
provided on a side edge (314) of the communication device (100), and wherein the activation
switch (110) is capable of being slid over the side edge (314) of the communication device
20 (100), from an initial position of the activation switch (110) to a temporary position of the
activation switch (110), for disengaging the battery (104).
10. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 9, wherein the connecting member
(112) comprises:
a first shaft (302) having one end (306) connected to the activation switch (110); and
25 a second shaft (304) having a first end (310) connected to another end (308) of the first
shaft (302) and a second end (312) coupled to the battery (104).
11. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery disengaging
assembly (102) comprises a spring (206) having one end (208) coupled to the battery
disengaging assembly (102) and another end (210) coupled to the communication device
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(100) for reinstating the battery disengaging assembly (102) to an initial position of the
battery disengaging assembly (102) for re-engaging the battery (104).
12. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 1, the communication device (100)
further comprises one or more mobile terminals (106) coupled to the battery (104) to form a
connection for supplying power to the communication device (100), and wherein the batter5 y
disengaging assembly (102) is coupled to the one or more mobile terminals (106) to disengage
the battery (104).
13. The communication device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery (104)
comprises one or more battery terminals (108) coupled to the one or more mobile terminals
10 (106) to form the connection for supplying power to the communication device (100).
14. A housing for a communication device (100) comprising:
a connecting member (112) coupled to one or more mobile terminals (106) of the
communication device (100), wherein the mobile terminals (106) are capable of being coupled
to a battery (104) of the communication device (100); and
15 an activation switch (110) coupled to the connecting member (112) to electrically
disengage the battery (104) for interrupting power supply of the communication device (100).
15. The housing for a communication device (100) as claimed in claim 14, further
comprising a spring (206) having one end (208) coupled to the connecting member (102) and
another end (210) coupled to the housing for reinstating the activation switch (110) to an
20 initial position of the activation switch (110) for re-engaging the battery (104).
Date 20 January 2014
JAYA PANDEYA
25 IN/PA-1345
Agent for the Applicant
To,
The Controller of Patents
30 The Patent Office at New Delhi