摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new and improved portable phone having an embedded battery.SOLUTION: A portable phone 10 has an outer casing 14 with opposite upper and lower walls 18, one of the walls having an opening for access to the interior of the casing, and a lid 28 removably mounted in the opening for normally closing the opening. A main circuit board is mounted in the casing, with a plurality of phone components mounted on the circuit board. A predetermined region 26 of the board aligned with the opening is left exposed or empty components, and forms a recess for receiving a battery 12. The battery receiving recess 26 has contact pads 39, 40, and the battery 12 is removably engaged in the recess with battery contacts engaging the contact pads in the recess. Thereby the battery can be removed and replaced via the opening after the lid is opened. |