Electrical combination

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10097015-B2
Application number	US-201615190804-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2016
Priority date	Jun 24, 2015
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

An electrical combination includes a power tool and battery pack. The battery pack includes a detection terminal and a normal terminal, two detection circuits, and a control module for respectively connecting with the two terminals. The control module can detect and compare voltage signals in the detection circuits. One detection circuit is used to provide a comparing reference and the other detection circuit is used as a circuit of the terminals and to apply the same voltage on the terminals. A difference between voltages sampled from voltage sampling points and a predetermined value is compared to determine whether the resistance of the terminals is increased. The method can help to decide whether the connection of terminals is good or not.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical combination, comprising:
a power tool comprising:
a motor;
a first power tool terminal connected to the motor;
a second power tool terminal connected to the first power tool terminal; and
a battery pack comprising:
a first battery pack terminal for connecting with the first power tool terminal;
a second battery pack terminal acting as a battery pack detection terminal for connecting with the second power tool terminal;
a battery which is electrically connected with a first potential point and a second potential point which has different potential from the first potential point with the first battery pack terminal being connected to the first potential point;
a first detection circuit for connecting the first battery pack terminal to the second potential point, the first detection circuit comprising a first resistor R 1 and a second resistor R 2 connected in series, wherein a voltage detecting point of the first detection circuit is disposed between the first resistor R 1 and the second resistor R 2 ; and
a second detection circuit for connecting the battery pack detection terminal to the second potential point, the second detection circuit comprising a third resistor R 3 and a fourth resistor R 4 connected in series, wherein a voltage detecting point of the second detection circuit is disposed between the third resistor R 3 and the fourth resistor R 4 ; and

a controller operably connected to the voltage detecting point of the first detection circuit to detect a first voltage detection signal from the first detection circuit, and operably connected to the voltage detecting point of the second detection circuit to detect a second voltage detection signal from the second detection circuit, and output a control signal to a switch to cut off a connection between the first potential point and the first battery pack terminal when the difference between the first voltage detection signal and the second voltage detection signal is greater than a predetermined value,
wherein each of the first power tool terminal and the second power tool terminal of the power tool are metal connection plates and each of the first battery pack terminal and the second battery pack terminal are two metal claws and when the power tool and the battery pack are coupled, the two metal claws are disposed on the two sides of the corresponding connection plates.

2. The electrical combination of claim 1 , wherein the first potential point is connected to the positive electrode of the battery.

3. The electrical combination of claim 1 , wherein the second potential point is connected to the negative electrode of the battery.

Assignees

• Chervon Hk Ltd

Inventors

• Heupke Wilhelm
• Geng Zheng
• Zhang Yuexiang

Classifications

• H02J7/751

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• G01R31/66

  Testing of connections, e.g. of plugs or non-disconnectable joints (testing for incorrect line connections G01R31/55) · CPC title

• G01R31/50

  Testing of electric apparatus, lines, cables or components for short-circuits, continuity, leakage current or incorrect line connections (testing of sparking plugs H01T13/58) · CPC title

• H01M2200/00

  Safety devices for primary or secondary batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/48

  Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) · CPC title