Portable battery charger system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10651664-B2
Application number	US-201715681099-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2017
Priority date	Aug 18, 2017
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A battery pack charger system including a case configured to store and transport a plurality of battery packs, and a charging system coupled to an outside of the case. The case may include a housing and a lid. The charging system may include a plate member and a plurality of chargers. The plurality of chargers may be arranged in parallel with respect to each other on the plate member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a case configured to store and transport a plurality of battery packs, the case includes:
a housing;
a lid; and

a charging system coupled to an exterior surface of the case, the charging system includes:
a plate member, the plate member being detachably coupled from the case; and
a plurality of chargers disposed on the plate member, the plurality of chargers arranged in parallel with respect to each other on the plate member,

the plate member includes a plurality of protrusion members, the plurality of protrusion members extend from a surface of the plate member to stabilize and prevent the case from tipping.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plate member further includes a channel member configured to wrap an electrical cord around the plate member.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein a first part of the channel member is located at a top edge of the plate member and a second part of the channel member is located at a bottom edge of the plate member.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plate member further includes a cord retention member configured to hold an end of an electrical cord.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plate member includes a pair of guide members configured to engage corresponding guide rails of a slide-on style battery pack, the pair of guide members located above each of the plurality of chargers.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes a partition to divide an interior space into a first compartment and a second compartment.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the partition includes openings to facilitate heat transfer.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first compartment includes a first liner with a first color to designate used battery packs, and the second compartment includes a second liner with a second color to designate fully charged battery packs.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusion members extend in an orthogonal direction with respect to the surface of the plate member.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein two protrusion members are disposed below each of the plurality of chargers.

11. A system, comprising:
a case configured to store and transport a power tool and a plurality of battery packs, the case includes:
a housing;
a partition member configured to form a plurality of compartments, the partition member being attachable/detachable from the housing; and
a lid; and

a charging system attached to an inside, front surface of the case, the charging system includes a charger having a plurality of charging ports to charge the plurality of battery packs,
wherein the lid of the case includes a mesh window at a location that allows air flow and cools the charger system located inside of the case when the lid is closed.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the partition member is substantially H-shape formed inside of the housing.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the partition member is attachable/detachable from the housing using a hook and loop fastener.

14. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a charger mounting system, the charger mounting system includes a pair of mounting devices and a pair of rivets.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the pair of mounting devices is attached to a back surface of the charger located inside of the case.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein each of the mounting devices includes a first opening and a second opening to insert the respective rivets thereto, the first opening being larger than the second opening.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the case includes an electric cord exit port on a same side where the charger is located in the case.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the electric cord exit port includes a rubber cut-out portion.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of charging ports of the charger are positioned parallel in relation to the front surface of the case.

20. A system, comprising:
a case configured to store and transport a power tool and a plurality of battery packs, the case includes:
a housing;
a partition member configured to form a plurality of compartments, the partition member being attachable/detachable from the housing; and
a lid; and

a charging system, the charging system includes a charger having a plurality of charging ports to charge the plurality of battery packs, the charging system includes at least one mounting device to attach the charging system to a rivet that is disposed on an inner surface of the case, the at least one mounting device includes a first opening and a second opening, a size of the first opening being smaller than a size of the second opening, the rivet configured to be inserted into the first opening.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Sergyeyenko Oleksiy P

Classifications

• H02J7/0021

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/0045 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J2007/0039

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/0026

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/62

  against overcurrent · CPC title