Adapter and power tool system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11417993-B2
Application number	US-202017120140-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2020
Priority date	Dec 12, 2019
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

An adapter for connecting a single voltage battery pack to a power tool, the single voltage battery pack configured to output only one voltage and provided with a single voltage battery interface, the power tool detachable coupled with a multi-voltage battery pack and provided with a power tool interface, the single voltage battery interface being not coupleable to the power tool interface, the adapter comprising a housing, an input interface disposed in the housing and provided for electrically and mechanically coupling with the single voltage battery interface of the single voltage battery pack, an output interface disposed in the housing and provided for electrically and mechanically coupling with the power tool interface of the power tool, the input interface electrically connected with the output interface, wherein the power tool can be powered by the single voltage battery pack through the adapter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An adapter for connecting a single voltage battery pack to a power tool, the single voltage battery pack configured to output only one voltage and provided with a single voltage battery interface, the power tool detachable coupled with a multi-voltage battery pack and provided with a power tool interface, the single voltage battery interface being not coupleable to the power tool interface, the adapter comprising:
a housing;
an input interface disposed in the housing and provided for electrically and mechanically coupling with the single voltage battery interface of the single voltage battery pack;
an output interface disposed in the housing and provided for electrically and mechanically coupling with the power tool interface of the power tool; and
the input interface electrically connected with the output interface;
wherein the power tool can be powered by the single voltage battery pack when the single voltage battery interface of the single voltage battery pack is coupled with the input interface of the adapter and the power tool interface of the power tool is coupled with the output interface of the adapter.

2. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the housing forms an inserting portion on a side thereof away from the output interface for sliding inserting the single voltage battery interface of the single voltage battery pack.

3. The adapter according to claim 2 , wherein the housing comprises a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, a front wall close to the output interface, a rear wall opposite to the front wall and two side walls located at two sides of the top wall, and the side wall is further provided with a sliding rail on a side thereof facing the inserting portion.

4. The adapter according to claim 3 , wherein the top wall, the bottom wall, the front wall, the rear wall and the side walls cooperatively surround and define a receiving cavity, an input terminal groove communicated with the receiving cavity is formed between the front wall and the bottom wall, and the input interface is mounted in the input terminal groove.

5. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the input interface comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a third input terminal and a fourth input terminal, wherein the second input terminal and the third input terminal are positioned between the first input terminal and the fourth input terminal; the output interface comprises a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal, wherein the second output terminal and the third output terminal are positioned between the first output terminal and the fourth output terminal; the first input terminal is electrically connected to the first output terminal, and the fourth input terminal is electrically connected to the fourth output terminal.

6. The adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter further comprises a latching mechanism mounted on the housing; the housing is provided with a receiving cavity; the latching mechanism comprises a latching arm and a pressing arm, the latching arm is partially received in the receiving cavity and partially protrudes outside of the receiving cavity, the pressing arm is linked with the latching arm and partially protrudes out of the receiving cavity, the latching arm enters into the receiving cavity when the pressing arm is pressed on.

7. The adapter according to claim 6 , wherein the latching mechanism also comprises an elastic element matched with the pressing arm or the latching arm; the elastic element is elastically deformed when the pressing arm is pressed; and the pressing arm or the latching arm resets under an action of the elastic element when the pressing arm is released.

8. The adapter according to claim 6 , wherein a guiding wall is obliquely arranged on a side of the latching arm facing the output interface.

9. A power tool system, comprising:
a power tool provided with a power tool interface for coupling with a multi-voltage battery pack;
a single voltage battery pack configured to output only one voltage and provided with a single voltage battery interface, the single voltage battery interface being not coupleable with the power tool interface; and
an adapter, the adapter comprising:
a housing;
an input interface disposed in the housing and provided for electrically and mechanically coupling with the single voltage battery interface of the single voltage battery pack;
an output interface disposed in the housing and provided for electrically and mechanically coupling with the power tool interface of the power tool; and
the input interface electrically connected with the output interface;

wherein the power tool can be powered by the single voltage battery pack when the single voltage battery interface of the single voltage battery pack is coupled with the input interface of the adapter and the power tool interface of the power tool is coupled with the output interface of the adapter.

10. The power tool system according to claim 9 , wherein the housing forms an inserting portion on a side thereof away from the output interface for sliding inserting the single voltage battery interface of the single voltage battery pack.

11. The power tool system according to claim 10 , wherein the housing comprises a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, a front wall close to the output interface, a rear wall opposite to the front wall and two side walls located at two sides of the top wall, and the side wall is further provided with a sliding rail on a side thereof facing the inserting portion.

12. The power tool system according to claim 11 , wherein the top wall, the bottom wall, the front wall, the rear wall and the side walls cooperatively surround and define a receiving cavity, an input terminal groove communicated with the receiving cavity is formed between the front wall and the bottom wall, and the input interface is mounted in the input terminal groove.

13. The power tool system according to claim 9 , wherein the input interface comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a third input terminal and a fourth input terminal, wherein the second input terminal and the third input terminal are positioned between the first input terminal and the fourth input terminal; the output interface comprises a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal, wherein the second output terminal and the third output terminal are positioned between the first output terminal and the fourth output terminal; the first input terminal is electrically connected to the first output terminal, and the fourth input terminal is electrically connected to the fourth output terminal.

14. The power tool system according to claim 9 , wherein the adapter further comprises a housing and a latching mechanism mounted on the housing; the housing is provided with a receiving cavity; the latching mechanism comprises a latching arm and a pressing arm, the latching arm is partially received in the receiving cavity and partially protrudes outside of the receiving cavity, the pressing arm is linked with the latching arm and partially protrudes out of the receiving cavity, the latching arm enters into the receiving cavity when the pressing arm is pressed on.

15. The power tool system according to claim 14 , wherein the latching mechanism also comprises an elastic element matched with the pressing arm or the latching arm; the elastic element is elastically deformed when the pressing arm is pressed; and the pressing arm or the latching arm resets under a

Assignees

• Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Lei
• Guo Xinzhong
• Yan An

Classifications

• H02J7/731 Primary

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B25F5/00

  Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B25F5/02

  Construction of casings, bodies or handles {(B25F5/006, B25F5/008 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B25F1/00 Primary

  Combination or multi-purpose hand tools (associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means B25F3/00; {combined stapling and punching tools B25C5/0214}) · CPC title

• H01R13/6275

  Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence) · CPC title