Battery probe set

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11656281-B2
Application number	US-202117554687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2021
Priority date	Dec 18, 2020
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a battery probe set configured to plug into a battery tester and impinge upon one or more terminals of a battery. The battery probe set includes first and second probe assemblies, each including a housing with gripping portions and conductive ports, probe stems of varying lengths that attach to the housing, and probe tips that couple to the probe stems. The housing, probe stem, and probe tips are electrically coupled via conductive paths. The first and second probe assemblies are electrically coupled via a transverse connector, permitting the location of probe plugs onto one of the probe assemblies that is configured to be pluggable into the battery tester. The probe tips are interchangeable and include a light source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery probe set, comprising:
a first probe assembly, comprising:
a first probe tip;
a first housing configured with a first gripping portion;
a first electronic circuitry within the first housing; and
a first probe stem configured to mechanically couple to a first end of the first housing; and

a second probe assembly, comprising:
a second probe tip;
a second housing configured with a second gripping portion;
a second electronic circuitry within the second housing; and
a second probe stem configured to mechanically couple to a first end of the second housing, wherein the first probe tip is configured to be replaceable between first probe tips with conductive pins of different angles relative to the first probe stem, wherein the conductive pin includes a sharp point configured to impinge upon a battery terminal, the conductive pin further includes a sawtooth ring.

2. The battery probe set of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first probe tip or the second probe tip is configured with a probe light.

3. The battery probe of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first probe stem or the second probe stem is configured to be replaceable between probe stems of different lengths.

4. The battery probe set of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first probe stem and/or the second probe stem has a length of greater than 750 mm.

5. The battery probe set of claim 1 , wherein the first probe tip is configured with a conductive pin communicatively coupled to the first conductive path oriented at an angle of approximately 45° relative to the first probe stem.

6. The battery probe set of claim 1 , wherein the first probe tip is configured with a conductive pin communicatively coupled to the first conductive path oriented at an angle of approximately 30° relative to the first probe stem.

7. The battery probe set of claim 1 , further comprising:
a probe light; and
a battery box disposed within at least one of the first gripping portion or the second gripping portion configured to store a battery, wherein the battery is configured to power the probe light.

8. The battery probe set of claim 1 , wherein the first probe tip further comprises a trigger mechanism, wherein the trigger mechanism is activated by pressing the first probe tip against a battery terminal.

9. The battery probe set of claim 1 , wherein the battery probe set is configured to communicatively couple to a battery tester, wherein the battery tester is configured to measure resistances between a range of 400μΩ to 20 mΩ via the battery probe set.

10. The battery probe set of claim 1 , wherein the battery probe set is configured to couple to a battery tester, wherein the battery tester is configured to measure current ranging from 10 to 6000 ampere hours via the battery probe set.

Assignees

• Vertiv Corp

Inventors

• Frymyer Jr Thomas W
• Riker Ryan J
• Carrillo Mark
• Laurie James A

Classifications

• H01R11/18

  End pieces terminating in a probe · CPC title

• G01R1/06788 Primary

  Hand-held or hand-manipulated probes, e.g. for oscilloscopes or for portable test instruments (end pieces terminating in a probe H01R11/18) · CPC title

• G01R31/3644 Primary

  Constructional arrangements · CPC title

• G01R1/07364

  with provisions for altering position, number or connection of probe tips; Adapting to differences in pitch · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title