Battery pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11967728-B2
Application number	US-202217583556-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2022
Priority date	Feb 22, 2021
Publication date	Apr 23, 2024
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024

Abstract

A battery pack disclosed herein is configured to be attached to a battery pack mount by moving the same downward with respect to the battery pack mount and be detached from the battery pack mount by moving the same upward with respect to the battery pack mount. The battery pack comprises a casing. The casing includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove on a side surface of the casing in a left-right direction, with the first and second guide grooves each extending upward from a lower end of the side surface. A length of the first guide groove in an up-down direction and a length of the second guide groove in the up-down direction are different.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack configured to be attached to a battery pack mount by moving the battery pack downward with respect to the battery pack mount and to be detached from the battery pack mount by moving the battery pack upward with respect to the battery pack mount,
the battery pack comprising a casing,
wherein
the casing includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove on a side surface of the casing in a left-right direction, the first guide groove extending upward from a lower end of the side surface and the second guide groove extending upward from the lower end of the side surface,
a length of the first guide groove in an up-down direction and a length of the second guide groove in the up-down direction are different,
the first guide groove includes:
a lower guide portion extending upward from the lower end of the side surface;
an upper guide portion above the lower guide portion and extending along the up-down direction; and
an intermediate guide portion connecting the lower guide portion and the upper guide portion, and

a width of the upper guide portion in a front-rear direction is smaller than a width of the lower guide portion in the front-rear direction and/or a depth of the upper guide portion in the left-right direction is smaller than a depth of the lower guide portion in the left-right direction.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the second guide groove in the up-down direction is smaller than half the length of the first guide groove in the up-down direction.

3. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein
in the front-rear direction, the first guide groove is between one end of the side surface and a center of the side surface, and
in the front-rear direction, the second guide groove is between another end of the side surface and the center of the side surface.

4. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the first guide groove in the front-rear direction and a width of the second guide groove in the front-rear direction are different at the lower end of the side surface.

5. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein the width of the second guide groove in the front-rear direction is smaller than half the width of the first guide groove in the front-rear direction at the lower end of the side surface.

6. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein
the length of the second guide groove in the up-down direction is smaller than the length of the first guide groove in the up-down direction, and
at the lower end of the side surface, the width of the second guide groove in the front-rear direction is smaller than the width of the first guide groove in the front-rear direction.

7. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein, on one side in the front-rear direction, a side surface of the lower guide portion, a side surface of the upper guide portion, and a side surface of the intermediate guide portion are on a substantially same plane.

8. The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising a grip extending in the left-right direction for a user to grip.

9. A battery pack configured to be attached to a battery pack mount by moving the battery pack downward with respect to the battery pack mount and to be detached from the battery pack mount by moving the battery pack upward with respect to the battery pack mount,
the battery pack comprising a casing,
wherein
the casing includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove on a side surface of the casing in a left-right direction, the first guide groove extending upward from a lower end of the side surface and the second guide groove extending upward from the lower end of the side surface,
a length of the first guide groove in an up-down direction and a length of the second guide groove in the up-down direction are different,
the length of the second guide groove in the up-down direction is smaller than half the length of the first guide groove in the up-down direction,
in a front-rear direction, the first guide groove is between one end of the side surface and a center of the side surface,
in the front-rear direction, the second guide groove is between another end of the side surface and the center of the side surface,
a width of the first guide groove in the front-rear direction and a width of the second guide groove in the front-rear direction are different at the lower end of the side surface,
the width of the second guide groove in the front-rear direction is smaller than half the width of the first guide groove in the front-rear direction at the lower end of the side surface,
the first guide groove includes:
a lower guide portion extending upward from the lower end of the side surface;
an upper guide portion above the lower guide portion and extending along the up-down direction; and
an intermediate guide portion connecting the lower guide portion and the upper guide portion to each other,
a width of the upper guide portion in the front-rear direction is smaller than a width of the lower guide portion in the front-rear direction,
a depth of the upper guide portion in the left-right direction is smaller than a depth of the lower guide portion in the left-right direction,
on one side in the front-rear direction, a side surface of the lower guide portion, a side surface of the upper guide portion, and a side surface of the intermediate guide portion are on a substantially same plane, and
the battery pack further comprises a grip extending in the left-right direction for a user to grip.

Assignees

• Makita Corp

Inventors

• Murakami Junichi
• Taga Hideyuki

Classifications

• H02J7/80

  including monitoring or indicating arrangements · CPC title

• H02J7/751

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

• H01M50/244 Primary

  Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method · CPC title

• H01M50/213

  adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01M50/247 Primary

  specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers · CPC title