Power tool battery pack and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016226278-A1
Application number	US-201615009091-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 28, 2016
Priority date	Feb 2, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power tool system including at least one power tool and a battery pack selectively coupleable with the power tool. The battery pack includes a housing, at least one battery cell housed in the housing, a circuit board housed in the housing, a switch mounted on the circuit board, a button actuatable by a user to actuate the switch mounted on the circuit board and a biasing member which biases the button away from a position of actuating the switch. The biasing member is made of a non-conductive material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A power tool system, comprising:
at least one power tool; a battery pack selectively coupleable with the power tool and providing power to the power tool, the battery pack comprising: a housing, at least one battery cell housed in the housing; a circuit board housed in the housing; a switch mounted on the circuit board; a button actuatable by a user to actuate the switch mounted on the circuit board; a biasing member which biases the button away from a position of actuating the switch; a connection section which couples to the power tool and through which power is supplied from the battery pack to the power tool, wherein the connection section includes electrical connectors and the electrical connectors are mounted on the circuit board; and wherein the biasing member is made of a non-conductive material.

2 . The power tool system of claim 1 , wherein the biasing member is made of an elastic material.

3 . The power tool system of claim 1 , wherein the biasing member is made of a material with a Shore A durometer of 30 or greater.

4 . The power tool system of claim 1 , wherein activation of the switch initiates a pairing function of wirelessly pairing the battery pack with another device.

5 . The power tool system of claim 1 , wherein activation of the switch initiates operation a charging port.

6 . The power tool system of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack further comprises a light which selectively illuminates the button.

7 . The power tool system of claim 1 , wherein the power tool comprises at least one of a drill and a saw.

8 . A power tool system, comprising:
at least one power tool; a battery pack selectively coupleable with the power tool and providing power to the power tool, the battery pack comprising: a housing, at least one battery cell housed in the housing; a circuit board housed in the housing; a switch mounted on the circuit board; a button actuatable by a user to actuate the switch mounted on the circuit board; a biasing member which biases the button away from a position of actuating the switch; wherein the biasing member is made of a resilient material.

10 . The power tool system of claim 9 , wherein the biasing member is made of a non-conductive material.

11 . The power tool system of claim 9 , wherein the biasing member is made of an elastic material.

12 . The power tool system of claim 9 , wherein the biasing member is made of a material with a Shore A durometer of 30 or greater.

13 . The power tool system of claim 9 , wherein activation of the switch initiates a pairing function of wirelessly pairing the battery pack with another device.

14 . The power tool system of claim 9 , wherein the battery pack further comprises a charging port and activation of the switch initiates operation the charging port.

15 . The power tool system of claim 9 , wherein the battery pack further comprises a connection section which couples to the power tool and through which power is supplied from the battery pack to the power tool, wherein the connection section includes electrical connectors and the electrical connectors are mounted on the circuit board.

16 . A power tool system, comprising:
at least one power tool comprising at least one of a drill and a saw; a battery pack selectively coupleable with the power tool and providing power to the power tool, the battery pack comprising: a housing, at least one battery cell housed in the housing; a circuit board housed in the housing; a switch mounted on the circuit board; a button actuatable by a user to actuate the switch mounted on the circuit board; a connection section which couples to the power tool and through which power is provided from the battery pack to the power tool, wherein the connection section includes electrical connectors; wherein the housing includes a bottom side and a top side, wherein the connection section is disposed on the top side; and wherein the button faces in an upward direction.

17 . The power tool system of claim 16 , wherein the button is disposed on the top side of the housing.

18 . The power tool system of claim 17 , wherein the electrical connectors are mounted on the circuit board.

19 . The power tool system of claim 16 , wherein actuation of the button initiates a pairing function of wirelessly pairing the battery pack with another device

20 . The power tool system of claim 16 , wherein the battery pack further comprises a charging port and activation of the switch initiates operation the charging port.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Wenger Kevin
• Dyer Kelly E
• Barnett Corey
• Miller David A
• Brotto Daniele C
• Gellner David C
• Kell Copeland D
• Redmond Corey
• Cruise Nathan

Classifications

• H02J7/751

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

• H02J7/731 Primary

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

• B25F5/00 Primary

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

• H02J7/0045

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/0044 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic