Backpack-type power supply including operation portion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9391305-B2
Application number	US-201313935347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 3, 2013
Priority date	Jul 6, 2012
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

The backpack-type power supply includes a rechargeable battery, a case, a harness, and an operation unit. The case accommodates the rechargeable battery. A user wears the case on a back of the user by the harness. The operation unit includes at least one of a switch and a display unit. The switch is configured to enable or disable the rechargeable battery. The display unit is configured to display a battery level of the rechargeable battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backpack-type power supply comprising:
a rechargeable battery configured to supply electrical power to a power tool;
a battery accommodating portion accommodating the rechargeable battery;
a cable extending from the battery accommodating portion;
a harness supporting the battery accommodating portion and configured to be worn on a back of a user;
an operation unit connected to the cable, the operation unit including a switch configured to switch power supply on and off from the rechargeable battery to the power tool; and
a power cable through which the rechargeable battery is configured to supply electrical power to the power tool;
wherein both the cable and the power cable are connected to the rechargeable battery, the cable being capable of extending in a direction different from a direction in which the power cable is capable of extending.

2. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the operation unit includes a display unit configured to display an indication of remaining battery level of the rechargeable battery.

3. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the operation unit is attachable to the harness.

4. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 3 , wherein the harness includes a waist belt configured to be wrapped around the user's waist and the operation unit is attachable to the waist belt.

5. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 4 , wherein the operation unit includes a display unit configured to display an indication of remaining battery level of the rechargeable battery,
wherein the display unit includes a display surface on which the indication of the remaining battery level is displayed, and
wherein the operation unit is attachable to the waist belt so that the display surface faces upward when the user wears the battery accommodating portion on the back of the user.

6. A backpack-type power supply comprising:
a rechargeable battery configured to supply electrical power to a power tool;
a battery accommodating portion accommodating the rechargeable battery;
a cable extending from the battery accommodating portion;
a harness supporting the battery accommodating portion and configured to be worn on a back of a user;
a display unit configured to display an indication of remaining battery level of the rechargeable battery, the display unit being connected to the cable, and,
a power cable through which the rechargeable battery is configured to supply electrical power to the power tool;
wherein the display unit is attachable to the harness;
wherein both the cable and the power cable are connected to the rechargeable battery, the cable being capable of extending in a direction different from a direction in which the power cable is capable of extending.

7. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 6 , wherein the harness includes a waist belt configured to be wrapped around the user's waist, and wherein the display unit is attachable to the waist belt.

8. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 7 , wherein the display unit includes a display surface on which the indication of remaining battery level of the rechargeable battery is displayed, and wherein the operation unit is attachable to the waist belt so that the display surface faces upward when the user wears the battery accommodating portion on the back of the user.

9. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 6 , wherein the display unit includes a switch configured to switch power supply on and off from the rechargeable battery to the power tool.

10. A backpack-type power supply comprising:
a rechargeable battery configured to supply electrical power to a power tool;
a battery accommodating portion accommodating the rechargeable battery;
a harness supporting the battery accommodating portion and configured to be worn on a back of a user; and
a first power cable connectable to the power tool via an adapter and being a part of a power supply path through which electrical power from the rechargeable battery is supplied to the power tool,
wherein the first power cable has a first connector at one end thereof and a second connector at another end thereof, the first connector being detachably connectable to a rechargeable battery side of the power supply path, the second connector being detachably connectable to the adapter.

11. The backpack-type power supply according to claim 10 , further comprising a second power cable having one end connected to the rechargeable battery side of the power supply path and another end, the second power cable further having a third connector at the another end,
wherein the third connector is configured to be connected to the first connector so as to supply the electrical power from the rechargeable battery to the power tool.

Assignees

• Hitachi Koki Kk

Inventors

• Yoshinari Takuya
• Fujisawa Haruhisa
• Itoh Takafumi

Classifications

• 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

• H01M10/482

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H01M2/1022 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title