Handheld tool storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9492919-B2
Application number	US-201213489639-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2012
Priority date	Jun 7, 2011
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A handheld tool storage device, particularly to a handheld tool carrying case, having at least one base body unit which includes at least one movably supported base body element, and having at least one electric functional unit, and having at least one operating unit at least for operating the electric functional unit. The operating unit has at least one operating element that is at a minimum distance from an axis of motion of the base body element, which is less than 50% of a main extension of the base body element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A handheld tool storage device, comprising:
at least one base body unit, which includes at least one movably supported base body element that is configured as a carrying case cover and a carrying case base body including an accommodation region for accommodating at least one handheld machine tool;
at least one electric functional unit; and
at least one operating unit at least for operating the at least one electric functional unit, wherein the operating unit has at least one operating element that is at a minimum distance from an axis of motion of the base body element, which is less than 50% of the main extension of the base body element, wherein the main extension of the base body element is the maximum extension of the base body element, which in a plane that includes the axis of motion, runs at least essentially parallel to the axis of motion, wherein:
an energy supply unit includes at least one energy store interface, which, along with at least one energy store device embodied as a battery pack for a handheld machine tool, is connectable to form an energy supply of the electric functional unit that is network-independent at least in an operating state,
the at least one operating element is situated on an outer surface of the base body element that faces away from an inner surface of the base body element at which the energy store interface is situated on the base body element such that the battery pack connected to the energy store interface is disposed in the accommodation region, wherein the at least one operating element is separated from the energy store interface by the base body element, and the at least one operating element is situated on opposite sides of the base body element in relation to the energy store interface,
the at least one electric functional unit is configured as an illuminating unit,
the illuminating unit has at least one cooling element for cooling an illumination arrangement of the illuminating unit,
the illuminating unit is situated on an outer surface of the base body element,
the cooling element and the illumination arrangement are permanently connected to the base body element,
the cooling element includes a projection area that is essentially parallel to the outer surface of the base body element, and
the illumination arrangement comprises an illumination area that is essentially perpendicular to the outer surface of the base body element,
an imaginary straight line runs at least essentially perpendicular to the outer surface of the base body element and intersects the at least one operating element and the at least one energy store interface.

2. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the operating element is at a minimum distance from the axis of motion of the base body element, which is less than 25% of the main extension of the base body element.

3. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one energy supply unit, which is provided for supplying at least the electric functional unit with energy, at least in an operating state.

4. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the energy store interface is at a minimum distance from the axis of motion of the base body element, which is less than 50% of a main extension of the base body element.

5. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the cooling element is situated on the base body element.

6. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the base body element is supported in a pivotable manner.

7. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the handheld tool storage device is a handheld tool carrying case.

8. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the operating element is configured as a rubberized pressure switch, which is situated in a recess of an outer surface of the base body element, wherein the operating unit switches the electric functional unit on and off.

9. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the cooling element comprises at least two cooling ribs.

10. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the illumination arrangement includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes.

11. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sealing element that is situated between the cooling element and the illumination arrangement.

12. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the illumination arrangement is situated in a recess of the base body element.

13. The handheld tool storage device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one handheld machine tool and/or accessories for the handheld machine tool is situated for transport and/or for storage in the accommodation region.

14. The handheld tool storage device of claim 13 , wherein the accommodation region includes accommodation elements, which are provided to accommodate the at least one handheld machine tool and/or the accessories for the handheld machine tool at least partially in a form-locking manner.

15. A handheld tool storage device, comprising:
at least one base body unit, which includes at least one movably supported base body element that is configured as a carrying case cover and a carrying case base body including an accommodation region for accommodating at least one handheld machine tool;
at least one electric functional unit; and
at least one operating unit at least for operating the electric functional unit, wherein the operating unit has at least one operating element that is at a minimum distance from an axis of motion of the base body element, which is less than 50% of the main extension of the base body element, wherein the main extension of the base body element is the maximum extension of the base body element, which in a plane that includes the axis of motion, runs at least essentially parallel to the axis of motion, wherein:
an energy supply unit includes at least one energy store interface, which, along with at least one energy store device embodied as a battery pack for a handheld machine tool, is connectable to form an energy supply of the electric functional unit that is network-independent at least in an operating state,
the energy store interface is at a minimum distance from the axis of motion of the base body element, which is less than 50% of a main extension of the base body element,
the operating element is situated on an outer surface of the base body element that faces away from an inner surface of the base body element at which the energy store interface is situated on the base body element such that the battery pack connected to the energy store interface is disposed in the accommodation region, wherein the operating element is separated from the energy store interface by the base body element, and the operating element is situated on opposite sides of the base body element in relation to the energy store interface,
an imaginary straight line runs at least essentially perpendicular to the outer surface of the base body element and intersects the operating element and the energy store interface,
the electric functional unit is configured as an illuminating unit having an illumination arrangement, the illumination arrangement is situated in a recess of the outer surface of the base body element, and the illumination arrangement comprises an illumination area that is essentially perpendicular to the outer surface of the base body element.

16. The handheld tool storage device of claim 5 , wherein the illumination unit comprises a pane that covers the illumination arrangement in a protective manner.

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Assignees

• Roehm Heiko
• Herr Tobias
• Margaritis Georgios
• Welke Joerg
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Roehm Heiko
• Herr Tobias
• Margaritis Georgios
• Welke Joerg

Classifications

• F21Y2105/10

  comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements · CPC title

• A45C15/06

  with illuminating devices · CPC title

• B25H3/021 Primary

  comprising a number of connected storage elements · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V33/0084

  Hand tools; Toolboxes · CPC title