CHARGING DEVICE FOR BATTERY
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1. A charging device for charging a battery pack having one or more cells, comprising:
- abnormal detecting means for detecting that an electrically conductive foreign substance has either migrated into the charging device or contacted with the connection terminals of the charging device and the battery pack; and
control means responding to a detection signal of said abnormal detecting means for controlling the charge of said battery pack.
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Abnormal detecting means 112 for detecting that an electrically conductive foreign substance has migrated into a charging device 1 is provided, and whether or the foreign substance has migrated is judged from the detection result of the abnormal detecting means 112.
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1. A charging device for charging a battery pack having one or more cells, comprising:
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abnormal detecting means for detecting that an electrically conductive foreign substance has either migrated into the charging device or contacted with the connection terminals of the charging device and the battery pack; and
control means responding to a detection signal of said abnormal detecting means for controlling the charge of said battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A charging device for charging battery packs of different kinds, comprising:
first battery temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the first battery pack, and second battery temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the second battery pack, characterized by comprising control means for judging an abnormal state on the basis of the signals coming from said first and second battery temperature detecting means and for controlling the charge on the basis of said signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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