Device for Mechanically and Electrically Connecting a Portable, Battery-Operated Apparatus and Portable, Battery-Operated Apparatus
First Claim
1. A device for mechanically and electrically connecting a portable, battery-operated apparatus in order to at least one of operate said apparatus and charge a battery of said apparatus, the device comprising:
- a receiving area for the apparatus;
a first coil arrangement of the receiving area, the first coil arrangement being operatively configured to interact with a second coil arrangement of the apparatus when the apparatus is disposed in a predefined position on the receiving area;
a first coupling element of the receiving area, the first coupling element being operatively configured to interact with a second coupling element of the apparatus so as to move the apparatus into a predefined position after being placed on the receiving area, said first coupling element comprising at least a first component, which is designed for magnetic coupling with a respective second component of the apparatus.
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Abstract
A device is provided for mechanically and electrically connecting a portable, battery-operated apparatus in order to operate the apparatus and/or to charge its battery. The device includes a receiving area for the apparatus as well as a first coil arrangement, which is disposed on, in or under the receiving area and which is designed for interaction with a second coil arrangement of the apparatus, when the apparatus is disposed in a predefined position on the receiving area. Finally, the device exhibits a first coupling element, which, in interaction with a second coupling element of the apparatus, the apparatus can be moved into the predefined position after being placed on the receiving area. The first coupling element exhibits at least a first component, which is designed for magnetic coupling with a respective second component of the apparatus.
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22 Claims
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1. A device for mechanically and electrically connecting a portable, battery-operated apparatus in order to at least one of operate said apparatus and charge a battery of said apparatus, the device comprising:
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a receiving area for the apparatus; a first coil arrangement of the receiving area, the first coil arrangement being operatively configured to interact with a second coil arrangement of the apparatus when the apparatus is disposed in a predefined position on the receiving area; a first coupling element of the receiving area, the first coupling element being operatively configured to interact with a second coupling element of the apparatus so as to move the apparatus into a predefined position after being placed on the receiving area, said first coupling element comprising at least a first component, which is designed for magnetic coupling with a respective second component of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 22)
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14. A portable, battery-operated apparatus, comprising:
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a second coil arrangement operatively configured to interact with a first coil arrangement, the first coil arrangement being for a receiving area of the apparatus, said interaction occurring when the apparatus is disposed in a predefined position on the receiving area; a second coupling element operatively configured to interact with a first coupling element of the receiving area, wherein by way of said interaction the apparatus is moveable into a predefined position after being placed on the receiving area, said second coupling element having at least a second component that magnetically couples with a respective first component of the receiving area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a portable, battery-operated apparatus; a device for connecting the portable, battery-operated apparatus in order to at least one of operate said apparatus and charge a battery of said apparatus; and wherein the device comprises; a receiving area for the apparatus; a first coil arrangement of the receiving area, the first coil arrangement being operatively configured to interact with a second coil arrangement of the apparatus when the apparatus is disposed in a predefined position on the receiving area; a first coupling element of the receiving area, the first coupling element being operatively configured to interact with a second coupling element of the apparatus so as to move the apparatus into a predefined position after being placed on the receiving area, said first coupling element comprising at least a first component, which is designed for magnetic coupling with a respective second component of the apparatus
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Specification