BATTERY DEVICES FOR POWER TOOLS

• US 20120048588A1
• Filed: 08/22/2011
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Makita Corporation
• Original Assignee: Makita Corporation
• Inventors: YAMAGUCHI, Hiroshi, IYODA, Hiroyuki, KANAYAMA, Hiroaki
• Application Number:
  US13/214,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20120048588A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 173/217
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/20 Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders structural combination of accumulators with charging apparatus H01M10/46
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/204 Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/271 Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery device has a body unit having a battery pack mounted thereto, an adaptor cord and a connecting device. An adaptor cord can connect the body unit to a power tool. A connecting device is associated with the adaptor cord for permitting the body unit to be separated from the power tool.

Claims

1. A battery device comprising:

a body unit having a battery pack mounted thereto;

an adaptor cord capable of connecting the body unit to a power tool, so that an electric power of the battery pack can be supplied to the power tool via the adaptor cord; and

a connecting device associated with the adaptor cord and operable between a connecting state and a disconnecting state, wherein the body unit can be separated from the power tool when the connecting device is in the disconnecting state.

2. The battery device as in claim 1, further comprising an adaptor unit capable of being mounted to a battery mount portion of the power tool, wherein when the connecting device is in the connecting state, the adaptor unit and the body unit are connected to each other via the adaptor cord, so that the body unit can be connected to the power tool with the intervention of the adaptor unit.

3. The battery device as in claim 2, wherein the connecting device is provided between the body unit and the adaptor cord.

4. The battery device as in claim 2, wherein the connecting device is provided between the adaptor unit and the adaptor cord.

5. The battery device as in claim 2, wherein the connecting device is provided at a midpoint of the adaptor cord.

6. The battery device as in claim 1, wherein the connecting device is operable to directly connect the adaptor cord to the power tool.

7. The battery device as in claim 1, wherein the connecting device is provided at a midpoint of the adaptor cord.

8. The battery device as in claim 1, wherein the connecting device includes a removal preventing mechanism configured to prevent accidental disconnection of the connecting device.

9. The battery device as in claim 1, wherein the connecting device includes a waterproof mechanism configured to prevent water from accidentally entering inside of the connecting device.

10. The battery device as in claim 1, wherein the body unit can be connected to a battery charger via the connecting device.

11. A system comprising the power tool and the battery device as in claim 1.

12. The system as in claim 11, wherein the battery device further comprises an adaptor unit capable of being mounted to a battery mount portion of the power tool, wherein when the connecting device is in the connecting state, the adaptor unit and the body unit are connected to each other via the adaptor cord, so that the body unit can be connected to the power tool with the intervention of the adaptor unit.

13. The system as in claim 11, further comprising a battery charger, wherein the body unit can be connected to the battery charger via the connecting device.

14. A system comprising:

a power tool;

a battery charger; and

a battery device including;

a body unit having a battery pack mounted thereto;

an adaptor cord having one end electrically connected to the body unit; and

a connecting device removably connecting the other end of the adaptor cord selectively with the power tool and the battery charger.

15. The system as in claim 14, wherein the battery device further includes an adaptor unit capable of being mounted to a battery mount portion of the power tool, wherein the connecting device removably connecting the other end of the adaptor cord selectively with the power tool the battery charger, and the adaptor unit.