MOBILE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE WITH CHARGE STATUS INDICATOR AND BATTERY FOR IT
First Claim
1. A mobile electric appliance, comprising:
- an appliance housing including a battery bay;
a battery with a voltage-generating cell and a battery-side charge status indicator receivable in the battery bay;
an electrical consumer;
a power connector;
a charging device;
means for detecting a charge status of the battery; and
a device-side charge status indicator disposed on the mobile electric appliance.
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Abstract
A mobile electric appliance is disclosed. The mobile electric appliance includes at least one battery bay for accommodating a battery with at least one voltage-generating cell and a battery-side charge status indicator, an electrical consumer, a power connector, as well as a charging device for charging the at least one battery. In addition, the mobile electric appliance includes means for detecting the charge status of the at least one battery and a device-side charge status indicator arranged on the mobile electric appliance. The battery may also include an interface, which is prepared to relay the charge status determined to an external processing unit.
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14 Claims
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1. A mobile electric appliance, comprising:
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an appliance housing including a battery bay; a battery with a voltage-generating cell and a battery-side charge status indicator receivable in the battery bay; an electrical consumer; a power connector; a charging device; means for detecting a charge status of the battery; and a device-side charge status indicator disposed on the mobile electric appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery, comprising;
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a battery housing; a voltage-generating cell disposed in the battery housing; a battery-side electronic circuit disposed in the battery housing, wherein a charge status of the voltage-generating cell is determinable by the battery-side electronic circuit; a battery-side charge status indicator disposed on the battery housing; a switch disposed on the battery housing, wherein the battery-side electronic circuit and/or the battery-side charge status indicator are activatable by the switch; and an interface, wherein the charge status is relayable to an external processing unit by the interface.
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9. A mobile electric appliance, comprising:
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an appliance housing including a battery bay; a battery with a voltage-generating cell and a battery-side charge status indicator receivable in the battery bay; an electrical consumer; a power connector; a charging device; a detector, wherein a charge status of the battery is detectable by the detector; and a device-side charge status indicator disposed on the mobile electric appliance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A mobile electric appliance, comprising:
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an appliance housing including a battery bay; an electrical consumer; a power connector; a charging device; a detector, wherein a charge status of a battery disposed in the battery bay is detectable by the detector; and a device-side charge status indicator disposed on the mobile electric appliance and coupled to the detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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