ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING A BATTERY PACK

• US 20120327573A1
• Filed: 06/14/2012
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: GLAUNING, Rainer
• Application Number:
  US13/523,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20120327573A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/008 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

In an electrical device having a device housing which has an interface for electrical and mechanical connection to an associated battery pack, at least one connecting element is provided at the interface for electrically conductive connection to a contact element associated with the battery pack. At least one of the electrical device and the battery pack is designed to generate, during operation, an air stream which is supplied to the connecting element and the contact element to enable cleaning of the connecting element and the contact element by the air stream.

Claims

1. An electrical system, comprising:

an electrical device having a device housing, wherein the device housing has an interface for electrical and mechanical connection to an associated battery pack; and

at least one connecting element provided at the interface for the electrical connection to a contact element associated with the battery pack;

wherein at least one of the electrical device and the battery pack is configured to generate, during operation, an air stream which is supplied at least to the connecting element and the contact element to clean the connecting element and the contact element by the air stream.

2. The electrical system as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a drive motor situated in the device housing, wherein operation of the drive motor causes generation of the air stream.

3. The electrical system as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

a fan coupled to the drive motor, wherein operation of the fan by the drive motor generates the air stream.

4. The electrical system as recited in claim 3, wherein the fan is situated in the device housing.

5. The electrical system as recited in claim 3, further comprising:

a moisture sensor provided on the device housing for detecting moist surrounding conditions;

wherein the electrical system is configured for operation in moist working environments, and wherein the moisture sensor triggers, upon detection of moist surrounding conditions, the generation of the air stream.

6. The electrical system as recited in claim 3, wherein the fan is situated in a battery pack housing of the battery pack.

7. The electrical system as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

a moisture sensor provided on the battery pack housing for detecting moist surrounding conditions;

wherein the electrical system is configured for operation in moist working environments, and wherein the moisture sensor triggers, upon detection of moist surrounding conditions, the generation of the air stream.

8. The electrical system as recited in claim 5, wherein the electrical device is one of a power garden tool or a charging device.

9. A battery pack, comprising:

at least one contact element for electrically contacting an associated electrical device; and

a fan generating an air stream which is supplied to the contact element to clean the at least one contact element by the air stream.

10. An electrical device, comprising:

a device housing;

at least one battery cell integrated into the device; and

at least one connecting element provided on the device housing for electrical connection to a contact element of an associated charging device;

wherein the electrical device is configured to generate, during operation, an air stream which is supplied at least to the connecting element to clean the connecting element by the air stream.