HAND TOOL CASE HOLDING DEVICE

• US 20150108943A1
• Filed: 11/09/2012
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Dietzel, Friederike, Mack, Juergen, Lohr, Guenter, Amann, Volker, Rejman, Marcin, Huber, Brett, Heine, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 10,270,288 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 3/02 Boxes
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A hand tool case holding device includes at least one charging coil, a case accommodating area and a holding device housing, which includes a first outer side facing toward the case accommodating area. The holding device housing includes at least one second outer side, (a) which, in at least one operating state, faces toward the case accommodating area, (b) which is aligned essentially perpendicularly to the first outer side, and (c) on which the charging coil is situated.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A hand tool case holding device comprising:

at least one charging coil; and

a holding device housing that defines a case accommodating area, wherein;

a first outer surface of the holding device housing faces toward the case accommodating area;

in at least one operating state, a second outer surface of the holding device housing faces toward the case accommodating area and is aligned essentially perpendicularly to the first outer surface; and

the charging coil is situated on or immediately beneath the second outer surface.

12. The hand tool case holding device of claim 11, wherein the second outer surface is configured to provide a support force in a direction parallel to the first outer surface.

13. The hand tool case holding device of claim 11, wherein the charging coil is configured to transfer energy through the second outer surface.

14. The hand tool case holding device of claim 11, wherein the holding device housing includes a case fastener, which encloses the case accommodating area by at least 10%.

15. The hand tool case holding device of claim 11, further comprising:

a pivot device, which supports the charging coil pivotally relative to the first outer surface.

16. The hand tool case holding device of claim 11, wherein the holding device housing includes a holding device configured to detachably fix a hand tool case in the case accommodating area.

17. The hand tool case holding device of claim 16, wherein the fixing of the hand tool case in the case accommodating area is by cooperating of a male latching component with a female latching component, one of which is part of the holding device and one of which is part of the hand tool case.

18. The hand tool case holding device of claim 16, wherein the holding device includes two holding components, which are situated opposite each other, one on one side of the case accommodating area and the other on an opposite side of the case accommodating area.

19. The hand tool case holding device of claim 11, further comprising:

a charging electronic system configured to control a charging operation by the charging coil to charge a component held in the case accommodating area.

20. A system comprising:

a hand tool case which includes a holding device; and

a hand tool case holding device that includes;

at least one charging coil; and

a holding device housing that defines a case accommodating area;

wherein;

a first outer surface of the holding device housing faces toward the case accommodating area;

in at least one operating state, a second outer surface of the holding device housing faces toward the case accommodating area and is aligned essentially perpendicularly to the first outer surface;

the charging coil is situated on or immediately beneath the second outer surface; and

the holding device includes a holding device configured to cooperate with the holding device of the hand tool case to detachably fix the hand tool case in the case accommodating area.