Charger for hand-held power tool, power tool system and method of charging a power tool battery
First Claim
1. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
- a power source interface,a charger base,a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface, andat least one guide disposed on the charger base and configured to guide charging input terminals of the hand-held power tool towards the charging cradle.
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Abstract
A charger for a hand-held power tool includes a power source interface, a charger base and a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base. The rotatable charging cradle includes at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface. A power tool system includes the charger and the hand-held power tool. A method of charging the power tool system includes contacting charging input terminals of the power tool with the charging output terminals, rotating the charging cradle and the power tool relative to the charging base and supplying charging current to at least one battery cell while the charging cradle and the power tool are allowed to freely swing relative to the charging base.
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31 Claims
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1. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a power source interface, a charger base, a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface, and at least one guide disposed on the charger base and configured to guide charging input terminals of the hand-held power tool towards the charging cradle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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13. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a power source interface, a charger base, a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface, and means for detachably attaching the power source interface and the charger base to a user'"'"'s body, wherein the means for attaching comprises a belt configured to be worn on the user'"'"'s body.
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14. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a power source interface, a charger base, a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface, and an urging member configured to urge the charging cradle towards a first rotational position, at which charging input terminals of the hand-held power tool, or of an optional charging adapter that is physically and electrically connected to the hand-held power tool, are attachable to the rotatable charging cradle.
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15. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a power source interface, a charger base, a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface, and a first lock mechanism configured to prevent the hand-held power tool from being detached from the charging cradle when the charging cradle is not disposed at a first rotational position, the hand-held power tool being detachable from the charging cradle at the first rotational position. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a power source interface, a charger base, a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface, and a charging controller attached to the charger base, the charging controller being configured to control the voltage and/or the current of the charging current supplied to the charging output terminals.
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18. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a power source interface, a charger base and a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface, wherein the charging cradle is rotatably supported by a shaft that is fixedly attached to the charger base.
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30. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a battery pack interface, a charger main body and rotatable holding means for holding the hand-held power tool, the rotatable holding means being rotatably supported on the charger main body and including at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the battery pack interface. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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