Lighted power tool
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorDaniel Puzio
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Abstract
A tool storage system includes a tool storage container configured to receive therein a battery for a power tool with an inductive receiving unit. An inductive transmitting unit is coupled to the tool storage container and configured to receive a source of electrical power. The inductive transmitting unit is configured to induce generation of electrical power in the inductive receiving unit to charge the battery. A controller is configured to control generation of electrical power by the inductive receiving unit based on a position or alignment of the inductive receiving unit relative to the inductive transmitting unit.
Claims20
A tool storage system comprising:
- a tool storage container configured to receive therein a battery for a power tool with an inductive receiving unit and a controller configured to control charging of the battery,
- an inductive transmitting unit coupled to the tool storage container and configured to receive a source of electrical power, the inductive transmitting unit configured to induce generation of electrical power in the inductive receiving unit to charge the battery, and
- wherein the controller is configured to interact with the inductive receiving unit but not the inductive transmitting unit to control generation of electrical power by the inductive receiving unit based on a position or alignment of the inductive receiving unit relative to the inductive transmitting unit.
A storage system comprising:
- a storage container configured to receive therein a rechargeable battery for an electrically powered device with an inductive receiving unit and a controller configured to control charging of the battery,
- an inductive transmitting unit coupled to the storage container and configured to receive a source of electrical power, the inductive transmitting unit configured to induce generation of electrical power in the inductive receiving unit to charge the battery, and
- wherein the controller is configured to interact with the inductive receiving unit but not the inductive transmitting unit to control generation of electrical power by the inductive receiving unit based on a position or alignment of the inductive receiving unit relative to the inductive transmitting unit.
A storage system comprising:
- a storage container;
- an electrically powered device with a rechargeable battery, a controller configured to control charging of the battery, and an inductive receiving unit receivable in the storage container;
- an inductive transmitting unit coupled to the storage container and configured to receive a source of electrical power, the inductive transmitting unit configured to induce generation of electrical power in the inductive receiving unit to charge the battery, and
- wherein the controller is configured to interact with the inductive receiving unit but not the inductive transmitting unit to control generation of electrical power by the inductive receiving unit based on a position or alignment of the inductive receiving unit relative to the inductive transmitting unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.