Battery pack isolation system
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorTyler Petrus
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a cordless power tool vibration isolation system. A solution to negative impacts of vibration on a removable battery pack caused by operation of a cordless power tool. Isolating the battery pack from the power tool reduces wear and tear on the battery pack including the pack housing, the pack terminals and internal pack components. A battery pack interface of the power tool including a discrete interface housing that mates with the battery pack and a vibration isolation element that separates and isolates the combination of the discrete interface housing and the battery pack from the power tool and the power tool's associated motor induced vibrations.
Claims5
A power tool comprising:
- a power tool housing having a battery pack receptacle,
- a battery pack interface, and
- a vibration isolation element positioned between the battery pack receptacle and the battery pack interface, wherein the vibration isolation element is wrapped around a portion of the battery pack interface.
A power tool comprising:
- a power tool housing having a battery pack receptacle,
- a battery pack interface, wherein the battery pack interface includes a housing and a set of terminals, the battery pack interface housing including a set of rails configured to cooperate with a correspondingly configured set of grooves of a power tool interface of a removable battery pack and wherein the battery pack interface rails and the power tool terminals are integrally formed in a single piece assembly, and
- a vibration isolation element positioned between the battery pack receptacle and the battery pack interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.