Battery packs containing configurable terminal holder
AssigneeTechtronic Cordless GP
InventorsJiang Zhao, Jian Guo Zhao, Ya Bin Liu, Yuan Bai Wu, Shang Hong Wang
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AssigneeTechtronic Cordless GP
InventorsJiang Zhao, Jian Guo Zhao, Ya Bin Liu, Yuan Bai Wu, Shang Hong Wang
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A battery pack including a housing; and two or more battery cells located in the housing. The two or more battery cells interconnected by a configurable connector which is configured to enable electrical connections between the two or more battery cells. The configurable connector contains a plurality of first electrical terminals connected to the two or more battery cells, and a terminal holder adapted to be removably connected to the plurality of the first electrical terminals. The terminal holder is adapted to be installed to the housing in a first orientation at which the two or more battery cells are electrically connected, or in a second orientation at which the two or more battery cells are not electrically connected. The terminal holder contains a plurality of second electrical terminals. One of the plurality of the second electrical terminals always engages with a same one of the plurality of the first electrical terminals, when the terminal holder is installed to the housing in the first orientation or the second orientation. The single terminal holder can be installed to battery pack in different orientations for enabling/disabling the internal circuit of the battery pack, and can be locked by a latch mechanism, which reduces the chance that the terminal holder is accidentally lost during usage.
A battery pack, comprising:
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