Multi-Port Charger and Battery Pack Multi-Port Charger Set
AssigneeAndreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
InventorsMichael FUCHS, Leonard Mattheis, Benedikt Lang
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Abstract
A multi-port charger has a plurality of charging ports, each configured for removably mounting and electrically charging a rechargeable battery unit, an indicator command unit and a user-activatable command activation unit which is configured to activate the indicator command unit, as well as a corresponding battery multi-port charger set. The indicator command unit is configured to send a charge status indicator command, which commands the battery unit mounted on the respective charging port to indicate its charge status on a battery-side display unit. Use may be for charging battery packs for electric garden and forestry working apparatus.
Claims11
A multi-port charger, comprising:
- a plurality of charging ports, each of which is configured for removably mounting and electrically charging a rechargeable battery unit;
- an indicator command unit;
- and
- a user-activatable command activation unit configured to activate the indicator command unit, wherein
- the indicator command unit is configured to send a charge status indicator command, which commands the battery unit mounted on the respective charging port to indicate its charge status on a battery-side display unit.
A battery multi-port charger set, comprising:
- a multi-port charger;
- and
- at least one rechargeable battery unit which is capable of being mounted on one of a plurality of charging ports of the multi-port charger for electrically charging, and which comprises a command receiver unit for receiving a charge status indicator command sent by an indicator command unit, and a battery-side display unit which is configured to indicate a charge status of the battery unit,
- wherein the multi-port charger comprises the plurality of charging ports, each of which is configured for removably mounting and electrically charging a rechargeable battery unit, the indicator command unit, and a user-activatable command activation unit configured to activate the indicator command unit,
- wherein the indicator command unit is configured to send the charge status indicator command, which commands the battery unit mounted on the respective charging port to indicate its charge status on a battery-side display unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.