Battery pack for powering and controlling outdoor power equipment
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorRobert Koenen
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Abstract
A battery pack battery pack for powering a motor on outdoor power equipment includes an outer housing, a plurality of battery cells enclosed within the outer housing, and a plurality of terminals electrically coupled to the plurality of battery cells. The plurality of terminals includes a positive terminal, a negative terminal, an enable input terminal, and an auxiliary terminal. The auxiliary terminal is configured to supply auxiliary power from the plurality of battery cells to an auxiliary device in response to a signal being received at the enable input terminal.
Claims20
A battery pack for powering a motor on outdoor power equipment, the battery pack comprising:
- an outer housing;
- a plurality of battery cells enclosed within the outer housing;
- and
- a plurality of terminals electrically coupled to the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of terminals including:
- a positive terminal;
- a negative terminal;
- an enable input terminal;
- and
- an auxiliary terminal, wherein the auxiliary terminal is configured to supply auxiliary power from the plurality of battery cells to an auxiliary device in response to a signal being received at the enable input terminal.
A battery pack for powering a motor on outdoor power equipment, the battery pack comprising:
- an outer housing;
- a plurality of battery cells enclosed within the outer housing;
- a plurality of terminals electrically coupled to the plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a daughterboard circuit mounted to the outer housing, wherein the daughterboard circuit includes a battery interface that is configured to communicate signals and provide power between the battery pack and the outdoor power equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.