Power tool with additional function
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorTakayuki Shirane
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Abstract
The present invention provides an electric tool which includes an electrical device, such as a radio, as an additional function, and is lightweight and easy to handle for operation. The electric tool includes a lithium-ion secondary battery as a power supply, and is equipped with an electrical device, which operates on small electric power supplied from the lithium-ion secondary battery.
Claims7
An electric tool equipped with an additional function, said electric tool comprising a lithium-ion secondary battery to serve as a power supply and an electrical device which operates on small electric power supplied from said lithium-ion secondary battery, further comprising a battery pack including said lithium-ion secondary battery, said electrical device being installed integrally in said battery pack,
- wherein said electrical device continuously consumes said small electric power supplied from said lithium-ion secondary battery when said electrical device is electrically connected to said lithium-ion secondary battery, said electrical device is configured to be continuously electrically connected to said lithium-ion secondary battery within said battery pack so as to not include an electrical interrupter therebetween.
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