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US 7,270,910 B2Granted
Thermal management systems for battery packs
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsChristopher R Yahnker, Daniele C Brotto, Erik A Ekstrom, Andrew E Seman, Jr., David A Carrier, Steven J Phillips, Michael C Doyle, Danh T Trinh, William D. Spencer, Jeffrey J. Francis, Daniel J. White
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Abstract
A cordless power tool has a housing which includes a mechanism to couple with a removable battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells as well as a system to dissipate heat from the battery pack.
Claims26
A cordless power tool, comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a motor mounted to said tool housing;
- a tool electronic control disposed within said tool housing, said tool electronic control configured to perform a programmed operation;
- and
- a battery pack connected to said tool housing, said battery pack including a battery electronic control connectable to said tool electronic control.
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A cordless power tool, comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a motor mounted to said tool housing;
- a tool electronic control disposed within said tool housing;
- a battery pack connected to said tool housing, said battery pack including a battery electronic control connectable to said tool electronic control;
- and
- a temperature sensor in said battery pack, said temperature sensor providing a temperature signal to said baterry electronic control, said temperature sensor connectable to said tool electronic control for providing said temperature signal to said tool electronic control.
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A cordless power tool, comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a motor mounted to said tool housing;
- a tool electronic control disposed within said tool housing, said tool electronic control configured to perform a programmed operation;
- a battery pack connected to said tool housing, said battery pack including a battery electronic control connectable to said tool electronic control;
- and
- a battery pack identification component including stored information regarding battery characteristics, said battery pack identification component connectable to said tool electronic control for providing said stored information regarding battery characteristics to said tool electronic control.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.