Interchangeable battery pack apparatus and method
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsLarry Hain, Giancarlo Punis
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Abstract
An interchangeable battery pack apparatus and method are disclosed which includes a top housing having a printed circuit board and a connector for electrically connecting a pair of batteries in order to provide an electrical power with respect to an external device. A bottom housing having a number of battery components for connecting the batteries can be coupled to the top housing via a fastener to form a battery pack in order to secure the batteries from a humid and corrosive environment. The battery pack can be interchangeably utilized as a replaceable battery pack and/or a ruggedized potted battery pack.
Claims20
A battery pack apparatus, comprising:
- a top housing having a printed circuit board and a connector for electrically connecting at least two batteries to at least one anodic terminal plate and at least one cathodic terminal plate, to provide electrical power with respect to an external device via a connector located on said top housing, and wherein said at least one anodic and cathodic terminal plates are configured to provide a charge status of said batteries;
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- a bottom housing having a plurality of battery components for electrically connecting said at least two batteries wherein said bottom housing is operatively coupled to said top housing via a fastener to form a battery pack in order to secure said at least two batteries from a humid and corrosive environment.
A battery pack apparatus, comprising:
- a top housing having a connector for electrically connecting at least two batteries to at least one anodic terminal plate and at least one cathodic terminal plate, to provide electrical power with respect to an external device via a connector located on said top housing, and wherein said at least one anodic and cathodic terminal plates are configured to provide a charge status of said batteries;
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- a bottom housing having a plurality of battery components for electrically connecting said at least two batteries wherein said bottom housing is operatively coupled to said top housing via a fastener to form a battery pack in order to secure said at least two batteries from a humid and corrosive environment.
A method, comprising:
- electrically connecting a printed circuit board and a connector located on a top housing with at least two batteries to at least one anodic terminal plate and at least one cathodic terminal plate, in order to provide an electrical power with respect to an external device via a connector mounted on said top housing, and wherein said at least one anodic and cathodic terminal plates are configured to provide a charge status of said batteries;
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- coupling a plurality of battery components located on a bottom housing with said at least two batteries in order to thereafter connect said bottom housing to said top housing in order to form a battery pack to secure said at least two batteries from a humid and corrosive environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.