Removable battery pack with latching mechanism

摘要

A battery pack configured to supply power to a cleaning system and be received by a battery receptacle of the cleaning system. The battery pack includes a housing including an aperture, a user contact moveable between a first position and a second position, a moveable member that moves from a retracted position to a protruded position when the user contact moves from the first position to the second position, and an engagement member that moves from a latched position to an unlatched position when the moveable member moves from the retracted position toward the protruded position. A portion of the moveable member extends through the aperture of the housing when the moveable member is in the protruded position to eject the battery back from the battery receptacle.

主权项

1. A battery pack configured to supply power to a cleaning system and be received by a battery receptacle of the cleaning system, the battery pack comprising:
a housing having an aperture, the housing configured to be received in the battery receptacle; a battery cell within the housing; an electrical contact configured to electrically connect the battery cell to the cleaning system; a user contact including a lever pivotably mounted to the housing, the user contact movable relative to the housing from a first position to a second position; a moveable member that interfaces with the user contact such that movement of the user contact from the first position to the second position moves the movable member from a retracted position to an extended position; an engagement member that interfaces with the moveable member such that movement of the movable member from the retracted position toward the extended position moves the engagement member from a latched position toward an unlatched position, wherein in the latched position, the engagement member extends from the housing and is configured to engage the battery receptacle to secure the battery pack to the cleaning system, wherein in the unlatched position, the engagement member is at least partially retracted into the housing and the battery pack is removable from the battery receptacle, and wherein in the extended position, the movable member extends through the aperture of the housing to eject the battery pack from the housing.