Battery powered tool and battery pack for a battery powered tool

摘要

A battery pack for powering a battery powered tool may include a housing, a plurality of cells and an electrical connection assembly. The housing may include a sidewall assembly configured to correspond to respective sidewalls of a battery compartment defined at a portion of the battery powered tool to facilitate insertion of the battery pack into the battery compartment. The sidewall assembly may form an enclosure around the plurality of cells on all sides substantially parallel to the direction of insertion. The electrical connection assembly may be disposed at a portion of the sidewall assembly to communicate the combined output to a connector disposed at a corresponding sidewall of the battery compartment. The electrical connection assembly may be arranged to engage the connector responsive to movement of the battery pack in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of insertion of the battery pack into the battery compartment.

主权项

1. A battery pack for powering a battery powered tool, the battery pack comprising:
a housing comprising a sidewall assembly, the sidewall assembly being configured to correspond to respective sidewalls of a battery compartment defined at a portion of the battery powered tool to facilitate insertion of the battery pack into the battery compartment, the sidewalls of the battery compartment forming a through aperture passing through and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a tool body of the battery powered configured to receive the battery pack; a plurality of cells disposed within the housing and arranged adjacent to each other such that the sidewall assembly, which extends along a direction substantially parallel to a direction of insertion of the battery pack into the battery compartment, forms an enclosure around the plurality of cells on all sides substantially parallel to the direction of insertion, the plurality of cells being electrically connected to each other to provide a combined output; and an electrical connection assembly disposed at a portion of the sidewall assembly to communicate the combined output to a connector disposed at a corresponding sidewall of the battery compartment, wherein the electrical connection assembly is arranged to engage the connector responsive to movement of the battery pack in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of insertion of the battery pack into the battery compartment.