Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Insertable wireless communication device for a power tool
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Application No.: US17752548Application Date: 2022-05-24
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Publication No.: US11570888B2Publication Date: 2023-01-31
- Inventor: John B. Lienau , Anthony M. Davis , Ian A. Duncan , Benjamin Gordon , Stephen Matson , Steven M. Smith
- Applicant: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US WI Brookfield
- Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Brookfield
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: B25F5/02
- IPC: B25F5/02 ; H05K1/02 ; H01Q1/24 ; H01Q1/48 ; H01R12/70 ; H01R12/72 ; B25B21/00

Abstract:
A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220287172A1 INSERTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR A POWER TOOL Public/Granted day:2022-09-08
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