公开(公告)号：US20220351610A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17812107

申请日：2022-07-12

Applicant: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP

Inventor： Mark Huggins ,  Tyler J. Rowe ,  Frederick W. Bryan ,  Mark K. Stokes

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/42

Abstract: Systems and methods for remote power tool control are provided. In one example, a battery pack is coupled to a power tool device. The battery pack includes a pack transceiver and a pack electronic processor. The pack electronic processor is coupled to the pack transceiver and is configured to determine that the power tool device is remotely controllable. The pack electronic processor is further configured to receive, wirelessly via a pack transceiver of the battery pack, a remote control command from a mobile device, and to provide the remote control command to the power tool device. The system further includes a tool electronic processor of the power tool device in communication with the pack electronic processor. The tool electronic processor is configured to control the power tool device to perform an action specified by the remote control command in response to receiving the remote control command.

公开(公告)号：US11916245B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17820506

申请日：2022-08-17

Applicant: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP

Inventor： Mark Huggins

IPC: H01M50/213 ,  H01M50/572 ,  B25F5/02 ,  H01M10/058 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M50/296 ,  H01M50/543

CPC classification number: H01M50/213 ,  B25F5/02 ,  H01M10/058 ,  H01M10/4207 ,  H01M10/488 ,  H01M50/296 ,  H01M50/543 ,  H01M50/572 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H01M2220/30

Abstract: A battery pack including a housing, a plurality of battery cells located within the housing, and first, second, third, and fourth battery pack terminals. The housing includes a battery pack support portion configured to removably mechanically connect the battery pack to a first device and a second device. The first battery pack terminal is configured to electrically connect the battery pack to an interface of the first device. The second battery pack terminal is configured to electrically connect the battery pack to an interface of the second device. The third battery pack terminal is configured as a bypass terminal configured to bypass a current sensing circuit. The fourth battery pack terminal is configured to electrically connect the battery pack to the interface of the first device and the interface of the second device.

公开(公告)号：US20210043893A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16536427

申请日：2019-08-09

Applicant: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP

Inventor： Mark Huggins

IPC: H01M2/10 ,  B25F5/02 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01M2/30 ,  H01M2/34 ,  H01M10/058 ,  H01M10/42

Abstract: A battery pack that includes a battery pack housing. The battery pack housing includes a battery pack support portion that is configured to removably mechanically and electrically connect the battery pack to a device. The support portion includes a plurality of terminals for electrically connecting the battery pack to the device. The battery pack support portion includes a central recess. The battery pack support portion has a support portion length and a central recess length. The battery pack support portion is configured to receive a first device interface that electrically connects to a first subset of the plurality of terminals and is approximately the same length as the support portion length. The battery pack support portion is also configured to receive a second device interface that electrically connects to a second subset of the plurality of terminals and is approximately the same length as the central recess length.

公开(公告)号：US20200313453A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16829516

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP

Inventor： Mark Huggins ,  Michael Preus ,  J. Porter Whitmire

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/46 ,  H01M10/42

Abstract: A battery pack including a housing, one or more battery cells within the housing, a user-interface configured to receive an input from a user, and a controller having an electronic processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive a signal, from the user-interface, corresponding to the input, verify the signal, and enable the battery pack based on verification.

公开(公告)号：US20200042753A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16532619

申请日：2019-08-06

Applicant: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP

Inventor： Mark Huggins ,  Tyler J. Rowe ,  Frederick Bryan ,  Gian S.E. Thomas ,  Mark K. Stokes

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  H05K5/00

Abstract: A device that includes a controller having a processing unit and a memory. The device includes an enable circuit. The enable circuit prevents the device from operating (e.g., discharging current and/or receiving charging current) until the enable circuit is activated. The enable circuit includes an activation component (e.g., a near-field communication [“NFC”] circuit). The activation component is configured or operable to cause the device to become enabled when the activation component is activated by an external enabling device.