US 11,871,509 B2
Insertable wireless communication device for a power tool
John B. Lienau, Glendale, WI (US); Anthony M. Davis, Brookfield, WI (US); Ian A. Duncan, Colgate, WI (US); and Benjamin Gordon, Brookfield, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/161,520.
Application 18/161,520 is a continuation of application No. 17/752,548, filed on May 24, 2022, granted, now 11,570,888.
Application 17/752,548 is a continuation of application No. 17/291,203, granted, now 11,375,610, issued on Jun. 28, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2020/061544, filed on Nov. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/047,449, filed on Jul. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/047,447, filed on Jul. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,516, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0284374 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B25D 17/04 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); B25B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/0243 (2013.01) [B25F 5/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01R 12/7058 (2013.01); H01R 12/727 (2013.01); B25B 21/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power tool comprising:
a power tool housing having a motor housing portion, a handle portion, and a battery pack receiving portion;
a motor within the motor housing portion and having a rotor and a stator, wherein the motor is configured to drive an output drive device;
a second electronic processor within the power tool housing and configured to control operation of the motor;
a compartment located in the power tool housing; and
a housingless insertable wireless communication device including a first electronic processor and an antenna, each of which is mounted to a first printed circuit board (PCB) of the housingless insertable wireless communication device, the housingless insertable wireless communication device configured to be received in the compartment, and the first electronic processor configured to communicatively couple with the second electronic processor when the housingless insertable wireless communication device is received in the compartment;
wherein the housingless insertable wireless communication device is configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device; and
wherein a first portion of the first PCB of the housingless insertable wireless communication device is not enclosed by a housing and remains exposed when the housingless insertable wireless communication device is not inserted into the compartment.