US 11,721,990 B2
Power tool system having wireless communicator
Nobuyasu Furui, Anjo (JP); Hitoshi Suzuki, Anjo (JP); Masaaki Fukumoto, Anjo (JP); Takuya Umemura, Anjo (JP); Kosuke Ito, Anjo (JP); Hitoshi Sengiku, Anjo (JP); Shuji Yoshikawa, Anjo (JP); and Tatsuya Nagahama, Anjo (JP)
Assigned to MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed by MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/393,780.
Application 17/393,780 is a division of application No. 16/923,347, filed on Jul. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,114,870.
Application 16/923,347 is a continuation of application No. 16/508,950, filed on Jul. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,749,360, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 16/508,950 is a continuation of application No. 15/689,725, filed on Aug. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,396,573, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 15/689,725 is a continuation of application No. 14/233,792, granted, now 9,780,583, issued on Oct. 3, 2017, previously published as PCT/JP2012/004684, filed on Jul. 24, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/593,533, filed on Feb. 1, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/581,950, filed on Dec. 30, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/564,513, filed on Nov. 29, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/511,092, filed on Jul. 24, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2021/0367435 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); B25F 3/00 (2006.01); B25F 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/0042 (2013.01) [B25F 3/00 (2013.01); B25F 5/00 (2013.01); B25F 5/02 (2013.01); G05B 13/024 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power tool system comprising:
a power tool comprising a motor, a power tool housing accommodating the motor and a battery pack interface electrically connected to the motor within the power tool housing;
a battery pack comprising at least one battery cell, a battery pack housing accommodating the at least one battery cell and a power tool interface electrically connected to the at least one battery cell within the battery pack housing, the power tool interface being configured to be physically and electrically connected to and disconnected from the battery pack interface of the power tool; and
a wireless communicator configured to be attached to and detached from the power tool housing, the wireless communicator being configured to wirelessly transmit data between the power tool and an external device using radio waves,
wherein the power tool housing comprises a receptacle opening configured to accommodate the wireless communicator within the power tool housing such that no part of the wireless communicator projects or protrudes beyond an outer surface or contour of the power tool housing.