US 12,369,524 B2
Battery system, power equipment apparatus having the same, and electric lawnmower
Lawrence J. Lardieri, Greensboro, NC (US); and Christopher D. Meeks, Greensboro, NC (US)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,628.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180658 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. A01D 34/78 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/247 (2021.01); H01M 50/256 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/82 (2013.01) [H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/247 (2021.01); H01M 50/256 (2021.01); H01M 50/262 (2021.01); A01D 34/78 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery system for a power equipment apparatus, comprising:
a battery;
a first latch and a second latch, the first latch and the second latch are movable between a locked position where the first and second latches are configured to engage with a mating structure of the apparatus and a released position where the first and second latches are disengaged from the apparatus;
a gearing assembly attached to the battery and configured to drive one of the first latch and the second latch between the locked position and the released position; and
a spring abutting the first latch and the second latch, the spring biasing the first latch and the second latch toward the locked position, wherein
the first latch includes a first body and the second latch includes a second body,
the gearing assembly includes a first gear rack connected to the first body, a second gear rack connected to the second body, and a pair of gears engaging the first gear rack and the second gear rack, the first gear rack configured to drive the pair of gears and the pair of gears configured to drive the second gear rack between the locked position and the released position,
the first latch includes an actuator stem extending from the first body, the first gear rack is located on the actuator stem,
the second latch includes a pair of arms extending from the second body, the second gear rack is on one of the pair of arms, and
the first gear rack is disposed between the pair of gears and the pair of gears is disposed between the pair of arms.