US 12,463,282 B2
Battery pack containing a rotatable connector
Jiang Zhao, Guangdong (CN); Ya Bin Liu, Guangdong (CN); Jian Guo Zhao, Guangdong (CN); and Yuan Bai Wu, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Appl. No. 16/964,440
Filed by TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 12, 2018, PCT No. PCT/CN2018/076521
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 23, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/153349, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0050565 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01M 10/058 (2010.01); H01M 50/172 (2021.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/267 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H01M 50/296 (2021.01); H01M 50/503 (2021.01); H01M 50/509 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/267 (2021.01) [H01M 50/172 (2021.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/284 (2021.01); H01M 50/296 (2021.01); H01M 50/503 (2021.01); H01M 50/509 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack comprising:
a frame;
two or more battery cells installed to the frame; and
a rotatable connector configured to enable electrical connections between the two or more battery cells, wherein the rotatable connector comprises:
a rotatable knob; and
a connecting terminal,
wherein rotation of the rotatable knob rotates the connecting terminal between at least a first rotational position in which the connecting terminal is in a conducting position contacting an on-board terminal of the battery pack to electrically connect each battery cell of the two or more battery cells, and a second rotational position in which the connecting terminal is in a non-conducting position spaced apart from the on-board terminal of the battery pack such that at least two battery cells of the two or more battery cells are not electrically connected to one another by a conductive material.