Power tool vibration isolation features, related systems and methods

1 . A power tool, comprising:

a power tool housing; and

a battery pack interface at least partially received in the power tool housing,

the battery pack interface comprising a body at least partially defining a battery pack receiving portion for receiving a battery pack and at least one vibration isolation portion extending towards the power tool housing, the battery pack receiving portion monolithically formed with the at least one vibration isolation portion, the at least one vibration isolation portion for at least partially isolating a battery pack from one or more forces generated by the power tool.

2 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack receiving portion and the at least one vibration isolation portion comprise a plastic.

3 . The power tool of claim 2 , wherein the plastic is selected from the group consisting of an amorphous thermoplastic material and a semi-crystalline thermoplastic material.

4 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the at least one vibration isolation portion comprises at least one compliant member.

5 . The power tool of claim 4 , wherein the at least one compliant member comprises metal.

6 . The power tool of claim 4 , wherein the at least one compliant member comprises a plurality of compliant segments, at least one compliant segment of the plurality of compliant segments comprises a long arm and a curved arm extending from the long arm.

7 . The power tool of claim 6 , wherein the curved arm of the at least one compliant segment is flexibly arranged relative to the respective long arm.

8 . The power tool of claim 7 , wherein the curved arm of the at least one compliant segment is resiliently configured for moving between a resting state and a compressed state relative to the respective long arm.

9 . The power tool of claim 8 , wherein the curved arm of the at least one compliant segment is connected to a long arm of an adjacent compliant segment of the plurality of compliant segments.

10 . The power tool of claim 9 , wherein the long arm of the at least one compliant segment of the plurality of compliant segments is in a generally spaced and parallel relation with a long arm of a respective adjacent compliant segment.

11 . The power tool of claim 10 , wherein the at least one vibration isolation portion is a first vibration isolation portion extending from the battery pack receiving portion, and the body of the battery pack interface at least partially defines a second vibration isolation portion extending from an opposite side of the battery pack receiving portion from the first vibration isolation portion.

12 . The power tool of claim 8 , wherein the at least one vibration isolation portion is connected to each of the battery pack receiving portion and a housing attachment portion of the body, the housing attachment portion at least partially received in a receptacle in the power tool housing.

13 . The power tool of claim 12 , wherein the housing attachment portion comprises a rail at least partially received in a channel in the receptacle in the power tool housing.

14 . The power tool of claim 8 , wherein the at least one compliant member comprises a plastic material selected from the group consisting of amorphous thermoplastic and semi-crystalline thermoplastic.

15 . The power tool of claim 14 , wherein the plastic is an injection molded plastic.

16 . A method of assembling a power tool, the method comprising:

obtaining a battery pack interface comprising a body at least partially defining a battery pack receiving portion and at least one vibration isolation portion monolithically formed with and extending from the battery pack receiving portion; and

attaching the battery pack interface to a power tool housing such that the at least one vibration isolation portion is arranged for at least partially isolating a battery pack from one or more forces generated by the power tool.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one vibration isolation portion comprises a material selected from the group consisting of metal, amorphous thermoplastic, and semi-crystalline thermoplastic.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one vibration isolation portion is connected to each of the battery pack receiving portion and a housing attachment portion, and attaching the battery pack interface to the power tool housing comprises positioning the housing attachment portion in a recess in the power tool housing.

19 . A power tool, comprising:

a power tool housing; and

a battery pack interface at least partially received in the power tool housing,

the battery pack interface comprising a body at least partially defining a battery pack receiving portion for receiving a battery pack and at least one vibration isolation portion extending towards the power tool housing,

the at least one vibration isolation portion comprises at least one compliant member, the at least one compliant member comprises a plurality of compliant segments, at least one compliant segment of the plurality of compliant segments comprises a long arm and a curved arm extending from the long arm, the long arm of the at least one compliant segment of the plurality of compliant segments is in a generally spaced and parallel relation with a long arm of a respective adjacent compliant segment,

the at least one vibration isolation portion for at least partially isolating a battery pack from one or more forces generated by the power tool.

20 . The power tool of claim 19 , wherein the at least one vibration isolation portion is connected to each of the battery pack receiving portion and a housing attachment portion of the body, the housing attachment portion comprising a rail at least partially received in a channel in a receptacle of the power tool housing.