IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,036,657
Granted Patent B2
US 12,036,657 · App. 17/764,943 · Granted Jul 16, 2024

Electric tool and battery pack

Inventor: Itaru Murui (Nara, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD
B25F5/02H01M10/05H01M50/209H01M50/247H01M50/256H02J7/0045H02J7/0063H01M2220/30
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,036,657
App. No.
17/764,943
Granted
Jul 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric tool includes a body portion, a grip portion, and a battery pack. The body portion includes: a tool attachment member to which a tool is attached; a driving unit to drive the tool; and a transmission unit to transmit driving force of the driving unit to the tool. The grip portion is provided for the body portion and includes a gripping part to be held by a user with his or her hand. The battery pack supplies power to the driving unit. The battery pack includes an all-solid-state battery.

Claims (31)

1. An electric tool comprising:

a body portion including:

a tool attachment member to which a tool is attached;

a driving unit configured to drive the tool; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit driving force of the driving unit to the tool;

a grip portion provided for the body portion and including a gripping part designed to be held by a user with his or her hand; and

a battery pack configured to supply power to the driving unit, wherein:

the battery pack includes a plurality of all-solid-state batteries,

the grip portion includes:

a first end portion; and

a second end portion located opposite from the first end portion with respect to the gripping part,

the body portion is connected to the first end portion, and the battery pack is attached to the second end portion,

the battery pack has a heavier weight than the body portion,

each of the plurality of all-solid-state batteries is formed in a sheet shape,

the plurality of all-solid-state batteries are stacked one on top of another, and

a direction in which the plurality of all-solid-state batteries are stacked one on top of another is aligned with a line that connects together the first end portion and the second end portion.

2. The electric tool of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack is attachable to, and removable from, the grip portion.

3. The electric tool of claim 2 , further comprising a suspension fitting attached to at least one of the body portion or the grip portion and used to suspend the electric tool from an object.

4. The electric tool of claim 2 , wherein

a suspension fitting for use to suspend the electric tool from an object is attached to the second end portion, to which the battery pack is attached, of the grip portion.

5. A battery pack for use in the electric tool of claim 2 , the battery pack including a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

6. The electric tool of claim 2 , further comprising a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

7. The electric tool of claim 1 , further comprising a suspension fitting attached to at least one of the body portion or the grip portion and used to suspend the electric tool from an object.

8. A battery pack for use in the electric tool of claim 7 , the battery pack including a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

9. The electric tool of claim 7 , further comprising a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

10. The electric tool of claim 1 , wherein

a suspension fitting for use to suspend the electric tool from an object is attached to the second end portion, to which the battery pack is attached, of the grip portion.

11. A battery pack for use in the electric tool of claim 10 , the battery pack including a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

12. The electric tool of claim 10 , further comprising a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

13. A battery pack for use in the electric tool of claim 1 , the battery pack including a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

14. The electric tool of claim 1 , further comprising a battery case configured to house the plurality of all-solid-state batteries therein.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 6, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: NEXRA FIELD WORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 076114/0584 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2022
From: MURUI, ITARU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060128/0458 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-179572 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220362920A1 · Nov 17, 2022