CA2187584A1 - Battery Charger - Google Patents

Battery Charger

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Publication number
CA2187584A1
CA2187584A1 CA2187584A CA2187584A CA2187584A1 CA 2187584 A1 CA2187584 A1 CA 2187584A1 CA 2187584 A CA2187584 A CA 2187584A CA 2187584 A CA2187584 A CA 2187584A CA 2187584 A1 CA2187584 A1 CA 2187584A1
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Canada
Prior art keywords
contacts
battery
battery charger
charging pocket
mate
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Granted
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CA2187584A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2187584C (en
Inventor
Albert L. Nagele
James D. Domoleczny
Steven R. Remy
Willard F. Amero, Jr.
Scott David Beutler
Leonid Soren
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Motorola Solutions Inc
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Motorola Inc
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Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0042—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)
  • Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)

Abstract

A battery charger (100) includes a charging pocket (112) capable of receiving either a first battery (102) in a first orientation or a second battery (104) in a second orientation. The charging pocket (112) includes a first set of contacts (170) and a second set of contacts (152).
The contacts (172-175) of the first set of contacts (170) have a first spacing so as to mate with contacts (187) disposed on the first battery (102) when the first battery (102) is inserted into the charging pocket (112). The contacts (154-157) of the second set of contacts (152) have a second spacing so as to mate with contacts (199) disposed on the second battery (104) when the second battery (104) is inserted into the charging pocket (112). By providing two sets of contacts (170, 152) in a single charging pocket (112), the battery charger (100) can charge batteries (102, 104) having dissimilarly positioned contacts.
CA002187584A 1995-10-31 1996-10-10 Battery charger Expired - Fee Related CA2187584C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/550,722 1995-10-31
US08/550,722 US5656914A (en) 1995-10-31 1995-10-31 Battery charger having pocket with multiple sets of charging contacts

Publications (2)

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CA2187584A1 true CA2187584A1 (en) 1997-05-01
CA2187584C CA2187584C (en) 1999-12-28

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CA002187584A Expired - Fee Related CA2187584C (en) 1995-10-31 1996-10-10 Battery charger

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US (1) US5656914A (en)
CN (1) CN1079998C (en)
CA (1) CA2187584C (en)
TW (1) TW350161B (en)

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CN1155171A (en) 1997-07-23
TW350161B (en) 1999-01-11
US5656914A (en) 1997-08-12
CA2187584C (en) 1999-12-28
CN1079998C (en) 2002-02-27

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