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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Matthew J. Mergener, Mequon, WI (US);
Burtrom Lee Stampfl, Bristol, WI (US);
Michael Monteleone, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Cole A. Conrad, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Stephen Matson, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Robert R. Hollis, Waukesha, WI (US);
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
An adapter for a power tool including a housing, a tool-side connector, and a battery-side connector in electrical communication with each other. The tool-side connector is configured to couple to a power tool, and the battery-side connector is configured to couple to a battery pack. The adapter also includes a communication interface configured to couple with an external device, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a state of the power tool, operate in a data transmission mode when the power tool is in the idle state, operate in a pass-through mode when the power tool is in the active state, and switch between the data transmission mode and the pass-through mode based on the state of the power tool.