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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2017
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Plamen Marinov, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A battery includes a housing, a plurality of battery cells, a first part, and a second part. The plurality of battery cells is disposed in the housing. The first part includes a first contact. The first contact has a first connection to at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. The second part includes a second contact. The second contact has a second connection to at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. The second part is movable to a first position to provide electrical separation between the second contact and the first contact such that the plurality of battery cells is disconnected from each other. In addition, the second part is movable to a second position to provide electrical connection between the second contact and the first contact such that the plurality of battery cells is connected to each other.