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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2009
Norihiro Iwamura, Hikone, JP;
Motoharu Muto, Hikone, JP;
Masaki Ikeda, Hikone, JP;
Naoki Shimizu, Hikone, JP;
Atsumasa Kubota, Hikone, JP;
Masaaki Okada, Hikone, JP;
Tatsuya Miwa, Hikone, JP;
Norihiro Iwamura, Hikone, JP;
Motoharu Muto, Hikone, JP;
Masaki Ikeda, Hikone, JP;
Naoki Shimizu, Hikone, JP;
Atsumasa Kubota, Hikone, JP;
Masaaki Okada, Hikone, JP;
Tatsuya Miwa, Hikone, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A battery pack includes a status detection unit for detecting a status of a battery; a switch unit for interrupting a discharging path of the battery; a notification unit for notifying a user of the status of the battery; an operation unit operable by the user; and control unit for opening and closing the switch unit. The control unit is configured to have the switch unit interrupt the discharging path of the battery when the status of the battery detected by the status detection unit is abnormal. Further, the control unit is configured to have the notification unit notify the user of the availability to restart a discharging operation and close the switch unit in response to an operation signal inputted from the operation unit to make the battery pack dischargeable when the status of the battery detected by the status detection unit is recovered from the abnormal status.