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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Masafumi Noda, Anjo, JP;
Jongwoon Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Masafumi Noda, Anjo, JP;
Jongwoon Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/4207 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery for an electric tool includes at least one battery cell, a peripheral device operable to detect a battery condition of the at least one battery cell, and a microcomputer communicating with the peripheral device. The microcomputer periodically operates the peripheral device for detecting the battery condition during the time when the battery is not electrically connected to the electric tool.