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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Yizhuo Zhang, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Marco Laubach, Wheeling, IL (US);
Steve Cole, Lombard, IL (US);
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A wireless charging system for charging a tool includes a tool holder and charging module. The tool holder includes a mounting interface, a holding portion extending from the mounting interface, and at least one surface t configured to mount the tool holder onto a support surface, such as of a mobile structure. The charging module is mounted in the mounting interface, and includes an inductive charging device that wirelessly charges a tool resting on the charging module. The holding portion is configured to at least partially engage the tool and act as a transverse support relative to the mounting interface. The at least one surface can include a base of the tool holder for horizontal mounting, a side of the tool holder for vertical mounting, or two opposite sides of the tool holder for mounting on a mounting rail.