Patent ID: 11962021
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery pack, comprising:
a plurality of battery cells;
a printed circuit board including a central portion and a perimeter edge;
a temperature sensor attached to the printed circuit board adjacent to the perimeter edge between the printed circuit board and at least one of the plurality of battery cells, the temperature sensor having a first dimension along a first axis; and
a cutout in the printed circuit board positioned between the temperature sensor and the central portion, the cutout having a first dimension along the first axis, the first dimension of the cutout being at least two times the first dimension of the temperature sensor and the first dimension of the temperature sensor being centrally positioned relative to the first dimension of the cutout along the first axis, to retain heat in the temperature sensor such that the temperature of the temperature sensor more closely tracks the temperature of the plurality of battery cells.