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

Claim 10:
11. A battery pack, comprising:
a plurality of battery cells;
a battery cell holder holding the plurality of battery cells in a fixed position relative to each other, the battery cell holder having an opening exposing a portion of at least one of the plurality of battery cells;
a printed circuit board having a first second side, a second side, a central portion and a perimeter edge, the second side opposing the first side, the printed circuit board affixed to the battery cell holder such that the second side of the printed circuit board faces the battery cell holder;
a thermistor attached to the second side of the printed circuit board adjacent to the perimeter edge, the thermistor received in the battery cell holder opening such that the thermistor is positioned between the printed circuit board and the exposed portion of the 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 extending from the first side of the printed circuit board to the second side of the printed circuit board in a first direction and includes a first portion extending along a first side of the thermistor in a second direction, the second direction being generally perpendicular to the first direction, the portion between the temperature sensor and the central portion, the first portion 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.