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4676results about "Portable power-driven tools" patented technology

Job-site tool

A job-site tool in one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a display; a flexible printed circuit; and a control circuit. The display is visible tool from outside and includes at least one surface light emitter. The flexible printed circuit includes conductive traces. The at least one surface light emitter is on the flexible printed circuit and is electrically connected to the conductive traces. The control circuit is electrically connected to the display via the conductive traces.
Owner:MAKITA CORP

Work apparatus

A work apparatus includes: a housing; a motor support unit designed separately from the housing, the housing being fixed to the motor support unit. A drive motor is designed as an electric motor for driving a tool and is attached to the motor support unit. A receptacle housing designed separately from the motor support unit for receiving at least one battery pack for supplying the drive motor with electrical power is fixed to the housing. The receptacle housing and the motor support unit are designed and arranged relative to each other in such a way that the receptacle housing is able to move relative to the motor support unit in order to reduce, in particular to prevent, direct transmission of inertial forces emanating from the receptacle housing to the motor support unit in the event of an impact load on the work apparatus.
Owner:ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG

Battery assembly for battery powered equipment

A battery charging system includes a charging rack comprising multiple receptacle, multiple battery assemblies. Each of the battery assemblies includes a housing having a handle, rechargeable battery cells disposed within the housing, and a mating feature protruding away from the housing, wherein the mating feature is configured to selectively connect the battery assembly with the receptacle of the charging rack and includes multiple ports electrically connected to the battery cells and configured receive power from the charging rack to charge the battery cells, and wherein the handle comprises a release button configured to selectively disengage the battery assembly from the receptacle of the charging rack.
Owner:BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP

Battery pack

A battery pack may include a housing with an interface couplable to an external device configured to perform a group of applications. A battery pack may further include a plurality of battery cells disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the interface, the battery cells including a cathode, an anode, and a separator. The plurality of battery cells is configured to provide power to the external device for a runtime. The plurality of battery cells is additionally configured to fully recharge within a charge time, and wherein the charge time is less than a sum of the runtime plus a rest time corresponding to the time taken to prepare a new application group.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Power tool control based on battery pack thermal characteristics

A power tool system includes a power tool, a sensor, and an electronic controller of the power tool. The power tool includes a power tool housing, a motor housed within the power tool housing, and a pack interface coupled to the power tool housing. The pack interface receives a power tool battery pack having a corresponding tool interface. The sensor senses an electrical parameter corresponding to a power tool battery pack coupled to the pack interface. The electronic controller of the power tool controls the power tool battery pack to discharge current; receives an output of the sensor when the power tool battery pack is controlled to discharge current; generates a temperature estimate by processing the output of the sensor using a thermal model stored on the memory; and generates a temperature warning signal in response to the temperature estimate exceeding a temperature threshold.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Electric Work Machine

An electric work machine with improved workability at high output, configured to cut a work target, is provided. The electric work machine comprises: a working portion configured to cut the work target and a main body including: a housing; a flow path forming portion; a motor; and a control unit, wherein the motor generates rotational power for driving the working portion, the control unit electrically controls rotation of the motor, the flow path forming portion forms an air flow path including a first air flow path and a second air flow path, the first air flow path communicates with an exterior of the housing to allow external air to flow to the motor via the control unit, and the second air flow path communicates with the exterior of the housing so as to allow external air to flow directly to the motor.
Owner:YAMABIKO CORP

Power tool with impulse assembly

A power tool including a motor, an impulse assembly configured to be driven by the motor, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The temperature sensor is configured to output a signal related to a temperature of the power tool. The temperature of the power tool is correlated to a temperature of a fluid within the impulse assembly. The controller is connected to the temperature sensor. The controller is configured to determine the temperature of the power tool based the signal from the temperature sensor, and control, in response to the temperature of the power tool being greater than a temperature threshold, the power tool based on the temperature of the power tool.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

chainsaw

A chainsaw includes a housing formed with or connected to at least a handle for a user to hold; a guide plate configured to support and guide a chain, where an end of the guide plate is supported by the housing; a power supply device including at least one battery pack detachably connected to the housing to provide electrical energy for the chainsaw; and a display device mounted to the housing and configured to display a current state of the chainsaw. The display device has a display plane, and the angle β between the display plane and a bottom plane perpendicular to a guide plate plane is greater than or equal to 25° and less than or equal to 75°.
Owner:NANJING CHERVON IND

High-power battery-operated power tool

A power tool is provided including a power supply interface receiving a removable battery pack, a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor including a rotor and a stator, and a multi-phase inverter bridge circuit. A controller is provided to output drive signals to the inverter bridge circuit to control flow of current from to the motor, where each drive signal is activated within each corresponding phase of the motor within a conduction band. The controller is configured to control a length of the conduction band at a variable value within a first torque range below a torque threshold and at a substantially constant value within a second torque range above the torque threshold. The torque threshold is greater than approximately 1 Newton-meters and the motor produces a maximum power output of at least approximately 1250 watts at the torque of approximately 1 Newton-meters.
Owner:BLACK & DECKER CORP

Electric tool and storage device therefor

An electric tool includes: a housing assembly including a housing body and an operation portion integrally connected with the housing body; a driving mechanism connected to the housing assembly and including a motor and a transmission shaft connected to and driven by the motor; and a control module arranged within the housing assembly and comprising a controller and a sensing element that is electrically connected to the controller. The motor is electrically connected to the controller. The sensing element is arranged at an inner side of the operation portion. The sensing element is to detect a user operation on the operation portion and output a signal to the controller, and the controller is to control the motor in response to the signal output by the sensing element.
Owner:FANTTIK

Tool mountable multi-bit holder

A carrier system holds and facilitates access to implements usable with any one of a variety of tools. The carrier system includes a universal holder and a plurality of distinctive tool-attaching adapters. The universal holder defines implement-receiving openings, each of which is configured to receive a corresponding one of the implements therein. Each of the tools defines a distinctive carrier-receiving portion. Each of the tool-attaching adapters is engageable with and complementally corresponds to a respective one of the carrier-receiving portions. The universal holder is individually securable to the tool-attaching adapters. The universal holder is mountable to each the tools upon engagement of a selected one of the tool-attaching adapters with the respective one of the carrier-receiving portions, attachment of the selected one of the tool-attaching adapters to the respective one of the carrier-receiving portions, and securement of the universal holder to the selected one of the tool-attaching adapters.
Owner:ANDERSON BENJAMIN S

Predictive torque control for a power tool

A fastener driver includes a motor, a trigger, and a lifting assembly operable to be moved by the motor. The fastener driver includes a speed sensor, a voltage sensor, and a current sensor. A controller is configured to provide, in response to actuation of the trigger, power to the motor, receive speed signals from the speed sensor indicative of the speed of the motor, receive voltage signals from the voltage sensor indicative of the voltage of a battery pack, and receive current signals from the current sensor indicative of the current of the motor. The controller determines a torque of the motor based on the signals, determines whether the torque of the motor is less than or equal to a torque threshold, and activate an electronic clutch, in response to the torque of the motor being less than or equal to the torque threshold, to electronically brake the motor.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Brushless direct current electric motor and handheld tool

There is provided be a brushless direct current, BLDC, electric motor. The BLDC electric motor comprises a rotor comprising a rotor shaft and a stator arranged around the rotor shaft. The stator comprises a stator hub comprising electromagnets, and cooling channels extending in a direction that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the rotor shaft and the cooling channels are positioned between the rotor shaft and the electromagnets.
Owner:KWH MIRKA LTD

Impact wrench

An impact wrench (10) including a rotary impact drive (22), wherein the rotary impact drive (22) has a drive shaft (28) running along a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the rotary impact drive (22) has a striker (30) arranged so as to be movable along the longitudinal axis (L), and an anvil head (32) which can be contacted by the striker (30) in a circumferential direction (U) relative to the longitudinal axis (L). The rotary impact drive (22) has at least one impact damper (40, 42, 44) which is configured to damp an impact of the striker (30) in a longitudinal impact direction (LR) parallel to the longitudinal axis (L), in particular on the anvil head (32). Thus undesired vibrations can be reduced or prevented, so that health risks associated with use of the impact wrench (10) can be reduced.
Owner:HILTI AG

Grinder including enhanced sensing and component detection

A grinder including a housing, a motor within the housing, and a first handle attached to the housing and including a first sensor configured to detect the presence of a user. The grinder includes a second handle attached to a pivot arm, the pivot arm attached to the housing and configured to be pivoted around the circumference of the housing, the second handle including a second sensor configured to detect the presence of the user. The grinder includes a controller configured to control the motor based upon the detection of the presence of the user by the first sensor and second sensor, and wherein the controller prevents the motor from operating when second sensor does not detect the presence of the user.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Auxiliary wireless device for power tool

Certain embodiments provide an auxiliary wireless device for a power tool that includes a body, a wireless communication unit (WCU), an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and a controller. The body is removably attachable to a housing of a power tool. The WCU includes a wireless transceiver. The IMU is configured to output IMU sensor data including at least one of 3-axis acceleration data and 3-axis angular rate data. The controller is configured to determine a loaded operational time of the power tool over a time period based on the IMU sensor data, determine a cumulative loaded operational time of the power tool over a cumulative time period based on loaded operational times for a number of time periods, and send the cumulative loaded operational time to the WCU for transmission to a remote device. The power tool is activated in a loaded condition during the loaded operational time.
Owner:BLACK & DECKER CORP

Power tool control system

Certain embodiments provide a power tool comprising a motor including a flywheel, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured to output IMU data, and a controller coupled to the motor and the IMU. The controller is configured to process the IMU data to generate processed IMU data, detect, based on the processed IMU data, whether the power tool has been moved in a pickup motion that is associated with an imminent use of the power tool, and increase a speed of the motor to a target speed in response to the detection.
Owner:BLACK & DECKER CORP

Powered ratchet tool with a variable crankshaft

A powered ratchet tool includes a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. The motor has an output shaft rotatable about a first axis. The powered ratchet tool further includes a ratchet mechanism supported by the housing and operably coupled to the output shaft to be driven by the motor. The ratchet mechanism has a crankshaft assembly defining a variable crank radius configured to change an extent of each rotational stroke of the ratchet mechanism. Moreover, the powered ratchet tool includes an output drive operably coupled to the ratchet mechanism to be rotated about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Hand-held power tool as well as axial holding arrangement and working element for such a power tool

The invention refers to hand-held power tool (10) comprising a tool housing (12), a motor (24) and a tool shaft (36) having a rotational axis (40) and actuated by the motor (24), and further comprising a working element (38) releasably attachable to the tool shaft (36) from outside the tool housing (12) in an axial direction and, after attachment to the tool shaft (36), held in respect to the tool shaft (36) by means of an axial holding arrangement (80). The axial holding arrangement (80) comprises a first element (36; 38) constituted by one of the working element (38) and the tool shaft (36) and a second element (38; 36) constituted by the other one of the working element (38) and the tool shaft (36), and at least two locking elements (70) assigned to the first element (36; 38) movably in a radial direction between a retracted position and a locking position, at least one recess (66) assigned to the second element (38; 36) for receiving the locking elements (70) when in their locking positions. The locking elements (70) or the second element (38; 36) in and / or around the at least one radial recess (66) comprises a magnetic material and the at least other one of the locking elements (70) and the second element (38; 36) in and / or around the at least one radial recess (66) comprises a magnetic material or a ferromagnetic material. The locking elements (70) are automatically moved into and held in their locking positions and in the at least one radial recess (66) by means of magnetic force after attachment of the working element (38) to the tool shaft (36).
Owner:VALENTINI ANDREA

Adaptive nut removal mode in a power tool

Systems and methods for providing an adaptive nut removal mode in a power tool. The power tool includes a housing and a motor. The motor includes a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of stator windings. A power switching circuit is configured to provide a supply of power from a power source to the motor. An electronic controller is configured to control the power tool to remove a fastener from a joint. The electronic controller is configured to monitor a torque of the motor, determine whether the torque of the motor is equal to or less than a threshold torque value, operate, when the torque is greater than the threshold torque value, the motor in an loosening mode while the torque of the motor decreases, and increase, when the torque is equal to or less than the threshold torque value, a speed of the motor.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Power tool brake abort

Power tools described herein include an electric motor, a driver blade, a trigger switch, a safety switch, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is connected to the electric motor, the trigger switch, and the safety switch. The electronic controller is configured to initiate a retraction cycle by controlling the electric motor to move the driver blade from a first position to a second position, determine a position of the driver blade during the retraction cycle, initiate, in response to the position of the driver blade exceeding a first threshold, a braking cycle at the electric motor, and abort, in response to detecting a first activation of the trigger switch and a second activation of the safety switch, the braking cycle.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Power tool

A handheld power tool includes a grip for a user to hold; an output shaft rotatable about a first axis; a mounting device for mounting a working attachment to the output shaft, where the working attachment has a mounting port that matches the output shaft; and an operating member capable of driving the output shaft to move along the direction of the first axis to lock or loosen the working attachment. The operating member could be located at least at a first position, a second position and a third position. When the operating member is located at the first position, the working attachment is locked; when the operating member moves from the first position to the second position, the output shaft moves downward along the first axis by a first preset distance. The third position is different from the first position and the second position.
Owner:NANJING CHERVON IND

Electric tool

The invention discloses an electric tool which comprises a controller arranged in a machine shell and used for controlling a motor to rotate; the at least one micro force sensor is used for detecting at least one of a parameter of deformation quantity of a preset part of the output part or a parameter of a force value applied to the preset part of the output part; the controller is connected with the micro force sensor, and the controller is configured to obtain a detection numerical value of the micro force sensor, determine the actual output torque of the electric tool according to the detection numerical value, and determine the running state of the motor according to the comparison result of the actual output torque and the preset torque. According to the electric tool, the micro force sensor is used, and safety is high.
Owner:NANJING CHERVON IND

Impact tool

An impact tool includes: a motor; a motor housing portion that houses the motor; a grip portion extending downward from the motor housing portion; a hammer rotated by the motor; an anvil that is impacted by the hammer in a rotation direction; a hammer housing portion that houses the hammer; a prop portion arranged on a front side of the grip portion and extending below the motor housing portion or the hammer housing portion; a battery holding portion which is connected to the grip portion and the prop portion and to which a battery pack is detachably attached; and a light emitter unit that is held at a front portion of the hammer housing portion and includes a plurality of light emitters arranged in the rotation direction around the anvil. A lead wire electrically connected to the light emitter unit passes through an inside of the prop portion.
Owner:MAKITA CORP

Handheld power tool

The invention discloses a handheld power tool which comprises an output shaft, an output shaft, an output shaft, an output shaft and an output shaft, wherein the output shaft comprises an output axis limited by the output shaft; an output housing defining a first central axis passing through a geometric center; the radial distance between the first central shaft and the outer edge of the output shell is R; the output shaft comprises a first position and a second position; when the output shaft is located at the first position, the radial distance between the output axis and the first center shaft is D1; when the output shaft is located at the second position, the radial distance between the output axis and the first center shaft is D2, D1 is smaller than D2, D1 is larger than or equal to 0 and smaller than R, and D2 is larger than 0 and smaller than or equal to R. The handheld power tool is high in working efficiency and compact in structure.
Owner:NANJING CHERVON IND

Dual-Mode Landing Gear Adapter with Interchangeable Manual and Powered Drive

A dual-mode landing gear adapter enables rapid interchangeability between manual and powered operation for trailer landing gear extension and retraction. The adapter includes a gear shaft adapter having a first coupling end structured to securely engage the trailer's landing gear gearbox shaft, and an opposite second coupling end with axial slots configured for receiving a two-pin anchor. A manual crank and a drill head attachment each include a corresponding two-pin anchor for secure, selective coupling with the adapter. The drill head attachment further comprises a cylindrical collar structured to securely receive a standard electrically powered drill / driver, secured via a cotter pin or similar fastening device. The invention facilitates quick, secure switching between powered and manual operation without tools, ensuring convenience, safety, and operational flexibility. This adapter system reduces user effort, increases efficiency, and provides robust reliability under varying operational conditions common in commercial trucking and trailer applications.
Owner:DAVIS STEVEN DWIGHT

Power tool with enclosed gearcase

A power tool including a housing with a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion collectively defining a head housing portion. The power tool also includes a motor supported within the head housing portion and including an output shaft, a gear case completely enclosed by the head housing portion, a gear assembly engaged with the output shaft and supported within the gear case, and a drive assembly driven by the gear assembly and supported within the head housing portion.
Owner:MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP

Garden blower

The present disclosure provides a garden blower, including a housing and a duct assembly, the duct assembly includes an outer duct, a motor fan blade assembly and a guide cone; the outer duct and the rear casing are arranged in such a way that there is an annular interval therebetween, and a plurality of first anti-vibration components are arranged between the outer duct and the holding casing; the first anti-vibration components are close to the motor fan blade assembly, and form a first anti-vibration plane perpendicular to the motor axis of the motor fan blade assembly. This technical solution can suppress the transmission of vibration generated by the rotation of the motor fan blade assembly to other components, especially the holding casing, and effectively avoids the mutual influence between the vibration of the motor fan blade assembly and the disturbance of the rear casing caused by the airflow.
Owner:ZHEJIANG SUNSEEKER IND CO LTD

Power tool

A power tool includes a motor, a spindle, an inner housing, an outer housing formed by an upper member and a lower member, a pair of interposing members and a pair of elastic members. The interposing members are arranged leftward and rightward of the inner housing, respectively, and fixedly connected to a first member, which is one of the upper member and the lower member, and at least partially in contact with an inner surface of the first member. The elastic members are held between a left portion of the inner housing and one of the interposing members and between a right portion of the inner housing and the other of the interposing members, respectively. A first end portion of each of the interposing members has at least one first surface extending to be closer to the inner housing toward a tip end of the first end portion.
Owner:MAKITA CORP

Universal joint tool adapter assembly

A tool adapter assembly, such as, for example, a socket or socket adapter, having drive, center, and work bodies. The drive body and the work body can be adjusted in a number of positions / angles relative to one another by a user. The tool adapter assembly includes components adapted to retain a set / desired position / angle of the drive body and the work body relative to one another.
Owner:SNAP ON INC