A chuck assembly for a rotary power tool includes a body rotatable about a central axis, the body including a plurality of openings and a first set of threads, a plurality of jaws received within the plurality of openings in the body; a collar surrounding the body, the collar including a stepped portion configured to engage the plurality of jaws to limit radial movement of the plurality of jaws, a second set of threads coupled for co-rotation with the collar and engageable with the first set of threads on the body such that rotation of the collar relative to the body causes the collar to move axially along the body, and a spring biasing the collar such that the stepped portion is biased into engagement with the plurality of jaws.
B23B 31/173 - Mandrins avec mors à action simultanée, qu'ils soient ou non réglables individuellement déplaçables radialement actionnés par des surfaces coniques coaxiales
2.
Power Supply Including a Reconfigurable Power Converter
A power supply that includes a battery pack, a sensor configured to sense an electrical characteristic of the battery pack, a reconfigurable voltage boost circuit configured to connect to an inverter, and a controller. The reconfigurable voltage boost circuit is configured to switch between a voltage doubler configuration and a voltage tripler configuration in response to a switching control signal based on the electrical characteristic of the battery pack. The controller is connected to the battery pack, the sensor, and the reconfigurable voltage boost circuit. The controller is configured to obtain the electrical characteristic of the battery pack from the sensor, compare the electrical characteristic to a switching threshold, and transmit the switching control signal to the reconfigurable voltage boost circuit based on the comparison of the electrical characteristic and the switching threshold to switch between the voltage doubler configuration and the voltage tripler configuration.
H02M 3/156 - Transformation d'une puissance d'entrée en courant continu en une puissance de sortie en courant continu sans transformation intermédiaire en courant alternatif par convertisseurs statiques utilisant des tubes à décharge avec électrode de commande ou des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs avec électrode de commande utilisant des dispositifs du type triode ou transistor exigeant l'application continue d'un signal de commande utilisant uniquement des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs avec commande automatique de la tension ou du courant de sortie, p. ex. régulateurs à commutation
H02J 7/00 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries
3.
BI-DIRECTIONAL MOTOR FOR GAS ENGINE REPLACEMENT DEVICE
Bi-directional motor (36) for gas engine replacement device (10). One embodiment provides a gas engine replacement device (10) including a housing (14), a battery receptacle (54), a motor (36), a power take-off shaft (38) receiving torque from the motor (36), a power switching network (310) configured to selectively provide power to the motor (36), and an electronic processor (302) coupled to the power switching network (310). The electronic processor (302) is configured to rotate the motor (36) in a first direction and receive an input to switch a rotation direction of the motor (36). The electronic processor is also configured to control the power switching network (310) to stop the motor (36) and rotate the motor (36) in a second direction after controlling the power switching network (310) to stop the motor (36).
E01C 19/40 - Hies ou bourroirs mécaniques conçus pour donner au revêtement une finition sans inégalités, p. ex. finisseurs par bourrage ou finisseurs par vibration
B06B 1/16 - Procédés ou appareils pour produire des vibrations mécaniques de fréquence infrasonore, sonore ou ultrasonore utilisant l'énergie mécanique fonctionnant avec des systèmes impliquant des masses rotatives non équilibrées
H02K 7/10 - Association structurelle avec des embrayages, des freins, des engrenages, des poulies ou des démarreurs mécaniques
H02K 7/108 - Association structurelle avec des embrayages, des freins, des engrenages, des poulies ou des démarreurs mécaniques avec des embrayages à friction
H02K 7/116 - Association structurelle avec des embrayages, des freins, des engrenages, des poulies ou des démarreurs mécaniques avec des engrenages
H02K 11/00 - Association structurelle de machines dynamo-électriques à des organes électriques ou à des dispositifs de blindage, de surveillance ou de protection
H02K 11/33 - Circuits d’entraînement, p. ex. circuits électroniques de puissance
H02K 21/16 - Moteurs synchrones à aimants permanentsGénératrices synchrones à aimants permanents avec des induits fixes et des aimants tournants avec des aimants tournant à l'intérieur des induits avec des noyaux d'induits annulaires à pôles saillants
A portable lighting device includes a body having an input port supported on an exterior surface of the body and an output port supported on the exterior surface of the body. The input port is operable to receive power from a power source and the output port is operable to transfer power to an external device. The portable lighting device also includes a support member coupled to the body. The support member is configured to hang the portable lighting device from a support structure. The portable lighting device further includes a lighting unit that extends downward from the body. The lighting unit is electrically coupled to the input port to receive power from the power source.
A handheld cutting tool includes a motor, a driven gear coupled to the motor and a sprocket coupled for co-rotation with the driven gear, a housing, a guide bar extending from the housing, a chain supported on the guide bar and engaged with the sprocket such that rotation of the sprocket moves the chain along the guide bar, a battery pack removably coupled to the housing, the battery pack including a foot portion on which the handheld cutting tool is supported in an upright position, and one or more support faces on which the handheld cutting tool is supported in a horizontal position, the one or more support faces extending forward of the housing, the one or more support faces defining a face plane that is non-intersecting with the foot portion.
A shearing machine includes a support frame, a magazine including a platform having a top surface extending between a processing end and a loading end, the magazine configured to support a plurality of struts on the top surface, a separator assembly configured to separate a separated strut from the plurality of struts, the separated strut defining a strut width, a feed assembly configured to move the separated strut relative to the support frame along a feed axis defining a feed direction, a shearing assembly disposed at the processing end, the shearing assembly including a die assembly operable to shear a strut segment from the separated strut, and a controller configured to control the separator assembly, the feed assembly, and the shearing assembly to automatically separate the separated strut, move the separated strut, and shear the strut segment from the separated strut to a predetermined length.
B23D 23/04 - Machines ou dispositifs pour le cisaillage ou le tronçonnage de profilés au moyen de mâchoires de fixation, disposées côte à côte, et soumettant les pièces à un effort de torsion
B23D 36/00 - Agencements de commande spécialement adaptés aux machines de cisaillage ou machines de coupe analogues, ou aux machines à scier, pour produits bruts se déplaçant autrement que dans la direction de la coupe
7.
DETECTING BATTERY PACK TYPE BASED ON BATTERY PACK IMPEDANCE
A power tool including a housing, a motor, a first sensing circuit configured to detect a battery pack voltage of a battery pack connected to a battery pack interface, a second sensing circuit configured to detect a current from the battery pack, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a first signal from the first sensing circuit related to a first measurement of battery pack voltage, receive a second signal from the second sensing circuit related to the current from the battery pack, receive a third signal from the first sensing circuit related to a second measurement of battery pack voltage, and control the motor by adjusting motor control parameters based on the first measurement of battery pack voltage, the second measurement of battery pack voltage, and the current from the battery pack.
G01R 31/389 - Mesure de l’impédance interne, de la conductance interne ou des variables similaires
B25F 5/02 - Structure des boîtiers, corps ou poignées
G01R 31/3842 - Dispositions pour la surveillance de variables des batteries ou des accumulateurs, p. ex. état de charge combinant des mesures de tension et de courant
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
H01M 10/48 - Accumulateurs combinés à des dispositions pour mesurer, tester ou indiquer l'état des éléments, p. ex. le niveau ou la densité de l'électrolyte
8.
POWER TOOL INCLUDING A TRIGGER WITH A NON-CONTACT SENSOR
A power tool including a housing, a trigger disposed on an outside of the housing, the trigger including a magnet, a motor within the housing, the motor configured to produce a rotational output to a drive mechanism, a Hall effect sensor configured to sense a position of the trigger based on a proximity of the magnet to the Hall effect sensor, and an electronic controller connected to the Hall effect sensor. The electronic controller is configured to determine the position of the trigger based on a signal from the Hall effect sensor and control the drive mechanism based on the position of the trigger.
H03K 17/95 - Commutateurs de proximité utilisant un détecteur magnétique
B25C 1/06 - Outils tenus à la main pour clouerDispositifs d'alimentation en clous pour ces outils actionnés électriquement
G01D 5/14 - Moyens mécaniques pour le transfert de la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensibleMoyens pour convertir la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible en une autre variable, lorsque la forme ou la nature de l'organe sensible n'imposent pas un moyen de conversion déterminéTransducteurs non spécialement adaptés à une variable particulière utilisant des moyens électriques ou magnétiques influençant la valeur d'un courant ou d'une tension
G01R 33/07 - Mesure de la direction ou de l'intensité de champs magnétiques ou de flux magnétiques en utilisant des dispositifs galvano-magnétiques des dispositifs à effet Hall
G01R 33/09 - Mesure de la direction ou de l'intensité de champs magnétiques ou de flux magnétiques en utilisant des dispositifs galvano-magnétiques des dispositifs magnéto-résistifs
H03K 17/97 - Commutateurs actionnés par le déplacement d'un élément incorporé dans ce commutateur utilisant un élément mobile magnétique
An example hydraulic tool includes: a fluid reservoir; a pump; an electric motor; a cylinder; a piston; a first trigger button; a second trigger button; and a controller configured to perform operations comprising: receiving a first signal when the first trigger button is triggered, responsively, causing the electric motor to rotate in a first rotational direction, thereby: (i) causing the pump to provide fluid to the cylinder, and (ii) causing the piston to move in a first linear direction, thereafter, receiving a second signal when the second trigger button is triggered, and responsively to the second signal, causing the electric motor to rotate in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction, thereby: (i) opening a fluid path from the cylinder to the fluid reservoir, and (ii) causing the piston to move in a second linear direction opposite the first linear direction.
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B21D 39/04 - Utilisation de procédés permettant d'assembler des objets ou des parties d'objets, p. ex. revêtement par des tôles, autrement que par placageDispositifs de mandrinage des tubes des tubes avec des tubesUtilisation de procédés permettant d'assembler des objets ou des parties d'objets, p. ex. revêtement par des tôles, autrement que par placageDispositifs de mandrinage des tubes des tubes avec des barres
B25F 5/02 - Structure des boîtiers, corps ou poignées
A hard hat with symmetric front and back mounting ridges to support a headlamp is described. The hard hat provides mounting ridges to receive insertion slots of a rigid mounting bracket that fit around the ridges. The rigid mounting bracket includes channels to loop a strap through the channels and support a lamp on the bracket. The strap may include a hook and loop fastener system to enable attachment of a variety of lamps to the rigid support bracket. In this way, the hard hat can support a wide variety of headlamps attached to the rigid mounting bracket without destructive alterations to the hard hat. Clips may be added to the rigid mounting bracket to secure or lock the bracket in place during operation and prevent accidental knocks or jarring of the headlamp.
A circular saw plunge pipe cutter includes a main housing, a drive mechanism at least partially disposed within the main housing, a saw blade operably coupled with the drive mechanism, and a shoe slidably coupled to the main housing. The shoe includes a pipe receptacle in which a pipe is receivable. The circular saw plunge pipe cutter is adjustable between a plunge state, in which the main housing moves toward the shoe and the saw blade extends into the pipe receptacle, and a retracted state in which the main housing moves away from the shoe and the saw blade does not extend into the pipe receptacle.
B23D 47/12 - Machines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage travaillant au moyen de lames circulaires, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliers de l'entraînement de lames de scies circulaires
A battery charger includes a housing, first and second charger interfaces, first and second vents, and a shutter. The first and second charger interfaces are formed on the housing. Each charger interface receives and charges a respective battery pack. The first and second vents are defined in the housing. Each vent provides an airflow path defined through the respective battery pack and the housing. The shutter is provided for each charger interface and can move between an actuated position, in which the shutter is oriented to at least partially block the airflow path, and an unactuated position, in which the shutter is out of the airflow path.
Power tools described herein include an electric motor, an interface configured to receive a battery pack, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to monitor a current value between the battery pack and the electric motor, monitor a voltage value between the battery pack and the electric motor, compute a power value based on the current value and the voltage value, and reduce an input power of the electric motor in response to the power value exceeding a threshold.
H02P 27/08 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par le type de tension d'alimentation utilisant une tension d’alimentation à fréquence variable, p. ex. tension d’alimentation d’onduleurs ou de convertisseurs utilisant des convertisseurs de courant continu en courant alternatif ou des onduleurs avec modulation de largeur d'impulsions
G01R 31/3842 - Dispositions pour la surveillance de variables des batteries ou des accumulateurs, p. ex. état de charge combinant des mesures de tension et de courant
H02K 7/14 - Association structurelle à des charges mécaniques, p. ex. à des machines-outils portatives ou des ventilateurs
H02P 23/14 - Estimation ou adaptation des paramètres des moteurs, p. ex. constante de temps du rotor, flux, vitesse, courant ou tension
14.
POWERED RATCHET TOOL WITH MULTI-PIECE CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY
A powered ratchet tool includes a housing, a head portion of the housing, a drive assembly, a yoke supported within the head portion, an anvil, a pawl, and a shaft assembly. The drive assembly includes an output rotatable about a first axis. The yoke is pivotable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The anvil extends from the head portion and is configured to engage a socket. The pawl is moveable between a first and a second position to switch the direction of rotation of the anvil. The shaft assembly extends between the output and the yoke and is formed as a multi-piece construction. The shaft assembly includes a shaft extending along the first axis, a first coupler fixed to a first end of the shaft, a second coupler fixed to the second end of the shaft, and a pin extending from the second coupler to the yoke.
A power tool includes a housing, a motor, a first user input device, a second user input device, a controller, and a circuit board. The motor is disposed at least partially within the housing. The first input device is partially disposed within the housing and is configured to move along a first axis. The second input device is also partially disposed within the housing and is configured to move along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The controller is configured to control an operational characteristic of the motor. The circuit board is connected to the controller. The circuit board includes a first sensor and a second sensor on a first side of the circuit board. The first sensor is configured to sense a plurality of distinct positions of the first user input device. The second sensor is configured to sense a displacement along the second axis.
An impact tool including a housing, a motor having an output shaft rotatable about a first axis, and an impact mechanism. The impact mechanism includes a camshaft, an anvil, and a hammer configured to reciprocate along the camshaft to impart rotational impacts to the anvil in a first operating mode and to directly drive the anvil in a second operating mode. The impact tool further includes a crankshaft coupled to the anvil for co-rotation with the anvil, a yoke driven by the crankshaft to reciprocate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, an output drive, and a pawl configured to selectively couple the output drive to the yoke for co-rotation with the yoke in a first rotational locking direction about the second axis and to permit the yoke to rotate relative to the pawl in a second rotational locking direction about the second axis.
B25B 21/02 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts avec des moyens pour communiquer un choc à la tige du tournevis ou à la douille de la clé à écrou
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
A power tool is disclosed and includes a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. The power tool further includes a first blade and a second blade movable relative to the first blade by the motor. During operation, a cutting stroke length of the first blade relative to the second blade is selectively adjustable based on a direction of rotation of the motor.
A lighting device includes a connector body defining a first axis and a second axis, and a light head rotatably coupled to the connector body for rotation about the first axis. The light head includes a housing and a light source supported by the housing. The lighting device also includes a first leg rotatably coupled to the connector body for rotation about the second axis. The first leg extends to a first distal end. The lighting device also includes a second leg rotatably coupled to the connector body for rotation about the second axis independent from the first leg. The second leg extends to a second distal end. The first distal end of the first leg removably engages the second distal end of the second leg. The first leg and the second leg are configurable to support the light head.
F21V 17/10 - Fixation des parties constitutives des dispositifs d'éclairage, p. ex. des abat-jour, des globes, des réfracteurs, des réflecteurs, des filtres, des écrans, des grilles ou des cages de protection caractérisée par des moyens de fixation spécifiques
F21L 4/04 - Dispositifs d'éclairage électriques avec des accumulateurs ou des piles électriques incorporés caractérisés en ce qu'une partie du boîtier de la source lumineuse est fixée de façon réglable sur le reste du dispositif
F21L 4/08 - Dispositifs d'éclairage électriques avec des accumulateurs ou des piles électriques incorporés caractérisés par des moyens pour recharger sur place les accumulateurs ou les piles
A beacon transmitter including a wireless transceiver and an electronic controller coupled to the wireless transceiver. The electronic controller is configured to repeatedly transmit, via the wireless transceiver, a first beacon signal through a first number of transmission repetitions spaced at a first repeat interval, and receive an acknowledgement signal via the wireless transceiver. The electronic controller is also configured to stop transmission of the first beacon signal for a first predetermined amount of time based on receipt of the acknowledgement signal, determine that the first predetermined amount of time has expired, and resume repeatedly transmitting, via the wireless transceiver, the first beacon signal in response to determining that the predetermined amount of time has expired.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
One or more settings of a power tool device can be automatically adjusted based on a location of the power tool device relative to a work object. Work object data that indicate a work object type for the work object can be determined, and work location data can be determined based on the work object data. The work location data indicate work locations on the work object where a power tool device action is to be performed. A position of the power tool device is also determined. An electronic controller can determine a power tool device setting corresponding to the power tool device action to be performed at the work location nearest to the power tool device position. The power tool device setting is transmitted to the power tool device by the electronic controller, where the power tool device setting indicates an operating parameter of the power tool device.
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B25B 23/142 - Agencement pour limiter le couple de blocage ou pour indiquer le couple des clés ou des tournevis spécialement adapté aux clés ou tournevis à main
G06F 16/955 - Recherche dans le Web utilisant des identifiants d’information, p. ex. des localisateurs uniformisés de ressources [uniform resource locators - URL]
21.
Optical Data Transmission Using a Power Tool Device
Data are optically transmitted from a power tool device, such as a power tool, a power tool battery charger, power tool pack adapter, and/or a battery pack. The data are stored in a memory of the power tool device and are encoded as optical signal data to provide an encoded representation of the stored data. An optical transmitter (e.g., a light emitting diode or a flat panel display) transmits the optical signal data, which are detected or otherwise received by an optical receiver device, which may include a camera or other photodetector. The optical signal data may include light signals generated by an LED, where the data are encoded using an encoding scheme that modulates one or more characteristics (e.g., amplitude, wavelength, color) of the generated light signals. The optical signal data may also include images (e.g., barcodes, QR codes) or characters.
A router includes a motor unit including an electric motor and a rotatable output shaft. The router also includes a base plate coupled to the motor unit, and a depth adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the motor unit relative to the base plate. The depth adjustment mechanism includes a threaded depth adjustment shaft rotatably coupled to one of the motor unit and the base plate and translationally affixed thereto. The depth adjustment mechanism also includes a micro depth adjustment shaft rotatably coupled to the other of the motor unit and the base plate and translationally affixed thereto, the micro depth adjustment shaft being received into a keyed bore defined in the threaded depth adjustment shaft in a telescoping arrangement. Rotation of the micro depth adjustment shaft rotates the threaded depth adjustment shaft to effect movement of the motor unit relative to the base plate.
A pipeline inspection device, including a rotatable drum housing a cable, where the cable is extendable into a pipe, a camera positioned on an end of the cable, and a hub housing electrical components of the pipeline inspection device and including a battery housing. A stand includes a mounting assembly having a first portion rotatably supporting the drum and a second portion supporting the hub within an interior of the drum, the second portion including a core, where the hub is removably coupled to the mounting assembly via the core. The hub is removably coupled to the mounting assembly by a first engagement member on the hub and a second engagement member on the core.
Blower/vacuum tools having reduced fan blade noise are provided. A blower/vacuum tool includes a main body extending between a first end and a second end defining an airflow conduit therethrough; and a fan assembly. The fan assembly includes an axial fan having a number of fan blades (nb), and a motor rotatably connected to the fan. In some embodiments, when ng is in a range from 17-45, the axial fan has a Blade Solidity in a range from 0.0464nb≤Blade Solidity≤0.089nb calculated by the equation Blade Solidity=c/s where c is the length of the chord line of the fan blades, s=2πrm/nb, and rm is the mean radius of the fan blades. In some embodiments, when the motor operates at a speed of between 21000-38000 rotations per minute (RPM), blade pass frequency (BPF) of the fan assembly as defined by the equation
Blower/vacuum tools having reduced fan blade noise are provided. A blower/vacuum tool includes a main body extending between a first end and a second end defining an airflow conduit therethrough; and a fan assembly. The fan assembly includes an axial fan having a number of fan blades (nb), and a motor rotatably connected to the fan. In some embodiments, when ng is in a range from 17-45, the axial fan has a Blade Solidity in a range from 0.0464nb≤Blade Solidity≤0.089nb calculated by the equation Blade Solidity=c/s where c is the length of the chord line of the fan blades, s=2πrm/nb, and rm is the mean radius of the fan blades. In some embodiments, when the motor operates at a speed of between 21000-38000 rotations per minute (RPM), blade pass frequency (BPF) of the fan assembly as defined by the equation
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A vehicle battery jump starter that is powered by a removable and rechargeable battery pack, such as a battery pack used with various hand-held power tools. The battery pack removably connects to a vehicle battery jump starter and can be selectively used to charge a power boost module within the vehicle battery jump starter. The power boost module includes, for example, a plurality of supercapacitors or lithium polymer battery cells. The power boost module in combination with the battery pack 100 are used to jump start a vehicle battery. The vehicle battery jump starter includes a charge control circuit configured to control charging of the power boost module based upon battery information obtained from the battery pack.
A hole saw including an arbor, a body, and a plurality of blade assemblies slidably mounted on the body is provided. The hole saw has an adjustable size such that a user may change spacing of the blade assemblies to adjust the dimensions (e.g., the diameter) of the hole cut by the hole saw. In a certain embodiment, the body includes a plurality of pairs of wings and each blade assembly is slidably mounted on one of the plurality of pairs of wings. When a first blade assembly of the plurality of blade assemblies is moved along its respective pair of wings, a first wing in each of the pairs of wings rotates, and the other blade assemblies are moved along their respective pairs of wings.
Various embodiments of a flexible drill bit assembly are provided. The flexible drill bit assembly includes structures that allow users to position and direct the flexible drill bit assembly during use and easily interchange components on the ends of the flexible drill bit shaft without requiring additional fasteners, and the flexible drill bit assembly optionally includes a sleave that slides along a flexible shaft of the flexible drill bit assembly.
A walk-behind blower includes a frame; one or more movable elements mounted to the frame to movably support the frame; a housing supported on the frame, the housing defining an airflow conduit extending therethrough between a first end and a second end; and a fan assembly disposed between the first end and the second end, the fan assembly comprising a blower fan having a plurality of fan blades, and a motor rotatably connected to the blower fan.
A power tool including a housing, a brushless motor, one or more position sensors, a power switching circuit, and an electronic controller. The one or more position sensors are configured to generate output signals corresponding to a rotational position of the brushless motor. The power switching circuit is configured to provide a supply of power from a power source to the brushless motor. The electronic controller is configured to implement field-oriented control (“FOC”) of the brushless motor. The electronic controller configured to receive the output signals from the one or more position sensors, determine a parameter of the brushless motor based on the output signals, determine drive parameters for the brushless motor based on the parameter of the brushless motor using FOC, generate drive commands based on the drive parameters, and drive the brushless motor based on the drive commands.
A vacuum separation device includes a housing having a separator configured to separate debris, the housing defining an inlet configured to provide the debris to the separator and an outlet. The outlet is configured to couple the vacuum separation device to a conduit of a vacuum suction device. A flexible conduit is configured to couple to the inlet of the housing in a use position. A plurality of clips are configured to move between a stowed position and an extended position. In the extended position, each clip is configured to engage the vacuum suction device.
A47L 5/36 - Aspirateurs munis d'un tube souple entre la buse et le corpsAspirateurs se fixant sur les escaliersAspirateurs se transportant sur le dos
A47L 9/00 - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des aspirateurs, p. ex. moyens mécaniques pour commander l'aspiration ou pour entraîner une action de battementDispositifs de rangement spécialement conçus pour les aspirateurs ou les pièces de ceux-ciVéhicules porteurs spécialement conçus pour les aspirateurs
A47L 9/14 - Sacs ou similairesFixation des sacs ou fermeture de ceux-ci
A47L 9/28 - Montage de l'équipement électrique, p. ex. adaptation ou fixation à l'aspirateurCommande des aspirateurs par des moyens électriques
A power tool includes an actuator having a ram that is movable between a first position and a second position. A first jaw and a second jaw are moveable relative to one another between a first configuration when the ram is in the first position and a second configuration when the ram is in the second position. A first spring is coupled to each of the first jaw and the second jaw to apply a first force to bias the first jaw and the second jaw to the first configuration. A return assembly applies a second force to bias the first jaw to the first configuration.
Portable power supply with a maximum charge rate feature. The portable power supply includes a power source; a power input unit configured to receive power from an external source; a core charger coupled to the power source and the power input unit; and an electronic processor coupled to the core charger. The electronic processor is configured to receive a power limit value and determine a supportable charge current of the internal power source. The core charger is configured to determine a power-limited current based on the power limit value and an output voltage of the core charger, determine a target output current by comparing the power-limited current and the supportable charge current, and charge the power source with the received power at the target output current.
A vehicle battery jump starter that is powered by a removable and rechargeable battery pack, such as a battery pack used with various hand-held power tools. The battery pack removably connects to a vehicle battery jump starter and can be selectively used to charge a power boost module within the vehicle battery jump starter. The power boost module includes, for example, a plurality of supercapacitors or lithium polymer battery cells. The power boost module in combination with the battery pack 100 can be used to jump start a vehicle battery.
A vacuum pump that is connectable to an external system and configured to evacuate material from the external system. The vacuum pump including a motor operable in a first mode and a second mode that is slower than the first mode, a pump assembly driven by the motor and is lubricated and cooled by a lubricant, and a temperature sensor outputting a temperature signal corresponding to a temperature of the lubricant. The vacuum pump further includes an electronic control unit configured to receive the temperature signal from the temperature sensor, determine an electrical current value being drawn from the motor, operate the motor in the second mode when the temperature signal is below a temperature threshold, maintain the motor in the second mode while the electrical current value is above a current threshold, and operate the motor in the first mode only after the electrical current value remains below the current threshold for a preset time period.
A power tool including a motor configured to produce an output, and a sensor configured to measure an acceleration of the power tool along at least one of three spatial axes and generate an output signal related to the acceleration. The power tool further including a controller configured to receive the output signal related to the acceleration of the power tool from the sensor, compare the acceleration of the power tool to a free-fall acceleration threshold, initiate a timer when the acceleration of the power tool corresponds to the free-fall acceleration threshold, compare the timer to a free-fall timer threshold, and stop the motor from producing the output when the timer is greater than or equal to the free-fall timer threshold.
B23Q 11/00 - Accessoires montés sur les machines-outils pour maintenir les outils ou les organes de la machine dans de bonnes conditions de travail ou pour refroidir les pièces travailléesDispositifs de sécurité spécialement combinés aux machines-outils, disposés dans ces machines ou spécialement conçus pour être utilisés en relation avec ces machines
Power tools described herein include a battery pack interface configured to receive a removable and rechargeable battery pack and a motor. The motor includes a stator including a plurality of stator teeth configured to receive a plurality of stator coils and a rotor. The rotor includes a plurality of slots configured in a spoke-type configuration, each of the plurality of slots including a magnet housing portion configured to receive one or more magnets. The rotor includes a direct axis inductance and a quadrature axis inductance. The direct axis inductance of the rotor is greater than the quadrature axis inductance of the rotor, and a direct axis current of the motor is positive during operation of the motor.
A cable puller has a frame, a capstan rotatably mounted on the frame, a motor which drives the capstan to rotate, a power supply which supplies electrical current to the motor, a transmission which transfers torque from the motor to the capstan, a display mounted to the frame, a sensor operable to generate a signal, and a controller. The transmission can operate in a low-speed configuration and a high-speed configuration. The controller is electrically coupled to the motor, the power supply, and the display. The controller includes computer executable instructions stored in a computer readable medium for controlling operation of the cable puller to receive the signal from the sensor, determine a torque of the capstan based on the signal, determine a tension of a cable being pulled based on the torque of the capstan, and generate a control signal when the tension of the cable approaches a predetermined tension.
F16H 59/70 - Entrées de commande vers des transmissions transmettant un mouvement rotatif pour changements de vitesse ou pour mécanismes d'inversion les entrées étant fonction de l'état de la transmission fonction du rapport établi
F16H 61/28 - Production ou transmission de mouvements pour les mécanismes finals de manœuvre un mouvement au moins du mécanisme final de manœuvre étant provoqué par une force non mécanique, p. ex. assistance
A power tool including a motor and an impact mechanism. The impact mechanism is coupled to the motor and includes a hammer driven by the motor, and an anvil positioned at a nose of the power tool, and configured to receive an impact from the hammer. The power tool also includes a sensor assembly positioned at the nose of the power tool, and an electronic processor. The sensor assembly includes an output position sensor configured to generate an output signal indicative of a position of the hammer or the anvil. The electronic processor is coupled to the output position sensor and to the motor, and is configured to operate the motor based on the output signal from the output position sensor.
B25B 23/147 - Agencement pour limiter le couple de blocage ou pour indiquer le couple des clés ou des tournevis spécialement adapté aux clés ou tournevis électriques
B25B 21/02 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts avec des moyens pour communiquer un choc à la tige du tournevis ou à la douille de la clé à écrou
G01D 5/20 - Moyens mécaniques pour le transfert de la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensibleMoyens pour convertir la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible en une autre variable, lorsque la forme ou la nature de l'organe sensible n'imposent pas un moyen de conversion déterminéTransducteurs non spécialement adaptés à une variable particulière utilisant des moyens électriques ou magnétiques influençant la valeur d'un courant ou d'une tension en faisant varier l'inductance, p. ex. une armature mobile
A method of operating a blind rivet nut-setting tool includes pressing a blind rivet nut on an output shaft of the tool against a workpiece, thereby applying an external force to the output shaft to move the output shaft in a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position, activating a first motor to rotate the output shaft about the longitudinal axis in response to the output shaft activating a limit switch after reaching the second position, thereby rotating the output shaft relative to the blind rivet nut causing plastic deformation of the blind rivet nut, and activating a second motor to translate the output shaft along the longitudinal axis in the rearward direction, causing further plastic deformation of the blind rivet nut and permanently setting the blind rivet nut on the workpiece.
B25B 27/00 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs
B21J 15/26 - Entraînements pour machines à riveterMoyens de transmission correspondants actionnés par un entraînement rotatif, p. ex. par des moteurs électriques
F16B 37/06 - Dispositifs pour fixer les écrous à des surfaces, p. ex. à des feuilles, à des plaques par soudage ou rivetage
Gas-engine replacement devices described herein include a housing that includes battery receptacle configured to removably receive a battery pack, a motor located within the housing, a power take-off shaft receiving torque from the motor and protruding from a side of the housing, a power switching network configured to selectively provide power from the battery pack to the motor, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is coupled to the power switching network and configured to receive a current measurement associated with the motor and control the power switching network according to one of a freewheeling mode or a synchronous rectification mode based on the current measurement.
H01M 50/244 - Boîtiers secondairesBâtisDispositifs de suspensionDispositifs de manutentionSupports caractérisés par leur procédé de montage
F02B 63/02 - Adaptations des moteurs pour entraîner des pompes, des outils tenus à la main ou des génératrices électriquesCombinaisons portatives de moteurs avec des dispositifs entraînés par des moteurs pour outils tenus à la main
H01M 50/247 - MonturesBoîtiers secondaires ou cadresBâtis, modules ou blocsDispositifs de suspensionAmortisseursDispositifs de transport ou de manutentionSupports spécialement adaptés aux dispositifs portatifs, p. ex. aux téléphones portables, aux ordinateurs, aux outils à main ou aux stimulateurs cardiaques
H02J 7/00 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries
H02P 6/06 - Dispositions pour la régulation de la vitesse d'un seul moteur dans lesquelles la vitesse du moteur est mesurée et comparée à une grandeur physique donnée pour ajuster la vitesse du moteur
The systems described in this disclosure can be used in construction settings to facilitate the tasks being performed. The location of projectors and augmented reality headsets can be calculated and used to determine what images to display to a worker, based on a map of work to be performed, such as a construction plan. Workers can use spatially-aware tools to make different locations be plumb, level, or equidistant with other locations. Power to tools can be disabled if they are near protected objects.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
B23B 49/00 - Systèmes de mesure ou de calibrage des machines à aléser, pour le positionnement ou le guidage du foretDispositif pour indiquer les défauts des forets pendant l'alésageDispositifs à centrer les trous à aléser
G06T 7/246 - Analyse du mouvement utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques, p. ex. le suivi des coins ou des segments
G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
G06T 19/00 - Transformation de modèles ou d'images tridimensionnels [3D] pour infographie
A tool is provided with a connector that can be configured to removably receive a corresponding connector of an extender having an antenna to electrically connect the extender to the tool. With the connector of the tool electrically connected to the connector of the extender, the controller can be configured to utilize the antenna.
A powered fastener driver comprising a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing, a workpiece contact bracket at least partially surrounding the nosepiece, wherein the workpiece contact bracket slides on the nosepiece, a driver blade movable within the nosepiece between a ready position and a driven position, and a drive mechanism operatively coupled with the driver blade to drive the driver blade. The nosepiece includes a tail extending outwardly at least partially along a length of the nosepiece and the workpiece contact bracket includes an internal bore having a tail socket extending at least partially along a length of the workpiece contact bracket, wherein the tail of the nosepiece fits into the tail socket of the workpiece contact bracket to form a slip fit elongated dovetail joint between the nosepiece and the workpiece contact bracket.
Systems and methods for implementing an electronic clutch in a powered fastener driver. One fastener driver includes a motor, a trigger, a position sensor, a speed sensor, and a controller. The position sensor is configured to sense a position of the lifting assembly. The speed sensor is configured to sense a speed of the motor. The controller is configured to provide power to the motor. The controller is configured to receive speed signals from the speed sensor indicative of the speed of the motor, and determine whether the speed of the motor has dropped by a speed drop threshold within a first period of time. The controller is configured to activate an electronic clutch to electronically brake the motor for a second period of time. In response to the second period of time having passed, the controller is configured to provide power to the motor.
An electric motor assembly includes a circuit board, a rotor assembly, and a stator assembly having a first end coupled to the circuit board and a second end opposite the first end. The stator assembly also includes an annular stator body having a plurality of inwardly projecting teeth. The stator assembly further includes windings wrapped about the stator body to form a plurality of coils. The stator assembly also includes a terminal coupled to an outer periphery of the stator body and extending longitudinally between the first end and the second end. The terminal is coupled to the circuit board at the first end and is coupled to the windings at the second end to electrically connect the windings to the circuit board. The terminal is molded to an attachment member, and the attachment member is molded to the outer periphery of the stator body.
H02K 1/18 - Moyens de montage ou de fixation des parties magnétiques fixes sur ou aux structures constituant le stator
B23D 51/16 - Machines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames droites, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliersMoyens de support ou d'attache des outils qui, couverts par le présente sous-classe, sont fixés à leur monture à leurs deux extrémités de l'entraînement ou des mécanismes d'avance des outils droits, p. ex. des lames de scies, des archets
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
H02K 5/16 - Moyens de support des paliers, p. ex. supports isolants ou moyens pour ajuster les paliers dans leurs flasques
H02K 7/08 - Association structurelle avec des paliers
H02K 7/14 - Association structurelle à des charges mécaniques, p. ex. à des machines-outils portatives ou des ventilateurs
H02K 9/22 - Dispositions de refroidissement ou de ventilation par un matériau solide conducteur de la chaleur s'encastrant dans, ou mis en contact avec, le stator ou le rotor, p. ex. des ponts de chaleur
H02K 11/33 - Circuits d’entraînement, p. ex. circuits électroniques de puissance
H02K 21/16 - Moteurs synchrones à aimants permanentsGénératrices synchrones à aimants permanents avec des induits fixes et des aimants tournants avec des aimants tournant à l'intérieur des induits avec des noyaux d'induits annulaires à pôles saillants
49.
Tape Measure with Retraction Spring Adjacent to Tape Reel
A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. The retraction system includes a spiral spring that is located outside of and adjacent to a tape reel about which a tape blade is wound. This arrangement provides for a decreased housing height which improves the ability to grip and handle the tape measure.
A pipe fitting tool is configured to loosen a first pipe element with respect to a second pipe element. The pipe fitting tool includes a motor, a holdback assembly configured to clamp and hold the second pipe element, the holdback assembly including a fixed jaw, a movable jaw, and a plurality of teeth sections, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly is configured to clamp and rotate the first pipe element with respect to the second pipe element in response to a first linear motion of the reciprocating member, and release the first pipe element in response to a second linear motion of the reciprocating member, the second linear motion being in a direction opposite the first linear motion. At least one of the plurality of teeth sections is pivotally coupled to the fixed jaw.
A job site security system contains a wireless communications node and a device such as a tool, a battery, a charger, etc., which contains a controller. Each tool has a locked state and an unlocked state as determined by the controller. Each tool is (initially) in the locked state. When the wireless communications node transmits a signal to the device the controller changes the locked state to the unlocked state allowing the device to be used. A method for securing a job site is also provided.
A blower is provided. The blower includes a blower housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet opposite the air inlet and a blower tube removably coupled to the air outlet of the blower housing. At least a portion of the blower housing and the blower tube define an airflow conduit. The blower housing includes a motor, a fan, a stator adjacent the fan, and a plurality of guide members. The plurality of guide members extends from an interior surface of the blower housing and are configured to engage the stator.
A knockout tool for forming a hole in a material, such as a sheet of metal, is provided. The knockout tool includes a body, a die mounted on a first end of the body, and a punch mounted on the second end of the body. A die plug is coupled to the first end of the body by a drive component, and a thrust bearing is positioned between the die and die plug such that at least a portion of the thrust bearing can rotate between the die and die plug. When the drive component is rotated in a first direction, the die plug and thrust bearing convert rotational movement of the drive component into linear movement and move the die into engagement with the punch.
A hand tool includes a first jaw, a first handle fixed to the first jaw, a second jaw, and a second handle pivotally coupled to the second jaw, a link member, and an adjustment member. The adjustment member is operable to axially move a first end of the link member to vary a distance between the first and second jaws. The adjustment member includes an engagement surface engageable with the first end of the link member, a shank in threaded engagement with a bore in the first handle, and a flange extending from the shank opposite the engagement portion. The flange includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and an elongate opening extending through the first and second sides.
B25B 7/12 - PincesAutres outils de serrage tenus à la main avec des mâchoires sur branches pivotantesParties constitutives généralement communes aux outils à main à branches pivotantes comportant des moyens particuliers de transmission entre les poignées et les mâchoires, p. ex. leviers articulés, dents
A container includes a base including base walls and a cavity defined by the base walls, a lid movably coupled to the base to selectively enclose the cavity, a first engagement member coupled to one of the base walls, and a hinge rotatably coupled to the base and to the lid adjacent the one of the base walls. The hinge includes a second engagement member that selectively engages the first engagement member. The hinge is held stationary relative the base when the first engagement member engages the second engagement member, and the hinge is movable relative the base when the first engagement member disengages the second engagement member.
A power tool and methods are provided for detecting objects (e.g., flesh or other materials) in the operating path of a power tool's output component (e.g., saw blade or drill bit). An object detection sensor in the power tool generates an output signal indicative of a type of material detected in the operating path of the power tool. A power tool controller receives the object detection sensor output and determines when a material in the operating path of the power tool changes. The controller changes operation of a motor of the power tool (e.g., increasing or decreasing speed or stopping the motor) in response to the detected material change. The object detection sensor may include, for example, an RF sensor, a capacitive sensor, a camera, a conductivity probe, or an ultrasound probe.
F16P 3/14 - Dispositifs de sécurité agissant en conjonction avec la commande ou le fonctionnement d'une machineCommandes exigeant l'emploi simultané de plusieurs parties du corps humain avec dispositifs, p. ex. des éléments sensibles, qui agissent sur la commande ou le fonctionnement de la machine lorsqu'une partie du corps humain se trouve dans ou près de la zone de danger les dispositifs étant des cellules photo-électriques ou d'autres dispositifs sensibles sans contact mécanique
B23Q 11/00 - Accessoires montés sur les machines-outils pour maintenir les outils ou les organes de la machine dans de bonnes conditions de travail ou pour refroidir les pièces travailléesDispositifs de sécurité spécialement combinés aux machines-outils, disposés dans ces machines ou spécialement conçus pour être utilisés en relation avec ces machines
B23Q 17/24 - Agencements sur les machines-outils pour indiquer ou mesurer utilisant des moyens optiques
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
Power tools that include a housing, a motor supported by the housing, an inverter positioned between and electrically connected to a battery pack interface and the motor, a gate driver connected to the inverter, a rotational position detector configured to detect a position of the motor, a controller configured to control the gate driver, and a short circuit detection circuit. The short circuit detection circuit is configured to monitor the current in the inverter, compare the current in the inverter to a first current threshold, determine, in response to the current in the inverter being greater than or equal to the first current threshold, whether the position of the motor is changing based on a signal from the rotational position detector, and control, in response to the position of the motor not changing, a switch of the short circuit detection circuit to disable the gate driver.
H02J 7/00 - Circuits pour la charge ou la dépolarisation des batteries ou pour alimenter des charges par des batteries
H02K 29/08 - Moteurs ou génératrices à dispositifs de commutation non mécaniques, p. ex. tubes à décharge ou dispositifs à semi-conducteurs avec des dispositifs détecteurs de la position utilisant des dispositifs à effet magnétique, p. ex. dispositifs à effet Hall ou magnéto-résistances
59.
MEASURING VOLTAGE SAG OF BATTERY PACK TO IDENTIFY BATTERY PACK AND CONTROL PERFORMANCE
A battery-pack-powered device includes an interface configured to receive a battery pack, a sensing circuit configured to detect a voltage of the battery pack, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to receive a first signal from the sensing circuit indicative of a no-load voltage of the battery pack, determine a threshold voltage based on the no-load voltage, generate a control signal to drive an electric motor at a first operating parameter in response to an activation of a trigger switch, receive a second signal from the sensing circuit, and update the control signal to drive the electric motor at a second operating parameter less than the first operating parameter in response to the second signal indicating that the output voltage is below the threshold voltage. The second signal is indicative of an output voltage of the battery pack during operation of the electric motor.
A power tool includes a housing and a brushless motor. The brushless motor includes a rotor and a stator and is configured to rotate a motor shaft to rotate a motor shaft to produce an output. The output of the brushless motor is adjustable based on a plurality of selectable field weakening modes. The power tool includes a battery pack receptacle configured to receive a battery pack, a power circuit configured to receive power from the battery pack and supply power to the brushless motor, and an electronic processor electrically connected to the motor, the battery receptacle, and the power circuit. The electronic processor is configured to determine a tool parameter associated with the output of the power tool, and determine a motor parameter based on the determined tool parameter. The motor parameter is associated with one of the plurality of selectable field weakening modes.
H02P 23/00 - Dispositions ou procédés pour la commande de moteurs à courant alternatif caractérisés par un procédé de commande autre que la commande par vecteur
H02K 7/14 - Association structurelle à des charges mécaniques, p. ex. à des machines-outils portatives ou des ventilateurs
H02K 11/00 - Association structurelle de machines dynamo-électriques à des organes électriques ou à des dispositifs de blindage, de surveillance ou de protection
H02K 21/16 - Moteurs synchrones à aimants permanentsGénératrices synchrones à aimants permanents avec des induits fixes et des aimants tournants avec des aimants tournant à l'intérieur des induits avec des noyaux d'induits annulaires à pôles saillants
A power tool includes a housing and an electric motor, the electric motor including a rotor and a stator. The rotor is coupled to a motor shaft having a spindle portion that supports an output unit. The stator includes a core, an insulator coupled to the core and including an end cap portion positioned at an axial end of the stator, and a winding forming a coil. The stator further includes a terminal configured to electrically connect the winding to a power source. The terminal is supported by the end cap portion. The terminal includes a main body portion, a tang, and a phase connection portion. The main body portion contacts the end cap portion and is generally planar and extends away from the end cap portion in an axial direction of the electric motor. The tang extends away from the main body portion in a radial direction.
H02K 1/16 - Noyaux statoriques à encoches pour enroulements
H02K 3/28 - Schémas d'enroulements ou de connexions entre enroulements
H02K 3/34 - Enroulements caractérisés par la configuration, la forme ou la réalisation de l'isolement entre conducteurs ou entre conducteur et noyau, p. ex. isolement d'encoches
H02K 11/215 - Dispositifs utilisant un effet magnétique, p. ex. des éléments à effet Hall ou magnéto-résistifs
A powered fastener driver includes a driver blade movable from a top-dead-center (TDC) position toward a driven or bottom-dead-center (BDC) position for driving a fastener into a workpiece, a gas spring mechanism for driving the driver blade toward the BDC position, and a lifter assembly having a rotary lifter for returning the driver blade from the BDC position toward the TDC position. The powered fastener driver further includes an arm upon which the rotary lifter is supported, a motor which, in a first position of the rotary lifter, provides torque to the rotary lifter to return the driver blade from the BDC position toward the TDC position, and a brake mechanism including an electromagnet which, when activated, causes the rotary lifter to move from the first position toward a second position in which the rotary lifter is not engageable with the driver blade.
A coupling system for safety headwear is provided. Various embodiments of safety headwear accessories, such as a brim guard, are adjustable to couple to various configurations of safety headwear. The brim guard includes a mechanism to detachably couple accessories, such as a face shield, to the safety headwear.
An oscillating power tool includes an outer housing having a head portion and a handle portion extending therefrom, an inner housing within the outer housing, a first annular gap between the inner housing and the head portion of the outer housing, and a motor and a drive mechanism having an output shaft that oscillates and defines an output axis. The output shaft extends through an opening in the head portion and defines a second annular gap between the output shaft and the outer housing. The oscillating power tool also includes an over-travel limit member in the first annular gap. In response to relative movement between the inner housing and the outer housing, the over-travel limit member prevents contact between them. The over-travel limit member limits lateral movement of the inner housing relative to the outer housing in a direction transverse to the output axis.
Various embodiments of an accessory bracket for attaching accessories to protective equipment are shown. The accessory bracket includes a mounting bracket body, a center tab, and one or more cam levers that allow for secure attachment to protective equipment. The accessory bracket is designed to improve attachment and retention of accessories to protective equipment.
Various laser level systems that provide for automatic alignment between a laser level and a detector are shown. In one example, a laser level system processes a detected laser to determine an orientation of a detector with respect to the laser level. In another example, a laser level system processes a detected laser to determine a distance between the laser and the detector.
G01C 9/02 - Mesure de l'inclinaison, p. ex. par clinomètres, par niveaux Détails
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01R 19/165 - Indication de ce qu'un courant ou une tension est, soit supérieur ou inférieur à une valeur prédéterminée, soit à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur d'une plage de valeurs prédéterminée
67.
NON-CONTACT SPEED SELECTOR SWTICH IN ROTARY POWER TOOL
A power tool includes a housing having a motor housing portion and a handle portion extending therefrom. An electric motor is positioned within the motor housing portion. The power tool also includes trigger switch configured to activate and deactivate the motor. The power tool further includes a non-contact mode selector switch that is separate from the trigger switch and configured to adjust an operational mode of the tool. The non-contact mode selector switch is positioned in a foot of the handle portion opposite the motor housing portion.
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
B25B 21/02 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts avec des moyens pour communiquer un choc à la tige du tournevis ou à la douille de la clé à écrou
B25D 16/00 - Machines portatives à percussion avec rotation superposée
B25D 17/00 - Parties constitutives ou accessoires d'outils portatifs à percussion actionnés mécaniquement
B25F 5/02 - Structure des boîtiers, corps ou poignées
H02P 29/40 - Régulation ou commande de la quantité de courant consommé ou fourni par le moteur pour commander la charge mécanique
68.
VIBRATION DAMPING STRUCTURE FOR POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL WITH VIBRATION DAMPING STRUCTURE
A power tool includes a working portion with a motor housing enclosing a motor, a handle portion including a handle housing, a connecting member having a first end coupled to the handle housing and a second end coupled to the motor housing, and a vibration damping structure configured to reduce transmission of vibration from the motor housing to the handle housing.
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B25B 21/02 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts avec des moyens pour communiquer un choc à la tige du tournevis ou à la douille de la clé à écrou
69.
DRIVETRAIN CONFIGURATIONS FOR POWERED RATCHET TOOL
A powered ratchet tool includes a handle housing, a motor disposed within the handle housing, the motor including a motor shaft rotatable about a first axis, a head extending from the handle housing, a ratchet mechanism supported by the head and including a crankshaft and a yoke coupled to the crankshaft such that the yoke is pivotable in a reciprocating manner in response to rotation of the crankshaft, an output drive coupled to the yoke such that the output drive is configured to rotate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis in response to reciprocation of the yoke, and a coupling assembly coupled to the motor shaft and to the crankshaft such that the motor shaft and the crankshaft are coupled together for co-rotation about the first axis.
Portable power supply with automatic start. The portable power supply includes a power source, an outlet electrically coupled to the power source and configured to connect to a load, and an electronic processor coupled to the power source and the outlet. The electronic processor is configured to automatically enable the outlet in response to a state of charge (SOC) of the power source satisfying an automatic start threshold.
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.
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B25B 23/147 - Agencement pour limiter le couple de blocage ou pour indiquer le couple des clés ou des tournevis spécialement adapté aux clés ou tournevis électriques
A drain cleaning device includes a housing; a drum assembly supported by the housing, the drum assembly including an inner drum, an outer drum, and a space defined therebetween, the drum assembly configured to rotate relative to the housing about a rotation axis; a motor supported by the drum assembly, the motor including an output shaft; a flexible cable stored within the space of the drum assembly, the flexible cable operable to receive torque from the motor; and a drum cover supported by the housing and positioned over the space to maintain the flexible cable within the space, the drum cover defining a cable outlet through which the flexible cable can extend.
E03C 1/302 - Dispositifs pour faciliter l'enlèvement des déchets obstruant les tuyaux de vidange ou les bondes d'évier par déplacement dans les canalisations
A power tool comprising a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a battery, a head coupled to the housing, a transmission, a shift actuator, and a spring lever. The housing includes a battery receptacle configured to receive the battery. The motor includes a motor shaft driven by the motor about a first axis. The battery powers the motor. The head containing a ratchet mechanism, which is configured to drive an output drive about an axis orthogonal to the first axis. The transmission is configured to transmit rotation from the motor shaft to the ratchet mechanism and is shiftable between a high-speed, low-torque configuration and a low-speed, high torque configuration. The shift actuator is positioned partially within the housing and is moveable along an axis parallel to the first axis. The spring lever is coupled to the head and transmits motion from the shift actuator to the transmission.
A power tool includes a housing enclosing a motor and a sensor. The sensor is configured to control operation of the motor. The power tool includes an output device driven by the motor, a mount coupled to the sensor, and an actuator removably coupled to the mount. The actuator is slidable along the mount to couple the actuator to the mount.
A power tool includes a housing with a motor housing portion, a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion, and a battery receptacle configured to receive a battery pack. An electric motor is supported in the motor housing portion. A trigger extends from the handle portion. An actuator is located on a top surface of the housing opposite the battery receptacle and includes a magnet. A sensor is positioned adjacent the actuator to detect a position of the magnet and output an actuator signal representative of a position of the actuator based on the detected position of the magnet. A controller is configured to control the electric motor based on the actuator signal received from the sensor such that the electric motor rotates in a first direction when the actuator is in the first position and rotates in an opposite direction when the actuator is in the second position.
B25B 21/02 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts avec des moyens pour communiquer un choc à la tige du tournevis ou à la douille de la clé à écrou
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B25F 5/02 - Structure des boîtiers, corps ou poignées
According to some aspects of the disclosure, a potting boat comprises a base plate, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base plate to define an internal area, an arm extending in a first direction from a first end that is coupled to a first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls to a second end positioned away from the first sidewall, and a finger extending in a second direction from the arm, the second direction being at a non-zero angle relative to the first direction to define a first gap between the first sidewall and the finger.
A power tool includes an electric motor having a motor shaft and a fan assembly attachable to the motor shaft for rotation in a first rotational direction to generate an airflow for cooling the electric motor. The fan assembly includes a fan body, a bearing that rotates with the fan body, and a flywheel having a central portion that defines a central bore configured to receive the bearing so that the bearing is rotatably affixed to the flywheel. The power tool further includes a spring configured to receive torque from the electric motor such that the torque winds the spring to store energy when the electric motor is activated and release the energy to supply torque to the fan assembly so that the fan assembly continues to rotate and generate the airflow for cooling the electric motor when the electric motor is deactivated.
Tool support devices are provided. In some embodiments, the tool support device includes a storage tray and an adjustable mounting mechanism configured to engage and support the tool support device from a wall, such as a utility bucket wall. In other embodiments, the tool support device is a corner mounted device with a plurality of openings for support tools of different sizes.
F16M 13/02 - Autres supports ou appuis pour positionner les appareils ou les objetsMoyens pour maintenir en position les appareils ou objets tenus à la main pour être portés par un autre objet ou lui être fixé, p. ex. à un arbre, une grille, un châssis de fenêtre, une bicyclette
A tool accessory holder for use with a tool accessory case and configured to couple to a power tool, a tool system, and tool accessory storage system. The tool accessory holder can be removed from the tool accessory case and coupled to the power tool and removed from the power tool and coupled to the tool accessory case. The tool system includes an accessory holder and a power tool. The tool accessory holder is alternately couplable to the tool accessory storage case and to the power tool.
A pipeline inspection system may include a cable that may be configured to be directed into a conduit. The pipeline inspection system may further include a camera disposed on a distal end of the cable and operable to capture an image. The pipeline inspection system may further include a monitor including a display configured to display an image. The pipeline inspection system may further include an electronic processor that may be configured to receive a user input indicating a characteristic of the conduit. The electronic processor may be further configured to determine an image setting of the display based on the characteristic of the conduit. The electronic processor may be further configured to control the monitor to display the image on the display according to the image setting.
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c.-à-d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
F16L 55/26 - Hérissons ou chariots, c.-à-d. dispositifs pouvant se déplacer dans un tuyau ou dans une conduite et portant ou non un moyen de propulsion autonome
F16L 55/46 - Lancement ou récupération des hérissons ou des chariots
A hand-held knockout driver includes a main housing having a handle portion, a motor positioned within the main housing, a pump assembly driven by the motor, and a secondary housing coupled to the main housing and defining a bore therein. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a working piston moveable within the bore from a rest position to an actuated position to define a piston throw distance therebetween. The hand-held knockout driver also includes a draw stud coupled to the working piston, a die coupled to the secondary housing, and a punch coupled to the draw stud opposite the working piston for movement therewith relative to the die. The die has a depth greater than the piston throw distance.
B26D 5/12 - Moyens pour actionner l'outil de coupe afin d'effectuer la coupe au moyen de la pression d'un fluide
B21D 28/00 - Mise en forme par découpage à la pressePerforation
B21D 28/24 - Perforation, c.-à-d. découpage de trous
B21D 28/34 - Outils à perforerSupports de matrices
B21J 15/20 - Entraînements pour machines à riveterMoyens de transmission correspondants actionnés hydrauliquement
B25B 7/12 - PincesAutres outils de serrage tenus à la main avec des mâchoires sur branches pivotantesParties constitutives généralement communes aux outils à main à branches pivotantes comportant des moyens particuliers de transmission entre les poignées et les mâchoires, p. ex. leviers articulés, dents
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrousAccessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
B25B 23/00 - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des clés à écrous, clés anglaises, tournevis
B25B 27/10 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher pour emmancher des raccords dans des tuyaux souples ou manches
B25B 27/14 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets autrement que par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher
B25D 16/00 - Machines portatives à percussion avec rotation superposée
B25F 5/00 - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B26F 1/34 - Appareillage à main pour perforer ou poinçonner, p. ex. poinçons commandé par moteur
A tape measure including an elongate tape blade is shown. The tape measure includes a relatively short protective polymer film coupled to an end of the tape blade adjacent to the hook end of the tape blade.
A fastener driver includes a magazine having a latch member and a pusher slidably coupled to the magazine. The pusher includes a body and a lever movably coupled to the body. The body is configured to contact one of the fasteners for biasing the fasteners toward a nosepiece. The lever includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A spring is configured to bias the first end of the lever away from the body of the pusher. The first end of the lever is configured to selectively engage the latch member when the pusher is moved toward a second end of the magazine for retaining the pusher in a rearward position. The second end of the lever is movable by a user for releasing the engagement between the first end of the lever and the latch member.
Systems and method for controlling a charge mode for a battery charger. One system includes a first microcontroller unit configured to charge a first battery pack via a first power source, a second microcontroller unit configured to charge a second battery pack via a second power source, the second power source electrically isolated from the first power source, an opto-isolation circuit, and an input mechanism. The first microcontroller unit configured to receive a signal output by the input mechanism representing a selected charge mode, control charging of the first battery pack via the first power source based on the selected charge mode, and communicate the selected charge mode to the second microcontroller unit via the opto-isolation circuit.
A handheld band saw includes a saw blade, a housing having a deck surrounding the saw blade, and a handle coupled to the housing and configured to be grasped by a user during a cutting operation. The deck includes a mounting hub extending from the deck. A motor is supported by the housing for driving a drive wheel spindle. The handheld band saw further includes a drive wheel assembly including a drive wheel driven by the drive wheel spindle and a driven wheel driven by the drive wheel via the saw blade. A bearing supports the drive wheel for rotation on the mounting hub. The mounting hub includes an aperture through which the drive wheel spindle extends.
B23D 53/12 - Dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, tenus à la main ou manœuvrés manuellement
B23D 55/06 - Machines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliers de l'entraînement des lames de scie à rubanMachines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliers des montures de roues
A powered fastener driver includes a motor and a lifter configured to be rotatable by the motor about a rotational axis. The powered fastener driver also includes a piston urged towards a bottom-dead-center position to drive the fastener into a workpiece, and a magnet coupled to the lifter for rotation with the lifter. The magnet includes a first pair of poles including a first north pole face and a first south pole face, and a second pair of poles including a second north pole face and a second south pole face. The first north pole face is adjacent the second south pole face. A pole junction is defined between the first pair of poles and the second pair of poles. The powered fastener driver also includes a sensor configured to detect the pole junction, and a controller configured to control the motor based on detection of the pole junction.
Power tools including a housing, an electrical circuit, and the housing. The housing includes a battery pack interface configured to receive a battery pack. The electrical circuit includes a resistor-capacitor (“RC”) circuit arrangement configured to store a voltage on a capacitor. The voltage is proportional to a temperature of the power tool. The electronic controller is connected to the electrical circuit and includes an electronic processor and a memory. The electronic controller is configured to control a voltage applied to the RC circuit arrangement, and determine, in response to determining a power off event of the power tool has ended, the temperature of the power tool based on the voltage of the capacitor of the RC circuit arrangement. The controller is also configured to control the power tool based on the voltage of the capacitor of the RC circuit arrangement and a temperature threshold.
A chuck assembly for use with a rotary power tool. The chuck assembly includes a chuck body, a plurality of jaws, and a plate. The chuck body has a plurality of passageways, a plurality of jaws, and a plate. The plurality of jaws are each received within one of the plurality of passageways for co-rotation with the chuck body about the axis, each of the jaws comprises a groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis and along a first radial side, an inner side, and a second radial side of the jaw. The plate comprises a plurality of notches, each notch receiving the groove of one of the plurality of jaws to couple the plate to the plurality of jaws, the plate moving with the plurality of jaws to set an axial stop for the tool bit.
A storage rack for storing tools, such as pliers with open-biased handles, is provided. The pliers storage rack includes a support base and a plurality of pliers support structures coupled to the support base. Each of the plurality of pliers support structures define an open support region. A pair of pliers is supported by each of the plurality of pliers support structures. Each pair of pliers includes a pair of handles that are biased toward an open position and a pair of jaws opposite the pair of handles. The pair of handles engaged within the open support region in a position in which the pair of jaws of the pair of pliers extend out of a first end of the open support region and the pair of handles of the pair of pliers extend out of a second end of the open support region.
A staple includes a crown section including a first curve, a second curve, a third curve, a first straight segment extending between the first curve and the second curve, and a second straight segment extending between the first curve and the third curve. The second curve and the third curve define, respectively, opposite ends of the crown section. The staple includes a pair of leg sections extending from the opposite ends of the crown section.
A utility knife including a handle, a blade, a first blade holder, and a spare blade holder. The spare blade holder is pivotal with respect to the handle between an open position where the recess is exposed to allow a spare blade to be removed from the spare blade holder and a closed position where the recess is within a slot of the handle to inhibit removal of the spare blade from the spare blade holder. The spare blade holder further including a cam surface and the cam surface of the spare blade holder engages a cam surface of the handle when the spare blade holder is in the closed position to urge the spare blade holder in a direction from a first longitudinal side of the handle toward a second longitudinal side of the handle to allow the first blade holder to pivot between extended and folded positions.
A tape measure including an elongate tape blade is shown. The tape measure includes a protective bumper that extends below the tape opening. The bumper is shaped to allow the tape hook to pivot during drop or impact to reduce the impact force experienced by the tape hook.
A charger for use with a battery pack having a latch. The charger comprises a charging bay defining a battery path and a lock including a member retractably extending into the charging bay transverse to the battery path. The member is positioned to overlap with the latch in the battery path regardless of a position of the latch lateral to the path direction.
A hydraulic pump includes a housing including a work port, a bladder that stores hydraulic fluid, and a pump assembly that pumps hydraulic fluid from the bladder to the work port. The bladder includes a bladder relief assembly with a control element that is moveable between a first position that seals the bladder to the atmosphere and a second position that opens the bladder to the atmosphere to relieve a pressure within the bladder. The control element moves from the first position to the second position when the pressure in the bladder reaches a set pressure.
An audio output device includes a housing, a speaker supported by the housing, and a battery receptacle supported by the housing and electrically coupled to the speaker. The battery receptacle is configured to receive a battery pack. The audio output device also includes a handle coupled to the housing and having a flange. The flange is configured to engage an external apparatus to hang the audio output device from the external apparatus.
A band saw including a housing defining a longitudinal axis, a motor, a battery pack removably coupled to a central portion of the housing, a drive wheel assembly positioned within a deck portion of the housing, an opening defined within the deck portion, an endless saw blade, and a rear handle having a curvilinear shape with a first handle end coupled to the central portion and a second handle end adjacent to the deck portion. The rear handle defines a curved path extending between a first end point at the first handle end and a second end point at the second handle end. A first tangent line is tangent to the curved path at the first end point and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis. A second tangent line is tangent to the curved path at the second end point and extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
B23D 53/12 - Dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, tenus à la main ou manœuvrés manuellement
B23D 55/02 - Machines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliers des bâtisMachines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliers des tables
B23D 55/06 - Machines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliers de l'entraînement des lames de scie à rubanMachines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames de scie à ruban, caractérisés uniquement par la structure d'organes particuliers des montures de roues
A power tool includes a housing, a handle coupled to the housing and configured to be grasped by a user during operation, a motor supported by the housing, a table, a mounting arm, and a controller. The table includes a sensing portion. The sensing portion includes a sensor. The sensing portion is configured to detect a body part of the user touching the table. The mounting arm supports the housing. The mounting arm is pivotably connected to the table and the housing. The controller is connected to the motor and the sensor. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor related to whether the body part of the user is touching the table, and control operation of the motor in response to the sensing portion detecting that the body part of the user is touching the table.
B23Q 11/00 - Accessoires montés sur les machines-outils pour maintenir les outils ou les organes de la machine dans de bonnes conditions de travail ou pour refroidir les pièces travailléesDispositifs de sécurité spécialement combinés aux machines-outils, disposés dans ces machines ou spécialement conçus pour être utilisés en relation avec ces machines
A cargo carrier releasably coupled to a hitch of a vehicle, the cargo carrier including: a frame including a first frame portion releasably coupled to the hitch and a second frame portion that is movable relative to the first frame portion; and a lifting assembly for alternatively raising and lowering the second frame portion relative to a grounded position, the lifting assembly including an electric motor that receives electrical current from a power source, and a drive mechanism driven by the electric motor to translate the second frame portion relative to the first frame portion to alternatively raise and lower the second frame portion relative to the grounded position, wherein the second frame portion is alternately connectable to a platform upon which cargo is storable and a power tool directly supported by the second frame portion without the platform.
B60R 9/06 - Accessoires supplémentaires extérieurs au véhicule, pour recevoir des charges, p. ex. des bagages, des engins de sport ou des objets similaires à l'avant ou à l'arrière du véhicule
A working head for a hydraulic power tool. The working head includes a head frame and a first moveable die head configured to move along the working head frame. The first moveable die head is configured to receive a first moveable die comprising a first body length and a second die head is adapted to receive a second die comprising a second body length. At least one of the moveable die or the stationary die comprises an elongated die.
B25B 27/10 - Outils à main ou outillage d'établi, spécialement conçus pour assembler ou séparer des pièces ou des objets, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformation, non prévus ailleurs pour assembler des objets par ajustage à la presse, ou pour les détacher pour emmancher des raccords dans des tuyaux souples ou manches
B21D 39/04 - Utilisation de procédés permettant d'assembler des objets ou des parties d'objets, p. ex. revêtement par des tôles, autrement que par placageDispositifs de mandrinage des tubes des tubes avec des tubesUtilisation de procédés permettant d'assembler des objets ou des parties d'objets, p. ex. revêtement par des tôles, autrement que par placageDispositifs de mandrinage des tubes des tubes avec des barres
B23P 19/04 - Machines effectuant simplement l'assemblage ou la séparation de pièces ou d'objets métalliques entre eux ou des pièces métalliques avec des pièces non métalliques, que cela entraîne ou non une certaine déformationOutils ou dispositifs à cet effet dans la mesure où ils ne sont pas prévus dans d'autres classes pour assembler ou séparer des pièces
B25F 1/02 - Outils à main combinés ou à usage multiple avec des éléments d'outils interchangeables ou réglables
B25F 3/00 - Associations d'outils pour différents travaux avec un seul moyen d'entraînement mécanique portatifRaccords appropriés
B26D 1/00 - Coupe d'une pièce caractérisée par la nature ou par le mouvement de l'élément coupantAppareils ou machines à cet effetÉléments coupants à cet effet
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