A power tool comprises a housing and an electric motor disposed in the housing. A rotary output is driven by the motor. Electronic sensor configured to sense operating parameters of the power tool includes a voltage sensor arranged to detect the voltage across the electric motor, a current sensor arranged to detect the current through the tool, and a speed sensor arranged to detect the angular velocity ω of the output spindle. Electronic control apparatus is configured to determine from the operating parameter output signals the torque M of the rotary output and control the angular velocity of the rotary output in response to the calculation of the torque of said rotary output.

An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.

A fastening tool includes a bit holding portion configured to hold a driver bit engageable with a screw and rotatable in a circumferential direction of the driver bit and movable in an axial direction of the driver bit, a motor configured to move the bit holding portion in the axial direction, a controller configured to control output of the motor to control a movement speed of the bit holding portion in the axial direction, and a motor state detector configured to detect a state of the motor. The controller is configured to control the movement speed of the bit holding portion based on the state of the motor when the screw engaged with the driver bit is fastened to a fastening target.

A fastening tool includes: a bit holding portion which detachably holds a driver bit and is configured to rotate in a circumferential direction of the driver bit and move in an axial direction of the driver bit; a first motor configured to rotate the bit holding portion; a second motor configured to move the bit holding portion along the axial direction; and a control unit configured to control a position of the bit holding portion along the axial direction by the number of rotations of the second motor. The control unit is configured to control a moving speed of a screw moved by rotation of the first motor or a rotation speed of the first motor.

A fastening tool includes: a bit holding portion which detachably holds a driver bit and is configured to rotate in a circumferential direction of the driver bit and move in an axial direction of the driver bit; a motor configured to move the bit holding portion along the axial direction; and a control unit configured to control a position of the bit holding portion along the axial direction by the number of rotations of the motor. The control unit is configured to execute an initialization operation of setting a standby position of the bit holding portion along the axial direction, and control a position of the bit holding portion along the axial direction from the standby position by the number of rotations of the motor.

The present specification relates to a two-speed power transmission for a power tool comprising a planetary gear and a torque responsive gear shift mechanism for directing torque through the planetary gear in a high torque/low speed mode or past the planetary gear in a low torque/high speed mode, and comprising a driving member, a driven member, and a number of coupling elements arranged to intercouple in a first position the driving member and the driven member and in a second position the planetary gear and the driven member, the driving member comprising a number of recesses and axially acting first cam means for cooperation with the coupling elements in the first position forming part thereof. The present specification also relates to power tool comprising such a gear unit and a method for controlling such a power tool.

A pressing and driving mechanism adapted for use with an electric screwdriver, the pressing and driving mechanism including a housing, an output assembly connected to the housing for sliding movement relative to the housing, an anvil coupled to the output assembly for sliding movement therewith relative to the housing and configured to receive rotational impacts, a shuttle coupled to the output assembly for movement therewith relative to the housing, a terminal assembly connected to the shuttle and movable with the same, and a printed circuit board fixed relative to the housing and adapted to be in mechanical contact with the terminal assembly. The terminal assembly and the printed circuit board form a potentiometer with a resistance value that is variable in dependence upon a position of the terminal assembly relative to the printed circuit board.

A method performed by a monitoring node associated with a tool communication network of monitoring energy flow in a tightening tool connected to the communication network includes receiving, from the tightening tool, parameter values relating to current fed (I) into the tightening tool, angle (α) of a rotor in the tightening tool and torque (T) applied to a joint by the tightening tool. The method also includes calculating energy input to the tightening tool based on the received parameter values, calculating energy transferred to the joint by the tightening tool based on the received parameter values relating to the torque applied to the joint by the tightening tool and the angle (α) of the rotor in the tightening tool. The method further includes detecting that the calculated energy input deviates from the calculated energy transferred to the joint by more than a predetermined value.

An apparatus and method for detecting structural and material defects in a fastener driven during a manufacturing process includes a driving tool capable of recording an angle-torque trace during the driving of the fastener and a machine learning engine operably connected to the driving tool for analyzing the recorded angle-torque trace. The machine learning engine can be provided with a number of sample angle-torque traces from sample fasteners and can self-determine a stored trace including tolerances for acceptable angle-torque trace data from the samples in an unsupervised learning process or protocol without the need for defined anomalous and non-anomalous samples being provided to the machine learning engine. Using the self-defined stored trace and acceptable tolerances, the machine learning engine can analyze attributes of subsequently recorded angle-torque traces to ascertain whether the attributes of the recorded angle-torque traces indicate anomalies within the fastener identified by the recorded trace.

A pressing and driving mechanism adapted for use with an electric screwdriver, the pressing and driving mechanism including a housing, an output assembly connected to the housing for sliding movement relative to the housing, an anvil coupled to the output assembly for sliding movement therewith relative to the housing and configured to receive rotational impacts, a shuttle coupled to the output assembly for movement therewith relative to the housing, a terminal assembly connected to the shuttle and movable with the same, and a printed circuit board fixed relative to the housing and adapted to be in mechanical contact with the terminal assembly. The terminal assembly and the printed circuit board form a potentiometer with a resistance value that is variable in dependence upon a position of the terminal assembly relative to the printed circuit board.