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

An expansion tool includes a housing and a collar rotatably coupled to the housing. The collar includes a plurality of slots. The expansion tool further includes a plurality of jaws, each jaw having a projection received in a corresponding one of the plurality of slots such that the jaws are coupled for co-rotation with the collar. The expansion tool also includes a mandrel movable relative to the housing between a retracted position and an extended position, the mandrel engageable with the jaws to expand the jaws in response to movement of the mandrel to the extended position, and a drive mechanism including a rotatable cam. Rotation of the cam moves the mandrel between the retracted position and the extended position. The expansion tool further includes a rotation mechanism configured to incrementally rotate the collar.

A power tool includes an electric motor having an output shaft, a transmission having a transmission housing, a spindle rotatable in response to receiving torque from the transmission and a pinion coupled to the output shaft. The pinion includes a bushing portion, a toothed portion for driving the transmission, and a cylindrical portion between the bushing portion and the toothed portion. The power tool further comprises a fan coupled to the bushing portion of the pinion and a bearing arranged between the cylindrical portion and the transmission housing for rotatably supporting the pinion and the output shaft.

A control assembly for use in controlling a speed of operation of an electric device, the control assembly including: a control assembly housing; a magnetic sensor; a magnetic element; an actuator that is configured for movement relative to the control assembly housing wherein responsive to said movement of the actuator relative to the control assembly housing, the magnetic sensor and magnetic element move relative to each other between at least one of a first position and a second position such that the magnetic sensor senses a first magnetic field reading when in the first position and senses a second magnetic field reading when in the second position; and, a control module operably connected to the magnetic sensor and configured for controlling the electric device to operate in at least one of a first speed and a second speed by reference to an output of the magnetic sensor indicative of the sensed first magnetic field reading and the second magnetic field reading respectively.

A direction selector mechanism for a hand-held power tool that includes internal linkages that move an actuation point of a direction selection from above the trigger (as in previous tools) to a top of the tool. For example, the control for the direction selector mechanism includes a direction toggle positioned on a top of the tool, and that is movable by a user to select either of first and second rotational directions (e.g. clockwise and counter-clockwise). This position/location allows the user to select or change between the first and second rotational directions with a user's thumb for both direction changes, in either hand ambidextrously, and places the trigger actuation higher up in the tool, closer to the axis of output of the tool.

A hand-held power tool, in particular a screwdriver, includes a housing, in which at least one drive unit for driving a tool holder is arranged, the tool holder being designed to hold an insertion tool. The hand-held power tool further includes a torque setting device for setting a specified torque at least within specified limits. The torque setting device has a screw thread region and a spring-loaded setting unit for setting the specified torque. The setting unit is operatively connected to the screw thread region. The torque setting device is assigned a compression spring which is coaxial to the screw thread region. The compression spring is arranged such that the screw thread region surrounds the compression spring at least partly with respect to the axial direction of the drive unit.

An electric work machine (1) includes a motor (8) having a rotor (23) disposed within a stator core (31) and coils (34) disposed on the stator core; a power-transmission mechanism (10) driven by the rotor; and an output shaft (6), on which a tool accessory is mountable and which is operably driven by the power-transmission mechanism. The stator core includes an outer-side member (40) having projection parts (42) protruding radially inward from a circular-ring part (41) in a spaced apart manner in a circumferential direction of the stator core and respectively supporting the coils; and an inner-side member (43) disposed radially inward of the outer-side member and coupled to inner-end portions of the projection parts. A plurality of first insulators (32) and a plurality of second insulators (33) may be respectively disposed around the projection parts and interconnected in an alternating manner in the circumferential direction.

The disclosure relates to a method for sound adaptation, via a sound generator, of a handheld work apparatus driven by an electric drive motor and to a handheld work apparatus with a sound generator configured for this purpose. The work apparatus generates during operation an uncorrected operating sound. Via the sound generator, during operation a supplementary sound is generated in addition to the uncorrected operating sound and is overlaid on the operating sound to form an overall sound with an overall sound pressure level (LG.sub.p). In this case, the main component of the supplementary sound lies in an adaptation frequency spectrum (f.sub.A) below 1 kHz.

Kickback control methods for power tools. One power tool includes a movement sensor configured to measure an angular velocity of the housing of the power tool, and an orientation sensor configured to measure an orientation of the housing. The power tool includes an electronic processor coupled to a switching network and a trigger. To implement the kickback control, the electronic processor is configured to receive measurements of the angular velocity of the housing, receive measurements of the orientation of the housing, determine a binding condition of the power tool based on the measurements of the angular velocity and the measurements of orientation, and control the switching network to cease driving of the brushless DC motor.

A handheld power tool includes an output shaft, a drive unit, a securing ring, and a securing element. The output shaft is configured to be releasably connected to an insert tool of the handheld power tool. The drive unit is configured to transmit a movement to the output shaft. The securing element is configured to secure the securing ring. The securing element has a recess which is provided to surround the securing ring in the radial direction in at least one operating state.