A power tool having a rotary impact mechanism and a mode change mechanism. The impact mechanism is driven by an output member of a transmission and includes a hammer and an anvil. The mode change mechanism includes a mode collar that is movable between a first position, in which the mode collar directly couples the hammer to the transmission output member to inhibit movement of the hammer relative to the spindle, and a second position in which the mode collar does not inhibit movement of the hammer relative to the spindle.

A power tool includes a housing, a motor disposed in the housing and configured to rotationally drive an output member, a power delivery switch coupled to the housing and actuatable to cause power to be delivered to the motor, and a tool holder rotationally driven by the output member to rotatably drive at least one of a drill bit, a socket, a fastening bit, a tool bit holder, and a tapping bit. A controller in the housing is configured to control power delivery to the motor in a user selected driving mode or tapping mode. In the driving mode, the controller causes the motor to be driven in a first direction when the power delivery switch is actuated. In the tapping mode, the controller causes the motor to be driven in alternating directions while the power delivery switch is continuously actuated, such that the motor is driven in the first direction for a first time period until a first tool operation parameter reaches a first threshold value and in an opposite second direction for a second time period until a second tool parameter reaches a second threshold value.

An impact tool includes a housing including a motor housing portion and a front housing coupled to the motor housing portion, a motor supported within the motor housing portion, a battery pack supported by the housing for providing power to the motor, and a drive assembly supported within the housing and configured to convert continuous torque from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece capable of developing at least 1,700 ft-lbs of fastening torque. The drive assembly includes a camshaft driven by the motor for rotation about an axis, an anvil extending from the front housing, and a hammer configured to reciprocate along a travel portion of the camshaft between a rearmost position and a forwardmost position to deliver rotational impacts to the anvil in response to rotation of the camshaft.

Position sensing related to a component within a power tool. The component within the power tool is, for example, a hammer of an impact mechanism and can include one or more sensible features that allow a controller of the power tool to precisely determine the position, speed, and acceleration of the component. One or more sensors can be used to determine the rotational position of the hammer and the axial position of the hammer. The rotational position of the hammer can then be used to calculate, for example, rotational speed and acceleration of the hammer. With precise determinations of the rotational and axial position of the hammer, the controller of the power tool is able to precisely time the impact between the hammer and the anvil to optimize the impact between the hammer and the anvil (e.g., to maximize energy transfer between the hammer and the anvil).

An impact wrench is provided with a battery to power the motor. The impact wrench provides improved portability since the impact wrench does not need to be connected to an electrical extension cord or a pneumatic hose. The output drive, motor, batteries and main handle may be aligned along the axial direction of the tool. The batteries may be located between the motor and the main handle.

The present invention provides methods and systems an impact wrench having dynamically tuned drive components, such as an anvil/socket combination, and related methodology for dynamically tuning the drive components in view of inertia displacement, as well as stiffness between coupled components, and with regard to impact timing associated with clearance gaps between the component parts.

Durability deterioration caused by a shock load is effectively reduced. An impact driver includes a motor, a carrier including a reduction assembly and rotatable by the motor, a shaft that receives rotation of the carrier and is rotatable relative to the carrier in an overloaded state, a hammer held by the shaft, and an anvil that is struck by the hammer in a rotation direction.

An impact tool having a front lubrication assembly. The front lubrication assembly includes a lubrication port, a lubrication passage and at least one lubrication channel that directs a lubricant injected from a front end of the impact tool directly into an impact assembly of the impact tool. The lubrication passage extends through an anvil assembly of the impact tool, along an axis of rotation of the impact drive mechanism. The at least one lubrication channel extends away from the lubrication passage and delivers the lubricant to at the impact mechanism. The front lubrication assembly is accessed on a front end of the impact tool. The anvil assembly may be a split anvil assembly having an external anvil portion and an external anvil portion.

An impact tool having a split anvil assembly includes an internal anvil portion fixed inside a housing of the impact tool and an external anvil portion that is removably attached to the internal anvil portion and extends outside of the housing. The external anvil portion includes a retractable pin biased to an extended position to engage the internal anvil portion to secure the external anvil portion to the internal anvil portion and depressed to a retracted position to permit the external anvil portion to be disengaged from the internal anvil portion. The internal anvil portion and the external anvil portion may include respective internal and external grooves that interconnect with each other to link the movement of the internal anvil portion to the external anvil portion.

Illustrative embodiments of impact tools with impact mechanisms rigidly coupled to electric motors are disclosed. In at least one illustrative embodiment, an impact tool may comprise an impact mechanism, an electric motor, and a control circuit. The impact mechanism may comprise a hammer and an anvil, the hammer being configured to rotate about a first axis and to periodically impact the anvil to drive rotation of the anvil about the first axis. The electric motor may comprise a rotor that is rigidly coupled to the impact mechanism, the electric motor being configured to drive rotation of the hammer about the first axis. The control circuit may be configured to supply a current to the electric motor and to prevent the current from exceeding a threshold in response to the hammer impacting the anvil.