Patent classifications
B25B23/147
TORQUE WRENCH AS POWER WRENCH
A torque wrench such as a power wrench has a drive motor with an intermediate gearbox connected downstream of the drive motor and with a bolting gearbox connected downstream of the intermediate gearbox as a planetary gearbox with a bolting tool part on the output side, and with a housing with at least one handle in which the drive motor and the intermediate gearbox are arranged in sequence. The drive motor is non-rotatably arranged and fixed in the housing, and the intermediate gearbox is rotatably mounted in the housing and is non-rotatably connected to a ring gear of the planetary gearbox, so that, during a bolting operation, only the reaction forces occurring on the housing as a result of the drive motor have to be supported by an operator, and the reaction forces occurring as a result of the intermediate gearbox are supported by the torque support foot.
ELECTRIC TOOL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
An electric tool system includes: a motor; an output shaft to be coupled to a tip tool; a transmission mechanism that transmits motive power of the motor to the output shaft; an acquirer that acquires, based on a current flowing through the motor, a torque value related to output torque provided by the tip tool; and a controller that has a torque management mode in which the controller controls the motor in accordance with an operating command entered by a user through a trigger switch and prevents the torque value from exceeding an upper limit value. The controller controls, when finding a predetermined condition satisfied in the torque management mode, a velocity of the motor into a predetermined restriction value irrespective of a manipulative variable of the trigger switch. The predetermined condition includes a condition that the torque value reach a threshold value smaller than the upper limit value.
ELECTRIC TOOL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
An electric tool system includes: a motor; an output shaft to be coupled to a tip tool; a transmission mechanism that transmits motive power of the motor to the output shaft; an acquirer that acquires, based on a current flowing through the motor, a torque value related to output torque provided by the tip tool; and a controller that has a torque management mode in which the controller controls the motor in accordance with an operating command entered by a user through a trigger switch and prevents the torque value from exceeding an upper limit value. The controller controls, when finding a predetermined condition satisfied in the torque management mode, a velocity of the motor into a predetermined restriction value irrespective of a manipulative variable of the trigger switch. The predetermined condition includes a condition that the torque value reach a threshold value smaller than the upper limit value.
IMPACT ROTARY TOOL, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND IMPACT ROTARY TOOL SYSTEM
An impact rotary tool includes a motor, an output shaft configured to hold a tip tool and configured to rotate by a motive power of the motor, an impact mechanism configured to perform an impact operation to repeatedly generate, from the motive power of the motor, impact force acting on the output shaft, and a seating detector configured to detect a seating of a fastener component which is a state where the fastener component rotated by the tip tool is just seated on a work target. The seating detector has a plurality of seating detection modes. The impact rotary tool further includes an acquirer configured to acquire information indicative of one seating detection mode selected from the plurality of seating detection modes. The seating detector is configured to detect the seating of the fastener component based on the one seating detection mode indicated by the information acquired by the acquirer.
IMPACT ROTARY TOOL
An impact rotary tool includes a motor, a hammer, an anvil, a sensor, a circuit board, and an isolator. The hammer is configured to receive rotational force around an axis from the motor and output striking rotational force which is obtained by converting part of the rotational force into striking force around the axis. The anvil to which a tip tool is to be attached is configured to rotate, together with the tip tool, around the axis in response to the striking rotational force received from the hammer. The sensor is disposed in a vicinity of the anvil and is configured to sense a change in a state of the anvil, the change being according to the striking rotational force. The circuit board is configured to receive a sensing result by the sensor. The isolator isolates contact portions of the hammer and the anvil from at least the circuit board.
Control method for an impact wrench
A control method includes two operating modes carried out in response to a position of a selector switch. The first operating mode provides: carrying out first impacts of the hammer onto the anvil; detecting the event of an impact of the hammer onto the anvil with an impact sensor; detecting an angular position of the anvil with an angle sensor; estimating an individual impact angle of the anvil due to the last detected impact, based on the angular position of the anvil before the last detected impact and the angular position of the anvil after the last detected impact, and comparing the individual impact angle with an individual impact setpoint angle. The first operating mode is ended when the individual impact angle drops below an individual impact setpoint angle. The second operating mode provides: detecting the angular position of the anvil with the angle sensor as the initial position; carrying out second impacts of the hammer onto the anvil; and detecting a relative rotation angle of the anvil with respect to the initial position during the second impacts. The second operating mode is ended when the relative rotation angle exceeds a standard angle.
Power tool component position sensing
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).
Hand-Held Power Tool having a Torque Setting Device
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.
Hand-Held Power Tool having a Torque Setting Device
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.
TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR IN ELECTRIC POWER TOOL
An electric power tool in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a motor, an output shaft, a torque detector, a correction circuit, and an output circuit. The correction circuit corrects a drive command value based on load torque detected by the torque detector. The drive command value indicates a magnitude of electric power to be supplied to the motor. The output circuit outputs a drive signal indicating the drive command value. The drive circuit (i) receives the drive signal from the output circuit and (ii) supplies electric power in accordance with the drive signal to the motor to drive the motor.