Power tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10486295-B2
Application number	US-201415034667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2014
Priority date	Nov 27, 2013
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A power tool includes a motor, a connecting unit, and a controller. The connecting unit is configured to be connected to a secondary battery. A voltage detection unit is configured to detect a voltage of the secondary battery connected to the connecting unit. The controller is configured to acquire change of the detected voltage. The controller restricts the operation of the motor when the change of the voltage is a first value.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power tool comprising:
a motor;
a controller; and
a connecting unit configured to be selectively connected to one of a first type secondary battery and a second type secondary battery different from the first type secondary battery, the first type secondary battery having only one cell unit in which battery cells are connected in series, and the second type secondary battery having two cell units connected in parallel or two cells connected in parallel,
wherein the motor is driven by power supplied from a connected secondary battery which is one of the first type secondary battery and the second type secondary battery connected to the connecting unit,
wherein while the motor is driven by power supplied from the connected secondary battery, the controller is configured to perform a restriction operation in which driving of the motor is stop or restricted on a basis of a state of the connected secondary battery,
wherein when the first type secondary battery is connected to the connecting unit, the restriction operation is performed so that the driving of the motor is more limited than when the second type secondary battery is connected to the connecting unit.

2. The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein when a load of the motor is less than a prescribed value, the controller is configured to maintain the driving of the motor irrespective of the connected secondary battery.

3. The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein a capacity of the first type secondary battery is smaller than a capacity of the second type secondary battery.

4. The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to set a duration of time during which the motor rotates continuously,
wherein the duration of time is shorter when the connecting unit is connected to the first type secondary battery than when the connecting unit is connected to the second type secondary battery.

5. A power tool comprising:
a motor;
a controller, and
a connecting unit configured to be selectively connected to one of a first type secondary battery and a second type secondary battery different from the first type secondary battery, the first type secondary battery having only one cell unit in which battery cells are connected in series, and the second type secondary battery having two cell units connected in parallel or two cells connected in parallel,
wherein the controller is configured to drive the motor by power supplied from the first type secondary battery or the second type secondary battery connected to the connecting unit,
wherein the controller is configured to restrict an operation of the motor to be more limited when the connecting unit is connected to the first type secondary battery than when the connecting unit is connected to the second type secondary battery.

6. The power tool according to claim 5 , wherein when a load of the motor is less than a prescribed value, the controller is configured to maintain the driving of the motor irrespective of the first type secondary battery or the second type secondary batter connected to the connecting unit.

7. The power tool according to claim 5 , wherein a capacity of the first type secondary battery is smaller than a capacity of the second type secondary battery.

8. The power tool according to claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to set a duration of time during which the motor rotates continuously,
wherein the duration of time is shorter when the connecting unit is connected to the first type secondary battery than when the connecting unit is connected to the second type secondary battery.

9. A power tool comprising:
a motor;
a controller; and
a connecting unit configured to be selectively connected to one of a first type secondary battery having a first capacity and a second type secondary battery different from the first type secondary battery and having a second capacity, the first capacity is lower than the second capacity,
wherein the motor is driven by power supplied from a connected secondary battery which is one of the first type secondary battery and the second type secondary battery connected to the connecting unit,
wherein while the motor is driven by power supplied from the connected secondary battery, the controller is configured to perform a restriction operation in which driving of the motor is stop or restricted on a basis of a state of the connected secondary battery,
wherein when the first type secondary battery is connected to the connecting unit, the restriction operation is performed so that the driving of the motor is more limited than when the second type secondary battery is connected to the connecting unit.

Assignees

• Hitachi Koki Kk
• Koki Holdings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Aradachi Takao
• Sudo Tomoaki
• Shima Yukihiro

Classifications

• H02P29/40

  Regulating or controlling the amount of current drawn or delivered by the motor for controlling the mechanical load · CPC title

• H02K11/33

  Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02K7/145

  Hand-held machine tool · CPC title

• B25F5/00 Primary

  Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• H02J7/685

  using connection detecting circuits (H02J7/68 takes precedence) · CPC title