Driving tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11097408-B2
Application number	US-201916525497-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2019
Priority date	Aug 1, 2018
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

A driving tool includes a motor, a flywheel, a driver and a control part. The driver is disposed to face an outer periphery of the flywheel and configured to perform a driving operation of driving the fastener into the workpiece by moving along an operation line, by rotational energy transmitted from the flywheel. The control part is configured to control driving of the motor. The control part is configured to set rotation speed of the motor based on first information and second information. The first information corresponds to rotational energy of the flywheel before the driving operation of the driver. The second information corresponds to rotational energy of the flywheel after the driving operation of the driver.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A driving tool configured to eject a fastener from an outlet to drive the fastener into a workpiece, the driving tool comprising:
a motor;
a flywheel configured to be rotationally driven by the motor;
a driver disposed to face an outer periphery of the flywheel and configured to perform a driving operation of driving the fastener into the workpiece by moving along an operation line, by rotational energy transmitted from the flywheel; and
a control part configured to control driving of the motor, wherein:
the control part is configured to set rotation speed of the motor for a subsequent driving operation of the driver based on first information and second information of the driving operation, the first information corresponding to rotational energy of the flywheel immediately before the driving operation of the driver and the second information corresponding to rotational energy of the flywheel immediately after the driving operation of the driver.

2. The driving tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the control part is configured to set the rotation speed of the motor with reference to correspondences between the first information, the second information and the rotation speed of the motor which are preset and stored in a storage part.

3. The driving tool as defined in claim 2 , wherein:
the first information, the second information and the rotation speed of the motor are associated with each other and stored in a table in advance,
the table is stored in the storage part, and
the control part is configured to set the rotation speed with reference to the table.

4. The driving tool as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:
a first sensor configured to detect rotation speed of the motor or the flywheel, wherein:
the first information is rotation speed of the motor or the flywheel detected by the first sensor before the driving operation, and
the second information is rotation speed of the motor or the flywheel detected by the first sensor after the driving operation.

5. The driving tool as defined in claim 4 , wherein:
the motor is a brushless motor, and
the first sensor comprises a Hall sensor configured to detect a rotation position of the motor.

6. The driving tool as defined in claim 4 , wherein the control part is configured to set the rotation speed of the motor to a maximum value within a settable range in a case where the rotation speed of the motor or the flywheel detected after the driving operation is smaller than a specified threshold.

7. The driving tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the control part is configured to set the rotation speed of the motor to a maximum value within a settable range in a case where a specified time elapses without a next driving operation being performed after a driving operation.

8. The driving tool as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:
a second sensor configured to detect information corresponding to movement of the driving tool caused by the driving operation, wherein:
the control part is configured to set the rotation speed of the motor based on a detection result of the second sensor.

9. The driving tool as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second sensor is provided in a tool body which houses at least the motor and the flywheel, or in a handle connected to the tool body.

10. The driving tool as defined in claim 8 , wherein:
the second sensor is an acceleration sensor, and
the control part is configured to set the rotation speed of the motor to a maximum value within a settable range in a case where the acceleration exceeds a specified threshold.

11. The driving tool as defined in claim 1 , further comprising an indication part configured to indicate information relating to a condition of driving the motor by the control part.

12. The driving tool as defined in claim 1 , further comprising a battery mounting part configured to removably receive a rechargeable battery.

Assignees

• Makita Corp

Inventors

• Akiba Yoshitaka

Classifications

• B25C1/06 Primary

  operated by electric power · CPC title

• B25C7/00

  Accessories for nailing or stapling tools, e.g. supports (for tools operated by detonation of a cartridge B25C1/18) · CPC title