Torque setting indication for power tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024383114-A1
Application number	US-202418664646-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 15, 2024
Priority date	May 19, 2023
Publication date	Nov 21, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power tool including a housing with a motor housing portion, a front housing portion, a rear housing portion, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion. The power tool including a motor disposed within the motor housing portion. The power tool including a trigger located on a front side of the handle portion. The power tool including a torque adjustment interface for changing a torque setting of the power tool. The power tool including a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool and configured to indicate the torque setting of the power tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A power tool comprising:
a housing including a motor housing portion, a front housing portion, a rear housing portion, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion; a motor disposed within the motor housing portion; a trigger located on a front side of the handle portion; a torque adjustment interface for changing a torque setting of the power tool; and a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool and configured to indicate the torque setting of the power tool.

2 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the torque setting indicator is a set of lights.

3 . The power tool of claim 2 , wherein the set of lights produce a pattern associated with different torque settings.

4 . The power tool of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the different torque settings is associated with a clutch out of the power tool.

5 . The power tool of claim 2 , wherein the set of lights is a set of shadowless lights arranged to illuminate a work surface.

6 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the torque setting indicator includes a numerical representation of the torque setting.

7 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the torque setting indicator includes a clutch indicator.

8 . The power tool of claim 7 , wherein the clutch indicator indicates a clutch out condition.

9 . The power tool of claim 8 , wherein the clutch indicator indicates that the clutch out condition has cleared.

10 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the torque setting indicator includes a gauge for indicating a present state-of-charge of a battery pack for the power tool.

11 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the torque setting indicator includes a set of lights forming a ring illuminated in different segments associated with different torque settings.

12 . The power tool of claim 11 , wherein each segment includes a numerical representation of the different torque settings.

13 . The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the power tool is configured to generate an audible indication associated with the torque setting.

14 . The power tool of claim 1 , further comprising a tactile feedback indicator associated with the torque setting.

15 . A power tool comprising:
a housing including a motor housing portion, a front housing portion, a rear housing portion, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion; a motor disposed within the motor housing portion; a trigger located on a front side of the handle portion; a torque adjustment interface disposed between the front housing portion and the trigger for changing a torque setting of the power tool; a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool and including a set of indicators configured to indicate the torque setting of the power tool; and a controller configured to control the motor and connected to the torque setting indicator.

16 . The power tool of claim 15 , wherein the set of indicators are configured to produce a light pattern associated with different torque settings.

17 . The power tool of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the different torque settings is associated with a clutch out of the power tool.

18 . A method of operating a power tool, the method comprising:
indicating a torque setting of the power tool via a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool; and alerting a user of a clutch out condition when an electronic clutch of the power tool is engaged.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein indicating the torque setting includes illuminating a set of lights.

20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising wirelessly controlling the power tool via a tool interface of an external device.

Assignees

• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp

Inventors

• Damonte Vegas Alejandro M
• Prosser Kyle T

Classifications

• B25F5/00

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

• B25B21/00

  Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools; (details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F5/00; {for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/006}); Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose (machines B23P19/06) · CPC title

• B25B23/147

  specially adapted for electrically operated wrenches or screwdrivers · CPC title

• B25B23/18

  Devices for illuminating the head of the screw or the nut · CPC title

• B25B23/141

  Mechanical overload release couplings · CPC title