Power tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026076298-A1
Application number	US-202519400387-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 25, 2025
Priority date	May 25, 2023
Publication date	Mar 19, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A connecting tube used in the power tool is arranged with at least a first material layer made of carbon fiber material and a second material layer made of non-carbon fiber material in a radial direction thereof. The stiffness of the second material layer is smaller than the stiffness of the first material layer, and the toughness of the second material layer is greater than the toughness of the first material layer. On one hand, the above-mentioned connecting tube has a small weight, making the power tool lighter, so that an operator can work more easily; on the other hand, since the connecting tube has good stiffness and toughness, the connecting tube has good impact resistance performance and buffering performance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A power tool comprising:
a working head assembly comprising a working head for operation; a power assembly configured to drive the working head; a battery pack configured to supply power to the power assembly; a gripping assembly for user gripping; and a connecting tube disposed between the working head assembly and the gripping assembly, wherein: the connecting tube is arranged with at least a first material layer made of carbon fiber material and a second material layer made of non-carbon fiber material; a stiffness of the second material layer is smaller than a stiffness of the first material layer; and a toughness of the second material layer is greater than a toughness of the first material layer.

2 . The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein a total layer thickness of the second material layer accounts for 50% to 80% of a total wall thickness of the connecting tube.

3 . The power tool according to claim 2 , wherein the second material layer is a glass fiber layer.

4 . The power tool according to claim 2 , wherein:
the second material layer comprises axial fiber bundles extending and arranged along an axial direction of the connecting tube; and a ratio of a total thickness of the axial fiber bundles in a radial direction of the connecting tube to the total layer thickness of the second material layer is greater than or equal to 80%.

5 . The power tool according to claim 2 , wherein an outermost layer of the connecting tube in a radial direction thereof is a carbon fiber outer layer formed by the first material layer.

6 . The power tool according to claim 5 , wherein a fiber arrangement direction of the carbon fiber outer layer is different from a fiber arrangement direction of an adjacent material layer.

7 . The power tool according to claim 6 , wherein:
the first material layer comprises axial fiber bundles extending and arranged along an axial direction of the connecting tube; and a ratio of a total thickness of the axial fiber bundles in the radial direction of the connecting tube to a total layer thickness of the first material layer is greater than or equal to 40%.

8 . The power tool according to claim 7 , wherein:
a quantity of layers of the first material layer is configured as one layer, and the carbon fiber outer layer is a woven structure formed by multiple fiber bundles; or a quantity of layers of the first material layer is configured as greater than or equal to two layers, the carbon fiber outer layer is a woven structure formed by multiple fiber bundles, and remaining layers of the first material layer are disposed at an inner side of the carbon fiber outer layer in the radial direction of the connecting tube to form a carbon fiber inner layer, the carbon fiber inner layer comprising the axial fiber bundles extending and arranged along the axial direction of the connecting tube, and a ratio of a total layer thickness of the axial fiber bundles to a total layer thickness of the carbon fiber inner layer is greater than or equal to 50%.

9 . The power tool according to claim 8 , wherein:
a total weight of the power tool is less than or equal to 7 kg; a wall thickness of the connecting tube is 1.5 mm to 2.0 mm; and a ratio of impact energy that the connecting tube can withstand to the wall thickness of the connecting tube is greater than or equal to 58 J/mm.

10 . The power tool according to claim 9 , wherein:
the power tool is a grass trimmer, a total weight of the grass trimmer is less than or equal to 7 kg; the battery pack is disposed at one end of the connecting tube located at the gripping assembly, the power assembly is disposed at one end of the connecting tube located at the working head assembly; and the wall thickness of the connecting tube is 1.5 mm to 1.8 mm.

11 . The power tool according to claim 8 , wherein:
a weight of the power tool after removing the battery pack is 4.2 kg to 5.5 kg; the power tool is a pole saw comprising a connecting assembly; one end of the connecting assembly is provided with the working head assembly; another end thereof is provided with the battery pack, the power assembly and the gripping assembly; the connecting assembly comprises a telescopic tube and a handle tube; the handle tube is connected to the gripping assembly; the telescopic tube comprises an inner tube and an outer tube; the inner tube is at least partially coaxially sliding nested in the outer tube and one end thereof is connected to the working head assembly; a locking member is further disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube to maintain relative fixation therebetween; and the outer tube is disposed between the inner tube and the handle tube, and the connecting tube is configured as the outer tube.

12 . A power tool comprising:
a working head assembly comprising a working head for operation; a power assembly configured to drive the working head; a battery pack configured to supply power to the power assembly; a gripping assembly for user gripping; and a connecting tube comprising a first connecting tube connected to the working head assembly and a second connecting tube connected to the gripping assembly, wherein: the first connecting tube and/or the second connecting tube is arranged with at least a first material layer made of carbon fiber material and a second material layer made of non-carbon fiber material in a radial direction thereof; a stiffness of the second material layer is smaller than a stiffness of the first material layer; and a toughness of the second material layer is greater than a toughness of the first material layer.

13 . The power tool according to claim 12 , wherein:
a total layer thickness of the second material layer in the first connecting tube is 50% to 80% of a total wall thickness of the first connecting tube; and the second material layer of the first connecting tube is a glass fiber layer.

14 . The power tool according to claim 13 , wherein:
an outermost layer of the first connecting tube in a radial direction thereof is a carbon fiber outer layer formed by the first material layer; and a fiber arrangement direction of the carbon fiber outer layer of the first connecting tube is different from a fiber arrangement direction of an adjacent material layer.

15 . The power tool according to claim 13 , wherein:
a total layer thickness of the second material layer in the second connecting tube is 50% to 80% of a total wall thickness of the second connecting tube; and the second material layer of the second connecting tube is a glass fiber layer.

16 . The power tool according to claim 15 , wherein:
an outermost layer of the second connecting tube in a radial direction thereof is a carbon fiber outer layer formed by one or more carbon fiber layers; and a fiber arrangement direction of the carbon fiber outer layer of the second connecting tube is different from a fiber arrangement direction of an adjacent material layer.

17 . A power tool comprising:
a working head assembly comprising a working head for operation; a power assembly configured to drive the working head; a battery pack configured to supply power to the power assembly; a gripping assembly for user gripping; a connecting assembly disposed between the working head assembly and the gripping assembly; and one end of the connecting assembly is provided with the working head assembly, another end thereof is provided with the battery pack, the power assembly and the gripping assembly, the connecting assembly comprising a firs

Assignees

• Positec Power Tools Suzhou Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Yanan
• Liu Zhengwei
• Yang Xiaoling
• Zhang Tijian
• Xiao Haibo

Classifications

• A01D34/90

  for carrying by the operator · CPC title

• A01D34/902 Primary

  Ergonomic provisions · CPC title

• A01D34/00

  Mowers (combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing A01D37/00 - A01D41/00, A01D43/00; convertible to apparatus for purposes other than mowing or capable of performing operations other than mowing A01D42/00); Mowing apparatus of harvesters · CPC title