Power tool

US8944179B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8944179-B2
Application numberUS-201113333164-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 21, 2011
Priority dateDec 27, 2010
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A power tool that includes a driving motor and a power transmitting mechanism. The power transmitting mechanism includes a first clutch cam part, a second clutch cam part, clutch teeth, a clutch detecting mechanism and a controller that can control the driving motor in a first control mode in which the driving motor is controlled to rotate at a first rotation speed until before the first and second clutch cam parts are engaged with each other at the clutch teeth and in a second control mode in which the driving motor is controlled to rotate at a second rotation speed higher than the first rotation speed after the first and second clutch cam parts are engaged with each other at the clutch teeth.

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What we claim is: 1. A power tool comprising a driving motor and a power transmitting mechanism to transmit power of the driving motor to a tool bit to perform a predetermined operation on a workpiece via the tool bit, wherein: the power transmitting mechanism includes: a driving-side member that is rotationally driven by the driving motor, a driven-side member that holds the tool bit, an engagement part that engages the driving-side member and the driven-side member when th…

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  • B25B21/008Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8944179B2 cover?
A power tool that includes a driving motor and a power transmitting mechanism. The power transmitting mechanism includes a first clutch cam part, a second clutch cam part, clutch teeth, a clutch detecting mechanism and a controller that can control the driving motor in a first control mode in which the driving motor is controlled to rotate at a first rotation speed until before the first and se…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ukai Tomohiro, Matsuura Yuta, Hanai Takamasa, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B25B21/008. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).