Power tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9769990-B2
Application number	US-201314439324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2013
Priority date	Oct 31, 2012
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

A power tool includes: a power source ( 7 ); a tip tool ( 2 ); two switches (SW 1, SW 2 ); and a control unit ( 6 e ). The tip tool ( 2 ) is configured to be driven by the power source ( 7 ). The two switches (SW 1, SW 2 ) are configured to be turned on for activating the power source ( 7 ). The control unit ( 6 e ) is configured to control the power source ( 7 ) in accordance with on/off of the two switches (SW 1, SW 2 ), and operate if at least one of the two switches (SW 1, SW 2 ) is turned on.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power tool comprising:
a power source;
a tip tool configured to be driven by the power source;
two switches configured to be turned on for activating the power source, the power source being activated if both the two switches are turned on; and
a control unit configured to
control the power source in accordance with on/off of the two switches, the control unit comprising:
a control circuit configured to control the power source;
a power supply circuit configured to supply electric power to the control circuit and
a detecting circuit configured to detect that one of the two switches is turned on or off,

wherein the control unit is configured to operate if at least one of the two switches is turned on.

2. The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the power source is activated if at least one of the two switches are turned on.

3. The power tool according to claim 2 , having an auxiliary function configured to be activated by the control unit, wherein the auxiliary function is activated if at least one of the two switches is turned on.

4. The power tool according to claim 1 , having an auxiliary function configured to be supplied electric power by the power supply circuit,
wherein the auxiliary function is activated if at least one of the two switches is turned on.

5. The power tool according to claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary function is activated while the at least one of the two switches is turned on.

6. The power tool according to claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary function is deactivated upon lapse of a prescribed period of time after the at least one of the two switches is turned on.

7. The power tool according to claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary function is deactivated upon lapse of a prescribed period of time after the auxiliary function is activated.

8. The power tool according to claim 4 , wherein the auxiliary function is configured to display information of the power source.

9. The power tool according to claim 8 , wherein the auxiliary function is activated while the at least one of the two switches is turned on.

10. The power tool according to claim 8 , wherein the auxiliary function is deactivated upon lapse of a prescribed period of time after the at least one of the two switches is turned on.

11. The power tool according to claim 8 , wherein the auxiliary function is deactivated upon lapse of a prescribed period of time after the auxiliary function is activated.

12. A power tool comprising:
a blade assembly having blades configured to reciprocate;
a power source configured to drive the blade assembly;
two handles, one handle having a first switch and another handle having a second switch, the first switch or the second switch being turned on for activating an auxiliary unit configured to at least display information; and
a controller configured to:
control the power source and the auxiliary unit in accordance with on/off of the first switch and the second switch; and
activate the auxiliary unit if one of the first switch and the second switch is turned on.

13. The power tool according to claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to activate the power source in addition to the auxiliary unit if both the switches are turned on.

14. The power tool according to claim 12 , wherein the controller comprises:
a control circuit configured to control the auxiliary unit and the power source;
a power supply circuit configured to supply electric power to the control circuit;
a first detecting circuit configured to detect that one of the first switch and the second switch is turned on or off;
a second detecting circuit configured to detect that another one of the first switch and the second switch is turned on or off; and
a discriminating circuit configured to discriminate whether or not at least one of the first switch and the second switch is turned on based on detection results of the first detecting circuit and the second detecting circuit and activate the power supply circuit if at least one of the first switch and the second switch is turned on, and
wherein the control circuit is further configured to activate the auxiliary function if one of the switches is turned on, and to activate the power source in addition to the auxiliary unit if both the first switch and the second switch are turned on.

15. A power tool comprising:
a power source;
a tip tool configured to be driven by the power source;
two switches configured to be turned on for activating the power source;
an auxiliary function configured to display information of the power source; and
a control unit configured to:
control the power source in accordance with on/off of the two switches; and
activate the auxiliary function if at least one of the two switches is turned on.

Assignees

• Hitachi Koki Kk

Inventors

• Koizumi Toshiaki
• Iwata Kazutaka
• Shimizu Yasutaka

Classifications

• A01G3/053 Primary

  motor-driven · CPC title

• B25F5/00

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