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US 8,353,363 · App. 12/636,101 · Granted Jan 15, 2013

Handheld power tool device for detecting torque

Inventors: Daniel Hirt (Kirchentellinsfurt, DE); Ursula Faber (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,353,363
App. No.
12/636,101
Granted
Jan 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention is based on a device for handheld power tool for detecting a torque, having at least one sensor unit. It is proposed that the sensor unit is intended for detecting a deformation parameter. The sensor unit has at least one sensor element that is embodied as a strain gauge. A gearbox is provided which has a bearing location for receiving a deformation element of the sensor unit. An electronic unit evaluates detected data from the at least one sensor unit.

Claims (21)

1. A handheld power tool device which detects a torque, having;

at least one sensor unit which detects a deformation parameter, the sensor unit having at least one deformation element;

a gearbox having a bearing location which receives the deformation element of the sensor unit, wherein the bearing location has at least two portions formed at least in part by two extensions of the gearbox which are spaced apart from one another spatially and wherein each of the at least two portions is connected to the deformation element, and

a gear element and a transmission element disposed in the gearbox, which transmission element transmits a torque parameter to the deformation element of the sensor unit and is operatively connected to the gear element, the transmission element having a radial extension embodied in one piece with the transmission element and extending essentially parallel to and disposed in between the two extensions of the gearbox, which radial extension transmits at least one force to the deformation element by a connection therebetween, wherein the deformation element is disposed lengthwise on the out side of the gearbox spanning across a maximum radial dimension of the gearbox in a direction perpendicular to an axis of rotation of an output shaft of the gearbox.

2. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit has at least one sensor element, whose electrical resistance is dependent on a deformation.

3. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit has at least one sensor element that is embodied as a strain gauge.

4. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 2 , wherein the sensor unit has at least one sensor element that is embodied as a strain gauge.

5. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the at least one deformation element has the at least one sensor element disposed thereon.

6. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 2 , wherein the at least one deformation element has the at least one sensor element disposed thereon.

7. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the gear element is embodied as a ring gear.

8. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the transmission element is embodied essentially annularly.

9. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 1 , further having an electronic unit, which evaluates detected data from the at least one sensor unit.

10. The handheld power tool device as defined by claim 6 , further having an electronic unit, which evaluates detected data from the at least one sensor unit.

11. A handheld power tool, in particular a cordless screwdriver, having a handheld power tool device as defined by claim 1 .

12. The hand-held power tool device as recited claim 3 , wherein the at least one strain gauge is disposed on the deformation element.

13. The hand-held power tool device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the gearbox is embodied essentially cylindrically, and a circular recess extends through the gearbox.

14. The hand-held power tool device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the two extensions each have a cross-sectional face extending perpendicular to an axis of rotation.

15. The hand-held power tool device as recited in claim 14 , wherein the cross-sectional face is defined by a first side and a second side which are disposed perpendicular to one another.

16. The hand-held power tool device as recited in claim 15 , wherein a third side of the cross-sectional face is shaped as a partial arc.

17. The hand-held power tool device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transmission element is embodied essentially annularly and surrounds the gear element.

18. The hand-held power tool device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transmission element is connected solidly to the gear element by a pressing process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2010
From: HIRT, DANIEL; FABER, URSULA
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 023742/0385 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2008 054 508 · Dec 11, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100147545A1 · Jun 17, 2010