IP Library Granted Patent US 8,872,451
Granted Patent B2
US 8,872,451 · App. 13/643,106 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Motor device and power tool

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Patent No.
US 8,872,451
App. No.
13/643,106
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor device includes an electric motor operated when supplied with power from a rechargeable battery, a voltage detection unit that detects voltage of the rechargeable battery, a determination unit that performs an abnormality determination based on a comparison of the voltage of the rechargeable battery, which is detected by the voltage detection unit, and a determination value, a control unit that controls the operation of the electric motor in accordance with the determination result of the determination unit, and a temperature detection unit that detects the usage environment temperature. The determination unit changes the determination value in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit and performs the abnormality determination based on the changed determination value.

Claims (22)

1. A motor device comprising:

an electric motor operated when supplied with power from a rechargeable battery;

a voltage detection unit that detects voltage of the rechargeable battery;

a determination unit that performs an abnormality determination based on a comparison of the voltage of the rechargeable battery, which is detected by the voltage detection unit, and a determination value;

a control unit that controls the operation of the electric motor in accordance with the determination result of the determination unit; and

a temperature detection unit that detects the usage environment temperature,

wherein the determination unit changes the determination value in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit and performs the abnormality determination based on the changed determination value, and

wherein the determination unit performs an initial abnormality determination in a state immediately before the electric motor is operated immediately after an activation command, and the determination unit uses, for the initial abnormality determination, a standard determination value as the determination value before the determination value is changed.

2. The motor device according to claim 1 , wherein when the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is low, the determination unit decreases the determination value and performs the abnormality determination.

3. The motor device according to claim 2 , wherein the determination unit switches between two determination values and performs the abnormality determination.

4. The motor device according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit switches between two determination values and performs the abnormality determination.

5. A power tool comprising the motor device according to claim 1 .

6. A motor device comprising:

an electric motor operated when supplied with power from a rechargeable battery;

a voltage detection unit that detects voltage of the rechargeable battery;

a determination unit that performs an abnormality determination based on a comparison of the voltage of the rechargeable battery, which is detected by the voltage detection unit, and a determination value;

a control unit that controls the operation of the electric motor in accordance with the determination result of the determination unit; and

a temperature detection unit that detects the usage environment temperature,

wherein the determination unit changes the determination value in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit and performs the abnormality determination based on the changed determination value, and

wherein when the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit is low, the determination unit decreases the determination value and performs the abnormality determination.

7. The motor device according to claim 6 , wherein the determination unit switches between two determination values and performs the abnormality determination.

8. A power tool comprising the motor device according to claim 6 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2013
From: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS POWER TOOLS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC ECO SOLUTIONS POWER TOOLS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030461/0956 →
MERGER Recorded May 22, 2013
From: PANASONIC ECO SOLUTIONS POWER TOOLS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030461/0970 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2013
From: IKEDA, MASAKI; IWAMURA, NORIHIRO
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029816/0676 →