IP Library Granted Patent US 11,241,778
Granted Patent B2
US 11,241,778 · App. 14/315,412 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Hand-held power tool device

Inventors: Achim Duesselberg (Kirchheim Unter Teck, DE); Carsten Diem (Ludwigsburg, DE); Matthias Tauber (Bad Boll, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
B25D17/00B25D2250/221
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Patent No.
US 11,241,778
App. No.
14/315,412
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hand-held power tool device comprises an impact tool unit configured to generate a pulse on an insertion tool, and a sensor unit configured to detect at least one of at least one operating parameter, and at least one ambient parameter. The sensor unit includes at least one sensor element configured to detect a spatial position of the impact tool unit.

Claims (27)

1. A hand-held power tool device, comprising:

an insertion tool;

an impact tool unit configured to generate a pulse on the insertion tool in an axial direction parallel to a processing axis of the insertion tool;

a sensor unit including an acceleration sensor configured to detect a spatial orientation of the processing axis of the insertion tool relative to a direction of gravitational acceleration; and

a controller having a processor and a memory, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform at least one of (i) open-loop control and (ii) closed-loop control of the generating of the pulse with the impact tool unit as a function of the spatial orientation of the processing axis.

2. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 1 , wherein the acceleration sensor is a three-axis acceleration sensor having a first measuring axis parallel to the processing axis and second and third axes perpendicular to the processing axis.

3. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit includes a pressure sensor configured to detect an ambient air pressure of the impact tool unit.

4. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one output unit configured to perceptibly output the spatial orientation.

5. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one output unit is configured to display arrows that indicate a difference between the spatial orientation of the processing axis and one of (i) a horizontal orientation relative to the direction of gravitational acceleration and (ii) a perpendicular orientation relative to the direction of gravitational acceleration.

6. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one interface unit configured to exchange the spatial orientation with an external information unit.

7. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 1 , wherein the acceleration sensor is further configured to detect a linear acceleration running substantially parallel to the processing axis of the insertion tool.

8. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 7 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the at least one of (i) the open-loop control and (ii) the closed-loop control of the impact tool unit further as a function of the linear acceleration.

9. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 1 , wherein the impact tool unit is further configured to rotate the insertion tool about the processing axis of the insertion tool.

10. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit further includes a rotation rate sensor configured to detect an angular acceleration about the processing axis of the insertion tool.

11. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 10 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to switch off the impact tool unit in response to the angular acceleration exceeding a predetermined threshold.

12. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 10 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the at least one of (i) the open-loop control and (ii) the closed-loop control of the impact tool unit further as a function of the angular acceleration about the processing axis of the insertion tool.

13. A hand-held power tool device, comprising:

an insertion tool;

an impact tool unit configured to generate a pulse on the insertion tool in an axial direction parallel to a processing axis of the insertion tool;

a sensor unit including (i) a three-axis acceleration sensor configured to detect a spatial orientation of the processing axis of the insertion tool relative to a direction of gravitational acceleration and (ii) a rotation rate sensor configured to detect an angular acceleration about the processing axis of the insertion tool; and

a controller having a processor and a memory, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform at least one of (i) open-loop control and (ii) closed-loop control of the impact tool unit as a function of the spatial orientation of the processing axis and the angular acceleration about the processing axis.

14. The hand-held power tool device according to claim 13 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to switch off the impact tool unit in response to the angular acceleration exceeding a predetermined threshold.

15. A sensor unit for a hand-held power tool device including (i) an insertion tool, (ii) an impact tool unit configured to generate a pulse on the insertion tool in an axial direction parallel to a processing axis of the insertion tool, and (iii) a controller, the sensor unit comprising:

an acceleration sensor configured to detect a spatial orientation of the processing axis of the insertion tool relative to a direction of gravitational acceleration,

wherein the controller of the hand-held power tool device has a processor and a memory, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform at least one of (i) open-loop control and (ii) closed-loop control of the impact tool unit as a function of the spatial orientation of the processing axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2014
From: DUESSELBERG, ACHIM; DIEM, CARSTEN; TAUBER, MATTHIAS
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 212 635.2 · Jun 28, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150000944A1 · Jan 1, 2015