IP Library Granted Patent US 10,495,048
Granted Patent B2
US 10,495,048 · App. 16/132,442 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Handheld work apparatus having a combustion engine

Inventors: Clemens Klatt (Berglen, DE); Michael Unterkircher (Uhingen, DE)
Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
F02P5/14F02D35/02F02D41/22F02P5/02F02P5/045F02D2200/021F02D2400/06
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Patent No.
US 10,495,048
App. No.
16/132,442
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handheld work apparatus has a combustion engine and an ignition device for controlling a spark plug. The ignition device includes an electronic control device having a short circuit button for switching off the combustion engine. A temperature sensor is for capturing an operating temperature. The short circuit button and the temperature sensor are connected to a common signal input of the control device via a common signal line. The temperature sensor is an ohmic resistance variable on the basis of the temperature. A measurement voltage dropped across the resistance of the temperature sensor is supplied, as an analog temperature signal, to a common analog signal input of the control device. The measurement voltage at the temperature sensor collapses in the button position of the short circuit button, as a result of which the analog temperature signal applied to the analog signal input of the control device is extinguished.

Claims (31)

1. A handheld work apparatus comprising:

a motor housing;

a spark-ignition combustion engine arranged in said motor housing;

a spark plug;

an ignition device for controlling said spark plug;

said ignition device including an electronic control device;

a short circuit button with a button position for switching off said combustion engine;

a first temperature sensor for capturing an operating temperature;

said control device having a common signal input;

a common signal line;

said short circuit button and said first temperature sensor being connected to said common signal input of said control device via said common signal line;

said first temperature sensor including an ohmic resistance which is variable on the basis of temperature;

a measurement voltage (U T ) dropped across said ohmic resistance of said first temperature sensor being supplied, as an analog temperature signal (S), to a common analog signal input of said control device; and,

wherein said measurement voltage (U T ) at said first temperature sensor collapses in said button position of said short circuit button and said analog temperature signal (S) is extinguished.

2. The work apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

said ohmic resistance of said first temperature sensor is a first ohmic resistance;

said short circuit button is in the form of a normally open contact and is in parallel with said first temperature sensor;

said first ohmic resistance of said first temperature sensor is greater than a second ohmic resistance of said short circuit button closed in said button position in a predefined temperature range.

3. The work apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said short circuit button is in the form of a normally closed contact and is open in said button position, and said short circuit button is in series with said first temperature sensor.

4. The work apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said control device includes a microprocessor.

5. The work apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said short circuit button is connected to said signal input of said control device via two signal lines.

6. The work apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

an encapsulated housing;

said short circuit button and said first temperature sensor being arranged in said encapsulated housing.

7. The work apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an encapsulated housing having a common connecting line for said short circuit button and said first temperature sensor.

8. The work apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said short circuit button is a microswitch.

9. The work apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality of anti-vibration elements;

said combustion engine being held in said motor housing of the work apparatus with said anti-vibration elements; and,

said first temperature sensor being arranged on a vibration-decoupled side of said motor housing.

10. The work apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said first temperature sensor is configured to capture an ambient temperature of the work apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2018
From: KLATT, CLEMENS; UNTERKIRCHER, MICHAEL
To: ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. KG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 008 756 · Sep 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190085812A1 · Mar 21, 2019
Cited By (1)
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