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Granted Patent B2
US 10,675,747 · App. 15/528,280 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Control method for a hand-held power tool

Inventors: Manuel Gut (Feldkirch, AT); Roland Schaer (Grabs, CH); Michael Wierer (Bludenz, AT); Thomas Kinkeldei (Buchs, CH)
Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
B25F5/025B23Q11/0092B25D16/00B25F5/00B25D2250/221
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Patent No.
US 10,675,747
App. No.
15/528,280
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method is provided for a hand-held power tool ( 1 ), which includes a motor ( 5 ) for rotationally driving a tool holder ( 2 ) about a working axis ( 12 ), including the following steps: detecting a rotary motion of the hand-held power tool ( 1 ) about the working axis ( 12 ); detecting a rotary or pivoting motion about a transverse axis ( 18 ) extending transversely to the working axis ( 12 ); triggering a safety function for reducing the torque output of the motor ( 5 ) when the rotary motion about the working axis ( 12 ) exceeds a limiting value, and suppressing the safety function when the rotary or pivoting motion about the transverse axis ( 18 ) is greater than a threshold value.

Claims (22)

1. A control method for a hand-held power tool, the hand-held power tool having a motor for rotationally driving a tool holder about a working axis, the control method comprising:

detecting a rotary motion of the hand-held power tool about the working axis;

detecting a further rotary or pivoting motion about a transverse axis extending transversely to the working axis;

triggering a safety function for reducing the torque output of the motor when the rotary motion about the working axis exceeds a limiting value, and suppressing the safety function when the further rotary or pivoting motion about the transverse axis is greater than a threshold value.

2. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein an angular velocity of the further rotary or pivoting motion about the transverse axis is detected and the safety function is deactivated when the angular velocity exceeds the threshold value.

3. The control method as recited in claim 2 wherein the safety function activates a brake of the motor.

4. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the motor is started in response to an actuation of a main switch of the motor and the detecting of the rotary motion and the detecting of the further rotary motion are activated before or upon the starting of the motor.

5. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the rotary motion and further rotary motion are detected by a gyro sensor.

6. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the safety function is triggered when an instantaneous angular velocity of the hand-held power tool about the working axis exceeds a critical angular velocity.

7. The control method as recited in claim 1 wherein the motor includes a brake and further comprising transmitting a brake signal to activate the brake when the safety function is triggered.

8. The control method as recited in claim 7 further comprising interrupting the transmission of the brake signal when the further rotary or pivoting motion about the transverse axis is greater than the threshold value.

9. A hand-held power tool comprising:

a tool holder;

a hammer mechanism;

a motor for rotationally driving the tool holder about a working axis and for driving the hammer mechanism;

a rotary motion sensor detecting a rotary motion of the hand-held power tool about the working axis and a further rotational or pivot motion about a transverse axis extending transversely to the working axis; and

a protective device triggering a safety function for reducing a torque output of the motor when the rotary motion about the working axis exceeds a limiting value, the protective device including a monitor suppressing the safety function when the further rotary or pivoting motion about the transverse axis is greater than a threshold value.

10. The hand-held power tool as recited in claim 9 wherein the rotary motion sensor is a gyro sensor.

11. The hand-held power tool as recited in claim 9 wherein the rotary motion sensor outputs a measuring signal and the protective device further includes an evaluation unit processing the measuring sensor.

12. The hand-held power tool as recited in claim 9 wherein the protective device triggers the safety function when an instantaneous angular velocity of the hand-held power tool about the working axis exceeds a critical angular velocity.

13. The hand-held power tool as recited in claim 9 wherein the motor includes a brake and the protective device transmits a brake signal to activate the brake when the safety function is triggered.

14. The hand-held power tool as recited in claim 13 wherein the protective device includes a switch, the switch interrupting the transmission of the brake signal when the further rotary or pivoting motion about the transverse axis is greater than the threshold value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: LEE, MINSU; CHOI, JONGSEONG; KIM, DONGWON; LEE, HEEWON; AN, JONGSUK
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 065761/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2017
From: GUT, MANUEL; SCHAER, ROLAND; WIERER, MICHAEL; KINKELDEI, THOMAS
To: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 043374/0233 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14194080 · Nov 20, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170348844A1 · Dec 7, 2017
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