IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,728,555
Granted Patent B2
US 12,728,555 · App. 18/509,256 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Handheld power tool

Inventors: Dong Zhao (Changzhou, CN); Duoduo Sha (Changzhou, CN); Lingao Zhang (Changzhou, CN); Stefan La (Jönköping, SE); Andreas Carlsson (Skövde, SE); Ola Agne (Taberg, SE); Thomas Arnell (Huskvarna, SE); Goran Vucic (Jönköping, SE)
Assignee: Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
B26D7/24B25F5/029B26D5/086
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Patent No.
US 12,728,555
App. No.
18/509,256
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a handheld power tool, which at least includes a housing assembly, a handle assembly and a switch assembly. The switch assembly includes a button assembly and a push-pull assembly. When the push-pull assembly is configured to complete at least two actions, the button assembly is unlocked, the first action is to slide back and forth along the handle assembly, and the second action is to slide back and forth obliquely along the handle assembly. With the handheld power tool of the disclosure, a trigger switch can be unlocked by a palm, so as to improve a problem of poor comfort during use caused by unlocking the trigger switch by a thumb.

Claims (72)

1 . A handheld power tool, comprising:

a housing assembly;

a handle assembly, arranged on the housing assembly; and

a switch assembly, arranged on the handle assembly, comprising:

a button assembly, arranged on the housing assembly; and

a push-pull assembly, slidably connected with the handle assembly;

wherein, when the push-pull assembly is configured to complete at least two actions, a first action and a second action, the button assembly is unlocked, the first action is to slide back and forth along the handle assembly, and the second action is to slide back and forth obliquely along the handle assembly;

two symmetrical main supporting blocks are fixedly arranged on both sides of the pushing rod, and two symmetrical auxiliary supporting blocks are fixedly arranged on both sides of the pushing rod, both the two symmetrical main supporting blocks and the two symmetrical auxiliary supporting blocks are capable of a sliding movement once an entire of the pushing rod provides a sliding function;

the two main supporting blocks are slidably arranged in two main sliding limiting grooves respectively, each of the two main sliding limiting grooves comprises a first groove and a second groove, an angle is formed between the first groove and the second groove.

2 . The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein

the push-pull assembly comprises:

a pushing rod, mounted on the handle assembly;

a limiting handle, connected with the pushing rod and forming an angle with the pushing rod; and

a spring, mounted in the handle assembly and connected with one end of the pushing rod.

3 . The handheld power tool according to claim 2 , wherein

after the pushing rod completes at least two actions, the limiting handle is located in a cavity of a trigger switch in the switch assembly.

4 . The handheld power tool according to claim 2 , wherein

the angle of the limiting handle formed with the pushing rod is between 60 degrees and 120 degrees.

5 . The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a hook assembly, wherein

the hook assembly is arranged on the housing assembly, the hook assembly is configured to connect or disconnect a tool buckle with the handheld power tool, the tool buckle is connected with an operator of the handheld power tool.

6 . The handheld power tool according to claim 5 , wherein

the hook assembly comprises a side hook and a bottom hook, the side hook and the bottom hook are pivotally connected with the housing assembly, and pivot axes of the side hook and the bottom hook are substantially perpendicular to each other in space.

7 . The handheld power tool according to claim 6 , wherein

the side hook comprises:

a side operating component;

a first connecting component, connected with a first end of the side operating component; and

a second connecting component, connected with a second end of the side operating component;

wherein, the first connecting component and the second connecting component are capable of elastic deformation relative to the operating component.

8 . The handheld power tool according to claim 7 , wherein

the side hook further comprises:

a first side rotating shaft, connected with the first connecting component, and pivotally connected in a side housing groove of the housing assembly; and

a second side shaft, connected with the second connecting component and pivotally connected in the side housing groove;

wherein, when the first connecting component and the second connecting component are elastically deformed, a distance between the first side rotating shaft and the second side rotating shaft is variable.

9 . The handheld power tool according to claim 6 , wherein

the bottom hook comprises:

a first leg, a first bottom rotating shaft being formed on the first leg;

a second leg, a second bottom rotating shaft being formed on the second leg; and

a bottom operating component, connecting the first leg with the second leg;

wherein, the bottom operating component and at least part of the first leg and at least the second leg are located on a first plane, the first bottom rotating shaft, the second bottom rotating shaft and at least part of the first leg and at least the second leg are located in a second plane, and the first plane intersects the second plane.

10 . The handheld power tool according to claim 9 , wherein

the first leg comprises a first front leg and a first rear leg, the second leg comprises a second front leg and a second rear leg, the first front leg and the second front leg are located in the first plane, and the first rear leg and the second rear leg are located in the second plane.

11 . The handheld power tool according to claim 9 , wherein

the bottom operating component contacts a rotating component of the tool buckle, so that the handheld power tool is connected with the tool buckle, and the first leg or the second leg contacts the rotating component, and the handheld power tool is disengaged from the tool buckle.

12 . The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a battery assembly, wherein

the battery assembly and the housing assembly are two separate parts, and the battery assembly comprises:

a battery holder;

a battery pack, arranged in the battery holder, configured to provide energy to electrical components in the housing assembly; and

a power cable, connected between the battery pack and the housing assembly.

13 . The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a hanging ring assembly, configured to organize the power cable, wherein

the hanging ring assembly comprises:

a hanging body, provided with a first opening;

a first fixing body, arranged on a first end of the hanging body; and

a second fixing body, arranged on a second end of the hanging body;

wherein, a second opening is formed between the first fixing body and the second fixing body.

14 . The handheld power tool according to claim 13 , wherein

the first fixing body and the second fixing body are capable of being elastically deformed relative to the hanging body.

15 . The handheld power tool according to claim 14 , wherein

a first gap is formed between the first fixing body and the second fixing body, and when the first fixing body and the second fixing body deform elastically, the first gap is variable.

16 . The handheld power tool according to claim 13 , wherein

the first opening communicates or not communicate with the second opening.

17 . The handheld power tool according to claim 16 , wherein

when the first opening does not communicate with the second opening, a second gap is formed between one end of the first fixing body and one end of the second fixing body, and a width of the second gap is smaller than an inner diameter of the second opening, and the width of the second gap is smaller than an outer diameter of the power cable.

18 . The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein

a direction of the first groove is substantially parallel to a direction of the pushing rod, and the second groove is located at an end of the first groove.

19 . The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat dissipation assembly, wherein

the heat dissipation assembly comprises:

an air guiding ring, arranged on a driving motor, and an air passage being formed between the air guiding ring and the housing assembly;

a heat dissipation device, arranged in the housing assembly and located in the air passage;

an air inlet, communicating with the air passage and arranged on a side of the housing assembly; and

an air outlet, communicating with the air passage and arranged on a bottom surface of the housing assembly.

20 . The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a protection assembly, wherein

the protection assembly comprises a protection cover, a first end of the protection cover is connected with the housing assembly, and a cover part is formed on a second end of the protection cover, the cover part covers a power port of the housing assembly and fits with the housing assembly around the power port to form a sealing surface.

Priority Claims (8)
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Continuity (2)
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