Patents Assigned to Atlas Copco Tools
  • Publication number: 20080191563
    Abstract: An electric power tool has a motor with a stator and a rotor, an electronic module for operation control and signal and power communication, and a connector for a cable plug connecting the tool to a stationary remote control unit. The electric power tool includes an electric interface between the motor stator and the electronic module including a number of contact elements rigidly attached to the electronic module and a number of matching contact elements rigidly supported on the motor stator to enable quick plug-in between the stator and the electronic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Nils Thomas Meldert
  • Patent number: 7398836
    Abstract: A pneumatic power tool includes a housing, a motor, a pressure air inlet passage, an exhaust air outlet passage, and an exhaust air outlet flow deflector. The exhaust air outlet flow detector includes an outlet piece with radial as well as axial outlet openings and a valve element with radial as well as axial apertures. The outlet piece and the valve element are rotatable relative to the housing as well as to each other to bring a radial opening of the outlet piece into or out of alignment with a radial aperture of the valve element (21), and at the same time to bring the axial apertures of the valve element out of or into alignment with the openings of the outlet piece, thereby shifting the exhaust outlet flow direction as desired between a radial direction and an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventors: Karl Stefan Elmvist, Mikael John Nordström, Torbjörn Gunnar Walheim
  • Publication number: 20080136270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power-wrench comprising an electrical converter-fed motor having a permanent-magnetized rotor and a stator provided with winding, the motor winding (1) comprising at least two winding parts, which independently of each other are connected and disconnected by a switch-over device (4). According to the invention, a first winding part (2) may be arranged to control the magnetic field of the motor so that the motor, having the first winding part (2) connected, is adapted for the threading-down phase of the nut driving and operates with low torque and high number of revolutions adapted to said phase, as well as that a second winding part (3) may be arranged to control the magnetic field of the motor so that the motor, having the second winding part (3) connected, is adapted for the final-threading phase of the nut driving and operates with high torque and low number of revolutions adapted to said phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AB
    Inventors: Peter Kjellqvist, Tobias Lindback
  • Publication number: 20080135269
    Abstract: A method for determining the angular displacement of the output shaft (?o) of an impulse nut runner at tightening a screw joint to a predetermined final torque level (Tf) by means of an impulse nut runner having a motor driven impulse unit (23) with an inertia drive member (27), an output shaft (24) to be coupled to the screw joint to be tightened and an angle sensing device (35, 38) associated with the drive member (27) and arranged to deliver signals in response to the rotational movement of the drive member (27), wherein the total angular displacement of the output shaft (24) in relation to a threshold torque level (Tt) is calculated as a difference between the total angular displacement (?Dtot) of the drive member (27) as a result of a total number of delivered impulses (Ntot ) and the angle of the total number of full revolutions minus one full revolution [ (Ntot?1) . 360).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AB
    Inventor: John Robert Christian Friberg
  • Publication number: 20080121403
    Abstract: A nut runner mounting structure for supporting one or more nut runner spindles includes a spindle supporting base plate, and at least one support pillar extending in parallel with the spindles and secured at its forward end to the base plate and at its rear end to a mounting structure support. Each support pillar has a tube element provided with a forward end piece and a rear end piece, and a tension bolt engaging the rear end piece and the base plate to exert an axial clamping force on the tube element. The forward end piece is formed with sharp edged teeth for penetrating into and forming matching teeth in the tube element and the base plate for locking the tube element against rotation. Clamping units are attachable to the tube elements for carrying additional equipment and connecting the structure to a mounting structure support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Gunnar Christer Hansson
  • Patent number: 7366584
    Abstract: A power tool system includes a portable power tool (10), a stationary control unit (11), and a cable assembly (12), which includes a multi-core cable 15 and connection pieces (13, 14), for communicating power and/or signals between the power tool (10) and the control unit (11). The cable assembly (12) is provided with an electronic memory module in the form a data chip (16) for storing data relating to the identity and operation characteristics of the cable assembly (12) as well as data concerning the compatibility of the power tool (10), the control unit (11) and the cable assembly (12). The data chip is arranged to register and accumulate the number power tool operations performed via the cable assembly (12) and to indicate when a predetermined limit for power tool operations as regards mechanical wear of the cable assembly (12) is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventors: Hans Karl Johan Brodin, Gunnar Christer Hansson, Carl Johan Erik Wallgren
  • Publication number: 20080073095
    Abstract: A pneumatic impact tool comprises a housing having pressure air supply passage, and an impact mechanism movably supported in the housing and having a front opening for receiving a working implement and a hammer piston for delivering hammer blows to the working implement. The impact mechanism is supported in the housing by a pivot device in a point located between the forward and rear ends of the impact mechanism and allowing longitudinal and pivotal movements but preventing in the support point radial and rotational movements of the impact mechanism relative to the housing. A resilient membrane is located at a distance from the pivot device and is arranged to bias the impact mechanism to a neutral position relative to the housing while absorbing longitudinal as well as radial vibration movements of the impact mechanism. The membrane has at least one air feed passage connecting the air supply passage to the impact mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventors: Stig Henriksson, Olof Bertil Ostenssn
  • Publication number: 20070298927
    Abstract: A power tool having a rotation motor coupled to an output shaft (11) via a reduction gearing (13,14), wherein the reduction gearing (13,14) comprises at least one planetary gearing (14) with a sun gear (30), a ring gear (22), a planet wheel carrier (32) supporting two or more planet wheel units (35) each comprising two axially spaced spur gears (36,37) both secured to a spindle (38) which is rotatively journalled relative to the planet wheel carrier (32) via a bearing located between the spur gears (36,37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Gunnar Hansson
  • Patent number: 7238000
    Abstract: A pneumatic high speed motor includes a stator housing, a rotor journalled in the stator housing, and a pressure air inlet passage. A speed governor for the motor includes a valve element that is shiftable between an open position and a closed position for controlling pressure air flow through the pressure air inlet passage, and a spring which continuously biases the valve element toward open position. An air compressor is driven by the rotor to deliver an output pressure, which is responsive to a speed of the rotor, to an activating surface of the valve element. The activating surface of the valve element is acted upon by the output pressure of the air compressor to shift the valve element toward the closed position against the bias force of the spring at rotor speed levels exceeding a desired operating speed level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Karl Johan Lars Elsmark
  • Patent number: 7175513
    Abstract: A portable power grinder has a housing, a rotating output shaft with a grinding wheel mounting device, a grinding wheel safety guard adjustable between angular positions defined by apertures in the safety guard, and a manually operable safety guard arresting device engageable with an aperture. The arresting device has a lock slide movable on the housing and operable by an articulated lever connected at one end to the housing and at another end to the lock slide and being shifted by folding and unfolding, thereby moving the lock slide between a safety guard arresting position and a safety guard releasing position and locking the lock slide in the arresting position. The lock slide includes a spring exerting a force onto the safety guard in the arrested position. A lock spindle displaceably supported on the lock slide moves between a retracted safety guard locking position and an advanced position to lock the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Richard Claes Folin
  • Patent number: 7163417
    Abstract: A connector plug intended for a multi-conductor cable (12) with a set o power conductors (30) and set of signal conductors (31) and comprising a casing (10) with a rear cable receiving opening (11), a number of contact elements (42, 43) connected to the power and signal conductors (30, 31) and arranged to engage contact elements on a connectable matching connector plug or jack, and a transition chamber (17) located between the rear cable receiving opening (11) and the contact elements (42, 43) and arranged to be penetrated by the power and signal conductors (30, 31), wherein a coiling core element (18, 118) is mounted in the transition chamber (17) to form separate routing paths (40, 41) for the power conductors (30) and the signal conductors (31) such that added lengths and slacks are provided in the conductors (30, 31) for absorbing length changes therein due to bending of the cable (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Hans Karl Johan Brodin
  • Patent number: 7159671
    Abstract: A power tool comprises a housing (10) with a cylindrical outer surface (11), a rotation motor, and a power train including a reverse gearing (14, 24) with a first planetary gearing (14) for “forward” operation and a second planetary gearing (24) for “reverse” operation, and a ring gear mechanism (19, 26, 40) for establishing a reaction torque support relative to the housing (10) by coupling either one of the first planetary gearing (14) and the second planetary gearing (24) to the housing (10) to thereby shift the power transmission from a “forward” operation mode to a “reverse” operation mode, wherein the gear ring mechanism comprises a separate rotatable ring gear (19, 26) for each planetary gearing (14, 24) and an axially displaceable coupling ring (40) for alternative engagement with the ring gears (19, 26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Per Thomas Söderlund
  • Publication number: 20060287757
    Abstract: A power tool system comprises a portable power tool (10), a stationery control unit (11), and a multi-core cable (12) for communicating power and/or signals between the power tool (10) and the control unit (11), wherein the cable (12) is provided with an electronic memory module in the form a data chip for storing data relating to the identity and operation characteristics of the cable (12) as well as data concerning the compatibility of the power tool (10), the control unit (11) and the cable (12), wherein the data chip is arranged to register and accumulate the number power tool operations performed via the cable (12) and indicate when a predetermined limit for power tool operations as regards mechanical wear of the cable (12) is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AB
    Inventors: Hans Brodin, Christer Hansson, Johan Wallgren
  • Patent number: 7134509
    Abstract: A portable power tool is provided which includes a rotation motor (11), an output shaft (14), a gearing (13) and a drive spindle (12; 112) connecting the gearing (13) to the motor (11). A drive line arresting lock device (17; 117) is provided to facilitate loosening and/or tightening of a working implement mounting device (15), and a releasable safety clutch (23; 123) is provided between the lock device (17; 117) and the gearing (13) for protecting the gearing (13) against transmission of detrimental excessive torque magnitudes manually applied on the output shaft/mounting device (14, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Erik Roland Rahm
  • Publication number: 20060225905
    Abstract: A pneumatic power tool comprises a housing (10), a motor, a pressure air inlet passage (11,15), an exhaust air outlet passage (12,17), and an exhaust air outlet flow deflector (14) including an outlet piece (20) with radial as well as axial outlet openings (25, 26) and a valve element (21) with radial as well as axial apertures (30, 28), wherein the outlet piece (20) and the valve element (21) are rotatable relative to the housing (10) as well as to each other to bring alternatively a radial opening (25) of the outlet piece (20) into or out of alignment with a radial aperture (30) of the valve element (21), and at the same time bring the axial apertures (28) of the valve element (21) out of or into alignment with the openings (26) of the outlet piece (20), thereby shifting the exhaust outlet flow direction as desired between a radial direction and an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventors: Karl Elmvist, Mikael Nordstrom, Torbjorn Walheim
  • Patent number: 7077255
    Abstract: A pneumatic power nut runner with a rotation motor which is connected to a drive train including a torque responsive release clutch (10) and a disengageable torque non-responsive clutch (11), a pressure air inlet valve (12), and an activation mechanism (49, 50) for automatic power shut-off at the attainment of a desired maximum torque level. The activation mechanism (49, 50) comprises a transversely displaceable latch element (49) provided with a blind bore (54) for permitting closure of the inlet valve (12) and a depression (55) for allowing engagement of the torque non-responsive clutch (11), wherein a transverse displacement of the latch element (49) at the attainment of the desired torque level results in a freeing of the inlet valve (12) for displacement toward closed position and a forcing of the torque non-responsive clutch (11) out of engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Erik Roland Rahm
  • Patent number: 7048005
    Abstract: A throttle valve device for a pneumatic power tool comprises a casing (10) with an air inlet passage (11), an air outlet passage (12), a valve chamber (13) with a main valve seat (14) and a main valve element (15), and a manually shiftable activating rod (21) which is sealingly guided in a lateral guide way (19) and arranged to engage and displace the main valve element (15) off the main seat (14), wherein the activating rod (21) has a valve portion (27,28) for co-operation with a secondary valve seat (24) in the guide way (19) for controlling a bypass passage (23,24,29) extending between the inlet passage (11) and the outlet passage (12) such that the activation rod valve portion (27,28) is separated from the secondary valve seat (24) and opens up the bypass passage (23,24,29) before the activation rod (21) engages and displaces the main valve element (15) off the main seat (14) when operating the activation rod (21) in the opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Anders Urban Jansson
  • Patent number: D523812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Hans Karl Johan Brodin
  • Patent number: D527346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Hans Karl Johan Brodin
  • Patent number: D550530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Torbjörn Rafael Sjöblom