Abstract: A driver capable of suppressing increase in a load torque of a motor when a striking mechanism is moved by the torque of the motor against a force of a first moving mechanism is provided. The driver includes a striking mechanism 12 movable in a first direction B1 and a second direction B2 opposite to the first direction B1 and a first moving mechanism configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the first direction B1 to strike a fastener, and the driver further includes a motor, a second moving mechanism 45 rotated by the torque of the motor and configured to move the striking mechanism 12 in the second direction against a force of the first moving mechanism, and torque suppression mechanisms 45A to 45H configured to suppress increase in the torque of the motor when the striking mechanism 12 is moved in the second direction B2.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a first case having a slot portion exposing a battery-side terminal portion and a guide portion guiding attachment to an electrical device main body; a second case defining a space accommodating a battery cell by being joined with the first case; a separator holding the battery cell; a circuit board fixed to a side of the separator facing the first case; and the battery-side terminal portion is fixed at a position corresponding to the slot portion of the circuit board and connectable to a main body side terminal of an electrical device main body. The separator has a connecting portion provided around the circuit board when viewed from above, at a position facing the first case, and the first case has a connected portion connected to the connecting portion at a portion corresponding to the connecting portion.

Abstract: Provided is a work machine. The work machine has a brushless motor, and the brushless motor has a plurality of teeth. A stator coil is wound around each of the teeth. An end portion of each stator coil is connected to a circuit board. The circuit board has: a first conductor pattern connecting the stator coils wound around adjacent teeth; and a second conductor pattern and a third conductor pattern each connecting the stator coils wound around the non-adjacent teeth. The plurality of stator coils are in the form of delta connection parallel winding.

Abstract: A nailing machine is a work machine, including: an ejection part to which a fastener is supplied; a striking part, striking the fastener supplied to the ejection part; a magazine part, having one end in a first direction attached to the ejection part, and movably supporting the fastener in the first direction; and a feeder part, supported by the magazine part while being movable in the first direction, and pushing the fastener toward one side in the first direction. The feeder part includes a contact part that contacts the fastener. The magazine part includes a first and a second guide rail arranged apart in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and facing each other with a feeder member therebetween. A gap between the first and second guide rails in the second direction is smaller than a width of the contact part in the second direction.

Abstract: The electrical apparatus, in which a series connection state and a parallel connection state of an upper cell unit including five battery cells and a lower cell unit can be automatically switched by means of a difference in a terminal shape on the electrical apparatus body side, has a terminal holder and holds apparatus side terminals. The terminal holder, which establishes an electrically connected state with the connection terminals of the battery pack, is provided with two parallel protruding parts that extend in the forward-backward direction, and second rail grooves fitted to the protruding parts on the electrical apparatus side. Due to the fitting, relative movement of the terminal holder and the battery pack in the vertical direction can be suppressed, and wear on the apparatus side terminals can be greatly suppressed.

Abstract: In a driver machine 10, a blank firing prevention mechanism 100 has a feeder position sensor 105 that detects the prohibition position of a feeder 64 of a magazine 60. When a control unit 20 detects the prohibition position of the feeder 64 on the basis of a detection signal from the feeder position sensor 105, the control unit 20 prohibits driving of a motor 52. Thus it is possible to prevent blank firing of a striking part 44. The feeder position sensor 105 is provided to an ejection part 34. Thus it is unnecessary for a wire, which connects the control unit 20 and the feeder position sensor 105, to be extended to the outside of a housing 14, in comparison with a structure in which the feeder position sensor 105 is provided in a magazine case 62 of the magazine 60.

Abstract: A battery pack houses first and second cell units that are composed of a plurality of cells, and has a positive electrode power source terminal and a negative electrode power source terminal. This battery pack is provided with a series connector capable of connecting, in series, the first and second cell units and a parallel connector capable of connecting, in parallel, the first and second cell units, and is capable of switching between a parallel connection voltage and a series connection voltage. In the case of attachment to the high voltage electrical device body, the series connector becomes conductive and the parallel connector pair is cut off by the action of the series/parallel switching terminal. In the case of attachment to a low voltage electrical device body, the state is returned to an initial state, the series connector is cut off, and the parallel connector pair becomes conductive.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to achieve a miniaturized power tool. Provided is a hammer drill (1A) that includes: a brushless motor (10) that is a drive source for a tip tool (20); a control unit for controlling the driving of the brushless motor (10); a motor housing (33) to which the brushless motor (10) is attached; and a handle housing (34) provided with a grip (2). The control unit includes: a switching board (12) and a Hall element board (13); and a converter board (11) on which an electrolytic capacitor (11a) is installed. The brushless motor (10) is disposed to be sandwiched between the electrolytic capacitor (11a), and the switching board (12) and the Hall element board (13), along the axial direction (M) of a drive shaft (16) that drives the tip tool (20).

Abstract: A dust collection box includes: a box entrance section through which an air flow is let into a dust chamber; and a box-side exhaust outlet through which the air flow in the dust chamber is let out of the dust chamber. The box-side exhaust outlet is disposed behind the box entrance section. The dust collection box also has a case guide section which guides the air flow introduced into the dust chamber toward the downstream side. Accordingly, the air flow introduced into the dust chamber is caused to flow downward at a front end of the dust chamber, to flow backward at a lower end of the dust chamber, and to flow upward at a rear end of the dust chamber.

Abstract: There is provided a power tool in which impact applied to a power transmission portion can be mitigated to thereby suppress components constituting the power transmission portion from being deformed and damaged. The power tool includes a brushless motor 3 having a rotation shaft portion 31 rotatable about a rotation axis A1, a housing 2 accommodating therein the brushless motor 3, a power transmission portion 6 configured to receive a rotation force of the rotation shaft portion 31 and to transmit a driving force based on the rotation force, and a driven portion 7 configured to be driven by receiving the transmitted driving force. The rotation shaft portion 31 is supported by the housing 2 so as to be movable relative to the housing 2 in an axial direction of the rotation axis A1.

Abstract: The present invention improves the convenience of a work machine. A two-dimensional code 15a and a serial number 15b are marked on a name plate 15. The two-dimensional code 15a is a two-dimensional code indicating unique information such as the serial number of a work machine 1. A communication adapter 30 is connected to a battery pack mounting portion 2c of the work machine 1. The communication adapter 30 has a function of supplying power to the work machine 1 and a function of communicating with the work machine 1 and a PLC 60. A camera 67 reads the two-dimensional code 15a of the work machine 1, and transmits the serial number of the work machine 1 to the PLC 60. The PLC 60 transmits the serial number to the communication adapter 30. The work machine 1 stores the received serial number in its own internal memory.

Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes a battery pack, an electrical apparatus main body and a control unit. The battery pack has a plurality of cell units of which connection states are able to be switched and a plurality of battery side connection terminals. The electrical apparatus main body has a battery pack mounting portion to which the battery pack is mounted, a plurality of device side connection terminals to which the plurality of battery side connection terminals are connectable, and a load device to which power is supplied from the battery pack. The control unit is configured to stop or limit power supply from the battery pack to the load device when a voltage imbalance is generated between the plurality of cell units or a contact failure is generated between the plurality of battery side connection terminals and the plurality of device side terminals.

Abstract: An electric power tool includes: a brushless motor having a plurality of stator windings and configured to rotate in accordance with voltages applied to the plurality of stator windings, an induced voltage being generated in accordance with a rotation of the brushless motor; a rectifier circuit configured to rectify an AC voltage; a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth the AC voltage rectified by the rectifier circuit to a pulsation voltage having a maximum value larger than the induced voltage and a minimum value smaller than the induced voltage; and an inverter circuit configured to perform switching operations to output the pulsation voltage to the plurality of stator windings by rotation.

Abstract: There is provided a power tool including a housing, a brushless motor, a power supply circuit, and a fan. The housing is formed with an inlet hole and an exhaust hole. The brushless motor is supported by the housing. The power supply circuit includes at least one circuit element for supplying electric power of a power source to the brushless motor. The fan is driven by rotation of the brushless motor to generate a cooling air flow that flows from the inlet hole to the exhaust hole in the housing. The housing includes a first housing including a grip portion and supporting the brushless motor. The inlet hole is formed in the first housing. The at least one circuit element is disposed inside the first housing and is cooled by the cooling air flow.

Abstract: In order that the output voltage of a battery pack can be switched and the battery pack can be shared among different voltage electric appliances, this battery pack has a switching mechanism that switches outputting a low voltage by parallel connection of two cell units or outputting a high voltage by series connection of the two cell units, said two cell units each being composed of a plurality of cells connected in series, wherein the switching mechanism is configured from a change-over switch having an operation lever (452). The change-over switch is embedded in a battery pack (400), and an operator is able to manually switch outputting 18 V by setting the operation lever (452) at a first position or outputting 36 V by setting the operation lever (452) at a second position.

Abstract: A work machine according to the present invention optimally collects work chips, such as dust, produced during work. In a circular saw 10, a sawdust discharge port 27H and a cover opening 27J are formed in an inner cover 27, and a dust collecting chamber inlet 62L1 and a dust collecting chamber outlet 62L2 are formed in a dust collecting case 60. Furthermore, at least a portion of the dust collecting chamber inlet 62L1 and at least a portion of the dust collecting chamber outlet 62L2 are arranged at the same position in the vertical direction.

Abstract: The electrical device comprises a common device main body having selectively and detachably attached thereto either a variable-voltage power supply device or a high-voltage power supply device. The device main body has: a protruding section that abuts a power supply-side main erroneous attachment prevention section provided in the variable-voltage power supply device and the high-voltage power supply device; a device-side main erroneous attachment prevention section that abuts the power supply-side main erroneous attachment prevention section provided in a low-voltage power supply device and prevents the low-voltage power supply device from abutting an attachment positioning section; and a device-side attachment permitting section that can be combined in a power supply-side auxiliary erroneous attachment prevention section provided in the high-voltage power supply device.

Abstract: Provided is a rotary tool. In the rotary tool, the rotating tip tool is mounted on a spindle by the fixture, and the spindle and the tip tool are rotated by a motor. The rotary tool has a switch which can switch the motor between a rotation state and a stop state, and a control device which controls the rotation of the motor corresponding to the operation of the switch. When the switch is turned off after a required time T elapses after the motor is started, the control device stops the rotary tool (104d, 106d) by performing a common braking operation on the spindle, and when the switch is turned off before the required time T elapses after the motor is started, the control device stops the tip tool (101d) by inertia without applying a braking force.

Abstract: An electric device is provided which can reduce risk of malfunction. This electric device is provided with a motor (31), an inverter circuit (30) which has switching elements (S1-S6) and which drives the motor (31), and a charge pump circuit (22) which generates the drive voltage of the switching elements (S1-S6). A discharge circuit (a discharge resistor R and a capacitor C1) is provided between a power line to which a drive voltage (VM) of the motor (31) is supplied and an output terminal (a VGT terminal) of the charge pump circuit (22). Energy of the surge voltage (Vs) generated in a parasitic inductance (Ls) when the switching elements (S4-S6) are turned off is absorbed by the discharge circuit (the discharge resistor R and the capacitor C1).