Patents Assigned to Makita Corporation
  • Publication number: 20240066678
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, a spindle, an inner housing, an outer housing formed by an upper member and a lower member, a pair of interposing members and a pair of elastic members. The interposing members are arranged leftward and rightward of the inner housing, respectively, and fixedly connected to a first member, which is one of the upper member and the lower member, and at least partially in contact with an inner surface of the first member. The elastic members are held between a left portion of the inner housing and one of the interposing members and between a right portion of the inner housing and the other of the interposing members, respectively. A first end portion of each of the interposing members has at least one first surface extending to be closer to the inner housing toward a tip end of the first end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi KOTSUJI, Shin NAKAMURA, Akira MIZUTANI, Masatoshi NAKAHAMA, Yoshihiro OZEKI
  • Patent number: 11911881
    Abstract: A rotary tool includes a motor having an axis of rotation extending in a forward-rearward direction of the rotary tool. A grip part is located below the axis of rotation in an up-down direction that is perpendicular to the forward-rearward direction. A planet gear is configured to be driven by the motor. An internal gear meshes with the planet gear and is movable in the forward-rearward direction to change a speed. A sun gear meshes with the planet gear, and an output shaft is configured to be rotationally driven by the sun gear. A sensor is configured to detect the forward-rearward movement of the internal gear, the sensor being disposed downward of the sun gear in the up-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Araki, Motohiro Omura, Akira Ito
  • Patent number: 11913633
    Abstract: A power tool includes: a motor; an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor; a chip-on-board light emitting diode disposed around the output shaft; and a suppression device configured to suppress a temperature of the chip-on-board light emitting diode to a predetermined allowable value or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Chikaraishi, Akihiro Hozumi, Kazunori Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20240064448
    Abstract: An audio output device has a lantern part extends along a first axis, an antenna part, an audio output part, and a control part. The antenna part has a first end and a second end that are respectively connected to a first side and a second side relative to a central part of the lantern part in a first direction parallel to the first axis. A portion of the antenna part between the first end and the second end extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the lantern part in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The control part is configured to cause the audio output part to output sound corresponding to a radio broadcasting wave received by the antenna part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazunori TSUGE
  • Publication number: 20240058926
    Abstract: A screwdriver is less likely to have an increased overall length. A screwdriver includes a motor, a push-in clutch located frontward from the motor, the push-in clutch being drivable by the motor, a spindle located frontward from the push-in clutch, the spindle being drivable by the push-in clutch, a push-in sensor located radially outward from and below the push-in clutch, the push-in sensor being configured to detect the push-in clutch being pushed in, and a battery configured to power the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuki YUEDA
  • Publication number: 20240058927
    Abstract: The inclination of a hammer with respect to a spindle is reduced. An impact tool includes a motor, a spindle at least partially located frontward from the motor and rotatable by the motor, a hammer surrounding the spindle, an anvil at least partially located frontward from the spindle and strikable by the hammer in a rotation direction, and three or more balls between the spindle and the hammer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji YAMANAKA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Tomoro AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240058937
    Abstract: An electric work machine avoids lowering the visibility of a workpiece by an operator. An electric work machine includes a motor, an output unit operable with a rotational force from the motor, a light emitter at least partially surrounding the output unit, an optical member including an outer cylinder located radially outward from the light emitter, and a light transmitter located frontward from the light emitter to allow light emitted from the light emitter to pass through, and a light shield located radially outward from the outer cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto CHIKARAISHI, Akihiro HOZUMI
  • Patent number: 11904921
    Abstract: A handcart may include: a support frame; a container; a lock member configured to move between a locking position at which the lock member restricts rotation of the container relative to the support frame and an unlocked position at which the lock member allows the rotation of the container relative to the support frame; and a retainer member configured to move between a retaining position at which the retainer member restricts a movement of the lock member from the unlocked position to the locking position and a non-retaining position at which the retainer member allows the movement of the lock member from the unlocked position to the locking position. The lock member may be configured to move from the locking position to the unlocked position and be maintained in the unlocked position by a movement of the retainer member from the non-retaining position to the retaining position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Ifuku, Susumu Kato
  • Patent number: 11909236
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes first and second battery interfaces disposed on a housing for electrically and mechanically connecting first and second battery packs in series. A controller is disposed within the housing and includes an apparatus microprocessor that receives first and second communication signals respectively outputted from respective microprocessors of the first and second battery packs. A first signal communication path communicates the first communication signal from the first battery pack microprocessor to the apparatus microprocessor by shifting a first voltage range of the first communication signal to a second voltage range that is suitable for inputting into the apparatus microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ota, Kiyoshi Nishibe, Hitoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11904449
    Abstract: A work tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a body housing and a handle. The driving mechanism is configured to perform an operation of linearly reciprocating the tool accessory along a driving axis extending in a front-rear direction. The handle includes a grip part extending substantially in an up-down direction, and a battery-mounting part provided on a lower side of the grip part. An upper end portion of the handle is connected to a rear end portion of the body housing via an elastic member so as to be movable relative to the body housing. A lower end portion of the handle is connected to the rear end portion of the body housing so as to be rotatable relative to the body housing, around a rotation axis extending in a left-right direction. The rotation axis is located on a lower side of the battery-mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Taro Hisano
  • Patent number: 11904447
    Abstract: A driving tool includes a piston, a driver, and a lift mechanism. The piston moves in a driving direction by a pressure of a gas. The driver extends from the piston and includes a plurality of engaged portions. The lift mechanism moves the driver in a direction opposite to the driving direction. The lift mechanism includes a rotation shaft, a wheel, a plurality of engaging portions, and a supporting member. The wheel rotates integrally with the rotation shaft. Each of the plurality of engaging portions may engage an engaged portion. The supporting member supports the wheel so the wheel is allowed to move between an initial position and an eccentric position in a radial direction of the rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Baba, Shun Kuriki, Kiyonobu Yoshikane
  • Publication number: 20240055958
    Abstract: An electric work machine includes a motor, a circuit board, a case, at least one elastic member, and a filler. The circuit board includes a heat generating element mounted thereon, and the heat generating element generates heat due to the motor being driven. The case includes a heat dissipation part thermally coupled to the heat generating element and houses the circuit board therein. The at least one elastic member is placed between the circuit board and the case, and is housed inside the case. The filler is filled inside the case and fixes the circuit board and the at least one elastic member inside the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsubasa YAGI, Hidekazu SUDA, Shunpei YAMAJI
  • Publication number: 20240051094
    Abstract: The impact tool is less likely to have a shorter service life. An impact tool includes a motor, a spindle at least partially located frontward from the motor and rotatable by the motor, a hammer surrounding the spindle, and an anvil at least partially located frontward from the spindle and strikable by the hammer in a rotation direction. The spindle includes an internal space extending frontward from an opening in a rear end face of the spindle. The internal space includes a first space having a first inner diameter and connected to the opening, a second space located frontward from the first space and having a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter, and a third space connected to a front end of the second space and having a third inner diameter larger than the second inner diameter. The third space contains a lubricant oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ding ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240051103
    Abstract: A driving tool for improving shock absorbability and durability of a tubular damper, the driving tool comprising a cylinder and a piston that moves inside the cylinder owing to a gas pressure. The driving tool further comprises a driver main body to drive a driving member by moving integrally with the piston, and a lift mechanism having a wheel for the driver main body to return to original position. The driver main body is arranged such that a width center line of the driver main body is offset in a direction away from the lift mechanism with respect to a width center line of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun KURIKI, Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Masaya NAGAO
  • Patent number: 11897044
    Abstract: A fine adjuster for finely adjusting the lateral tilt position of a cutting machine body has improved operability. A cutting machine includes a table, a cutting machine body, a tilting member supporting the cutting machine body in a manner laterally tiltable relative to the table, a tilting locking member, and a lever member to adjust the tilt position of the cutting machine body. The lever member includes a fulcrum coupled to the table in a manner rotatable about an axis, a load point coupled to the tilting member, and an effort point extending from the fulcrum and located at a distance from the fulcrum greater than a distance between the fulcrum and the load point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinori Suzuki, Toshiyuki Kani
  • Patent number: 11897339
    Abstract: A cart may include: a driving wheel; a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel; a motor drive circuit configured to drive the motor; a motor brake circuit configured to electrically brake the motor; a rotation speed sensor configured to detect a rotation speed of the motor; and a control device configured to control the motor via the motor drive circuit and the motor brake circuit based on a target rotation speed of the motor and the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed sensor. The motor brake circuit may include an electronically variable resistance element configured to operate in a linear mode and a switching mode in response to a control input signal. The motor brake circuit may be configured to operate the electronically variable resistance element in the linear mode when braking the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihisa Shima, Hitoshi Suzuki, Ryo Umemoto
  • Patent number: 11897111
    Abstract: A power tool has a motor having a rotary shaft, an eccentric shaft configured to be rotated around a rotation center axis of the rotary shaft, and a balancer configured to rotate with the rotary shaft. When viewed along the rotation center axis, (1) a first imaginary line passes the rotation center axis and an eccentric axis, (2) an imaginary perpendicular line crosses perpendicularly to the first imaginary line and passes the rotation center axis, (3) a center of gravity of the balancer is located in a region on a side opposite to the eccentric axis across the imaginary perpendicular line; and (4) a second imaginary line passes the rotation center axis and the center of gravity of the balancer and (5) the second imaginary is inclined at an inclination angle larger than 0° and smaller than 90° in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasumasa Nakane, Luyen Van Tong
  • Patent number: D1014425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Kawase, Kazuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: D1015840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Kawase, Tomoyuki Kondo
  • Patent number: D1015841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tian Peng Sun, Chun Lai Yang