Portable Or Hand Tool (e.g., Dry Shavers) Patents (Class 310/47)
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Patent number: 12090617Abstract: A power tool, such as a hammer drill (100), has first and second battery mount parts (160A, 160B) that are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the power tool. First and second batteries (170A, 170B) are mountable thereon in series along a straight line that extends in the longitudinal direction. The first battery (170A) is mounted on the first battery mount part (160A) by sliding along the straight line towards the second battery mount part (160B). The second battery (170B) is mounted on the second battery mount part (170B) by sliding along the straight line towards the first battery mount part (170A).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoshiro Tada, Masanori Furusawa, Masao Miwa, Shinji Onoda, Yoshitaka Machida
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Patent number: 12083691Abstract: The invention relates to a swing bridge for converting a rotary motion into an oscillating motion, especially into a linear oscillating motion, especially within an electrically driven device. The swing bridge comprises an oscillating body defining a plane. The oscillating body comprises a slot arranged in the plane, wherein a first axis extends through the slot perpendicular to the plane, and a drive shaft protruding perpendicular to the plane along a second axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Braun GmbHInventors: Tiandong Guo, Xinwu Lai, Kejin Li, Detlef Gleich, Uwe Fischer, Bernd Stassen
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Patent number: 12009620Abstract: The invention relates to a round plug (1) for industrial applications of the automation industry.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: IFM Electronic GmbHInventors: Gerold Dillmann, Ralf Withum
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Patent number: 11715995Abstract: A power tool (1; 90) includes a motor (17) having a stator (18) and a rotor (19). The stator (18) includes front and rear insulators (21, 22) respectively disposed forward and rearward of a stator core (20) in an axial direction thereof. At least six coils (23) are respectively wound on the stator (18) such that the coils (23) are wound through the front and rear insulators (21, 22). Winding wires (23a) respectively electrically connect circumferentially-adjacent pairs of the coils (23). A short circuiting device (25) short circuits respective pairs of windings (23a) that are located diagonally or diametrically across from one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Nagahama, Junya Inuzuka, Takashi Momose
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Patent number: 11685035Abstract: The electric tool including a motor having a stator and a rotor, a rotation shaft integrally rotating with the rotor, a casing accommodating the motor, a ventilating window disposed in the casing, a cooling fan sucking an air through the ventilating window to cool off the motor, a magnetic body disposed to the rotation shaft, a magnetic detection unit detecting a rotational position of the magnetic body, and a circuit substrate on which the magnetic detection unit is mounted. The circuit substrate and the magnetic body are disposed to be isolated from a wind path of a cooling wind generated by rotation of the cooling fan.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuuki Takeda
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Patent number: 11658545Abstract: An end cap for a brushless motor that dissipates heat from a controller and switching elements of the motor through fins in the end cap. The end cap can be directly or thermally coupled to the controller and switching elements to dissipate heat out through the fins.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Isidro Alanis, Jason Genz, Michael Rajzer
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Patent number: 11545871Abstract: A motorized hand tool such as a cordless ratchet wrench that has a motor, and a housing that encloses or houses the motor. The motor includes one or more exhaust ports that expel exhaust air out of the motor. The housing includes one or more exhaust ports and inwardly projecting protrusions or deflectors that extend around the exhaust ports. The inwardly projecting protrusions/deflectors extend in a direction towards the motor exhaust ports, and/or are at least partially disposed in the motor exhaust ports to direct exhaust air out of the housing and prevent exhaust air from recirculating near the motor and electronic components of the tool.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventor: David A. Cyborski
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Patent number: 11485005Abstract: A handheld power tool having a drive driving a motor shaft, which is accommodated in a power tool housing, in which at least one air inlet covered by a dust protection element is formed, and having a tool interface for connecting a tool. The dust protection element is pushed onto the power tool housing in an insertion direction and is secured on the power tool housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Duernegger, Horst Fahrner
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Patent number: 11291294Abstract: A magnetically driven electric toothbrush head includes a brush body, a movable board and a screw cap with a cavity. A fixed frame is arranged in the cavity. Two spaced twisting plates are connected between the fixed frame and the movable board. The movable board is connected with a driving shaft extending through the fixed frame and the elastic cover is fixedly connected with the brush body. The bottom of the movable board is provided with permanent magnets. When the screw cap is connected to the brush handle, under the magnetic effect between the electromagnet and the permanent magnets and the distortion restriction of the twisting plates, the movable board drives the driving shaft and the brush body to rotate reciprocatingly and synchronously. The lower part of the twisting plate is exposed to form a twisting section which is connected to the driving shaft via a rubber strip.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SHENZHEN E-WORLD TECHNOLOGY LIMIIEDInventor: Xiangyu Huang
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Patent number: 11190080Abstract: A ceiling fan motor housing includes a bottom cover member, a hollow housing member, and a plurality of screws. The bottom cover member is formed with a plurality of threaded holes. The housing member is formed with a plurality of L-shaped positioning members extending from a bottom end thereof. Each of the positioning members has a vertical portion which is connected to the bottom end of the housing member and a horizontal portion which extends inwardly from a bottom end of the vertical portion, supports the bottom cover member, and is formed with a positioning hole. The screws respectively extend through the positioning holes of the positioning members to respectively engage the threaded holes of the bottom cover member.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Inventor: Kuo-Tsun Lin
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Patent number: 10998797Abstract: A power tool includes a housing and an electric motor assembly supported in the housing. The electric motor assembly includes a stator core and a circuit board proximate an end of the stator core. The circuit board includes a heat-generating component facing away from the stator core. The electric motor assembly also includes an end cap coupled to the stator core and in thermal contact with the heat-generating component as a heat sink to remove thermal energy from the heat-generating component.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Brent N. Gregorich, Michael Romano, Justin Clack, Ronald C. McCurry, Julia H. Moylan
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Patent number: 10913142Abstract: The electric tool including a motor having a stator and a rotor, a rotation shaft integrally rotating with the rotor, a casing accommodating the motor, a ventilating window disposed in the casing, a cooling fan sucking an air through the ventilating window to cool off the motor, a magnetic body disposed to the rotation shaft, a magnetic detection unit detecting a rotational position of the magnetic body, and a circuit substrate on which the magnetic detection unit is mounted. The circuit substrate and the magnetic body are disposed to be isolated from a wind path of a cooling wind generated by rotation of the cooling fan.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuuki Takeda
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Patent number: 10537472Abstract: The disclosure herein provides ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices. In one embodiment, a handheld medical instrument for surgical procedures comprises a body having an exterior surface shaped to be held and manipulated by a human hand; a surgical tool extending from a distal end of the body; and a pressure-sensitive button for controlling operation of the surgical tool, the pressure-sensitive button comprising an actuation surface positioned adjacent the exterior surface of the body, the pressure-sensitive button further comprising a pressure detection device, the pressure detection device configured to enable output of a signal for controlling a function of the surgical tool, the signal being proportional to a position of the actuation surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Inventors: Jeffrey David Brennan, Mark Humayun
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Patent number: 10530220Abstract: A power tool with a combined printed circuit board (PCB) that reduces internal wiring of the power tool and provides a large amount of air flow to internal components. In some instances, the combined PCB has a surfboard shape and includes a motor control unit and power switching elements (Field Effect Transistors or FETs). The combined surfboard PCB is located above the trigger, but below the motor and drive mechanism. In other instances, the combined PCB has a doughnut shape and is located coaxially with a motor shaft. The combined PCB may be positioned between a doughnut-shaped control PCB and the motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew J. Mergener, Michael Kolden, William E. Check, Matthew P. Wycklendt, Andrew T. Beyerl, John W. Thiele, Todd C. Hunkins
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Patent number: 10173311Abstract: An electric tool is provided. The electric tool prevents anomalies in motor rotation due to dust and moisture sucked in together with a cooling wind, and is configured such that rotational position detection operations and switch operations are not affected. In the electric tool which drives a brushless DC motor using a controller, a magnetic body for rotational position detection is provided on a rotation shaft which can rotate integrally with a rotor, Hall ICs are provided to detect the rotational position of the magnetic body and output a position signal to the controller, and the magnetic body and the Hall ICs mounted on a substrate are arranged in a region isolated from the wind path of the cooling wind generated by rotation of a cooling fan. The Hall ICs are accommodated in a housing filled with resin.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuuki Takeda
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Patent number: 9954418Abstract: A power tool includes a brushless motor having a stator and a rotor, which includes a rotary shaft extending in a front-rear direction of the power tool. The rotary shaft rotates a spindle that extends in an up-down direction of the power tool. A fan is fixedly coupled to the rotary shaft and rotates therewith. A switch is disposed rearward of the brushless motor and a controller is disposed rearward of the switch in the front-rear direction. A battery pack is disposed rearward of the controller. A main-body housing houses the brushless motor, the switch and the controller. The main-body housing includes a first tubular part, which houses the brushless motor, and a second tubular part, which houses the switch. The diameter of the second tubular part is smaller than the diameter of the first tubular part.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Kawakami, Masatoshi Nakahama
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Patent number: 9680346Abstract: A screw motor includes a stator, a rotor that is rotatably received in the stator and includes a rotor core, and a screw shaft that is coupled to the rotor core to contact the rotor core.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Jinho Kim
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Patent number: 9662760Abstract: A hand-held power tool, in particular an angle grinder, having a drive unit, has an electronically commutated electric motor and has an electronics system which is integrated in an appliance housing. The ratio of a weight of the hand-held power tool MHWZM to a nominal power PN is selected in such a way that, in a power range of from 0 to 1200 W, the ratio of the weight of the hand-held power tool MHWXM to the nominal power PN is at most 0.75 g/W*PN+1200 g, and, at a value of the nominal power of greater than 1200 W, the ratio of the weight of the hand-held power tool to the nominal power is at most 2.2*PN?540 g.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Manfred Schuele, Helmut Wanek, Cornelius Boeck, Daniel Barth, Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz
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Publication number: 20140139054Abstract: Electric motors are disclosed with coils which induce a magnetic flux field which by its relationship with ferromagnetic poles provide the motoring force without use of an auxiliary magnetic field. The motors may be employed with fixed or pivotably mounted brushes. Pivotable brushes for electric motor brushes are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventor: Anthony Freakes
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Patent number: 8716908Abstract: A power tool in the form of an electric disc grinder has a driving motor for driving a grinding wheel that performs a grinding or polishing operation on a workpiece, a motor housing that houses the driving motor, a rear cover that is mounted to a rear end region of the motor housing and forms together with the motor housing a grip to be held by a user, and a power switch including an operating lever that extends longitudinally on both of the motor housing and the rear cover and is operated by gripping with a user's hand, and a switch part that is disposed within the rear cover and actuated by operation of the operating lever to control energization of the driving motor and connected to the operating lever through an opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Shigeru Takeda, Shin Sugiura, Tadashi Fukumoto, Yoshifumi Morita
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Patent number: 8607893Abstract: The cover is provided with engaging pieces that engage with a recessed groove provided on the outer peripheral surface of a hammer case and hold the cover on the hammer case to prevent the cover from being detached. The cover is also provided with bumper receiving portions extending from the front end of the cover and allowing the bumper to be externally attached to the cover, and engaging claws formed on the bumper receiving portions and engaging with engaged recessed portions formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bumper for holding the bumper to prevent the bumper from being detached from the cover. The cover with the bumper attached to the bumper receiving portions is provided to the hammer case.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Ryunosuke Kumagai, Hidenori Nagasaka, Manabu Sugimoto
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Patent number: 8596377Abstract: Three battery cells can be arranged such that one battery cell is situated on the front side of a handle portion and that the remaining two battery cells are situated on the rear side thereof while being arranged laterally side by side. Also, a handle portion can be generally of a triangular cross-sectional configuration whose apex portion is situated on the front side of the handle portion and whose base portion is situated on the rear side thereof; and the handle portion is grasped by bringing fingertips into contact with the apex portion (11a) on the front side.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Manabu Sugimoto, Miyabi Ito, Eiji Kondo
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Patent number: 8487488Abstract: In a dental, dental-medical or dental-technical handpiece, having an elongate grip sleeve there are provided at the rearward end of the grip sleeve coupling elements for the connection of the handpiece to a supply hose to be connected with a dental supply arrangement, and there are provided at the forward end of the grip sleeve a head section with a tool receiver for mounting a tool to be put into rotation. The handpiece further has an electric motor for driving a tool held by the tool receiver, which motor is completely integrated into the grip sleeve such that grip sleeve and motor form a unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Kaltenbach & Voight GmbHInventors: Bernhard Kuhn, Bernd Gugel
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Patent number: 8464807Abstract: An electrical hand tool device comprises a ventilated housing body, which has inlet and outlet openings for cooling air flow and accommodates the electromotive components of the device, in particular, a motor that is excited by a permanent magnet and is powered by a battery, and a magnet that is provided in the area of the cooling air flow for collecting magnetic or magnetizable dust. In order to protect the electric motor, the device is designed in such a fashion that at least two magnets are provided in the axial direction between the inlet openings and the electromotive components of the device, and a means is provided, which electrically cooperates with the at least two magnets to determine whether a substantial amount of magnetizable dust has collected on the magnets, in which case, a control measure can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Metabowerke GmbHInventors: Markus Johnen, Wolfgang Stickel
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Patent number: 8432073Abstract: A power generating device includes a carrier module, a stator module, a rotor module and a power generating module. The stator module is assembled to the carrier module, and has a first circuit board and a plurality of driving coils. The rotor module is located in an electromagnetic field, and has a multipolar magnetic rotor and a rotating axle. A magnetic field of the multipolar magnetic rotor interacts with the electromagnetic field to make the rotor module rotating relative to the stator module, and make the multipolar magnetic rotor producing a varying magnetic field. The power generating module is located in the varying magnetic field, and has a second circuit board and a plurality of induction coils. The induction coils induct the varying magnetic field to output an induction circuit to the second circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Silicon Touch Technology Inc.Inventors: Chi-Lone Chang, Chi-Yuan Chin
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Patent number: 8405258Abstract: A machine tool with a generator for generating electrical power is disclosed. The generator has a stator with a coil and a rotor with a magnet. The rotor is capable of moving relative to the stator. An air gap is formed between the rotor and the stator. The stator and the rotor comprise a material with a relative permeability greater than the relative permeability of air and are arranged in such a way that magnetic lines of force of the magnet are guided in a targeted manner with respect to the coil. The air gap between the stator and the rotor is configured in such a way that a large proportion of the lines of force emanating from the magnet are guided by the stator and the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ludwig Schoen, Florian Esenwein
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Patent number: 8368264Abstract: An electric cutting tool including a housing (1) and a motor (2). The motor (2) is removably mounted in a cavity arranged at the back end of the housing (2), and the outer diameter of the motor (2) is matched with the diameter of the cavity. A turnover opening back cover (3) is hinged at the opening at the back end of the cavity. The back cover (3) is locked with the housing (1) by means of a locking structure arranged on its side, and presses against the back end of the motor (2) after closing. A pair of electrode posts (21) are provided at the front end of the motor (2), and a pair of electrode sockets (18) corresponding one-to-one with the pair of electrode posts (21) are provided in the bottom surface of the cavity. A circumferential stop structure is provided between the radial outer surface of the motor (2) and the inner wall of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Beijing Montagne Medical Device Co. LtdInventor: Ximing Zhou
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Patent number: 8353364Abstract: Three battery cells can be arranged such that one battery cell is situated on the front side of a handle portion and that the remaining two battery cells are situated on the rear side thereof while being arranged laterally side by side. Also, a handle portion can be generally of a triangular cross-sectional configuration whose apex portion is situated on the front side of the handle portion and whose base portion is situated on the rear side thereof; and the handle portion is grasped by bringing fingertips into contact with the apex portion (11a) on the front side.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2008Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Kondo, Manabu Sugimoto, Miyabi Ito, Eiji Kondo
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Patent number: 8336155Abstract: A replacement head for an electromagnetic toothbrush drive includes a mechanical linkage assembly for converting linear drive motion into rotational movement of the brush head. The mechanical linkage assembly includes a fixed shaft and a lever arm that extend between a movable bottom member and a fixed top member, and a link member rotatably connected to the top member and the brush head. The lever arm pivots about a fulcrum formed in the top member, and engages the link member. When the bottom member oscillates as a results of the actuation of the electromagnet in the drive unit, the lever arm pivots about the fulcrum and drives the link member to rotate in an arc shaped pattern. The rotation of the link member consequently rotates the brush head.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Ranir, LLCInventors: Scott P. Crossman, Dai Xiaoguo
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Patent number: 8334626Abstract: A cooling unit for a power tool comprises a fan wheel (10) to be supported on an armature shaft (3) of a motor (1) of the power tool. The cooling unit comprises a torque transfer means as well as an actuating means (20, 22) for actuating this torque transfer means so as to selectively transfer the rotation of the armature shaft (3) to the fan wheel (10) during operation of the power tool.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: AEG Electric Tools GmbHInventors: Michael Lange, Rainer Vogler
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Patent number: 8324765Abstract: A fluid-operated medical or dental handle with a device for limiting the rotational speed to a maximum rotational speed value is disclosed. The handle comprises a rotating part that can be induced to rotation by a driving fluid for driving a tool connectable to the rotating part, an electrodynamic transducer driven by the rotating part for induction of an electric voltage, wherein the electrodynamic transducer has at least one coil and a magnetic element and at least one switch element for optional opening and closing of a circuit between the two ends of the at least one coil, so that with the circuit closed, an electric current and an induced magnetic field that decelerates the rotational speed of the rotating part and the tool connectable thereto can be induced in the coil of the electrodynamic transducer.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbHInventors: Michael Rothenwaender, Christoph Kment, Juergen Koelndorfer, Wilhelm Brugger
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Patent number: 8310114Abstract: A power generating device includes a carrier module, a stator module, a rotor module and a power generating module. The stator module is assembled to the carrier module, and has a first circuit board and a plurality of driving coils. The rotor module is located in an electromagnetic field, and has a multipolar magnetic rotor and a rotating axle. A magnetic field of the multipolar magnetic rotor interacts with the electromagnetic field to make the rotor module rotating relative to the stator module, and make the multipolar magnetic rotor producing a varying magnetic field. The power generating module is located in the varying magnetic field, and has a second circuit board and a plurality of induction coils. The induction coils induct the varying magnetic field to output an induction circuit to the second circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Silicon Touch Technology Inc.Inventors: Chi-Lone Chang, Chi-Yuan Chin
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Patent number: 8205684Abstract: A pistol and/or clam shell style power tool housing. With respect to the pistol style housing, the tool housing includes a body defining a head portion with a handle portion depending therefrom to define a forward and/or a rear junction. A metal reinforcing member is configured to span along an inside surface of the body from the head portion to the handle portion such that the reinforcing member bridges either the forward or rear junction. In at least one embodiment, the reinforcing member is provided along each lateral side of the tool body. With respect to the clam shell style housing, with two opposed body halves interconnected to define the tool housing body, at least one continuous reinforcing ring is positioned about both halves of the tool housing body to prevent splitting between the two halves.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand CompanyInventors: Christopher Anthony Kokinelis, Warren Andrew Seith
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Patent number: 8113922Abstract: The invention relates to a machine tool, particularly a hand machine tool, which comprises a driving motor and an air guide element, which is disposed in the housing of the machine tool and conducts an air current passing over the driving motor to the outside. The air guide element comprises a functional section, which forms a part of the outer lateral surface of the machine tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Florian Esenwein
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Patent number: 8087475Abstract: An electric power tool has a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a drive motor contained in the housing, an electronic unit for controlling and regulating the drive unit, a fan a main air conduit extending between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the housing, the drive motor being situated in the main air conduit supplyable with cooling air, and a heat sink operative for indirectly cooling the electronic unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2005Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Winfried Habel, Frank Fuchs, Andreas Schlegel, Holger Frank
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Patent number: 8084900Abstract: A stater of an electrical machine has a cross section, a longitudinal extension, a jacket surface, a plurality of winding holders configured so that at least one of the winding holders for receiving a field winding has a larger winding width than another of the winding holders.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ludwig Schoen, Florian Esenwein
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Patent number: 8039999Abstract: A heat dissipation structure for sealed machine tools includes a motor rotor rotating to drive airflow to perform heat dissipation simultaneously. It includes a machine tool housing with a heat dissipation vent and a chamber inside, a stator in the chamber and a rotor located between the stator and the housing. The rotor and the housing wall form a swirling flow space between them. The rotor and the stator form an axial flow space between them. The swirling flow space and the axial flow space communicate through a radial airflow passage. The rotor has at least one flow directing portion. The rotor rotates relative to the stator. The stator generates thermal airflow which flows from the axial flow space through a radial airflow passage to the swirling flow space. The flow directing portion performs an exchange of cooling air and thermal airflow through the heat dissipation vent.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Inventor: Bach Pangho Chen
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Patent number: 7777372Abstract: An electric motor designed for electric tools. The motor includes a first molded coil having a first coil covered entirely with a resin that is electrically insulating and highly heat conductive. The motor also includes a second molded coil having a second coil covered entirely with the resin. The first molded coil has a pair of first axial portions, and the second molded coil has a pair of second axial portions in alignment with the first axial portions. A stator core disposed around the molded coils includes a first stator core and a second stator core with first stator core legs and second stator core legs, respectively. Air paths through which fan airflow passes are formed between the axial portions and the opposing stator core legs.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Tanimoto, Shinichi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7600577Abstract: A device for sensing a direction of rotation of a hand tool having an electric motor, has a rotatably supported brush plate provided in the electric motor and located in different positions depending on a direction of rotation of the electric motor; and at least one sensor which senses the different positions of said brush plate to determine a direction of rotation, wherein said sensor is configured as a contactless sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2006Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Robert Simm, Markus Weber, Bernhard Roth
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Patent number: 7443058Abstract: A reciprocal linear driving unit and a rolling driving unit are adjacently provided on a common single shaft in axial direction thereof, so that the reciprocal linear driving in the axial direction and the rolling driving around the axis are performed by the single shaft, simultaneously. Permanent magnets constituting the reciprocal linear driving unit and the rolling driving unit are respectively provided on moving object side instead of stator, in other words, they are provided around the axis of the shaft, thereby respective permanent magnets can be miniaturized and light-weighted. Following to this, miniaturization, light-weighting and cost reduction of an actuator and a power toothbrush using the same can be realized.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Ryo Motohashi, Hidekazu Yabuuchi, Takahiro Nishinaka, Katsuhiro Hirata, Yuya Hasegawa
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Patent number: 7395875Abstract: The invention is based on a rechargeable battery-operated hand machine tool (10) having an electric drive motor (18) accommodated in a housing (12) and powered by a rechargeable battery (20), which motor is used to drive a tool (16), and having an actuating means (14) for switching the drive motor (18) on and off. A mechanism (22) is provided, which is capable of reducing the discharging of the battery (20) during operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Harald Krondorfer, Volker Bosch
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Publication number: 20080054743Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed of an anti-disengagement assembly for minimizing disengagement of an electrical extension cord from a power tool of the type that includes a housing and a motor therein, the assembly including an electrical plug module configured to engage a receptacle of the extension cord, with the plug module being operatively connected to the power tool motor and being mounted in the housing and being biased by at least one spring in a configuration permitting limited movement that reduces the influence of vibration produced by the power tool on the plug module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventor: Robert Doumani
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Patent number: 7323797Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for making compact power tool having an electric motor. A representative power tool may include a tool bit, housing and an electric motor. The electric motor is housed in the housing and drives the tool bit. The electric motor includes an output shaft, a commutator, an armature, brushes, brush holders, a brush holder base, a cooling fan and a cooling-fan facing surface. The cooling-fan facing surface is formed on the brush holder base. The cooling-fan facing surface faces the cooling fan and extends flat in the centrifugal direction to guide the discharged cooling air from the cooling fan in the centrifugal direction. Because the brush holder base not only secures the brush holder but also smoothly guides the cooling air by means of the cooling-fan facing surface, the size of the electric motor in the axial direction of the output shaft can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Nobuyasu Furui, Shuji Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 7323796Abstract: In a motor-driven tool, a carbon brush part 8 is arranged between a suction port 6 and a commutator 11 of the motor and includes a cylindrical side wall 8a. The cylindrical side wall 8a located on an outer periphery of the commutator 11 is provided with a tapered portion 8b which grows wider toward the commutator 11 and grows narrower toward a coil end 10 of the armature. Between the carbon brush part 8 and the coil end 10, there is provided a heat radiating plate 4 made of metal and adapted to be engaged with the carbon brush part 8.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2003Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiro Oomori, Chikai Yoshimizu, Masanori Watanabe, Toshiyuki Nemoto, Shinki Ohtsu, Takuma Saito
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Patent number: 7217069Abstract: A hand-held power tool is provided with a housing, an attachment member, and an object sensor that is removable from the attachment member. The attachment member may be removable from the tool. The object sensor, which can be used to detect studs hidden behind walls, electrical lines, and other materials, is readily accessible to tradesmen.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Eastway Fair Company LimitedInventors: Jeffrey M. Dils, Kenneth M. Brazell
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Patent number: 7186117Abstract: A battery-powered tool includes a barrel and a handle connected to the barrel. A battery pack has a body and a pivotal tube extending from a top of the battery pack. The pivotal tube is inserted in a space defined axially in the handle so as to provide electric power to the tool. The pivotal tube can be pivoted between a first position and a second position relative to the handle. A limitation portion is located between the pivotal tube and an inner periphery of the space so as to limit a movement of the pivotal tube in the handle along an axial direction. An angle restriction portion is located between the pivotal tube and an inner periphery of the space so as to restrict the body to be rotated an angle less than 360 degrees between the first and second positions.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Tranmax Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hsin-Chi Chen
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Patent number: 7166939Abstract: An electric hand tool having a machine housing, with an electric motor accommodated in the machine housing for driving a tool, and a fan wheel accommodated in the machine housing for generating a main cooling air current that flows from a main air inlet to a main air outlet through the machine housing, which said fan wheel creates a suction space and a pressure space on opposite sides when it rotates, wherein means for generating an additional air current are provided and configured such that the additional air current flows onto at least one machine component that is located outside of or in a low-flow region of the main cooling air current, wherein the electric motor includes a motor winding with winding heads that project outward on at least one end face of the electric motor, the fan wheel is located with axial clearance in front of the end face of the electric motor and is configured such that the suction space is located in front of the end face of the electric motor where the winding heads are located,Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Mike Voigt, Erhard Hoffmann, Frank Fuchs, Martin Schulz
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Patent number: 7122921Abstract: A first aspect of the disclosure concerns a driving assembly for a power toothbrush which includes a drive member, specifically an E-core electromagnet, a driven member which is responsive to the action of the drive member and a workpiece mounted on the distal end of the driven member. The drive assembly includes an interface registration member, to one end surface portion of which is secured the end face of E-core electromagnet, another portion of which is configured to produce a selected registration of the driven member and the driving assembly, and still another portion of which is configured to produce a selected registration of the interface member relative to the handle of the toothbrush. A second aspect of the disclosure concerns a split bobbin assembly for an electrical coil portion of an electromagnet in a power toothbrush.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2002Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Scott E. Hall, Craig D. Hanela, Richard K. Taylor
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Patent number: 7095142Abstract: A rotor for a pneumatic tool having electricity-generating capabilities includes a shaft and an integral rotor body. The rotor body includes recesses dimensioned to receive an insulated subassembly having a magnet received within a nonmagnetic insulator to allow flux to be concentrated against stator windings. The rotor can be used in a conventional pneumatic tool, but can also be fitted with the insulated subassemblies in order to cooperate with a stator in the tool to generate electricity upon rotation of the rotor when pressurized fluid is applied to the vanes. A ring stator is connected to a supporting circuit by a connector and is supportable by a nonmagnetic end plate of the pneumatic tool and is disposed between the rotor and the rotor bearing.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2004Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: H&S Autoshot ManufacturingInventor: Jon J. Leininger
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Patent number: 7090372Abstract: A generator-driven lighting device for a hand-held power tool has a lighting device, mounted on said main body of said power tool; an electric generator assembly, mounted on said power tool, supplying said lighting device with power; and a transmission device, connecting a generator axis of said generator and a main axis of said power tool, which thereby drives a rotational movement of said generator, causing said generator to generate electric power; wherein by said power tool mechanically driving said generator, said lighting device provides lighting for a user operating said power tool.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Jung-Huang Liao, Yuh-Ren Lee