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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6819022 | Brushless motor for power tool It is an object of the present teachings to provide a technique that rationalizes the structure of the brushless motor so as to save space in the power tool. According to the present teachings, a representative brushless motor utilized in a power tool may comprise a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6771043 | Power tools Battery-powered tools may include battery 1 or battery pack BP and a drive source (e.g., motor M) for generating power using current supplied from the battery. A switch 3 may electrically connect the battery to the drive source. A voltage detector may ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6433517 | Battery charger and charging method A battery charger and a charging method capable of charging a battery for a short period of time while suppressing battery temperature from rising. The current temperature of the battery is detected (in step S12) and a temperature rise is calculated from ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6404167 | Battery charging device The battery charging device obtains an open-circuit voltage at the time of 70% capacity based on information stored in a ROM of a battery package prior to the charge, and upon measuring an open-circuit voltage of the battery package by a voltage measuring... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6373228 | Battery charging device Rotation of an air-blowing motor is continued also upon completion of charge; by retrieving a presumed temperature for cooling and upon detecting that a measured temperature is higher than the presumed temperature for cooling by not less than a specified ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6353705 | Speed control circuit of a direct current motor A speed control circuit of a direct current motor comprises a switching regulator IC 10. The switching regulator IC 10 is composed of a reference voltage generator 12 which generates a reference voltage of 5V, a first operational amplifier OP1, a second o... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6278261 | Battery charging device and charging method thereof Charge is performed while restricting rises in temperature of batteries by maintaining the rise in temperature constant, and charge is terminated when the current value becomes not more than a specified value indicating completion of charge, when the temp... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6275009 | Battery charging device Hysteresis is stored when charge has been started in a condition in which the battery temperature is high and the capacity is large; upon judging whether such charge has been frequently performed, if it has been judged that the frequency is high, a patter... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6225786 | Battery charger A map is retrieved based on a battery temperature, a temperature rise value and an allowable current value, with which a battery can be charged while battery temperature rise is being suppressed, is obtained and the battery is charged with the allowable c... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6204640 | Battery charger and battery charging method A temperature rise pattern is retrieved from charging time based on the difference between a battery temperature at the beginning of battery charge and a target temperature value which a battery is intended to reach (in S116). The battery is charged while... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6191560 | Battery charger A map is retrieved based on a battery temperature and a temperature rise value (in a step S40) and an allowable current value, with which a battery can be charged while battery temperature rise is being suppressed, is obtained and the battery is charged w... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6131671 | Power-driven tool having a mechanism for setting the rotary angle position of a tool bit A power-driven hammer has a tool holder a middle bore portion which is supported inside a housing and urged backward by a compression spring. The rear end of a large bore portion of the tool holder is slidably fitted into a spline ring which is secured to... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6124698 | Battery charger A battery charger determines the completion of battery charge based on a battery temperature and a temperature rise value. In determination, if the battery temperature and the battery rise temperature belong to a region in the map, which tends to occur at... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6025662 | Structure for prevention of electrical leakage for use in electric power tools There is provided a structure (17) for preventing electrical leakage for use in an electric power tool, typically a grinder (1), encased in a split aluminum housing (2, 3, 4) and provided with a commutator motor (5), a pair of brush holders (12) each incl... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5752422 | Desk-top circular saw with an auxilliary guide fence A desk-top circular saw has a main fence mounted on a turntable. The main fence has right and left fence sections and a curved section connecting the two fence sections. The fence sections are bolted down to respective side portions of a base. The fence s... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5582089 | Miter saw A miter saw includes a support mechanism for supporting a miter saw unit relative to a base in such a manner that the miter saw unit is both vertically and laterally pivotable. A position determining mechanism serves to selectively determine the position ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564323 | Circular saw unit A circular saw unit includes a base having a work support device for supporting a work. A turntable is rotatably mounted on the base. A cutting mechanism is adapted for cutting the work placed on the work support device. The work support device includes a... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5467005 | Battery charger which accounts for initial surge in battery voltage and which is immune to noise during completion of charging A battery charger includes a circuit for detecting battery voltage (V1) appeared when a predetermined time (T1) has elapsed after starting a charging operation. The determination as to whether the battery has been fully charged is performed after the batt... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5256906 | Mechanism for switching from independent to synchronous, or vice versa the operational setting of a dust collector with a receptacle for supplying another power tool with which the dust collector is to be operated synchronously A mechanism for switching from independent to synchronous, or vice versa an operational setting of a dust collector with a receptacle for supplying another power tool with which the dust collector is to be operated synchronously. This mechanism comprises ... | 10/26/1993 |
