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Class 173/1 - PROCESSES


Subclass of Class 173 - Tool driving or impacting
Definition: Methods for operating tool driving or impacting devices
No. of applications: 180
Last issue date: 05/03/2012


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Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20120103643CONTROL METHOD FOR A POWER TOOL AND A POWER TOOL
A control method for a power tool and a power tool is disclosed. The control method has an operating mode and a safety mode. In the operating mode, a motor drives a tool receptacle in a rotating manner. In the operating mode, the motor has a power consumption in the amo...
05/03/2012
20120000682HAND-HELD POWER TOOL
A hand-held power tool such as a drill, a nail gun, a hand-operated drive-in tool or a bolt setting tool, is disclosed. In order to further improve the operation of hand-held power tools, the hand-held power tool includes an electronic sensor device for detecting the po...
01/05/2012
20110315413Kit-Of Parts for Multi-Functional Tool, Drive Unit, and Operating Members
A multi-functional tool is provided including a drive unit and one or more operating members. Each operating member includes a plurality of coupling features configured to be coupled with a plurality of drive unit coupling features. The interaction between the drive uni...
12/29/2011
20110315451DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL
A turbine drive system (10) for a downhole tool comprises a stator (12) and a rotor (14). The rotor (14) is mounted externally of the stator (12) and, in use, the rotor (14) is rotated relative to the stator (12) to drive...
12/29/2011
20110315414Screwdriver and control method
A control method for a screw including the following steps: a spindle (14) is driven by a motor (11) in order to turn a screw (19) around an axis of rotation (15). A magnetic field is generated around the turning screw (19). A modulati...
12/29/2011
20110314683Power Tool, Particularly a Hand-Held Power Tool
A power tool, particularly in the form of a keyhole saw, is provided with a sensor device that senses the position of the tool, in particular the reciprocating position of the saw blade in at least one of the reversal positions....
12/29/2011
20110308055SETTING DEVICE WITH A VARIABLE SETTING STROKE ADJUSTMENT
Setting device with a variable setting stroke adjustment and method of setting the setting stroke of setting device. Setting device includes a housing, a pulling rod structured and arranged for movement in an axial direction, an adjustably positionable stop element stru...
12/22/2011
20110308827Power Screwdriver
A power screwdriver is disclosed, having a drive for driving a tool spindle having a controller for controlling the drive, having a monitoring device for monitoring the rotation speed or the torque, and having a monitoring device for monitoring a switch-off criterion, w...
12/22/2011
20110303427ELECTRIC TOOL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
A power tool including a motor for rotatably driving a tool bit at an attained rotational speed, a source for supplying an electric current to the motor, a sensor for measuring the current, and a control device. The control component fulfils the task of detecting a vari...
12/15/2011
20110303428BOLT-FIRING DEVICE THAT CAN BE OPERATED ELECTRICALLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE BOLT-FIRING DEVICE
The invention relates to a bolt-firing device that can be operated electrically and that assumes different device states during operation.

In order to further increase the safety during operation of bolt-firing devices that can be operated ...

12/15/2011
20110303720ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE BOLT DRIVING TOOL
An electrically operable bolt driving tool is disclosed. The tool includes an electric drive motor which can be driven by an electric power supply system and delivers driving power to a temporary storage which can store the driving power temporarily and can release it s...
12/15/2011
20110303725DRIVING DEVICE
According to one aspect of the application, a device for driving a fastening element into a substrate has an energy-transfer element for transferring energy to the fastening element. The energy-transfer element can move preferably between a starting position and a setti...
12/15/2011
20110303429POWER TOOL AND CONTROL METHOD
A power tool and control method is disclosed. The power tool has a striker, which is guided along an axis parallel to an impact direction. A pneumatic chamber has a volume which varies with a movement of the striker along the axis. A valve device that is actuatable depe...
12/15/2011
20110253400GROUND WORKING DEVICE
The invention relates to a ground working device comprising a carrier implement, a mast that forms a mast sequence and has a lower mast part, which is linked to the carrier implement, an upper mast part and at least one mast extension piece, whereby for the purpose of i...
10/20/2011
20110239425PEX EXPANDING TOOL
A tool operable to expand an end of a pipe includes a plurality of jaws movable between a closed position and an expanded position and rotatable about a longitudinal axis and a rotation collar rotationally coupled to each of the plurality of jaws. A shuttle is selective...
10/06/2011
20110226498OIL LUBRICANT
An air tool or air motor lubricant for adding to compressed air, and the method of operating air tools with the lubricant, in which the lubricant comprises a mixture of a polyalphaolefin or polyalphaolefin blend having a viscosity in the range of 2 to 3000 cSt and a hig...
09/22/2011
20110220376METHOD FOR TIGHTENING AND LOOSENING THREADED CONNECTORS
A method of tightening and loosening threaded connectors in an object includes threadingly connecting a nut with a bolt introduced in the object with interposition of a washer between the nut and the object, turning the nut by a tool to tighten or loosen the bolt in the...
09/15/2011
20110209586Self-Clamping Wrench With Push-Button Latch Release
A wrench comprising an elongated handle having a proximal end and first and second pivots at a distal end, and a spring-loaded latch pivotally connected to the second pivot, the latch being movable about the second pivot from an unlocked position to a locked position. T...
09/01/2011
20110203820TRACK GUIDING SYSTEM
A track guiding system includes a track comprising a linear beam and a linear plate operatively coupled to the linear beam. The linear plate has opposing first and second surfaces separated by a first distance and opposing first and second edges separated by a second di...
08/25/2011
20110203821POWER SCREWDRIVER HAVING ROTARY INPUT CONTROL
A power tool includes an output shaft configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis, a motor drivably connected to the output shaft to impart rotary motions thereto, and a rotational motion sensor spatially separated from the output shaft and operable to determine the ...
08/25/2011
20110203819Power tool and torque adjustment method for the same
A power tool includes a detecting member mounted in an output end of a housing, and a to-be-detected member mounted in a driver. When the driver is assembled with the output end of the housing, the detecting member will detect the to-be-detected member and transmit a si...
08/25/2011
20110197455METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DIRTINESS OF AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN CUTTING TOOLS , AND HAIR CUTTING DEVICE
The invention pertains to a method for determining the dirtiness of a cutting tool and to a hair cutting device with an apparatus for determining the dirtiness of the cutting tool thereof. The method is intended for cutting tools that carry out a back and forth motion a...
08/18/2011
20110180284SAFETY MECHANISM FOR A ROTARY HAMMER
An improved method is provided for controlling a power tool having a rotary shaft. The method includes: disposing an inertial mass in a housing of the power tool, such that the inertial mass is freely rotatable about an axis of rotation which is axially aligned with the...
07/28/2011
20110173819OPERATING METHOD FOR A POWER TOOL, ESPECIALLY A HAND-HELD POWER TOOL
The invention relates to an operating method for a power tool (1), whereby it is monitored whether the working tool (7) has reached a predetermined position of application relative to a workpiece and whether it has maintained said position of application o...
07/21/2011
20110168418METHOD FOR TIGHTENING BOLT CONNECTION BY ELONGATION OF BOLT
The present invention relates to a method for tightening a bolt connection through elongation of the bolt where strokes of a power element, especially a hydraulic cylinder, are converted into a rotational movement of a tightening tool. The method according to an embodim...
07/14/2011
20110162859PILE DRIVING SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING PRELOADED DROP HAMMER
A pile driving system for driving a pile. The pile driving system comprises a housing assembly, a hammer, a helmet member, and a lifting system. The housing assembly defining a drive axis and a plurality of vent openings. At least one vent opening is arranged at a first...
07/07/2011
20110162860CONTROL METHOD FOR A HAND-OPERATED POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL
A hand-operated rotary power tool and a method of operating the tool is disclosed. The tool has an electric motor for driving a rotary tool, a sensor device for detecting a blockade of the tool and a triggering device, which, in response to a blockade detected by the se...
07/07/2011
20110162858METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE TRACEABILITY OF A TOOL VIBRATORY CHARGE AND TOOL FOR USE WITH THE SYSTEM
The system is intended to block the tool operation for an operator holding a badge the authorized working time of which is over. The system comprises: the operator badge, comprising a storage memory for the working time carried out by the operator and a communication un...
07/07/2011
20110146462WATTS MAGNETIC WRENCH SYSTEMS
Watts Magnetic Wrench provides consumers with a wrench having an embedded magnet that substantially prevents the tool, nuts and bolts from being dropped when being loosened or tightened. This tool may be available in a variety of sizes to accommodate user preferences. T...
06/23/2011
20110139471METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER TOOL HAVING A CLUTCH DEVICE
The invention relates to a method for operating power tool, particularly an electrically driven hand power tool, having at least one tool drive shaft for directly or indirectly rotationally driving a tool insert. The tool insert is received in a tool holder releasably c...
06/16/2011
20110139472METHOD OF MACHINING WITH TOOL UNIT
A method of machining includes using a tool unit for a handheld power tool having an oscillating output unit, a fastening element for attachment to the output unit, and a working edge transitioning into a lateral boundary line, being arc-shaped, and constituted by a cir...
06/16/2011
20110132157Electromechanical wrench
An electromechanical wrench has a housing that has a working end and a gripping end, with a driver positioned at the working end, and a handle positioned at the gripping end. The wrench further includes a click wrench emulator mechanism provided at the handle. A method ...
06/09/2011
20110132495TREE FELLING HEAD
A gear assembly for a tree felling head having a frame securable to a manipulator arm of a tree cutting carrier, the gear assembly includes a final gear securable to the frame and rotatably engageable over a bearing-like member mounted to the manipulator arm for pivotal...
06/09/2011
20110114344Apparatus and Methods for Controlling Hydraulically Powered Equipment
A hydraulic wrench is disclosed which may include a cylinder assembly disposed within a housing including first and second cylinders therein; first and second supply hoses, extending from a fluid supply, and carrying fluid therein; a swivel coupling the first and second...
05/19/2011
20110114345HANDHELD POWER TOOL DEVICE
The invention is based on a handheld power tool device, having at least one safety mechanism, which intervenes in an uncontrolled blocking situation, and which has a sensor unit. It is proposed that the sensor unit is provided for directly detecting at least one orienta...
05/19/2011
20110088921PNEUMATIC HAND TOOL ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTROL METHOD AND PORTABLE APPARATUS
The rotational speed of a pneumatic hand tool is adjusted in real time to maintain a selected speed level irrespective of exterior parameters affecting the performance of the tool. The apparatus is comprised of a rotational speed sensor installed directly on the tool, a...
04/21/2011
20110084109AUTOMATIC LOW POWER CONSUMPTION MODE FOR COMBUSTION TOOLS
A combustion tool having a circuit for conserving battery power includes a battery assembly to power at least a portion of the combustion tool, a control circuit to place the combustion tool in an active mode or a low power consumption mode, and a motion sensing circuit...
04/14/2011
20110079406METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TIGHTENING JOINTS
An electric assembly device for tightening of fastener includes a housing and a rotation motor which is drivingly connected to an output shaft. The output shaft has a forward portion extending out of the housing, and is adapted to carry a coupling device for releasable ...
04/07/2011
20110067894COUNTERBALANCE FOR ECCENTRIC SHAFTS
A power tool includes a housing, a motor having a motor output shaft and located within the housing, the motor being configured to rotate the motor output shaft about a first axis, a drive component having (i) a body attached to the motor output shaft, and (ii) an outpu...
03/24/2011
20110061769Detection systems for power equipment
Methods to detect when a human body contacts a predetermined portion of a machine are disclosed. The methods distinguish contact with a person from contact with other materials. The methods are particularly applicable in woodworking equipment such as power saws to disti...
03/17/2011
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