Auxiliary energy circuit for battery-powered power tool
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsWilliam Varian, Aditya Subramanian, Ryan B. Jipp, Samuel Sheeks
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Abstract
A power tool comprising a housing, an interface configured to receive a battery pack, a trigger for user control of power tool operation, at least one sensor configured to measure an operational characteristic of the power tool, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a control signal from the trigger, control the power tool in response to the control signal, receive power tool operational data from the at least one sensor indicative of the operational characteristic of the power tool, and provide additional energy to the power tool via an auxiliary energy supply within the power tool housing based on the operational characteristic of the power tool.
Claims20
A power tool comprising:
- a power tool housing;
- an interface configured to receive a battery pack;
- a trigger for user control of power tool operation;
- at least one sensor configured to measure an operational characteristic of the power tool;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a control signal from the trigger,
- control the power tool in response to the control signal,
- receive power tool operational data from the at least one sensor indicative of the operational characteristic of the power tool, and
- provide additional energy to the power tool via an auxiliary energy supply within the power tool housing based on the operational characteristic of the power tool.
A method for supplying additional energy to a power tool, the power tool including a power tool housing, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, a control signal from a trigger for user control of power tool operation;
- controlling, by the controller, the power tool in response to the control signal;
- receiving, by the controller, information from at least one sensor configured to measure an operational characteristic of the power tool;
- and
- providing, by the controller, additional energy to the power tool via an auxiliary energy supply within the power tool housing based on the operational characteristic of the power tool.
A power tool comprising:
- a power tool housing;
- an input for user control of power tool operation;
- an auxiliary energy supply located within the power tool housing;
- at least one sensor within the power tool housing configured to measure an operational characteristic of the power tool;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a control signal from the input,
- control the power tool in response to the control signal,
- receive power tool operational data from the at least one sensor indicative of the operational characteristic of the power tool, and
- provide additional energy to the power tool via the auxiliary energy supply based on the power tool operational data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.