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US 12,459,100 B2Granted
Power tool and grommet
AssigneeHusqvarna AB
InventorsJonas Bergner, Mikael Evergren, Tobias Rydholm, Marcus Pettersson
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AssigneeHusqvarna AB
InventorsJonas Bergner, Mikael Evergren, Tobias Rydholm, Marcus Pettersson
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The present disclosure relates to a power tool (1) driven by an internal combustion engine and comprising a housing (9) and having a service access interface (11) for connecting to an internal control unit of the engine during service. The access interface (11) comprises a connector (21) and an access interface cable, connecting the connector (21) to the control unit. The housing comprises an opening (15), and a grommet (13) is provided configured to clamp the access interface cable or the connector (21). The grommet (13) is configured to be moved between an operating position and a service position. In the operating position, the grommet (13) is located in the opening (15), the access interface cable and connector (21) being fully enclosed in the housing (9), and in the service position, the grommet (13) is located in said notch, the access interface cable or connector (21) extending through the opening inside the grommet (13).
A power tool comprising a housing, an internal combustion engine, an electronic control unit for controlling and/or monitoring the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine and the control unit being enclosed in the housing, and a service access interface for connecting to the control unit when servicing the internal combustion engine,
A grommet for a power tool, comprising a retaining part extending along a first direction and having an opening for clamping a connector, wherein the retaining part has outer cross-sectional dimensions at a connecting location thereof adapted to fit, in a first position, in an opening in a housing, and a front part, protruding from the retaining part in a direction traversing said first direction, at least at a portion of the front part having substantially a same cross-sectional dimensions as the retaining part at said connecting location such that the front part is enabled to be fitted in the same opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.