Battery-powered log splitter assembly and method thereof
AssigneeNorthern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
InventorMatthew R. Pilcher
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Abstract
A log splitter includes a frame, one or more wheels for supporting the frame, and a tongue extending from the frame and including a hitch assembly. A hydraulic control system includes a hydraulic pump and a control valve. The log splitter includes an electric motor operably coupled to the hydraulic pump, and a cutter mechanism configured to perform a cutting operation. The cutter mechanism is operably controlled by the hydraulic control system to move between a retracted position and a cutting position. A power module includes a battery electrically coupled to the electric motor. A movement of the cutter mechanism between the retracted position and cutting position is operably driven by the electric motor.
Claims16
A log splitter, comprising:
- a frame;
- one or more wheels for supporting the frame;
- a tongue extending from the frame and including a hitch assembly;
- a hydraulic control system including a hydraulic pump and a control valve;
- an electric motor operably coupled to the hydraulic pump;
- a cutter mechanism configured to perform a cutting operation, the cutter mechanism operably controlled by the hydraulic control system to move between a retracted position and a cutting position;
- and
- a power module comprising a battery electrically coupled to the electric motor, a controller electrically powered by the battery, a housing for enclosing the battery, and a control interface including a battery charge level indicator, a charging port, and one or more controls;
- wherein the one or more controls comprises a power control and a mode control;
- and
- wherein, a movement of the cutter mechanism between the retracted position and cutting position is operably driven by the electric motor.
A log splitter operably configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the log splitter comprising:
- a frame comprising a first portion and a second portion;
- one or more wheels for supporting the frame;
- a tongue extending from the frame and including a hitch assembly;
- a hydraulic control system including a hydraulic pump and a control valve;
- an electric motor operably coupled to the hydraulic pump;
- a cutter mechanism configured to perform a cutting operation, the cutter mechanism operably controlled by the hydraulic control system to move between a retracted position and a cutting position;
- a power module comprising a battery electrically coupled to the electric motor, a controller electrically powered by the battery, a housing for enclosing the battery, and a control interface including a battery charge level indicator, a charging port, and one or more controls;
- a pivot located between the first portion and the second portion of the frame, the first portion being releasably pivotable relative to the second portion about the pivot;
- wherein, the cutter mechanism is movably coupled to the first portion of the frame;
- wherein, a movement of the cutter mechanism between the retracted position and cutting position is operably driven by the electric motor;
- wherein the one or more controls comprises a power control and a mode control;
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- wherein, in the first configuration, the first portion is aligned coaxially or parallel to the second portion, and in the second configuration, the first portion is oriented perpendicularly with respect to the second portion.
A log splitter comprising:
- a frame comprising a first portion and a second portion;
- a pivot located between the first portion and the second portion of the frame, the first portion being releasably pivotable relative to the second portion about the pivot;
- an electric motor operably coupled to an actuator;
- a cutter mechanism comprising a wedge configured to perform a log splitting operation, the cutter mechanism operably controlled by the actuator to move between a retracted position and a cutting position;
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- a power module comprising a battery electrically coupled to the electric motor, a controller electrically powered by the battery, a housing for enclosing the battery, and a control interface including a battery charge level indicator, a charging port, and one or more controls;
- wherein the one or more controls comprises a power control and a mode control;
- and
- wherein, a movement of the cutter mechanism between the retracted position and cutting position is operably driven by the electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.