Torque setting indication for power tool
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsAlejandro M. Damonte Vegas, Kyle T. Prosser
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Abstract
A power tool including a housing with a motor housing portion, a front housing portion, a rear housing portion, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion. The power tool including a motor disposed within the motor housing portion. The power tool including a trigger located on a front side of the handle portion. The power tool including a torque adjustment interface for changing a torque setting of the power tool. The power tool including a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool and configured to indicate the torque setting of the power tool.
Claims17
A power tool comprising:
- a housing including a motor housing portion, a front housing portion, a rear housing portion, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion;
- a motor disposed within the motor housing portion;
- a trigger located on a front side of the handle portion;
- a torque adjustment interface for changing a torque setting of the power tool;
- and
- a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool and configured to indicate the torque setting of the power tool,
- wherein the torque setting indicator includes a set of lights forming a ring illuminated in different segments associated with different torque settings.
A power tool comprising:
- a housing including a motor housing portion, a front housing portion, a rear housing portion, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion;
- a motor disposed within the motor housing portion;
- a trigger located on a front side of the handle portion;
- a torque adjustment interface disposed between the front housing portion and the trigger for changing a torque setting of the power tool;
- a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool and including a set of indicators configured to indicate the torque setting of the power tool;
- and
- a controller configured to control the motor and connected to the torque setting indicator,
- wherein the torque setting indicator includes a set of lights forming a ring illuminated in different segments associated with different torque settings.
A method of operating a power tool, the method comprising:
- indicating a torque setting of the power tool via a torque setting indicator disposed on a side of the power tool;
- and
- alerting a user of a clutch out condition when an electronic clutch of the power tool is engaged,
- wherein the torque setting indicator includes a set of lights forming a ring illuminated in different segments associated with different torque settings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.