# US 2001/0024601 A1 · Method and device for hand-operated machine tools for optimized cutting of different substrates by energy adaptation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2001/0024601 A1 - Document ID: US20010024601A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 09/814,149 - Filed: 2001-03-21 - Published: 2001-09-27 - Earliest claimed: 2000-03-23 - Inventors: Stefan Miescher; Fritz Mark; Bernard Favre Bulle; Thomas Hofbrucker; Steffen Dohm - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20010024601A1 ## CPC - B25F 5/001: {Gearings, speed selectors, clutches or the like specially adapted for rotary tools} - B25D 16/006: {Mode changers; Mechanisms connected thereto} - B25D 2250/201: for speed, e.g. drilling or percussion speed - Y10T 408/89: Tool or Tool with support - B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)} - B25D: PERCUSSIVE TOOLS {(percussive machines for forging B21J; hand-held drilling machines, in general B23B45/00, for wood B27C3/08; drilling machines, used for mining or quarrying, with reciprocating tool which is turned intermittently when out of contact with the working face E21B1/00)} - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A method and a device for hand-operated machine tools, particularly for hammer drills, for optimal cutting of different substrates by energy adaptation, wherein the machine tool, when turned on, is operated initially—preferably in a pre-selectable manner—in a first operating state (I) with reduced power consumption at reduced nominal voltage (e.g., 170 V). After a predetermined time period of 5 seconds, for example, a second operating state (II) with increased power consumption at full nominal voltage of, for example, 230 V, is switched to automatically. In the first operating state with reduced power consumption, the single-blow energy is reduced and/or the hammer rate and rotational speed are decreased. In particular, such a method and device ensures that cutting is carried out without damage in the case of hollow block material and a precise tap-drilling is ensured in the case of solid material. In the second operating state with increased power consumption, the single-blow energy and the frequency and rotational speed are adjusted to an increased desired value ensuring fast setting of a bore hole. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for automatically presetting a hand-operated machine tool (M), particularly a hammer drill, that can be operated in different operating states, wherein the machine (M) is initially switched to a first operating state (I) with reduced power consumption when turned on and, after a short predetermined time, is switched to a second operating state (II) with increased power consumption. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the machine (M) is switched from the first operating state (I) to the second operating state (II) after a time period of 2 to 20 seconds. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the time period is approximately 5 seconds. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the machine (M) is supplied with a voltage of 140 to 200 V, particularly 170 V, in the first operating state (I). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the machine (M) is operated in the first operating state (I) with at least one of reduced rotational speed, reduced hammer rate, and reduced single-blow energy in comparison with the second operating state (II). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the machine (M) is supplied with a nominal voltage between 210V to 240 V, in the second operating state (II). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the machine (M) is operated in the second operating state (II) corresponding to the increased supply voltage at at least one a higher rotational speed, higher hammer rate, and substantially increased single-blow energy. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the automatic preadjustment can be inhibited. ### Claim 9 A hand-operated machine tool (M), particularly hammer drill, comprising a device for automatically adjusting a first operating state (I) with reduced power consumption when the machine is turned on and for switching over in a time-dependent manner to a second operating state (II) with increased power consumption. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The machine tool of claim 9, comprisng a device that compulsorily blocks the second operating state (II) for a predetermined period of several seconds when the machine is turned on. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The machine tool of claim 9, comprising a timer circuit which can be initialized by an ON/OFF hand switch (11) and which sets a thyristor to reduced output voltage during the first operating state (1) and, after a predetermined time period of several seconds, causes the nominal voltage to be switched through to the motor of the machine. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The machine tool of claim 9, wherein the automatically adjusting device is installed in an ON/OFF switch of the machine (M). ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The machine tool of claim 9, comprising a selection device at the machine (M) for presetting the automatic adjustment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The machine tool according to claim 13, wherein the selection device is a mechanical selection device associated with an ON/OFF hand switch of the machine (M). ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The machine tool of claim 14, wherein the selection device is a selector lever that can be swiveled between two catch positions defined in the housing of the ON/OFF hand switch (11) by grooves of different lengths. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the machine (M) is supplied with a line voltage of 230 V, in the second operating state (II).