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US 8,561,717 B2Granted
Articulating drill with integrated circuit board and method of operation
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsDavid Pozgay, Harald Krondorfer, John B. Freese, John DeCicco, Stephen C. Oberheim
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Abstract
The present invention is an articulating hand power tool with a main housing having a longitudinal axis, a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main housing, an integrated circuit board located within the main housing and at least one controller accessible from outside of the main housing for controlling the integrated circuit board.
Claims11
An articulating hand power tool comprising:
- a main housing having a longitudinal axis;
- a head portion rotatably engaged with the main housing so as to rotate within a plane which includes the longitudinal axis and configured for placement at a plurality of angles with respect to the longitudinal axis;
- a motor within the main housing;
- an integrated circuit board located within the main housing and extending along the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a plurality of controllers accessible from outside of the main housing for controlling the integrated circuit board, each of the plurality of controllers offset from each of the other of the plurality of controllers along the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the plurality of controllers lies within the plane and wherein the plurality of controllers comprise
- a reversing button;
- a trigger switch;
- and
- a clutch control.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.