ELECTRIC TOOL

• US 20150194831A1
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: My Hand Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: My Hand Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Chien-Kuo, Chang, Hsueh-Fu, Hu, Yun-Hong
• Application Number:
  US14/299,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20150194831A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/00 Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0049 Detection of fully charged condition
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007186 obtained with the battery disconnected from the charge or discharge circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence

Abstract

If a voltage of an electricity storage unit of an electric tool is not greater than a first threshold voltage, the electricity storage unit is charged with a first constant trickle current until the voltage of the electricity storage unit is greater than the first threshold voltage. Then, the electricity storage unit is charged with a constant current until the voltage of the electricity storage unit is greater than or equal to a second threshold voltage. Then, the electricity storage unit is charged with a constant voltage until a current for charging the electricity storage unit is equal to a second constant trickle current, and then the electricity storage unit stops being charged. The electricity storage unit is float charged automatically when a transient voltage of the electricity storage unit is decreased and is less than or equal to a third threshold voltage.

Claims

1. An electric tool applied to a direct current voltage supply apparatus, the electric tool electrically connected to the direct current voltage supply apparatus, the electric tool comprising:

a universal serial bus unit electrically connected to the direct current voltage supply apparatus;

a charging unit electrically connected to the universal serial bus unit;

a control unit electrically connected to the charging unit;

an electricity storage unit electrically connected to the charging unit;

a voltage detection unit electrically connected to the electricity storage unit and the control unit;

a switch unit electrically connected to the electricity storage unit; and

a motor unit electrically connected to the switch unit,

wherein the voltage detection unit detects a voltage of the electricity storage unit and then informs the control unit of the voltage of the electricity storage unit;

if the voltage of the electricity storage unit is not greater than a first threshold voltage, the control unit is configured to control the charging unit to charge the electricity storage unit with a first constant trickle current until the voltage of the electricity storage unit is greater than the first threshold voltage;

wherein if the voltage of the electricity storage unit is greater than the first threshold voltage, the control unit is configured to control the charging unit to charge the electricity storage unit with a constant current until the voltage of the electricity storage unit is greater than or equal to a second threshold voltage;

wherein if the voltage of the electricity storage unit is greater than or equal to the second threshold voltage, the control unit is configured to control the charging unit to charge the electricity storage unit with a constant voltage until a current for charging the electricity storage unit is equal to a second constant trickle current, and then the charging unit stops charging the electricity storage unit;

wherein after the electricity storage unit is full charged, when a transient voltage of the electricity storage unit is decreased and is less than or equal to a third threshold voltage, the control unit is configured to control the charging unit to float charge the electricity storage unit until the current for charging the electricity storage unit is equal to a third constant trickle current and until the transient voltage of the electricity storage unit is greater than the third threshold voltage;

then the charging unit stops float charging the electricity storage unit;

wherein the second threshold voltage is greater than the first threshold voltage;

the second threshold voltage is greater than the third threshold voltage;

the third threshold voltage is greater than the first threshold voltage;

the constant current is greater than the first constant trickle current;

the constant current is greater than the second constant trickle current;

the constant current is greater than the third constant trickle current.

2. The electric tool in claim 1, further comprising a charging indication unit electrically connected to the control unit.

3. The electric tool in claim 2, wherein the charging indication unit comprises a two-color light emitting diode electrically connected to the control unit;

the two-color light emitting diode glows red light or green light;

wherein the control unit is configured to control the two-color light emitting diode to glow red light when the electricity storage unit is charged;

the control unit is configured to control the two-color light emitting diode to glow green light when the electricity storage unit is not charged.

4. The electric tool in claim 3, wherein the first threshold voltage is 2.5 volts;

the second threshold voltage is stable 3.6 volts;

the third threshold voltage is 3.3 volts;

the first constant trickle current is 100 milliamperes;

the second constant trickle current is 100 milliamperes;

the third constant trickle current is 100 milliamperes;

the constant current is 1000 milliamperes.

5. The electric tool in claim 4, wherein the universal serial bus unit is a micro universal serial bus;

the charging unit is a charging circuit.

6. The electric tool in claim 5, wherein the control unit is a microprocessor or a microcontroller.

7. The electric tool in claim 6, wherein the electricity storage unit is a rechargeable lithium battery.

8. The electric tool in claim 7, wherein the voltage detection unit is a voltage detection circuit or a voltage detector.

9. The electric tool in claim 8, wherein the switch unit is a power switch for controlling the electricity storage unit to supply power to the motor unit;

the electricity storage unit supplies power to the motor unit when the switch unit is turned on;

the electricity storage unit does not supply power to the motor unit when the switch unit is turned off.

10. The electric tool in claim 9, wherein the motor unit is an electric tool motor.