Electric screwdriver

• US 5,856,731 A
• Filed: 01/14/1997
• Issued: 01/05/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Metabowerke GmbH and Co (Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Metabowerke GmbH and Co (Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Rottmerhusen, Hermann
• Primary Examiner(s): Ro, Bentsu
• Application Number:
  US08/765,778
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 318/599, 318/244, 318/245, 318/246
• US Class Current: 318/245
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 25/14 Universal motors H02P25/12 takes precedence

Abstract

A universal motor which operates an electric tool is controlled by a phase-gating controller for determining variable rotational speeds. The phase-gating controller can be switched over to wave-packet-controlled phase-gating control mode in order to be able to switch over between a continuous speed-torque characteristic and pulsating operation.

Claims

1. An electric screwdriver comprising:

a universal motor;

phase-gating controller means;

first connection means connecting said phase-gating controller means and said universal motor;

wave-packet controller means; and

second connection means connecting said wave-packet controller means and said phase-gating controller means.

2. An electric screwdriver according to claim 1, in which said wave-packet controller means further comprises a triac.

3. An electric screwdriver according to claim 1, further comprising:

electrical connection means disposed connecting said universal motor to a source of electrical power;

switch means, disposed in said electrical connection means, with said switch means connected to said phase-gating controller means and connected to said wave-packet controller means for the purpose of choosing between wave-packet controlled phase-gating control and pure phase-gating control operation.

4. An electric screwdriver comprising:

a universal motor; and

phase-gating controller means for determining variable rotational speed of said universal motor, with said phase-gating controller means capable of a wave-packet controlled phase-gating control mode and with said wave-packet controlled phase-gating control mode capable of controlling said universal motor for a jerky rotational speed in a range of speed which extends to the point of standstill.

5. An electric screwdriver according to claim 4, in which said phase-gating controller means comprises:

a triac;

integrated circuit means with said integrated circuit means connected to said triac for the purpose of starting said triac, with said integrated circuit means having an enable terminal;

oscillator means, with said oscillator means having oscillator output means, with said oscillator output means connected to said enable terminal of said integrated circuit means.

6. An electric screwdriver according to claim 5, in which said triac further comprises gate means and with said oscillator means connected to said gate means of said triac.

7. An electric screwdriver according to claim 4, wherein said phase-gating controller means comprises analog phase-gating controller means.

8. An electric screwdriver according to claim 4, wherein said phase-gating controller means comprises digital phase-gating controller means.

9. An electric screwdriver according to claim 4, wherein said phase-gating controller means comprises analog phase-gating controller means.

10. An electric screwdriver comprising:

a universal motor; and

phase-gating controller means for determining variable rotational speed of said universal motor, with said phase-gating controller means capable of a wave-packet controlled phase-gating control mode and with said wave-packet controlled phase-gating control mode capable of controlling said universal motor for a jerky rotational speed;

with said phase-gating controller means comprising;

a triac;

integrated circuit means with said integrated circuit means connected to said triac for the purpose of starting said triac, with said integrated circuit means having an enable terminal;

oscillator means, with said oscillator means having oscillator output means, with said oscillator output means connected to said enable terminal of said integrated circuit means;

said oscillator means comprising;

a first actuator means; and

a second actuator means with said first actuator means determining the drive frequency of said integrated circuit means in said phase-gating controller means and with said second actuator means determining the pulse width of the drive frequency of said integrated circuit means in said phase-gating controller means.

11. An electric screwdriver according to claim 10, in which said oscillator means comprises adjustable oscillator means with said adjustable oscillator means capable of adjustment in a frequency range extending from a frequency in the order of 5 Hz to a frequency in the order of 50 Hz and in a pulse width range extending from a pulse width in the order of 10% to a pulse width in the order of 80%.

12. An electric screwdriver according to claim 11, further comprising:

switch means for reversibly switching the operating mode of said phase-gating controller means, with said switch means connected between said oscillator output means and said enable terminal of said integrated circuit means in said phase-gating controller means.

13. An electric screwdriver according to claim 10, in which said oscillator means comprises adjustable oscillator means with said adjustable oscillator means capable of adjustment in a frequency range extending from a frequency in the order of 5 Hz to a frequency in the order of 50 Hz and in a pulse width range extending from a pulse width in the order of 1% to a pulse width in the order of 99%.