Braking device for an electric motor, electrical apparatus provided with the braking device, and a method of braking

• US 7,071,645 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2004
• Issued: 07/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Walter, Roland, Hahn, Dietmar
• Primary Examiner(s): Martin, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCCLOUD, RENATA D
• Application Number:
  US10/824,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20040207351A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: 318/379, 318/362, 318/365, 318368-370
• US Class Current: 318/379
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 3/12 by short-circuit or resistive braking

Abstract

A braking device for an electric motor of a power tool has a short circuit switch for short circuiting an armature winding of the electric motor during a braking process, the short circuit switch for controlling its switch condition having a control input, a control unit connected with the control input of the short circuit switch for performing a phase control of the short circuit switching during the braking process in order to avoid brush fire; also an electrical device with such a braking device and a braking method are proposed as well.

Claims

1. A braking device for an electric motor of a power tool, comprising a short circuit switch for short circuiting an armature winding of the electric motor during a braking process, said short circuit switch having a control input for controlling a switching condition of said short circuit switch;

a control unit connected with said control input of said short circuit switch for performing a phase control of said short circuit switch during the braking process in order to avoid brush fire, and further comprising means for supplying current to a field winding of said electric motor during braking of the electric motor at least over a certain time while the armature winding is short circuited.

2. A braking device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a delay switch for separation of a current supply, said delay switch being operatable by a user and wherein said delay switch switches off with a time delay after a switch handling of the user.

3. A braking device as defined in claim 2, wherein said delay switch is formed so as to provide a predetermined time delay between the switch handling of the user and the separation of the current supply, wherein the time delay is at least as long as the braking process.

4. A braking device as defined in claim 2, wherein said delay switch is connected with said control unit for informing said control unit about a switch handling of the user.

5. A braking device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a handling sensor for recognizing a handling of the power tool, said handling sensor being connected with said control unit.

6. A braking device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a rotary speed sensor for detecting a rotary speed of the electric motor, said rotary speed sensor being connected with said control unit for influencing the braking process depending on a rotary speed of the electric motor.

7. A braking device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a safety switch for short circuiting a current supply in the event of a disturbance, said safety switch having a control input connected to said control unit.