Mode selection of a power tool
US12059792B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P23/24
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Devices and methods described herein provide for controlling an operating mode of a power tool. Controlling the power tool includes operating, by a motor controller, a motor of the power tool in a first operating mode. Controlling the power tool also includes detecting, by the motor controller, a position of a forward-reverse selector of the power tool, and receiving, by the motor controller, a signal from a mode selector. Controlling the power tool also includes determining, by the motor controller, whether the position of the forward-reverse selector is in the mode selection position, and in response to determining that the forward-reverse selector is in the mode selection position, changing, by the motor controller, the power tool to a second operating mode based on the signal received from the mode selector.
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