CONTROL UNIT FOR A POWER TOOL

摘要

A power tool is provided including a tool housing, an electric motor disposed inside the tool housing, a power interface facilitating a connection to a power source, a plurality of power components arranged to modulate a supply of power from the power interface to the electric motor, a user-actuated input unit providing an analog signal corresponding to a desired rotational speed of the electric motor, and a control unit is receiving the analog signal from the user-actuated input unit. The control unit includes a controller configured to control a switching operation of the power components based on the analog signal to regulate an amount of electric power being supplied to the electric motor, and an input detection unit configured to generate an ON/OFF signal to turn on the controller based on detection of a prescribed change in the analog signal indicative of an initial actuation of the user-actuation unit.

主权项

1. A power tool comprising:
a tool housing; an electric motor disposed inside the tool housing; a power interface facilitating a connection to a power source; a plurality of power components arranged to modulate a supply of power from the power interface to the electric motor; a user-actuated input unit providing an analog signal corresponding to a desired rotational speed of the electric motor; and a control unit receiving the analog signal from the user-actuated input unit, the control unit comprising: a controller configured to control a switching operation of the power components based on the analog signal to regulate an amount of electric power being supplied from the power interface to the electric motor, and an input detection unit configured to generate an ON/OFF signal to turn on the controller based on detection of a prescribed change in the analog signal indicative of an initial actuation of the user-actuation unit.