Control unit for a power tool

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9812930
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15088676

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A power tool is provided including a housing; a brushless DC motor housed inside an upper body of the housing; a control unit housed inside a handle of the housing, the control unit comprising a micro-controller mounted over a control circuit board; and a variable-speed switch assembly including a main body mounted directly on a surface of the control circuit board, a trigger, a plunger linearly movable with the trigger with respect to the main body, a speed-sensing mechanism housed inside the main body and coupled to the plunger to generate a variable-speed voltage signal based on the position of the plunger, and at least one output pin connecting the speed-sensing mechanism of the variable-speed switch assembly directly to at least one conductive track on the control circuit board to provide the variable-speed voltage signal to the micro-controller via the at least one conductive track.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • BLACK & DECKER INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coates, Marcell E Baltimore, US 14 133
Purohit, Madhur M Towson, US 25 212
Waikar, Shailesh P Parkville, US 27 671

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