EP3238880B1 - Machine-outil manuelle comprenant une unité de limitation de couple électronique - Google Patents

Machine-outil manuelle comprenant une unité de limitation de couple électronique Download PDF

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EP3238880B1
EP3238880B1 EP17161283.1A EP17161283A EP3238880B1 EP 3238880 B1 EP3238880 B1 EP 3238880B1 EP 17161283 A EP17161283 A EP 17161283A EP 3238880 B1 EP3238880 B1 EP 3238880B1
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Florian Bantle
Thomas Duerr
Istvan SZELL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B23/00—Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers
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    • B25B23/147—Arrangement of torque limiters or torque indicators in wrenches or screwdrivers specially adapted for electrically operated wrenches or screwdrivers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F5/00—Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F3/00—Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor

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  • the present invention relates to a handheld power tool with a drive unit for driving an insert tool in at least one non-impact operating mode, a plurality of torque levels of the drive unit being adjustable in the at least one non-impact operating mode by means of an electronic torque limiting unit.
  • an electric hand machine tool for screwing, drilling and hammer drilling is known.
  • this hand-held power tool in addition to electronic speed control and a change in direction of rotation, there is the possibility of limiting a torque that can be output in each case to a value that can be specified by the user.
  • a circuit used in the form of an electronic module in a corresponding tool housing of the handheld power tool compares a current intensity currently recorded by a corresponding electric drive motor, which increases proportionally with the torque output in each case, with a setpoint current intensity value that can be set by means of a potentiometer. If the current absorbed by the drive motor and thus the torque applied to an output spindle of the handheld power tool exceeds this preset nominal current value, the circuit of the drive motor is interrupted and the handheld power tool is switched off.
  • the US 2013/0240230 A1 discloses a hand machine tool with a housing, a gear unit being arranged in the housing, the gear unit being driven by means of a drive motor and to which a torque clutch is assigned.
  • the DE 10 2014 208 980 A1 shows a machine tool device with at least one control and / or regulating unit and with at least one drive unit sensor unit.
  • a handheld power tool which is designed to receive an input indication of a clutch setting for an electronic clutch from a user.
  • the invention relates to a handheld power tool with a drive unit for driving an insert tool in at least one non-impact operating mode, with a plurality of torque levels of the drive unit being adjustable in the at least one non-impact operating mode by means of an electronic torque limiting unit.
  • a communication interface is provided for communication with a user guidance unit that can be operated by a user and is designed to receive switching instructions from the user guidance unit for the application-specific setting of a torque level by means of the electronic torque limiting unit, the user guidance unit being assigned at least one mechanical operating element for manually setting a torque level via the communication interface .
  • the invention thus enables a precise setting of a torque that the handheld power tool can deliver to the insert tool at a maximum, while at the same time providing a high level of repeatability and reliable reproducibility of the respectively preselected torque.
  • the insert tool can be, for example, a screwdriver bit, a drill, a tap or the like.
  • the electronic torque limiting unit can be designed in such a way that the lowest torque level is automatically preset when changing to the at least one non-hammering operating mode, such as a screwdriving or drilling mode.
  • the user guidance unit is at least partially integrated into the handheld power tool and / or at least partially designed as an external, separate component.
  • the user guidance unit has a mobile computer, in particular a mobile computer designed in the manner of a smartphone or tablet computer.
  • the torque limiting unit can be remotely controlled with the aid of smartphones, which are already omnipresent, or other portable or mobile computer units (so-called “wearables”).
  • the user guidance unit preferably has at least one interactive program, in particular a smartphone app, for communication with the communication interface.
  • the communication interface is designed to transmit a first control signal, predetermined via the mechanical operating element, to the electronic torque limiting unit for setting a torque level.
  • the torque limiting unit of the handheld power tool can be easily handled by the user.
  • the at least one mechanical operating element is preferably formed with a rotary encoder, in particular with a rotary wheel.
  • the rotary encoder which can be designed, for example, in the manner of a disk-shaped knurled wheel, enables the torque level to be set in a particularly ergonomic and intuitive manner.
  • the rotary encoder is preferably provided with a finely stepped detent in order to avoid uncontrolled rotation.
  • the at least one mechanical operating element is formed with a ring button, a rocker button or at least one button.
  • the user guidance unit is preferably assigned at least one optical display which is designed to generate a display for the user to visualize a current torque level.
  • the optical display is preferably designed as an analog bar display and / or a numerical digital display, in particular as a segment display.
  • An actuation of the at least one operating element is preferably accompanied by a sequential increase or decrease in the torque level.
  • the communication interface is designed to transmit a second control signal, which is independent of the first control signal, for setting the torque level to the electronic torque limiting unit.
  • the communication interface is preferably designed in the manner of a wireless transmission module, in particular as a radio module, for wireless communication using the Bluetooth standard.
  • the mobile computer has at least one electronic control element, in particular at least one icon displayed on a touch-sensitive screen, which is designed to cause the second control signal to be output from the communication interface to the electronic torque limiting unit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a hand-held power tool 10 with a tool housing 12, which is designed, for example, as a cordless hammer drill, which is preferably used mechanically and electrically with a battery pack for mains-independent power supply 85 is connectable.
  • a cordless hammer drill which is preferably used mechanically and electrically with a battery pack for mains-independent power supply 85 is connectable.
  • the present invention is not to be seen as being limited to cordless hammer drills, but rather can be used in different hand-held power tools, such as an impact wrench or an impact drill. This is also independent of whether the handheld power tool 10 can be operated non-electrically or electrically, that is, network-dependent or network-independent or battery-powered.
  • a drive unit 20 for the rotating drive of an insert tool 42 in at least one non-impact operating mode is preferably arranged in the tool housing 12.
  • the drive unit 20 has, for example, an electric drive motor 22, a preferably switchable gear 90, an optional hammer mechanism 30 for driving the insert tool 42, which is received in a tool holder 40, for example, in an impact mode of the handheld power tool 10, and an electronic torque limiting unit 70.
  • the drive motor 22, the switchable gear 90, the optional hammer mechanism 30 and the tool holder 40 are illustratively arranged rotationally symmetrical to a longitudinal center axis 50 of the drive unit 20.
  • a user can preferably set a torque level and thus a maximum torque that can be output at the tool holder 40 by the handheld power tool 10 by means of the electronic torque limiting unit 70, preferably in fine steps.
  • the tool holder 40 is embodied here merely as an example as a quick-release clamping device 44 with a clamping ring 46 that can be rotated without tools for the radial clamping of the insert tool 42 with the aid of three clamping jaws 48, for example.
  • the preferably exchangeable insert tool 42 can be, for example, a drill or a bit holder with a screwdriver bit.
  • the tool housing 12 also has an ergonomically shaped handle 14 with an integrated hand switch 16 for switching on / off and for preferably continuously variable speed control of the electric drive motor 22. Furthermore, an optional, preferably radiating in the direction of the tool holder 40, is on the handle 14 Illumination device 18 that can be switched off and switched off is provided for illuminating a working field located in the region of the tool holder 40 of the handheld power tool 10. Also located On the handle 14 there is preferably a direction of rotation switch 24 for changing the direction of rotation of the drive motor 22 in order to allow reversing operation of the handheld power tool 10. The direction of rotation switch 24 is preferably accommodated in the tool housing 12 such that it can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal center axis 50 for actuation. The preferably electrically operated drive motor 22 is positioned in a rear section 28 of the tool housing 12, which results in a stable equilibrium position of the handheld power tool 10 around the handle 14.
  • the shiftable transmission 90 of the handheld power tool 10 which is preferably designed in the manner of a spatially compact planetary transmission, can preferably be switched at least between a first and a second gear stage.
  • the first, preferably slow gear step is preferably assigned to the non-hammering operating mode, e.g. a screwdriving mode
  • the second, preferably faster gear step is assigned to a drilling mode and / or the hammering mode.
  • other gear steps can also be implemented so that, for example, the drilling mode is assigned to the second gear step and the impact mode is assigned to a third gear step, etc.
  • the handheld power tool 10 has a preferably bidirectional communication interface 100, which is preferably provided for communication with the user guidance unit 60, which can preferably be operated interactively by the user, but can alternatively also be a component of the user guidance unit 60.
  • the communication interface 100 is preferably designed to receive switching instructions 72 for the application-specific setting of a torque level by means of the electronic torque limiting unit 70 from the user guidance unit 60.
  • the communication interface is in the embodiment shown here by way of a wireless transmission module 102, in particular as a radio module 104 for wireless communication by means of Bluetooth ® standard is executed.
  • the user guidance unit 60 which is positioned here on the upper side 36 of the tool housing 12 as an example, only has two manually operable operating elements 62, 64, which are designed to selectively increase or decrease the torque applied to the tool holder 40 in the at least one non-impact operating mode.
  • the torque applied to the tool holder 40 can be increased by one level by pressing the mechanical operating element 62 on the part of the user and correspondingly decreased by one level again by operating the mechanical operating element 64.
  • the two mechanical operating elements 62, 64 can be implemented as electrical switches, buttons or membrane buttons, for example.
  • the two mechanical operating elements 62, 64 are also assigned an optical display 66 for visualizing the level of the torque currently pending or tapped on the tool holder 40.
  • the optical display 66 is implemented here only as an example with an analog bar display 68 with six colored light-emitting diodes.
  • the communication interface 100 is preferably designed to process the switching instructions 72 given by the two mechanical operating elements 62, 64 and to generate a first control signal 74 which is transmitted to the electronic torque limiting unit 70 for setting the torque level selected by the user.
  • the analog bar display 68 of the optical display 66 is also controlled and thus the user is given opto-visual feedback about the currently active torque level.
  • this can also be designed, for example, with a numerical digital display, in particular a segment display or a dot matrix display.
  • the communication interface 100 is preferably designed to transmit a second control signal 76, which is independent of the first control signal 74, for setting the torque level to the electronic torque limiting unit 70.
  • a second control signal 76 which is independent of the first control signal 74, for setting the torque level to the electronic torque limiting unit 70.
  • the communication interface 100 for bidirectional data exchange by means of the switchover instructions 72 with the communication interface 100, there is preferably at least one interactive one, shown in the figures program, not shown, in particular a smartphone app, is stored.
  • the drive motor 22 is preferably controlled by the electronic torque limiting unit 70 with the aid of a control signal 80 in such a way that the torque level specified by a user is always active.
  • the acquisition of the torque currently emitted by the drive motor 22 can, for example, indirectly via a acquisition of the electrical (supply) current received by the drive motor 22 and / or directly by means of a suitable torque sensor, in particular a force measuring sensor, possibly with the inclusion of data from a speed sensor to acquire the current Speed of the tool holder 40 take place.
  • the user guidance unit 60 can be at least partially integrated into the tool housing 12 of the handheld power tool 10 and / or at least partially as an external, separate component (302 in Fig. 3 ) be designed.
  • Fig. 2 shows the hand machine tool from Fig. 1 with a user guidance unit 200 which, according to a second embodiment, differs from the first embodiment of FIG Fig. 1 has a mechanical operating element 202, which is preferably implemented with a rotary encoder 204.
  • the rotary encoder 204 here has a corrugated and freely rotatable rotary wheel 206 arranged transversely to the longitudinal center axis 50 for setting a torque level by the user.
  • the rotary wheel 206 which can be operated by the user on all sides, is illustratively positioned in the area of a neck 38 of the tool holder 40 of the tool housing 12 and corresponds approximately to its diameter, with the torque level of the handheld power tool 10 increasing successively, for example, by turning the rotary wheel 206 clockwise. Conversely, the torque level is gradually reduced by turning the rotary knob 206 counterclockwise.
  • the rotary wheel 206 preferably has a latching unit in order to avoid an uncontrolled adjustment of the torque level of the handheld power tool 10.
  • the rotary wheel 206 is preferably provided with a corrugation to increase the ease of use.
  • the user guidance unit 200 preferably further comprises a second mechanical operating element 208, a third mechanical operating element 210 and a fourth mechanical operating element 212, each of which is designed like a button.
  • the operating elements 208, 210, 212 are preferably assigned an analog bar display 214 running transversely to the longitudinal center axis 50 for displaying the currently active torque level of the handheld power tool 10.
  • a light source (not shown) for the optical display of the respectively active operating mode of the handheld power tool 10 is preferably located below the operating elements 208, 210, 212.
  • the torque level of the handheld power tool 10 set by the user using the rotary wheel 206.
  • the three mechanical, button-like operating elements 208, 210, 212 and the analog bar display 214 are combined in a rectangular operating panel 216 of the user guidance unit 200 that is raised in relation to the top side 36 of the tool housing 12.
  • one of the smaller rotary wheels 218, 220, 222 can be embedded parallel or transversely to the longitudinal center axis 50, respectively adjacent to the control panel 216 and partially in the top side 36 of the tool housing 12, whereby the Rotary wheels 216, 218, 220 are only accessible to the user from the top and at the same time are protected against unintentional rotation.
  • the second operating element 208, the third operating element 210 and the fourth mechanical operating element 212 are preferably each designed as a first (membrane) button, a second (membrane) button and as a third (membrane) button, which are preferably largely resistant to soiling and also easy to clean.
  • FIG. 10 shows the handheld power tool 10 of FIG Fig. 1 with a third embodiment of a user guidance unit 300, which preferably has a mobile computer 302 as an external component 150.
  • the mobile computer 302 or the external component 150 is embodied here, for example, in the manner of a smartphone 304 or a tablet computer 306 with a touch-sensitive screen 308 or with a touchscreen.
  • the user guidance unit 300 of the handheld power tool 10 is also equipped with the rotary knob 206 and the control panel 216 for setting a torque level as well as for selecting an operating mode and its optical display, so that with regard to further design details - in order to avoid content repetitions - at this point on their description in Frame of Fig. 2 can be referenced.
  • the screen 308 has, for example, five electronic operating elements 310 to 318, which are illustratively formed here with five icons 322, 324, 326, 328, 330. Furthermore, there is an analog bar display 320 on the screen 308 with a circumferential contour which, for example, corresponds to that of a right-angled trapezoid.
  • the first icon 322 is used to select the screwdriving mode by the user, the second icon 324 is intended to switch on the drilling mode, while the third icon 326 is intended to activate the impact mode, the user also briefly tapping the icons 322, 324, 326 the finger is sufficient to activate the desired operating mode of the handheld power tool 10.
  • At least the three icons 322, 324, 326 can at the same time visually indicate to the user the respectively active operating mode of the handheld power tool 10 by means of optical highlighting, for example by means of a frame.
  • the user can preferably increase or decrease the torque level of the handheld power tool 10.
  • the bar display 320 serves only for the visual display of the currently set torque level of the handheld power tool 10 and preferably does not have any actuation function or touch functionality.
  • the setting of the torque level of the handheld power tool 10 can also be done by means of a sixth electronic control element 332 take place, which is realized here only as an example with a dotted, slider-like icon 334.
  • the inputs made by the user in this way are transmitted as wireless switching instructions 78 from the mobile computer 302 to the communication interface 100 and are used therein at least to generate the second control signal (76, Fig. 1 ) to control the electronic torque limiting unit (70, Fig. 1 ) the hand machine tool10 processed.
  • the torque level of the handheld power tool 10 can also be set easily and intuitively by means of the rotary wheel 206 arranged on the handheld power tool 10, independently of or completely on an equal footing with the control options by means of the mobile computer 302.
  • switchover instructions 72, Fig. 1
  • switchover instructions is generated and fed to the wireless communication interface 100 and used in this to generate the first control signal (74, Fig. 1 ) processed, which is then passed on to the torque limiting unit (70, Fig. 1 ) to set the desired torque level of the drive motor (22, Fig. 1 ) the hand machine tool 10 is supplied.
  • the transmission of the wireless escape sequences 78 may, for example, by means of the known radio transmission standards Bluetooth ®, carried WLAN or WiFi, or other transmission standards.
  • FIG. 4 shows a rotary wheel 400 which is used to implement rotary wheel 206 from FIG Fig. 2 can be used.
  • the rotary wheel 400 is preferably - as indicated by the double arrow 402 - freely rotatable both clockwise and counterclockwise around its central longitudinal axis 404, that is, the rotary wheel 400 can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise around the central longitudinal axis 50 without stopping.
  • the longitudinal center axis 404 can coincide with the longitudinal center axis of the handheld power tool 10 from FIG Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 to coincide.
  • a preferably at least substantially hollow cylindrical base body 406 of the rotary wheel 400 has a first and a second end face 408, 410, which are each formed in the shape of a circular ring.
  • an incremental, optically scannable pattern 412 is provided, which by means of a sensor element 414, in particular by means of a photoelectric reflex sensor, for detecting the respective angular position and the direction of rotation of the rotary wheel 400 can be scanned without contact and with a high degree of accuracy and resolution.
  • a locking device (not shown) can be provided.
  • the rotary wheel 400 preferably has a corrugation 416 and / or a rubber coating on the circumferential side, which if necessary. can represent the locking device together with a detent spring, not shown.
  • the current angle of rotation position determined by means of the sensor element 414 and the direction of rotation or the direction of rotation of the rotary wheel 400 are sent as switchover instructions to the communication interface 100 from Fig. 1 and there to the first control signal for controlling the electronic torque limiting device 70 of Fig. 1 the hand machine tool 10 of Fig. 1 processed.
  • the non-contact rotary wheel 400 can thus take the place of the mechanical operating elements of the first embodiment of the user guidance unit of the handheld power tool, which are only implemented using the (membrane) buttons as an example (cf. in particular. Fig.1 ).
  • Fig. 5 shows a rotary wheel 450, which is also used to implement rotary wheel 206 from Fig. 2 can be used.
  • the rotary wheel 450 is in turn preferably configured, as indicated by a double arrow 452, to be freely rotatable both in the clockwise direction and in the counterclockwise direction about its assigned longitudinal center axis 454.
  • the determination of the current angle of rotation as well as the direction of rotation of the rotary wheel 450 in relation to the longitudinal center axis 454 takes place here in a way that differs from the first embodiment of the rotary wheel 400 from FIG Fig. 4 preferably with the aid of a non-contact magnetic sensor element 456 and a plurality of permanent magnets 460, which are not continuously designated and are arranged on the base body 458 at a suitable distance from one another on the circumferential side.
  • the permanent magnets 460 are preferably embedded in an end face 462 of the rotary wheel 450 facing the sensor element 456. Instead of discrete permanent magnets 460, a suitable magnetization pattern can also be formed in the area of the end face 462 of the rotary wheel 450.
  • the magnetic one Sensor element 456 can be implemented, for example, with a Hall sensor, with a reed contact or the like. Furthermore, a corrugation 464 and / or a rubber coating of the rotary wheel 450 can be provided on the circumferential side.
  • the electronic torque limiting unit of the handheld power tool is controlled in the same way as in the case of the first embodiment of the rotary wheel from FIG Fig 4 .
  • Fig. 6 shows a rotary wheel 500, which is also used to implement the rotary wheel 206 of Fig. 2 can be used.
  • the rotary wheel 500 is also - as indicated by the double arrow 502 - freely rotatable about a central longitudinal axis 504 both in the clockwise direction and in the counterclockwise direction.
  • a hollow cylindrical base body 506 of the rotary wheel 500 has a first and a second circular end face 508, 510.
  • the base body 506 is preferably provided with a circumferential corrugation 512 and / or rubber coating.
  • a circular ring-shaped disk 514 which is fixed in terms of rotation with respect to the rotary wheel 500, is preferably covered with a self-contained, likewise circular-ring-shaped resistance track 516 positioned concentrically to the disk 514.
  • An ohmic resistor 522 that can be tapped between an electrical connection contact 520 of the resistance track 516 and the sliding contact 518 is preferably proportional to the absolute angle of rotation of the rotary wheel 500 if the resistance track 516 - similar to a slide potentiometer - is linear.
  • the electronic torque limiting unit of the handheld power tool is controlled analogously to the first embodiment of the rotary wheel from FIG Fig 4 .
  • Fig. 7 shows a ring button 550, which, according to one embodiment, the two mechanical operating elements of Fig. 1 can replace, for example, instead of the rotary wheels described above.
  • the ring button 550 preferably has an approximately cylindrical base body 552 with an opening 554, the base body 552 and the opening 554 preferably each being rotationally symmetrical to a longitudinal center axis 556.
  • a radially outwardly directed, cuboidal projection 558 for actuating the ring button 550 by a finger or the thumb of the user is integrally formed on the base body 552.
  • a first and a second, cuboid switching cams 560, 562 are formed, preferably integral with the base body 552, in the axial direction, which serve to actuate a first and a second, for example electromechanical, switching contact 564, 566.
  • the ring button 550 In the in Fig. 7 In the illustrated position, the ring button 550 is in its rest or central position, in which the two switching contacts 564, 566 are not actuated and are therefore electrically open. Since both switching cams 560, 562 are biased in opposite directions relative to the longitudinal center axis 556 by means of spring elements 568, 570, the ring button 550 remains permanently in the shown idle position or stable equilibrium position in the unactuated or released state by the user.
  • the first switching contact 564 is electrically closed against the force of the first spring element 568.
  • the second switching contact 566 is electrically closed against the force of the second spring element 570 when the user pivots the projection 558 and thus the ring button 550 in a direction "-" around the longitudinal center axis 556.
  • switch contacts 564, 566 non-contact, electronic and consequently wear-free switches can also be provided.
  • the switching instructions generated in this way by the electrical switching contacts 564, 566 are in turn transferred to the communication interface 100 of Fig. 1 the hand machine tool 10 of Fig. 1 forwarded and there to the processed first control signal, which in turn is used to control the electronic torque limiting unit 70 of Fig. 1 serves.
  • a user can thus comfortably and intuitively set the torque level of the handheld power tool 10 from by pivoting the particularly ergonomic ring button 550 on both sides Fig. 1 raise or lower.
  • the ring button 550 is preferably so far into the tool housing 12 of the handheld power tool 10 from Fig. 1 let in that the projection 558, in particular to reliably prevent unintentional actuation of the ring button 550 by the user, is essentially flush with the tool housing 12.
  • Fig. 8 shows a rocker switch 600 which, according to one embodiment, can replace the rotary wheels described above.
  • the rocker switch 600 is preferably - as indicated by a double arrow 604 - tiltable about a tilting axis 602 in the tool housing 12 of the handheld power tool 10 of FIG Fig. 1 recorded.
  • the rocker switch 600 preferably has a base body 606 with a first and a second cuboid rocker arm 608, 610, which abut one another at an obtuse angle in the area of the tilt axis 602.
  • the rocker switch 600 in turn has a first and a second electrical switching contact 612, 614, which are shown in FIG Fig. 8 illustrated rest or equilibrium position of the rocker switch 600 are preferably not actuated.
  • switching instructions are generated, which in turn transfer the communication interface 100 from Fig. 1 the hand machine tool 10 of Fig. 1 supplied and processed further to form the first control signal which in turn is used to control the electronic torque limiting unit 70 of Fig. 1 serves.
  • Fig. 9 shows a user guidance unit 650 according to a further embodiment.
  • This preferably comprises a first mechanical operating element 652, which in turn is preferably designed as a freely rotatable rotary wheel 654 and which is used for the user to set a torque level of the handheld power tool 10 from Fig. 1 serves.
  • the rotary wheel 654, which the user can grasp, is transverse to the longitudinal center axis 50 in the region of the conical neck 38 of the tool housing 12 of the handheld power tool 10 of FIG Fig. 1 arranged and in this case includes the neck 38 completely.
  • the user guidance unit 650 preferably further comprises three mechanical, button-like operating elements 656, 658, 660, which are implemented here as dust-proof and easy-to-clean (film) buttons and which do not have any reference numbers for the sake of better graphic clarity.
  • the user guidance unit 650 preferably contains an optical display 662, which is again embodied here as an example of an analog bar display 664.
  • the three operating elements 656, 658, 660 are again preferably combined in a square control panel 666 of the user guidance unit 650 that is raised in relation to the top side 36 of the tool housing 12.
  • the analog bar display 664 for displaying the currently active torque level of the handheld power tool 10 from Fig.
  • each lighting element can, for example, have a torque level of the handheld power tool 10 from Fig. 1 correspond, the analog bar display 664 in its entirety having, for example, a rectangular circumferential contour.
  • the analog bar display 664 is here outside the control panel 666 or is not integrated into it.
  • the second mechanical operating element 656 is preferably used to activate the screwing mode of the handheld power tool 10 from FIG Fig. 1
  • the third mechanical operating element 658 is preferably used to activate the drilling mode of the handheld power tool 10 from FIG Fig. 1 provided and by means of the fourth mechanical Operating element 660 is preferably the impact mode of handheld power tool 10 from Fig. 1 turned on.
  • the currently active operating mode of the handheld power tool 10 from Fig. 1 is preferably brought about by the lighting up of the assigned operating element 656, 658, 680 or an icon 668, 670, 672 assigned to it.
  • lighting means in particular light-emitting diodes, are each arranged below the operating elements 656 to 660, which are designed here as (membrane) buttons.
  • the first icon 668 represents a screw to display the active screwdriving mode
  • the second icon 670 symbolizes a drill to visualize the active drilling mode
  • the third icon 672 represents a hammer to display the Impact mode of the hand machine tool 10 from Fig. 1 represents.
  • Fig. 9 is an example of the screwing mode of the handheld power tool 10 of FIG Fig. 1 activated, which is indicated by the plurality of lines directed radially outward in relation to the first icon 668.
  • Fig. 10 shows a user guidance unit 700 according to a further embodiment.
  • This in turn preferably comprises a first mechanical operating element 702, which in turn is designed as a rotary wheel 704 and which is used for the user to set a torque level of the handheld power tool.
  • a display 710 designed as an analog bar display 708 for visualizing the currently active torque level is integrated in a control panel 706.
  • the analog bar display 708 has, by way of example, nine light-emitting elements, realized by way of example with light-emitting diodes.
  • the analog bar display 708 runs parallel to the longitudinal center axis 50 of the tool housing 12 of the handheld power tool 10 from FIG Fig. 1 and is preferably adjacent to a second mechanical operating element 712 designed in the manner of a (membrane) button for activating the screwing mode arranged, which has an icon 714 in the form of a screw. This results in a clear functional assignment of the bar display 708 to the screwing mode of the handheld power tool 10 from FIG Fig. 1 guaranteed.
  • Fig. 10 is the screwdriving mode of the handheld power tool 10 of FIG Fig. 1 activated, which is illustrated by the illuminated screw symbol.
  • a number of the respectively active light elements of the analog bar display 708 is preferably proportional to the torque level of the handheld power tool 10 of FIG. 10 that is switched on by the user Fig. 1 .
  • the structure of the user guide unit 700 corresponds to that of the embodiment from FIG Fig. 9 , so that at this point, in order to avoid content repetition, refer to the explanations in the context of the description of the Fig. 9 referenced.
  • FIG. 8 shows a rotary wheel 800 which, according to one embodiment, is used instead of rotary wheel 206 from FIG Fig. 2 Can be used.
  • the rotary wheel 800 is preferably - as indicated by a double arrow 802 - freely rotatable by the user about a central longitudinal axis 804 both clockwise and counterclockwise.
  • An illustratively at least essentially hollow cylindrical base body 806 of the rotary wheel 800 preferably has a first and a second, each approximately circular end face 808, 810.
  • the base body 806 is preferably provided with circumferential corrugation 812 and / or a rubber coating.
  • a triangular toothing 814 with a multiplicity of triangular teeth 816, which are not continuously designated, is formed by way of example on the first end face 808.
  • a coupling element 820 which is embodied here as a two-sided lever and preferably has a cylindrical bearing journal 822.
  • the lever-like coupling element 820 is preferably pivotable in the tool housing 12 of the handheld power tool 12 by means of the bearing journal 822 running perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis 804 Fig. 1 recorded.
  • a first and a second lever arm 824, 826 are exemplarily formed on both sides of the bearing journal 822, the two lever arms 824, 826 preferably being radially offset from one another and, in a rest position of the coupling element 820 shown here, each running parallel to the longitudinal center axis 804.
  • the first lever arm 824 illustratively points in the direction of the drive unit 20 of the handheld power tool 10 from FIG Fig. 1 , while the second lever arm 826 in the direction of the rotary wheel 800 or the tool holder 40 of the handheld power tool 10 of Fig. 1 is directed.
  • the first lever arm 824 preferably has a fork 828 at its end, into which an actuating cam 830 of an electrical switching element 832 engages.
  • This electrical switching element 832 is embodied here merely as an example in the manner of an electromechanical changeover switch with a central position that is stable in the non-actuated state.
  • the electrical switching element 832 preferably has a first, a second and a third connection 836, 838, 840.
  • a first normally open contact 842 is preferably located between the first and the second electrical connection 836, 838, while between the second and the third electrical connection 838, 840 a second normally open contact 844 is present.
  • the two normally open contacts 842, 844 are each designed as a button, i.e. they automatically return to the open switching state in the non-actuated state.
  • both normally open contacts 842, 844 are in the open state, ie there is no electrical contact or no electrically conductive connection between the first and second connection 836, 838 and the second and third 838, 840 connection of the electrical switching element 832.
  • the second lever arm 826 is preferably between two circumferentially immediately adjacent teeth 816 of the triangular toothing 814 or in a valley of the triangular toothing 814, of which only one valley 846 is designated as representative of all others.
  • the second lever arm 826 is preferably overrun by at least one tooth 816 of the triangular toothing 814 and the coupling element 820 is pivoted about the bearing pin 822 to such an extent that the fork 828 on the first lever arm 824, the actuating cam 830 of the electrical switching element 832 is tilted sideways and / or axially depressed and, as a result, the second closer 844 is closed.
  • the first closer 842 of the switching element 832 is preferably opened and closed again at least once by means of the second lever arm 826 which can be actuated by the triangular toothing 814, whereby the torque level of the electronic torque limiting unit 70 of Fig. 1 is preferably reduced again by one level.
  • the second lever arm 826 of the coupling element 820 which is held in the triangular toothing 814, provides the user with haptically intuitive and clearly perceptible feedback about every increase or decrease in the torque level of the electronic torque limiting unit 70 of the handheld power tool 10 from Fig. 1
  • an unwanted or uncontrolled rotational movement of the rotary wheel 800 is reliably excluded due to the latching effect of the coupling element 820 in conjunction with the triangular toothing 814.
  • the coupling element 820 allows an optimal adaptation of an actuation path of the actuation cam 830 of the switching element 832 to a axial toothing depth 850 of the triangular toothing 814 between the teeth and the valleys or a toothing geometry of the triangular toothing 814.
  • FIG. 9 shows a rotary wheel 900 which, according to one embodiment, is also used instead of rotary wheel 206 from FIG Fig. 2 Can be used and, as indicated by a double arrow 902, is preferably freely rotatable by the user about its longitudinal center axis 904.
  • the rotary wheel 900 preferably also has an essentially hollow cylindrical base body 906 with a first and a second end face 908, 910. On the circumference of the base body 906, for example, a corrugation 912 and / or a rubber coating to facilitate operability.
  • a triangular toothing 914 with a plurality of circumferentially alternating teeth and valleys is preferably formed on the first end face 908, of which only one tooth 916 and one valley 918 are provided with a reference number representative of all others. Both the valleys and the teeth each have an approximately triangular cross-sectional geometry.
  • the main difference to the embodiment according to FIG Fig. 11 an actuating cam 830 of the electrical switching element 832 of FIG Fig. 11 here directly with the triangular toothing 914 of the rotary wheel 900, which results in a structurally simplified structure.
  • the actuating cam 830 preferably has an approximately triangular cross-sectional geometry, so that the teeth and the valleys of the triangular toothing 914 overflow the actuating cam 830 in a defined and latching manner when the user turns the rotary wheel 900 to alternately open and close the two closers 842, 844 of the electrical switching element 832.
  • the mode of operation of the embodiment shown here follows the rotary wheel 800 from FIG Fig. 11 so that at this point - in order to avoid content repetition - refer to the relevant parts of the description of Figure 11 referenced.

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  1. Machine-outil manuelle (10) comprenant une unité d'entraînement (20) pour entraîner un outil d'insertion (42) dans au moins un mode de fonctionnement sans percussion, une unité de limitation de couple électronique (70) permettant de régler une pluralité de niveaux de couple de l'unité d'entraînement (20) dans ledit au moins un mode de fonctionnement sans percussion, et comprenant une interface de communication (100) qui est prévue pour communiquer avec une unité de guidage d'utilisateur (60, 200, 300, 650, 700) pouvant être actionnée par un utilisateur et est réalisée pour recevoir de l'unité de guidage d'utilisateur (60, 200, 300, 650, 700) des instructions de commutation (72) pour le réglage spécifique à l'application d'un niveau de couple au moyen de l'unité de limitation de couple électronique (70), l'unité de guidage d'utilisateur (60, 200, 300, 650, 700) étant associée à au moins un élément de commande mécanique (62, 64, 202, 208, 210, 212, 652, 656, 658, 660, 702, 712) pour le réglage manuel d'un niveau de couple par l'intermédiaire de l'interface de communication (100), et l'interface de communication (100) étant réalisée pour transmettre à l'unité de limitation de couple électronique (70) un premier signal de commande (74), spécifié par l'élément de commande mécanique (62, 64, 202, 208, 210, 212, 652, 656, 658, 660, 702, 712), afin de régler un niveau de couple, l'interface de communication (100) étant réalisée pour transmettre à l'unité de limitation de couple électronique (70) un deuxième signal de commande (76), indépendant du premier signal de commande (74), afin de régler le niveau de couple,
    caractérisée en ce que l'unité de guidage d'utilisateur (300) présente un ordinateur mobile (302), en particulier un ordinateur mobile (302) réalisé à la manière d'un smartphone (304) ou d'une tablette (306), l'ordinateur mobile (302) présentant au moins un élément de commande électronique (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 332), en particulier au moins une icône (322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 334) représentée sur un écran tactile et qui est réalisée pour provoquer la sortie du deuxième signal de commande (76) de l'interface de communication (100) à l'unité de limitation de couple électronique (70).
  2. Machine-outil manuelle selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de guidage d'utilisateur (60, 200, 300, 650, 700) est intégrée au moins en partie dans la machine-outil manuelle (10) et/ou est réalisée au moins partiellement comme un composant séparé externe (150).
  3. Machine-outil manuelle selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de guidage d'utilisateur (300) présente pour la communication avec l'interface de communication (100) au moins un programme interactif, en particulier une application de smartphone.
  4. Machine-outil manuelle selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit au moins un élément de commande mécanique (202) est formé avec un encodeur rotatif (204), en particulier avec une molette (206, 218, 220, 222, 400, 450, 500) .
  5. Machine-outil manuelle selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit au moins un élément de commande mécanique (202) est formé avec un interrupteur annulaire (550), un interrupteur à bascule (600) ou au moins un interrupteur.
  6. Machine-outil manuelle selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de guidage d'utilisateur (60, 200, 300, 650, 700) est au moins associée à un écran d'affichage optique (66, 662, 710) qui est réalisé pour produire un affichage pour l'utilisateur afin de visualiser un niveau de couple actuel.
  7. Machine-outil manuelle selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que l'écran d'affichage optique (66, 662, 710) est réalisé sous la forme d'un affichage de barres analogique (68, 214, 664, 708) et/ou d'un affichage digital numérique, en particulier sous la forme d'un affichage de segments.
  8. Machine-outil manuelle selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'un actionnement de l'au moins un élément de commande mécanique (62, 64, 202, 208, 210, 212, 652, 656, 658, 660, 702, 712) est accompagné d'une augmentation ou d'une diminution séquentielle du niveau de couple.
  9. Machine-outil manuelle selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'interface de communication (100) est réalisée à la manière d'un module de transmission sans fil (102), en particulier d'un module radio (104), pour la communication sans fil au moyen de la norme Bluetooth.
  10. Machine-outil manuelle selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'une application de smartphone ou un logiciel adapté permet de transmettre les entrées effectuées ainsi par l'utilisateur comme des instructions de commutation sans fil de l'ordinateur mobile (302) à l'interface de communication (100), et de les y traiter au moins pour produire le deuxième signal de commande (76) afin de piloter l'unité de limitation de couple électronique (70) de la machine-outil manuelle (10).
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