Black Decker Inc.

Jonathan Priestley

Andrew Walker

Tyler Knight

Timothy W French, Jr

Graham Bone

David Proudlock

Shaun M Lovelass

Christopher J Murray

Oleksiy P Sergyeyenko

Steven J Phillips

Jason Carl McRoberts

Kevin Stones

Christopher Wade Shook

Wong Kun Ng

Marco Alessandro Mattucci

Fugen Qin

Marco A Mattucci

Shaun Lovelass

David Miller

Jason Mcroberts

Wong Kung Ng

A hand-held power tool is configured to receive an input indicative of a clutch setting for an electronic clutch from the tool operator, where the clutch setting is selectable from a drill mode, an automated drive mode and one or more user-defined drive modes. Each of the user-defined drive modes specifies a different value of torque at which to interrupt transmission of torque to the output spindle. In an automated drive mode, the controller interrupt torque to the output spindle in an automated manner when a fastener being driven reaches a desired stopping position. In a selected one of the user-defined drive modes, the controller sets a value of a maximum current threshold in accordance with the selected one of the user-defined drive modes and interrupts torque to the output spindle when current measures exceeding the maximum current threshold.

Power tool having multiple operating modes

A hand-held tool that includes a housing. The housing includes a handle. A tool also includes a motor assembly, a battery assembly and a circuit board. The motor assembly includes a motor, the motor including a rotatable motor output shaft, a motor positive terminal and a motor negative terminal. The motor assembly also includes a first rigid conductive electrical connector having a first end fixed to the motor positive terminal and a second end fixed to the circuit board. The battery assembly includes a battery cell with a battery cell positive terminal and a battery cell negative terminal. The battery assembly further includes a second rigid conductive electrical connector having a first end fixed to the battery cell positive terminal and a second end fixed to the circuit board.

Power and home tools

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Durham, United Kingdom

Jonathan Priestley