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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2020
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
William Carlos Cain, Irmo, SC (US);
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
A power tool may include an end effector configured to enable a fastener to be applied by the power tool via a fastening cycle, a power unit, a drive assembly configured to apply drive power to the end effector responsive to application of input power thereto, and a motor configured to supply the input power to the drive assembly selectively based on operation of a power control assembly that controls coupling of the motor to the power unit. The drive assembly includes a clutch configured to interrupt application of the drive power at a target torque. The power control assembly may be configured to adaptively change speed of the motor in response to the power tool reaching a predefined torque value that is less than the target torque during the fastening cycle.