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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 23, 2025
Makita Corporation, Anjo, JP;
MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo, JP;
Abstract
One aspect of the present disclosure provides a reciprocating tool including a reciprocating member, a first position detector, a second position detector, and a control circuit. The control circuit detects occurrence of malfunction associated with the first position detector or the second position detector based on (i) the control circuit having failed to receive a second position detection signal from the second position detector between an mth reception and an (m-1)th reception of a first position detection signal from the first position detector or (ii) the control circuit having failed to receive the first position detection signal between an nth reception and an (n-1)th reception of the second position detection signal, where m and n are any integers greater than or equal to two.