HIGH-POWER LIGHTWEIGHT TOOL

• Main Authors: Wise Dave, Rola Martin Douglas, Goodin Ken
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.01.2017
• Subjects: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOTPARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; HAND TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; MANIPULATORS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; TRANSPORTING

A power tool may include a control unit, a hand tool body and a cable. The control unit may include a controller and at least one power unit. The hand tool body may be separate from the control unit. The hand tool body may include an end effector of the power tool. The end effector may be powered via the at least one power unit. The cable may operably couple the control unit and the hand tool body. The controller may be configured to communicate with the end effector and at least one other device external to the control unit. The hand tool body does not include any internal power source.