Method for Operating a Hand-Held Power Tool

• Main Authors: Erbele, Simon, Herr, Tobias, Herberger, Wolfgang, Schuller, Marcus
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.05.2024
• Subjects: HAND TOOLS; MANIPULATORS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FORFASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING; TRANSPORTING

A method for operating a hand-held power tool, in particular a rotary impact wrench, the hand-held power tool comprising an electric motor, the method including selecting an application class depending on at least one hardness and/or strength property of a substrate in which a screwdriving operation is to be carried out, and selecting an operation mode from an operation mode group comprising a first operation mode and a second operation mode, based at least in part on the application class. The first operation mode has a first maximum torque level of the electric motor per application class and the second operation mode has a second maximum torque level per application class. Furthermore, a hand-held power tool, in particular an impact wrench, having an electric motor and a control unit is disclosed, the control unit being designed for carrying out a method according to the disclosure.