Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inertial fan for power tool
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Application No.: US18138435Application Date: 2023-04-24
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Publication No.: US12162124B2Publication Date: 2024-12-10
- Inventor: Matthew R. Bailey , Will Didier , Jeffrey C. Hessenberger
- Applicant: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US WI Brookfield
- Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Brookfield
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: B25C1/06
- IPC: B25C1/06 ; H02K9/06

Abstract:
A method of cooling an electric motor configured for use in a power tool. The electric motor has a motor shaft rotatable about a motor axis. The power tool further includes a fan assembly attachable to the motor shaft and an energy storage device coupled to the motor shaft and to the fan assembly. The method includes activating the electric motor to supply torque to the motor shaft. The method further includes rotating the motor shaft and the fan assembly about the motor axis. The fan assembly generates an airflow to cool the electric motor. Moreover, the method includes supplying torque from the electric motor to the energy storage device and deactivating the electric motor to stall rotation of the motor shaft. The fan assembly continues to rotate about the motor axis to generate the airflow after rotation of the motor shaft has ceased.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230256578A1 INERTIAL FAN FOR POWER TOOL Public/Granted day:2023-08-17
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