Patent attributes
A driving tool, such as a nailer, includes an electric motor, a crank mechanism driven by the electric motor, and a control apparatus for driving the electric motor. A crank-angle detection or calculation unit (109E) detects the crank angle of the crank mechanism or the motor in order to detect the operation state of the electric motor and a stopped time period of the motor is calculated from the crank angle. A sleep-control unit (109A) switches the driving tool between a sleep mode and a drive-enabled mode. If the stopped time period of the electric motor exceeds a prescribed time period, then the sleep-control unit (109A) switches the driving tool to the sleep mode. In the sleep mode, the electric current supplied to one or more of the control units constituting the control apparatus is reduced or cut off, thereby reducing the power consumption of the driving tool.
