Patent ID: 11865690
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 8:
9. A power tool comprising:
a tool housing;
a brushless DC (BLDC) motor assembly disposed within the tool housing, the motor assembly including a stator and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator;
a power module including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of power switches mounted on the PCB and electrically coupled to the motor assembly, wherein the PCB includes a width that is greater than a diameter of the motor assembly;
a mounting bracket secured to an end of the motor assembly and including a mating portion mounted on the end of the motor assembly and a plurality of mount posts extending radially-outwardly from the mating portion; and
a rear cover configured to fasten with the plurality of mount posts, the rear cover and the mounting bracket cooperatively housing the power module proximate the rear end of the motor assembly to support the PCB in a substantially parallel orientation relative to the rear end of the motor assembly.