Patent ID: 9406457
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B25F,H01H,H01R,H02K,H02P

Claim Text:
1. An electronic power apparatus comprising: a housing; a pair of input power pins and a pair of output power pins; a control unit arranged on a control circuit board inside the housing; and a user-actuated input unit including a variable-speed actuator a first portion of which is at least partially arranged outside the housing to be engageable by a user and a second portion of which comprises a wiper portion supporting a conductive wiper, the wiper portion being movably arranged on the control circuit board, wherein the control unit is arranged on a first side of the control circuit board and a sense pad is arranged on a second side of the control circuit board facing the second portion of the user-actuated input unit and engaging the conductive wiper, the sense pad providing an analog signal to the control unit corresponding to an actuation of the variable-speed actuator.