Patent ID: 9233461
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B25B,B25F,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A power tool comprising: a housing assembly defining a handle; a motor assembly received in the housing assembly and having an output shaft; a trigger assembly coupled to the housing assembly and configured for use in actuating the motor assembly; a spindle; and a transmission assembly transmitting rotary power between the motor assembly and the spindle, the transmission assembly comprising a planetary stage with an input sun gear, an output planet carrier, a compound planet gear having a first planet gear and a second planet gear coupled together for common rotation on the output planet carrier, and a third planet gear also coupled for rotation on the output planet carrier, wherein the planetary stage is selectively operable in a first gear reduction, a second, relatively lower gear reduction in which the compound planet gear cooperates to produce at least one intermediate gear reduction within the planetary stage and a third gear reduction that is different from the first and second gear reductions.