A hydraulic power tool includes a housing defining a cylinder, a piston at least partially positioned within the cylinder and movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a reservoir containing hydraulic fluid, a pump for transferring hydraulic fluid in the reservoir to the cylinde
A hydraulic power tool includes a housing defining a cylinder, a piston at least partially positioned within the cylinder and movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a reservoir containing hydraulic fluid, a pump for transferring hydraulic fluid in the reservoir to the cylinder, causing the piston to move from the retracted position toward the extended position, a return valve defining a rotational axis and positioned between the cylinder and the reservoir, and a valve actuator driven by the pump for opening the return valve, thereby fluidly communicating the cylinder and the reservoir, in response to a predetermined pressure being reached in the cylinder.
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1. A hydraulic power tool comprising: a housing defining a cylinder;a piston at least partially positioned within the cylinder and movable between a retracted position and an extended position;a reservoir containing hydraulic fluid;a pump for transferring hydraulic fluid in the reservoir to the cyli
1. A hydraulic power tool comprising: a housing defining a cylinder;a piston at least partially positioned within the cylinder and movable between a retracted position and an extended position;a reservoir containing hydraulic fluid;a pump for transferring hydraulic fluid in the reservoir to the cylinder, causing the piston to move from the retracted position toward the extended position;a return valve defining a rotational axis and positioned between the cylinder and the reservoir; anda valve actuator driven by an input shaft of the pump for opening the return valve, thereby fluidly communicating the cylinder and the reservoir, in response to a predetermined pressure being reached in the cylinder. 2. The hydraulic power tool of claim 1, wherein the valve includes a return port offset from the rotational axis and in selective fluid communication with the cylinder and the reservoir. 3. The hydraulic power tool of claim 2, wherein the housing includes a passageway in fluid communication with the cylinder, wherein the return valve is rotatable about the rotational axis between an open position in which the return port fluidly communicates the passageway and the reservoir, and a closed position in which the return port is misaligned with the passageway to fluidly isolate the cylinder and the reservoir. 4. The hydraulic power tool of claim 1, wherein the valve actuator includes a body and a plurality of pawls pivotally coupled to the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the body. 5. The hydraulic power tool of claim 4, wherein the plurality of pawls includes a first pawl and a second pawl, wherein the first pawl is configured to extend when the valve actuator rotates in a first direction, and wherein the second pawl is configured to extend when the valve actuator rotates in an opposite, second direction. 6. The hydraulic power tool of claim 5, wherein the pawls are selectively engageable with corresponding radial projections on the return valve for rotating the return valve between the open and closed positions. 7. The hydraulic power tool of claim 5, wherein the first pawl is configured to retract when the valve actuator rotates in the second direction, and wherein the second pawl is configured to retract when the valve actuator rotates in the first direction. 8. The hydraulic power tool of claim 5, wherein the first pawl is part of a first set of pawls pivotally coupled to the body, and wherein any of the pawls in the first set is selectively engageable with a first radial projection on the return valve for rotating the return valve toward the open position. 9. The hydraulic power tool of claim 8, wherein the second pawl is part of a second set of pawls pivotally coupled to the body, and wherein any of the pawls in the second set is selectively engageable with a second radial projection on the return valve for rotating the return valve toward the closed position. 10. The hydraulic power tool of claim 9, wherein the first and second sets of pawls are axially spaced from each other along the length of the body. 11. The hydraulic power tool of claim 10, wherein the first and second radial projections are axially spaced from each other along the length of the return valve, and wherein the first and second sets of pawls are aligned with the first and second radial projections, respectively. 12. The hydraulic power tool of claim 1, further comprising a control system operable to monitor pressure within the cylinder and reduce a volumetric flow rate of hydraulic fluid pumped into the cylinder prior to the predetermined pressure being reached. 13. The hydraulic power tool of claim 12, wherein the predetermined pressure is a first predetermined pressure, and wherein the control system further comprises a pressure sensor for monitoring pressure within the cylinder; anda controller in electrical communication with the pressure sensor, the controller programmed with a control algorithm using input from the pressure sensor to reduce the volumetric flow rate of hydraulic fluid pumped into the cylinder upon the cylinder pressure exceeding a second predetermined pressure that is less than the first predetermined pressure. 14. The hydraulic power tool of claim 13, further comprising a motor driving the pump, wherein the controller is operable to reduce a rotational speed of the motor to reduce the volumetric flow rate of hydraulic fluid pumped into the cylinder. 15. The hydraulic power tool of claim 14, further comprising a motor revolution counting sensor for monitoring the rotational speed of the motor, wherein the controller uses input from the motor revolution counting sensor to compare the rotational speed of the motor with a target motor speed calculated by the control algorithm. 16. A method of operating a hydraulic tool, the method comprising: providing a return valve between a cylinder and a reservoir of the hydraulic tool;transferring hydraulic fluid in the reservoir to the cylinder with a pump having an input shaft;detecting a pressure in the cylinder in excess of a predetermined pressure;rotating the valve with the pump input shaft about a rotational axis to an open position; andreturning pressurized fluid in the cylinder to the reservoir through the return valve when in the open position. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising rotating the valve about the rotational axis to a closed position in response to initial activation of the hydraulic tool. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: displacing a piston at least partially positioned within the cylinder from a retracted position toward an extended position in response to transferring hydraulic fluid in the reservoir to the cylinder. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the predetermined pressure is a first predetermined pressure, and wherein the method further comprises: monitoring pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the cylinder; andreducing a rotational speed of a motor, thereby reducing a volumetric flow rate of hydraulic fluid pumped into the cylinder, in response to detecting a cylinder pressure in excess of a second predetermined pressure that is less than the first predetermined pressure. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: reversing a rotational direction of the motor in response to detecting a cylinder pressure in excess of the first predetermined pressure, thereby causing the valve to rotate about the rotational axis to the open position; anddeactivating the motor. 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising calculating a target rotational speed of the motor using a control algorithm programmed into a controller, and wherein reducing the rotational speed of the motor includes reducing the rotational speed of the motor from a maximum motor speed to the target motor speed, which is less than the maximum motor speed.
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