Spindle bearing arrangement for a power tool
A power tool that includes a housing, a motor, a pair of motor bearings, a transmission, an output spindle and front and rear spindle bearings. The motor is received in the housing and includes a stator and an output shaft that extends through the stator. The motor bearings support the output shaft for rotation relative to the housing and are disposed on opposite ends of the stator. The transmission is driven by the motor and includes an input pinion that is mounted to the output shaft for rotation therewith. The output spindle is driven by the transmission. The front spindle bearing is mounted to a front end of the output shaft radially between the housing and the output shaft. The rear spindle bearing is mounted to a rear end of the output spindle and a portion of the rear spindle bearing rotates with the output shaft.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/729,867 filed Mar. 23, 2010 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,584,770), the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth in detail herein.
FIELDThe present disclosure relates to a spindle bearing arrangement for a power tool.
BACKGROUNDU.S. Pat. No. 6,431,289 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/610,762 disclose various rotary power tools having an output spindle, which is driven by a planetary-type tr, and a torque limiting clutch for selectively limiting an output torque of the rotary power tool. While such rotary power tools are satisfactory for their intended purposes, such rotary power tools are nonetheless susceptible to improvement.
SUMMARYThis section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.
In one form, the teachings of the present disclosure provide a power tool having a motor, a housing, a transmission, an output spindle, a first bearing and a second bearing. The motor has an output shaft. The transmission is at least partly disposed in the housing and receives a rotary input from the output shaft. The transmission includes a planet carrier. The output spindle is driven by the transmission and includes a first end, which is supported for rotation about a spindle axis by the planet carrier, and a second end opposite the first end. The first bearing is disposed between the housing and the planet carrier and supports the planet carrier for rotation about the spindle axis. The second bearing is disposed between the housing and the output spindle and is configured to support the output spindle for rotation about the spindle axis at a location proximate the second end.
In another form, the teachings of the present disclosure provide a power tool with a motor, a housing, a transmission, an output spindle, a front bearing and a rear bearing. The motor has an output shaft. The transmission is disposed in the housing and receives a rotary input from the output shaft. The transmission includes an input planetary stage, which has an input planet carrier, and an output planetary stage. The output spindle is driven by the transmission and has a first end, which extends at least partly through the input planetary stage, and a second end opposite the first end. The front bearing is disposed between the output spindle and the housing to support the second end of the output spindle for rotation about the spindle axis. The rear bearing indirectly supports the first end of the output spindle in the housing for rotation about the spindle axis.
In still another form, the present disclosure provides a power tool that includes a motor, a housing, a transmission, an output spindle, a spindle lock and front and rear bearings. The motor has an output shaft. The transmission is disposed in the housing and receives a rotary input from the output shaft. The transmission includes an input planetary stage, which has an input planet carrier, and an output planetary stage. The output spindle is driven by the transmission and is received through the output planetary stage such that the first end extends at least partly through the input planetary stage. The spindle lock is mounted on the output spindle between the first and second ends. The front and rear bearings, which are disposed on opposite sides of the spindle lock, support the output spindle relative to the housing for rotation about a spindle axis.
In yet another form, the present teachings provide a power tool that includes a housing, a motor, a pair of motor bearings, a transmission, an output spindle and front and rear spindle bearings. The motor is received in the housing and includes a stator and an output shaft that extends through the stator. The motor bearings support the output shaft for rotation relative to the housing and are disposed on opposite ends of the stator. The transmission is driven by the motor and includes an input pinion that is mounted to the output shaft for rotation therewith. The output spindle is driven by the transmission. The front spindle bearing is mounted to a front end of the output shaft radially between the housing and the output shaft. The rear spindle bearing is mounted to a rear end of the output spindle and a portion of the rear spindle bearing rotates with the output shaft.
In still another form, the present teachings provide a power tool that includes a housing, a motor received in the housing, a transmission driven by the motor, an output spindle driven by the transmission and front and rear spindle bearings. The transmission has an input pinion that is mounted to an output shaft of the motor for rotation therewith. The front spindle bearing is mounted to a front end of the output shaft radially between the housing and the output shaft. The rear spindle bearing is mounted to a rear end of the output spindle. The rear spindle bearing is supported by the output shaft.
In a further form, the present teachings provide a power tool that includes a housing, a motor received in the housing, a pair of motor bearings, a transmission driven by the motor, an output spindle driven by the transmission, and front and rear spindle bearings. The motor has a stator and an output shaft that extends through the stator. The motor bearings support the output shaft for rotation relative to the housing and are disposed on opposite ends of the stator. The transmission has an input pinion that is mounted to the output shaft for rotation therewith. The front spindle bearing is mounted to a front end of the output shaft radially between the housing and the output shaft. The rear spindle bearing is mounted to a rear end of the output spindle and is not directly mounted to the housing.
Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. The description and specific examples in this summary are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
Corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONWith reference to
The housing 12 can include a pair of clam shell housing halves 40 only one shown in
With reference to
The transmission assembly 16 can comprise a transmission housing 80 and a transmission 82. The transmission housing 80 can be a hollow, generally tubular structure that is configured to house the transmission 82 and portions of the clutch mechanism 22. The transmission housing 80 can be received into the motor cavity 48 and can engage the clam shell housing halves 40 such that the transmission housing 80 is axially fixed and non-rotatably engaged to the housing 12. The transmission housing 80 can define a front bearing mount 90 and a central cavity 92 having a first shoulder 94, a second shoulder 96 and a third shoulder 98.
The transmission 82 can be a planetary-type transmission having an input planetary stage 110 and an output planetary stage 112 that can be received in the central cavity 92 of the transmission housing 80. It will be appreciated that although the particular transmission depicted and described herein is a two-stage, single speed transmission, the teachings of the present disclosure have application to other types of transmissions, including those that are operable in more than one speed ratio and/or those that comprise fewer or more than two planetary stages (i.e., a single stage planetary transmission or a transmission having at least one planetary stage disposed between the input and output planetary stages 110 and 112). The input planetary stage 110 can comprise an input sun gear 120, a plurality of input planet gears 122, an input planet carrier 124 and an input ring gear 126, while the output planetary stage 112 can comprise an output sun gear 130, a plurality of output planet gears 132, an output planet carrier 134 and an output ring gear 136.
The input sun gear 120 can be mounted on the output shaft 64 of the motor 60 for rotation therewith. The input planet gears 122 can be meshingly engaged with the input sun gear 120 and the input ring gear 126. The input planet carrier 124 can comprise a carrier body 140 and a plurality of pins 142 that can be mounted to the carrier body 140. Each of the input planet gears 122 can be rotatably mounted on a respective one of the pins 142. The input ring gear 126 can be abutted against the first shoulder 94. The adapter plate 62 can be received in the central cavity 92 and non-rotatably coupled to the transmission housing 80 to thereby limit rearward axial movement of the input ring gear 126 relative to the transmission housing 80, as well as to inhibit rotation of the motor 60 relative to the transmission housing 80.
The output sun gear 130 can be coupled to the carrier body 140 of the input planet carrier 124 for rotation therewith. The output planet gears 132 can be meshingly engaged with the output sun gear 130 and the output ring gear 136. The output planet carrier 134 can comprise a carrier body 150 and a plurality of pins 152 that can be mounted to the carrier body 150. Each of the output planet gears 132 can be rotatably mounted on a respective one of the pins 152 of the output carrier 134. The output ring gear 136 can be abutted against the second shoulder 96 and non-rotatably engaged to the transmission housing 80. In the particular example provided, the output ring gear 136 includes a plurality of external teeth 160 that are engaged to internal teeth 162 formed on the interior of the transmission housing 80 proximate the second shoulder 96.
The output spindle 18 can be a unitarily formed shaft structure that can be received at least partially through the transmission 82. The output spindle 18 can comprise a rear end 170, a front end 172 and an anvil mount 174 that can be disposed between the rear and front ends 170 and 172. The rear end 170 can be generally cylindrically shaped and can extend fully or partly through the input planetary stage 110 where it can be supported for rotation by an element of the transmission 82. For example, the rear end 170 can extend through or into at least one of the output sun gear 130 and the carrier body 140 of the input planet carrier 124 such that the input planet carrier 124 supports the rear end 170 of the output spindle 18. The output shaft 64 of the motor 60 can be received in an appropriately sized aperture 180 in the rear end 170 of the output spindle 18.
A suitable rear bearing 190, such as a journal bearing or bushing, can be disposed between the transmission housing 80 and the carrier body 140 of the input planet carrier 124 to support the input planet carrier 124 for rotation about a spindle axis 200. It will be appreciated that the rear bearing 190, which can be disposed axially between the input ring gear 126 and the output ring gear 136, can indirectly support the rear end 170 of the output spindle 18 about the spindle axis 200.
A suitable front bearing 210, such as a ball bearing, can be disposed in the front bearing mount 90 between the transmission housing 80 and the front end 172 of the output spindle 18. The front end 172 can be configured to transmit rearwardly-directed thrust loads into the front bearing 210 so that they may be transmitted into the transmission housing 80. One or more snap rings or other retaining devices can be employed to limit axial movement of the front bearing 210 on the front end 172 of the output spindle 18.
The spindle lock 20 can comprise an outer collar 220, a plurality of lock pins 222, a plurality of projections 224, which can be integrally formed with the carrier body 150 of the output planet carrier 134, and an anvil 226. The outer collar 220 can be an annular structure that can be received against the third shoulder 98 in the central cavity 92 and non-rotatably engaged to the transmission housing 80. The lock pins 222 can extend longitudinally parallel to the spindle axis 200 between the projections 224 and an interior surface of the outer collar 220. The anvil 226 can be mounted on the anvil mount 174 on the output spindle 18 such that the anvil 226 is coupled to the output spindle 18 for rotation therewith. The spindle lock 20 is configured to permit the output spindle 18 to rotatably driven by the transmission 82, but to lock the output spindle 18 to the transmission housing 80 (to thereby inhibit rotation of the output spindle 18) when the output spindle 18 is rotated manually.
The clutch mechanism 22 can include a clutch member 250, one or more engagement assemblies 252 and an adjustment mechanism 254. The clutch member 250 can be an annular structure that can be fixedly coupled to the input ring gear 126. In the particular example provided, the clutch member 250 includes an arcuate clutch face 260 that is formed into an axially forward facing side of the input ring gear 126. The outer diameter of the clutch member 250 is sized to rotate within the portion of the central cavity 92 that is proximate the first shoulder 94 in the transmission housing 80. While the input ring gear 126 and the clutch member 250 have been illustrated as a one piece (i.e., unitarily formed) construction, those skilled in the art will understand that they may be constructed otherwise.
In the particular embodiment illustrated, the engagement assemblies 252 are disposed 180° apart from one another (only one is shown in
The follower spring 272 can be a compression spring whose outside diameter is sized to slip fit within the actuator aperture 284. The forward end of the follower spring 272 can contacts the pin member 270, while the opposite end of the follower spring 272 can contact the follower 274. An end portion of the follower 274 can be cylindrical in shape and sized to slip fit within the inside diameter of the follower spring 272. In this regard, the end portion of the follower 274 can act as a spring follower to prevent the follower spring 272 from bending over when it is compressed. The follower 274 can also include a cylindrically shaped body portion, which can be sized to slip fit within the actuator aperture 284, and a tip portion that is configured to extend axially through the first shoulder 94 and engage the clutch face 260. In the particular example illustrated, the tip portion is defined by a spherical radius.
The adjustment mechanism 254 can include a setting collar 322 can be shaped in the form of a generally hollow cylinder that is sized to fit and cover a front end of the housing 12. The setting collar 322 can include an annular face into which an adjustment profile 330 is formed. The adjustment profile 330 can be tapered or stepped such that rotation of the setting collar 322 will cause corresponding axial movement of the pin member 270, which operates to change the torque setting of the clutch mechanism 22 as a result of corresponding compression or extension of the follower spring 272.
The setting collar 322 can include a contoured outer surface that can permit the user of the tool 10 to comfortably rotate both the setting collar 322 to set the adjustment profile 330 at a position corresponding to a desired torque setting of the clutch mechanism 22.
During the operation of the tool 10, an initial drive torque is transmitted by the output shaft 64 of the motor 60 to the input planetary stage 110, causing the input planet gears 122 to rotate. Rotation of the input planet gears 122 creates a first intermediate torque that is applied against the input ring gear 126. A clutch torque applied by the clutch mechanism 22 resists the first intermediate torque to thereby prevent the input ring gear 126 from rotating within the transmission housing 80 such that the first intermediate torque is applied to the input planet carrier 124 and the remainder of the transmission 82 so as to multiply the first intermediate torque in a predetermined manner according to the reduction ratio of the transmission 82.
A portion of another power tool 10a constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure is schematically illustrated in
In the particular example provided, the transmission 82a is a two-speed, three-stage planetary-type transmission in which a ring gear 510 associated with the intermediate planetary stage 500 is movable between a first position (shown), in which the ring gear 510 is meshingly engaged to the planet gears 520 and a toothed exterior surface 522 of the planet carrier 524 of the intermediate planetary stage 500, and a second position in which the ring gear 510 is translated axially rearwardly so as to non-rotatably engage the rear bearing 190a and disengage the toothed exterior surface 522 of the planet carrier 524 of the intermediate planetary stage 500. Moreover, the clutch mechanism 22a is configured to resist rotation of the output ring gear 136a.
A portion of another power tool 10b constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure is schematically illustrated in
A portion of another power tool 10c constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure is schematically illustrated in
The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention. Individual elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the invention, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor received in the housing, the motor having a stator and an output shaft that extends through the stator;
- a pair of motor bearings supporting the output shaft for rotation relative to the housing about an axis, the motor bearings being disposed on opposite ends of the stator;
- a transmission driven by the motor, the transmission having an input pinion that is mounted to the output shaft for rotation therewith;
- an output spindle driven by the transmission for rotation about the axis;
- a front spindle bearing mounted to a front end of the output spindle radially between the housing and the output spindle; and
- a rear spindle bearing mounted to a rear end of the output spindle, wherein a portion of the rear spindle bearing engages and rotates with the output shaft.
2. The power tool of claim 1, wherein the output shaft extends through the input pinion.
3. The power tool of claim 2, wherein the rear spindle bearing is received in an aperture formed in the rear end of the output spindle.
4. The power tool of claim 1, wherein the rear spindle bearing is at least partly received in the input pinion.
5. The power tool of claim 1, wherein the rear spindle bearing is mounted on the input pinion.
6. The power tool of claim 1, wherein the front end of the output spindle has a first diameter, wherein the rear end of the output spindle has a second diameter, and wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter.
7. The power tool of claim 1, further comprising a clutch assembly that is configured to limit torque transmission through the transmission to the output spindle.
8. The power tool of claim 1, wherein the transmission is a multi-stage planetary transmission having an output stage with a planet carrier, and wherein the output spindle is coupled to the planet carrier for rotation therewith.
9. A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor received in the housing, the motor having an output shaft configured to rotate about an axis;
- a transmission driven by the motor, the transmission having an input pinion that is mounted to the output shaft for rotation therewith;
- an output spindle driven by the transmission for rotation about the axis;
- a front spindle bearing mounted to a front end of the output shaft radially between the housing and the output spindle; and
- a rear spindle bearing mounted to a rear end of the output spindle, wherein the rear spindle bearing engages and is supported by the output shaft.
10. The power tool of claim 9, wherein the rear spindle bearing is directly mounted to the rear output spindle.
11. The power tool of claim 9, wherein the output shaft extends through the input pinion.
12. The power tool of claim 9, wherein the rear spindle bearing is directly mounted to the input pinion.
13. The power tool of claim 12, wherein the rear spindle bearing is received in an aperture formed in the input pinion.
14. The power tool of claim 9, further comprising a clutch assembly that is configured to limit torque transmission through the transmission to the output spindle.
15. The power tool of claim 9, wherein the transmission is a multi-stage planetary transmission having an output stage with a planet carrier, and wherein the output spindle is coupled to the planet carrier for rotation therewith.
16. A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor received in the housing, the motor having a stator and an output shaft that extends through the stator;
- a pair of motor bearings supporting the output shaft for rotation relative to the housing about an axis, the motor bearings being disposed on opposite ends of the stator;
- a transmission driven by the motor, the transmission having an input pinion that is mounted to the output shaft for rotation therewith;
- an output spindle driven by the transmission for rotation about the axis;
- a front spindle bearing mounted to a front end of the output spindle radially between the housing and the output spindle; and
- a rear spindle bearing mounted to a rear end of the output spindle, wherein the rear spindle bearing is not directly mounted to the housing and engages the output shaft.
17. The power tool of claim 16, wherein the rear spindle bearing is mounted to an element of the transmission such that the rear spindle bearing is disposed radially between the element of the transmission and the rear end of the output spindle.
18. The power tool of claim 17, wherein the element of the transmission is the input pinion.
19. The power tool of claim 16, wherein the output shaft extends through the input pinion.
20. The power tool of claim 16, wherein the rear spindle bearing is mounted to the output shaft such that the rear spindle bearing is disposed radially between the rear end of the output spindle and the output shaft.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2013
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 2015
Patent Publication Number: 20140069675
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Qiang Zhang (Lutherville, MD), David C. Tomayko (Ellicott City, MD), Sankarshan Murthy (Mountain View, CA), James T. Rill (Hampstead, MD)
Primary Examiner: Robert Long
Application Number: 14/081,083
International Classification: B23Q 5/00 (20060101); E21B 3/00 (20060101); E21B 17/22 (20060101); E21B 19/16 (20060101); E21B 19/18 (20060101); B25F 5/00 (20060101); B23Q 5/04 (20060101);