Gear Drive Patents (Class 173/216)
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Publication number: 20080135271Abstract: A right angle driving apparatus capable of operable attachment to a powered rotational drive device such as a drill, the driving apparatus being generally comprised of a worm gear drive encased within a unique block-shaped housing. The subject driving apparatus may be employed to transmit power at high velocity ratios between a shaft that is driven by the drill to a wheel having an axis of rotation perpendicular to that of the shaft. The worm gear drive may be used as a speed increaser but is preferably used as a speed reducer in which the worm is the driver and the wheel is the driven member. The worm wheel is slidably mounted on a cylindrical hub adapted to receive in either end a variety of driving tools such as sockets and screwdriver blades used to rotate fasteners. The worm wheel is driven by a worm attached to a drive shaft the journaled end of which may be adapted to receive driving tools as well to permit direct driving of tools in addition to right angle driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventor: Robert Murphy
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Patent number: 7380613Abstract: An electric power tool is provided which prevents malfunction with excellent operability even when one operation mode among various modes is selectable. In a gear case of a housing, there are provided a clutch switching groove which engages with a connecting projection of a clutch switching lever, a slit which guides a guide body having a stepped pin which penetrates an impact switching groove to engage with an auxiliary ring, and a percussion switching groove which engages with a connecting projection of a percussion switching lever. In addition, a switching case is externally provided, so that combination of sliding positions of each switching member can be changed. As the switching case can be operated by a switching button, any of all operation modes, which are, a drill mode, an impact mode, a percussion drill mode, and a clutch mode can be selected with the switching button only.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Makita CorporationInventor: Takefumi Furuta
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Patent number: 7377331Abstract: A damping drive axle includes an output shaft divided into a first portion and a second portion, a mounting seat having a centrally defined hole, a first compartment to correspond to and receive therein the first portion of the output shaft and a second compartment to receive therein the second portion of the output shaft, a hollow cylinder with having a triangle opening to allow an extension of the second portion of the output shaft, multiple columns rotatably received in a side defining the triangle opening to selectively lock/release the second portion of the output shaft, multiple cutouts defined in a bottom face of the cylinder and multiple legs extending out from the bottom face of the cylinder, each leg being sandwiched by two adjacent cutouts and an input device to rotate the sleeve of the hollow cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Power Network Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ting-Kuang Chen
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Patent number: 7357195Abstract: A power tool including a gear unit provided with a load moderating mechanism capable of reducing noise and prolonging service life. A coupling is force fitted with a spindle at a predetermined pressure allowing the spindle and the coupling to rotate relative to each other when a load exceeding a predetermined load is applied therebetween. A gear has a surround section having a convex and surrounding the coupling. The coupling has an abutment projection abutable against the convex and a damper projection. An elastic member is interposed between the damper projection and the surround section. Rotation of the gear is transmitted to the spindle through the elastic member and the coupling.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichi Kamimura, Hiroto Inagawa, Kenichirou Yoshida, Takashi Kawamata
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Patent number: 7351012Abstract: A rotational drive apparatus for screw pilings is described. The apparatus comprises a housing having a cylindrical pipe coupling adapted to receive a shaft of a screw piling therethrough. A detachable connecting element secures the coupling to the shaft at different positions along the shaft. A rotational drive is provided within the housing for imparting rotation to the coupling. An elongated rod is secured to the housing and is held by a user person whereby to immobilize the housing wherein to permit the rotational drive to transmit a drive force to the coupling to rotate the shaft of a screw piling.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: 9031-1671 Quebec Inc.Inventor: Norbert Desmeules
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Patent number: 7334647Abstract: An overload clutch assembly for a power tool having two torque settings through which rotary drive is transmitted to a spindle. The overload clutch assembly is capable of being between switched between the two torque settings by at least one actuator. The clutch assembly comprises a carrier rotationally mounted on a output clutch spindle; a first clutch plate operational for transmitting torque below a first level; and a second clutch plate operational for transmitting torque below a second level higher than the first; and characterised in that, when the overload clutch is in the higher torque setting, the torque is transferred from the carrier to the output clutch spindle via the second clutch plate only.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: Norbert Hahn
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Patent number: 7334646Abstract: A battery-operated driver-drill (1) includes an epicycle reduction gear unit (8) which encases a switchover sleeve (26) having inner teeth (27) and outer teeth (28). The gear unit (8) is rotatably mounted on second and third internal gears (19, 20) and integrally slidably connected with a slide pate (37). By operating the slide plate (37), the switchover sleeve (26) may be slid between a first position, in which the slide plate (37) engages one of the second and third internal gears (19, 20) while engaging axial ridges (29) of a first gear case (5), and a second position, in which the slide plate (37) simultaneously engages both the second internal gear (19) and a first carrier (10) adjacent to the second internal gear (19) while disengaged from the axial ridges (2).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Akihito Hara, Hideki Abe
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Patent number: 7314097Abstract: A hammer drill/driver with a motor having an output member, a planetary transmission, a clutch assembly and a clutch bypass. The planetary transmission, which includes a ring gear, receives rotary power from the output member and produces a rotary output. The clutch assembly has a clutch profile, which is coupled to the ring gear, and a first pin assembly having a first follower, a first pin member and a first spring that biases the first follower into contact with the clutch profile. The clutch bypass has a bypass profile, which is coupled to the ring gear, and second pin assembly having a second follower, a second pin member, a second spring, which biases the second follower away from the bypass profile, and a third spring, which biases the second follower away from the second pin member. A method for operation of a hammer drill/driver is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2005Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Cheryl Jenner, Stephen A. Debelius, Craig A. Schell, Daniel Puzio, Warren A. Ceroll, Robert S. Gehret, James B. Watson, Charles E. Yocum, Christopher M. Brock, Michael D. Zalobsky
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Patent number: 7308948Abstract: An electric power tool is provided which prevents malfunction with excellent operability even when one operation mode among various modes is selectable. In a gear case of a housing, there are provided a clutch switching groove which engages with a connecting projection of a clutch switching lever, a slit which guides a guide body having a stepped pin which penetrates an impact switching groove to engage with an auxiliary ring, and a percussion switching groove which engages with a connecting projection of a percussion switching lever. In addition, a switching case is externally provided, so that combination of sliding positions of each switching member can be changed. As the switching case can be operated by a switching button, any of all operation modes, which are, a drill mode, an impact mode, a percussion drill mode, and a clutch mode can be selected with the switching button only.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2005Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Makita CorporationInventor: Takefumi Furuta
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Patent number: 7306050Abstract: A toothed ring connecting structure of a power tool, including: a main body having a first opening and a second opening; a motor accommodated in the main body and having an output shaft extending from a first end of the motor; a fixing cap having a body section, a first end of the body section being fixed with the first end of the motor, the body section being formed with a shaft hole through which the output shaft of the motor is coaxially fitted, a second end of the body section being formed with a fixing thread hole, the fixing thread hole inward axially extending from the second end of the body section to coaxially communicate with the shaft hole; a toothed ring having a first end extending into the first opening of the main body and a second end extending out from the main body, the first end being formed with a first thread for screwing into the fixing thread hole, the second end being formed with a second thread; an operating end piece having a connecting end; and an adjustment threaded bush, one end oType: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Tranmax Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hsin-Chi Chen
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Patent number: 7306052Abstract: A multi-position hook assembly includes a hook and a holding block. The hook includes a free leg and a mounting leg joined by a top span. In addition, the holding block is configured for rotatably receiving the mounting leg of the hook and for releasably locking the hook in a plurality of positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2004Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Mariam Vahabi-Nejad, Walter J. Taylor, Maureen L. Shea, Barry C. Walthall
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Patent number: 7290964Abstract: A drilling/tapping/unscrewing apparatus including a transmission shaft of a power source on which a drilling ratio gear, a tapping ratio gear and an unscrewing ratio gear are mounted for transmitting the power of the power source to a bit. The apparatus further includes an adjustment unit for controlling the switching between the drilling, tapping and unscrewing operations of the apparatus. The adjustment mechanism includes a bit shaft on which a drilling gear, a tapping gear and an unscrewing gear are fitted. The tapping gear and the unscrewing gear are respectively engaged with the tapping ratio gear and the unscrewing ratio gear. The drilling gear and the tapping gear are controlled by an adjustment button to synchronously move up and down on the bit shaft, whereby the drilling gear can be engaged with or disengaged from the drilling ratio gear.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Lee Yeong Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Pan-Chung Hsieh
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Patent number: 7287600Abstract: A hand power tool has a housing, a drive motor and a gear mechanism arranged in the housing. A tool receptacle accommodates a tool, and a gear wheel drives a rotary sleeve in rotation from the drive motor and the gear mechanism and thereby the tool receptacle. A hammering mechanism is located inside the rotary sleeve and drivable translationally via a wobble gear. The gear mechanism has a driving gear wheel meshing with a motor pinion and arranged on a shaft by which the wobble gear mechanism is drivable to revolve. The shaft is configured as a hollow shaft on which the driving gear wheel is retained nondisplaceably and in a manner fixed against rotation. The wobble gear mechanism is located adjacent to the driving gear wheel on the shaft rotatably and couplably to the hollow shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Willy Braun
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Patent number: 7284622Abstract: A tool holder for a hammer comprises a tool holder body having a forward end for non-rotatably receiving a shank of a tool. The tool holder body defines an axially extending slot. A locking body extends through the slot for releasably engaging an axially extending closed groove formed in the tool shank. A locking ring surrounds the tool holder body and in a locked positions holds the locking body in a radially inward position in which the locking body engages the groove in the tool and in a release position allows the locking body to move into a radially outward position so that a tool can be inserted into or removed from the tool holder body. The locking ring is shiftable in a direction transverse to the fore-aft axis of the tool holder body to allow the locking body to move into a radially outward position.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: Norbert Hahn
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Patent number: 7270194Abstract: A pneumatic drilling machine is provided, comprising a pneumatic motor, a circuit for connecting the motor to a source of compressed air, a tool holder spindle, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a coupling shaft which can be moved to select a first mode of driving the spindle and a second method of driving the spindle. The mechanism has a driving cycle which comprises a stationary mode at the beginning and end of the cycle, and at least one phase for driving the spindle according to the first driving method, then a phase for driving the spindle according to the second driving method, then the stopping of the supply of air to the motor. A supply valve of the circuit is controlled pneumatically by the drive mechanism to interrupt the supply of compressed air to the motor at the end of the driving cycle.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: P.V. Tools, Inc.Inventor: Richard Veres
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Patent number: 7225884Abstract: A hand power tool has a tool spindle rotatable by a drive train, a cam device located in the drive train and having two cam discs in engagement with one another for transmitting axial percussion motions to the tool spindle, an overloading coupling located in the drive train and having two coupling parts which are in engagement with one another and are overloadable counter to an axially exerted force, a blocking device which upon its activation blocks a relative rotation of the coupling parts of the overloading coupling to one another, and an operating mode setting device for setting “percussion drilling”, “drilling” and “screw driving” operating modes, and also a magnitude of an overlocking moment upon screwdriving and having one torque adjusting ring for setting the “drilling” operating mode and the “screwdriving” operating mode, with preselection of the magnitude of the overlocking moment, and another adjusting the “percussion drilling” operating mode on and off, and in “on” position overrides any operatingType: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Bruno Aeberhard
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Patent number: 7223195Abstract: A portable power tool with a housing, a motor having a motor output member, a driven member and a transmission. The transmission, which is located in the housing, is configured to receive a rotary input from the motor output member and to produce a rotary output that is transmitted to the output spindle. The transmission has a plurality of planetary transmission stages, each of which including a ring gear, a planet carrier and a plurality of planet gears that are supported by the planet carrier for meshing engagement with the ring gear. The transmission further includes at least one member that may be configured in a first condition, which renders at least one of the planetary transmission stages operable in an active mode, and a second condition, which renders at least one of the planetary transmission stages operable in an inactive mode. The transmission is operable in at least three overall speed reduction ratios.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Rodney Milbourne, Christine Potter, Todd A Hagan, Michael C Bowers
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Patent number: 7220211Abstract: A multi-speed transmission assembly for a rotary power tool. The transmission assembly includes a plurality of transmission stages, with at least two of the transmission stages employing a movable reduction element that permits the transmission stage to be operated in an active mode and an inactive mode. The movable reduction elements are coupled to a switching mechanism that switches the reduction elements in a predetermined manner to provide at least three-gear reduction or speed ratios.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Christine Potter, Rodney Milbourne, Todd A Hagan, Michael C Bowers
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Patent number: 7201235Abstract: A driver drill that can effectively prevent erroneous clutch operation in a drill mode is provided. A flat washer positioned between steel balls for locking an internal gear and a coil spring is rotatable by rotative operation of a mode-change ring. Also, protruding streaks are provided on a small-diameter unit of a second gear case around which a flat washer is externally mounted. The protruding streaks interfere with internal projections on an inner circumference of the flat washer at its predetermined rotating position to regulate a forward movement of the flat washer. When a drill mode is selected with the mode-change ring, the flat washer is locked by the protruding streaks.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Shingo Umemura, Masahiko Miura
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Patent number: 7191847Abstract: A drive for a motor-driven hand-held tool includes a motor (17) and a gear mechanism (20) for converting a rotational movement of the motor (17) into a reciprocating movement of the reciprocating drive element (30) for a working tool, with the gear mechanism (20) having a transmission element (23) axially secured on a support (21) with a support member (26) and including a mass-balance member (31), a first eccentric take-off element (24) cooperating with the reciprocating drive element (30) and a second eccentric take-off element (25) cooperating with the mass-balance member (31) for imparting reciprocating movement thereto, and with the support member (26) forming a slide support surface for the mass-balance member (31).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2004Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Guenter Haas
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Patent number: 7191677Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool such as a drill. The adjustable angle drive includes input and output shafts journalled for rotation in input and output housings. The input and output shafts are rotatably coupled through gearing and are adjustable among different angular positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Nomis LLCInventor: Patrick J. Barkdoll
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Patent number: 7185713Abstract: A novel air-driven screwdriver is integrally designed to perform three functions, hole drilling, thread tapping and bolt tightening with special characteristic in which a passive inner gear assembly is employed as a driver to replace the clutch as used by the prior art. When the torque reaches at a specified level, the cam in the inner gear assembly will jump up and down, working similarly as the clutch, coupling with the torque spring and torque adjusting mechanism to control the output of the actual torque applied. This design eliminates the attachment of the clutch, shortens the overall length of tool, reduces the total weight and becomes more practical and reliable tool machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Mi Jy-Land Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tsuh Chang Lee
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Patent number: 7168503Abstract: A power hand tool includes a housing that houses a motor, a transmission gear set, a torque control mechanism and an impact mechanism. The torque control mechanism has an adjustment device that is movable between a first position and a second position inside the housing by a rotation action to set a predetermined output torque of the power hand tool. The output torque of the power hand tool is at the minimum condition and the adjustment device stops the impact mechanism from working to prevent destruction to the torque setting of the power hand tool when the adjustment device is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Mobiletron Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Cheng-I Teng
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Patent number: 7159671Abstract: A power tool comprises a housing (10) with a cylindrical outer surface (11), a rotation motor, and a power train including a reverse gearing (14, 24) with a first planetary gearing (14) for “forward” operation and a second planetary gearing (24) for “reverse” operation, and a ring gear mechanism (19, 26, 40) for establishing a reaction torque support relative to the housing (10) by coupling either one of the first planetary gearing (14) and the second planetary gearing (24) to the housing (10) to thereby shift the power transmission from a “forward” operation mode to a “reverse” operation mode, wherein the gear ring mechanism comprises a separate rotatable ring gear (19, 26) for each planetary gearing (14, 24) and an axially displaceable coupling ring (40) for alternative engagement with the ring gears (19, 26).Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools ABInventor: Per Thomas Söderlund
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Patent number: 7156187Abstract: An electric powered handheld screwdriver having a main body and a reaching arm. The main body has a power source, a drive motor, and a drive shaft. Attached to the outer portions of the main body are a plurality of screwdriver bits. The power source is a removable rechargeable battery pack. The reaching arm is composed of two sections: a front section and a rear section. The rear section has two transversely aligned drive shafts. The first drive shaft is connected to the main drive shaft of the drive motor. The first drive shaft is then connected to a series of longitudinally aligned transmission gears which are offset from the center line of the motor main drive shaft. The gears are then connected to the second transversely aligned drive shaft and this drive shaft is connected to the spindle. The spindle is powered by the second drive shaft and has the ability to rotate about the second drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Inventor: Joel Townsan
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Patent number: 7156191Abstract: The motor and gearbox combination is for use in a portable power tool having a motor section and a gearbox section. The motor section comprises a motor housing having a first end and an open second end, a first bearing supported at the first end of the motor housing, a stator fixed to the motor housing, a cap closing the open second end of the motor housing and supporting a second bearing and a motor shaft journalled at one end in the bearing and at the other end in the bearing, and a rotor mounted on the motor shaft in confrontation with the stator. The gearbox section comprises a gearbox housing accommodating a gear train and an output shaft. The cap is connected to the gearbox housing at or adjacent to the first end of the motor housing and encloses or substantially encloses the motor housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2003Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.Inventor: Kevin King Wai Lau
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Patent number: 7143842Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a reciprocating power tool having a further improved power transmitting mechanism for converting a rotating output of a driving motor into linear motion in the axial direction of the tool bit. The representative reciprocating power tool may comprise a tool bit, a driving motor and a power transmitting mechanism that converts a rotating output of the driving motor into linear motion in the axial direction of the tool bit. The power transmitting mechanism includes an internal gear, a planerary gear, a power transmitting part, a rotation preventing mechanism and an internal gear rotation lock. Further, an internal gear rotation lock prevents the internal gear from rotating in a direction opposite to said predetermined direction. Therefore, the internal gear rotated only in one direction via the internal gear rotation lock and as a result, the internal gear can be reliably locked in a predetermined position without causing rattling.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Makita CorporationInventor: Hiroki Ikuta
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Patent number: 7140450Abstract: A percussion tool is described and which includes a housing mounting a tool bit; a reciprocally moveable hammer borne by the housing and which is operable to repeatedly strike the tool bit; and a reciprocally moveable piston enclosed within the hammer and which imparts reciprocal movement to the reciprocally moveable hammer.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCInventor: Teddy R. Reed
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Patent number: 7134509Abstract: A portable power tool is provided which includes a rotation motor (11), an output shaft (14), a gearing (13) and a drive spindle (12; 112) connecting the gearing (13) to the motor (11). A drive line arresting lock device (17; 117) is provided to facilitate loosening and/or tightening of a working implement mounting device (15), and a releasable safety clutch (23; 123) is provided between the lock device (17; 117) and the gearing (13) for protecting the gearing (13) against transmission of detrimental excessive torque magnitudes manually applied on the output shaft/mounting device (14, 15).Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools ABInventor: Erik Roland Rahm
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Patent number: 7134364Abstract: A battery-operated screwdriver (10) with a housing (12, 18) with a grip (14), in particular with a fixedly built-in battery (40), and with charging contact tongues (37) for charging the battery (40), is designed as especially compact and lightweight because instead of a boxlike, standard ON/OFF switch, counterpart contacts (34) fixed to the tool are provided, to which a contact plate (32) that is movable by means of an ON/OFF trigger (26) and in the process is coupleable to the counterpart contacts (34) and upon their release is easily releasable, is assigned.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Sven Kageler, Ginn Yuh Gan, Abdul Aziz Zulfikar
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Patent number: 7131503Abstract: An impact driver capable of boring and having an excellent usability is provided. An anvil(8) is arranged so as to slightly move in the axial direction. A first cam(29) having cam gears(30, 30 . . . ) is externally provided at the anvil so as to be integral with the anvil(8). At the rear of the first cam(29), a second cam(31) having cam gears(32, 32 . . . ) and further having cam gears(36, 36 . . . ) at its outer circumference is externally provided to the anvil(8) so as to be rotatable. At the backward position of the anvil(8), the cam gears(30, 32) contacts with each other. On the other hand, in the cylindrical portion(27) of the hammer case(5), an engaging pin(37) capable of engaging with an engaging gear(36) of the second cam(31) is provided. The engaging pin(37) can change its location by the rotative operation of a mode-change ring(40), whereby a percussion mode and a non-percussion mode is selected.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Takefumi Furuta, Hidenori Nagasaka
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Patent number: 7121359Abstract: The present invention relates to a drilling hammer comprising a hammer tube (13) that is rotationally drivable inside a housing (10), a striking tool (14) located in the hammer tube (13) and provided with a piston (15) that can driven with a reciprocating motion, and an operating mode change-over switch (35) for the “impact drilling” and “chiseling” operating modes. The hammer tube (13) is decoupled from its rotary drive when in the “impact drilling” operating mode and is secured in the housing (10) in a non-rotative manner when in the “chiseling” operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2003Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Karl Frauhammer, Gerhard Meixner, Heinz Schnerring, Willy Braun, Axel Kuhnle
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Patent number: 7121361Abstract: A battery-operated driver-drill (1) includes an epicycle reduction gear unit (8) which encases a switchover sleeve (26) having inner teeth (27) and outer teeth (28). The gear unit (8) is rotatably mounted on second and third internal gears (19, 20) and integrally slidably connected with a slide pate (37). By operating the slide plate (37), the switchover sleeve (26) may be slid between a first position, in which the slide plate (37) engages one of the second and third internal gears (19, 20) while engaging axial ridges (29) of a first gear case (5), and a second position, in which the slide plate (37) simultaneously engages both the second internal gear (19) and a first carrier (10) adjacent to the second internal gear (19) while disengaged from the axial ridges (2).Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Akihito Hara, Hideki Abe
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Patent number: 7118507Abstract: An automatic reduction-ratio changing apparatus comprises a planetary gear mechanism including a sun gear, planet gears, and an internal gear. When a load, which exceeds a predetermined torque, is applied to the internal gear, a pawl of a lock lever is engaged with a ratchet section of a housing to stop the rotation of the internal gear and lock the internal gear. When a displaceable member of an actuator is displaced from an outward route to a homeward route, the rotation of a motor is reversed, and an input shaft and a cam are rotated in a reverse direction to release from the locked state. Accordingly, the speed reduction ratio, which is transmitted from an output shaft to the actuator, is automatically switched.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Seiji Tomita, Motohiro Sotome
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Patent number: 7108079Abstract: A cover which covers outer peripheries of fastening screws are disposed on an outer periphery of a hammer case. A stopper which detachably positions and fixes the cover to the outer periphery of the hammer case is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Sakai, Satoru Matsuno, Masanori Watanabe, Chikai Yoshimizu
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Patent number: 7100705Abstract: A power tool motor pack that includes common components adapted to couple to a first component customized for a first power tool application and to couple to a second component customized for a second power tool application. When the motor pack is used in the first power tool application, the common components are coupled to the first customized component. When the motor pack is used in the second power tool application, the common components are coupled to the second customized component.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Earl M. Ortt, Michael J. Agnes, Michael Zemlok, Mark Williams
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Patent number: 7101300Abstract: A portable power tool with a housing, a motor having a motor output member, a driven member and a transmission. The transmission, which is located in the housing, is configured to receive a rotary input from the motor output member and to produce a rotary output that is transmitted to the output spindle. The transmission has a plurality of planetary transmission stages, each of which including a ring gear, a planet carrier and a plurality of planet gears that are supported by the planet carrier for meshing engagement with the ring gear. The transmission further includes at least one member that may be configured in a first condition, which renders at least one of the planetary transmission stages operable in an active mode, and a second condition, which renders at least one of the planetary transmission stages operable in an inactive mode. The transmission is operable in at least three overall speed reduction ratios.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Rodney Milbourne, Christine Potter, Todd A. Hagan, Michael C. Bowers
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Patent number: 7090032Abstract: An electric power tool includes a housing, an inner case and a hammer case. The housing receiving a motor has a pair of half portions. The inner case receives a planetary gear train. An input side of the planetary gear train is connected to a drive shaft of the motor. The housing receives the inner case. The hammer case receives a hammer unit. An input side of the hammer unit is connected to an output shaft of the planetary gear train to convert rotation of the output shaft of the planetary gear train into an intermittent striking power outputted from an output shaft of the hammer unit. The hammer case receives the inner case having recesses. The hammer case has elongated holes aligned with the recesses. Each half portion has bosses engaging with the elongated holes of the hammer case, which are aligned with the recesses of the inner case.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2005Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Ryobi Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Wada, Shinji Morimune
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Patent number: 7080696Abstract: A hand held electrical tool includes a gear casing for housing a drive mechanism, which gear casing comprises an entrance. The tool's motor includes an armature shaft having an end at which a pinion is formed for engaging the drive mechanism. A motor plate having a central opening fixes the gear casing with respect to the motor and is mounted around the armature shaft adjacent said pinion end and a shaft bearing is located between the motor plate and the pinion. The pinion and bearing are received in the entrance to the gear casing. A moulded on resilient sealing ring is located around the central opinion through the motor plate for sealing between the motor plate and the armature shaft and a moulded on resilient O-ring is located on the face of the motor plate facing the bearing for engaging the outer race of said bearing.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2004Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Martin Soika, Rainer Herting
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Patent number: 7073606Abstract: The invention is based on a power tool comprising toolholder (12, 102) driveable in at least rotary fashion via a drive motor and via a driven shaft (10, 98, 100), which comprises a workholding fixture (14) for attaching tools (16, 104) actuatable in the direction of rotation of the driven shaft (10, 98, 100), and comprising a locking device (18, 86, 90), via which the driven shaft (10, 98, 100) is coupleable in torsion-resistant fashion for locking and releasing the workholding fixture (14) to and from a housing part (20, 106), and which opens automatically when torque is transferred from the drive motor to the toolholder (12, 102), and which locks automatically when torque is transferred from the toolholder (12, 102) to the drive motor. It is proposed that the locking device (18, 86, 90) is located on the driven shaft (10, 98, 100).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Juergen Mamber, Holger Schweizer
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Patent number: 7066692Abstract: A drill comprising: a power head having a first chuck positioned on a first end and a second chuck positioned on an opposite second end of the power head; a handle attached to the power head, the handle having a trigger switch for controlling a drive motor coupled to the first and second chucks.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Inventor: Jayme K. Kuhn
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Patent number: 7063173Abstract: A system and a method are described that facilitate gear switching of a motor-driven spindle. A spindle head shaft is driven by a drive shaft via a gear mechanism in a first gear position. The drive shaft, including a rotor, can be switched from the first gear position to a second gear position where the spindle head shaft is connected by interference fit directly with the drive shaft without the interposed gear mechanism. The spindle head shaft can then be directly driven by the drive shaft in the second gear position. This eliminates the need to dismantle an anterior spindle from the drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Max Herla
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Patent number: 7063170Abstract: A power tool motor pack that includes common components adapted to couple to a first component customized for a first power tool application and to couple to a second component customized for a second power tool application. When the motor pack is used in the first power tool application, the common components are coupled to the first customized component. When the motor pack is used in the second power tool application, the common components are coupled to the second customized component.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Earl M. Ortt, Michael J. Agnes, Michael Zemlok, Mark Williams
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Patent number: 7059425Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a reciprocating power tool having a further improved power transmission mechanism for converting a rotating output of a driving motor into linear motion in the axial direction of the tool bit. According to the present invention, a representative reciprocating power tool may comprise a tool bit, a driving motor, a power transmission mechanism. The power transmission mechanism converts a rotating output of the driving motor into linear motion in the axial direction of the tool bit. The power transmission mechanism includes an internal gear, a planetary gear and a power transmission pin. The internal gear is allowed to rotate by a predetermined degree in relation to a load applied to the tool bit. As the result of rotation of the internal gear, the relative position of the power transmission pin is changed with respect to the point of engagement between the internal gear and the planetary gear.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Makita CorporationInventor: Hiroki Ikuta
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Patent number: 7055622Abstract: A power tool (2) comprising a handle (6), a tool body (4) pivotably coupled to the handle (6), a motor (16) mechanically coupled to a rotary output (20) housed in the tool body (4), a trigger switch (32) housed in the handle (6) and a locking mechanism for permitting or preventing pivotal movement of the tool body (4) relative to the handle (6), wherein the tool body (4) can pivot relative to the handle through an angle greater than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: Gareth Bone
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Patent number: 7048075Abstract: A power tool includes a powered drive source, a speed reduction mechanism portion for transmitting a rotational power of the drive source, a striking mechanism portion for converting the rotational power of the speed reduction mechanism portion into a striking force, an end tool for outputting the striking force and a rotational force through the striking mechanism portion, and an impact damping mechanism for damping the impact of the end tool in a direction of rotation of the speed reduction mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2002Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuma Saito, Shinki Ohtsu, Yasuki Ohmori, Chikai Yoshimizu, Katsuhiro Oomori, Masanori Watanabe
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Patent number: 7048077Abstract: A pneumatic drilling machine is provided, comprising a pneumatic motor, a circuit for connecting the motor to a source of compressed air, a tool holder spindle, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a coupling shaft which can be moved to select a first mode of driving the spindle and a second method of driving the spindle. The mechanism has a driving cycle which comprises a stationary mode at the beginning and end of the cycle, and at least one phase for driving the spindle according to the first driving method, then a phase for driving the spindle according to the second driving method, then the stopping of the supply of air to the motor. A supply valve of the circuit is controlled pneumatically by the drive mechanism to interrupt the supply of compressed air to the motor at the end of the driving cycle.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: P.V. Tool, Inc.Inventor: Richard Veres
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Patent number: 7048076Abstract: An electrical hand-held tool includes an electric motor (2) having a rotor shaft (3) extending transverse to the tool percussion axis (A), a rotor sheet stack (4) supported on the rotor shaft, and a pinion (5) supported on the rotor shaft, a percussion mechanism (6) including an eccentric (7), and a drive gear (8) engageable with the motor pinion (5) for driving the eccentric (7), with the rotor sheet stack (4) being arranged, with respect to the percussion axis A, completely diametrically opposite the drive gear (8).Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2003Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Holger Cecchin, Christian Daubner, Hubert Daxenberger, David Hruza, Christoph Kink, Ferdinand Kristen, Erwin Manschitz, Hans-Juergen Pfisterer, Walter Wissmach
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Patent number: 7028786Abstract: A hand power tool has a housing (10), a hammer barrel (12), a tool receptacle (14) that is separated from the hammer barrel (12) at least one locking body (16) for fixing the tool receptacle (14) in a direction of rotation (18), a transmission unit (20) arranged radially outwardly of the tool receptacle (14) for transmitting a torque from the tool receptacle (14) radially outwardly and fixing the tool receptacle (14) in the direction of rotation (18) of the tool receptacle (14) on the housing (10), one part of the transmission unit (20) being formed by an actuating sleeve (28), the transmission unit (20) having a claw ring (30) which is separate from the actuating sleeve (28) and the tool receptacle (14) being connected through the claw ring (30) with the actuating sleeve (28) in the direction of rotation (18).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2002Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Axel Kuhnle, Helmut Wanek
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Patent number: 7021400Abstract: This invention relates to a power tool 1 of the kind having a driven member 15 adapted to releasably hold at least one working element 46. The power tool 1 can operate in either a working mode in which the driven member 15 is driven to enable the working element 46 to perform work, or an adjustment mode, in which the driven member 15 is adjusted to grip or release the working element 46. The power tool 1 includes a selector 17 operable to cause the power tool 1 to operate in either the working or adjustment mode. A power drill 1 is one form of power tool to which the invention is applicable.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Bayly Design Associates Pty. Ltd.Inventor: John Ernest Oretti