Handle Type Holder Patents (Class 173/162.2)
  • Publication number: 20110036607
    Abstract: A plug arrangement in a machine tool comprises a primary plug part, which is associated with a drive motor, and a secondary plug part. According to the invention the primary and secondary plug parts are assembled to form a common plug part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Habele, Marcus Schuller
  • Patent number: 7886839
    Abstract: The hand-held power tool has a vibration-damped main handle. The hand-held power tool has a device for fastening the main handle to a main element configured so that when the main element moves out of a stationary position toward the main handle the main element swivels around at least one swivel axis so that it is guided along a trajectory that extends with a slant of at least 10° relative to a flat surface, which extends through a longitudinal tool axis and which has a surface normal oriented in a normal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal tool axis. As a result vibrations with a movement component perpendicular to the longitudinal tool axis are damped as well as vibrations that induce motion of the main element in the direction of the longitudinal tool axis toward the main handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Frauhammer, Gerhard Meixner, Heiko Roehm, Willy Braun, Axel Kuhnle, Andreas Strasser, Ralph Dammertz, Joachim Schadow, Christian Koepf, Juergen Lennartz
  • Patent number: 7886838
    Abstract: A hammer comprising: a body; a tool holder mounted on the body for holding a cutting tool; a handle, comprising a grip portion, pivotally mounted on the body about an axis of pivot; a first vibration dampener which connects between the handle and the body and which reduces the amount of angular vibrations transmitted from the body to the handle; a motor mounted within the body; a hammer mechanism mounted in the body, capable of being driven by the motor when the motor is activated, the hammer mechanism, when driven, imparting impacts onto a cutting tool when held by the tool holder; wherein at least the grip portion of the handle is also slideably mounted on the body so that the position of the grip portion can be linearly moved relative to the body; and there is further provided a second vibration dampener located between the grip portion and the body which reduces the amount of linear vibrations transmitted from the body to the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Norbert Hahn
  • Publication number: 20110024147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine tool having a two-part housing. The housing parts of the machine tool are connected by a connection device that has at least two connection projections. According to the invention, the connection projections in one housing part are arranged adjacent to each other and engage in corresponding connection recesses, in a positive fit, arranged in the other housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Justus Lamprecht
  • Publication number: 20110024149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held power tool, especially a rotary hammer and/or chisel hammer The hand-held power tool is provided with a vibration dampening unit having a first absorber mass unit with a first vibration dampening direction and at least one second absorber mass unit with a second vibration dampening direction. The hand-held power tool in particular has the first vibration dampening direction of the first absorber mass unit disposed as substantially parallel to the second vibration dampening direction of the second absorber mass unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Joachim Hecht, Gerd Schlesak, Juergen Lennartz, Stefan Holst, Klaus Kuespert
  • Publication number: 20110024148
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter part for a machine tool. According to the invention the adapter part is designed to be inserted between two housing parts and comprises an adapter connection element that corresponds to a housing connection element on a housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Justus Lamprecht, Sinisa Andrasic, Marcus Schuller
  • Patent number: 7878264
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes two vibration-damped handles (21), two handle attachment axles (31) for securing the two handles (21) on the tool outer housing (12), respectively, and extending at an angle to respective longitudinal axes (23) of respective handles (21), each handle attachment axle being surrounded, at least in some areas, by the mounting section (24) of the respective handle (21), a damping sleeve (31) formed of an elastic material and provided between the mounting section (24) of the respective handle (21) and the respective handle attachment axle (30), with the damping sleeve (31) forming a first damping element, and a damping body (36) provided on a free end (26) of each handle (21) and forming a second damping element and having an extension (D) in a radial, with respect to the handle longitudinal axis, direction that is greater than a minimal radial extension (T) of the handle (21) at its free, second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Alexander Buchenau, Vera Nuebel, Uto Plank, Stefan Hammerstingl
  • Publication number: 20110017483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held power tool for predominantly percussively driven tool attachments, in particular hammer drills and/or chisel-action hammers. The power tool includes a percussion axis and an intermediate shaft that is parallel to the percussion axis in which a first stroke generating device having a first stroke element for a percussion drive is arranged in or on the intermediate shaft and can be driven by the intermediate shaft. Additionally, at least one other second stroke generating device having at least one second stroke element is provided for driving a counter oscillator. A phase displacement that is different from zero and that is unequal to 180° takes place between a movement of the first stroke element and a movement of at least one second stroke element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Otto Baumann, Hardy Schmid, Tobias Herr
  • Publication number: 20110011608
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine tool, in particular, having the construction of a pistol, comprising a drive unit (10) and a transmission unit (11). At least the drive unit (10) is mounted on an intermediate flange and is provided with a toothed shaft (14) in order to drive a drive train. According to the invention, the intermediate flange is distributed on the drive side and the transmission side of the bearing bridge element (12, 13), which are connected together via a vibration dampening device (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Dietmar Saur
  • Publication number: 20110005790
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand grip having a grip core and a grip cover disposed on the grip core. The grip cover has at least one vibration-damping element. A fastening element is attached to the grip core. The vibration-damping means can be prestressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Mario Frank, Ulrich Mueller-Boysen, Joachim Schadow, Roswitha Eicher, Stefan Heess, Joerg Maute, Juergen Wiker, Siegfried Keusch, Florian Fsenwein, Bernhard Eicher, Marcus Schuller
  • Publication number: 20110005791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held power tool for predominantly percussively driven tool attachments, in particular hammer drills and/or a chisel-action hammers. The power tool has a percussion axis and an intermediate shaft that is parallel to the percussion axis and which has a first stroke generating device having a first stroke element for a percussion drive. Additionally, at least one additional second stroke generating device having at least one second stroke element is provided for driving a counter oscillator that is arranged on or about the intermediate shaft and can be driven by the intermediate shaft. A phase displacement that is different from zero and that is unequal to 180° takes place between a movement of the first stroke element and a movement of at least one second stroke element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Otto Baumann, Hardy Schmid, Tobias Herr
  • Patent number: 7866412
    Abstract: A vibration attenuated power drill. The drill includes a housing incorporating a motor for driving an output shaft. A drill bit is driven by the output shaft by means of cooperating ratchet plates contained in a gearbox. The motor has a stator and a rotor, and is provided with leaf springs which attenuate vibrations transmitted from the motor to the housing along the axis of rotation of the rotor relative to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Avis
  • Patent number: 7866411
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool, e.g. a high speed file or polisher has a single rotary drive shaft (8) to which there is locked a first eccentric member (1) in which a second eccentric member (2) can be rotated and locked forming a first assembly (10). The second eccentric member has an eccentrically placed crank pin in the form of a hollow needle bearing ring (2a) through which the drive shaft passes. The outer ring (7) of the needle bearing reciprocally drives a connecting rod (1.2) to a tool holder (9). The drive shaft also passes through an identical assembly (10f) of first and second eccentric members (1?, 2?) disposed upside down on the first assembly (10) and reciprocally driving, in the opposite direction and in counterphase, a counterweight, to cancel the reactive oscillating forces from the tool holder during operation, which would otherwise have to be absorbed by the hand and aim of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Dentatus AB
    Inventor: Erik Rondahl
  • Publication number: 20100307783
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool, in particular an impact driver, an impact drill, or a rotary hammer, is proposed, which has a drive unit and/or output with at least one line of action, which produces at least oscillations along the line of action. In order to reduce these oscillations, the hand-held power tool is equipped with at least one vibration absorber unit. The vibration absorber unit has at least one mobile vibration absorbing element, which has at least one degree of freedom of movement. This degree of freedom of movement encloses at least one angle not equal to zero with the line of action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Otto Baumann, Hardy Schmid
  • Patent number: 7845427
    Abstract: A hand power tool has a housing comprising at least two housing parts, and at least one sealing and/or damping element introduced into the housing by injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Mahsein Wan, Manfred Lutz, Siew Yuen Lee
  • Patent number: 7836971
    Abstract: An elastic unit includes a transatory unit including a first elastic support member, a second elastic support member and not-shown four round bar-shaped elastic bodies made of rubber. A rotation urging unit is composed of a Neidhart spring including an outer frame, a shaft, a rotary member, and four rubber rods. The rotary member is in a state where it is rotated at 10° counterclockwise from an initial state. Therefore, the rubber rod deforms upon reception of rolling friction from the outer frame and the rotary member, and the rotation urging unit gives the handle portion the urging power by which the handle portion is rotated so that one end of the handle portion is spaced away from a gear housing 31 in the direction of the handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Tsukasa Suzuura
  • Publication number: 20100282484
    Abstract: A side-handle for a hand-held power tool includes a gripping element and a fastener for fastening the side handle to the hand-held power tool. The gripping element and the fastening means can be pivoted with respect to each other around a rotational axis. This rotational axis runs perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the gripping element and runs through an end area of the gripping element facing away from the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Moessnang, Markus Hartmann, Michael Kurz
  • Patent number: 7828073
    Abstract: A rotary-percussion hand-held power tool includes a vibrating percussion mechanism (2) for applying blows along a percussion axis (A), a guiding handle (4) vibrationally decoupled from the percussion mechanism (2) and provided with a motor switch (5) displaceable in switching region (X) for blocking the motor switch (5), an operational mode selection switch (3) arranged in the percussion mechanism (2), and a switching bar (9) displaceable by the operational mode selection switch (3) and having a stop (10) that projects into the switching region (X) of the locking switch (7) in the drilling operational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Liebert, Pierre Pallmer
  • Publication number: 20100269625
    Abstract: A vibration dampening handle for a powered apparatus includes an elongate gripping member including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a longitudinal axis extending through the first end and the second end, and a wall defining an inner bore and having an inner surface. The inner bore extends along the longitudinal axis at least partially through the gripping member, and opens on at least the first end of the gripping member. A weighted mass is disposed at the second end of the gripping member. An elongate elastic beam member is one of attached to and integral with the gripping member. The beam member extends along a region of the longitudinal axis and a portion of the beam member is disposed within the inner bore and is spaced apart from the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Black and Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Qiang J. Zhang, Daniel H. Sides, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100270047
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a machine housing, a handle, and a damping device that couples the handle to the machine housing. The damping device is configured to be star-shaped with three elastic struts, whereby a first strut and a second strut are joined to the machine housing, while a third strut is joined to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Appel, Jens Imaschewski
  • Patent number: 7819203
    Abstract: An impact force is transmitted to a tip end tool due to the changes of the air pressure within an air chamber generated by the reciprocal operation of the piston within a striker. The attachment portion of a tip end tool holding member for holding the tip end tool to a cylinder casing is sandwiched between buffers disposed in the two directions of the axial direction of the tool thereby to elastically support the tip end tool holding member to be movable in the two directions of the axial direction of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Sato, Tsukasa Suzuura, Takahiro Hirai
  • Publication number: 20100263893
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a main handle, a percussion mechanism striking along a percussion axis, a counter mass displaceable along an oscillation axis which is inclined to the percussion axis and biasing means for preloading the counter mass to a rest position on the oscillation axis. The counter mass is arranged such that the rest position is closer to the main handle than the center of gravity is to the main handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Axel Fischer, Michael Weber
  • Publication number: 20100252291
    Abstract: A power tool capable of performing vibration damping action in working operation, without an increase in size. The working tool includes a motor, a housing in which an internal mechanism driven by the motor is stored, a tool bit disposed on one end of the housing, a hand grip continuously connected to the other end of the housing, and a dynamic damper. The dynamic damper is disposed by utilizing a space between the housing and the internal mechanism so that the damping direction of the dynamic damper faces the longitudinal direction of the tool bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 7806201
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique that contributes to improvement of the vibration reducing performance of a dynamic vibration reducer in a power tool while realizing reduction in size of the dynamic vibration reducer. A representative power tool which linearly drives a tool bit to perform a predetermined operation on a workpiece includes a tool body and a dynamic vibration reducer. The dynamic vibration reducer has a weight and an elastic element. The weight has an internal space that extends in the axial direction of the tool bit from at least one end of the weight in said axial direction. One end of the elastic element is inserted and received in the internal space, while the other end of the elastic element is placed on the tool body directly or via the body side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20100236804
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held tool, in particular a rotary hammer, a percussion hammer, or a sabre saw. The hand-held tool is equipped with a drive unit and a stroke-generating element; the drive unit is embodied to move the stroke-generating element in a reciprocating fashion along a translation axis. The hand-held tool has at least one counterweight; the counterweight is operatively connected to the drive unit in such a way that it is possible to at least partially compensate for forces at least indirectly caused by the reciprocating motion. According to the invention, the counterweight in the hand-held tool is supported so that it is able to move, in particular to reciprocate, coaxial or parallel to the translation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Joerg KRIEDEL, Richaer Engel, Otto Baumann, Hardy Schmid, Holger Ruebsaamen, Mario Patzig
  • Publication number: 20100236800
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to easily determine a currently-selected operation mode in a power tool which offers several operation modes. A representative electric hammer drill 101 embodying a power tool according to the invention has a controller 171 for at least controlling a driving motor 111. The controller 171 includes a switch detecting circuit 173 that detects the on or off state of each of first and second switches 141, 146 when power is on, a computing/driving section 174 that determines a current operation mode based on results of detection of the switch detecting circuit 173, and a motor control section 176 and a drive circuit 177 that output a drive control signal to the driving motor 111 when the switch in the off state is turned on after the computing/driving section 174 determines the operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Masanori FURUSAWA, Yoshihiro KASUYA
  • Publication number: 20100236801
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique that contributes to realizing both the switch selecting function and the handle vibration-proofing function, in an impact tool which can switch an operation mode of a tool bit. An impact tool includes a motor 111, a tool body 103, a handle 109, a vibration-proofing cushioning material 161 which connects the tool body 103 and the handle 109 such that the tool body and the handle can move with respect to each other. The impact tool further includes a motor-driving manual operating member 143 disposed on the handle 109, an operation mode switching member 151 disposed on the tool body 101, and a movable member 153. When the operation mode switching member 151 is switched to first operation mode in which the tool bit 119 is continuously driven, the movable member 153 moves the manual operating member 143 from an off position to an on position and locks it in the on position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori FURUSAWA, Yoshihiro KASUYA, Hajime TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 7794308
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand machine tool comprising a first housing shell (12, 150, 162), a second housing shell (16, 156, 168) different from the first housing shell (12, 150, 162) and being connected to the first housing shell (12, 150, 162) via a damping element (58, 60, 122, 132, 158, 170, 172), and a handle section (14, 152, 164) arranged on one of the housing shells (12, 150, 162). The invention is characterized in that the first housing shell (12, 150, 15 162) at least partially encloses the second housing shell (16, 156, 168).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Wuensch, Alfred Frech, Wolfgang Hirschburger, Steffen Tiede
  • Patent number: 7789168
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a handle assembly for a power tool that includes attachment means for attaching the assembly to a housing of a power tool. The handle means is adapted to be held by a user of the power tool and the handle means is mounted to the attachment means and is capable of limited movement relative to the housing of the power tool. The vibration damping means acts between said housing and said handle means. The vibration damping means can also comprise elastomeric material. The attachment means can be mounted in use to the housing via a bolt on one of the attachment means and the housing passing through a respective aperture in the other of said attachment means and the housing. At least some of the elastomeric material is arranged in use between at least one said bolt and a corresponding said aperture. The handle means can be pivotable and/or slidable relative to said attachment means. The vibration damping means can comprise at least one spring (e.g., compression/spring or torsion spring).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Balck & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Reimund Becht, Norbert Hahn, Michael Stirm, Ralf Seebauer
  • Publication number: 20100206594
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool is proposed, having a drive device for driving a tool, which is arranged in a housing of the power tool. A handle of the power tool, which is movably connected to the housing of the power tool, is vibration-damped by a movable compensating element. For this purpose, the movable compensating element is operatively connected to the handle and/or the housing of the power tool by a deflecting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Gerhard Meixner
  • Publication number: 20100206596
    Abstract: Improving vibration reduction of a handle in a hand-held power tool by performing a predetermined operation on a workpiece by linear movement of a tool bit in an axial direction. The power tool includes a power tool body, a handle and a vibration-proofing part. The vibration-proofing part includes an elastic element that is disposed between the power tool body and the handle and reduces transmission of vibration from the power tool body to the handle, and also includes a body-side receiving part and a handle-side receiving part which are opposed to each other so as to hold the elastic element. The vibration-proofing part is designed such that deformation of the elastic element is shearing deformation in each of the direction of a z-axis defined along the axial direction of the tool bit and the directions of a y-axis and an x-axis which intersect with the z-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hikaru Kamegai, Takuo Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20100206595
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to improve vibration reduction of an auxiliary handle for a hand-held power tool. According to the invention, a representative elongate auxiliary handle 121 to be mounted to a tool body 103 of a power tool 101 includes a handle body 123 that is fixedly mounted to the tool body 103 and an elongate grip 125. The grip 125 has a grip region on its outer surface to be held by a user, and the grip 125 is mounted to the handle body 123 via elastic elements 133 in between a middle region of the grip region in its longitudinal direction and an end of the grip which is remote from the tool body 103.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Hikaru KAMEGAI
  • Publication number: 20100193209
    Abstract: A handheld power tool has a housing having two separate housing parts, between which a primary damping element is disposed, wherein a secondary damping element is disposed acting parallel to said primary damping element. During regular function of the primary damping element, the secondary damping element is at least approximately force-free. In the event of a changed relative position between the two housing parts, the damping occurs via the secondary damping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute
  • Patent number: 7766097
    Abstract: A portable electric power tool powered by a battery pack, which includes: a motor that operates the tool; the housing that houses the motor; at least one elastic member that is supported by the housing; and a battery pack holder supported by the elastic member. The battery pack holder is provided with an engaging portion that is detachably engaged with the case of the battery pack and connecting terminals that are electrically connected to the output terminals of the battery pack installed by the engaging portion. Thus, vibration of the battery pack is prevented even when the electric power tool vibrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Kondo
  • Patent number: 7766096
    Abstract: An electrical power tool (1) includes a housing (10,20,30), an electrical motor (21), a motion conversion mechanism (36), a counterweight holding member (73), a counterweight (74), and support members (71,72). The electrical motor (21) is accommodated in the housing (10,20,30). The motion conversion mechanism (36) is configured to convert a rotary motion of the electrical motor (21) into a reciprocation motion. The counterweight holding member (73) extends in a direction perpendicular to directions of the reciprocation motion and is capable of being elastically deformed in the directions of the reciprocation motion. The counterweight (74) is supported by the counterweight holding member (73) and is capable of reciprocating in the directions of reciprocation motion together with the counterweight holding member (73). The support members (71,72) are positioned away from the counterweight (74) by a predetermined distance for supporting the counterweight holding member (73) to the housing (10,20,30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichirou Satou, Tsukasa Suzuura, Shinki Ohtsu
  • Publication number: 20100186979
    Abstract: The invention relates particularly to a hand-held power tool housing unit which surrounds at least one component of the hand-hand power tool, having a first housing part, a second housing part, and a damping device disposed between the two housing parts. It is proposed that the damping device forms an additional housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Jochen Krauter, Bernhard Hegemann, Thomas Bernhardt, Andreas Schlegel
  • Patent number: 7762348
    Abstract: A power tool has a handle capable of limited movement mounted to its housing. An axle is rotatably connected to the housing and is movable between a first and second positions and is spring biased towards the first position. Arms are connected to and rotate with the axle. Connectors are slidably mounted within guides and are connected at one end to the arms and at the other end to the handle. Vibrations in the body of the power tool cause movement of one end of the handle, which causes movement of a connector and in turn movement of an arm. Movement of the arm causes rotation of the axle which therefore causes movement of the other arm. This in turn causes the related connector to slide within its guide and move the other end of handle. Thus, movement of one end of the handle is coupled to the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stirm, Reimund Becht, Norbert Hahn
  • Publication number: 20100181085
    Abstract: Gel-like material or viscoelastic polymer is placed in a portion having a three-dimensional shape. A power tool driving force transmission mechanism transmits a rotary driving force from a rotary drive source to operate the power tool; and a housing provides an outer shell for the power tool. A tail cover is provided at least a region of the housing, held by an operator; and gel-like material, enclosed by a resin film into a gel pack, is placed between the tale cover and the housing. The tail cover is composed of an elastomer member and a resin member, which is integrally formed with the elastomer member and has a higher hardness than the elastomer member. A portion receiving the gel pack is composed of the elastomer member, and a portion connected to the housing is composed of the resin member. The gel pack may be substituted with viscoelastic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: RYOBI LTD.
    Inventors: Kenjirou Imada, Yuji Imai
  • Publication number: 20100181087
    Abstract: A power tool having a housing divided into two parts which are interconnected by a thread joint. Internal threads are provided on the housing parts. A tubular connection element has two external axially spaced thread sections which are provided for engagement with the internal threads on the housing parts. The tubular connection element has a thin walled waist section located between the external thread sections to provide a certain elastic deformation as a tightening torque is applied on the thread joint to thereby increase the clamping length of the thread joint. A resilient ring is carried on the waist section and is arranged to be elastically deformed by squeezing between the housing parts and the connection element at tightening of the thread joint, thereby providing a rotation locking friction force on the thread joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: Knut Christian Schoeps
  • Publication number: 20100175903
    Abstract: An electric hammer comprising a hammer bit performing hammering work on a work, a drive motor, a hammering piece driven by the drive motor to apply a hammering force to the hammer bit, and a mechanism for damping vibration generated during hammering. The damping performance of the electric hammer is enhanced by causing the driving amount applied to the damping mechanism to vary between a first mode where the damping mechanism generates vibration of the hammer bit subjected to an external force from the work during the load driving time and thereby optimizes the damping and a second mode where the damping mechanism generates vibration corresponding to the vibration of the hammer bit not subjected to an external force from the work during the no-land driving time and optimizes damping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Yonosuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20100163262
    Abstract: An electrical power tool (1) includes a motor (21), a casing (2), a piston (54), an intermediate shaft (41), a motion conversion mechanism (51A, 52, 52B; 51B, 53, 53B), and a plurality of types of anti-vibration mechanism (31,32,33; 55,40b). The motor (21) has a drive shaft (22). The casing (2) accommodates at least the motor (21). The piston (54) is driven by a rotary motion of the drive shaft (22). The intermediate shaft (41) extends parallel to the drive shaft (22) and is driven to rotate by the rotary motion of the drive shaft (22), the intermediate shaft (41) defining an axial direction. The motion conversion mechanism (51A, 52, 52B; 51B, 53, 53B) is disposed on the intermediate shaft (41) and is capable of moving in association with the intermediate shaft (41) for converting the rotary motion of the drive shaft (22) to a reciprocating motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Takahiro Ookubo, Tsukasa Suzuura
  • Publication number: 20100163260
    Abstract: A drilling and/or percussive hammer comprises a handle (10) and a hammer housing (1), which can move relative to the handle (10) and inside of which, among other things, a pneumatic spring percussive mechanism (4) is housed. The pneumatic spring of the pneumatic spring percussive mechanism (4) can be ventilated via a no-load operation duct (13, 15, 17, 26, 27) that is opened and closed by a valve (16, 17, 25). The valve (16, 17, 25) can be opened and closed according to a pressing force acting upon the handle (10). A delay device (18, 20, 21, 29, 30) controls the valve (16, 17, 25) during closing so that the valve reaches the position corresponding to the detected pressing force only with a time delay. This causes a smooth transition from the no-load operation to the percussive operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: WACKER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AG
    Inventors: Rudolf Berger, Wolfgang Schmid
  • Publication number: 20100154227
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer having a drive motor, a gear mechanism, and a blade arrangement with at least one cutter bar, which is driven in a reciprocating manner by the drive motor via the gear mechanism in a longitudinal direction. The blade arrangement includes a guide mechanism that extends over at least a part of the length of the blade arrangement. The guide mechanism is embodied as a molded part that includes a generally flat fastening portion and a profiled guide portion. The cutter bar is longitudinally movably held on the guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20100154226
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer having a rear handle, a tubular handle and a blade arrangement with at least one cutter bar disposed in a cutter bar plane. An internal combustion engine drives the cutter bars in a reciprocating manner, and has a combustion chamber and a crankshaft mounted in a crankcase so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The combustion chamber faces the rear handle, and the crankcase faces the blade arrangement. The blade arrangement has a longitudinal central axis, and the hedge trimmer has a longitudinal plane that is disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of the crankshaft and transverse to the cutter bar plane. The longitudinal central axis of the blade arrangement lies in the longitudinal plane of the hedge trimmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Markus Hittmann, Antonio Fattorusso, Marcus Stein
  • Patent number: 7740087
    Abstract: A hand power tool has a housing; at least one handle having at least one gripping part; at least one elastic, vibration-damping element; a mounting part mounted on the elastic element; the gripping part being mounted on the housing through the elastic element and through the mounting element; and at least one movable safety element through which the gripping part is connected with the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Mario Frank
  • Publication number: 20100139940
    Abstract: A power-driven hammer including a body including a tubular housing and a barrel assembly received in the housing. The barrel assembly has an at-rest position relative to the housing. The barrel assembly includes a barrel having a forward end adapted to hold a tool, an opening, and a rearward end. The barrel assembly includes a mass received in the opening of the barrel. The mass moves in the barrel opening when the hammer is operating through a power stroke and a return stroke. The barrel assembly moves forward and rearward from its at-rest position relative to the housing when the hammer is operating. The hammer includes a vibration reducing mechanism connecting the barrel assembly to the body reducing shock transmitted to the housing as the mass moves forward and rearward in the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: SP AIR KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigeki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20100132969
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to reduce size of a dynamic vibration reducer in a power tool. A power tool according to the invention includes a dynamic vibration reducer 151 having a body 153, a weight 155 and elastic elements 157, 159. The body 153 is formed by a plurality of cylindrical members 161, 163 which are coaxially disposed to face each other. The elastic elements 157, 159 exert biasing forces on the cylindrical members 161, 163 such that the cylindrical members 161, 163 are held apart from each other. The cylindrical members 161, 163 are fixed to the tool body 103 side under the biasing forces of the elastic elements 157, 159. Venting members 167, 169 for forced vibration are provided on the cylindrical members 161, 163 and protrude radially outward from the cylindrical members 161, 163, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Bito, Takuro Konishi
  • Patent number: 7721818
    Abstract: A power tool includes: a power tool main body; a handle holder protruding from the power tool main body; a handle extending in a protruding direction of the handle holder and having an arm portion engaging the handle holder; and an elastic body carried between the power tool main body and the handle. The handle holder has a spherical convex outer circumferential face. The arm portion surrounds the handle holder and has a spherical concave inner circumferential face. The convex outer circumferential face of the handle holder is inserted and fitted into the concave inner circumferential face. The elastic body is carried between the power tool main body and the handle around the outer circumference of the handle holder in a radial direction vertical to a protruding-direction central axis of the handle holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroto Inagawa, Shinki Ohtsu, Kenji Kobori, Tetsuo Ebata
  • Patent number: 7721390
    Abstract: A handle (2; 4) for a hand-held power tool (6) includes a support member (20; 36) for securing the handle grip element (28; 48) to the hand-held power tool (6), and a decoupling device (24; 34) for at least partially vibration-decoupling of the grip element (28; 48) from the support member (20, 36) and including at least three, spaced from each other and extending parallel to each other pin-shaped decoupling elements (30; 44) for connecting the grip element (28; 48) with the support member (20; 36) and for guiding the grip element (28; 48) relative the support member (20; 36), without a position stability of the grip element being affected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Pfeiffer, Georg Holzmeier
  • Patent number: 7712547
    Abstract: An electric hammer comprising a hammer bit (313) performing hammering work on a work, a drive motor, a hammering piece (334) driven by the drive motor to apply a hammering force to the hammer bit, and a mechanism (371) for damping vibration generated during hammering. The damping performance of the electric hammer is enhanced by causing the driving amount applied to the damping mechanism (371) to vary between a first mode where the damping mechanism (371) generates vibration of the hammer bit (313) subjected to an external force from the work during the load driving time and thereby optimizes the damping and a second mode where the damping mechanism (371) generates vibration corresponding to the vibration of the hammer bit (313) not subjected to an external force from the work during the no-land driving time and optimizes damping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Yonosuke Aoki