With Anvil Arranged To Transmit Torsional Impact To Tool Patents (Class 173/93)
  • Patent number: 8297373
    Abstract: An impact device includes a housing, a motor supported by the housing, a stationary shaft, and a rotating transmission member supported on the stationary shaft for rotation. The rotating transmission member includes a hub having a first cam surface. The impact device also includes a rotating impact member carried by the transmission member and rotatable relative to the transmission member. The rotating impact member includes a lug protruding from an outer periphery of the rotating impact member and a second cam surface. The impact device further includes a spherical element engaged with the first and second cam surfaces on the hub of the rotating transmission member and the rotating impact member, respectively, an energy-absorbing member exerting a biasing force against the rotating impact member, and a reciprocating impact member oriented substantially normal to the stationary shaft and impacted by the lug of the rotating impact member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Elger, Jeremy R. Ebner
  • Patent number: 8261849
    Abstract: A power driven tool for rotating a mechanical element. The tool includes a housing and motor. The motor has an output shaft. The shaft rotates relative to the housing. The tool also includes an impact drive axially fixed within the housing. The impact drive includes a base and an anvil shaft having an anvil. The impact drive includes an annular hammer having opposite impact lands pivotally mounted on the base for movement between three positions, including a forward position in which the hammer is positioned so one impact land engages the anvil, a reverse position in which the hammer is positioned so another of the impact lands engages the anvil, and a disengaged position in which neither of the impact lands engages the anvil. Further, the tool includes a ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism includes an output drive mounted for rotation relative to the housing for rotating a mechanical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: SP Air Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8215415
    Abstract: A tool bit for a chisel or a hammer drill, in particular, a insertable chisel or insertable drill for power-driven drill and chisel hammers, has an insertion end, with a chisel shank or drill shank, and a chisel head or drill shank located opposite the insertion end. The diameter of the shank increases in the direction of the chisel head at least once from a first, small diameter to a second, large diameter and decreases again from this to a small diameter or forms at least one bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Hawera Probst GmbH, Aresi S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Lang, Franc Koljaka, Friedmar Dresig, Thomas Bernhardt
  • Patent number: 8191649
    Abstract: The present invention provides both an impact switching function and a shaft locking function for use in an impact screwdriver. The impact screwdriver includes a housing, a motor located in the housing, a motor drive shaft driven by the motor, a hammer which can move axially and rotate around the motor drive shaft, a hammer anvil, an impact switching device and a shaft locking apparatus. The shaft locking apparatus has a mating member coupled with the hammer anvil, an engagement ring fixed to the housing and a middle member located between the mating member and the engagement ring. The shaft locking apparatus has a locked position, where the mating member is secured to the hammer anvil and also secured to the engagement ring and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Chervon Limited
    Inventor: Yongbing Zhu
  • Patent number: 8141654
    Abstract: A quick assembly pneumatic tool may be connected to a tool bit and has a housing, an anvil casing, a rear cover, an air inlet assembly, a rotor assembly and an impact assembly. The housing has a handle and a rotor casing. The rotor casing is formed on the handle and has a front chamber and a rear chamber. The anvil casing and rear cover respectively cover the front and rear chambers. The rotor assembly is mounted in the rear chamber and is selectively driven by the air inlet assembly. The impact assembly is mounted in the front chamber and the anvil casing and is selectively rotated by the rotor assembly. The separate rotor and anvil casings allow the rotor and impact assemblies to be inserted respectively in the front and rear chambers so that assembling the pneumatic is easy and quick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Ningbo Best Power Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Yang Lin
  • Patent number: 8122971
    Abstract: An impact rotary tool is provided that is switchable between an impact mode where the tool delivers an impacting torque on an output tool and a drill mode where the driver delivers a smooth output on an output tool. The impact rotary tool includes an impact mechanism and a hammer block that in the impact mode is movable parallel to the axis of the driver shaft and delivers reciprocating blows to rotate an anvil and in the drill mode substantially constantly engages the anvil. The impact mechanism includes a stopper that does not contact the hammer block in the impact mode and engages the hammer block in the drill mode to maintain the substantially constant contact between the hammer block and the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Jason P. Whitmire, Weldon H. Clark, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8074732
    Abstract: A discontinuous drive power tool assembly for generating rotational torque. The tool assembly includes a spindle having a first end portion configured to receive a socket. The first end portion has a primary engaging surface and a tapered surface spaced from a distal end of the first end portion. The primary engaging surface and the tapered surface are configured to engage corresponding surfaces on the socket. The tool assembly also includes a pulse hammer engagable with a second end portion of the spindle that is opposite the first end portion, and a motor including a motor shaft engagable with the pulse hammer, the motor being configured to rotate the pulse hammer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Lehnert, Paul Podsobinski, Lawrence J. Lehnert
  • Patent number: 8069929
    Abstract: An impact tool includes: a spindle disposed in a housing; an anvil disposed in front of the spindle and rotatably supported by the housing through a metal bearing, a rear surface of the anvil having a bearing hole in which a front end of the spindle is received; an impact mechanism configured to transmit a rotation of the spindle to the anvil; an outer groove formed on an outer periphery of the anvil and opposed to the metal bearing; and a connecting opening radially extending in the anvil and connecting the bearing hole and the outer groove to provide a communication therebetween. The outer groove is formed to have a depth in the range of 3-10% of an outer diameter of the anvil, and the connecting opening opens at a rear end of the outer groove in an axial direction of the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Sugimoto, Hidenori Nagasaka, Hiroshi Otsuka
  • Patent number: 8042621
    Abstract: An impact mechanism (12) for an impact wrench comprises an anvil (8) with a middle portion (13), at least one abutment surface (14) radially protruding therefrom, which forms at least one abutment surface (15), a hammer (4) with an impact surface (16) suitable to give rotational pulses to the anvil (8) by the impact surface (16) hitting the abutment surface (15). The anvil (8) comprises a first connection area (17) connecting the abutment portion (14) to the middle portion (13) within the axial extension of the abutment surface (15) and the middle portion (13) and a reinforcement rib (18) axially arranged out of the abutment surfaces (15) that connects the abutment portion (14) to the middle portion (13) of the anvil (8), thereby forming a second connecting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Cembre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gualtiero Barezzani, Gianpaolo Luciani, Gianfranco Musoni
  • Patent number: 8020630
    Abstract: A swinging weight assembly for an impact tool includes an anvil having an impact jaw that is reinforced with a circumferential flange. A hammer includes a hammer lug and a cam lug for pivoting the hammer between an engaged position in which the hammer lug strikes the impact jaw and a disengaged position in which the hammer moves past the impact jaw. The cam lug is separated from the cam lug to define a space in which the reinforcing flange is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ingersoll Rand Company
    Inventors: Ryan S. Amend, Kyle D. Grim, Patrick Livingston, Richard J. Bookhout
  • Patent number: 7980321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anvil, an anvil and socket combination and an anvil attached to a power tool. The anvil structure includes a drive head with an end and a body portion having a channel spaced there between. A friction ring is retained in the channel. Flats are provided on the end and on the sides of the end and the square portion in a coordinating alignment such that the flats generally lie in the same plane. The ring retained in the channel between the end and the portion at least partially extends relative to the flap. A transition cone is provided on the anvil for distributing impact load. Additional, relief grooves are provided on corners of the polygon portion to help further relieve stress in the anvil structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Happ
  • Publication number: 20110139474
    Abstract: A pneumatic impact tool includes a handle, a work attachment coupled to the handle, an inlet and an outlet permitting air flow through the tool to drive the tool. A motor assembly is functionally positioned between the inlet and the outlet, the motor assembly having a rotor driven by the air flow, and the motor assembly defining a longitudinal motor axis about which the rotor rotates. An output drive is connected to the motor assembly to selectively rotate the output drive in response to rotation of the rotor. The output drive defines a longitudinal output axis about which the output drive rotates, such that the longitudinal output axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal motor axis. An impact mechanism is functionally positioned between the motor assembly and the output drive, such that the impact mechanism drives the output drive with impact forces in response to rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Warren Andrew Seith, Lucas James Taylor, Randi Jane Young, Nathanael S. Murphy
  • Patent number: 7938195
    Abstract: An impact wrench includes a housing, a rotation motor, an output shaft, and an impact mechanism including an inertia drive member with an impact chamber, a drive socket coupling the drive member to the motor, and anvil formed integral with an output shaft and extending into the impact chamber, and a coupling member arranged to transfer kinetic energy from the drive member to the anvil, a lubricant provided in the impact chamber, and barrier forming cover element mounted on the drive member to seal off the impact chamber and prevent lubricant from being expelled from the impact chamber at rotation of the drive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Knut Christian Schoeps
  • Patent number: 7918286
    Abstract: In an impact tool including a spindle, an anvil, and an impact mechanism having a hammer and a coil spring, a restricting portion is provided at a front surface of a large-diameter portion of the spindle so as to receive a rear end of the coil spring and to restrict an inner diameter of the rear end of the coil spring. A ring-shaped groove is formed at a rear surface of the hammer to receive a front end of the coil spring, in a manner which provides an inner cylindrical portion at a rear side of the hammer. A run-off portion is formed in the restricting portion so as to allow the inner cylindrical portion of the hammer to move thereinto, so that the hammer can move backward for a distance corresponding to a depth of the run-off portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenori Nagasaka, Tomonobu Nashimoto
  • Patent number: 7857074
    Abstract: The invention is based on a power hand tool, in particular a hammer drill and/or hammer chisel, with a percussion unit (10), which comprises a tumble bearing unit (12) with a tumble body (14) and also a piston (16). It is proposed that the power hand tool comprises at least two bearing locations (18, 20; 22, 24) arranged in parallel in the force of flux, by means of which the tumble body (14) is coupled to the piston (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Meixner
  • Publication number: 20100300716
    Abstract: A swinging weight assembly for an impact tool includes an anvil having an impact jaw that is reinforced with a circumferential flange. A hammer includes a hammer lug and a cam lug for pivoting the hammer between an engaged position in which the hammer lug strikes the impact jaw and a disengaged position in which the hammer moves past the impact jaw. The cam lug is separated from the cam lug to define a space in which the reinforcing flange is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan S. Amend, Kyle D. Grim, Patrick Livingston, Richard J. Bookhout
  • Patent number: 7789282
    Abstract: A nailer device has a housing containing a motor and a striking device arranged in a compact manner. A transmission mechanism is mounted in the housing for translating the rotating motions of the motor into the periodic impact motions upon the striking device. The transmission mechanism includes an impact assembly which imparts the periodic impact motions upon the striking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Chervon Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Fukinuki, Gan Wei, Zhiguo Chen, Guillaume Keller
  • Patent number: 7748472
    Abstract: A hammer drill has an elastic member without using a coil spring or the like on an intermediate spindle to compact a housing and decrease cost. The elastic member that elastically engages a clutch with a second gear and/or a boss sleeve includes first to third guide spindles, first and second interlock plates, and a coil spring. The guide spindles are provided in parallel with an intermediate spindle. The first and second interlock plates are provided at the first to third guide spindles and slidable integrally with the clutch by engaging with the clutch. The coil spring energizes the first and second interlock plates along the first to third guide spindles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyonobu Yoshikane
  • Patent number: 7703546
    Abstract: A pulse tool, in particular a pulse nutsetter, has a drive unit and a pulse unit driven by it. The pulse unit has at least one rotor with at least two vanes, a hydraulic cylinder surrounding it and a drive spindle protruding at one end out of the hydraulic cylinder through a front plate. The front plate is arranged between the rotor and a front cover, the cover being formed with a hydraulic fluid filling device. In order to improve a pulse tool of this nature, in that deviations from the desired pulse frequencies can be compensated in a simple manner and in particular already during the assembly of the pulse tool, the front plate has at least one bypass opening connecting the high-pressure and low-pressure chambers which are separated by the vanes. The pulse tool may also include an appropriate front plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Power Tools GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Konrad Karl Kettner
  • Patent number: 7677143
    Abstract: An impact tool will fit around a fastener such as a nut or bolt head. The tool has an annular section with an outside and an inside surface encircling the central axis of the fastener. The outside surface has at least one recess with a striking surface and guide surface. The striking surface lies in a plane intersecting the central axis. With the annular section placed around the fastener, the striking surface intersects a predetermined radial projection from the central axis. The striking surface is struck at a right angle to the predetermined radial projection to turn the nut or bolt head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Inventor: Louis Piserchio
  • Patent number: 7673702
    Abstract: An impact mechanism includes a shaft, a hammer and an anvil coupled to the hammer. The shaft has a first helical groove and the hammer has a second helical groove. A ball is received in the first and second helical grooves to rotationally couple the hammer to the shaft and permit axial travel of the hammer relative to the shaft. An axial stop inhibits axial travel of the hammer along a first travel path and permits axial travel of the hammer along a second travel path. The axial stop includes first and second stop members, the first and second stop members having a first relative position to inhibit axial travel of the hammer and a second relative position to permit axial travel of the hammer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Joshua Odell Johnson, Ryan Scott Amend, Warren Andrew Seith
  • Patent number: 7647986
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool (1), in particular an impact wrench, with a pulse unit (6) having a hydraulic impact mechanism (7) and a drive unit (24). The working volume (5) can be connected within the hydraulic impact mechanism (7) to an additional volume (4) formed outside of the mechanism. The tool according to the invention is characterised in that at least the compensating volume (4) can be varied independently of the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Power Tools GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Konrad Karl Kettner
  • Publication number: 20100000750
    Abstract: The invention relates to an impact wrench having a drive motor for driving a drive shaft (30) and an output shaft (10) that can be coupled to a tool holder, and having an impact mechanism, the impact mechanism comprising an anvil (14) coupled to the output shaft (10), and having a hammer (20), which is guided on the drive shaft (30) and rotates with the latter in the case of non-impact and, in the case of impact, executes a rotational movement relative to the drive shaft (30), an actuating means (23) being provided for switching the impact mechanism between an operating mode with the impact mechanism switched on and an operating mode with the impact mechanism switched off, the actuating means (23), in a first position, the impact mechanism having been switched on, being in rotationally fixed engagement with the drive shaft (30) or the hammer (20), or being without engagement with the hammer (20) or the drive shaft (30), and, in a second position, the impact mechanism having been switched off, being in rotatio
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: METABOWERKE GMBH
    Inventor: Benjamin Andel
  • Patent number: 7628220
    Abstract: An impact motorized wrench includes a tool-holder shaft arranged on a front side of the wrench and pivoting around a rotation axis, a rotary motion producing motor unit arranged on a rear side of the wrench opposite the front side and an operating member to operate the motor unit, a drive unit with a percussion mechanism being arranged between the motor unit and the tool-holder shaft. The motor unit, the drive unit and the percussion mechanism together form a base body of the wrench and the wrench includes two gripping handles attached to the base body, both being of elongated shape and transversally spaced apart relative to their longitudinal extensions. The handles define a common gripping plane tangential to both handles, which plane extends transversally to the rotation axis. The operating member is associated to one of the two handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Cembre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gualtiero Barezzani, Gianpaolo Luciani, Gianfranco Musoni
  • Patent number: 7607492
    Abstract: An electric impact tool in which a rotating mass rotates in a forward direction to impact upon and transfer torque to an anvil, and rotates in a reverse direction opposite the forward direction in response to such impact. A direction sensor monitors the direction of rotation of the rotating mass, and a controller turns an electric motor on and off during respective forward and reverse rotation of the rotating mass. An energy storing mechanism may be used to absorb energy from reverse rotation of the rotating mass and release the absorbed energy to rotate the rotating mass in the forward direction. A controller may be used to store the angular position of the rotating mass upon each impact and turn off the motor prior to the following impact to avoid energizing the motor during stall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Ingersoll Rand Company
    Inventors: Warren Andrew Seith, Mark Templeton McClung, William M. Ball, Jr., Daniel J. Becker
  • Patent number: 7604640
    Abstract: A device and system for applying rotational impact to screws implanted in bony tissues. Specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide medical professionals the ability to apply impact forces and torques to a threaded member in a rotational plane such that the surrounding tissues are not damaged from an axial impact or excessive rotational forces. The rotary impact driver may be used with thin and flexible shafts for percutaneous procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine Austin, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard J. Kana
  • Publication number: 20090242222
    Abstract: In an impact tool including a spindle, an anvil, and an impact mechanism having a hammer and a coil spring, a restricting portion is provided at a front surface of a large-diameter portion of the spindle so as to receive a rear end of the coil spring and to restrict an inner diameter of the rear end of the coil spring. A ring-shaped groove is formed at a rear surface of the hammer to receive a front end of the coil spring, in a manner which provides an inner cylindrical portion at a rear side of the hammer. A run-off portion is formed in the restricting portion so as to allow the inner cylindrical portion of the hammer to move thereinto, so that the hammer can move backward for a distance corresponding to a depth of the run-off portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Nagasaka, Tomonobu Nashimoto
  • Patent number: 7588093
    Abstract: An impact mechanism comprises a drive motor engaging member and a tool bit retaining member rotatably inter-connected therewith. The tool bit retaining member has a main body portion, an anvil portion securely attached thereto for co-rotation therewith, and a tool bit retaining portion securely attached thereto for co-rotation with the main body portion. A hammer member is mounted on the drive engaging member for movement between an anvil contact position wherein force is transmitted from the hammer member to the anvil portion, and a release position whereat the hammer member is temporarily removed from the anvil portion. A spring biases the hammer member to the anvil contact position. In use, the hammer member to move from its anvil contact position towards its release position, wherein the hammer member is propelled by the spring and the rotation of the drive engaging member to impact on the anvil portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventors: Gerard M. Grand, Fern Beauchamp
  • Patent number: 7562720
    Abstract: An electric impact tool in which a rotating mass rotates in a forward direction to impact upon and transfer torque to an anvil, and rotates in a reverse direction opposite the forward direction in response to such impact. A direction sensor monitors the direction of rotation of the rotating mass, and a controller turns an electric motor on and off during respective forward and reverse rotation of the rotating mass. An energy storing mechanism may be used to absorb energy from reverse rotation of the rotating mass and release the absorbed energy to rotate the rotating mass in the forward direction. A controller may be used to store the angular position of the rotating mass upon each impact and turn off the motor prior to the following impact to avoid energizing the motor during stall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Warren Andrew Seith, Mark Templeton McClung, Daniel J. Becker, William M. Ball, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7510023
    Abstract: An impact assembly is used for a power tool having a chamber, a handle and a rotary driver mounted in the chamber near the handle and having a driving shaft. The impact assembly has a hammer frame, at least one hammer, two hammer pins and an output axle. The hammer frame is connected to the rotary driver and has a mounting recess, a driver mount and a through hole. The at least one hammer is pivotally mounted in the mounting recess and each hammer has an engaging hole, a loosening protrusion and a tightening protrusion. The hammer pins are mounted in the hammer frame to pivotally connect each hammer to the hammer frame. The output axle is mounted in the hammer frame and the engaging hole of each hammer and protrudes out of the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Kuani Gear Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Ta Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090065226
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool (1) includes a linear motor (2) having a rotor (3) which is movable along a percussion axis (A) in an axially limited manner between two reversal points (W) and which can be driven by the striking piston (5) of the power tool with the intermediary of an air spring (4), sensors designed for determining the actual state of the rotor (3) and connected to a computer (9) connected via power electronics (33) to at least one field coil (10) of the linear motor (2), with the rotor (3) being displaced against a contact element (11a, 11b) at least at one reversal point (W) and being pressed against the contact element electromagnetically; and a control process for the hand-held power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander John, Bernhard Sander, Albert Binder
  • Publication number: 20090056967
    Abstract: A hammer comprising a housing 2; a motor mounted within the housing; a tool holder 8 rotatably mounted on the housing 2 for holding a cutting tool; striker mounted in a freely slideable manner within the housing, for repetitively striking an end of a cutting tool when a cutting tool is held by the tool holder 8, which striker is reciprocatingly driven by the motor, when the motor is activated, via a drive mechanism; wherein the drive mechanism comprises: a pivoting drive arm pivotally mounted within the housing 2 at one end; a pivotal drive mechanism connected to the pivoting drive arm which converts a rotary movement generated by the motor to a pivoting movement of the pivoting drive arm about its pivot point the pivotal drive mechanism comprising a circular cam formed around the circumference of a lengthwise section of a rotatable shaft and a cam follower connected to the pivoting drive arm which engages with the cam and follows the path of the cam when the shaft is rotated; characterised in that a spring i
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Stefan SELL, Michael Stirm
  • Patent number: 7484569
    Abstract: A pulse tool, in particular a pulse nutsetter, has at least one pneumatic drive unit with a drive rotor and a pulse unit driven by the drive unit, wherein a delay-dependent inertial cut-off device is assigned to the drive unit for the interruption of the air feed on acquiring a cut-off pules. A pulse tool of this nature is improved to the effect that it has or facilitates a compact design, a low weight and simultaneously, a fast cut-off by the inertial cut-off device. This is achieved by the inertial cut-off device having at least one cut-off piston for changing the air feed between the open and closed positions and which can be moved relative to the drive rotor and an, essentially annular, inertial body which can turn with the drive rotor. Due to the inertial body, on acquiring the cut-off pulse at least one drive body, essentially radially adjustable relative to the drive rotor, can be deflected due to an internal contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Cooper Power Tools GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Konrad Karl Kettner
  • Publication number: 20090014194
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Sakai, Satoru Matsuno, Masanori Watanabe, Chikai Yoshimizu
  • Publication number: 20090014193
    Abstract: An impact mechanism (12) for an impact wrench comprises an anvil (8) with a middle portion (13), at least one abutment surface (14) radially protruding therefrom, which forms at least one abutment surface (15), a hammer (4) with an impact surface (16) suitable to give rotational pulses to the anvil (8) by the impact surface (16) hitting the abutment surface (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Gualtiero Barezzani, Gianpaolo Luciani, Gianfranco Musoni
  • Publication number: 20090008113
    Abstract: A post driver has a housing of tubular form extending substantially vertically, and weight telescopically mounted within the housing for movement between an extended position raised above the housing and a lowered position. A strike pad projects from the weight to drive a post into a hole drilled in the ground. A fluid cylinder mounted within the housing extends from a lower part of the housing to the interior of the weight and is operable to raise the weight to its extended position whereby the weight can then fall to a lower position at which its strike pad engages the upper end of the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicants: Boorun Pty. Ltd., Dark Horse Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Garry Lyons, Jason Yole, Darren Macgill
  • Patent number: 7461704
    Abstract: The improved airflow control structure for pneumatic tools has an air inlet to receive external air, a cylinder located in a pneumatic tool and an air intake passage located between them. A valve bushing is provided to connect to the air intake passage and respectively connect a first air intake flow path and a second air intake flow path. The valve bushing holds a control bar which can alter the air intake flow path of the pneumatic tool to control the rotation of pneumatic tool in a positive direction or a reverse direction. As the valve bushing and the cylinder are integrally formed in one piece, the pneumatic tool can be adopted in a plastic housing. Through the control bar users can operate the pneumatic tool single-handed as convenient as to start, stop or regulate the pneumatic tool in positive or reverse rotations while using the same hand to hold it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Sunmatch Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lung-Pao Chen
  • Patent number: 7438140
    Abstract: A shock attenuating coupling device is provided for a rotary impact tool for drivingly connecting a hammer mechanism to a drive anvil. The shock attenuating coupling device includes a first coupling member, a second coupling member, a drum, a shoe, and a body of resilient material. The first coupling member has a first drive portion. The second coupling member has a second drive portion. The drum is provided proximate the first drive portion and the second drive portion and has a radially inner engagement surface. The shoe is provided within the drum and between the first drive portion and the second drive portion. The shoe has a radially outer surface capable of being expanded in a radially outer direction. The body of resilient material is interposed between the drum and the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Exhaust Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Sterling, Matthew R. Sterling
  • Patent number: 7410007
    Abstract: An impact rotary tool is provided that is switchable between an impact mode where the tool delivers an impacting torque on an output tool and a drill mode where the driver delivers a smooth output on an output tool. The impact rotary tool includes an impact mechanism and a hammer block that in the impact mode is movable parallel to the axis of the driver shaft and delivers reciprocating blows to rotate an anvil and in the drill mode substantially constantly engages the anvil. The impact mechanism includes a stopper that does not contact the hammer block in the impact mode and engages the hammer block in the drill mode to maintain the substantially constant contact between the hammer block and the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Eastway Fair Company Limited
    Inventors: Koon For Chung, Hoi Pang Wang
  • Patent number: 7404450
    Abstract: A pneumatic rotary tool has a housing formed primarily from plastic so that the weight and price of the tool are substantially reduced. The air motor is formed for economic assembly while permitting greater structural stability should the housing deflect under an impact. The tool includes a torque selector which controls the amount of pressurized air allowed to enter the air motor, thereby controlling the torque output of the motor. The user may adjust the torque selector to a number of set positions which correspond to discrete torque values. The tool additionally incorporates early and late stage exhaust ports, so that backpressure within the air motor does not slow motor rotation or decrease tool power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: S.P. Air Kabusiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Izumisawa, Kunihiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7377331
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Power Network Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ting-Kuang Chen
  • Publication number: 20080087448
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anvil, an anvil and socket combination and an anvil attached to a power tool. The anvil structure includes a drive head with an end and a body portion having a channel spaced there between. A friction ring is retained in the channel. Flats are provided on the end and on the sides of the end and the square portion in a coordinating alignment such that the flats generally lie in the same plane. The ring retained in the channel between the end and the portion at least partially extends relative to the flap. A transition cone is provided on the anvil for distributing impact load. Additional, relief grooves are provided on corners of the polygon portion to help further relieve stress in the anvil structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Happ
  • Patent number: 7357194
    Abstract: A percussion power tool includes a motor (6) located in the tool-housing (4) for driving the output member (12) and the percussion mechanism (10), a chuck (20) for receiving a working tool (22), a locking mechanism (24) for securing the chuck (20) on the output member (12) and including at least one locking member (26) which provides in a locking position thereof, for a formlocking connection between a connection member (30) of the chuck (20) and the output member (12), an adjusting sleeve (34) that prevents, in its blocking position, a radial displacement of the at least one locking member (26) from the locking position and a damping member (56) provided between the output member (12) and the connection member (30) and acting in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Koschel, Markus Hartmann
  • Patent number: 7331404
    Abstract: A lubrication apparatus, system and method for a tool is disclosed. The tool includes a rotating impact assembly and the lubrication apparatus, system and method directs lubricant from a radially outward position to a radially inward position in the impact assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventor: Daniel S. Pusateri
  • Patent number: 7249638
    Abstract: An anvil adapted to be received within an impact wrench comprises a round body and a square head. The square head is formed at an end of the round body. A tapered ramp extends from the round body to the square head. A radius is formed in the tapered ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J Bodine, David S Bruner, Alan M Paris
  • Patent number: 7225884
    Abstract: 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 operating
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Bruno Aeberhard
  • Patent number: 7216723
    Abstract: A pulse torque generator utilizing a magnetic coupling, and an electric power tool provided with the pulse torque generator. The pulse torque generator includes an input shaft extending in its axial direction and having a hollow section providing a hollow space, and an output shaft rotatably provided in the hollow space. A magnetic fluid is encapsulated in a hollow space between the input shaft and output shaft. A magnetic field generating unit is disposed, and magnetic segments are provided in the input shaft. A magnetic fluid provides a magnetic fluid bridge bridging between the input shaft and the output shaft each time the magnetic segment is brought into confrontation with the magnetic field generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinki Ohtsu, Chikai Yoshimizu
  • Patent number: 7207393
    Abstract: A shaft comprises an input portion and a tang. The tang has a first section, a second section, and a radial bore. The second section is disposed between the first section and the input portion along an axis. A radial cross section of the first section is less than a radial cross section of the second section. The radial bore is disposed on the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Eastway Fair Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Weldon H. Clark, Jr., Elton Lee Watson
  • Patent number: 7198116
    Abstract: A wholly air-controlled impact mechanism invented for creating a more compact and powerful pneumatic wrench comprises a flying hammer, a pressure impulse generator and a pressure container containing the hammer and the generator. The main part of the flying hammer is a flywheel with 2 cavities and a number of air passages. A pilot valve and an impact pin are fitted in the cavities. The impact pin rests in its cavity during energy-accumulation phase and stretches out rapidly from the flywheel to finish an impact during impact phase. The generator transmits pressure impulse periodically, affecting the differential pressure acting on the pilot valve. The higher the differential pressure, the greater the impact torque developed. The unique design of the air passages of present invention results in a very reliable, powerful and durable energy-accumulating pneumatic wrench. Its production cost is much lower due to simplicity of its configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Inventor: Xiaojun Chen
  • Patent number: 7194938
    Abstract: An angular impact wrench is disclosed. The angular impact wrench can comprise a lever that is rotatable about a pivot axis and a reciprocably movable ram that is operatively arranged with the lever to rotate the lever. The lever includes a concave contact surface that is positioned to receive a convex contact surface of the ram. The convex contact surface of the ram is engageable with the concave contact surface of the lever. The lever, in turn, is connected to a drive that is suitable for receiving a socket, for example. The rotatable lever transmits the linear movement of the ram to a rotational movement, thereby imparting a torque to the drive suitable for loosening or tightening a fastener. In some embodiments of the angular impact wrench, the wrench is a removable component suitable for connection to a standard air hammer. In other embodiments, the angular impact wrench of the present invention is an integral unit that is directly connectable to a power source, such as a source of compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Inventor: Kenneth Gene Hollar