Passage In Manipulating Handle For Drive Motor Motive Fluid Patents (Class 173/168)
  • Patent number: 11673250
    Abstract: In an improved air inlet valve assembly, a flow of air along a first or second flow path may be controlled by a position of air inlet guide surfaces of a rotatable valve relative to air inlet guide slots of a fixed valve sleeve. Air flowing along the first flow path may rotate a motor in a first direction to operate the tool in a forward mode. Air flowing along the second flow path may rotate the motor in the second direction to operate the tool in a reverse mode. In the forward mode, as air flows along the first flow path, air may be discharged along a primary discharge path, with a portion of the second flow path providing a secondary discharge path. In the reverse mode, as air flows along the second flow path, air may be discharged along the primary discharge path, with a portion of the first flow path providing the secondary discharge path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Sandipkumar D. Patel, Ross A. Billings, Andrew J. Birkel
  • Patent number: 11364613
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool includes a casing unit, an air motor, a rotary valve, and a turning unit. The rotary valve is mounted to the air motor and is rotatable about a valve axis. The turning unit includes a ring member that surrounds and is rotatably mounted to the casing unit, and that is connected to the rotary valve, such that rotation of the ring member relative to the casing unit drives the rotary valve to rotate about the valve axis relative to the air motor among a first-end position, a second-end position and at least one in-between position for adjusting airflow that travels from an air inlet passage of the casing unit, through an opening and an intermediate passage of the rotary valve, to an air chamber of the air motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventor: Chi-Yung Huang
  • Patent number: 11364585
    Abstract: An electric tool includes a housing, a motor, a power output assembly, and a switching member. The housing is provided with a first air outlet and a second air outlet. The power output assembly is connected to the motor. The switching member is capable of rotating in the housing, and the switching member is provided with a third air outlet and a fourth air outlet. The switching member is capable of rotating to a first position and a second position in the housing. When the switching member rotates to the first position, the first air outlet is in communication with the third air outlet and the fourth air outlet is closed by the housing. When the switching member rotates to the second position, the second air outlet is in communication with the fourth air outlet and the third air outlet is closed by the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiguo Chen, Yanxiao Shao
  • Patent number: 10766129
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool has a body and a torque adjusting unit. The body has a trigger chamber, a trigger assembly, an inlet channel, and an outlet channel. The torque adjusting unit is connected with a bottom of the body, is mounted on one end of the outlet channel, and has a silencer, a piston rod, a piston sleeve, and a spring. The silencer is mounted detachably on the bottom of the body and having a discharging chamber. The piston rod is connected adjustably with the silencer and extends into the discharging chamber. The piston sleeve is mounted around the piston rod and is axially moveable relative to the piston rod. The spring is mounted around the piston sleeve and has two ends abutting respectively the piston sleeve and the silencer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBOSS AIR TOOL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin He Chang
  • Patent number: 9661883
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring vibration of a motorized hand tool from a wrist to a forearm of a human operator is disclosed. The apparatus includes a connector that is coupled to the motorized hand tool and also includes a brace that is coupled to the forearm of the human operator and is also coupled to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Andrew Lawrence Neale
  • Patent number: 8955614
    Abstract: A portable pneumatic power wrench has a housing with a handle, a motor, a pressure air inlet passage, and an outlet passage for ducting exhaust air from the motor out of the housing. An outlet unit is connected to the outlet passage and has a first outlet opening section forming a main exhaust air flow path, a second outlet opening section forming an additional exhaust air flow path, and a manually operable valve arranged to control the additional exhaust air flow path by opening or closing the second outlet opening section. The total outlet flow area of the main exhaust air flow path and the additional exhaust air flow path gives an augmented torque output of the power wrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Industrial Technique Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Knut Christian Schoeps
  • Patent number: 8936106
    Abstract: An orthopedic impacting tool comprises a motor, an energy storage arrangement, a striker, and an anvil. The motor stores energy in the energy arrangement means and then releases it, causing the striker to apply a controlled force on an adapter to create a precise impact for use in a surgical setting. The tool may further comprise a combination anvil and adapter. The tool further allows forward or backward impacting for expanding the size or volume of the opening or for facilitating removal of a broach, implant, or other surgical implement from the opening. An energy adjustment control of the tool allows a surgeon to increase or decrease the impact energy. A light source and hand grips improve ease of operation of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Medical Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Pedicini
  • Publication number: 20140374129
    Abstract: A vibratory apparatus for attachment to a container adapted to utilized pressurized air from a portable pressure source, which apparatus includes a base and a vacuum generator connectable to a pressure source, wherein the vacuum generator is attached to the base and adapted to create a vacuum between the base and a container. The apparatus further includes a vibrator attached to the base and adapted to vibrate the base and any attached container and a conduit connectable to the vibrator at a first end and a pressure source at a second, opposite end. The conduit has a passage extending therethrough and a flow restrictor is disposed between the pressure source and the vibrator to allow a predetermined, non-adjustable volume of airflow through the conduit into the vibrator in a first direction of flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Michael J. Lindbeck
  • Patent number: 8695726
    Abstract: An orthopedic impacting tool comprises a motor, a linear motion converter, an air chamber, a compression piston, an impacting element, an anvil element, and a broach adapter. The compression piston may cause the impacting element to apply controlled force on a broach adapter to create a precise opening for subsequently disposing a prosthesis in a patient. The tool may further comprise a detent for holding the impacting element in a position until a sufficient pressure is applied to release the impacting element. The tool allows forward or backward impacting for expanding the size or volume of the opening or for facilitating removal of the broach and tool from the opening. A force adjustment control of the tool allows a user to increase or decrease the impact force. A light source and hand grips improve ease of operation of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Medical Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Pedicini
  • Publication number: 20140060872
    Abstract: A rotatable lever structure of a pneumatic tool and a pneumatic tool including the same are provided. The rotatable lever structure is mounted to a main body of the pneumatic tool. The main body has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is arranged with a lever and an entrance passage for pressurized air. A connection mechanism is detachably mounted to the second portion, and the first portion and the second portion are relatively rotatably connected via the connection mechanism. Whereby, the lever can be selectively rotated relative to the second portion, and is easy to use and less limited for various working environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: HYPHONE MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming TING, Tien LIN, Po-Jen LAI
  • Patent number: 8647084
    Abstract: In a cylinder dividing mechanism of a pneumatic tool, the first and second air pressure driving spaces are formed in the chamber, the first and second external channels are set externally on the circumferential wall, the first external channel is connected with the first air intake and air intake/exhaust dividing controller, and the second external channel is connected with the second air intake and air intake/exhaust dividing controller. As such, a single chamber is provided with two air pressure driving spaces for synchronous compression and driving of the rotor. The driving torsion for the pneumatic tool could be multiplied without need of increasing the volume of the chamber of the cylinder to cater for the need of the users with improved applicability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sing Hua Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ching-Shun Chang
  • Patent number: 8627900
    Abstract: An electric power tool (1) includes a brushless direct-current motor (3) and a drive circuit that supplies drive power to the motor, the power tool rotates or drives a tool, whereby the drive circuit includes plural switching elements (21), and is arranged on a board (9) provided in a grip portion of a housing or below the grip portion; and an electric fan (22) is provided in the vicinity of the switching element for cooling the switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Oomori, Junichi Toukairin, Hiroki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20130319713
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool includes a handle body, an output unit having a driving head, a driving unit for driving the output unit, and a switching unit operable to change the rotational direction of the driving head. The handle body includes: a surrounding wall having a top surface and an axial space that has a central axis and that is adapted to permit the driving unit to be mounted therein; a mounting unit disposed at the top surface of the surrounding wall and adapted to permit the switching unit to be mounted therein; and a through hole formed vertically through the surrounding wall and in spatial communication with the axial space, the through hole being adapted to permit the output unit to be mounted therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: BASSO INDUSTRY CORP.
    Inventors: San-Yih SU, Da-Jie LIN
  • Publication number: 20130316626
    Abstract: Hand-held power tools with an external composite sleeve having a forward portion and a rearward portion and defining an axially extending cavity. The power tools also include an internal metal housing having a substantially cylindrical body with a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart, longitudinally-extending front posts that project radially outward from the cylindrical body. The metal housing resides in the composite sleeve. The front posts can be closely spaced to or abut an inner surface of the forward end (e.g., front cap) of the sleeve. In a front exhaust configuration, the front posts and sleeve cooperate to define a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart gap spaces, a respective gap space bounded by adjacent posts, an outer surface of the cylindrical body and the inner surface of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jefferey Clifford Yaschur, Randi Jane Young, Douglas Eliot Pyles
  • Publication number: 20130284472
    Abstract: The present invention provides multi-directional oscillation from a rotational source, by receiving a rotational motion, converting the rotational motion to a first oscillating motion, converting the first oscillating motion to a second oscillating motion that is normal to the first oscillating motion and transferring the first oscillating motion and the second oscillating motion to a working element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Rogler Kildevaeld
  • Patent number: 8556149
    Abstract: An adjustable exhaust assembly for a pneumatic fastening tool having body and a handle extending from the body, the handle defining an inlet channel for receiving input of pressurized gas and an outlet channel for outputting exhaust. The adjustable exhaust assembly includes a base non-rotatably attachable to an end of the handle opposite the body. The base has a plate and a boss extending from the plate. The boss is configured to receive an air hose and defining an inlet opening configured to direct compressed air to the inlet channel. The plate has an outlet opening in communication with the outlet channel. A substantially annular and cap is rotatably received about the boss. The cap defines a substantially annular channel in communication with the outlet opening of the base and an outlet port defined in a portion of a circumferential wall of the annular cap and in communication with the annular channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Schnell, Daniel P. Wall, Dan Goodwin, Barbara A. Rose
  • Patent number: 8540034
    Abstract: Pneumatic drill device comprising an outer casing, an assembly of a cylinder and a movable piston actuating a pick element, a device for supplying the cylinder with compressed air, an air exhaust device and an operational control device, wherein the outer casing is formed from two complementary sections adapted to fit into one another in order to enclose, in addition to the cylinder and piston assembly, the said devices for supplying the cylinder, for air exhaust and for operational control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sullair Corporation
    Inventors: Julien Poncet, Alain Mucig, Patrice Charlat
  • Patent number: 8479840
    Abstract: An electrical tool (1) includes an electric motor (3), a fan wheel (4) that is connected in torque-proof manner to a drive shaft (8) of the electric motor (3) disposed within a housing (2) that includes at least one air inlet aperture (6) and at least one air outlet aperture (7). The at least one air outlet aperture (7) is arranged axially apart from the fan wheel (4) with regard to the axis of rotation (10) of the drive shaft (8). An air guide baffle ring (11) encloses the fan wheel (4) coaxially and has at least one air duct (12) which leads to at least one air outlet aperture (7) located axially at a distance from the fan wheel (4) for cooling the electric tool (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: AEG Electric Tools GmbH
    Inventor: Axel Hartmann
  • Patent number: 8439124
    Abstract: A pneumatic power tool with a housing assembly, a pneumatic motor assembly, an output member, and a trigger assembly. The housing assembly has a body, a cap member and a gasket assembly. The body defines a motor cavity and an inlet manifold. The cap member defines an air inlet port. The gasket has a first portion being a band formed of a compressible material and a second portion formed of a porous material. The band of the first portion is sealingly abutted against the body and cap member. The pneumatic motor assembly is received in the motor cavity defined by the body. The output member is driven by the pneumatic motor assembly. The trigger assembly is coupled to the housing assembly and is operable for selectively operating the pneumatic motor assembly. Pressurized air received into the air inlet port is filtered by the second portion of the gasket assembly and flows into the inlet manifold when the pneumatic motor assembly is operated. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: C. Kerwin Braddock
  • Publication number: 20130081838
    Abstract: A handle for a hydraulically driven tool is provided reduces the amount of heat transmitted to the user of the tool as a result of the high temperature fluid flowing through the inner body of the handle. The inner body is formed of a heat transmissive material which has at least one channel through which the fluid flows. The handle has a number of properties which reduces heat transmission to the user, including standoffs, ribs and fastener receiving extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Greenlee Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Greenlee Textron Inc.
  • Patent number: 8393409
    Abstract: An orthopedic impacting tool comprises a motor, a linear motion converter, an air chamber, a compression piston, a striker, a detent and a broach adapter. The compression piston may cause the striker to apply controlled force on a adapter to create a precise opening for subsequently disposing a prosthesis in a patient. The detent may hold the striker in a position until a sufficient pressure is applied to release the striker. The tool allows forward or backward impacting for expanding the size or volume of the opening or for facilitating removal of the broach and tool from the opening. A force adjustment control of the tool allows a user to increase or decrease the impact force. A light source and hand grips improve ease of operation of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ortho Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Pedicini
  • Publication number: 20130037291
    Abstract: A device for controlling the negative pressure in tools (2, 2?, 3) for calibrating extruded profiles (1) made of synthetic material includes at least one vacuum pump (7), a vacuum container (8) and at least one control valve (4, 4?) for adjusting the negative pressure in the tool (2, 2?, 3). A particularly low energy consumption and improved control behavior are achieved by designing the control valve as a servo valve which is connected to the tool (2, 2?, 3) via a control line (5, 5?). In order to improve the quality of the calibrated profile, the cooling water flowing back and the vacuum are delivered separately, and a water level control unit (14) is used to prevent air from reaching the water return line (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Meinhard Schwaiger
  • Patent number: 8371395
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Industrial Technique Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Knut Christian Schoeps
  • Patent number: 8347979
    Abstract: A pneumatic impact wrench includes a handle assembly graspable by a user, a work attachment connected to the handle assembly, an inlet permitting air flow to drive the impact wrench, an outlet permitting air flow out of the impact wrench, a motor assembly positioned between the inlet and the outlet includes a rotor driven by the air flow between the inlet and the outlet. The motor assembly defines a longitudinal motor axis about which the rotor rotates. An output drive is connected to the motor assembly to selectively rotate in response to rotation of the rotor, the output drive defines a longitudinal output axis about which the output drive rotates, the longitudinal output axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal motor axis, and an impact mechanism is positioned between the motor assembly and the output drive to selectively drive the output drive in response to rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Randi Jane Young, Nathanael S. Murphy
  • Patent number: 8333253
    Abstract: An outlet flow deflector unit for a pneumatic power tool having a housing with an outlet opening, comprises a cup-shaped rotatable deflector element communicating with the outlet opening and having at least one axially directed opening and one radially directed opening located within a certain angular interval of the deflector element circumference, and a stationary cup-shaped sector element located inside the deflector element and having radial opening locating in a certain angular sector substantially larger than the angular interval of the deflector element opening, and an axially directed outlet port, wherein the deflector element is rotatable to obtain alignment either between the radial openings for a radially directed outlet flow, or between the axial opening and the outlet port for accomplishing an axially directed outlet flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Industrial Technique Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Nabil Khalil Radif, Kristian Karl Henrik Lang
  • Patent number: 8267192
    Abstract: An ergonomic handle for use with a power tool defines a first region that includes a switch, adapted to receive a thumb and forefinger when the forefinger is actuating the switch, a second region adapted to receive a middle finger, a third region adapted to receive a ring finger; and a fourth region adapted to receive a pinky finger. Each of the second, third, and fourth region includes a generally oval cross section having a major axis and a minor axis. The longest major axis is in the third region, the shortest major axis is in the fourth region, the shortest minor axis is in the second region, and the longest minor axis is positioned in the fourth region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel N. Lopano, Gabriel N. Concari, Sion N. Netzler, Dustin Lee
  • Patent number: 8261853
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a fatigue reducing structure in a hand-held power tool. A representative screwdriver 100 includes a body 101, an anvil 106, a driver bit 110, a driving motor 120, a handgrip 130, a trigger 131, a rear end groove 109 pressed forward toward the driver bit 110, while being held with first and second fingers of user's hand on a housing rear end 101a side of the body 101, a circular arc portion 130c having a horizontal section of a circular arc shape on a rear end of the handgrip 130 and a middle portion 109b having a horizontal section of a circular arc shape on a housing rear end 101a side of the holding part, which circular arc shape has a curvature larger than that of the circular arc shape of the first circular arc portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hachisuka
  • Patent number: 8215934
    Abstract: A pneumatic vane motor includes a stator with a cylinder, an inlet connectable to a pressure air source and an outlet connectable to an exhaust passage, a rotor journalled in the stator, and an output shaft. The stator has a front opening forming a clearance seal relative to the output shaft and an annular front cover with at least one elastic annular seal element encircling the output shaft at a distance from the clearance seal, wherein a low pressure chamber is formed between the clearance seal and the seal element or elements and communicates with the exhaust passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventors: Sven Olov Roger Edlund, Heino Elmessaar, Johan Fredrik Lindgren, Hans Reinhold Svedman
  • Publication number: 20120138325
    Abstract: A tool machine has a housing assembled by two separate housing parts and an air directing element arranged in the housing, wherein the air directing element is implemented independently from a connection device for connecting the housing parts. The air directing element is forced by a housing part axially in a seat in the other housing part, wherein in the transmission path between the housing parts and the air directing element a spring element is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Thomas Schomisch
  • Patent number: 8166298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a downloadable conditional access system (DCAS) including a key request unit to transmit a key request message to an authentication server, an authentication request unit to request authentication from the authentication server based on a key response message received from the authentication server in response to the key request message, and a session establishment unit to establish a session with the authentication server, based on an authentication response message received in response to the authentication request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Soon Choul Kim, Young Ho Jeong, Heejeong Kim, Eun Jung Kwon, O Hyung Kwon, Soo In Lee
  • 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: 8104545
    Abstract: A handgrip (1) for pneumatic machines (2) for machining surfaces, includes adjacent to one another, a delivery pipe (3) and a discharge pipe (4) for discharging the compressed air. The handgrip (1) consists of a first side cap (5) and of a second side cap (6) that are associated to enclose ergonomically the delivery pipes (3) and discharge pipes (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Guido Valentini
  • Patent number: 8092125
    Abstract: A pneumatic feed drill has a control unit that repeatedly advances and retracts the drill bit in peck cycles while drilling the hole. The drill has a hydraulic damper cylinder with a damper rod protruding from it that limits the speed of advancement of the drill bit. A retainer device is mounted to the damper rod and prevents the damper rod from resetting to its initial position during the peck cycles. The retainer device releases the damper rod to reset when the drill bit has reached total depth. A safety device is pivotally mounted to the housing and has a closure tab that blocks access to the start button of the drill unless the damper rod is in its initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Carr, William L. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 8074733
    Abstract: Disclosed is a three-stage valve switch structure, having a specifically designed main switch and an auxiliary switch, and is operated in cooperation with a forward rotation air passageway, and a reverse rotation air passageway, so that air of an air pump enters into a pneumatic device from said air passageway in driving an oil piston into forward rotation, pulling action, and reverse rotation; and said auxiliary switch is utilized in a condition that, in case that retrieving from a rivet nut done by a pneumatic machine tool is not complete, then said auxiliary switch can be pressed down for driving said pneumatic device into rotating its blades in a reverse manner, hereby reversely rotating said oil piston to make said retrieval from rivet nut more complete. The application of the present invention is not restricted to rivet-nut-riveter, it can also be utilized in pneumatic machine tools requiring forward rotation, pulling action, and reverse rotation functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Pao-Fang Liu
  • Patent number: 8047327
    Abstract: A muffler for mounting to a handheld pneumatic tool, such as a die grinder. The muffler comprises a hollow open-ended casing having an inner wall lined with a thick layer of an insulating material. The muffler is sleeve mounted about a coupler positioned between an exhaust end of the pneumatic tool and an air adapter supplying compressed air to the pneumatic tool for operation thereof. A plate comprising a plurality of perforations is positioned at a first face of the casing adjacent the air adapter. A biasing member is further placed between the plate and the air adapter for biasing a second face of the casing against the exhaust end. In this manner, during operation of the pneumatic tool, released air expelled at the exhaust end is directed through the casing to reduce a level of the noise at the exhaust end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Audeval Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Georges Audeval
  • Patent number: 7984838
    Abstract: A system for use in a surgical procedure comprising a pneumatic instrument having an inlet and an outlet, a tank fluidly coupled to the inlet of the pneumatic instrument, wherein the tank provides pressurized helium gas to power the pneumatic instrument, and a compressor fluidly coupled to the outlet of the pneumatic instrument. The compressor receives the helium gas exhausted from the pneumatic instrument and compresses the exhausted helium gas to supply the tank with pressurized helium gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Medtronic PS Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rex Wesley Shores, Gabriel A. Johnston, Robert L. Woods
  • Patent number: 7958945
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic tool enabling sectional adjustment of torsional force, including a main body and a cylinder mounted into the accommodation space of main body. The cylinder is fitted with air vents and also a rotor. A plurality of exhaust holes is arranged at one side of the cylinder tube of the cylinder. An exhaust duct switching member is arranged between the exhaust holes of the cylinder tube and air exhaust duct of the main body and used to switch the airflow for air exhaust by different exhaust holes. The pneumatic tool enables sectional adjustment of its torsional force, thus promoting the torsional force efficiently with better applicability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Huan Industry, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Chou Lu
  • Patent number: 7938873
    Abstract: A dust suction module includes a plurality of bearing surfaces (2, 2?, 2?) with which the dust suction module (1) is mountable on an associated hand-held power tool (3), an air filter (4), a rotatable suction wheel (5), a plurality of opening outwardly, air discharge openings (6), and a plurality of opening outwardly, auxiliary discharge openings (7) formed in at least one of the plurality of bearing surfaces (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerold Fritz, Rainer Ontl
  • Patent number: 7896102
    Abstract: A pneumatic drive system (1) in which the movement of an output drive unit (7) of a pneumatic drive (2) is controlled by a control valve (25 and 26) which is connected with the working chambers (12 and 13) of the pneumatic drive (2). The control valve (25 and 26) comprises least one air economy setting (30) setting a choke cross section and a high power setting (29) defining a flow cross section larger than it. An actuator serves to ensure that the control valve is switched over, in a fashion dependent on the air pressure obtaining in the at least one working chamber (12 and 13) from the normally assumed air economy setting (30) into the high power setting (29), when the output drive unit (7) meets with an increased resistance to motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Hirling, Ute Casimir
  • Patent number: 7886840
    Abstract: A motor arrangement for a pneumatic tool includes a motor cylinder defining a motor chamber, an inlet passage adapted to receive a flow of motive fluid, forward and reverse passages communicating with the motor chamber, a throttle port, and at least one exhaust port. A motor rotor rotates in a forward direction in response to motive fluid flowing into the motor chamber from the forward passage and in a reverse direction in response to motive fluid flowing into the motor chamber from the reverse passage. A valve actuates to selectively place one of the forward and reverse passages in communication with the inlet passage for the provision of motive fluid from the inlet passage to the selected one of the forward and reverse passages. A throttle mechanism including a throttle actuator extends through the throttle port and is actuable to control the flow of motive fluid through the inlet passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Randi J. Young, Nathanael S. Murphy
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20100288522
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool with an improved soundproof device includes a housing whose rear end has a screw hole for supplying a high-pressure gas. The input high-pressure gas drives a pneumatic motor before it leaves the rear end of the housing. A cover covers the rear end of the housing. The cover has a penetrating hole. A guiding element has a guiding section that gradually expands outwards. The guiding element goes through the penetrating hole. An annular ventilation space is formed between the guiding section of the guiding element and the penetrating hole. A gas inlet connector is disposed in the screw hole. The shoulder part of the gas inlet connector stops the guiding element, so that the gas in the ventilation space is guided by the guiding section of the guiding element to escape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Yung-Yung Sun, Chuan-Ching Cheng
  • Patent number: 7780754
    Abstract: A rapid-action connection element for a compressed air hose (3) includes a filter (5) located in the discharge casing (4) for sealing a flow cross-section, a flow-through pressure piston (7) extending, at least partially into the discharge casing (4) and displaceable, within limits between outward position remote from the filter (5) in which the pressure piston (7) is sealed with respect to the discharge casing (4), and an inward position adjacent to the filter (5) in which the pressure piston (7) is open with respect to the discharge casing (4) for flow therebetween, and a flow-through rapid-action coupling member (6a) connected with the pressure piston (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Hefele, Peter Froehlich, Franz Heiberger
  • Publication number: 20100200259
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool which can be easily assembled. This pneumatic tool includes a tool housing (18) and an air supply pipe (36). The tool housing (18) includes a motor housing (16) having a tubular wall (14), and a tubular air supply/exhaust portion (34) connected to the side surface of the tubular wall and extending rearwardly of the pneumatic tool. The air supply pipe (36) has a valve unit, and is inserted into and set in the air supply/exhaust portion. The air supply/exhaust portion (34) has an air supply passage (56) extending from the motor housing (16). When the air supply pipe (36) is inserted into and fixed to the air supply/exhaust portion (34), the forward end portion of the air supply pipe is communicated with a rear end opening (56c) of the air supply passage (56) of the air supply/exhaust portion (34), whereby a compressed air supply passage to an air motor is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Yasumasa Suzuki, Katsunobu Kishi, Kuniaki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 7770661
    Abstract: A fluid driven tool has an outer housing and an inner motor housing nested in the outer housing and defining a cavity therebetween that has a first end with a first exhaust passageway and a second end with a second exhaust passageway. The inner motor housing has a motor chamber with an inlet port for a fluid driven motor and fluid inlet, and an inlet manifold disposed in the cavity. The inlet manifold has a recessed portion with a surrounding seal that engages the inner motor housing and connects the fluid inlet to the at least one inlet port of the inner motor housing. An inner surface of the outer housing and an outer surface of the inner motor housing have portions that mate upon nesting the inner motor housing in the outer housing and provide reinforced areas for clamping regions of the outer housing located over the reinforced areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: James R. Young, Douglas E. Pyles, Michael A. Youhouse, Brian R. Roache
  • Patent number: 7753136
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reciprocating pneumatic tool mechanism, including a casing, pneumatically-operated control module, control switch, actuating module and vibration-absorbing member. The plates of the actuating module are combined into a single body by the perforating locator. The periphery of the plates can be slidably abutted with the inner wall of the tank. The air inlet of actuating module is adapted air-tightly with air supply end of pneumatically-operated control module. At a front end of the actuating module, a protruding tube is screwed into a punch hole in front of the casing. The vibration-absorbing member includes a built-in buffer between actuating module and pneumatically-operated control module, and a front-mounted buffer between the front ends of actuating module and casing. With the invention, the vibration-absorbing members of reciprocating pneumatic tool is saved, improving the assembly efficiency, reducing assembly cost and volume with better economic efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Huan Industry Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Chou Lu
  • Publication number: 20100147543
    Abstract: A handgrip (1) is disclosed for pneumatic machines (2) for machining surfaces comprising, adjacent to one another, a delivery pipe (3) and a discharge pipe (4) for discharging the compressed air. Said handgrip (1) consists of a first side cap (5) and of a second side cap (6) that are associated to enclose ergonomically said delivery pipes (3) and discharge pipes (4) (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Guido Valentini
  • Patent number: 7669290
    Abstract: Described is an anti-vibratory handle for installation on a reciprocating tool supplied with a pressurized fluid and producing vibrations in the direction of an axis of reciprocation of the tool. The anti-vibratory handle comprises a stationary portion mounted to a body of the tool, a mobile portion comprising a hand-grip member and an articulation between the stationary and mobile portions. This articulation comprises a pivot assembly interconnecting the stationary and mobile portions, the pivot assembly defines a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the tool reciprocation axis, and the hand-grip member of the mobile portion is spaced apart from both the pivot axis and the tool reciprocation axis. The articulation also comprises a resilient vibration-damping assembly interposed between the stationary and mobile portions to avoid transmission of vibrations through the articulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignees: Universite de Sherbrooke, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources
    Inventors: Remy Oddo, Christian Clavet, Gilles LeBlanc, Sylvain Ouellette, Alan John Marsden, William Dale Quesnel
  • Patent number: 7628834
    Abstract: An exemplary compressed air filter assembly for nail gun has an end cap at a handle of the nail gun, having an inlet aperture for guiding external compressed air therein, communicating with a main air chamber of the handle; an inlet pipe extending in the inlet aperture and the main air chamber, having a ring-shaped step formed at an inner peripheral surface of a sidewall thereof; and a filter disposed at the inlet pipe. At least one bar is provided at the sidewall of the inlet pipe, transversely disposed in the inlet aperture, and the filter being disposed between the at least one bar and the ring-shaped step. The compressed air filter assembly for nail gun utilize the at least one bar to support a center portion of the filter, which can improve the strength of the filter to resist the blasting of the compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignees: De Poan Pneumatic Corp., Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Feng Huang, Marco Laubach
  • Publication number: 20090242225
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool capable of reducing noise includes a housing having an air intake passage and an exhaust passage, a pneumatic unit mounted in the housing, and an air-guiding member detachably mounted in the exhaust passage. The air-guiding member has an end plate with at least one hole and a lateral wall mounted on a periphery of the end plate to define an air-guiding chamber therebetween and extending divergently from the end plate and provided with at least one hole. Thus, when compressed air goes through the pneumatic tool from the air intake passage to the exhaust passage, it goes into the air-guiding chamber through the holes of the end plate and the lateral wall, and then goes out of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: TRANMAX MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Chi Chen