Hand-held power tool and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10682750-B2
Application number	US-201615547119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2016
Priority date	Jan 29, 2015
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

The present invention provides a handheld power tool and an operation method thereof. The handheld power tool comprises a housing, a handle, a switch, a motor, an output shaft and a working component; the working component comprises at least two working chucks; the at least two working chucks respectively comprise a working shaft, the handheld power tool further comprises a control mechanism locking the working component relative to the position of the housing, the control mechanism comprises a control part adjacent to the switch and movably disposed relative to the housing, and the control part operably removes the position locking of the working component and controls the output shaft to be dis-matched and disconnected with one of the working shafts; and the position conversion of the working chucks can be finished by means of other body parts of an operator through one hand, and the operation is convenient and reliable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A handheld power tool, comprising:
a housing;
a motor being disposed in the housing;
an output shaft being driven to rotate by the motor;
a working component comprising at least two working chucks;
a switch for controlling the motor;
wherein each of the at least two working chucks respectively comprise a working shaft, the power tool further comprises a control mechanism for locking and releasing the working component with respect to the housing, the control mechanism comprises a control part adjacent to the switch, and the control part is movable relative to the housing, and the control part moves along a direction away from the working component to release the working component from the housing and to control the output shaft to be disconnected with one of the working shafts,
wherein the control mechanism comprises a locking part in linkage with the control part and the locking part is selectively disengage from and connected with the working component, and
wherein the handheld power tool further comprises a clutch device in linkage with the locking part, one end of the clutch device is movably connected with the output shaft, and the other end of the clutch device is selectively disengaged from and connected with one of the working shafts.

2. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the working shaft is provided with a hexagonal containing hole for receiving a work head.

3. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the working shafts each respectively have an axis, and the axes of the working shafts are coplanar.

4. The handheld power tool according to claim 3 , wherein an angle is formed between the axes of the working shafts and the angles ranges from 60 degrees to 130 degrees.

5. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the working component is pivotally disposed relative to the housing, and a pivoting axis of the working component and an axis of the output shaft are coplanar and are at an angle.

6. The handheld power tool according to claim 5 , wherein at least two working chucks are fixedly connected and are symmetrically disposed relative to the pivoting axis of the working component.

7. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the moving direction of the control part is parallel with the axis of the output shaft.

8. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the control mechanism further comprises an elastic part biasing against the control part, and the elastic part provides an elastic force for the control part to drive the locking part to move close to the working component.

9. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the control mechanism further comprises a connector to connect the locking part with the clutch device, and a reset spring is disposed between the clutch device and the output shaft.

10. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a longitudinally extending main body, and a handle holding part connected with the main body, the working component is connected to one end of the main body, the motor is disposed in the main body and away from the working component, the handle holding part and the main body are at an angle, the handheld power tool further comprises a battery pack which is connected to the handle holding part and away from the main body, and the gravity center of the handheld power tool is located within the handle holding part.

11. The handheld power tool according to claim 10 , wherein the main body comprises a main body portion for containing a speed reduction box and a front end portion close to the working component, and a distance from the longitudinal axis of the main body to the top end of the front end portion is smaller than that from the longitudinal axis of the main body to the top end of the main body portion.

12. The handheld power tool according to claim 11 , wherein when one of the at least two working chucks is in the working position, a distance from the longitudinal axis of the main body to the top of such working chuck is smaller than that from the longitudinal axis of the main body to the top of the front end portion.

13. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the handheld power tool further comprises an electronic torque control device, which is used to operably adjust an output torque of at least one of the working shafts.

14. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the handheld power tool further comprises an in-place reminding mechanism which has an engaging state and a disengaging state, wherein when the in-place reminding mechanism is in engaging state, one of the at least two working chucks reaches the working position, and when the in-place reminding mechanism is in disengaging state, the at least two working chucks get away from the working position.

15. The handheld power tool according to claim 14 , wherein the in-place reminding mechanism comprises a positioning pin disposed on one of the housing and the working component, a positioning groove disposed on the other one of the housing and the working component, and an elastic part biasing against the positioning pin, and wherein the positioning pin is selectively connected with and disengaged from the positioning groove, such that the in-place reminding mechanism is in the engaging state or disengaging state.

16. The handheld power tool according to claim 1 , wherein the working component is movably connected to the housing such that each of the at least two working chucks is convertable between a working position and a non-working position, and wherein while one of the at least two working chucks is in the working position, the working shaft of the one of the at least two working chucks is axially connected with the output shaft, while the rest of the at least two working chucks is in the non-working position, and an angle is formed between the working shaft of the rest working chucks and the output shaft.

17. An operation method of a handheld power tool, wherein the handheld power tool is as mentioned according to claim 1 , the operation method comprises the following steps: moving the control part to allow the working component to be moved relative to the housing; rotating the working component to enable the working component to be locked relative to the housing; and releasing the control part to move and reset the control part.

18. The operation method of a handheld power tool according to claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises the following step: after the control part is released, triggering the switch to start the drive mechanism, such that one of the working shafts is connected with the output shaft.

Assignees

• Positec Power Tools Suzhou Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhong Hongfeng
• Xie Mingjian
• Zhang Shisong
• Pang Xiaoli
• Wu Jian
• Zhang Jinping

Classifications

• B25F5/00 Primary

  Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B25F5/02

  Construction of casings, bodies or handles {(B25F5/006, B25F5/008 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B25F3/00 Primary

  Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor · CPC title

• B25B21/00

  Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools; (details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F5/00; {for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/006}); Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose (machines B23P19/06) · CPC title

• B23B45/02

  driven by electric power · CPC title