Power tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11897111-B2
Application number	US-202217740503-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2022
Priority date	May 28, 2021
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A power tool has a motor having a rotary shaft, an eccentric shaft configured to be rotated around a rotation center axis of the rotary shaft, and a balancer configured to rotate with the rotary shaft. When viewed along the rotation center axis, (1) a first imaginary line passes the rotation center axis and an eccentric axis, (2) an imaginary perpendicular line crosses perpendicularly to the first imaginary line and passes the rotation center axis, (3) a center of gravity of the balancer is located in a region on a side opposite to the eccentric axis across the imaginary perpendicular line; and (4) a second imaginary line passes the rotation center axis and the center of gravity of the balancer and (5) the second imaginary is inclined at an inclination angle larger than 0° and smaller than 90° in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the rotary shaft.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power tool configured to process a workpiece by driving a tool accessory in an oscillating manner, the power tool comprising:
a motor having a rotary shaft that is rotationally driven in one direction;
an eccentric shaft that extends from one end of the rotary shaft and is configured to be rotated around a rotation center axis of the rotary shaft, at a position that is eccentric from the rotation center axis of the rotary shaft in a radial direction orthogonal to the rotation center axis, by rotation of the rotary shaft;
a motion converting mechanism that is configured to connect the tool accessory and the eccentric shaft and convert one revolution of the eccentric shaft to one reciprocating oscillation of the tool accessory; and
a balancer that is mounted onto an outer periphery of the rotary shaft and configured to rotate together with the rotary shaft,
wherein:
when viewed along the rotation center axis, (1) a first imaginary line passes the rotation center axis and an eccentric axis, which is a center axis of the eccentric shaft, (2) an imaginary perpendicular line crosses perpendicularly to the first imaginary line and passes through the rotation center axis, (3) a center of gravity of the balancer is located in a region on a side opposite to the eccentric axis across the imaginary perpendicular line, (4) a second imaginary line passes the rotation center axis and the center of gravity of the balancer, and (5) the second imaginary line is inclined at an inclination angle larger than 0° and smaller than 90° in a direction opposite to a rotating direction of the rotary shaft relative to the first imaginary line.

2. The power tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the balancer has an asymmetrical shape to the first imaginary line when viewed along the rotation center axis.

3. The power tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the balancer has a base through which the rotary shaft is inserted in a thickness direction of the base, and a projection protruding from a side face of the base in a direction parallel to the rotation center axis.

4. The power tool as defined in claim 3 , wherein the projection is provided on an outer edge part that is farthest from the rotation center axis in the radial direction in the base, or in a position closer to the outer edge part than to the rotation center axis in the radial direction.

5. The power tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the inclination angle is larger than 10° and smaller than 60°.

6. The power tool as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing that houses the motor, the eccentric shaft, the motion converting mechanism and the balancer,
wherein:
the motion converting mechanism includes:
a spindle that has a tool mounting part for mounting the tool accessory at an end and is configured to oscillate the tool accessory by reciprocatingly rotating in a circumferential direction; and
a connection arm that has a first end fixed to the spindle and a second end connected to the eccentric shaft and is configured to be reciprocatingly rotated around the spindle by rotation of the eccentric shaft,

the spindle is supported to be reciprocatingly rotatable in the circumferential direction by a first bearing part provided within the housing and a second bearing part provided between the first bearing part and the tool mounting part within the housing, and
the first bearing part is held by the housing via an elastic member.

7. The power tool as defined in claim 6 , wherein the second bearing part comprises a ball bearing.

8. The power tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the motor is arranged such that the rotation center axis crosses an oscillation axis of the tool accessory.

9. The power tool as defined in claim 2 , wherein the balancer has a base through which the rotary shaft is inserted in a thickness direction of the base, and a projection protruding from a side face of the base in a direction parallel to the rotation center axis.

10. The power tool as defined in claim 9 , wherein the projection is provided on an outer edge part that is farthest from the rotation center axis in the radial direction in the base, or in a position closer to the outer edge part than to the rotation center axis in the radial direction.

11. The power tool as defined in claim 9 , wherein the inclination angle is larger than 10° and smaller than 60°.

12. The power tool as defined in claim 10 , wherein the inclination angle is larger than 10° and smaller than 60°.

13. The power tool as defined in claim 2 , wherein the inclination angle is larger than 10° and smaller than 60°.

14. The power tool as defined in claim 3 , wherein the inclination angle is larger than 10° and smaller than 60°.

15. The power tool as defined in claim 4 , wherein the inclination angle is larger than 10° and smaller than 60°.

16. The power tool as defined in claim 4 , further comprising:
a housing that houses the motor, the eccentric shaft, the motion converting mechanism and the balancer,
wherein:
the motion converting mechanism includes:
a spindle that has a tool mounting part for mounting the tool accessory at an end and is configured to oscillate the tool accessory by reciprocatingly rotating in a circumferential direction, and
a connection arm that has a first end fixed to the spindle and a second end connected to the eccentric shaft and is configured to be reciprocatingly rotated around the spindle by rotation of the eccentric shaft,

the spindle is supported to be reciprocatingly rotatable in the circumferential direction by a first bearing part provided within the housing and a second bearing part provided between the first bearing part and the tool mounting part within the housing, and
the first bearing part is held by the housing via an elastic member.

17. The power tool as defined in claim 16 , wherein the second bearing part comprises a ball bearing.

18. The power tool as defined in claim 15 , further comprising:
a housing that houses the motor, the eccentric shaft, the motion converting mechanism and the balancer,
wherein:
the motion converting mechanism includes:
a spindle that has a tool mounting part for mounting the tool accessory at an end and is configured to oscillate the tool accessory by reciprocatingly rotating in a circumferential direction; and
a connection arm that has a first end fixed to the spindle and a second end connected to the eccentric shaft and is configured to be reciprocatingly rotated around the spindle by rotation of the eccentric shaft,

the spindle is supported to be reciprocatingly rotatable in the circumferential direction by a first bearing part provided within the housing and a second bearing part provided between the first bearing part and the tool mounting part within the housing, and
the first bearing part is held by the housing via an elastic member.

19. The power tool as defined in claim 18 , wherein the second bearing part comprises a ball bearing.

Assignees

• Makita Corp

Inventors

• Nakane Yasumasa
• Tong Luyen Van

Classifications

• B25F5/001 Primary

  Gearings, speed selectors, clutches or the like specially adapted for rotary tools · CPC title

• B24B23/04

  with oscillating grinding tools; Accessories therefor · CPC title

• B25F1/02

  with interchangeable or adjustable tool elements · CPC title

• B25F3/00

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

• B25F5/02

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