Work tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11999045-B2
Application number	US-202017601961-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2020
Priority date	Apr 22, 2019
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

A work tool includes a housing, a spindle, a motor a transmitting mechanism, and a heat dissipation part. The transmitting mechanism is configured to transmit rotation of a first shaft of the motor to the spindle to cause the spindle to rotary oscillate. The transmitting mechanism includes a metal second shaft coupled to the first shaft and having an eccentric part, a drive bearing including an inner ring fixed around the eccentric part, an outer ring, a plastic retainer arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, and rolling elements rollably retained by the retainer, and an oscillating member having a first end portion fixed to the spindle and a second end portion abutting on an outer periphery of the outer ring. The heat dissipation part is made of metal, arranged in contact with the second shaft and configured to rotate integrally with the second shaft.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A work tool configured to drive a tool accessory in an oscillating manner to perform a processing operation on a workpiece, the work tool comprising:
a housing;
a spindle supported by the housing to be rotatable around a first rotational axis;
a motor housed in the housing and including a stator, a rotor, and a first shaft, the first shaft extending from the rotor and being configured to rotate integrally with the rotor around a second rotational axis;
a transmitting mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the first shaft to the spindle to cause the spindle to rotary oscillate around the first rotational axis; and
a heat dissipation part,
wherein:
the transmitting mechanism comprises:
a second shaft made of metal and coaxially coupled to the first shaft and having an eccentric part that is eccentric to the second rotational axis;
a drive bearing including an inner ring fixed around the eccentric part, an outer ring, a retainer made of plastic and between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements rollably retained by the retainer; and
an oscillating member having a first end portion fixed to the spindle and a second end portion abutting on an outer periphery of the outer ring of the drive bearing;

the heat dissipation part is made of metal, in contact with the second shaft and configured to rotate integrally with the second shaft; and
the housing has a first path that directs an airflow for cooling the motor to the motor and a second path that (i) is different from the first path and (ii) directs an airflow to the heat dissipation part for cooling the heat dissipation part.

2. The work tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation part protrudes radially outward from the second shaft and has an intersecting surface that intersects a rotation direction of the heat dissipation part.

3. The work tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation part is a fan that is configured to be rotated by power of the motor to generate an airflow that flows into the housing through an inlet of the housing.

4. The work tool as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:
a fan configured to be rotated integrally with the second shaft by power of the motor to generate an airflow that flows into the housing through an inlet of the housing,
wherein the heat dissipation part is a discrete member from the fan.

5. The work tool as defined in claim 4 , wherein the heat dissipation part is between the fan and the drive bearing in an axial direction of the second rotational axis.

6. The work tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the fan is a single fan having a plurality of first blades configured to generate the airflow that flows along the first path, and a plurality of second blades configured to generate the airflow that flows along the second path.

7. The work tool as defined in claim 6 , wherein the number of the plurality of second blades is larger than the number of the plurality of first blades.

8. The work tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein:
the motor is a brushless motor, and
the second path passes a radially outward region of a motor body that includes the stator and the rotor.

9. The work tool as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are parallel to each other.

10. The work tool as defined in claim 3 , wherein the fan is a single fan having a plurality of first blades configured to generate the airflow that flows along the first path, and a plurality of second blades configured to generate the airflow that flows along the second path.

11. The work tool as defined in claim 10 , wherein the fan is a centrifugal fan configured to draw air from two directions.

12. The work tool as defined in claim 11 , wherein the number of the plurality of second blades is larger than the number of the plurality of first blades.

13. The work tool as defined in claim 12 , wherein:
the motor is a brushless motor, and
the second path passes a radially outward region of a motor body that includes the stator and the rotor.

Assignees

• Makita Corp

Inventors

• Aoki Yonosuke

Classifications

• B25F5/008 Primary

  Cooling means · CPC title

• B25F5/02

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

• B26D1/06

  wherein the cutting member reciprocates (cup or like cutting members B26D1/44) · CPC title