Clamping mechanism and electric tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12515260-B2
Application number	US-202218293974-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2022
Priority date	Aug 24, 2021
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

Disclosed are a clamping mechanism and an electric tool. The clamping mechanism includes a main body, a locking cap, a spring chuck and an outer sleeve which is sleeved on a periphery of the locking cap and is configured to drive the locking cap to rotate, wherein the spring chuck includes at least two spring claws; the locking cap is connected with the main body, and the locking cap is able to move in a direction close to the main body, or move in a direction away from the main body, so that the spring claws are loosened; a ring piece is arranged at an end, close to the main body, of the locking cap, and an elastic piece is arranged between the ring piece and the locking cap; a first groove is arranged on an inner wall of the outer sleeve, and a cam block.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A clamping mechanism, comprising a main body, a locking cap, a spring chuck and an outer sleeve which is sleeved on a periphery of the locking cap and is configured to drive the locking cap to rotate;
the spring chuck comprises at least two spring claws which are circumferentially arranged to form a clamping claw hole; the locking cap is connected with the main body, and the locking cap is able to move in a direction close to the main body, so that the at least two spring claws are close to each other under a pressing action of an inner wall of the locking cap to achieve clamping, or move in a direction away from the main body, so that the spring claws are loosened; a ring piece is arranged at an end, close to the main body, of the locking cap, and an elastic piece is arranged between the ring piece and the locking cap; a first groove is arranged on an inner wall of the outer sleeve, and a cam block cooperating with the first groove is arranged on the ring piece; and when the cam block is rotated into the first groove, the ring piece cooperates with the main body under an action of the elastic piece, so as to limit a rotation of the locking cap relative to the main body in the direction away from the main body when the spring claws are clamped, and when the cam block is moved out of the first groove, the ring piece is disengaged from the main body.

2 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a first locking part is formed on the ring piece, a second locking part is formed on the main body, and the second locking part is configured to cooperate with the first locking part to limit the rotation of the locking cap relative to the main body in the direction away from the main body in the clamping state of the spring claws.

3 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein a ratchet is arranged on the ring piece, the ratchet is formed as the first locking part, and the second locking part is engaging teeth arranged on the main body and configured to engage with the ratchet.

4 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein a second groove is further arranged on the inner wall of the outer sleeve, the second groove is adjacent to the first groove, a groove depth of the second groove is less than a groove depth of the first groove, when the cam block is rotated from the second groove into the first groove, the ratchet is engaged with the engaging teeth, and when the cam block is rotated from the first groove into the second groove, the ratchet is disengaged from the engaging teeth.

5 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein at least one first driving part is arranged on the outer sleeve, at least one second driving part is arranged on the locking cap, and the at least one first driving part is in driving connection with the at least one second driving part correspondingly to drive the locking cap to rotate when rotating the outer sleeve.

6 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one first driving part is a driving strip, the at least one second driving part is a driving groove, the driving strip is able to extend into the driving groove and is in clearance fit with the driving groove, and a gap corresponds to an angle at which the ring piece is rotated from being combined with the main body to being disengaged from the main body relative to the outer sleeve.

7 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein at least two first driving parts are provided, the at least two first driving parts are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the inner wall of the outer sleeve, and the first groove and a second groove are located between two adjacent first driving parts.

8 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein first clamping parts are arranged on an inner wall of the ring piece, and second clamping parts configured to cooperate with the first clamping parts are arranged on the locking cap, so that the ring piece and the locking cap are relatively fixed in a circumferential direction and may relatively move in an axial direction.

9 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a first conical surface is arranged on an outer wall surface of an end, close to the locking cap, of each spring claw, and a second conical surface cooperating with the first conical surface is formed on the inner wall of the locking cap.

10 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a first positioning surface is arranged on an outer wall surface of an end, close to the main body, of each spring claw, and a second positioning surface cooperating with the first positioning surface is formed on an inner wall of the main body.

11 . The clamping mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein a first thread is arranged on an outer wall of the main body, a second thread engaged with the first thread is arranged on the inner wall of the locking cap, and the main body and the locking cap are connected through an engagement between the first thread and the second thread.

12 . An electric tool, comprising a main machine, a clamping piece and the clamping mechanism according to claim 1 , the main machine and the clamping piece being connected through the clamping mechanism.

13 . The electric tool according to claim 12 , wherein a first locking part is formed on the ring piece, a second locking part is formed on the main body, and the second locking part is configured to cooperate with the first locking part to limit the rotation of the locking cap relative to the main body in the direction away from the main body in the clamping state of the spring claws.

14 . The electric tool according to claim 13 , wherein a ratchet is arranged on the ring piece, the ratchet is formed as the first locking part, and the second locking part is engaging teeth arranged on the main body and configured to engage with the ratchet.

15 . The electric tool according to claim 14 , wherein a second groove is further arranged on the inner wall of the outer sleeve, the second groove is adjacent to the first groove, a groove depth of the second groove is less than a groove depth of the first groove, when the cam block is rotated from the second groove into the first groove, the ratchet is engaged with the engaging teeth, and when the cam block is rotated from the first groove into the second groove, the ratchet is disengaged from the engaging teeth.

16 . The electric tool according to claim 12 , wherein at least one first driving part is arranged on the outer sleeve, at least one second driving part is arranged on the locking cap, and the at least one first driving part is in driving connection with the at least one second driving part correspondingly to drive the locking cap to rotate when rotating the outer sleeve.

17 . The electric tool according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one first driving part is a driving strip, the at least one second driving part is a driving groove, the driving strip is able to extend into the driving groove and is in clearance fit with the driving groove, and a gap corresponds to an angle at which the ring piece is rotated from being combined with the main body to being disengaged from the main body relative to the outer sleeve.

18 . The electric tool according to claim 17 , wherein at least two first driving parts are provided, the at least two first driving parts are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the inner wall of the outer sleeve, and the first groove and a second groove are located between two adjacent first d

Assignees

• Shandong Weida Mach Co Ltd
• Techtronic Cordless Gp

Inventors

• Chai Haolin
• Lin Peng
• Zhang Jixiang
• Hu Longlong
• Wang Ziying

Classifications

• B23B2260/044

  Clutches · CPC title

• F16D41/185

  the engaging movement having an axial component · CPC title

• B23B2260/084

  Hirth couplings · CPC title

• B23B31/2012

  Threaded cam actuator · CPC title

• B23B31/20

  Longitudinally-split sleeves, e.g. collet chucks · CPC title