Reciprocating tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9415453-B2
Application number	US-201214130486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2012
Priority date	Sep 15, 2011
Publication date	Aug 16, 2016
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

To provide a reciprocating tool capable of reducing noise by a simple and inexpensive configuration.
In a reciprocating tool including a motor that is a rotary drive source, and a reciprocating motion converter that converts the rotation of the motor into the reciprocation of a tip tool, the reciprocating motion converter includes an eccentric rotation member that eccentrically rotates, a reciprocating member that is engaged with the eccentric rotation member and reciprocates, and an elastic member provided between the eccentric rotation member and the reciprocating member. Inside the reciprocating member, an intermediate member is provided, and the elastic member is interposed between the intermediate member and the reciprocating member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A reciprocating tool comprising:
a rotary drive source; and
a reciprocating motion converter configured to convert a rotation of the rotary drive source into a reciprocation of a tip tool, wherein:
the reciprocating motion converter comprises:
a cam configured to eccentrically rotate;
a balance weight, which is engaged with an elastic member, and which is configured to reciprocate; and
an intermediate member which is disposed between the cam and the balance weight, and which is engaged with the cam and the balance weight,
wherein the elastic member is provided between the intermediate member and the balance weight and is engaged with the intermediate member and the balance weight.

2. The reciprocating tool according to claim 1 , wherein a recess for preventing excessively large deformation of the elastic member is provided to at least one of the intermediate member and the balance weight.

3. The reciprocating tool according to claim 2 , wherein:
the elastic member is a rubber member;
the recess is formed at any one of facing surfaces of the intermediate member and the balance weight; and
the elastic member is disposed in the recess.

4. The reciprocating tool according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member has elasticity in a movement direction of the balance weight.

5. The reciprocating tool according to claim 4 , wherein:
an outer periphery of the cam has a circular shape, and the cam has a rotary shaft at a position offset from a center of the circular shape;
the balance weight has an opening and is configured to move in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the rotary shaft of the cam;
the intermediate member has an opening and is disposed in the opening of the balance weight; and
the eccentric cam is configured to rotate while coming into contact with the inner portion of the opening of the intermediate member, so as to reciprocate the balance weight.

6. The reciprocating tool comprising:
a rotary drive source; and
a reciprocating motion converter configured to convert a rotation of the rotary drive source into a reciprocation of a tip tool, wherein:
the reciprocating motion converter comprises:
a pin configured to eccentrically rotate;
a plunger which comprises a connector which is engaged with a holder through the connector, and which is configured to reciprocate;
an intermediate member, which is disposed between the pin and the plunger, and which is rotatably supported by the pin that is at a position offset from an output shaft of the rotation of the drive source; and
an elastic member provided between the intermediate member and the plunger, and which is engaged with the intermediate member and the connector.

7. The reciprocating tool according to claim 6 , wherein:
the intermediate member is a sleeve;
the sleeve is pivotally supported by the pin; and
the plunger is reciprocally supported by the sleeve and is configured to fix the tip tool.

8. The reciprocating tool according to claim 7 , wherein:
the elastic member is provided between the sleeve and the connector.

9. The reciprocating tool according to claim 8 , wherein:
the elastic member is an O ring made of rubber; and
the O ring is provided in a recess formed at a surface which is an outer periphery of the sleeve and is slidably fit with the connector.

Assignees

• Kobori Kenji
• Hitachi Koki Kk

Inventors

• Kobori Kenji

Classifications

• B25F5/006

  Vibration damping means · CPC title

• B23D51/16 Primary

  of drives or feed mechanisms for straight tools, e.g. saw blades, or bows · CPC title

• B23D51/161 Primary

  with dynamic balancing · CPC title