Power tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9505095-B2
Application number	US-201213418759-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2012
Priority date	Mar 16, 2011
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

A power tool comprising: a body ( 103 ); a dust catching attachment ( 120 ) attachable to the body ( 103 ); an engagement mechanism portion ( 151 ) which engages the body ( 103 ) with the dust catching attachment ( 120 ); and a spacing member that biases the body ( 103 ) and the dust catching attachment ( 120 ) in a state that the body ( 103 ) and the dust catching attachment ( 120 ) are engaged to each other by the engagement mechanism portion ( 151 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power tool comprising:
a tool body having a tool holder, the tool holder being configured to receive a tool bit such that the tool bit is relatively movable with respect to the tool body in a longitudinal direction of the tool bit;
a dust catching device attachable to the tool body;
an engagement portion configured to engage the tool body with the dust catching device, the engagement portion including a guide groove and a guide rail engageable to the guide groove, the guide groove being provided to one of the tool body and the dust catching device while the guide rail being provided to another of the tool body and the dust catching device, the guide groove and the guide rail extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit;
a wedge-shaped member configured to be disposed between the tool body and the dust catching device; and
a biasing member that biases the wedge shaped member,
wherein the biased wedge-shaped member biases the tool body and the dust catching device in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the tool bit in a state that the tool body and the dust catching device are engaged to each other by the engagement portion.

2. The power tool according to claim 1 ,
wherein the biased wedge-shaped member strengthens an attachment between the tool body and the dust catching device by means of the biasing member.

3. The power tool according to claim 1 , further comprising a locking member,
wherein the locking member locks the engagement portion in a state that the tool body and the dust catching device are engaged to each other by the engagement portion.

4. The power tool according to claim 1 ,
wherein the tool body includes a first surface and a second surface, and the dust catching device includes a third surface and a forth surface,
in a state that the tool body and the dust catching device are engaged to each other by the engagement portion, the first surface contacts with the third surface, and the wedge-shaped member is located between the second surface and the forth surface, and
the guide groove is disposed at one of the first surface and the third surface, and the guide rail is disposed at another of the first surface and the third surface.

5. The power tool according to claim 1 ,
wherein the tool body includes a first surface and a second surface, and the dust catching device includes a third surface and a forth surface, and
in a state that the tool body and the dust catching device are engaged to each other by the engagement portion, the first surface contacts with the third surface, and the wedge-shaped member is located between the second surface and the forth surface.

6. The power tool according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first surface and the second surface are located distantly to each other, and
wherein the third surface and the forth surface are located distantly to each other.

7. The power according to claim 4 ,
wherein the tool body includes a fifth surface connecting to the first surface and the second surface, and the dust catching device includes a sixth surface connecting to the third surface and the forth surface, and
in a state that the tool body and the dust catching device are engaged to each other by the engagement portion, the fifth surface contacts with the sixth surface.

8. The power tool according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power tool is defined as a hammer drill which actuates a tool attached on a front portion of the tool body along a longitudinal direction of the tool and around the longitudinal direction of the tool, and
wherein the tool body includes an attached portion to which the dust catching device is attached.

9. A power tool comprising:
a tool body configured to receive a tool bit operated by a motor disposed inside the tool body;
a dust catching device attachable to the tool body, the dust catching device including an attachment body housing another motor and a vacuum fan which is operated by the other motor, the dust catching device being slidably attached to the tool body;
a first electrical connector formed on the dust catching device, the first electrical connector extending a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the tool bit, the first electrical connector being electrically connected to the other motor,
a second electrical connector formed on the tool body, the second electrical connector extending in the direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit, the second electrical connector being electrically connected to the first electrical connector when the dust catching device is slidably attached to the tool body in the longitudinal direction of the tool bit,
a wedge-shaped member that is attached to an outer surface of the dust catching device, and
a biasing member that biases the wedge-shaped member,
wherein the wedge-shaped member is disposed between the tool body and the dust catching device when the dust catching device is slidably attached to the tool body so that the biased wedge-shaped member reduces a backlash between the dust catching device and the tool body by a force of the biasing member.

Assignees

• Machida Yoshitaka
• Furusawa Masanori
• Makita Corp

Inventors

• Machida Yoshitaka
• Furusawa Masanori

Classifications

• B25F5/02

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

• Y02P70/171

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B23Q11/0046 Primary

  by sucking · CPC title

• Y02P70/10

  Greenhouse gas [GHG] capture, material saving, heat recovery or other energy efficient measures, e.g. motor control, characterised by manufacturing processes, e.g. for rolling metal or metal working · CPC title