Vibration isolating handle

• US 20050087353A1
• Filed: 09/10/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Makita Corporation
• Original Assignee: Makita Corporation
• Inventors: Sugiyama, Yoshio, Oki, Sadaharu
• Granted Patent: US 7,137,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 173/162.200
• CPC Class Codes: B25D 17/043 Handles resiliently mounted relative to the hammer housing B25D17/046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/006 Vibration damping means
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/026 in the form of an auxiliary handle B25F5/024 takes precedence

Abstract

It is an object of the invention to provide a vibration reducing technique which is effective in obtaining stable vibration reducing effectiveness. A representative vibration isolating handle may include a body, a grip part and an elastic member. The handle body is provided to be attachable to the power tool. The grip part is connected to the handle body such that the grip part can move relatively with respect to the handle body substantially in the same direction at least as vibration of the power tool. The elastic member is provided between the handle body and the grip part. The elastic member applies a biasing force to the grip part when the grip part moves. According to the invention, vibration of the grip part can be reduced by the vibration absorbing function of the elastic member with stability regardless of whether the force of the user gripping the grip part is large or small.

Claims

1. A vibration isolating handle comprising:

a handle body attachable to a power tool,

a grip part connected to the handle body such that the grip part can move relatively with respect to the handle body substantially in the same direction at least as vibration of the power tool and

an elastic member provided between the handle body and the grip part, the elastic member applying a biasing force to the grip part when the grip part moves.

2. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 1, wherein the grip part is connected to the handle body such that the grip part pivots with respect to the handle body substantially in the same direction at least as vibration and wherein the elastic member applies a biasing force to the grip part when the grip part pivots in said direction.

3. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 1, wherein the grip part is connected to the handle body such that the grip part pivots with respect to the handle body substantially in the same direction at least as vibration and wherein the elastic member applies a biasing force to the grip part when the grip part pivots in said direction,

wherein the elastic member is disposed in a position remote from a pivot around which the grip part pivots with respect to the handle body.

4. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 1 further comprising a dynamic vibration reducer provided on the grip part for reducing vibration inputted from the power tool.

5. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 1 further comprising a dynamic vibration reducer provided on the grip part for reducing vibration inputted from the power tool,

wherein the dynamic vibration reducer is disposed in a position remote from a pivot around which the grip part pivots with respect to the handle body.

6. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 4, wherein the dynamic vibration reducer comprises includes a housing body, a weight disposed within the housing body and an elastic element that connects the weight and the housing body, the dynamic vibration reducer being removably attached to the grip part.

7. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 1, wherein the handle body comprises:

first and second clamp elements oppositely disposed to each other in a manner of holding a handle mounting portion of the power tool from opposite sides and

a locking device that moves the first and the second clamp elements toward each other such that the clamp elements press the power tool from the opposite sides, thereby locking the clamp elements to the power tool, wherein the locking device locks the first and the second clamp elements to the power tool in a state in which the moving direction of the grip part coincides with the direction of vibration.

8. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 7, wherein the locking device comprises a threaded rod and a nut, the threaded rod is connected to the first clamp element, the grip part is connected to the threaded rod, the nut is connected to the first clamp element and engages a threaded portion of the threaded rod,

wherein the locking device moves the first and the second clamp elements toward and away from each other by rotating the nut, thereby attaching and removing the first and the second clamp elements to and from the power tool.

9. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 7, wherein the grip part is connected to the handle body such that the grip part pivots with respect to the handle body substantially in the same direction at least as the direction of vibration and wherein the elastic member applies a biasing force to the grip part when the grip part pivots in said direction.

10. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 9, wherein the elastic member is disposed in a position remote from a pivot around which the grip part pivots with respect to the handle body.

11. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 7 further comprising a dynamic vibration reducer provided on the grip part for reducing vibration inputted from the power tool.

12. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 11, wherein the dynamic vibration reducer is disposed in a position remote from a pivot around which the grip part pivots with respect to the handle body.

13. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 1, wherein the handle body is attached to the power tool by threadingly engaging a mounting screw provided on one of the handle body and the power tool into a threaded hole that is formed in the other of the handle body and the power tool, wherein the grip part is connected to the handle body such that the grip part moves in all directions, and an elastic member is disposed between the handle body and the grip part and applies a biasing force when the grip part moves with respect to the handle body.

14. A power tool comprising:

a main handle and an auxiliary handle on a body of the power tool body,

wherein the auxiliary handle includes a handle body attachable to the power tool body, a grip part connected to the body such that the grip part moves with respect to the handle body substantially in the same direction at least as vibration of the power tool, and an elastic member that applies a biasing force to the grip part when the grip part moves.

15. The power tool as defined in claim 14, further comprising a dynamic vibration reducer provided on the grip part of the auxiliary handle for reducing vibration inputted from the power tool body.

16. The power tool as defined in claim 14, wherein the handle body includes first and second clamp elements oppositely disposed to each other in a manner of holding a handle mounting portion of the power tool from the opposite sides, and a locking device that moves first and second clamp elements toward each other,

wherein the clamp elements press the power tool from the opposite sides, thereby locking the clamp elements to the power tool, and the locking device locks the first and the second clamp elements to the power tool in the state in which the moving direction of the grip part coincides with the direction of vibration.

17. The power tool as defined in claim 16 further comprising a dynamic vibration reducer provided on the grip part of the auxiliary handle for reducing vibration inputted from the tool body.

18. The power tool as defined in claim 14 wherein the auxiliary handle comprises a handle body and a grip part, the handle body is attached to the power tool by threadingly engaging a mounting screw provided on one of the handle body and the power tool into a threaded hole formed in the other of the handle body and the power tool, and the grip part is connected to the handle body such that the grip part can move in all directions, and an elastic member is disposed between the handle body and the grip part and applies a biasing force when the grip part moves with respect to the handle body.

19. A vibration isolating handle comprising a handle body attachable to a power tool, a grip part connected to the handle body and a dynamic vibration reducer, wherein the dynamic vibration reducer is provided on at least one of the handle body and the grip part and serves to reduce vibration inputted from the power tool.

20. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 19, wherein the dynamic vibration reducer comprises a housing body, a weight disposed within the housing body and an elastic element that connects the weight and the housing body, the dynamic vibration reducer being removably attached to at least one of the handle body and the grip part.

21. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 19, wherein the handle body comprises first and second clamp elements oppositely disposed to each other in a manner of holding a handle mounting portion of the power tool from the opposite sides, and a locking device that moves the first and the second clamp elements toward each other such that the clamp elements press the power tool from the opposite sides, thereby locking the clamp elements to the power tool,

wherein the locking device locks the first and the second clamp elements to the power tool such that the vibration reducing direction of the dynamic vibration reducer is substantially parallel to the input direction of the vibration.

22. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 21, wherein the dynamic vibration reducer comprises a housing body, a weight disposed within the body and an elastic element that connects the weight and the housing body, the dynamic vibration reducer being removably attached to the grip part.

23. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 22, wherein the grip part has a cylindrical shape and the weight is disposed within a cylindrical bore of the grip part such that a length direction of the weight substantially coincides with an axial direction of the bore.

24. The vibration isolating handle as defined in claim 21, wherein the dynamic vibration reducer comprises a housing body, a weight disposed within the housing body and an elastic element that connects the weight and the housing body, the dynamic vibration reducer being removably attached to the grip part.