Multi-mode drill with mode collar
First Claim
10. A hammer-drill comprising:
- a housing having a motor including an output member;
a rotary-reciprocatory output spindle journaled in the housing;
a parallel axis transmission disposed in the housing and including a first output gear and a second output gear, wherein the transmission selectively couples the output member to the output spindle through one of the first output gear or the second output gear for rotating the output spindle at one of a first speed or a second speed, respectively;
a rotatably fixed hammer member and a rotatable hammer member each mounted around the output spindle, the rotatable hammer member being mounted on the spindle to rotate therewith, the rotatable hammer member cooperating with the rotatably fixed hammer member to deliver vibratory impacts to the output spindle in a hammer-drilling mode; and
a manually actuated switch rotatably mounted on the housing and movable between a plurality of positions, each position corresponding to a mode of operation, wherein the modes of operation comprise;
a low speed mode wherein the first output gear is coupled for rotation with the output spindle;
a high speed mode wherein the second output gear is coupled for rotation with the output spindle; and
the hammer-drilling mode, wherein the hammer-drilling mode is only selectable when the second output gear is coupled for rotation with the output spindle in the high speed mode.
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Abstract
A drill includes a housing and a motor coupled to an output member by a transmission. The transmission can selectively couple the output member to an output spindle through a low speed output gear or a high speed output gear for rotating the output spindle at a first speed or a second speed, respectively. Alternatively or additionally, a low speed mode can be provided by actuating an electronic switch that limits the speed of the motor. A rotatably fixed hammer member and a rotatable hammer member can be mounted around the output spindle. A mode collar can be rotatably mounted on the, housing and around the output member for movement to positions that correspond to various mode of operation, including a low speed mode, a high speed mode, and a hammer-drilling mode. In the hammer-drilling mode, the transmission operates in the high speed mode.
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31 Claims
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10. A hammer-drill comprising:
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a housing having a motor including an output member; a rotary-reciprocatory output spindle journaled in the housing; a parallel axis transmission disposed in the housing and including a first output gear and a second output gear, wherein the transmission selectively couples the output member to the output spindle through one of the first output gear or the second output gear for rotating the output spindle at one of a first speed or a second speed, respectively; a rotatably fixed hammer member and a rotatable hammer member each mounted around the output spindle, the rotatable hammer member being mounted on the spindle to rotate therewith, the rotatable hammer member cooperating with the rotatably fixed hammer member to deliver vibratory impacts to the output spindle in a hammer-drilling mode; and a manually actuated switch rotatably mounted on the housing and movable between a plurality of positions, each position corresponding to a mode of operation, wherein the modes of operation comprise; a low speed mode wherein the first output gear is coupled for rotation with the output spindle; a high speed mode wherein the second output gear is coupled for rotation with the output spindle; and the hammer-drilling mode, wherein the hammer-drilling mode is only selectable when the second output gear is coupled for rotation with the output spindle in the high speed mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A hammer-drill comprising:
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a housing having a motor including an output member; an output spindle journaled in the housing to permit axial reciprocating movement thereof in a hammer mode; a parallel axis transmission disposed in the housing and drivingly coupling the output member of the motor to the output spindle, the transmission including at least two speed modes; a rotating hammer member that rotates with the output spindle and a non-rotating hammer member that does not rotate with the output spindle, the rotating hammer member cooperating with the non-rotating hammer member to cause axial reciprocating movement of the output spindle in the hammer mode; and a mode collar rotatably mounted on the housing and around the output spindle; a rearward cam surface facing axially toward the rear of the hammer drill coupled to the mode collar and rotating along with the mode collar during movement of the mode collar into one of the at least two speed modes; and a forward cam surface facing axially toward the front of the hammer drill coupled to the mode collar and rotating along with the mode collar during movement of the mode collar into the hammer mode. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A hammer-drill comprising:
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a housing having a motor including an output member; a rotary-reciprocatory output spindle journaled in the housing; a parallel axis transmission disposed in the housing and driven by the output member, the transmission including a shift sub-assembly that shifts between a first position wherein the output spindle rotates at a first low speed and a second position wherein the output spindle rotates at a second high speed; a rotably fixed hammer member and a rotatable hammer member each mounted around the output spindle, the movable hammer member cooperating with the fixed hammer member to deliver vibratory impacts to the output spindle in a hammer-drilling mode; a mechanical speed shift pin that communicates with the shift sub-assembly; an electronic speed shift pin that communicates with an electronic speed switch that sends a signal to a controller, thereby providing an additional speed mode; and a mode collar rotatably mounted on the housing and around the output spindle, the mode collar associated with a first cam surface linked to the shift sub-assembly through the mechanical speed shift pin, and the mode collar associated with a second cam surface linked to an electronic switch through the electronic speed shift pin, and the mode collar associated with a third cam surface rotable with the mode collar into a hammer position wherein engagement of the rotating hammer teeth with non-rotating hammer teeth is permitted and the third cam surface being rotable with the mode collar into a non-hammer position, wherein engagement of the rotating hammer teeth with non-rotating hammer teeth is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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31-1. The hammer-drill of claim 27 wherein the first cam surface faces towards a rear of the hammer drill and is an integral component on an interior of the mode collar;
- wherein the second cam surface faces towards a rear of the hammer drill and is an integral component on an interior of the mode collar; and
wherein the third cam surface faces towards a front of the hammer drill and is a separate component operably coupled to the mode collar, the separate component being mounted radially inside the mode collar and around the output spindle
- wherein the second cam surface faces towards a rear of the hammer drill and is an integral component on an interior of the mode collar; and
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