ROTARY TOOL

• US 20150090471A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chervon (HK) Limited (Chervon Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Chervon Intellectual Property Limited (Chervon Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Tao, Shichun
• Granted Patent: US 9,914,176 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 173/216
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 31/1071 Retention by balls balls acting as jaws B23B31/22
• CPC Class Codes: B23B 31/36 with means for adjusting the chuck with respect to the working-spindle
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 3/12 for securing to a spindle in general B23Q3/152 takes precedence; chucks B23B31/02
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 23/0035 Connection means between socket or screwdriver bit and tool
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 3/00 Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor

Abstract

A rotary tool for driving drill bits or screw bits. The rotary tool includes a main body, a main shaft, a chuck, and a locking assembly for locking the chuck at a fixed position relative to the main shaft in the axial direction. The locking assembly is arranged fixedly relative to the main body in the circumferential direction of the main shaft and it has a portion that contacted with the chuck when locking the chuck.

Claims

1. A rotary tool, comprising:

a motor;

a transmission assembly driven by the motor;

a main shaft driven to rotate by the transmission assembly;

a gearbox for accommodating the transmission assembly;

a housing for accommodating the motor, a portion of the gearbox and a portion of the main shaft;

a quick installing chuck capable of being installed on the main shaft and synchronously rotated with the main shaft;

a clutch assembly for adjusting a torque output by the main shaft; and

a locking assembly for locking the quick installing chuck to the main shaft;

wherein the gearbox comprises a front end portion arranged outside of the housing and having a shaft hole for accommodating the main shaft;

wherein the main shaft has a torque groove in a front end thereof;

wherein the quick installing chuck comprises;

a chuck body;

a transmission shank capable of being inserted in the torque groove of the main shaft; and

a locking bush surrounding the transmission shank and having a locking groove in the outer wall thereof;

wherein the clutch assembly comprises;

a clutch cup arranged to accommodate the front end portion of the gearbox and rotate about the axis of the main shaft;

wherein the locking assembly comprises;

an installing member arranged to accommodate a portion of the locking bush and having at least one positioning hole;

a switching member fixed to the clutch cup; and

a moving member arranged in the positioning hole of the installing member and capable of being partly embedded in the locking groove of the locking bush; and

wherein the installing member is fixedly arranged on the front end portion of the gearbox, and the main shaft passes through the installing member.

2. The rotary tool according to claim 1, wherein the moving member is spherical;

the installing member is a sleeve with a portion protruding from the gearbox and having the positioning hole;

the switching member is an annular member surrounding the installing member;

the switching member comprises;

a pressing portion for pressing the moving member to be embedded in the locking groove;

a releasing portion for accommodating the moving member and enabling the moving member to retract from the locking groove; and

the pressing portion and the releasing portion are formed on the inner side of the switching member and the releasing portion is recessed outwardly relative to the pressing portion.

3. The rotary tool according to claim 2, wherein the positioning hole is an axisymmetric hole.

4. The rotary tool according to claim 3, wherein the positioning hole comprises:

an accommodating section having a hole diameter larger than the diameter of the moving member; and

a limiting section having a hole diameter smaller than the diameter of the moving member; and

the accommodating section is arranged further away from the main shaft than the limiting section.

5. The rotary tool according to claim 2, wherein the releasing portion comprises a notch groove passing through the pressing portion and the pressing portion comprises an arc-shaped inner wall.

6. The rotary tool according to claim 5, comprising a pair of notch grooves.

7. The rotary tool according to claim 6, wherein the pair of notch grooves are spaced from each other by 150 degree in the circumferential direction.

8. The rotary tool according to claim 1, further comprising:

a circumferential positioning assembly;

wherein the clutch cup has a plurality of stopping grooves distributed equally in the circumferential direction at one end thereof, the housing has at least one accommodating groove with the circumferential positioning assembly therein, and the circumferential positioning assembly comprises a spiral spring and a steel ball capable of embedding in the stopping grooves.

9. The rotary tool according to claim 8, wherein the switching member and the clutch cup are rotatable synchronously.

10. The rotary tool according to claim 9, wherein the clutch cup comprises a fixing plate for fixing the switching member and the fixing plate comprises at least one installing post protruding from one side opposite to the switching member.

11. A rotary tool, comprising:

a main body;

a main shaft capable of being rotated relatively to the main body;

a chuck capable of being rotated with the main shaft; and

a locking assembly capable of locking the chuck at a fixed position relative to the main shaft in the axial direction;

wherein the locking assembly is arranged fixedly relative to the main body in the circumferential direction of the main shaft and comprises a portion that is contacted with the chuck when the locking assembly is used to lock the chuck.

12. The rotary tool according to claim 11, wherein the locking assembly comprises:

a moving member capable of moving between a first position and a second position that is further away from the main shaft than the first position for locking the chuck in at least in the first position and unlocking the chuck in the second position; and

a limiting assembly for limiting movement of the moving member.

13. The rotary tool according to claim 12, wherein the limiting assembly comprises:

an installing member for accommodating the moving member and for preventing the moving member from moving closer to the main shaft in the radial direction thereof; and

a switching member capable of being in a first operating position or a second operating position switchable to each other;

wherein, when the switching member is in the first operating position, the switching member limits the moving member in a position closer to the main shaft than the second position and, when the switching member is in the second operating position, the switching member accommodates the moving member in the second position.

14. The rotary tool according to claim 13, wherein the switching member has an annular member surrounding the installing member, the switching member comprises:

a pressing portion for pressing the moving member in the first position; and

a releasing portion for releasing the moving member from locking the chuck;

the installing member has at least one hole for accommodating the moving member and extends in the radial direction of the main shaft, the pressing portion is capable of aligning with the hole when the switching member is in the first operating position, and the pressing portion is capable of aligning with the hole when the switching member is in the second operating position.

15. The rotary tool according to claim 14, wherein the locking assembly further comprises a positioning assembly for maintaining the switching member in the first operating position or the second operating position, the switching member forms a sliding connection with the main body along the axial direction of the main shaft, and the pressing portion and the releasing portion are distributed in different axial positions.

16. The rotary tool according to claim 14, wherein the locking assembly further comprises a positioning assembly for maintaining the switching member in the first operating position or the second operating position, the switching member forms a rotating connection with the main body about an axis of the main shaft, and the pressing portion and the releasing portions having the same axial position and being distributed in different circumferential positions.

17. The rotary tool according to claim 15, wherein the moving member is spherical, the hole is an axisymmetric hole with a symmetric axis perpendicular to the axial direction, the hole comprises:

an accommodating section having a hole diameter larger than the diameter of the moving member;

a limiting section having a hole diameter smaller than the diameter of the moving member and;

the accommodating section is arranged further away from the main shaft than the limiting section;

the installing member is a sleeve which is accommodating the main shaft, the hole is arranged in the wall of the sleeve, and different holes are arranged in the same axial direction position and in the different circumferential positions.

18. The rotary tool according to claim 15, wherein the pressing portion comprises an axial pressing wall surface formed as a cylindrical surface, the releasing portion defines an axial releasing groove formed as a annular groove and recessed relative to the axial pressing wall surface, and the axial pressing wall surface and the axial releasing groove are arranged in different axial positions.

19. The rotary tool according to claim 16, wherein the pressing portion comprises at least two sections of arc-shaped circumferential pressing wall surfaces formed in different circumferential positions in the switching member, the releasing portion defines a circumferential releasing groove formed as a groove recessed relative to the circumferential pressing wall surfaces;

and the circumferential releasing groove is arranged between the two circumferential pressing wall surfaces in the circumferential direction.

20. The rotary tool according to claim 15, wherein the switching member forms an axial sliding connection with the main body, the positioning assembly comprises:

a sliding restoration member for forcing the switching member to restore to the first operating position;

a first limiting member for preventing the switching member from moving away from the main body; and

a second limiting member for preventing the switching member from moving close to the main body.

21. The rotary tool according to claim 16, wherein the switching member forms a rotating connection with the main body, the positioning assembly comprises:

a rotating restoration member for forcing the switching member to restores to the first operating position.

22. The rotatory tool according to claim 18, wherein the positioning assembly comprises:

a circumferential positioning assembly for maintaining the releasing portion of the switching member in a preset position in the circumferential direction.

23. The rotary tool according to claim 18, wherein the sliding restoration member comprises a spiral spring;

the first limiting member comprising a first collar fixed to the installing member; and

the rotating restoration member comprising a torque spring.

24. The rotary tool according to claim 19, wherein the circumferential positioning assembly comprising a spiral spring retractable along the axial direction;

a ball member pushed out by the spiral spring along direction away from the main body;

the main body has an accommodating groove for accommodating the spiral spring and a portion of the ball member; and

the switching member has a stopping groove capable of accommodating a portion of the ball member.

25. The rotary tool according to claim 11, wherein the chuck comprises a locking bush capable of accommodating the main shaft, and the locking bush defines an annular stopping groove arranged on the outer wall of the lock bush.