Power tool
First Claim
1. A direct drive rotary tool, such as a jointer/planer or the like, comprising a unitary base, said base having a central axis extending generally transversely of the base, a rotary cutter rotatable about said central axis and being cuttingly engageable with a workpiece, and a direct drive motor for rotatably driving said cutter, said motor comprising a rotor assembly including a rotor body and rotor shaft extending endwise from the rotor body, said rotor shaft being coaxial with said central axis and being journaled by a pair of bearings carried by said base on opposite sides of said cutter, said rotor body being cantilevered by said bearings, said motor further comprising a stator including a core having a bore therethrough, said bore receiving said rotor body for rotation of the latter within said bore, said base further having means for mounting said core on said base with said bore being substantially coaxial with said central axis.
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Abstract
A dual power tool, such as a jointer/planer, is disclosed in which the cutting head of the tool is mounted on a common shaft which also serves as the rotor shaft for the tool drive motor. This dual power tool is mounted on a single stand and has a switch enabling only one tool at a time to be operated. A retrofit kit is disclosed for permitting a tool owner to convert a single power tool into a dual power tool.
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17 Claims
- 1. A direct drive rotary tool, such as a jointer/planer or the like, comprising a unitary base, said base having a central axis extending generally transversely of the base, a rotary cutter rotatable about said central axis and being cuttingly engageable with a workpiece, and a direct drive motor for rotatably driving said cutter, said motor comprising a rotor assembly including a rotor body and rotor shaft extending endwise from the rotor body, said rotor shaft being coaxial with said central axis and being journaled by a pair of bearings carried by said base on opposite sides of said cutter, said rotor body being cantilevered by said bearings, said motor further comprising a stator including a core having a bore therethrough, said bore receiving said rotor body for rotation of the latter within said bore, said base further having means for mounting said core on said base with said bore being substantially coaxial with said central axis.
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12. A rotary machine tool, such as a jointer/planer or the like, comprising a base, a table supported on said base, a rotary tool positioned relative to said table so as to shape a workpiece as the latter is moved on said table relative to said rotary tool, and a motor for driving said tool, said motor including a stator having a core with a bore extending longitudinally therethrough, a rotor centered within said bore and being rotatable about a central axis, said rotor having a shaft extending endwise from at least one end of said rotor, said shaft being coaxial with said central axis, said shaft having said rotary tool mounted thereon, said tool further comprising a pair of bearings spaced from one another on opposite sides of said tool for journaling said shaft relative to said base thereby to rotatably mount said tool relative to said base and to rotatably mount and to cantilever said rotor within said bore of said stator core.
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13. A combination power tool assembly including a support stand, a first power tool mounted on said stand having a respective dedicated electric motor for driving said first power tool, a second power tool mounted on said stand having a respective dedicated electric motor for driving said second power tool, each of said motors having a respective power cord, and a selector switch having a power supply cord connected thereto which is adapted to be plugged into a source of electrical power, each of said motor power cords being connected to said selector switch, the latter having switch means selectively movable from an off positon in which both of said motors are de-energized to a first operable position in which said first power tool motor is energized and in which said second power tool motor is de-energized or to a second operable position in which said second power tool motor is energized and in which said first power tool motor is de-energized, and means cooperable with said switch means which when in a first position enables said switch means to be selectively moved from its off to its first operable position, and which when in a second position in said selector switch enables said switch means to be moved from its off to its second operable position.
- 14. A combination power tool assembly including a support stand, a first power tool mounted on said stand having a respective dedicated electric motor for driving said first power tool, a second power tool mounted on said stand having a respective dedicated electric motor for driving said second power tool, each of said motors having a respective power cord, and a selector switch having a power supply cord connected thereto which is adapted to be plugged into a source of electrical power, each of said motor power cords being connected to said selector switch, the latter having switch means selectively movable from an off positon in which both of said motors are de-energized to a first operable position in which said first power tool motor is energized and in which said second power tool motor is de-energized or to a second operable position in which said second power tool motor is energized and in which said first power tool motor is de-energized, and key means cooperable with said switch means which when installed in said selector switch in a first position enables said switch means to be selectively moved from its off to its first operable position, which when installed in a second position in said selector switch enables said switch means to be moved from its off to its second operable position, and which removed from said selector switch prevents energization of either of said power tool motors.
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17. In a power tool, such as a table saw or the like, having a dedicated electric motor for driving said power tool, a power cord for said dedicated motor, and a support stand comprising a plurality of legs and a base frame secured to said legs, said base frame comprising a pair of opposed end members, one at each end of said base frame, and a pair spaced apart side members, one at each side of said base frame, said power tool being secured to said base frame and being supported by said legs at a convenient working height, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a retrofit kit for adapting said power tool and support stand from a single power tool to a dual power tool, said kit comprising a pair of retrofit side members for said base frame longer than said base member side members provided for said single tool support thereby to increase the size of said base frame, a second power tool mounted on said base frame proximate the first mentioned power tool, said second power tool having a respective dedicated electric motor for driving said second power tool, said motors for said first and second power tools each having a respective power cord, and switch means having a power supply cord adapted to be plugged into a source of electrical power, each of said motor power cords being connected to said switch, said switch having switch means selectively movable from an off position in which both of said motors are de-energized to a first operable position in which one of said power tool motors is energized and in which the other of said power tool motors is de-energized or to a second operable position in which said other power tool motor is energized and in which said one power tool motor is de-energized, and key means cooperable with said switch means which when installed in said switch means in a first position enables said switch means to be selectively moved from its off to its first operable position, which when installed in a second position enables said switch means to be moved from its off position to its second operable position, and which when removed from the switch means prevents energization of either of said power tool motors.
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