Hand held power tool

• US 6,666,283 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2001
• Issued: 12/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Treyz, Karl, Mueller, Frank, Strasser, Andreas, Frauhammer, Karl, Friedrich, Joerg, Steinke, Hubert, Schnerring, Heinz
• Primary Examiner(s): Rada, Rinaldi I.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, LOUIS B
• Application Number:
  US09/764,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20010009190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 173/93.5, 173/93, 173/93.6, 464/35, 464/37, 464/38
• US Class Current: 173/93.5
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 23/141 Mechanical overload release couplings
• CPC Class Codes: B25D 16/003 Clutches specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/00 Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A hand power tool has at least one safety coupling arranged in a drive train, the safety coupling having at least two coupling elements for transmitting a torque around a rotary axis, at least one arresting element which is spring loaded and held in a guiding passage for connecting the coupling elements with one another, a guiding element, a spring providing spring-loading of the arresting element and supported in direction of the arresting element by the guiding element, the guiding element being non rotatably guided relative to an axis extending parallel to the rotary axis by guiding surfaces in the guiding passage, and the arresting element unlatching and keeping in contact with a surface toward which the arresting element is urged by the spring in response to exceeding of predetermined torque.

Claims

1. A hand power tool, comprising at least one safety coupling arranged in a drive train, said safety coupling having at least two coupling elements for transmitting a torque around a rotary axis;

at least one arresting element which is spring loaded and held in a guiding passage for connecting said coupling elements with one another;

a guiding element;

a spring providing spring-loading of said arresting element and supported in direction of said arresting element by said guiding element, said guiding element being non rotatably guided relative to an axis extending parallel to said rotary axis by guiding surfaces in said guiding passage, and said arresting element unlatching and keeping in contact with a surface toward which said arresting element is urged, during latching, by said spring in response to exceeding of predetermined torque; and

means for guiding said spring at an end facing away from said guiding element and including a short recess, said recess having a smaller diameter than said guiding passage and also having guiding surfaces extending parallel to a moving direction of said guiding element, said recess being formed so that it supports said spring to keep a distance to side walls of said guiding passage for reducing friction and wear of said spring.

2. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring is supported in direction of said arresting element on a flat supporting surface whose normal extends parallel to a movement direction of said guiding element in said guiding passage.

3. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising means for guiding said spring at an end which faces said guiding element, said guiding means including a short recess.

4. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising means for guiding said spring at an end which faces said guiding element, said guiding means including a short projection.

5. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising means for guiding said spring at an end facing away from said guiding element, said guiding means including a short projection.

6. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said guiding passage has side walls which are spaced from said spring when said safety coupling is open.

7. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said guiding passage has side walls, said spring extending parallel to said side walls of said guiding passage.

8. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said arresting element is formed by a component which is rotatable at least around an axis extending parallel to said rotary axis.

9. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said arresting element and said guiding element are formed of one piece with one another as an integral component.

10. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring is supported in said guiding element.

11. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising means forming an operational curve, said arresting element being pressed by said spring against said operational curve so that said arresting element is guided with a linear contact.

12. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising means forming an operational curve, said arresting element being supported in said operational curve, so that between said operational curve and said arresting element a gap which diverges in a movement direction of said arresting element is provided.

13. A hand power tool as defined in claim 11, wherein said arresting element is supported on said operational curve always through a simple linear contact.

14. A hand power tool as defined in claim 11, wherein said operational curve includes a cam and has a curvature with a wider radius at a side of said cam in displacement direction of said arresting element than at a side of said cam against the displacement direction.

15. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring is unguided over a major part of a length of said spring.

16. A hand power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said at least two coupling elements transmit a torque around said rotary axis which encloses an angle less than 90°

with a movement direction of said guiding element in said guiding passage.

17. A hand power tool, comprising at least one safety coupling arranged in a drive train, said safety coupling having at least two coupling elements for transmitting a torque around a rotary axis;

at least one arresting element which is spring loaded and held in a guiding passage for connecting said coupling elements with one another;

a guiding element;

a spring providing spring-loading of said arresting element and supported in direction of said arresting element by said guiding element, said guiding element being non rotatably guided relative to an axis extending parallel to said rotary axis by guiding surfaces in said guiding passage, and said arresting element unlatching and keeping in contact with a surface toward which said arresting element is urged, during latching, by said spring in response to exceeding of predetermined torque; and

means for guiding said spring at an end which faces said guiding element and including a short recess, said recess having a smaller diameter than said guiding passage and also having guiding surfaces extending parallel to a moving direction of said guiding element, said guiding surfaces being formed so that they support said spring to keep a distance to side walls of said guiding passage for reducing friction and wear of said spring, wherein said spring is unguided and outside of said guiding means over a major part of a length of said spring.