Grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect

• US 7,179,156 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2005
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GISON Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: GISON Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Freddy
• Primary Examiner(s): Morgan; Eileen P.
• Application Number:
  US11/086,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20060217045A1
• Time in Patent Office: 699 Days
• Field of Search: 451/342, 451/344, 451/359, 451/353, 451/360, 451/357, 451/358
• US Class Current: 451/359
• CPC Class Codes: B24B 23/026 Fluid driven
• CPC Class Codes: B24B 45/006 Quick mount and release means for disc-like wheels, e.g. on power tools

Abstract

A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect. The grinder includes a main body in which a rotary shaft is disposed for a grinding disc mounted under a bottom end of the rotary shaft. A controlling button is switchable for powering on or off the grinder. A linking member is connected with the rotary shaft. A chucking mechanism is mounted in the main body for chucking the linking member. The chucking mechanism has a linking relationship with the controlling button. After powered off, the chucking mechanism is operable to chuck the linking member and prevent the rotary shaft from rotating. At this time, a user can conveniently replace the grinding disc. During replacement of the grinding disc, it is impossible to switch on the controlling button. When the chucking mechanism releases the linking member. The controlling button can be switched on. At this time, it is impossible for the chucking mechanism to chuck the linking member.

Claims

1. A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect, comprising:

a main body in which a rotary shaft is disposed for a grinding disc being mounted under a bottom end of the rotary shaft and drivable by the rotary shaft;

a controlling button mounted on the main body and switchable between an activation position and a shutoff position for powering on or off the grinder;

a linking member connected with the rotary shaft and synchronously rotatable therewith; and

a chucking mechanism mounted in the main body and movable between an engaging position and a releasing position, whereby when the chucking mechanism is moved to the engaging position, the chucking mechanism chucks the linking member, while when the chucking mechanism is moved to the releasing position, the chucking mechanism releases the linking member from the chucked state;

the controlling button having a linkage function with the chucking mechanism, whereby when the controlling button is positioned in the activation position, the chucking mechanism is positioned in the releasing position and cannot be moved to the engaging position, while when the controlling button is positioned in the shutoff position, the chucking mechanism can be moved from the releasing position to the engaging position where the controlling button cannot be switched to the activation position.

2. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chucking mechanism is up and down movable, whereby when the chucking mechanism is moved upward, the chucking mechanism is moved to the releasing position, while when the chucking mechanism is moved downward, the chucking mechanism is moved to the engaging position.

3. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a link disposed between the controlling button and the chucking mechanism, whereby by means of the link, the controlling button and the chucking mechanism can be engaged with each other or disengaged from each other.

4. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 3, wherein a first end of the link is connected with the controlling button and is driven by the controlling button, a second end of the link corresponds to the chucking mechanism, whereby when the controlling button is positioned in the activation position, the link is positioned in a stop position where the chucking mechanism is stopped by the link and kept in the releasing position without possibility of moving to the engaging position;

while when the controlling button is positioned in the shutoff position, the link is moved to a releasing position where the chucking mechanism is not stopped and can be moved, when the chucking mechanism is moved to the engaging position, the link being stopped by the chucking mechanism from moving to the stop position.

5. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 4, wherein the chucking mechanism includes a chucking pillar and a shift button, the chucking pillar being disposed in the main body, by means of operating the shift button, the chucking pillar being movable between the engaging position and the releasing position, when the link is positioned in the stop position, the chucking pillar being stopped.

6. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 5, wherein the main body is formed with an internal slide way in which the chucking pillar is movably disposed, a stop section being formed on the chucking pillar, the second end of the link being extendable into the slide way, whereby when the link is positioned in the stop position, the second end of the link extends into the slide way to stop the stop section, while when the link is positioned in the releasing position, the second end of the link moves out of the slide way to free the stop section, when the chucking pillar is moved to the engaging position, the stop section stopping the link from moving into the slide way.

7. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 4, wherein the chucking mechanism includes a chucking pillar and a shift button, the chucking pillar being disposed in the main body, by means of operating the shift button, the chucking pillar being movable between the engaging position and the releasing position, when the link is positioned in the stop position, the shift button being stopped.

8. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 7, wherein the shift button is connected with the chucking pillar and exposed to outer side of the main body, when the shift button is positioned in a first position, the chucking pillar being driven and positioned in the releasing position, when the shift button is positioned in a second position, the chucking pillar being driven and positioned in the engaging position, when the link is positioned in the stop position, the link chucking the shift button and keeping the shift button in the first position, when the link is positioned in the releasing position, the shift button being released and movable to the second position where the shift button stops the link from moving to the stop position.

9. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 8, wherein the main body is formed with an opening and a small slide way is formed in the main body, one end of the small slide way communicating with the opening, the shift button being exposed to outer side of the main body through the opening, the link being movably disposed in the small slide way, when the link is positioned in the stop position, the second end of the link protruding into the opening, when the link is positioned in the releasing position, the second end of the link being moved out of the opening.

10. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 9, wherein a button room is formed in the main body, the other end of the small slide way communicating with the button room, the controlling button being disposed in the button room, the first end of the link being driven by the controlling button.

11. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 10, wherein the controlling button is a rotary button, a circumference of the controlling button being formed with a radical conic guide channel, the depth of the guide channel being tapered from one end to the other end, a resilient member being disposed in the small slide way, whereby in normal state, the resilient member lifts the link toward the button room, when the first end of the link is moved into the deeper end of the guide channel, the link being positioned in the releasing position and the second end of the link leaving the opening.

12. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide way is vertically formed in the main body;

the linking member being mounted under the chucking mechanism;

the chucking mechanism including a chucking pillar vertically movably disposed in the slide way, the linking member being formed with a predetermined number of chucking sections, when the chucking mechanism is positioned in the engaging position, the chucking pillar being moved downward, whereby the bottom end of the chucking pillar chucks the chucking section of the linking member.

13. A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and a linkage effect, comprising:

a main body in which a rotary shaft is disposed for a grinding disc being mounted under a bottom end of the rotary shaft;

a slide way being formed inside the main body;

a controlling button mounted on the main body and switchable between an activation position and a shutoff position for powering on or off the grinder;

a linking member connected with the rotary shaft and synchronously rotatable therewith; and

a chucking mechanism mounted in the slide way of the main body and movable along the slide way between an engaging position and a releasing position, whereby when the chucking mechanism is moved to the engaging position, the chucking mechanism chucks the linking member, while when the chucking mechanism is moved to the releasing position, the chucking mechanism releases the linking member from the chucked state, the controlling button having a linkage function with the chucking mechanism, whereby when the controlling button is positioned in the activation position, the chucking mechanism is positioned in the releasing position and cannot be moved to the engaging position;

while when the controlling button is positioned in the shutoff position, the chucking mechanism is movable between the releasing position and the engaging position where the controlling button cannot be switched to the activation position.

14. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 13, wherein the chucking mechanism includes a chucking pillar and a shift button, the chucking pillar being disposed in the slide way, by means of operating the shift button, the chucking pillar being movable between the engaging position and the releasing position, whereby when the controlling button is positioned in the activation position, the chucking pillar is positioned in the releasing position and prevented from moving to the engaging position;

while when the controlling button is positioned in the shutoff position, the chucking pillar is released and movable between the releasing position and the engaging position where the controlling button cannot be switched back to the activation position.

15. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 14, wherein when the chucking pillar is positioned in the releasing position and the controlling button is positioned in the activation position, the chucking pillar is chucked by the controlling button;

while when the controlling button is positioned in the shutoff position and the chucking pillar is positioned in the engaging position, the controlling button is chucked by the chucking pillar.

16. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 15, wherein the main body is formed with a button room communicating with the slide way, the controlling button being a rotary button mounted in the button room, a recess being formed on a circumference of the controlling button, the chucking pillar having a stop section;

when the controlling button is positioned in the activation position, the recess being not aligned with the chucking pillar, whereby the rotary button stops the stop section of the chucking pillar;

when the rotary button is switched to the shutoff position, the recess being aligned with the chucking pillar, whereby the chucking pillar can be moved from the engaging position to the releasing position where the stop section is moved into the recess.

17. The grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc and the linkage effect as claimed in claim 15, wherein the main body is formed with a button room communicating with the slide way, the controlling button being a rotary button mounted in the button room, a recess being formed on a circumference of the controlling button, an arc recess being formed on a circumference of the chucking pillar;

when the controlling button is positioned in the activation position, the button body of the controlling button being engaged with the arc recess, when the controlling button is positioned in the shutoff position, the recess being aligned with the chucking pillar.