Grinder with easily replacing grinding tool

• US 7,544,116 B1
• Filed: 12/03/2007
• Issued: 06/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GISON Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: GISON Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Freddy
• Primary Examiner(s): ROSE, ROBERT A
• Application Number:
  US11/949,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20090142998A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: 451/294, 451/295, 451/356, 451/358, 451/359
• US Class Current: 451/294
• CPC Class Codes: B24B 23/026 Fluid driven
• CPC Class Codes: B24B 55/00 Safety devices for grinding or polishing machines; Accessories fitted to grinding or polishing machines for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition of general applicability for machine tools B23Q11/00; in general F16P

Abstract

A grinder has a main body formed with a shaft chamber and a rotary shaft rotatably mounted in the shaft chamber. One end of the rotary shaft outward protrudes from the main body for installing a grinding tool thereon. A passage and a slide way are formed in the main body. One end of the passage communicates with the shaft chamber. A front end of the slide way communicates with the passage. A chucking button is disposed in the passage. A link is movably arranged in the slide way. An activation switch is mounted on the main body for controlling the operation of the grinder. When the grinder is not activated, the chucking button can be pressed to chuck the rotary shaft for easy replacement of a grinding tool. When the activation switch is switched on to activate the grinder, the link is chucked in the chucking button to prevent the chucking button from being pressed. Accordingly, when the grinder operates, the chucking button cannot chuck the rotary shaft so as to ensure safety. When the rotary shaft is chucked by the chucking button, the activation switch cannot be switched on.

Claims

1. A grinder with easily replacing grinding tool, comprising:

an elongated main body, a shaft chamber being formed in a front end of the main body;

an activation switch being arranged on the main body and switchable between an activation position and a shutoff position;

a passage being transversely formed in the main body to intersect the shaft chamber;

a slide way being longitudinally formed in the main body, a front end of the slide way communicating with the passage;

a rotary shaft rotatably mounted in the shaft chamber, one end of the rotary shaft outward protruding from the main body for installing a grinding tool thereon;

at least one engaging section being disposed on the rotary shaft;

a chucking button having at least one rod body, a chucking section being formed on a circumference of the rod body, the rod body of the chucking button being fitted in the passage and movable between a chucking position and a releasing position;

when the chucking button is positioned in the chucking position, the rod body being engaged with the engaging section of the rotary shaft;

when the chucking button is positioned in the releasing position, the rod body of the chucking button being disengaged from the engaging section, whereby the rotary shaft can freely rotate and the chucking section is aligned with the front end of the slide way; and

a link mounted in the slide way of the main body and slidable along the slide way;

a resilient member being disposed in the slide way to resiliently abut against the link, whereby in normal state, the resilient member resiliently pushes the link to move rearward;

when the activation switch is positioned in the shutoff position, the link being rearward moved to a releasing position and the front end of the link being not chucked with the chucking button;

when the activation switch is positioned in the activation position, the link is pushed to move forward, whereby the front end of the link is chucked with the chucking section of the chucking button.

2. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activation switch is a trigger pivotally arranged on a circumference of the main body.

3. The grinder as claimed in claim 2, further comprises a conduit and an operation rod;

the conduit is formed in the main body, the conduit has an open end directed to the trigger;

a rear end of the slide way communicates with the conduit;

the operation rod is mounted in the conduit and movable along the conduit between an operation position and a releasing position, one end of the operation rod protruding out of the conduit and connected with the trigger, whereby when the trigger is positioned in the shutoff position, the operation rod is positioned in the releasing position, while when the trigger is shifted and positioned in the activation position, the operation rod is moved inward to forward push the link to the chucking position.

4. The grinder as claimed in claim 3, wherein a small diameter section is formed on the operation rod, when the operation rod is positioned in the releasing position, the small diameter section is aligned with the rear end of the slide way, whereby the rear end of the link is moved into the conduit to contact with the small diameter section.

5. The grinder as claimed in claim 3, wherein the outer end of the operation rod contacts with the trigger;

a resilient member is mounted between the main body and the operation rod, whereby in normal state, the resilient member resiliently forces the operation rod to outward move to the releasing position.

6. The grinder as claimed in claim 4, wherein the outer end of the operation rod contacts with the trigger;

a resilient member is mounted between the main body and the operation rod, whereby in normal state, the resilient member resiliently forces the operation rod to outward move to the releasing position.

7. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein a button chamber is formed on the circumference of the main body;

the activation switch is a rotary switch rotatably disposed in a switch chamber, the rotary switch is rotatable between the shutoff position and the activation position;

the rear end of the slide way communicates with the button chamber;

the rear end of the link contacts with the rotary switch.

8. The grinder as claimed in claim 7, wherein a recess is formed on the circumference of the rotary switch, when the rotary switch is positioned in the shutoff position, the recess is aligned with the rear end of the slide way and the rear end of the link contacts with the recess.

9. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activation switch is mounted at a rear end of the main body and movable along the axis of the main body, when the activation switch is moved rearward, the activation switch is positioned in the shutoff position, while when the activation switch is moved forward, the activation switch is positioned in the activation position;

the rear end of the slide way being aligned with a front end face of the switch;

the rear end of the link contacts with the switch.

10. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein a resilient member is arranged between the chucking button and the main body, whereby in normal state, the chucking button is resiliently forced by the resilient member and kept in the releasing position.

11. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the passage has a first portion and a second portion in parallel to each other, the first portion communicates with the shaft chamber;

the front end of the slide way communicates with the second portion;

the chucking button has a first rod body and a second rod body, the first rod body is fitted in the first portion of the passage, while the second rod body is fitted in the second portion of the passage;

the chucking section is formed on the second rod body;

the first rod body of the chucking button is engageable with the rotary shaft.

12. The grinder as claimed in claim 11, wherein a resilient member is disposed in the second portion of the passage to abut against the second rod body of the chucking button, whereby in normal state, the chucking button is kept in the releasing position.

13. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the passage further has a cavity formed on the circumference of the main body;

the chucking button further has a button section connected with the rod body, the button section is accommodated in the cavity.

14. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging section of the rotary shaft is a cave, whereby the rod body of the chucking button is inserted into the cave to engage with the rotary shaft.

15. The grinder as claimed in claim 11, wherein the engaging section of the rotary shaft is a cave, whereby the first rod body of the chucking button is inserted into the cave to engage with the rotary shaft.

16. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the engaging section is a dent formed on the circumference of the rotary shaft;

the rod body of the chucking button extending into the shaft chamber and being formed with a depression, when the chucking button is positioned in the releasing position, the depression is aligned with the rotary shaft, when the chucking button is positioned in the chucking position, the rod body is engaged with the engaging section of the rotary shaft.

17. The grinder as claimed in claim 11, wherein the engaging section is a dent formed on the circumference of the rotary shaft;

the first rod body of the chucking button extending into the shaft chamber and being formed with a depression, when the chucking button is positioned in the releasing position, the depression is aligned with the rotary shaft, when the chucking button is positioned in the chucking position, the first rod body is engaged with the engaging section of the rotary shaft.

18. The grinder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chucking section of the chucking button is a dent.

19. The grinder as claimed in claim 11, wherein the chucking section of the chucking button is a dent.