Multi-mode drill with mode collar
First Claim
1. A hammer-drill comprising:
- a housing;
a motor and a non-rotatable hammer member coupled to the housing;
a parallel axis transmission coupled to the housing, the parallel axis transmission comprising;
a spur gear, a high speed gear, and a low speed gear positioned around an intermediate shaft;
a cooperating high speed gear, a cooperating low speed gear and a rotatable hammer member positioned around an output spindle;
a manually actuated rotary switch coupled to the housing and movable between a low speed position, a high speed position, and a hammer-drilling position;
wherein, when the manually actuated rotary switch is in the low speed position, the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to drivingly couple the motor to the output spindle through the spur gear, the low speed gear, and the cooperating low speed gear while maintaining the non-rotatable hammer member and the rotatable hammer member in a non-contacting spaced-apart relationship;
wherein, when the manually actuated rotary switch is in the high speed position, the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to drivingly couple the motor to the output spindle through the spur gear, the high speed gear, and the cooperating high speed gear while maintaining the non-rotatable hammer member and the rotatable hammer member in a non-contacting spaced-apart relationship; and
wherein, when the manually actuated rotary switch is in the hammer-drilling position, the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to drivingly couple the motor to the output spindle through the spur gear, the high speed gear, and the cooperating high speed gear while allowing the rotatable hammer member to contact the non-rotatable hammer member to impart axial vibratory impacts to the output spindle;
wherein axial vibratory impacts are only imparted to the output spindle when the output spindle is drivingly coupled to the motor through the high speed gear and the cooperating high speed gear.
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Abstract
A drill includes a housing and a motor coupled to an output member by a transmission. The transmission can selectively couple the output member to an output spindle through a low speed output gear or a high speed output gear for rotating the output spindle at a first speed or a second speed, respectively. Alternatively or additionally, a low speed mode can be provided by actuating an electronic switch that limits the speed of the motor. A rotatably fixed hammer member and a rotatable hammer member can be mounted around the output spindle. A mode collar can be rotatably mounted on the housing and around the output member for movement to positions that correspond to various mode of operation, including a low speed mode, a high speed mode, and a hammer-drilling mode. In the hammer-drilling mode, the transmission operates in the high speed mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A hammer-drill comprising:
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a housing; a motor and a non-rotatable hammer member coupled to the housing; a parallel axis transmission coupled to the housing, the parallel axis transmission comprising; a spur gear, a high speed gear, and a low speed gear positioned around an intermediate shaft; a cooperating high speed gear, a cooperating low speed gear and a rotatable hammer member positioned around an output spindle; a manually actuated rotary switch coupled to the housing and movable between a low speed position, a high speed position, and a hammer-drilling position; wherein, when the manually actuated rotary switch is in the low speed position, the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to drivingly couple the motor to the output spindle through the spur gear, the low speed gear, and the cooperating low speed gear while maintaining the non-rotatable hammer member and the rotatable hammer member in a non-contacting spaced-apart relationship; wherein, when the manually actuated rotary switch is in the high speed position, the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to drivingly couple the motor to the output spindle through the spur gear, the high speed gear, and the cooperating high speed gear while maintaining the non-rotatable hammer member and the rotatable hammer member in a non-contacting spaced-apart relationship; and wherein, when the manually actuated rotary switch is in the hammer-drilling position, the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to drivingly couple the motor to the output spindle through the spur gear, the high speed gear, and the cooperating high speed gear while allowing the rotatable hammer member to contact the non-rotatable hammer member to impart axial vibratory impacts to the output spindle; wherein axial vibratory impacts are only imparted to the output spindle when the output spindle is drivingly coupled to the motor through the high speed gear and the cooperating high speed gear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hammer-drill comprising:
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a housing comprising a front housing member and a rear housing member, the front housing member and the rear housing member being coupled together via screws; a motor disposed within the rear housing member; a parallel axis transmission disposed within the front housing member; an intermediate shaft of the parallel axis transmission having a spur gear, a first low speed gear, and a second high speed gear positioned around the intermediate shaft, an output spindle of the parallel axis transmission having a second low speed gear, a second high speed gear, and a first ratchet wheel positioned around the output spindle; a second ratchet wheel disposed within, and rotationally fixed in relation to, the front housing member, the second ratchet wheel surrounding the output spindle and facing the first ratchet wheel; and a manually actuated rotary switch coupled to the front housing member and movable between; a low speed position wherein the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to engage torque transfer from the motor through the spur gear, the first low speed gear, and the second low speed gear to rotatably drive the output spindle in a low speed mode; a high speed position wherein the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to engage torque transfer from the motor through the spur gear, the first high speed gear and the second high speed gear to rotatably drive the output spindle in a high speed mode; and a hammer-drilling position, wherein the manually actuated rotary switch is operably coupled to the parallel axis transmission to engage torque transfer from the motor through the spur gear, the first high speed gear, and the second high speed gear to rotatably drive the output spindle in a high speed mode, and wherein the manually actuated rotary switch is operable to permit the first and second ratchet wheels to engage each other to impart axial an hammering motion to the output spindle in a hammer-drilling mode, wherein the axial hammering motion is only imparted to the output spindle when torque transfer from the motor through the first high speed gear and the second high speed gear rotatably drive the output spindle in a high speed mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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