U.S. patent number 3,685,594 [Application Number 05/060,545] was granted by the patent office on 1972-08-22 for rotary hammer or the like.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Rockwell Manufacturing Company. Invention is credited to Heinrich P. Koehler.
United States Patent |
3,685,594 |
Koehler |
August 22, 1972 |
ROTARY HAMMER OR THE LIKE
Abstract
A rotary hammer or the like including a holder for a tool, a
power source, and a drive train through which rotary motion of the
power source is transmitted to the tool holder. The hammer also
includes mechanism which is operable to impart periodic axial
impacts to a tool in the holder, when desired, and mechanism for
disabling the impact imparting mechanism so that rotary motion only
is applied to the tool.
Inventors: |
Koehler; Heinrich P. (Camillus,
NY) |
Assignee: |
Rockwell Manufacturing Company
(Pittsburgh, PA)
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Family
ID: |
22030175 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/060,545 |
Filed: |
August 3, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
173/48; 173/120;
173/109; 173/205 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B25D
16/006 (20130101); B25D 11/108 (20130101); B25D
17/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B25D
17/00 (20060101); B25D 11/00 (20060101); B25D
11/10 (20060101); B25D 16/00 (20060101); B25D
17/02 (20060101); B25d 011/10 (); E21c
007/06 () |
Field of
Search: |
;173/47,48,109,119,120,123 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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195,868 |
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Jul 1957 |
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OE |
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1,457,220 |
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Sep 1966 |
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FR |
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Primary Examiner: Purser; Ernest R.
Claims
I claim:
1. A rotary hammer or like device having one configuration in which
it is operative to rotate and axially impact a tool and a second
configuration in which only rotation is imparted to the tool,
comprising a tool receiving holder; means for rotating a tool
received in said holder; means for imparting axial impacts to the
tool comprising a rectilinearly moveable driver, means biasing said
driver toward said tool holder and an axially movable cam means
mounted for rotation about an axis parallel to the axis of
reciprocation of the driver and engageable therewith for retracting
the driver relative to said tool receiving holder and then
releasing said driver for movement toward said tool under the
influence of said biasing means to impart an impact thereto; and
means selectively adjustable to maintain said driver out of
engagement with said cam means to keep axial impacts from being
imparted to said holder, whereby there is rotation only of said
holder and a tool secured therein.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said selectively adjustable means
comprises a bipositional member effective in one position to lock
said driver in a retracted position relative to said tool and tool
receiving holder, said member being disposed out of the path of
movement of said driver in the other position thereof.
3. The device of claim 2, including a casing surrounding the tool
receiving holder, the means for rotating the holder and the
imparting mechanism and wherein the selectively adjustable means
comprises a shaft rotatably supported in and extending through said
casing, said bipositional member being fixed eccentrically to the
inner end of said shaft.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the cam means is incorporated in
a component having gear means formed thereon and including means
for rotating the cam means which includes a motor having an output
shaft, there being a second gear means on said output shaft meshing
with the gear means on the component in which the cam means is
incorporated.
5. The device of claim 4, wherein there are third and fourth
intermeshing gear means formed on the component in which the cam
means is incorporated and the tool receiving holder, respectively,
thereby drive-connecting said tool receiving holder to said
motor.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the means mounting said cam means
for rotation comprises a rotatable shaft about which said cam means
is free to rotate and including means for rotating said cam means
which comprises a gear means fixed to said shaft for rotation
therewith; a motor having an output shaft; a second gear means on
said shaft meshing with the first-mentioned gear means; and
cooperating, engageable drive elements on said first-mentioned gear
means and said cam means, whereby said cam means is drive-connected
to said motor for rotation thereby when said cooperating drive
elements are engaged.
7. The device of claim 6, together with means biasing said drive
elements out of engagement and means for maintaining said elements
in driving engagement despite the force exerted by said biasing
means.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the means mounting said cam means
is a rotatably mounted shaft to which the cam means is rotatably
fixed and including means for rotating the cam means which includes
a motor having an output shaft disposed with its axis of rotation
at right angles to the axis of rotation of the cam means mounting
shaft, there being meshing bevel gear means on said motor output
shaft and on said cam means mounting shaft.
9. A rotary hammer or like device comprising a tool receiving
holder; means for rotating said holder and thereby rotating a tool
received therein; and means for imparting axial impacts to said
tool including an axially immovable, cylindrical bearing, an impact
imparting driver slidable in and supported solely by said bearing
and having a recess in the end thereof facing the tool holder into
which said holder can extend, and means for alternately retracting
said driver out of and moving it into engagement with said tool
receiving holder to produce an axial impact thereon.
10. The device of claim 9, including a casing surrounding said tool
receiving holder, the means for rotating the holder, and the driver
retracting means; a support for the drive supporting bearing formed
in said casing; and a compression spring disposed between said
casing and said driver to bias said driver toward said tool
receiving holder.
11. A rotary hammer or like device, comprising a tool receiving
holder; a tool received in said holder for rotation therewith;
means for rotating said holder and thereby said tool; a driver
mounted for rectilinear movement in a path extending in the same
direction as the longitudinal axis of said tool, said driver being
positioned to impart axial impacts to said tool upon movement
toward said holder and said tool; an axially fixed, rotatable cam
means disposed to one side of said driver and said tool holder
which is engageable with the end of the driver nearest the tool and
tool receiving holder for alternately displacing said driver away
from said holder and releasing said driver for movement toward said
tool and said tool receiving holder under the influence of said
biasing means as it rotates; and means for rotating said cam.
12. A rotary hammer or like device, comprising a tool receiving
holder; means for rotating said holder to thereby impart rotary
movement to a tool received in said holder; and means for imparting
axial impacts to the tool including a rectilinearly movable driver,
resilient means biasing said driver toward said holder, a cam means
and means mounting said cam means for rotation about an axis
parallel to the axis of rotation of said driver for retracting said
driver relative to said tool receiving holder and then releasing
said driver for movement toward said tool holder under the
influence of said biasing means; and means for rotating said cam
means which includes a motor having a rotatable output shaft
disposed with its axis of rotation at right angles to the axis of
rotation of the cam means and means drive-connecting said motor
output shaft to said cam means.
Description
This invention relates to power driven devices and, more
particularly, to power driven devices such as rotary hammers and
the like.
By rotary hammer is meant a device in which a drill bit or other
tool is rotated and also subjected to repeated axial impacts. Such
devices are used for drilling holes in concrete, masonry, and the
like and fan many other tasks.
To increase the versatility of rotary hammers, they may be equipped
with a selector which can be manipulated to disable (i.e., make
ineffective) the impact imparting mechanism of the hammer. In these
circumstances rotary motion only will be imparted to the tool, and
the hammer can accordingly be used as an ordinary drill.
Rotary hammers are also in some cases designed to accept tools so
configured that the tool is not rotated, but only axially impacted.
This further increases the versatility of the tool.
A number of rotary hammers have heretofore been proposed. Exemplary
are those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,123,156 issued Mar. 3,
1964, to Gapstur for ROTARY AND PERCUSSIVE TOOL: 3,334,694 issued
Aug. 8, 1967, to Schnettler for ROTARY HAMMER: and 3,395,765 issued
Aug. 6, 1968, to Schnettler far SMALL ROTARY HAMMER.
One of the important and primary objects of the present invention
resides in the provision of novel, improved power driven devices
such as rotary hammers and the like.
A related important and primary object of the invention is the
provision of novel, improved rotary hammers and the like which have
advantages and features not possessed by heretofore proposed power
driven devices of this type including those disclosed in the
patents identified above.
In general the novel devices of the present invention include a
rotatably mounted holder in which the shank end of the drill bit or
other tool is secured and a motor for rotating the tool holder and
accordingly the tool secured therein. The motor also rotates a cam
engageable with a rectilinearly mounted driver positioned in
striking relationship to the tool or tool holder and biased toward
these components by a compression spring, for example. As the cam
rotates, it first moves the driver away from the tool holder,
compressing the driver biasing spring. The cam then releases the
driver, and the spring expands, driving the driver against the tool
or tool holder.
One of the important features of the novel power driven devices of
the present invention as briefly described in the preceding
paragraph is an improved arrangement for disabling or making
ineffective the impact producing mechanism when rotary motion only
is desired. In certain forms of the invention this is accomplished
by locking the driver in a retracted position. Other forms of the
invention employ a clutch in the drive train between the motor and
the driver retracting cam, and the selector mechanism keeps the
clutch input and output elements out of driving relationship when
rotary motion only is wanted.
Another important feature of the present invention is a novel,
improved arrangement for mounting the impact producing striker. In
heretofore proposed rotary hammers the striker is mounted in front
and rear bearings typically located in two different sections of
the hammer casing. Due to the difficulty of precisely aligning the
front and rear bearings, such devices typically suffer from the
consequences of misaligned bearings -- vibration, excessive wear,
etc.
As will be discussed in detail hereinafter, the problems
appurtenant to such misalignment can be eliminated by the use of a
novel arrangement in which the driver is foreshortened and mounted
for rectilinear movement in a single bearing. This arrangement also
permits the device to be made shorter and more compact, which is
another decided advantage.
Other novel and important features, further objects, and additional
advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the
appended claims and as the ensuing detailed description and
discussion proceeds in conjunction with the accompanying drawing,
in which:
FIG. 1 is a section through a rotary hammer constructed in accord
with the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rotary hammer of FIG. 1 with part of
the hammer casing broken away to show the details of a selector
incorporated in the hammer to control its mode of operation;
FIG. 3 is a partial side view of the rotary hammer of FIG. 1,
looking in the direction of arrows 3--3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an end view of a cam employed in the rotary hammer of
FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a second form of rotary
hammer 1-in accord with the principles of the present
invention;
FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a third form of rotary hammer
constructed in accord with the principles of the present
invention;
FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a fourth form of rotary
hammer constructed in accord with the principles of the present
invention;
FIG. 8 is a section through the rotary hammer of FIG. 7, taken
substantially along line 8--8 of the latter Figure;
FIG. 9 is a side view of a drill designed for use in rotary hammers
of the type described herein; and
FIG. 10 is a side view of a tool designed for use in rotary hammers
of the type described herein when axial impact on without rotation
of the tool is wanted.
Referring now to the drawing, FIG. 1 depicts a rotary hammer 20
constructed in accord with the principles of the present invention.
The major components of rotary hammer 20 include a closed type tool
holder 22 rotatably mounted in a casing 247 an arrangement for
rotating the tool holder including a motor 26 connected to the tool
holder through a drive train identified generally by reference
character 28, mechanism 30 for imparting axial impacts to a tool 32
(See FIG. 9) mounted in tool holder socket 34 and secured in place
by a conventional spring type retainer 36, and a selector mechanism
38 (See FIGS. 2 and 3) for disabling the impact mechanism when
rotation only of tool 32 is desired. The operation of rotary hammer
20 is controlled by a conventional trigger switch 40 mounted in the
handle section 42 of casing 24.
Many details of tool 20 such as the specific structure of motor 26
and switch 40 are conventional or are not part of the present
invention. Accordingly, they will be described herein only to the
extent that they bear some relation to the present invention.
Referring again to FIG. 1, hammer casing 24 includes the handle
section just mentioned, intermediate sections 44 and 46, and a
forward or front end section 48 through which an aperture 50 is
formed. The casing sections are fixed together as by conventional
threaded fasteners which, for the most part, are not shown in the
drawing.
Seated in the aperture 50 in casing front end section 48 and
secured in place by fasteners 52 and nuts 56 is a nosepiece 58
through which an axial bore 60 is formed. Tool holder 22 is
rotatably supported in nosepiece 58 and in the front end section 48
of tool casing 24 by spaced apart front and rear bearings 62 and
64. Front bearing 62 is seated in a recess 66 in nosepiece 58. Rear
bearing 64 is pressed or otherwise fitted into a recess 70 formed
in a bearing holder or support 72. The bearing support is fixed to
a boss 74 extending inwardly from intermediate casing section 46 as
by threaded fasteners 76.
An O-ring 78 is seated in a recess 80 in the forward portion of
nosepiece 58. This keeps lubricant from leaking to the exterior of
hammer 20 between the nose piece and tool holder 22.
From the foregoing it will be apparent that tool holder 22 is free
to move forward in bearings 62 and 64 as the rear end 82 of the
tool holder is struck by a driver 84 incorporated in impact
producing mechanism 30 as the driver moves in the direction
indicated by arrow 86 in FIG. 1. The forward movement of the tool
holder is limited by the engagement of a gear 88 integrally formed
on tool holder 22 with a washer 90. This washer is seated in a
recess 92 in nose member 58 and is separated from a shoulder 94 at
the forward end of the recess by an O-ring 96 and a washer 98.
O-ring 96 is compressed during forward movement of the tool holder
to cushion the impact of the tool holder against the nose piece 58
of the tool casing.
The motor 26 provided to rotate tool holder 22 is mounted in a
support 100 fixed to the rearmost intermediate section 44 of hammer
casing 24. The motor shaft 102 is rotatably supported at its end by
a bearing 106 which is mounted in a bearing holder 108 located in
the handle section 42 of the casing. The front end of shaft 102 is
supported in a bearing 110 located in a recess 112 in intermediate
casing section 46.
The input element of the drive train or mechanism 28 by which tool
holder 22 is connected to motor shaft 102 is a pinion 114 on the
front end of the motor shaft. This pinion meshes with a gear 116
fixed to an intermediate shaft 118. The rear end of the
intermediate shaft is rotatably supported in a bearing 120, which
is mounted in a recess 122 formed in intermediate casing section
46. The front end of the shaft is rotatably supported in a bearing
124, which is seated in a recess 126 in front end casing section
48.
Formed on intermediate shaft 118 adjacent gear 116 is a gear having
teeth 128. These teeth mesh with the teeth 130 on gear 88. As
mentioned, above, the latter gear is integral with tool holder 22.
Accordingly, as shaft 102 rotates, the pinion 114 at its forward
end rotates gear 116, which in turn rotates intermediate shaft 118;
and the gear teeth formed on the latter rotate gear 88, and,
consequently, tool holder 22.
The drill identified by reference character 32 and shown in its
entirety in FIG. 9 is typical of the tools which will be employed
when rotation of the tool is desired. Such tools are provided with
a shank (identified by reference character 131 in FIG. 9)
configured to match the socket 34 in tool holder 22. With such a
tool secured in the socket, the tool is rotated by the tool holder
22 when the latter is rotated by gear 88 in the manner described in
the preceding paragraph.
The impact imparting mechanism 30 referred to above is provided so
that axial impacts may be applied to tool 32 at the same time that
it is rotated by motor 26 through the drive-connecting mechanism 28
just described. In addition to the driver 84 mentioned above, the
impact imparting mechanism includes a cam 132, which may be formed
on the rear face of gear 116, and a compression spring 134.
Driver 84 is a short, relatively massive member having a recess 136
into which the closed end 82 of tool holder 22 extends. The driver
is supported for rectilinear or back-and-forth movement in a
bearing 138. The bearing is seated in a recess 140 at the forward
end of casing section 44 and extends into casing section 46. As
discussed above, this novel driver supporting arrangement
eliminates a number of problems appurtenant to the driver mounting
arrangements in heretofore proposed rotary hammers and the
like.
Compression spring 134 is also mounted in intermediate casing
section 44. The front end of the spring is supported by a boss 142
on the rear end of driver 84. The rear end of the spring is
supported by a boss 144 extending forwardly from the rear wall 146
of intermediate casing section 44 and surrounded by a sleeve type
spacer 148.
Referring now to FIG. 4, the cam 132 formed on gear 116 has an
inclined face 150 which is flush with the rear face of the gear at
its low point and terminates at its high point 152 in a sharp drop.
As gear 116 rotates cam surface 150 engages the forward end 154 of
driver 84, moving the driver toward the rear of hammer 20 and
compressing spring 134. This continues until the high end 152 of
the cam rides by the driver, releasing it for forward movement. At
this point, compression spring 134 expands, driving driver 84
forwardly against the closed end 82 of tool holder 22 to impart an
axial impact to the tool 32 secured therein.
As best shown in FIG. 1, a thrust bearing 155 separated from gear
116 by a spacer 156 is mounted in the front end of casing section
46. This bearing absorbs the reaction force exerted on gear 116 and
therefore intermediate shaft 118 by spring 134 as cam 132
compresses the spring. Also, as tool holder 22 is impacted and
moves forwardly in casing 24, the intermediate shaft tends to be
moved in the same direction because of the frictional forces
between the teeth 130 on gear 88 and the gear teeth 128 on the
intermediate shaft. This force is also absorbed by thrust bearing
155.
As indicated above, it may in some instances be desirable to
disable or make ineffective the impact imparting mechanism just
described; i.e., to impart rotary motion only to a tool in tool
holder 22. The previously mentioned selector mechanism 38 is
provided for this purpose.
Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 3, the selector mechanism includes a
shaft 157 rotatably seated in an aperture 158 through a boss 159 in
intermediate casing section 46. Shaft 157 is retained in place by a
disk or plate 160 fixed to its inner end and by a selector member
162 fixed to its outer end as by a retainer 164. Selector 162 is
seated in a recess 166 in casing section 46 and is provided with an
integral indicator 170, which cooperates with indicia 172 and 174
on the casing to indicate whether the tool is adjusted to produce
rotary motion of tool 32 plus axial impact or rotary motion
only.
Referring now specifically to FIG. 2, an eccentric pin or stop 176
is fixed to the inner side of plate 160. With indicator 170 in the
impact plus rotary movement or "H" position, stop 176 is located as
shown in FIG. 2. With the stop in this position, driver 84 is
alternately retracted by cam 132 and driven forward by spring 134,
and tool holder 22 and the tool therein are rotated all in the
manner described above. This produces continuous rotation of and
periodic axial impacts on tool 32.
When rotary motion only is desired, the selector mechanism is
rotated until indicator 170 is in the "D" position. As the selector
is rotated, stop 176 engages the forward end 154 of driver 84,
moving it toward the rear of hammer 20 against the biasing force of
spring 134 and then maintaining it in this retracted position.
Accordingly, driver 84 is prevented from moving forward and
striking tool holder 22 as gear 116 rotates; and no axial impacts
are imparted to the tool.
The selector mechanism 38 may be rotated between the H and D
positions in any desired fashion. For example, a socket 177 for an
Allen wrench may be provided in the outer end of shaft 157 for this
purpose.
In addition to rotation plus hammering and rotation only, hammer 20
can be utilized to produce hammering only. For this mode of
operation a tool having around shank such as the tool 178 shown in
FIG. 10 is employed. The tool is retained in the hammer with shank
179 extending into socket 34 by retainer 36. Accordingly, axial
impacts are imparted to the tool as tool holder 22 is struck by
driver 84. However, as there is no drive connection between tool
shank 179 and the tool holder, no rotary motion is imparted to the
tool.
The principles of the present invention may of course be embodied
in rotary hammers or the like differing considerably in appearance
from the hammer 20 just described. One example is the hammer
illustrated in FIG. 5 and identified by reference character 180.
Turning now to this Figure, rotary hammer 180 has a number of
features common to it and hammer 20. To the extent that the two
hammers are alike, the components thereof are identified by the
same reference characters.
There are a number of minor differences between hammers 180 and 20.
These, however, are not critical in the practice of the present
invention and will accordingly not be alluded to further.
The main difference between the two hammers is that the motor 26 of
the latter is mounted in a depending casing section 182 with the
axis of rotation of its shaft 102 intersecting the axis of rotation
of intermediate shaft 118 at right angles and is supported at its
upper end by a bearing 183 disposed in partition 184. Also, in this
version of the invention, the pinion 114 on the motor output shaft
is replaced with bevel gear teeth 185. These teeth mesh with teeth
186 on a bevel gear 188 fixed to the rear or handle end of
intermediate shaft 118. Because of the relocation of the gear
member, cam 132 is formed on a separate component 190 in this
embodiment of the invention. The cam component is fixed to shaft
118 for rotation therewith as by a half moon key 192.
The operation of this hammer is essentially the same as that of
hammer 20 as will be apparent to those skilled in the arts to which
the present invention pertains.
Yet another rotary hammer embodying the principles of the present
invention is illustrated in FIG. 6 and identified by reference
character 196. Again, to the extent that this embodiment of the
invention resembles those described above, the same reference
characters have been employed to identify like components.
Rotary hammer 196 differs from hammer 20 primarily in the
construction of driver 198, in the manner in which the driver is
supported for rectilinear movement in the hammer casing, and in the
substitution of an open type tool holder 200 for the closed type
holder 22 employed in tool 20. Driver 198 is an elongated member
having a relatively small diameter forward portion 201 which
extends through an aperture 202 in the rear end of tool holder 200
and engages the shank end or head 204 of tool 32. An O-ring 206
disposed in a recess 208 communicating with aperture 202 keeps
lubricant from leaking between the driver and the tool holder to
the exterior of hammer 196.
As will be apparent from the foregoing, the forward end of driver
198 is supported from the tool holder. The rear end of the driver
is rotatably supported in a member 210 fixed to intermediate
section 212 of hammer casing 214. More specifically, as shown in
FIG. 6, the rear portion 216 of the driver extends through a bore
218 in support member 210 and terminates in a head 220 on the
opposite side of support member wall 222 from tool holder 200.
As in rotary hammer 20, provision is made in hammer 196 for
cushioning the forward, impacting movement of driver 198. This
mechanism takes the form of a Belleville spring 223 disposed
between driver head 220 and driver support member wall 222 by a
sleeve 224 in support 210. This sleeve is in turn retained in
position by a spacer 226 and a retainer 228.
This embodiment of the invention operates in substantially the same
manner as the rotary hammer 20 described above. Perhaps the most
significant difference is that driver 198 impacts directly on tool
32 rather than on tool holder 200. Accordingly, the tool holder may
be axially fixed in hammer casing 214 and the sliding movement
between the gear 230 integral with the tool holder and the gear
rotating pinion 232 fixed to intermediate shaft 118 thus
eliminated. This may, in some applications of the invention,
contribute to extended service life.
Also, in this version of the invention, the surface 150 of cam 132
does not engage the forward end of the driver. Instead, it
cooperates with a surface 234 formed on the forward or tool side of
annular driver flange 236.
A further difference between the rotary hammers 196 and 20 is in
the details of the selector mechanism 238 employed in the former.
In mechanism 238, shaft 157 is retained in place by a selector knob
240 on the exterior side of casing section 212 and by a stop 242 on
the inner side of the casing section 212 and is surrounded by a
sleeve type bearing 244. Selector knob 240 replaces the socket 177
of selector mechanism 38, and stop 242 serves the same function as
the stop 176 of the earlier described selector mechanism.
Also, in this embodiment of the invention, the front end of driver
198 is rotatably supported in a bearing 245a which is mounted in a
bearing holder 245b fixed to casing section 212. As discussed above
in conjunction with the embodiment of FIG. 1, this type of
arrangement has the advantage that problems resulting from
misalignment between the driver and the tool holder are minimized,
if not eliminated.
In this embodiment, bearing holder 245b keeps tool holder 200 from
moving toward the handle end of the tool. A second bearing 245c
also mounted in holder 245b provides a wear surface between the
bearing holder and the tool holder.
There are also a number of constructional features of lesser
importance which differ in rotary hammers 20 and 196. For example,
in the latter hammer, tool holder 200 is mounted in a bore 246
extending through nose member 248 rather than in bearings in
separate casing members as in hammer 20. Also, compression spring
134 is supported at its rear end by a ledge 250 in driver support
member wall 222 and atits front end by diver flange 236 from which
it is separated by spacer 252. There are also some differences in
the manner in which the motor 26 is supported in the tool casing,
in the support arrangement for intermediate shaft 118, and in the
details of the components such as pinion 232, for example. However,
these differences are again not critical to the practice of the
present invention; and it is, accordingly, not considered essential
to describe them herein.
FIG. 7 of the drawing illustrates a rotary hammer 256 which is
similar to hammer 196, but differs in the manner in which the
selection is made between hammering plus rotation of the tool or
rotation only. Specifically, in rotary hammer 256, the cam 132
provided to retract driver 198 toward the rear or tool end of the
hammer is formed on the output member 258 of a clutch 260 which
also includes input member 262 and clutch spring 264. Clutch output
member 258 is mounted on intermediate shaft 118 between retainer
266 and bearing 268 and is free to rotate about the intermediate
shaft, but is prevented from moving axially relative to the
shaft.
Clutch input member 262 is secured to the shaft as by a key (not
shown) which allows it to slide along but compels it to rotate with
the shaft. Cooperating, engageable, drive elements or teeth 270 and
271 of conventional configuration are formed on the apposed faces
272 and 274 of the output and input members, respectively.
Clutch input element 262 also has around its periphery gear teeth
276 which mesh with the teeth of the pinion 114 at the end of motor
shaft 102. Accordingly, with clutch elements 270 and 271 engaged,
the motor output shaft rotates clutch input element 262. The latter
drive clutch output member 258, causing cam 132 to retract driver
198 in substantially the same member as the corresponding cam
component does in rotary hammer 196.
As shown in FIG. 7, compression type clutch spring 264 is mounted
in recesses 278 and 280 formed in the apposed faces 274 and 272 of
the clutch input and output members. Accordingly, the clutch spring
tends to bias these members apart to disengage the driving elements
270 and 271. With these elements disengaged there is no driving
connection between the clutch elements; and, accordingly, there is
no retraction of hammer 198 by the cam 132 on clutch output element
258. Therefore, with the clutch elements disengaged, there are no
axial impacts on tool 32, but only rotation of the latter. This is
produced from motor 26 through pinion 114, clutch input member 262,
a pinion 282 fixed to the clutch input member for rotation
therewith, ad the gear 230 on tool holder 200.
The mode of action (rotation or rotation plus axial impact) is
selected by manipulation of selector mechanism 284. As shown in
FIGS. 7 and 8, this mechanism includes a selector knob 286 threaded
on a boss 288 at the forward end of casing section 290.
Accordingly, as nob 286 is rotated, it moves toward and away from
clutch input member 262 as indicated by the doubleheaded arrow 292
in FIG. 7.
Abutting the inner side of knob 286 and extending loosely through
holes 294 in boss are pins 296. A pressure member 298 abuts the
inner ends of these pins. Pressure member 298 is dimensioned to
abut the hub 300 of clutch input member 262.
With knob 286 of the selector mechanism positioned as shown in FIG.
7, pressure member 298 displaces clutch input member 262 to the
left as shown in this figure to a degree sufficient to engage the
drive elements 271 on this member with the drive elements 270 on
the output member. Accordingly, both rotary motion of and axial
impacts on tool 32 are produced. For rotary motion only knob 286 is
backed off to the position shown in dotted lines and identified by
reference character 302 in FIG. 7. This retracts pressure plate
298, allowing clutch spring 264 to move clutch input element 262 to
the right as shown in FIG. 7 and disengage drive elements 270 and
271. As discussed above, only rotational movement of tool 32 is
produced with the clutch drive elements disengaged.
Rotary hammer 256 may also have various features discussed above in
conjunction with the embodiments of FIGS. 114 6. One example is the
arrangement for supporting the front end of driver 198 discussed
above in conjunction with the embodiment of FIG. 6.
As will be apparent from the foregoing to those skilled in the arts
to which the present invention pertains, many modifications may be
made in the exemplary embodiments discussed above without exceeding
the scope of the invention. To the extent that such modifications
are within the scope of the appended claims, they are fully
intended to be covered therein.
The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without
departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The
present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects
as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention
being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing
description; and all changes which come within the meaning and
range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be
embraced therein.
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