EP1602453A2 - Ensemble poignée pour outil - Google Patents

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EP1602453A2
EP1602453A2 EP05009808A EP05009808A EP1602453A2 EP 1602453 A2 EP1602453 A2 EP 1602453A2 EP 05009808 A EP05009808 A EP 05009808A EP 05009808 A EP05009808 A EP 05009808A EP 1602453 A2 EP1602453 A2 EP 1602453A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F5/00—Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
    • B25F5/006—Vibration damping means

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  • the present invention relates to handle assemblies for tools, and relates particularly, but not exclusively, to handle assemblies having combined friction gripping and vibration damping properties, for power tools in which an output shaft is driven by a motor.
  • Powered tools such as power drills in which a drill bit is rotated by an output shaft which is in turn rotated by means of an electric motor, generate significant amounts of vibration, which can under certain circumstances limit the length of time during which the tool can be used continuously.
  • the housing of such tools is generally made from a durable plastics material on which it can be difficult for a user of the tool to maintain a grip when the tool is in use for a sustained period.
  • US 6308378 discloses a gripping arrangement for a handle of a power tool in which the sides of the handle are provided with frictional gripping zones, each side of the handle including a plurality of alternating gripping zones of a softer material and a harder material.
  • the softer material used is generally a thermoplastic elastomer or rubber material
  • the harder material is generally the same material as that from which the tool housing is formed.
  • WO02/38341 discloses a grip handle for a hand-held machine tool in which a hand grip is separated from the remainder of the housing by a vibration damping element consisting of an inflatable annular air filled cushion.
  • An additional handle is provided which has a tubular grip element surrounding a further annular air cushion.
  • Preferred embodiments of the present invention seek to overcome the above disadvantages of the prior art.
  • a gripping portion for a power tool having a housing and a motor within said housing for actuating an output member of the tool, the gripping portion adapted to be engaged by a hand of a user of the tool and comprising:
  • this provides the advantage of enabling the material of the flexible member to be chosen to have the optimum frictional properties to enable a user to maintain a grip on the tool, and the vibration damping gel material at the same time to have the optimum vibration damping properties.
  • This also provides the advantage of simplifying construction of the assembly, which in turn reduces the cost of manufacture of the assembly, as well as providing the advantage of further reducing the cost of manufacture of the assembly by providing one or more components which perform more than one function.
  • At least one said blister pack may be foldable.
  • At least one said blister pack may be perforated between at least one pair of adjacent chambers.
  • This provides the advantage of facilitating folding of the blister pack.
  • At least one said blister pack may further comprise locating means for enabling the blister pack to be mounted to a support.
  • Said locating means may comprise at least one aperture through said blister pack at a respective location remote from the or each said chamber.
  • the assembly may further comprise support means adapted to be located on a side of at least one said blister pack remote from the corresponding said engaging portion.
  • At least one said chamber containing the or each said gel material may be at least partially transparent in use.
  • This provides the advantage of enabling visible indicia, such as decorative features or trade marks, or electrical indicators, for example indicating that the tool of which the assembly forms part is actuated, to be seen while the tool is in use.
  • the assembly may further comprise at least one visible indicium located in at least one said chamber.
  • At least one said visible indicium may be electrically operated in use.
  • This provides the advantage of enabling said indicium to provide an indication of an operating condition of a power tool, such as whether the tool is actuated.
  • At least one said indicium may be at least one light emitting diode.
  • the assembly may further comprise at least one electrical switch for actuating the tool.
  • a tool comprising:
  • Said gripping portion may have an outer surface including at least one material of higher coefficient of friction than the material of the housing of the tool.
  • the housing 2 is formed from a generally durable plastics material, as will be familiar to persons skilled in the art, and has a recessed portion 5 on a generally smooth upper surface of the handle 4, the recessed portion 5 being provided with a recess 6 containing an actuating switch (not shown) for turning the tool 1 on and off.
  • the housing 2 is provided with ventilation apertures 7 at one end of the recessed portion 5 to allow cooling of the interior of the housing 2.
  • a flexible sheet 8, of thermoplastic elastomeric material, such as a thin layer of polyurethane, having a coefficient of friction higher than that of the material from which the housing 2 is made, is formed by means of a suitable method such as moulding.
  • the sheet 8 has a periphery shaped to fit inside the periphery of recessed portion 5 to cover all of the recessed portion 5 except that part in which the ventilation apertures 7 are provided, and the flexible sheet 8 is provided with a through-aperture 9 to allow access to the actuating switch in recess 6.
  • the flexible sheet 8 is also provided with a series of protrusions 10, each of which defines a chamber between the sheet 8 and the upper surface of the handle 4 of the housing 2 when the sheet 8 is placed in position on the upper surface of the recessed portion 5.
  • Each of the chambers underneath the protrusions 10 accommodates a vibration damping gel contained in a blister pack 20 ( Figures 3A to 3C).
  • the flexible sheet 8 may be bonded to a backing sheet (not shown) to define the chambers containing the vibration damping gel.
  • a cover plate 11 of durable plastics material such as the material from which the housing 2 is constructed, has an internal surface 12 corresponding generally to the external (i.e. upper) surface of the flexible sheet 8.
  • the cover plate 11 is provided with a series of first apertures 13 for allowing the protrusions 10 of the sheet 8 to protrude therethrough when the plate 11 is mounted to the handle 4 to secure the flexible sheet 8 in place, a second aperture 14 co-operating with the aperture 9 to allow access to the actuating switch in recess 6, and a series of third apertures 15 cooperating with the ventilation apertures 7 in the housing 2.
  • a gel blister pack 20 for use in the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2 is formed from a thin, flexible backing piece 21 of thermoplastic polyurethane film on which one or more pieces 22 of a vibration damping gel formed from a semi-solid silicone rubber or polyurethane material are provided.
  • the pieces 22 of gel may be translucent and/or semi transparent and/or coloured, for reasons which will be explained in greater detail below.
  • the backing layer 21 with the pieces 22 of gel are then covered by a generally transparent layer 23 of thin, thermoplastic polyurethane film, which is pulled down tightly over the gel pieces 22 by means of a combination of heat and pressure, and then secured to the backing piece 21 at the periphery 24 of each gel piece 22 to form discrete chambers encapsulating each gel piece by suitable welding techniques, such as heat staking and/or ultrasonic vibration, which will be familiar to persons skilled in the art.
  • the gel material 22 can be poured or injected into a pre-formed transparent sheet 23 and then covered by backing piece 21 and welded.
  • the upper surface of the backing piece 21 may be printed with decorative or trade mark information which is visible through the transparent layer 23 and gel 22.
  • the backing piece 121 of the blister pack 120 is provided with a series of raised portions 125 which may be decorative matter and/or trade marks or raised lettering.
  • the raised portions 125 define recesses 126, which may accommodate light emitting diodes which can be illuminated to provide a visual indication of an operating parameter of the tool incorporating the blister pack 120, for example to indicate whether the tool is switched on.
  • the raised portions 225 defining recesses 226 may be formed by a separate layer 227, which is encapsulated along with gel material 222 by transparent sheet 223 and backing piece 221.
  • handle 404 of power tool 401 of a second embodiment of the invention is defined by two halves 402A, 402B of housing 402.
  • Drill 401 includes an upper motor housing 430 disposed above handle 404.
  • Housing 430 may extend along or at a small angle to the horizontal direction, while handle 404 may extend along or at a small angle to the vertical direction.
  • both housing 430 and handle 404 are slightly angled to the horizontal and vertical directions when the drill rests on a horizontal surface.
  • the lower surface of motor housing 430 transitions into handle 404 at fillet 404a.
  • handle 404 transitions into battery receiving portion 435 at a second fillet 404b.
  • Battery 440 is slidably received in the receiving portion.
  • the drill shown is a cordless drill receiving a removable battery which when inserted in the receiving portion forms the lower end of the drill, the invention could also be directed to a corded drill as well in which there is not a substantial part of the drill housing which is removable.
  • Gel pieces 422a-c protrude from the rear of handle 404 and extend through cover plate 411, which may be formed in one or two pieces. Both gel pieces 422a-c and cover plate 411 may have the same structure as the cover plate and gel pieces described with respect to the embodiment of Figures 1-3.
  • Gel pieces 422a-c encompass the rear of handle 404 and extend partially around both sides of handle 404 and preferably terminate rearwardly of the center axis Y-Y of handle 404, which extends at a slight angle to the vertical.
  • upper gel piece 422a is positioned relatively high on handle 404, encompassing upper fillet 404a, opposite depressible trigger 429 which is disposed through the front of handle 404. Upper gel piece 422a extends downwardly for substantially the same distance as trigger 429 to provide the maximum cushioning benefit when the user actuates trigger 429.
  • the overall gripping region of the tool extends generally from upper fillet 404a towards lower fillet 404b in a range of 80-100mm as measured in the vertical direction.
  • Upper gel piece 422a may extend in the vertical direction of handle 404 for 36 mm. At its maximum, upper gel piece 422a extends along each side of handle 404 in the direction which is transverse to the centerline Y-Y to a location which is 11 mm rearward of centerline Y-Y. The distance in the vertical direction between upper gel piece 422a and middle gel piece 422b may be 8 mm.
  • the dimension of the middle and lower gel pieces 422b and 422c in the vertical direction may be 15mm, and each may extend along each side of handle 404 in the direction which is transverse to the centerline Y-Y to a location which is 13 mm rearward of the centerline Y-Y.
  • the distance in the vertical direction between middle gel piece 422b and lower gel piece 422c may be 7 mm.
  • the distance in the vertical direction between lower gel piece 422c and lower fillet 404b may be 15 mm.
  • the thickness of gel pieces 422a-c may be between 5-10 mm.
  • Cover plate 411 may be formed as one saddle-shaped piece which extends about the rear and partially along each side of handle 404. Alternatively cover plate 411 may be formed as two pieces, with one piece disposed on each handle half. As measured in the vertical direction, cover plate 411 may extend from a location which is 6 mm above upper gel piece 422a to a location which is 8 mm below lower gel piece 422c. The openings in cover plate 411 have dimensions corresponding to those of gel pieces 422a-c. As shown, at an upper location cover plate 411 may extend forwardly of centerline Y-Y for 12 mm at its maximum.
  • cover plate 411 narrows such that it only extends to a location which is 4 mm to the rear of centerline Y-Y.
  • gel piece 422c may project outwardly from cover plate 411 by 3 mm.
  • Gel pieces 422a and 422b also project outwardly from cover plate 411 by 3 mm.
  • Figure 4E shows an alternative to the embodiment shown in Figures 4A-4D.
  • Gel piece 422' may have a saddle shape and wrap around the rear of handle 404', and extend forwardly on both side of handle 404', terminating to the rear of centerline Y-Y.
  • two gel pieces 422' which jointly form a saddle shape and wrap around the rear of handle 404' may be used.
  • the overall dimensions of gel piece 422' are similar to those of the three gel pieces 422a-c of Figures 4A-C.
  • gel piece 422' also occupies the regions of handle 404' between each of gel pieces 422a-c.
  • the overall dimensions of cover plate 411' is similar to the overall dimensions of cover plate 411.
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