EP3227073B1 - Outil électrique avec un mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur - Google Patents

Outil électrique avec un mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur Download PDF

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EP3227073B1
EP3227073B1 EP15866082.9A EP15866082A EP3227073B1 EP 3227073 B1 EP3227073 B1 EP 3227073B1 EP 15866082 A EP15866082 A EP 15866082A EP 3227073 B1 EP3227073 B1 EP 3227073B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27C—PLANING, DRILLING, MILLING, TURNING OR UNIVERSAL MACHINES FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL
    • B27C5/00—Machines designed for producing special profiles or shaped work, e.g. by rotary cutters; Equipment therefor
    • B27C5/10—Portable hand-operated wood-milling machines; Routers
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    • 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
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  • the disclosure relates to a portable power tool according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a portable power tool is known from the document WO03/000473A1 .
  • Plunge base routers have long been used to make cutouts, grooves and to form edges on wood and other solid-surface workpieces.
  • Such routers include a base and a housing having a motor which rotates a router bit for making the grooves and cuts into a workpiece.
  • the housing is vertically movable relative to the base on two guide posts that are connected to the base.
  • a plunge base router can be used in an upright position in which the base is placed on top of a workpiece to be cut. In the upright position, the router is vertically movable relative to the base on the guide posts so that that the router bit extends at a predefined distance below the lower surface of the base, exposing the router bit to the workpiece to be cut.
  • cutting depth is used to describe the distance that the router bit extends below the base.
  • plunge routers provide a depth adjustment mechanism. Some routers provide a coarse adjustment mechanism to generally find the depth, and a fine adjustment mechanism to locate the depth more precisely than the coarse adjustment mechanism.
  • a plunge router having both coarse and fine adjustment mechanisms is used in the upright position when installing a hinge to a wooden door.
  • the user Prior to turning on the motor, the user adjusts the router bit to the correct cutting depth corresponding to the depth of the hinge installed on the door.
  • the user Prior to turning on the motor, the user adjusts the coarse adjustment mechanism to vertically position the router bit even with the lower surface of the base, with the router bit in contact with the door.
  • the threaded fine adjustment mechanism is then turned so that the router bit may be plunged to a depth below the lower surface of a base at a cutting depth corresponding to the thickness of the hinge to be installed.
  • the router is then turned on and plunged into the door to cut away the wood to install the hinge.
  • the screw thread of the fine adjustment mechanism is typically either a US-standard (empirical) sized thread or a metric system thread, usually depending on the country in which the router is to be sold.
  • empirical empirical
  • metric system thread usually depending on the country in which the router is to be sold.
  • demand for either the standard or metric fine adjustment is becoming less dependent on geographical location, as router users are more commonly encountering situations in which either or both standard or metric measurements are needed. This presents a problem for a user of a plunge router having an adjustment mechanism relying on one standard, when the user must make cuts based on the other standard.
  • a depth adjustment feature of a router that is not limited to either a US-standard or a metric system would be beneficial.
  • US 3418965 A discloses a motion read-out device for indicating the relative movement between two members of two sets of units.
  • WO 03/000473 A1 discloses an apparatus for setting a zero-reference point for a power tool which comprises an adjustable reference marker and a scale for comparison therewith.
  • a system In order to facilitate making fine adjustments to a plunge depth of a portable power tool such as a router, a system includes a portable power tool, in particular a router, and a depth adjustment device configured to selectively make fine adjustments to the plunge depth according to one of a plurality of different measurement scales.
  • a portable power tool having the features of claim 1 is provided.
  • the first measurement scale is US standard (empirical), and the second measurement scale is metric.
  • the first cap defines a first plurality of notches configured to indicate an amount that the first cap has been rotated on the first threading.
  • a first spacing between each of the first plurality of notches corresponds to predefined increment changes in the vertical distance according to the first measurement scale.
  • the second cap defines a second plurality of notches configured to indicate an amount that the second cap has been rotated on the second threading.
  • a second spacing between each of the second plurality of notches corresponds to predefined increment changes in the vertical distance according to the second measurement scale.
  • the depth adjustment mechanism further includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member, and further defines a first annular cutout adjacent to the first threading and a second annular cutout adjacent to the second threading.
  • the first elastic member is received in the first annular cutout and is configured to bias the first cap against motion
  • the second elastic member is received in the second annular cutout and is configured to bias the second cap against motion.
  • the depth adjustment mechanism further includes an adjustment member
  • the carriage defines a vertical passage aligned with the stop element and an opening transverse to and intersecting with the passage.
  • the passage is configured to slidingly receive the main body of the depth adjustment mechanism, and the opening is configured to receive the adjustment member.
  • the adjustment member is operable to extend through the opening into the passage in order to engage the main body received in the passage and mount the main body on the carriage.
  • the carriage includes a receiver member mounted on the carriage, where the receiver member defines the vertical passage and the opening. In another embodiment, the receiver member is integral with the carriage.
  • the system further includes a depth scale member configured to be slidingly mounted on the main body.
  • the depth scale has first markings corresponding to the first measurement scale and second marking corresponding to the second measurement scale.
  • Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a router assembly 10.
  • the router assembly 10 includes a router 12, and a plunge base 14.
  • the router 12 is secured to the plunge base 14, and includes a generally cylindrically-shaped housing 18 that includes a power switch 22, an accessory tool holder 24, and a router motor (not shown) housed in the housing 18.
  • the housing 18 can be constructed of any acceptable rigid material such as plastic, metal, or composite materials such as fiber reinforced polymer.
  • the motor includes an electric motor configured to receive power from an electrical cord 20 via an AC outlet.
  • the electric motor is configured to receive power from a rechargeable battery (not shown) connected to the motor.
  • the motor includes a drive shaft (not shown) that is configured to be rotated by the motor about a motor axis (not shown).
  • the drive shaft supports the accessory tool holder 24, which is configured to releaseably secure various router bits (not shown) to the drive shaft for rotation by the motor.
  • the accessory tool holder 24 is a collet, but in other embodiments is a chuck, a clamp or any other acceptable accessory tool holder.
  • the plunge base 14 of the router assembly 10 includes a carriage 16 slidably mounted to two guide posts 30, 32 that are supported by a base plate 27.
  • the base plate 27 includes a generally flat upper plate 28 configured to support the router 12 and carriage 16 in an upright position above a workpiece 1, and a lower plate or platform 29 secured to a lower surface of the upper plate member 28 configured to enable router assembly 10 to slide smoothly upon a workpiece during operation.
  • the lower plate 29 includes a plastic, but any acceptable smooth material can be used.
  • the upper plate 28 defines two receiving openings 15A, 15B ( Fig. 10 ) configured to secure the guide posts 30, 32 in an upright position.
  • the base plate 27 further defines an opening 34 through which a router bit may be extended to engage a workpiece, the opening 34 defined by two corresponding openings of the upper plate 28 and the lower plate 29.
  • the opening of the lower plate 29 is smaller than the opening of the upper plate 28, enabling placement of a dust guard (not shown) on the upper surface of lower plate 29 within the opening of the upper plate 28.
  • the base plate 27 further includes a stop member or stop element 38 secured to an upper surface of the upper plate 28, described in more detail below.
  • the lower plate 29 is secured to the upper plate 28 by threaded fasteners 90A, 90B, 90C.
  • the lower plate 28 is secured to the upper plate 28 by adhesive, snap-fit, or any other acceptable method.
  • the lower plate 29 is in one piece with the upper plate 28 to together define a platform for supporting the router assembly 10 on the workpiece.
  • the carriage 16 includes a collar portion 44, handles 40, 42, a mounting portion 46, and a depth adjustment mechanism 52.
  • the collar portion 44 is configured to releasably retain the router 12 upright, oriented perpendicularly with respect to the base plate 27 and aligned with the opening 34 defined in the base plate 27.
  • the collar portion 44 defines an open-ended passage through which the body of the router 12 extends.
  • the collar portion 44 of the carriage 16 may have a variety of different configurations for releasably retaining the router.
  • the collar portion 44 includes a fastening system, such as a clamping mechanism (not shown), for securing the router 12 to the carriage 16. Any acceptable fastening system may be used to secure the router 12 to the carriage 16.
  • the router is substantially permanently affixed to the carriage 16.
  • the handles 40, 42 are secured on opposite sides of the collar 16 with threaded fastening elements 92A, 92B ( FIG. 10 ) and are configured to be grasped by a user to move the router assembly 10 about a workpiece during a cutting operation, and, as described in detail below, to plunge the carriage 16 with the router 12.
  • threaded fastening elements 92A, 92B FIG. 10
  • the embodiment shown has two handles, one handle or any acceptable number of handles may be positioned on the carriage 16, or on another portion of the router assembly 10 so that the user may grip and hold the router assembly 10 during operation.
  • the mounting portion 46 of the carriage 16 includes a first receiver 17 defining a passage 31 ( FIG. 10 ) and a second receiver 19 defining a passage 33 ( FIG. 10 ).
  • Each passage 31, 33 is sized and positioned to slidably receive one of the guide posts 30, 32.
  • the passages 31, 33 may include bushings that facilitate the movement of the carriage 16 with respect to the guide posts 30, 32.
  • Each guide post 30, 32 is secured at one end to the base plate 27.
  • the guide posts 30, 32 cooperate with the passages 31, 33 to enable the carriage 16 to be moved, or "plunged", in an axial direction toward the base plate 27 (alternately referred to as a lowering, or downward, direction), and an axial direction away from the base plate 27 (alternately referred to as a raising, or upward, direction).
  • the guide posts 30, 32 of the carriage 16 each include a biasing mechanism 21A, 21B, such as a pair coil springs each positioned within a bushing 25A, 25B inside the guide posts 30, 32.
  • the ends of each support element 23A, 23B each extend from a respective guide post 30, 32 and cooperate with a respective end cap 47A, 47B of the mounting portion 46 to bias the carriage 16 to the first position away from the base plate 27.
  • the mounting portion 46 further includes a plunge lock mechanism 48 for releasably locking the carriage 16 to the guide posts 30, 32 at substantially any position between the first position and the second position.
  • the plunge lock mechanism 48 comprises a plunge lock lever 50 operatively coupled to a fastening mechanism 49, shown as a bolt in the embodiment of FIG. 10 , with a fastener 53.
  • the fastening mechanism 49 includes threads that cooperate with internal threads in an opening (not shown) of the mounting portion 46.
  • the plunge lock lever 50 is pivotable between a locked and an unlocked position.
  • the plunge lock lever 50 When the plunge lock lever 50 is pivoted, the threads of the fastening mechanism 49 cooperate with corresponding threads within the opening of the mounting portion 46 to axially move the fastening mechanism 49 into or out of engagement with the guide post 30.
  • the plunge lock lever 50 is biased to a locked position with a biasing element 51 in which the fastening mechanism 49 is positioned in engagement with the guide post 30 thereby preventing movement of the carriage with respect to the guide posts 30, 32.
  • the lever 50 can be actuated to an unlocked position in which the fastening mechanism 49 is rotated out of engagement with the guide post 30 so as to allow movement of the carriage 16 with respect to the guide posts.
  • the biasing element 51 is a torsion spring.
  • the biasing element 51 is a helical spring, an elastic member, or any other acceptable biasing member.
  • the fastening mechanism 49 is biased due to gravity, such as via a weighted portion thereof.
  • the fastening mechanism 49 engages guide post 30, in other embodiments the fastening mechanism 49 is configured to engage the guide post 32, or both guide posts 30, 32
  • the mounting portion 46 further includes a depth scale 35.
  • the depth scale 35 includes indicia comprising two scales, including one scale in metric units (mm), and another scale in US units (inches). As described in detail below, the depth scale 35 enables the user to coarsely adjust the plunge depth.
  • the depth adjustment mechanism 52 includes a depth rod receiver 54 mounted to or in one piece with the carriage 16 and defining a passage 56 (shown in FIGS. 3A-3B ) configured to receive a plastic bushing 57 ( FIGS. 3A-3B and 10 ).
  • the plastic bushing 57 includes a circular upper retaining element 59 ( FIG. 3A ) configured to abut the upper surface of the rod receiver 54, and lower retaining elements 61 ( FIG. 3B ) configured to abut the lower surface of the rod receiver 54.
  • the upper and lower retaining elements 59, 61 hold the bushing 57 in place within the depth rod passage 56.
  • the bushing 57 is configured to slidably receive a dual adjustable depth rod 58.
  • a coarse adjustment element 60 ( Fig. 2 ) is configured to selectably secure the depth rod 58 within the depth rod passage 56, as described in more detail below.
  • the dual adjustable depth rod 58 is a rod member having flattened sides (shown partially in FIGS. 8A-8B ), and includes a first fine adjustment mechanism P43349-WOEP Amendments clean 70 at a first end (101), and a second fine adjustment mechanism 80 at a second end (102).
  • the depth rod 58 is reversible in that it is configured to be placed within the depth rod passage 56 with either the first fine adjustment mechanism 70 at the bottom and the second fine adjustment mechanism 80 at the top (as shown in FIG. 1 ), or with the second fine adjustment mechanism 80 at the bottom and the first fine adjustment mechanism 70 at the top (as shown in FIG. 5 ). As shown in FIG.
  • a depth marker 37 is slidably secured to the depth rod 58, and includes indicia enabling the depth marker 37 to be aligned with indicia on the depth scale 35 of the carriage 16 so that the plunge depth may be selected, as described in further detail below.
  • the carriage 16 is configured to be plunged axially toward and away from the base plate 27. More specifically, the carriage 16 is configured to be plunged between a first, or home, position, that is distally located with respect to the base plate 27, as shown in FIG. 1 , and a second, or plunged, position, in which an outer surface of one of the fine adjustment mechanisms 70, 80, depending on the orientation of the depth rod 58, contacts an upper surface of the stop element 38, thereby preventing further downward movement of the carriage 16, as best shown in FIG. 6 .
  • a router bit mounted to the router 12 with the accessory tool holder 24 is spaced apart from the base plate 27.
  • the router bit (not shown) can be extended through the opening 34 in the base plate 27 to perform work on the workpiece.
  • the plunge depth is the lower limit of the path of movement of the carriage 16, i.e., the position of the carriage 16 in the second position with one of the fine adjustment mechanisms 70, 80 in contact with the upper surface of the stop element 38.
  • the plunge depth of the plunge router assembly 10 is adjustable in both a coarse and a fine manner with the depth adjustment mechanism 52.
  • Coarse adjustments of the plunge depth are made by adjusting the vertical position of the depth rod 58 of the depth adjustment mechanism 52 with respect to the depth rod receiver 54 with the aid of the coarse adjustment element 60.
  • the coarse adjustment element 60 includes a knob 62, and a threaded pin 64 configured to cooperate with internal threads of an opening 66 ( FIG. 3A ) defined in the depth rod receiver 54 from an outer surface of the depth rod receiver 54 inwardly to the depth rod passage 56.
  • the knob 62 can be rotated in a tightening direction until an end of the threaded pin 64 contacts the bushing 57 ( Fig. 3A ) to apply pressure to the depth rod 58 to frictionally hold the depth rod 58 in place.
  • the knob 62 can also be rotated in an opposite, loosening direction so that the pin 64 is out of contact with the depth rod 58, allowing the depth rod 58 to be freely moved axially upward and downward within depth rod passage 56, and even removed completely from the depth rod passage 56.
  • the coarse adjustment mechanism can be a clamp, locking mechanism or any other acceptable mechanism that provides for coarse positional adjustment of the depth rod.
  • the pin 64 contacts the bushing 57 to tighten the depth rod 58, the bushing may further define and opening through which the pin 64 extends so that the pin 64 directly contacts the depth rod 58. In yet a further embodiment, no bushing is provided.
  • Fine adjustments of the plunge depth are made by adjusting the fine adjustment mechanism 70 or fine adjustment mechanism 80, described with respect to FIGS. 7-9 .
  • the depth rod 58 is shown with the fine adjustment mechanisms 70, 80 at each end.
  • the fine adjustment mechanism 70 includes a cap 72 having internal threads (not shown) that cooperate with corresponding external threads of a first threaded end 74 of the depth rod 58.
  • the cap has been removed from the threaded end 74 of the depth rod 58 by rotating the cap 72 with respect to the depth rod 58 in a loosening direction.
  • An elastic ring 76 is positioned in a cutout of the depth rod 58 adjacent the threaded end 74, and is configured to hold the cap 72 in place and prevent rotation of the cap 72 due to vibrations and other sudden movements of the router assembly 10 when the user is not selectively rotating the cap 72.
  • the cap 72 is rotated (see FIG. 9 ) to adjust the axial position of the cap 72 with respect to the ends of the depth rod 58.
  • the cap 72 further includes a notch 78 that represents a visual indicator of the amount that the cap 72 has been rotated, to precisely control any fine adjustments made.
  • the fine adjustment mechanism 80 in the embodiment shown includes according to the invention, a cap 82 having internal threads (not shown) that correspond to external threads of the first threaded end 84.
  • the cap has been removed from the threaded end 84 by rotating the cap 82 with respect to the depth rod 58 in a loosening direction.
  • An elastic ring 86 is positioned in a cutout of the depth rod 58 adjacent the threaded end 84, and is configured to hold the cap 82 in place and prevent rotation of the cap 82 due to vibrations and other sudden movements of the router assembly 10 when the user is not selectively rotating the cap 82.
  • the cap 82 is rotated (see FIG. 9 ) to adjust the axial position of the cap 82 with respect to the end of the depth rod 58.
  • the cap 82 further includes a notch 88 substantially similar to the notch 78 of cap 72.
  • the threads of the cap 72 and the corresponding threads of the first threaded end 74 are preferably different than the threads of the cap 82 and the threads of the corresponding threaded end 84.
  • the cap 72 and the first threaded end 74 are pitched so as to have US standard (empirical) sized threads, while the cap 82 and the second threaded end 84 are pitched so as to have metric sized threads.
  • the fine adjustment mechanisms 70, 80 in embodiments have alternative or additional features.
  • the threads are sized so that the depth of cut can be selected in small increments. For example, in one embodiment, one complete revolution corresponds to a specific dimension.
  • Each cap 72, 82 may further include indicia, markings, or any desired number of notches 78, 88 located incrementally about the circumference indicating the amount that the element has been turned.
  • an indicia, marking or notch is located at every quarter of the circumference so that the user can precisely turn the element an amount corresponding to a desired depth change. Rotation of the cap by an amount corresponding to each notch results in a depth change of a preselected distance.
  • any other fraction of the circumference is selected to have indicia, markings or notches corresponding to a desired depth change.
  • the caps 72, 82 may include two, three, four, eight, or any other desired number of markings, indicia or notches 78, 88 to provide a visual indicator of how much the cap has been rotated to adjust the plunge depth.
  • FIG. 1 Operation of coarse and fine adjustment is now discussed with reference to FIG. 1 in which coarse adjustment precedes fine adjustment.
  • the user must ensure that that the depth rod 58 is oriented in the direction in which the fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 having the desired type of threads is positioned at the bottom.
  • the orientation of FIG. 1 is selected with fine adjustment mechanisms 70 on the bottom when US standard (empirical) fine adjustment is desired, while the orientation of FIG. 5 is selected with the fine adjustment mechanism 80 on the bottom when metric fine adjustment is desired.
  • the knob 62 is untightened, and the depth rod 58 is fully removed from the depth rod passage 56, correctly oriented, and placed back within the depth rod passage 56.
  • the knob 62 is retightened to ensure the depth rod is secured in the depth rod passage 56.
  • the knob 62 With the router bit in contact with the surface 36 of the workpiece 1, the knob 62 is untightened, and the depth rod 58 is moved vertically so that the outer surface of the selected fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 contacts the upper surface of the stop element 38. The knob 62 is retightened to ensure that the depth rod 58 is secured tightly in place. If the selected fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 contacts the upper surface of the stop element 38 prior to reaching a point in which the router bit just contacts the surface 36 of the workpiece 1, the knob 62 must first be untightened to allow for the depth rod 58 to move vertically within the rod passage 56 prior to proceeding to plunge the carriage 16 to a depth in which the router bit may contact the surface 36 of the workpiece 1.
  • the lever 50 is again actuated, the carriage 16 is returned to the first position, and the plunge lock mechanism 48 again locked.
  • the cap 72, 82 of the selected fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 is then rotated until the cap is axially moved a distance corresponding to the desired cutting depth, as discussed above. Rotating the cap 72, 82 of the selected fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 should result in axial displacement of the cap 72, 82 in an upward direction with respect to the respective threaded end 74, 84, thereby allowing the router bit to be plunged into the workpiece to be cut.
  • the coarse adjustment via the coarse adjustment mechanism 60 positions the depth rod 50 such that the selected fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80, engages the stop element 38 precisely as the router bit would engage the workpiece.
  • the engagement between the fine adjustment element 70, 80 and the stop element 38 thus delimits a plunge of the router 10 so that the router bit, when plunged is at a nominal position, i.e., at the surface of the workpiece.
  • the fine adjustment is used to modify position of the end of the fine adjustment mechanism, which enables the router 10 to plunge an additional distance before the fine adjustment mechanism again engages the stop element 38. This additional distance, selected by adjusting the fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 corresponds to the selected cutting depth / plunge depth.
  • the power switch 22 can subsequently be actuated to start the motor to cause the router bit to rotate, and the carriage 16 can be plunged to the selected cutting depth by actuating lever 50 and plunging the carriage 16 so that the router bit extends through the opening 34 of the base plate 27 into the workpiece 1 until the selected cutting depth is reached, whereby the selected fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80, as adjusted, engages with the stop member 38.
  • the desired plunge depth may also be selected with the assistance of the depth marker 37 and the depth scale 35, particularly for course adjustments when fine adjustments are not desired.
  • the plunge depth is zeroed by ensuring that the router bit is in contact with the surface 36 of the workpiece 1 when plunged to the second position, with the selected fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 in contact with the surface 36 of the workpiece 1.
  • the carriage 16 is returned to the first position, and the position of the indicia of the depth marker 37 with respect to the indicia of the depth scale is noted.
  • the course adjustment element 60 may then be untightened and the depth rod 58 moved vertically upwards until the indicia of the depth marker 37 is aligned at a second position with indicia on the depth scale 35 corresponding to a desired plunge depth.
  • the change in position of the indicia of the depth marker 37 with respect to the indicia of the depth scale 35 represents the depth that the router bit will travel into the workpiece.
  • the course adjustment element 60 can be retightened to secure the depth rod 58, and a routing operation may commence.
  • the fine adjustment mechanism 70, 80 can be adjusted after adjusting the course adjustment element 60 as described above.

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  1. Outil motorisé portatif, comprenant :
    une base (14) définissant une plate-forme (29) pour supporter l'outil motorisé sur une pièce à travailler, un élément de butée (38), et une structure de support ;
    un chariot (16) monté de façon coulissante sur la structure de support afin d'être verticalement mobile relativement à la plate-forme (29), et configuré pour supporter l'outil motorisé portatif ; et
    un mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52) monté sur le chariot (16) et configuré pour entrer en prise avec l'élément de butée (38) lorsque le chariot (16) coulisse vers la plate-forme (29) pour définir une profondeur en plongée de l'outil motorisé, le mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52) étant montable de façon sélectionnable dans (i) une première position, à laquelle le mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52) est utilisable pour ajuster la profondeur en plongée selon une première échelle de mesure, et (ii) une seconde position, à laquelle le mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52) est utilisable pour ajuster la profondeur en plongée selon une seconde échelle de mesure différente de la première échelle de mesure, dans lequel une de la première échelle de mesure et de la seconde échelle de mesure est sélectionnable en raison d'un montage sélectionné du mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52) sur le chariot (16), dans lequel le mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52) inclut :
    un corps principal (100) définissant une première extrémité (101) et une seconde extrémité (102) ; et
    une première et une seconde coiffe (72, 82) montées sur les première extrémité (101) et seconde extrémité (102), respectivement, chaque coiffe (72, 82) étant mobile relativement au corps principal (100) et définissant une surface de butée respective ;
    dans lequel le mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52), en raison de sa capacité de montage sélective dans une de la première position et de la seconde position, est adapté pour orienter une correspondante des première et seconde coiffes (72, 82) vers l'élément de butée (38) pour mettre en prise la surface de butée respective avec l'élément de butée (38) à la profondeur en plongée, la profondeur en plongée étant définie par une distance verticale entre la surface de butée et l'élément de butée (38) ; et
    dans lequel, en déplaçant l'une de la première et de la seconde coiffe (72, 82) relativement au corps principal (100), la distance verticale pour ainsi ajuster la profondeur en plongée est modifiable,
    caractérisé en ce que la première extrémité (101) du corps principal (100) a un premier filetage avec un premier pas, la première coiffe (72) étant configurée pour être vissée sur le premier filetage de telle sorte que, pour une rotation unitaire de la première coiffe (72) sur le premier filetage, la distance verticale soit ajustée par un incrément unitaire selon la première échelle de mesure ; et
    la seconde extrémité (102) du corps principal (100) a un second filetage avec un second pas différent du premier pas, la seconde coiffe (82) est configurée pour être vissée sur le second filetage de telle sorte que, pour une rotation unitaire de la seconde coiffe (82) sur le second filetage, la distance verticale soit ajustée par un incrément unitaire selon la seconde échelle de mesure.
  2. Outil motorisé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :
    la première coiffe (72) définit une première pluralité d'indicateurs configurés pour indiquer une rotation prédéfinie de la première coiffe (72) sur le premier filetage, un premier espacement entre chacune de la première pluralité d'encoches correspondant à un changement d'incrément prédéfini de la distance verticale selon la première échelle de mesure ; et
    la seconde coiffe (82) définit une seconde pluralité d'indicateurs configurés pour indiquer une rotation prédéfinie de la seconde coiffe (82) sur le second filetage, un second espacement entre chacune de la seconde pluralité d'encoches correspondant à un changement d'incrément prédéfini de la distance verticale selon la seconde échelle de mesure.
  3. Outil motorisé selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    un premier élément élastique et un second élément élastique ;
    dans lequel le corps principal (100) définit en outre :
    une première découpe annulaire adjacente au premier filetage, le premier élément élastique étant reçu dans la première découpe annulaire et configuré pour résister à au moins une de la rotation et de la vibration de la première coiffe (72) ; et
    une seconde découpe annulaire adjacente au second filetage, le second élément élastique étant reçu dans la seconde découpe annulaire et configuré pour résister à au moins une de la rotation et de la vibration de la seconde coiffe (82).
  4. Outil motorisé selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    un élément d'ajustement ;
    le chariot (16) définissant un passage vertical aligné avec l'élément de butée (38) et configuré pour recevoir de façon coulissante le corps principal (100) du mécanisme d'ajustement de profondeur (52), et une ouverture transversale au passage, et intersectant ce dernier, et configurée pour recevoir l'élément d'ajustement ; et
    l'élément d'ajustement étant utilisable pour s'étendre à travers l'ouverture dans le passage afin d'entrer en prise avec le corps principal (100) reçu dans le passage et de monter le corps principal (100) sur le chariot (16).
  5. Outil motorisé selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le chariot (16) inclut un élément récepteur monté sur celui-ci, l'élément récepteur définissant le passage vertical et l'ouverture.
  6. Outil motorisé selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    un élément à échelle de profondeur configuré pour être monté de façon coulissante sur le corps principal (100), l'échelle de profondeur ayant des premiers marquages correspondant à la première échelle de mesure et seconds marquages correspondant à la seconde échelle de mesure.
  7. Outil motorisé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'outil motorisé portatif est une défonceuse (12).
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