EP3628449A1 - Tool and tool system - Google Patents
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Description
- The present disclosure generally relates to a tool and a tool system, and more particularly relates to a tool with the ability to impart an oscillating rotary motion to a bit and a tool system including the bit and the tool.
- An electric power tool as disclosed in
JP 2017-127943 A JP 2017-127943 A - The electric power tool of
JP 2017-127943 A - It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to provide a tool and tool system that eliminates the need to attach and remove an additional member, separately provided from a bit, onto/from the tool when having the bit held by the tool.
- A tool according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a holder for holding a bit; and an oscillating rotary mechanism for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to the holder. The holder includes a holding surface, a securing portion, and an elastic mechanism. In a holding state where the bit is held by the holder, the bit is placed on top of the holding surface, and the securing portion is engaged with an attachment portion forming part of the bit. In addition, in the holding state, the elastic mechanism applies elastic force to the securing portion, and the securing portion applies force, resultant from the elastic force and directed toward the holding surface, to the attachment portion.
- A tool system according to another aspect of the present disclosure includes: the tool described above; and the bit.
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FIG. 1 is a side view of a tool and tool system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the tool and tool system; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an upper portion of the tool and tool system; -
FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating how to attach a bit to the tool; -
FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating how to remove the bit from the tool; and -
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an alternative attachment portion for the tool. - An overview of a
tool 1 and tool system 10 according to the present disclosure will be described. Atool 1 includes: aholder 9 with the ability to hold abit 3; and an oscillatingrotary mechanism 6 for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to theholder 9. Theholder 9 includes aholding surface 911, a securingportion 922, and anelastic mechanism 920. In a holding state where thebit 3 is held by theholder 9, thebit 3 is placed on top of theholding surface 911, and thesecuring portion 922 is engaged with anattachment portion 35 forming part of thebit 3. In addition, in the holding state, theelastic mechanism 920 applies elastic force to the securingportion 922, and thesecuring portion 922 applies force, resultant from the elastic force and directed toward theholding surface 911, to theattachment portion 35. The tool system 10 includes thetool 1 and thebit 3. - Thus, the present disclosure allows the
bit 3 to be held by theholder 9 with the force applied from thesecuring portion 922 of theholder 9 of thetool 1 to theattachment portion 35 of thebit 3. This eliminates the need to attach and remove an additional member, separately provided from thebit 3, onto/from thetool 1 when having thebit 3 held by thetool 1. - Next, a more specific embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
FIGS. 1-5C . Note that the exemplary embodiment to be described below is only one of various embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be construed as limiting. Rather, the embodiment may be readily modified in various manners, depending on a design choice or any other factor, without departing from a true spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In addition, various directions, including a forward/backward direction, a rightward/leftward direction, and an upward/downward direction to be referred to in the following description, are mentioned just for the sake of convenience and are insubstantial ones. That is to say, those directions should not be construed as defining in what directions thetool 1 according to the exemplary embodiment should be used. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and2 , a tool system 10 according to this embodiment is implemented as a handheld multi-purpose tool including atool 1 and abit 3. As used herein, the "multi-purpose tool" refers to atool 1 which has the ability to impart an oscillating rotary motion to thebit 3 around an axis of rotation X and of which thebit 3 is replaceable. Note that the axis of rotation X is a virtual axis and the "oscillating rotary motion" refers herein to an axial rotation, of which the rotational direction inverts sequentially. - The
tool 1 includes aholder 9, atool body 2, and abattery pack 4. Thetool body 2 is a part for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to theholder 9 with power supplied from thebattery pack 4, i.e., a part for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to thebit 3 held by theholder 9. Thetool body 2 is formed in the shape of a bar, which is thick enough for the user to grip thetool 1. That is to say, thetool body 2 may serve as a grip for the user. Thetool body 2 includes ahousing 21 for housing various constituent members of a mechanism for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to theholder 9 and thebit 3. The constituent members include an oscillatingrotary mechanism 6 and adrive source 7. - The oscillating
rotary mechanism 6 is a mechanism for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to theholder 9 around the axis of rotation X. Thedrive source 7 is an electric motor for driving the oscillatingrotary mechanism 6. The oscillatingrotary mechanism 6 is housed in an upper internal part of thehousing 21. Thedrive source 7 is housed under the oscillatingrotary mechanism 6 inside of thehousing 21, and acontrol circuit 8 is housed under thedrive source 7 inside of thehousing 21. - The
housing 21 has a generally cylindrical shape, and may have a generally circular or rectangular cross section when taken on a plane perpendicular to the axis (upward/downward direction) of thehousing 21. Thehousing 21 includes abarrel 22 and apedestal 23. - The
barrel 22 has the shape of a cylinder with a generally circular cross section and extends in the upward/downward direction. A roughly lower half of thebarrel 22 serves as agrip 24 allowing the user to hold thetool 1 with his or her hand. Thegrip 24 is formed to be somewhat thinner than anupper part 25, which is roughly an upper half of thebarrel 22. - The
pedestal 23 is provided at the lower end along the length (upward/downward direction) of thebarrel 22 and protrudes outward from the outer peripheral portion of thebarrel 22. More specifically, thepedestal 23 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped elongated in the forward/backward direction. The front and rear side surfaces of thepedestal 23 protrude outward in the forward/backward direction with respect to the front and rear side surfaces of theupper part 25 of the barrel 22 (seeFIG. 1 ). The right and left side surfaces of thepedestal 23 protrude outward in the rightward/leftward direction with respect to the right and left side surfaces of thegrip 24 of thebarrel 22 and protrude approximately to the same degree as the right and left side surfaces of theupper part 25 of the barrel 22 (seeFIG. 2 ). - The
battery pack 4 is attached removably to a lower surface 231 of thepedestal 23. Attaching thebattery pack 4 onto the lower surface 231 of thepedestal 23 connects thebattery pack 4 to the pedestal 23 (and therefore, to the tool body 2) both mechanically and electrically. - The
holder 9 is arranged on a front surface of theupper part 25 of thehousing 21. More specifically, inside of theupper part 25 of thehousing 21, housed in the forward/backward direction is arotary shaft member 61 for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to theholder 9. The tip (i.e., the front end) of therotary shaft member 61 protrudes forward from the front surface of theupper part 25 of thehousing 21. Theholder 9 is arranged at the tip of therotary shaft member 61 so as to be ready to hold thebit 3. - On the outer peripheral surface of the
housing 21, provided are apower switch 30 and ashift dial 40. - The
power switch 30 is a switch for switching the operation mode of thetool 1 from a driving state to a non-driving state, and vice versa. Thepower switch 30 is a sliding switch, which may be turned both upward and downward. Thepower switch 30 is provided, for example, over thegrip 24 on the outer peripheral surface of the housing 21 (e.g., at a position on which the user putting his or her hand on thegrip 24 is able to put his or her thumb). Theshift dial 40 is a dial switch for use to adjust the rotational frequency of thebit 3 in oscillating motion. The rotational frequency in oscillating motion may be adjusted by turning thisshift dial 40. Theshift dial 40 may be provided, for example, under thegrip 24 on the outer peripheral surface of thehousing 21. - The
battery pack 4 is a part for supplying power to thetool body 2. Thebattery pack 4 includes a plurality of batteries and abattery case 41. - The batteries may be lithium-ion batteries, for example. Those batteries are electrically connected together. The
battery case 41 forms the shell of thebattery pack 4 and houses the plurality of batteries therein. Thebattery pack 4 is able to change the performance of the batteries (such as the rated output voltage and capacity of the batteries) according to the number of the batteries connected together and the type of electrical connection (i.e., series or parallel) between the batteries. For example, a battery pack with a rated output voltage of 14.4 V and a battery pack with a rated output voltage of 18 V may be provided as the battery packs 4. - The
tool 1 with such a configuration is activated or deactivated by the turn of thepower switch 30. Turning theshift dial 40 while thetool 1 is up and running allows the rotational frequency of thebit 3 in oscillating motion to be changed. For example, the user may strip a tile easily just by holding thetool 1 on thegrip 24 and inserting the tip of thebit 3 in oscillating motion into the gap between the tile and the underlying material (such as a wall). Changing thebits 3 according to the type of the machining to do allows thistool 1 to be used in various types of machining. - Next, the oscillating
rotary mechanism 6 will be described with reference toFIG. 3 . - The
oscillating rotary mechanism 6 is arranged in the upper internal part of thehousing 21. Under the oscillating rotary mechanism 6 (i.e., over the grip 24), housed is thedrive source 7. Thedrive source 7 is arranged along the length of thehousing 21. Theshaft 71 of thedrive source 7 extends upward (i.e., toward the upper part of the housing 21). Theshaft 71 outputs the rotative power of thedrive source 7. Theshaft 71 starts to rotate around an axis of rotation extending in the upward/downward direction when thedrive source 7 starts running. - The
oscillating rotary mechanism 6 includes therotary shaft member 61, anactuating arm 63, and acoupling shaft member 64. Part of therotary shaft member 61, theactuating arm 63, and thecoupling shaft member 64 are housed in thehousing 21. - The
rotary shaft member 61 supports theholder 9 and imparts an oscillating rotary motion to theholder 9. Therotary shaft member 61 is arranged in an upper internal part of thehousing 21. Therotary shaft member 61 is rotatable around the axis of rotation X extending in the forward/backward direction (i.e., perpendicularly to the shaft 71). The tip of therotary shaft member 61 protrudes forward from the front surface of thehousing 21. - The
holder 9 is fixed to one end (front end) in the direction aligned with the axis of rotation X (i.e., the forward/backward direction) of therotary shaft member 61. Optionally, theholder 9, provided separately from thetool 1, may be attached to therotary shaft member 61. Alternatively, therotary shaft member 61 and theholder 9 may form respective integral parts of the same member. - The
actuating arm 63 includes anactuating portion 631 fixed to an outer peripheral surface of therotary shaft member 61 and anarm portion 632 extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation X from the actuatingportion 631 toward the shaft 71 (i.e., downward). Thearm portion 632 has a U-shape with right and left branch portions. - The
coupling shaft member 64 is coupled to the tip (upper end) of theshaft 71. Thecoupling shaft member 64 includes acoaxial portion 64a and aneccentric portion 64b located over thecoaxial portion 64a (i.e., located opposite from theshaft 71 with respect to thecoaxial portion 64b). Thecoaxial portion 64a is coupled to theshaft 71. The center axis of theeccentric portion 64b is parallel to, but does not agree with, the axis of rotation of theshaft 71. That is to say, the center axis of theeccentric portion 64b is eccentric with respect to the axis of rotation of theshaft 71. Theeccentric portion 64b is surrounded with theU-arm portion 632 of theactuating arm 63. Abearing 65 is fitted onto theeccentric portion 64b so as to surround the outer periphery of theeccentric portion 64b. The outer peripheral surface of thebearing 65 is in contact with, and clamped between, the legs of theU-arm portion 632. That is to say, thearm portion 632 of theactuating arm 63 clamps thebearing 65 and theeccentric portion 64b is fitted into the center hole of thebearing 65. - In this
oscillating rotary mechanism 6, when theshaft 71 starts to be driven in rotation by thedrive source 7, thecoupling shaft member 64 also starts to rotate. Theeccentric portion 64b of thecoupling shaft member 64 rotates around an axis that is offset with respect to its own center axis. As theeccentric portion 64b rotates, the bearing 65 also sets up a rotary motion such that the center of thebearing 65 moves around the axis of rotation of theshaft 71. This makes thebearing 65 swing, to the right and to the left, thearm portion 632 of theactuating arm 63 in contact with thebearing 65, thus making theactuating portion 631 of theactuating arm 63 impart an oscillating rotary motion to therotary shaft member 61 around the axis of rotation X aligned with the forward/backward direction. This oscillating rotary motion of therotary shaft member 61 in turn imparts an oscillating rotary motion to theholder 9, fixed to therotary shaft member 61, around the axis of rotation X. - Next, the
holder 9 will be described in detail with reference toFIGS. 4A-5C . In this embodiment, theholder 9 includes aholder body 91, a securingmember 92, and a releasingmember 93. - The
holder body 91 is fixed to the front end of therotary shaft member 61. Theholder body 91 may be made of a metallic material, for example. Theholder body 91 may have the shape of a cylinder, of which the center axis is aligned with the axis of rotation X. Theholder body 91 has, at its front end, a holdingsurface 911 facing forward. Thus, in this embodiment, the axis of rotation X is perpendicular to the holdingsurface 911. Theholder body 91 also has an outerperipheral surface 912. - The outer
peripheral surface 912 surrounds, and faces away from, the axis of rotation X. Theholder body 91 further has a supportingrecess 913, which has an opening on the holdingsurface 911. - The securing
member 92 may be made of a metallic material, for example. The securingmember 92 is fitted into the supportingrecess 913 of theholder body 91. The securingmember 92 includes a supportingportion 921 and securingportions 922. The supportingportion 921 includes abase 923 and supportingpieces 924 extending from thebase 923. Thebase 923 is fixed onto the bottom of the supportingrecess 913. The supportingpieces 924 extend from the base 923 toward the opening of the supporting recess 913 (i.e., forward), and the tip (front end) of the supportingpieces 924 protrudes into an external space through the opening of the supportingrecess 913. The supportingportion 921 may include two supportingpieces 924, which are arranged side by side with a gap left between them and perpendicularly to the axis of rotation X. In this embodiment, theholder 9 includes two securingportions 922, which are located in front of the holdingsurface 911. That is to say, the securingportions 922 are arranged so as to face toward the holdingsurface 911. The two securingportions 922 protrude from the respective tips of the two supportingpieces 924 perpendicular to, and away from, the axis of rotation X. - In this embodiment, the supporting
portion 921 constitutes anelastic mechanism 920. That is to say, theelastic mechanism 920 includes the supportingportion 921 leading to the securingportions 922. Theelastic mechanism 920 produces, when elastically deformed at least partially, elastic force and applies the elastic force to the securingportions 922. The elastic force applied by theelastic mechanism 920 to the securingportions 922 is produced by the elasticity of the supportingportion 921. - The securing
portions 922 are movable along the holdingsurface 911. Specifically, the elastic deformation of the supportingportion 921 allows each of the securingportions 922 to move, within the elastically deformable range of the supportingportion 921, along the holdingsurface 911 in the direction in which the securingportion 922 protrudes and in the opposite direction thereof That is to say, the directions in which each of the securingportions 922 is movable include the protruding direction of the securingportion 922 and the opposite direction thereof. - When no external force is applied from outside of the
holder 9 to the securingmembers 92, the supportingpieces 924 are suitably pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the supportingrecess 913 due to the elasticity of the supportingportion 921. In that case, when external force is applied to any of the securingportions 922 in a direction opposite from the protruding direction of the securingportion 922, the securingportion 922 moves in the direction opposite from its own protruding direction, while elastic force is applied from the supportingportion 921 to the securingportion 922 in the protruding direction of the securingportion 922. In this case, when the force applied externally to the securingmember 92 decreases or goes zero, the securingportion 922 moves in its own protruding direction and returns to its home position. - Each securing
portion 922 has a securingsurface 925 facing toward, and sloping away from, the holdingsurface 911. The securingsurface 925 is sloped away from the holdingsurface 911 such that the gap between the securingsurface 925 and the holdingsurface 911 increases toward the tip of the protruding portion of the securingportion 922. The securingsurface 925 may have a planar surface, for example. Note that the securingsurface 925 may be sloped as a whole toward the holdingsurface 911. Each securingportion 922 also has aguide surface 926 facing away from, and sloping toward, the holdingsurface 911. Theguide surface 926 is sloped in the opposite direction from the securingsurface 925. That is to say, theguide surface 926 is sloped toward the tip of the protruding portion of the securingportion 922 such that the distance from theguide surface 926 to the holdingsurface 911 decreases toward the tip of the protruding portion of the securingportion 922. - The releasing
member 93 includes apressing portion 931 and arelease button 932 coupled to thepressing portion 931. Theholder body 91 has anarrangement space 914, in which thepressing portion 931 is arranged. Thearrangement space 914 has an opening on the inner peripheral surface of the supportingrecess 913 such that the opening faces the supportingpieces 924. Thus, thepressing portion 931 faces the supportingpieces 924. Thepressing portion 931 is movable from thearrangement space 914 toward the supportingrecess 913. Theholder body 91 also has a throughhole 915 extending in the opposite direction from thearrangement space 914 with respect to the supportingrecess 913, and opening on the outerperipheral surface 912 of theholder body 91. Therelease button 932 is inserted into the throughhole 915 and protrudes into the external space from the outerperipheral surface 912. If the securingmember 92 has a plurality of supportingpieces 924, theholder 9 suitably includes a plurality of releasingmembers 93 respectively associated with the plurality of supportingpieces 924. In this embodiment, the securingmember 92 includes two supportingpieces 924. Thus, theholder 9 includes two releasingmembers 93 respectively associated with the two supportingpieces 924 and theholder body 91 has two sets ofarrangement spaces 914 and throughholes 915 respectively associated with the two releasingmembers 93. The tworelease buttons 932 are arranged on the outerperipheral surface 912 of theholder 9 to be symmetric to each other with respect to the center axis of theholder 9. - In addition, the holding
surface 911 further includes a plurality ofprojections 916, which are arranged at predetermined intervals along the circumference of a circle surrounding the securing member 92 (i.e., to surround the opening of the supporting recess 913) so as to project in the direction in which the holdingsurface 911 faces. - An example of the
bit 3 will be described. Thebit 3 may be made of a metallic material, for example. Thebit 3 may have a thin plate shape, for example, and has its thickness aligned, in the holding state, with the axis of rotation X. Thebit 3 includes abase end portion 31 and amachining part 32 extending from thebase end portion 31 in one direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation X. Thebit 3 has a portion to be placed on top of the holdingsurface 911. In this embodiment, that portion is thebase end portion 31. Themachining part 32 is located forward of the base end portion 31 (i.e., more distant from thetool 1 than thebase end portion 31 is). One end, connected to themachining part 32, of thebase end portion 31 is bent toward themachining part 32. Thus, thebit 3 is formed in a step shape. The other end, located opposite from thebase end portion 31, of themachining part 32 is a cutting edge for machining. Thebase end portion 31 has a hole running through the base end portion 31 (attachment hole 33) and a plurality ofholes 34 arranged to surround theattachment hole 33. The plurality ofholes 34 correspond one to one to the plurality ofprojections 916 on the holdingsurface 911. That portion, placed on top of the holdingsurface 911, of thebit 3 includes attachingportions 35. In this embodiment, parts of an edge of theattachment hole 33 in thebase end portion 31 constitute the attachingportions 35. In other words, the attachingportions 35 are parts of the edge of theattachment hole 33 to be engaged with the securingportions 922. - Note that the
machining part 32 does not have to have the shape described above, but may also have any other appropriate shape according to the type of machining to be performed using thebit 3. For example, themachining part 32 may also be implemented as a grinder. - Next, it will be described with reference to
FIGS. 4A-4C how to attach thebit 3 onto theholder 9. In this embodiment, theholder 9 realizes the holding state by forcing the securingportions 922 into thebit 3, which is not held by theholder 9 yet. Specifically, first, when thebit 3 is not held by theholder 9 yet, thebase end portion 31 is placed in position to face the holdingsurface 911 as shown inFIG. 4A . In this state, theattachment hole 33 of thebase end portion 31 is aligned with the securingportions 922 of theholder 9 and the plurality ofholes 34 of thebase end portion 31 are aligned with the plurality ofprojections 916 on the holdingsurface 911 of theholder 9. In such a state, the securingportions 922 are forced into thebit 3 as shown inFIG. 4B . Then, theguide surface 926 of each securingportion 922 comes into contact with an associatedattachment portion 35 forming part of the edge of theattachment hole 33. As the securingportions 922 are forced deeper into thebit 3, force is applied from theattachment portions 35 to the guide surfaces 926. This causes the supportingportion 921 to be deformed elastically to make the securingportions 922 move along the holdingsurface 911 in the direction opposite from the protruding direction thereof. As the securingportions 922 are forced even deeper into thebit 3, the guide surfaces 926 go out of contact with theattachment portions 35 and the securingsurfaces 925 come into contact with theattachment portions 35 instead. Thus, the elastic force applied by the supportingportion 921 causes the securingportions 922 to move along the holdingsurface 911 in the protruding direction thereof. As the securingportions 922 are forced even deeper into thebit 3, finally, the plurality ofprojections 916 are fitted into the plurality ofholes 34 and thebase end portion 31 comes into contact with the holdingsurface 911 with the securingsurfaces 925 kept in contact with theattachment portions 35. Consequently, the holding state shown inFIG. 4C is realized. - In the holding state, the
bit 3 is placed on top of the holdingsurface 911. In addition, in the holding state, the securingportions 922 are engaged with theattachment portions 35, theelastic mechanism 920 applies elastic force to the securingportions 922, and the securingportions 922 apply force, resultant from the elastic force and directed toward the holdingsurface 911, to theattachment portion 35. Specifically, in the holding state, with the securingsurfaces 925 of the securingportions 922 kept in contact with theattachment portions 35, elastic force is applied from the supportingportion 921, serving as theelastic mechanism 920, to the securingportions 922 in the direction parallel to the holdingsurface 911 and aligned with the protruding direction of the securingportions 922. That is to say, the direction of the elastic force applied by theelastic mechanism 920 to the securingportions 922 agrees with the direction in which the securingportions 922 move toward theattachment portions 35, out of the two directions in which the securingportions 922 are movable along the holdingsurface 911. Consequently, the securingportions 922 are pressed against, and engaged with, theattachment portions 35. In this embodiment, elastic forces are applied to the two securingportions 922 in two opposite directions along the holdingsurface 911, thus pressing the two securingportions 922 against theattachment portions 35. This balances the forces applied from the securingportions 922 to thebit 3 along the holdingsurface 911, thus preventing, in the holding state, thebit 3 from moving along the holdingsurface 911. In addition, pressing the securingportions 922 against theattachment portions 35 in this manner allows the securingportions 922 to apply the force, resultant from the elastic force applied by the supportingportion 921, to theattachment portions 35. That is to say, each of the securingportions 922 has the securingsurface 925 facing toward, and sloping away from, the holdingsurface 911, and is in contact with theattachment portion 35 on the securingsurface 925 in the holding state. This brings the securingportions 922 into engagement with theattachment portions 35. In addition, each of the securingportions 922 applies force, directed toward the holdingsurface 911, from the securingsurface 925 to theattachment portion 35. The reason is that since the securingsurfaces 925 are sloped as described above, the force applied from the securingportions 922 to theattachment portions 35 includes a component of force directed toward the holdingsurface 911. This force directed toward the holdingsurface 911 presses thebase end portion 31 of thebit 3 against the holdingsurface 911. This prevents thebit 3 from being released from the holdingsurface 911 in the holding state. Consequently, thebit 3 is firmly held by theholder 9. - The user may put, in the holding state, his or her hand on the
grip 24 of thetool 1 and insert the tip of thebit 3 that is in oscillating motion into the gap between a tile and the underlying material such as a wall, for example. This allows the user to strip the tile easily. Alternatively, the user may also drill a hole through a given member such as plasterboard by pressing the tip of thebit 3 in oscillating motion against the surface of the member. Still alternatively, the user may also use thistool 1 for multiple types of machining by changing thebits 3 according to the type of the machining to do. - Next, it will be described with reference to
FIGS. 5A-5C how to remove thebit 3 from theholder 9. To remove thebit 3 from theholder 9, the releasingmember 93 may be used. When pressed in the holding state, the releasingmember 93 performs a releasing operation of bringing the securingportions 922 out of engagement with theattachment portions 35. In this embodiment, the releasingmember 93 includes therelease buttons 932 protruding from the outerperipheral surface 912 of theholder 9 as described above. When any of therelease buttons 932 is pressed in the holding state, the releasingmember 93 performs the releasing operation. Specifically, as shown inFIG. 5A , pressing any of therelease buttons 932 of the releasingmember 93 toward an associated one of the supportingpieces 924 of the supportingportion 921 causes the releasingmember 93 to move toward the supportingpiece 924 of the supportingportion 921. Then, thepressing portion 931 of the releasingmember 93 presses the supportingpiece 924 to have the supportingpiece 924 deformed. This causes each of the securingportions 922 to move along the holdingsurface 911 in the direction opposite from the protruding direction thereof. This brings the securingportions 922 out of engagement with theattachment portions 35. Pulling thebit 3 away from the holdingsurface 911 in such a state as shown inFIG. 5B allows thebit 3 to be removed from theholder 9 as shown inFIG. 5C . - Note that the exemplary embodiment described above is only an example of the present disclosure and should not be construed as limiting. Rather, the exemplary embodiment may be readily modified in various manners in terms of specifics. Some of those numerous variations of the exemplary embodiment will be enumerated one after another.
- For example, in the exemplary embodiment described above, the
holder 9 includes two securingportions 922 and the two securingportions 922 apply forces to the twoattachment portions 35, respectively, in the holding state. Those forces are applied along the holdingsurface 911 in mutually opposite directions and are balanced with each other. However, this is only an example and should not be construed as limiting. Alternatively, theholder 9 may include three ormore securing portions 922 as well. That is to say, theholder 9 suitably includes a plurality of securingportions 922 and thebit 3 suitably includes a plurality ofattachment portions 35. In the holding state, the plurality of securingportions 922 are suitably engaged with their associatedattachment portions 35, respectively. In addition, the force applied along the holdingsurface 911 from the plurality of securingportions 922 to their associatedattachment portions 35 are suitably balanced with each other in the holding state. This allows theholder 9 to firmly hold thebit 3 so as to prevent thebit 3 from moving along the holdingsurface 911. - Also, in the exemplary embodiment described above, the securing
portions 922 applies forces, directed away from the axis of rotation X, along the holdingsurface 911 to theattachment portions 35. However, the forces do not always have to be applied in such directions. Alternatively, depending on the configurations of theattachment hole 33 and theattachment portions 35, the securingportions 922 may also apply forces, directed toward the axis of rotation X, along the holdingsurface 911 to theattachment portions 35. Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the two securingportions 922 apply outward force with antiparallel vectors to theattachment portions 35. However, this is only an example and should not be construed as limiting. Alternatively, depending on the configuration of theattachment hole 33 and theattachment portions 35, the two securingportions 922 may also apply inward force with antiparallel vectors to theattachment portions 35 as well. - As already described for the exemplary embodiment, each of the securing
portions 922 suitably has the securingsurface 925 facing toward, and sloping away from, the holdingsurface 911. In that case, however, the securingsurface 925 does not have to be a plane. That is to say, the securingsurface 925 may be a curved surface, a raised surface, or a depressed surface as well, as long as the securingsurface 925 is sloped as a whole with respect to the holdingsurface 911. Optionally, when each securingportion 922 has the securingsurface 925, its associatedattachment portion 35 may also have a supportingsurface 36, which is sloped with respect to the holdingsurface 911 and which faces, and comes into contact with, the securingsurface 925 in the holding state. In that case, the securingportions 922 are allowed to come into contact with theattachment portions 35 with more stability. - The
attachment portions 35 of thebit 3 and the securingportions 922 of theholder 9 do not have to have the structures described above for the exemplary embodiment as long as thebit 3 is able to be held by theholder 9 by bringing the securingportions 922 into engagement with theattachment portions 35. Alternatively, a surface, designed to face the holdingsurface 911 in the holding state, of thebit 3 may have a recess and a depression to be engaged with the securingportion 922 may be provided as analternative attachment portion 35 on the inner peripheral surface of the recess. Optionally, thebit 3 may have a plurality of attachment holes 33 and theholder 9 may have multiple pairs of securingportions 922 corresponding to the respective attachment holes 33. - Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the
elastic mechanism 920 is implemented as the supportingportion 921 of the securingmember 92, and configured to apply elastic force, resultant from the elasticity of the supportingportion 921, to the securingportions 922. However, theelastic mechanism 920 does not have to have such a structure. Alternatively, theelastic mechanism 920 may include not only the supportingportion 921 described above but also an additional elastic member such as a spring or a rubber member interposed between the two supportingpieces 924. This allows theelastic mechanism 920 to apply the elastic force, resultant from the elasticity of the elastic member, to the securingportions 922 via the supportingpieces 924. - Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the
elastic mechanism 920 applies elastic force, directed along the holdingsurface 911, to the securingportions 922, and the securingportions 922 come into contact with theattachment portions 35 on the sloped securingsurface 925. This brings the securingportions 922 into engagement with theattachment portions 35 and causes the securingportions 922 to apply force directed toward the holdingsurface 911 to theattachment portions 35. However, this is only an example and should not be construed as limiting. Alternatively, the securingportions 922 may also apply force to theattachment portions 35 in any other way. For example, the securingportions 922 may apply force directed toward the holdingsurface 911 to theattachment portions 35 by having theelastic mechanism 920 apply elastic force directed toward the holdingsurface 911 to the securingportions 922 engaged with theattachment portions 35. - Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, in the holding state, the plurality of
projections 916 on the holdingsurface 911 are fitted into therespective holes 34 of thebit 3, thus preventing thebit 3 from rotating with respect to theholder 9. However, this is only an example and should not be construed as limiting. Alternatively, the rotation of thebit 3 with respect to theholder 9 may also be prevented by providing any other mutually fitting structure for theholder 9 and thebit 3, not just the combination of theprojections 916 and theholes 34. For example, contrary to the embodiment described above, the holdingsurface 911 may have a plurality of holes and thebit 3 may have a plurality of projections to be fitted into those holes in the holding state. Speaking more generally, the rotation of thebit 3 with respect to theholder 9 may be prevented by forming thebit 3 and theholder 9 in any other pair of concavo-convex shapes to make them fit into each other in the holding state. - Optionally, the
holder 9 may be designed to be attachable and removable to/from thetool body 2. Optionally, thetool 1 according to the present disclosure may also be implemented by attaching theholder 9 to a tool with noholders 9. - Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the
tool 1 is implemented as an electric power tool (electric tool) including an electric motor as itsdrive source 7. However, thetool 1 does not have to be such an electric power tool. That is to say, thetool 1 may also be a hydraulic power tool or an air power tool as well. - Note that embodiments and their variations described above are only examples of the present disclosure and should not be construed as limiting. Rather, those embodiments and variations may be readily combined in various manners depending on a design choice or any other factor without departing from a true spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
- As can be seen from the foregoing description of embodiments and variations, a tool (1) according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: a holder (9) with the ability to hold a bit (3); and an oscillating rotary mechanism (6) for imparting an oscillating rotary motion to the holder (9). The holder (9) includes a holding surface (911), a securing portion (922), and an elastic mechanism (920). In a holding state where the bit (3) is held by the holder (9), the bit (3) is placed on top of the holding surface (911), and the securing portion (922) is engaged with an attachment portion (35) forming part of the bit (3). In addition, in the holding state, the elastic mechanism (920) applies elastic force to the securing portion (922), and the securing portion (922) applies force, resultant from the elastic force and directed toward the holding surface (911), to the attachment portion (35).
- Thus, the first aspect eliminates the need to attach and remove an additional member, separately provided from the bit (3), onto/from the tool (1) when having the bit (3) held by the tool (1).
- In a tool (1) according to a second aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with the first aspect, the holder (9) includes a plurality of the securing portions (922). The bit (3) includes a plurality of the attachment portions (35). In the holding state, the plurality of the securing portions (922) are each engaged with an associated one of the plurality of the attachment portions (35), the plurality of the securing portions (922) apply forces, resultant from the elastic force, to the plurality of the attachment portions (35) in directions aligned with the holding surface (911), and the forces in the directions aligned with the holding surface (911) are balanced.
- The second aspect allows the securing portions (922) to prevent, in the holding state, the bit (3) from moving along the holding surface (911).
- In a tool (1) according to a third aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with the first or second aspect, the holder (9) realizes the holding state by forcing the securing portion (922) into the bit (3) which is not held by the holder (9).
- The third aspect realizes the holding state in a simple way.
- In a tool (1) according to a fourth aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to third aspects, the bit (3) has an attachment hole (33), and the attachment portion (35) forms at least part of an edge of the attachment hole (33).
- The fourth aspect allows the bit (3) to be positioned easily with respect to the holder (9) by aligning the attachment hole (33) with the securing portion (922) and realizes the holding state easily by forcing the securing portion (922) into the attachment hole (33).
- In a tool (1) according to a fifth aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to fourth aspects, the holder (9) further includes a releasing member (93). When pressed in the holding state, the releasing member (93) performs a releasing operation of bringing the securing portion (922) out of engagement with the attachment portion (35).
- The fifth aspect allows the bit (3) to be removed easily from the holder (9) using the releasing member (93) just by performing a simple operation to cancel the holding state.
- In a tool (1) according to a sixth aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with the fifth aspect, the holder (9) has an outer peripheral surface (912). The releasing member (93) includes a release button (932) protruding from the outer peripheral surface (912). The releasing member (93) performs the releasing operation when the release button (932) is pressed in the holding state.
- The sixth aspect allows the bit (3) to be removed from the holder (9) simply by pressing the release button (932).
- In a tool (1) according to a seventh aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to sixth aspects, the securing portion (922) is movable in a direction aligned with the holding surface (911), and a direction in which the elastic force is applied in the holding state agrees with a component, directed toward the attachment portion (35), of the direction.
- The seventh aspect allows the securing portion (922) to be engaged with the attachment portion (35) with stability by pressing the securing portion (922) against the attachment portion (35) with the elastic force applied by the elastic mechanism (920).
- In a tool (1) according to an eighth aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with the seventh aspect, the securing portion (922) has a securing surface (925) facing toward, and sloping away from, the holding surface (911). In the holding state, the securing portion (922) is engaged with the attachment portion (35) by bringing the securing surface (925) into contact with the attachment portion (35) and applies the force directed toward the holding surface (911) from the securing surface (925) to the attachment portion (35).
- The eighth aspect allows the bit (3) to be firmly held by the holder (9) by making the securing portion (922) press the bit (3) against the holding surface (911) in the holding state.
- In a tool (1) according to a ninth aspect, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to eighth aspects, the elastic mechanism (920) includes a supporting portion (921) leading to the securing portion (922), and the elastic force is produced by elasticity of the supporting portion (921).
- The ninth aspect allows the supporting portion (921) to apply elastic force, resultant from its own elasticity, directly to the securing portion (922), thus simplifying the configuration of the elastic mechanism (920).
- A tool system (10) according to a tenth aspect includes: the tool (1) according to any one of the first to ninth aspects; and the bit (3).
- Thus, the tenth aspect eliminates the need to attach and remove an additional member, separately provided from the bit (3), onto/from the tool (1) when having the bit (3) held by the tool (1).
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- Bit
- 33
- Attachment Hole
- 35
- Attachment Portion
- 6
- Reciprocating Rotary Mechanism
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- Holder
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- Holding Surface
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- Outer Peripheral Surface
- 92
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- 920
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- 921
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- 922
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- 925
- Securing Surface
- 93
- Releasing Member
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Claims (10)
- A tool (1) comprising:a holder (9) configured to hold a bit (3); andan oscillating rotary mechanism (6) configured to impart an oscillating rotary motion to the holder (9),the holder (9) including a holding surface (911), a securing portion (922), and an elastic mechanism (920),in a holding state where the bit (3) is held by the holder (9),the bit (3) being placed on top of the holding surface (911),the securing portion (922) being engaged with an attachment portion (35) that forms part of the bit (3),the elastic mechanism (920) applying elastic force to the securing portion (922), andthe securing portion (922) applying force, resultant from the elastic force and directed toward the holding surface (911), to the attachment portion (35).
- The tool (1) of claim 1, wherein
the holder (9) includes a plurality of the securing portions (922),
the bit (3) includes a plurality of the attachment portions (35),
in the holding state, the plurality of the securing portions (922) are each engaged with an associated one of the plurality of the attachment portions (35), the plurality of the securing portions (922) apply forces, resultant from the elastic force, to the plurality of the attachment portions (35) in directions aligned with the holding surface (911), and the forces in the directions aligned with the holding surface (911) are balanced. - The tool (1) of claim 1 or 2, wherein
the holder (9) is configured to realize the holding state by forcing the securing portion (922) into the bit (3) which is not held by the holder (9). - The tool (1) of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
the bit (3) has an attachment hole (33), and the attachment portion (35) forms at least part of an edge of the attachment hole (33). - The tool (1) of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
the holder (9) further includes a releasing member (93), and
the releasing member (93) is configured to, when pressed in the holding state, perform a releasing operation of bringing the securing portion (922) out of engagement with the attachment portion (35). - The tool (1) of claim 5, wherein
the holder (9) has an outer peripheral surface (912),
the releasing member (93) includes a release button (932) protruding from the outer peripheral surface (912), and
the releasing member (93) is configured to, when the release button (932) is pressed in the holding state, perform the releasing operation. - The tool (1) of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein
the securing portion (922) is movable in a direction aligned with the holding surface (911), and
a direction in which the elastic force is applied in the holding state agrees with a component, directed toward the attachment portion (35), of the direction. - The tool (1) of claim 7, wherein
the securing portion (922) has a securing surface (925) facing toward, and sloping away from, the holding surface (911), and
in the holding state, the securing portion (922) is engaged with the attachment portion (35) by bringing the securing surface (925) into contact with the attachment portion (35) and applies the force directed toward the holding surface (911) from the securing surface (925) to the attachment portion (35). - The tool (1) of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein
the elastic mechanism (920) includes a supporting portion (921) leading to the securing portion (922), and
the elastic force is produced by elasticity of the supporting portion (921). - A tool system (10) comprising:the tool (1) of any one of claims 1 to 9; andthe bit (3).
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