JP2012250337A - Electric tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric tool in which a cooling effect on the downstream side of a motor is improved.SOLUTION: The electric tool includes the motor 31 as a driving source, and a cooling fan 19 connected to the motor shaft 32 of the motor 31. The power tool further includes a deflection member 36b which is provided in a fan casing 36 located adjacently to the cooling fan 19 and makes the flow of cooling air generated by the cooling fan 19 approximate a coil end 31c which is a downstream end of the rotor 31b of the motor 31.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooling technique for a power tool using a motor as a drive source.

  Conventionally, in an electric tool that uses a motor as a drive source, an air flow generated by rotating a cooling fan by the motor is used as cooling air for the motor. For example, in a grinder that is an electric tool, a cooling fan is arranged in a motor case, and the outside air sucked from the tail cover is passed forward as cooling air by the rotation of the cooling fan, and the gear case is connected to the motor case. The motor, the motor case, the gear case, and the like are cooled by being discharged from the exhaust port.

  In order to improve the cooling effect, for example, in Patent Document 1 below, the temperature of the cooling air after cooling the motor is lowered by newly introducing and mixing outside air into the cooling air after cooling the motor. The structure which improves the cooling effect of the gear case etc. which are downstream members is proposed.

JP 2005-193343 A

  However, in the above-described configuration, the outside air sucked from the outside of the electric tool is heated by the motor that is a heat generation source in the process of flowing around the motor as cooling air, so that it is cooled on the downstream side of the motor compared to the upstream side. The temperature of the wind rises and the cooling effect is reduced. As a result, the temperature on the downstream side of the motor becomes higher than the temperature on the upstream side.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric tool having an improved cooling effect on the downstream side of the motor.

  An electric power tool according to the present invention includes: a motor as a driving source; and a cooling fan connected to a motor shaft of the motor. The electric tool includes a cooling air flow generated by the cooling fan. It is characterized by including a deflecting member for approaching to the downstream end portion.

  In the electric tool according to the present invention, the deflection member may be provided in a fan casing disposed adjacent to the cooling fan.

  Further, in the electric tool according to the present invention, the fan casing has an extending portion that extends toward the motor side and faces a downstream end portion of the rotor, and the deflection member extends from the extending portion. It may be provided so as to protrude toward the downstream end portion side of the rotor.

  Moreover, the electric tool which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: The said fan casing can regulate the said motor axial direction position of the stator of the said motor.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the electric tool which improved the cooling effect in the downstream of a motor can be provided.

It is an external appearance front view of the electric tool concerning this embodiment. It is an external appearance side view of the electric tool concerning this embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional front view of the electric tool which concerns on this embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of the electric tool which concerns on this embodiment. It is a principal part enlarged view in FIG.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following embodiments, a case where the present invention is applied to a hand-held electric grinder will be described as an example. In addition, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to each claim, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the invention. .

  FIG. 1 is an external front view of the electric power tool according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is an external side view of the electric power tool according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the electric power tool according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the electric power tool according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a hand-held electric grinder 10 which is an electric tool according to the present embodiment includes a housing 11 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape so that an operator can hold it, and a grinding operation. And a disk-shaped grindstone 21 which is a rotary tool for performing the above.

  The housing 11 includes a motor case 12 serving as a casing that houses a motor 31 serving as a driving source, and a plurality of gear groups for receiving the rotational driving force from the motor 31 and transmitting the rotational driving force to the grindstone 21. The gear case 13 for storing the driving force transmission means and the tail cover 14 as a cover member in which a power supply device for supplying power to the motor 31 and a power supply device such as a switch box are stored. It is formed as a member.

  The motor case 12 is configured by a metal member such as resin or aluminum alloy, and the outer peripheral portion of the motor storage portion in the motor case 12 is a member configured as a grip portion that is gripped by the operator. The outer shape of the motor case 12 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape so that the operator can easily hold it, and an uneven shape 12a for preventing slipping is formed on the surface thereof.

  The gear case 13 connected to the front side of the motor case 12 with the inner case 16 interposed therebetween is made of a metal member such as an aluminum alloy. And the grindstone 21 as a rotary tool which will perform grinding work is arrange | positioned at the lower part of this gear case 13, and a chip etc. are with respect to an operator on the back side (rear side) of the grindstone 21. A safety cover 22 is installed in order to prevent splashing.

  The tail cover 14 is made of resin. The tail cover 14 is configured so that it can be divided into upper and lower parts. For example, by removing a halved member on the lower surface side, maintenance of a power supply device and the like installed therein can be performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrating the internal structure of the hand-held electric grinder 10, a motor 31 serving as a drive source for driving the grindstone 21 is accommodated in the motor case 12. The motor 31 includes a stator 31a that is fixed in the motor case 12, and a rotor 31b that is rotatably disposed inside the stator 31a. The motor shaft 32 of the motor 31 has a front end portion 32a protruding from the motor case 12 into the gear case 13 and supported by a front bearing 17 attached to the inner case 16. On the other hand, the rear end portion 32 b of the motor shaft 32 is supported by the rear bearing 18 at the rear portion of the motor case 12. Therefore, the motor shaft 32 is configured to be able to rotate at a high speed by supporting both end portions 32a and 32b by the front and rear bearings 17 and 18.

  On the side of the front end portion 32 a of the motor shaft 32, a substantially bowl-shaped fan casing 36 installed adjacent to the motor 31, and the cooling fan 19 installed adjacent to the fan casing 36 and fixed to the motor shaft 32. Is provided. Ventilation holes 36c are formed in the central portion of the fan casing 36, and two extending portions 36a extending toward the stator 31a of the motor 31 are provided as shown in FIG. The extending portion 36a is opposed to a coil end portion 31c that is a front end portion of the rotor 31b (a downstream end portion in the cooling air flow direction described later). Further, a deflection member 36b that protrudes toward the coil end portion 31c is integrally formed on the coil end portion 31c side of the extending portion 36a. The deflecting member 36b is for deflecting the flow of the cooling air that has passed through the gap between the stator 31a and the rotor 31b toward the coil end portion 31c, whereby the flow of the cooling air is reduced to the coil end portion 31c. To be approached.

  Further, the tip of the extended portion 36 a of the fan casing 36 is in contact with the front end portion of the stator 31 a of the motor 31, thereby restricting the movement of the stator 31 a toward the front side in the motor shaft 32 direction. That is, the fan casing 36 is clamped by the contact surface 12b of the motor case 12 and the inner case 16 together with the stator 31a and the spacer 37, thereby restricting the position of each member in the motor shaft 32 direction.

  The cooling fan 19 is arranged in the motor case 12 to play a role of passing cooling air through the motor case 12. That is, when the cooling fan 19 rotates together with the motor shaft 32, outside air is taken in from the opening of the tail cover 14, and after cooling the motor 31 and the like through the gap in the motor case 12, as indicated by an arrow line A in FIG. In addition, the gear case 13 is discharged out of the machine.

  A commutator 33 is attached to the rear end portion 32 b of the motor shaft 32, and a brush 35 attached to the motor case 12 is in contact with the commutator 33. The commutator 33 and the brush 35 are also cooled by the cooling air introduced by the action of the cooling fan 19 described above.

  A small bevel gear 23 fixed to the front end portion 32 a of the motor shaft 32 and a large bevel gear 24 that meshes with the small bevel gear 23 are accommodated in the gear case 13. The bevel gear 24 is fixed to a drive shaft 27 that is vertically supported in the gear case 13 via bearings 25 and 26, and the drive shaft 27 protrudes below the gear case 13, and a grindstone is formed at the protruding portion. 21 is detachably fixed. The members such as the small bevel gear 23, the large bevel gear 24, and the drive shaft 27 function as drive force transmission means, so that the rotational drive force can be transmitted between the motor shaft 32 and the drive shaft 27 arranged orthogonally. It has been realized. Therefore, when the motor 31 rotates, this rotational driving force is transmitted from the motor shaft 32 to the small bevel gear 23 and the large bevel gear 24, and finally the grindstone 21 rotates via the drive shaft 27. Grinding can be performed on the workpiece.

  The tail cover 14 houses an on / off switch 28 and other power supply devices. When the operator switches the on / off switch 28, the motor 31 rotates or stops, and the handheld electric motor is operated. The grinder 10 can be operated.

  When processing with the hand-held electric grinder 10 having the above configuration, when the operator holds the motor case 12 with one hand and turns on the on / off switch 28 with the finger of the other hand, the motor 31 rotates, and the motor Power is transmitted from the shaft 32 to the small bevel gear 23 and the large bevel gear 24, and the grindstone 21 rotates. Thereby, it can grind with respect to a to-be-processed target object. At this time, since the cooling fan 19 rotates simultaneously with the rotation of the motor shaft 32, the outside air is taken in from the opening of the tail cover 14 and passes through the gap in the motor case 12 so that the motor 31, the commutator 33, the brush 35, etc. After the heat source is cooled, it passes through the outlet of the gear case 13 and is discharged out of the machine. The cooling air that has passed through the gap between the stator 31a and the rotor 31b to cool the motor 31 tries to continue straight movement toward the cooling fan 19, but in the present embodiment, the arrow in FIG. As indicated by line B, the flow of the cooling air around the deflection member 36b formed in the fan casing 36 is deflected toward the coil end portion 31c side of the rotor 31b by the action of the deflection member 36b, whereby the coil end portion 31c. Since the flow velocity in the vicinity increases, heat exchange is promoted and the cooling effect is improved. As a result, a temperature rise around the coil end portion 31c of the rotor 31b is suppressed, and a safe and stable operation of the handheld electric grinder 10 is realized.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the fan casing 36 is clamped by the contact surface 12b of the motor case 12 and the inner case 16 together with the stator 31a and the spacer 37, thereby restricting the position of each member in the motor shaft 32 direction. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a regulating means such as a bolt for regulating the position of the stator, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the technical scope of the above embodiments. Various modifications or improvements can be added to the embodiment.

  10 hand-held electric grinder, 11 housing, 12 motor case, 12a uneven shape, 12b contact surface, 13 gear case, 14 tail cover, 16 inner case, 17 front bearing, 18 rear bearing, 19 cooling fan, 21 grindstone, 22 Safety cover, 23 Small bevel gear, 24 Large bevel gear, 27 Drive shaft, 28 On / off switch, 31 Motor, 31a Stator, 31b Rotor, 31c Coil end portion, 32 Motor shaft, 32a Front end portion, 32b Rear End part, 33 Commutator, 35 Brush, 36 Fan casing, 36a Extension part, 36b Deflection member, 36c Ventilation hole, 37 Spacer

Claims (4)

A motor as a drive source;
In an electric tool comprising a cooling fan coupled to a motor shaft of the motor,
An electric tool, comprising: a deflection member that causes a flow of cooling air generated by the cooling fan to approach the downstream end of the rotor of the motor.   The power tool according to claim 1, wherein the deflection member is provided in a fan casing disposed adjacent to the cooling fan. The fan casing has an extending portion that extends toward the motor and faces the downstream end of the rotor,
The electric power tool according to claim 2, wherein the deflection member is provided so as to protrude from the extended portion toward the downstream end portion of the rotor.   The electric tool according to claim 2, wherein the fan casing regulates a position of the stator of the motor in the motor axial direction.

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