JP7219020B2 - Work tools - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a work tool that drives a tip tool to perform a machining operation on a workpiece.

2. Description of the Related Art A working tool is known that performs a machining operation on a workpiece by transmitting the output of a motor to a spindle and driving a tip tool fixed to the lower end of the spindle. Some of such work tools are capable of fixing the tip tool to the spindle without the need to use an auxiliary tool such as a spanner. For example, in Patent Document 1, a clamp shaft inserted into a spindle is urged upward by the spring force of a spring element to clamp an end tool between the lower end of the spindle and the lower end (flange) of the clamp shaft. A work tool is disclosed that is configured to.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2007-533472

In the work tool disclosed in Patent Document 1, the clamp shaft is inserted into the hole of the spindle during operation and is held by a stop assembly arranged inside the spindle, and is pulled out of the spindle during replacement of the tip tool. . As a result, foreign matter may enter the interior of the tool body through the bore in the spindle, leading to premature deterioration of internal mechanisms (eg, the stop assembly). In addition, if a problem occurs in the internal mechanism, it will be necessary to disassemble the tool body in order to repair it. Therefore, this work tool has room for improvement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a rational construction for fixing a tip tool to a spindle in a work tool.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a work tool that drives a tip tool to perform a machining operation on a workpiece. This work tool has a spindle and a clamp shaft.

The spindle is rotatably supported around a drive shaft that defines the vertical direction of the work tool. The clamp shaft has a shaft portion extending coaxially with the spindle and a fixed portion coupled to the shaft portion below the spindle. The clamp shaft is supported vertically movably with respect to the spindle. Further, the clamp shaft is configured to be biased upwardly to secure the accessory tool against the lower end of the spindle by the securing portion. The fixed portion is configured to be removable from the shaft portion and integrally coupled to the shaft portion only upon upward movement relative to the shaft portion.

In the work tool of this aspect, the fixing portion of the clamp shaft is configured to press the tip tool against the lower end portion of the spindle from below to fix it. The fixed portion is configured to be detachable from the shaft portion. Therefore, since the fixed part can be detached from the shaft part and the tip tool can be replaced, there is no need to pull out the clamp shaft from the hole of the spindle unlike the conventional work tools. As a result, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the main body of the work tool through the hole of the spindle. Further, for example, when a problem occurs in the fixed part, the fixed part can be removed from the shaft and repaired, which eliminates the need for a large-scale work of disassembling the tool body. Furthermore, the fixing portion can be easily attached to the shaft portion simply by moving the fixing portion upward with respect to the shaft portion, which is excellent in convenience. Thus, according to this aspect, there is provided a work tool having a rational configuration for fixing the tip tool to the spindle.

The work tool according to this aspect refers to general work tools that drive a tip tool fixed to a spindle rotatable around a drive shaft. Examples of such work tools include vibrating tools and rotating tools. A vibratory tool is a work tool configured to swing a tip tool by means of a spindle that reciprocates around a drive shaft within a predetermined angular range. A rotary tool is a work tool (eg, grinder, sander, polisher) configured to rotationally drive an end tool by a spindle rotated about a drive axis.

In one aspect of the present invention, the fixed portion may include a housing member and an engaging member. The engaging member may be housed in the housing member so as to be movable between an engaging position where it engages with the shaft portion and a disengaged position where it cannot engage with the shaft portion. According to this aspect, the fixed portion can be removed from or connected to the shaft portion simply by moving the engaging member between the engaged position and the disengaged position.

In one aspect of the invention, the engagement member may be biased toward the engagement position. According to this aspect, the engagement of the engaging member with the shaft portion, that is, the coupling of the fixed portion with the shaft portion can be maintained by the biasing force.

In one aspect of the present invention, the fixing portion may include a spring member and a spring receiving member that is biased by the spring member and contacts the engaging member. The spring bearing member exerts a biasing force toward the engagement position on the engaging member when the fixed portion is coupled to the shaft portion, and the spring member is applied when the fixed portion is detached from the shaft portion. It may be configured to be moved against a force to move the engagement member to the disengaged position. According to this aspect, the spring receiving member can exhibit the function of holding the engaging member at the engaging position and the function of moving the engaging member to the disengaged position. Further, the engagement member can be reliably moved to the disengaged position and disengaged from the shaft portion simply by moving the spring receiving member against the biasing force of the spring member.

In one aspect of the present invention, the engaging member and the spring receiving member may each have a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface that contact each other. Then, when the fixing portion is removed from the shaft portion, the engaging member may be moved radially outward with respect to the drive shaft by cooperation between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface. According to this aspect, the engagement member is reliably moved to the disengaged position along with the movement of the spring receiving member by the simple structure in which the engaging member and the spring receiving member are provided with the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, respectively. can be made

In one aspect of the present invention, the shaft portion may have a groove formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lower end portion. The engagement member may have a projection configured to engage the groove when positioned in the engagement position. In this case, the inclination angle of the lower surface of the projection with respect to the drive shaft may be greater than the inclination angle of the upper surface of the projection with respect to the drive shaft. According to this aspect, the fixing portion can firmly receive the urging force that urges the clamp shaft upward via the lower inclined surface of the projection, thereby fixing the tool bit to the spindle.

In one aspect of the present invention, the upper wall portion of the housing member and the engaging member may have a third slope and a fourth slope, respectively. The third inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface may each be inclined with respect to the drive shaft and may be in contact with each other. Also, the shaft portion has a groove formed in the outer periphery of the lower end portion, while the engaging member has a protrusion configured to engage the groove when placed in the engaged position. good too. Further, the engaging member is movable in the radial direction of the drive shaft between the engaged position and the separated position, and is biased upward by the spring bearing member when the fixed portion is coupled to the shaft portion. It may be pressed against the upper wall portion and biased radially inward toward the engagement position by cooperation of the third and fourth inclined surfaces. In this case, the inclination angle of the lower surface of the protrusion with respect to the drive shaft may be greater than the inclination angle of the third inclined surface with respect to the drive shaft. According to this aspect, while the projection is urged radially inward to be firmly engaged with the groove, the urging force that urges the clamp shaft upward can be firmly received by the inclined surface on the lower side of the projection. Possible configurations can be realized.

In one aspect of the present invention, the fixed portion may further include an operation portion provided outside the housing member. In this case, the spring receiving member may be biased upward by the spring member, and the operating section may be configured to move the spring receiving member downward according to the user's operation. According to this aspect, the user can move the engaging member to the disengaged position and remove the fixing portion from the shaft portion simply by operating the operating member arranged outside the housing member.

In one aspect of the present invention, the shaft portion may have a groove formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lower end portion. The engagement member may have a projection configured to engage the groove when positioned in the engagement position. In the process of upward movement of the fixed portion with respect to the shaft portion, the engaging member is pushed by the lower end surface of the shaft portion to move from the engaging position to the disengaged position, and then is urged to return to the engaging position. Alternatively, the protrusion may be configured to engage the groove. According to this aspect, with a simple configuration, it is possible to realize a configuration for integrally coupling the shaft portion and the fixed portion only in response to upward movement of the fixed portion with respect to the shaft portion.

1 is an overall perspective view of a vibration tool; FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vibration tool when the operating member is arranged at the working position; FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2 and a cross-sectional view of the front end of the vibration tool; 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the front end portion of the vibration tool when the operating member is arranged at the tool changing position; FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the fixing part detached from the shaft part; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the fixed part detached from the shaft part; It is a perspective view of a retainer. It is a perspective view of an engaging member. FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the spindle and the clamping mechanism, and is an explanatory view of the process of removing the fixing portion from the shaft portion; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the spindle and the clamping mechanism at another position, and is an explanatory view of the process of removing the fixing portion from the shaft portion; FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the spindle and the clamping mechanism, and is an explanatory view of the process of attaching the fixing portion to the shaft portion;

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, an electric vibrating tool 1 that performs a machining operation on a workpiece (not shown) by swinging a tip tool 91 is exemplified as a working tool (see FIG. 1). ). The vibration tool 1 is provided with a plurality of types of attachable end tools 91, such as blades, scrapers, grinding pads, and polishing pads. The user can select one of these tip tools 91 suitable for desired processing operations such as cutting, peeling, grinding, polishing, etc., attach it to the vibration tool 1, and perform processing operations. In addition, in the drawings referred to below, an example in which a blade is attached to the vibration tool 1 is illustrated as an example of the tip tool 91 .

First, a schematic configuration of the vibration tool 1 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vibration tool 1 has an elongated housing (also called tool body) 10 . A spindle 5 and a motor 3 are housed at one end of the housing 10 in the longitudinal direction. The spindle 5 is arranged such that its drive axis A1 intersects (more specifically, substantially perpendicular to) the longitudinal axis of the housing 10 . One end of the spindle 5 in the extending direction of the drive shaft A1 (hereinafter also referred to as the drive shaft A1 direction) protrudes from the housing 10 and is exposed to the outside. A tip tool 91 can be attached to and detached from this portion. A battery 93 for supplying power to the motor 3 can be detachably attached to the other end of the housing 10 in the longitudinal direction. The vibration tool 1 reciprocates the spindle 5 about the drive axis A1 within a predetermined angle range by the power of the motor 3, thereby moving the tip tool 91 within a predetermined swing plane OP perpendicular to the drive axis A1. Rotate within the angle range.

In the following description, regarding the direction of the vibration tool 1, for convenience, the direction of the driving axis A1 is defined as the vertical direction, one end side of the spindle 5 on which the tip tool 91 is mounted is defined as the lower side, and the opposite side is defined as the upper side. do. The direction perpendicular to the drive axis A1 and corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the housing 10 is defined as the front-rear direction. The other end side is defined as the rear side. A direction orthogonal to the up-down direction and the front-rear direction is defined as the left-right direction.

A detailed configuration of the vibration tool 1 will be described below.

First, the housing 10 will be explained. As shown in FIG. 2 , the housing 10 of this embodiment is configured as a so-called anti-vibration housing, and includes an inner housing 11 and an outer housing 13 . The inner housing 11 extends in the front-rear direction and accommodates the spindle 5, the motor 3, and the like. The outer housing 13 is a main body forming the outer shell of the vibration tool 1, extends in the front-rear direction, and accommodates the inner housing 11. As shown in FIG. A central portion of the outer housing 13 in the front-rear direction is formed in a cylindrical shape with a substantially uniform diameter, and constitutes a grip portion that is gripped by the user. Although not shown in detail, the outer housing 13 is connected to the inner housing 11 via a plurality of elastic members, and can move relative to the inner housing 11 in the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a lever 81 is rotatably supported on the upper portion of the front end portion of the housing 10 (outer housing 13). The lever 81 is operated by the user to fix and release the tip tool 91 by a clamp mechanism 6 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later. In this embodiment, the lever 81 is U-shaped. Both ends of the lever 81 are fixed to both ends of a support shaft 83 (see FIG. 3) that passes through the housing 10 in the left-right direction perpendicular to the drive shaft A1. With such a configuration, the lever 81 can be positioned at a position where the central portion of the lever 81 abuts against the front surface of the housing 10 (hereinafter referred to as a front position) as shown in FIGS. The central portion of the lever 81 is rotatable about a rotation axis A3 extending in the left-right direction between a position (hereinafter referred to as an upper position) arranged above the front end portion of the housing 10 . The support shaft 83 rotates integrally with the lever 81 around the rotation axis A3. Hereinafter, the lever 81 and the support shaft 83 that are integrally rotated by being operated by the user will also be referred to as an operating member 80 .

The internal structure of the housing 10 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, the rear end of the housing 10 (inner housing 11) is provided with a controller 15 for controlling the driving of the motor 3 and a battery mounting section 17 configured to detachably attach the battery 93. . Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a spindle 5, a motor 3, a driving mechanism 4, a clamping mechanism 6, and a clamp release mechanism 8 are accommodated in the front end portion of the housing 10 (inner housing 11). .

As shown in FIG. 3, the spindle 5 is an elongated member having a through hole 50 extending vertically. In this embodiment, the spindle 5 is rotatably supported around the drive axis A1 by two bearings (more specifically, ball bearings) 501 and 502 at the lower front end of the housing 10 (inner housing 11). there is A lower end portion of the spindle 5 exposed to the outside from the housing 10 is configured as a tool mounting portion 51 .

The tool mounting portion 51 is a portion configured so that the tip tool 91 can be attached and detached. As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the tool mounting portion 51 is configured in the shape of a flange protruding radially outward with respect to the drive axis A1, and has an inclined surface inclined in a direction intersecting the drive axis A1. 513. More specifically, a concave portion 511 that is recessed upward is formed at the lower end portion of the tool mounting portion 51 . The inclined surface 513 is a part of the surface that defines the recessed portion 511, and is configured as an inclined surface that slopes downward in a direction away from the drive shaft A1 (outward in the radial direction). On the other hand, all of the tip tools 91 (blades, scrapers, grinding pads, polishing pads, etc.) that can be attached to the vibration tool 1 of the present embodiment have protrusions 911 that can be fitted into the recesses 511 . A portion of the upper surface that defines the convex portion 911 is configured as an inclined surface 913 matching the inclined surface 513 . In the present embodiment, the tip tool 91 is clamped by the tool mounting portion 51 and the fixing portion 7 of the clamp shaft 60 described below with the inclined surface 913 in contact with the inclined surface 513, and is fixed to the spindle 5. be done. The fixation of the tip tool 91 to the spindle 5 will be detailed later. A recess 53 having a circular cross section and recessed further upward from the recess 511 is provided in the central portion of the recess 511 .

As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, a small, high-output brushless DC motor is employed as the motor 3 . The motor 3 is arranged behind the spindle 5 in the front end of the housing 10 . The motor 3 is arranged such that the rotation axis A2 of the output shaft 31 that rotates together with the rotor extends parallel to the drive axis A1 of the spindle 5 (that is, vertically).

The drive mechanism 4 is configured to reciprocate the spindle 5 within a predetermined angular range around the drive shaft A1 by the power of the motor 3 . As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 , the drive mechanism 4 of this embodiment includes an eccentric shaft 41 , a swing arm 43 and a drive bearing 45 . Since the drive mechanism 4 having such a configuration is well known, it will be briefly described here. The eccentric shaft 41 is coaxially connected to the output shaft 31 of the motor 3 and has an eccentric portion 411 that is eccentric with respect to the rotation axis A2. A drive bearing 45 is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the eccentric portion 411 . The swing arm 43 is a member that connects the drive bearing 45 and the spindle 5 . One end of the swing arm 43 is annular and fixed to the outer circumference of the spindle 5 between bearings 501 and 502 . On the other hand, the other end portion of the swing arm 43 is bifurcated and arranged to abut on the outer peripheral portion of the drive bearing 45 from the left and right.

When the motor 3 is driven, the eccentric shaft 41 rotates integrally with the output shaft 31 . As the eccentric shaft 41 rotates, the center of the eccentric portion 411 moves around the rotation axis A2, so the drive bearing 45 also moves around the rotation axis A2. As a result, the swing arm 43 swings within a predetermined angular range with the spindle 5 as a fulcrum. The spindle 5 reciprocates about the axis A1 within a predetermined angle range as the swing arm 43 swings. As a result, the tip tool 91 fixed to the spindle 5 (more specifically, the tool mounting portion 51) is oscillatingly driven on the oscillating plane OP (see FIG. 2), and the machining operation can be performed.

The clamping mechanism 6 will be described below. The clamp mechanism 6 is a mechanism configured to fix the tip tool 91 to the tool mounting portion 51 so as to be rotatable integrally with the spindle 5 . As shown in FIG. 3, the clamp mechanism 6 includes a clamp shaft 60 and a spring member 65 in this embodiment.

First, the clamp shaft 60 will be explained. The clamp shaft 60 is an elongated member that extends vertically as a whole, and is supported so as to be vertically movable with respect to the spindle 5 . In this embodiment, the clamp shaft 60 includes a shaft portion 61 , a fixed portion 7 and a spring receiving portion 63 .

The shaft portion 61 is a long rod-shaped portion that extends vertically and is arranged coaxially with the spindle 5 . More specifically, the shaft portion 61 is inserted through the through-hole 50 of the spindle 5 in a state in which approximately the upper half of the shaft portion 61 protrudes upward from the through-hole 50 and the lower end protrudes downward from the through-hole 50 . As shown in FIG. 4, the lower end of the shaft portion 61 is provided with a flange portion 619 protruding radially outward. The flange portion 619 has approximately the same diameter as the recessed portion 53 of the tool mounting portion 51 and can be fitted into the recessed portion 53 .

A fixed portion 7, which will be described later, is coupled to the lower portion of the flange portion 619 (hereinafter referred to as the tip portion 610). An annular groove 611 is formed on the outer circumference of the tip portion 610 . Although the details will be described later, the engaging member 75 of the fixed portion 7 can be engaged with the groove 611 . The groove 611 has a V-shaped (triangular) cross section. The apex angle of the groove 611 (the angle formed by the upper inclined surface defining the groove 611 and the lower inclined surface) is an acute angle. Furthermore, the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface with respect to the drive axis A1 is larger than the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface (in other words, the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface with respect to the plane orthogonal to the drive axis A1 is less than the angle of inclination of the inclined surface). In this embodiment, the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface with respect to the drive shaft A1 is set to approximately 45 degrees, and the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface is approximately set to 75 degrees. Further, the tip portion 610 is formed in a tubular shape. A peripheral edge portion of the lower end surface of the tip portion 610 is chamfered to form an inclined surface.

As shown in FIG. 4, the diameter of the shaft portion 61 (specifically, the portion of the shaft portion 61 above the flange portion 619) is set substantially equal to the diameter of the through hole 50 of the spindle 5 (inner diameter of the spindle 5). It is This allows the shaft portion 61 to slide vertically along the inner peripheral surface of the spindle 5 (the surface that defines the through hole 50). That is, the inner peripheral surface of the spindle 5 functions as a guide surface that guides the vertical movement of the shaft portion 61 .

The fixing portion 7 is a short columnar portion coupled to the tip portion 610 of the shaft portion 61 and arranged below the tool mounting portion 51 of the spindle 5 . When the clamp shaft 60 is arranged at the uppermost position, which will be described later, the fixing portion 7 abuts on the lower surface of the tip tool 91 to press the tip tool 91 upward and fix the tip tool 91 to the tool mounting portion 51 . is configured to Further, in this embodiment, the fixed portion 7 is configured to be removable from the shaft portion 61 . The configuration of the fixing portion 7 will be detailed later.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the spring receiving portion 63 is a portion that is fixed to the upper end portion of the shaft portion 61 and receives one end portion of the spring member 65 . The spring receiving portion 63 includes a contact portion 631 and a bearing 633 . The contact portion 631 is fixed to the upper end portion of the shaft portion 61 . The contact portion 631 is a portion that contacts the operation member 80 (more specifically, the eccentric portion 831) when the lever 81 is arranged at the upper position. The bearing 633 is a ball bearing, the inner ring of which is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the contact portion 631 . In this embodiment, the portion of the inner housing 11 that accommodates the spindle 5 and the clamping mechanism 6 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. This cylindrical portion is hereinafter referred to as a spindle accommodation portion 111 . The outer ring of the bearing 633 is slidably arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the spindle accommodating portion 111 .

A spring member 65 is provided as a biasing member that biases the clamp shaft 60 upward with respect to the spindle 5 . In this embodiment, the spring member 65 is a compression coil spring, and in a state of being vertically compressed (loaded), the spindle 5 and the spring receiving portion 63 fixed to the upper end portion of the clamp shaft 60 are compressed. is placed between More specifically, the spring member 65 has its lower end in contact with a spring receiving member 69 arranged above the spindle 5, and its upper end in contact with the spring receiving portion 63 (more specifically, between the contact portion 631 and the bearing 633). inner ring) and is mounted on the shaft portion 61 . The ring-shaped spring receiving member 69 is inserted through the shaft portion 61 and arranged so as to abut on the upper end surface of the spindle 5 and the inner ring of the upper bearing 501 .

The clamp shaft 60 is always urged upward by a spring member 65, and is held at the uppermost position in its movable range when the lever 81 is arranged at the forward position. When the tip tool 91 is arranged between the tool mounting portion 51 and the fixing portion 7 and the clamp shaft 60 is arranged at the uppermost position, as shown in FIG. The portion 7 presses against the tool mounting portion 51 with the inclined surface 913 in contact with the inclined surface 513 and is fixed to the spindle 5 . That is, the fixing portion 7 clamps the tip tool 91 together with the tool mounting portion 51 by the clamping force (the force that presses the tip tool 91 upward against the spindle 5 ) applied by the spring member 65 . For this reason, the uppermost position of the clamp shaft 60 is also called the clamp position. When the clamp shaft 60 is placed at the clamping position with the tip tool 91 clamped, the flange portion 619 of the shaft portion 61 is placed in the recess 53 at the lower end of the spindle 5 . The upper surface is arranged at a position spaced slightly downward from the upper surface of the recess 53 .

The clamp release mechanism 8 will be described below. The clamp releasing mechanism 8 is a mechanism configured to release the clamping force applied to the fixed portion 7 by the spring member 65 . As shown in FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the clamp release mechanism 8 includes an operation member 80 (a lever 81 and a support shaft 83) and a spring receiving portion 63. As shown in FIG. As described above, most of the clamp release mechanism 8 is housed in the housing 10, but the lever 81 is arranged outside the housing 10 so as to be operable by the user.

The support shaft 83 extends laterally above the clamp shaft 60 . The support shaft 83 has an eccentric portion (cam portion) 831 . The eccentric portion 831 is arranged above the spring bearing portion 63 (specifically, the outer peripheral portion of the contact portion 631) of the upper end portion of the shaft portion 61. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, two eccentric portions 831 are provided so as to be spaced apart from the drive shaft A1 to the left and right, but only the right eccentric portion 831 is shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 3 , the short diameter portion of the eccentric portion 831 faces the clamp shaft 60 when the lever 81 is positioned at the forward position. The eccentric portion 831 is separated from the upper end (abutting portion 631 ) of the clamp shaft 60 at the uppermost position (clamping position), so that the operating member 80 does not receive the biasing force of the spring member 65 . Therefore, the clamp shaft 60 is held at the uppermost position while being urged upward. When the motor 3 is driven in this state, the spindle 5 and the clamp shaft 60 are integrally reciprocated within a predetermined angular range. As a result, the tip tool 91 clamped between the fixing portion 7 and the tool mounting portion 51 is driven to swing, and the machining operation is performed. For this reason, the position of the operating member 80 when the lever 81 is arranged at the front position is also called the working position.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when the lever 81 is rotated from the front position to the upper position, the eccentric portion 831 moves upward toward the spring receiving portion 63 (specifically, the outer peripheral portion of the contact portion 631) in the process. The clamp shaft 60 is pushed downward while further compressing the spring member 65 against the urging force. As a result, the clamping force applied to the fixed portion 7 by the spring member 65 (the force pressing the tip tool 91 upward against the spindle 5) is released. For this reason, the operation of rotating the lever 81 from the front position to the upper position is also referred to as a clamp release operation. With the long diameter portion of the eccentric portion 831 in contact with the spring receiving portion 63 (abutting portion 631) and the operating member 80 receiving the upward biasing force of the spring member 65, the operating member 80 moves the lever 81 to the upper position. is kept in place. When the lever 81 is arranged at the upper position, the clamp shaft 60 is arranged at the lowest position in its movable range. At this time, since the clamping force is released as described above, the lowest position of the clamp shaft 60 is also referred to as the clamp release position. When the clamp shaft 60 is arranged at the lowest position, the tip tool 91 can be replaced. For this reason, the position of the operating member 80 when the lever 81 is arranged at the upper position is also called the tool change position. The clamp release operation described above can also be said to be an operation of moving the operating member 80 from the working position to the tool changing position. The exchange of the tip tool 91 will be described in detail later.

Next, a detailed configuration of the fixing portion 7 will be described. In this embodiment, the fixed part 7 includes a case 71, a retainer 73, three engaging members 75, a spring member 77, and a knob 79, as shown in FIGS. Note that the following description will be made with reference to the drawing showing the fixed portion 7 in a state of being removed from the shaft portion 61 , but the direction of the fixed portion 7 is the same as when the fixed portion 7 is coupled to the shaft portion 61 . The direction of the vibrating tool 1 (see FIG. 3) shall be followed.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the case 71 is formed in a hollow columnar shape, and in the fixed portion 7, the central axis A4 of the case 71 coincides with the driving axis A1 (the central axis of the shaft portion 61). is attached to the shaft portion 61 (see FIG. 4). The case 71 includes a circular bottom wall portion 711, a cylindrical peripheral wall portion 712, and an annular top wall portion 713 facing the bottom wall. A through hole is provided in the center of the bottom wall portion 711, and a leg portion 739 of a retainer 73, which will be described later, is inserted therethrough. In this embodiment, the upper wall portion 713 constitutes a collar that guides movement of the engaging member 75 . The lower surface of the upper wall portion 713 includes an annular inclined surface 715 inclined with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1). More specifically, the sloped surface 715 slopes downward in a direction away from the central axis A4 (radially outward). In this embodiment, the inclination angle of the inclined surface 715 with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1) is set to approximately 45 degrees.

The retainer 73 is a member configured to retain the engaging member 75 within the case 71 while receiving the biasing force of the spring member 77 . As shown in FIG. 8 , the retainer 73 includes a body portion 731 arranged inside the case 71 and leg portions 739 extending downward from the body portion 731 .

As shown in FIG. 9, the body portion 731 has a substantially truncated cone shape as a whole, and its outer peripheral surface is inclined substantially parallel to the inclined surface 715 (see FIG. 8) of the upper wall portion 713 of the case 71. formed as a surface. The body portion 731 has three holding recesses 732 , and each holding recess 732 holds an engaging member 75 . The holding recesses 732 are provided at equal intervals on the periphery of the substantially truncated cone-shaped main body 731 and have a shape that roughly matches the engaging member 75 (see FIG. 10). Portions that define both ends of the holding recess 732 in the circumferential direction around the central axis A4 (drive axis A1) are configured as abutting portions 733 that abut shoulder portions 757 of the engaging member 75 to be described later from above. A lower surface of the contact portion 733 is an inclined surface 734 that is inclined with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1). More specifically, the inclined surface 734 is inclined in a direction (diametrically inward) toward the central axis A4 as it goes downward. Furthermore, a rectangular protrusion 735 is provided on the radially inner edge of the holding recess 732 . An annular concave portion 736 corresponding to the tubular tip portion 610 is formed in the central portion of the main body portion 731 . Note that the annular recess 736 communicates with a holding recess 732 formed radially outward.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the leg portion 739 protrudes downward from the central portion of the main body portion 731 and is inserted through the through hole of the bottom wall portion 711 of the case 71 . A lower portion of the leg portion 739 protrudes below the bottom wall portion 711 , that is, to the outside of the case 71 . A cylindrical knob 79 is fixed to the lower portion of the leg portion 739 . The knob 79 is arranged on the lower side of the case 71 and is provided as an operation part for the user to grip and operate to move the retainer 73 .

The engaging member 75 is configured to be engageable with the shaft portion 61 and housed in the case 71 . As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the engaging member 75 has a projection (claw) 751. As shown in FIG. The engaging member 75 is arranged in the holding recess 732 (see FIG. 9) of the retainer 73 so that the projection 751 faces radially inward (toward the shaft portion 61), and is restricted from moving in the circumferential direction. is held in an acceptable state. The protrusion 751 is configured to be engageable with the groove 611 (see FIG. 4) of the shaft portion 61 and has a V-shaped (triangular) cross section that generally matches the cross section of the groove 611 . Specifically, the apex angle of the protrusion 751 (the angle formed by the upper inclined surface and the lower inclined surface of the protrusion 751) is an acute angle. Furthermore, the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1) is larger than the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface (in other words, the inclination of the lower inclined surface with respect to the plane perpendicular to the drive axis A1). angle is smaller than the angle of inclination of the upper inclined surface). In addition, the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1) is larger than the inclination angle of the inclined surface 715 (inclined surface 755) of the upper wall portion 713 (in other words, the inclination angle is perpendicular to the drive axis A1). The angle of inclination of the lower inclined surface with respect to the plane is smaller than the angle of inclination of the inclined surface 715). In this embodiment, the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1) is set to approximately 45 degrees, and the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface is approximately set to 75 degrees. Also, the inclination angle of the inclined surface on the upper side of the protrusion 751 is substantially equal to the inclination angle of the inclined surface provided on the lower end surface of the tip portion 610 of the shaft portion 61 .

A radially outer surface of the engaging member 75 includes an inclined surface 755 inclined with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1). More specifically, the sloped surface 755 slopes downward in a direction away from the central axis A4 (radially outward). The inclined surface 755 is aligned with the above-described inclined surface 715 of the case 71 (that is, the inclination angle of the inclined surface 755 with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1) is set to approximately 45 degrees), and engagement is achieved. Member 75 is slidable along inclined surface 715 . Additionally, the engagement member 75 has two shoulders 757 . The shoulder portions 757 constitute both ends of the engaging member 75 in the circumferential direction around the central axis A4 (drive axis A1). The upper surface of the shoulder portion 757 is an inclined surface 758 that is inclined with respect to the central axis A4 (drive axis A1). More specifically, the sloped surface 758 slopes downward toward the center axis A4 (radially inward). The inclined surface 758 is aligned with the inclined surface 734 of the retainer 73 and the engaging member 75 is slidable along the inclined surface 734 . A rectangular concave portion 759 that can be fitted to the protrusion 735 of the retainer 73 is provided at the radially inner lower end portion of the engaging member 75 .

The spring member 77 is provided as a biasing member that biases the retainer 73 upward with respect to the case 71 . As shown in FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, the spring member 77 is a compression coil spring, which is compressed (loaded) in the vertical direction, and retains the retainer 73 (specifically, the body portion 731). , and the case 71 (more specifically, the bottom wall portion 711).

In the fixed portion 7 configured as described above, the retainer 73 urged upward by the spring member 77 presses the engaging member 75 against the upper wall portion (collar) 713 from below via the protrusion 735 . The contact between the inclined surface 755 of the engaging member 75 and the inclined surface 715 of the case 71 converts the biasing force of the spring member 77 into a radially inward force. As a result, the engaging member 75 is urged radially inward and held at a position where the projection 735 of the retainer 73 fits into the recess 759 (the innermost position within the radial movable range of the engaging member 75). be. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, projection 751 projects into annular recess 736 when engaging member 75 is in this position. Therefore, when the shaft portion 61 is inserted into the annular recess 736 , the projection 751 can engage with the groove 611 of the shaft portion 61 . For this reason, the position of the engagement member 75 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is also called the engagement position.

On the other hand, when the engaging member 75 is moved radially outward against the urging force of the spring member 77 and the projection 751 is disengaged to the outside of the annular recess 736 , the projection 751 cannot engage with the groove 611 of the shaft portion 61 . becomes. The position of the engaging member 75 at this time is also referred to as the disengaged position. Although the details will be described later, the movement of the engaging member 75 to the disengaged position can be realized by pressing the engaging member 75 downward by the shaft portion 61 or by moving the retainer 73 downward.

A method for exchanging the tip tool 91 will be described below. In this replacement process, the fixing portion 7 is attached to and detached from the shaft portion 61 .

First, the user removes the tip tool 91 fixed to the tool mounting portion 51 by the clamp mechanism 6 . Specifically, the user rotates the lever 81 from the front position to the upper position to perform the clamp releasing operation of moving the operating member 80 from the working position shown in FIG. 3 to the tool changing position shown in FIG. In response, the clamp release mechanism 8 operates as described above to move the clamp shaft 60 from the clamp position to the clamp release position, and release the clamping force of the fixed part 7 to the tip tool 91 .

By the way, when the tip tool 91 is oscillatingly driven in a state in which the inclined surface 913 and the inclined surface 513 are in contact with each other and is pressed against the tool mounting portion 51 from below by the fixing portion 7 (see FIG. 4), the tool mounting portion 51 may stick. In such a case, when the clamp release operation is performed, the clamp shaft 60 starts moving downward while the tip tool 91 remains fixed to the tool mounting portion 51 . At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the flange portion 619, which was spaced upward from the tip tool 91 during clamping, comes into contact with the tip tool 91 from above while the clamp shaft 60 is descending, and moves further downward in this state. By doing so, the tip tool 91 is pushed downward. That is, the shaft portion 61 can release the stuck state of the tip tool 91 as it moves downward. In this embodiment, the shaft portion 61 abuts on the upper surface of the protruding portion 911 of the tip tool 91 via the lower surface of the flange portion 619 . That is, the shaft portion 61 is configured to come into surface contact with the upper surface of the tip tool 91 in an annular region surrounding the drive shaft A1.

The user removes the fixed part 7 from the shaft part 61 arranged at the clamp release position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the user holds the knob 79 arranged on the lower side of the case 71 and pulls it downward, thereby moving the retainer 73 downward against the biasing force of the spring member 77. move to As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, the retainer 73 presses the engaging member 75 downward via the abutting portion 733 that abuts against the shoulder portion 757 from above, thereby moving the engaging member 75 . Specifically, the engagement member 75 slides downward and radially outward due to cooperation between the inclined surface 758 of the shoulder portion 757 and the inclined surface 734 of the contact portion 733 . At this time, the engaging member 75 is guided along the inclined surface 715 . When the body portion 731 of the retainer 73 moves to a position where it abuts against the bottom wall portion 711 of the case 71 , the engaging member 75 is moved to the disengaged position where the projection 751 is arranged outside the annular recessed portion 736 and cannot be engaged with the groove 611 . placed.

The user can remove the fixed part 7 and the tip tool 91 from the shaft part 61 by pulling downward from the tip part 610 in order. When the fixing portion 7 is removed from the shaft portion 61 and the pulling operation of the knob 79 is released, the retainer 73 is urged upward by the urging force of the spring member 77, and the engaging member 75 is separated from the inclined surface 755 and the case. By cooperation of the inclined surface 715 of 71, it slides upward and slides radially inward to return to the engaged position (see FIG. 8).

After that, the user fits another tip tool 91 into the tip portion 610, and further moves the fixing portion 7 from the lower side to the upper side of the shaft portion 61 in a straight line along the drive axis A1. At this time, although it is necessary for the user to align the fixed portion 7 and the shaft portion 61 so that they are coaxial, unlike when the fixed portion 7 is removed, the user moves the retainer 73 downward. It is not necessary to operate the knob 79 for this purpose. As the tip portion 610 is inserted into the annular recess 736, the lower end surface of the tip portion 610 comes into contact with the projection 751 of the engaging member 75 projecting into the annular recess 736 from above and presses downward. At this time, the inclined surface provided on the peripheral edge of the lower end of the tip portion 610 contacts the upper inclined surface of the projection 751 , and the engagement member 75 is pushed radially outward against the biasing force of the spring member 77 . It gives you the power to go. The engaging member 75 slides downward and radially outward along the inclined surface 715 of the upper wall portion 713 to move to the disengaged position. Accordingly, the retainer 73 is pressed by the engaging member 75 via the protrusion 735 and moves downward.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the engaging member 75 moves to the disengaged position, the contact between the inclined surface of the distal end portion 610 and the upper inclined surface of the protrusion 751 is released. With the top of the projection 751 in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the distal end portion 610 , the fixing portion 7 is further moved upward with respect to the shaft portion 61 , and when the projection 751 reaches a position facing the groove 611 , the spring member 77 , the engaging member 75 is urged radially inward to return to the engaging position, and the projection 751 engages with the groove 611 . This completes the attachment of the fixed portion 7 to the shaft portion 61 .

The user rotates the lever 81 from the upper position to the front position, and clamps the operating member 80 from the tool changing position shown in FIG. 6 to the working position shown in FIG. The urging force of the spring member 65 received by the operation member 80 via is released. As a result, the clamp shaft 60 is urged upward by the spring member 65 to return to the clamp position. Then, the tip tool 91 is fixed to the tool mounting portion 51 with the inclined surfaces 913 and 513 in contact with each other by the clamping force applied to the fixed portion 7 (see FIG. 4). With this, the replacement of the tip tool 91 is completed.

As described above, according to the clamp mechanism 6 of the present embodiment, the clamp shaft 60 is urged upward by the spring member 65, and the fixed portion 7 is attached to the lower end portion (tool mounting portion 51) of the spindle 5. It is configured to fix the tool 91 by pressing it from below. Since the fixing portion 7 is detachable from the shaft portion 61 , the fixing portion 7 can be removed from the shaft portion 61 to replace the tip tool 91 .

Conventionally, the clamp shaft inserted into the spindle and biased upward is held by a clamp member arranged inside the spindle, and the tip tool is clamped between the lower end of the clamp shaft and the lower end of the spindle. Work tools designed for this purpose are known. In this work tool, the clamp shaft is pulled out from the hole of the spindle in order to replace the tip tool. On the other hand, in the clamping mechanism 6 of the present embodiment, the fixed part 7 can be removed and the tip tool 91 can be replaced. As a result, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the interior of the housing 10 through the through hole 50 . Further, for example, when a problem occurs in the fixed portion 7, the fixed portion 7 can be removed from the shaft portion 61 for repair, so that the large-scale work of disassembling the housing 10 is not required.

Furthermore, the user can easily attach the fixing part 7 to the shaft part 61 simply by moving the fixing part 7 upward with respect to the shaft part (that is, with one touch), so that the clamp of the present embodiment can be easily attached to the shaft part 61. The mechanism 6 is also excellent in convenience.

Further, in this embodiment, the fixed portion 7 is coupled to the shaft portion 61 by the engaging member 75 that is housed in the case 71 so as to be movable between the engaged position and the disengaged position and is biased toward the engaged position. do. Therefore, the engagement of the engaging member 75 with the shaft portion 61 , that is, the coupling of the fixed portion 7 with the shaft portion 61 can be maintained at all times by the biasing force toward the engagement position. On the other hand, the coupling of the fixed portion 7 to the shaft portion 61 can be released only by moving the engaging member 75 against the biasing force.

In particular, in this embodiment, when the fixing portion 7 is coupled to the shaft portion 61 , the retainer 73 is biased upward by the spring member 77 and contacts the engaging member 75 so that the retainer 73 engages with the engaging member 75 . Apply a biasing force toward the position. On the other hand, when the fixing portion 7 is removed from the shaft portion 61, the retainer 73 is moved downward against the urging force of the spring member 77 to move the engaging member 75 to the disengaged position. Thus, the retainer 73 exhibits a function of holding the engaging member 75 at the engaging position and a function of moving the engaging member 75 to the disengaged position. Further, the user can move the retainer 73 downward against the urging force of the spring member 77 by simply pulling downward on the knob 79 arranged on the lower side of the case 71, thereby securely engaging the engaging member 75. can be moved to the disengaged position immediately to release the engagement with the shaft portion 61 . Furthermore, in this embodiment, the simple configuration of the inclined surfaces 734 and 758 that abut and cooperate with each other allows the engaging member 75 to move radially from the engaging position as the retainer 73 moves downward. It can be reliably moved to the outer release position.

Further, in this embodiment, the fixed portion 7 is coupled to the shaft portion 61 by engaging the protrusion 751 of the engaging member 75 with the groove 611 formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lower end portion of the shaft portion 61 . The inclination angle of the lower inclined surface of the projection 751 with respect to the drive axis A1 is greater than the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface of the projection 751 . That is, the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface with respect to the drive axis A1 is closer to 90 degrees. Therefore, the fixed portion 7 can firmly receive the upward force of the shaft portion 61 via the lower inclined surface of the projection 751 and strongly press the tip tool 91 against the tool mounting portion 51 .

In the above-described conventional work tool, the clamp shaft is held by the engagement of a plurality of protrusions and grooves (teeth) provided on the clamp member and the clamp shaft, respectively. is not moved radially outward. In such a configuration, it is difficult to make the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface larger than the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface in order to facilitate disengagement between the protrusion and the groove when the clamp shaft is pulled out. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the inclined surface 734 of the retainer 73 and the inclined surface 758 of the engaging member 75 cooperate to forcibly move the engaging member 75 to the disengaged position radially outward. By adopting it, it is possible to make the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface larger than the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface.

In addition, in this embodiment, the upper wall portion 713 of the case 71 and the engaging member 75 respectively have an inclined surface 715 and an inclined surface 755 that are aligned and abut against each other. The engaging member 75 is movable in the radial direction of the drive shaft A1 between the engaged position and the separated position, and the retainer 73 is biased upward when the fixed portion 7 is coupled to the shaft portion 61. is pressed against the upper wall portion 713 by , and is urged radially inward toward the engaged position by the cooperation of the inclined surfaces 715 and 755 . Further, the inclination angle of the lower inclined surface of the projection 751 with respect to the drive axis A1 is set larger than the inclination angles of the inclined surfaces 715 and 755 with respect to the drive axis A1. As a result, while the protrusion 751 is urged radially inward to be firmly engaged with the groove 611, the urging force that urges the clamp shaft 60 upward is firmly received by the lower inclined surface of the protrusion 751. Possible configurations can be realized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the engaging member 75 is pushed by the lower end surface of the shaft portion 61 in the upward movement process of the fixing portion 7 with respect to the shaft portion 61 and moves from the engaged position to the disengaged position. The protrusion 751 is configured to be biased and returned to the engagement position to engage the groove. In this way, a simple configuration realizes a configuration for integrally coupling the shaft portion 61 and the fixing portion 7 only in response to the upward movement of the fixing portion 7 with respect to the shaft portion 61 .

Correspondence between each component of this embodiment and each component of the present invention is shown below. The vibration tool 1 is an example of the "working tool" of the present invention. The tip tool 91 is an example of the "tip tool" of the present invention. The drive shaft A1 is an example of the "drive shaft" of the present invention. The spindle 5 is an example of the "spindle" of the present invention. The tool mounting portion 51 is an example of the "lower end portion of the spindle" of the present invention. The clamp shaft 60 is an example of the "clamp shaft" of the present invention. The shaft portion 61 is an example of the "shaft portion" of the present invention. The fixed part 7 is an example of the "fixed part" of the present invention. The case 71 is an example of the "accommodating member" of the present invention. The engaging member 75 is an example of the "engaging member" of the present invention. The spring member 77 is an example of the "spring member" of the present invention. The retainer 73 is an example of the "spring receiving member" of the present invention. The inclined surface 758 is an example of the "first inclined surface" of the present invention. The inclined surface 734 is an example of the "second inclined surface" of the present invention. Groove 611 is an example of the "groove" of the present invention. The protrusion 751 is an example of the "protrusion" of the present invention. The upper wall portion 713 is an example of the "upper wall portion" of the present invention. The inclined surface 715 is an example of the "third inclined surface" of the present invention. The inclined surface 755 is an example of the "fourth inclined surface" of the present invention. Knob 79 is an example of the "operation part" of the present invention.

The above embodiment is merely an example, and the work tool according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the vibration tool 1 illustrated. For example, the modifications exemplified below can be made. It should be noted that any one of these modifications, or a plurality thereof, may be employed in combination with the vibration tool 1 shown in the embodiment or the inventions described in each claim.

For example, the work tool according to the present invention may be embodied as a rotary tool (for example, grinder, sander, polisher) that rotates the tip tool 91 .

The configuration of the clamp mechanism 6 (for example, the shape, arrangement, support structure, etc. of the clamp shaft 60 and spring member 65) can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the above embodiment, the clamp shaft 60 is biased upward against the spindle 5 by the spring member 65 interposed between the spring receiving portion 63 fixed to the upper end of the shaft portion 61 and the spindle 5 . ing. However, the spring member 65 may be arranged in another position (eg, within the through-hole 50 of the spindle 5) as long as it can bias the clamp shaft 60 upwardly against the spindle 5. FIG. Moreover, the clamp shaft 60 is only required to be vertically movable with respect to the spindle 5 and rotatable about the drive axis A1 with respect to the housing (tool main body) 10. For example, the clamp shaft 60 is supported only by the spindle 5. may That is, bearing 633 may be omitted. Instead of the compression coil spring, for example, a tension coil spring, a torsion spring, a disk spring, or a rubber spring may be employed as the spring member 65 .

The fixing portion 7 may be detachable from the shaft portion 61 and integrally coupled to the shaft portion only by upward movement with respect to the shaft portion 61, and its configuration may be changed as appropriate. In addition, typically, the fixed portion 7 is configured as a flange-like portion protruding radially outward from the shaft portion 61 .

The number of engaging members 75 is not limited to three, but preferably two or more. Further, for example, the engaging member 75 may be accommodated in the case 71 and directly biased radially inward by a spring member. In other words, the engaging member 75 does not need to be biased via a spring receiving member such as the retainer 73 . Also, the engagement member 75 may move in a direction other than the radial direction between the engagement position and the disengagement position. The shape, arrangement, and number of the protrusion 751 and the inclined surfaces 752 and 753 of the engaging member 75 can be changed as appropriate. Corresponding to these changes, the configuration of groove 611 of shaft portion 61 and retainer 73 may also be changed. As the spring member 77, instead of the compression coil spring, for example, a tension coil spring, a torsion spring, a disc spring, or a rubber spring may be employed.

The clamp release mechanism 8 is not limited to the example of the above embodiment, and may be modified as appropriate. For example, the spring receiving portion 63 need not be fixed to the shaft portion 61 and may be separated from the clamp shaft 60 . For example, the spring receiving portion 63 may receive the upper end portion of the spring member 65 and may be arranged so as to be vertically slidable with respect to the shaft portion 61 . A stopper that can come into contact with the upper end of the spring receiving portion 63 may be provided on the shaft portion 61 . In this case, the operation member 80 (eccentric portion 631) pushes the spring receiving portion 63 downward in response to the clamp releasing operation, releasing the upward bias on the shaft portion 63, thereby clamping the fixed portion 7. power is released. The clamp shaft 60 may be pulled downward by the user or by another arrangement that operates in conjunction with the unclamping operation. The configuration of the operating member 80 (the lever 81 and the support shaft 83) (for example, shape, arrangement, support structure, pressing structure against the spring receiving portion 63) can also be changed as appropriate.

The configuration (for example, shape, support structure, etc.) of the spindle 5 is not limited to the example of the above embodiment, and may be changed as appropriate. For example, the spindle 5 may be formed by integrally joining a plurality of members. In the above-described embodiment, the tool mounting portion 51 has recesses 511 corresponding to the tip tools 91 having protrusions 911 . The tip tool 91 is fixed to the tool mounting portion 51 with its inclined surface 913 in contact with the inclined surface 513 of the tool mounting portion 51 . However, the tool mounting portion 51 may have a planar lower surface and be configured to be capable of fixing a tip tool having a planar upper surface. In this case, in order to position the tip tool in the tool attachment portion 51, the tool attachment portion 51 and the tip tool may be provided with projections and fitting holes.

The configurations of the housing 10, the motor 3, and the drive mechanism 4 can also be changed as appropriate. For example, the housing 10 does not have to be an anti-vibration housing including an elastically coupled inner housing 11 and an outer housing 13, and may be a one-layer housing. Also, for example, the motor 3 may be an AC motor. The motor 3 may be accommodated in the grip so that the rotation axis A2 of the output shaft 31 is orthogonal to the drive axis A1.

Furthermore, in view of the spirit of the present invention and the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof, the following aspects are constructed. The following aspects can be employed independently or in combination with the vibration tool 1 shown in the embodiment, the above modifications, or the inventions described in each claim.
[Aspect 1]
The work tool includes a biasing member that biases the clamp shaft upwardly against the spindle.
The spring member 65 of the above embodiment is an example of the "biasing member" in this aspect.
[Aspect 2]
The shaft portion is inserted through the spindle so as not to be pulled out from the spindle.
[Aspect 3]
The engagement member is radially movable with respect to the drive shaft, and the disengaged position is located radially outside the engagement position.
[Aspect 4]
In aspect 3,
The engagement member is vertically movable with respect to the housing member, and the disengagement position is located below the engagement position.
[Aspect 5]
the upper wall portion of the accommodating member and the engaging member respectively have a third inclined surface and a fourth inclined surface inclined with respect to the drive shaft;
The engaging member is movable between the engaging position and the separated position by sliding on the third inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface.
The upper wall portion 713 in the above embodiment is an example of the "upper wall portion" in this aspect. The inclined surface 715 is an example of the "third inclined surface" in this aspect. The inclined surface 755 is an example of the "fourth inclined surface" in this aspect.
[Aspect 6]
The engaging member is pressed against the upper wall portion by the spring bearing member, and is urged radially inward by the cooperation of the third and fourth inclined surfaces that are in contact with each other.
[Aspect 7]
The protrusion has a V-shaped cross-section, and the apex angle of the cross-section of the protrusion is less than 90 degrees.
[Aspect 8]
The inclination angle of the lower surface of the protrusion with respect to the drive shaft is greater than 45 degrees, preferably 60 degrees or more, and even more preferably 75 degrees or more.
[Aspect 9]
The inclination angle of the lower surface of the groove with respect to the drive shaft is greater than the inclination angle of the upper surface of the groove with respect to the drive shaft.
[Aspect 10]
The groove has a V-shaped cross section, and the vertical angle of the cross section of the groove is less than 90 degrees.
[Aspect 11]
the upper end of the protrusion has a sloped surface that slopes radially inward as it goes downward;
In the upward movement process of the fixing portion with respect to the shaft portion, the lower end surface of the shaft portion presses the inclined surface of the engaging member from above, thereby moving the engaging member radially outward. Move to release position.

1: Vibration Tool 10: Housing 11: Inner Housing 111: Spindle Housing Part 13: Outer Housing 15: Controller 17: Battery Mounting Part 3: Motor 31: Output Shaft 4: Drive Mechanism 41: Eccentric Shaft 411: Eccentric Part 43: Oscillation Moving Arm 45: Drive Bearing 5: Spindle 50: Through Hole 501: Bearing 502: Bearing 51: Tool Mounting Part 511: Recess 513: Inclined Surface 53: Recess 6: Clamp Mechanism 60: Clamp Shaft 61: Shaft Part 610: Tip 611: groove 619: flange portion 63: spring receiving portion 631: contact portion 633: bearing 65: spring member 69: spring receiving member 7: fixed portion 71: case 711: bottom wall portion 712: peripheral wall portion 713: upper wall portion 715: inclined surface 73: retainer 731: body portion 732: holding recess 733: contact portion 734: inclined surface 735: protrusion 736: annular recess 739: leg portion 75: engaging member 751: protrusion 752: inclined surface 753: inclined Surface 755: Inclined surface 757: Shoulder portion 758: Inclined surface 759: Concave portion 77: Spring member 79: Knob 8: Clamp release mechanism 80: Operating member 81: Lever 83: Support shaft 831: Eccentric portion 91: Tip tool 911: Convex Part 913: Inclined surface 93: Battery A1: Drive shaft A2: Rotation shaft A3: Rotation shaft A4: Central axis OP: Swing surface

Claims (9)

A work tool that drives a tip tool to perform a machining operation on a workpiece,
a housing;
a spindle supported by the housing rotatably around a drive shaft that defines the vertical direction of the work tool, the spindle having a lower end projecting outside the housing;
a shaft portion that is inserted through the spindle in a state that cannot be pulled out from the spindle, extends coaxially with the spindle, and has a lower end that projects downward from the spindle; and the shaft portion below the spindle. and a clamp shaft supported movably in the vertical direction with respect to the spindle,
The clamp shaft is configured to be biased upward to fix the tip tool to the lower end of the spindle by the fixing portion,
The fixing portion is configured to be detachable from the lower end of the shaft portion and integrally coupled to the lower end portion of the shaft portion only in response to upward movement relative to the shaft portion. cage,
The fixed part is
a housing member;
An operation characterized by comprising an engaging member housed in the housing member movably between an engaging position where it engages with the shaft portion and a disengaged position where it cannot engage with the shaft portion. tool. A work tool according to claim 1 ,
A work tool, wherein the engaging member is biased toward the engaging position. A work tool that drives a tip tool to perform a machining operation on a workpiece,
a spindle rotatably supported around a drive shaft that defines the vertical direction of the work tool;
A clamp shaft having a shaft portion extending coaxially with the spindle and a fixed portion coupled to the shaft portion below the spindle and supported so as to be vertically movable with respect to the spindle. and
The clamp shaft is configured to be biased upward to fix the tip tool to the lower end of the spindle by the fixing portion,
The fixing portion is configured to be detachable from the shaft portion and integrally coupled to the shaft portion only in response to upward movement with respect to the shaft portion,
The fixed part is
a housing member;
an engaging member housed in the housing member movably between an engaging position where it engages with the shaft portion and a disengaged position where it cannot engage with the shaft portion;
a spring member;
a spring receiving member biased by the spring member and abutting against the engaging member;
The engagement member is biased toward the engagement position,
The spring receiving member exerts a biasing force toward the engaging position on the engaging member when the fixing portion is coupled to the shaft portion, and when the fixing portion is detached from the shaft portion. , a work tool configured to be moved against the biasing force of the spring member to move the engaging member to the disengaged position. A work tool according to claim 3 ,
the engaging member and the spring receiving member each have a first slanted surface and a second slanted surface that abut against each other;
When the fixing portion is removed from the shaft portion, the engaging member is moved radially outward with respect to the drive shaft by cooperation between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface. and work tools. A work tool according to claim 4 ,
The shaft portion has a groove formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lower end portion,
the engagement member has a protrusion configured to engage the groove when disposed in the engagement position;
A work tool, wherein an inclination angle of a lower surface of the projection with respect to the drive shaft is larger than an inclination angle of an upper surface of the projection with respect to the drive shaft. The work tool according to any one of claims 3 to 5 ,
the upper wall portion of the accommodating member and the engaging member each have a third inclined surface and a fourth inclined surface that are in contact with each other while being inclined with respect to the drive shaft;
The shaft portion has a groove formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lower end portion,
the engagement member has a protrusion configured to engage the groove when disposed in the engagement position;
The engaging member is movable in the radial direction of the drive shaft between the engaging position and the disengaged position, and is biased upward when the fixed portion is coupled to the shaft portion. is pressed against the upper wall portion by the spring bearing member, and is biased radially inward toward the engagement position by cooperation of the third and fourth inclined surfaces;
A work tool, wherein the inclination angle of the lower surface of the protrusion with respect to the drive shaft is larger than the inclination angle of the third inclined surface with respect to the drive shaft. The work tool according to any one of claims 3 to 6 ,
The fixing part further includes an operation part provided outside the housing member,
The spring receiving member is biased upward by the spring member,
A work tool, wherein the operation portion is configured to move the spring receiving member downward according to an operation by a user. The work tool according to any one of claims 2 to 7 ,
The shaft portion has a groove formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lower end portion,
the engagement member has a protrusion configured to engage the groove when disposed in the engagement position;
The engaging member moves from the engaging position to the disengaged position by being pressed by the lower end surface of the shaft portion in the upward movement process of the fixed portion with respect to the shaft portion, and then returns to the engaging position. A work tool configured to be biased to return so that said projection engages said groove. A work tool that drives a tip tool to perform a machining operation on a workpiece,
a spindle rotatably supported around a drive shaft that defines the vertical direction of the work tool;
A clamp shaft having a shaft portion extending coaxially with the spindle and a fixed portion coupled to the shaft portion below the spindle and supported so as to be vertically movable with respect to the spindle. and
The clamp shaft is configured to be biased upward to fix the tip tool to the lower end of the spindle by the fixing portion,
The fixing portion is configured to be detachable from the shaft portion and integrally coupled to the shaft portion only in response to upward movement with respect to the shaft portion,
The fixed part is
a housing member;
an engaging member housed in the housing member movably between an engaging position where it engages with the shaft portion and a disengaged position where it cannot engage with the shaft portion;
The engagement member is biased toward the engagement position,
The shaft portion has a groove formed in the outer peripheral portion of the lower end portion,
the engagement member has a protrusion configured to engage the groove when disposed in the engagement position;
The engaging member moves from the engaging position to the disengaged position by being pressed by the lower end surface of the shaft portion in the upward movement process of the fixed portion with respect to the shaft portion, and then returns to the engaging position. A work tool configured to be biased to return so that said projection engages said groove.

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