US20070007025A1 - Clutch assembly and clamp mechanism for rotary tool disc - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of rotary power tools.
- the present invention relates to a tool-free mechanism for gripping interchangeable rotary tool accessories, such as circular saw blades and grinding wheels.
- Various types of rotary power tools require a user to selectively attach a tool accessory, such as a circular saw blade or grinding wheel. Over the course of a particular project or work period it may be necessary to employ a variety of such accessories and to replace worn or broken ones. Convenient removal and replacement of the interchangeable tool accessories is therefore desirable.
- a tool accessory such as a circular saw blade or grinding wheel.
- a blade has a center hole.
- the hole may be circular or a shape with sides and corners.
- a diamond shaped hole is well known for some applications.
- the hole in the blade fits over the end of the saw's output shaft or an extension thereof, with the plane of the blade transverse to the axis of the shaft. For some radial distance the axially inward facing surface of the blade rests against a flat shoulder of the shaft or an inner washer connected to the shaft.
- the blade is clamped in place against the shoulder or inner washer with a retaining-nut threaded down over a threaded end of the drive spindle.
- An outer washer may be placed between the nut and the blade.
- the nut When changing blades, the nut must be loosened and removed. The tightening and loosening of the nut may be partially performed by hand, but the size and shape of the nut make it difficult and/or uncomfortable to properly tighten and then initially loosen using hands alone. Therefore, it is necessary to use a hand wrench or similar tool in order to apply sufficient torque to the retaining nut.
- the shaft/spindle when tightening or loosening the nut, the shaft/spindle must be prevented from rotating or else it would be difficult to achieve relative motion between the nut and the rotatable spindle.
- the loosening and tightening process required that the operator simultaneously grip both the shaft/spindle and the nut with two separate hand wrenches or the like. Then a torque was applied to the nut while the shaft was held in place. This was an awkward process and made even more so by the necessity to support the weight of the tool itself.
- a tool-free accessory clamping system employing a cam shaped clamp mechanism and/or a force multiplying clutch assembly.
- the cam clamping mechanism has a head element that is threadably engageable with the saw's output spindle or shaft.
- the head element may take the form of a bolt that threads into an axial bore in the spindle or it may take the form of a nut that threads over an externally threaded end portion of the spindle.
- a clamping element Mounted by a pivot to the head element is a clamping element having a lever arm portion and a cam portion.
- the cam portion is in proximity to the pivot and has an irregular perimeter that is cam-shaped.
- the cam-shaped perimeter has a first portion of greater radius corresponding to the clamped position and a second portion of lesser radius corresponding to the unclamped position.
- the lever arm portion of the clamping element extends approximately radially outward from the pivot and provides a graspable appendage for rotating the cam from the unclamped position to the clamped position.
- the lever arm portion may be connected to the cam portion such that when in the clamped position the long axis of the lever arm is essentially planar parallel to the saw blade and when in the unclamped position the long axis of the lever arm projects at an angle from the plane of the saw blade.
- the cam may act directly on the blade or a clamping washer may be interposed between the cam and the blade.
- a clamping washer may be coaxially and movably connected to the head of the blade clamp assembly.
- the clamping washer is located inwardly from the pivot pin and is engageable by the cam.
- the clamping washer may be a Belleville spring washer or such a spring washer may be interposed between the clamping washer and the axially exterior blade face.
- Belleville spring washers have a slightly convex profile, as viewed from the outside and exhibit a characteristically flat force versus deflection profile as they are pressed flat.
- a force-multiplying clutch with multiple compression discs may be added to the blade clamping assembly described above.
- a force-multiplying clutch may be employed with alternative clamping means; for example a simple finger tightened retaining nut.
- a clutch assembly may include a plurality of alternating discs located near the axially outer end of the drive shaft.
- a first group of discs may be stacked over the end of and keyed to the drive shaft or spindle, for example with a so-called “Double-D” shaped key cutout in their center.
- a second group of discs are also stacked over the end of the drive shaft alternating with the discs of the first group, but are not keyed to the shaft.
- the discs of the second group may have a slightly larger diameter than those of the first group and on their perimeter each is provided with a plurality of radially outward projecting splines.
- an inner washer Over the end of the drive shaft and over the alternating stack of discs is fitted an inner washer with an axial bore.
- the inner washer has an internal bore portion of increased diameter towards its axially inner end that has radially inward projecting splines.
- the inner splines of the inner washer interlock with the outer splines of the second group discs.
- the rotating shaft directly turns the first group discs keyed to it at their center.
- the first group discs transmit drive torque to the second group discs by friction contact at their alternating faces.
- the second group of discs directly drives the inner washer through the interlocked splines.
- the inner washer transfers the torque to the rotary tool accessory.
- the axially outward facing head of the inner washer may serve as the contact surface for the interior face of the saw blade.
- the saw blade may be clamped to the inner washer as described above.
- the clamping force F will be transmitted through the alternating discs of the clutch assembly.
- the blade may be keyed to the inner washer with a diamond shape or the like, as previously mentioned.
- the cam clamp mechanism and the clutch assembly may be employed separately or together to provide a means for holding a rotary tool accessory, such as a circular saw blade, without the need for hand tools. Where torque requirements are lower the cam clamp mechanism or the clutch assembly individually may be sufficient. Where the rotary torque requirements are higher, the compression force provided by the cam clamp mechanism may be combined with the force-multiplying clutch assembly.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-section view of a cam clamping mechanism according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a top plan of the cam clamping mechanism of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is an elevational cross section view of the cam clamping mechanism of FIG. 1 further including a clutch assembly according to the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a representative first group disc of the clutch assembly of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a representative second group disc of the clutch assembly of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 6 is a cross section along line 6 - 6 of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 7 is an elevational cross-section view of an alternative embodiment of a cam clamping mechanism according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a side elevational schematic of a circular saw incorporating the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective schematic view of a circular saw incorporating the present invention.
- the present invention provides a wrenchless accessory retention system for rotary power tools employing rotating accessories such as circular saw blades and grinding wheels. While shown through the drawings in various embodiments of a portable circular saw, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention is not so limited in scope. In this regard, the teachings of the present invention will be understood to be readily adaptable for use in any tool presently incorporating a threaded bolt or nut and washer clamping arrangement for holding a rotating tool accessory (e.g. framing saw, grinder, etc.). Furthermore, although described throughout as a blade or disc, it is contemplated that the present invention is adaptable to any interchangeable tool accessory designed to rotate around a central hub.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 a cam shaped clamping mechanism is illustrated and designated with the reference numeral 10 .
- Clamping mechanism 10 cooperates with a rotary power tool, designated generally with the reference numeral 40 , to clamp and hold a disc shaped power tool accessory, here a circular saw blade 60 .
- FIGS. 8 and 9 depict the rotary power tool 40 as a circular saw tool having a motor 41 with a shaft 44 and incorporating the clamp mechanism 10 and the clutch assembly 80 (described below) of the present invention.
- the particular clamp assembly shown is in the form of a bolt including a threaded shaft 12 and a head 14 .
- Shaft 12 threads down into the bore 42 of the power tool output spindle or shaft 44 .
- Head 14 is coaxial with the shaft 12 and projects perpendicular to the plane of the blade 60 .
- Head 14 is pierced by a pivot pin 16 transverse to the axis of the shaft 12 and includes a flange portion 15 perpendicular to the plane of the blade 60 and axially below the pivot pin.
- cam 18 Pivotably mounted to the pivot pin 16 is a cam 18 .
- the peripheral surface 19 of cam 18 has two portions.
- First portion 21 has a first radius r 1 and corresponds to the clamped position of cam 18 .
- Second portion 22 has a second radius r 2 , smaller than r 1 , and corresponds to the unclamped position of cam 18 .
- a cam lever 20 is connected to cam 18 and projects from it in a line transverse to the pivot pin 16 . By means of cam lever 20 , the operator may rotate cam 18 from the clamped to the unclamped position.
- a cup-shaped clamp washer 24 Arranged on the head 14 with limited axial mobility and arranged substantially planar parallel to the blade 60 is a cup-shaped clamp washer 24 .
- Clamp washer 24 is captured between the cam 18 , which can contact the axially outer surface 26 of the clamp washer 24 , and flange 15 of the head 14 .
- the cam may be in two parts 18 a and 18 b, on either side of the head 14 .
- the cam lever 20 may be a U shaped piece connected to both cam parts 18 a and 18 b.
- the clamping mechanism may also include a cam release lever 30 .
- Release lever 30 is pivotally connected to pivot pin 16 and has two end portions. First end portion 32 lies underneath cam lever 20 and second end portion 34 is located at the other extremity of release lever 30 . Release lever 30 is bent approximately in the location where it connects to pivot pin 16 , so that ends 32 and 34 do not lie in the same plane.
- a saw blade 60 is installed with a central opening 62 coaxial with the bore 42 of the output spindle 44 .
- Shaft 12 is inserted through opening 62 and threaded into bore 42 , until finger tight.
- Cam 18 should be in the unclamped position and clamp washer 24 is loosely retained between the cam 18 and head flange 15 .
- cam lever 20 To clamp the saw blade, the operator presses down (axially inward) on cam lever 20 .
- the movement of cam lever 20 causes cam 18 to rotate into the clamped position and moves first portion 21 of peripheral surface 19 into contact against the outer face 26 of the clamp washer 24 .
- cam 18 As cam 18 rotates it exerts an increasing compression force onto clamp washer 24 , which in turn exerts increasing force onto blade 60 .
- cam lever 20 When cam lever 20 is substantially parallel to the plane of blade 60 , cam 18 will be positioned so that first portion 21 with radius r 1 is exerting the maximum compressive force on blade 60 .
- cam lever 20 drives down first end portion 32 of cam release lever 30 and drives up second end portion 34 .
- cam release lever 30 To unlock blade 60 , the operator may press down on second end portion 34 of cam release lever 30 .
- the cam release lever 30 will pivot around pivot pin 16 and first end portion 32 will move up, thus pushing up against the underside of cam lever 20 .
- cam lever 20 As cam lever 20 rotates upward, it will rotate the cam 18 .
- Peripheral surface 19 will rotate from first portion 21 to second portion 22 in contact with surface 26 of clamp washer 24 , thus releasing the force exerted against the clamp washer.
- This arrangement eliminates the need for an operator to get a finger underneath cam lever 20 , which might be difficult given the size of the components and clearances between them.
- a spring washer or, more specifically, a Belleville washer 71 may be inserted between the clamp washer 24 and the saw blade 60 .
- the characteristically flat force versus deflection profile of a Belleville washer allows the tool designer to effectively and reproducibly set the compression force which the saw blade 60 will experience, relatively independent of the exact amount of rotation by the cam 18 .
- the Belleville washer 71 flattens but the compression force transmitted through it onto the saw blade 60 remains relatively constants.
- the present invention may incorporate a clutch assembly 80 , which will transmit more torque to the blade 60 before the onset of slippage.
- clutch assembly 80 a plurality of alternating stacked discs 82 transmit torque between the drive spindle 92 and an inner washer 94 .
- the stacked discs 82 consists of at least one each of two types.
- the first type of disc 84 is a generally circular washer keyed to the axially outer end 96 of the spindle 92 at a central opening 85 , here shown in the well known “double-D” shape.
- the second type of disc 86 is not keyed to the spindle end 96 .
- Second type discs 86 have a central opening 87 , here circular, that is freely rotatable around the spindle.
- the outer periphery 88 of the second type discs 86 has radially outward projecting splines 89 with a radius greater than that of the first type discs 84 .
- the first type discs 84 and second type discs 86 are alternately stacked on the spindle 92 .
- the axially outward end 96 of the spindle 92 has a shape that fits into the keyed opening 85 of the first type discs 84 .
- the splines 89 of the second type discs 86 are aligned together.
- the inner washer 94 has an internal bore 98 on its axially inner end 100 :
- the internal bore 98 has radially inward projecting splines 102 .
- the inner splines 102 of the inner washer 94 interlock with the outer splines 89 of the second group discs 86 .
- the rotating shaft end 96 directly turns the first group discs 84 keyed to it at their center hole 85 .
- the first group discs 84 transmit drive torque to the second group discs 86 by friction contact at their alternating faces.
- the second group discs 86 directly drive the inner washer 94 through their interlocked splines 89 and 102 .
- the saw blade 60 is clamped to the axially outer face 95 of the inner washer 94 , as previously described, and thus the drive torque is transmitted to it from the inner washer.
- a raised geometric shape 97 (for example a diamond, shown only in cross section) in outer face 95 may be keyed to a matching hole 62 in the saw blade 60 . In such an arrangement, slippage must occur at the multiple disc clutch surfaces.
- the clamping assembly 10 may take the general form of a nut, instead of a bolt.
- head 114 has a threaded bore 142 and threads down over a threaded portion 112 of the power tool output spindle 144 .
- Head 114 is coaxial with the threaded portion 112 and projects perpendicular to the plane of the blade 60 .
- Head 114 is pierced by a pivot pin 116 transverse to the axis of the extension 112 and head 114 .
- cam 118 Pivotably mounted to the pivot pin 116 is a cam 118 .
- the peripheral surface 119 of cam 118 has two portions. First portion 121 has a first radius r 1 and corresponds to the clamped position of cam 18 . Second portion 122 has a second radius r 2 , smaller than r 1 , and corresponds to the unclamped position of cam 118 .
- a cam lever 120 is connected to cam 118 and projects from it in a line transverse to the pivot pin 116 . By means of cam lever 120 , the operator may rotate cam 118 from the unclamped to the clamped position.
- clamp washer 124 Connected to the head 114 with limited axial mobility and arranged substantially planar parallel to the blade 60 is a clamp washer 124 .
- Clamp washer 124 is captured between the cam 118 , which can contact the axially outer surface 126 of the clamp washer 124 , and the saw blade 60 .
- the blade is installed with a central opening 62 coaxial over the shaft extension 112 .
- Head 114 is then threaded onto shaft extension 112 , till finger tight.
- Cam 118 should be in the unclamped position and clamp washer 124 is loosely retained between the cam 118 and head flange 113 .
- cam lever 120 To clamp the saw blade 60 , the operator presses down on cam lever 120 .
- the movement of cam lever 120 causes cam 118 to rotate into the clamped position and moves portion 121 of peripheral surface 119 into contact against the outer face 126 of the clamp washer 124 .
- cam 118 As cam 118 rotates it exerts an increasing force onto clamp washer 124 , which in turn exerts increasing force onto blade 60 .
- cam lever 120 When cam lever 120 is substantially parallel to the plane of blade 60 , cam 118 will be positioned so that first portion 121 with diameter d 1 is exerting the maximum compressive force on blade 60 .
- cam lever 120 drives down first end portion 132 of cam release lever 130 and second end portion 134 up.
- cam release lever 130 To unlock blade 60 , the operator may press down on end portion 134 of cam release lever 130 .
- the cam release lever 130 will pivot around pivot pin 116 and first end portion 132 will move up, thus pushing up against the underside of cam lever 120 .
- cam lever 120 As cam lever 120 rotates upward, it will rotate the cam 118 .
- Peripheral surface 119 will rotate from first portion 121 to second portion 122 in contact with surface 126 of clamp washer 124 , thus releasing the force exerted against the clamp washer.
- the operator unthreads the head 114 from the shaft extension 112 with his fingers.
- cam clamping mechanism and clutch assembly may be used individually or together depending on the torque requirements of the particular tool.
Abstract
As system for clamping an rotary tool accessory disc or blade to an output shaft of a rotary tool comprising a cam clamping mechanism and a clutch assembly wherein the cam clamping mechanism comprises: a head element threadably engageable with the output shaft at a location axially outward of the accessory disc; a cam rotatably connected to the head element and rotatable between a clamped and unclamped position, wherein the clamped position the cam exerts a compression force axially inward against the accessory disc or blade; and wherein the clutch assembly comprises: at least one first type of disc located coaxially on and keyed to the output shaft; at least one second type of disc located coaxially on the output shaft and in planar parallel contact with the first type disc; and an inner washer having an internal bore, the inner washer located coaxially on the output shaft, axially outward of and surrounding the first type disc and the second type disc, the inner washer keyed at the internal bore to the second type of disc such that rotation of the second type of disc imparts rotation to the inner washer.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to the field of rotary power tools. In particular the present invention relates to a tool-free mechanism for gripping interchangeable rotary tool accessories, such as circular saw blades and grinding wheels.
- 2. Discussion
- Various types of rotary power tools require a user to selectively attach a tool accessory, such as a circular saw blade or grinding wheel. Over the course of a particular project or work period it may be necessary to employ a variety of such accessories and to replace worn or broken ones. Convenient removal and replacement of the interchangeable tool accessories is therefore desirable.
- Various methods are employed for gripping such accessory discs. For example, in current circular saw designs a blade has a center hole. The hole may be circular or a shape with sides and corners. A diamond shaped hole is well known for some applications. The hole in the blade fits over the end of the saw's output shaft or an extension thereof, with the plane of the blade transverse to the axis of the shaft. For some radial distance the axially inward facing surface of the blade rests against a flat shoulder of the shaft or an inner washer connected to the shaft.
- Conventionally, the blade is clamped in place against the shoulder or inner washer with a retaining-nut threaded down over a threaded end of the drive spindle. An outer washer may be placed between the nut and the blade. When changing blades, the nut must be loosened and removed. The tightening and loosening of the nut may be partially performed by hand, but the size and shape of the nut make it difficult and/or uncomfortable to properly tighten and then initially loosen using hands alone. Therefore, it is necessary to use a hand wrench or similar tool in order to apply sufficient torque to the retaining nut.
- Additionally, when tightening or loosening the nut, the shaft/spindle must be prevented from rotating or else it would be difficult to achieve relative motion between the nut and the rotatable spindle. Formerly, the loosening and tightening process required that the operator simultaneously grip both the shaft/spindle and the nut with two separate hand wrenches or the like. Then a torque was applied to the nut while the shaft was held in place. This was an awkward process and made even more so by the necessity to support the weight of the tool itself.
- More recently, tools have been designed that incorporate a locking mechanism that locks the shaft/spindle relative to the tool housing. Thus, the rotation of the shaft can be prevented, simply by employing the built in shaft lock. For such a power tool, only one hand wrench is required to loosen or tighten the nut.
- The need to use even one hand tool to change saw blades or grinding wheels, however, is still inconvenient. For example, when a blade replacement is required, the tool operator has to stop what he is doing to find a wrench, which may not be readily at hand.
- It is, therefore, one object of the invention to provide a tool with a means for gripping that allows the user to conveniently install or remove a tool accessory disc, such as a circular saw blade, without the use of any hand tools.
- It is another object of the invention to clamp the tool disc with a predetermined and reproducible amount of compression force and to thereby control the tool's slip torque.
- It is still another object of the invention to provide adequate drive torque to the tool disc, for the given compression force, without nuisance slippage.
- These and other objects of the invention are attained by a tool-free accessory clamping system employing a cam shaped clamp mechanism and/or a force multiplying clutch assembly.
- The cam clamping mechanism has a head element that is threadably engageable with the saw's output spindle or shaft. The head element may take the form of a bolt that threads into an axial bore in the spindle or it may take the form of a nut that threads over an externally threaded end portion of the spindle.
- Mounted by a pivot to the head element is a clamping element having a lever arm portion and a cam portion. The cam portion is in proximity to the pivot and has an irregular perimeter that is cam-shaped. The cam-shaped perimeter has a first portion of greater radius corresponding to the clamped position and a second portion of lesser radius corresponding to the unclamped position.
- The lever arm portion of the clamping element extends approximately radially outward from the pivot and provides a graspable appendage for rotating the cam from the unclamped position to the clamped position. In order that the lever arm not project from the center of a spinning blade, the lever arm portion may be connected to the cam portion such that when in the clamped position the long axis of the lever arm is essentially planar parallel to the saw blade and when in the unclamped position the long axis of the lever arm projects at an angle from the plane of the saw blade.
- The cam may act directly on the blade or a clamping washer may be interposed between the cam and the blade. Such a clamping washer may be coaxially and movably connected to the head of the blade clamp assembly. The clamping washer is located inwardly from the pivot pin and is engageable by the cam. When the clamping lever is rotated from the unclamped to the clamped position, the first portion of the cam shaped perimeter rolls into contact with the exterior face of the clamping washer and exerts an axially inward force against the clamping washer. Thus, the blade is clamped between the interior face of the clamping washer and the exterior face of the inner washer or end face of the spindle.
- The clamping washer may be a Belleville spring washer or such a spring washer may be interposed between the clamping washer and the axially exterior blade face. Belleville spring washers have a slightly convex profile, as viewed from the outside and exhibit a characteristically flat force versus deflection profile as they are pressed flat. By selection of the particular Belleville washer employed the tool designer or operator can effectively and reproducibly set the compression force which the saw blade will experience. In such an embodiment, as the clamping washer moves axially inward under the force exerted by the cam, the Belleville washer flattens and transmits the predetermined force onto the saw blade.
- Due to practical limitations, such as the stack height of the mechanism, an operator can only exert limited compression force with the mechanical advantage conferred by small finger gripped components. Similarly, the radius of the clamping components is limited by the smaller elements of the drive train. Thus, the drive torque transmitted to the blade is limited according to the formula Torque=F×μ×r (where F=the clamping or compression force, μ=the coefficient of friction and r=the radius of the clamped components). When forces under load exceed this value, slippage between the clamped surfaces can occur.
- Our work indicates that a common location for slippage to occur is at the contact surface between the inner washer and the inner race of the ball bearing, where the radius of the contacting parts is necessarily small. In order to increase the torque transmitted from the shaft to the blade while avoiding slippage, a force-multiplying clutch with multiple compression discs may be added to the blade clamping assembly described above. Alternatively, such a force-multiplying clutch may be employed with alternative clamping means; for example a simple finger tightened retaining nut.
- A clutch assembly may include a plurality of alternating discs located near the axially outer end of the drive shaft. For example, a first group of discs may be stacked over the end of and keyed to the drive shaft or spindle, for example with a so-called “Double-D” shaped key cutout in their center. A second group of discs are also stacked over the end of the drive shaft alternating with the discs of the first group, but are not keyed to the shaft. The discs of the second group may have a slightly larger diameter than those of the first group and on their perimeter each is provided with a plurality of radially outward projecting splines.
- Over the end of the drive shaft and over the alternating stack of discs is fitted an inner washer with an axial bore. The inner washer has an internal bore portion of increased diameter towards its axially inner end that has radially inward projecting splines. The inner splines of the inner washer interlock with the outer splines of the second group discs.
- Thus, the rotating shaft directly turns the first group discs keyed to it at their center. The first group discs transmit drive torque to the second group discs by friction contact at their alternating faces. In turn, the second group of discs directly drives the inner washer through the interlocked splines. The inner washer transfers the torque to the rotary tool accessory. By this clutch assembly, the available torque can be multiplied in accordance with the formula—Torque=F×μ×n×r (where F=the clamping or compression force, μ=the coefficient of friction, n=the number of disc friction-surface pairs and r=the radius of the discs).
- The axially outward facing head of the inner washer may serve as the contact surface for the interior face of the saw blade. The saw blade may be clamped to the inner washer as described above. The clamping force F will be transmitted through the alternating discs of the clutch assembly. Where the clutch assembly is employed the blade may be keyed to the inner washer with a diamond shape or the like, as previously mentioned. By providing such a positive torque-transmitting interface between the blade and inner washer, any slippage must occur at the multiple disc clutch surfaces.
- Thus, the cam clamp mechanism and the clutch assembly may be employed separately or together to provide a means for holding a rotary tool accessory, such as a circular saw blade, without the need for hand tools. Where torque requirements are lower the cam clamp mechanism or the clutch assembly individually may be sufficient. Where the rotary torque requirements are higher, the compression force provided by the cam clamp mechanism may be combined with the force-multiplying clutch assembly.
- Additional objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a reading of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments that make reference to the drawings of which:
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FIG. 1 is a cross-section view of a cam clamping mechanism according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a top plan of the cam clamping mechanism ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an elevational cross section view of the cam clamping mechanism ofFIG. 1 further including a clutch assembly according to the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a representative first group disc of the clutch assembly ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a representative second group disc of the clutch assembly ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 6 is a cross section along line 6-6 ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 7 is an elevational cross-section view of an alternative embodiment of a cam clamping mechanism according to the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a side elevational schematic of a circular saw incorporating the present invention; and -
FIG. 9 is a perspective schematic view of a circular saw incorporating the present invention. - The present invention provides a wrenchless accessory retention system for rotary power tools employing rotating accessories such as circular saw blades and grinding wheels. While shown through the drawings in various embodiments of a portable circular saw, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention is not so limited in scope. In this regard, the teachings of the present invention will be understood to be readily adaptable for use in any tool presently incorporating a threaded bolt or nut and washer clamping arrangement for holding a rotating tool accessory (e.g. framing saw, grinder, etc.). Furthermore, although described throughout as a blade or disc, it is contemplated that the present invention is adaptable to any interchangeable tool accessory designed to rotate around a central hub.
- Turning generally to the drawings in which identical or equivalent elements have been denoted with like reference numerals, and particularly to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , a cam shaped clamping mechanism is illustrated and designated with thereference numeral 10. Clampingmechanism 10 cooperates with a rotary power tool, designated generally with thereference numeral 40, to clamp and hold a disc shaped power tool accessory, here acircular saw blade 60.FIGS. 8 and 9 depict therotary power tool 40 as a circular saw tool having amotor 41 with ashaft 44 and incorporating theclamp mechanism 10 and the clutch assembly 80 (described below) of the present invention. - The particular clamp assembly shown is in the form of a bolt including a threaded
shaft 12 and ahead 14.Shaft 12 threads down into thebore 42 of the power tool output spindle orshaft 44.Head 14 is coaxial with theshaft 12 and projects perpendicular to the plane of theblade 60.Head 14 is pierced by apivot pin 16 transverse to the axis of theshaft 12 and includes aflange portion 15 perpendicular to the plane of theblade 60 and axially below the pivot pin. - Pivotably mounted to the
pivot pin 16 is acam 18. Theperipheral surface 19 ofcam 18 has two portions.First portion 21 has a first radius r1 and corresponds to the clamped position ofcam 18.Second portion 22 has a second radius r2, smaller than r1, and corresponds to the unclamped position ofcam 18. Acam lever 20 is connected tocam 18 and projects from it in a line transverse to thepivot pin 16. By means ofcam lever 20, the operator may rotatecam 18 from the clamped to the unclamped position. - Arranged on the
head 14 with limited axial mobility and arranged substantially planar parallel to theblade 60 is a cup-shapedclamp washer 24.Clamp washer 24 is captured between thecam 18, which can contact the axiallyouter surface 26 of theclamp washer 24, andflange 15 of thehead 14. - As can be seen in
FIG. 2 , the cam may be in twoparts head 14. Thecam lever 20 may be a U shaped piece connected to bothcam parts cam release lever 30.Release lever 30 is pivotally connected to pivotpin 16 and has two end portions.First end portion 32 lies underneathcam lever 20 andsecond end portion 34 is located at the other extremity ofrelease lever 30.Release lever 30 is bent approximately in the location where it connects to pivotpin 16, so that ends 32 and 34 do not lie in the same plane. - To install a
saw blade 60 on arotary tool 40, the blade is installed with acentral opening 62 coaxial with thebore 42 of theoutput spindle 44.Shaft 12 is inserted throughopening 62 and threaded intobore 42, until finger tight.Cam 18 should be in the unclamped position and clampwasher 24 is loosely retained between thecam 18 andhead flange 15. - To clamp the saw blade, the operator presses down (axially inward) on
cam lever 20. The movement ofcam lever 20 causescam 18 to rotate into the clamped position and movesfirst portion 21 ofperipheral surface 19 into contact against theouter face 26 of theclamp washer 24. Ascam 18 rotates it exerts an increasing compression force ontoclamp washer 24, which in turn exerts increasing force ontoblade 60. Whencam lever 20 is substantially parallel to the plane ofblade 60,cam 18 will be positioned so thatfirst portion 21 with radius r1 is exerting the maximum compressive force onblade 60. - Simultaneously, as
cam lever 20 moves down it drives downfirst end portion 32 ofcam release lever 30 and drives upsecond end portion 34. - To unlock
blade 60, the operator may press down onsecond end portion 34 ofcam release lever 30. Thecam release lever 30 will pivot aroundpivot pin 16 andfirst end portion 32 will move up, thus pushing up against the underside ofcam lever 20. Ascam lever 20 rotates upward, it will rotate thecam 18.Peripheral surface 19 will rotate fromfirst portion 21 tosecond portion 22 in contact withsurface 26 ofclamp washer 24, thus releasing the force exerted against the clamp washer. This arrangement eliminates the need for an operator to get a finger underneathcam lever 20, which might be difficult given the size of the components and clearances between them. - To complete removal of the
saw blade 60, the operator unthreads theshaft 12 from thebore 42 with his fingers. - In order to increase and control the compression force exerted on the
saw blade 60, and thus the torque that may be transmitted to the blade before slippage occurs in the drive train, elements depicted inFIG. 3 (from which some details of theclamping mechanism 10 have been omitted) may also be incorporated into the current invention. For example, a spring washer or, more specifically, aBelleville washer 71 may be inserted between theclamp washer 24 and thesaw blade 60. The characteristically flat force versus deflection profile of a Belleville washer allows the tool designer to effectively and reproducibly set the compression force which thesaw blade 60 will experience, relatively independent of the exact amount of rotation by thecam 18. Here, as the clampingwasher 24 moves axially inward under the force exerted by thecam 18, theBelleville washer 71 flattens but the compression force transmitted through it onto thesaw blade 60 remains relatively constants. - Also as depicted in
FIG. 3 , the present invention may incorporate aclutch assembly 80, which will transmit more torque to theblade 60 before the onset of slippage. Inclutch assembly 80, a plurality of alternatingstacked discs 82 transmit torque between thedrive spindle 92 and aninner washer 94. - Referring now to
FIGS. 4 and 5 , thestacked discs 82 consists of at least one each of two types. The first type ofdisc 84 is a generally circular washer keyed to the axiallyouter end 96 of thespindle 92 at acentral opening 85, here shown in the well known “double-D” shape. The second type ofdisc 86 is not keyed to thespindle end 96.Second type discs 86 have acentral opening 87, here circular, that is freely rotatable around the spindle. Theouter periphery 88 of thesecond type discs 86 has radially outward projectingsplines 89 with a radius greater than that of thefirst type discs 84. - Referring now to
FIGS. 3 and 6 , thefirst type discs 84 andsecond type discs 86 are alternately stacked on thespindle 92. The axiallyoutward end 96 of thespindle 92 has a shape that fits into the keyedopening 85 of thefirst type discs 84. Thesplines 89 of thesecond type discs 86 are aligned together. - Over the axially
outer end 96 of thedrive shaft 92 and over the alternating stack ofdiscs 82 is fitted aninner washer 94. Theinner washer 94 has aninternal bore 98 on its axially inner end 100: Theinternal bore 98 has radially inward projectingsplines 102. Theinner splines 102 of theinner washer 94 interlock with theouter splines 89 of thesecond group discs 86. - Thus, the rotating
shaft end 96 directly turns thefirst group discs 84 keyed to it at theircenter hole 85. Thefirst group discs 84 transmit drive torque to thesecond group discs 86 by friction contact at their alternating faces. In turn, thesecond group discs 86 directly drive theinner washer 94 through their interlockedsplines saw blade 60 is clamped to the axiallyouter face 95 of theinner washer 94, as previously described, and thus the drive torque is transmitted to it from the inner washer. By this clutch assembly, the available torque is multiplied in accordance with the formula—Torque=F×μ×n×r (where F=the clamping or compression force, μ=the coefficient of friction, n=the number of disc friction-surface pairs and r=the radius of the discs). With the advantage of force multiplication the operator manipulated component, be it acam clamping mechanism 10 or a conventional nut, can be smaller and yet avoid the need for a tool to give added mechanical advantage. - In higher torque applications, in order to provide for direct torque transmission between the
outer face 95 and thesaw blade 60, a raised geometric shape 97 (for example a diamond, shown only in cross section) inouter face 95 may be keyed to amatching hole 62 in thesaw blade 60. In such an arrangement, slippage must occur at the multiple disc clutch surfaces. - Alternatively, as depicted in
FIG. 7 , the clampingassembly 10 may take the general form of a nut, instead of a bolt. In such an embodiment,head 114 has a threadedbore 142 and threads down over a threadedportion 112 of the powertool output spindle 144.Head 114 is coaxial with the threadedportion 112 and projects perpendicular to the plane of theblade 60.Head 114 is pierced by apivot pin 116 transverse to the axis of theextension 112 andhead 114. - Pivotably mounted to the
pivot pin 116 is acam 118. Theperipheral surface 119 ofcam 118 has two portions.First portion 121 has a first radius r1 and corresponds to the clamped position ofcam 18.Second portion 122 has a second radius r2, smaller than r1, and corresponds to the unclamped position ofcam 118. Acam lever 120 is connected tocam 118 and projects from it in a line transverse to thepivot pin 116. By means ofcam lever 120, the operator may rotatecam 118 from the unclamped to the clamped position. - Connected to the
head 114 with limited axial mobility and arranged substantially planar parallel to theblade 60 is aclamp washer 124.Clamp washer 124 is captured between thecam 118, which can contact the axiallyouter surface 126 of theclamp washer 124, and thesaw blade 60. - In the
FIG. 7 embodiment, to install asaw blade 60 on arotary tool 40, the blade is installed with acentral opening 62 coaxial over theshaft extension 112.Head 114 is then threaded ontoshaft extension 112, till finger tight.Cam 118 should be in the unclamped position and clampwasher 124 is loosely retained between thecam 118 andhead flange 113. - To clamp the
saw blade 60, the operator presses down oncam lever 120. The movement ofcam lever 120 causescam 118 to rotate into the clamped position and movesportion 121 ofperipheral surface 119 into contact against theouter face 126 of theclamp washer 124. Ascam 118 rotates it exerts an increasing force ontoclamp washer 124, which in turn exerts increasing force ontoblade 60. Whencam lever 120 is substantially parallel to the plane ofblade 60,cam 118 will be positioned so thatfirst portion 121 with diameter d1 is exerting the maximum compressive force onblade 60. - Simultaneously, as
cam lever 120 moves down it drives downfirst end portion 132 of cam release lever 130 and second end portion 134 up. - To unlock
blade 60, the operator may press down on end portion 134 of cam release lever 130. The cam release lever 130 will pivot aroundpivot pin 116 andfirst end portion 132 will move up, thus pushing up against the underside ofcam lever 120. Ascam lever 120 rotates upward, it will rotate thecam 118.Peripheral surface 119 will rotate fromfirst portion 121 tosecond portion 122 in contact withsurface 126 ofclamp washer 124, thus releasing the force exerted against the clamp washer. - To complete removal of the
saw blade 60, the operator unthreads thehead 114 from theshaft extension 112 with his fingers. - While the above description constitutes three preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be appreciated that the invention is susceptible to modification, variation, and change without departing from the proper scope or fair meaning of the accompanying claims. In particular and as discussed above, the cam clamping mechanism and clutch assembly may be used individually or together depending on the torque requirements of the particular tool.
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1. As system for clamping an accessory disc to an output shaft of a rotary tool comprising a cam clamping mechanism and a clutch assembly wherein the cam clamping mechanism comprises:
a head element threadably engageable with the output shaft at a location axially outward of the accessory disc;
a cam rotatably connected to the head element and rotatable between a clamped and unclamped position, wherein the clamped position the cam exerts a compression force axially inward against the accessory disc; and
wherein the clutch assembly comprises:
at least one first type of disc located coaxially on and keyed to the output shaft:
at least one second type of disc located coaxially on the output shaft and in planar parallel contact with the first type disc; and
an inner washer having an internal bore, the inner washer located coaxially on the output shaft, axially outward of and surrounding the first type disc and the second type disc, the inner washer keyed at the internal bore to the second type of disc such that rotation of the second type of disc imparts rotation to the inner washer.
2. A cam clamping mechanism for clamping a rotary tool accessory to an output shaft of a rotary tool, wherein the output shaft has an axis and the cam clamping mechanism comprises:
a head element threadably engageable with the output shaft;
a cam rotatably connected to the head element and rotatable between a clamped position and an unclamped position, wherein in the clamped position the cam exerts a compression force upon the rotary tool accessory.
3. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 2 further comprising a clamp washer and wherein in the clamped position the cam exerts a compression force against the clamp washer.
4. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 3 further comprising a spring washer and wherein the clamped position the cam exerts a compression force against the spring washer through the clamp washer.
5. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 4 wherein the spring washer is a Belleville washer.
6. A clamping mechanism according to claim 3 wherein the clamp washer is a spring washer.
7. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 3 wherein the tool output shaft defines an axial bore and the head element threads into the axial bore in the output shaft.
8. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 3 wherein the head element is a nut that threads over a portion of the output shaft of the rotary tool.
9. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 3 further comprising a pivot pin rotatably connected to the head element.
10. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 3 wherein the cam includes a cam lever whereby the cam can be rotated from the unclamped position to the clamped position.
11. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 3 further comprising a cam release lever whereby the cam can be rotated from the clamped position to the unclamped position.
12. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 11 wherein the cam release lever is pivotably connected to the head element.
13. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 11 wherein the cam release lever includes a first end and a second end and said first end cooperates with the cam lever to rotate the cam from the clamped position to the unclamped position.
14. A cam clamping mechanism according to claim 3 wherein the head element includes a first side and a second side and the cam includes a first cam part pivotably mounted adjacent to the first side of the head element and a second cam part pivotably mounted adjacent to the second side of the head element.
15. A clutch assembly for rotating a tool accessory on an output shaft of a rotary tool, wherein the output shaft has an axis and the clutch assembly comprises:
a washer defining an internal bore, the washer located coaxially on the output shaft and in engagement with the tool accessory;
at least one first type of disc located coaxially on and keyed to the output shaft; and
at least one second type of disc located coaxially on the output shaft and in planar parallel contact with the first type of disc and the second type of disc is inside the bore of the washer and keyed to the washer.
16. The clutch assembly of claim 15 , wherein the first type of disc defines a central opening keyed to the output shaft.
17. The clutch assembly of claim 15 , wherein the second type of disc includes an outer periphery keyed to the washer.
18. The clutch assembly of claim 17 , wherein the outer periphery of the second type of disc includes radially outward projecting splines.
19. The clutch assembly of claim 18 , wherein the washer includes radially inward projecting splines which are keyed to the radially outward projecting splines of the second type of disc.
20. The clutch assembly of claim 15 , wherein the washer includes an axially outward face for frictionally engaging the tool accessory.
21. The clutch assembly of claim 20 , wherein the axially outward face of the washer includes a raised shape keyed to the tool accessory.
22. A clutch assembly for rotating a tool accessory on an output shaft of a rotary tool, wherein the output shaft has an axis and the clutch assembly comprises:
a washer located coaxially on the output shaft and in engagement with the tool accessory;
at least one disc located coaxially on the output shaft and keyed to one of the output shaft and the washer and in frictional engagement with one of the output shaft and the washer.
23. As system for holding an accessory disc to an output shaft of a rotary tool comprising a cam clamping mechanism and a clutch assembly wherein the cam clamping mechanism comprises:
a head element threadably engageable with the output shaft;
a cam rotatably connected to the head element and rotatable between a clamped position and an unclamped position, wherein the clamped position the cam exerts a compression force axially inward; and
wherein the clutch assembly comprises:
a washer defining an internal bore and located coaxially on the output shaft;
at least one first type of disc located coaxially on and keyed to the output shaft; and
at least one second type of disc located coaxially on the output shaft and in planar parallel contact with the first type of disc and the second type of disc is inside the bore of the washer and keyed to the washer.
24. A rotary tool, comprising:
a motor;
an output spindle rotatably driven by the motor;
a rotary tool accessory, and
cam clamping mechanism for connecting a rotary tool accessory to the output
spindle, the cam clamping mechanism further comprising:
a head element threadably engageable with the output spindle;
a cam rotatably connected to the head element and rotatable between a clamped position and an unclamped position, wherein in the clamped position the cam exerts a compression force upon the rotary tool accessory.
25. A rotary tool, comprising:
a motor;
an output spindle rotatably driven by the motor;
a rotary tool accessory, and
a clutch assembly for rotating the tool accessory on the output spindle, wherein the output shaft has an axis and the clutch assembly further comprises:
a washer defining an internal bore, the washer located coaxially on the output shaft and in engagement with the accessory disc;
at least one first type of disc located coaxially on and keyed to the output shaft; and
at least one second type of disc located coaxially on the output shaft and in planar parallel contact with the first type of disc and the second type of disc is inside the bore of the washer and keyed to the washer.
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