US2526976A

US2526976A - Power-operated hand tool

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Publication number: US2526976A
Application number: US683291A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur W Smith
Original assignee: DUKE LANFRE M
Current assignee: DUKE LANFRE M; M DUKE LANFRE
Priority date: 1946-07-12
Filing date: 1946-07-12
Publication date: 1950-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 1967-10-24

Description

Oct. 24, 1950 A W, SMH-H POWER-OPERATED HAND TOOL Filed July 12, 194e n wm R mm NN rrowin Patented Oct. 24, 1950 I' UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE POWER-OPERATED HAND TOOL Arthur W. Smith, Los Angeles, Calif., assigner of one-half to M. Duke Lanfre, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application July 12, 1946, Serial No. 683,291

(Cl. 741-44) Y 3 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to power tools in general and particularly 'to a hand-carried 1motordriven power tool. More specifically the invention comprises a power-operated hand tool provided with driving means for rotary and forl reciprocatory working elements.

Power-operated hand tools are of great value in many types of work. Their weight enables them to be moved readily from place to place and being relatively small they can be used in surroundings preventing the use of more cumbersome tools. Additionally they are desirable in that they are capable of performing many operations in a time period only a fraction of that required to perform the same operation by hand.

Certain operations require a rotary work-contacting element while others make better use of a reciprocating element. Power-operated hand tools in the past have been adapted to drive one or the other type but none has satisfactorily provided a power source for both rotary and reciproc'atory elements. The advantage of having one tool capable of providing both motions is clear and results not only in an investment saving but also in a time saving in that a simple exchange of work-contacting elements upon the same power tool is all that is required.

With the foregoing disadvantages of the prior art in mind, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved poweroperated vhand tool adapted to actuate both rotary and reciprocatory work-contacting elements.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a motor-driven power tool adapted to be `carried in the hand in which reciprocatory or rotary working elements can be selectively attached and actuated.

These and other more specific objects will appear upon reading the following specification and claims and upon considering in connection therewith the attached drawings to which they relate.

Referring now to the drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a tool constructed in accordance with the present invention, both rotary and reciprocatory working elements being attached for purposes of illustration only;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the tool constructed in accordance with the present invention, a reciprocatory working element being operatively connected; and Y Figure 3 is a partial section upon the line 3-3 of Figure 2 showing the cam-actuating means forming a part of the reciprocatory drive.

The power-operated hand tool constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises several principal parts including an enclosing casing II, a handle I2 attached at one end of casing II, a driving motor I3 positioned in the casing, speed reducing power transmitting means I4 (connected to motorV I3, and the rotary and reciprocatory actuating elements I6 and I1 which extend from the casing at its end spaced from handle I 2.

The tool casing, indicated generally by the reference character I I, is preferably cylindrical and closed at one end by an integral convex wall I8. Its opposite end is closed by a removable plate I9 formed integrally with a frame 2| seated in a gear box or housing 22, the rear wall 23 of which divides the casing II into a motor compartment and a power transmission compartment. Frame 2| is secured within the gear housing 22 by means of set screws 24 and both are removably secured in casing II by means of one or more set screws 26.

The driving .motor for the unit is positioned within the motor compartment formed between the walls I8 and `23. Its stator 3| is carried by casing I while its rotor `32 is mounted upon shaft 33 rotatable in bearings 36 and 31 in walls I8 and 23, respectively. A switch 38 is carried by handle I2 andthe leads 39 to the motor extend therethrough, the flow of current to the motor being controlled by the switch. To insure adequate motor cooling casing I I is provided with circumferentially spaced openings 4| for the'circulation of yVentilating air.

The speed reducing and power rtransmitting means are positioned within the gear box 22 into which the motor shaft 33 extendsa pinion 42, being carried in its end. Frame 2|, which supports those means, includes a central supporting wall ll midway between curved side walls '4l and 48, the latter lying against the side wall of gear box 23, and an end wall 49. The spaces between the aforementioned walls, and in fact the entire space within gear box 22, is preferably filled with suicient lubricant or grease to insure quiet running and long life of the moving parts positioned therein.

A longitudinally extending driven shaft 5| is rotatably mounted in frame wall 49 by a bearing 52 and carries, rearwardly of wall 49, an internal ring gear 53. Upon the inner side of gear 53 and meshing therewith, is an eccentrically mounted intermediate gear v55| which also meshes with the pinion 42 on the motor shaft 33. Rotation of shaft 33 and pinion yI2 effects rotation of intermediate gear 54 which in turn drives ring gear 53 fixed upon shaft 5I, to cause the latter to rotate at a reduced speed determined by the ratio of the gears. Upon the opposite side of wall 49 shaft 5| carries a bevel gear 56 and at its end forwardly thereof is reduced in size and given an irregular section as at 51 in order to seat iixedly in the recessed end of the tool-actuating shaft I6 rotatably mounted in a bearing 59 in front wall I9. Shaft I6 extends forwardly through Wall I9 which is formed therearound on its outer face with a surrounding boss BI threaded internally and externally. A -hexagonal headed gland 62 is threaded into boss 6I to provide a seal around the shaft and, as clearly shown in Figure 2, a protecting cap -63 is adapted to be screwed onto the threaded exterior of the boss when a working tool element is not connected. When a rotary tool is to be actuated the cap 63 is removed and a Jacobs chuck 56 is forced onto the end of tool-actuating shaft I6, its jaws 51 seating a work contacting element such as a drill 58 shown in Figure l.

Within the gear case 22 a transverse driven shaft 'II is rotatably mounted in bearings 'l2 and 13 positioned in walls 46 and 48, respectively. To connect it to longitudinal driven shaft 5I it carries on its inner end a bevel gear 'I4 meshing with gear 56.` Centrally and between longitudinally extending walls 46 and 43 shaft 1I carries an ec- :u

centric cam 'I6 rotatable therewith and enclosed by a ring follower, TI. The latter is extended upon one side in the form of a bifurcated extension 'I8 connected by a pvot pin 'I9 to the reciprocatory tool actuating plunger or rod I'I. The latter extends parallel to the rotary tool actuating shaft I6 and passes outwardly through the front plate I9 in which it is slidably supported by a sleeve bushing 84. As in case of shaft I6, forward plate I9 is formed with an encircling boss 82 around rod I1, a boss which is threaded internally and externally and which is, in the manner of boss 5I, sealed internally by means of the gland 83. The outer end of rod I1 is preferably threaded as at 86 and so adapted to seat an internally threaded sleeve 8T comprising the attaching end of an arm 88 pivotally connected to a reciprocatory tool 89 which, as illustrated, is a sander. The latter is readily disconnected Iby rotating sleeve 8T and thereafter, if desired, a

protective cup like the cup 63 may be screwed upon the boss 82. v

In operation the current-conducting leads 39 are connected to a suitable source of electrical current. Depending upon the type of work to be performed, the operator removes the protective cup which encloses the ends of element I6 or I1 to-expose it. Element I6 is selected if a rotary work contacting element is to be driven, a J acobs chuck is forced onto the end thereof, and the operative tool element secured in place by closing the chuck jaws. If however a reciprocatory element is to be driven, the protective cup or thimble is removed from the threaded boss 82 to expose the end of reciprocatory rod I1 and the working element connected thereto. The closing of the manually operable switch 38 then effects the energization of the driving motor I3 whereupon the armature 32 and shaft 33 rotate and with them the pinion gear 42. Concomitantly the planetary drive rotates the ring gear 53 at reduced speed and as the rotary shaft 5| is fixed relatively thereto, it, and with it shaft I6, also rotates. Transversely extending driven shaft TI, being connected through

bevelled gears

54 and 56 to the longitudinally extending shaft 5I, is also rotated. Its rotation effects the reciprocation of the reciprocatory rod I'I which moves inwardly and outwardly relative to the casing. If a rotary working tool has been connected to shaft I6 it is rotated. If a reciprocating tool has been connected to rod II, then it is reciprocated. The tool is easily stopped and started for the change of working tools by the manual operation of the control switch 33 and a change from rotary to reciprocatory tools, or vice versa, is readily accomplished in the manner described.

While the particular apparatus herein shown and described in detail is fully capable of attaining the objects and providing the advantages hereinbefore stated, it is to be understood that it is merely illustrative of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention and that no limitations are intended to the details of construction or design herein shown other than as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A power-operated hand tool comprising: an elongated casing open at the forward end and having a handle on the rearward end; a driving motor inthe rearward portion of said casing having a shaft substantially coaxial therewith; a journal bearing mounted in the rearward end of said casing to rotatably support the rearward end of said motor shaft; a gear housing having an open forward end flush with the forward end of said casing, said housing being positioned within said casing and having a rearward wall extending entirely across the interior of said casing, said housing wall having a journal bearing therein to support the forward end of said motor shaft with said motor shaft extending through said wall; a removable frame secured in the forward portion of said gear housing, said frame having a rearward wall extending entirely across the interior of said gear housing and being forwardly spaced from said rear wall of said housing wall whereby to form therewith a first sealed transmission chamber adapted to receive a body of lubricant, and said frame having a forward closure plate positioned and adapted to close the forward ends of said casing and gear housing and to form a second transmission chamber ahead of said frame wall; a first longitudinal shaft rotatably mounted in said second chamber, said rotatable shaft extending rearwardly through said frame wall into said first chamber and forwardly through said plate to project from the front of said casing; a second longitudinal shaft recipro-cally mounted in said second chamber and extending forwardly through said plate to project from the front of said casing; a gear transmission positioned in said rst chamber and operatively connected between said motor and rotatable shafts to effect reduced speed rotation of said rotatable shaft; and reciprocating means in said second chamber including a transverse shaft j ournaled in said frame and geared to said rotatable shaft and an eccentric on said transverse shaft to effect reciprocal motion of said second longitudinal shaft as a result of rotation 0f said first shaft.

2. The construction of claim l further characterized in that each of said first and second shafts is formed with detachable means for connecting tools to the forward ,ends thereof.

3. The construction of claim 2 further characterized by having a pair of identical threaded bosses formed on the front of said closure plate, one surrounding each of said first and second 5 shafts and an interiorly threaded protecting cap secured to one of said bosses whereby to enclose said shaft therein.

ARTHUR W. SMITH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

Number 6 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Verneuil Apr. 11, 1922 Hage Aug. 14, 1923 Miller July 5, 1927 Harvie Feb. 21, 1933 Johnston Dec. 6, 1938 Mastrud May 21, 1940 Toop Nov. 5, 1940 Lovelace Dec. 30, 1941