The present invention relates to power tools.
There are various existing power tools. It is desired to provide a power tool with an efficient depth adjustment mechanism.
According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, there is a router. The router includes a router body; a motor housed in the router body; an output member drivable by the motor; and a router base adjustably connected to the router body. wherein the router base includes a mounting rod, a latching lever and an adjustment lever. The latching lever and the adjustment lever may both be mounted on the mounting rod.
The latching lever may be rotatable about a first axis and the adjustment lever is rotatable about a second axis.
The second axis may be transverse to the first axis.
The first axis may be transverse to a longitudinal axis of the mounting rod.
The second axis may be along the longitudinal axis of the rod.
The router body may further include a threaded rod extending along an outer surface of the router body.
The router body may further include an adjustment knob.
The adjustment knob may be connected to the threaded rod and rotation of the adjustment knob causes the threaded rod to rotate.
The adjustment lever may include adjustment lever threads configured to selectively engage the threaded rod.
The adjustment lever may be biased in a direction of the adjustment lever threads engaging with the threaded rod.
The latching lever may be rotatable from a closed position to an open position.
The latching lever may be in the closed position the router base is held in place on the router body.
The latching lever may be in the open position the router base is movable relative to the router body.
The latching lever may be in the closed position it covers a portion of the adjustment lever.
The router base may further include a battery receptacle configured to receive a removable battery pack.
According to another aspect of an exemplary embodiment, there is a router. The router includes a router body; a motor housed in the router body; an output member configured to hold a router bit, the output member being drivable by the motor; and a router base adjustably connected to the router body. The router base includes a latching lever and an adjustment lever. The latching lever is rotatable between a closed position in which the router base is held in place on the router body and an open position in which the router base is movable relative to the router body. The latching lever is transverse to the adjustment lever.
The router base has an upper end and a lower end; the upper end of the router base engages the router body; the lower end of the router base is adjacent to a workpiece; the adjustment lever has a first end and a second end; the second end of the adjustment lever includes threads; and the first end of the adjustment lever is closer to the lower end of the router base than the second end of the adjustment lever is to the router base.
The first end of the adjustment lever may be configured to be actuated by a user to rotate the adjustment lever.
The second end of the adjustment lever may extend above a top of the upper end of the router base.
The first end of the adjustment lever may be below the top of the upper end of the router base.
The router base may further comprise a pair of tabs and a mounting rod extending through the pair of tabs.
The adjustment lever may be mounted on the mounting rod.
The latching lever may be mounted on the mounting rod.
According to another aspect of an exemplary embodiment, there is a router including a router body; a motor housed in the router body; an output member configured to hold a router bit, the output member being drivable by the motor; and a router base adjustably connected to the router body. The router body includes a threaded rod extending along an outside of the router body. The router base includes a latching lever an adjustment lever. The latching lever is rotatable between a closed position in which the router base is held in place on the router body and an open position in which the router base is movable relative to the router body.
The adjustment lever may include threads configured to selectively engage the threaded rod.
The latching lever may partially cover the adjustment lever when the latching lever is in the closed position.
and
An exemplary embodiment of a router according to the present application is shown in
As shown in
The router body 50 includes a power switch 60. The power switch 60 is used to activate and deactivate the router 10. The router body also includes a depth adjustment knob 70. The depth adjustment knob 70 can be rotated by a user. The depth adjustment knob 70 is connected to a threaded rod 71 so that when a user rotates the depth adjustment knob 70, the threaded rod 71 rotates along with the depth adjustment knob 70. As shown in
As also shown in
The adjustable base 100 is shown in various figures, including
As shown in
A macro-adjustment lever 130 is also mounted on the rod 120. The macro-adjustment lever has a first end 131 configured to be pressed by a user to rotate the lever 130. The second end 132 of the lever 130 is selectively engaged with the threaded rod 71. As shown in
As shown in
Operation of the base 100 and its adjustment mechanism will be described with respect to
As shown, the latch lever 110 and the adjustment lever 130 both are secured to the same rod 120. This allows for an efficient and compact configuration. Additionally, the latch lever 110 covers a portion of the adjustment lever 130 when the latch lever is in the closed position (e.g.,
While the invention has been described by way of exemplary embodiments, it is understood that the words which have been used herein are words of description, rather than words of limitation. Although the description provided above provides detail for the purpose of illustration based on what is currently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for that purpose and that the disclosure is not limited to the expressly disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover modifications and equivalent arrangements that are within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. It is to be understood that the present disclosure contemplates that, to the extent possible, one or more features of any embodiment can be combined or exchanged with one or more features of any other embodiment.
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