The present invention relates to power tools, and more specifically to rotary hammers.
Rotary hammers typically include a rotatable spindle, a reciprocating piston within the spindle, and a striker that is selectively reciprocable within the piston in response to an air pocket developed between the piston and the striker. Rotary hammers also typically include an anvil that is impacted by the striker when the striker reciprocates within the piston. The impact between the striker and the anvil is transferred to a tool bit, causing it to reciprocate for performing work on a work piece.
The present invention provides, in one aspect, a rotary hammer adapted to impart axial impacts to a tool bit. The rotary hammer includes a motor, a spindle coupled to the motor for receiving torque from the motor, a piston at least partially received within the spindle for reciprocation therein, a striker received within the spindle for reciprocation in response to reciprocation of the piston, and an anvil received within the spindle and positioned between the striker and the tool bit. The anvil is configured to impart axial impacts to the tool bit in response to reciprocation of the striker. The rotary hammer also includes a retainer received within the spindle for selectively securing the striker in an idle position in which it is inhibited from reciprocating within the spindle. The retainer includes a detent member configured to engage the striker to secure the striker in the idle position, and a tensing element configured to bias the detent member radially inward toward engagement with the striker.
In some embodiments, the retainer defines an outer circumferential groove that receives the tensing element.
The present invention provides, in another aspect, a rotary hammer adapted to impart axial impacts to a tool bit, the rotary hammer includes a motor, a spindle, a piston at least partially received within the spindle for reciprocation therein, a striker received within the spindle for reciprocation in response to reciprocation of the piston, and an anvil received within the spindle and positioned between the striker and the tool bit. The anvil is configured to impart axial impacts to the tool bit in response to reciprocation of the striker. The rotary hammer also includes a retainer received within the spindle for selectively securing the striker in an idle position in which it is inhibited from reciprocating within the spindle, the retainer defining a detent pocket. The retainer includes a detent member received into the detent pocket and configured to engage the striker to secure the striker in the idle position, and an elastic ring formed from an elastomer and configured to bias the detent member radially inward toward engagement with the striker.
Other features and aspects of the invention will become apparent by consideration of the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.
Before any embodiments of the invention are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
In the illustrated construction of the rotary hammer 10, the motor 18 is configured as a DC motor 18 that receives power from an on-board power source (e.g., a battery 42). The battery 42 may include any of a number of different nominal voltages (e.g., 12V, 18V, etc.), and may be configured having a Lithium-based chemistry (e.g., Lithium, Lithium-ion, etc.) or any other suitable chemistry. Alternatively, the motor 18 may be powered by a remote power source (e.g., a household electrical outlet) through a power cord. The motor 18 is selectively activated by depressing a trigger 46 which, in turn, actuates a switch (not shown). The switch may be electrically connected to the motor 18 via a top-level or master controller, or one or more circuits, for controlling operation of the motor 18.
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An elastic member 122 is positioned between the retainer 90 and the spindle 22, and disposed around an outer peripheral surface of the anvil 74. Particularly, the spindle 22 includes a step 130 defining an interior annular surface 134, and the elastic member 122 is positioned between the retainer 90 and the annular surface 134 of the spindle 22. An internal snap ring 138 defines a rearward extent to which the retainer 90 is movable relative to the spindle in an axial direction from the frame of reference of
When the tool bit 26 of the rotary hammer 10 is depressed against a workpiece, the tool bit 26 pushes the striker 70 (via the anvil 74) rearward toward an “impact” position, shown in
Rotary hammers typically utilize a rubber catch O-ring within the retainer to capture the barb of the striker. But, such a rubber catch O-ring may wear over time, reducing the effectiveness of the O-ring until the striker may no longer park in the idle position. In contrast, the detent members 106 of the rotary hammer 10 can be formed from more durable materials (e.g., steel, etc.) that resist wear from repeated engagement with the striker 70 and prolong the life of the rotary hammer 10.
Prior to being captured in the idle position, the striker 70 impacts the retainer 90 to displace the retainer 90 toward the elastic member 122, so that the retainer 90 applies a compressive load to the elastic member 122. The inner diameter of the elastic member 122 is reduced as a result of being compressed. The compression of the elastic member 122 imparts a frictional force on the outer peripheral surface 126 of the anvil 74, thereby decelerating or “parking” the anvil 74 within the spindle 22. As such, transient movement of the anvil 74 upon the rotary hammer 10 transitioning from the hammer-drill mode to the idle mode is reduced.
Various features of the disclosure are set forth in the following claims.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/993,153, filed Mar. 23, 2020, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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