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US 8,210,409 · App. 12/675,017 · Granted Jul 3, 2012

Driving tool

Assignee: Makita Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,210,409
App. No.
12/675,017
Granted
Jul 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving tool of the invention includes a motor, a flywheel that is rotationally driven by the motor, an operating member that drives a material to be driven, an operating member actuation mechanism that selectively transmits a rotating force of the flywheel to the operating member and drives the operating member. The flywheel includes a driving-side member that is rotationally driven by the motor, a driven-side member that transmits a rotating force to the operating member, and a clutch member that connects the driving-side member and the driven-side member when the rotation speed of the motor is a predetermined speed or higher, while releasing the connection between the driving-side member and the driven-side member when the rotation speed of the motor is lower than the predetermined speed.

Claims (12)

1. A driving tool comprising:

a motor,

a flywheel that is rotationally driven by the motor,

an operating member that drives a material to be driven,

an operating member actuation mechanism that selectively transmits a rotating force of the flywheel to the operating member and drives the operating member,

wherein the flywheel includes a driving-side member that is rotationally driven by the motor, a driven-side member that transmits a rotating force to the operating member, and a clutch member that connects the driving-side member and the driven-side member when the rotation speed of the motor is a predetermined speed or higher, while releasing the connection between the driving-side member and the driven-side member when the rotation speed of the motor is lower than the predetermined speed.

2. The driving tool according to claim 1 ,

wherein the clutch member includes a clutch shoe that rotates together with the driving-side member, and an elastic element that biases the clutch shoe in a direction that moves the clutch shoe away from the driven-side member and

when the rotation speed of the motor is lower than the predetermined speed, the clutch shoe is disengaged from the driven-side member by a biasing force of the elastic element, so that the connection between the driving-side member and the driven-side member is released and

when the rotation speed of the motor is a predetermined speed or higher, the clutch shoe is engaged with the driven-side member against the biasing force of the elastic element by a centrifugal force acting upon the clutch shoe, so that the driving-side member and the driven-side member are connected.

3. The driving tool according to claim 2 , wherein the driving-side member and the driven-side member include a pulley and a wheel, respectively, which are concentrically disposed.

4. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein the driving-side member and the driven-side member include a pulley and a wheel, respectively, which are concentrically disposed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2010
From: HIRABAYASHI, SHINJI
To: MAKITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024291/0560 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-219711 · Aug 27, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110094847A1 · Apr 28, 2011