IP Library Granted Patent US 9,333,638
Granted Patent B2
US 9,333,638 · App. 13/691,443 · Granted May 10, 2016

Power tool including an anti-tilt structure for an accessory

Inventors: Dennis Powell (Elk Grove Village, IL); Yang Junyong (Zhejiang, CN); Richard Monteverde (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
B25F5/021B27B5/29B27B9/00
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Patent No.
US 9,333,638
App. No.
13/691,443
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power tool includes a motor, a foot plate, a biasing element, and an accessory. The motor is configured to move a saw blade in a repeating pattern of movement. The foot plate defines a saw blade opening. The foot plate has a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall that are spaced apart from each other so as to define a storage space. The biasing element is supported by the foot plate and has a detent. The accessory defines a detent recess configured to receive the detent therein. When the accessory is located in the storage space, so that the detent is received in the detent recess, the accessory is interposed between the anti-tilt structure and the foot plate.

Claims (32)

1. A power tool comprising:

a foot plate defining a saw blade opening, said foot plate having a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall that extend from a floor of the foot plate and that are spaced apart from each other so as to define a storage space;

a biasing element supported by said foot plate and having a detent;

a bridge structure including (i) a first ramp extending from said first lateral wall and defining a first ramp surface, and (ii) a second ramp extending from said second lateral wall and defining a second ramp surface, said bridge structure, said first lateral wall, said second lateral wall, and said floor defining an accessory opening;

an anti-tilt structure including a first projection extending directly from said first ramp surface into said accessory opening and a second projection extending directly from said second ramp surface into said accessory opening and spaced apart from said first projection; and

an accessory configured to pass through said accessory opening between said floor and said first and second projections and into said storage space, said accessory defining a detent recess configured to receive said detent therein,

wherein said first ramp defines a first lower ramp end adjacent to said storage space and an opposite first upper ramp end spaced apart from said storage space,

wherein said second ramp defines a second lower ramp end adjacent to said storage space and an opposite second upper ramp end spaced apart from said storage space,

wherein said bridge structure further includes a plateau extending from said first and second upper ramp ends, and

wherein said bridge structure prevents said accessory from passing through said accessory opening between said first and second projections and said plateau.

2. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein:

said first projection extends from said first ramp surface toward said second ramp surface, and

said second projection extends from said second ramp surface toward said first ramp surface.

3. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein:

said floor of said foot plate extends between said first and second lateral walls, and

said storage space is interposed between said anti-tilt structure and said floor.

4. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein:

a first sub-space of said storage space is defined between said first projection and said floor,

a second sub-space of said storage space is defined between said second projection and said floor, and

said first sub-space is spaced apart from said second sub-space.

5. The power tool of claim 1 , further comprising a saw blade, wherein said saw blade extends through said saw blade opening.

6. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein:

said storage space is interposed between said bridge structure and said foot plate.

7. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein:

said accessory defines a longitudinal axis, and

when said accessory is received within said storage space, (i) said first projection is located on a first side of said longitudinal axis, and (ii) said second projection is located on a second opposite side of said longitudinal axis.

8. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein:

said accessory defines a longitudinal axis,

when said accessory is received within said storage space, said longitudinal axis defines a direction of extent,

said bridge structure possesses a first width in said direction of extent,

said anti-tilt structure possesses a second width in said direction of extent, and

said first width is greater than said second width.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION; ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
To: NANJING CHERVON INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044472/0917 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2013
From: YANG, JUNYONG; MONTEVERDE, RICHARD; POWELL, DENNIS W.
To: ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION; ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 030780/0584 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2013
From: POWELL, DENNIS
To: ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION; ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 029833/0552 →
Continuity (1)
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