IP Library Granted Patent US 10,207,338
Granted Patent B2
US 10,207,338 · App. 15/328,106 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Tool holder for connecting a diamond drill to a drill bit

Inventors: Thomas Reichenberger (Penzing, DE); Xaver Ried (Kaufering Penzing, DE)
Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
B23B51/0473B23B31/1122F16D1/108F16D1/116B23B2226/33B23B2226/61B23B2260/106F16D2001/102F16D2001/103Y10T279/17948Y10T408/957
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Patent No.
US 10,207,338
App. No.
15/328,106
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for holding and securing a tool, in particular, a drill bit, on a machine tool, for example, a core drill, including an output shaft for transmitting a torque generated in the machine tool to the tool; and a union nut positioned around the output shaft for detachably connecting the output shaft to an attachment end of the tool. The output shaft includes a locking ring and the union nut includes a washer disk, as well as an attenuator, the washer disk being positioned between the locking ring and the attenuator.

Claims (20)

1. A device for holding and securing a tool, the device comprising:

an output shaft for transmitting a torque generated in a machine tool to the tool; and

a union nut positioned around the output shaft for detachably connecting the output shaft to an attachment end of the tool;

the output shaft including a locking ring and the union nut including a washer disk and an attenuator, the washer disk being positioned between the locking ring and the attenuator.

2. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein in a connected state of the union nut with the attachment end of the tool, an inner surface of the union nut presses against the attenuator, the washer disk pressing in a force-fitting manner against the locking ring as result.

3. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the union nut includes an internal thread and the attachment end of the tool includes an external thread corresponding to the internal thread of the union nut, and wherein the union nut is configured to detachably connect the output shaft to the attachment end of the tool.

4. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the union nut is made of plastic.

5. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the locking ring and the washer disk are made of metal.

6. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the tool is a drill bit.

7. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the machine tool is a core drill.

8. The device as recited in claim 7 , wherein the core drill comprises an electric motor configured to generate the torque.

9. The device as recited in claim 2 , wherein in a connected state of the union nut with the attachment end of the tool, external toothing of the output shaft engages with internal toothing of the attachment end of the tool to form a non-rotatable connection.

10. The device as recited in claim 9 , wherein in a connected state of the union nut with the attachment end of the tool, the torque generated in the machine tool is transmitted to the tool via the union nut.

11. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the attenuator is an O-ring formed of an elastic material.

12. A method for operating a machine tool, comprising:

positioning a union nut around an output shaft of the machine tool for detachably connecting the output shaft to an attachment end of the tool;

engaging the union nut to the attachment end of the tool until a hard stop is reached between a locking ring of the output shaft and a washer disk of the union nut, wherein the washer disk is positioned between the locking ring and an attenuator of the union nut; and

generating a torque in the machine tool, and transmitting the torque from the output shaft of the machine tool to the tool via the engagement of the union nut to the attachment end of the tool.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising engaging an internal thread of the union nut with an external thread of the attachment end of the tool to detachably connect the output shaft to the attachment end of the tool.

14. The method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising engaging external toothing of the output shaft with internal toothing of the attachment end of a tool to form a non-rotatable connection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: REICHENBERGER, THOMAS; RIED, XAVER
To: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 047874/0869 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14177933 · Jul 22, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170209943A1 · Jul 27, 2017
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