Adapter for a hand-held power tool
The invention describes an adapter for a handheld machine tool, comprising a locking unit ( 40 ), which can be releasably and fixedly attached to a housing ( 10 ) of a handheld machine tool, and a rotatably mounted shaft ( 32 ), which can be connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a drive shaft ( 20 ) of the handheld machine tool, wherein the locking unit ( 40 ) has at least one means ( 42, 62 ) for a latching connection.
1. An adapter for a hand-held power tool, comprising
a locking unit ( 40 ) which is releasably and fixedly attachable to a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool, and
a rotatably supported shaft ( 32 ) which is non-rotatably connectable to a drive shaft ( 20 ) of the hand-held power tool,
wherein the locking unit ( 40 ) includes at least one spring element ( 42 ) in a form of an annular spring for establishing a detent connection, and
wherein a first end ( 45 ) of the annular spring ( 42 ) is fixedly arranged in the locking unit ( 40 ) and a second end ( 47 ) of the annular spring is arranged to be movable in the circumferential direction relative to the locking unit ( 40 ).
2. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the annular spring ( 42 ) is designed such that it latches into place automatically.
3. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the annular spring ( 42 ) is actuated manually in order to release the detent connection.
4. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the annular spring ( 42 ) secures the adapter, at least axially, to a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool.
5. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the annular spring ( 42 ) is engageable in an annular groove ( 12 ) in the housing ( 10 ) when the adapter ( 30 ) is installed on a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool.
6. The adapter as recited in claim 1 wherein the second end ( 47 ) of the annular spring ( 42 ) is arranged in a rotatably supported release ring ( 46 ) of the locking unit ( 40 ).
7. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the annular spring ( 42 ) is a leaf spring ( 62 ).
8. The adapter as recited in claim 7 , wherein a first end ( 65 ) of the leaf spring ( 62 ) is fixedly arranged in the locking unit ( 40 ), and a second end ( 67 ) of the leaf spring ( 62 ) is arranged to be movable in the radial direction relative to the locking unit ( 40 ).
9. The adapter as recited in claim 7 , wherein the locking unit ( 40 ) includes a rotatably supported locking ring ( 66 ) which, when in a locking position, prevents the second end ( 67 ) of the leaf spring ( 62 ) from moving radially.
10. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the locking unit ( 40 ) includes engagement means ( 43 ) for the non-rotatable engagement with a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool.
11. The adapter as recited in claim 10 , wherein the engagement means ( 43 ) is designed as a toothed ring.
12. A hand-held power tool that includes an adapter as recited in claim 1 .
13. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the adapter is configured as an angular adapter, an output shaft of which is at an angle to the drive shaft ( 20 ) of the hand-held power tool and wherein the input shaft is connected to the output shaft via angular gearing.
14. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the adapter is an eccentric adapter, an output shaft of which is arranged offset from and parallel to the drive shaft ( 20 ) of the hand-held power tool.
15. The adapter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the adapter is torque adapted for setting maximum torque.
16. An adapter for a hand-held power tool, comprising
a locking unit ( 40 ) which is releasably and fixedly attachable to a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool, and
a rotatably supported shaft ( 32 ) which is non-rotatably connectable to a drive shaft ( 20 ) of the hand-held power tool,
wherein the locking unit ( 40 ) comprises
a leaf spring ( 62 ) for establishing a detent connection, which leaf spring ( 62 ) includes a first end ( 65 ) fixedly arranged in the locking unit ( 40 ) and a second end ( 67 ) arranged to be movable in the radial direction relative to the locking unit ( 40 ), and
a rotatably supported locking ring ( 66 ) which, when in a locking position, prevents the second end ( 67 ) of the leaf spring ( 62 ) from moving radially.
17. A hand-held power tool that includes an adapter as recited in claim 16 .
18. The adapter as recited in claim 16 , wherein the leaf spring ( 62 ) latches into place automatically.
19. The adapter as recited in claim 16 , wherein the leaf spring ( 62 ) is actuated manually in order to release the detent connection.
20. The adapter as recited in claim 16 , wherein the leaf spring ( 62 ) secures the adapter, at least axially, to a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool.
21. The adapter as recited in claim 16 , wherein the leaf spring ( 62 ) is engageable in an annular groove ( 12 ) in the housing ( 10 ) when the adapter ( 30 ) is installed on a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool.
22. The adapter as recited in claim 16 , wherein the locking unit ( 40 ) includes engagement means ( 43 ) for the non-rotatable engagement with a housing ( 10 ) of a hand-held power tool.
23. The adapter as recited in claim 22 , wherein the engagement means ( 43 ) is designed as a toothed ring.