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Granted Patent B2
US 11,667,027 · App. 17/453,564 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Working machine

Inventors: Hideaki Sugiura (Anjo, JP); Toshikazu Migita (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
B25F5/02A01G3/053A01G2003/0461
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Patent No.
US 11,667,027
App. No.
17/453,564
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A working machine may include a pipe including: an outer pipe; an inner pipe inserted in the outer pipe; a pipe holder fixed to the outer pipe; and a stopper disposed inside the outer pipe. The pipe holder includes a wall part. The inner pipe includes a fixing hole having a longitudinal direction in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe. A rear surface of the fixing hole has a shape extending along a plane orthogonal to a front-rear direction. The stopper includes: an abutting part that abuts the wall part from behind when the inner pipe extends to a maximum length relative to the outer pipe; and a protruding part configured to fit in the fixing hole of the inner pipe. A rear surface of the protruding part has a shape extending along a plane parallel to the rear surface of the fixing hole.

Claims (38)

1. A working machine, comprising:

a telescopic pipe configured to adjust its length in a front-rear direction;

a front end unit attached to a front end of the pipe and including a working part;

a rear end unit attached to a rear end of the pipe; and

a prime mover configured to drive the working part,

wherein

the pipe comprises:

an outer pipe;

an inner pipe inserted in the outer pipe;

a pipe holder fixed to the outer pipe; and

a stopper disposed inside the outer pipe,

the pipe holder comprises a wall part extending inward in a radial direction with respect to an inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe,

the inner pipe includes a fixing hole having a longitudinal direction in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe,

a rear surface of the fixing hole has a shape extending along a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction,

the stopper comprises:

an abutting part disposed rearward with respect to the wall part and configured to abut the wall part from behind when the inner pipe extends to a maximum length relative to the outer pipe; and

a protruding part extending inward in the radial direction from outside with respect to the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and configured to fit in the fixing hole of the inner pipe, and

a rear surface of the protruding part has a shape extending along a plane parallel to the rear surface of the fixing hole.

2. The working machine according claim 1 , wherein a length of the protruding part in the circumferential direction on an inner circumferential surface of the inner pipe ranges from twenty percent to fifty percent of an entire circumference of the inner circumferential surface of the inner pipe.

3. The working machine according to claim 2 , wherein the fixing hole penetrates the inner pipe from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface of the inner pipe,

in a state of fitting in the fixing hole, the protruding part extends inward in the radial direction with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the inner pipe,

the protruding part comprises at least two protruding parts,

two of the at least two protruding parts are disposed at symmetrical positions with respect to a center axis of the inner pipe when viewed in the plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction,

the stopper covers a rear end surface of the inner pipe,

a length of the protruding part in the radial direction ranges from twenty-five percent to forty-five percent of a length of the protruding part in the front-rear direction,

the prime mover comprises a motor,

the working machine further comprises a battery pack configured to be detachably attached to the rear end unit, and

the motor is configured to be driven by power supplied from the battery pack.

4. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing hole penetrates the inner pipe from the outer circumferential surface to an inner circumferential surface of the inner pipe, and

in a state of fitting in the fixing hole, the protruding part extends inward in the radial direction with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the inner pipe.

5. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding part comprises at least two protruding parts, and

two of the at least two protruding parts are disposed at symmetrical positions with respect to a center axis of the inner pipe when viewed in the plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction.

6. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein the stopper covers a rear end surface of the inner pipe.

7. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the protruding part in the radial direction ranges from twenty-five percent to forty-five percent of a length of the protruding part in the front-rear direction.

8. The working machine according to claim 1 , wherein the prime mover comprises a motor.

9. The working machine according to claim 8 , further comprising a battery pack configured to be detachably attached to the rear end unit,

wherein

the motor is configured to be driven by power supplied from the battery pack.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: SUGIURA, HIDEAKI; MIGITA, TOSHIKAZU
To: MAKITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058030/0793 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-195867 · Nov 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220161411A1 · May 26, 2022
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