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Granted Patent B2
US 12,163,655 · App. 18/303,720 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Power tool

Inventors: Akihiro Hozumi (Anjo, JP); Makoto Chikaraishi (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
F21V33/0084B25F5/001B25F5/02F21V9/32F21V23/002B25B21/02F21Y2103/33
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Patent No.
US 12,163,655
App. No.
18/303,720
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power tool includes a motor, an output shaft, a chip-on-board light emitting diode, and a light cover. The output shaft is rotated by a rotational force of the motor. The chip-on-board light emitting diode is disposed around the output shaft. The chip-on-board light emitting diode includes: a substrate including a circular ring portion; and an LED chip disposed on a front surface of the circular ring portion. The light cover is fixed to the substrate. The light cover includes: an outer cylindrical portion disposed radially outside with respect to the circular ring portion; and a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the LED chip passes. An opening is provided in a lower portion of the outer cylindrical portion.

Claims (92)

1. A power tool comprising:

a motor;

an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor;

a chip-on-board light emitting diode that is disposed around the output shaft, and includes:

a substrate including a circular ring portion; and

an LED chip disposed on a front surface of the circular ring portion; and

a light cover that is fixed to the substrate, and includes:

an outer cylindrical portion disposed radially outside with respect to the circular ring portion to surround an outer circumferential surface of the circular ring portion; and

a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the LED chip passes, wherein

an opening is provided at a lower portion of the outer cylindrical portion in a same cross section in a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the output shaft, and

a lower portion of the outer circumferential surface of the circular ring portion is exposed to outside of the outer cylindrical portion via the opening.

2. The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein

the substrate includes a support portion protruding downward from a lower portion of the circular ring portion,

the light cover includes a protrusion protruding downward from a lower portion of the outer cylindrical portion and facing at least a part of the support portion, and

the opening is provided in the protrusion.

3. The power tool according to claim 2 , wherein

the protrusion includes:

a front protrusion facing a front surface of the support portion;

a left protrusion facing a left surface of the support portion; and

a right protrusion facing a right surface of the support portion, and

the opening is defined by the front protrusion, the left protrusion, and the right protrusion.

4. The power tool according to claim 3 , wherein

each of a right surface of the left protrusion and a left surface of the right protrusion is connected to an inner circumferential surface of the outer cylindrical portion.

5. The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein

the front surface of the circular ring portion faces a light entrance surface of the light transmission portion,

the light cover includes a projection projecting rearward from the light entrance surface, and

a part of the front surface of the circular ring portion is in contact with the projection.

6. The power tool according to claim 1 , wherein

the chip-on-board light emitting diode includes:

a phosphor that covers the LED chip; and

an electrode connected to a power supply via a lead wire, and

the phosphor covers the electrode.

7. A power tool comprising:

a motor;

an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor;

a chip-on-board light emitting diode that is disposed around the output shaft, and includes:

a substrate including a circular ring portion; and

an LED chip disposed on a front surface of the circular ring portion; and

a light cover that is fixed to the substrate, and includes:

an outer cylindrical portion disposed radially outside with respect to the circular ring portion; and

a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the LED chip passes, wherein

an opening is provided in a lower portion of the outer cylindrical portion,

the light cover includes an inner cylindrical portion disposed radially inside with respect to the circular ring portion, and

the light transmission portion is disposed so as to connect a front end portion of the outer cylindrical portion and a front end portion of the inner cylindrical portion.

8. The power tool according to claim 7 , wherein

the light cover includes a support protrusion protruding radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylindrical portion, and

a part of an inner circumferential surface of the circular ring portion is in contact with the support protrusion.

9. The power tool according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a speed reduction mechanism configured to transmit a rotational force of the motor to the output shaft; and

a gear case that accommodates therein the speed reduction mechanism, wherein

the gear case includes:

a rear cylindrical portion that accommodates therein the speed reduction mechanism;

a front cylindrical portion that holds a bearing that supports the output shaft; and

an annular portion that connects a front end portion of the rear cylindrical portion and a rear end portion of the front cylindrical portion,

the chip-on-board light emitting diode is disposed around the front cylindrical portion, and

the inner cylindrical portion is disposed around the front cylindrical portion and is fixed to the front cylindrical portion.

10. The power tool according to claim 9 , wherein

the front cylindrical portion includes a protrusion protruding radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of the front cylindrical portion, and

the inner cylindrical portion includes a recess in which the protrusion is disposed.

11. The power tool according to claim 9 , wherein

the output shaft includes an anvil,

the power tool further comprises an impact mechanism to which a rotational force of the motor is transmitted via the speed reduction mechanism and that impacts the anvil in a rotation direction, and

the gear case is a hammer case that accommodates therein the speed reduction mechanism and the impact mechanism.

12. A power tool comprising:

a motor;

an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor; and

a chip-on-board light emitting diode disposed around the output shaft, wherein

the chip-on-board light emitting diode includes a substrate, an LED chip disposed on the substrate, a phosphor that covers the LED chip, and an electrode that is disposed on the substrate at a position spaced from the LED chip and is connected to a power supply via a lead wire, and

the phosphor covers the electrode.

13. The power tool according to claim 12 , wherein

the LED chip and the electrode are disposed on a front surface of the substrate.

14. The power tool according to claim 13 , wherein

the chip-on-board light emitting diode includes a bank protruding forward from a front surface of the substrate and defining a compartment space in which the phosphor is disposed, and

the LED chip and the electrode are disposed on an inner side of the bank.

15. The power tool according to claim 14 , wherein

the substrate includes a circular ring portion,

the bank includes:

a circular ring shaped first bank provided on a front surface of the circular ring portion; and

a circular ring shaped second bank provided radially outside with respect to the first bank on the front surface of the circular ring portion,

the LED chip and the electrode are disposed between the first bank and the second bank, and

the phosphor is disposed so as to cover each of the LED chip and the electrode between the first bank and the second bank.

16. The power tool according to claim 15 , wherein

the lead wire is connected to the electrode from a rear surface of the circular ring portion through a through hole provided in the circular ring portion.

17. The power tool according to claim 16 , wherein

the substrate includes a support portion protruding downward from a lower portion of the circular ring portion, and

at least a part of the lead wire is supported by a rear surface of the support portion.

18. The power tool according to claim 17 , further comprising a light cover that includes: an outer cylindrical portion disposed radially outside with respect to the circular ring portion; an inner cylindrical portion disposed radially inside with respect to the circular ring portion; a light transmission portion disposed so as to connect a front end portion of the outer cylindrical portion and a front end portion of the inner cylindrical portion and through which light emitted from the LED chip passes; and a protrusion protruding downward from a lower portion of the outer cylindrical portion, wherein

the protrusion includes a housing portion in which the support portion is disposed.

19. The power tool according to claim 15 , wherein

a plurality of the LED chips are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the circular ring portion.

20. The power tool according to claim 18 , wherein

the protrusion is provided with a notch in which the lead wire is disposed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: HOZUMI, AKIHIRO; CHIKARAISHI, MAKOTO
To: MAKITA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-078088 · May 11, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230366536A1 · Nov 16, 2023