IP Library Granted Patent US 8,104,551
Granted Patent B2
US 8,104,551 · App. 12/733,064 · Granted Jan 31, 2012

Excavation tool

Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,104,551
App. No.
12/733,064
Granted
Jan 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an excavation tool which can firmly fix a locking pin so that the locking pin does not move even in the case of an impact during excavation and/or the locking pin being pushed out in the insertion/removal direction. The excavation tool ( 10 ) includes a tool body ( 20 ) having an attaching hole ( 32 ) and an attaching member ( 40 ). The attaching member ( 40 ) is provided with an attaching shaft ( 45 ) inserted into the attaching hole ( 32 ), and the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft ( 45 ) is provided with a groove ( 46 ) which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft ( 45 ). The tool body ( 40 ) is provided with a pin hole ( 33 ) extending in a direction crossing the extension direction of the attaching hole ( 32 ). A part of the pin hole ( 33 ) passes through the attaching hole ( 32 ). A locking pin ( 56 ), which can engage with the groove ( 46 ) of the attaching shaft ( 45 ) inserted into the attaching hole ( 32 ), is inserted into the pin hole ( 33 ). An opening of the pin hole ( 33 ) is provided with a fixing member ( 50 ) which is a rigid body and abuts on the end face of the locking pin ( 56 ) to fix the locking pin, and a locking portion ( 57 ) which locks the fixing member ( 50 ) in the extension direction of the pin hole ( 33 ) to fix the fixing member.

Claims (73)

1. An excavation tool comprising:

a tool body mounted on a tip of an excavation machine and having an attaching hole, and

an attaching member detachably mounted on the tool body;

wherein

the attaching member is provided with an attaching shaft inserted into the attaching hole;

a groove, which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft, is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft;

a pin hole, which extends in a direction crossing the extension direction of the attaching hole, is formed in the tool body;

a part of the pin hole passes through the attaching hole;

a locking pin, which can engage with the groove of the attaching shaft inserted into the attaching hole, is inserted into the pin hole; and

an opening of the pin hole is provided with

a fixing member which is a rigid body and abuts on the end face of the locking pin to fix the locking pin, and

a locking portion which locks the fixing member in the extension direction of the pin hole to fix the fixing member.

2. The excavation tool according to claim 1 , wherein an auxiliary member, which maintains an engagement state between the fixing member and the locking portion, is embedded in the tool body.

3. The excavation tool according to claim 2 , wherein the auxiliary member is made of an elastic material.

4. The excavation tool according to claim 3 , wherein a sliding groove, along which the fixing member slidingly moves, is provided;

the pin hole is opened at one end of the sliding groove together with the locking portion formed thereat; and

a loading portion of the fixing member is provided at the other end of the sliding groove.

5. The excavation tool according to claim 4 , wherein

the tool body is used as a device rotatable on a central axis;

the attaching hole is formed so as to be opened to the tip of the device;

the attaching member is used as a bit head having a bit excavating portion to which a tip made of a hard material is fixed;

the attaching shaft is integrally connected to the bit excavating portion;

the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft is provided with a groove, which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft and also extends in a peripheral direction;

when the device rotates in one direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head also protrudes outward; and

when the device rotates in the other direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head retract inward.

6. The excavation tool according to claim 3 , wherein

the tool body is used as a device rotatable on a central axis;

the attaching hole is formed so as to be opened to the tip of the device;

the attaching member is used as a bit head having a bit excavating portion to which a tip made of a hard material is fixed;

the attaching shaft is integrally connected to the bit excavating portion;

the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft is provided with a groove, which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft and also extends in a peripheral direction;

when the device rotates in one direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head also protrudes outward; and

when the device rotates in the other direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head retract inward.

7. The excavation tool according to claim 2 , wherein a sliding groove, along which the fixing member slidingly moves, is provided;

the pin hole is opened at one end of the sliding groove together with the locking portion formed thereat; and

a loading portion of the fixing member is provided at the other end of the sliding groove.

8. The excavation tool according to claim 7 , wherein

the tool body is used as a device rotatable on a central axis;

the attaching hole is formed so as to be opened to the tip of the device;

the attaching member is used as a bit head having a bit excavating portion to which a tip made of a hard material is fixed;

the attaching shaft is integrally connected to the bit excavating portion;

the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft is provided with a groove, which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft and also extends in a peripheral direction;

when the device rotates in one direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head also protrudes outward; and

when the device rotates in the other direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head retract inward.

9. The excavation tool according to claim 2 , wherein

the tool body is used as a device rotatable on a central axis;

the attaching hole is formed so as to be opened to the tip of the device;

the attaching member is used as a bit head having a bit excavating portion to which a tip made of a hard material is fixed;

the attaching shaft is integrally connected to the bit excavating portion;

the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft is provided with a groove, which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft and also extends in a peripheral direction;

when the device rotates in one direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head also protrudes outward; and

when the device rotates in the other direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head retract inward.

10. The excavation tool according to claim 1 , wherein a sliding groove, along which

the fixing member slidingly moves, is provided;

the pin hole is opened at one end of the sliding groove together with the locking portion formed thereat; and

a loading portion of the fixing member is provided at the other end of the sliding groove.

11. The excavation tool according to claim 10 , wherein

the tool body is used as a device rotatable on a central axis;

the attaching hole is formed so as to be opened to the tip of the device;

the attaching member is used as a bit head having a bit excavating portion to which a tip made of a hard material is fixed;

the attaching shaft is integrally connected to the bit excavating portion;

the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft is provided with a groove, which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft and also extends in a peripheral direction;

when the device rotates in one direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head also protrudes outward; and

when the device rotates in the other direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head retract inward.

12. The excavation tool according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the tool body is used as a device rotatable on a central axis;

the attaching hole is formed so as to be opened to the tip of the device;

the attaching member is used as a bit head having a bit excavating portion to which a tip made of a hard material is fixed;

the attaching shaft is integrally connected to the bit excavating portion;

the outer peripheral surface of the attaching shaft is provided with a groove, which crosses the extension direction of the attaching shaft and also extends in a peripheral direction;

when the device rotates in one direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head also protrudes outward; and

when the device rotates in the other direction, the bit head rotates on the rotational axis, and the bit head retract inward.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
To: MMC RYOTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057557/0614 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2010
From: NAKAMURA, KAZUYOSHI
To: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023954/0896 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-204174 · Aug 6, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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