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Granted Patent B2
US 9,174,290 · App. 13/345,192 · Granted Nov 3, 2015

Motorized working tool

Inventors: Michael Schönfeld (Rohlstorf, DE); Manfred Döring (Neuhof, DE)
Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
B23D47/005B25F5/006
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Patent No.
US 9,174,290
App. No.
13/345,192
Granted
Nov 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor unit has a tool for engaging a work piece with a frame unit, which has a gripping element for the handheld operation of the device, wherein a mechanical coupling is provided between the motor unit and frame unit, which encompasses at least one dampening element, in such a way that makes it possible to precisely guide the tool while improving the dampening of vibrations between the motor unit and frame unit. The frame unit has at least one abutting element, against which the motor unit abuts when a working force exerted by the work piece on the tool has a value below a minimum value.

Claims (29)

1. A motorized working tool comprising:

a motor unit;

a tool for engaging a work piece;

a frame unit with gripping element; and

a mechanical coupling provided between the motor unit and the frame unit, which includes at least one dampening element, wherein:

the frame unit includes at least one abutting element, against which the motor unit abuts when a working force exerted between the work piece and the tool is below a minimum value and

the minimum value is a force, at which the motor unit starts to detach from the abutting element, wherein

the motor unit includes at least one support element, which abuts against the abutting element when the working force is below the minimum value.

2. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the minimum value is within a range of 10 N and 110 N.

3. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the motor unit comes to abut the abutting element under the force of gravity when the working force is below the minimum value.

4. The motorized working tool according to claim 3 , wherein the tool is not engaged with the work piece.

5. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one dampening element includes at least one dampening spring pretensioned such that the motor unit comes to abut the abutting element when the working force is below the certain minimum value.

6. The motorized working tool according to claim 5 , wherein the tool is not engaged with the work piece.

7. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting element is U or V-shaped in design, and the support element can be configured like a tongue, which engages the U-shaped abutting element such that the tool can be at least vertically and laterally guided by the gripping element when the working force is below the minimum value.

8. The motorized working tool according to claim 7 , wherein the tool is not engaged with the work piece.

9. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting element includes an elastic dampening body, which is located between the abutting element and the motor unit when the motor unit abuts against the abutting element.

10. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the mechanical coupling between the motor unit and the frame unit includes three dampening elements.

11. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting element includes an arrangement between the motor unit and the frame unit defined in such a way as to have a distance between the abutting element and the tool, and the distance is determined such that the support element is moved out of the abutting element when the working force is the minimum value.

12. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein

the frame unit includes a floor section, and

the abutting element is arranged on the floor section or molded thereto.

13. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the motor unit includes a support arm that extends toward a floor section, and the support element is arranged on the end of the support arm.

14. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the motorized working tool is a motor operated abrasive cutting device or a motor operated sawing device.

15. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the minimum value is within a range of 40 N and 80 N.

16. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the minimum value is 60 N.

17. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting element includes an elastic dampening body, which is located between the abutting element and the support element when the support element abuts against the abutting element.

18. The motorized working tool according to claim 1 , wherein

the mechanical coupling between the motor unit and the frame unit includes three dampening elements, and

at least one abutting element with an allocated support element adjoins at least one dampening element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2012
From: SCHOENFELD, MICHAEL; DOERING, MANFRED
To: MAKITA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027762/0587 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2011 000 186 U · Jan 26, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120186843A1 · Jul 26, 2012