US5199833A
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Hand held power tool with removable tool holder
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1992-01-03
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Granted: 1993-04-06
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Expires: 2012-01-03
Abstract
Abstract A hand held power tool has a rotatable spindle, a tool holder arranged on the spindle, a tool inserted in the tool holder, locking members fixing the tool holder with the spindle and engaging both in the tool holder and the spindle, a rotatable ring holding the locking members in its locking position and provided with depressions for receiving the locking members not locking position, and a gripping sleeve connected with the ring and operating simultaneously as an actuating member for unlocking the tool inserted in the tool holder.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegfried Fehrle
- 👤 Wilfried Kabatnik
- 👤 Manfred Buck
- 👤 Karl Wanner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:26
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25D; B25D17/00; B25D17/08; B25D17/084; B25D17/088; B23; B23Q; B23Q3/00; B23Q3/12; B25D2217/00; B25D2217/003; B25D2217/0038; B25D2217/0042; B25D2217/0053; B25D2217/0057; B25D2217/0065; B25D2217/0069; B25D2250/00; B25D2250/191; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S279/00; Y10S279/904; Y10S279/905; Y10T; Y10T279/00; Y10T279/17; Y10T279/17042; Y10T279/17068; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/94; Y10T408/95
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A hand held power tool, comprising a rotatable spindle; a tool holder arranged on said spindle; a tool inserted in said tool holder; locking means fixing said tool holder with said spindle and engaging both in said tool holder and said spindle; a rotatable ring holding said locking means in its locking position and provided with depressions for receiving said locking means in it snot locking position; and a gripping sleeve connected with said ring and operating simultaneously as an actuating member for unlocking said tool inserted in said tool holder, said tool holder having a base body, said gripping sleeve being arranged rotatably and axially displaceably on said base body of said tool holder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A hand held power tool, comprising a rotatable spindle; a tool holder arranged on said spindle; a tool inserted in said tool holder; locking means fixing said tool holder with said spindle and engaging both in said tool holder and said spindle; a rotatable ring holding said locking means in its locking position and provided with depressions for receiving said locking means in it snot locking position; and a gripping sleeve connected with said ring and operating simultaneously as an actuating member for unlocking said tool inserted in said tool holder, said tool holder having a base body, said gripping sleeve being arranged rotatably and axially displaceably on said base body of said tool holder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A hand held power tool as defined in claim 1, and further comprising a torsion spring arranged between said gripping sleeve and said base body and urging said gripping sleeve to its position in which it locks said tool holder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A hand held power tool as defined in claim 2, wherein said torsion spring arranged between said gripping sleeve and said base body is compressed in direction of its axis and urges said gripping sleeve to its axial position for locking said tool.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A hand held power tool as defined in claim 2, wherein said torsion spring has one end which is nonrotatably connected with said tool holder and another end which is nonrotatably connected with said gripping sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A hand held power tool as defined in claim 2, wherein said torsion spring is formed as a conical spring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A hand held power tool as defined in claim 2, and further comprising a holding plate and a disc which rotates together with said gripping sleeve, said torsion spring being axially supported against said holding plate through said disc.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A hand held power tool as defined in claim 1, wherein said spindle has an end facing said tool and provided with at least one open longitudinal groove in at least one closed depression for engaging one of said locking means in each of said longitudinal groove and said depression.
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