Patent · US Expired

Drilling hammer having an external mechanism for selectively switching operation between impact drilling and chiseling modes

US7121359B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 2003
Grant dateOct 17, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25D2216/0038
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drilling hammer comprising a hammer tube (13) that is rotationally drivable inside a housing (10), a striking tool (14) located in the hammer tube (13) and provided with a piston (15) that can driven with a reciprocating motion, and an operating mode change-over switch (35) for the “impact drilling” and “chiseling” operating modes. The hammer tube (13) is decoupled from its rotary drive when in the “impact drilling” operating mode and is secured in the housing (10) in a non-rotative manner when in the “chiseling” operating mode. To obtain a switching mechanism (37) of the operating mode change-over switch (35) having a very flat design and requiring little installation space, an actuator ring (48) is fixed on the hammer tube (13) in an axially displaceable and torsion-proof manner, the actuator ring including at least one radially projecting locking spline (51) on its outer side facing away from the hammer tube (13), the locking spline being capable of engaging in at least one axial recess (52) in the gearbox and in locking toothing (53) in the housing. Rotational motion of a control button (36) of the operating mode change-over switch (35) is con…

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