| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 408124000 | MEANS TO DRIVE TOOL | 46 |
| 20080219787 | Method and Apparatus for Producing a Shaped Bore - A tool for working a workpiece comprises an elongate member and a cam member. The elongate member comprises at least two extremities comprising at least one blade member. The at least two extremities are operable to separate in response to a pressurized medium. A conduit is in fluid communication with the extremities, and a pair of vents are in fluid communication with the conduit. The vents are operable to expel fluid communicated through the conduit. The cam member comprises an inner surface defining an opening. The inner surface of the cam resists expulsion of fluid from the vents, such that the cam and vents are operable to vary the pressure of fluid communicated through the conduit. The pressure variation varies the separation of the extremities as the elongate member is advanced through the cam toward a workpiece. The tool may be used to create bores having a non-cylindrical profile. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100143057 | Reciprocating drill unit - A reciprocating pneumatically driven drill motor housing for use in repetitive machining operations that uses industry standard motors, chucks and multiple spindle heads. The invention allows the user to limit set up time and obviates the need for fabricating special tooling. The unit is easily mounted on any type of fixture. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110236144 | DRILLING UNIT WITH AUTOMATIC DRILL SHAFT FEEDING, AND METHOD AND MEANS THERETO - A drilling unit with automatic drill shaft feeding is provided. The feeding velocity can be changed by external mounting of exchangeable gearing cassettes having a desired gear ratio. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120099936 | POWER TOOL TRANSMISSION - A power drill can comprise a housing having a motor that includes an output member. A rotary output spindle can be journaled in the housing. A transmission can be disposed in the housing and include a first output gear and a second output gear. The transmission can selectively couple the output member to the output spindle through one of the first output gear or the second output gear for rotating the output spindle at one of a first speed or a second speed, respectively. A speed shift assembly can include a guide plate and a user engageable member. The guide plate can selectively influence movement of the first and second output gears. The user engageable member can be movable between a first speed position and a second speed position. Movement between the first and second positions can cause the second output gear to at least partially nest into the first output gear. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120275874 | Drilling Machine, In Particular Hand-Held Core Drilling Machine - The invention discloses a drilling machine, in particular a hand-held core drilling machine, having a drive with a motor that can be coupled to a tool spindle in order to drive the latter, wherein the drive allows at least a first transmission stage and a second transmission stage, having a center mount for mounting a pilot drill and having a tool mount for mounting a drill bit, wherein the drill bit and the pilot drill can be mounted substantially concentrically with one another, wherein the pilot drill, in particular in order to drill a pilot hole, can be driven in a first rotational speed range by means of the first transmission stage and wherein the drill bit, in particular in order to drill a core hole, can be driven in a second rotational speed range by means of the second transmission stage. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130272809 | NONMETALLIC TOOLS FOR REMOVING FLEXIBILIZED EPOXY GAP FILLER MATERIALS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVING THE GAP FILLER MATERIALS - Nonmetallic tools such as rotary bits, circular blades, and scything tools are described that may be suitable for removing cured flexibilized epoxy gap-filler materials from gaps between soft composite materials. The nonmetallic tools may be formed from various plastic or composite materials that are sufficiently hard to cut through the gap-filler material while being sufficiently soft to avoid damaging adjacent areas of soft composite materials. Methods for using the nonmetallic tools may include attaching the nonmetallic tools to a suitable machine-driven tool and contacting the nonmetallic tools to a material to be cut, shaped, or drilled. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20150023750 | BORING DEVICE - A boring device according to the present invention includes: a hollow main shaft; a table supporting the main shaft rotatably about a predetermined axis; a tool holder extending in the form of a bar and configured to rotate coaxially with the main shaft; a radially protruding tool provided at a distal end portion of the tool holder; a tilting unit provided between the main shaft and the tool holder in the axis direction and configured to cause the tool holder to be inclined from the axis; a drawbar configured to be movable back and forth in the axis direction within the main shaft; a first drive unit configured to rotate the main shaft about the axis; and a second drive unit configured to move the drawbar back and forth in the axis direction. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150056035 | TAPPING MACHINE AND TAP DIE, AND METHOD OF DETECTING OVERSTROKE OF TAP - A tapping tool is mountable on an adapter for tapping. The adapter includes a ring gear in which the tapping tool is mountable; and a gear holder in which the ring gear is disposed and which is mountable on a turret of a turret punch press so as to locate the disposed ring gear at a position corresponding to a punch mounting section formed in advance in the turret. The tapping tool includes a cylindrical body and a rotating body. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150071720 | COMBINATION CUTTER AND TRANSMISSION SHAFT ASSEMBLY - A combination cutter and transmission shaft assembly used in a plastic pelletizing machine for cutting off an extruded plastic material from a perforated plate into plastic pellets is disclosed to include a transmission shaft rotatable on and axially movable along the axis thereof, and a cutter unit including a cylindrical cutter holder axially slidably coupled to and rotatable by the transmission shaft, a spring member mounted in the cylindrical cutter holder and stopped between one end of the transmission shaft and an inside wall of the cylindrical cutter holder and a plurality of cutter blades mounted at one end of the cylindrical cutter holder and kept in contact with the perforated plate and rotatable with the cylindrical cutter holder over the perforated plate. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150086286 | Electric Power Tool - Power supplied by a power tool is used to induce a magnetic field in a tool piece attached to the power tool. The magnetic field is produced by an electromagnet coil and can be used to hold items such as screws in position on a tool piece such as a driver bit. | 03-26-2015 |
| 408125000 | With specific tool structure | 4 |
| 20090245958 | POWER TOOL - An electric drill has a handle, a body and a drill chuck. The handle is provided with a battery and a switch. The body comprising a shell, a motor fixed in the shell and an impeller fixed to an axle or shaft of the motor. The shell is provided with a plurality of air outlets at a position corresponding to the impeller, the impeller being able to rotate with the axle of the motor to produce an air current to cool the motor. An enclosure of the battery is provided with a plurality of through holes. An air current channel is formed inside the handle and the body and connected to the environment via the through holes of the battery enclosure. A heat dissipating device is located in the air current channel and contacts the switch. A part of the cooling air current passes through the air current channel to cool the battery before getting to the motor. Thus, a part of the cooling air current can cool the battery and the switch before cooling the motor, so as to prevent the battery and the switch from overheating and shortening their service life. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100074702 | Spindle drive coupling - A spindle drive coupling releasably connects a cordless electric motor to an auger assembly used to drill holes in ice on a body of water. The coupling has a sleeve supporting a split head onto the drive shaft of the motor with a clamp assembly. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110262235 | REUSABLE LOW COST DRILL FOR DRYWALL - A reusable low cost drill bit element for operative, removable attachment to a turning implement for drilling anchor installation holes, particularly of at least ½″ diameter, in drywall. The drill bit is comprised of a section to be engaged with the turning implement and to be turned therewith, a drilling section with angled step sections in common planes perpendicular to the drill bit axis to perpendicularly bore into the drywall and form a perpendicular through aperture of a desired diameter, and an element to prevent the drill bit from falling behind the wall so that it can be reused to bore additional holes for other anchor. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20140169899 | LOW PROFILE TURBINE MAINTENANCE DEVICE - Systems and devices adapted to provide a low profile drilling and reaming tool/device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device includes: a base housing; a fixture head connected to the base housing, the fixture head including an aperture therethrough; a rotational connector disposed within the aperture and configured to rotate within the aperture; and a fixture slidingly connected to the fixture head via the rotational connector, the fixture extending through the aperture. | 06-19-2014 |
| 408126000 | Friction gearing | 5 |
| 20090311059 | BORING DEVICE - The invention concerns a perforating device comprising a cutting tool ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100266356 | APPARATUS AND TOOLS FOR USE WITH COMPRESSORS - A tool is provided for use in at least one of drilling, tapping, back spot facing and counter-boring at least one hole. The tool includes a servo motor cutting device and a gearbox. The servo motor cutting device and gearbox rotate a cutting tool to create the hole. A drill unit skid is adapted to engage a hook fit slot in the case of the dynamoelectric machine and supports the servo motor drill and gearbox. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120219372 | BENCH SLIDE DRILLING AND TAPPING DUAL-PURPOSE MACHINE TOOL - A bench slide drilling and tapping dual-purpose machine tool has a base, a column and a transverse arm sleeve. The transverse arm sleeve is sleeved around the column, which is vertically fixed on the base. A hydraulic cylinder body is arranged coaxially with the column is centered in the column. A bracket is connected to the upper end of the sleeve, and is connected to a telescopic rod of the hydraulic cylinder. A sliding track is connected to one side of the transverse arm sleeve. A sliding transverse arm is provided inside the sliding track. A main motor is provided on one end of the sliding transverse arm, and the other end of the sliding transverse arm is fixedly connected with a second transverse arm; a drilling driven shaft is arranged in the second transverse arm; the upper end of a main motor is connected with a main belt wheel. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20140193217 | Dual-Motor Drilling Machine with Controlled Feed Speed - A controlled feed speed drilling machine includes an output shaft for driving a cutting tool in motion. The output shaft is connected to first and second motors by a transmission, which includes a rotationally driving ring and a tapped drive nut. The driving ring is rotatable along the longitudinal axis of the output shaft via the transmission and the first motor. The output shaft is rotationally linked to the driving ring and is mobile in translation relative to the driving ring along the longitudinal axis via the transmission and the second motor. The tapped drive nut rotates along the longitudinal axis relative to the output shaft via the transmission and the first motor. The translation speed V | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150354635 | TEMPORARILY FIXABLE ANGLED DRILL - A drive tool has a tubular drive shaft extending along a first axis with a first end of the shaft defining a connector element including a part-spherical cavity. A second end of the shaft has a drive element. The connector element has walls surrounding the part-spherical cavity, and a pair of slots extending along the walls of the connector element between an outer surface of the connector element and the cavity. A drive element extends along a second axis having a driver tool at a first end and a part-spherical head at a second end, the head pivotally mount in the part-spherical cavity in the connector element. A pair of deflectable arms which engage the part-spherical head are mounted adjacent the cavity of the tubular drive shaft and are deflectable through the slots onto the part-spherical head. | 12-10-2015 |
| 408127000 | Universal or flexible drive connection to rotate tool | 4 |
| 20080317559 | FLEXIBLE AND EXTENDIBLE DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY - A flexible, extendable extension assembly used to create extended length holes and holes through inaccessible areas in walls and framing. The extension assembly including a flexible, solid core rod having first and second ends; and a holding means secured to the first end of the rod for releasably holding a tool bit for rotation with the rod. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110280676 | TAIL PIECE FOR AN EXTENDABLE DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY HAVING A REDUCED HEAD - An assembly includes a quick-release head, a tail piece and a flexible metal rod. The tail piece includes a shaft and a male coupler formed of a head, body, and flute. At least a portion of the male coupler head has a reduced outer dimension relative to an outer dimension of the body. When the male coupler is mounted in a second quick-release head or drill, a clearance space is provided between the reduced outer dimension portion and the second quick-release head or drill. During use, the assembly may undergo bending which results in significant forces applied in particular to the male coupler head. By providing the clearance space, these forces are predominantly shifted to the male coupler body, thereby reducing the likelihood that the male coupler head will shear from the remainder of the male coupler. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20150297245 | A DRILL ATTACHMENT FOR CANNULATED SURGICAL DRILLS - A hammer drill attachment is provided for attachment to a bi-directional surgical drill. The attachment comprises a lengthwise adapter to engage a chuck of the surgical drill, a transmission mechanism, and a quick-release mechanism. The transmission mechanism comprises a pair of toothed plates, the teeth of a proximal plate configured to permit engagement with the teeth of a distal plate. When the proximal plate rotates in a first direction, the proximal plate transmits a rotational motion to the distal plate. When the proximal plate rotates in a second direction, the proximal plate transmits an axial percussive force to the distal plate. The quick-release mechanism comprises a socket to receive a collet, a socket seater, and a latching arm to move the socket seater with respect to the socket, thereby seating or unseating the collet in the socket. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150343538 | DRILLING APPARATUS - A drilling apparatus for drilling from inside a conduit having at least one service entrance is described. The drilling apparatus comprises a robot; an elongated flexible appliance having a first end and a second end, the elongated flexible appliance connected to the robot; a rotatable drill head connected to the second end of the elongated flexible appliance; the elongated flexible appliance driven by the robot to extend the rotatable drill head inside the service entrance by at least 8 cm and to retract the rotatable drill head out of the at least one service entrance. The apparatus further comprises means to bend the elongated flexible appliance to orient the drill head connected thereto perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the conduit. | 12-03-2015 |
| 408128000 | Belt and pulley | 4 |
| 20100150676 | DRILLING APPARATUS - A drilling apparatus capable of having a minimal axial length to permit its use within limited confines. The drilling apparatus includes a housing with a housing bore and a first housing end, a spindle rotatably supported within the housing bore, bearing elements within the housing bore and surrounding the spindle to rotatably support the spindle within the housing, and a drive unit for rotating the spindle. The spindle is configured to secure a shank of a drill bit at a first end thereof exposed at the first housing end, and the drive unit is transversely offset from an axis of rotation of the spindle. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100310330 | Speed-change device for drill machine - A speed-change device for a drill machine, wherein the drill machine includes a drive motor having a spindle, a cutter connective shaft and a shell member, the device comprises an active disc unit installed to the spindle and including a first wedged disc and a second wedged disc paired and coupled to the first wedged disc; a driven disc unit installed to the cutter connective shaft and including a first wedged disc and a second wedged disc paired and coupled to the first wedged disc; a belt wound around the active disc unit and the driven disc unit, with the active disc unit driving the driven disc unit to operate via the belt; and an driven operating unit installed to the shell member and including a driven element and a pressing element which is fixed to the shell member and includes a fulcrum, an operating portion and an adjusting portion. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110064532 | PORTABLE POWER DRILL WITH DRILLING IMPLEMENT ROTATING AND FEEDING MEANS - A portable power drill includes a housing, a drilling implement carrying drive spindle, and a drive motor for rotating and axially feeding the drive spindle. The drive spindle is rotatively and axially displaceable relative to the housing and connected to the drive motor via angle gears, a feed mechanism and two bevel gears supported on the drive spindle. The drive motor is drivingly connected to the drive spindle via a belt drive transmission, a feed shaft, and an angle gear including an axially locked but rotative nut piece. The feed shaft is located in parallel with and coupled to the drive motor via a transmission and drivingly connected to said nut piece. The drive motor is an electric motor controlled and monitored by a programmable control unit. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20160067841 | BELT TENSIONER FOR DRILL PRESS - A drill press has variable speed drive via belts on stepped pulleys that transfer rotational force from the motor to the drill press spindle. Three stepped pulleys connected by two belts are provided in the example. A belt tension roller is bears against one of the belts to provide tension for effective power transfer from the motor to the spindle. The belt tension roller is adjustable along an arcuate slot in an anchor plate and is fastenable in position by an adjustment knob on the belt tension roller. The middle pulley is mounted to vary its position so that tension adjustments on one belt by the belt tension roller result in tension adjustments on the second belt as well. | 03-10-2016 |
| 408129000 | Including means to move tool along tool-axis | 19 |
| 20090067941 | CNC machine tool having a sliding member movable at a high speed - A machine tool includes a machine body, a first sliding member movable on the machine body along a direction, and a second sliding member movable on the first sliding member along the direction. The first and second sliding members can be driven simultaneously to move on the machine body and the first sliding member, respectively, in the direction. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100111626 | Cushion mechanism for a positive peck feed drill - A cushion mechanism in a positive feed drill slows the advancement of a cutter prior to reconnecting with a machining surface during a clearing operation. The cushion mechanism may be inserted in a piston, in front of a shaft, or attached to the outside of the positive feed drill. The cushion mechanism may include a spring washer, a compression spring, or a hydraulic or pneumatic damper. The cushion mechanism provides a safer and more efficient operation for positive peck drilling. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100189522 | FEED MECHANISM FOR A BORING BAR - A boring bar feed mechanism comprising a boring bar and a rotation mechanism for rotating the boring bar, a feed shaft, a feed coupling the feed shaft with the boring bar for axially translating the boring bar, and the boring bar is rotationally mounted with respect to but axially fixed to a second end of the feed coupler. A cam is rotationally fixed to the boring bar for rotating with the boring bar and a cam follower interacts with the cam. A plunger housing is supported by an extension of the cam follower and the plunger housing accommodates at least one feed plunger. A converter gear is supported by the feed shaft and the feed plunger interacts with the converter gear to facilitate indexing of the converter gear. The plunger housing is pivotally supported by the extension of the cam follower to permit the plunger housing and the feed plunger to have a limited pivoted motion, relative to the cam follower, as the cam follower oscillates back and forth and indexes the feed shaft. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100290848 | DRILL STAND - Drill stand including a drill column ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110250027 | DRILLING MACHINE - A drilling machine includes a stand unit, a drilling spindle unit, and a drive motor unit. A power control member controls a drive motor of the drive motor unit so as to control the rotational speed of the drive motor. A driving shaft of the drive motor drives a driving shaft sleeve of the drilling spindle unit to bring a working spindle in the driving shaft sleeve. The rotational speed of the drive motor is controlled by the power control member only. The present invention has a simple and endurable configuration, and is convenient for use and has stable configuration. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120087754 | Tapping attachment - A radial tapping attachment for a motor-driven tool includes an enclosed, box-shaped housing, a main shaft assembly adapted to retain a tap, a drive mechanism rotatably driven by the tool and a guide member assembly for supporting an object to be tapped. The main shaft assembly includes a main shaft rotatably coupled to the housing by a pair of bearings, a pair of spaced apart discs fixedly mounted on the main shaft, and a pair of axially mounted compression springs that allow for slight, bi-directional, axial displacement of the main shaft relative to the housing. The drive mechanism includes a drive shaft rotatably coupled to the housing at an approximate right angle relative to the main shaft and a drive wheel mounted on the drive shaft that selectively engages the pair of discs to rotate the main shaft in either direction when an axial force is applied to the tap. | 04-12-2012 |
| 408130000 | Fluid means | 5 |
| 20080232914 | Drill Spindles with Inline Direct Drive Feed - Spindle assemblies with inline direct drive feed are disclosed. In one embodiment, a manufacturing system includes a support structure configured to be positioned proximate a workpiece, a carriage moveably coupled to the support structure, and a head assembly coupled to the carriage. The head assembly includes a spindle assembly, comprising a feed unit and a spindle unit. The feed unit includes a feed motor coupled to a drive mechanism, the feed motor and the drive mechanism being disposed along a longitudinal axis of the spindle assembly. The spindle unit has an aft end operatively coupled to the drive mechanism of the feed unit, the spindle unit including a fluid-driven motor coupled to a tool collet chuck, the spindle unit being configured to translate along the longitudinal axis by actuation of the feed motor. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080240878 | Drilling apparatus and method - Embodiments include a method and apparatus for drilling holes or cutting at specified locations on a beam or other material, even if the beam is offset from an ideal beam configuration. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to determine the correct locations of holes in the beam despite the beam's offset and drill holes in the beam according to this determination. The apparatus may be capable of drilling holes at specified locations on a web of an I-beam. In some embodiments, the method comprises determining the correct locations of the holes in the particular beam using the apparatus and drilling the holes in the correct locations in the beam according to that determination. Some embodiments include using one or more clamping mechanisms and one or more drilling members to determine the correct locations of the holes in the particular beam. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090269153 | SERVO DRILL SPINDLE - A servo drill spindle includes a spindle body, an air motor slidably carried by the spindle body, a spindle extension drivingly engaged by the air motor, a cutting tool drivingly engaged by the spindle extension and a servo motor engaging the air motor and operable to advance the air motor along the spindle body. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20120189394 | MODULAR SPINDLE UNIT - The invention relates to a modular spindle unit for forming a multi-spindle machining head ( | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130266387 | AUTOMATIC THREADING MACHINE - Described is an automatic threading machine comprising an electric motor ( | 10-10-2013 |
| 408131000 | Laterally adjustable tool | 1 |
| 20150290793 | Spacer for Spacing a Tool From a Tool Stand | 10-15-2015 |
| 408132000 | With clutch means | 2 |
| 20090074525 | Process for Drilling a Bore and Corresponding Tool - In this process for drilling a bore ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20130039711 | DRILLING DEVICE WITH A CONTROLLER FOR THE FEEDING UNIT - The present invention relates to methods and systems for automatically feeding a feeding housing ( | 02-14-2013 |
| 408136000 | Manually moved lever | 2 |
| 20090162158 | Hand Held Portable Drill Leverage Unit - A leveraging apparatus for a drill is disclosed for drilling a workpiece. The apparatus includes a bar body that preferably has a plurality of attachment means there along. A carriage is adapted to slidably receive the bar body and further includes a forward side, and a lower side for mounting with a drill clamping means. An elongated handle is pivotally connected at a distal end thereof proximate the forward side of the carriage. The handle is pivotally, and preferably selectively, attached to the bar body. The clamping means may include a bracket having an aperture therein for selectively receiving the drill therein. A foot means extending away from the bar body is fixed thereto with a bar body attachment means. The foot means is used to brace the workpiece while the handle is used to move the carriage with respect to the bar body to drill the workpiece. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110311329 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL GUIDING DEVICE - A hand-held power tool guiding device is disclosed. The device includes a receptacle element for receiving the power tool, a remote control device for operating the power tool, and a guiding and support device, which is designed to be adjustable with an adjusting lever. The adjusting lever has a handle which is configured to be rotatable relative to the adjusting lever around an axis of rotation. | 12-22-2011 |
| 408137000 | Screw coaxial with tool | 3 |
| 20110091295 | PORTABLE POWER DRILL WITH DRILLING IMPLEMENT ROTATING AND FEEDING MEANS - A portable power drill comprises a housing, a drilling implement carrying drive spindle, and two individually powered and controlled motors for rotating and axially feeding the drive spindle. The drive spindle is rotative and axially displaceable relative to the housing and connected to the drive and feed motors via angle gears including two bevel gears supported on the drive spindle. The feed via an axially locked but rotative nut piece and an external thread on the drive spindle, whereas the drive motor is drivingly connected to the drive spindle via longitudinal keyways on the drive spindle and mating splines in one of the bevel gears. The drive motor and the feed motor are electric motors controlled and monitored by a programmable control unit. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110255929 | Universal Drill Stand - A universal drill stand for supporting a hand-held drill in an elevated and inverted position for drilling holes or inserting fasteners into a concrete ceiling or other overhead surface. The universal drill stand is extendable for use with varying ceiling heights. It eliminates the need for a worker to construct scaffolding or ascend a ladder or other elevating device to drill each hole, allowing the worker to remain safely on the floor and away from dust and debris associated with the drilling. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255930 | DRILL SPINDLE UNIT - A drill spindle unit includes a housing, and a rotatable and longitudinally displaceable drill spindle provided with axial keyways for cooperation with internal projections of a drill spindle surrounding rotation drive sleeve, and a screw thread for cooperation with an internal thread of a drill spindle surrounding feed drive sleeve. Bearings for radial as well as axial support of the drill spindle relative to the housing are provided. The radial support bearings are arranged to transfer radial forces only, and a thrust bearing is arranged to transfer axial forces between the housing and the drill spindle. The thrust bearing is associated with an axial load sensing device by which signals are generated in response to the axial load applied on the drill spindle. | 10-20-2011 |
