US20050257385A1 - Mode selection mechanism for power tool, and power tool incorporating such mechanism - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a mode selection mechanism for a power tool, and relates particularly, but not exclusively, to a mode selection mechanism for preventing simultaneous actuation of a scrolling mode of a jigsaw (i.e. in which an output shaft supporting a jigsaw blade can rotate about its longitudinal axis relative to the jigsaw housing) and an orbital mode of a jigsaw (i.e. in which the output shaft is pivotable relative to the housing about an axis transverse to its longitudinal axis, so that an oscillating motion is superimposed on the axial reciprocating motion of the jigsaw blade).
- the invention also relates to a power tool incorporating such a mode selection mechanism.
- EP0158325 discloses a jigsaw having (i) a scrolling mode in which an output shaft and jigsaw blade can rotate about a longitudinal axis of the output shaft to enable cutting of smaller radii of curvature or more intricate types of cut than conventional jigsaws in which the jigsaw blade only faces forwards, and (ii) an orbital mode in which the output shaft oscillates about a pivot in a fore and aft direction to assist the cutting action of the jigsaw blade.
- a mode selection knob moves a carriage between an upper position in the orbital mode, in which rotation of an output shaft of the jigsaw about its longitudinal axis is prevented, and a lower position in the scrolling mode, in which pivoting of the output shaft about an axis transverse to its longitudinal axis is prevented.
- this jigsaw suffers from the disadvantage that the carriage cannot be used to simultaneously disable the scrolling and orbital modes, as a result of which a further actuator mechanism is required. This in turn has the disadvantage of increasing the cost of production of the jigsaw and making the jigsaw less easy to use.
- Preferred embodiments of the present invention seek to overcome the above disadvantages of the prior art.
- a mode selection apparatus for a power tool having a tool housing, a motor arranged in the tool housing, and an output shaft adapted to be driven in a reciprocating motion relative to the tool housing by means of the motor and to support a working member of the tool for reciprocating motion of the working member relative to the tool housing, the mode selection apparatus comprising:
- this provides the advantage of enabling three modes of a tool incorporating the mode selection apparatus, for example scrolling mode, orbital mode and conventional mode of a jigsaw, to be selected by means of a single actuator, which in turn makes the tool more convenient to operate.
- At least one said locking member may be adapted to engage a first actuator member on said tool housing in said first and second positions to prevent rotation of said first actuator member relative to the tool housing.
- At least one said locking member may be adapted to engage at least one respective slot and/or protrusion on the first actuator member.
- At least one said mode selection member may have at least one respective cam surface for causing the output shaft to move out of engagement with the drive mechanism to prevent the output shaft from pivoting about the pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis.
- At least said one cam surface may be a groove.
- At least one said cam surface may be a protrusion.
- At least one said mode selection member may be adapted to rotate relative to the tool housing.
- the apparatus may further comprise at least one first actuator member for enabling rotation of the output shaft about said longitudinal axis.
- the apparatus may further comprise at least one second actuator member for actuating at least one said mode selection member for moving at least one said locking member between first, second and third positions thereof.
- a power tool having a tool housing, a motor arranged in the tool housing, an output shaft adapted to be driven in a reciprocating motion relative to the tool housing by means of the motor and to support a working member of the tool for reciprocating motion of the working member relative to the tool housing, and a mode selection apparatus as defined above.
- the power tool may be a jigsaw.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional elevation view of a jigsaw embodying the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a blade support assembly, jigsaw blade and scrolling knob of the jigsaw of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 ( a ) is a perspective view of an upper bearing of the blade support assembly of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 3 ( b ) is a front view of the upper bearing of FIG. 3 ( a );
- FIG. 3 ( c ) is a top view of the upper bearing of FIG. 3 ( a );
- FIG. 3 ( d ) is a side view of the upper bearing of FIG. 3 ( a );
- FIG. 3 ( e ) is a bottom view of the upper bearing of FIG. 3 ( a );
- FIG. 3 ( f ) is a side cross sectional view of the upper bearing of FIG. 3 ( a );
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the blade support assembly, jigsaw blade and scrolling knob of FIG. 2 , together with a drive mechanism of the jigsaw of FIG. 1 , but having an alternative embodiment of scroll selector to the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 ( a ) is a perspective view of the scroller knob and scroller locking mechanism of FIG. 4 in a scrolling mode of the jigsaw;
- FIG. 5 ( b ) is a perspective view, corresponding to FIG. 5 ( a ) of the scroller knob and scroller locking mechanism in a conventional mode of the jigsaw;
- FIG. 5 ( c ) is a perspective view, corresponding to FIG. 5 ( a ) of the scroller knob and scroller locking mechanism in an orbital mode of the jigsaw;
- FIG. 6 ( a ) is a front view of a scotch yoke, output shaft and blade clamp of the blade support assembly of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 6 ( b ) is a perspective view of the scotch yoke, output shaft and blade clamp of FIG. 6 ( a );
- FIG. 6 ( c ) is a top view of the scotch yoke of FIGS. 6 ( a ) and 6 ( b );
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the blade support assembly of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 8 is a top view of the blade support assembly of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is a rear view of the blade support assembly of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 10 is a side cross sectional view along the line A-A in FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 11 is a view along the line B-B in FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the lower part of the blade support assembly of FIG. 10 when the blade is not cutting a workpiece;
- FIG. 13 is a view corresponding to FIG. 12 when the blade is cutting a workpiece.
- a jigsaw 2 has a housing 4 comprising two clam shell halves 6 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 1 ) defining a handle 8 having a trigger switch 10 for operating a motor 12 supplied with electrical power via a cable 14 .
- a shoe 16 for resting on a workpiece (not shown) is located at a lower part of the housing 4 , and a jigsaw blade 18 ( FIG. 2 ) is attached to the lower end of an output shaft 20 by means of a blade clamp mechanism 22 .
- the operation of the blade clamp mechanism 22 is not relevant to an understanding of the present invention and will therefore not be described in greater detail herein.
- the orientation of the shoe 16 is adjustable relative to the housing 4 to enable bevel cutting, and can be fixed by means of a clamping screw 24 operated by a locking mechanism 26 , which is also not relevant to an understanding of the present invention and will therefore not be described in greater detail.
- the motor 12 drives a shaft 28 which carries a fan 30 .
- the shaft 28 carries a pinion 36 which meshes with a drive gear 38 mounted about axis 40 , the gear 38 carrying a cam surface 42 on its front face.
- a cam follower 44 is selectively engageable with cam surface 42 by means of cam portion 46 of scroll selector 48 to operate an orbital mode of the jigsaw in a manner which will be described in greater detail below.
- the gear 38 also carries an eccentric pin 50 which slidably fits in a slot 52 of scotch yoke mechanism 54 mounted to output shaft 20 .
- a scroller knob 56 is rotatably mounted to the housing 4 for adjusting the orientation of the blade 18 relative to the housing 4 .
- the scroller knob 56 has a collar portion 58 having a cruciform bore 60 therein, the purpose of which is described in greater detail below.
- a blade support assembly 62 has a support housing 64 having trunnions 66 which are received in corresponding recesses (not shown) in housing 4 to enable the assembly 62 to pivot about axis X-X relative to the housing 4 in the orbital mode of the jigsaw.
- An upper bearing 68 ( FIG.
- the upper bearing 68 also has a pair of legs 74 which are received in cruciform bore 60 of scroller knob 56 such that the bearing 68 (and therefore the output shaft 20 ) rotates with the scroller knob 56 about axis Y-Y, but limited pivoting movement of the bearing 68 about axis X-X relative to the scroller knob 56 is permitted.
- a mechanism for selecting between the scrolling, orbital and conventional modes of the jigsaw is shown in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 .
- a locking arm 76 is slidably mounted to the housing 4 and is moveable between a lower position, as shown in FIG. 5 ( a ) in which the scroller knob 56 can rotate relative to the housing 4 , and two upper positions shown in FIGS. 5 ( b ) and 5 ( c ) in which an upper end 78 of the locking arm 76 is received in one or more slots 80 in the underside of scroller knob 56 to prevent rotation of the scroller knob 56 about axis Y-Y relative to the housing 4 .
- the scroll selector 48 is rotatably mounted to the housing 4 and can be rotated by means of a mode selector knob (not shown) on the housing 4 , and a lower end 82 of locking arm 76 has a rounded slot 84 which receives a rounded tooth 86 provided on scroll selector 48 such that rotation of scroll selector 48 relative to the housing 4 causes movement of the locking arm 76 parallel to the axis Y-Y.
- the scroll selector 48 also carries a cam surface, which is a protrusion 46 in the embodiment of FIG. 1 and a groove 88 in the embodiment of FIGS. 5 ( a ) to 5 ( c ).
- FIGS. 5 ( a ) to 5 ( c ) in the position shown in FIG. 5 ( a ), the rotational position of scroll selector 48 about axis 90 relative to the housing 4 is such that the upper end 78 of locking arm 76 is not receiving in any of the grooves 80 in scroller knob 56 , as a result of which the scroller knob 56 (and therefore also the output shaft 20 and jigsaw blade 18 ) can rotate about axis Y-Y relative to the housing 4 to permit scrolling motion of the blade 18 .
- the output shaft 20 is of rectangular cross section along most of its length. This provides the advantage that the ends of the shaft 20 can be non-rotatably mounted to adjacent parts without the need to provide cross pins (which would be necessary in the case of a shaft of circular cross section) through the shaft which would need to fit into slots at least as deep as the distance of travel of the cross pins during reciprocating motion of the shaft 20 . As a result, the parts of the jigsaw at the ends of the shaft 20 can be made of significantly more compact construction than is the case with a shaft of circular cross section.
- a pair of generally D-shaped inserts 94 are mounted on opposite sides of the shaft 20 to provide that part of the shaft with a partially circular external cross section, and the scotch yoke 54 is rotatably mounted to the shaft 20 by means of circular apertures 96 in upper and lower flanges 98 of the scotch yoke 54 .
- the scotch yoke 54 is then fixed to the shaft 20 by means of pins 100 through D-shaped inserts 94 and shaft 20 so that the scotch yoke 54 cannot move axially relative to the shaft 20 , but can pivot about relative to the shaft so that the slot 52 of scotch yoke 54 continues to face eccentric pin 50 ( FIG. 1 ) regardless of the orientation of the blade 18 relative to the housing 4 .
- This enables the blade 18 to be driven in a reciprocating manner when the jigsaw is in the scroller mode.
- FIG. 7 The support assembly 62 of FIG. 2 is shown in detail in FIGS. 7 to 13 .
- a lower bearing 102 is rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis of the output shaft 20 to the support housing 64 and has a slot, similar to the slot 72 in upper bearing 68 , for slidably receiving the shaft 20 so that the shaft can execute reciprocating axial movement relative to the bearings 68 , 102 , but is prevented from moving in a direction transverse to its longitudinal axis.
- the lower bearing 102 has four protruding legs 104 at its lower end, so that a cruciform slot ( FIG.
- control bearing 106 is rotatably mounted to support housing 64 by means of engagement of a flange 116 on support housing 64 with a groove in control bearing 106 .
- the control bearing 106 has a support arm 108 which carries a blade support roller 110 at a distal end thereof.
- the blade support roller 110 has a groove 112 ( FIG. 1 ) for receiving the rear face of jigsaw blade 18 . Because the control bearing 106 is rotatably mounted to support housing 64 , the blade support roller 110 remains in contact with the jigsaw blade 18 in the scrolling, orbital and conventional modes of the jigsaw.
- the lower bearing 102 , control bearing 106 and support housing 64 are so dimensioned that limited pivoting of control bearing 106 relative to lower bearing 102 is possible about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shaft 20 , and limited movement of the control bearing 106 relative to the support housing 64 is possible, with movement due to clearance 122 between control bearing 106 and support housing 64 being taken up by an elastomeric seal 118 , which also prevents leakage of lubricant from the interior of the support assembly 62 .
- FIGS. 12 and 13 when the jigsaw is used to cut a workpiece (not shown), the reaction force from the workpiece acting on the blade 18 tends to cause the blade 18 to pivot clockwise relative to the shaft 20 form the position shown in FIG. 12 to that shown in FIG. 13 .
- a turning moment is applied via blade support roller 110 to the support arm 108 in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG. 13 .
- This turning moment is opposed by an opposite turning moment applied to the control bearing 106 by the support housing 64 as the clearance 122 is reduced from the arrangement shown in FIG. 12 c to that shown in FIG. 13 .
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A mode selection apparatus for a jigsaw having scrolling and orbital modes is disclosed. The mode selection apparatus comprises a locking arm (76) moveable between a first position in which a scroller knob (56) is rotatable relative to the tool housing, a second position in which the locking arm engages the scroller knob to prevent it from rotating relative to the tool housing and an output shaft of the jigsaw is prevented from pivoting about a pivot axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the output shaft, and a third position in which the scroller knob is prevented from rotating relative to the tool housing and the output shaft is causes to pivot about the pivot axis. The locking arm (76) has a slot (84) for engaging a tooth (86) on a scroll selector (48) for moving the locking arm between the first, second and third positions thereof. The tooth (86) remains in engagement with the slot (84) during movement of the locking arm between the first, second and third positions.
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- The present invention relates to a mode selection mechanism for a power tool, and relates particularly, but not exclusively, to a mode selection mechanism for preventing simultaneous actuation of a scrolling mode of a jigsaw (i.e. in which an output shaft supporting a jigsaw blade can rotate about its longitudinal axis relative to the jigsaw housing) and an orbital mode of a jigsaw (i.e. in which the output shaft is pivotable relative to the housing about an axis transverse to its longitudinal axis, so that an oscillating motion is superimposed on the axial reciprocating motion of the jigsaw blade). The invention also relates to a power tool incorporating such a mode selection mechanism.
- EP0158325 discloses a jigsaw having (i) a scrolling mode in which an output shaft and jigsaw blade can rotate about a longitudinal axis of the output shaft to enable cutting of smaller radii of curvature or more intricate types of cut than conventional jigsaws in which the jigsaw blade only faces forwards, and (ii) an orbital mode in which the output shaft oscillates about a pivot in a fore and aft direction to assist the cutting action of the jigsaw blade.
- In jigsaws having a scrolling mode and an orbital mode, it is desirable to prevent simultaneous actuation of the scrolling and orbital modes, since the jigsaw is difficult to operate when in the orbital mode when the jigsaw blade is not oriented forwards relative to the jigsaw housing. In the jigsaw of EP0158325, this is carried out by means of a mode selection mechanism in which a mode selector is provided with a pinion and a cam surface, such that in an orbital mode, the pinion moves a rack into engagement with a scroller knob to prevent rotation of the scroller knob relative to the housing, while in the scrolling mode, the cam surface prevents pivoting movement of the output shaft of the jigsaw about its pendulum axis. However, this known arrangement suffers from the drawback that the rack and pinion mechanism is of complicated construction and relatively difficult to assemble, which significantly increases the cost of production of a jigsaw incorporating this mechanism.
- Another jigsaw having scrolling and orbital modes is disclosed in DEU8702727.5. In this jigsaw, a mode selection knob moves a carriage between an upper position in the orbital mode, in which rotation of an output shaft of the jigsaw about its longitudinal axis is prevented, and a lower position in the scrolling mode, in which pivoting of the output shaft about an axis transverse to its longitudinal axis is prevented. However, this jigsaw suffers from the disadvantage that the carriage cannot be used to simultaneously disable the scrolling and orbital modes, as a result of which a further actuator mechanism is required. This in turn has the disadvantage of increasing the cost of production of the jigsaw and making the jigsaw less easy to use.
- Preferred embodiments of the present invention seek to overcome the above disadvantages of the prior art.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mode selection apparatus for a power tool having a tool housing, a motor arranged in the tool housing, and an output shaft adapted to be driven in a reciprocating motion relative to the tool housing by means of the motor and to support a working member of the tool for reciprocating motion of the working member relative to the tool housing, the mode selection apparatus comprising:
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- at least one locking member moveable between a respective first position in which an output shaft of the tool is pivotable about its longitudinal axis, a respective second position in which the output shaft is prevented from pivoting about its longitudinal axis and is prevented from engaging a drive mechanism to prevent the output shaft from pivoting about a pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis, and a respective third position in which the output shaft is prevented from pivoting about its longitudinal axis and engages said drive mechanism to cause the output shaft to pivot about the pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis, wherein said locking member has at least one respective first protrusion and/or recess; and
- at least one mode selection member for engaging a respective said locking member for moving the locking member between first, second and third positions thereof and having at least one second protrusion and/or recess for engaging a respective said first recess and/or protrusion on said locking member;
- wherein at least one said protrusion and/or recess of a said mode selection member is adapted to remain in engagement with the corresponding said recess and/or protrusion of a said locking member during movement of said locking member between said first, second and third positions thereof.
- By providing at least one protrusion and/or recess of a mode selection member which is adapted to remain in engagement with the corresponding recess and/or protrusion of a locking member during movement of the locking member between its first, second and third positions, this provides the advantage of making the mode selection apparatus of more simple construction and easier to assemble than a mechanism employing a rack and pinion, which significantly reduces the cost of production of a tool incorporating the apparatus. In addition, by providing at least one mode selection member for moving a respective locking member between the first, second and third positions thereof, this provides the advantage of enabling three modes of a tool incorporating the mode selection apparatus, for example scrolling mode, orbital mode and conventional mode of a jigsaw, to be selected by means of a single actuator, which in turn makes the tool more convenient to operate.
- At least one said locking member may be adapted to engage a first actuator member on said tool housing in said first and second positions to prevent rotation of said first actuator member relative to the tool housing.
- At least one said locking member may be adapted to engage at least one respective slot and/or protrusion on the first actuator member.
- At least one said mode selection member may have at least one respective cam surface for causing the output shaft to move out of engagement with the drive mechanism to prevent the output shaft from pivoting about the pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis.
- At least said one cam surface may be a groove.
- At least one said cam surface may be a protrusion.
- At least one said mode selection member may be adapted to rotate relative to the tool housing.
- The apparatus may further comprise at least one first actuator member for enabling rotation of the output shaft about said longitudinal axis.
- The apparatus may further comprise at least one second actuator member for actuating at least one said mode selection member for moving at least one said locking member between first, second and third positions thereof.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power tool having a tool housing, a motor arranged in the tool housing, an output shaft adapted to be driven in a reciprocating motion relative to the tool housing by means of the motor and to support a working member of the tool for reciprocating motion of the working member relative to the tool housing, and a mode selection apparatus as defined above.
- The power tool may be a jigsaw.
- Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only and not in any limitative sense, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional elevation view of a jigsaw embodying the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a blade support assembly, jigsaw blade and scrolling knob of the jigsaw ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 (a) is a perspective view of an upper bearing of the blade support assembly ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 3 (b) is a front view of the upper bearing ofFIG. 3 (a); -
FIG. 3 (c) is a top view of the upper bearing ofFIG. 3 (a); -
FIG. 3 (d) is a side view of the upper bearing ofFIG. 3 (a); -
FIG. 3 (e) is a bottom view of the upper bearing ofFIG. 3 (a); -
FIG. 3 (f) is a side cross sectional view of the upper bearing ofFIG. 3 (a); -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the blade support assembly, jigsaw blade and scrolling knob ofFIG. 2 , together with a drive mechanism of the jigsaw ofFIG. 1 , but having an alternative embodiment of scroll selector to the arrangement shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 (a) is a perspective view of the scroller knob and scroller locking mechanism ofFIG. 4 in a scrolling mode of the jigsaw; -
FIG. 5 (b) is a perspective view, corresponding toFIG. 5 (a) of the scroller knob and scroller locking mechanism in a conventional mode of the jigsaw; -
FIG. 5 (c) is a perspective view, corresponding toFIG. 5 (a) of the scroller knob and scroller locking mechanism in an orbital mode of the jigsaw; -
FIG. 6 (a) is a front view of a scotch yoke, output shaft and blade clamp of the blade support assembly ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 6 (b) is a perspective view of the scotch yoke, output shaft and blade clamp ofFIG. 6 (a); -
FIG. 6 (c) is a top view of the scotch yoke of FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b); -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the blade support assembly ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 8 is a top view of the blade support assembly ofFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 9 is a rear view of the blade support assembly ofFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 10 is a side cross sectional view along the line A-A inFIG. 8 ; -
FIG. 11 is a view along the line B-B inFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the lower part of the blade support assembly ofFIG. 10 when the blade is not cutting a workpiece; and -
FIG. 13 is a view corresponding toFIG. 12 when the blade is cutting a workpiece. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , ajigsaw 2 has ahousing 4 comprising two clam shell halves 6 (only one of which is shown inFIG. 1 ) defining ahandle 8 having atrigger switch 10 for operating amotor 12 supplied with electrical power via acable 14. A shoe 16 for resting on a workpiece (not shown) is located at a lower part of thehousing 4, and a jigsaw blade 18 (FIG. 2 ) is attached to the lower end of anoutput shaft 20 by means of ablade clamp mechanism 22. The operation of theblade clamp mechanism 22 is not relevant to an understanding of the present invention and will therefore not be described in greater detail herein. The orientation of the shoe 16 is adjustable relative to thehousing 4 to enable bevel cutting, and can be fixed by means of aclamping screw 24 operated by alocking mechanism 26, which is also not relevant to an understanding of the present invention and will therefore not be described in greater detail. - The
motor 12 drives ashaft 28 which carries a fan 30. When the fan 30 rotates, air is expelled viaduct 32 and may be used to blow sawdust away from the vicinity ofblade 18, and draws air throughinlets 34 inhousing 4 to coolmotor 12. Theshaft 28 carries a pinion 36 which meshes with adrive gear 38 mounted aboutaxis 40, thegear 38 carrying acam surface 42 on its front face. Acam follower 44 is selectively engageable withcam surface 42 by means ofcam portion 46 ofscroll selector 48 to operate an orbital mode of the jigsaw in a manner which will be described in greater detail below. Thegear 38 also carries aneccentric pin 50 which slidably fits in aslot 52 ofscotch yoke mechanism 54 mounted tooutput shaft 20. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , ascroller knob 56 is rotatably mounted to thehousing 4 for adjusting the orientation of theblade 18 relative to thehousing 4. Thescroller knob 56 has acollar portion 58 having a cruciform bore 60 therein, the purpose of which is described in greater detail below. Ablade support assembly 62 has asupport housing 64 havingtrunnions 66 which are received in corresponding recesses (not shown) inhousing 4 to enable theassembly 62 to pivot about axis X-X relative to thehousing 4 in the orbital mode of the jigsaw. An upper bearing 68 (FIG. 3 ) has a partiallyspherical portion 70 which is rotatable about axis Y-Y relative to supporthousing 64, and has aslot 72 therethrough for receiving theoutput shaft 20 such that theoutput shaft 20 can slide in the direction of axis Y-Y relative to theupper bearing 68, but is prevented from moving relative to thebearing 68 in a direction transverse to the axis Y-Y. Theupper bearing 68 also has a pair oflegs 74 which are received in cruciform bore 60 ofscroller knob 56 such that the bearing 68 (and therefore the output shaft 20) rotates with thescroller knob 56 about axis Y-Y, but limited pivoting movement of thebearing 68 about axis X-X relative to thescroller knob 56 is permitted. - A mechanism for selecting between the scrolling, orbital and conventional modes of the jigsaw is shown in detail with reference to
FIGS. 4 and 5 . A lockingarm 76 is slidably mounted to thehousing 4 and is moveable between a lower position, as shown inFIG. 5 (a) in which thescroller knob 56 can rotate relative to thehousing 4, and two upper positions shown in FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c) in which anupper end 78 of the lockingarm 76 is received in one ormore slots 80 in the underside ofscroller knob 56 to prevent rotation of thescroller knob 56 about axis Y-Y relative to thehousing 4. Thescroll selector 48 is rotatably mounted to thehousing 4 and can be rotated by means of a mode selector knob (not shown) on thehousing 4, and alower end 82 of lockingarm 76 has a roundedslot 84 which receives arounded tooth 86 provided onscroll selector 48 such that rotation ofscroll selector 48 relative to thehousing 4 causes movement of the lockingarm 76 parallel to the axis Y-Y. Thescroll selector 48 also carries a cam surface, which is aprotrusion 46 in the embodiment ofFIG. 1 and agroove 88 in the embodiment of FIGS. 5(a) to 5(c). - Referring now to FIGS. 5(a) to 5(c), in the position shown in
FIG. 5 (a), the rotational position ofscroll selector 48 aboutaxis 90 relative to thehousing 4 is such that theupper end 78 of lockingarm 76 is not receiving in any of thegrooves 80 inscroller knob 56, as a result of which the scroller knob 56 (and therefore also theoutput shaft 20 and jigsaw blade 18) can rotate about axis Y-Y relative to thehousing 4 to permit scrolling motion of theblade 18. At the same time, it is desirable to prevent orbital motion of theblade 18 when the jigsaw is in the scroller mode, since it is difficult to operate the jigsaw in the orbital mode when the orientation of theblade 18 relative to thehousing 4 is not forwards. This is achieved in the position shown inFIG. 5 (a) because thelower part 82 of lockingarm 76 is not received withinrecess 88, as a result of which thelocking arm 76 is urged forwards relative to thescroll selector 48. This in turn abuts lower portion 92 (FIG. 2 ) ofsupport housing 64, which causes thesupport assembly 62 to pivot forwards against the action of a spring (not shown) about axis X-X so thatcam follower 44 is held out of engagement withcam face 42 ongear 38. As a result, pendulum motion cannot be imparted to thesupport assembly 62 as thegear 38 rotates. - As the
scroll selector 48 is rotated anticlockwise aboutaxis 90 to the position shown inFIG. 5 (b), engagement oftooth 86 withslot 84 causes the lockingarm 76 to move upwards so that itsupper end 78 is received in aslot 80 in scrollingknob 56 to prevent rotation of the scrollingknob 56 relative to thehousing 4. At the same time, thelower end 82 of the lockingarm 76 is still not received inrecess 88, as a result of which thecam follower 44 is still held out of engagement with thecam surface 42 ongear 38, so pendulum action cannot be imparted to thesupport assembly 62. - As the
scroll selector 48 is further rotates anticlockwise aboutaxis 90 to the position shown inFIG. 5 (c), theupper end 78 of lockingarm 76 is received further ingroove 80, but thelower end 82 of lockingarm 76 is now received inrecess 88 onscroll selector 48. As a result, thesupport assembly 62 and lockingarm 76 can pivot under the action of the spring (not shown) to bring thecam follower 44 into engagement withcam surface 42 ongear 38, so that pendulum action is imparted to thesupport assembly 62 as thegear 38 is rotated bymotor 12. It can therefore be seen that the scrolling mode is not permitted when the orbital mode is active, and vice versa. By operating the lockingarm 76 by means of the engagement of atooth 86 in a groove 84 (as opposed to cooperating rack and pinion), this provides the advantage of significantly simplifying manufacture and assembly of the scroll locking mechanism, which in turn reduces the cost of production of the jigsaw. - Referring now to FIGS. 6(a) to 6(c), the
output shaft 20 is of rectangular cross section along most of its length. This provides the advantage that the ends of theshaft 20 can be non-rotatably mounted to adjacent parts without the need to provide cross pins (which would be necessary in the case of a shaft of circular cross section) through the shaft which would need to fit into slots at least as deep as the distance of travel of the cross pins during reciprocating motion of theshaft 20. As a result, the parts of the jigsaw at the ends of theshaft 20 can be made of significantly more compact construction than is the case with a shaft of circular cross section. - In order to enable rotation of the
shaft 20 relative to thescotch yoke 54 in scrolling mode of the jigsaw, a pair of generally D-shapedinserts 94 are mounted on opposite sides of theshaft 20 to provide that part of the shaft with a partially circular external cross section, and thescotch yoke 54 is rotatably mounted to theshaft 20 by means ofcircular apertures 96 in upper andlower flanges 98 of thescotch yoke 54. Thescotch yoke 54 is then fixed to theshaft 20 by means ofpins 100 through D-shapedinserts 94 andshaft 20 so that thescotch yoke 54 cannot move axially relative to theshaft 20, but can pivot about relative to the shaft so that theslot 52 ofscotch yoke 54 continues to face eccentric pin 50 (FIG. 1 ) regardless of the orientation of theblade 18 relative to thehousing 4. This enables theblade 18 to be driven in a reciprocating manner when the jigsaw is in the scroller mode. - The
support assembly 62 ofFIG. 2 is shown in detail in FIGS. 7 to 13. Alower bearing 102 is rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis of theoutput shaft 20 to thesupport housing 64 and has a slot, similar to theslot 72 inupper bearing 68, for slidably receiving theshaft 20 so that the shaft can execute reciprocating axial movement relative to thebearings lower bearing 102 has fourprotruding legs 104 at its lower end, so that a cruciform slot (FIG. 11 ) is defined between thelegs 104 for receiving theshaft 20 and for cooperating withribs 120 provided on a control bearing 106 such that the control bearing 106 rotates with thelower bearing 102 andoutput shaft 20 as the output shaft rotates about its longitudinal axis. The control bearing 106 is rotatably mounted to supporthousing 64 by means of engagement of aflange 116 onsupport housing 64 with a groove in control bearing 106. - The control bearing 106 has a
support arm 108 which carries ablade support roller 110 at a distal end thereof. Theblade support roller 110 has a groove 112 (FIG. 1 ) for receiving the rear face ofjigsaw blade 18. Because the control bearing 106 is rotatably mounted to supporthousing 64, theblade support roller 110 remains in contact with thejigsaw blade 18 in the scrolling, orbital and conventional modes of the jigsaw. Thelower bearing 102, control bearing 106 and supporthousing 64 are so dimensioned that limited pivoting of control bearing 106 relative to lower bearing 102 is possible about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of theshaft 20, and limited movement of the control bearing 106 relative to thesupport housing 64 is possible, with movement due toclearance 122 between control bearing 106 and supporthousing 64 being taken up by anelastomeric seal 118, which also prevents leakage of lubricant from the interior of thesupport assembly 62. - Referring now in detail to
FIGS. 12 and 13 , when the jigsaw is used to cut a workpiece (not shown), the reaction force from the workpiece acting on theblade 18 tends to cause theblade 18 to pivot clockwise relative to theshaft 20 form the position shown inFIG. 12 to that shown inFIG. 13 . As a result, a turning moment is applied viablade support roller 110 to thesupport arm 108 in the direction of arrow C shown inFIG. 13 . This turning moment is opposed by an opposite turning moment applied to the control bearing 106 by thesupport housing 64 as theclearance 122 is reduced from the arrangement shown inFIG. 12 c to that shown inFIG. 13 . - However, as a result if the limited pivoting movement permitted between control bearing 106 and
lower bearing 102, the turning moment applied by thesupport arm 108 to thesupport housing 64 is not transferred to thelower bearing 102, and is therefore not transferred to theshaft 20. The therefore provides the advantage that frictional forces between thelower bearing 102 andshaft 20 are not increased as a result if reaction force F (FIG. 13 ) acting onblade support roller 110. - It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the above embodiments have been described by way of example only, and not in any limitative sense, and that various alterations and modifications are possible without departure from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A mode selection apparatus for a power tool having a tool housing, a motor arranged in the tool housing, and an output shaft adapted to be driven in a reciprocating motion relative to the tool housing by means of the motor and to support a working member of the tool for reciprocating motion of the working member relative to the tool housing, the mode selection apparatus comprising:
at least one locking member moveable between a respective first position in which said output shaft of the tool is pivotable about its longitudinal axis, a respective second position in which the output shaft is prevented from pivoting about its longitudinal axis and is prevented from engaging a drive mechanism to prevent the output shaft from pivoting about a pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis, and a respective third position in which the output shaft is prevented from pivoting about its longitudinal axis and engages said drive mechanism to cause the output shaft to pivot about the pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis, wherein said locking member has at least one respective recess; and
at least one mode selection member for engaging said locking member for moving the locking member between first, second and third positions thereof and having at least one protrusion for engaging said recess on said locking member;
wherein at least one said protrusion of said mode selection member is adapted to remain in engagement with the corresponding said recess of said locking member during movement of said locking member between said first, second and third positions thereof.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one said locking member is adapted to engage a first actuator member on said tool housing in said second and third positions to prevent rotation of said first actuator member relative to the tool housing.
3. An apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein at least one said locking member is adapted to engage at least one respective slot on the first actuator member.
4. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one said mode selection member has at least one respective cam surface for causing the output shaft to move out of engagement with the drive mechanism to prevent the output shaft from pivoting about the pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis.
5. An apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein at least said one cam surface is a groove.
6. An apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein at least one said cam surface is a protrusion.
7. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one said mode selection member is adapted to rotate relative to the tool housing.
8. An apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one first actuator member for enabling rotation of the output shaft about said longitudinal axis.
9. An apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising at least one second actuator member for actuating at least one said mode selection member for moving at least one said locking member between first, second and third positions thereof.
10. An apparatus according to claim 1 , said power tool comprising a jigsaw.
11. A jigsaw comprising:
a housing;
a motor;
an output shaft driven in reciprocating motion relative to the tool housing by said motor and supporting a working member, said output shaft disposed for both rotational motion about a longitudinal axis thereof and pivoting motion about an axis transverse to said longitudinal axis;
a cam face and a cam follower operatively disposed between said motor and said output shaft and selectively disposed so as to cooperate to drive said output shaft in said pivoting motion;
a locking arm movable in the direction of said longitudinal axis between a first position in which said output shaft is rotable about its longitudinal axis and said cam face and said cam follower are displaced from each other such that said output shaft is not driven in pivoting motion, a second position in which the output shaft is prevented from rotating about its longitudinal axis and said cam face and said cam follower are displaced from each other such that said output shaft is not driven in pivoting motion, and a third position in which the output shaft is prevented from rotating about its longitudinal axis and said cam face and said cam follower cooperate to drive said output shaft in pivoting motion.
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