Tool holder with coiled springs
OwnerJames A Rinnerinventor
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for holding devices, including tool holders and/or associated apparatus, that can be attached to various driving mechanisms. Various embodiments can include one or more canted, or slanted, coil springs that are capable of forming to various shapes by the application of a controlled force.
Claims20
A tool holder assembly for connecting a rotary tool to a rotary tool driver, the rotary tool including a shaft having a shaft end and a shaft diameter, the tool holder comprising:
- a body including a first end configured to connect to a rotary tool driver and a second end configured to receive the rotary tool, the body including a generally cylindrical bore and at least one opening extending through a lateral wall of the body;
- a locking sleeve extending around at least a portion of the body, the locking sleeve slidable along a longitudinal axis of the body from a first position to a second position;
- a first canted coil spring disposed within the generally cylindrical bore at a location proximate to the second end of the body, a portion of the first canted coil spring extending through the at least one opening;
- wherein the portion of the first canted coil spring is not deformed by the locking sleeve when the locking sleeve is in the first position and the portion of the first canted coil spring is deformed by the locking sleeve when the locking sleeve is in the second position, and
- wherein the deformed portion of the first canted coil spring directly engages with and rotationally locks the shaft of the rotary tool within the generally cylindrical bore when the locking sleeve is in the second position.
A tool holder assembly for connecting a rotary tool to a rotary tool driver, the rotary tool including a shaft having a shaft end and a shaft diameter, the tool holder comprising:
- a body including a first end configured to connect to a rotary tool driver and a second end configured to receive the rotary tool, the body including a generally cylindrical bore and at least one opening extending through a lateral wall of the body;
- a locking sleeve extending around at least a portion of the body, the locking sleeve slidable along a longitudinal axis of the body from a first position to a second position;
- a first canted coil spring disposed within the generally cylindrical bore at a location proximate to the second end of the body, a portion of the first canted coil spring extending through the at least one opening;
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- a longitudinally extending spring positioned between the body and the locking sleeve, the longitudinally extending spring biasing the locking sleeve towards the second position;
- wherein the portion of the first canted coil spring is not deformed by the locking sleeve when the locking sleeve is in the first position and the portion of the first canted coil spring is deformed by the locking sleeve when the locking sleeve is in the second position.
A collet for connecting a rotary tool to a rotary tool driver, the rotary tool including a shaft having a shaft end and a shaft diameter, the collet comprising:
- a body including a first end configured to connect to a rotary tool driver and a second end configured to receive the rotary tool, the body including a central bore and first and second lateral openings extending completely through a peripheral wall of the body, the first and second lateral openings longitudinally spaced apart from each other;
- a sleeve extending around at least a portion of the body, the sleeve slidable on the body from a first position to a second position;
- a first canted coil spring disposed within the central bore at a location proximate to the second end of the body, a portion of the first canted coil spring extending through the at least one opening;
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- a second canted coil spring disposed within the central bore at a location distal from the second end of the body, a portion of the second canted coil spring extending through the second lateral opening;
- wherein the portion of the first canted coil spring contacts an inner surface of the sleeve when the locking sleeve is in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.