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US 12,539,499 B2Granted
Mixer and power tool
AssigneeMakita Corporation
InventorRyohei Hotta
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Abstract
A mixer is transportable and storable without using much space. A mixer includes a body including a motor and an output shaft rotatable when driven by the motor, extending downward, and being connectable to a mixer shaft, a handle attachable to the body, and a lock unit located on the body. The lock unit is engageable with the handle at an attachment position of the handle to the body to lock the handle at the attachment position. The lock unit is operable to disengage from the handle to unlock the handle at the attachment position.
Claims13
A mixer, comprising:
- a body including a motor and an output shaft rotatable when driven by the motor, the output shaft extending downward and being connectable to a mixer shaft;
- a handle attachable to the body;
- and
- a lock unit located on the body, the lock unit being engageable with the handle at an attachment position of the handle to the body to lock the handle at the attachment position, the lock unit being operable to disengage from the handle to unlock the handle at the attachment position, wherein:
- the handle is movable in a predetermined direction relative to the body and is set at the attachment position,
- the lock unit is engageable with the handle attached to the body and set at the attachment position,
- the body includes a guide to guide movement of the handle,
- the lock unit is located on the guide,
- the lock unit includes
- a lock member movable between a protruding position at which the lock member protrudes from the guide and a retracted position at which the lock member is retracted in the guide, and
- an urging member configured to urge the lock member to the protruding position, and
- the handle includes an engagement portion engageable with the lock member at the protruding position.
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A mixer, comprising:
- a body including a motor and an output shaft rotatable when driven by the motor, the output shaft extending downward and being connectable to a mixer shaft;
- a handle attachable to the body;
- and
- a lock unit located on the handle, the lock unit being engageable with the body at an attachment position of the handle to the body to lock the handle at the attachment position, the lock unit being operable to disengage from the body to unlock the handle at the attachment position, wherein:
- the handle is movable in a predetermined direction relative to the body and is set at the attachment position,
- the lock unit is engageable with the handle attached to the body and set at the attachment position,
- the body includes a guide to guide movement of the handle,
- the lock unit includes
- a lock member movable between a protruding position at which the lock member protrudes from the guide and a retracted position at which the lock member is retracted in the guide, and
- an urging member configured to urge the lock member to the protruding position, and
- the handle includes an engagement portion engageable with the lock member at the protruding position.
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A power tool, comprising:
- a body including a motor and an output shaft rotatable when driven by the motor, the output shaft extending downward and being connectable to a tip tool;
- a handle attachable to the body;
- and
- a lock unit located on the body, the lock unit being engageable with the handle at an attachment position of the handle to the body to lock the handle at the attachment position, the lock unit being operable to disengage from the handle to unlock the handle at the attachment position, wherein
- the handle is movable in a predetermined direction relative to the body and is set at the attachment position,
- the lock unit is engageable with the handle attached to the body and set at the attachment position,
- the body includes a guide to guide movement of the handle,
- the lock unit is located on the guide,
- the lock unit includes
- a lock member movable between a protruding position at which the lock member protrudes from the guide and a retracted position at which the lock member is retracted in the guide, and
- an urging member configured to urge the lock member to the protruding position, and
- the handle includes an engagement portion engageable with the lock member at the protruding position.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.