Keyless chuck assembly
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorTyler S. Sigafoose
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Abstract
A keyless chuck for attaching a tool bit to a power tool includes a knob having a central aperture and defining a longitudinal axis, a hub within the central aperture and configured to attach to the power tool, and a collet within the hub and having a receiving end configured to receive the tool bit. The knob is adjustable between a locked position in which a clamping force is applied to the collet to retain the tool bit therein, and an unlocked position in which the clamping force is relieved to permit removal of the tool bit.
Claims20
A keyless chuck for attaching a tool bit to a power tool, the keyless chuck comprising:
- a knob having a central aperture and defining a longitudinal axis;
- a hub within the central aperture and configured to attach to the power tool;
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- a collet within the hub and having a receiving end configured to receive the tool bit;
- wherein the knob is adjustable between a locked position in which a clamping force is applied to the collet to retain the tool bit therein, and an unlocked position in which the clamping force is relieved to permit removal of the tool bit.
A router configured to attach to a tool bit, the router comprising:
- a motor unit including a spindle;
- a keyless chuck for attaching the tool bit to the spindle, the keyless chuck including
- a knob having a central aperture and defining a longitudinal axis;
- a hub within the central aperture and configured to attach to the spindle;
- and
- a collet within the hub and having a receiving end configured to receive the tool bit;
- wherein the knob is adjustable between a locked position in which a clamping force is applied to the collet to retain the tool bit therein, and an unlocked position in which the clamping force is relieved to permit removal of the tool bit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.