Bit centering chuck assembly
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJames Wekwert, Kyle Reeder
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Abstract
A chuck assembly for use with a rotary power tool. The chuck assembly includes a chuck body, a plurality of jaws, and a plate. The chuck body has a plurality of passageways, a plurality of jaws, and a plate. The plurality of jaws are each received within one of the plurality of passageways for co-rotation with the chuck body about the axis, each of the jaws comprises a groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis and along a first radial side, an inner side, and a second radial side of the jaw. The plate comprises a plurality of notches, each notch receiving the groove of one of the plurality of jaws to couple the plate to the plurality of jaws, the plate moving with the plurality of jaws to set an axial stop for the tool bit.
Claims24
A chuck assembly for use with a rotary power tool to secure a tool bit to the rotary power tool, the chuck assembly comprising:
- a chuck body rotatable about an axis, the chuck body including a plurality of passageways;
- a plurality of jaws:
- each received within one of the plurality of passageways for co-rotation with the chuck body about the axis,
- each comprising a tip end and an opposite tool end, a first radial side and an opposite second radial side, an outer side and an opposite inner side, the inner side facing the axis, and
- each comprising a groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis and along the first radial side, the inner side, and the second radial side;
- and
- a plate comprising a plurality of notches, each notch receiving the groove of one of the plurality of jaws to couple the plate to the plurality of jaws, the plate moving with the plurality of jaws to set an axial stop for the tool bit.
A chuck assembly for use with a rotary power tool to secure a tool bit to the rotary power tool, the chuck assembly comprising:
- a chuck body rotatable about an axis, the chuck body including a plurality of passageways;
- and
- a plurality of jaws:
- each received within one of the plurality of passageways for co-rotation with the chuck body about the axis,
- each comprising a tip end and an opposite tool end, a first radial side and an opposite second radial side, an outer side and an opposite inner side, the inner side facing the axis, and
- each comprising a mating feature configured to mate with the mating feature of an adjacent one of the plurality of jaws.
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A chuck assembly for use with a rotary power tool to secure a tool bit to the rotary power tool, the chuck assembly comprising:
- a chuck body rotatable about an axis, the chuck body including a plurality of passageways;
- a plurality of jaws:
- each received within one of the plurality of passageways for co-rotation with the chuck body about the axis, and
- each comprising a tip end and an opposite tool end, a first radial side and an opposite second radial side, an outer side and an opposite inner side, the inner side facing the axis;
- and
- an indicator configured to indicate to a user locations the plurality of jaws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.