SANDER
20230271296 ยท 2023-08-31
Inventors
Cpc classification
B24B23/03
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B24B23/04
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B24B55/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
A sander includes a housing, an electric motor, a fan assembly, an eccentric element, a base plate assembly including a base plate, a support for supporting the eccentric element. The support includes a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other, and the second end surface is disposed on a side of the support facing the lower surface relative to the first end surface. The sander further includes a counterweight connected to the eccentric element. The ratio of the distance from the centroid of the counterweight to the lower surface of the base plate to the distance from the first end surface of the support to the lower surface of the base plate is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.5.
Claims
1. A sander, comprising: a housing; an electric motor at least partially disposed in the housing and used for providing a power source, wherein the electric motor comprises a motor shaft that rotates about a motor axis; a fan assembly comprising a fan connected to the electric motor; an eccentric element driven by the electric motor, wherein the eccentric element has a central axis separated from the motor axis; a base plate assembly comprising a base plate and a support for supporting the eccentric element, wherein the support comprises a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other, and the second end surface is closer to a lower surface than the first end surface; and a counterweight connected to the eccentric element and driven by the electric motor to rotate about the central axis; wherein a ratio of a distance from a centroid of the counterweight to the lower surface of the base plate to a distance from the first end surface of the support to the lower surface of the base plate is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.5.
2. The sander of claim 1, wherein the counterweight comprises a body connected to the eccentric element and a centroid adjustment portion fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the body for adjusting the centroid of the counterweight.
3. The sander of claim 2, wherein the base plate assembly further comprises a support base for mounting the support and the support base is fixedly connected to the base plate and comprises a bypass groove allowing the counterweight to rotate.
4. The sander of claim 2, wherein the base plate comprises a groove allowing the counterweight to move and the counterweight at least partially overlaps with the base plate in an axial direction.
5. The sander of claim 4, wherein the groove is a circular groove, a center of the groove is located on the central axis, and a ratio of an inner diameter of the groove to an outer diameter of the base plate is greater than or equal to 0.15 and less than or equal to 0.5.
6. The sander of claim 1, wherein the counterweight comprises a weight increasing portion and a weight reducing portion, the weight reducing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the base plate, and the weight increasing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the fan.
7. The sander of claim 1, wherein the counterweight comprises a weight increasing portion and a weight reducing portion, the weight reducing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the fan, and the weight increasing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the base plate.
8. The sander of claim 4, wherein a product of a weight of the fan and a square of an outer diameter of the fan is greater than or equal to 40 kg.Math.mm.sup.2 and less than or equal to 200 kg.Math.mm.sup.2.
9. The sander of claim 1, wherein a ratio of a weight of the fan to a mass of the electric motor is greater than or equal to 3% and less than or equal to 25%.
10. The sander of claim 1, wherein the ratio of the distance from the centroid of the counterweight to the lower surface of the base plate to the distance from the first end surface of the support to the lower surface of the base plate is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 0.4.
11. A sander, comprising: a housing; an electric motor at least partially disposed in the housing and used for providing a power source, wherein the electric motor comprises a motor shaft that rotates about a motor axis; a fan assembly comprising a fan connected to the electric motor; an eccentric element driven by the electric motor, wherein the eccentric element has a central axis deviating from the motor axis; a base plate assembly comprising a base plate, a sanding member fixed to a lower surface of the base plate, and a support for supporting the eccentric element, wherein the support comprises a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other, and the second end surface is disposed on a side of the support facing the lower surface relative to the first end surface; and a counterweight connected to the eccentric element and driven by the electric motor to rotate about the central axis; wherein a ratio of a distance from a centroid of the counterweight to the lower surface of the base plate to a distance from the first end surface of the support to the lower surface of the base plate is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.5, and a product of a weight of the fan and a square of an outer diameter of the fan is greater than or equal to 40 kg.Math.mm.sup.2 and less than or equal to 200 kg.Math.mm.sup.2.
12. The sander of claim 11, wherein the fan is located on an upper side of the counterweight along a direction of the motor axis and a density of the fan is less than 6.5 g/cm.sup.3.
13. The sander of claim 11, wherein the base plate comprises a groove allowing the counterweight to move and the counterweight at least partially overlaps with the base plate in an axial direction.
14. The sander of claim 13, wherein the groove is a circular groove, a center of the groove is located on the central axis, and a ratio of an inner diameter of the groove to an outer diameter of the base plate is greater than or equal to 0.15 and less than or equal to 0.5.
15. The sander of claim 11, wherein a ratio of the weight of the fan to mass of the electric motor is greater than or equal to 3% and less than or equal to 25%.
16. The sander of claim 11, wherein the counterweight comprises a weight increasing portion and a weight reducing portion, the weight reducing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the base plate, and the weight increasing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the fan.
17. The sander of claim 11, wherein the counterweight comprises a weight increasing portion and a weight reducing portion, the weight reducing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the fan, and the weight increasing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight facing the base plate.
18. The sander of claim 11, wherein the ratio of the distance from the centroid of the counterweight to the lower surface of the base plate to the distance from the first end surface of the support to the lower surface of the base plate is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 0.4.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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[0030] It is to be understood that the sander 100 may specifically include round sandpaper, triangular sandpaper, square sandpaper, and so on. To clearly describe the technical solutions of the present application, the round sander is used as an example in the present application.
[0031] For ease of description, up, down, front, rear, left, and right as shown in
[0032] As shown in
[0033] As the appearance of the sander 100, the housing 10 is formed with at least a handle portion 110, an accommodation portion 120, and a bracket portion 130. The handle portion 110 is used for a user to hold, where an end of the handle portion 110 is connected to the accommodation portion 120, and the other end of the handle portion 110 may be used for connecting an external power cable or may form a connecting seat for mounting a portable direct current power supply such as a battery pack. The accommodation portion 120 is located between the handle portion 110 and the bracket portion 130, an accommodation cavity is formed inside the accommodation portion 120, and the power assembly 20 is at least partially disposed in the accommodation cavity. The bracket portion 130 is used for covering the fan assembly 30 and at least part of the base plate assembly 40.
[0034] The switch 111 may be mounted on the housing 10. Specifically, the switch 111 is mounted on the handle portion 110 so that it is relatively convenient to trigger the switch 111 when the user holds the handle portion 110.
[0035] The power assembly 20 includes an electric motor 21, where the electric motor 21 is used as a prime mover of the sander 100 and disposed in the housing 10. The electric motor 21 includes a motor shaft 211 for transmitting power to the fan assembly 30, and the motor shaft 211 rotates about a motor axis 101. The motor axis 101 extends basically along an up and down direction.
[0036] The fan assembly 30 includes a fan 31 that can be driven by the motor shaft 211 to rotate about the motor axis 101, and the fan 31 can generate an airflow when the fan 31 is driven by the motor shaft 211 to rotate.
[0037] The eccentric element 50 surrounds the motor shaft 211, and the eccentric element 50 is eccentrically disposed relative to the motor shaft 211. The eccentric element 50 is mounted to the motor shaft 211 and fixedly connected to the motor shaft 211. It is to be noted that the eccentric element 50 being eccentrically disposed relative to the motor shaft 211 means that the eccentric element 50 has a central axis 102, and the central axis 102 is parallel to the motor axis 101 of the motor shaft 211 and has a distance D from the motor axis 101 of the motor shaft 211. The distance D exists so that when the motor shaft 211 rotates, the eccentric element 50 can transmit the rotation of the motor shaft 211 into the rotation and revolution of other components connected to the eccentric element 50.
[0038] The motor shaft 211 can drive the base plate assembly 40 so that the base plate assembly 40 can swing relative to the housing 10. Specifically, the base plate assembly 40 is fixedly connected to the eccentric element 50, that is to say, the motor shaft 211 transmits power to the base plate assembly 40 through the eccentric element 50. The base plate assembly 40 includes a base plate 41, the base plate 41 includes an upper surface 411 and a lower surface 412 opposite to each other, the lower surface 412 is disposed on a side of the base plate 41 facing away from the eccentric element 50 relative to the upper surface 411, and the lower surface 412 is used for mounting the functional element such as the sandpaper. Driven by the motor shaft 211 and the eccentric element 50, the base plate 41 can move eccentrically. When the base plate 41 moves eccentrically, the surface of a workpiece to be sanded can be continuously rubbed with the sandpaper, thereby implementing the function of sanding and polishing the workpiece to be sanded.
[0039] The energy source is used for providing a source of energy to the sander 100. The energy source may be an alternating current or a direct current such as the battery pack or another portable mobile power supply. In this example, the energy source adopts the alternating current.
[0040] As shown in
[0041] The support base 43 is used for mounting the support 42. The support base 43 is fixedly connected to the outer race of the support 42, that is, the outer race of the support 42 is synchronously connected to the support base 43. The support base 43 is fixedly connected to the base plate 41, that is to say, the base plate 41 can move synchronously with the support base 43 and the outer race of the support 42.
[0042] As shown in
[0043] In this example, the support 42 includes a first end surface 421 and a second end surface 422 opposite to each other, where the second end surface 422 is disposed on a side of the support 42 facing the lower surface 412 of the base plate 41 relative to the first end surface 421. That is to say, the first end surface 421 is disposed on the upper side of the second end surface 422 along the direction of the motor axis 101. The ratio of the distance H1 from the centroid A of the counterweight 61 to the lower surface 412 of the base plate 41 to the distance H2 from the first end surface 421 of the support 42 to the lower surface 412 of the base plate 41 is greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.5. The centroid A of the counterweight 61 is adjacent to the base plate 41, and the position of the centroid A of the counterweight 61 is set within the preceding range so that the centroid A of the counterweight 61 is adjacent to the centroid B of the base plate assembly 40. In this manner, the distance between the centroid A of the counterweight 61 and the centroid B of the base plate assembly 40 can be reduced, thereby greatly reducing the weight of the counterweight 61 and reducing the weight of the entire sander 100.
[0044] As shown in
[0045] The counterweight 61 includes a body 63 and a centroid adjustment portion 62. The body 63 is connected to the eccentric element. The centroid adjustment portion 62 is used for adjusting the centroid of the counterweight 61, and the centroid adjustment portion 62 is fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the body 63. In this example, the centroid adjustment portion 62 is integrally formed with the body 63. Specifically, the centroid adjustment portion 62 includes a weight increasing portion and a weight reducing portion, where the weight increasing portion is used for increasing the weight of the counterweight 61, and the weight reducing portion is used for reducing the weight of the counterweight 61. The weight reducing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight 61 facing the base plate 41, and the weight increasing portion is disposed on a side of the counterweight 61 facing the fan 31. As another example, the weight reducing portion is disposed on the side of the counterweight 61 facing the fan 31, and the weight increasing portion is disposed on the side of the counterweight 61 facing the base plate 41. Through the preceding arrangement, that is, the centroid adjustment portion 62 is disposed on the counterweight 61, the weight increasing portion and the weight reducing portion may be adjusted according to the weight and eccentricity of the base plate assembly 40, so as to adjust the position of the centroid and achieve the mass balance and torque balance of the base plate assembly 40. For example, the centroid adjustment portion 62 extending upward for increasing the weight of the counterweight 61 is provided, or the centroid adjustment portion 62 extending downward for reducing the weight of the counterweight 61 is provided.
[0046] As shown in
[0047] The counterweight 61 is at least partially disposed in the support base 43, and the support base 43 is formed with a bypass groove 431 and an accommodation groove 432. The bypass groove 431 is located on the outer side of the accommodation groove 432 in a radial direction perpendicular to the motor axis 101, and an end surface of the support base 43 facing the upper surface 411 of the base plate 41 is recessed upward to form the bypass groove 431 and the accommodation groove 432. The accommodation groove 432 is used for accommodating the support 42, where a wall surface of the accommodation groove 432 is at least partially in contact with the outer race of the support 42. The bypass groove 431 partially overlaps with the support 42 in the axial direction. The bypass groove 431 is used for the counterweight 61 to move, where the radius E of the bypass groove 431 is greater than or equal to 20 mm. In this manner, the structure of the whole machine can be more compact in the up and down direction while it is ensured that the counterweight 61 has enough space for movement, thereby providing the user with a compact and lightweight sander 100.
[0048] The eccentric element 50 is fixedly connected to or integrally formed with the fan 31. In this example, the eccentric element 50 is integrally formed with the fan 31, that is, the fan 31 is formed with the eccentric element 50. The fan 31 is mounted on the motor shaft 211 and can be driven by the motor shaft 211 to rotate. In other words, the fan 31 is the eccentric element 50.
[0049] The ratio of the weight of the fan 31 to the weight of the electric motor 21 is greater than or equal to 3% and less than or equal to 25%. In the case where the weight of the electric motor 21 is constant, the smaller ratio of the weight of the fan 31 to the weight of the electric motor 21 means that the fan 31 is lighter and a smaller moment of inertia is generated when the fan 31 rotates, thereby greatly improving the feeling of operation of the user. On the other hand, when the fan 31 is lighter, the entire sander 100 is lighter so that the sander 100 is convenient for the user to hold.
[0050] In this example, the fan 31 is made of a material with a density less than 6.5 g/cm.sup.3. Since the weight is proportional to the density, that is, the smaller the density, the smaller the weight of the fan 31. That is, the weight of the fan 31 is effectively reduced, thereby reducing the weight of the sander 100. For example, when the fan 31 is made of a material with a density greater than or equal to 1 g/cm.sup.3 and less than or equal to 3 g/cm.sup.3, the weight of the fan 31 can be reduced while structural strength is satisfied. The fan 31 may be made of aluminum so that costs are saved while the weight of the fan 31 is reduced. When the sander 100 is placed as shown in
[0051] The product of the weight of the fan 31 and the square of the outer diameter of the fan 31 is greater than or equal to 40 kg.Math.mm.sup.2 and less than or equal to 200 kg.Math.mm.sup.2. The outer diameter refers to the diameter of the outer edge of the fan 31. The product of the weight of the fan 31 and the square of the outer diameter of the fan 31 is set within the preceding range so that the moment of inertia generated when the fan 31 rotates can be effectively reduced, the effect of the force of constraint during the operation of the user is reduced, and thus the working efficiency is improved.
[0052] The total weight of the fan 31 and the electric motor 21 is less than or equal to 400 g. In the internal structure of the sander 100, the electric motor 21 and the fan 31 are much heavier than other components, that is to say, the electric motor 21 and the fan 31 mainly contribute to the weight of the sander 100. The structures and positions of the balancing assembly 60 and the fan assembly 30 are configured so that the weight of the fan 31 is greatly reduced, thereby obtaining the sander 100 with a relatively small moment of inertia and a relatively small weight. In this example, the weight of the fan 31 is less than or equal to 80 g.
[0053] As shown in
[0054] As shown in