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CA2388129A1
CA2388129A1 CA002388129A CA2388129A CA2388129A1 CA 2388129 A1 CA2388129 A1 CA 2388129A1 CA 002388129 A CA002388129 A CA 002388129A CA 2388129 A CA2388129 A CA 2388129A CA 2388129 A1 CA2388129 A1 CA 2388129A1
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John D. Clay
Paul Bilodeau
Robert J. Michael
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An elastomeric isolator is disclosed for use with a pneumatic impact tool which can easily be integrated into existing pneumatic impact tool technology, the isolator comprising an inner member, an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of the inner member, wherein the elastomeric member includes at least one aperture extending therethrough, and a non-elastomeric, flanged, outer member extending radially outward from an outer circumferential periphery of said elastomeric member.

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VIBRATION-REDUCED IMPACT TOOL AND VIBRATION
ISOLATOR THEREFOR
1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to the field of impact tools and more specifically to a pneumatic impact tool, such as a riveter and vibration isolator therefor.
The present application is a divisional of Serial No. 2,205,768 filed May 21, 1997.
2. BACKGROUND ART
Pneumatic ("air") impact tools are hand-held powertools used in various industries.
As is well-known in the art, the tool housing includes an inner chamber enclosing a cylinder assembly having a piston reciprocally movable therein. Various accessories can be mounted on the nose of the tool. As compressed air enters the inner chamber of the housing from the handle of the tool, the piston reciprocates forward in the cylinder assembly until it impacts with an accessory that has been mounted on the tool's nose and the accessory then impacts with a work piece. The striking action of the piston on the accessory causes the piston and the cylinder assembly to recoil, traveling rearward in the housing, toward the handle.
Thus, it is desirable to provide a vibration isolator that can function to absorb the vibration transmitted to the tool handle and in turn to the operator due to the rearward recoil of the piston and cylinder assembly. tt is also desirable to provide a vibration isolator that can be utilized with existing pneumatic impact too! construction and that employs a minimal number of components.
U.S. Patent 4,778,408, issued October 11, 1988 to Elkin et al., discloses a pneumatic impact tool having a cushioning assembly for cushioning the repeated recoil of a hammer piston. The cushioning assembly comprises a plurality of parts, including an energy-dissipating damping sub-assembly and an energy-storing coil spring sub-assembly arranged in series to operate independently and simultaneously to cushion the piston's rearward movement.
U.S. Patent 5,441,192, issued August 15, 1995 to Sugita e1 al., discloses a fastener driving tool which includes a ring bumper which functions as a shock absorber of a piston to prevent "double-driving" of the tool. The ringer bumper is positioned within the forward end of the cylinder, forward of the piston. As the tool is operated, the piston will be driven forward, striking the bumper, which then moves forward, preventing a repeated drive of the piston.
U.S. Patent 5,400,860, issued March 28, 1995 to Best et al., discloses an apparatus for reducing vibration transmission in hand-held tools. The apparatus is comprised of a multitude of components, including a male frustroconical portion whose tip is located facing a female bed and wherein the base of the male portion is attached to the tool handle and the female portion is attached to the working end of the tool. Retained between the tip of the male portion and the female portion are three rubber balls. As the female portion moves in relation to the working end of the tool, the rubber balls act as vibro-isolators.
U.S. Patent 5,407,018, issued April 18, 1995 to Henry, discloses a mufti-part vibration and noise attenuation means interposed between the front end of a hollow tools housing and the reciprocating impact member. The attenuation means has a laminar configuration, formed with a first outer layer of solid elastomeric material, a rigid metal inner layer and a second outer layer of solid elastomeric material.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an advantage of the invention taught in the parent application Serial No. 2,205,768 to provide a pneumatic impact tool capable of reducing the vibration transmitted from the tool to the operator of the tool.
It is another advantage of the invention taught in the parent application Serial No. 2,205,768 to provide an etastomeric isolator for use with a pneumatic impact tool which is durable, having optimal wear and oil resistance, and which provides superior damping value, while maintaining satisfactory tool °feel".
It is a further advantage of the invention taught in the parent application Serial No. 2,205,768 to provide a method for reducing the vibration transmitted from the handle of a pneumatic impact tool to the operator by providing an elastomeric isolator which is comprised of minimal components and which is inexpensive to manufacture.
It is an advantage of the present invention to provide an elastomeric isolator for use with a pneumatic impact tool which can easily be integrated into existing pneumatic impact toot technology.
According to one aspect of the invention taught in the parent application Serial No. 2,205,768 there is provided a vibration-reduced impact tool comprising:
a cylinder assembly operatively assembled within said tool;
a piston operatively positioned within the cylinder assembly, wherein the piston is reciprocally movable between a forward and rearward position;
means, operatively connected to the piston, for driving said piston; and an elastomeric isolator operatively coupled to the cylinder assembly and affixed within said tool, the elastomeric isolator including:
an inner member, an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of the inner member; and an apertureless outer flanged member extending radially outward from the elastomeric member.
According to another aspect of the invention taught in the parent application Serial No. 2,205,768 there is provided an elastomeric isolator for use in a vibration-reduced impact tool, said toot including a housing having an inner chamber for operatively housing a cylinder assembly, the elastomeric isolator comprising:
an inner member operatively attached to the cylinder assembly;
an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of the inner member, the elastomeric member having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough;
IO and an outer member affixed to a circumferential periphery of the elastomeric member wherein a flange of said outer member extends outwardly from the elastomeric member and is operatively attached to the tool.
According to a further aspect of the invention taught in the parent application Serial No. 2,205,768 there is provided a method for reducing vibration transmitted from a handle of an impact tool to an operator, said method comprising the steps of:
providing an impact tool having:
a housing having an inner chamber;
a cylinder assembly operatively assembled within said inner chamber of said housing;
a piston operatively positioned within said cylinder assembly, wherein said piston is reciprocally movable between a forward and rearward position;
means, operatively connected to said piston, for driving said piston;
and a handle operatively connected to said housing;
providing an elastomeric isolator comprising:
an inner member having an aperture extending therethrough;
an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of said inner member, said elastomeric member having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; and an outer member affixed to a circumferential periphery of said elastomeric member wherein a flange of said outer member extends outwardly from said elastomeric member; and affixing said elastomeric isolator, within said inner chamber of said housing, to each of said cylinder assembly and said tool to absorb vibration caused by rearward movement of said piston.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elastomeric isolator adapted for use in a vibration-reduced impact tool of the type described above, the isolator comprising:
an inner member;
an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of the inner member, wherein the elastomeric member includes at least one aperture extending therethrough; and a non-elastameric, flanged, outer member extending radially outward from an outer circumferential periphery of said eiastomer7c member.
Additionally, according to another aspect of the invention there is provided an elastomeric isolator adapted for use in a vibration-reduced impact toot of the above type, the isolator comprising:
an inner member;
an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of the inner member, and including an outer circumferential periphery; and a non-elastomeric, outer member including an axially extending inner portion bonded to the outer circumferential periphery of the elastomeric member and an outer portion extending radially outward from the inner portion.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
BRI~,F D~S~RIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like reference designations denote like elements, and:
Figure 1 shows a cut-away view of the impact tool and elastomeric vibration isolator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows a front view of the elastomeric vibration isolator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional view, taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2, of the elastomeric vibration isolator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Referring now specifically to the drawings, there is illustrated a vibration-reduced impact tool, generally designated as 10. Impact tool 10 can be any hand-held, piston-driven tool, such as a chipper, hammer, tamper, jackhammer, riveter or the like.
The tool can have various type handles, such as a pistol-grip or straight line. For purposes of illustration, the present invention will be described in terms of a pneumatic riveter, having a pistol-grip.
Referring now to Figure 1, tool 10 comprises a housing 11 with an inner chamber 12, a handle portion 13, and a housing nose portion 14. Handle portion includes a throttle 15, which functions to control the operation of tool 10.
In this illustration, throttle 15 controls the flow of compressed airfrom assembly 16, to powertool 10.
Positioned along the longitudinal axis of inner chamber 12 is cylinder assembly 17, which is comprised of cylinder housing 18 and cylinder 19.
Cylinder housing 18 lies adjacent to the inner surface of housing 11 and extends beyond housing 11.
Cylinder 19 is reciprocally movable within cylinder housing 18 and extends beyond cylinder housing 18. Retainer 20 is fitted over exposed cylinder nose portion 21 to provide a point of attachment for various accessories, depending on the work piece with which the tool is being used.
Reciprocally movable from a forward position, impacting with a retainer 20, and a rearvvard position proximate handle portion 13, is a piston 22. The impact force of piston 22 drives the accessory, in this example, a riveter accessory.
Positioned within inner chamber 12 of housing 11, distal from housing nose portion 14 and proximate handle portion 13, is an elastomeric vibration isolator 23. As illustrated more clearly in Figures 2 and 3, vibration isolator 23 is comprised of an inner member 24, an elastomeric member 25 and an outer member 26. Inner member 24 is preferably formed of a material having the characteristics of steel and tube-shaped and has an aperture 27 for receiving a fastener such as a cap screw.
Surrounding the circumferential periphery of inner member 24 is the elastomeric member 25, the working component of vibration isolator 23.
Elastomeric member 25 is preferably formed of a neoprene elastomer rubber, although other materials are recognized. The use of neoprene rubber provides optimal durability and oil resistance.
A plurality of apertures 28 are molded into the elastomer body to allow air passage. A
shoulder is also molded into the elastomeric member, to improve vibration dampening.
Encircling elastomeric member 25 is outer member 26, which, similar to inner member 24, is preferably formed of a material having the characteristics of steel.
Outer member 26 includes a flange 29 which provides a second point of attachment to vibration isolator 23.
Returning to Figure 1, when operatively positioned within housing 11, inner member 24 will be attached to the rearward portion of cylinder assembly 17 by means of a screw passing through aperture 27 into cylinder 19, and outer member 26 will be attached within the tool and, hence, to handle portion 13 by means of flange 29 e.g., by the clamping of flange 29 between two members affixed within, or forming part of, the housing 11. Thus, elastomeric vibration isolator 23 elastically couples the cylinder assembly 17 to the handle portion 13 of housing 11, allowing relative motion between the two, resulting in handle isolation and a reduction in the vibration transmitted to the operator.
Now that one is familiar with the construction of the impact tool and elastomeric vibration isolator of the present invention, the method of operation will be described.
In practice, the tool operator will depress throttle 15, engaging assembly 16 and initiating the flow of compressed air through handle 13 into cylinder assembly 17.
The force of compressed air causes piston 22 to reciprocate forvvard within cylinder 19 until it impacts with the accessory held by retainer 20. This striking action causes piston 22 and cylinder 19 to reciprocate in a rearward direction, toward handle 13 and the tool operator. Without elestomeric vibration isolator 23, cylinder 19 would strike handle 13 directly and this vibration would be transmitted to the tool operator.
However, in the tool of the present invention, the recoiling movement of cylinder 19 is absorbed by the elastomeric member 25 of isolator 23 and handle 13 is thereby isolated from vibration.
The embodiments disclosed herein have been discussed for the purpose of familiarizing the reader with the novel aspects of the invention. Although preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown, many changes, modifications and substitutions may be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without necessarily departing S from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the following claims.

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1. An elastomeric isolator adapted for use in a vibration-reduced impact tool, the isolator comprising:
an inner member;
an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of the inner member, wherein the elastomeric member includes at least one aperture extending therethrough; and a non-elastomeric, flanged, outer member extending radially outward from an outer circumferential periphery of said elastomeric member.
2. The elastomeric isolator of claim 1, further including a non-elastomeric, tubular, inner member positioned in a centre of the elastomeric member, wherein the inner member is attached to a cylinder assembly of the impact tool and the outer member is affixed to a housing of the impact tool to absorb vibration of the impact tool.
3. An elastomeric isolator adapted for use in a vibration-reduced impact tool, the isolator comprising:
an inner member;
an elastomeric member surrounding a circumferential periphery of the inner member, and including an outer circumferential periphery; and a non-elastomeric, outer member including an axially extending inner portion bonded to the outer circumferential periphery of the elastomeric member and an outer portion extending radially outward from the inner portion.
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