Patent ID: 7469909
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: B25B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Chuck for receiving one of various tools ( 1 ), which tools can be used by rotation about their axes, the chuck having an insertion portion ( 3 ) with a receiving cavity ( 2 ) that has a not-round cross-sectional area, the chuck further comprising: a holding element ( 4 ) for securing the tool in the receiving cavity ( 2 ), the holding element ( 4 ) being associated with a wall of the cavity to secure the tool against being pulled out of the receiving cavity ( 2 ), which holding dement ( 4 ) can be deactivated by a sliding movement of an actuating member, in the form of an actuating sleeve ( 5 ) of the chuck, the tool ( 1 ) being supported at its rear in the receiving cavity ( 2 ), and the chuck having a clamp-in portion ( 15 ) which fits into a sleeve portion ( 21 ) of the chuck, and wherein the actuating member ( 5 ) can be locked in a position which holds the holding element ( 4 ) deactivated as a result of a sliding movement of the clamp-in portion ( 15 ) away from the tool ( 1 ) with respect to the sleeve portion ( 21 ).