Patent ID: 8747191
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
1. An endless belt grinding tool, comprising: a body; a drive pulley mounted on the body; a holding portion extending forward from the body in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the drive pulley; a tension bar inserted into the holding portion rearward from a front end of the holding portion and extending forward from the front end; an idle pulley mounted on a distal end of the tension bar; an endless grinding belt wound around the drive pulley and the idle pulley and extending along the tension bar; a spring disposed in the holding portion and being configured and arranged to urge the tension bar forward to apply tension to the endless grinding belt; and a locking member configured to engage the tension bar, wherein the tension bar includes a front portion and a rear portion which are divided from each other in a longitudinal direction in the holding portion, and the front portion and the rear portion forcibly abut against each other when the endless grinding belt wound around the drive pulley and the idle pulley is applied with tension by the spring, wherein the rear portion of the tension bar has on an outer peripheral surface thereof a concave portion, wherein the locking member is disposed rearward of the concave portion of the rear portion when tension is applied to the grinding belt, wherein the locking member is configured to be urged transversely with respect to the rear portion to engage with an outer peripheral surface of the rear portion, wherein the locking member is configured to engage the concave portion when the tension bar is pushed rearward against the spring to a position where the concave portion aligns with the locking member such that the rear portion is retained at the position against the urging force of the spring, and wherein the locking member is configured to disengage from the concave portion by being moved against the transverse urging force.