Patent Publication Number: US-8529169-B2

Title: Drilling tool with dust collector

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-316696 filed Dec. 7, 2007, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-087292 filed Mar. 28, 2008, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     The present invention relates to a drilling tool for drilling a hole which is driven by an electric motor, an engine, or the like and, particularly, relates to a drilling tool with a dust collector which allows effective collection of dust produced during drilling. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     A drilling tool is used to drill a hole in stone materials such as a concrete and a brick. The drilling tool drills a hole in a workpiece by driving a drill bit, and includes a general rotary drill, a hammer drill which causes the drill bit to rotate and strike, a vibratory drill, or the like. Since dust is produced when a drilling operation is performed by using the drilling tool, an operator may perform the operation with a dust mask, protective glasses, or the like. In recent years, a drilling tool provided with a dust collector which sucks the dust has been widely used to remove the dust produced during the operation. 
     For example, JP-A-2004-276194 discloses that an entire drill bit is covered with a bellows member and a dust collection box in a main body of a vibratory drill, and the main body of the vibratory drill is connected to a suction dust collector as a separate device by means of a connecting pipe of the dust collection box. With this method, the entire drill bit is covered with the bellows member and the dust collection box so that high dust collection effect can be expected. However, large-sized bellows member and dust collection box are required, and the suction dust collector as the separate device is also required so that the method lacks portability. 
     On the other hand, as a drilling tool having a dust collector which is reduced in size, there is a technique disclosed in JP-A-2006-88285. In the technique, a fluid through passage is formed along a shaft center from a rear end of a drill bit, a fluid discharge port communicated to the outside of the drill is formed at a flute portion at the end of the fluid through passage, and compressed air is delivered to the vicinity of the tip end portion of the drill bit by a compressor provided in the outside via the fluid through passage and the fluid discharge port. A dust collection cup is provided in the vicinity of the tip end portion of the drill bit, and dust is sucked by a suction fan which is rotated by a motor of the drilling tool via a pipe. Even in this device, the compressor as an external device is required so that the device lacks portability. In addition, since the device has a special structure in which the fluid through passage is formed in the shaft center portion of the drill bit, the cost is increased. 
     In order to solve the problem related to the portability described above, it can be considered that, from the technique disclosed in JP-A-2006-88285, the liquid through passage is removed and the connection to the external compressor is omitted, or the device is used without operating the compressor so that the portability is improved. In this case, dust produced during a drilling operation is moved into a dust collection adaptor due to a spiral structure of the drill bit, guided to a dust collection passage by the suction force of the dust collection fan, separated into air and dust by a filter in a dust collection case, and the dust is stored in the dust collection case. During the drilling operation, the main body of the tool is moved toward a work piece, and a dust collection slide portion constructed of a slide pipe a dust collection unit also move with the movement of the main body of the tool so that it becomes possible for the dust collection adaptor to be constantly in contact with the workpiece. 
     However, there has been a case where the dust is not sufficiently sucked and the dust is leaked from the vicinity of a contacting area of the dust collection adaptor and the drill bit so that an operator has to spend extra time and effort. 
     The dust produced during the drilling operation is moved into the dust collection adaptor due to the spiral structure of the drill bit and collected by the suction force of the dust collection fan. However, there has been a case where a part of the dust remains inside the drilled hole after the drilling operation, the remaining dust needs to be removed when an anchor or the like is driven into the drilled hole, and the dust is disadvantageously blown off during the operation for removing the dust. In particular, in the drilling operation with the drill bit faced downwardly as well as the drilling operation with the drill bit held laterally, there has been a case where the dust tends to remain inside the drilled hole or in the surrounding area thereof due to the influence of gravity, and the removal operation of the remaining dust requires extra time and effort. 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a drilling tool having a dust collector which is increased in dust collection efficiency, improved in workability, and reduced in size. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The foregoing object can be achieved by adopting the structure described hereinbelow in a drilling tool having a motor, a transmission drive unit for transmitting a rotation force of the motor to rotate a drill bit (an end tool), and a dust collector for collecting dust produced from a workpiece drilled by the drill bit. 
     The dust collector is provided with a pierced portion pierced by the drill bit, a dust collection port for sucking dust produced in the vicinity of the tip end of the drill bit and air in the surrounding area, and a blowoff port for blowing air against the vicinity of the piercing drill bit. In addition, the amount of the air sucked from the dust collection port is adjusted to be larger than that of the air blown from the blowoff port. The optimum value of the ratio may be determined in accordance with various factors such as the quality of a workpiece to be drilled, the diameter of the drill bit, the rotation speed thereof, and the like. 
     In the motor of the drilling tool, a fan for collecting dust is newly provided or the existing cooling fan is arranged to perform the function. Both of the suction from the dust collection port and the airflow for a blowing operation to the blowoff port may be generated by the rotation force of the fan. The dust collector is provided with a retractable duct having a passage extending from the dust collection port to the fan via a dust collection filter and a passage extending from the fan to the blowoff port. The two passages provided in the retractable duct are disposed coaxially or side by side. A part of the air from the dust collection port sucked by the fan is returned to the blowoff port and the rest of the air is discharged to the outside of the drilling tool. The retractable duct is formed of a fixed portion and a retractable portion, is attached generally in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the drill bit, and is retractable in the longitudinal direction. 
     As for the direction of the airflow blown from the blowoff port, either one of the circumferential direction of the pierced portion of the dust collector, which is the direction toward the central portion, and the direction generally in parallel with the axial direction of the drill bit, or the combination of both directions may be used. 
     A housing is connected to the retractable duct, a dust collection case is detachably set in the housing, and a filter is detachably attached in the dust collection case. It is to be noted that the entire dust collector may be detachable from the drilling tool. 
     The shape of the pierced portion is cylindrical and a shutter member for limiting the passage of air between the drill bit and the pierced portion is provided at one end side of openings of the pierced portion. As the passages in the vicinity of the pierced portion, the passage extending to the blowoff port and the passage extending from the dust collection port are disposed side by side in a left-to-right direction when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the drill bit. 
     In accordance with the present invention, since a blowing means for blowing the air is provided in addition to a suction port for sucking the air together with the dust in the dust collector, the dust can be effectively collected with limited suction force and the leakage of the dust to the outside of the dust collector can be effectively prevented. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drilling tool including: a motor; a transmission drive unit for transmitting a rotation force of the motor to rotate a drill bit; and a dust collector for collecting dust produced from a workpiece drilled by the drill bit, wherein the dust collector is provided with a pierced portion pierced by the drill bit, a dust collection port for sucking the produced dust and its surrounding air, and a blowoff port for blowing air against a vicinity of the piercing drill bit. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drilling tool which drills a workpiece by causing a drill bit to rotate or strike, including: a dust collector having a dust collection port for sucking air together with dust and a blowoff port for blowing the air against a vicinity of a tip end of the drill bit, and covering an outer periphery of a tip end portion of the drill bit; a dust collection case for storing the dust sucked from the dust collection port; and a fanning means for generating an airflow to be sucked and discharged. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drilling tool including: a motor; a transmission drive unit for transmitting a rotation force of the motor to rotate a drill bit; and a dust collector for collecting dust produced from a workpiece drilled by the drill bit, wherein the dust collector is provided with a blowoff port for blowing air in an axial direction of the drill bit. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a drilling tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an overall view of the drilling tool of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a view for illustrating a drilling operation by the drilling tool of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a partial view showing a variation of the first embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of a drilling tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a view for illustrating a blowoff port  10   a  and a dust collection port  10   b  of the drilling tool of  FIG. 5  and the direction of air flowing thereto; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic view for illustrating an airflow in the vicinity of a dust collection fan  14  of  FIG. 5  (longitudinal sectional view); 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic view for illustrating the airflow in the vicinity of the dust collection fan  14  of  FIG. 5  (lateral sectional view); 
         FIG. 9  is a perspective view showing the detail of a dust collection adaptor  10  of  FIG. 5 : 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view of an A-A′ portion of  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view of a B-B′ portion of  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view of a C-C′ portion of  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 13  is a side view of a drilling tool showing a third embodiment of the present invention and illustrating cross sections of only a dust collection portion and a motor portion; 
         FIG. 14  is a side view showing the state of the drilling tool showing the embodiment of the present invention in use, and illustrating cross sections of only the dust collection portion and the motor portion; 
         FIG. 15  is a view for illustrating the flow of the air in a dust collection adaptor  110  of the drilling tool of  FIG. 13 ; 
         FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view of an A-A portion of  FIG. 14 ; 
         FIG. 17  is a conceptual view for illustrating a positional relation of an airflow sending port  136  and first and second discharge ports  135   a  and  135   b;    
         FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view of a dust collection fan portion showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 19  is a conceptual view for illustrating a positional relation of the dust collection fan  14  and an inner wall  137  of a housing; and 
         FIG. 20  is a partially enlarged view for illustrating a positional relation of a guide portion  138  of  FIG. 18 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     A drilling tool according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinbelow with reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2 .  FIG. 1  is a partial cross-sectional view of the drilling tool, while  FIG. 2  is an external view thereof. 
     A hammer drill main body  1  has four modes as operational modes which are a rotation • strike mode, a rotation mode, a strike mode, and a neutral mode, and has a strike mechanism unit, a rotation transmission mechanism unit, and a switch mechanism unit which are not shown in a housing  2 . A handle  3  is provided at a rear end portion (the right end part in  FIG. 1 ) of the housing  2 . The handle  3  is provided with a switch  4  and an electric cord  5  for supplying electricity is connected to the handle  3 . On a side portion of the housing  2 , a dial-shaped changeover switch  6  for changing the operational modes is provided. The four operational modes described above can be changed by the changeover switch  6 . At a front end portion of the housing, a tool holding portion  2   a  is provided. A drill bit  26  is attached to the tool holding portion  2   a  and supplied with a striking force or a rotation force, or both of the forces to perform a required operation with respect to a workpiece  8 . 
     In a drilling operation with respect to the workpiece  8 , an operator holds the handle  3  of the hammer drill  1  and operates the switch  4  to drive a motor  18 . As a result, the rotation force of the motor  18  is transmitted to cause the drill bit  26  attached to the tip end portion of the hammer drill main body  1  to rotate and strike. The operator holds the handle  3  of the hammer drill main body  1  and pushes the hammer drill  1  against the workpiece  8  so that the drill bit  26  crushes the workpiece  8  to produce a drilled hole in the workpiece  8 . 
     The drill bit  26  has a tip end portion  26   a  for crushing the workpiece  8  and a spiral portion  26   b  having the function of moving dust produced by crushing the workpiece  8  in the drilled hole. As shown in the drawings, the vicinity of the tip end portion of the drill bit  26  pierces a pierced portion of a dust collection adaptor  10  and reaches the workpiece  8 . The length of the pierced portion as a pierced area corresponds to a partial portion of the total length of the drill bit  26 . 
     During the rotation • strike mode operation, the dust produced from the tip end portion  26   a  of the drill bit  26  is guided into the dust collection adaptor  10  due to the rotation of the drill bit  26  and the configuration of the spiral portion  26   b , guided from a dust collection port  10   b  to a dust collection passage  11  by an airflow as indicated by an arrow caused by the suction force of a dust collection fan  14  provided on a rotary shaft  19  of the motor  18 , separated into air and the dust by a filter  13  in a dust collection case  12  provided in a housing  22  of the dust collector, and the separated dust is stored in the dust collection case  12 . The dust collection case  12  is detachable in the housing  22 , and the dust stored in the dust collection case  12  can be disposed of when the dust collection case  12  is detached. 
     On the other hand, the separated air passes through an air passage  15  and reaches a dust collection fan  14 . A part of the air flown into the dust collection fan  14  is discharged from a first discharge port  60  (shown in  FIG. 2 ) to the outside of the hammer drill main body  1  and the rest of the air is flown into the dust collection adaptor  10  again. The detail of the structure will be described later. The airflow of the air flown into the dust collection adaptor  10  again is utilized when the air is blown against the pierced portion of the dust collection adaptor. 
     The motor  18  is provided as a power source for driving the drill bit  26  in the interior of the hammer drill main body  1 . When the drill bit  26  is driven, the motor  18  rotates and, at the same time, generates heat. In order to restrain the heat generation of the motor  18 , a cooling fan  17  is provided on the rotary shaft  19  of the motor  18 . Cooling air is sucked from a cooling air intake port (not shown) provided in a tail cover  16  by the suction force of the cooling fan  17  and the cooling air cools the motor  18  in a manner indicated by the arrow. The cooling air reaches the cooling fan  17  after having cooled the motor, and is discharged from a discharge port which is not shown to the outside of the hammer drill main body  1 . 
     The dust collection adaptor  10  is held by a slider portion  31  attached to the hammer drill main body  1  so as to be in contact with the workpiece  8  in the vicinity of the drill bit  26 . The slider portion  31  has a fixed pipe  31   a , a slider pipe  31   b , and a spring  32 , and the dust collection passage  11  functioning as a retractable duct is formed of these components. The spring  32  is provided between the fixed pipe  31   a  and the slider pipe  31   b , and biases the fixed pipe  31   a  and the slider pipe  31   b  in such a direction that they are moved apart from each other. As a result, the dust collection adaptor  10  connected to the slider pipe  31   b  is biased in a direction toward the workpiece  8 . The slider portion  31  is also capable of controlling the movement of the slider pipe  31   b  to fix it at an optional retracted position by means of a lock  41 . 
     During the operation in the rotation • strike mode, when the drilled hole is produced, the hammer drill main body  1  moves toward the workpiece  8  as the drilled hole becomes deeper. A structure is adopted in which, with the movement of the hammer drill main body  1  toward the workpiece  8 , the spring  32  is compressed and a part of the slider pipe  31   b  is moved into the interior of the fixed pipe  31   a  so that the slider portion  31  is retracted and the dust collection adaptor  10  is constantly in contact with the workpiece  8 . At that time, the slider portion  31  is held to be generally in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the drill bit  26 , and the dust collection adaptor  10  is moved in the axial direction of the drill bit  26  relative to the hammer drill main body  1 . Thus, since the retractable duct as the slider portion  31  is structured to be retractably provided, the length of the slider portion  31  can be adjusted to be the length in the longitudinal direction in accordance with the depth of the drilled hole, and dust collection in accordance with the depth of the drilled hole can be performed. 
     The dust produced during the drilling operation is moved into the dust collection adaptor  10  due to the spiral structure  26   b  of the drill bit  26 . Then, by means of the dust collection fan  14 , the dust and air are moved from the dust collection adaptor  10  to the dust collection passage  11 . Thereafter, by means of the filter  13  provided in the dust collection case  12 , the dust is stored in the dust collection case  12 , while only the air filtered by the filter  13  is moved to the air passage  15 . It is to be noted that the filter  13  is detachable from the dust collection case  12  though details are not shown in the drawings. Accordingly, the lower portion or side portion of the housing  22  of the dust collector may be constructed in an opened state, or may be openably constructed. Thus, a structure is adopted in which the dust collection case  12  is detachable from the dust collector so that the dust stored in the dust collection case  12  can be easily disposed of. In addition, a structure is adopted in which the filter  13  is detachable from the dust collection case  12  so that the filter  13  can be easily exchanged in the case where the filter  13  is, e.g., clogged or the like. 
     As for the air moved into the air passage, a part of the air is discharged to the outside of the main body via the discharge port  60  (shown in  FIG. 2 ) and the rest of the air is returned to the dust collection adaptor  10  by means of the dust collection fan  14 . The air to be returned is moved into a guide passage  20 . The guide passage  20  is provided above the dust collection passage  11  inside the slider portion  31 . 
     The air which has passed through the guide passage  20  passes through an end (on the side with the main body  1 ) of the dust collection adaptor, and is guided to a blowoff port  10   a  in the upper portion of the dust collection adaptor  10 . The blowoff port  10   a  is formed in the dust collection adaptor  10 . By means of the blowoff port  10   a , clean air is blown against the tip end of the drill bit  26  and/or the vicinity of the workpiece  8 . Thus, the air can be blown against the vicinity of the tip end of the drill bit  26  so that it is is possible to effectively float remaining dust and collect the dust with relatively low suction force, and further restrain the leakage of the dust to the outside of the dust collection adaptor  10 . 
     In addition, since the blowoff port  10   a  is formed in the dust collection adaptor  10 , it is not necessary to add another member as a blowing means in addition to the dust collection adaptor  10 . Further, since the air used during the blowing operation is generated by the dust collection fan  14  used for collecting dust, it is not necessary to newly add an air blower such as a fan for blowing air. Furthermore, since the air used for the blowing operation passes through the guide passage  20  provided inside the slider portion  31 , it is not necessary to provide an additional member for causing the air used for the blowing operation to move in addition to the slider portion  31 . 
     Thus, in accordance with the present embodiment, it is possible to restrain an increase in the number of components and to implement a drilling tool having an economical dust collector. 
     Although the first embodiment of the present invention has been described thus far, various applications and modifications may be made in the embodiment.  FIG. 3  shows an example of the modification. The operator withdraws the drill bit  26  from a drilled hole  8   a  after the production of the drilled hole  8   a . Next, the blowoff port  10   a  of the dust collection adaptor  10  is moved close to the drilled hole  8   a  such that its center axis is positioned in the drilled hole  8   a . Then, when the motor  18  is driven by operating the switch  4 , the air blown from the blowoff port  10   a  flows into the drilled hole  8   a  which is opened in the axial direction of the drill bit  26 , blows the remaining dust out of the drilled hole  8   a , and guides the remaining from the dust collection port  10   b  to the dust collection passage  11 . With this operation, it becomes possible to favorably remove the dust remaining in the drilled hole. 
     As for the amount of the air moved to the dust collection case  12  and the amount of the air blown from the blowoff port  10   a , favorable dust collection effect can be obtained when the latter is adjusted to be smaller. With this adjustment, it becomes possible to suck an almost total amount of the air blown from the blowoff port  10   a , and to effectively prevent the remaining dust from being blown out to the outside since even the air in the surrounding area is sucked as well. 
       FIG. 4  shows another variation. In  FIG. 4 , a structure is adopted in which the blowoff port  10   a  blows the air against the vicinity of a pierced portion  10   d  of the dust collection adaptor  10 . When the structure is adopted in which the air is blown against the vicinity of the pierced portion  10   d  of the dust collection adaptor  10 , the leakage of the dust from the vicinity of the pierced portion  10   d  can be restrained. 
     Next, a drilling tool showing a second embodiment of the present invention will be described by using  FIGS. 5 to 12 .  FIG. 5  shows an overall view of a drilling tool having a dust collector. Portions which are the same as those shown in  FIG. 1  are designated by the same reference numerals, and their repeated descriptions will be omitted. 
     The housing  2  accommodates a motor portion, a cylinder portion, a handle portion, and a transmission drive unit. In the housing  2 , the motor  18  as a driving source is vertically accommodated. At an upper end of an output shaft (motor shaft)  19  extending upwardly above the motor  18 , a pinion  38  is integrally formed. On both sides of the output shaft  19  of the motor  18 , a crankshaft  39  and an intermediate shaft  40  are vertically and rotatably supported, and gears are attached to the intermediate height positions of the crankshaft  39  and the intermediate shaft  40 . These gears are engaged with the pinion  38  described above which is formed at the end portion of the motor shaft  19 . 
     In the upper portion of the housing  2 , a cylinder  36  is rotatably supported at both end portions in its axial direction by a ball bearing  41  and a metal bearing  42 , and is horizontally disposed. A piston  43  and a striker  44  are slidably fit into the cylinder  36 . The piston  43  is coupled to a crankpin of the crankshaft  39  via a connecting rod  45 , and one end of the connecting rod  45  is coupled to the piston  43  via a piston pin. 
     Rotation of the crankshaft  39  is converted into reciprocation of the piston  43  in a fore-and-aft direction in the cylinder  36  by the crankpin and the connecting rod  45 , and the internal pressure of an air chamber is fluctuated by the reciprocation of the piston  43 . As a result, the fluctuation in the internal pressure causes the striker  44  to reciprocate in the fore-and-aft direction in the cylinder  36  and intermittently impact against an intermediate member  46  so that a striking force is transmitted from the intermediate member  46  to the drill bit  26 . 
     The gears, the crankshaft  39 , the connecting rod  45 , the cylinder  36 , the piston  43 , the striker  44 , the intermediate member  46 , and the like, which have been described above, constitute a strike mechanism unit, and the rotation of the output shaft  19  of the motor  18  is converted into the reciprocation of the piston  43  by the strike mechanism unit to provide the drill bit  26  with the striking force. The rotation force transmitted from the intermediate shaft  40  is transmitted to the cylinder  36  to cause simple rotation of the drill bit  26 , and rotation portions including the intermediate shaft  40  constitute a rotation transmission mechanism unit. The strike mechanism unit and the rotation transmission mechanism unit can be simultaneously or selectively driven, and all or a part of the units constitute a transmission drive unit for rotating the drill bit. 
       FIG. 5  is greatly different from  FIG. 1  in the disposition of the passages in the slider portion  31  constructed of the fixed pipe  31   a  and the slider pipe  31   b . Although the dust collection passage  11  and the guide passage  20  are also formed in the slider portion  31  in  FIG. 5 , the locations thereof are different. In  FIG. 1 , these two passages are vertically disposed as shown in the drawing, while in  FIG. 5 , these passages are concentrically (the dust collection passage in an inner circle and the guide passage  20  in an outer circle) disposed. In addition, the cooling fan for the motor  18  is omitted in  FIG. 5 , and only the dust collection fan  14  is connected to the motor. Further, the disposition of the passage from the air passage  15  to the dust collection fan  14  and the guide passage  20  is also different. However, the practical effects obtained from the disposition of  FIG. 1  and the disposition of  FIG. 5  are not different. 
       FIG. 6  is a view for illustrating the blowoff port  10   a  and the dust collection port  10   b  of the drilling tool of  FIG. 5  and the directions of the air flowing therethrough. The air discharged from the blowoff port  10   a  is bent by the workpiece  8  covering the blowoff port  10   a  in the axial direction and is flown toward the drill bit  26  (i.e., downward direction in  FIG. 6 ). Since the large dust collection port  10   b  is disposed underneath, the dust produced or floated in the dust collection adaptor  10  is sucked from the dust collection port  10   b . As for the flow rate of the air at each ports, for example, the suction flow rate is 0.3 m3/minute, while the blowoff flow rate is 0.04 m3/minute, and the ratio therebetween is 15:2. The optimum value of the ratio differs depending on various factors such as the quality of the workpiece  8  to be drilled, the diameter of the drill bit, the rotation speed, and the like. However, what is common to all cases is that, when the flow rate of the air sucked from the dust collection port  10   b  is adjusted to be larger than that of the air blown from the blowoff port  10   a , the leakage of the dust can be effectively prevented. The ratio, which is the suction flow rate:the blowoff flow rate, can be set in the range from, e.g., 30:1 to 1:1. 
     The drill bit  26  is disposed between the blowoff port and the dust collection port. With this disposition, the air blown from the blowoff port  10   a  is collected by the dust collection port  10   b  after hitting against the drill bit  26 , and the air blown from the blowoff port  10  is able to blow off the dust adhering to the drill bit  26 , whereby the dust can be effectively collected. Further, a seal portion  29  which slightly protrudes from the dust collection adaptor  10  and is opened in the shape of a cup is formed on the periphery of the pierced portion on the tip end side (the side with the workpiece  8  in the axial direction of the drill bit) of the dust collection adaptor  10 . With this formation, the leakage of the dust from the gap between the dust collection adaptor  10  and the workpiece  8  can be effectively prevented. 
       FIGS. 7 and 8  are views for illustrating the flow of the air in the vicinity of the dust collection fan  14 .  FIG. 7  is a longitudinal sectional view, while  FIG. 8  is a lateral sectional view, and they are partially schematic views for the illustration. In  FIG. 7 , the dust collection fan  14  is a centrifugal fan which sucks clean air guided from the air passage  15  from the upper surface of the dust collection fan  14  and discharges the air in an outer circumferential direction. A part of the discharged air is guided to the guide passage  20 .  FIG. 8  is the lateral sectional view illustrating the part of the discharged air guided to the guide passage  20 . The air flowing in the dust collection passage  11  flows toward the direction of the filter  13  (the direction toward the back side of the page with  FIG. 8 ). The air which has passed through the filter  13  flows into the dust collection fan  14  through the upper portion thereof (the front side of the page with  FIG. 8 ) via the air passage  15 , and a part of the air is guided to the guide passage  20  along the flow indicated by an arrow  81  and the rest of the air is discharged from the discharge port  60  to the outside of the housing  2  as shown by an arrow  82 . Thus, by allocating different destinations to the air to be discharged from the dust collection fan  14 , the ratio between the amount of the air sucked from the dust collection port  10   b  and the amount of the air blown from the blowoff port  10   a  can be determined. It is to be noted that, when a shutter member (not shown) is provided at an exit of the discharge port  60  and an opening area of the discharge port  60  is adapted to be variable, the ratio of the amounts of the air described above can be optionally changed. 
     Next, by using  FIGS. 9 to 12 , the specific structure of the dust collection adaptor  10  of  FIG. 5  will be described.  FIG. 9  is a perspective view of the dust collection adaptor  10  when viewed from the side where the drill bit  26  is inserted. On one end side (the side with the hammer drill main body  1 ) of the pierced portion of the dust collection adaptor  10 , a shutter  51  for limiting the passage of the air between the drill bit and the pierced portion is provided. As the material for the shutter  51 , for example, rubber is used. However, the material is not limited thereto. Any material may be used as long as the material is resilient, does not obstruct the rotation of the drill bit  26  even when it comes into contact with the drill bit  26  which rotates at high speed, and is resistant to abrasion by the contact. The shutter  51  is constructed of ten thin pieces extending in a circumferential direction, and is in the shape of a diaphragm member. At the central portion of the shutter  51 , an opening  50  is formed coaxially with the drill bit  26 . The size of the opening  50  is preferably slightly larger than that of the drill bit  26 . Thus, a structure is adopted in which the pierced portion is cylindrical and the shutter member for limiting the passage of the air between the drill bit and the pierced portion is provided on the one end side of the pierced portion so that the leakage of the dust from one end portion of the pierced portion can be restrained. 
       FIG. 10  is a view showing a cross section of an A-A′ portion of  FIG. 9 . The dust collection adaptor  10  is formed with the cylindrical blowoff port  10   a  for discharging the air to be blown, and guides the air in directions indicated by arrows  53  in the drawing. Out of the airflows indicated by the arrows  53 , in order to generate the airflow in a downward direction (the direction toward the central portion of the pierced portion in the circumferential direction), a notch is provided in the lower side of the tip end portion (the lower-side portion at the left end in  FIG. 10 ) of the blowoff port  10   a . At the outer peripheral portion of the tip end of the pierced portion  57 , the seal portion  29  is provided. The dust collection adaptor  10  can be formed of a plurality of plastic members. However, the member is not limited thereto. Most members may be integrally formed or manufactured by using other materials. Thus, since a structure is adopted in which the blowoff port  10   a  is provided and the notch is formed in the lower side of the tip end portion thereof, the air from the blowoff port is blown toward the drill bit  26  and the air blows off the dust adhering to the vicinity of the drill bit  26  so that dust collection can be effectively performed. 
       FIG. 11  is a view showing a cross section of a B-B′ portion of  FIG. 9 . The shutter  51  in  FIG. 11  has a structure having a large diaphragm and a small diaphragm. However, it is optional whether or not this type of structure is adopted. Clean air guided from the guide passage  20  is flown in the direction indicated by an arrow  55  to be guided to the blowoff port  10   a . The air containing dust sucked from the dust collection port  10   b  is flown in the direction indicated by an arrow  54  to be guided to the dust collection passage  11 . When the dust collection passage  11  and the guide passage  20  are disposed in a left-to-right direction when viewed from the axial direction of the drill bit  26  instead of being disposed in a fore-and-aft direction (the disposition in  FIG. 1 ), the thickness of the dust collection adaptor  10  (the portion indicated by  37   a  in  FIG. 5 ) can be reduced. With the disposition in the fore-and-aft direction as shown in  FIG. 1 , there can be the case where it is difficult to dispose the passages for blowoff and suction which are sufficiently wide. However, with the disposition in  FIG. 11 , it is easy to secure the capacity of each passage. 
     As for the thickness of the dust collection adaptor  10  indicated by  37   a  in  FIG. 5 , when the thickness is reduced to be smaller than the thickness of the portion of the drill bit which is not spiral (the portion indicated by  37   b  in  FIG. 5 ), deeper holes can be produced without the obstruction by the dust collection adaptor  10  so that workability is improved. 
       FIG. 12  is a view showing a cross section of a C-C′ portion of  FIG. 9 . As seen from the drawing, the guide passage  20  is formed on the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical pierced portion  57 . 
     The present invention has been described thus far based on the first and second embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, the disposition of the dust collection passage  11  and the guide passage  20  in the slider portion  31  and configurations of their cross-sectional areas may be optionally set. In addition, a structure may be adopted in which the guide passage  20  may be provided independently of the slider portion  31  instead of being provided in the slider portion  31 . 
     Further, a structure is adopted in which electricity is supplied to the hammer drill by means of the electric cord  5  in the present embodiment. However, the supply of electricity may be performed by means of a rechargeable buttery, a solar buttery, a fuel buttery, and the like. In addition, the drilling tool has been described by using the hammer drill as an example in the present embodiment. However, the same effect is achievable in the case with the structures of other drilling tools such as a hammer, a drill, a vibratory drill, a driver drill, and the like as well. 
     Furthermore, a structure is adopted in which an electric motor is used to drive the dust collection fan in the present invention. However, in the case of a drilling tool using an internal combustion engine, the fan may be rotated by using the power thereof or an electric fan may also be rotated by using the electric power generated by the internal combustion engine. 
     A drilling tool in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinbelow with reference to  FIGS. 13 to 15 .  FIG. 13  is a side view of the drilling tool showing the third embodiment of the present invention,  FIG. 14  is a side view showing the state of the drilling tool in use, and  FIG. 15  is a view for illustrating the flow of air in a dust collection adaptor  110 . 
     A hammer drill main body  101  has four operational modes of the rotation • strike mode, the rotation mode, the strike mode, and the neutral mode, or has any of the four operational modes. A housing  102  includes a drive unit comprising a motor  118 , a strike mechanism unit, a rotation transmission mechanism unit, and a switch mechanism. A handle  103  is provided at a rear end portion (fore-and-aft direction and up-and-down direction are defined as shown in  FIG. 13  in the present specification, the same shall apply to other drawings shown below) of the housing  102 . The handle  103  is provided with a power switch  104 , and a power cord  105  for supplying electricity is connected to the handle  103 . On the side portion of the housing  102 , a dial-shaped changeover member  106  for changing the operational modes is rotatably provided. An end tool  126  is attached to a tip end portion of the hammer drill  101  and the end tool  126  is supplied with a striking force or a rotation force, or both of the forces to perform a required operation with respect to a workpiece  108 . 
     The step of collecting dust produced during operations in the operational modes of the rotation • strike mode and the rotation mode in the hammer drill main body  101  will be described with reference to  FIG. 13 . In the drilling operation with respect to the workpiece  108 , the operator holds the handle  103  of the hammer drill  101  and operates the power switch  104 , thereby driving the motor  118  and causing the end tool  126  attached to the tip end portion of the hammer drill main body  101  to rotate and strike with the driving force of the motor  118 . The operator holds the handle  103  of the hammer drill main body  101  and pushes the hammer drill  101  toward the direction of the workpiece  108  so that the end tool  126  crushes the workpiece  108  and produces a drilled hole in the workpiece  108 . 
     The end tool  126  has a tip end portion  126   a  for crushing the workpiece  108  and a spiral portion  126   b  having a function of moving the dust produced by crushing the workpiece  108  in the drilled hole. The dust produced by the tip end portion  126   a  of the end tool  126  during the operation is moved into the dust collection adaptor  110  due to the rotation of the end tool  126  and the configuration of the spiral portion  126   b . The dust moved into the dust collection adaptor  110  is guided from a suction port  110   b  to a dust channel  111  along an arrow by the suction force generated by a dust collection fan  114  provided on a rotary shaft  119  of the motor  118 , and filtered and separated into the air and the dust by passing through a filter  113  in a dust collection case  112  provided in a housing  133  of the dust collector, and the separated dust is stored in the dust collection case  112 . It is to be noted that the dust collection case  112  is preferably detachable. By detaching the dust collection case  112 , it becomes possible to dispose of the stored dust, and clean or change the filter  113 . 
     On the other hand, the separated clean air passes through an air passage  115  and reaches an intake port (not shown) in the axial direction of the dust collection fan  114 . Then a part of the separated clean air is returned to the dust collection adaptor  110  and the rest of the air is discharged from a discharge port to the outside of the hammer drill main body  101  by the dust collection fan  114 . The structure in the vicinity of the dust collection fan  114  will be described later. 
     In the hammer drill main body  101 , as a power source for driving the end tool  126 , the motor  118  is provided in the integral housing  102 . When the end tool  126  is driven, the motor  118  rotates and, at the same time, generates heat. In order to restrain the heat generation of the motor  118 , a cooling fan  117  is provided on the rotary shaft  119  of the motor  118 . Cooling air is sucked from a cooling air intake port (not shown) provided in a tail cover  116  by the suction force of the cooling fan  117 , and the cooling air cools the motor  118  according to the direction indicated by the arrow. The cooling air reaches the cooling fan  117  after having cooled the motor, and is discharged from a discharge port which is not shown to the outside of the hammer drill main body  101 . 
     The dust collection adaptor  110  is held by a slider  131  attached to the hammer drill main body  101 . In the slider  131 , a spring  132  and the retractable dust channel  111  are provided. The dust collection adaptor  110  is biased toward the workpiece  108  by the spring  132  and the slider  131 . During the operation for producing a drilled hole, the hammer drill main body  101  moves toward the workpiece  108  as the drilled hole becomes deeper. The dust collection adaptor  110  is biased toward the workpiece  108  by the spring  132 . During the drilling operation, as the hammer drill main body  101  moves toward the workpiece  108 , the spring  132  is compressed and the slider  131  is retracted so that the dust collection adaptor  110  is constantly in contact with the workpiece  108 , and maintains a constant positional relation. The slider  131  is constructed of two members, and the length of the slider  131  is reduced when one member slides into the other member. Thus, the slider  131  is structured to be retractable so that dust collection in accordance with the depth of the drilled hole can be performed. In addition, it is possible to lock the retraction of the slider  131  at an optional position by means of a locking mechanism  141 . 
     The dust produced during the drilling operation is moved into the dust collection adaptor  110  by the spiral structure of the end tool  126 , and sucked from the suction port  110   b  together with the air by the suction force of the dust collection fan  114 . As shown in  FIG. 15 , during the drilling operation, the air blown out from a blowoff port  110   a  for blowing out the air is sent into the dust collection adaptor  110 , and an airflow is generated in the vicinity of the drilled hole so that dust collecting ability can be improved. The amount of the air to be blown out is preferably adjusted to be smaller than that of the air to be sucked in. This adjustment is made to suck the surrounding air in the vicinity of a pierced hole (a hole pierced by the end tool  126 ) of the dust collection adaptor  110 . The suction of the surrounding air can favorably prevent the dust from scattering in the surrounding area. 
     After the drilling operation, a part of the dust often remains in the drilled hole. Accordingly, the operator moves the blowoff port  110   a  of the dust collection adaptor  110  close to the drilled hole after the production of the drilled hole as shown in  FIG. 14 , and operates the power switch  104  to drive the motor  118  and rotate the dust collection fan  114 . At that time, the end tool  126  also rotates. However, since the tip end portion  126   a  is not in contact with the workpiece  108 , the workpiece  108  is not damaged. It is preferable to set the length of the slider  31  at the time of the maximum extension such that the tip end portion  126   a  is not in contact with the workpiece  108  as shown in  FIG. 14 . 
     As for the flow of the air in the hammer drill main body  101 , the air reaches the dust collection fan  114  from the air passage  115 , and is discharged from the discharge port which is not shown to the outside of the hammer drill main body  101 , while a part of the air is returned to the dust collection adaptor  110 . 
     Next, the structure in the vicinity of the dust collection fan  114  will be described in detail by using  FIGS. 16 and 17 .  FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view of an A-A portion of  FIG. 14 . The dust collection fan  114  is a centrifugal fan which sucks the air flowing from the air passage  115  through an intake port (not shown) formed in the axial direction, and sends the air in the circumferential direction by the rotation force of vanes. The airflow to be sent is generated in a direction indicated by an arrow  151  in  FIG. 16 . The most part of the airflow is flown from an airflow sending port  136  in a direction indicated by an arrow  152 , and is sent to the dust collection adaptor  110  via a guide channel  120 . The rest of the airflow is discharged from a first discharge port  135   a  and a second discharge port  135   b  formed in a housing  102   a  as shown by arrows  153  and  154 . In the present embodiment, the housing  102   a  is a part of the housing  102  of the hammer drill main body  101  and is an integrally-formed plastic housing. 
     The air which has flown into the airflow sending port  136  then flows into the dust collection adaptor  110  via the guide channel  120 . The guide channel  120  is disposed alongside the dust channel  111  in the vicinity of the airflow sending port  136  of  FIG. 16 , while, in the slider  131 , the guide channel  120  is disposed above the dust channel  111 . However, the disposition is not limited thereto. A coaxial disposition may be adopted in which the dust channel  111  is disposed in an inner area, while the guide channel  120  is disposed in an outer area. 
     In  FIG. 16 , in a direction of rotation of the dust collection fan  114  (clockwise direction in the drawing), the discharge ports are provided at two locations. Both of the first and second discharge ports  135   a  and  135   b  are disposed at “backward” positions from the airflow sending port  136 . As shown in a conceptual view of  FIG. 17 , when a reference line  157  is drawn from the airflow sending port  136  to a center point  160  of the fan, the wording “forward” positions used herein denote positions in a direction indicated by an arrow  155  when viewed from the position of the airflow sending port  136 . Similarly, “backward” positions denote positions in a direction indicated by an arrow  156  when viewed from the position of the airflow sending port  136 . It is to be noted that the forward positions and the backward positions are reversed when the direction of rotation of the dust collection fan  114  is reversed. 
     In accordance with the definition in  FIG. 17 , the first discharge port  135   a  and the second discharge port  135   b  are both disposed at the backward positions when viewed from the airflow sending port  136 . In a fan which generates the airflow by its turning force such as the dust collection fan  114  according to the present embodiment, an opening port disposed at the farthermost position receives high pressure. The path for sending the airflow into the dust collection adaptor  110  has a high resistance to the inflow due to its complicated configuration so that high pressure is required in order to effectively send the airflow. Therefore, by setting the airflow sending port  136  at the forward position in the direction of rotation of the dust collection fan  114  when viewed from the discharge port  135 , it becomes possible to most effectively send the airflow into the dust collection adaptor  110 . 
     Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described by using  FIGS. 18 to 20 .  FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view of a dust collection fan portion showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention,  FIG. 19  is a conceptual view for illustrating a positional relation between the dust collection fan  114  and an inner wall  137  of the housing, and  FIG. 20  is an enlarged view for illustrating a positional relation of a guide portion  138 . 
     As can be seen from  FIG. 18 , the distance between the inner wall  137   a  and the outer peripheral end of the dust collection fan  114  becomes gradually shorter with distance from the airflow sending port  136  in both forward and backward directions. This state will be further described by using the conceptual view of  FIG. 19 . In  FIG. 19 , in order to understand the positional relation, a reference line  157  which extends from the airflow sending port  136  to the other side through a center point  161  of the inner wall of the housing and an auxiliary line  158  which is perpendicular to the reference line  157  and extends through the center point  161  are drawn. The center point  160  of the dust collection fan  114  is offset relative to the center point  161  of the inner wall of the housing. 
     When regions defined by the reference line  157  and the auxiliary line  158  are defined as regions (I), (II), (III), and (IV) as shown in  FIG. 19 , the airflow sending port  136  is formed in the regions (II) and (III). The first discharge port  135   a  is formed in the region (III). The second discharge port  135   b  is formed in the region (IV). This disposition allows an increase in the inflow pressure into the airflow sending port  136 , the flow speed, and the amount of the airflow. As a result, it becomes possible to effectively send the airflow into the dust collection adaptor  110 . However, since the relation described above is influenced by other factors such as the heights of the airflow sending port and the discharge port in a vertical direction or the like, the disposition may be set in consideration of these factors. 
     In the fourth embodiment, as a device to increase the inflow pressure, a guide portion  138  protruding toward the direction of the center of the centrifugal fan is additionally formed adjacent to the downstream side of the airflow sending port  136 . The detail thereof will be described by using  FIG. 20 .  FIG. 20  is a partially enlarged view for illustrating a positional relation of the guide portion  138  of  FIG. 6 . 
     In  FIG. 20 , in order to indicate the position of the cylindrical inner wall of the housing, a reference line  139  in the dashed line is drawn. As can be seen from the comparison between the reference line  139  and the state of the protrusion of the guide portion  138 , the guide portion  138  obtained by protruding the inner wall portion on the downstream side of the airflow sending port  136  by the distance B in the direction of the center of the centrifugal fan is formed. Thus, by forming the guide portion  138 , the airflow flowing toward the direction indicated by an arrow  155  hits against the guide portion  138 , and the most part of the airflow is guided to the direction of the airflow sending port  136 . As a result, the amount of the airflow to the airflow sending port  136  is increased and, moreover, the effect of an increase in the flow speed resulting from an increase in the pressure for sending the air is obtained. 
     As is apparent from the foregoing description, in accordance with the present invention, it is possible to secure the sufficient amount of the airflow sent to the vicinity of the drilled hole and improve the dust collection efficiency in the collection of the dust produced during the drilling operation and performance in the removal of the dust remaining in the drilled hole after the drilling operation. As a result, the job site and the environment of the operator can be improved. 
     In addition, in accordance with the present invention, in the drilling tool having the dust collector provided with the suction port for sucking the air together with the dust and the blowoff port for blowing the air, the effect of being able to efficiently collect the dust and send the air by using single centrifugal fan is achieved. 
     Although the description has thus been given based on the embodiments showing the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the gist thereof. 
     For example, although the drilling tool using the electric motor has been described in the invention of the present application, the driving source is not limited to the electric motor. The present invention may be applied to a drilling tool using an internal combustion engine or compressed air. Further, integral-type fans may be used for the dust collection fan  114  and the cooling fan  117  instead of individual-type fans. In that case, a structure may be adopted in which the air is sent to the motor  118  from the discharge port of the dust collection fan.