Handle for a router
The ergonomic design of the router handle, featuring an adjustable cylindrical handle and dual-handle configuration, addresses the issue of wrist strain by minimizing bending and enhancing comfort, resulting in longer, fatigue-free operation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE102023210896
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-11-03
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing router handles are not ergonomically designed, leading to rapid fatigue and potential long-term wrist damage due to improper hand positioning and excessive wrist bending during use.
A cylindrical handle with an adjustable angle to the working region, allowing for individual adjustment to minimize wrist bending and enhance ergonomic comfort, along with a dual-handle design that connects to the housing via grip and connecting regions forming specific angles.
The ergonomic design reduces wrist bending, allowing for longer, fatigue-free operation by optimizing handle positioning and reducing operator strain.
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Abstract
Description
The invention relates to a handle for a routerPrior ArtFIGS. 1 aand 1 b show in each case a hand-held power tool designed as a routing machine with a handle from the prior art.Handles in various forms and arrangements are known. The handles usually have an oval or round or elongate shape or a gun shape or a combination of several shapes. Round handles and handles in the form of guns are usually arranged such that an axis which is arranged coaxially with the handle runs largely parallel to a working plane.Elongate and oval handles usually run parallel or almost parallel to the working plane, see FIG. 1 b.The handles from the prior art have the disadvantage that their arrangement is not designed to be particularly ergonomic. An operator's hand is put around the handle in such a manner that rapid fatigue occurs during operation. Long-term damage can also occur in the wrist.The less ergonomic hand posture when working in the vertical direction also becomes conspicuous. An example is the milling of window or door openings in wood panels.Today, those handles of a router which can be arranged obliquely due to their geometry are predominantly at an angle of 20°<δ<45° to the vertical axis of the device. This has the result that the wrist is bent when the milling is carried out.Disclosure of the InventionThe advantage of this invention is that the arrangement of the handles for routing tools is designed so that the bending of the wrist is reduced to a minimum and thus a longer, fatigue-free working is possible.A routing cutter with a housing and with a base plate is proposed, wherein the base plate stands on a working area, wherein at least one handle is arranged on the housing.The handle is cylindrical and has an axis x which extends coaxially with the cylinder axis, wherein the axis x together with the working region forms an angle α. Advantageously, the angle α is preferably between 0° and 45°. Thus, fatigue-free working with the routing cutter is possible.It is proposed that a first handle and a second handle are arranged at the housing of the router, each of the two handles having a grip region and a connecting region.The connecting regions advantageously connect the grip regions to the housing. The connecting regions form a common axis y, wherein the axis y is cut perpendicularly from an axis z. Z is the one which extends through the router from above in the viewing direction.The axis y and the axis z form an angle β, wherein the angle β is preferably between 0° and 30°. Thus, fatigue-free working with the routing cutter is possible.The angles α and β can either be fixedly predefined or only the angle β is predefined and the angle α can be adjusted via a mechanism. As a result, the position of the handles can advantageously be individually adjusted to a user of the routing cutter.Further advantages can be gathered from the figures and the description of the figures.DRAWINGSThe following are shown: FIG. 1 : a router from the prior art in schematic representation, FIG. 2 : a router according to the invention in schematic representation, FIG. 3 : a top view of a routing cutter according to the invention in schematic representation.DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONFIG. 2 ashows a hand tool machine 10, which is designed as a router, with a housing 12. The base plate 13 stands on a working area A.At least one handle 14 is arranged on the housing 12. The handle 14 is cylindrical and has an axis x which extends coaxially with the cylinder axis. The axis x forms an angle α together with the working region A. The angle α is preferably between 0° and 45°.In the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 2 b, a first handle 14 aand a second handle 14 bare arranged on the housing 12 of the routing cutter 10. Each of the two handles 14 a, 14 bhas a grip region 16 a, 16 band a connection region 18 a, 18 b. The grip regions 16 a, 16 bare configured such that an operator of the routing device 10 can put his hands around the grip regions 16 a, 16 bto guide the routing device 10. The grip regions 16 a, 16 bform an axis x 1 and x 2, respectively. The two connecting regions 18 a, 18 bconnect the grip regions 16 a, 16 bto the housing 12. The axis y and the axes x1 and x2 form an angle β1 and β2, respectively. The angles β1and β2are preferably between 0° and 30°.The angles α and β 1 and β 2 may be fixedly predefined. However, it is also conceivable that only the angle β1or β2is predefined and the angle α is adjustable via a mechanism such as a rotary joint on the handle axis. As a result, the position of the handles can be individually adjusted to the user of the router 10.In addition to the angles, the shape and design of the handles contribute to optimum ergonomic gripping performance. Preferably, the wrist of the operator of the routing machine is not bent or is hardly bent.FIG. 3 shows the implementation of the invention for a diving unit 20. The routing device 10 can be fixedly connected to the dive unit 20 or the routing device 10 can be mounted in the dive unit 20.
Claims
Router (10) having a housing (12) and having a base plate (13), wherein the base plate (13) stands on a working region (A), wherein at least one handle (14) is arranged on the housing (12).Routing cutter (10) according to claim 1, characterised in that the handle (14) is cylindrical and has an axis (x) which extends coaxially to the cylinder axis, wherein the axis (x) together with the working region (A) forms an angle α, wherein the angle α is preferably between 0° and 45°.The routing device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that a first handle (14a) and a second handle (14b) are arranged on the housing (12) of the routing device (10), wherein each of the two handles (14a, 14b) has a grip region (16a, 16b) and a connection region (18a, 18b).Router (10) according to claim 1, characterised in that the grip regions (16a, 16b) each form an axis (x1, x2).The routing device (10) according to claim 3, characterized in that the two connecting regions (18a, 18b) connect the grip regions (16a, 16b) to the housing (12), wherein the connecting regions (18a, 18b) form a common axis (y), wherein the axis (y) is cut perpendicularly by an axis (z), wherein the axis (z) extends through the routing device (10) as viewed from above.The routing cutter (10) according to claim 4 and 5, characterized in that the axes (x1, x2) and the axis (z) each form an angle β1 and β2, wherein the angles β1 and β2 are preferably between 0° and 30°.Routing cutter (10) according to claim 6, characterised in that the angles α, β1 and β2 are fixedly predefined.Router (10) according to claim 7, characterised in that only the angles β1 and β2 are predefined and the angle α can be adjusted by means of a mechanism.
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