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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
May. 16, 2000
Nobuto Kai, Fucho, JP;
Masatoshi Fukinuki, Fucho, JP;
John E. Nemazi, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Jeremy J. Curcuri, Southfield, MI (US);
One World Technologies, Inc., Anderson, SC (US);
Abstract
An orbital tool includes a housing, a motor, and an eccentric drive member rotatably driven by the motor shaft. A working member has an input portion engaging an output portion of the eccentric drive member. An annular pivot control member includes an annular central hub cooperating with the working member, an annular flange attached to the housing, and a web extending between the flange and the central hub. The pivot control member controls pivotal movement of the working member relative to the housing. The web enables the working member input portion to orbit about the drive axis as the eccentric drive member is rotated by the motor shaft.