A power sander includes a casing bounding a space in which a sanding plate is mounted for cyclical motion in parallelism with a plane of a support surface of the sanding plate. A sanding element, such as sandpaper, is supported on and covers the support surface of the sanding plate, and a clamping arrangement clamps the sanding element to the sanding plate. The clamping arrangement is mounted on the sanding plate for pivoting between an engaging and an disengaging position, and is biased toward the engaging position thereof. An actuating arrangement is mounted in a transverse wall of the casing for displacement between a retracted and an extended position and is operative for abutting against and displacing the clamping arrangement toward the disengaging position thereof during the movement of the actuating arrangement toward the extended position thereof. The actuating arrangement has an actuating portion which is accessible from the exterior of the casing, and a cam portion which engages an abutment surface of the clamping arrangement during the displacement of the actuating arrangement toward the extended position. The actuating arrangement may be arrested at least in the extended position thereof to thereby retain the clamping arrangement in the disengaged position during the exchange of the sanding element. Air may be withdrawn from the space bounded by the casing so as to remove dust resulting from the sanding operation from the vicinity of the sanding plate.
A clamping device a sanding tool is comprised of a fixing body, a spring, a clamping plate, a pressing block and a buffer body; wherein, the fixing body is a rectangular base on the proper position of the center of which is installed with a high projected handle, while grooves are installed on the two sides of the base near the edge portion, a fixing stud is installed between the handle and the grooves, a buffer body is adhered on the bottom of the base, a spring and a clamping plate are attached on the stud; the distal end of the fixing stud is installed with a pin for engaging with said pressing block; by the upwards or downwards pressing force of the pressing block, the sand paper may be fixed.
A turbine-driven sander includes a relatively thin, one-piece resilient dust shroud having a skirt surrounding a sander housing. The skirt has a rear wall which is split to form two opposing end portions, which are releasibly connected at an integral joint. The skirt has a front wall including a nozzle cover portion, and a pair of side walls having inwardly-extending lips. When attached to the housing the skirt sealingly engages the housing and creates a passage for dust-entrained air to flow from a platen to the nozzle. The air then flows to the turbine, eventually being exhausted into a source of vacuum.
An orbital finishing sander includes a sandpaper clamp mechansim which has a sandpaper holder angularly movably supported on a bottom plate. A sanding sheet placed over a platen attached to the bottom plate is gripped by gripping teeth of the sandpaper holder under the bias of a spring. When a lever mounted on a frame of the sander is turned through about 90.degree., a presser on one end of the lever successively cams slanted and flat surfaces of the sandpaper holder downwardly to lift the gripping teeth off the bottom plate, thus releasing the sanding sheet. The sanding sheet is removed, and a new sanding sheet is placed on the platen, after which the lever is turned back to allow the gripping teeth to grip the new sanding sheet under the spring force.
A portable cordless finishing sander is provided which has a housing, a sanding plate below the housing and a clamping arrangement for clamping a sheet of sandpaper to the sanding plate. The housing has a motor housing portion for storing an electric motor, an elongated handle portion extending above the motor housing portion for storing a battery, and a skirt portion extending below the motor housing portion. The housing is designed in relation to the handle portion and the skirt portion such that the weight of the handle portion encasing the battery is substantially equal to the weight of the skirt portion carrying the sanding plate in both vertical and longitudinal directions. The clamping arrangement includes a clamping member and an operating lever, which are normally stored within the skirt portion of the housing. A novel arrangement is provided for retaining the clamping member in its released position when the sandpaper is exchanged.
An oscillating grinder (10) with a housing (12) a grinding sheet holder (14) having clamping means (20, 23; 200, 230; 334) for receiving a grinding sheet (16), whose grinding sheet ends (17, 19) can be clamped firmly to the grinding sheet holder (14), and in which the clamping means (20, 23; 200, 230; 334, 1334) are levers with a pivot axis (24; 224; 40; 440; 1440) supported on the grinding sheet holder side and clamping jaws (22; 220; 1222; 336, 338) that clamp the grinding sheet (16) on one end, preferably manually actuatable on the other end, can be equipped faster, more conveniently and more securely with a grinding sheet (16) by providing that one of the grinding sheet ends (19) for one-handed operation can be clamped solely by insertion between first clamping means (20, 23; 200, 230; 334; 1334), and the other grinding sheet end (17), likewise for one-handed operation, can be clamped after being placed in second clamping means (34; 334; 1334) and after their actuation; the grinding sheet (16) can be tensed tautly by its subsequent motion, together with the clamped grinding sheet end (17), in particular pivoting, away from the first clamping means (20, 23; 200, 230; 334; 1334).
