CN105437100B - Clamping device preventing adjusting screws from falling - Google Patents

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CN105437100B
CN105437100B CN201410388908.4A CN201410388908A CN105437100B CN 105437100 B CN105437100 B CN 105437100B CN 201410388908 A CN201410388908 A CN 201410388908A CN 105437100 B CN105437100 B CN 105437100B
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The invention relates to a clamping device preventing adjusting screws from falling. The clamping device comprises a first clamper and a second clamper. The first clamper comprises a first handle and a first grip jaw, both of which are fixedly connected. The first handle is provided with an internal thread portion in the manner of extending along the axial direction of a virtual penetration axis. The first handle is provided with a sliding section and an adjusting part. The adjusting part is arranged in the internal thread part in a threaded mode along an axial direction of the virtual penetration axis. One end of the adjusting part is provided with an anti-falling portion and extends to the sliding section. The distance between the top and the axis center of the anti-falling portion is larger than or equal to the hole diameter of the internal thread portion. The second clamper is connected to the first clamper and further comprises a fastening part, one end of which is slidably arranged at the sliding section of the first handle and abuts against the adjusting part. The adjusting part cannot separate from the first handle due to the anti-falling portion in order to prevent the adjusting part from overly rotating and falling down.

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Prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off
Technical field
It is more particularly to a kind of to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off the present invention relates to a kind of clamping device.
Background technology
" modified form combination pilers " Patent Case of TaiWan, China patent announcement numbering the 239357th is refer to, it is that one kind changes Good figure combination pilers, form the tooth form formed on the inside of projection more long and wide, projection at jaw, and a row is inclined towards side Kenel, another row be towards the inclined kenel in another side, when there is the tooth forms folder tug metal circular tube of different incline directions with two kinds of jaw, Possessing has preferably and is difficult the folder tug effect for releasing;The sleeve of the another tool screw in rear handle side inside is set, is easy to bolt Sleeve inner is screwed into, because sleeve has appropriate reinforcing effect, rear handle can be prevented to be deformed, and bolt can be made in sleeve Portion rotates.
However, above-mentioned combination pilers are the elasticities that jaw is adjusted by rotating bolt, when combination pilers elasticity is adjusted And cannot observe the bolt inside combination pilers, user has no way of learning the length of bolt, if causing user constantly by spiral shell When bolt turns pine, bolt can be come off by combination pilers, and bolt voluntarily must be reinstalled combination pilers by user again again, fairly cumbersome.
The content of the invention
The present invention prevents the clamping device that adjustment screw comes off from including one first its main purpose is, providing one kind Clamper and a clamping device for the second clamper, the first clamper include first lever and first jaw, First lever is provided with a connection end and a holding end away from connection end, and the first lever virtually passes through axle in holding end along one Be provided with an internal thread part axially extendingly, internal thread part is extended from the holding end of the first lever toward the direction of connection end, interior Threaded portion forms a minimum-value aperture along the inner peripheral diameter for virtually passing through Axial and radial, and the first lever is between connection end and holding end With a sliding section, adjacent to the holding end of the first lever, the first jaw is with a front end and one away from front end for sliding section Rear end, the rear end of the first jaw is fixedly connected on the connection end of the first lever, and the first jaw is provided between front end and rear end One clamping part, the first lever has an adjustment part, and adjustment part is along interior spiral shell of the axial spiral shell located at the first lever for virtually passing through axle Line portion, one end of adjustment part forms an anti-delinking part and extends to sliding section and the opposite other end of adjustment part away from first toward holding The direction of handle connection end extends and protrudes out internal thread part, and axle is virtually passed through in the anti-delinking part of adjustment part along the radial distance for virtually passing through axle The distance of farthest forms a maximum height, and maximum height is not less than minimum-value aperture, can be close to or remote when adjustment part is rotated From the connection end of the first lever, the second clamper is connected to the first clamper, the second clamper include second lever and One the second jaw, the second lever is provided with a connection end and a holding end away from connection end, and the second jaw has one Front end and a rear end away from front end, the rear end of the second jaw are hubbed at the company of the first lever near the side of the first clamper End is connect, the rear end of the second jaw is hubbed at the connection end of the second lever away from the side of the first clamper, and the second jaw is in front end Be provided with a clamping part between rear end, the clamping part of the clamping part of the second jaw and the first jaw toward each other, the second clamping Device also includes top valve part and an elastic component, and the one end for pushing up valve part is hubbed between the two ends of the second lever, pushes up valve part One end away from the second lever is capable of the sliding for being arranged at the first lever section of relative slip and is resisted against adjustment part, elastic component One end is connected to the rear end of the second jaw and between the two ends of the lever of the other end first, elastic component is simultaneously the second jaw and first Lever provides pulling force, and adjustment part cannot depart from the first lever by anti-delinking part, it is to avoid adjustment part inordinate rotation and come off.
The clamping device for preventing adjustment screw from coming off of the invention is described further below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1:Prevent from adjusting the stereo appearance figure of clamping device one embodiment that screw comes off for the present invention;
Fig. 2:Prevent from adjusting the three-dimensional exploded view of clamping device one embodiment adjustment part that screw comes off for the present invention;
Fig. 3:Prevent from adjusting the sectional structure chart of clamping device one embodiment adjustment part that screw comes off for the present invention;
Fig. 4:Prevent from adjusting the action diagram of clamping device one embodiment use state that screw comes off for the present invention;
Fig. 5:Prevent from adjusting the action diagram of clamping device one embodiment use state that screw comes off for the present invention;
Fig. 6:For the present invention prevents from adjusting second three-dimensional exploded view of embodiment adjustment part of clamping device that screw comes off;
Fig. 7:For the present invention prevents from adjusting second sectional structure chart of embodiment adjustment part of clamping device that screw comes off;
Fig. 8:For the present invention prevents from adjusting the 3rd sectional structure chart of embodiment adjustment part of clamping device that screw comes off.
Description of reference numerals:10- clamping devices;The clampers of 20- first;The levers of 21- first;211- connection ends;212- holds Hold end;213- internal thread parts;214- slides section;215- adjustment parts;216- anti-delinking parts;217- anti-decylizations;The jaws of 22- first; 221- front ends;222- rear ends;223- clamping parts;The clampers of 30- second;The levers of 31- second;311- connection ends;312- holding ends; The jaws of 32- second;321- front ends;322- rear ends;323- clamping parts;33- pushes up valve part;34- elastic components;35- release members;21a- One lever;215a- adjustment parts;216a- anti-delinking parts;218a- locking pins;The levers of 21b- first;215b- adjustment parts;216b- anticreeps Portion;219b- anticreep flanges;90- working substances;C- virtually passes through axle;D1- minimum-value apertures;D2- maximums diameter of hole;H- maximum heights.
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The following is embodiment, but present disclosure is not limited to the scope of these embodiments.
Referring to figs. 1 to the solid for shown in Fig. 3, being clamping device one embodiment for preventing adjustment screw from coming off of the invention Outside drawing, adjustment part three-dimensional exploded view and sectional structure chart.Clamping device of the present invention 10 include first clamper 20 and One the second clamper 30;Wherein:
First clamper 20 includes first lever 21 and first jaw 22, and first lever 21 is provided with one Individual connection end 211 and a holding end 212 away from the connection end 211, first lever 21 are virtual along one in holding end 212 Pass through axle C is provided with an internal thread part 213 axially extendingly, the internal thread part 213 from first lever 21 holding end 212 toward The direction of connection end 211 extends, and the internal thread part 213 forms a minimum aperture along the inner peripheral diameter for virtually passing through axle C radial directions Footpath D1, the internal thread part 213 forms a maximum diameter of hole D2, first lever along the outer peripheral edge diameter for virtually passing through axle C radial directions 21 have a sliding section 214, the sliding 214 holding adjacent to first lever 21 of section between connection end 211 and holding end 212 Hold end 212.
First lever 21 also has an adjustment part 215, and the adjustment part 215 is located at along the axial spiral shell for virtually passing through axle C The internal thread part 213 of first lever 21, one end of the adjustment part 215 forms an anti-delinking part 216 and extends to sliding section 214 and the opposite other end of the adjustment part 215 extends toward the direction away from the connection end 211 of the first lever 21 and to protrude out this interior Threaded portion 213, the adjustment part 215 is capable of being rotated relative to first lever 21 and synchronizing moving, 215 turns of the adjustment part for selectivity Can be closer or far from the connection end 211 of first lever 21 when dynamic.
The anti-delinking part 216 is provided with an anti-decylization 217, the anti-decylization 217 by this virtually pass through axle C centered on be surrounded on this prevent De- portion 216, the anti-delinking part 216 of the adjustment part 215 along this virtually pass through axle C radial distance this virtually pass through distance of axle C farthest A maximum height H is formed, maximum height H is not less than minimum-value aperture D1, and maximum height H is not less than in the present embodiment Maximum diameter of hole D2, the anti-decylization 217 is in the present embodiment c-type clasp.
First jaw 22 has a front end 221 and a rear end 222 away from the front end 221, first jaw 22 Rear end 222 be fixedly connected on the connection end 211 of first lever 21, first jaw 22 is between front end 221 and rear end 222 A clamping part 223 is provided with, the holding end 212 of the front end 221, rear end 222 and first lever 21 of first jaw 22 is same On one straight line.
Second clamper 30 is connected to first clamper 20, and second clamper 30 includes second lever 31 And second jaw 32, second lever 31 is provided with a connection end 311 and a holding end away from the connection end 311 312, second jaw 32 has a front end 321 and a rear end 322 away from the front end 321, after second jaw 32 End 322 is hubbed at the connection end 211 of first lever 21, the rear end of second jaw 32 near the side of first clamper 20 322 are hubbed at the connection end 311 of second lever 31 away from the side of first clamper 20.
Second jaw 32 is provided with a clamping part 323, the folder of second jaw 32 between front end 321 and rear end 322 Hold the clamping part 223 of portion 323 and first jaw 22 toward each other, the front end 321 of second jaw 32, rear end 322 and this The holding end 312 of two levers 31 is on the same line.
Second clamper 30 also includes top valve part 33 and an elastic component 34, and one end of the top valve part 33 is pivoted Between the two ends of second lever 31, the top valve part 33 is away from being arranged at that one end of second lever 31 relative can be slided The sliding section 214 of first lever 21 is simultaneously resisted against the adjustment part 215 and first can be held with synchronous relative this of the adjustment part 215 Handle 21 is moved.One end of the elastic component 34 be connected to the rear end 322 of second jaw 32 and the two of the other end first lever 21 Between end, the elastic component 34 provides pulling force for second jaw 32 with first lever 21 simultaneously, and the elastic component 34 is in this implementation It is extension spring in example.
Second clamper 30 also includes a release member 35, and the release member 35 is hubbed at second lever 31, and should Release member 35 is located between the top valve part 33 and the holding end 322 of second lever 31.
Continue referring to shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, be that the present invention prevents from adjusting clamping device one embodiment that screw comes off The action diagram of use state.The clamping device 10 when in use, user can by the clamping part 223 of first jaw 22 with The clamping working substance 90 of clamping part 323 of second jaw 32, the adjustment part 215 is toward near the connection end 211 of the first lever 21 When direction is moved, the clamping part 323 of second jaw 32 is close to each other with the clamping part 223 of first jaw 22, the adjustment part 215 toward away from the connection end 211 of the first lever 21 directions move when, the clamping part 323 of second jaw 32 with this first folder The clamping part 223 of jaw 22 is away from each other.
The adjustment part 215 cannot depart from first lever 21 when being sheathed on the anti-delinking part 216 because of the anti-decylization 217, it is to avoid The inordinate rotation of adjustment part 215 and come off.And the anti-decylization 217 be after the adjustment part 215 is screw-locked at first lever 21 again Row socket, makes the clamping device 10 only need to carry out simple operation can to reach the effect for preventing the adjustment part 215 from coming off.
When user will decontrol working substance 90, press the release member 35 can make the pushing tow of release member 35 this second clamping Device 30 returns to off-position by clip position.
It is that the present invention prevents from adjusting second adjustment of embodiment of clamping device that screw comes off shown in reference picture 6 and Fig. 7 Part three-dimensional exploded view and sectional structure chart.Second embodiment of this case is roughly the same with one embodiment, and Main Differences are Anti-delinking part 216a is provided with a locking pin 218a, and locking pin 218a extends radially through the anti-delinking part along what this virtually passed through axle C 216a, locking pin 218a are in the present embodiment round pin.
Locking pin 218a is that row inserts the adjustment part again after adjustment part 215a is screw-locked at first lever 21a 215a, makes adjustment part 215a only need to carry out simple operation can to reach the effect for preventing from coming off.
It is that the present invention prevents from adjusting cuing open for the 3rd embodiment adjustment part of clamping device that screw comes off shown in reference picture 8 Face structure chart.The 3rd embodiment of this case is roughly the same with one embodiment, and Main Differences are that anti-delinking part 216b is provided with One anticreep flange 219b, anticreep flange 219b virtually pass through the side for being radially disposed in anti-delinking part 216b of axle C along this.
Anticreep flange 219b is that row taps the tune with hard thing again after adjustment part 215b is screw-locked at first lever 21b The anti-delinking part 216b of one integral piece 215b and deform to form integrally formed structure, make adjustment part 215b only need to carry out simple operation The effect for preventing from coming off can be reached.
Can summarize the present invention with regard to the above has advantages below:
1. the present invention prevents from adjusting the clamping device that comes off of screw, wherein clamping device include first clamper and One the second clamper, the first clamper includes first lever and first jaw, and the first lever is provided with a company Connect end and a holding end away from connection end, the first lever is provided with one in holding end along virtual the axially extending of axle of passing through Individual internal thread part, internal thread part is extended from the holding end of the first lever toward the direction of connection end, and the diameter of axle is virtually passed through in internal thread part edge To inner peripheral diameter form a minimum-value aperture, the first lever has a sliding section between connection end and holding end, sliding Holding end of the section adjacent to the first lever is moved, the first jaw has a front end and a rear end away from front end, the first jaw Rear end is fixedly connected on the connection end of the first lever, and the first jaw is provided with a clamping part between front end and rear end, and first holds Handle has an adjustment part, and adjustment part is along internal thread part of the axial spiral shell located at the first lever for virtually passing through axle, one end of adjustment part Form an anti-delinking part and extend to sliding section and the opposite other end of adjustment part prolongs toward away from the direction of the first lever connection end Internal thread part is stretched and protrudes out, the anti-delinking part of adjustment part is formed along the distance that the radial distance for virtually passing through axle virtually passes through axle farthest One maximum height, maximum height is not less than minimum-value aperture, and adjustment part can be closer or far from the connection of the first lever when rotating End, the second clamper is connected to the first clamper, and the second clamper includes second lever and second jaw, second Lever is provided with a connection end and a holding end away from connection end, and the second jaw is with a front end and one away from front end Rear end, the rear end of the second jaw is hubbed at the connection end of the first lever near the side of the first clamper, after the second jaw The side held away from the first clamper is hubbed at the connection end of the second lever, and the second jaw is provided with one between front end and rear end Toward each other, the second clamper also includes a top tug to the clamping part of clamping part, the clamping part of the second jaw and the first jaw Part and an elastic component, one end for pushing up valve part are hubbed between the two ends of the second lever, the one end of top valve part away from the second lever It is capable of the sliding for being arranged at the first lever section of relative slip and is resisted against adjustment part, one end of elastic component is connected to the second jaw Rear end and between the two ends of the lever of the other end first, elastic component simultaneously for the second jaw and the first lever provide pulling force, adjustment Part cannot depart from the first lever by anti-delinking part, it is to avoid adjustment part inordinate rotation and come off.
Embodiment described above is only that the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described, not to model of the invention Enclose and be defined, on the premise of design spirit of the present invention is not departed from, those of ordinary skill in the art are to technical side of the invention Various modifications and improvement that case is made, all should fall into the protection domain of claims of the present invention determination.

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1. it is a kind of to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that it is included:
One the first clamper, first clamper includes first lever and first jaw, and first lever sets There are a connection end and a holding end away from the connection end, first lever is in holding end along a virtual axial direction for passing through axle It is provided with an internal thread part with extending, the internal thread part is extended from the holding end of first lever toward the direction of connection end, and this is interior Threaded portion forms a minimum-value aperture along the inner peripheral diameter for virtually passing through Axial and radial, and first lever is in connection end and holding end Between there is a sliding section, the holding end of neighbouring first lever of sliding section, first jaw has a front end and one The individual rear end away from the front end, the rear end of first jaw is fixedly connected on the connection end of first lever, first jaw in A clamping part is provided between front end and rear end, first lever has an adjustment part, the adjustment part virtually passes through axle along this Axial spiral shell located at first lever internal thread part, one end of the adjustment part form an anti-delinking part and extend to sliding section and The opposite other end of the adjustment part extends and protrudes out the internal thread part toward the direction away from the first lever connection end, the adjustment The anti-delinking part of part virtually passes through the radial distance of the axle virtual distance for passing through axle farthest and forms a maximum height, the maximum along this Highly it is not less than the minimum-value aperture, the adjustment part can be closer or far from the connection end of first lever when rotating;
One the second clamper, second clamper is connected to first clamper, and second clamper includes one second Lever and second jaw, second lever are provided with a connection end and a holding end away from the connection end, and this second Jaw has a front end and a rear end away from the front end, and the rear end of second jaw is near the side of first clamper The connection end of first lever is hubbed at, the rear end of second jaw is hubbed at this and second holds away from the side of first clamper The connection end of handle, second jaw is provided with a clamping part between front end and rear end, the clamping part of second jaw with this Toward each other, second clamper also includes top valve part and an elastic component to the clamping part of one jaw, the top valve part One end is hubbed between the two ends of second lever, and the top valve part being capable of the relative setting slided away from one end of second lever In first lever sliding section and be resisted against the adjustment part, one end of the elastic component is connected to the rear end of second jaw and another Between the two ends of one end first lever, the elastic component is simultaneously that second jaw and first lever provide pulling force.
2. it is as claimed in claim 1 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that the internal thread part is along the void The outer peripheral edge diameter that plan passes through Axial and radial forms a maximum diameter of hole, and the maximum height is not less than the maximum diameter of hole.
3. it is as claimed in claim 2 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that the anti-delinking part is provided with one Anti-decylization, the anti-decylization by this virtually pass through axle centered on be surrounded on the anti-delinking part.
4. it is as claimed in claim 3 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that the anti-decylization is c-type button Ring.
5. it is as claimed in claim 2 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that the anti-delinking part is provided with one Locking pin, the locking pin extends radially through the anti-delinking part along what this virtually passed through axle.
6. it is as claimed in claim 5 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that the locking pin is round pin.
7. it is as claimed in claim 2 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that the anti-delinking part is provided with one Anticreep flange, the anticreep flange virtually passes through the side for being radially disposed in the anti-delinking part of axle along this.
8. it is as claimed in claim 7 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that the anticreep flange is to tap The anti-delinking part of the adjustment part and deform to form integrally formed structure.
9. preventing as any one of claim 2 to 8 adjusts the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that this first The holding end of the front end, rear end and first lever of jaw on the same line, the front end of second jaw, rear end and this second The holding end of lever is on the same line.
10. it is as claimed in claim 9 to prevent from adjusting the clamping device that screw comes off, it is characterised in that second clamper is also wrapped A release member is included, the release member is hubbed at second lever, and the release member is located at the top valve part with second lever Between holding end, the elastic component is extension spring.
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