EP0235738A2 - Outil à main pour visser des écrous - Google Patents

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EP0235738A2
EP0235738A2 EP87102676A EP87102676A EP0235738A2 EP 0235738 A2 EP0235738 A2 EP 0235738A2 EP 87102676 A EP87102676 A EP 87102676A EP 87102676 A EP87102676 A EP 87102676A EP 0235738 A2 EP0235738 A2 EP 0235738A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B21/00—Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools; Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose
    • B25B21/02—Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools; Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket
    • B25B21/023—Portable power-driven screw or nut setting or loosening tools; Attachments for drilling apparatus serving the same purpose with means for imparting impact to screwdriver blade or nut socket for imparting an axial impact, e.g. for self-tapping screws
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B27/00—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for
    • B25B27/0085—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for explosive-powered

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  • the invention relates to a hand-held device according to the type of the main claim.
  • Handheld devices of this type usually referred to as screwdrivers
  • screwdrivers are known in various forms; in the simplest case, they can be mains-dependent hand drills that have means for switching from right to left and, if possible, also to change the speed of the driving electric motor by correspondingly pressing the on / off switch. It is also known to operate such screwdrivers on the basis of rechargeable batteries, which then supply a DC motor which is reversible in its direction of rotation with the required supply voltage and are usually contained in a so-called battery pack for recharging, which can be inserted with the handheld device by insertion and simultaneous manufacture of the electrical connection terminals can be connected.
  • Such a device can be used in uninterrupted continuous operation, only the cartridge magazines for the loads, which are automatically moved by the device in the handle so that a fresh load is available for each shot, must be replaced and in each case from the beginning the device must use a suitably trained nail. It goes without saying that such a device, since it is based on a certain degree of handling hazard, can only be triggered if a special trigger safety device has been overcome, which can consist, for example, of a pressure safety device that is designed such that the ignition, for example via a mechanical locking mechanism, can only take place when a given pressing force has been pressed onto an object to be nailed and a certain pressing path has also been overcome.
  • a special trigger safety device can consist, for example, of a pressure safety device that is designed such that the ignition, for example via a mechanical locking mechanism, can only take place when a given pressing force has been pressed onto an object to be nailed and a certain pressing path has also been overcome.
  • the invention has for its object to improve the above-mentioned handheld device for screwing in screws so that it is possible to set screws using the basic principle of the nailing device by triggering charges, with the continuous dynamic work and the fast process Obstacles when screwing in, which occur more frequently and which otherwise occur, for example, when the driving connection between the screw head and the respective driving bit ratchets through, can be easily overcome.
  • the hand-held device according to the invention solves this problem with the characterizing features of the main claim and has the advantage that all the disadvantages that the Known mains-operated or cordless screwdrivers inherent, namely dependency on the network or exhaustion of the batteries, and also a certain cumbersome operation in each case at the beginning of a screwing process.
  • the handheld device according to the invention is completely independent of the power supply and can be operated indefinitely by replacing cartridges contained in corresponding disposable magazine strips, with the advantage that screwing in screws or the strong dynamic force that occurs when triggered and the force generated thereby appropriate, screw-like fasteners without pre-drilling or without pre-marking is possible.
  • the hand-held device according to the invention also exerts an axial thrust effect, namely of considerable force and strength, which is supported by the moment of inertia of the usually medium-weight device.
  • an axial thrust effect namely of considerable force and strength, which is supported by the moment of inertia of the usually medium-weight device.
  • this axial thrust there is strong rotary driving, so that even longer screws can be easily screwed into complicated materials.
  • the screwing-in process takes place in fractions of a second.
  • the device in the area of the receptacle for the respective screw that is to say in the area of the driving bit itself, endeavors to maintain the connection here, that is to say not to slip through, because of the effect just explained, namely that the receiving bit itself performs an axial movement, which of course , since the screw has to absorb the pressure resulting from this axial movement, leads to a firm engagement between, for example, the cross recess of the screw head and the driving bit.
  • the whole screwing-in process is so fast that the dynamic entrainment and the force of the screwing-in process ensure a work process with considerable strength, but which runs smoothly and smoothly, without it being developed by the screw when screwing it in for a short period Counter torque could come to a loosening of the slewing ring and ratcheting.
  • both the screwing speed and the screwing depth can be changed in any way, and with reference to the screwing speed by changing the pressure exerted on a screw piston, which is possible by changing the caliber of the magazine cartridges to be used and changing the screwing depth by adjusting the thread length and / or steepness for the screw piston, which can be done without difficulty by changing the front inserts is possible.
  • the hand-held device according to the invention is also able to process particularly large screws which are to be screwed into very hard materials and is also a preferred area of application here, so that it can be used, for example it is conceivable to insert screws with very deep threads directly into materials that were previously not suitable for a screwing process, at least without dowels, such as concrete or brick walls and the like; if, for example, you only want to avoid nailing, because nails lack the special claw effect of screws in the respective material and could therefore be pulled out of the material by a long-lasting, axial pulling action.
  • the drawing shows a side view of the hand-held device according to the invention for screwing in screws, with a partial sectional view of certain components, overall highly schematized.
  • the basic idea of the present invention is to create a hand-held device for screwing in screws or similar fasteners on the basis of and using the known shooting system of a nailing device, as explained further above, at least one first being only axially in a guide moving pressure piston and a second driven by this, simultaneously and positively guided axially and a rotationally performing screw piston is provided, which is responsible for screwing in the suitably arranged screw arranged at its front end by its combined movement.
  • the embodiment shown in the drawing of such a handheld device 10 for screwing in screws or the like which can also be referred to as a so-called shooting screwdriver, comprises a handle area 10a and the bearing and guide mechanism for the various piston and cylinder units, which in the Running area 10b of the handheld device 10 is arranged.
  • the explosion pressure comes into effect in a chamber 15, which is limited on at least one side by a first piston 16, which is arranged in a corresponding piston guide 17 so as to be slidable.
  • the piston guide 17 can be a cylindrical tube which is mounted in a suitable manner in the housing 18 of the hand-held device.
  • the pressure energy absorbed by the at least one or first piston 16 and acting axially in the direction of the guide or bearing tube 17 leads to a rapid axial movement of this first piston 16 to the left in the plane of the drawing, in which case a first exemplary embodiment can be constructed such that A piston rod-like extension, not shown in the drawing, is attached directly to this piston 16, which acts on a further piston 19 and also tries to axially displace it.
  • the thread toothing 20 can be designed such that an internal thread 22, for example a trapezoidal thread, is arranged in the interior of the guide tube 21 for the rotary piston 19, as will be referred to below, which meshes with a corresponding external thread 23 on the rotary piston 19.
  • this thread is designed so that the axial pressure action of the piston or pistons 16, 16a causes a direct rotary movement of the rotary piston 19, which is positively guided by the two interlocking threads 22 and 23, the axial displacement of the rotary piston 19 and causes its simultaneous rotary movement.
  • the pressure action from the intermediate piston 16a on the rotary piston can take place via a tappet 24 with a small diameter, so that the frictional influences between the only axially moving piston 16 or intermediate piston 16a and the rotating piston 19 moving at the same axial speed, but rotating at the same time are reduced.
  • the guide tube 21 with the rotary piston 19 mounted by it can be made as long as is normally required for screwing in special screws, so that a corresponding number of threads of the thread 20 are accommodated and therefore also ensured that a respective screw can be fully screwed into the material or object 25 to which it is attached by a single ignition.
  • the respectively predeterminable length of the guide tube 21 with its internal thread 22 is indicated by the interruption point at 26. It is advantageous here to design the front region, comprising the guide tube and, if applicable, rotary piston 19, with different sizes and shapes as interchangeable components (interchangeable); with any attachment to the barrel part 10b, for example by a bayonet lock.
  • a locking lock which is shown at 27 and which consists, for example, of a locking ball 28 , which is pressed by a bias spring 29 into the path of the intermediate piston 16a through a corresponding passage opening in the guide space 17. If a corresponding pressure is exerted on the intermediate piston 16a, the latter can easily push the ball 28 away and the screwing process begins.
  • a screw magazine 30 in the front opening area, which is only indicated schematically and through which new screws 31 are fed in each case, for example by a suitable manually operated adjusting mechanism, which then always brings the next screw into the area of the rotary piston 19 provided receptacle for the screw.
  • this receptacle can only be formed by a rod-shaped extension 32 connected to the rotary piston 19, which has a conventional screwdriver cross-head configuration at its front end and therefore engage in the corresponding cross-head screw head of the screw 31 to be screwed in can, for example, also additionally have a magnetic holding effect on them, as is known per se.
  • the working components are shown in the plane of the drawing on the right to the point of interruption 26 in the starting position from which they are, namely the pistons 16, 16a and the rotary piston 19 are then moved suddenly and then smoothed out when the respective charge 13 is released in the plane of the drawing to the left.
  • a screwing-in process that has already been carried out in part is shown, the rotary piston 19 or the like being attached to a by a suitable compression spring.
  • formed resilient stop 32 can open, whereby at the end of the screw-in movement, the dynamics of the rotary movement and the impact force are braked and the screw is not over-tightened.
  • a front stop plate 34 can be provided which, acting as a screw depth stop, cancels the screwing process when the handheld device lies fully against the counter surface of the material 25; but it is also possible to begin the screwing process in such a way that when the rotary piston 19 is retracted into the device, the stop surface 34 abuts the counter surface of the material 25 from the start and the screwing process is carried out with the screw hidden until it is in the material is screwed in, which can be easily achieved by suitable stops for the rotary piston 19.

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EP87102676A 1986-03-04 1987-02-25 Outil à main pour visser des écrous Expired - Lifetime EP0235738B1 (fr)

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AT87102676T ATE64709T1 (de) 1986-03-04 1987-02-25 Handgeraet zum einschrauben von schrauben.

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US4793226A (en) 1988-12-27
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DE3606927A1 (de) 1987-09-10
EP0235738B1 (fr) 1991-06-26
ATE64709T1 (de) 1991-07-15
EP0235738A3 (en) 1989-04-26

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