EP0246144B1 - Identification device for a flat-handled tool, especially for a wrench or the like - Google Patents

Identification device for a flat-handled tool, especially for a wrench or the like Download PDF

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EP0246144B1
EP0246144B1 EP19870401044 EP87401044A EP0246144B1 EP 0246144 B1 EP0246144 B1 EP 0246144B1 EP 19870401044 EP19870401044 EP 19870401044 EP 87401044 A EP87401044 A EP 87401044A EP 0246144 B1 EP0246144 B1 EP 0246144B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
    • B25G1/00—Handle constructions
    • 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
    • B25B23/00—Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers
    • B25B23/16—Handles
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps

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  • Hand tools generally receive during their manufacture and especially during the manufacture of their handle, the brand or the reference of their manufacturer, during a forging operation or a similar operation forming part of their normal processing. .
  • the indications thus provided are unalterable, and therefore are kept for the life of the tool.
  • the present invention aims to provide a hand tool provided with a marking device which is both simple to set up and extremely resistant, no risk of takeoff or deformation being feared.
  • the object of this invention is in fact a tool with a flat handle provided with a flange, comprising two identification plates, of similar shape, which are fixed to each other through at least two perforations in the handle of the tool so that they are applied on either side of the latter and guided laterally by the peripheral flange.
  • the identification plates have lugs which are welded together by ultrasound.
  • the flat handle has a projecting peripheral rim and the plates have a width which corresponds to that of the housing thus defined.
  • Such a tool includes inserts which are not subjected to any constraint and which, moreover, are fixed one on the other and not on the handle itself so that they can have a certain play with respect to this. last and that, as a result, surface irregularities can no longer deteriorate them.
  • the invention relates in particular to tools with a flat handle such as open-end wrenches, adjustable wrenches or the like.
  • the marking device consists of two identification plates 2 and 4 respectively, of substantially rectangular shape, each having a large face 6 intended to receive indications such as references, marks or the like 8.
  • the plates 2 and 4 comprise at least one lug and preferably as shown, two lugs 10 and 12 intended to penetrate into perforations 14 and 16 formed in the flat handle 18 of a tool to be marked.
  • the two plates are thus placed facing each other on the flat handle 18 so that their respective lugs 10 and 12 are pressed against each other through the perforations 14 and 16.
  • the pins 12 and 10 opposite are then assembled together, for example by ultrasonic welding, which makes the two plates 2 and 4 strictly rigidly attached and fixes them on the handle 18.
  • lugs 10, 12 could be fixed to each other by any other means, for example they could include recesses or bosses capable of engaging and locking: one on top of the other simply because of their shape.
  • each of the plates 2 and 4 has a width which corresponds to the space separating the two sides of the peripheral rim so that it is laterally guided by this rim.
  • each of the plates that is to say the face which carries the indications or marks is preferably slightly curved, which makes it easier to grip the handle of the tool.
  • This face 6 is preferably very slightly projecting from the rim 20 so that the seems of the two sticks 2 and 4 constitutes a kind of handle.
  • the marking device can therefore be mounted at any time desired by the manufacturer in an extremely simple manner, but then can no longer be removed and remains for the entire duration of the tool.

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Les outils à main reçoivent généralement lors de leur fabrication et tout particulièrement lors de la fabrication de leur manche, la marque ou la référence de leur fabricant, au cours d'une opération de forgeage ou d'une opération analogue faisant partie de leur traitement normal. Les indications ainsi apportées sont inaltérables, et par suite sont conservées pendant toute la vie de l'outil.Hand tools generally receive during their manufacture and especially during the manufacture of their handle, the brand or the reference of their manufacturer, during a forging operation or a similar operation forming part of their normal processing. . The indications thus provided are unalterable, and therefore are kept for the life of the tool.

Toutefois, il est de plus en plus demandé l'adjonction de références complémentaires, par exemple de marques ou analogues appartenant à la firme qui commercialise l'outil, et de telles adjonctions ne peuvent être effectuées au cours du traitement normal, sans compliquer considérablement la fabrication. On a donc été amené à utiliser des étiquettes collées ou vissées sur le manche de l'outil. Malheureusement, ces étiquettes sont génées par les irrégularités de surface qui existent fréquemment sur l'outil et qui sont la cause soit du décollage de l'étiquette, soit de sa déformation par suite de la contrainte exercée sur elles par les vis ou les rivets. De telles étiquettes sont par suite rapidement difficiles à lire de sorte qu'elles ne remplissent plus le rôle auquel elles sont destinées.However, there is an increasing demand for the addition of additional references, for example of brands or the like belonging to the firm which markets the tool, and such additions cannot be made during normal processing, without considerably complicating the manufacturing. We therefore had to use labels glued or screwed on the handle of the tool. Unfortunately, these labels are generated by the surface irregularities which frequently exist on the tool and which are the cause either of the peeling off of the label, or of its deformation as a result of the stress exerted on them by the screws or the rivets. Such labels are therefore quickly difficult to read so that they no longer fulfill the role for which they are intended.

Il est par ailleurs connu d'après le EP-A 0 047 697 d'utiliser pour le marquage du bétail deux plaquettes d'identification, de forme semblable, qui sont reliées entre elles par un organe traversant une perforation de l'oreille de l'animal.It is moreover known from EP-A 0 047 697 to use for the marking of cattle two identification plates, of similar shape, which are connected together by a member passing through a perforation of the ear of the 'animal.

La présente invention a pour but de fournir un outil à main muni d'un dispositif de marquage qui soit à la fois simple à mettre en place et extrêmement résistant, aucun risque de décollage ni de déformation n'étant à craindre.The present invention aims to provide a hand tool provided with a marking device which is both simple to set up and extremely resistant, no risk of takeoff or deformation being feared.

Cette invention a en effet pour objet un outil à manche plat muni d'un rebord, comportant deux plaquettes d'identification, de forme semblable, qui sont fixées l'une à l'autre à travers au moins deux perforations du manche de l'outil de sorte qu'elles sont appliquées de part et d'autre de ce dernier et guidées latéralement par le rebord périphérique.The object of this invention is in fact a tool with a flat handle provided with a flange, comprising two identification plates, of similar shape, which are fixed to each other through at least two perforations in the handle of the tool so that they are applied on either side of the latter and guided laterally by the peripheral flange.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré les plaquettes d'identification comportent des ergots qui sont soudés entre eux par ultra-sons.According to a preferred embodiment, the identification plates have lugs which are welded together by ultrasound.

De préférence, le manche plat comporte un rebord périphérique en saillie et les plaquettes ont une largeur qui correspond à celle du logement ainsis délimité.Preferably, the flat handle has a projecting peripheral rim and the plates have a width which corresponds to that of the housing thus defined.

Un tel outil comporte des plaquettes qui ne sont soumises à aucune contrainte et qui en outre sont fixées l'une sur l'autre et non sur le manche lui-même de sorte qu'elles peuvent disposer d'un certain jeu par rapport à ce dernier et que, par suite, les irrégularités de surface ne peuvent plus les détériorer.Such a tool includes inserts which are not subjected to any constraint and which, moreover, are fixed one on the other and not on the handle itself so that they can have a certain play with respect to this. last and that, as a result, surface irregularities can no longer deteriorate them.

La description ci-dessous d'un mode de réalisation donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif et représenté aux dessins annexés fera d'ailleurs ressortir les avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention.The description below of an embodiment given by way of nonlimiting example and represented in the appended drawings will moreover highlight the advantages and characteristics of the invention.

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  • - la Fig. 1 est une vue éclatée du dispositif de marquage d'un outil à manche plat selon l'invention;
  • - la Fig. 2 est une vue en coupe longitudinale du dispositif de marquage en place sur le manche d'outil.
In these drawings:
  • - Fig. 1 is an exploded view of the marking device of a tool with a flat handle according to the invention;
  • - Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of the marking device in place on the tool handle.

L'invention concerne tout particulièrement les outils à manche plat telles que les clés à fourche, clés à molette ou analogues. Sur un tel outil le dispositif de marquage est constitué par deux plaquettes d'identification respectivement 2 et 4, de forme sensiblement rectangulaire ayant chacune une grande face 6 destinée à recevoir des indications telles que des références, marques ou analogues 8.The invention relates in particular to tools with a flat handle such as open-end wrenches, adjustable wrenches or the like. On such a tool, the marking device consists of two identification plates 2 and 4 respectively, of substantially rectangular shape, each having a large face 6 intended to receive indications such as references, marks or the like 8.

Sur leur face opposée, les plaquettes 2 et 4 comportent au moins un ergot et de préférence comme représenté, deux ergots 10 et 12 destinés à pénétrer dans des perforations 14 et 16 pratiquées dans le manche plat 18 d'un outil à marquer.On their opposite face, the plates 2 and 4 comprise at least one lug and preferably as shown, two lugs 10 and 12 intended to penetrate into perforations 14 and 16 formed in the flat handle 18 of a tool to be marked.

Lors de la mise en place du dispositif de marquage les deux plaquettes sont ainsi placées en regard de part et d'autre du manche plat 18 de sorte que leurs ergots respectifs 10 et 12 sont en appui les uns contre les autres à travers les perforations 14 et 16. Les ergots 12 et 10 en regard sont alors assemblés entre eux, par exemple par soudure par ultra-sons, ce qui rend rigoureusement solidaire les deux plaquettes 2 et 4 et les fixe sur le manche 18.When the marking device is put in place, the two plates are thus placed facing each other on the flat handle 18 so that their respective lugs 10 and 12 are pressed against each other through the perforations 14 and 16. The pins 12 and 10 opposite are then assembled together, for example by ultrasonic welding, which makes the two plates 2 and 4 strictly rigidly attached and fixes them on the handle 18.

Il apparaitra clairement qu'un certain jeu peut exister entre les ergots 10, 12 et le bord des perforations 14, 16. De même, un jeu peut exister entre les plaquettes 2 et 4 et la surface plane du manche 18. Par suite, des irrégularités de surface existant sur ces faces planes n'ont aucune influence sur le maintien et la résistance du dispositif de marquage formés par les plaquettes.It will clearly appear that a certain play can exist between the lugs 10, 12 and the edge of the perforations 14, 16. Likewise, a play can exist between the plates 2 and 4 and the flat surface of the handle 18. As a result, surface irregularities existing on these flat faces have no influence on the maintenance and the resistance of the marking device formed by the plates.

Bien entendu, les ergots 10, 12 pourraient être fixés entre eux par tout autre moyen, par exemple ils pourraient comporter des évidemments ou des bossages susceptibles de s'enclencher et de se verrouiller: les uns sur les autres du seul fait de leur forme.Of course, the lugs 10, 12 could be fixed to each other by any other means, for example they could include recesses or bosses capable of engaging and locking: one on top of the other simply because of their shape.

Dans tous les cas, la seule contrainte exercée sur les plaquettes est la force de compression qui assure l'engagement des ergots entre eux. Cette contrainte est momentanée et disparait lorsque la fixation est assurée, de sorte que les plaquettes 2 et 4 ne subissent aucune déformation risquant de détériorer les indications qui sont portées sur elles.In all cases, the only stress exerted on the pads is the compressive force which ensures the engagement of the pins between them. This constraint is momentary and disappears when the fixing is ensured, so that the plates 2 and 4 do not undergo any deformation risking damaging the indications which are worn on them.

Par contre, leur mise en place et leur montage sont extrêmement simples, les perforations 14 et 16 peuvant être pratiquées avec des tolérances assez larges puisqu'il suffit qu'elles permettent le passage des ergots 10 et 12 sans qu'aucun centrage précis ne soit exigé.On the other hand, their installation and assembly are extremely simple, the perforations 14 and 16 can be practiced with fairly wide tolerances since it suffices that they allow the passage of the pins 10 and 12 without any precise centering being required.

De préférence, lorsque le manche plat 18 comporte un rebord périphérique en saillie 20 comme représenté sur la figure 1, chacune des plaquettes 2 et 4 a une largeur qui correspond à l'espace séparant les deux côtés du rebord périphérique de sorte qu'elle est guidée latéralement par ce rebord.Preferably, when the flat handle 18 has a projecting peripheral rim 20 as shown in FIG. 1, each of the plates 2 and 4 has a width which corresponds to the space separating the two sides of the peripheral rim so that it is laterally guided by this rim.

En outre, la face extérieure 6 de chacune des plaquettes, c'est à dire la face qui porte les indications ou marques est de préférence légèrement bombée, ce qui rend plus agréable la préhension du manche de l'outil. Cette face 6 est de préference très légèrement en saillie par le rebord 20 de sorte que l'ensemble des deux baguettes 2 et 4 constitue une sorte de poignée.In addition, the outer face 6 of each of the plates, that is to say the face which carries the indications or marks is preferably slightly curved, which makes it easier to grip the handle of the tool. This face 6 is preferably very slightly projecting from the rim 20 so that the seems of the two sticks 2 and 4 constitutes a kind of handle.

Aucune séparation des plaquettes 2, 4 du manche 18 qui les porte n'est à craindre et les plaquettes peuvent avoir une épaisseur suffisante pour que les marques, dessins, ou références qu'elles portent ne risquent pas d'être détériorées ou usées par suite d'une utilisation prolongée de l'outil.No separation of the plates 2, 4 from the handle 18 which carries them is to be feared and the plates can have a sufficient thickness so that the marks, drawings, or references which they carry are not likely to be damaged or worn as a result. prolonged use of the tool.

Le dispositif de marquage peut donc être monté à tout moment désiré par le fabricant de manière ex- trèmement simple mais ensuite ne peut plus être retiré et, subsiste pendant toute la durée de l'outil.The marking device can therefore be mounted at any time desired by the manufacturer in an extremely simple manner, but then can no longer be removed and remains for the entire duration of the tool.

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1. A tool such as a spanner or the like having a flat handle provided with a flange and comprising two identification plates (2, 4) of similar shape which are fixed one to the other via at least two perforations (14, 16) in the handle (18) of the tool so that they are applied one to either side of the handle and are guided laterally by the peripheral flange (20).
2. A tool according to Claim 1, characterized in that the plates (2, 4) comprise lugs (10, 12) which are welded together by ultrasonic welding.
3. A tool according to Claim 1, characterized in that the plates comprise lugs which are fitted together by inter-engagement.
4. A tool according to Claim 3, characterized in that the plates (2, 4) are of a thickness which is very slightly greater than that of the peripheral flange (20).
5. A tool according to one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the surface of each of the plates which is opposite that carrying the lug or lugs (10, 12) constitutes a surface for carrying trade marks, references or the like.
EP19870401044 1986-05-12 1987-05-07 Identification device for a flat-handled tool, especially for a wrench or the like Expired - Lifetime EP0246144B1 (en)

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