EP0673720A1 - Handwerkzeug mit Scharniergelenk - Google Patents

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EP0673720A1
EP0673720A1 EP95103760A EP95103760A EP0673720A1 EP 0673720 A1 EP0673720 A1 EP 0673720A1 EP 95103760 A EP95103760 A EP 95103760A EP 95103760 A EP95103760 A EP 95103760A EP 0673720 A1 EP0673720 A1 EP 0673720A1
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Evangelos G. C/O Minnesota Mining And Georgakis
Russell A. C/O Minnesota Mining And Jordan
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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
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
    • B25B7/06—Joints
    • B25B7/08—Joints with fixed fulcrum
    • 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
    • B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
    • B25B7/06—Joints

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  • This invention relates to a hand tool having a precision, essentially permanent hinge joint.
  • hand tools include a pair of arms that are pivotally connected to each other for swinging movement to accomplish a desired task.
  • common household pliers include a pair of arms having handle portions that are connected by a pivot for moving a pair of jaws located on the opposite end of the arms either toward or away from each other.
  • wire cutters, scissors and other hand tools also have handles that are pivotally coupled to each other.
  • Inexpensive tools are often provided with a pivotal coupling in the nature of a large rivet.
  • the rivet is often considered a permanent coupling in that it normally does not permit arms of the tool to be detached from each other during ordinary use.
  • the rivet is made by peening over outside ends of a section of cylindrical stock to form enlarged heads that contact outer sides of the arms.
  • a bolt for a fastener and pivotal connection.
  • the bolt extends through bores in both arms, and is threaded into a nut.
  • a thread locking compound is sometimes employed.
  • other means such as brazing or welding the nut to the bolt, may be used in an attempt to prevent the bolt from loosening from the nut.
  • a variety of precision hinged hand tools are used in orthodontic and dental offices daily and are also known as hand instruments.
  • pliers having small beaks may be used to hold dental or orthodontic attachments in the oral cavity.
  • Pliers are also used to bend tiny loops or bends in an orthodontic archwire, or to adjust the position of a wing or hook of orthodontic brackets in order to optimize treatment.
  • Hinged cutters are widely used by dentists and orthodontists to cut or trim archwire or other items as needed.
  • the hinge joint of dental or orthodontic hand tools allows precise pivotal movement of the jaws of the tool in a smooth, nonwobbly arc toward or away from each other, while substantially preventing movement of the jaws in a lateral direction.
  • Precise, smooth pivotal movement is especially important when bending orthodontic wires so that the bend or loop can be precisely formed with the proper radius and at the proper location along the wire as may be desired by the orthodontist.
  • Precision hinge joints are also important in the use of cutting instruments such as during the trimming of orthodontic wire, inasmuch as the wire should be cleanly cut at the desired location without slippage of the tool or inadvertent bending of the wire.
  • Flush joints for dental and orthodontic hand tools are particularly advantageous, in that the fastener presents less exposed surface area and therefore may be more effectively or efficiently sterilized than a comparable fastener having a protruding head. Additionally, the flush joint is sometimes beneficial when the hand tool is used in the limited space of the oral cavity since it does not obstruct the practitioner's view of the work operation.
  • Certain orthodontic hand tools having a hinge joint are made with a bolt-type fastener that is threaded into a threaded section of one arm of the tool.
  • the fastener is ground flush with both sides of the tool once the fastener is tightened in place.
  • a thread locking compound is applied to the threads of the fastener before assembly to reduce the likelihood of inadvertent loosening of the fastener.
  • thread locking compound is not entirely satisfactory, and occasionally bolt-type fasteners with such locking compounds have inadvertently loosened, causing an inconvenience to the practitioner. It has been suggested that conventional thread locking compounds may degrade over a period of time as the tool is subjected to repeated sterilizations. Moreover, once the tool has been assembled, it is difficult to confirm that the thread locking compound has been applied to the threads in the proper amount and at a correct location during manufacture.
  • the present invention is directed toward a hinge joint hand tool that comprises a first arm having a first handle portion and a first bore, and a second arm having a second handle portion and a second bore.
  • the second bore has a central reference axis and a threaded section.
  • the tool also includes a fastener that extends in the first bore and the second bore and pivotally couples the first arm to the second arm.
  • the fastener includes a head located next to the first arm.
  • the fastener includes a shank connected to the head and having a threaded section in threaded engagement with the threaded section of the second bore.
  • the second bore includes a recess remote from the first arm, and the recess has a cross-sectional area larger than the threaded section of the second bore in directions perpendicular to the reference axis.
  • the shank includes an outer end portion in contact with the recess.
  • the threaded section of the fastener is useful for retaining the first arm and the second arm in precise, proper spatial relation to each other during the expected lifetime of the tool.
  • the outer end portion of the shank, in contact with the recess of the second arm, substantially prevents inadvertent loosening of the fastener from the second arm.
  • the invention is especially satisfactory when both ends of the fastener are machined flush with outer sides of the first arm and the second arm, so that a substantially permanent, yet aesthetically pleasing hinge joint is attained.
  • the present invention also concerns a method of making a hinge joint hand tool that comprises the steps of aligning a bore of a first arm of the hand tool with a bore of a second arm of the hand tool, and placing a threaded fastener at least partially in the bore of the first arm.
  • the method also includes the steps of rotating the fastener to thread the fastener into a threaded section of the bore of the second arm, and moving an outer end portion of the fastener into a recess of the second arm next to the threaded section in order to retain the fastener in place.
  • a hinge joint hand tool constructed in accordance with the invention is shown in Figs. 1-4 and is broadly designated by the numeral 10.
  • the hand tool 10 illustrated in the drawings is a hand cutter or cutting pliers, although it should be understood in this regard that the invention is equally suitable for other hand tools or instruments such as wire bending pliers or orthodontic band seating pliers, and can be advantageously used in any tool where an aesthetic, non-obtrusive, substantially permanent precision pivotal coupling is desired.
  • the hand tool 10 includes a first lever arm 12 having a first handle portion 14.
  • the hand tool 10 also includes a second lever arm 16 having a second handle portion 18.
  • the handle portions 14, 18 are only partially shown in the drawings (Figs. 1 and 3), but are curved to comfortably fit within the hand of the user during use.
  • the first arm 12 has a jaw that includes a cutting tip 20 remote from the first handle portion 14, and the second arm 16 has a jaw that includes a cutting tip 22 remote from the second handle portion 18.
  • the first arm 12 has a first bore 24 (Figs. 2 and 4) located between the first handle portion 14 and the cutting tip 20, and the second arm 16 has a second bore 26 located between the second handle portion 18 and the cutting tip 22.
  • the first bore 24 includes an inner cylindrical cavity that is next to the second arm 16, and an outer cylindrical cavity that faces outwardly and away from the second arm 16.
  • the two cylindrical cavities of the first bore 24 are concentric and aligned along a central reference axis that also extends along the longitudinal axis of the second bore 26.
  • the second bore 26 includes a threaded section 28 that begins at the inner side of the second bore 26 next to the first arm 12, and extends in a direction away from the first arm 12.
  • the threaded section 28 preferably conforms to the screw thread data set out in the unified and American standards, No. 0 through 2 inch, of the National Bureau of Standards handbook.
  • a suitable thread size is 10-32 UNF 2B and a suitable pitch is 32 threads per inch (13 threads per cm).
  • the second bore 26 also includes an outer recess 30 that is remote from the first arm 12.
  • the recess 30 extends from the outer end of the threaded section 28 to the outer side of the second arm 16.
  • the recess 30 is chamfered and has the shape of a truncated cone.
  • An example of a suitable dimension for the recess 30 of the hand tool 10 shown in the drawings is 0.025 in. (0.6 mm) deep (i.e., in a direction along the longitudinal central reference axis of the second bore 26), with the angle of the chamfer being 45 degrees from the reference axis.
  • a fastener 32 extends through the first bore 24 and the second bore 26 and pivotally couples the first arm 12 to the second arm 16. As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the fastener 32 includes an enlarged cylindrical head 34 that is received in the outer cylindrical cavity of the first bore 24. The fastener 32 also includes a cylindrical body 36 that complementally fits within the inner cylindrical cavity of the first bore 24.
  • the fastener 32 is provided with a shank 38 that extends outwardly from the cylindrical body 36 and passes through the second bore 26.
  • the shank 38 includes a threaded section 40 that is in mating, threaded engagement with the threaded section 28 of the second bore 26. Initially, the shank 38 has sufficient length to extend just beyond the outer side of the second arm 16 and project past the recess 30 as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the fastener 32 also initially includes a stem 42 that is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the stem 42 extends in a direction away from the shank 38 and has an internal, elongated channel that is shown by the dashed lines in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the internal channel has a hexagonal shape in transverse section and is adapted to matingly receive an allen wrench having a size of 1/8 in. (3.2 mm).
  • the shank 38 also includes a chamfered portion 44 that is located between the cylindrical body 36 and the threaded section 40.
  • the chamfered portion 44 is surrounded by an annular shim or spacer 46 that is located within the inner cylindrical cavity of the first bore 24 and in contact with the inner side of the second arm 16.
  • the first arm 12 is placed next to the second arm 16 such that the first bore 24 is in alignment with the second bore 26.
  • the spacer 46 is placed onto the shank 38 of the fastener 32 in surrounding relation to the chamfered portion 44.
  • a quantity of thread locking compound (Loctite, No. 272) is applied to the threaded section 40.
  • the fastener 32 is then placed in the first bore 24, and an allen wrench is inserted in the channel of the stem 42 in order to rotate the fastener 32 under force.
  • the fastener 32 is turned by the allen wrench until the threaded section 40 of the shank 38 is fully threaded into the threaded section 28 of the second bore 26.
  • the allen wrench applies a seating torque of about 70 in-lb ⁇ 2 in-lb (80 cm-kg ⁇ 2 cm-kg) to the fastener 32.
  • the head 34 of the fastener 32 is located completely within the first bore 24, with only the stem 42 protruding outwardly from the first arm 12 as shown in Fig. 2.
  • an outer end portion 50 of the shank 38 protrudes past the recess 30 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • a riveting tool such as the riveting tool 48 illustrated in Fig. 5 is brought into engagement with the outer end portion 50 of the shank 38 as the hand tool 10 is held in a jig.
  • the hexagonal channel previously occupied by the allen wrench now temporarily receives a locator stud that serves to locate the riveting tool 48 to the outer end portion 50 and resist the force applied by the riveting tool 48.
  • the riveting tool 48 has a circular flat end surface 52 having a diameter of 0.31 in. (7 mm), although a tool with a convex head may also be employed. As the flat end surface 52 is brought into contact with the outer end portion 50 of the shank 38, the riveting tool 48 is moved in an orbital path to cause the outer end portion 50 to deform in lateral directions. Operation of the riveting tool 48 is suspended once the end portion 50 fills the recess 30 and has a chamfered shape complementally matching the shape of the recess 30.
  • the stem 42 is removed in a grinding operation, leaving the head 34 flush with the outer side of the first arm 12.
  • use of a hexagonal inner channel on the stem 42 reduces the amount of material that must be removed during grinding of the stem 42.
  • the outer end portion 50 is ground to a flat configuration flush with the outer side of the second arm 16 and the outer end of the recess 30.
  • the length of the shank 38 is selected such that little, if any, grinding is needed in order to minimize the time and expense of the grinding operation.
  • the outer end portion 50 of the shank 38 in the finished tool 10 has a cross-sectional area (i.e., an area in a reference plane perpendicular to the central reference axis of the bore 26) that is larger than the threaded section 28 of the second bore 26.
  • the deformed outer end portion 50 extends laterally beyond the threaded section 28 (i.e., extends beyond the shank 28 in a direction perpendicular to the central reference axis of the second bore 26). As a result, the outer end portion 50 retains the fastener 32 in place in essentially permanent fashion.
  • the hinge joint has substantial strength because both the riveted outer end portion 50 as well as the threaded section 40 of the shank 38 resist lateral movement of the second arm 16 away from the first arm 12 and together serve to retain the hand tool 10 in assembled relation.
  • the hand tool 10 may be readily disassembled when desired, as may occasionally occur during overhauling of the hand tool 10.
  • the fastener 32 is removed by selecting a drill bit having a diameter slightly less than the smallest diameter (i.e., the root diameter) of the threaded section 40, and then using the drill bit to drill a hole through the outer end portion 50 and the shank 38 without contacting the threaded section 28.
  • a screw extractor is inserted into the hole to turn the fastener 32, at which time the remaining segments of the outer end portion 50 readily break away.
  • a small amount of lubricant grease is placed on the two cylindrical surfaces of the head 34 as well as the lateral annular surface joining the two cylindrical surfaces.
  • Grease may also be placed on both sides of the spacer 46.
  • the cylindrical surfaces of the head 34 and the intermediate annular surface are in sliding, bearing contact with adjacent surfaces of the first arm 12 during use of the hand tool 10.
  • the spacer 46 is relatively thin or optionally eliminated, in order to further increase the area of the cylindrical surface of the head 34 that is in rotational sliding contact with adjacent surfaces of the first arm 12.
  • Finishing of the hand tool 10 preferably includes buffing and polishing of the exposed ends of the fastener 32 in order to provide an aesthetically pleasing and corrosion resistant hinge joint.
  • Suitable materials for the fastener 32 include type 416L hardened stainless steel, while the arms 12, 16 may be made of a 400 series stainless steel such as type 410 or 420.

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US2939215A (en) * 1958-11-27 1960-06-07 Gustav Putsch Fa C Tongs with adjustable-friction joint
US3602074A (en) * 1968-06-05 1971-08-31 Rocky Mountain Dental Products Adjustable, self-aligning joint for pliers, shears and the like
US3648550A (en) * 1968-12-04 1972-03-14 Utica Tool Co Pliers
CH573288A5 (en) * 1973-10-09 1976-03-15 Erem Sa Adjustable hinge assembly for pliers or scissors - with split taper mounted bush housing taper headed bolt
DE3026151A1 (de) * 1980-07-10 1982-02-04 Werner 4740 Oelde Heimann Extraktionszange
US4843927A (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-07-04 Bulent Gulistan Locking fastener for pivotal tool

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2939215A (en) * 1958-11-27 1960-06-07 Gustav Putsch Fa C Tongs with adjustable-friction joint
US3602074A (en) * 1968-06-05 1971-08-31 Rocky Mountain Dental Products Adjustable, self-aligning joint for pliers, shears and the like
US3648550A (en) * 1968-12-04 1972-03-14 Utica Tool Co Pliers
CH573288A5 (en) * 1973-10-09 1976-03-15 Erem Sa Adjustable hinge assembly for pliers or scissors - with split taper mounted bush housing taper headed bolt
DE3026151A1 (de) * 1980-07-10 1982-02-04 Werner 4740 Oelde Heimann Extraktionszange
US4843927A (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-07-04 Bulent Gulistan Locking fastener for pivotal tool

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