EP0771251A1 - A pair of pliers - Google Patents

A pair of pliers

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EP0771251A1
EP0771251A1 EP94930396A EP94930396A EP0771251A1 EP 0771251 A1 EP0771251 A1 EP 0771251A1 EP 94930396 A EP94930396 A EP 94930396A EP 94930396 A EP94930396 A EP 94930396A EP 0771251 A1 EP0771251 A1 EP 0771251A1
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Prior art keywords
circlip
jaw
pliers
pair
mounting
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0771251B1 (en
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Conny Jansson
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Kapman AB
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Sandvik AB
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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
    • B25B27/00—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for
    • B25B27/14—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same
    • B25B27/20—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same inserting or withdrawing split pins or circlips
    • B25B27/205—Pliers or tweezer type tools with tow actuated jaws

Definitions

  • a circlip is used for axially locking a component to an axis or a pipe.
  • the ends of the circlip are enlargened and provided with holes to facilitate mounting by means of a circlip pliers.
  • the jaw tips of the pliers are entered into the holes.
  • a circlip for external positioning is mounted by separating the ends until the inner diameter of the circlip becomes large enough to enter the axis.
  • a circlip for internal positioning is mounted by reducing the gap between the ends until the outer diameter of the circlip becomes short of the diameter of the hole in the pipe thereby making insertion therein possible.
  • the dismounting process is reverse to the mounting process.
  • the circlip will in connection with the conventional pliers, be held to the jaws even when one has let go of the operating grip of the jaws. That may extend the time for mounting and may demand that both hands be used to put the circlip aside for temporary storing during disassemblying of a machine element.
  • a prior art tool shown in Fig. 4 have jaws with tips that each includes a symmetrically shaped waist 15.
  • the waist however prevents the circlip from sliding along both sides of the jaw and thus impedes the dismounting process.
  • the present invention relates to a pair of circlip pliers having tips of the jaws configured in a manner that mounting and dismounting of circlips are facilitated.
  • Fig. 1 shows a pair of circlip pliers according to the present invention for internal mounting
  • Fig. 2 shows a pair of pliers according to the present invention for external mounting
  • Fig. 3 shows a tip of a jaw of a pair of pliers according to the invention
  • Fig. 4 shows a tip of a jaw of a prior art tool.
  • Fig. 3 shows an alternative embodiment according to the present invention, wherein each jaw has been provided with a non-symmetrically placed waist 16.
  • the waist is preferably arranged as an imaginary part of a turned or ground rotational surface having an axis 17 of symmetry different from the symmetry axis 18 of the jaw.
  • the side 12, 14 of the jaw along which the circlip is not supposed to slide along thereby achieves an undercut contour while the side 11, 13 of the jaw along which the circlip is supposed to slide along, remains smooth or is partly conical with a conicity 19 steeper that that of the jaw.
  • the non-symmetrical waist may be described by a very large radius thereby closing on to a substantially planar undercut.
  • Circlip pliers according to the present invention may be provided with conventional straight or bent jaws with or without a contra-acting spring.
  • the present invention relates to a pair of pliers for mounting or dismountiong of circlips comprising two jaws, each having a first side 11,
  • each jaw arranged to be pressed against a hole of an end of the circlip during deformation of the circlip for mounting or dismounting purposes, said jaw having a second side 12, 14 pressing against said hole during release of the pliers.
  • the first side 11, 13 of each jaw which can touch the circlip is provided with a non-symmetrical waist 16 forming a part of a rotational surface having an axis 17 of symmetry spaced from the axis 18 of symmetry of the jaw. The distance is so large that no undercut arises at the contour of the second side 12, 14.
  • Each jaw is generally conical and the tip of the jaw is conical but with an included angle larger than the corresponding angle of the jaw.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Gripping Jigs, Holding Jigs, And Positioning Jigs (AREA)
  • Hand Tools For Fitting Together And Separating, Or Other Hand Tools (AREA)
  • Workshop Equipment, Work Benches, Supports, Or Storage Means (AREA)

Abstract

A pair of circlip pliers, for mounting or dismounting of circlips, comprising two jaws each having a first side (11, 13) arranged to be pressed against a hole of an end of the circlip during deformation of the circlip for mounting or dismounting purposes. The first side (11, 13) of each jaw is provided with a non-symmetrical waist (16) forming a part of a rational surface having an axis (17) of symmetry spaced from the axis (18) of the jaw and that the distance is so large that no undercut arises at the contour of the second side (12, 14).

Description

A PAIR OF PLIERS
Background of the invention
A circlip is used for axially locking a component to an axis or a pipe. The ends of the circlip are enlargened and provided with holes to facilitate mounting by means of a circlip pliers. The jaw tips of the pliers are entered into the holes. A circlip for external positioning is mounted by separating the ends until the inner diameter of the circlip becomes large enough to enter the axis. A circlip for internal positioning is mounted by reducing the gap between the ends until the outer diameter of the circlip becomes short of the diameter of the hole in the pipe thereby making insertion therein possible. The dismounting process is reverse to the mounting process.
Different pliers are used for external and internal positioning. True in both cases of pliers is that a circlip held by the pliers is charged with a large amount of elastic energy, such that it easily may fly away if one end slides off of one tip of the jaws. This can easily happen if the tips are smooth and conical. Thus conventional solutions rely on tips with waists or tips with splines increasing friction to prevent the circlip from sliding.
The circlip will in connection with the conventional pliers, be held to the jaws even when one has let go of the operating grip of the jaws. That may extend the time for mounting and may demand that both hands be used to put the circlip aside for temporary storing during disassemblying of a machine element.
A prior art tool shown in Fig. 4 have jaws with tips that each includes a symmetrically shaped waist 15. The waist however prevents the circlip from sliding along both sides of the jaw and thus impedes the dismounting process.
CONFIRMATION Y Object of the present invention
The present invention relates to a pair of circlip pliers having tips of the jaws configured in a manner that mounting and dismounting of circlips are facilitated.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 shows a pair of circlip pliers according to the present invention for internal mounting; Fig. 2 shows a pair of pliers according to the present invention for external mounting; Fig. 3 shows a tip of a jaw of a pair of pliers according to the invention and Fig. 4 shows a tip of a jaw of a prior art tool.
Detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention When using a pair of circlip pliers as shown in Fig. 1 for internal mounting of a circlip it is desirable that the hole of the circlip may slide along the outer side 11 of the jaw but not along its inner side 12. When using a pair of circlip pliers as shown in Fig. 2 for external mounting of a circlip it is desirable that the hole of the circlip may slide along the inner side 13 of the substantially conical jaw but not along its inner side 14.
Fig. 3 shows an alternative embodiment according to the present invention, wherein each jaw has been provided with a non-symmetrically placed waist 16. The waist is preferably arranged as an imaginary part of a turned or ground rotational surface having an axis 17 of symmetry different from the symmetry axis 18 of the jaw. The side 12, 14 of the jaw along which the circlip is not supposed to slide along thereby achieves an undercut contour while the side 11, 13 of the jaw along which the circlip is supposed to slide along, remains smooth or is partly conical with a conicity 19 steeper that that of the jaw. As an alternative shape the non-symmetrical waist may be described by a very large radius thereby closing on to a substantially planar undercut. Circlip pliers according to the present invention may be provided with conventional straight or bent jaws with or without a contra-acting spring.
Thus the present invention relates to a pair of pliers for mounting or dismountiong of circlips comprising two jaws, each having a first side 11,
13 arranged to be pressed against a hole of an end of the circlip during deformation of the circlip for mounting or dismounting purposes, said jaw having a second side 12, 14 pressing against said hole during release of the pliers. The first side 11, 13 of each jaw which can touch the circlip is provided with a non-symmetrical waist 16 forming a part of a rotational surface having an axis 17 of symmetry spaced from the axis 18 of symmetry of the jaw. The distance is so large that no undercut arises at the contour of the second side 12, 14. Each jaw is generally conical and the tip of the jaw is conical but with an included angle larger than the corresponding angle of the jaw.

Claims

Claims
1. A pair of pliers for mounting or dismountiong of circlips comprising two jaws, each having a first side (11,13) arranged to be pressed against a hole of an end of the circlip during deformation of the circlip for mounting or dismounting purposes, said jaw having a second side (12,14) pressing against said hole during release of the pliers characterized in that the first side (11,13) of each jaw which can touch the circlip is provided with a non-symmetrical waist (16) forming a part of a rotational surface having an axis (17) of symmetry spaced from the axis (18) of symmetry of the jaw and that the distance is so large that no undercut arises at the contour of the second side (12,14).
2. A pair of pliers according to claim 1, characterized in that each jaw is generally conical and that the tip of the jaw is conical but with an included angle larger than the corresponding angle of the jaw.
EP94930396A 1993-10-15 1994-10-14 A pair of pliers Expired - Lifetime EP0771251B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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SE9303394 1993-10-15
SE9303394A SE501844C2 (en) 1993-10-15 1993-10-15 Circlip pliers
PCT/SE1994/000969 WO1995010394A1 (en) 1993-10-15 1994-10-14 A pair of pliers

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EP0771251A1 true EP0771251A1 (en) 1997-05-07
EP0771251B1 EP0771251B1 (en) 1998-12-23

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DE (1) DE69415558T2 (en)
SE (1) SE501844C2 (en)
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WO (1) WO1995010394A1 (en)

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SE9303394L (en) 1995-04-16
SE501844C2 (en) 1995-06-06
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WO1995010394A1 (en) 1995-04-20
DE69415558D1 (en) 1999-02-04
SE9303394D0 (en) 1993-10-15
DE69415558T2 (en) 1999-05-12

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