EP0968793A2 - Outil variable de vissage et/ou perçage - Google Patents

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EP0968793A2
EP0968793A2 EP99112506A EP99112506A EP0968793A2 EP 0968793 A2 EP0968793 A2 EP 0968793A2 EP 99112506 A EP99112506 A EP 99112506A EP 99112506 A EP99112506 A EP 99112506A EP 0968793 A2 EP0968793 A2 EP 0968793A2
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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
    • B25B15/00—Screwdrivers
    • B25B15/001—Screwdrivers characterised by material or shape of the tool bit
    • 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
    • B25B23/0007—Connections or joints between tool parts
    • B25B23/0035—Connection means between socket or screwdriver bit and tool
    • 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
    • B25B23/02—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts
    • B25B23/08—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation
    • B25B23/12—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using magnetic means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F1/00—Combination or multi-purpose hand tools
    • B25F1/02—Combination or multi-purpose hand tools with interchangeable or adjustable tool elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B25F5/00—Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
    • B25F5/02—Construction of casings, bodies or handles
    • B25F5/029—Construction of casings, bodies or handles with storage compartments
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
    • B25G1/00—Handle constructions
    • B25G1/08—Handle constructions with provision for storing tool elements
    • B25G1/085—Handle constructions with provision for storing tool elements for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners

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  • the present invention relates to a variable screw and / or Drilling tool consisting of a manual or mechanically driven shaft, a sleeve-shaped, connectable to the free end of the shaft Shaft extension and at least one tool holder, the one with the shaft extension and on the other hand with at least one tool insert is non-rotatably connectable.
  • EP 0 743 142 A1 A tool of the type mentioned is out EP 0 743 142 A1 is known. With this known tool are on the tool insert holder on one side a screwdriver bit and on the other side a drill held as tool inserts, whereby by turning the Tool holder optionally one or the other of the two tool inserts in the use position can come.
  • an adjustable one on the outside of the shaft extension Locking sleeve provided, which is disadvantageous for a significant Increase the diameter of the tool worries what problems when using the tool in leads to limited space.
  • the operating effort for the people using the tool disadvantageously high here.
  • EP 0 744 251 A2 describes a manually operated one Known screwdriver in which a shank made by on both ends, starting with a part of it Length is hollow, twist-proof with a screwdriver handle is connectable.
  • a tool insert holder can be used in each two screwdriver bits can be used.
  • the screwdriver bits are designed as double bits with two screwdriver blades. By turning and inserting Shank, tool holder and tool inserts can use one of a total of eight possible screwdriver blades be brought into use.
  • the disadvantage is this known tool is not a mechanical drive possible.
  • the individual parts of the tool are advantageously simple in their shape and therefore inexpensive to manufacture. There are no movable ones for their connection to each other Locking means, e.g. a locking sleeve, required, which is also an inexpensive Producibility contributes and what simplifies operation. Due to the specified design of the free End of the shaft and the shaft extension in addition to holding screwdriver and / or drill bits the beneficial option of shanking alone to use as an Allen key or the shaft extension in two different positions as an external hex wrench according to Art to use a nut. In the shaft extension Inserted tool holder can, if no screwdriver or drill bit is used as another Hexagon wrench with one of the free end of the shaft deviating wrench size be used. So the screw and / or Drilling tool according to the invention in its simplest Design a total of six functions by using of additional tool inserts if necessary can be increased.
  • a further development of the invention provides that the stepped hexagonal inner contour of the sleeve-shaped shaft extension is formed with three different diameters, the diameter being the smallest dimension d 1 in a first, central region of the shaft extension and the larger dimension in a second end region of the shaft extension Dimension d 2 and in a third, opposite end region of the shaft extension has an even larger dimension d 3 .
  • the ability to plug the shaft extension together with the shaft and with the tool insert holder remains unaffected.
  • the tool insert holder inside a collar or bottom in its longitudinal center as Stop for two from the two ends of the holder has insertable tool inserts. In this way is always a defined position of the screwdriver or drill bits ensures that in the tool bit holder are used. It also becomes the tool holder inherently more stable and highly resilient, so that even high torques can be transmitted without damage can.
  • the tool holder with at least one permanent magnet for magnetic mounting is equipped with tool inserts.
  • locking elements are preferred spring-loaded locking balls or cams on the one hand and suitably contoured and positioned notches on the other hand formed; alternatively, the locking elements with a spring clip on the one hand and a matching one contoured and positioned, all-round locking recess on the other hand.
  • a magnetic connection can also be used. Therefor are useful at the free shaft end and / or at the Shaft extension and / or permanent magnets on the tool holder provided as a locking means.
  • the above-mentioned dimensions d 1 and d 2 and optionally d 3 hexagon socket standard dimensions preferably correspond.
  • the dimensions can be selected according to the intended use of the screwing and / or drilling tool in such a way that the most frequently required dimensions are used.
  • the shaft at its drive end with a standard contour for mounting in a screwdriver quick chuck executed.
  • These standard contours are usefully from known embodiment, as specified in claims 8 and 9, around the screwing and / or drilling tool according to the invention with common and with craftsmen or do-it-yourselfers connect existing drive machines can.
  • the shaft can be attached to its Drive end have a screwdriver handle with which the tool can be operated manually.
  • a training of the last mentioned execution provides that the screwdriver handle for storage tool inserts with a cavity, which can either be closed or opened.
  • Figure 1 of the drawing shows from top right to left The individual parts are drawn in succession below a screwing and / or drilling tool 1 in a first Execution.
  • a shaft 2 is shown at the top right, the one overhead drive end 24 and one of them facing away free end 20.
  • the drive end 24 is in the embodiment of the shaft shown here 2 as standard contour 25 for connection to a screwdriver quick chuck performed in a known manner.
  • the free end 20 of the shaft 2 is composed two hexagon sections 21, 22, being at the extreme end the hexagon section 21 with a smaller diameter and towards the connection end 24 following the Hexagon section 22 with a larger diameter lies.
  • the diameter of the two hexagon sections 21, 22 suitably correspond to common hexagon wrench dimensions, for example 8 mm and 10 mm.
  • In the course of the smaller hexagon section 21 is also a pressure ball in one of the outer surfaces 23 arranged for the latching connection of the shaft 2 with a shaft extension shown below on the left 3 serves.
  • the shaft extension 3 is sleeve-shaped with a cylindrical Outside surface and with a stepped hexagon inner contour 31, 32 with two different diameters educated.
  • the diameter of the inner contour 31 corresponds to the diameter of the hexagon section 21 of the shaft 2; the hexagon inner contour 32 at the other end of the shaft extension 3 corresponds to their diameter the diameter of the larger hexagon section 22 on the shaft 2.
  • the Shaft extension 3 both in one direction and also attached to the shaft 2 in the other direction and easily with this by means of the locking ball 23 be releasably connected.
  • a tool insert holder 4 in which two tool inserts 5, 5 ', here two screwdriver bits, are sustainable.
  • the tool holder 4 is both outside and inside with a hexagon contour 42, 45.
  • the diameter of the outer hexagon contour 42 corresponds to the diameter of the hexagon inner contour 32 of the shaft extension 3 and the diameter of the larger hexagon section 22 on the shaft 2.
  • the diameter of the inner hexagon contour 45 of Tool holder 4 corresponds to a common standard dimension for the hexagon sections 55, 55 'of the screwdriver bits 5, 5 '.
  • a pressure ball 43 is arranged on one of its outer surfaces, for the locking and easily detachable connection of the Tool holder 4 with the shaft extension 3 serves.
  • For detachable connection of tool inserts 5, 5 'with the tool holder 4 is what is in this Figure 1 is not visible, at least one permanent magnet appropriate.
  • FIG. 1 is a third embodiment of the shaft 2, in which the drive end 24 is provided with a screwdriver handle 25 '' the manual actuation of the shaft 2 and, if necessary associated additional tool parts possible is.
  • the free end 20 of the left in Figure 1 Shaft 2 shown above corresponds to that above execution already described.
  • the tool 1 shown as an example in FIG. 1 leaves with the parts shown in six different Use screw functions.
  • a first screw function only the shaft 2 is used, in which case whose hexagon section 21 as a wrench for Allen screws can be used. If additional the shaft extension 3 in its first direction is connected to the shaft 2, the Shank 2 facing hexagon inner contour as a wrench for hexagon screws or nuts of the corresponding Size can be used.
  • a second wrench function arises as soon as the shaft extension 3 turned and in the opposite direction with the Shaft 2 is connected.
  • a fourth screw function is achieved when the tool bit holder 4 without tool inserts 5, 5 'with the Shaft extension 3 is connected.
  • the outer hexagon contour 42 then forms a second wrench for hexagon socket screws, which has a larger dimension than the hexagon section 21 on the shaft 2.
  • Die third and fourth screw function of the tool 1 is finally achieved by both sides of the tool holder 4 forth a tool insert 5, 5 ' is used, which is then optionally by appropriate Insert or turn and reinsert in use position can be brought.
  • Figure 2 of the drawing shows the complete tool 1 in the assembled state of its parts in a longitudinal section.
  • the shaft 2 can first be seen with its upper drive end 24 with the standard contour 25 for connection to a screwdriver quick-action chuck.
  • the shaft 2 merges downwards at its free end 20 into the larger hexagon section 22 and the smaller hexagon section 21.
  • the diameter of the smaller hexagon section 21 is d 1
  • the diameter of the larger hexagon section 22 is d 2 .
  • the inner contour of the shaft extension 3 is graduated, the diameter of the hexagonal inner contour 31 being smaller and having the dimension d 1 over the upper, larger part of the length of the shaft extension 3, while in the shorter, lower part of the shaft extension 3 the hexagonal inner contour 32 has the larger diameter d 2 .
  • the tool insert holder 4 is inserted, the hexagon outer contour 42 of which also has dimension d 2 , so that a form-fitting connection is possible.
  • the spring-loaded pressure ball 43 which is arranged in one of the outer surfaces of the tool insert holder 4 and which, in the assembled state shown here, engages with a recess 34 on the inside of the shaft extension 3, serves for releasably fixing the tool insert holder 4 in the shaft extension 3.
  • a continuous intermediate floor 40 is visible, in the area of which the pressure ball 43 is also provided.
  • a permanent magnet 41 is arranged on each side of the base 40, for example pressed or glued in, which serves to magnetically hold tool inserts, for example screwdriver bits, not shown here.
  • the tool insert holder 4 has a receiving opening with a hexagonal inner contour 45 on each of its two end faces, whose diameter dimension d B corresponds to the diameter dimension of conventional screwdriver bits.
  • FIG. 3 of the drawing shows a shaft extension 3 modified as compared to the embodiment in FIG. 2 as part of the tool 1, just as in FIG. 2 in longitudinal section.
  • the shaft extension 3 is also sleeve-shaped in the embodiment according to FIG. 3 and has in its interior a plurality of regions 31, 32, 33 designed as hexagon sockets.
  • the shaft extension 3 according to FIG. 3 is in the lower region and then upwards the areas 32 and 31 with diameters d 2 and d 1 .
  • the extension shaft of Figure 3 in its upper region 33 has a larger diameter dimension d 3 FIG.
  • the shaft extension 3 is designed with a larger outer diameter in its upper part in order to ensure the material thickness required for the force absorption during screwing operations.
  • the dimension d 3 is both greater than d 1 and d 2 .
  • the dimension d 1 can be, for example, 8 mm, the dimension d 2 10 mm and the dimension d 3 13 mm, as a result of which a combination of the hexagon dimensions of 10 mm and 13 mm which is frequently desired in practice is achieved.

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