EP1050378A2 - Pince actionnée à une main - Google Patents

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EP1050378A2
EP1050378A2 EP00107618A EP00107618A EP1050378A2 EP 1050378 A2 EP1050378 A2 EP 1050378A2 EP 00107618 A EP00107618 A EP 00107618A EP 00107618 A EP00107618 A EP 00107618A EP 1050378 A2 EP1050378 A2 EP 1050378A2
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pliers
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Günther Schulz
Bodo Nilles
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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
    • B25G1/10—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape
    • B25G1/105—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners
    • 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
    • B25B7/10—Joints with adjustable 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
    • B25B7/18—Adjusting means for the operating arms

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  • the present invention relates to a water pump pliers, consisting of two crossing in a connection area Plier parts, each consisting of a handle part and a pliers jaw exist, the pliers parts in the Connection area are movably connected such that on the one hand to adjust one necessary for gripping or optimal jaw opening width the first pliers part is displaceable relative to the second part of the pliers and on the other hand, the pliers parts for gripping with the pliers jaws are pivotable against each other, locking means are provided in such a way that when the pliers jaws are in contact a further displacement of a workpiece to be gripped of the first part of the pliers is blocked, and wherein a spring element between the grip parts of the pliers parts is arranged so that the pliers parts with a Opening direction of the jaws of the release spring force are acted upon.
  • Such a water pump pliers is from DE-AS 2 031 661 known. These pliers should be simple and with only one Can be operated by hand, but this is only incomplete was achieved. Starting from a fully open opening width the jaws of the pliers can be operated by one hand, d. H. by simply squeezing the Handle parts with one hand, automatically in the cheapest Clamp position in contact with the object to be clamped or workpiece are brought, and in this clamping position is also automatically blocked as a blocking agent provided within an elongated hole opening Slidably and pivotably arranged pawl. However, if manual printing is released, this leads only that the jaws release the object and the locking means are released.
  • the pliers parts but then remain in this position so that they manually into the largest opening width of the jaws Relative displacement must be moved, which is only possible with two Hands should be possible.
  • the spring element arranged between the handle parts as a hairpin-like spring clip or spiral leg spring is formed, one end of which is rigid, immobile is connected to a handle part.
  • the other The spring end is only loosely attached to the other handle part that this part of the pliers relative to the adjacent Spring end is slidable, the pliers part around the Spring contact point is rocker-like. This can the spring is the handle parts to release the clamped Apart the object and also to release the locking means, however not a movement in the whole effect open jaw position.
  • the present invention is based on the object starting from the prior art described at the beginning such a water pump pliers with "real" one-hand function to create that through a particularly simple construction and low manufacturing costs, in particular few individual parts and easy to assemble.
  • both handle parts exclusively by a simple, one-piece spring element connected, but by its design according to the invention and its special Fastening connection with the handle parts advantageously receives a multiple function.
  • the spring element as a one-piece curved band spring trained and rigid with their first spring end on the Handle part of the second pliers part and with a second Spring end of a spiral to generate the torque curved spring section on the handle part of the first Partially rigid pliers, d. H. on the one hand torque-locking and on the other hand also seen in the longitudinal direction of the handle part immobile, attached.
  • the spring element according to the invention is advantageously overall so elastically deformable that all essential functional relative movements of the pliers parts can be brought about or at least possible.
  • a kink 40 Preferably approximately in the middle of the substantially straight spring section 36 formed a kink 40 such that in one certain range of motion of the spring portion 36 to Bend 40 abuts the handle portion 10, mainly in the compressed state of the handle parts 8, 10.
  • the Section of the spring element 24 between the fastening end 24 a and the kink 40 stands out only briefly in the area before the opening position from the handle part 10. This configuration serves on the one hand to increase the Spring force and also for controlling the kinematics.
  • the spiral spring section 38 extends from the rigid, torque-locking with the handle part 8 of the first Pliers part 2 connected, second spring end 24b with increasing Radius of curvature and with in particular about one to two spiral turns around the spring attachment point 26 around and then goes steadily and in one piece in the roughly straight spring section 36 over.
  • connection point 46 is approximately in the transition region between the middle and last third of the length of the Handle part 10 is.
  • the spring attachment point 26 of the first pliers part 2 in the area half of the length facing the connecting area 6 of the handle part 8 arranged, in particular in the area of the connection area 6 facing third of the length of the Handle part 8 and here preferably close to the transition to middle third.
  • the connection point 46 thus lies closer to the free end of the handle while the attachment point 26 is closer to the connection area 6.
  • This Offset of the connection points of the spring ends 24a, b is for the kinematics of the tong parts 2, 4 of importance.
  • the pliers parts 2, 4 mainly consist of punched sheet metal parts, each consisting of two die basic congruent shape defining the basic part of the pliers Sheet metal parts 54 and 56. It also refers to the cut indicated in Fig. 3.
  • the sheet metal parts are preferably screwed together, by screw elements 57 vertically through the parts extend through. But it can also be riveted connections be provided.
  • the sheet metal part design enables one particularly inexpensive manufacture.
  • first preferred embodiment according to 1 - 5c relates to the two sheet metal parts 54, 56 of the first pliers part 2 in the connection area 6 spaced from each other such that a through opening 58 is formed for the crossing second pliers part 4.
  • the two sheet metal parts 54, 56 of the second pliers part 4 preferably directly on top of each other, whereby there is a reduced thickness, so that the second pliers part 4 extend through the through opening 58 can.
  • the locking means now exist 22 preferably on the one hand from a toothing 60 on the side edge pointing away from the jaws 12, 14 of the second part of the pliers guided through the through opening 58 4 and on the other hand from one with the toothing 60 interacting locking element 62 of the first pliers part 2.
  • the locking element 62 is advantageously rigid, i. H. immovable relative to the first pliers part 2, between the sheet metal parts 54, 56 of the first pliers part 2. It is advantageous if the locking element as a filler in the area between the teeth 60 and the Housing the spiral spring section 38 remaining Free space 44 is attached.
  • the blocking element 62 has on its free space 44 facing side a the course of the spiral Spring section 38 adapted, curved edge 62a (see for example Fig. 2).
  • the locking element 62 has on its opposite, the toothing 60 of the second pliers part 4 facing side with advantage one corresponding complementary counter teeth 64. The Interaction of this counter toothing 64 with the toothing 60 is particularly easy to understand with reference to FIGS. 5a-c.
  • the second pliers part 4 has in the connection area 6 a congruent slot opening in each sheet metal part 70 on, in (at least) one with the first Pliers part 2 connected guide element 72 accordingly the sliding movement to adjust the jaw opening width is led.
  • the blocking means 22 exist on the one hand from a toothing 74 of the jaws 12, 14 closest edge of the slot opening 70 of the second pliers part 4 and on the other hand from the also as Blocking element acting and for this purpose with the toothing 74th cooperating guide element 72.
  • the guide element 72 for its function as a blocking element have corresponding complementary counter teeth 76.
  • the opposite one, removed from the jaws 12, 14 lying edge of the slot opening 70 forms with advantage a guide track 78 for the guide element 72.
  • the guide element 72 slides during the adjustment movements of the Jaw opening width on the guideway 78.
  • the guide element 72 designed as a pivoting pawl, preferably with a cam-like one Approach 80, the one on the opposite tooth 76 Page is formed with a corrugation 81 the Guideway 78 cooperates such that when clamping a Intervention of the pawl in the toothing 74 supports becomes.
  • this is Guide element 72 rigid, immovable with the first pliers part 2 connected.
  • the engagement in the toothing 74 takes place exclusively by the swiveling movement of the Plier parts when the pliers jaws 12, 14 bear against one Workpiece.
  • the guide element 72 so floating that it is mainly in the transverse direction the slot opening 70 relative to the first Pliers part 2 is movable. Also in the execution after 9a and 9b is a floating bearing of the guide element 72, but here in such a way that it in Transverse and longitudinal directions of the slot opening 70 relative to the pliers part 2 is movable.
  • the locking means 22 are similar to 1 to 5 designed.
  • the first pliers part 2 has in its outside of Connection area 6 or the passage opening of the second Pliers part 4 lying area a rigidly connected Locking element 84, which in particular has a complementary Counter toothing 86 cooperates with the toothing 82.
  • the guide element 72 has only a guiding function within the slot opening 70 especially in cooperation with the guideway 78.
  • the guide element 72 is preferably pin or bolt-shaped.
  • FIG. 11 corresponds to essential to FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the only difference is kind of rigid attachment of the first spring end 24a the handle part 10.
  • the Handle part 10 one inwards, towards the other Handle part 8 open recess 87 into which the spring end 24a engages.
  • the spring end 24a is bent like an eye and with a perpendicular to the swivel motion plane through openings of the handle part 10 and through the eyelet-like spring end 10 extending bolt or pin 88 attached.
  • the above-mentioned kink 40 can also be dispensed with.
  • the spring section 36 is preferably in the edge region of FIG Recess 87 on the handle part 10, so that basically this Point of contact 89 - what the position defined above is relative to the length of the handle part 10 concerns - the actual Forms connection point 46.
  • the advantage of this version lies primarily in the simpler assembly compared to the execution z. B. Fig. 2 or 6.
  • As a bolt -or Pin element 88 can use a resilient adapter sleeve be that only needs to be pressed.
  • a rubber elastic Buffer element 90 arranged on the handle part 10 of the second pliers part 4 attached that it at the same time a fastener (especially a screw) of covers the first spring end 24 a of the spring element 24.
  • the Plier parts also in the area of the handle parts 8, 10 each two spaced sheet metal parts 54, 56, wherein preferably an additional filler for each handle part 92 made of plastic is provided.
  • Any packing 92 has a substantially H-shaped cross section such that each sheet metal part 54 or 56 flush in one corresponding recess of the filling body 92.
  • the Packing bodies 92 can advantageously be ergonomically shaped be what a good and convenient manageability of the Pliers 1 according to the invention contributes.
  • adjustable slings in the connection area be provided such that the fully open or maximum possible opening width (see FIG. 4c) can be preset or can be limited. This can lead to sticky hold of smaller items may be beneficial because of the pliers 1 then not always from its largest possible opening width needs to be squeezed out.
  • the invention is not based on the illustrated and described Embodiments limited, but also includes all designs having the same effect in the sense of the invention. Furthermore, the invention is not yet based on the Claim 1 defined combination of features limited, but can also be by any other combination of certain characteristics of all of the individual characteristics disclosed be defined. This means that basically practically every single feature of claim 1 omitted or by at least one elsewhere in the registration disclosed individual feature can be replaced. To that extent is claim 1 only as a first attempt at formulation to understand for an invention.

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EP00107618A 1999-05-03 2000-04-08 Pince actionnée à une main Expired - Lifetime EP1050378B1 (fr)

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DE29907864U 1999-05-03
DE29907864U DE29907864U1 (de) 1999-05-03 1999-05-03 Wasserpumpenzange mit Einhandbedienung

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