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EP3002083A1
EP3002083A1 EP14191190.9A EP14191190A EP3002083A1 EP 3002083 A1 EP3002083 A1 EP 3002083A1 EP 14191190 A EP14191190 A EP 14191190A EP 3002083 A1 EP3002083 A1 EP 3002083A1
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Chun-Hsiung Liu
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Stanley Chiro International Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25BTOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B13/00Spanners; Wrenches
    • B25B13/46Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle
    • B25B13/461Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle with concentric driving and driven member
    • B25B13/462Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle with concentric driving and driven member the ratchet parts engaging in a direction radial to the tool operating axis
    • B25B13/465Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle with concentric driving and driven member the ratchet parts engaging in a direction radial to the tool operating axis a pawl engaging an internally toothed ring
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25BTOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B23/00Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers
    • B25B23/0007Connections or joints between tool parts
    • B25B23/0035Connection means between socket or screwdriver bit and tool

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  • the present invention relates to a wrench, and more particularly to a ratchet wrench.
  • a conventional ratchet wrench has a mounting portion in a center of a ratchet.
  • the mounting portion is provided for sockets to be assembled thereto, so a user can operate the wrench to drive the socket to screw tightly or disassemble a bolt or a nut.
  • the ratchet wrenches disclosed in TWM449061 and TWM426472 are provided for clamping work pieces or sockets tightly through a clamping assembly.
  • the clamping assembly mentioned above usually uses an elastic member and clamps the work pieces or sockets through deformation of the elastic member.
  • the present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at least mitigate the above-mentioned disadvantages.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a ratchet wrench, which can be controlled by pressing and is provided for being assembled to and engaged with a tool to prevent the tool from falling off during the operating process. It is safe to operate the ratchet wrench during the operating process and is convenient to remove the ratchet wrench after operating.
  • a mechanism can be protected from dust and kept clean.
  • the ratchet wrench of the present invention including a main body, including a receiving slot and a first anti-dust portion annularly arranged around outside the receiving slot, the first anti-dust portion including a first annular face and an anti-dust wall, the first annular face extending from an outer circumferential face of the main body toward the receiving slot, the anti-dust wall protruding from an inner annular edge of the first annular face; a ratcheting head, rotatably disposed in the receiving slot, including a mounting protrusion; a seal cap, capped on the main body and located above the ratcheting head, having a second anti-dust portion whose structure corresponds to a structure of the first anti-dust portion and a sliding slot disposed through the seal cap, the second anti-dust portion including an annular protrusion facing the first annular face and an annular recession adjacent to an inner annular edge of the annular protrusion, the annular recession and the anti-dus
  • the other ratchet wrench of the present invention including a main body, including a receiving slot and a first anti-dust portion annularly arranged around outside the receiving slot, the first anti-dust portion including a first annular face and an anti-dust wall, the first annular face extending from an outer circumferential face of the main body toward the receiving slot, the anti-dust wall protruding from an inner annular edge of the first annular face; a ratcheting head, rotatably disposed in the receiving slot, including a second anti-dust portion whose shape corresponds to a shape of the first anti-dust portion and a mounting protrusion, wherein the second anti-dust portion includes an annular protrusion facing the first annular face and an annular recession adjacent to an inner annular edge of the annular protrusion, the annular recession and the anti-dust wall are engaged with each other, and the annular protrusion and the anti-dust wall are radially disposed neighboring
  • a ratchet wrench of the present invention including a main body 10, a ratcheting head 20, a seal cap 30 and a latching mechanism 40.
  • the main body 10 includes a receiving slot 11 and a first anti-dust portion 12 annularly disposed around outside the receiving slot 11.
  • a circumferential wall inside the receiving slot 11 is provided with a ratcheting portion 13 therearound.
  • the main body 10, the receiving slot 11, the first anti-dust portion 12 and the ratcheting portion 13 can be made of metal (for example, aluminum alloy, steel and others) and integrally formed through melting or forging.
  • the first anti-dust portion 12 includes a first annular face 121 and an anti-dust wall 122.
  • the first annular face 121 extends from an outer circumferential face of the main body 10 toward the receiving slot 11, and the anti-dust wall protrudes from an inner annular edge of the first annular face.
  • the first annular face 121 can be a radial slanted face, for example, there can be an included angle between the first annular face 121 and a cross-section of the receiving slot 11.
  • the ratcheting head 20 is rotatably disposed in the receiving slot 11, and the ratcheting head 20 includes a mounting protrusion 21.
  • the ratcheting head 20 is formed with a restricting tooth member 22 selectively meshable with the ratcheting portion 13. More specifically, the restricting tooth member 22 includes a restricting tooth portion 23 for being meshed with the ratcheting portion 13, and the restricting tooth portion 23 includes a plurality of protruding teeth.
  • the restricting tooth member 22 can be made of carbon steel so as to allow the restricting tooth member 22 to have high wear resistance and rigidity.
  • the restricting tooth member 22 can restrict the rotating direction of the ratcheting head 20, for example, the restricting tooth member 22 can make the restricting tooth member 22 controllably engaged with the ratcheting head 20 through a positioning mechanism.
  • the positioning mechanism for example, includes an elastic member 50 and a protruding column 51 disposed through the elastic member 50.
  • the elastic member 50 is assembled to the restricting tooth member 22, and the protruding column 51 can connect to the seal cap 30. Through rotating the seal cap 30 and the protruding column 51, the protruding column abuts against an end of the elastic member 50 and to drive the elastic member 50.
  • the restricting tooth member 22 is positioned to a predetermined position to be meshed with the ratcheting portion 13 through co-moving with the elastic member 50.
  • the restricting tooth member 20 is meshed with the ratcheting portion 13 to actuate the ratcheting head 20 so as to restrict the rotating direction of the ratcheting head 20.
  • the seal cap 30 is capped on the main body 10 and is located above the ratcheting head 20.
  • the seal cap 30 has a second anti-dust portion 31 whose structure corresponds to a structure of the first anti-dust portion 12 and a sliding slot 32 disposed through the seal cap 30.
  • the second anti-dust portion 31 includes an annular protrusion 311 facing the first annular face 121 and an annular recession 312 adjacent to an inner annular edge of the annular protrusion 311.
  • the annular recession 312 and the anti-dust wall 122 are engaged with each other, and the annular protrusion 311 and the anti-dust wall 122 are radially disposed neighboring to each other.
  • a blocking edge 33 is provided at an end of the sliding slot and extends radially inward.
  • the annular protrusion 311 has a second annular face 313 whose shape corresponds to a shape of the first annular face 121; therefore, when the first anti-dust portion 12 and the second anti-dust portion 31 are assemble with each other, the first and second annular faces 121, 313 contact with each other so as to achieve anti-dust effect.
  • a gap between the first and second annular faces 121, 313 can be set to be, for example, 0.1 mm, and the coordination between the first and second annular faces 121, 313 can be improved through manufacturing after polishing process so as to allow the seal cap 30 and the main body 10 to operate smoothly (for example, to allow the seal cap 30 to rotate relative to the main body 10) and prevent foreign objects (such as dust) from entering the receiving slot 11 of the ratchet wrench.
  • the anti-dust wall 122 and the annular recession 312 which are mutually engaged can prevent particles or foreign matters from entering the ratchet wrench so as to elevate anti-dust effect.
  • the ratchet wrench further includes a screw member 60 screwed between the seal cap 30 and the ratcheting head 20, and the seal cap 30 and the ratcheting head 20 connect to each through the screw member 60.
  • the latching mechanism 40 includes a pushing assembly 41 and an abutting member 42.
  • the pushing assembly 41 includes a pressing board 411, and a circumferential face of the pressing board 411 is protrudingly disposed a restricting member 416 thereaorund.
  • the restricting member 416 abuts against and is stuck with the blocking edge 33 so as to restrict the pressing board 411 in the sliding slot 32.
  • the pushing assembly 41 further includes a rod 412, a rolling bead 413 and an elastic abutting member 414 elastically abuts against between the rolling bead 413 and an inner wall of the ratcheting head 20.
  • a first end of the rod 412 is slidably inserted in the ratcheting head 20 and abuts against the rolling bead 413, and the rolling bead 413 is selectively abuts against the abutting member 42.
  • the pressing board 411 is disposed at a second end of the rod 412. It is to be noted that the second end of the rod 412 is annularly formed with a restricting slot 415.
  • the restricting slot 415 is recessed on the pressing board 411, and the restricting slot 415 is entirely encompassed by the pressing board 411 and the pressing board 411 is partly embedded in the restricting slot 415 so as to produce a preferable connecting strength between the pressing board 411 and the rod 412.
  • the restricting member 416 is an engaging member, and the restricting member 416 overlaps a part of the blocking edge 33 of the sliding slot 32 along an axial direction.
  • the pressing board 411 is pressed to be assembled in the sliding slot 32.
  • a top end edge of the sliding slot 32 is annularly formed with a fillet 34 to make the pressing and mounting process easier.
  • the screw member 60 further includes a through hole 61 for the rod 412 to dispose therethrough so as to allow the rod 412 to actuate via the through hole 61.
  • the pushing assembly 41 is inserted in the ratcheting head 20 and movable to be in an abutting position P1 and a releasing position P2.
  • the abutting member 42 is movably disposed in the ratcheting head 20 and selectively partly protrudes outside the mounting protrusion 21.
  • the pushing assembly 41 is able to move from the abutting position P1 to the releasing position P2 through pressing the pressing board 411 from outside.
  • the pushing assembly 41 is in the abutting position P1
  • the pushing assembly 41 abuts against the abutting member 42 and partly protrudes outside the mounting protrusion 21.
  • the pushing assembly 41 When the pushing assembly 41 is in the releasing position P2, the pushing assembly 41 is disengaged from the abutting member 42, and the abutting member 42 can retreat back into the mounting protrusion 21.
  • the abutting member 42 can be a steel bead, and a part of the steel bead can protrude outside or retreat back into the mounting protrusion 21. More specifically, an elastic force of the elastic abutting member 414 is transmitted to the pressing board 411 through the rolling bead 413 and the rod 412, and the restricting member 416 and the blocking edge 33 are engaged with each other to allow the pressing board 411 to stay in a third position P3 normally.
  • the pressing board 411 When the pushing assembly 41 is in the abutting position P1, the pressing board 411 is in the third position P3, and the abutting member 42 partly protrudes outside the mounting protrusion 21 for being assembled to and engaged with a tool (for example, a socket) and preventing the tool from falling off.
  • a tool for example, a socket
  • the pressing board 411 can be pushed and pressed by a force and slides to a fourth position P4.
  • the pushing assembly 41 When the pushing assembly 41 is in the releasing position P2, the pressing board 411 is in the fourth position P4, and the abutting member 42 retreats back into the mounting protrusion 21; hence, the tool can be taken off from the mounting protrusion 21.
  • the ratchet wrench includes a main body.
  • the main body includes a receiving slot and a first anti-dust portion 12a annularly arranged around outside the receiving slot, and the first anti-dust portion 12a includes a first annular face 121a and an anti-dust wall 122a.
  • the first annular face 121a extends from the outer circumferential face of the main body toward the receiving slot, and the first annular face 121a can be a radial slanted face.
  • the anti-dust wall 122a protrudes from an inner annular edge of the first annular face 121a.
  • the ratchet wrench further includes a ratcheting head rotatably disposed in the receiving slot and has a second anti-dust portion 31a whose shape corresponds to a shape of the first anti-dust portion 12a and a mounting protrusion, wherein the second anti-dust portion 31a includes an annular protrusion 311 a facing the first annular face 121a and an annular recession 312a adjacent to an inner annular edge of the annular protrusion 311a.
  • the annular recession 312a and the anti-dust wall 122a are engaged with each other, and the annular protrusion 311a and the anti-dust wall 122a are radially disposed neighboring to each other.
  • the annular protrusion 311 a has a second annular face 313a whose shape corresponds to the shape of the first annular face 121a; therefore, when the first anti-dust portion 12a and the second anti-dust portion 31a are assembled with each other, the first and second annular faces 121a, 313a contact each other closely so as to achieve anti-dust effect.
  • the anti-dust wall 122a and the annular recession 312a which are mutually engaged can prevent particles or foreign matters from entering the ratchet wrench and elevate anti-dust effect.
  • the ratchet wrench includes a seal cap capped on the main body and located above the ratcheting head.
  • the ratchet wrench has a sliding slot disposed through the seal cap, and a blocking edge is provided at an end of the sliding slot and extends radially inward.
  • the ratchet wrench further includes a restricting tooth member, a positioning mechanism and a latching mechanism as the same as the structure mentioned above.
  • a ratchet wrench of the present invention is controlled by pressing and is provided for a tool to be assembled or engaged therewith.
  • the tool can be prevented from falling off during the operating process and can be removed easily after operating.
  • the design of an annular face and an anti-dust wall can produce anti-dust effect and keep a mechanism protected and clean.

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GB2325428A (en) * 1997-05-23 1998-11-25 Facom Ratchet wrench
EP0884137A2 (fr) * 1997-06-11 1998-12-16 Intercable Srl Moyens de raccordement pour connection débrayable dans un outil
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US7066055B1 (en) * 2004-12-30 2006-06-27 Yi-Min Lee Ratchet wrench that can release socket rapidly
EP2737977A1 (fr) * 2012-11-30 2014-06-04 Matatakitoyo Tool Co., LTD. Outil de couple unidirectionnel

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GB2325428A (en) * 1997-05-23 1998-11-25 Facom Ratchet wrench
EP0884137A2 (fr) * 1997-06-11 1998-12-16 Intercable Srl Moyens de raccordement pour connection débrayable dans un outil
DE29721275U1 (de) * 1997-12-01 1998-01-15 Hsieh, Chih-Ching, Fong Yuan, Taichung Demontierbarer Sperrklinkensteckschlüssel
WO1999028091A1 (fr) * 1997-12-04 1999-06-10 Snap-On Tools Company Cle a rochet
WO2001045905A1 (fr) * 1999-12-21 2001-06-28 Hand Tool Design Corporation Cle a cliquet a chargement par le haut
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EP2737977A1 (fr) * 2012-11-30 2014-06-04 Matatakitoyo Tool Co., LTD. Outil de couple unidirectionnel

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