EP3109003B1 - Schnellspannvorrichtung für schraubendreherbits - Google Patents

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EP3109003B1
EP3109003B1 EP16000896.7A EP16000896A EP3109003B1 EP 3109003 B1 EP3109003 B1 EP 3109003B1 EP 16000896 A EP16000896 A EP 16000896A EP 3109003 B1 EP3109003 B1 EP 3109003B1
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Tsung-Te Lin
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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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a quick-release device, and more particularly to a quick-release device for screwdriver bits.
  • a screwdriver bit In our daily life, a screwdriver bit is usually longitudinally mounted into a hand tool for rotating a screw or a bolt.
  • the standards of the screw/bolt are various. Consequently, the bits need to be often changed and a quick-release device for the screwdriver bit is needed for smooth operations.
  • the conventional hand tool has a ring movably sleeved on a distal end thereof for mounting the bit and multiple is steel balls are respectively radially disposed in the ring for positioning the steel balls.
  • An outer sleeve is movably sleeved on the ring for selectively inwardly pushing the steel balls to hold the inserted bit in place.
  • the inner space of the ring is limited such that to process space for/and mount steel balls is a difficult work and the processing cost of the ring is raised.
  • the ring needs to have a thick wall for ensuring the structural strength of the ring after being processed. As a result, the ring must be made thicker and the metal material is wasted and a small operating space is very inconvenient for operation.
  • the present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantages of the conventional quick-release device for screwdriver bits.
  • US8578823B2 represents the closest prior art and discloses a quick-release device for screwdriver bits, comprising: a shank having a first end and a second end, the shank having a polygonal hole longitudinally defined in the first end thereof and adapted for partially receiving a bit, wherein the bit has a groove annularly defined therein, at least one slot longitudinally defined in the first end of the shank, an annular groove defined in an inner periphery of polygonal hole and communicating with the at least one slot, an expandable limit element received in the annular groove, wherein the limit element has an outer diameter slightly smaller than a diameter of the annular groove; a tapered section annularly on an inner periphery of the annular groove toward the first end of the shank, wherein the limit element is moved with the bit when the bit is freely reversely pulled and the limit element is inwardly pushed to more tightly engage into the groove due to the tapered section such that the bit cannot be freely removing from the polygonal hole in the shank;
  • the main objective of the present invention is to provide an improved quick-release device for screwdriver bits, which has simplified structures.
  • the invention proposes a quick-release device according to claim 1.
  • a quick-release device for screwdriver bits in accordance with the present invention comprises a shank 10, a sleeve 20 movably sleeved on one end of the shank 10 and a stopper 30 is secured on one end of the shank 10 for preventing the sleeve 20 from removing from the shank 10.
  • the shank 10 has a first end and a second end.
  • the shank 10 has a polygonal hole 11 longitudinally defined in the first end of the shank 10 for partially receiving a bit 40, wherein the bit 40 has a groove 41 annularly defined therein.
  • a hollow stub 12 longitudinally extends from the first end of the shank 10 and at least one slot 13 is longitudinally defined in the hollow stub 12.
  • the hollow stub 12 has a diameter smaller than that of the shank 10 and a diametrical difference is formed between the shank 10 and the hollow stub 12, wherein the diametrical difference is equal to a thickness of the sleeve 20.
  • the hollow stub 12 has two slots 13 defined therein and the two slots 13 diametrically correspond to each other.
  • An annular groove 14 is defined in an inner periphery of the polygonal hole 11 and communicates with the at least one slot 13.
  • the annular groove 14 is formed with a tapered section 15 toward the hollow stub 12.
  • An expandable limit element 16 is received in the annular groove 14, wherein the limit element 16 has an outer diameter slightly smaller than a diameter of the annular groove 14.
  • the limit element 16 is a C-ring, an O-ring and the like.
  • the shank 10 further includes a polygonal shaft 17 extending from the second end thereof.
  • the polygonal shaft 17 is adapted to be connected to a handle (not shown) for operator to easily operate the bit 40.
  • the sleeve 20 is movably sleeved on the hollow stub 12 and reciprocally moved relative to the hollow stub 12.
  • the sleeve 20 has at least one protrusion 21 inwardly extending therefrom, wherein the at least one protrusion 21 is engaged into the at least one slot 13 to prevent the sleeve 20 from being rotated relative to the hollow stub 12.
  • the at least one protrusion 21 abuts against the limit element 16 when removing the bit 40 form the polygonal hole 11.
  • the bottom of the bit 40 is directly inserted into the polygonal hole 11 when assembling the bit 40 the quick-release device in accordance with the present invention.
  • the limit element 16 is expended due to the shank is the bit 40 after the bottom of the bit 40 passing through the limit element 16.
  • the limit element 16 directly engaged into a groove 41 peripherally defined in the bit 40 and the bottom of the bit 40 abuts a bottom of the polygonal hole 11 when the limit element 16 horizontally corresponds to the groove 41. Consequently, the operator can easily drive a screw by using the quick-release device in accordance with the present invention when the bit 41 is inserted into and positioned in the polygonal hole 11.
  • the limit element 16 is moved with the bit 40 when the bit 40 is reversely pulled.
  • the limit element 16 is inwardly pushed to more tightly engage into the groove 41 due to the tapered section 15 of the annular groove 14 in the shank 10 such that the bit 40 cannot be freely removing from the polygonal hole 11 in the shank 10.
  • the quick-release device for screwdriver bits in accordance with the present invention includes the following advantages.

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  1. Eine Schnellspannvorrichtung für Schraubendreherbits, umfassend:
    einen Schaft (10) mit einem ersten Ende und einem zweiten Ende, wobei der Schaft (10) ein polygonales Loch (11) aufweist, das in Längsrichtung an seinem ersten Ende vorgesehen und so abgestimmt ist, dass es einen Bit (40) teilweise aufnehmen kann, wobei der Bit (40) eine darin ringförmig vorgesehene Nut (41), mindestens einen Schlitz (13), der in Längsrichtung am ersten Ende des Schafts (10) vorgesehen ist, eine Ringnut (14), die auf einem Innenumfang des polygonalen Lochs (11) vorgesehen ist und mit dem mindestens einen Schlitz (13) in Verbindung steht, ein dehnbares Begrenzungselement (16), das in der Ringnut (14) aufgenommen ist, aufweist, wobei das Begrenzungselement einen Außendurchmesser hat, der geringfügig kleiner als ein Durchmesser der Ringnut (14) ist;
    einen verjüngten Abschnitt (15), der ringförmig auf einem Innenumfang der Ringnut (14) in Richtung des ersten Endes des Schafts (10) vorgesehen ist, wobei das Begrenzungselement (16) mit dem Bit (40) bewegt wird, wenn der Bit (40) frei zurückgezogen wird und das Begrenzungselement (16) nach innen gedrückt wird, um dank des verjüngten Abschnitts (15) fester in die Nut (14) einzugreifen, sodass sich der Bit (40) nicht frei vom polygonalen Loch (11) in den Schaft (10) verschieben kann;
    eine Hülse (20), die beweglich auf das erste Ende des Schafts (10) aufgesteckt ist, wobei die Hülse (20) mindestens einen Vorsprung (21) aufweist, der sich davon nach innen erstreckt, wobei der mindestens eine Vorsprung (21) in den mindestens einen Schlitz (13) eingreift, um zu verhindern, dass die Hülse relativ zu dem Schaft (10) gedreht wird, wobei der mindestens eine Vorsprung (21) gegen das Begrenzungselement (16) anstößt, wenn der Bit (40) vom polygonalen Loch (11) entfernt wird;
    einen Hohlstutzen (12), der sich in Längsrichtung von dem ersten Ende des Schafts (10) erstreckt, wobei der mindestens eine Schlitz (13) in Längsrichtung im Hohlstutzen (12) vorgesehen ist; und
    einen Stopper (30), der an dem ersten Ende des Hohlstutzens (12) befestigt ist, um zu verhindern, dass sich die Hülse (20) vom Schaft (10) löst, wobei der Stopper (30) das erste Ende des Hohlstutzens (12) und den mindestens einen Schlitz (13) des Hohlstutzens (12) umgibt.
  2. Schnellspannvorrichtung für Schraubendreherbits nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Hülse beweglich auf dem Hohlstutzen (12) aufgesteckt ist, wobei der Hohlstutzen (12) einen kleineren Durchmesser als den des Schafts aufweist und eine Durchmesserdifferenz zwischen dem Schaft (10) und dem Hohlstutzen (12) gebildet ist, wobei die diametrale Differenz gleich einer Dicke der Hülse ist.
  3. Schnellspannvorrichtung für Schraubendreherbits nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Schaft (10) ferner einen polygonalen Schaft umfasst, der sich von dessen zweitem Ende erstreckt und so abgestimmt ist, dass er mit einem Griff verbunden werden kann, damit ein Bediener den Bit (40), der in das polygonale Loch eingesetzt ist, leicht bedienen kann.
  4. Schnellspannvorrichtung für Schraubendreherbits nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Begrenzungselement (16) aus der Gruppe bestehend aus C-Ring und O-Ring ausgewählt ist.
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