EP3307485B1 - Muttersteckeinheit für schraubenmaschinen - Google Patents

Muttersteckeinheit für schraubenmaschinen Download PDF

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EP3307485B1
EP3307485B1 EP15728003.3A EP15728003A EP3307485B1 EP 3307485 B1 EP3307485 B1 EP 3307485B1 EP 15728003 A EP15728003 A EP 15728003A EP 3307485 B1 EP3307485 B1 EP 3307485B1
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Alexander Dubs
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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
    • B25B13/00—Spanners; Wrenches
    • B25B13/02—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws
    • B25B13/06—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws of socket type
    • 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 invention relates to a nut socket unit to be attached to a power wrench and including an arresting means for locking the nut socket unit to the output shaft of the power wrench.
  • a well-known standard type of nut socket has a square cross sectional recess at its rear end intended for receiving the square shaped end portion of a power wrench output shaft.
  • the nut socket At its front end the nut socket has an internal cross sectional shape adapted to fit the type of screw joint to be tightened, for instance a hexagonal shape.
  • the nut socket is also provided with an arresting means for locking the nut socket to the output shaft of the power wrench. This arresting means could be of different types but is normally shiftable between a locking position and a release position by means of an external maneuver sleeve.
  • a problem concerned with this previous type of nut sockets is that the maneuver sleeve is co-rotating with the nut socket and may constitute a risk for injuries on the part of the operator. Also the front part of the nut socket protruding in front of the maneuver sleeve may constitute a potential risk for injuries, for instance in case of an operator glove being tangled between the nut socket and the working object.
  • JPH10113829A discloses a tightening socket comprising a socket body, elastically fitted with a cover molded from a resin and secured to the socket body so as to be rotatable to prevent a workpiece from being damaged when tightening nuts or the like.
  • JP2008142794A discloses a fastening tool preventing a fastening object from being damaged, having a socket and a resin-made cover rotatable relatively and freely for the socket.
  • CN201493787U discloses a sleeve for avoiding damaging the mounting surfaces of the bolt and the nut or inner wall surfaces possibly in contact with the sleeve during the operation process.
  • the sleeve comprise a sleeve body and an elastic protective sleeve arranged on the outer side of the sleeve body separated by a clearance from the sleeve body.
  • the nut socket unit illustrated in Figs 1-4 comprises a tubular socket body 10 having a rear end portion 11 including a recess 12 of square cross section for receiving a square end of a power wrench output shaft.
  • the socket body 10 is formed with a front end portion 13 having a hexagonal recess 14 for engagement with the hexagonal head or nut of a screw joint to be tightened.
  • an arresting mechanism 15 for locking the nut socket unit to an output shaft of a power wench.
  • This arresting mechanism 15 comprises a number of balls 16 received in lateral apertures 18 in the socket body 10 and intended to cooperate with the output shaft of a power wrench to lock the nut socket unit to that shaft.
  • a maneuver sleeve 19 is axially displaceable on the outside of the socket body 10 between a lock position in which the balls 16 are retained in their inner positions accomplishing a locking engagement with a power wrench output shaft, and a release position in which the balls 16 are free to move radially outwardly to release the nut socket unit from the power wrench output shaft.
  • the maneuver sleeve 19 is provided with an inner annular recess 20 which is intended to enable the outward release movement of the balls 16 as the maneuver sleeve 19 is occupies its forward most position, i.e. the release position. In that position of the maneuver sleeve 19 and the balls 16 the nut socket unit is free to be disconnected from a power wrench output shaft.
  • an outer sleeve 21 preferably made of a plastic material and provided with a friction enhancing pattern on its envelope surface.
  • a number springs 22 are provided between the maneuver sleeve 19 and a support ring 23 on the socket body 10 so as to exert a bias force on the maneuver sleeve 19 in the ball locking direction of the latter.
  • the support ring 23 is freely rotatable on the socket body 10 and is axially backed by a lock ring 25 mounted in a circumferential groove 26 in the socket body 19.
  • the springs 22 are received in bores 24 in the maneuver sleeve 19 which means that the springs 22 are positively locked relative to the maneuver sleeve 19 for co-rotation with the latter.
  • the lock ring 25 has an outer diameter that is small enough to permit the maneuver sleeve 19 to pass on its outside when displaced from its rear lock position to its forward release position.
  • the front end portion 13 of the socket body 10 may be of different lengths depending on the type of screw joint to be tightened, and in case of an extended front end portion 13 in particular there would be a risk for injuries of the same kind as the with the maneuver sleeve 19, namely tangling of an operators glove.
  • the front end portion 13 of the socket body 10 is provided with a freely rotatable protection sleeve 30.
  • This protection sleeve 30 is axially locked relative to the socket body 10 by an inner circumferential ridge 31 in engagement with a circumferential groove 32 in the socket body 10.
  • the protective sleeve 30 is preferably made of a plastic material (e.g. POM) having a relatively low friction coefficient to facilitate easy relative movement between the sleeve 19,30 and the socket body 10, and is axially locked to the socket body 10 in that the inner ridge 31 snaps into the groove 32 via an elastic deformation of the sleeve 30 when mounted on the socket body 10.
  • POM plastic material
  • a tubular socket body 50 has a forward end portion 53 formed with a polygonal recess 54 for engagement with a screw joint having identically shaped parts.
  • a recess 52 At its rear end portion 51 of the socket body 50 is provided with a recess 52 of square cross section for receiving a square end of a power wrench.
  • an arresting mechanism 55 At the rear end of the socket body 50 there is also provided an arresting mechanism 55 for locking the nut socket unit to an output shaft of a power wrench.
  • This arresting mechanism 55 comprises a removable lock pin 56 which extends radially relative to the socket body 50 when inserted in the nut socket unit.
  • the lock pin 56 has a length about the same as the outer diameter of the rear end portion 51 of the socket body 50 and extends in its inserted position into two opposite apertures 57,58 in the socket body 50.
  • the lock pin 56 is intended to extend through a transverse bore in a power wrench output shaft to lock the nut socket unit to the power wrench.
  • a maneuver sleeve 59 is axially displaceable on the outside of the socket body 50 between a rear lock position covering the apertures 57,58, thereby preventing the pin 56 from falling out, and a forward release position.
  • the maneuver sleeve 59 is provided with two oppositely located apertures 60,61 through which the lock pin 52 may be removed before attachment of the nut socket unit or at detachment of the nu socket unit from a power wrench output shaft.
  • the apertures 57,58 are uncovered and the lock pin 56 may be removed. Then, the nut socket unit may be detached from a power wrench output shaft.
  • the maneuver sleeve 59 is preferably made of a plastic material.
  • the maneuver sleeve 59 is freely rotatable relative to the socket body 50, and a number of springs 62 are provided to bias the sleeve 59 toward its rear lock position.
  • the springs 62 are evenly distributed along the periphery of the sleeve and act against a support ring 63 which is likewise freely rotatable relative to the socket body 50.
  • the support ring 63 is backed by a lock ring 65 mounted in a circumferential groove 66 in the socket body 50.
  • the maneuver sleeve 59 is provided with bores 64 for receiving and supporting a rear part of the springs 62, thereby making the springs 62 safely follow the maneuver sleeve 59 at rotation relative to the socket body 50.
  • the maneuver sleeve 59 is freely rotatable relative to the socket body 50.
  • a safety risk related to the forwardly extending end portion 53 of the socket body 50 which rotates during screw joint tightening operations is provided on the end portion 53.
  • the protective sleeve 70 is axially locked relative to the socket body 50 by means of an inner circumferential ridge 71 engaging an annular groove 72 on the socket body 50.
  • the protective sleeve 70 carried on the front end portion 53 of the socket body 50 is preferably made of a plastic material (e.g. POM) having a relatively low friction coefficient to facilitate easy relative movement between the sleeve 59, 70 and the socket body 50, and is axially locked to the socket body 50 in that the inner ridge 71 snaps into the groove 72 via an elastic deformation of the sleeve 70 when mounted on the socket body 50.
  • a plastic material e.g. POM

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Claims (4)

  1. Muttersteckschlüsseleinheit für Kraftschrauber, umfassend einen rohrförmigen Steckschlüsselkörper (10; 50), der einen vorderen Endabschnitt (13; 53), der für einen Eingriff mit einer Verschraubung geeignet ist, und einen hinteren Endabschnitt (11; 51) für eine Verbindung mit der Abtriebswelle eines Kraftschraubers aufweist,
    wobei eine frei drehbare Hülse (30; 70) an der Außenseite des vorderen Endabschnitts (13; 53) des Steckschlüsselkörpers (10; 50) zu Schutzzwecken eines Bedieners bereitgestellt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Sperrmechanismus (15; 55) zum Verriegeln des Steckschlüsselkörpers (10; 50) einer Abtriebswelle des Kraftschraubers bereitgestellt ist, wobei der Sperrmechanismus (15; 55) eine Steuerhülse (19; 59) beinhaltet, die an der Außenseite des hinteren Endabschnitts (11; 51) des Steckschlüsselkörpers (10; 50) axial verschiebbar und zum Verstellen des Sperrmechanismus (15; 55) zwischen einer Verriegelungsposition und einer Freigabeposition angeordnet ist, wobei die Steuerhülse (19; 59) zu Schutzzwecken des Bedieners relativ zu dem Steckschlüsselkörper (10; 50) frei drehbar ist.
  2. Muttersteckschlüsseleinheit nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Anzahl von Federn (22; 62) zwischen der Steuerhülse (19; 59) und dem Steckschlüsselkörper (10; 50) zum Vorspannen der Steuerhülse (19; 59) zu der Verriegelungsposition hin bereitgestellt sind.
  3. Muttersteckschlüsseleinheit nach einem der Ansprüche 1-2, wobei die Schutzhülse (30; 70) relativ zu dem vorderen Endabschnitt (13; 53) des Steckschlüsselkörpers über eine innere Wulst (31; 71) axial verriegelt ist, die mit einer Umfangsnut (32; 72) an dem vorderen Endabschnitt (13; 53) des Steckschlüsselkörpers zusammenwirkt.
  4. Muttersteckschlüsseleinheit nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Schutzhülse (30; 70) aus einem Kunststoffmaterial besteht und beim Befestigen an dem vorderen Endabschnitt (13; 53) des Steckschlüsselkörpers elastisch verformbar ist, um das verriegelnde Zusammenwirken zwischen der inneren Wulst (31; 71) und der Umfangsnut (32; 72) zu erhalten.
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