EP3321034B1 - Werkzeug für die montage von stifschraubenun ähnliche artikel - Google Patents

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EP3321034B1
EP3321034B1 EP16726349.0A EP16726349A EP3321034B1 EP 3321034 B1 EP3321034 B1 EP 3321034B1 EP 16726349 A EP16726349 A EP 16726349A EP 3321034 B1 EP3321034 B1 EP 3321034B1
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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
    • B25B23/02—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
    • B25B23/10—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means
    • B25B23/103—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means for gripping threaded studs
    • 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
    • B25B27/00—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for
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  • the invention generally relates to a wrench type tool intended for the mounting of studs/bolts, threaded rods and similar items and, more specifically, to securely hold in place or maintain the tightening torque applied to the stud/bolt when such tool is removed from the stud which has been already mounted at the relevant connection of parts.
  • a stud/bolt is a set screw comprising two fully or partially threaded ends, which is used to couple two pieces that must be held together under a specific torque.
  • Such studs/bolts may show different configurations, as it is sufficiently known in the current art.
  • a technical problem arisen when a stud/bolt is mounted by means of a wrench type tool relates to the maintenance of the position and/or torque desired for the connection, since the studs/bolts are dragged during the removal of the tool, and this entails their unfastening or the loss of the desired position.
  • FIGS. 1A to 1E show different examples of studs/bolts that have been machined to allow them to remain in position during the removal of the tightening tool according to the current art.
  • Document ES U234480 discloses a tool for the removal of studs and similar elements which could also be used for the assembly operation, comprising a socket piece for its coupling to the stud and bullet-shaped pressure means that can be clamped along the lateral surface of the stud, during the removal operation, or released once the stud has been removed. The use of this applies a pressure on the stud thread, which could eventually damage such thread.
  • a tool is known in the market, which is used to remove stud, threaded rods, screws with damaged heads, etc., sold by the company WURTH.
  • This tool comprises a tube with an unfastening end where the unfastening torque is applied, as well as an eccentric connection which enters the tube and presses against the surface of the stud.
  • the thread may also be damaged, impairing, or even preventing, the subsequent use of the said stud.
  • Similar tools are disclosed in documents US2351232 and US1536320 .
  • one object of the invention is to develop a wrench type tool which allows to solve the problem arisen, ensuring that, when it is removed from the already mounted stud/bolt, the position and/or torque applied to such stud/bolt are not modified, and that the fastening force/torque is only applied axially, to uniformly distribute the torque along the threaded section of the stud.
  • the fourth portion of the cylindrical upper section is threaded with a second thread pitch which is smaller than the first thread pitch, and that the transmission piece comprises an outer thread, so that it can be screwed to the fourth portion of the cylindrical upper section.
  • the pin of the transmission element and the said transmission element have been provided as separate pieces.
  • the upper end of the transmission element is arranged as a hub, to allow the coupling of tightening tools, such as a manually-operated, electrical, or pneumatic tools.
  • the free end of the end stem of the centering stop is arranged to tightly fit against the end of the stud to be mounted.
  • the free end of the end stem of the centering stop is configured with a concave, convex or flat shape, or with a flat shape with a central tip or a conical tip, that can be tightly fitted to a stud/bolt respectively, manufactured by hot pressing, cold pressing, saw-cutting, machining and shearing.
  • the wrench type tool which is generally designated by reference numeral (1), comprises a coaxial assembly with a mouth portion (2) wherein the stud (E) to be mounted is coupled, a transmission element to convey the tightening force/torque (3) and a centering stop (4) arranged so that it can slide inside the mouth portion, to lock/unlock the stud through the operation of the transmission element (3) with the help of coupling/uncoupling means (5) that are correspondingly provided, at it will be explained in more detail hereinafter.
  • the exterior part of the mouth element (2) respectively comprises cylindrical mouth (20) and neck (21) portions, coaxially arranged, with an inner through compartment (22) extending between such mouth and neck portions.
  • the said inner compartment (22) comprises, following an axial symmetric pattern relative to one axis, (X):
  • the transmission element (3) comprises an upper end (30) wherein the tightening force/torque is applied, and a lower end (31) to convey such force to the stud to be mounted.
  • the said upper end (30) is arranged as a hub (33) wherein a tightening tool, for instance, a manually operated, electrical or pneumatic tools can be coupled.
  • the centering stop (4) comprises a head (40), of an appropriate size to tightly rest on the third portion (2230) of the upper section (223) of the mouth portion (2) and an end stem (41) extending from the intermediate section (221) to the lower section (220) of the said mouth portion (2), so that, thanks to its axial movement, it ends may rest against the end (E1) of the stud (E) to be mounted.
  • the coupling/uncoupling means (5) comprise an assembly formed by an orthogonally arranged pin (32) protruding from the side surface of the transmission element, (3) and an oblong hole (23) inclined on the neck section (21) of the mouth element (2) wherein the pin may slide within said hole (23) as it will be explained in greater detail hereinafter.
  • the said coupling/uncoupling means (5) may be configured according to an any other arrangement, provided that their rotation in a first direction of rotation (G1) allows that the lower end (31) of the transmission element (3) rests against the head (40) of the centering stop (4), moving it so that the end stem (41) is resting against the stud (E) and the tightening force/torque applied on the upper end (30) of the transmission element is conveyed to the mouth element (2) wherein such stud has been screwed; and that the rotation of the said coupling/uncoupling means (5) in a second direction of rotation (G2), which is opposite to the first direction of rotation allows that the transmission element (3) no longer rests against the centering stop (3), so that such centering stop no longer presses the stud to be mounted and the untigthening torque applied to the transmission element is applied to the mouth element, thus unscrewing the stud.
  • G1 first direction of rotation
  • G2 second direction of rotation
  • the free end of the end stem (41) of the centering stop (4) is arranged so that it is tightly fitted against the end (E1) of the stud (E) to be mounted.
  • its end (410) may be either concave or convex, for hot- or cold-pressed studs/bolts, as it is shown in figures 7A and 7B , respectively, or flat, with a small tip for machined studs/bolts, as shown in figure 7C , or completely flat, for saw-cut studs/bolts, as it has been represented in figure 7D , or completely conical, for sheared studs/bolts, as shown in figure 7E .
  • Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention, which differs from the embodiment shown in figure 2 only because the fourth portion (2231) of the cylindrical upper section (223) is threaded with a second thread pitch (P2) which is smaller than the first thread pitch (P1) and the transmission element (3) is threaded, so that it can be coupled to the said thread with the second thread pitch of said fourth portion (2231) of the cylindrical upper section (223).
  • P2 second thread pitch
  • Figure 4 shows the so-called "neutral" position of the tool (1) according to the second embodiment of the invention, which has not been still applied to the stud (E) to be mounted.
  • the transmission element (3) is partially screwed within the third portion (2231) of the mouth element (2), so that its lower end is facing, but without being in contact with, the head (40) of the centering stop (4) and being the end stem (41), passing through the intermediate section (221) of the mouth element (2) scarcely penetrating by its free end inside the lower section (220) of said mouth element.
  • the transmission element (3) becomes rotably engaged to the stud to be mounted, and the tightening torque applied to its upper section (30) may be conveyed to the stud to be mounted, thanks to the friction clutch between the centering stop (4) and the stud (E).
  • the tightening torque is uniformly distributed along the threading of the stud, which is critical in the case of torque and torque-and-angle assemblies.
  • the tool (1) according to the invention may be removed or detached from the stud without causing the untightening/displacement of such stud/bolt.
  • the transmission element (3) rotates following the second direction of rotation (G2), it no longer presses against the centering stop (4) so that such centering stop does no longer forcibly rest against the already mounted stud (E), and consequently, such rotation is no longer conveyed to said stud, and when the transmission element (3) continues with its rotation following said second direction of rotation (G2), its pin (32) butts against the opposite end of the oblong hole (23), so that the mouth element (2) is pulled and unscrews from the already mounted stud (E), as previously mentioned, without exerting any unfastening torque on the mounted stud.
  • this operation is possible because the second thread pitch (P2) of the threaded coupling of the torque transmission element (3) is smaller than the first thread pitch (P1) of the threaded coupling of the lower portion (220) of the mouth element (2) and the threaded end (E1) of the stud to be mounted, and because the tightening force/torque has an axial component, apart from the fastening torque.

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  1. Ein schraubschlüsselartiges Werkzeug für das Anbringen von Stehbolzen und ähnlichen Elementen, vorgesehen für das Anbringen von einem Stehbolzen (E) oder einer ähnlichen Einheit, Werkzkeug, das mindestens ein komplett oder teilweise mit Gewinde versehenes Ende (E1) aufweist, dieses Werkzeug (1), bei dem:
    - ein Mundstück (2) vorgesehen ist, das aussen, koaxial angeordnet einen zylinderförmigen Mundabschnitt (20) beziehungsweise einen zylinderförmigen Halsabschnitt (21) aufweist mit einem durchgehenden Innenraum (22), der sich zwischen diesen Mund- und Halsbabschnitten in einer axial symmetrischen Form mit Bezug auf eine Achse (X) erstreckt, wobei besagter Innenraum Folgendes umfasst:
    a) einen mit Gewinde versehenen, zylinderförmigen, unteren Abschnitt (220) mit einem ersten Radius (R1) und einer ersten Gewindesteigung (P1), Abschnitt, der koaxial an mindestens eins der Gewindeenden des anzubringenden Stehbolzen angeschraubt werden kann;
    b) einen Zwischenabschnitt (221), der einen ersten kegelförmigen Teil (2210) aufweist, der sich ab dem oberen Teil des ersten Abschnitts erstreckt und einen zweiten zylinderförmiger Teil (2211) mit einem zweiten Radios (R2), der kleiner ist als der erste Radius (R1);
    c) einen oberen, zylinderförmigen Abschnitt (223), mit einem dritten zylinderförmigen Teil (2230), der einen dritten Radius (R3) aufweist, der grösser ist als der zweite Radius, aber kleiner als der erste Radius (R1), und dann einen vierten zylinderförmigen Teil (2231) mit einem vierten Radius (R4), der grösser ist als der dritte Radius aber kleiner als der erste Radius:
    - ein Übertragungselement (3) vorgesehen ist, das die Anziehkraft/die Drehkraft weiterleitet und axial innerhalb des vierten Teils (2231) des oberen, zylinderförmigen Abschnitts (223) bewegt werden kann, und wobei besagtes Übertragungselement ein oberes Ende (30) aufweist, an dem die Anziehkraft/die Drehkraft angelegt wird, und ein unteres Ende (31) zur Weiterleitung dieser Kraft auf den anzubringenden Stehbolzen;
    - einen Zentrieranschlag (4) vorgesehen ist, der so angeordnet ist, dass er in einer axialen Richtung (X) bewegt wird, Anschlag, der einen Kopfteil (40) einer passenden Grösse aufweist, um dichtschliessend am dritten Teil (2230) des oberen Abschnitts (223) anzuliegen, und eine Endwelle (41), die sich vom Zwischenabschnitt (221) zum unteren Abschnitts (220) ausdehnt, so dass ihr Ende unter der Drehkraft am zu montierenden Stehbolzen /E) anliegt; und
    - eine Reihe von Kupplungs-/Entkopplungsmitteln (5) vorgesehen ist, die bei Drehung in einer ersten Drehrichtung (G1) erlauben, dass das untere Ende (31) des Übertragungselements (3) gegen den Kopfteil (40) des Zentrieranschlags (4) anliegt und diesen so bewegt, dass die Endwelle (41) unter der Drehkraft an dem Stehbolzen (E) anliegt, und die Anziehkraft/Drehkraft, die am unteren Ende (30) des Übertragungselements aufgetragen wird, wird zum Mundstück (2) weitergeleitet, an dem dieser Stehbolzen angeschraubt ist;während die Drehung dieser Kupplungs-/Entkopplungsmittel (5) in einer zweiten Drehrichtung (G2), die der ersten Drehrichtung entgegengesetzt ist, erlaubt, dass das Übertragungselement (3) nicht mehr gegen den Zentrieranschlag (4) anliegt, so dass dieser Zentrieranschlag aufhört, einen Druck auf die Welle auszuüben, und die an dem Übertragungselement angelegte Löskraft wirkt auf das Mundstück, so dass dieses vom Stehbolzen gelöst wird;
    bei dem die Kupplungs-/Entkopplungsmittel (5) eine Baugruppe aufweisen, die sich aus einem senkrecht ausgerichteten Zapfen (32), der aus der Seitenfläche des Übertragungselements (3) hervorragt, und einem Langloch (23) zusammensetzt, das am Halsabschnitt (21) des Mundstücks (2) geneigt ist, wobei besagter Zapfen gleitbar ist; und bei dem das obere Ende (30) des Übertragungselements (3) wie eine Nabe für das Ankuppeln der Spannwerkzeuge angeordnet ist.
  2. Ein schraubschlüsselartiges Werkzeug gemäss Anspruch 1, bei dem der vierte Teil (2231) des oberen, zylinderförmigen Abschnitts (223) des Mundstücks mit einer zweiten Gewindesteigung (P2), die kleiner ist als die erste Gewindesteigung (P1), verschraubt wird, und das Übertragungselement (3), das zur Weiterleitung der Anziehkraft/Drehkraft benutzt wird, ist mit einem Gewinde für die Kupplung dieses vierten Teils (2231) mit diesem Gewinde mit der zweiten Gewindesteigung vorgesehen ist.
  3. Ein schraubschlüsselartiges Werkzeug gemäss Anspruch 1, bei dem das Übertragungselement (3) und der herrausragende Zapfen (32) als separate Teile vorgesehen sind.
  4. Ein schraubschlüsselartiges Werkzeug gemäss mindestens einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei dem das freie Ende der Endwelle (41) des Zentrieranschlags (4) so angeordnet ist, dass es dichtschliessend in das Ende des zu montierenden Stehbolzens (E) eingepasst wird.
  5. Ein schraubschlüsselartiges Werkzeug gemäss Anspruch 4, bei dem das freie Ende des Endbolzens (41) des Zentrieranschlags (4) mit einer konkaven, konvexen oder flachen Form angeordnet ist, oder mit einer flachen Form mit einer Zentralspitze oder einer Kegelspitze, die dicht an einem Ansatz beziehungsweise Bolzen befestigt werden kann, der mittels Warmpressen, Kaltpressen, Durchsägen, Formgebung oder Abscheren hergestellt wird.
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