TWI639489B - Socket - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a sleeve for socketing a plugging portion of a driving tool, and the plugging portion is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, the sleeve comprising: a body and a control sleeve. The main body includes a set of connecting ends and a set of connecting ends, wherein the connecting end is connected to a locking piece, the connecting end is inserted into the plugging part, and at least one first through hole is arranged in the connecting end. The at least one positioning member is movably limited to the at least one first through hole; the control sleeve is movably sleeved on the assembled end, and includes a first component and a second component, and the first component is recessed There is at least one aperture that selectively corresponds to at least one first through hole, the first component is inserted into the second component to be combined into a component, and the at least one aperture is located inside the second component.

Description

Sleeve

The invention relates to hand tools, and in particular to a sleeve.

In mechanical processing plants, repair shops, testing plants, etc., the sleeve is one of the most commonly used tools. The sleeve is used to drive the fasteners (such as screws, bolts, nuts) to rotate, to assemble the components together or to disassemble and disassemble. Typically, the sleeve can be used in conjunction with a drive tool, such as a wrench to increase the force arm to facilitate greater torque to drive the lock to rotate, or to incorporate a pneumatic/power tool to reduce operator effort.

Wherein, the combination of the conventional sleeve and the driving tool has a tight fitting manner in which the positioning beads on the insertion portion of the driving tool and the inner wall of the sleeve are mutually engaged. However, in this way, there is a positioning bead or the inner wall of the sleeve is extremely easy to wear, and there is a risk of loosening and ejecting after long-term use.

In another embodiment, the plug portion of the driving tool is a through hole, and after the sleeve is sleeved on the plug portion, the connecting sleeve and the plug portion are pierced by the plug. However, there are usually no other precautions on the sleeve, so that the plug is easily detached and lost, resulting in inconvenience to the user.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a novel and progressive sleeve to solve the above problems.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a sleeve for controlling the positioning member to extend into or out of the positioning hole of the insertion portion of the driving tool through the control sleeve at different positions to reduce the occurrence of wear. Moreover, the control sleeve adopts a two-piece production assembly method, which can effectively simplify the processing difficulty.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sleeve for socketing a plugging portion of a driving tool, and the plug portion is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, the sleeve comprising: a body and a control sleeve. The main body includes a set of connecting ends and a set of connecting ends, wherein the connecting end is connected to a locking piece, the connecting end is inserted into the plugging part, and at least one first through hole is arranged in the connecting end. The at least one positioning member is movably disposed on the at least one first through hole, and the portion of the positioning member is selectively protruded from one side of the first through hole; the control sleeve is movably sleeved on the The first control unit includes a first component and a second component, and the first component is recessed with at least one hole that selectively corresponds to the at least one first through hole, the first component is inserted And the at least one hole is located inside the second part; wherein the at least one hole and the at least one first hole are mutually opposite when the control sleeve is in a locked position Displacement, the first component resists the at least one positioning member such that a portion thereof protrudes from the first through hole to protrude into the positioning hole, and the body is positioned at the insertion portion; when the control sleeve is located at a release In the position, the at least one hole respectively corresponds to at least one first through hole, the first The member is not forced against at least one positioning member, the at least part of a positioning member may be received in the receiving hole from the positioning hole.

1‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧ socket

111‧‧‧First Drive Department

12‧‧‧ group end

121, 121A‧‧‧ first through hole

122‧‧‧second through hole

13,13A‧‧‧positioning parts

14‧‧‧ positioning groove

141‧‧‧ oblique guide

15‧‧‧stops

2,2A‧‧‧ control sets

21‧‧‧ first part

211,211A‧‧‧ hole

212‧‧‧ Groove

22‧‧‧ second part

23‧‧‧Place hole

3‧‧‧Flexible parts

4‧‧‧Sleeve

41‧‧‧ inside

42‧‧‧ accommodating slots

43‧‧‧Card Department

44‧‧‧Second drive department

5‧‧‧Alignment unit

51‧‧‧First Indicators Department

52‧‧‧Second Indicators Department

61‧‧‧First Order

62‧‧‧ second-order department

7‧‧‧ Pins

8‧‧‧Drive Tools

81‧‧‧Interface

82‧‧‧Positioning holes

9‧‧‧ Spring

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the present invention assembled to a driving tool.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of Figure 1.

4 is a schematic view showing the control sleeve of the A-A end surface of FIG. 1 in a locked position according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the control sleeve of the A-A end face of Figure 1 in the release position of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the control sleeve of the A-A end face of Figure 1 in the covering position of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the control sleeve of the A-A end face of Figure 1 in an assembled position.

Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the pin of the B-B end surface of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic view of the control sleeve of the B-B end face of Figure 1 in the assembled position of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a schematic view showing the control sleeve of the B-B end face of Figure 1 in the covering position of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the sliding sleeve of the B-B end surface of FIG. 1 protruding from the sleeve end.

Figure 12 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 11 .

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

The following is a description of the possible embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 12, a first embodiment of the present invention is shown. The sleeve of the present invention is sleeved on a plug portion 81 of a driving tool 8, and the plug portion 81 is provided with a plurality of positioning portions. The hole 82 includes a body 1 and a control sleeve 2.

Specifically, the body 1 includes a connecting end 11 and a set of connecting ends 12 for connecting a locking component (such as a screw, a bolt, a nut), and the connecting end 12 is provided for the plugging portion 81. The at least one positioning member 13 is movably disposed at the at least one first through hole 121, and the portion of the positioning member 13 is selectively selectable. Protruding out of one side of the first through hole 121, In the first embodiment, the two positioning members 13 are balls, so as to be able to move smoothly. The radial dimension of the set of terminals 12 is smaller than the radial dimension of the socket end 11.

The control sleeve 2 is movably sleeved on the set of terminals 12, and the control sleeve 2 includes a first component 21 and a second component 22, and the first component 21 is recessed and selectively respectively The at least one hole 211 of the first through hole 121 is inserted into the second member 22 to be combined into a member, and the at least one hole 211 is located inside the second member 22.

When the control sleeve 2 is in a locked position, the at least one through hole 211 and the at least one first through hole 121 are offset from each other, and the first member 21 opposes the at least one positioning member 13 to make it partially convex. The first through hole 121 is extended to extend into the positioning hole 82, and the body 1 is positioned at the insertion portion 81. On the other hand, when the control sleeve 2 is in a release position, the at least one aperture 211 respectively corresponds to at least one first through hole 121, and the first component 21 does not resist the at least one positioning member 13, at least one of the positioning members. A portion of the portion 13 can be received in the hole 211 to be disengaged from the positioning hole 82, and the body 1 can be smoothly separated from the insertion portion 81. Through the above assembly/disassembly method, the wear between the positioning member 13 and the insertion portion 81 can be effectively avoided, and the integrity of the structure can be maintained to have a better service life.

More specifically, a stop 15 is positioned at the top of the set of terminals 12 to limit the movement of the control sleeve 2 only within a certain range, thereby preventing the control sleeve 2 from unintentionally disengaging from the set of terminals. 12. The control sleeve 2 is divided into two different components of the first component 21 and the second component 22, so that the processor can easily perform separate processing operations on the first component 21, and can have better processing quality; By covering the first component 21 through the second component 22, the entire control sleeve 2 can be further provided with a better and complete appearance.

In the first embodiment, the first component 21 and the second component 22 are combined into the control sleeve 2 by a tight fit, which can facilitate rapid assembly and is difficult to separate. At the same time, the second component 22 The first component 21 is protruded from the axial direction of the body 1 so that when the control sleeve 2 is in the locked position, the second component 22 covers the stopper 15 , thereby effectively avoiding The foreign object touches the stopper 15 so that the stopper 15 can be stably and surely positioned at the set of the terminals 12.

Preferably, the sleeve further comprises an elastic member 3 disposed between the control sleeve 2 and the body 1 to cause the control sleeve 2 to have a tendency to move toward the locked position. Therefore, when the operator does not apply force to the control sleeve 2, the elastic member 3 immediately pushes the control sleeve 2 to the locked position, and in addition to having an automatic locking function for operation, a support force can be provided. The control sleeve 2 makes the control sleeve 2 less likely to move due to unintended external force during use, and has better safety.

In the first embodiment, the body 1 is provided with a first step portion 61 at the set end 12, and a second step portion 62 is formed between the first member 21 and the second member 22. 3 sets are disposed on the body 1 and the two ends of the elastic member 3 respectively abut against the first step portion 61 and the second step portion 62. Moreover, the control member 2 is in any position, and the second member 22 keeps covering the elastic member 3, the first step portion 61 and the second step portion 62, thereby ensuring that the foreign object does not affect the elasticity. Actuator 3 is actuated to ensure that the control sleeve 2 is actuated smoothly.

In another preferred embodiment, the control sleeve 2 is movable along the axial direction of the body 1 and the main body 1 is rotatably disposed on the main body 1. The operation of the two orientations can greatly increase the at least one The aperture 211 is opposite to the at least one first through hole 121 to reduce the misalignment of the control sleeve 2 to the release position due to an unexpected factor, thereby increasing the sleeve and positioning the insertion. The safety of the joint 81 is reliable.

In another preferred embodiment, the sleeve further includes an aligning unit 5, the aligning unit 5 includes a first indicator portion 51 and a second indicator portion 52, wherein the first indicator portion 51 is disposed on the body 1 And the first through hole 121 is aligned with the first through hole 121 in the axial direction of the body 1. The second indicator portion 52 is disposed on the control sleeve 2 and is at the same The body 1 is aligned with the bore 211 in the axial direction. Therefore, the operator only needs to know the relative position of the two holes 211 and the two first holes 121 through the alignment unit 5, and the control sleeve 2 can be quickly controlled to move to the release position.

It should be noted that the aspect of the positioning member 13 is not limited thereto. Please refer to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 13 , which is different from the first embodiment in that the sleeve further includes at least one spring. Each of the positioning members 13A has a rivet shape, and the at least one spring 9 is respectively received in the at least one first through hole 121A, and the at least one spring 9 respectively sleeves the at least one positioning member 13A, and the spring 9 makes the spring 9 The positioning member 13A normally has a tendency to move toward the control sleeve 2A. In this way, as long as the control sleeve 2A is rotated to the release position, the positioning member 13A can be immediately combined with the hole 211A of the control sleeve 2A, thereby providing the advantage of automatically positioning the control sleeve 2A.

It is particularly emphasized that the sleeve is provided in another manner in addition to being positioned in the plug portion 81 in the above manner. Referring to the first embodiment of FIG. 1 to FIG. 12, in detail, the number of the at least one first through hole 121, the at least one positioning member 13 and the at least one through hole 211 is equal and two, when the insertion When the two positioning holes 82 of the connecting portion 81 are mutually penetrated, the connecting end 12 is further provided with two second through holes 122 facing each other, and the two second through holes 122 are corresponding to the two positioning holes 82. . The control sleeve 2 is further provided with a receiving hole 23, and the first member 21 is further provided with two mutually facing concave grooves 212, and the two concave grooves 212 extend along the axial direction of the body 1, and the two positioning A portion of the member 13 is selectively slidably disposed in the two grooves 212.

In more detail, when the control sleeve 2 is in an assembled position, a portion of the two positioning members 13 are received in the two recesses 212 and are not protruded against the insertion portion 81. The placement holes 23 correspond to each other. The second through holes 122 are connected to the set of terminals 12 and the plug portion 81 for the passage of a pin member 7. When the control sleeve 2 is moved in a covering position along the axial direction of the body 1, a portion of the two positioning members 13 is accommodated in the two grooves 212. The protrusion card is abutted against the insertion portion 81, the placement hole 23 is offset from the second through hole 122, and the control sleeve 2 covers the second through hole, so the control sleeve 2 can positively the pin member 7 Restricted to avoid the loss of the pin 7 during use.

In addition, the two grooves 212 are configured to prevent the two positioning members 13 from being pressed by the control sleeve 2, so that the insertion portion 81 can be smoothly operated when the control sleeve 2 is moved at the assembly position and the covering position. The ground is inserted into the set of terminals 12. In the first embodiment, the connection of the two first through holes 121 is perpendicular to the connection of the two second through holes 122, and the connection between the two concave grooves 212 is perpendicular to the connection of the two through holes 211. . The hole 211 is further designed to be a part of the placement hole 23 for the purpose of simplifying the structure and facilitating processing. Of course, it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the holes and the two holes may be completely independent holes.

In addition, in other embodiments, when the insertion portion 82 is provided with the positioning holes 82 on each of the four faces, when the pin member 7 is inserted, the connection terminal 12 and the insertion portion 81 are coupled. Afterwards, the operator can further rotate the control sleeve 2, and the first member 21 is pressed against the two positioning members 13 to extend into the other positioning holes 82, thereby positioning from two directions perpendicular to each other, and greatly increasing the position. The combination of tightness is also indispensable.

Further, the body 1 defines a first driving portion 111 having a polygonal profile at the socket end 11 , and the first driving portion 111 is sleeved to engage the locking member to drive the locking member to rotate. Preferably, the sleeve further comprises a sliding sleeve 4, the sliding sleeve 4 is slidably protruded from the sleeve end 11 and is disposed on the body 1. The sliding sleeve 4 is provided with a second driving of a polygonal profile. The second driving portion 44 is slidably coupled to the other of the fasteners; wherein the first driving portion 111 has a radial dimension smaller than a radial dimension of the second driving portion 44. Therefore, the sleeve can be applied to the two different sizes of the fastener, which has the advantage of saving space for placement.

In the first embodiment, the first driving portion 111 has a regular hexagonal shape, and the second driving portion 44 has a regular dodecagon shape. Therefore, the number of corners of the first driving portion 111 is less than the first portion. The number of corners of the two driving portions 44. Of course, it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first driving part 111 and the second driving part 44 may all be a regular hexagon.

Further, the body 1 is provided with two positioning grooves 14 between the socket end 11 and the set of terminals 12, and an inner surface 41 of the sliding sleeve 4 is provided with a card portion 43. The card portion 43 can be selected. The card is inserted into the positioning groove portion 14 to achieve the purpose of positioning the sliding sleeve 4. Preferably, the two positioning grooves 14 are respectively provided with an inclined guiding surface 141 adjacent to each other, and the extending direction of the inclined guiding surface 141 is directed to the inner surface 41 and is inclined to each other. The inclined guiding surface 141 is used for guiding The card portion 43 is introduced into or out of the positioning groove portion 14.

In the first embodiment, each of the positioning groove portions 14 has the same maximum depth and respectively occupies between 0.3 and 0.5 of the wall thickness of the body 1. Moreover, in the axial direction of the body 1, the ratio of the shortest distance of the oblique guiding surface 141 to the length of the body 1 is between 0.13 and 0.18. In addition, the slope of each of the oblique guiding surfaces is between 0.4 and 0.5. The card portion 43 is a C-clip, and the inner surface 41 of the sliding sleeve 4 is recessed with a receiving groove 42. The card portion 43 is movably disposed in the receiving groove 42.

In summary, the sleeve of the present invention provides two different combinations to be positioned at the insertion portion of the driving tool to provide a plurality of combinations of operators. One is to drive the first through hole at the assembly end through the control sleeve. The positioning member extends into the positioning hole of the insertion portion to achieve the purpose of inserting the card, and has the advantages of avoiding wear and convenient operation. The other type is that the pin member is placed in the second through hole of the assembly end through the insertion hole, and the connecting member and the insertion portion are connected by the pin member, and the control sleeve can cover the second through hole. Avoid the problem of pinning out when the pin is moved. In addition, the control sleeve is further divided into a first component and a second component for processing separately, which can reduce processing difficulty and have a better appearance during production.

Claims (8)

a sleeve for socketing a plugging portion of a driving tool, wherein the plug portion is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, the sleeve comprising: a body comprising a set of ends and a set of ends, the sleeve The end is connected to a locking device, the connecting end is inserted into the plugging portion, and at least one first through hole is disposed in the connecting end, and at least one positioning member is movably limited to the at least one first through a hole, and a portion of the at least one positioning member is selectively protruded from a side of the at least one first through hole; a control sleeve is movably sleeved on the set of ends, including a first component and a a second component, wherein the first component is recessed with at least one hole that selectively corresponds to at least one first through hole, and the first component is inserted into the second component and combined into a component, the at least one a hole is located in the interior of the second component; wherein, when the control sleeve is in a locked position, the at least one hole is offset from the at least one first hole, and the first component is pressed against the at least one positioning component Extending a portion thereof into the at least one first through hole to extend into the positioning hole, and further The body is positioned at the insertion portion; when the control sleeve is in a release position, the at least one hole respectively corresponds to at least one first through hole, and the first member does not resist the at least one positioning member, the at least one positioning a portion of the member can be disposed in the at least one aperture and away from the positioning hole; wherein the control sleeve is movable along an axial direction of the body and the body can be rotatably disposed on the body; wherein the insertion The two positioning holes are mutually penetrated, and the at least one first through hole, the at least one positioning member and the at least one receiving hole are equal in number and two, and the set of connecting ends are separately provided with two facing each other. a second through hole is disposed, the two second through holes are corresponding to the two positioning holes, and the control sleeve is further provided with a receiving hole, and the first component is further provided with two concave grooves facing each other, the second The groove extends along the axial direction of the body, and a portion of the two positioning members are selectively slidably disposed on the two grooves; wherein, when the control sleeve is located in an assembly In the position, the two positioning members are disposed in the two grooves and are not protruded against the insertion portion, and the placement holes correspond to the second through holes for a pin to pass through the group a connecting end and the plugging portion; when the control sleeve is moved in a covering position along the axial direction of the body, a portion of the two positioning members are received in the two recesses and are not protruded against the plugging portion, The placement hole is misaligned with the second through hole, and the control cover covers the second through hole. The sleeve of claim 1, wherein the connection of the two first through holes is perpendicular to the connection of the two second through holes, and the connection of the two grooves is perpendicular to the connection of the two through holes. Wherein one of the apertures is part of the placement aperture. The sleeve of claim 1 further comprising an elastic member disposed between the control sleeve and the body such that the control sleeve has a tendency to move toward the locked position. The sleeve of claim 1, wherein the body forms a first driving portion having a polygonal profile at the socket end, the first driving portion is sleeved to engage the locking member, and the sleeve further comprises a sliding portion The sleeve is slidably protruded from the sleeve end and is disposed on the body, the sleeve is provided with a polygonal driving portion, and the second driving portion is sleeved to engage another lock; The radial dimension of the first driving portion is smaller than the radial dimension of the second driving portion. The sleeve of claim 4, wherein the body is provided with two positioning grooves between the sleeve end and the set of ends, and one of the sliding sleeves is provided with a card portion, and the card portion is selectively The embedding card is in contact with a positioning groove portion; wherein the two positioning groove portions are respectively provided with an oblique guiding surface adjacent to each other, and the extending direction of the oblique guiding surface is directed to the inner surface and is inclined to each other, and the inclined guiding surface is used for To guide the card portion into or out of the positioning groove. The sleeve of claim 1 , further comprising at least one spring, the at least one positioning member is substantially rivet-shaped, the at least one spring is respectively received in the at least one first through hole, and the at least one spring is respectively The at least one positioning member is sleeved, and the spring causes the at least one positioning member to have a tendency to move toward the control sleeve normally. The sleeve of any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an aligning unit, the aligning unit comprising a first indicator portion and a second indicator portion, wherein the first indicator portion is disposed at the The body is aligned with the first through hole in the axial direction of the body, and the second index portion is disposed on the control sleeve and is aligned with the hole in the axial direction of the body. The sleeve of claim 2, further comprising an elastic member disposed between the control sleeve and the body to cause the control sleeve to have a tendency to move toward the locking position; the body is sleeved Forming a first driving portion having a polygonal contour, the first driving portion is sleeved and coupled to the locking member, and the sleeve further comprises a sliding sleeve, the sliding sleeve is slidably protruding from the sleeve end In the body, the sliding sleeve is provided with a polygonal driving portion, and the second driving portion is sleeved and coupled with another locking member; wherein the first driving portion has a radial dimension smaller than the second driving portion The radial dimension of the portion; the number of corners of the first driving portion is less than the number of corners of the second driving portion; the body is provided with two positioning grooves between the socket end and the set of connecting ends, the sliding The inner surface of one of the sleeves is provided with a card portion, and the card portion is selectively embedded in the positioning groove portion; wherein the two positioning groove portions are respectively provided with an oblique guiding surface adjacent to each other, and the oblique guiding surface An extension direction is directed to the inner surface and is obliquely adjacent to each other, the oblique guide surface is for guiding the The card portion is disposed in or out of the positioning groove portion; the sleeve further includes an aligning unit, the aligning unit includes a first index portion and a second index portion, wherein the first index portion is disposed on the body and is disposed on the body The first indicator hole is aligned with the first through hole, and the second indicator portion is disposed on the control sleeve and aligned with the hole in the axial direction of the body; the contour of the first driving portion is a regular hexagon. The contour of the two driving portions is a regular twelve-corner shape; the inner surface of the sliding sleeve is concavely provided with a receiving groove, and the card portion is movably embedded in the receiving groove; the card portion is a C buckle; The radial dimension of the end is smaller than the radial dimension of the sleeve end; Forming a first step portion at the end of the set, a second step is formed between the first member and the second member, the elastic member is sleeved on the body and the two ends of the elastic member are respectively respectively In the first step and the second step; the first component and the second component are coupled by a tight fit; a stop is positioned on top of the set of contacts, and the second component is on the body Extending axially from the first component, the second component covers the stop when the control sleeve is in the locked position; the control sleeve is in any position, and the second component keeps covering the elastic component The first step portion and the second step portion; in the axial direction of the body, a ratio of a shortest distance of the oblique guide surface to a length of the body is between 0.13 and 0.18; each of the oblique guide surfaces The slopes are between 0.4 and 0.5; the maximum depth of each of the positioning grooves is the same and respectively occupies between 0.3 and 0.5 of the wall thickness of the body; the two positioning members are balls.