WO2002034474A1 - Cle a cliquet etanche - Google Patents

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WO2002034474A1
WO2002034474A1 PCT/US2001/026606 US0126606W WO0234474A1 WO 2002034474 A1 WO2002034474 A1 WO 2002034474A1 US 0126606 W US0126606 W US 0126606W WO 0234474 A1 WO0234474 A1 WO 0234474A1
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direction control
control element
ratchet
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tool release
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Peter M. Roberts
John B. Davidson
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Joda Enterprises, Inc.
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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
    • B25B13/46—Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle
    • B25B13/461—Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle with concentric driving and driven member
    • 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 ratchet wrenches such as socket wrenches, and in particular to ratchet wrenches with jmproved tool release
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,208,318 discloses an effective tool release mechanism for tools such as sockets.
  • a control rod is axially slidable in a drive stud of the wrench, and the control rod defines a ramp
  • a spring biases the control rod outwardly to a rest position, in which the ball positively engages an accommodating recess in a tool such as a socket.
  • the control rod is depressed against the biasing force of the spring, thereby allowing the ball to move down the ramp to a position which allows
  • ⁇ 0 wrench is placed in the palm of the user's hand.
  • the palm of the user's hand can come into contact with the upper end of the control rod, and can inadvertently depress the control rod while the wrench is in use, thereby inadvertently releasing the socket.
  • One object of the embodiment described below is to overcome this potential drawback of the prior art.
  • Roberts U.S. Pat. No. 4,420,995 discloses a tool release mechanism for tools such as sockets.
  • a ratchet wheel is provided with an annular raised boss on the side of the ratchet wheel opposite the drive stud, and this boss fits within a recess in the head of the wrench. The boss resists forces tending to decenter the ratchet wheel with
  • Conventional ratchet wrenches are provided with only two stable positions of the ratchet mechanism: forward and reverse. This can represent a limitation in some situations.
  • the direction control element is coupled to the ratchet mechanism of the wrench to select a ratchet direction for the ratchet mechanism.
  • the direction control element can move from a first position to select a forward (tightening) direction, to a > second position to select a non-ratcheting (e.g. free-wheeling or non-rotating) action, to a third position to select a reverse (loosening) direction for the ratchet mechanism.
  • the direction control element is coupled to the tool release mechanism such that inadvertent operation of the tool release mechanism is impeded when the direction control element is in the first or third ranges of positions to select either the forward or the reverse direction. It is only when the direction control element is in the second range of positions to select the non-ratcheting action that the ratchet control mechanism can readily be used to release a socket.
  • the coupling between the direction control element and the tool release mechanism can be positioned externally or internally of the wrench handle.
  • the ratchet wheel of the ratchet mechanism may include an annular recess on a face of the ratchet wheel opposite the drive stud.
  • the handle of the wrench can include a protruding centering element that extends into the recess of the ratchet wheel to center the ratchet wheel.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ratchet wrench that incorporates a presently preferred embodiment of this invention.
  • FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are top views of the ratchet wrench of FIG. 1 showing 5 the direction control element positioned to select the non-ratcheting action and the forward and reverse directions, respectively, of the ratchet mechanism.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 3.
  • I0 FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a second preferred embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a third preferred embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a top view of the ratchet wrench of FIG. 9 showing the 15 direction control element positioned to select the forward direction of the ratchet mechanism.
  • FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 11—11 of FIG. 10.
  • FIG. 12 is a top view of a ratchet wrench that incorporates a fourth preferred embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a top view of a ratchet wrench that incorporates a fifth preferred embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a '5 ratchet wrench 1 that incorporates a preferred embodiment of this invention.
  • the ratchet wrench 1 includes a handle 7 that supports a drive stud 9 for rotation.
  • a ratchet mechanism (not shown in FIG. 1) controls rotation of the drive stud 9 with respect to the handle 7.
  • the drive stud 9 is shaped and dimensioned to be received by an out-of-round female opening in a tool such >0 as a socket 16. As best shown in FIG. 5, the drive stud 9 carries a control rod
  • control rod 2 that slides within a bore 11.
  • the control rod 2 may protrude from the drive stud 9 in certain positions, as shown in FIG. 5, or the control rod 2 may remain within the drive stud 9 throughout its range of travel.
  • the control rod 2 defines a head 3, an annular recess 6, and a flange 4.
  • a spring 8 bears between the flange 4 and a shoulder on the bore 11 to bias the control rod 2 upwardly in the orientation shown in FIG. 5.
  • the control rod 2 also defines a ramp 5 that bears against the ball 12.
  • the ball 12 When the ball 12 is positioned at a more recessed portion of the ramp 5, the ball 12 can move entirely inside the drive stud 9 to allow a socket 16 to be inserted on and removed from the drive stud 9. See FIG. 5.
  • the control rod 2 Conversely, when the control rod 2 is biased to an outer position as shown in FIG. 6, the ball 12 rests on a less recessed portion of the ramp 5, and the ball 12 protrudes partly out of the drive stud 9 into a recess 17 in the socket 16. In this way the ball 12 positively retains the socket 16 on the drive stud 9.
  • the control rod 2 can be taken as an example of a tool release actuator and the ball 12 can be taken as an example of a tool retention element.
  • the control rod 2 and the ramp 5 may provide selective alignment of the ball 12 for each individual socket 16.
  • the wrench 1 also includes a reversing lever 18 that is coupled with a pawl 25 and can be used to control the ratchet mechanism of the wrench 1.
  • the reversing lever 18 includes a handle 19 and a flange 20.
  • the flange 20 defines a centrally positioned cutout 21 that is generally shaped as a portion of a circle in this embodiment. Alternatively, the cutout 21 may be shaped otherwise while functioning as described below to selectively allow movement of the head 3.
  • FIGS. 2 and 5 when the reversing lever 18 is positioned to select a non-ratcheting action, the cutout 21 is centered on the head 3, and no part of the flange 20 is positioned inside the recess 6.
  • pressure on the head 3 can be used to depress the control rod 2 against the biasing force of the spring 8, thereby allowing the ball 12 to move entirely within the drive stud 9.
  • the socket 16 can be inserted onto the drive stud 9 and removed from the drive stud 9.
  • the reversing lever 18 positions a pawl 25 carried in the handle 7 to a neutral position, in which it is out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 26.
  • the drive stud 9 is not controlled with a ratcheting action.
  • the drive stud may be left free to rotate in either the forward or the reverse 'direction with respect to the handle 7, or the drive stud may be locked.
  • the reversing lever 18 may be moved to the forward position, in which the flange 20 fits within the groove 6 and the pawl 25 is brought into engagement with a ratchet wheel 26 that is coupled for rotation with the drive stud 9.
  • the flange 20 is mechanically interlocked with the control rod 2 such that axial movement of the control rod 2 is prevented. Since the control rod 2 cannot move downwardly into the wrench 1 , the ball 12 is maintained in an outer position, and the socket 16 is positively retained in place on the drive stud 9.
  • forward rotation of the handle 7 is transferred to the drive stud 9 while the reverse rotation of the handle 7 is allowed with respect to the drive stud 9.
  • Ratchet mechanisms including pawls with only two detent positions are well known to those skilled in the art, and are therefore not described in detail here. See for example U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,386,747 (Graver), 5,178,047 (Arnold), and 4,300,413 (Garofalo) for detailed descriptions of suitable ratchet mechanisms.
  • the reversing lever 18 can also be moved to a reverse position.
  • the flange 20 is again received within the recess 6 to prevent axial movement of the control rod 2, and the pawl 25 is positioned against the ratchet wheel 26 to transfer reverse rotation of the handle 7 to the drive stud 9 while allowing forward rotation of the handle 7 relative to the drive stud 9. '
  • the detent mechanism includes a non-ratcheting (or neutral) detent recess 22 (FIG. 2) which cooperates with a spring loaded ball (not shown) to create forces that tend to retain the reversing lever 18 in the non-ratcheting position.
  • the detent mechanism may also include a forward detent recess 23 (FIG. 3) and a reverse detent recess 24,(FIG. 4) which cooperate with the detent ball (not shown) to hold the reversing lever 18 in the forward and reverse positions, respectively.
  • the protruding portion of the detent mechanism may be mounted on the reversing lever or the portion of the ' rench adjacent to the reversing lever.
  • the reversing lever 18 forms a direction control element having forward, reverse and non-ratcheting positions.
  • This direction control element impedes or prevents inadvertent activation of the tool release mechanism that includes the control rod 2 when the direction control element is in either the forward or reverse position. Normal operation of the tool release mechanism is allowed when the direction control element is in a non-ratcheting position.
  • the flange 20 forms one example of a first protruding element and the head 3 forms one example of a second protruding element.
  • the first and second protruding elements are mechanically interlocked when the direction control element is in the forward and reverse positions, and they are mechanically separated from one another to allow movement of the control rod 2 when the direction control element is in the non-ratcheting position.
  • the flange 20 and the head 3 cooperate to form a means for coupling the direction control element to the tool release mechanism.
  • many alternatives are possible.
  • other motions are possible, including sliding rather than pivoting motions for the direction control element.
  • the precise shapes and manner of mechanical interlock can be varied to suit the intended application. For example, it is not required in all embodiments that the recess 6 be provided with facing shoulders on both sides of the recess 6.
  • the recess 6 can include a shoulder adjacefit the head- 3, while the opposing shoulder can be eliminated.
  • the recess 6 does not have to be annular or adjacent to the head, and it may be formed as a notch in one side of the control rod 2 spaced from the head 3, particularly where the control rod 2 need not rotate in use.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate a second preferred embodiment. In these figures, identical elements are identified with the same reference numerals as those used in FIGS. 1-5. Modified elements are primed in FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • control rod 2' is formed as a separate part from the button 3'.
  • the control rod 2' is movable in the drive stud 9, and is biased upwardly in the orientation shown in FIG. 7 by the spring 8.
  • the button 3' includes an annular recess 6' that receives the reversing lever flange 20.
  • the button 3' is free to slide axially in the handle 7 separately from the control rod 2', and a coil spring 30 is interposed between the button 3' and the control rod 2'.
  • FIG. 7 cooperates to provide the advantages of the first preferred embodiment discussed above. That is, when the flange 20 of the reversing lever 18 is moved into the recess 6', the button 3' is prevented from moving downwardly in the orientation of FIG. 7, toward the control rod 2'. This positively prevents the button 3' from moving the control rod 2' to release the socket 16.
  • the reversing lever 18 is moved out of the position shown in FIG. 7 to the forward or the reverse position, the flange 20 is moved out of the recess 6' to allow the button 3' to be used to depress the control rod 2' against the force of the spring 8, thereby releasing the socket 16.
  • control rod 2' is not positively locked in position by the flange 20 of the reversing lever 18 when the flange 20 is in the position of FIG. 7. Instead, the control rod 2' remains free to move upwardly in the orientation of FIG. 7 under the force of the spring 8 to bias the ball 12 outwardly. Because the rest position of the control rod 2' is not dictated by the flange 20, the control rod 2' can come to rest in varying axial positions as appropriate for varying sockets 16. This may provide an added measure of positive retention force and selective alignment, even in the face of dimensional variations in sockets 16 and recesses 17. If the ramp of the control rod 2' is suitably shaped, a socket can be pushed onto the drive stud without manual operation of the button 3'.
  • the recess defining element in this case the button 3' only needs to be operationally coupled to the control rod 2'.
  • the two parts 3' and 2' can be separately formed, and can be allowed independent motion, as long as they are operationally coupled to provide the functions described above.
  • this embodiment provides a detent ball 32 that acts in cooperation with recesses 34, 36 formed in the pawl 25'.
  • the detent ball 32 is positioned in one of the recesses 36 used to hold the pawl 25 in either the forward or the reverse position. In this position the button 3' is not free to displace the pin 2'.
  • a central recess 34 is provided which cooperates with the detent ball 32 to releasably hold the pawl 25 (and therefore the reversing lever) in an intermediate, non-ratcheting position in which the pawl 25 is out of contact with the ratchet wheel 26, and ratchet wheel 26 is free to rotate without any ratcheting action.
  • the button 3' is free to move downwardly to displace the pin 2'.
  • the pawl may be shaped to be in stable equilibrium at the non-ratcheting position (for example, with a suitably positioned flat) and the detent for the non- ratcheting position can be deleted. If desired, friction can be applied to hold the pawl in the non-ratcheting position.
  • FIGS. 9-11 illustrate a third preferred embodiment.
  • identical elements as those described above are identified with the same reference numerals. Modified elements are indicated with a double prime symbol in FIGS. 9-11.
  • the control rod 2" includes an integrally formed flange 4", an integrally formed head 3" and an annular recess 6" therebetween.
  • the portion of the reversing lever 18" that engages the head 3" is mounted internally of the handle 7", as shown in the dotted line representation of FIG. 10.
  • the reversing lever 18" includes a flange 20" shaped to fit into the annular recess 6" when the revefsingjeve -18" is in either the forward or the reverse position, and to remain outside of the annular recess 6" when the reversing lever 18" is in the neutral position.
  • FIG. 9 shows the flange 20" when the reversing lever is in the neutral position.
  • the flange 20" is positioned to allow the control rod 2" to be depressed by manual pressure on the head 3" as described above.
  • the flange 20" is received in the annular recess 6", thereby preventing downward movement of the head 3" and the control rod 2". As explained above, this prevents inadvertent operation of the tool release mechanism that includes the control rod 2".
  • the ratchet wrench 1" can be provided with a centering element 44 extending from the handle 7" toward the ratchet wheel 26".
  • ratchet wheel 26" includes a face 40 opposite the drive stud 9, and this face 40 defines a first recess 42.
  • the first recess 42 is annular, and is positioned and dimensioned to receive the centering element
  • the ratchet wheel 26" rotates in a recess 48 formed in the handle 7".
  • the centering element 44 can be shaped to extend partly around the axis A about which the ratchet wheel rotates. As shown in FIG. 10, the centering element 44 can include a gap 46 positioned to allow passage of the flange 20" as described above. In FIG. 10 the centering element 44 extends around the axis A through an arc of about 270°.
  • the purpose of the centering element 44 is to center the ratchet wheel 26" against yawing movement of the ratchet wheel 26" away from the pawl 25 that would interfere with effective engagement between the ratchet wheel 26" and the pawl 25. With this arrangement centering forces are applied to the ratchet wheel 26" both adjacent the face 40 and adjacent the drive stud 9, thereby providing excellent strength characteristics.
  • the centering element 44 may be configured also to center the ratchet wheel 26" against movement toward the pawl 25 and/or along an axis extending transversely to a line extending between the axis A and the pawl 25.
  • centering element 44 though desirable, is not required in all embodiments. If reduced centering forces are acceptable, the face 40 can simply be formed as an unrecessed plane and the centering element 44 can be eliminated.
  • the centering element 44 is not required to couple to the ratchet wheel in a continuous bearing surface, and the centering element 44 can be formed of one or more elements that form a plurality of bearing surfaces engaging the ratchet wheel and separated by one or more gaps.
  • FIGS. 9-11 can readily be adapted for use with embodiments having separate buttons 3' and control rods 2" as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the illustrated embodiments include seals such as O-rings 80, 82 that are positioned between upper and lower portions, respectively, of the ratchet wheel 26 and the body of the wrench 1. These seals reduce or eliminate the movement of contaminants such as grit and solvents into the region of the pawl 25, 25', and thereby protect the ratchet mechanism from wear and damage.
  • seals such as O-rings 80, 82 that are positioned between upper and lower portions, respectively, of the ratchet wheel 26 and the body of the wrench 1.
  • These seals reduce or eliminate the movement of contaminants such as grit and solvents into the region of the pawl 25, 25', and thereby protect the ratchet mechanism from wear and damage.
  • other types of seals can be used in place of the illustrated O-rings 80, 82, including cup seals, diaphragms, and metal-to-metal seals.
  • the invention is not limited to the particular tool release mechanisms and ratchet mechanisms described above. Any suitable tool release mechanism and ratchet mechanism can be used.
  • the wrench can take any suitable form, and the invention is not limited to use with sockets. Rather, the invention can be used with tool release mechanisms for any suitable tool, including extension bars, universal joints, bits and numerous other tools.
  • the drive stud can take any suitable shape, and is not required to be square in all embodiments. Other out-of-round shapes suitable for transmitting torque by mating with a female cavity in a driven element can be used, including hexagonal shapes, for example.
  • the quick release mechanism can be formed without a control rod of the type described above, and many other mechanical alternatives are possible.
  • the protruding elements discussed above may be (1 ) integrally formed with, or. (2) separately formed from and attached to or functionally coupled to the associated components.
  • One separately formed embodiment is shown in FIG. 12.
  • the first protruding element takes the form of a pin 50 that may have an enlarged head 52 and is biased by a spring 54 for movement in a bore 56 toward the reversing lever 18'".
  • the reversing lever 18'" includes a ramp or cam 58 oriented to contact the enlarged head 52. When the reversing lever 18'" is in the neutral position shown in FIG. 12, the cam 58 allows the pin 52 to move under the biasing force of the spring 54 out of interlocking engagement with the head 3"'.
  • the spring 54 can easily be eliminated.
  • the head 3'" may be shaped to displace the pin 50 when pressure is applied to move the head 3'" downwardly and the cam 58 is positioned to allow such motion.
  • the protruding element may be attached to or otherwise coupled
  • direction control element is intended broadly to encompass both the reversing lever and the pawl of the embodiments described above.
  • the protruding element associated with the direction control element may protrude to one side of the control rod.
  • the first protruding element may include a plate having an aperture through which the head 3 passes. In this case, the first protruding element will not extend to the outer periphery of the plate.
  • the protruding element associated with the quick release mechanism does not have to be formed by an annular recess, or even by a recess.
  • any of a variety of detent mechanisms can be used.
  • the following terms are used as indicated.
  • the term "tool release actuator” is intended to encompass all portions of a tool release mechanism up to the tool retention element, including the control rod 2 and the button 3'.
  • the direction control element may be mechanically interlocked with the tool release actuator at a point remote from the head that is manipulated by the user.
  • the tool retention element may if desired be integrally formed with the tool release actuator.
  • the ramp 5 may be linear, curved or stepped, and may be formed by a ball bearing in some alternatives.
  • the term “coupled” is intended broadly to encompass both direct and indirect coupling.
  • first and second parts are said to be coupled together when they are directly functionally engaged (e.g. by direct contact), as well as when the first part is functionally engaged with an intermediate part which is functionally engaged either directly or via one or more additional intermediate parts with the second part.
  • two elements are said to be coupled when they are functionally engaged (directly or indirectly) at some times and not functionally engaged at other times.
  • ratchet direction is intended broadly to include at least the forward and reverse ratchet functions and the non-ratcheting or neutral ratchet function described above. Thus, a ratcheting action is not required for ratchet directions such as the non-ratcheting or neutral ratchet direction, which may by way of example and not limitation be freely rotatable, rotatable against a frictional load, or locked.
  • position is intended broadly to encompass a range of positions.
  • tool release mechanism is intended broadly to encompass mechanisms that selectively reduce tool retention forces, even if they are not entirely eliminated.
  • mechanical interlock is intended broadly to encompass mechanical engagement that limits motion of one of the parts in at least one direction.
  • detent mechanism is intended broadly to encompass any system for biasing a first element into one or more selected positions with respect to a second element, whether or not the mechanism includes a detent ball.

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L'invention concerne un clé à cliquet (1) comprenant une poignée (7), un ergot d'entraînement (9) et un mécanisme d'encliquetage étanche, constitué d'un actionneur de libération (2) d'outil présentant un évidement (6). Un levier d'inversion (18), relié à ce mécanisme d'encliquetage, peut être déplacé en positions d'avance, de désencliquetage et d'inversion. Ce levier d'inversion (18) présente un élément saillant (20) formé pour s'adapter dans l'évidement (6) de l'actionneur de libération d'outil (2), lorsque le levier d'inversion (18) est en position d'avance ou d'inversion, et pour rester en dehors de cet évidement, lorsque le levier se trouve en position de désencliquetage, ce qui empêche tout actionnement par inadvertance du levier d'inversion (18). Ce levier d'inversion (18) peut être monté à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur de la clé (1) et la roue à cliquet du mécanisme d'encliquetage peut être centrée au moyen d'un élément saillant (44), formé sur une surface intérieure de la poignée et dimensionné pour glisser à l'intérieur d'un évidement annulaire (42) de la roue à cliquet.
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