Ball Or Roller Wedge Patents (Class 81/59.1)
  • Patent number: 11819982
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-loading ratchet tool, which has a main body, a braking structure and a working part, wherein the main body forms a first receiving groove, a second receiving groove and a third receiving groove, and the second receiving groove and the third receiving groove are mainly composed of two circular surfaces, and the braking structure is disposed on the main body. The braking structure has a ratchet, and the two ends of the ratchet respectively form a first shaft segment and a second shaft segment. The first shaft segment is disposed in the second receiving groove, and the second shaft segment is disposed in the third receiving groove. According to this, the relative force of the first shaft segment and the second shaft segment and the main body is dispersed, and enhancing the working part restrictions on external torsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Tsung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11772243
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes a direction-switching apparatus. The direction-switching apparatus includes a cylinder, a toothed wheel, two pawls, two springs and a connector. The cylinder includes a wheel-containing chamber in communication with two pawl-containing chambers. The toothed wheel is inserted in the wheel-containing chamber. The pawls are respectively inserted in the pawl-containing chambers. Each of the springs is connected to one of the pawls in one of the pawl-containing chambers. The connector interconnects the springs so that at least one of the springs keeps at least one of the pawls engaged with the toothed wheel to allow the cylinder to rotate the toothed wheel in at least one of two directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Yi-Min Li
  • Patent number: 11458600
    Abstract: A roller wrench having a body with a circular chamber; a driving member being a regular polygonal component capable of rotating in the chamber; a plurality of rollers installed in the chamber, each of the rollers is located between a side of the driving member and a peripheral wall of the chamber; a reversing knob capable of driving the rollers to move in the chamber so that each of the rollers moves between two edges of each of sides of the driving member; and at least one elastic positioning component installed on one of the sides of the driving member, and capable of elastically moving into the driving member or protruding from a peripheral surface of the driving member. The elastic positioning component is moved into the driving member when being compressed; and is protruded from the driving member when not being acted on by an external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KABO TOOL COMPANY
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11311986
    Abstract: A screwdriver rotation structure includes a main body, a control member, a driving member, multiple first rolls, and multiple second rolls. The main body has multiple first recesses and multiple first pillars. Each of the first recesses has a first face. Each of the first pillars has two second faces, two third faces, and a first pivot portion. The main body has multiple second pivot portions. The control member has multiple third pivot portions and multiple second pillars. Each of the second pillars has a fourth face, a fifth face, and a fourth pivot portion. The control member has a fifth pivot portion and a mounting portion. Each of the first rolls is received in one of the first recesses. Each of the second rolls is received in one of the first recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ningbo King Mount Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuan-Ting Liu
  • Patent number: 10888978
    Abstract: A socket wrench for turning sockets has a handle joined to a head having an inside wall accommodating a body including a socket holder. A permanent magnet attached to the socket holder holds a socket on the socket holder. The body has a plurality of ramps facing the inside wall of the head. Rollers engage the ramps and inside wall. A member mounted on the body engages the rollers to selectively shift the rollers relative to opposite end sections of the ramps. First and second permanent magnets on the body and member maintain the member in selected shifted positions to retain the rollers adjacent the end sections of the ramps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Albertson Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Robert V. Albertson
  • Patent number: 10183385
    Abstract: A locking structure for a hand tool contains: a body having a driving head which includes an accommodation chamber and a rib, and between two ends of the rib is defined an opening. The rib has two positioning orifices, the accommodation chamber has an obliquely arcuate groove accommodating a ratchet member which has a toothed rim and two opposite apertures, and a part of each steel ball extends out of each aperture. The ratchet member further has a first trench, a polygonal groove, and a second trench. A cap is covered on the rib and includes a through orifice, an open section, a protruded section, an actuation extension, and two opposite openings so as to house two posts respectively, wherein a part of each post extends out of each opening, and a resilient element is defined between the second trench and the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: YUNG FONG TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tzu-Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 9140317
    Abstract: A wrench ratchet mechanism includes a driven member, a housing defining a chamber in which the driven member is at least partially received, a plurality of drive transmitting members disposed in respective recesses between the driven member and housing to transmit a drive force between the housing and driven member and a force applying member extending at least partially around the driven member. The force applying member is movable in a circumferential direction thereof to apply a circumferentially directed force to the drive transmitting members to move the drive transmitting members in the recesses from a non-drive transmitting position towards a drive transmitting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventor: Nigel A. Buchanan
  • Patent number: 9021921
    Abstract: A torque wrench equipped with a cam-type torque detection mechanism is provided which is capable of detecting a torque with high accuracy, providing a non-unusual-feeling of handle operation after torque has been detected, and enabling tightening of fastened members such as bolts with safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Tohnichi Mfg. Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ogata, Koichi Shimura, Yuji Kato, Shozo Aikawa, Hiroshi Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20150107422
    Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes a ratchet wheel; a pawl base assembly, for inserting into the ratchet wheel, and a plurality of pawl pieces for engaging with teeth, the rear end of the pawl base assembly connecting to a handle of a screwdriver while the front end connecting to a head of the screwdriver; a rings assembly adjustably mounted on the ratchet wheel; the pawl base assembly includes a center rod and a pedestal, the rear part of the center rod is provided with a first positioning slot, the center rod passes through the center hole of the pedestal, the center rod is clamped at the first positioning slot by a first clamping member. Compared with the prior art, the overall structure is more rational and practical, and is safer and more reliable in use, and is capable of loosening or tighten a screw quickly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Yongguang Li
  • Patent number: 8904907
    Abstract: This application relates generally to a reversible force or torque transfer device. This device may be used in many different applications. The example used for the illustrative purposes of this patent is a wrench. The present invention devises a reverse mechanism that can resist any amount (up to the shear strength of the material) of randomly generated forces that may cause this effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Earl Stuart Douglass
  • Patent number: 8714055
    Abstract: A one-way ratchet wheel element has engaged and linked driving wheel and driven wheel in a body. The side of the body that connects with the driving wheel has a shifting space. A tooth section is provided on a wedge opposite to the shifting space. When the driven wheel rolls and engages with the tooth section, there is a resistance to the rotation of the driving wheel, forming an engagement state. When the driven wheel is away from the tooth section on the wedge, it is in the idle state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventor: Cheng-Kun Chen
  • Publication number: 20140060257
    Abstract: This application relates generally to a reversible force or torque transfer device. This device may be used in many different applications. The example used for the illustrative purposes of this patent is a wrench. The present invention devises a reverse mechanism that can resist any amount (up to the shear strength of the material) of randomly generated forces that may cause this effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Farl Stuart Douglass
  • Patent number: 8596168
    Abstract: The invention comprises a ratchet style open end wrench which incorporates an assembly to provide a torqueing function and ratchet effect. The assembly includes a wrench body capable of providing torque delivery through two or more rotating cylindrical cams which contact the nut. The cylindrical cams then rotate when reversing the direction of the wrench assembly so that a cutout portion of the cylindrical cams allows the nut points to pass by. In one embodiment, the direction of the ratchet effect is reversible by a reversing arc wire which is activated by use of a lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Chi Sung Row
  • Patent number: 8555750
    Abstract: A bearing wrench comprising a casing as main support, with at least one piston coupling hole, a synchronizing device, and closing caps, power cylinder, a cylinder thrust spring and a connection screw between the boxes, wherein the synchronizing device with the help of the cylinders exert force on the bolts for the securing thereof and with the advantage of being able to releasing by the same synchronizing device housed in the nut driving wrench which may be hydraulically and manually used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Antonio Cami Riestra
  • Patent number: 8347760
    Abstract: A ratchet device with stable structure includes a control unit, at least three receiving spaces defined on the top plane of the control unit, the receiving spaces communicating with each other, a pair of blockers and a elastomer located in each receiving space, a ratchet unit connected to the control unit, the ratchet unit having a spindle formed at one end thereof, a plurality of teeth formed around the periphery of the ratchet unit, the teeth engaged with the blockers of the control unit; a switching unit connected to the ratchet unit, at least three push sticks extruded from the bottom of the switching unit for pushing against the blockers. Therefore, the amounts of engaging faces among the blockers and the teeth are as enough as possible to make the engagement between the blockers and the teeth stable during an external torsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Hon Tsao Yu
  • Publication number: 20120174715
    Abstract: A wrench of ratchet wheel, to which a high torque force can be applied and which can be widely used, includes a grip, a ratchet wheel mechanism and a driver which successively connect one to another from above to below. The ratchet wheel mechanism includes stem, tumbler member, a first tooth, a second tooth and a tooth pin, wherein the first tooth and the second tooth are flexibly mounted on the stem, the stem is embedded in the tumbler member, the teeth on tooth pin are arranged around the external margin of tooth pin, and the tooth pin and the stem are nest-connected so as to rotate in relative to each other. The ratchet wheel mechanism further includes the third tooth and the fourth tooth, wherein the third tooth and the fourth tooth are flexibly mounted on the stem, and the first tooth, the second tooth, the third tooth and the fourth tooth are successively disposed in the circumference direction of the tooth pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventor: Mingliang Xin
  • Patent number: 8210072
    Abstract: A ratchet bit driving tool includes a hexagonal tool driving shaft with planar faces and vertices between the faces; a handle drive sleeve with a cylindrical inner bore and adapted for attachment to a handle; and a roller bearing ratchet clutch with an annular roller bearing cage between the tool driving shaft and handle drive sleeve which is adapted to selectively engage the tool driving shaft on rotation of the handle drive sleeve. The roller bearing cage includes at least three roller bearing apertures in separated by at least three resilient locator bars with a substantially cylindrical roller bearing resiliently retained in each aperture between a face of the tool driving shaft and the handle sleeve by the locator bars. The roller bearing cage additionally includes at least three inwardly facing resilient position indexing notches operable to engage with a vertex of the tool driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Lee Suter
  • Patent number: 8186246
    Abstract: A clamping mechanism having two or more jaws which may be opened to allow a tubular to be introduced within the jaws and closed to retain the tubular therewithin. The rollers are located within concave recesses and maintained in spaced apart relationship by biasing means, whereby rotation of tubular may cause the rollers to be wedged between a wall of the recess and the tubular to grip the tubular within the jaws. The clamping mechanism may be utilized as an oil field tubular clamp, a slip, a pipe clamp, and other mechanisms. There is also disclosed a clutch comprising an outer race, a cage, and an inner ring. Recesses are provided in an outer race and accommodate rollers therewith and maintained in spaced apart relationship by the cage. The cage may be moved by an actuator to selectively allow free wheeling or prevent rotation. A socket ratchet incorporating such a clutch is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventor: David Niven
  • Patent number: 8087326
    Abstract: A member may be rotated by engaging the member with a drive element and rotating the drive element in a single direction such that rotation in an opposite direction is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Peter D. Nguyen, Jerome C. Kraft
  • Publication number: 20110203420
    Abstract: A bearing wrench comprising a casing as main support, with at least one piston coupling hole, a synchronizing device, and closing caps, power cylinder, a cylinder thrust spring and a connection screw between the boxes, wherein the synchronizing device with the help of the cylinders exert force on the bolts for the securing thereof and with the advantage of being able to releasing by the same synchronizing device housed in the nut driving wrench which may be hydraulically and manually used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Antonio Cami RIESTRA
  • Publication number: 20110138970
    Abstract: A member may be rotated by engaging the member with a drive element and rotating the drive element in a single direction such that rotation in an opposite direction is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Peter D. Nguyen, Jerome C. Kraft
  • Publication number: 20110079112
    Abstract: A screwdriver includes a handle, a bit and a chuck for connecting the bit to the handle. The chuck includes a cylinder, two latches, a spring and a control element. The cylinder is securely connected to the handle. The latches are used to keep the bit connected to the cylinder, a spring for pushing the bit from the cylinder when the latches release the bit and a control element operable for causing the latches to release the bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Jack LIN
  • Patent number: 7905162
    Abstract: A wrench for rotating a member comprises an elongate body having a head portion. The wrench may include a drive mechanism mounted to the head portion. The drive mechanism may comprise a drive gear and a clutch gear. The drive gear may include a drive element for engaging the member. The clutch gear may be operatively coupled to the drive gear and may be rotatably supported by a unidirectional roller clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Peter D. Nguyen, Jerome C. Kraft
  • Publication number: 20100269640
    Abstract: A wrench with a ratcheting device is provided, and the wrench comprises: a handle having opposing ends; and two bolt engaging members situated on opposing ends of the handle, each of the members comprises at least two stationary jaws forming a space and at least one cavity with an opening situated adjacent one of the stationary jaws, each of the members comprising a ratcheting device with at least one roller, and the roller is designed to be situated within the cavity of the member, at least a portion of the roller is adapted to protrude from the opening, at least one of the jaws has an extended portion with flat, angled tip, and the tip is designed to initiate engagement with a bolt and allow the bolt to enter into the space between the jaws and allow the exposed portion of the roller to contact the bolt and allow for a ratcheting action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Glenn Robinson
  • Publication number: 20090139377
    Abstract: A ratchet with a handle and a head that includes a substantially silent movement-prevention mechanism. The mechanism includes a first component that defines a path, and a second component that is locatable in the path and moves bidirectionally within it. The path is constructed to include plural regions that prevent movement by the second component to allow the ratchet to drive a desired fastener. The first component is constructed to define a path, or plural paths, with a central region that allows movement of the second component and outer, opposing regions that prevent movement of the second component. The second component is formed as a roller or plural rollers. The central region of the path includes a subregion constructed to position the second component in a beginning location in the central region. The subregion may be formed as a depression in the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Don W. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20090049961
    Abstract: A torque releasing clutch for a screw driver blade is installed in a connect rod, including a spring, ball holes for fitting steel balls, and a washer respectively in the holes to restrict the spring and the steel balls within the groove of the clutch so that the clutch moves forward and backward regularly. When a screw is driven in an object for a preset depth, the clutch may push forward the screw driver blade so that the torque-releasing steel balls may release the screw driver blade in time. Then, even if the screw driver should still have some torque, it might only rotate the connect rod idly, keeping the driver blade immovable. Thus the remaining torque might not damage the blade slot of the screw, in addition to avoiding the remaining torque returning to a user of the screw driver and harming the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: HO-TIEN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20080276762
    Abstract: A torque transmission mechanism comprises an outer body defining a cavity and an inner body located at least partially inside the cavity and able to rotate therein. A plurality of rollers located between the outer and inner bodies interact with cam surfaces so that rotation of the inner body in a first direction is substantially unimpeded but rotation in the opposite direction is prevented or impeded by interaction of rollers with one or more cam surfaces. One of the rollers is larger than at least one other roller and is located in a recess formed in one of the outer and inner bodies. In one embodiment the recess is formed in a part of the outer body which has a greater wall thickness, excluding the effect of the recess than the rest of the outer body, so that the larger roller is accommodated without adding bulk to the outer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Xact-Design & Engineering Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Kevin Arthur Dein
  • Publication number: 20080216610
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a socket which is connected to a head of the hand tool and the socket includes first and second recesses in tow ends thereof and a passage is defined in communication between the first and second recesses. A push rod includes a head and a shank which extends through the first recess, the passage and is inserted in the second recess in which a bit is inserted. A spring is mounted to the shank and biased between the head and an inner end of the first recess. The screw bit can be quickly pushed out from the second recess of the socket by pushing the push rod toward the screw bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING HSIEH
  • Patent number: 7331257
    Abstract: A returning assembly of a spanner includes a driving portion having a receiving space for receiving a driving head, a switch unit and an ejecting unit having a truncated conic shape; a radial direction of the driving head having a slightly inclined buckling surface; the buckling surface and an inner wall of the receiving space being formed with a semilunar buckling space for receiving the ejecting unit; the ejecting unit serving for controlling the returning directions of the driving head. A round cylindrical positioning portion extends from the larger end of the truncated conic ejecting unit. The driving head has a driving block which are arranged at an axial direction of the driving head for installing a socket or other driving assembly. A switch unit is installed in the driving head. The switch unit has a control end projected from the driving portion and a resisting end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Inventor: Tsung-Da Lin
  • Patent number: 7261019
    Abstract: A returning assembly of a spanner includes a driving portion having a receiving space, a switch unit and an ejecting unit having a truncated conic shape; a radial direction of the driving head having a slightly inclined buckling surface; the buckling surface and an inner wall of the receiving space being formed with a semilunar buckling space for receiving the ejecting unit; the ejecting unit serving for controlling the returning directions of the driving head. The driving head has a driving block which are arranged at an axial direction of the driving head for installing a socket or other driving assembly. A switch unit is installed in the driving head. The switch unit has a control end projected from the driving portion and a resisting end. The ejecting unit having a receiving chamber for receiving a resisting unit for firmly securing the ejecting unit in the buckling space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Inventor: Tsung-Da Lin
  • Patent number: 7213492
    Abstract: An effective control mechanism for a socket wrench that is capable of safe, high efficiency, high strength torque control while eliminating the problem of losing control due to improperly applied external force. The control mechanism includes a handle, a socket, an inner rotor, a C-washer, a ring spacer, a dialer, left and right auxiliary positioning levers, a control, a spring, a lid, a roller, and an elastic member; wherein an end of the handle includes a segment channel to accommodate the socket and the inner rotor, the socket includes one or multiple elastic member and one or multiple roller in relation to the segment channel, and multiple locking holes being provided on the recessed surface of the end of the handle for installation of both of the left and the right auxiliary positioning levers and the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Inventor: Chen-Chang Tsai
  • Patent number: 7181998
    Abstract: A wrench includes a wrench body having a ring portion and a handle portion. A retainer that holds a plurality of wedge members is disposed inside the ring portion. Wedge guide grooves are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the ring portion. Each of the wedge guide grooves has a free region which maintains the corresponding wedge member in a free state, and left-hand and right-hand wedge regions each of which maintains the corresponding wedge member in a caught state. The wrench is provided with a changeover mechanism for moving the retainer to a position at which the wedge member faces the corresponding free region, a position at which the wedge member faces the corresponding left-hand wedge region, or a position at which the wedge member faces the corresponding right-hand wedge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Nikken Kosakusho Works Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Matsumoto, Masahiro Taguchi, Susumu Mikado
  • Patent number: 7174810
    Abstract: A selective one-way tool includes a handle, a transmission positioned in the slot, a bit-engaging element installed on the handle and a mode-switching ring rotationally installed on the handle. The handle includes a mandrel defining a slot. The transmission includes a first pawl, a second pawl and a spring compressed between the first and second pawls. The bit-engaging element engages with both of the first and second pawls in a non-directional mode, engages with only the first pawl in a first directional mode, and engages with only the second pawl in the second directional mode. The mode-switching ring includes two ribs on an internal side for pushing the second pawl into the slot in the first directional mode, for pushing the first pawl into the slot in the second directional mode, and for not pushing the first and second pawls into the slot in the non-directional mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Yih Cheng Factory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jack Lin
  • Patent number: 7150208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a universal stepless wrench. More particularly, it relates to a wrench with a stepless rotatable for receiving and turning a slideable shaft in a desired direction. The rotatable allows a tool handle to rotate freely around the slideable shaft in one direction, but to engage with and lock against the slideable shaft when turned in an opposite direction. When the tool handle is moved in a locked direction, the slideable shaft is rotated, thereby rotating a socket or other suitable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Inventor: Bill Debley
  • Patent number: 7069819
    Abstract: An air motor socket wrench has an air motor secured to a housing of a socket drive assembly having a socket drive member provided with a socket lock ball movable between a socket lock position and a socket unlock position. A hexagon body has inwardly inclined ramp sections adjacent an inside continuous cylindrical wall of a yoke drivably connected to the motor to oscillate the yoke. Rollers located between the ramp sections and cylindrical wall of the yoke transmits rotational movement of the yoke to the body and socket drive member. A muffler mounted on the air motor reduces the noise generated by the air motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Inventors: Robert V. Albertson, David V. Albertson
  • Patent number: 7036400
    Abstract: A wrench includes a wrench body having a ring portion and a handle portion. A retainer that holds a plurality of wedge members is disposed inside the ring portion. Wedge guide grooves are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the ring portion. Each of the wedge guide grooves has a free region which maintains the corresponding wedge member in a free state, and left-hand and right-hand wedge regions each of which maintains the corresponding wedge member in a caught state. The wrench is provided with a changeover mechanism for moving the retainer to a position at which the wedge member faces the corresponding free region, a position at which the wedge member faces the corresponding left-hand wedge region, or a position at which the wedge member faces the corresponding right-hand wedge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Nikken Kosakusho Works Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Matsumoto, Masahiro Taguchi, Susumu Mikado
  • Patent number: 7017451
    Abstract: A locking structure of a unidirectional spanner comprises a spanner body having a receiving chamber and at least one directional control communicated with the receiving chamber; a toothless ratchet receiving in the receiving chamber; at least one directional control device receiving in the directional control groove; the directional control device being formed by a directional control unit and an elastomer; the directional control unit being locked with the toothless ratchet. If the spanner body moves, a reverse force will apply to the toothless ratchet; when the reverse force causes the directional control unit to move away from the elastomer, the toothless ratchet will be locked by the directional control unit so that the toothless ratchet rotate synchronously with the spanner body. When the reverse force cause that the directional control unit can compress the elastomer, the toothless ratchet will rotate independently, namely, not rotate synchronously with the spanner body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Chin-Ching Hsien
  • Patent number: 6993997
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench including a housing with a handle extending therefrom. A rotor is positioned within an opening in the housing. The rotor includes a crosspiece having a polygonal cross-section and a downwardly extending stem for the selective attachment of a socket. A pair of movable wedges is positioned adjacent each side of the crosspiece. A compressed spring separates the movable wedges of each pair and normally urges the wedges away from one another and into snug engagement with both the housing and the crosspiece. A selector is rotatably fastened to the rotor. The selector includes a disk rotatably fastened to the top of the rotor. A fin extends upwardly from the top of the disk and a plurality of arms extends downwardly from the bottom of the disk with one of the arms being provided for each pair of movable wedges. The arms, by manual rotation of the disk, selectively drive one wedge from each pair of movable wedges from engagement with the housing to permit ratcheting of the wrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Inventor: Richard R. Marro
  • Patent number: 6990877
    Abstract: A torque wrench includes a pressure handle, a sheath end, a directional brake module, an overload movement ring, rolling rods, rolling beads and spring bolsters. The overload movement ring is provided between the brake section of directional brake module and the assembly groove of sheath end. The interior of the overload movement ring is designed with a circular tooth rim for the articulation/brake of the brake section of directional brake module, whereas the exterior is designed with a polygon. Moreover, a containment groove is provided at the intersection of various surfaces to accommodate the rolling rod and rolling bead, thus the outer flank of various rolling rods and rolling beads will protrude the aperture of the containment groove, and then keep in close contact with the wall of the assembly groove. One surface of the overload movement ring is supported and braked by the movable shore of spring bolster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Inventor: Wun-Sin Wu
  • Patent number: 6951154
    Abstract: A socket tool includes a handle and a socket is movably mounted to one of two ends of the handle. A groove and a plurality of notches are defined in the outer periphery of the end of the handle. The socket has two passages defined through a wall of the socket and an angel is defined between each one of the passages and a radius of the socket. A positioning pin extends through the wall of the socket and is engaged with the groove of the handle. The two passages are located at two different longitudinal positions from an end of the socket. A bead and a spring are respectively received in each of the passages, and one of the two beads is engaged with one of the notches by moving the socket on the end of the handle. Each of the two beads engaged with the notch decides the direction that the socket drives an object accommodated in the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsien
  • Patent number: 6915722
    Abstract: This invention provides a clamping nut which prevents, at the time of rotation of the clamping nut, a fastening force that is imparted in the radial direction of the clamping nut towards the inside of the clamping nut, from operating on a converting part formed on the inner surface of the clamping nut, thereby enhancing rotation efficiency and making it possible to securely clamp a clamp object member. This invention also provides a tool holder with the above-described clamping nut, and a spanner for the fastening of the clamping nut. The clamping nut has an annular groove which takes the form of an annular shape over its outer surface in at least a section of the area on its outer surface that corresponds to a female screw, and which will not come in contact with the spanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Big Alpha Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Komine
  • Patent number: 6820520
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench having a rigid locking structure includes a wrench body, a ratchet wheel, a pawl member, and a restoring member. Thus, the support blocks of the pawl member are urged on the wall of the receiving chamber of the wrench body, thereby forming a double-support or multi-support structure between the pawl member and the wall of the receiving chamber of the wrench body, so that the locking teeth of the pawl member are engaged with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel actually, closely, rigidly and stably, thereby increasing the efficient torque of the ratchet wrench, and thereby facilitating the user operating the ratchet wrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventor: Terence Chen
  • Patent number: 6807881
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a driving head having two actuating surfaces and a corner formed in a chamber, a driven member rotatably received in the driving head, and a rod engaged between the driving head and the driven member and movable across the corner to engage with either of the actuating surfaces of the driving head. A detent device may be selectively engaged with the rod, to prevent the rod from moving across the corner of the driving head, and to retain the rod in engagement with either of the actuating surfaces of the driving head, and to prevent the rod to engage with different actuating surface inadvertently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Inventor: Izu Min Wu
  • Publication number: 20040187647
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a driving head having two actuating surfaces and a corner formed in a chamber, a driven member rotatably received in the driving head, and a rod engaged between the driving head and the driven member and movable across the corner to engage with either of the actuating surfaces of the driving head. A detent device may be selectively engaged with the rod, to prevent the rod from moving across the corner of the driving head, and to retain the rod in engagement with either of the actuating surfaces of the driving head, and to prevent the rod to engage with different actuating surface inadvertently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Izu Min Wu
  • Patent number: 6792830
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench is provided which includes a handle having a head on the handle, a rotatable gear disposed in the head and having ratchet teeth, and a pivotable pawl engaged with the gear to allow ratcheting rotation of the gear in a first direction and prevent ratcheting rotation of the gear in a second direction. An obstruction is engageable with a cam surface at the base of the pawl in order to prevent the pawl from self-reversing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael T. DeKeuster, Michael L. Foster
  • Patent number: 6769328
    Abstract: A hand tool for applying a torque to a threaded fastener includes a tool body having an opening and a fastener engaging mechanism rotatably mounted in the opening. A control assembly comprising a cylindrical roller, spring assembly and control switch are mounted with respect to the tool body. The spring assembly biases the roller against surfaces on the tool body and the fastener engaging mechanism. The roller the releasably locks the faster engaging mechanism to the tool body when the tool body is rotated through a drive stroke. The tool body can be moved through drive and return strokes of any arc length with no significant lost motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventors: Amit Patel, Ajay Garg
  • Publication number: 20040144212
    Abstract: A hand tool for applying a torque to a threaded fastener includes a tool body having an opening and a fastener engaging mechanism rotatably mounted in the opening. A control assembly comprising a cylindrical roller, spring assembly and control switch are mounted with respect to the tool body. The spring assembly biases the roller against surfaces on the tool body and the fastener engaging mechanism. The roller the releasably locks the faster engaging mechanism to the tool body when the tool body is rotated through a drive stroke. The tool body can be moved through drive and return strokes of any arc length with no significant lost motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: THE STANLEY WORKS
    Inventors: Amit Patel, Ajay Garg
  • Patent number: 6742418
    Abstract: A torque wrench is formed by a hollow handle, a sheath tube, a head, a slider, a torque transmitting mechanism, a torque adjusting mechanism, etc. The sheath tube covers the front half of the hollow handle with a predetermined gap between the inner and outer surfaces of the sheath tube and the hollow handle, respectively, and is connected to the front of the hollow handle and also to the head at the front thereof. The slider is moveably disposed around the hollow handle in the longitudinal direction of the hollow handle such that the front end surface of the slider opposes the rear end surface of the sheath tube. The torque transmitting mechanism is disposed between the opposing end surfaces of the slider and the sheath tube, and the torque adjusting mechanism is disposed in the rear of the slider and around the rear half of the hollow handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Kuken Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Amami
  • Publication number: 20040093993
    Abstract: A wrench includes a body with an engaging ring rotatably engaged with a hole defined in a head of the body and a plurality of wedge-shaped gaps are defined between an inside of the head and the outer periphery of the engaging ring. A resilient member and a roller are engaged in each gap. An imaginary line “cs” is formed from a center “s” of the roller to a center “c” of the hole. Each roller applies a force at point “a” in the hole of the wrench. An off-set distance “h” is defined between the line “cs” and line “ca”. An angle “w1” defined between the line “cs” and line “ca” is in the range of 5 to 20 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsien
  • Publication number: 20040007096
    Abstract: This invention provides a clamping nut which prevents, at the time of rotation of the clamping nut, a fastening force that is imparted in the radial direction of the clamping nut towards the inside of the clamping nut, from operating on a converting part formed on the inner surface of the clamping nut, thereby enhancing rotation efficiency and making it possible to securely clamp a clamp object member. This invention also provides a tool holder with the above-described clamping nut, and a spanner for the fastening of the clamping nut. The clamping nut has an annular groove which takes the form of an annular shape over its outer surface in at least a section of the area on its outer surface that corresponds to a female screw, and which will not come in contact with the spanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Komine