Abstract: The machine-tool drill chuck is comprised of a main cylindrical hollow body (2) linked by its rear end (13) to the machine tool and provided at its front end (15) with a front conical socket (7), inside which is located another socket (9) carriying clamping jaws (8) for holding the drill and which are subject to the action of a pushing screw (6) which is coaxial with the main body. Windows (12) are arranged as through openings in the main body. In each of the windows there is arranged a satellite gear (4) whose axis is parallel to the axis of the main body (2) and whose diameter is substantially larger than the thickness of the main body wall. The satellite gears are in mesh with the external toothing of a central gear (3) and with the internal toothing of an external ring (5) which may be actuated manually or with a key. Said central gear is also internally in mesh with the pushing screw.

Abstract: Chuck for use with manual or powered driver having rotatable shaft, the chuck including a body member and jaws slidably positioned in angled passageways formed in the body. The chuck further includes a nut rotatably mounted relative to the body member and in engagement with threads on the jaws. A generally cylindrical front sleeve member is disposed in driving engagement with the nut and overlying the nose section of the body so that when the front sleeve member is rotated with respect to the body, the jaws will be moved thereby to grip the shaft of a tool. A spring member is biased to engage the sleeve member and is disposed selectively rotatably with respect to the nut. When the nut is tightened, the spring member becomes locked to the body member and restrains the nut from loosening during vibration of the chuck in use for its intended purpose.

Abstract: A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft is provided. The chuck comprises a generally cylindrical body member. The body member has a forward section and a rearward section. The rearward section has an axial bore formed therein to mate with the drive shaft of the driver. A generally cylindrical sleeve is received over the forward section of the body. A primary retaining mechanism is in engagement with the sleeve and the body member to operatively prevent forward axial movement of the sleeve with respect to the body. A secondary retaining mechanism is attached to the sleeve so that if the primary retaining mechanism fails to prevent forward axial movement of the sleeve with respect to the body, the secondary retaining mechanism is brought to engagement with the body to prevent forward axial movement of the sleeve with respect to the body following the engagement.

Abstract: An automatic output shaft locking mechanism for electric tools, and particularly a locking mechanism in which the output shaft is driven by electric power and will automatically lock in position when it is turned by an external force, including a retaining end with three equi-angular projections at one end of the output shaft in the tool, and a rotary disk having three equi-angular notches at an outer side. The outer portion of the rotary disk is fitted with a securing ring, and its three notches receive lock rollers respectively. When the retaining end turns, the three projections will push the lock rollers to engage the securing ring so that the output shaft is locked in position.

Abstract: A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft includes a body and a primary gripping mechanism utilizing a three-jaw assembly actuated by a nut driven by a sleeve. The chuck includes a supplemental tightening mechanism. The supplemental tightening mechanism includes at least one L-shaped lever having a portion disposed between the nut and nose section of the body of the chuck. The nut can include a passage through which the lever passes. The lever bar will push off a hardened washer disposed against the body and thus force the nut forward to produce an enhanced gripping force on the tool through the jaws. The supplemental tightening mechanism can further include a detent to restrain relative rotation between the nut and the sleeve. The detent can include a groove formed in the nut and a resilient retaining clip held by the sleeve to selectively engage the groove.

Abstract: A drill chuck has a body provided centered on an axis with an annular array of teeth and a plurality of jaws radially displaceable relative to the body between inner and outer positions. A tightening ring is axially fixed but rotatable about the axis on the body in a tightening direction and in an opposite loosening direction and a pair of screwthread formations between the tightening ring and the jaws move the jaws radially together on rotation of the tightening ring in the tightening direction and radially apart on rotation of the tightening ring in the loosening direction. A locking member engageable with the teeth and angularly fixed on the tightening ring is radially displaceable between a locking position engaging the teeth and preventing rotation of the body in the loosening direction and a freeing position permitting free rotation of the body relative to the tightening ring. A setting ring angularly displaceable on the tightening ring is formed with a pair of angularly spaced and radially open seats.

Abstract: Chuck for use with manual or powered driver having rotatable shaft, the chuck including a body member and jaws slidably positioned in angled passageways formed in the body. The chuck further includes a nut rotatably mounted relative to the body member and in engagement with threads on the jaws. A generally cylindrical sleeve member is disposed in driving engagement with the nut and overlying the nose section of the body so that when the sleeve member is rotated with respect to the body, the jaws will be moved thereby to grip the shank of a tool. A pawl member is biased to engage the sleeve member and is disposed selectively rotatably with respect to the body member. When the nut is tightened, the pawl member can be disposed to become nonrotatable with respect to the body member and restrains the nut from loosening during vibration of the chuck in use for its intended purpose.

Abstract: A non-impact keyless chuck suitable for use with manual or powered drivers is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut having a relatively fine thread and a plurality of slidable jaws, which may be identical, driven by the rotatable nut. An anti-friction bearing is disposed between the rotatable nut and a bearing thrust ring mounted on the body. A clutch or torque limiting mechanism is provided to limit the tightening torque to a predetermined value while the loosening torque may be limited or unlimited. The front sleeve, and rear sleeve, if used, may be formed from a structural plastic to reduce manufacturing costs. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may be placed on the front sleeve to improve the grip and temporarily restrain and center the tool during chuck tightening or loosening operations. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may also be placed on the rear sleeve, if used.

Abstract: Chuck for use with a manual or powered driver including a nut rotatably mounted on the chuck body, and in engagement with the threads of the chuck jaws. The chuck includes a self-contained anti-friction bearing assembly disposed between the nut and a thrust ring, as well as a generally cylindrical front sleeve member in driving engagement with the nut and overlying a nose section of the body of the chuck so that when the front sleeve member is rotated with respect to the body member, the jaws will be moved thereby. The chuck also includes a rust resistant decorative nosepiece as well as an improved nut retainer member.

Abstract: A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft including a primary tightening mechanism utilizing a three-jaw assembly actuated by a nut or tightening ring and a supplemental tightening mechanism. The supplemental tightening mechanism includes a camming portion defining a tightening cam profile. The supplemental tightening mechanism further includes a plurality of lever bars, one end of each of the lever bars forming a cam follower and the other end of each of the lever bars operatively associated with the nut so that when the supplemental tightening mechanism is actuated in a tightening direction, the lever bars will force the nut forward to produce an enhanced tightening force on the tool through the jaws. The supplemental tightening mechanism is configured to allow drive through release.

Abstract: A main body formed generally as a hollow cylinder has an open end sized to receive a chuck head into the main body. An outer shell formed generally as a hollow cylinder is mounted to the main body. A gear drive assembly is mounted to the main body and engaged with the face gear of the chuck. The outer shell is selectively manually engagable with the outer shell via a the gear drive assembly such that rotating the chuck head opens or closes the jaws of the chuck, depending upon the direction of rotation. The outer shell has a free wheeling position in which a person may grasp the outer shell and hold it to guide the drill without causing the chuck jaws to tend to open or close.

Abstract: A chuck assembly for a tool bit includes a hollow chuck body which has a front end formed with a locking portion and which is formed with at least one radial opening therethrough, a cylindrical push member which is disposed slidably in the chuck body and which is formed with an external screw thread, a hollow truncated cone-shaped seater which is disposed in front of the push member and which is formed with a plurality of angularly spaced and longitudinally extending slits, a plurality of elongated clamping members which extend slidably and respectively into the slits and which have rear ends connected to the push member, a hollow truncated cone-shaped front cap which encloses the seater and which has a rear end connected to the locking portion of the chuck body, and a drive ring which is provided rotatably around the chuck body and which is formed with an internal screw thread that meshes with the external screw thread of the push member.

Abstract: An improved key-less tool chuck is disclosed.

Abstract: A drill assembly has a drill housing, a spindle projecting from the housing along an axis and rotatable about the axis, a chuck body fixed on the spindle, jaws on the chuck body, and a rotatable tightening body. The jaws move radially together on rotation of the tightening body in the forward direction on the chuck body and radially apart on rotation of the tightening body in the reverse direction on the chuck body. A setting element rotationally fixed on the drill housing is displaceable axially on the chuck body between axially offset end positions and formations between the setting element and the tightening body rotationally couple the setting element with the tightening body only in one of the end positions of the setting element. A latching element on one of the bodies can move between a locking position engaging the other of the bodies and arresting the tightening body rotationally on the chuck body and an unlocking position disengaged from the other body.

Abstract: A chuck apparatus in which an internally provided nut member (2) is rotated by rotating a sleeve (1) so that claws (3) threadedly engaged with the nut member (2) by the rotation of the nut member (2) are advanced/retracted for narrowing/expanding a diameter defined therewith and pressingly fastening/releasing a tool (4). A rotary member (7) is provided to face the nut member (2). A set of an even number of rolling members are provided in a recess portion (7a) formed in the rotary member (7). The rolling members (5) are provided under the condition that the rolling members (5) are in contact with the nut member (2) and a rolling member receiving portion (6) between a predetermined surface of the nut member (2) and the rolling member receiving portion (6) provided to face the predetermined surface of the nut member (2).

Abstract: A non-impact keyless chuck suitable for use with manual or powered drivers is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut having a relatively fine thread and a plurality of slidable jaws, which may be identical, driven by the rotatable nut. An anti-friction bearing is disposed between the rotatable nut and a bearing thrust ring mounted on the body. A clutch or torque limiting mechanism is provided to limit the tightening torque to a predetermined value while the loosening torque may be limited or unlimited. The front sleeve, and rear sleeve, if used, may be formed from a structural plastic to reduce manufacturing costs. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may be placed on the front sleeve to improve the grip and temporarily restrain and center the tool during chuck tightening or loosening operations. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may also be placed on the rear sleeve, if used.

Abstract: A three-jaw chuck is provided with a unitary nut rotatably mounted relative to the body and a retaining member located so as to contact a portion of the unitary nut to prevent axial movement of the nut in the forward direction. The nut may include a first portion of a first outside diameter and a second portion extending axially outward from the first portion with an outside diameter less than the first outside diameter. A sleeve retaining snap ring may be provided engaging the sleeve for retaining the sleeve on the body.

Abstract: A keyless chuck assembly for a hand-held drill includes a housing, three jaws for gripping a drill which is to be turned by the drill chuck assembly. The jaws are retained in the assembly and confined to radial motion with respect to the drive shaft by means of T-shaped guide slots in the bottom of the drive shaft and cooperating T-shaped ribs on the tops of the jaws. The jaws have a gripping surface and a cam surface. A rotatable adjusting ring engages the jaws to move them in the radial direction to secure and release the drill bit. The jaws can include a resilient material between the gripping surface and the cam surface to allow the chuck jaws to more securely grip the drill bit. A locking mechanism prevents rotation of the ring which would allow the jaws to open.

Abstract: A chuck for releasably holding a tool such as a drill bit has a torque limiting coupling in the mechanism which is rotated manually to close the jaws of the chuck on the tool. When the chuck has been tightened on the tool by a certain amount, the torque limiting coupling releases. Thereafter, continued manual rotation of the component which provides the input to the coupling operates a cam and cam follower mechanism which forces the jaws of the chuck into even tighter engagement with the tool. When the chuck is subsequently loosened to release the tool, the cam and cam follower mechanism automatically resets to ready the chuck for reuse.

Abstract: A drill chuck has a chuck body centered on and rotatable about an axis and formed with a plurality of jaw guides angularly spaced about the axis and all inclined axially forwardly and with an axially directed annular inner bearing track centered on the axis. Respective jaws in the guides are each formed with a row of teeth that can mesh with a screwthread of an adjustment sleeve generally axially fixed on the body and rotatable on the body in a tightening direction to displace the jaws axially forward and radially toward one another and in an opposite loosening direction to displace the jaws axially backward and radially away from one another.

Abstract: Chuck for use with a manual or powered driver including a nut rotatably mounted on the chuck body and in engagement with the threads of the chuck jaws. The chuck includes a self-contained anti-friction bearing assembly disposed between the nut and a thrust ring, as well as a generally cylindrical front sleeve member in driving engagement with the nut and overlying a nose section of the body of the chuck so that when the front sleeve member is rotated with respect to the body member, the jaws will be moved thereby. The chuck also includes a rust resistant decorative nosepiece as well as an improved nut retainer member.

Abstract: A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft including a primary tightening mechanism utilizing a three-jaw assembly actuated by a nut or tightening ring and a supplemental tightening mechanism. The supplemental tightening mechanism includes a camming portion defining a tightening cam profile and a release cam profile. The supplemental tightening mechanism further includes a plurality of lever bars, one end of each of the lever bars forming a cam follower and the other end of each of the lever bars operatively associated with the nut so that when the supplemental tightening mechanism is actuated in a tightening direction, the lever bars will force the nut forward to produce an enhanced tightening force on the tool through the jaws, and when the rear sleeve is rotated in a release direction, the force applied to the nut by the lever bars will be released.

Abstract: A lockable drill chuck has a chuck body and an adjustment body rotatable on the chuck body relative to an axis and fixed axially thereon. Respective jaws in guides of one of the bodies have toothed edges meshing with a screwthread of the other body so that rotation of the adjustment body on the chuck body in a forward closing direction about the axis moves the jaws radially toward one another and opposite rotation in an opening direction moves the jaws radially apart. Radially inwardly directed sawteeth is provided on the adjustment body. An elastically deformable locking arm fixed on the chuck body has a free outer end and sawteeth offset from the free end and engageable with the adjustment-body teeth. The arm is radially deflectable between an outer meshed position with the locking-arm sawteeth meshing with the adjustment-body sawteeth and an inner out-of-mesh position.

Abstract: A chuck has a chuck body and a clamping sleeve as well as tool clamping jaws which are held in oblique guides and which, by rotation of the chuck body, can be displaced relative to the clamping sleeve. It furthermore has a tightening device which has a compression spring, which acts in the direction of rotation, an intermediate ring acted on thereby which is rotatable with respect to the chuck body and the clamping sleeve, an unlockable locking member on the intermediate ring, and an outside, rotatable gripping sleeve having an inner stop for the intermediate ring.

Abstract: A plastic grip boot for a metal part of a chuck, typically a keyless chuck, is disclosed. The grip boot is insert molded to a rotatable metal part of a chuck, the metal part extending under the grip boot for the axial length of the grip boot which is normally gripped by the user in order to provide support to the grip boot. During molding, the plastic preferably flows into surface features of the metal part to help secure the grip boot to the metal part. The grip boot improves user grip of the metal part during operation of the chuck to adjust the spacing of the chuck jaws.

Abstract: A hand drill, in particular a hammer drill has a combination tool holder provided with a first tool receptacle with clamping jaws displaceable relative to a base body and adjustable by a rotatable adjusting ring to different diameters of tool shafts, and a second separate tool receptacle for tools with a groove shaft and provided with means for at least one driving and locking as well as with a central receiving opening for the groove shaft tool, and an arresting device having a blocking slider which is arranged displaceably in the base body and non-rotatably connected with the base body in a circumferential direction, the blocking slider being movable between a first end position in which a radially inwardly directed end of the blocking slider engages in the central receiving opening and is provided with teeth such that when a groove shaft tool is inserted in the receiving opening the teeth in another end position of the blocking slider non-rotatably engage with counter teeth connected with the adjusting rin

Abstract: A drill chuck has a first body rotatable about an axis and formed with a plurality of angularly spaced angled guides, respective jaws slidable in the guides, and a second body axially fixed but rotatable on the first body. Interengaging screwthread formations on the second body and engaged with the jaws radially displace the jaws on the first body toward each other on forward rotation of one of the bodies relative to the other body in a tightening direction and radially displace of the jaws away from each other on opposite backward rotation of the one body relative to the other body in a loosening direction. A locking ring axially displaceable on the other body is formed with at least one tooth and the one body is formed with another tooth axially meshable with the locking-ring tooth in a front locking position of the locking ring to inhibit rotation of the bodies relative to each other. A holding ring axially fixed on the other body is rotatable thereon between angularly offset locked and unlocked positions.

Abstract: In this chuck, the body is equipped, in its zone overlapped by the sleeve, with peripheral toothing, whereas the sleeve includes a shaped locking member which, intended to be engaged in the toothing of the body in the tightened position of the chuck, is actuated by a ring mounted so that it can pivot on the front end of the body of the chuck.

Abstract: A non-impact keyless chuck suitable for use with manual or powered drivers is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut having a relatively fine thread and a plurality of slidable jaws, which may be identical, driven by the rotatable nut. An anti-friction bearing is disposed between the rotatable nut and a bearing thrust ring mounted on the body. A clutch or torque limiting mechanism is provided to limit the tightening torque to a predetermined value while the loosening torque may be limited or unlimited. The front sleeve, and rear sleeve, if used, may be formed from a structural plastic to reduce manufacturing costs. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may be placed on the front sleeve to improve the grip and temporarily restrain and center the tool during chuck tightening or loosening operations. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may also be placed on the rear sleeve, if used.

Abstract: On a chuck, the clamping jaws can be adjusted axially by means of an internally threaded sleeve of a jackscrew actuator in one direction for clamping and in the other direction for release. When the jaws are adjusted in the clamping direction, the clamping jaws are moved radially inward by interaction with a jaw convergence sleeve; for an axial movement in the release direction, the clamping jaws are moved radially outward by interaction with jaw expansion means attached inside the jaw convergence sleeve. The internally threaded sleeve is designed on its one end as an expansion cage for the clamping jaws lying inside the convergence sleeve, and is centered by an adjacent sleeve extension in the base unit. The internally threaded sleeve is guided both inside the expansion cage and inside the sleeve extension centering on the guide sleeve.

Abstract: A self-tightening chuck has a chuck body centered on an axis and adapted to be rotated thereabout, a plurality of jaws radially displaceable on the body, and an adjustment sleeve rotatable on the body, formed with radially inwardly directed teeth, and engaged with the jaws such that rotation of the adjustment sleeve on the body in a forward direction displaces the jaws radially inward on the body and opposite rotation in a reverse direction displaces the jaws radially outward. A tightening ring rotatable on the body has stop formations for limiting its rotation on the body to a predetermined angular travel and a tightening spring braced angularly between the tightening ring and the body urges the tightening ring angularly in the forward direction. A locking body radially displaceable on the tightening ring is formed with teeth meshable with the tightening-ring teeth. A locking spring braced radially against the locking body urges the locking-body teeth into mesh with the adjustment-sleeve teeth.

Abstract: A non-impact keyless chuck suitable for use with manual or powered drivers is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut having a relatively fine thread and a plurality of slidable jaws, which may be identical, driven by the rotatable nut. An anti-friction bearing is disposed between the rotatable nut and a bearing thrust ring mounted on the body. A clutch or torque limiting mechanism is provided to limit the tightening torque to a predetermined value while the loosening torque may be limited or unlimited. The front sleeve, and rear sleeve, if used, may be formed from a structural plastic to reduce manufacturing costs. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may be placed on the front sleeve to improve the grip and temporarily restrain and center the tool during chuck tightening or loosening operations. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may also be placed on the rear sleeve, if used.

Abstract: A drill chuck has a chuck body centered on an axis, a plurality of jaws radially displaceable on the body and each having a row of teeth, and an adjustment ring rotatable about the axis on the body but axially fixed thereon and formed with a screwthread meshing with the teeth of the jaws so that rotation of the ring on the body in a forward tightening direction displaces the jaws radially toward each other and opposite rotation displaces them radially away from each other. The adjustment ring is formed centered on the axis with an annular row of recesses having flanks and open in a predetermined direction. A holding ring is axially fixed on the body and abutments on the holding ring and body permit the holding ring to rotate on the body about the axis between a pair of angularly offset end positions. A return spring engaged between the holding ring and the body can be loaded to urge the holding ring in the forward direction on the body.

Abstract: A chuck for releasably holding a tool such as a drill bit has a torque limiting coupling in the mechanism which is rotated manually to close the jaws of the chuck on the tool. When the chuck has been tightened on the tool by a certain amount, the torque limiting coupling releases. Thereafter, continued manual rotation of the component which provides the input to the coupling operates a cam and cam follower mechanism which forces the jaws of the chuck into even tighter engagement with the tool. When the chuck is subsequently loosened to release the tool, the cam and cam follower mechanism automatically resets to ready the chuck for reuse.

Abstract: A chuck assembly includes a hollow chuck body assembly, a jaw unit provided at a lower end of the chuck body assembly, and a rotary shaft disposed in the chuck body assembly and coupled with the jaw unit. The chuck body assembly has a top surface formed with first annularly arranged ratchet teeth. The rotary shaft has an upper end portion extending outwardly from an upper end of the chuck body assembly. A sleeve member is sleeved on the chuck body assembly. A rotary ring is sleeved on the upper end portion of the rotary shaft and has a bottom surface formed with second annularly arranged ratchet teeth which engage normally the first ratchet teeth so as to restrict undesired rotation of the rotary shaft in the counterclockwise direction. A rotary knob is sleeved on the sleeve member and is coupled with the upper end portion of the rotary shaft.

Abstract: A chuck for use with a manual or power driver having a rotatable drive shaft. The chuck includes a generally cylindrical body member with a nose section and a tail section. The tail section has an axial bore formed therein to mate with the drive shaft of the driver, and the nose section has an axial bore therein and a plurality of annularly disposed passageways formed therethrough and intersecting the axial bore for receipt of a plurality of jaws slidably positioned therein. The chuck further includes a generally cylindrical front sleeve member overlaying the nose section of the body member and rotatable with respect thereto. The front sleeve member includes a threaded nut portion integral therewith and in engagement with the threads on the jaws such that when the front sleeve member is rotated with respect to the body member, the jaws will be advanced or retracted, depending on the direction of rotation.

Abstract: A drill chuck has an axially centered chuck body, an adjustment body rotatable but axially fixed on the chuck body, and jaws radially displaceable on the chuck body. The adjustment body is formed with a screwthread meshing with teeth of the jaws so that relative rotation of the bodies in a tightening direction moves the jaws together and opposite rotation moves them apart. A radially outwardly projecting tab fixed on the chuck body has a pair of angularly oppositely directed end faces and a locking ring axially displaceable on the chuck body between freeing locking positions is formed with an inwardly open pocket receiving the tab and having a pair of angularly confronting end faces engageable with the respective end faces of the tab and spaced angularly apart by a distance substantially greater than the tab width. A tightening spring connected between the locking ring and chuck body urges the locking ring in the tightening direction.

Abstract: A drill chuck has a body centered on and rotatable about an axis, a plurality of jaws radially displaceable on the body, and an adjustment ring rotatable but not axially displaceable on the body and having a screwthread engaging the jaws for radially displacing the jaws when the adjustment ring is rotated on the body. A locking sleeve rotatable on the body at most through a small acute angle is axially displaceable on the body between a freeing position and a locking position. The locking sleeve and adjustment ring are formed with axially interengageable teeth that mesh only in the locking position. A spring braced between the locking sleeve and the body urges the locking sleeve into the locking position. A holding ring limitedly axially displaceable on the body is axially engageable with the locking sleeve. A pair of angularly spaced abutments on one of the rings and a part on the other ring permit only limited relative angular movement of the rings between a pair of angularly offset positions.

Abstract: A self-tightening hammer-drill chuck has a chuck body centered on and rotatable about an axis, a guide rotatable about the axis on the body, and a plurality of jaws radially displaceable on the guide and engaged with a screwthread of the body so that rotation of the guide in a forward tightening direction on the body moves the jaws radially together and opposite rotation moves them apart. A ring formed with an annular row of teeth is axially nondisplaceable on the bodies and angularly spaced abutment formations fixed on the guide are engageable with the ring. A tightening spring urges the ring angularly in the forward direction on the guide. A holding sleeve axially displaceable on the body has an annular row of teeth meshable in a locking position with the teeth of the ring. A return spring urges the holding sleeve axially into the locking position.

Abstract: A keyless drill chuck apparatus includes a tubular body having a longitudinal bore that includes first and second bore sections. The first bore section is of a smaller diameter and is closer to the proximal end portion of the drill, that end portion that is connected to a tool driver, motor or the like. The second bore section is larger diameter portion that is opened ended. A pair of bearing supports are positioned at the two bore sections. Each of the bearing holders carriers a plurality of conically-shaped bearing members. During use, a drill bit can be placed in either of the bore sections and into engagement with one of the selected sets of bearing. During use, different diameter drill bits and thus be placed as desired in the smaller or larger bore section and into engagement with the first or second set of bearing. Scalloped portions of the tool body adjacent each of the bores are provided in a corresponding number to the number of bearings.

Abstract: Chuck for use with manual or powered driver having rotatable shaft, the chuck including a bearing thrust ring fixed on the body and a self-contained anti-friction bearing assembly disposed adjacent the thrust ring. The chuck further includes a nut rotatably mounted on the bearing assembly in engagement with the threads on the jaws, and a generally cylindrical front sleeve in driving engagement with the nut and overlying the nose section of the body so that when the front sleeve member is rotated with respect to the body, the jaws will be moved thereby.

Abstract: Chuck for use with a manual or powered driver including a nut rotatably mounted on the chuck body and in engagement with the threads of the chuck jaws. The chuck includes a self-contained anti-friction bearing assembly disposed between the nut and a thrust ring, as well as a generally cylindrical front sleeve member in driving engagement with the nut and overlying a nose section of the body of the chuck so that when the front sleeve member is rotated with respect to the body member, the jaws will be moved thereby. The chuck also includes a rust resistant decorative nosepiece.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable electric power drill having a rotatable cylindrical magazine within the drill housing for storing a tool bit element in each of its plural bores, the magazine being rotatable to bring a selected magazine bore in alignment with the central bore of a chuck assembly at the front of the drill. A flexible cable is slidable by hand between forward and rearward positions to eject a tool bit element from the magazine to the chuck and to return a tool bit from the chuck to the magazine, and the drill includes mechanism to allow the chuck to be tightened and loosened without the use of a chuck key, or without having to otherwise manually grasp the chuck or associated rotatable parts.

Abstract: A non-impact keyless chuck suitable for use with manual or powered drivers is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut having a relatively fine thread and a plurality of slidable jaws, which may be identical, driven by the rotatable nut. An anti-friction bearing is disposed between the rotatable nut and a bearing thrust ring mounted on the body. A clutch or torque limiting mechanism is provided to limit the tightening torque to a predetermined value while the loosening torque may be limited or unlimited. The front sleeve, and rear sleeve, if used, may be formed from a structural plastic to reduce manufacturing costs. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may be placed on the front sleeve to improve the grip and temporarily restrain and center the tool during chuck tightening or loosening operations. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may also be placed on the rear sleeve, if used.

Abstract: In construction of a tool chuck in which manual rotation of an outer operation sleeve causes concurrent rotation of an inner screw ring to move clamping jaws in a chuck body following the principle of screw feeding, a solid lubrication coating layer is interposed between the screw ring and the chuck body so as to minimize friction between the two elements during their relative rotation for clamping a tool via the jaws, thereby effectively utilizing input torque from the operation sleeve for clamping operation. The solid lubrication coating layer may be applied either to a washer or directly to the screw ring.

Abstract: A drill chuck for use with a tool having a shaft has a chuck body centered on and rotatable about an axis and an adjustment body centered on the axis, rotatable about the axis on the chuck body, and axially fixed on the chuck body. One of the bodies is formed with a plurality of angularly equispaced jaw-guide passages centered on respective jaw axes all lying on the surface of an imaginary cone centered on the axis. The other of the bodies is formed with a screwthread centered on the axis and exposed in the guide passages. Respective jaws displaceable in the passages along the respective axes are each formed with a row of teeth meshing with the screwthread so that relative rotation of the bodies in one direction moves the jaws radially inward and axially forward and opposite relative rotation moves the jaws radially outward and axially backward.

Abstract: In construction of a keyless tool chuck in which clamping torque is transmitted from a manually rotatable operation sleeve on a chuck body to tool clamping jaws in the chuck body via a power transmission unit including a cycloidal gear arrangement, an elastic impulsion sleeve is inserted between the operation sleeve and the chuck body so that elastic compressive deformation of the impulsion sleeve at forced rotation of the operation sleeve causes impulsive meshing engagement in the cycloidal gear arrangement to provide impulsive clamping force on a tool clamped by the jaws. Resultant clamping force is at least twice as large as that provided by a conventional cycloidal gear arrangement only.

Abstract: A non-impact keyless chuck suitable for use with manual or powered drivers is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut having a relatively fine thread and a plurality of slidable jaws, which may be identical, driven by the rotatable nut. An anti-friction bearing is disposed between the rotatable nut and a bearing thrust ring mounted on the body. A clutch or torque limiting mechanism is provided to limit the tightening torque to a predetermined value while the loosening torque may be limited or unlimited. The front sleeve, and rear sleeve, if used, may be formed from a structural plastic to reduce manufacturing costs. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may be placed on the front sleeve to improve the grip and temporarily restrain and center the tool during chuck tightening or loosening operations. A relatively soft elastomeric grip boot may also be placed on the rear sleeve, if used.

Abstract: A drill chuck has a body centered on and rotatable about an axis, a plurality of jaws radially displaceable on the body, an adjustment sleeve rotatable but not axially displaceable on the body and engaging the jaws for radially displacing same, and a locking ring rotatable on the body at most through a small acute angle and axially displaceable on the body between a freeing position and a locking position. The locking ring and adjustment sleeve are formed with axially interengageable teeth that are meshed in the locking position of the locking ring and that are out of engagement with each other in the freeing position of the locking ring. An actuating ring is rotatable but not axially displaceable on the body adjacent the locking ring.