Abstract: A wrench includes a rod, a slide control member, a casing for rotatably accommodating the slide control member, and a retaining device. The rod comprises a driving portion on an end thereof for engaging with a fastener. The slide control member is securely mounted to the rod to turn therewith. The retaining device is mounted in the casing and includes an end operably connected to the slide control member. When a rotational force applied to the casing is smaller than an engaging force between the slide control member and the end of the retaining device, the slide control member and the rod are turned to thereby turn the fastener. When a rotational force applied to the casing is greater than the engaging force between the slide control member and the end of the retaining device, the casing slides while the slide control member and the rod are not turned.

Abstract: A torque wrench has a shank, an arm, a torque-adjusting device, a handle and an adjusting knob. The handle is mounted around one end of the shank and has a mouth. A window is defined in the periphery of the mouth. The adjusting knob is rotatably attached to the shank. A stepped protrusion formed on the adjusting knob is connected to the torque-adjusting device and is received in the mouth. A scale is formed on the outer periphery of the stepped protrusion and corresponds to the window. An index line is formed on the handle and corresponds to the scale. Accordingly, the scale can be easily read through the window with the index line. The mouth can provide a protecting effect to the scale to keep the scale from being worn off, such that the useful life of the torque wrench is prolonged.

Abstract: A beam-type torquing and measuring tool having two telescoping members rotationally attached together at a first end of each, and they are relatively rotatable at the other end. One member transmits torque to the workpiece and has a pointer thereon, and the other member has a scale readable relative to the pointer to measure the torque being applied. The members have a central opening extending axially therethrough for canalization, and there may be adapters threadedly attached to the tool ends, and the scale and pointer can be read in their two diametrically opposite locations.

Abstract: An adjustable torque wrench includes a driving head having an arm received in a shank, and a follower and a spring received in the shank and guided to move along the shank. The follower may be moved to adjust the spring force against the arm. A handle is threaded onto the shank. A knob is secured to the follower. A lock may lock the follower to the shank and includes a control ferrule engaged on the knob and engaged onto the handle with such as a key or a teeth engagement in order to lock the knob to the handle and to prevent the knob from being rotated relative to the handle.

Abstract: A torque applying and indicating wrench is comprised of a pawl with a torque sensing end for both ratcheting, and direct sensing of torque during application. The torque sensing end is bifurcated into a cantilevered flexing beam and an optional reference beam. The flexing beam engages one or more ratchet teeth from a ratchet wheel contained in the wrench head of an elongated tool body. Torque is then transduced and indicated either mechanically or electronically.

Abstract: A ratcheting electronic torque wrench has an input beam in the form of a hollow housing with a handle end and a work end, a ratchet head disposed within the work end of the housing and rotatable relative thereto and a reaction beam disposed within the housing and having one end fixed to the ratchet head for pivoting therewith about the axis thereof and an input end resiliently urged to a neutral position relative to the housing by two bias springs respectively engaging opposite sides of the reaction beam. A Hall-effect sensor carried by the input end of the reaction beam is disposed between two permanent magnets and is powered by a battery for producing an output indicative of reaction beam movement, which is proportional to applied torque. A display circuit can display the applied torque or a predetermined torque level set by a preset circuit. An alarm signal is generated when the applied torque reaches the predetermined level.

Abstract: This wrench comprises an outer body (2) of elongate shape in which the head (1) of the wrench is articulated about a pivot (12); a plunger (3) that can move axially in the outer body and is urged towards the head by a preloaded spring (4); and at least a first rolling body (22) intended to reduce friction as the plunger moves. The rolling body (22) is a cylindrical roundel whose peripheral surface rolls on the one hand along a first flat track (16) secured to the outer body and which is pressed against this track when torque is applied, and on the other hand along a second flat track (20) formed on the plunger.

Abstract: A tightening tool comprises a head having a socket for a nut to fit in, a head support supporting the head rotatably about the axis of the socket, and a handle integral with the head support. A magnet is attached to each of the head and the head support. The head and the head support are joined together by a force of attraction permitting these portions to rotate relative to each other upon the torque of tightening up the nut reaching a proper value. When the head support is rotated by turning the handle by hand, the head moves with the head support to tighten the nut. After the nut tightening torque has reached the proper value, the head support merely rotates idly with the head and the nut remaining unrotated even if the handle is turned.

Abstract: An adjustable torque ratchet wrench has a ratchet gear to be meshed with a ratchet pawl that restrains movement of the ratchet gear when a handle is rotated. The ratchet gear includes a shaft connected to a removeable fitting for engaging a bolt or the like to be tightened. The ratchet pawl is mounted on a moveable ratchet pawl block. The ratchet pawl block and the ratchet pawl are urged toward the ratchet gear by an adjustable spring assembly. The user selects a limiting torque using an adjustment means. When the limiting torque is achieved, the force of the spring is overcome and the ratchet pawl disengages from the ratchet gear as the ratchet pawl block slides in the direction of the spring. No further tightening of the bolt may then take place. Embodiments disclosed use varied spring types including disc springs, flat springs, coil springs, loop springs and a series of flat, overlapping springs.

Abstract: A tool for the controlled tightening of bolts or other threaded objects comprises an arrangement that indicates when the turning moment attains a certain indication moment that is preset by displacing one of the ends of a spring (21), said end being displaced by rotating a screw (13) connected to the grip of the tool. The indication moment can be read off on a scale (31) on the tool's shaft (24), relative to a movable index (33) situated on a sleeve (30) which is actuated in relation to the grip by a thread (12) with a larger pitch than that of thread of the screw (13). The rotation of the grip (11) can be locked relative to the shaft (24) by a detachable handle (10).

Abstract: An antifriction force transmission, especially useful in torque wrenches comprises a freely rotatable cylindrical roller, opposed interface reaction surfaces in cooperative relation with the roller, and the roller and the reaction surfaces cooperating for effecting relative separating movement of the reaction surfaces when at least one of the reaction surfaces is caused to move transversely relative to the other of the reaction surfaces.

Abstract: A torsion wrench includes a tubular casing, a drive unit pivoted to one end of the casing to engage a workpiece, and an alarm assembly connected to the drive unit for generating an alarm sound when torsion force applied on the workpiece reaches a predetermined limit. The alarm assembly includes a bolt mounted threadably in another end of the casing and rotatable relative to the casing so as to be movable along an axis of the latter to adjust the predetermined limit, and a lock unit for locking the bolt. The lock unit includes a first sleeve sleeved slidably and non-rotatably on the casing and having a retaining end, a second sleeve sleeved slidably and rotatably on the casing and having an engaging end to engage releasably the retaining end, and a tubular handle sleeved on the first and second sleeves and having one end connected to the bolt and another end connected to the second sleeve.

Abstract: A calibrated torquing wrench that can be set to a predetermined value and upon reaching this torque by the rotation of the wrench will release the gear (28), spring (34) engagement and will allow the wrench to free-wheel for a small angle before re-engagement of the gear (28) and spring (34). The wrench will then endlessly rotate and repeat the predetermined value without exceeding the setting.

Abstract: A torque wrench capable of pre-setting specified torque values is disclosed which comprises an elongated housing and an output drive shaft. Pivotally secured to and located within the housing are a plurality of levers. A first lever is journalled to the output shaft for rotation therewith and the remaining levers are pivotally secured to the housing adjacent their first ends at spaced intervals along the longitudinal center line of the housing and, with the exception of the last of these levers, have second ends which engage the first end of the next, adjacent lever whereby pivoting of the first lever results in pivoting of each of the levers through their interconnections. Further included is a torque value setting assembly which acts between the housing and at least one of the levers to apply a force to the lever which must be overcome in order for that lever to pivot.

Abstract: A simplified torque signalling wrench in which the torque responsive means comprises a camming recess or notch in the outer end of a wrench shank within a handle for the wrench and to which the shank is pivoted to provide limited angular movement for the outermost end of the shank with a ball surface being yieldingly forced into the recess defined by walls of the recess by spring loading to maintain the shank along the centerline of the handle and yielding to camming forces under a torque load to effect relative angular movement of the shank and handle to signal a torque load in excess of a torque load determined by the adjustable loading of the spring.

Abstract: A torque control mechanism for wrenches and the like in which a pivot block has one end rockably engaging a force tranmsission member, an axially movable plunger has one end rockably opposing a second end of the pivot block, a ball screw carried by the plunger has a control ball element engaging the second end of the pivot block, a balance cam carried by the plunger provides seat for a coiled compression spring having its opposite end engaged by an antifriction device permitting the spring to turn for adjustment purposes, a rotatably adjustable transfer screw engages the antifriction device and is threaded through a stop adjusting nut mounted in the distal end portion of tubular housing for the mechanism.

Abstract: A torque wrench comprises an elongate outer housing, an elongate inner part extending in and beyond the outer housing and pivotally connected thereto proximate an end in common of the torque wrench, the extending portion of the inner part providing a handle for the wrench at the end thereof opposite the end in common, the outer housing being adapted to hold a tool at the end in common preferably free of the inner part, and a spring-loaded toggle lever mechanism acting between the handle portion of the inner part and the outer housing and arranged to release when a predetermined torque, that is transmitted to the tool through the handle portion, the toggle lever mechanism, and the outer housing, is exceeded, thereby causing pivotal movement between the outer housing and the inner part.

Abstract: A torque wrench for tightening a threaded fastener, comprising a torque transmitting driver and having a fastener engaging tip and a gauge responsive to bending of the rod for providing an amplified indication of the amount of applied torque.

Abstract: A turn-on and turn-off control apparatus for electric screw-drivers including: a disk seat member with a plurality of tabs and blocks for making connections therewith; an arresting mechanism retractably disposed in the blocks, a positioning device fixed on the tabs in opposite direction; a turn-on switch matched with a first follower member and a second follower member connected to the positioning device; a turn-off switch matched with a braking follower member movably arranged on one side of the positioning device; and a linking-up device movably connected between the positioning device and a clutch and driving mechanism of an electric screw-driver, which is installed in a body structure together with the turn-on and turn-off control apparatus; thereby, turn-on and turn-off of the electric screw-driver can be effectively performed in screw tightening and loosing operations.

Abstract: An adjustable, click-type, torque wrench comprising an elongate tubular arm with front and rear ends, a work engaging head on an axis normal to the axis of the arm, an elongate lever projecting rearward from the head and freely into the arm, a first pivot pin pivotally connecting the front end portions of the lever and the arm together on an axis parallel with the axis of the head, an elongate link with front and rear ends within the arm, a second pivot pin connecting the front end of the link to the rear end of the lever on an axis parallel with the first pivot pin, an elongate fulcrum block slidably engaged in the arm and freely engaged about the link, a fulcrum pin engaged through the block and the link on an axis parallel with the pivot pins to provide for pivotal movement of the link relative to the block, a plunger in the arm rearward from the link, a cam block with flat faces normally in flat engagement with flat opposing cam seats on the link and the plunger; and a spring yieldingly urging the plunger

Abstract: An electric screwdriver with an improved automatic turn-off device has a novel clutch mechanism with a upper clutch member and a lower clutch member, a switch device for controlling the driving means according to the tightness of a screw or nut on a workpiece and a switch device supporting means with a force absorbing spring, wherein said upper clutch member has two bottom substantial triangular cam protrusions, each of which has two arcs with different curvature and the lower clutch member has a flange portion with two holes and ball members whereby they are arranged and assembled in a simple mechanism for the user to use conveniently and effectively.

Abstract: A tool, such as the torque wrench shown, has a fixed tube 2 and rotatable coaxial handle 9 which serves to move nut 5 longitudinally by means of screw 6, thus adjusting the compression of spring 4. The torque value is indicated by a scale 14 rotatable in housing 11 and viewable through window 13 which includes a cursor. The scale 14 is an extension of the dynamic spline 16 fixed to the tube 2 and wave generator comprising two flats 18, on the end 10 of handle 9, which press the splines into engagement at discrete locations. For every revolution of handle 9 the scale on member 14 will be moved a distance corresponding to one tooth pitch where the difference in the number of teeth 16 and 15 is one.

Abstract: A torque limiting wrench for limiting the magnitude of torque applied to a load is disclosed. The wrench comprises a fore-section rod having a head structure of a wrench or adjustable wrench, a fore-section member depending from the head structure and having two prongs and, a rear-section rod having a rear-section member with two flanges and a step round hollow rod depending from the rear-section member. A pivot mechanism connects the fore-section member to the rear-section member and allows the rods to pivot. An operational handle has a hollow cylinder with a base. A link shaft projects from the base and passes through the step round hollow rod. At the distal end of the link shaft is an adjustment block which is received by the interior surfaces of the rear-section member; the adjustment block is driven by rotation of the operational handle to adjust the pressure between the fore and rear-section members.

Abstract: A torque wrench comprising a driving head, an operating arm and an adjustable torque limit signalling means characterized by:a first arm drivingly connected with the driving head,a second arm pivotally coupled to the driving head,a torque limit signalling assembly slidably adjustable in position along one of the arms for selecting a torque limit,the assembly including a non-linear spring means arranged to transmit force between the arms and to signal the occurrence of an abrupt change in spring force in accordance with the selected limit. Preferably the non-linear spring is constituted by a disc washer, and one of the arms is calibrated.

Abstract: A break-away device includes a lower arm 15 pivotally connected to an upper arm 19 by a coupling 17. The lower and upper arms 15,19 are generally maintained in a rigid, colinear relationship by a spring-biased detent pin 39. When the lower arm 15 undergoes a lateral impact, the detent pin 39 is displaced from a grooved detent recess 37 of the lower arm 15 and rolled about an upper convex surface 31 thereof, thereby permitting the lower arm 15 to pivot about the coupling 17 and break away from the upper arm 19.