Holding wrench

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6443515
  • Patent Number
    6,443,515
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, May 30, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 3, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A holding wrench includes a body having a first arm plate having a first end and a second end, and a second arm plate having a first end pivoted on the mediate portion of the first arm plate. A first holding assembly includes two first holding members each having a first end secured on the second end of the first arm plate and the second arm plate respectively, and a second end defining a snap recess. A second holding assembly includes two second holding members each having a threaded post selectively screwed into the first arm plate and the second arm plate respectively, thereby selectively securing the two second holding members to the first arm plate and the second arm plate respectively. The threaded post has a first end provided with an enlarged head, and a second end formed with an insertion stub.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a holding wrench that can be used to mate with rotation workpieces of different structures.




2. Description of the Related Art




A first conventional holding wrench in accordance with the prior art shown in

FIGS. 1-3

comprises a main plate


1


having a first end provided with a handle


101


and a second end formed with a jaw


102


defining a snap recess


1022


, a secondary plate


2


having a first end pivoted to the main plate


1


and a second end formed with a jaw


201


defining a snap recess


2012


.




In operation, referring to

FIGS. 2 and 3

, the wheel axle


301


of the fan blade wheel


3


is provided with a belt wheel


4


which drives the fan blade wheel


3


to rotate. The distal end of the wheel axle


301


passes through the belt wheel


4


and is screwed by a nut


3011


. The belt wheel


4


is provided with a plurality of lugs


401


. When the operator wishes to detach the fan blade wheel


3


, the jaws


102


and


201


are locked on two opposite lugs


401


which are retained in the snaps recesses


1022


and


2012


, thereby controlling the belt wheel


4


and the fan blade wheel


3


. Then, the nut


3011


can be driven by another wrench to rotate relative to the wheel axle


301


, thereby unscrewing the nut


3011


, and further detaching the fan blade wheel


3


.




A second conventional holding wrench in accordance with the prior art shown in

FIGS. 4 and 5

comprises a main plate


5


having a first end provided with a handle


501


and a second end formed with two opposite jaws


503


each provided with an insertion pin


504


.




In operation, referring to

FIG. 5

, the holding wrench can be used to assemble and dismantle a rotation workpiece


6


having a larger diameter such as the belt wheel, sprocket or the like. The rotation workpiece


6


is formed with a plurality of slots


601


. When the operator wishes to detach the rotation workpiece


6


, the insertion pins


504


can be inserted into two opposite slots


601


, thereby positioning the rotation workpiece


6


. Then, the screw or nut on the rotation workpiece


6


can be driven by another wrench to rotate relative to the rotation workpiece


6


, thereby unscrewing the screw or nut and thereby further detaching the rotation workpiece


6


. However, the operator has to prepare multiple tools so as to satisfy the various requirements of the working process, thereby causing inconvenience to the operator in use.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantage of the conventional holding wrench.




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a holding wrench that can be used to mate with rotation workpieces of different structures.




In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a holding wrench comprising:




a body, the body including a first arm plate and a second arm plate, the first arm plate having a first end provided with a handle and a second end defining a first screw hole, the second arm plate having a first end pivotally mounted on a mediate portion of the first arm plate and a second end defining a second screw hole;




a first holding assembly selectively secured on the body and including two symmetric first holding members each having a first end selectively and releasably secured on the second end of the first arm plate and the second arm plate, and each having a second end defining a snap recess, the snap recesses of the two first holding members facing each other, the first end of each of the two first holding members defining a through hole aligning with the first screw hole of the first arm plate and the second screw hole of the second arm plate respectively, two locking bolts each respectively extended through the through hole of each of the two first holding members, and each respectively screwed into the first screw hole of the first arm plate and the second screw hole of the second arm plate, thereby securing the two first holding members to the first arm plate and the second arm plate respectively; and




a second holding assembly selectively secured on the body and including two second holding members each having a threaded post selectively screwed into the first screw hole of the first arm plate and the second screw hole of the second arm plate respectively, thereby selectively securing the two second holding members to the first arm plate and the second arm plate respectively, the threaded post of each of the two second holding members having a first end provided with an enlarged head rested on a first side of the first screw hole of the first arm plate and the second screw hole of the second arm plate respectively, and having a second end formed with an insertion stub protruded outward from a second side of the first screw hole of the first arm plate and the second screw hole of the second arm plate respectively.











Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.




BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a first conventional holding wrench in accordance with the prior art;





FIG. 2

is a schematic rear plan view of the first conventional holding wrench as shown in

FIG. 1

in use;





FIG. 3

is a schematic top plan view of the first conventional holding wrench as shown in

FIG. 1

in use;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of a second conventional holding wrench in accordance with the prior art;





FIG. 5

is a schematic view of the second conventional holding wrench as shown in

FIG. 4

in use;





FIG. 6

is a perspective view of a holding wrench in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 7

is an exploded perspective view of the holding wrench as shown in

FIG. 6

;





FIG. 8

is a perspective view of a holding wrench in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 9

is a perspective view of a holding wrench in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 10

is a perspective view of a holding wrench in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 11

is a perspective view of a holding wrench in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to the drawings and initially to

FIGS. 6 and 7

, a holding wrench in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a body, and a regulating device


30


.




The body includes a first arm plate


10


and a second arm plate


20


. The first arm plate


10


has a first end provided with a handle


12


and a second end defining a first screw hole


14


. The second arm plate


20


has a first end pivotally mounted on the mediate portion of the first arm plate


10


by a pivot axle


22


, and a second end defining a second screw hole


24


.




The first arm plate


10


is provided with a first locking stub


16


located adjacent to the first screw hole


14


, and the second arm plate


20


is provided with a second locking stub


26


located adjacent to the second screw hole


24


, so that a holding assembly (which will be described later) may be selectively mounted on the second end of the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


.




The regulating device


30


includes a first seat


31


, a second seat


32


, and a threaded rod


33


. The first seat


31


is pivotally mounted on the first arm plate


10


. The second seat


32


is pivotally mounted on the second arm plate


20


. The threaded rod


33


has a first end extended through the first seat


31


and a second end extended through the second seat


32


. An enlarged catch block


331


is secured on the first end of the threaded rod


33


and is rested on the first seat


31


. A limit nut


333


is mounted on the threaded rod


33


and is located between the first seat


31


and the second seat


32


, so that the first seat


31


is limited between the catch block


331


and the limit nut


333


. A retaining pin


332


is secured on the second end of the threaded rod


33


, so that the first seat


31


and the second seat


32


are limited between the catch block


331


and the retaining pin


332


. A drive rod


3311


is transversely extended through the catch block


331


for rotating the threaded rod


33


, so that the first seat


31


and the second seat


32


can be moved relative to each other, and so that the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


can be pivoted relative to each other.




The first seat


31


has a bottom side formed with a first nail


311


which


14


is extended through the first arm plate


10


and is expanded to form a first head


312


, so that the first seat


31


is pivoted on the first arm plate


10


. The second seat


32


has a bottom side formed with a second nail


321


which is extended through the second arm plate


20


and is expanded to form a second head


322


, so that the second seat


32


is pivoted on the second arm plate


20


.




The first nail


311


of the first seat


31


is pivoted with a first washer


313


located between the first head


312


and the first arm plate


10


, and the second nail


321


of the second seat


32


is pivoted with a second washer


323


located between the second head


322


and the second arm plate


20


.




In operation, the drive rod


3311


can be driven to rotate the threaded rod


33


, so that the first seat


31


and the second seat


32


can be moved relative to each other. In such a manner, the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


can be pivoted relative to each other due to the relative movement between the first seat


31


and the second seat


32


, thereby being capable of adjusting and regulating the included angle between the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


in a stable and rigid manner.




Referring to

FIG. 8

, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, a first holding assembly


40


is selectively secured on the body and includes two symmetric first holding members


41


each having a first end selectively and releasably secured on the second end of the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


, and each having a second end defining a snap recess


411


. The snap recesses


411


of the two first holding members


41


face each other. The first end of each of the two first holding members


41


defines a through hole


413


aligning with the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively. Two locking bolts


42


are each respectively extended through the through hole


413


of each of the two first holding members


41


, and are each respectively screwed into the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


, thereby securing the two first holding members


41


to the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


respectively.




The first end of each of the two first holding members


41


defines a stub passage hole


412


located adjacent to the through hole


413


. The first arm plate


10


is provided with a first locking stub


16


located adjacent to the first screw hole


14


, and the second arm plate


20


is provided with a second locking stub


26


located adjacent to the second screw hole


24


. The first locking stub


16


of the first arm plate


10


and the second locking stub


26


of the second arm plate


20


are respectively inserted into the stub passage holes


412


of the two first holding members


41


, thereby positioning the two first holding members


41


on the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


respectively.




In such a manner, the first holding assembly


40


can be used to mate with rotation workpieces of different structures. Referring to

FIG. 9

, in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention, a second holding assembly


50


is selectively secured on the body and includes two second holding members


51


each having a threaded post


513


selectively screwed into the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively, thereby selectively securing the two second holding members


51


to the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


respectively.




The threaded post


513


of each of the two second holding members


51


has a first end provided with an enlarged head


511


rested on a first side of the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively, and has a second end formed with an insertion stub


512


protruded outward from a second side of the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively.




In such a manner, the second holding assembly


50


can be used to mate with rotation workpieces of different structures.




Referring to

FIG. 10

, in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention, a third holding assembly


60


is selectively secured on the body and includes two third holding members


61


each having a threaded post


613


selectively screwed into the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively, thereby selectively securing the two third holding members


61


to the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


respectively.




The threaded post


613


of each of the two third holding members


61


has a first end provided with an enlarged head


611


rested on a first side of the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively, and has a second end formed with an insertion stub


612


protruded outward from a second side of the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively. The insertion stub


612


has a distal end formed with an enlarged stub head


6122


to mate with workpieces of different structures.




In such a manner, the third holding assembly


60


can be used to mate with rotation workpieces of different structures.




Referring to

FIG. 11

, in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention, a fourth holding assembly


70


is selectively secured on the body and includes two fourth holding members


71


each having a threaded post


713


selectively screwed into the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively, thereby selectively securing the two fourth holding members


71


to the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


respectively.




The threaded post


713


of each of the two fourth holding members


71


has a first end provided with an enlarged head


711


rested on a first side of the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively, and has a second end formed with an insertion stub


712


protruded outward from a second side of the first screw hole


14


of the first arm plate


10


and the second screw hole


24


of the second arm plate


20


respectively. The enlarged head


711


is screwed on the first end of the threaded post


713


. The insertion stub


712


has a distal end formed with an enlarged stub head


7122


to mate with workpieces of different structures.




In such a manner, the fourth holding assembly


70


can be used to mate with rotation workpieces of different structures.




Accordingly, in accordance with the present invention, the operator can select a proper holding assembly to combine with the body according to the shape and structure of the rotation workpiece that is to be assembled and dismantled, so as to satisfy the requirements of maintenance, without having to provide holding wrenches of different specifications and types, thereby greatly enhancing the convenience of operation. In addition, the regulating device


30


can be used to adjust the included angle between the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


in a stable and rigid manner, and can be used to efficiently secure and position the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


, thereby preventing the first arm plate


10


and the second arm plate


20


from freely pivoting relative to each other unintentionally, thereby increasing the convenience during operation.




Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A holding wrench comprising:a body, said body including a first arm plate (10) and a second arm plate (20), said first arm plate (10) having a first end provided with a handle (12) and a second end defining a first screw hole (14), said second arm plate (20) having a first end pivotally mounted on a mediate portion of said first arm plate (10) and a second end defining a second screw hole (24); a first holding assembly (40) selectively secured on said body and including two symmetric first holding members (41) each having a first end selectively and releasably secured on said second end of said first arm plate (10) and said second arm plate (20), and each having a second end defining a snap recess (411), said snap recesses (411) of said two first holding members (41) facing each other, said first end of each of said two first holding members (41) defining a through hole (413) aligning with said first screw hole (14) of said first arm plate (10) and said second screw hole (24) of said second arm plate (20) respectively, two locking bolts (42) each respectively extended through said through hole (413) of each of said two first holding members (41), and each respectively screwed into said first screw hole (14) of said first arm plate (10) and said second screw hole (24) of said second arm plate (20), thereby securing said two first holding members (41) to said first arm plate (10) and said second arm plate (20) respectively; and a second holding assembly (50) selectively secured on said body and including two second holding members (51) each having a threaded post (513) selectively screwed into said first screw hole (14) of said first arm plate (10) and said second screw hole (24) of said second arm plate (20) respectively, thereby selectively securing said two second holding members (51) to said first arm plate (10) and said second arm plate (20) respectively, said threaded post (513) of each of said two second holding members (51) having a first end provided with an enlarged head (511) rested on a first side of said first screw hole (14) of said first arm plate (10) and said second screw hole (24) of said second arm plate (20) respectively, and having a second end formed with an insertion stub (512) protruded outward from a second side of said first screw hole (14) of said first arm plate (10) and said second screw hole (24) of said second arm plate (20) respectively.
  • 2. The holding wrench in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first end of each of said two first holding members (41) defines a stub passage hole (412) located adjacent to said through hole (413), said first arm plate (10) is provided with a first locking stub (16) located adjacent to said first screw hole (14), and said second arm plate (20) is provided with a second locking stub (26) located adjacent to said second screw hole (24), said first locking stub (16) of said first arm plate (10) and said second locking stub (26) of said second arm plate (20) are respectively inserted into said stub passage holes (412) of said two first holding members (41), thereby positioning said two first holding members (41) on said first arm plate (10) and said second arm plate (20) respectively.
  • 3. The holding wrench in accordance with claim 1, wherein said insertion stub has a distal end formed with an enlarged stub head to mate with rotation workpieces of different structures.
  • 4. The holding wrench in accordance with claim 1, wherein said enlarged head is screwed on said first end of said threaded post.
  • 5. The holding wrench in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a regulating device (30) including a first seat (31), a second seat (32), and a threaded rod (33), wherein, said first seat (31) is pivotally mounted on said first arm plate (10), said second seat (32) is pivotally mounted on said second arm plate (20), said threaded rod (33) has a first end extended through said first seat (31) and a second end extended through said second seat (32), an enlarged catch block (331) is secured on said first end of said threaded rod (33) and is rested on said first seat (31), a limit nut (333) is mounted on said threaded rod (33) and is located between said first seat (31) and said second seat (32), so that said first seat (31) is limited between said catch block (331) and said limit nut (333), a retaining pin (332) is secured on said second end of said threaded rod (33), so that said first seat (31) and said second seat (32) are limited between said catch block (331) and said retaining pin (332), a drive rod (3311) is transversely extended through said catch block (331) for rotating said threaded rod (33), so that said first seat (31) and said second seat (32) can be moved relative to each other, and so that said first arm plate (10) and said second arm plate (20) can be pivoted relative to each other.
  • 6. The holding wrench in accordance with claim 5, wherein said first seat (31) has a side formed with a first nail (311) which is extended through said first arm plate (10) and is expanded to form a first head (312), so that said first seat (31) is pivoted on said first arm plate (10), and said second seat (32) has a side formed with a second nail (321) which is extended through said second arm plate (20) and is expanded to form a second head (322), so that said second seat (32) is pivoted on said second arm plate (20).
  • 7. The holding wrench in accordance with claim 6, wherein said first nail (311) of said first seat (31) is pivoted with a first washer (313) located between said first head (312) and said first arm plate (10), and said second nail (321) of said second seat (32) is pivoted with a second washer (323) located between said second head (322) and said second arm plate (20).
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