The disclosure claims the priority to Chinese Patent Application No. CN202010138939.X, filed to the Chinese Patent Office on Mar. 3, 2020 and entitled “Manual Tool Outputting Torque Bidirectionally”, which is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.
The present disclosure belongs to a manual tool, and particularly relates to a manual tool outputting torque bidirectionally, which is particularly suitable for screwing tools of a screwdriver, a socket wrench, etc.
During use, an existing screwdriver is held at a handle to rotate only a finite number of cycles, instead of an infinite number of cycles, and it is required to adjust the position of a screw or the hand relative to the handle of the screwdriver to continue a next cycle. During using the screwdriver, the anticlockwise direction of the working rotation direction will be wasted.
The disclosure patent application with the publication No. CN103707233A disclosed a ratchet screwdriver doing work bidirectionally. The ratchet screwdriver includes a screwdriver rod, a sub-handle, a bidirectional transmission device and a switching device; the bidirectional transmission device includes a middle shaft, and two ratchet gears and two driving gears which are mounted on the middle shaft, one ratchet gear, one driving gear and the middle shaft rotating synchronously, the other ratchet gear and the other driving gear being capable of rotating relative to the middle shaft, and the two driving gears being in transmission connection by a primary transmission gear; and the switching device includes a sleeve type knob and a ratchet cage which is mounted in the inner ring of the knob and is capable of rotating relative to the knob, the sub-handle being fixedly connected to the ratchet cage, four ratchet bars being arranged in the ratchet cage, two of the ratchet bars being capable of engaging with or disengaging from one of the ratchet gears under the control of the knob, and the other two of the ratchet bars being capable of engaging with or disengaging from the other ratchet gear under the control of the knob. In the solution, the main shaft can rotate towards one direction no matter whether the handle of the screwdriver rotates clockwise or anticlockwise. However, the screwdriver outputs small bidirectional reversing torque during actual use, and thus cannot satisfy the requirement of the screw for the torque in different work environments.
The technical problem to be solved and the technical task provided by the present disclosure are to overcome the defect that torque output by an existing screwdriver having bidirectional output is small, and to provide a manual tool outputting torque bidirectionally, which may output torque by bidirectional rotation of a handle, with the output torque being large.
In order to achieve the above objective, a manual tool outputting torque bidirectionally of the present disclosure includes a handle, a main shaft, a transmission device, a ratchet tooth device and a ratchet wheel switching device, wherein
the main shaft is assembled on the handle by the transmission device and the ratchet tooth device, and a first ratchet wheel is arranged on the main shaft;
the transmission device includes a first gear, a middle gear, a second gear and a holding sleeve, the middle gear engaging with the first gear and the second gear, and enabling the first gear and the second gear to rotate oppositely, the first gear and the main shaft rotating in a same direction, and the second gear being provided with a second ratchet wheel;
the ratchet tooth device is connected with the handle to output torque from the handle, and the ratchet tooth device engages with the first ratchet wheel and the second ratchet wheel by an elastic force; and
the ratchet wheel switching device includes a ratchet wheel switching ring, the ratchet wheel switching ring rotating to change positions among a clockwise position, an anticlockwise position and a fixed position,
the main shaft rotating in a clockwise direction to output torque from the handle when the ratchet wheel switching ring is located at the clockwise position, the main shaft rotating in an anticlockwise direction to output torque from the handle when the ratchet wheel switching ring is located at the anticlockwise position, and the main shaft and the handle rotating in a same direction to output torque from the handle when the ratchet wheel switching ring is located at the fixed position.
In some embodiments, the ratchet tooth device includes: a first ratchet tooth, a second ratchet tooth, a third ratchet tooth and a fourth ratchet tooth, the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth each engaging with the first ratchet wheel by an elastic force, and the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth each engaging with the second ratchet wheel by an elastic force.
In some embodiments, a first switching part, second switching parts and a slide knob are arranged on the ratchet wheel switching ring, and the slide knob is controlled to enable the ratchet wheel switching ring to rotate to change positions among the clockwise position, the anticlockwise position and the fixed position.
In some embodiments, when the ratchet wheel switching ring is at the clockwise position or the anticlockwise position, the first switching part selectively disengages one of the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth from the first ratchet wheel, and engages the other one of the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth with the first ratchet wheel, and the second switching part selectively disengages one of the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth from the second ratchet wheel, and engages the other one of the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth with the second ratchet wheel, such that the main shaft may rotate according to a same expected direction to output the torque from the handle no matter whether the handle rotates clockwise or anticlockwise, the same expected direction being the clockwise direction or the anticlockwise direction.
In some embodiments, when the ratchet wheel switching ring is located at the fixed position, the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth both engage with the first ratchet wheel, and the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth both engage with the second ratchet wheel, such that the main shaft and the handle rotate in the same direction to output the torque from the handle.
In some embodiments, the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth are symmetrically arranged, and the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth are symmetrically arranged.
In some embodiments, the fixed position is in a middle of the clockwise position and the anticlockwise position.
In some embodiments, the ratchet tooth device is provided with a ratchet tooth seat fastened to the handle, the first ratchet tooth, the second ratchet tooth, the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth are arranged on the ratchet tooth seat, positioning pits are provided on the ratchet wheel switching ring, a positioning ball is arranged on the ratchet tooth seat, the positioning pits include a clockwise positioning pit corresponding to the clockwise direction, an anticlockwise positioning pit corresponding to the anticlockwise direction and a fixed positioning pit corresponding to the fixed position, and the positioning ball is selectively sunk into one of the clockwise positioning pit, the anticlockwise positioning pit and the fixed positioning pit when the ratchet wheel switching ring rotates to change positions.
In some embodiments, the ratchet tooth seat includes a seat body and a cover body arranged on the seat body, the first ratchet tooth, the second ratchet tooth, the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth being arranged between the seat body and the cover body.
In some embodiments, the first ratchet tooth, the third ratchet tooth, the fourth ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth are sequentially arranged in a circumferential direction of the ratchet tooth seat.
In some embodiments, the ratchet tooth seat sleeves the main shaft, such that the main shaft may rotate relative to the ratchet tooth seat, a rear end of the main shaft and the ratchet tooth seat are axially positioned by a check ring, and a front end cover sleeves the main shaft, and is assembled to the main shaft by a radial hinge pin.
In some embodiments, the ratchet wheel switching ring is located in the handle and sleeves the ratchet tooth seat.
In some embodiments, the second gear sleeves the ratchet tooth seat.
In some embodiments, the ratchet wheel switching ring is located in the handle and sleeves the ratchet tooth seat, the second gear sleeves the ratchet tooth seat, and the ratchet wheel switching ring and the second gear are arranged in a spaced manner in an axial direction of the ratchet tooth seat.
In some embodiments, the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth are symmetrically arranged relative to the first ratchet wheel and are located at positions of two sides of the first ratchet wheel away from a center of the first ratchet wheel respectively, the first switching part is a shift block, the shift block is located between the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth, and when the ratchet wheel switching ring rotates to change positions, the shift block selectively shifts the first ratchet tooth or the second ratchet tooth to disengage the first ratchet tooth or the second ratchet tooth from the first ratchet wheel or does not shift the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth to engage the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth with the first ratchet wheel.
In some embodiments, the ratchet wheel switching ring drives the shift block to rotate synchronously when rotating to change positions, and alternatively, the ratchet wheel switching ring drives the shift block to swing when rotating to change positions.
In some embodiments, the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth are symmetrically arranged relative to the second ratchet wheel, the second switching parts are a first pushing part corresponding to the third ratchet tooth and a second pushing part corresponding to the fourth ratchet tooth which are arranged on an inner wall of the ratchet wheel switching ring, an avoidance groove is provided at a position of the inner wall of the ratchet wheel switching ring located between the first pushing part and the second pushing part, and when rotating to change positions, the ratchet wheel switching ring selectively enables the first pushing part to push the third ratchet tooth away from the second ratchet wheel, or enables the second pushing part to push the fourth ratchet tooth away from the second ratchet wheel, or enables the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth to be located in the avoidance groove without enabling the first pushing part to push the third ratchet tooth away from the second ratchet wheel, nor enabling the second pushing part to push the fourth ratchet tooth away from the second ratchet wheel.
In some embodiments, the transmission device includes a conversion seat fixed to the holding sleeve, the conversion seat sleeving the main shaft, such that the main shaft may rotate relative to the conversion seat, the first gear and the second gear are arranged coaxial with the main shaft, and the at least two middle gears are arranged, and are uniformly distributed on a circumference of the conversion seat.
In some embodiments, the second gear is of an annular structure, and the second ratchet wheel is an inner ratchet wheel arranged on an inner side wall of the second gear.
In some embodiments, the first ratchet tooth, the third ratchet tooth, the fourth ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth are sequentially arranged in the circumferential direction of the ratchet tooth seat;
when the ratchet wheel switching ring is located at the anticlockwise position, the first switching part disengages the first ratchet tooth from the first ratchet wheel and engages the second ratchet tooth with the first ratchet wheel, and the first pushing part of the second switching parts disengages the third ratchet tooth from the second ratchet wheel and engages the fourth ratchet tooth with the second ratchet wheel, such that the main shaft rotates in the anticlockwise direction to output the torque from the handle;
when the ratchet wheel switching ring is located at the clockwise position, the first switching part disengages the second ratchet tooth from the first ratchet wheel and engages the first ratchet tooth with the first ratchet wheel, the second pushing part of the second switching parts disengages the fourth ratchet tooth from the second ratchet wheel and engages the third ratchet tooth with the second ratchet wheel, such that the main shaft rotates in the clockwise direction to output the torque from the handle; and
when the ratchet wheel switching ring is located at the fixed position, the first ratchet tooth and the second ratchet tooth both engage with the first ratchet wheel, and the third ratchet tooth and the fourth ratchet tooth both engage with the second ratchet wheel, such that the main shaft and the handle rotate in the same direction to output the torque from the handle. The technical solution of the present disclosure includes the handle, the main shaft, the transmission device, the ratchet tooth device and the ratchet wheel switching device. When the ratchet wheel switching ring of the ratchet wheel switching device is located at the clockwise position, no matter whether the handle rotates in the clockwise direction or in the anticlockwise direction, the main shaft rotates in the clockwise direction to output the torque from the handle; when the ratchet wheel switching ring of the ratchet wheel switching device is located at the anticlockwise position, no matter whether the handle rotates in the clockwise direction or in the anticlockwise direction, the main shaft rotates in the anticlockwise direction to output the torque from the handle; and when the ratchet wheel switching ring of the ratchet wheel switching device is located at the fixed position, the main shaft and the handle rotate in the same direction to output the torque from the handle, with the output torque being large. Thus, the manual tool outputting torque bidirectionally can not only output the torque by means of bidirectional rotation of the handle, but also output larger torque.
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1 shows a case in which the main shaft outputs the torque in an anticlockwise direction in a structure shown in
1 shows a case in which the main shaft outputs the torque in a clockwise direction in the structure shown in
1 and 5a2 are enlarged schematic diagrams of a C-C section diagram of
1 shows a case in which the main shaft outputs the torque in an anticlockwise direction in a structure shown in
1 shows a case in which the main shaft outputs the torque in a clockwise direction in the structure shown in
1 and 6a2 are enlarged schematic diagrams of a D-D section diagram of
1 shows a case in which the main shaft outputs the torque in an anticlockwise direction in a structure shown in
1 shows a case in which the main shaft outputs the torque in a clockwise direction in the structure shown in
100: handle; 101: accommodation cavity; 102: through hole;
200: main shaft; 201: screwdriver head; 202: annular groove; 203: first ratchet wheel; 204: rotation stopping surface; 205: shaft check ring; 206: front end cover; 207: radial hinge pin;
300: transmission device; 301: conversion seat; 302: first gear; 303: middle gear; 304: second gear; 305: holding sleeve; 306: axial through hole; 307: radial shaft; 308: second ratchet wheel; 309: rotation stopping hole; 310: screw;
400: ratchet tooth device; 401: ratchet tooth seat; 402: first ratchet tooth; 403: second ratchet tooth; 404: third ratchet tooth; 405: fourth ratchet tooth; 406: positioning ball;
500: ratchet wheel switching device; 501: ratchet wheel switching ring; 502: first pushing part; 503: second pushing part; 504: shift block; 505: slide knob; 506: clockwise positioning pit; 507: anticlockwise positioning pit; 508: fixed positioning pit; 509: avoidance groove; 510: screw;
T1: tangential force applied by a side surface of the first ratchet tooth 402 to the first ratchet wheel 203 of the main shaft;
N1: thrust generated by a side surface of the fourth ratchet tooth 405 on the second gear 304;
T2: tangential force applied by a side surface of the second ratchet tooth 403 to the first ratchet wheel 203 of the main shaft;
N2: thrust generated by a side surface of the third ratchet tooth 404 on the second gear 304;
T3: tangential force applied by an end surface of the second ratchet tooth 403 to the first ratchet wheel 203 of the main shaft;
N3: reaction force generated by the side surface of the fourth ratchet tooth 405 on the second ratchet wheel 308;
P1: thrust applied by the first ratchet wheel 203 to an end surface of the second ratchet tooth 403;
T4: tangential force applied by the side surface of the second ratchet tooth 403 to the first ratchet wheel 203 of the main shaft;
P2: thrust applied by the second ratchet wheel 308 to an end surface of the fourth ratchet tooth 405;
T5: tangential force applied by the side surface of the first ratchet tooth 402 to the first ratchet wheel 203 of the main shaft;
P3: thrust applied by the second ratchet wheel 308 to an end surface of the third ratchet tooth 404;
T6: tangential force applied by an end surface of the first ratchet tooth 402 to the first ratchet wheel 203 of the main shaft;
N4: reaction force generated by the side surface of the third ratchet tooth 404 on the second ratchet wheel 308; and
P4: thrust applied by the first ratchet wheel 203 to an end surface of the first ratchet tooth 402.
The present disclosure will be further described below in combination with the drawings.
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In this embodiment, the clockwise direction refers to a clockwise direction of rotation viewed in an axial direction from the screwdriver head to the handle, and the anticlockwise direction refers to an anticlockwise direction of rotation viewed in the axial direction from the screwdriver head to the handle.
The handle 100, the main shaft 200, the transmission device 300, the ratchet tooth device 400, and the ratchet wheel switching device 500 are assembled together according to the relation as shown in
The ratchet tooth seat 401 is fastened to the handle 100, and the first ratchet tooth 402, the second ratchet tooth 403, the third ratchet tooth 404, and the fourth ratchet tooth 405 are assembled in the guide hole (or the guide groove) of the ratchet tooth seat 401. The ratchet tooth seat 401 and the handle 100 are fastened, and the ratchet tooth seat 401 may be assembled in the accommodation cavity in the front end of the handle 100 in an interference fit and a bonding manner. In view of that a rear of the handle 100 shown in the figures is closed, before the ratchet tooth seat 401 is assembled, a rear end of the main shaft 200 needs to penetrate the ratchet tooth seat 401 and a shaft check ring 205 assembled in the annular groove 202 in the rear end of the main shaft 200 is used to axially position the main shaft 200 and the ratchet tooth seat 401. When the rear end of the handle 100 is provided with an assembling through hole in communication with the accommodation cavity, the main shaft 200 may be assembled after the ratchet tooth seat 401 is assembled. The ratchet tooth seat 401 sleeves the main shaft 200 or the main shaft 200 penetrates the ratchet tooth seat 401, such that the main shaft 200 may rotate relative to the ratchet tooth seat 401, and the first ratchet tooth 402 and the second ratchet tooth 403 each engage with the first ratchet wheel on the main shaft 200 by an elastic force of the spring.
The ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is located in the accommodation cavity 101 of the handle 100 and sleeves the ratchet tooth seat 401, the shift block 504 serving as the first switching part is located between the first ratchet tooth 402 and the second ratchet tooth 403, and the first pushing part 502, the second pushing part 503 and the avoidance groove 509 correspond to the third ratchet tooth 404 and the fourth ratchet tooth 405 in an axial position, so as to enable the first pushing part 502 to push away the third ratchet tooth 404, enable the second pushing part 503 to push away the fourth ratchet tooth 405, and enable the third ratchet tooth 404 and the fourth ratchet tooth 405 to be located in the avoidance groove at the same time when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 rotates. The positioning ball 406 corresponds to the positioning pits in the axial direction, so as to enable the positioning ball to be selectively located in the clockwise positioning pit 506, the anticlockwise positioning pit 507 and the fixed positioning pit 508 when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 rotates. The slide knob 505 is arranged at the through hole 102 on a side wall of the accommodation cavity of the handle 100 from an outer side of the handle 100 and is connected to the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 by the screw 510, such that the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 may be restrained, that is, the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is prohibited from axially moving to ensure position relations between the shift block 504 and the first ratchet tooth 402 and the second ratchet tooth 403, position relations between the first pushing part 502, the second pushing part 503, the avoidance groove and the third ratchet tooth 404 and the fourth ratchet tooth 405 and position relations between the positioning ball and the positioning pit. Moreover, the slide knob 505 is restrained by the through hole to slide within a certain angle range, so as to drive the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 to rotate to change positions, and the positioning ball is selectively located in the clockwise positioning pit, the anticlockwise positioning pit and the fixed positioning pit, such that the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is positioned at the required clockwise position, the required anticlockwise position or the required fixed position. To guide and prompt a user, several positions on the handle 100 corresponding to the slide knob 505 may be marked to indicate a torque output direction of the main shaft 200.
In an assembly state, the first ratchet tooth 402 and the second ratchet tooth 403 are symmetrically arranged relative to the first ratchet wheel 203 and are located at positions of two sides of the first ratchet wheel away from a center of the first ratchet wheel respectively. When the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 rotates to change positions, the shift block 504 selectively shifts the first ratchet tooth 402 or the second ratchet tooth 403 to disengage the first ratchet tooth or the second ratchet tooth from the first ratchet wheel or does not shift the first ratchet tooth 402 and the second ratchet tooth 403 to engage the first ratchet tooth 402 and the second ratchet tooth 403 with the first ratchet wheel.
The second gear 304 sleeves a front end of the ratchet tooth seat 401 and may rotate relative to the ratchet tooth seat 401, and the second gear 304 and the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 are arranged in a spaced manner in an axial direction of the ratchet tooth seat 401. The third ratchet tooth 404 and the fourth ratchet tooth 405 each engage with the second ratchet wheel 308 of the second gear 304 by an elastic force. The conversion seat 301 sleeves the main shaft 200 and enables the main shaft 200 to rotate relative to the conversion seat 301, and the holding sleeve 305 is in butt joint with the front end of the handle 100, such that the second gear 304 is shielded. The first gear 302 sleeves the main shaft 200, and a rotation stopping hole 309 of the first gear 302 matches the rotation stopping surface 204 on the main shaft 200, such that the the first gear 302 and the main shaft 200 may rotate together in the same direction; and the first gear 302 is also shielded. Moreover, the first gear 302, the second gear 304 and the main shaft 200 are arranged coaxially, and the two middle gears 303 are arranged and are uniformly distributed on a circumference of the conversion seat 301.
In an assembly state, the third ratchet tooth 404 and the fourth ratchet tooth 405 are parallel to each other and are symmetrically arranged relative to the second ratchet wheel 308, and when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 rotates to change positions, the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 selectively enables the first pushing part 502 to push the third ratchet tooth 404 away from the second ratchet wheel 308, or enables the second pushing part 503 to push the fourth ratchet tooth 405 away from the second ratchet wheel 308, or enables the third ratchet tooth 404 and the fourth ratchet tooth 405 to be located in the avoidance groove 509, without enabling the first pushing part 502 to push the third ratchet tooth 404 away from the second ratchet wheel 308, nor enabling the second pushing part 503 to push the fourth ratchet tooth 405 away from the second ratchet wheel 308.
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As previously described, the main shaft 200 is assembled on the handle 100 by the transmission device 300 and the ratchet tooth device 400.
On the basis of the structure, when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is located at the clockwise position, no matter whether the handle 100 rotates in the clockwise direction or the handle 100 rotates in the anticlockwise direction, the main shaft 200 may rotate in the clockwise direction to output torque from the handle 100; when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is located at the anticlockwise position, no matter whether the handle 100 rotates in the clockwise direction or the handle 100 rotates in the anticlockwise direction, the main shaft 200 may rotate in the anticlockwise direction to output torque from the handle 100; and when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is located at the fixed position, the main shaft 200 and the handle 100 may rotate in the same direction to output torque from the handle 100.
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Thus, when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is located at the fixed position, the main shaft 200 and the handle 100 rotate in the same direction to output the torque from the handle 100, with the output torque being large.
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Thus, when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is located at the anticlockwise position, no matter whether the handle 100 rotates in the clockwise direction or in the anticlockwise direction, the main shaft 200 rotates in the anticlockwise direction to output the torque from the handle 100.
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Thus, when the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is located at the clockwise position, no matter whether the handle 100 rotates in the clockwise direction or in the anticlockwise direction, the main shaft 200 rotates in the clockwise direction to output the torque from the handle 100.
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The shift block 504 is arranged between the seat body and the cover body in a swinging manner, a first end of the shift block 504 is driven by the ratchet wheel switching ring 501, and a second end of the shift block 504 may shift the first ratchet tooth 402 or the second ratchet tooth 403, such that the first ratchet tooth 402 or the second ratchet tooth 403 can disengage from a first ratchet wheel 203.
The ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is provided with a groove for driving the shift block 504, and two groove walls of the groove may drive the shift block 504 to swing. An inner wall of the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is provided with a first pushing part 502, a second pushing part 503, a first avoidance groove adjacent to the first pushing part 502 and a second avoidance groove adjacent to the second pushing 503. A clockwise positioning pit 506, an anticlockwise positioning pit 507 and a fixed positioning pit 508 are also arranged on the ratchet wheel switching ring 501.
As the shift block 504 are arranged swingable, a driving direction of the ratchet wheel switching ring 501 is different from that of the screwdriver described above. In the structure of the screwdriver shown in
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Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202010138939.X | Mar 2020 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2021/078888 | 3/3/2021 | WO |