1. Field of Invention
The invention relates to a ratchet wrench, and more especially to an operable ratchet wrench that can be efficiently reversibly rotated.
2. Related Prior Art
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However, the conventional ratchet wrench has a problem while using.
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The present invention is related to an operable ratchet wrench with features ratcheting functions, which permits a handle thereof to be efficiently reversibly rotated.
Specifically, the present invention is directed to an operable ratchet wrench, which comprises a fixing jaw, a slidable jaw, a handle, worm shaft, an axial rod, a spring, a stop pin and a driving notch.
The fixing jaw includes a body and a sector block extending from a bottom of the body. The body has a sliding rail, a receiving slot communicating with the sliding rail, a through bore parallel with the sliding rail and a connecting bore communicating with the through bore. The through bore communicates with the receiving slot. The sector block has a first groove defined in an arc edge of the sector block.
The slidable jaw includes a sliding rod slidably disposed in the sliding rail of the fixing jaw. The slidable jaw is capable of moving in the sliding rail with respect to the fixing jaw.
The worm shaft has an axial bore defined therethrough. The worm shaft is installed in the receiving slot of the fixing jaw and engaged with a toothed portion of the sliding rod of the slidable jaw.
The axial rod is inserted through the through bore, the receiving slot and the axial bore of the worm shaft. The axial rod is axially movable in the through bore along an axial direction thereof. The axial rod has a stop portion stopping against a bottom rim of the worm shaft.
The spring is disposed in the through bore for allowing the axial rod being elastically movable along the axial direction.
The handle has a pivot trench, a recess, switch slot and a through hole each defined in a head portion thereof, respectively. The pivot trench is applied for receiving the sector block therein. The handle is pivoted on a vertex of the sector block. The handle is capable of being swung with respect to the sector block. The recess faces the connecting bore of the fixing jaw. The switch slot is defined through a wide wall of the pivot trench and communicates the pivot trench. The through hole is defined through a narrow wall of the pivot trench and communicates with the pivot trench. The through hole is perpendicular to the switch slot. The through hole is located in a position where is adjacent to the recess and faces the first groove of the sector block. The through hole communicates with the switch slot.
A top section of the stop pin is inserted through the connecting bore of the fixing jaw and enters in the through bore to abut against the axial rod. A bottom section of the stop pin enters in the recess of the handle and is pivoted with the handle.
The driving notch is dented inward in the pivot trench of the handle. The driving notch is located in a position where is close to a bottom meeting apex of the sector block and the pivot trench so as to uncover a part of the sector block from the pivot trench.
Preferably, the driving notch can be replaced with a driving bulge. The driving bulge juts out from the sector block. The driving bulge is located in a position where is close to a bottom meeting apex of the sector block and the pivot trench so as to uncover the driving bulge from the pivot trench.
Preferably, the operable ratchet wrench of the present invention further comprises a resilient element disposed in an accommodating bore of the fixing jaw in a compression state. The resilient element abuts against the axial rod with an elastic force.
Preferably, the operable ratchet wrench of the present invention further comprises a switch assembly. The switch assembly is installed in the switch slot and capable of moving in the switch slot. The switch assembly has a unlock position where keeps the switch assembly away from the first groove when the switch assembly is moved thereto and a lock position where enables the switch assembly entering in the first groove when the switch assembly is moved thereto. The switch assembly includes a control piece and a locking post. The locking post is disposed in the through hole and capable of moving into the first groove. The control piece has an engaging end that enters in the switch hole and the through hole. The engaging end of the control piece is connected to the locking post. The control piece further has a control end protruding from the switch hole.
Preferably, the operable ratchet wrench of the present invention further comprises a return assembly. The return assembly includes a return spring and an axle. The return spring is disposed in a second groove that is defined in the arc edge of the sector block. The axle is securely disposed in the handle. A portion of the axle is located in the second groove and abuts against the return spring.
Accordingly, the operable ratchet wrench of the present invention is configured to maintain its ratcheting function and to be capable of being reversibly rotated after disengage the hexagonal nut.
Other features, objects, aspects and advantages will be identified and described in detail below.
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The slidable jaw 3 has a sliding rod 31 slidably disposed in the sliding rail 20 of the fixing jaw 2.
The handle 4 includes a pivot trench 40 and a recess 41 each defined at a head portion of the handle 4. The sector block 24 of the fixing jaw 2 is inserted into the pivot trench 40. The handle 4 further includes a pivot axle 42 inserted through the first pivot bore 240 of the sector block 24 and two second pivot bores 401 of the handle, such that the handle 4 is swingingly pivoted on the fixing jaw 2 about the pivot axle 42. The recess 41 faces the connecting bore 25 of the fixing jaw 2 and is adjacent to a through hole 43 (as shown in
The movable assembly 5 includes an axial rod 51, a worm shaft 52, a spring 53, a resilient element 54, a fastener 55 and a joining pin 56. The worm shaft 52 has an axial bore 520 defined therethrough. The worm shaft 52 is installed in receiving slot 22 of the fixing jaw 2. The worm shaft 52 is engaged with a toothed portion of the sliding rod 31 of the slidable jaw 3. Besides, the axial rod 51 is inserted through the through bore 23, the receiving slot 22 and the axial bore 520 of the worm shaft 52. The axial rod 51 is axially movable in the through bore 23 along an axial direction of the through bore. The axial rod 51 has a stop portion 511 formed thereon, which stops against a bottom rim of the worm shaft 52. The joining pin 56 is screwed into the through bore 23 and has a distance from the axial rod 51. The spring 53 is disposed in the through bore 23, allowing the axial rod 51 being elastically movable along the axial direction. In this embodiment, the resilient element 54 is preferably a compression spring, which is disposed in the accommodating bore 26 in a compression state and abuts against the axial rod 51. The fastener 55 is fastened in the accommodating bore 26, which is adjacent to the outside, and the fastener 55 abuts against the resilient element 54.
The resisting assembly 6 includes a stop pin 61 and an inserting pin 62. The stop pin 61 has a top section and a bottom section. The top section of the stop pin 61 is inserted in the connecting bore 25 of the fixing jaw 2, protruding in the through bore 23 and abutting against an end of the axial rod 51, which keeps the axial rod 51 from moving along the axial direction. The bottom section of the stop pin 61 protrudes through from the connecting bore 25, and enters the recess 41 of the handle 4 with a gap between the recess 41 and the bottom section of the stop pin 61. It is noted that the gap between exterior surfaces of the bottom section of the stop pin 61 and interior walls of the recess 41 of the handle 4 allows the stop pin 61 being slightly swung in the recess 41 with respect to the recess 41. This ensures that the stop pin 61 can be easily withdrawn from the through bore 23 along with the swing of the handle 4 with respect to the fixing jaw 2. The stop pin 61 has an inserting hole 610 and an inclined plane 611. The inserting pin 62 passes through the inserting hole 610 of the stopping pin 61, which is fixed in the handle 4 for being pivoted with the bottom section of the stop pin 61 in the handle 4. Noted that there is a clearance between the inclined place 611 of the stop pin 61 and the connecting bore 25 of the fixing jaw 2.
The return assembly 7 includes a return spring 71 and an axle 72. The return spring 71 is disposed in the second groove 242 of the sector block 24. The axle 72 is fixed in the handle 4. A portion of the axle 72 is located in the second groove 242 and abuts against an end of the return spring 71 in the second groove 242.
In this embodiment, the driving notch 46 is in a form of a concave in a narrow wall 45 of the pivot trench 40. Specifically, the driving notch 46 is dented inward in the narrow wall 45 of the pivot trench 40 and is located in a position where it is close to a bottom meeting apex of the pivot trench 40 and the sector block 24. When the sector block 24 is installed within the pivot trench 40, a part of the sector block 24 is exposed, which means that a part of the sector block 24 uncovers from the pivot trench 40 due to the driving notch 46. As such, the uncovered sector block 24 can be pressed, which enables the handle 4 being reversely rotatable with respect to the sector block 24 of the fixing jaw 2 about the pivot axle 42 and allows the stop pin 61 being withdrawn simultaneously, without keeping the fixing jaw 2 fixed.
Preferably, in the present invention, the pivot trench 40 further has a through hole 43 and a switch slot 44. The switch slot 44 is in a form of an elongated elliptical shape and defined through a wide wall 47 of the pivot trench 40. The switch slot 44 communicates the pivot trench 40. With respect to
Preferably, the operable ratchet wrench 1 of the present invention further comprises a switch assembly 8 that is installed in the switch slot 44 and is capable of moving in the switch slot 44. The switch assembly 8 is configured with a lock position H and a unlock position G. Specifically, when the switch assembly 8 is moved at the lock position H in the switch slot 44, the operable ratchet wrench 1 is then switched to a traditional mode that features non-ratcheting function. At this situation, the switch assembly 8 at least partially occupies with the first groove 241 to restrain the sector block 24, which ensures the handle 4 not being slightly reversibly rotated with respect to the sector block 24 of the fixing jaw 2 about the pivot axle 42. When the switch assembly 8 is moved at the unlock position G in the switch slot 44, the operable ratchet wrench 1 is then switched to a ratcheting mode that obviously features ratcheting function. At this situation, the switch assembly 8 is away from the first groove 241, and do not restrain the sector block 24. This permits the handle 4 being slightly reversibly rotated with respect to the sector block 24 of the fixing jaw 2 about the pivot axle 42, and keeping the stop pin 61 being withdrawn as well.
Preferably, the switch assembly 8 includes a control piece 81 and a locking post 82. The locking post 82 is a cylinder-like shape and has an engaging hole 820. The locking post 82 is disposed in the through hole 43 and capable of moving at the first groove 241. The engaging hole 820 of the locking post 82 faces the switch hole 44. The control piece 81 has an engaging end 811 protruding through the switch slot 44, the through hole 43 and the engaging hole 820, which allows the control piece 81 being engaged with the locking post 82. The control piece 81 further has a control end 812 protruded from the switch slot 44. The control end 812 can be moved by a user so as to enable the switch assembly 8 being moving in the switch slot 44.
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It is unquestionably evidenced that the prevent invention can be configured with another component with similar functions, which allows the handle 4 being reversibly rotated about the pivot axle 42 and drives the stop pin 61 being withdrawn as well by pressing thereon.
Accordingly, the operable ratchet wrench 1 of the present invention is configured to maintain its ratcheting function and to be capable of being reversibly rotated after disengage the hexagonal nut A. Meanwhile, the slidable jaw 3 can be efficiently moved away from the fixing jaw 2 when reversibly rotating the operable ratchet wrench 1. The operable ratchet wrench 1 of the present invention is further configured with a switch assembly 8 adjacent to a position where the user's thumb is when holding it for easily operating.
It will be appreciated that although a particular embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, modifications may be made. It is intended in the claims to cover such modifications which come within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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103132478 | Sep 2014 | TW | national |