The present invention relates generally to a pneumatic hand tool, and more particularly to a pneumatic hand tool with adjustable operating angle.
Pneumatic hand tools are handheld tools using high pressure air as power source. Generally, such tools can include pneumatic wrenches and pneumatic screw drivers featuring rotational motion power output, and pneumatic nail guns and pneumatic hammers featuring linear motion power output. All these pneumatic hand tools have a grip for the operator to hold in hand, and a tool head for motion power output.
In a conventional pneumatic hand tool, the grip and the tool head are fixed together to form an integral body (i.e., integral design), and the tool head has a fixed operating angle. However, the pneumatic hand tools are used in diversified environments. There may be obstacles that block the operating space, or narrow gaps or curved spaces where operation becomes very difficult or inconvenient because of the integral design of the grip and the tool head of the above-mentioned conventional pneumatic hand tool. Such difficulty or inconvenience caused by the limit of the environment will affect the progress of the engineering project.
In order to overcome this problem, Taiwanese Patent Publication No. 1711511 has provided a pneumatic wrench with adjustable operating angle of the tool head. The invention features a pivot structure (i.e., joint portion) formed by ears on the two sides of the tool head and the grip and a pivotal axis, so as to enable back and forth swinging, i.e., adjustment of the operating angle. With such a design, the operator can use one hand to hold the grip of the pneumatic hand tool, and use the other hand to rotate and adjust the operating angle of the tool head in relation to the grip. In addition, according to the above patent, inside the pivot structure (i.e., joint portion), a high pressure air flow channel is provided, so that, when the operator rotates and adjusts the tool head to an angle suitable for operation, the high pressure air flow channel inside the pivot structure (i.e., joint portion) can always guide the high pressure air inside the grip to flow into the tool head to drive the operation of the tool head. However, the pivot structure (i.e., joint portion) will put a limit on the adjustable operating angle of the tool head. To be more specific, with the grip as the rotation center, the tool head can be turned forward or backward for maximum 60 degrees, and therefore the maximum operating angle is 120 degrees. In addition, in order for the high pressure air to be guided from inside the grip to the tool head, the high pressure air flow channel must be configured on the two ears of the pivot structure (i.e., joint portion) and inside the pivotal axis. This makes the path of the high pressure air flow channel over-curved and complicated, and is not good for the life cycle of the pivot structure (i.e., joint portion) under the pressure of concentrated high pressure air inside it.
Further, there is a publication of a pneumatic wrench with adjustable operating angle of the tool head, featuring interconnection of the tool head and the grip through a universal joint (i.e., joint portion), so that the tool head can be rotated and adjusted to a required operating angle. In addition, according to this publication, the universal joint is configured with a soft tube to guide high pressure air inside the grip to the tool head at any operating angle to drive the operation of the tool head. However, the tool head in this design also can only be turned forward or backward for maximum 60 degrees, and the overall maximum operating angle is also 120 degrees. Moreover, with frequent concentration of high pressure air, and frequent bending along with the turning and adjustment of the operating angle of the tool head, the life cycle of the soft tube will inevitably be affected. Therefore, using a soft tube inside the universal joint (i.e., joint portion) to guide high pressure air is not good and cannot guarantee a long life cycle of the pneumatic hand tool.
The object of the present invention is to improve the conventional pneumatic hand tool by providing a joint portion structure to adjust the operating angle of the tool head. With such a design, the operating angle of the tool head can be adjusted through uniform circumferential motion, and configuration of the high pressure air flow channel inside the joint portion can be simplified. Moreover, the high pressure air flow channel inside the joint portion can have smooth flow, good air tightness and long life cycle.
To this end, one embodiment of the invention provides a pneumatic hand tool with adjustable operating angle, that comprises: a grip body, formed along a linear axial direction, with the two ends of the grip body respectively having a first rotary joint face and an air inlet to introduce high pressure air, the first rotary joint face formed with a first port, the grip body having a grip flow channel to guide high pressure air, the grip flow channel connected between the air inlet and first port on the first rotary joint face; a tool head body, with its two ends respectively having a second rotary joint face and a driving head to output motion power, the second rotary joint face formed with a second port, the tool head body provided with a pneumatic driver and a tool head flow channel to guide high pressure air, the tool head flow channel connected between the second port on the second rotary joint face and an air intake of the pneumatic driver; wherein, the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face have interconnecting areas arranged for uniform circumferential motion, the grip body and the tool head body are interconnected in a form enabling rotation in relation to each other through the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face, the first port and the second port are interconnected, and the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face are at an angle of inclination in relation to the linear axial direction.
In a second embodiment, the first port is located at the rotation center of the first rotary joint face, and the second port is located at the rotation center of the second rotary joint face.
In a further embodiment, the peripheries of the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face are formed by enclosure of uniform round contours.
In a further embodiment, the angle of inclination is 45 degrees.
In a further embodiment, the grip flow channel and the tool head flow channel are interconnected in a form that they are perpendicular to the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face.
In a further embodiment, an airtight component is provided between the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face, the airtight component is located outside the first port and the second port, an air chamber is formed between the first rotary joint face, the second rotary joint face and the airtight component, and the first port is interconnected with the second port via the air chamber.
In a further embodiment, the invention also includes a buckle, configured on the grip body adjacent to the first rotary joint face or the second rotary joint face, and the buckle can stop the rotation of first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face in relation to each other.
In a further embodiment, the invention also includes a buckle, configured on the tool head body adjacent to the first rotary joint face or the second rotary joint face, and the buckle can stop the rotation of the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face in relation to each other.
In a further embodiment, the tool head body is formed through an extension along the linear axial direction, the pneumatic driver is axially connected to the driving head along a motion power output axial direction, and the motion power output axial direction and the linear axial direction are not co-axial.
The pneumatic hand tool with adjustable operating angle according to the present invention also has another embodiment, wherein the pneumatic hand tool with adjustable operating angle comprises: a grip body, formed along a linear axial direction. The two ends of the grip body respectively have a grip joint and an air inlet to introduce high pressure air. The grip joint is formed with a grip air transmission port. The grip body has a grip flow channel inside it to guide high pressure air. The grip flow channel is communicated between the air inlet and the grip air transmission port; a tool head body, with its two ends respectively having a tool head joint and a driving head to output motion power. The tool head joint is formed with a tool head air intake. The tool head body is further provided with a pneumatic driver and a tool head flow channel to guide high pressure air. The tool head flow channel is communicated between the tool head air intake and an air intake of the pneumatic driver; a rotary connection seat, formed by a first rotary seat and a second rotary seat interconnected with each other. Specifically, the two ends of the first rotary seat respectively have a first joint and a first rotary joint face. The first joint is provided with a first connector. The first rotary joint face is provided with a first port. The first rotary seat also has a first flow channel to guide high pressure air. The first flow channel is communicated between the first connector and the first port. The two ends of the second rotary seat respectively have a second joint and a second rotary joint face. The second joint is provided with a second connector. The second rotary joint face is provided with a second port. The second rotary seat has a second flow channel inside it to guide high pressure air. The second flow channel is communicated between the second connector and the second port. Specifically, the first rotary seat is connected to the grip joint of the grip body via the first joint, so that the grip flow channel is communicated with the first flow channel via the grip air transmission port and the first connector. The second rotary seat is connected to the tool head joint of the tool head body via the second joint, so that the tool head flow channel is communicated with the second flow channel via the tool head air intake and the second connector.
In a further embodiment, the first flow channel and the second flow channel are interconnected in a form that they are perpendicular to the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face.
In a further embodiment, the invention also includes a buckle, configured on the first rotary seat adjacent to the first rotary joint face or the second rotary joint face. The buckle can stop the rotation of the first rotary joint face and second rotary joint face in relation to each other.
In a further embodiment, the invention also includes a buckle, configured on the second rotary seat adjacent to the first rotary joint face or the second rotary joint face. The buckle can stop the rotation of the first rotary joint face and the second rotary joint face in relation to each other.
Based on the designs described above, the present invention has the following technical performances:
1. The joint portion that connects the grip body and the tool head body uses two rotary joint faces interconnected face to face. Because a large uniform circumferential space can be formed between the two rotary joint faces, the tool head can be adjusted to any required operating angle in the 360-degree rotational area around the rotation center of the rotary joint faces.
2. Interconnecting ports are configured in the rotation centers of the two rotary joint faces for the high pressure air to pass through. Sufficient space is maintained between the two rotary joint faces to configure the airtight component, so that the airtight component is fitted outside the two ports, so that, when the tool head is rotated and adjusted to any operating angle, the two ports can rotate along the concentric tracks while maintaining good air tightness.
3. The two rotary joint faces are interconnected in an inclined form at the aforesaid angle of inclination, so that the tool head body can be rotated and adjusted to the required operating angle in an inclined form. Thus, the operating angle of the tool head body can be adjusted within a 90-degree folding range in relation to the linear axial direction of the grip body.
The technical features and practical functions of all embodiments disclosed herein are presented in the following descriptions and drawings.
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The two ends of the tool head body 20 respectively have a tool head joint 21 and a driving head 22 to output motion power. The tool head joint 21 is formed with a tool head air intake 211. Inside, the tool head body 20 is provided with a pneumatic driver 23 and a tool head flow channel 24 for the high pressure air to pass through. The pneumatic driver 23 is axially connected to the driving head 22. The tool head air intake 211 and the air intake 231 of the pneumatic driver 23 are interconnected via the tool head flow channel 24, so that high pressure air can flow from the tool head air intake 211 toward the air intake 231 of the pneumatic driver 23 via the tool head flow channel 24. The high pressure air drives the pneumatic driver 23 to operate, and motion power is output by the driving head 22. Furthermore, the tool head body 20 is formed through an extension along a linear axial direction 101. The pneumatic driver 23 is axially connected to the driving head 22 via a motion power output axial direction 232. The motion power output axial direction 232 is not coaxial with the linear axial direction 101. In implementation, the axial direction of the tool head body 20 can be perpendicular to the axial direction of the pneumatic driver 23, but the present invention does not put a limit on this. In the present invention, the pneumatic driver 23 may differ based on the type of the pneumatic hand tool. For example: when the pneumatic hand tool is a pneumatic wrench or a pneumatic screw driver, the pneumatic driver 23 refers to the pneumatic motor; when the pneumatic hand tool is a pneumatic nail gun or pneumatic hammer, the pneumatic driver 23 refers to the cylinder.
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Further, the first rotary seat 31 is connected to the grip joint 11 of the grip body 10 via the first joint 311, so that the grip flow channel 13 is interconnected with the first flow channel 315 via the grip air transmission port 111 and the first connector 312. Thus, high pressure air can flow from the air inlet 12 of the grip body 10 toward the first port 314 of the first rotary joint face 313 on the first rotary seat 31 through the grip flow channel 13 and the first flow channel 315. The second rotary seat 32 is connected to the tool head joint 21 of the tool head body 20 via the second joint 321, so that the tool head flow channel 24 is connected to the second flow channel 325 via the tool head air intake 211 and the second connector 322. Thus, high pressure air can flow from the second port 324 on the second rotary joint face 323 of the second rotary seat 32 toward the air intake 231 of the pneumatic driver 23 through the second flow channel 325 and the tool head flow channel 24.
In an embodiment, the outside of the second joint 321 of the second rotary seat 32 is formed with a first ring groove 326. The two sides of the tool head joint 21 are respectively fitted with a positioning pin 25 that can fit into the first ring groove 326 along the tangent line of the groove. Through the first ring groove 326, the second rotary seat 32 is limited by the positioning pin 25 and coupled with the tool head joint 21 of the tool head body 20. Thus, the tool head body 20 is capable of 360-degree rotation around the second rotary center line 303 of the second rotary seat 32 (as shown in
The outer end of the second rotary joint face 323 of the second rotary seat 32 is formed with a second ring groove 327. The two sides of the first rotary seat 31 are respectively fitted with a positioning pin 316 that can fit into the second ring groove 327 along the tangent line of the groove. Through the second ring groove 327, the second rotary seat 32 is limited by the positioning pin 316 and is coupled with the first rotary seat 31. Thus, the tool head body 20 is capable of 360-degree rotation around the first rotary center line 302 of the first rotary seat 31 (as shown in
In implementation, because both the first rotary joint face 313 and the second rotary joint face 323 have joint areas of congruent circles for 360-degree rotation, they can be coupled face to face with a large relative area, and the operating angle of the tool head body 20 can be adjusted as needed within the 360-degree rotation area. Thus, through the first rotary seat 31 and the second rotary seat 32, the grip body 10 and tool head body 20 can be coupled in a rotary form, and the angle of the tool head body 20 can be adjusted in a rotary form around the grip body 10 (as shown in
Further, the first port 314 is located on the rotation center of the first rotary joint face 313, and the second port 324 is located on the rotation center of the second rotary joint face 323. Such configurations can guarantee that the first port 314 and second port 324 will not move off center at any rotation angle, and therefore can guarantee air tightness. The peripheries of the first rotary joint face 313 and the second rotary joint face 323 are formed by enclosure of uniform round contours (as shown in
In implementation, the airtight component 34 is located outside the first port 314 and the second port 324. An air chamber 301 is formed between the first rotary joint face 313, the second rotary joint face 323 and the airtight component 34. The first port 314 is interconnected with the second port 324 via the air chamber 301. Thus, even if the first port 314 and the second port 324 are not round or move off center, good air tightness can still be maintained.
It is to be noted that, in implementation, the first rotary joint face 313 can be formed on the grip body 10. The two ends of the grip flow channel 13 are respectively communicated with the air inlet 12 and the first port 314 on the first rotary joint face 313. The second rotary joint face 323 can be formed on the tool head body 20. The two ends of the tool head flow channel 24 are respectively communicated with the second port 324 on the second rotary joint face 323 and the air intake 231 of the pneumatic driver 23. In other words, when the first rotary joint face 31 is formed on the grip body 10 and the second rotary joint face 323 is formed on the tool head body 20, the grip body 10 and the tool head body 20 can be interconnected via the first rotary joint face 313 and the second rotary joint face 323, without the need of a rotary connection seat 30.
The present invention also includes a buckle 40. In implementation, the buckle 40 is configured on the grip body 10 or the first rotary seat 31 adjacent to the first rotary joint face 313 or the second rotary joint face 323. The tool head body 20 or the second rotary seat 32 are formed with a positioning slot 328 for the buckle 40 to lock, so that the buckle 40 can elastically lock the positioning slot 328 to stop the rotation of the first rotary joint face 313 and the second rotary joint face 323 in relation to each other, and thus restrict the angle after rotating the tool head body 20 in relation to the grip body 10. By pressing the buckle 40, it can be released from the positioning slot 328, so as to facilitate rotation of the first rotary joint face 313 and the second rotary joint face 323 in relation to each other, and adjustment of the tool head body 20 to a required operating angle. In addition, the buckle 40 can also be configured on the tool head body 20 or the second rotary seat 32 adjacent to the first rotary joint face 313 or second rotary joint face 323, and the positioning slot 328 can be formed on the grip body 10 or the first rotary seat 31. Such a design can also meet the need to stop the rotation of the first rotary joint face 313 and the second rotary joint face 323 in relation to each other.
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Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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110107031 | Feb 2021 | TW | national |