The present invention relates to wrenches, and more particularly, to a quick reciprocating wrench.
As shown by the wrench of U.S. Pat. No. 6,978,701, the head portion thereof has a ring component, such that the ring component is mounted around a hexagonal nut. However, when the hexagonal nut is to be fastened, after driving the nut to rotate in clockwise by 60 degrees through the wrench, the user needs to detach the wrench from the hexagonal nut along the axial direction of the nut, rotates the wrench in counterclockwise by 60 degree, re-mounts the ring component around the nut, and repeats the aforementioned wrenching operation. Such operation is time costing, and such type of wrench is not categorized under a quick operative wrench.
Also, as shown by WO2018/167520A1 “LINE WRENCH HEADS AND LINE WRENCHES”, a line wrench includes a wrench head, a fixed head portion, and a pivoting head portion, wherein the pivoting head portion pivotally moves to open with respect to the fixed head portion. Further, a resilient portion is disposed between the wrench head and the pivoting head portion, such that the pivoting head portion is maintained at a closing position with respect to the fixed head portion. Therefore, the line wrench is able to be efficiently engaged with a hexagonal fastener on a pipe through the pivoting operation of the pivoting head portion with respect to the fixed head portion, thereby screwing the hexagonal fastener. However, based on the fact that the pivoting head portion capable of pivoting to open with respect to the fixed head portion, in case the resilient force of the resilient portion is insufficient during fastening the hexagonal fastener, the counterforce of the hexagonal fastener may cause the pivoting head portion to open with respect to the fixed head portion, thus resulting the skid and an torque deficiency of the fastening process. Also, if the strength of the resilient force during the fastening process is too large, a pressing difficulty may be caused, such that the wrench is difficult to be detached from the pipe.
Notably, the aforementioned patents are invented by an identical inventor. U.S. Pat. No. 6,978,701 focuses on a ring wrench or a ring spanner, which is operated with a relatively slow operation speed and not categorized as a fast operative wrench. The application WO2018/167520A1 is categorized as a line wrench. Therefore, the aforementioned two patents are not invented for serving an identical operational demand, and thus difficult to be combined for facilitating the usage thereof. Based on the fact that the two patents are invented by a single inventor and do not belong to the same category, it is clearly seen that a time-saving and useful high-torque line wrench is not obvious in the industry.
In addition, U.S. Pat. No. 9,884,409 discloses a pipe wrench, wherein the pivotal member thereof has a distal end inserted in the second recess during the fastening process of the hexagonal object. For facilitating the function, two separate pivots (first and second locking members) are required, such that the pivotal members have two different pivot centers, so as to remove the distal end of the pivotal member from the second recess. However, such design increases the structural complexity and the cost thereof, which is still not optimal. On the basis of the aforementioned patents, inventor of the present invention invented a high-precision, high-quality quick reciprocating wrench for providing an optimal convenience of usage and operation of the wrench.
For improving the issues above, a quick reciprocating wrench is disclosed. During a high-torque fastening operation, a retaining portion of a claw is allowed to achieve a blocking function with a block portion, so as to prevent the retaining portion from detaching with respect to the block portion. Thus, when applied in a situation other than an oil-pipe work site, the present invention is still stably engaged with the fastener and prevents a disengagement during the wrenching process. Therefore, the present invention fulfills the expectation of the user during a high-torque operation, thus being a wide-range applicable quick reciprocating wrench.
For achieving the aforementioned objectives, a quick reciprocating wrench in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is provided, comprising a main body, a claw, and an elastic device. The main body has a concavely-shaped first jaw opening, which has a pivot end on one side and a block portion on another side in opposite to the pivot end. The claw has a concavely-shaped second jaw opening, which has a pivotal combination portion on one side and a retaining portion on another side in opposite to the pivotal combination portion. The pivotal combination portion of the claw is pivotally connected with the pivot end of the main body along a pivot center, such that the claw and the main body are able to pivotally move with respect to each other. The elastic device is disposed between the main body and the claw. When the wrench is not combined with the fastener, the first jaw opening of the main body and the second jaw opening of the claw form a sealed status. When the wrench is combined with the fastener, the fastener is positioned in the first and second jaw openings, wherein the distance between the block portion and the neighboring first force bearing face of the fastener gradually decreases along a direction in opposite to the expansion direction of the claw and the block portion, and the largest width of the distal end of the retaining portion is greater than the smallest distance between the block portion and the first force bearing face of the fastener.
With such configuration, during the fastening operation, an outer retaining face of the retaining portion achieves a blocking function with the block portion, and an inner retaining face also achieves a blocking function with the first force bearing face of the fastener, such that the claw is prevented from detaching from the block portion for assuring the stable engagement status. Therefore, the separation between the claw and the main body is prevented, and the accidental detachment of the fastener and the wrench is also avoided, achieving a high-torque force imposing effect during the fastening operation.
The aforementioned and further advantages and features of the present invention will be understood by reference to the description of the preferred embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings where the components are illustrated based on a proportion for explanation but not subject to the actual component proportion. Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated in detail along with the drawings. However, the technical features included by the present invention are not limited to certain embodiments hereby provided. Scope of the present invention shall be referred to the claims, which include all the possible replacements, modifications, and equivalent features.
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The main body 10 has a concavely-shaped first jaw opening 11. The first jaw opening 11 has a pivot end 12 on one side and a block portion 13 on another side in opposite to the pivot end 12.
The claw 20 has a concavely-shaped second jaw opening 21. The second jaw opening 21 has a pivotal combination portion 22 on one side and a retaining portion 23 on another side in opposite to the pivotal combination portion 22. The pivotal combination portion 22 of the claw 20 is pivotally connected with the pivot end 12 of the main body 10 along a pivot center C, such that the claw 20 and the main body 10 are allowed to pivotally move with respect to each other.
The elastic device 30 is disposed between the main body 10 and the claw 20, so that the claw 20 is able to close with respect to the block portion 13, such that the wrench 100 is allowed to be engaged with the fastener 50, as shown by
The fastener 50 is a hexagonal thread bolt, wherein a hexagonally-shaped head portion thereof sequentially has a first force bearing face 51A to a sixth force bearing face 56A sequentially disposed from the 9 o'clock direction in a counterclockwise direction. Similarly, the fastener 50 has a first obverse force bearing face 51B to a sixth obverse force bearing face 56B sequentially disposed. The wrench 100 is engaged with the fastener 50 and wrenches the fastener 50 along a rotation center X, wherein the rotation center X is the axle of the fastener 50.
When the wrench 100 is engaged with the fastener 50 for carrying out the screwing operation, the fastener 50 is positioned in the first jaw opening 11 and the second jaw opening 21.
The block portion 13 has a block face 16. The first jaw opening 11 of the main body 10 further has a first forcing face 17, a second forcing face 18, and a third forcing face 19 sequentially disposed in a clockwise direction from one side of the block face 16, as shown by
The pivotal combination portion 22 of the claw 20 is pivotally connected with the pivot end 12 of the main body 10 through a single trunnion 28 along the pivot center C, such that the claw 20 and the main body 10 are able to pivotally move with respect to each other. The pivot end 12 of the main body 10 includes two pivot ears spaced with each other, and each pivot ear comprises a first pivot hole 121, respectively. The claw 20 comprises a second pivot hole 221. The trunnion 28 passes through the first pivot holes 121 and the second pivot hole 221 along the pivot center C, such that the claw 20 is pivotally connected with the main body 10. The trunnion 28 has a tooth portion 281 formed on the middle section thereof, wherein the outer diameter of the tooth portion 281 is larger than the inner diameter of the second pivot hole 221, such that the second pivot hole 221 of the pivotal combination portion 22 is fittingly engaged with the tooth portion 281. Therefore, when the trunnion 28 is disposed between the main body 10 and the claw 20, the trunnion 28 is fixed in the second pivot hole 221.
The main body 10 has an operation portion 14 formed on a position away from the first jaw opening 11. In the first embodiment, the operation portion 14 of the main body 10 comprises a combination bore 15, and the central line of the combination bore 15 passes through the main body 10 and is arranged in parallel to the rotation center X. The combination bore 15 of the main body 10 is combined with the driving end of the hand tool 1, so that the user wrenches the hand tool 1 to drive the fastener 50 through the main body 10. Therein, the hand tool 1 is a handle.
A press member 24 extends to form on the pivotal combination portion 22 of the claw 20, such that the user is able to press the press member 24 for opening the claw 20 with respect to the main body 10.
The retaining portion 23 has a shape gradually widening toward the distal end of the claw 20. The retaining portion 23 includes an outer retaining face 231 and an inner retaining face 232. The longest distance between the outer retaining face 231 and the pivot center C is a first radius R1, and the shortest distance between the inner retaining face 232 and the pivot center C is a second radius R2, wherein the first radius R1 is larger than the second radius R2. Notably, when the claw 20 pivotally sways, the claw 20 pivotally moves with respect to the main body 10 along the first radius R1 and the second radius R2. When the wrench 100 is not engaged with the fastener 50, the first radius R1 is smaller than the shortest distance from the block portion 13 to the pivot center C. When the wrench 100 is engaged with the fastener 50 for carrying out the screwing operation, the wrench 100 easily drives the fastener 50 to rotate.
The wrench 100 of the present invention comprises a first imaginary line L1 and a second imaginary line L2. As shown by
When the wrench 100 is engaged with the fastener 50, the block face 16 faces the outer retaining face 231 of the claw 20, and the first forcing face 17, the second forcing face 18, and the third forcing face 19 face the fourth force bearing face 54A, the third force bearing face 53A, and the second force bearing face 52A of the fastener 50, respectively. The inner retaining face 232 faces the first force bearing face 51A of the fastener 50. Further, the claw 20 comprises a fourth forcing face 25 and a fifth forcing face 26, which face the sixth force bearing face 56A and the fifth force bearing face 55A of the fastener 50, respectively, such that the claw 20 surrounds the other three force bearing faces of the fastener 50. Meanwhile, a first inclination angle θ1 is formed by the block face 16 and the first force bearing face 51A, and a second inclination angle θ2 is formed by the outer retaining face 231 and the first force bearing face 51A. The second inclination angle θ2 is smaller than the first inclination angle θ1.
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In addition, a plurality of concaves 60 are disposed on the inner edge of the first jaw opening 11 and the second jaw opening 21 for facing a second obverse force bearing face 52B, a third obverse force bearing face 53B, a fourth obverse force bearing face 54B, a fifth obverse force bearing face 55B, and a sixth obverse force bearing face 56B of the fastener 50, respectively, such that the concaves 60 are able to face the five corners of the fastener 50 in the engagement of the wrench 100 and the fastener 50. Therefore, during the wrenching process, the corners of the fastener 50 are prevented from overly worn. The fourth forcing face 25, fifth forcing face 26, and the inner retaining face 232 comprise a skid proof groove 61, respectively, for preventing the skidding against the fastener 50.
The elastic device 30 is disposed between the main body 10 and the claw 20. The elastic device 30 provides a force which forces the retaining portion 23 of the claw 20 to move toward the block portion 13 of the main body 10. When the wrench 100 is not engaged with the fastener 50, the first jaw opening 11 of the main body 10 and the second jaw opening 21 of the claw 20 form a sealing status, as shown by
The elastic device 30 comprises a resisting member 31 and an elastic member 32. The resisting member 31 is allowed to be slidably disposed in an installation notch 122 and resist the press member 24 of the claw 20. The elastic member 32 is disposed in the installation notch 122 and pushes the resisting member 31, such that the claw 20 normally remains in a closing status with respect to the block portion 13. In the first embodiment, the elastic member 32 is a compression spring, and the resisting member 31 is a hollow pin formed of a metal material. The main body 10 has an opened installation notch 122 on the inner side of the pivot end 12. The resisting member 31 has a body portion 311 on one end, and the body portion 311 is slidably disposed in the installation notch 122 and comprises an inner bore 312 whose sectional face is formed in a circular shape. Also, the resisting member 31 has a resisting end 313 formed in opposite to the inner bore 312 and connected with the body portion 311. Also, the resisting end 313 is formed in a semi-hemisphere shape. The elastic member 32 comprises a pushing end 321 and an inner end 322. The pushing end 321 is disposed in the inner bore 312 and pushes the resisting member 31 without being exposed from the main body 10. The inner end 322 contacts the installation notch 122.
Furthermore, a position limiting portion 27 protrudes on one side of the claw 20 adjacent to the outer retaining face 231. When the wrench 100 is not engaged with the fastener 50, the position limiting portion 27 is applied for resisting against the first connection face 161 of the block portion 13, so as to prevent the elastic device 30 from overly resisting against the claw 20, avoiding the claw 20 from being jammed with the block portion 13.
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Thus, the quick reciprocating wrench 100 in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention achieves a quick reciprocating operation. During the fastening operation, the claw 20 is prevented from separation and detachment with respect to the main body 10, so as to assure that the main body 10 and the claw 20 are stably engaged with the fastener 50 and realize a high-torque fastening operation.
In addition, the elastic member 32 of the elastic device 30 in accordance with the present invention is disposed between the resisting member 31 and the installation notch 122 and not exposed from the main body 10. Therefore, the resilient force will not be affected due to any external objects jamming the elastic member 32. Also, the present invention applies the elastic member 32 to resist against the resisting member 31 for biasedly pressing the claw 20, and the resisting member 31 is a hollow pin formed of a metal material, with a hemispherical shaped top end. Therefore, the resisting member 31 provides a protection function upon the elastic member 32, and also prevented from being accidentally hooked by external objects to affect the operation of the elastic device 30.
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Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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