1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a torque wrench, and more particularly to a torque wrench with double drive ends.
2. Description of the Related Art
When a user fits the drive head 13 onto a threaded member to wrench the same, in the case that the wrenching force of the wrench is greater than the set torque value of the wrench, the rod body 12 will swing and the rod body 12 will skip over the abutment block 15. Under such circumstance, the operator can know that the wrenching force has exceeded the set torque value. On the contrary, in the case that the rod body 12 does not skip over the abutment block 15, this means the wrenching force is within the set torque value range.
The conventional torque wrench has only one drive head. No torque wrench with double drive heads has been disclosed.
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a torque wrench with double drive ends. Two ends of the torque wrench are respectively provided with two drive heads. The torque values of the two drive heads are settable.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide the above torque wrench with double drive ends, in which the torque values of the two drive heads can be set at the same time.
It is still a further object of the present invention to provide the above torque wrench with double drive ends, in which the torque values of the two drive heads can be respectively set.
To achieve the above and other objects, the torque wrench with double drive ends of the present invention includes: a handle having at least two hollow tubular bodies coaxially connected with each other; two drive heads respectively disposed at two ends of the handle; and a double torque adjustment mechanism including at least one adjustment member, two slide blocks and two elastic members. The adjustment member is disposed on the handle for manual operation. The two slide blocks and the two elastic members are respectively disposed in the two tubular bodies of the handle. The two slide blocks are movable within the two tubular bodies along the tubular bodies. The adjustment member is positioned between the two slide blocks. The two slide blocks abut against the inner ends of the two elastic members. The two elastic members apply elastic force to the two drive heads. The adjustment member serves to drive the two slide blocks to move so as to change the elastic force applied by the elastic members to the drive heads.
Each of two ends of the torque wrench has a drive head. The adjustment member serves to adjust/set the torque values of the drive ends.
Preferably, the adjustment member is able to simultaneously drive the two slide blocks to set the torque values of the two drive heads at the same time.
Preferably, the adjustment member is able to respectively adjust/set the torque values of the two drive heads.
The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings, wherein:
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The torque wrench of the present invention further includes a rod body 30. Two ends of the rod body 30 respectively pass through the first and second tubular bodies 21, 22 of the handle 20 as shown in
The torque wrench of the present invention further includes two drive heads 40, 40′ for fitting onto a threaded member (bolt or nut) or connecting with a socket. The two drive heads 40, 40′ can have different configurations not limited to this embodiment. For example, the drive heads can be open end, double-offset ring, ratcheted structure or socket of a wrench. In this embodiment, the drive heads are a first drive head 40 and a second drive head 40′, which are double-offset rings. Each drive head is pivotally swingably connected with one of two ends of the rod body 30 via a pin member 44. The two drive heads are respectively positioned at two ends of the handle.
The torque wrench of the present invention further includes a double torque adjustment mechanism 50 disposed in the handle 20. The double torque adjustment mechanism 50 includes an adjustment member 51, a first slide block 52, a second slide block 52′, a first elastic member 53 and a second elastic member 53′. The adjustment member 51 is disposed between the inner ends of the first and second tubular bodies 21, 22 of the handle 20. Two ends of the adjustment member 51 are respectively provided with a first adjustment section and a second adjustment section. In this embodiment, the two adjustment sections are respectively a first threaded rod 511 and a second threaded rod 511′. The adjustment member 51 is formed with an internal passage 512 passing through the adjustment member 51 from one end to the other end thereof.
The two slide blocks 52, 52′ are hollow sleeve bodies each having a passageway 524, 524′. The two slide blocks 52, 52′ are respectively disposed in the two tubular bodies 21, 22 and slidable within the tubular bodies 21, 22. The circumferences of the two slide blocks 52, 52′ are respectively formed with a first slide slot 522 and a second slide slot 522′. A first thread 521 and a second thread 521′ are respectively formed on inner circumferences of the two slide blocks 52, 52′. Two insertion pins 523, 523′ are respectively passed through the two locating holes 211, 221 of the two tubular bodies 21, 22 and inlaid in the slide slots 522, 522′ of the two slide blocks 52, 52′, whereby the two slide blocks 52, 52′ are prevented from rotating. The two threaded rods 511, 511′ of the adjustment member 51 are respectively screwed in the threads 521, 521′ of the two slide blocks.
The two elastic members 53, 53′ are respectively disposed in the two tubular bodies 21, 22 and positioned between the outer ends of the two slide blocks 52, 52′ and the outer ends of the two tubular bodies. Two ends of the elastic members 53, 53′ respectively abut against the outer ends of the slide blocks 52, 52′ and the outer ends of the two tubular bodies 21, 22. The two elastic members provide elastic energy to make the abutment end faces 212, 222 of the tubular bodies 21, 22 respectively abut against the inner ends of the two drive heads 40, 40′.
The rod body 30 is passed through the passage 512 of the adjustment member 51, the two slide blocks 52, 52′ and the two elastic members 53, 53′ of the double torque adjustment mechanism 50. The adjustment member is fitted on the rod body. A locating member 31 such as a C-shaped retainer ring or an anti-slip bearing is disposed between the rod body 30 and the adjustment member 51, whereby the adjustment member 51 can only rotated around the rod body 30 without possibility of move along the rod body 30.
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The double torque adjustment structure 50 is disposed in the handle 20, including a first adjustment member 51, a second adjustment member 51′, a first slide block 52, a second slide block 52′, a first elastic member 53, a second elastic member 53′ and a spacer ring 54. The two adjustment members 51, 51′ are hollow collar bodies each having a passage 512, 512′. A hub section 513, 513′ protrudes from inner end of each adjustment member. Two ends of the spacer ring 54 are fitted on the hub sections 513, 513′. The spacer ring 54 serves to space the two adjustment members 51, 51′. The two adjustment members 51, 51′ are disposed between the first and second tubular bodies 21, 22 of the handle 20. The outer ends of the two adjustment members 51, 51′ respectively have a first adjustment section and a second adjustment section. In this embodiment, the first and second adjustment sections are respectively a first threaded rod 511 and a second threaded rod 511′.
The two slide blocks 52, 52′ are hollow sleeve bodies respectively disposed in the two tubular bodies 21, 22 and slidable within the tubular bodies 21, 22. A first thread 521 and a second thread 521′ are respectively formed on inner circumferences of the two slide blocks 52, 52′. The threads 521, 521′ are respectively screwed with the two threaded rods 511, 511′ of the two adjustment members 51, 51′. The circumferences of the two slide blocks 52, 52′ are respectively formed with a first slide slot 522 and a second slide slot 522′. Two insertion pins 523, 523′ are respectively passed through the two locating holes 211, 221 of the two tubular bodies 21, 22 and inlaid in the slide slots 522, 522′ of the two slide blocks 52, 52′, whereby the two slide blocks 52, 52′ are prevented from rotating.
The two elastic members 53, 53′ are respectively disposed between the outer ends of the two slide blocks 52, 52′ and the outer ends of the two tubular bodies. Inner ends of the elastic members 53, 53′ respectively abut against the outer ends of the slide blocks 52, 52′. Outer ends of the elastic members 53, 53′ respectively abut against the inner walls of the outer ends of the two tubular bodies 21, 22. The two elastic members provide elastic energy to make the abutment end faces 212, 222 of the tubular bodies 21, 22 respectively abut against the inner ends of the two drive heads 40, 40′.
The rod body 30 is passed through the two adjustment members 51, 51′, the spacer ring 54, the two slide blocks 52, 52′ and the two elastic members 53, 53′ of the double torque adjustment mechanism 50. Two locating members 31, 31′ are respectively disposed between the rod body 30 and the two adjustment members 51, 51′, whereby the two adjustment members 51, 51′ can only rotated around the rod body 30 without possibility of move along the rod body 30.
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The operation of the second embodiment of the torque wrench of the present invention is identical to that of the first embodiment and thus will not be further described hereinafter.
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The first and second tubular bodies 21, 22 of the handle 20 are respectively axially formed with a first adjustment slot 214 and a second adjustment slot 214′. The edges of the two adjustment slots 214, 214′ are respectively formed with rack sections 215, 215′. The teeth of the rack sections 215, 215′ are arranged in the axial direction of the tubular bodies.
The double torque adjustment mechanism 50 includes a first adjustment member 51, a second adjustment member 51′, a first slide block 52, a second slide block 52′, a first elastic member 53, a second elastic member 53′, a first locating member 55 and a second locating member 55′.
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The two elastic members 53, 53′ are respectively disposed between the outer ends of the two slide blocks 52, 52′ and the outer ends of the handle 20. The rod body 30 is passed through the double torque adjustment mechanism 50.
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The torque wrench of the present invention further includes a first drive head 40 and a second drive head 40′. Each drive head has a drive section 41, 41′ and a rod section 42, 42′ connected with the drive section 41, 41′. The rod sections 42, 42′ of the drive heads 40, 40′ are pivotally swingably connected with the outer ends of the tubular bodies 21, 22. The inner ends of the rod sections 42, 42′ extend into the tubular bodies 21, 22.
Two abutment blocks 56, 56′ are respectively disposed in the tubular bodies 21, 22. The outer ends of the abutment blocks are in contact with the inner ends of the rod sections 42, 42′ of the drive heads 40, 40′.
A double torque adjustment mechanism 50 is disposed in the two tubular bodies 21, 22 of the handle 20, including an adjustment member 51, a first slide block 52, a second slide block 52′, a first elastic member 53 and a second elastic member 53′. Two ends of the adjustment member 51 are respectively pivotally connected with the inner ends of the two tubular bodies 21, 22. Two locating members are respectively disposed between two ends of the adjustment member 51 and the two tubular bodies 21, 22, whereby the adjustment member 51 can be only rotated around the handle 30 without axially displacing along the handle. Two insertion pins 523 are disposed on the tubular bodies 21, 22 and inlaid in the slide slots of the two slide blocks 52, 52′, whereby the two slide blocks 52, 52′ can be only axially moved within the tubular bodies 21, 22 without possibility of rotation. Two ends of the adjustment member 51 are respectively screwed with the inner ends of the two slide blocks 52, 52′. To speak more specifically, each of two ends of the adjustment member 51 is provided with a drive section (such as a threaded rod). The threaded rods 511, 511′ are respectively screwed with the threads 52, 52′ of the two slide blocks 52, 52′. The two elastic members 53, 53′ are respectively disposed between the outer ends of the two slide blocks 52, 52′ and the inner ends of the two abutment blocks 56, 56′. Two ends of the elastic members respectively abut against the inner ends of the two abutment blocks 56, 56′ and the outer ends of the two slide blocks 52, 52′.
When it is desired to adjust/set the torque values of the drive heads 40, 40′ of the torque wrench, the adjustment member 51 is rotated to rotate the first and second threaded rods 511, 511′ of two ends of the adjustment member 51 at the same time so as to drive the two slide blocks 52, 52′ to slide along the two tubular bodies 21, 22. Accordingly, the elastic force applied by the two elastic members 53, 53′ to the two abutment blocks 56, 56′ can be adjusted. In this case, the elastic contact state between the two abutment blocks and the two rod sections 42, 42′ can be adjusted to complete the setting of torque value.
In use, with the first drive head 40 taken as an example, when the wrenching force of the wrench reaches the set torque value, the rod section 42 will skip over the first abutment block 56 for the user to know that the wrenching force has reached the set torque value.
In conclusion, the torque wrench of the present invention has double drive ends and the torque values of the double drive ends can be set/adjusted. This structure is novel in this field.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, not intended to limit the scope thereof. Many modifications of the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
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102131349 A | Aug 2013 | TW | national |
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