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US20070034058A1
US20070034058A1 US11/585,156 US58515606A US2007034058A1 US 20070034058 A1 US20070034058 A1 US 20070034058A1 US 58515606 A US58515606 A US 58515606A US 2007034058 A1 US2007034058 A1 US 2007034058A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
    • B25G1/00—Handle constructions
    • B25G1/06—Handle constructions reversible or adjustable for position
    • B25G1/063—Handle constructions reversible or adjustable for position for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B13/00—Spanners; Wrenches
    • B25B13/46—Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle
    • B25B13/461—Spanners; Wrenches of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of the handle with concentric driving and driven member
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32254—Lockable at fixed position
    • Y10T403/32262—At selected angle
    • Y10T403/32319—At selected angle including pivot stud
    • Y10T403/32327—At selected angle including pivot stud including radially spaced detent or latch component
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32254—Lockable at fixed position
    • Y10T403/32262—At selected angle
    • Y10T403/32319—At selected angle including pivot stud
    • Y10T403/32368—At selected angle including pivot stud including radial interengaging tongue and slot or serrations

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  • a conventional ratchet wrench generally includes a head with a driving member rotatably received in a through hole in the head and a handle integrally extends from an end of the head.
  • a control device or a ratchet mechanism is received in a recess defined in an inner periphery of the through hole of the head and includes a pawl, a biasing unit for biasing the pawl and a control bar which is connected to the pawl so as to control the position of the pawl.
  • the pawl can be engaged with toothed outer periphery of the driving member so as to output torque to an object mounted to the driving member, or can be disengaged from the driving member so that the handle can be freely rotated to a desired angle and ready for next rotational movement of the handle.
  • This control device allows the user to reciprocally rotate the object without removing the wrench from the object.
  • the parts of the control device are so small so that it is difficult to assemble all the parts in a small recess in the head. Besides, it is difficult to make the recess in a limited area of the head and the manufacturing cost will be high.
  • the present invention intends to provide a ratchet wrench wherein the control device is easily to be assembled to the head of the wrench.
  • the present invention relates to a ratchet wrench which comprises a head having an engaging portion which includes a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery so as to be engaged with an object, and a second through hole which includes a first engaging inner periphery.
  • a bottom plate with a central hole is engaged with the second through hole.
  • a movable member is composed of a cap member and a rod portion, the rod portion is movably received in the second through hole and has a flange that has a first engaging outer periphery which is removably engaged with the first engaging inner periphery.
  • the rod portion includes a first end and a second end which movably extends through the central hole of the bottom plate.
  • the cap member has a polygonal recess and the first end of the rod portion is movably engaged with the polygonal recess so that the rod portion is co-rotated with the cap member.
  • the cap member has an annular lip which has a second engaging outer periphery.
  • An operation portion includes a handle and a mounting portion, The mounting portion has a connection recess defined in an underside thereof and a top hole which communicates with the connection recess.
  • the top hole includes an inward flange so as to stop the annular lip of the cap member.
  • the connection recess has a second engaging inner periphery and the second engaging outer periphery of the cap member is removably engaged with the second engaging inner periphery.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view to show the ratchet wrench of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view to show the ratchet wrench of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show when the movable member of the control device of the present invention is lowered;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view to show when the movable member of the control device of the present invention is pushed upward;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view to show another embodiment of the control device of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view to show the rod portion in FIG. 5 is pushed upward
  • FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view to show the cap member FIG. 5 is pushed downward.
  • the ratchet wrench of the present invention comprises a head 20 having an engaging portion 21 which includes a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery so as to be engaged with an object (not shown) and a second through hole which includes an engaging inner periphery 23 and a smooth inner periphery 22 .
  • a bottom plate 24 with a central hole is engaged with the smooth inner periphery 22 .
  • the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 has a toothed inner periphery.
  • the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 can also be a polygonal inner periphery.
  • a movable member 30 is movably received in the second through hole and includes a top protrusion 31 and a bottom protrusion 34 extending from two opposite ends of the movable member 30 .
  • a driving section 33 and a connection section 32 extend radially from the movable member 30 and are located between the top and bottom protrusions 31 , 34 .
  • the driving section 33 includes a toothed outer periphery which can be engaged with the toothed inner periphery of the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 .
  • the driving section 33 can also be a polygonal outer periphery.
  • An operation portion 10 includes a handle 11 and a mounting portion 12 .
  • the mounting portion 12 has a connection recess 14 which is defined in an underside of the mounting portion 12 and a top hole 13 which communicates with the connection recess 14 .
  • the top protrusion 31 movably extends through the top hole 13 and the bottom protrusion 34 movably extends through the central hole of the bottom plate 24 .
  • the connection section 32 of the movable member 30 is a rectangular section which is engaged with the connection recess 14 so that the movable member 30 is co-rotated with the handle 11 .
  • the height of the driving section 33 is shorter than that of the smooth inner periphery 22 of the second through hole of the head 20 so that when the movable member 30 is moved toward the bottom plate 24 , the driving section 33 is completely disengaged from the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 such that the movable member 30 is freely rotated in the second through hole as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • connection section 32 is longer than that of the connection recess 14 of the mounting portion 12 so that when the movable member 30 is moved away from the bottom plate 24 and the driving section 33 is completely disengaged from the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 , a part of the connection section 32 is engaged with the connection recess 14 such that the movable member 30 is co-rotated with the handle 11 as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • a spring 40 is mounted to the bottom protrusion 34 and biased between an underside of the driving section 33 and the bottom plate 24 , so that the spring 40 normally pushes the movable member 30 at upper position as disclosed in FIG. 4 .
  • the handle 11 When in the status in FIG. 3 , the handle 11 is freely rotated relative to the head 20 and the movable member 30 is co-rotated with the handle 11 . On the contrary, when the movable member 30 is in the status in FIG. 4 , the rotation of the handle 11 rotates the head 20 so as to tighten or loosen the object.
  • FIGS. 5-7 disclose another embodiment of the control device of the present invention wherein the ratchet wrench comprises a head 20 having an engaging portion 21 which includes a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery to be engaged with an object and a second through hole 200 which includes a first engaging inner periphery 23 A.
  • a bottom plate 24 with a central hole is engaged with the second through hole.
  • a movable member 30 is movably engaged with the second through hole and composed of a cap member 301 and a rod portion 302 .
  • the rod portion 302 is movably received in the second through hole 220 and has a flange that has a first engaging outer periphery 33 A which is removably engaged with the first engaging inner periphery 23 A.
  • the rod portion 302 includes a first end 37 and a second end 34 A, wherein the second end 34 A movably extends through the central hole of the bottom plate 24 , wherein the central hole is a sink hole and the second end 34 A of the rod portion 302 A is movably received in the sink hole and does not extend beyond an underside of the bottom plate 24 .
  • the cap member 301 has a polygonal recess 36 and the first end 37 of the rod portion 302 is movably engaged with the polygonal recess 36 so that the rod portion 302 is co-rotated with the cap member 301 .
  • the cap 301 has an annular lip which has a second engaging outer periphery 32 A.
  • An operation portion 10 includes a handle 11 and a mounting portion 12 .
  • a connection recess 14 is defined in an underside of the mounting portion 12 and a top hole 13 which communicates with the connection recess 14 .
  • the top hole 13 is a sink hole and includes an inward flange 13 A so as to stop the annular lip of the cap member 301 to prevent the cap member 301 from dropping out from the top hole 13 .
  • the connection recess 14 has a second engaging inner periphery 14 A and the second engaging outer periphery 32 A of the cap member 301 is removably engaged with the second engaging inner periphery 14 A.
  • a spring 40 is mounted to the rod portion 302 A and biased between the annular lip of the cap member 301 and a top surface of the flange of the rod portion 302 A.
  • the handle 11 When rotating the handle 11 in the status as in FIG. 5 , the handle 11 rotates the cap member 301 which drives the rod portion 302 and the rod portion 302 rotates the head 20 .
  • the handle in the status as in FIG. 6 because the rod portion 302 is lifted and the first engaging outer periphery 33 A is disengaged from the first engaging inner periphery 23 A, so that the rod portion 302 is freely rotated relative to the head 20 .
  • the cap member 301 If the cap member 301 is pushed toward the rod portion 302 as shown in FIG. 7 , the second engaging outer periphery 32 A is disengaged from the second engaging inner periphery 14 A, the handle 11 is freely rotated relative to the cap member 301 so that the head 20 can be maintained still.

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A ratchet wrench includes a head having a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery to be engaged with an object and a second through hole which includes a first engaging inner periphery. A rod portion is movably received in the second through hole and has a flange which is removably engaged with the first engaging inner periphery. The cap member has a polygonal recess so as to be engaged with a first end of the rod portion so that the rod portion is co-rotated with the cap member. The cap member has an annular lip which has a second engaging outer periphery. An operation portion includes a connection recess to retain the cap member therein. By operating the rod portion or the cap member, the handle can be selectively rotated freely or co-rotated with the head.

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  • This is a Divisional Application for U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/206,833, filed on Aug. 19, 2005.
    • FIELD OF THE INVENTION Background of the Invention
  • A conventional ratchet wrench generally includes a head with a driving member rotatably received in a through hole in the head and a handle integrally extends from an end of the head. A control device or a ratchet mechanism is received in a recess defined in an inner periphery of the through hole of the head and includes a pawl, a biasing unit for biasing the pawl and a control bar which is connected to the pawl so as to control the position of the pawl. The pawl can be engaged with toothed outer periphery of the driving member so as to output torque to an object mounted to the driving member, or can be disengaged from the driving member so that the handle can be freely rotated to a desired angle and ready for next rotational movement of the handle. This control device allows the user to reciprocally rotate the object without removing the wrench from the object. However, the parts of the control device are so small so that it is difficult to assemble all the parts in a small recess in the head. Besides, it is difficult to make the recess in a limited area of the head and the manufacturing cost will be high.
  • The present invention intends to provide a ratchet wrench wherein the control device is easily to be assembled to the head of the wrench.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to a ratchet wrench which comprises a head having an engaging portion which includes a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery so as to be engaged with an object, and a second through hole which includes a first engaging inner periphery. A bottom plate with a central hole is engaged with the second through hole. A movable member is composed of a cap member and a rod portion, the rod portion is movably received in the second through hole and has a flange that has a first engaging outer periphery which is removably engaged with the first engaging inner periphery. The rod portion includes a first end and a second end which movably extends through the central hole of the bottom plate. The cap member has a polygonal recess and the first end of the rod portion is movably engaged with the polygonal recess so that the rod portion is co-rotated with the cap member. The cap member has an annular lip which has a second engaging outer periphery. An operation portion includes a handle and a mounting portion, The mounting portion has a connection recess defined in an underside thereof and a top hole which communicates with the connection recess. The top hole includes an inward flange so as to stop the annular lip of the cap member. The connection recess has a second engaging inner periphery and the second engaging outer periphery of the cap member is removably engaged with the second engaging inner periphery.
  • The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view to show the ratchet wrench of the present invention;
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view to show the ratchet wrench of the present invention;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show when the movable member of the control device of the present invention is lowered;
  • FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view to show when the movable member of the control device of the present invention is pushed upward;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view to show another embodiment of the control device of the present invention;
  • FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view to show the rod portion in FIG. 5 is pushed upward, and
  • FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view to show the cap member FIG. 5 is pushed downward.
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
  • Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the ratchet wrench of the present invention comprises a head 20 having an engaging portion 21 which includes a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery so as to be engaged with an object (not shown) and a second through hole which includes an engaging inner periphery 23 and a smooth inner periphery 22. A bottom plate 24 with a central hole is engaged with the smooth inner periphery 22. The engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 has a toothed inner periphery. The engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 can also be a polygonal inner periphery.
  • A movable member 30 is movably received in the second through hole and includes a top protrusion 31 and a bottom protrusion 34 extending from two opposite ends of the movable member 30. A driving section 33 and a connection section 32 extend radially from the movable member 30 and are located between the top and bottom protrusions 31, 34. The driving section 33 includes a toothed outer periphery which can be engaged with the toothed inner periphery of the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20. Of course, the driving section 33 can also be a polygonal outer periphery.
  • An operation portion 10 includes a handle 11 and a mounting portion 12. The mounting portion 12 has a connection recess 14 which is defined in an underside of the mounting portion 12 and a top hole 13 which communicates with the connection recess 14. The top protrusion 31 movably extends through the top hole 13 and the bottom protrusion 34 movably extends through the central hole of the bottom plate 24. The connection section 32 of the movable member 30 is a rectangular section which is engaged with the connection recess 14 so that the movable member 30 is co-rotated with the handle 11. It is noted that the height of the driving section 33 is shorter than that of the smooth inner periphery 22 of the second through hole of the head 20 so that when the movable member 30 is moved toward the bottom plate 24, the driving section 33 is completely disengaged from the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20 such that the movable member 30 is freely rotated in the second through hole as shown in FIG. 3. The height of the connection section 32 is longer than that of the connection recess 14 of the mounting portion 12 so that when the movable member 30 is moved away from the bottom plate 24 and the driving section 33 is completely disengaged from the engaging inner periphery 23 of the head 20, a part of the connection section 32 is engaged with the connection recess 14 such that the movable member 30 is co-rotated with the handle 11 as shown in FIG. 4.
  • A spring 40 is mounted to the bottom protrusion 34 and biased between an underside of the driving section 33 and the bottom plate 24, so that the spring 40 normally pushes the movable member 30 at upper position as disclosed in FIG. 4.
  • When in the status in FIG. 3, the handle 11 is freely rotated relative to the head 20 and the movable member 30 is co-rotated with the handle 11. On the contrary, when the movable member 30 is in the status in FIG. 4, the rotation of the handle 11 rotates the head 20 so as to tighten or loosen the object.
  • FIGS. 5-7 disclose another embodiment of the control device of the present invention wherein the ratchet wrench comprises a head 20 having an engaging portion 21 which includes a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery to be engaged with an object and a second through hole 200 which includes a first engaging inner periphery 23A. A bottom plate 24 with a central hole is engaged with the second through hole.
  • A movable member 30 is movably engaged with the second through hole and composed of a cap member 301 and a rod portion 302. The rod portion 302 is movably received in the second through hole 220 and has a flange that has a first engaging outer periphery 33A which is removably engaged with the first engaging inner periphery 23A. The rod portion 302 includes a first end 37 and a second end 34A, wherein the second end 34A movably extends through the central hole of the bottom plate 24, wherein the central hole is a sink hole and the second end 34A of the rod portion 302A is movably received in the sink hole and does not extend beyond an underside of the bottom plate 24. The cap member 301 has a polygonal recess 36 and the first end 37 of the rod portion 302 is movably engaged with the polygonal recess 36 so that the rod portion 302 is co-rotated with the cap member 301. The cap 301 has an annular lip which has a second engaging outer periphery 32A.
  • An operation portion 10 includes a handle 11 and a mounting portion 12. A connection recess 14 is defined in an underside of the mounting portion 12 and a top hole 13 which communicates with the connection recess 14. The top hole 13 is a sink hole and includes an inward flange 13A so as to stop the annular lip of the cap member 301 to prevent the cap member 301 from dropping out from the top hole 13. The connection recess 14 has a second engaging inner periphery 14A and the second engaging outer periphery 32A of the cap member 301 is removably engaged with the second engaging inner periphery 14A. A spring 40 is mounted to the rod portion 302A and biased between the annular lip of the cap member 301 and a top surface of the flange of the rod portion 302A.
  • When rotating the handle 11 in the status as in FIG. 5, the handle 11 rotates the cap member 301 which drives the rod portion 302 and the rod portion 302 rotates the head 20. When rotating the handle in the status as in FIG. 6, because the rod portion 302 is lifted and the first engaging outer periphery 33A is disengaged from the first engaging inner periphery 23A, so that the rod portion 302 is freely rotated relative to the head 20. If the cap member 301 is pushed toward the rod portion 302 as shown in FIG. 7, the second engaging outer periphery 32A is disengaged from the second engaging inner periphery 14A, the handle 11 is freely rotated relative to the cap member 301 so that the head 20 can be maintained still.
  • While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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1. A ratchet wrench comprising:
a head having an engaging portion which includes a first through hole with a polygonal inner periphery which is adapted to be engaged with an object and a second through hole which includes a first engaging inner periphery, a bottom plate with a central hole engaged with the second through hole;
a movable member composed of a cap member and a rod portion, the rod portion movably received in the second through hole and having a flange that has a first engaging outer periphery which is removably engaged with the first engaging inner periphery, the rod portion including a first end and a second end, the second end movably extending through the central hole of the bottom plate, the cap member having a polygonal recess and the first end of the rod portion being movably engaged with the polygonal recess so that the rod portion is co-rotated with the cap member, the cap member having an annular lip which has a second engaging outer periphery, and
an operation portion including a handle and a mounting portion, a connection recess defined in an underside of the mounting portion and a top hole which communicates with the connection recess, the top hole including an inward flange so as to stop the annular lip of the cap member, the connection recess having a second engaging inner periphery and the second engaging outer periphery of the cap member removably engaged with the second engaging inner periphery.
2. The wrench as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central hole of the bottom plate is a sink hole and the second end of the rod portion is movably received in the sink hole and does not extend beyond an underside of the bottom plate.
3. The wrench as claimed in claim 1, wherein a spring is mounted to the rod portion and biased between the annular lip of the cap member and a top surface of the flange of the rod portion.
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