Ratchet screwdriver and construction method
DCFirst Claim
1. In a ratchet screwdriver, a body (17, 72) having a longitudinal axis (A), a gear (56) disposed within the body and rotatable by the handle about the axis (A), a pawl (21, 22, 71) pivoted on the body and being selectively rotationally engageable with the gear, a selector (27, 73) rotatable on the body about the axis (A) to selective rotated positions on the body for engaging the pawl for selective direction of rotation drive, the improvement comprising:
- said selector being axially movable on said body, andsaid body and said selector being selectively relatively non-rotationably engageable for locking said selector in selected rotated positions in response to the axial and rotating movement of said selector.
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Abstract
A ratchet screwdriver with an assembly of a handle (10), a body (17), a gear (56), a pawl (21, 22, 71), and a selector (27) movable on the assembly. The selector carries a pawl actuator (38, 81) for pivoting the pawl, and there is a rotation lock (42, 92) on the selector for releasably holding the rotated selector. The selector can be axially, and also rotationally, movable on the body for controlling the lock. The assembly is along an axis (A), and there are a member (44) and axial force appliers (62, 64) effective between the body and the member, thus restricting axial movement in the assembly. There is provision for assembly along the axis from adjacent the handle. There are modifications and an assembly method.
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1. In a ratchet screwdriver, a body (17, 72) having a longitudinal axis (A), a gear (56) disposed within the body and rotatable by the handle about the axis (A), a pawl (21, 22, 71) pivoted on the body and being selectively rotationally engageable with the gear, a selector (27, 73) rotatable on the body about the axis (A) to selective rotated positions on the body for engaging the pawl for selective direction of rotation drive, the improvement comprising:
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said selector being axially movable on said body, and said body and said selector being selectively relatively non-rotationably engageable for locking said selector in selected rotated positions in response to the axial and rotating movement of said selector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a ratchet screwdriver, a body (17, 72) having a longitudinal axis (A), a gear (56) disposed within the body and rotatable by the handle about the axis (A), a pawl (21, 22, 71) pivoted on the body and being selectively rotationally engageable with the gear, a selector (27, 73) rotatable on the body about the axis (A) to selective rotated positions on the body for engaging the pawl for selective direction of rotation drive, the improvement comprising:
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said body having a surface (60) facing in a first axial direction relative to said axis and on a first axial side of said gear for restricting axial movement of said gear, a member (44) on a second axial side of said gear and being connected to said body for applying axial force along said axis onto said gear to restrict axial movement of said gear relative to said axis and away from said body surface (60), said selector being an annulus and having axially spaced apart interior circular surfaces (49), and said body and said member respectively having circular surfaces (48, 47) in sliding contact with said selector surfaces for movably guiding said selector on said body and said member. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. in a ratchet screwdriver, a body (17, 72) having a longitudinal axis (A), a gear (56) disposed within the body and rotatable by the handle about the axis (A), a pawl (21, 22, 71) pivoted on the body and being selectively rotationally engageable with the gear, a selector (27, 73) rotatable on the body about the axis (A) to selective rotated positions on the body for engaging the pawl for selective direction of rotation drive, the improvement comprising:
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said body having a surface (60) facing in a first axial direction relative to said axis and on a first axial side of said gear for restricting axial movement of said gear, a member (44) on a second axial side of said gear and being connected to said body for applying axial force along said axis onto said gear to restrict axial movement of said gear relative to said axis and away from said body surface (60), and said body having a surface (55) disposed to face said handle and said selector being arranged to be axial movable toward said body surface (55) and to present a space (51) adjacent to said body for the axial movement of said selector in the assembled screwdriver. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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