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US4766787A
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Two-blade type impulse wrench
Assignee: Yokota Industrial Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-12-02
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Granted: 1988-08-30
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Expires: 2006-12-02
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an impulse wrench which has two blades but generates only one impact pulse on the main shaft per one rotation of a liner. In this invention, a liner has at least four seals and a main shaft has at least two seals. And the shape of both or one of the two seals out of at least two seals of main shaft is other than a linear shape parallel to the axial center. If both of said two seals of main shaft are in said shape, two of at least four seals of liner are in the same shape. The other seals of liner are in a linear shape parallel to the axial center. If one of said two seals of main shaft is in said shape, one of at least four seals of liner is in the same shape as this. All of the other seals of liner are in a linear shape parallel to the axial center. In this way, said two seals of liner and said two seals of main shaft coincide with each other only once per one rotation of the liner.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadakatsu Sugimoto
- 👤 Yoshiaki Igarashi
- 👤 Shiro Saito
- 👤 Eiichi Wada
- 👤 Keiji Murai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 03:28
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B21/00; B25B21/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench comprising a liner rotated by a motor, a main shaft inserted in the liner to be rotatable coaxially therewith, and two blades inserted to be retractable respectively into two grooves formed in the main shaft with their outer ends abutting against an inside wall of said liner, being intended to generate an impact pulse on said main shaft when said liner rotates and the seals formed on the inside wall of said liner coincide with the seals formed on the outside wall of said main shaft and the outer ends of said blades, wherein at least four seals are formed on the inside wall of said liner, and at the same time at least two seals are formed between said two blades on the outside wall of said main shaft, whereas two seals of at least four seals of said liner and two seals of at least two seals of said main shaft are all in a same shape which is a linear shape along a plane parallel to a rotational axis of said main shaft and inclined relative to the rotational axis of said main shaft, so that the same two seals of said liner and the same two seals of said main shaft coincide with each other only once per rotation of said liner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench comprising a liner rotated by a motor, a main shaft inserted in the liner to be rotatable coaxially therewith, and two blades inserted to be retractable respectively into two grooves formed in the main shaft with their outer ends abutting against an inside wall of said liner, being intended to generate an impact pulse on said main shaft when said liner rotates and the seals formed on the inside wall of said liner coincide with the seals formed on the outside wall of said main shaft and the outer ends of said blades, wherein at least four seals are formed on the inside wall of said liner, and at the same time at least two seals are formed between said two blades on the outside wall of said main shaft, whereas two seals of at least four seals of said liner and two seals of at least two seals of said main shaft are all in a same shape which is a linear shape along a plane parallel to a rotational axis of said main shaft and inclined relative to the rotational axis of said main shaft, so that the same two seals of said liner and the same two seals of said main shaft coincide with each other only once per rotation of said liner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in claim 1, wherein said liner has four seals and said main shaft has two seals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in claim 2, wherein the four seals of said liner are formed respectively on the position corresponding to both ends of major axis and minor axis of a liner space which has a nearly elliptical section, and the two seals of said main shaft are formed respectively in the middle of said two blades set on the symmetrical position relative to the rotational axis of said main shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in claim 3, wherein the four seals of liner are formed from projected edges on the inside wall of said liner along the rotational axis of said main shaft, whereas the two seals of said main shaft are formed from projected edges on the outside wall of said main shaft along the rotational axis of said main shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in any of the claims 1 to 4, wherein said two seals of said liner and said two seals of said main shaft which are in a shape other than a linear shape parallel to the rotational axis of said main shaft are in a linear shape inclined against the rotational axis of said main shaft along the plane parallel to the rotational axis of said main shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein said two seals of said liner and said two seals of said main shaft which are in a shape other than a linear shape parallel to the axial center are in a linear shape bending more than once along the plane parallel to the axial center.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in any of claims 1 to 4, wherein said two seals of said liner and said two seals of said main shaft which are in a shape other than a linear shape parallel to the axial center are in a linear shape curved more than once along the plane parallel to the axial center.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
261 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench comprising a liner rotated by a motor, a main shaft inserted in the liner to be rotatable coaxially therewith, and two blades inserted to be retractable respectively into two grooves formed in the main shaft with their outer ends abutting against an inside wall of said liner, being intended to generate an impact pulse on said main shaft when said liner rotates and the seals formed on the inside wall of said liner coincide with the seals formed on the outside wall of said main shaft and the outer ends of said blades, wherein at least four seals are formed on the inside wall of said liner, and at the same time at least two seals are formed between said two blades on the outside wall of said main shaft and furthermore one of two seals out of at least four seals of said liner and one of two seals of at least two seals of said main shaft are in a linear shape parallel to a rotational axis of said main shaft, and the other one of said two seals of said liner and the other one of said two seals of said main shaft are in a same shape which is a linear shape along a plane parallel to a rotational axis of said main shaft and inclined relative to the rotational axis of the main shaft, so that said two seals of said liner and said two seals of said main shaft coincide with each other only once per rotation of said liner.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
261 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench comprising a liner rotated by a motor, a main shaft inserted in the liner to be rotatable coaxially therewith, and two blades inserted to be retractable respectively into two grooves formed in the main shaft with their outer ends abutting against an inside wall of said liner, being intended to generate an impact pulse on said main shaft when said liner rotates and the seals formed on the inside wall of said liner coincide with the seals formed on the outside wall of said main shaft and the outer ends of said blades, wherein at least four seals are formed on the inside wall of said liner, and at the same time at least two seals are formed between said two blades on the outside wall of said main shaft and furthermore one of two seals out of at least four seals of said liner and one of two seals of at least two seals of said main shaft are in a linear shape parallel to a rotational axis of said main shaft, and the other one of said two seals of said liner and the other one of said two seals of said main shaft are in a same shape which is a linear shape along a plane parallel to a rotational axis of said main shaft and inclined relative to the rotational axis of the main shaft, so that said two seals of said liner and said two seals of said main shaft coincide with each other only once per rotation of said liner.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in claim 8, wherein said liner has four seals and said main shaft has two seals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
76 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in claim 9, wherein the four seals of said liner are formed respectively on the position corresponding to both ends of the major axis and minor axis of a liner space which has a nearly elliptical section, and the two seals of said main shaft are formed respectively in the middle of said two blades set on the symmetrical position against the rotational axis of said main shaft.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
67 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in claim 10, wherein the four seals of said liner are formed from projected edges on the inside wall of said liner along the rotational axis of said main shaft, whereas the two seals of said main shaft are formed from projected edges on the outside wall of said main shaft along the rotational axis of said main shaft.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
76 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in any of the claims 8 to 11, wherein the other seal of said liner and the other seal of said main shaft which are in a shape other than a linear shape parallel to the rotational axis of said main shaft are in a linear shape inclined against the rotational axis of said main shaft along the plane parallel to the rotational axis of said main shaft.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in any of claims 8 to 11, wherein the other seal of said liner and the other seal of said main shaft which are in a shape other than a linear shape parallel to the axial center are in a linear shape bending more than once along the plane parallel to the axial center.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
62 words
A two-blade type impulse wrench as set forth in any of claims 8 to 11, wherein the other seal of said liner and the other seal of said main shaft which are in a shape other than a linear shape parallel to the axial center are in a linear shape curved more than once along the plane parallel to the axial center.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-08-30 | 1992-02-29 | 1992-08-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-08-30 | 1996-02-29 | 1996-08-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-08-30 | 2000-02-29 | 2000-08-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |