Hydraulic torque wrench

Claim 2

A hydraulic torque wrench comprising: (a) a rotor driven for rotation, (b) an oil cylinder operatively connected to said rotor, said oil cylinder having a cove at least one end thereof, (c) a main shaft installed for relative rotation in said oil cylinder, said main shaft having a shoulder portion, (d) two blades disposed about 180 degrees out of phase from each other circumferentially of said main shaft and retractably urged radially outwardly of said main shaft, (e) main shaft seal surfaces formed on the outer peripheral surface of said main shaft and circumferentially disposed about 90 degrees out of phase from said blades, (f) first seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact said main shaft seal surfaces in only two particular phase conditions obtained during each revolution of said oil cylinder, (g) second seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact the projecting ends of said blades in said two particular phase conditions and wherein one of said particular phase conditions one side of each of said blades defined a high pressure chamber while the other side defines a low pressure chamber, and (h) a communication passageway comprising notched grooves formed in the end surface of a cover member for said oil cylinder contacting the axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft and communication holes formed in the main shaft and open to the axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft said notched grooves in the end surface of said cover member being opposed to said high and low pressure chambers so that in the other one of said two particular phase conditions, said communication passageway establishes communication between said high and low pressure chambers to thereby equalize their pressures.

Claim 3

A hydraulic torque wrench comprising: (a) a rotor driven for rotation, (b) an oil cylinder operatively connected to said rotor, said oil cylinder having a cover at least one end thereof, (c) a main shaft installed for relative rotation in said oil cylinder, said main shaft having a shoulder portion, (d) two blades disposed about 180 degrees out of phase from each other circumferentially of said main shaft and retractably urged radially outwardly of said main shaft, (e) main shaft seal surfaces formed on the outer peripheral surface of said main shaft and circumferentially disposed about 90 degrees out of phase from said blades, (f) first seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact said main shaft seal surfaces in only two particular phase conditions obtained during each revolution of said oil cylinder, (g) second seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact the projecting ends of said blades in said two particular phase conditions and where in one of said particular phase conditions one side of each of said blades defines a high pressure chamber while the other side defines a low pressure chamber, and (h) a communication passageway comprising notched grooves formed in the end surface of a cover member for said oil cylinder contacting the axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft and notched grooves formed in said axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft, said notched grooves in the end surface of said cover member being opposed to said high and low pressure chambers so that in the other one of said two particular phase conditions, said communication passageway establishes communication between said high and low pressure chambers to thereby equalize their pressure.

Claim 4

A hydraulic torque wrench comprising: (a) a rotor driven for rotation, (b) an oil cylinder operatively connected to said rotor, said oil cylinder having a cover at least one end thereof, (c) a main shaft installed for relative rotation in said oil cylinder, said main shaft having a shoulder portion, (d) two blades disposed about 180 degrees out of phase from each other circumferentially of said main shaft and retractably urged radially outwardly of said main shaft, (e) main shaft seal surfaces formed on the outer peripheral surface of said main shaft and circumferentially disposed about 90 degrees out of phase from said blades, (f) first seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact said main shaft seal surfaces in only two particular phase conditions obtained during each revolution of said oil cylinder, (g) second seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact the projecting ends of said blades in said two particular phase conditions and where in one of said particular phase conditions one side of each of said blades defines a high pressure chamber while the other side defines a low pressure chamber, and (h) a communication passageway comprising notched grooves formed in the end surface of a cover member for said oil cylinder contacting the axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft and notched grooves formed in said axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft, said notched grooves in the end surface of said cover member being opposed to said high and low pressure chambers so that in the other one of said two particular phase conditions, said communication passageway establishes communication between said high and low pressure chambers to thereby equalize their pressure.

Claim 5

A hydraulic torque wrench comprising: (a) a rotor driven for rotation, (b) an oil cylinder operatively connected to said rotor, said oil cylinder having a cover at least one end thereof, (c) a main shaft installed for relative rotation in said oil cylinder, said main shaft having a shoulder portion, (d) two blades disposed about 180 degrees out of phase from each other circumferentially of said main shaft and retractably urged radially outwardly of said main shaft, (e) main shaft seal surfaces formed on the outer peripheral surface of said main shaft and circumferentially disposed about 90 degrees out of phase from said blades, (f) first seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact said main shaft seal surfaces in only two particular phase conditions obtained during each revolution of said oil cylinder, (g) second seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact the projecting ends of said blades in said two particular phase conditions and where in one of said particular phase conditions one side of each of said blades defines a high pressure chamber while the other side defines a low pressure chamber, and (h) a communication passageway comprising communication holes formed in a cover member for said oil cylinder contacting the axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft and open to an end surface of said cover member contacting said axial end surface of said shoulder portion of said main shaft and communication passages formed in said main shaft and open to said axial end surface of said shoulder portion and to the other peripheral surface of said shoulder portion of said main shaft so that in the other one of said two particular phase conditions, said communication passageway establishes communication between said high and low pressure chambers to thereby equalize their pressures.

Claim 6

A hydraulic torque wrench comprising: (a) a rotor driven for rotation, (b) an oil cylinder operatively connected to said rotor, said oil cylinder having a cover at least one end thereof, (c) a main shaft installed for relative rotation in said oil cylinder, said main shaft having a shoulder portion, (d) two blades disposed about 180 degrees out of phase from each other circumferentially of said main shaft and retractably urged radially outwardly of said main shaft, (e) main shaft seal surfaces formed on the outer peripheral surface of said main shaft and circumferentially disposed about 90 degrees out of phase from said blades, (f) first seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact said main shaft seal surfaces in only two particular phase conditions obtained during each revolution of said oil cylinder, (g) second seal surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of said oil cylinder so that they oil-tightly contact the projecting ends of said blades in said two particular phase conditions and where in one of said particular phase conditions one side of each of said blades defines a high pressure chamber while the other side defines a low pressure chamber, and (h) a communication passageway comprising communication holes formed in a cover member for said oil cylinder contacting the axial end surface of the shoulder portion of said main shaft and open to an end surface of said cover member contacting said axial end surface of said shoulder portion of said main shaft and communication passages formed in said main shaft and open to said axial end surface of said shoulder portion and to the other peripheral surface of said shoulder portion of said main shaft so that in the other one of said two particular phase conditions, said communication passageway establishes communication between said high and low pressure chambers to thereby equalize their pressures.

Claim 7

A hydraulic torque wrench as set forth in claim 3, wherein said communication passages formed in the main shaft comprise communication holes.