Tools for use in tightening or removing screw-threaded fasteners
US4653358A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25F3/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for rotating a screw into or out of a workpiece, the device being connectible to a power drill and including a screw driving member. There is provided between the power drill and the screw driving member a mechanism for determining the direction of rotation of the screw-driving member and a torque-adjusting mechanism for controlling the depth a screw is to be driven into a workpiece and including clutch means rotatably associated with the rotational-direction determining mechanism. The rotational-direction determining mechanism comprises a planetary gear system, whereof the planet carrier is adapted to be locked to effect rotation of the screw-driving member in a screw-extraction sense (i.e. reverse rotation) or to be released to effect rotation of the screw-driving member in a screw-insertion sense (i.e. forwards rotation).
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