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US 11,697,195 B2Granted
Tool for driving a fastener
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorKailyn M. Longueville
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Abstract
A fastener driving tool is provided for driving a fastener onto a threaded rod. The fastener driving tool includes a housing, and an input shaft rotatably supported by the housing. The input shaft defines a first rotational axis. An output member is rotatably supported by the housing. The output member is configured to rotatably support the fastener. The output member is configured to receive the fastener and a portion of the threaded rod. A transmission assembly is operatively coupled between the input shaft and the output member. The transmission assembly is configured to convert an input torque from the input shaft about the first rotational axis to an output torque about a second rotational axis acting on the output member. The second rotational axis is disposed at an angle relative to the first rotational axis.
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A fastener driving tool for driving a fastener onto a threaded rod, the fastener driving tool comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft rotatably supported by the housing, the input shaft defining a first rotational axis;
- an output member rotatably supported by the housing, the output member configured to rotatably support the fastener, the output member configured to receive the fastener and a portion of the threaded rod;
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- a transmission assembly operatively coupled between the input shaft and the output member, the transmission assembly configured to convert an input torque from the input shaft about the first rotational axis to an output torque about a second rotational axis acting on the output member,
- wherein the second rotational axis is disposed at an angle relative to the first rotational axis, and
- wherein the housing includes a plurality of outer housing members and a plurality of inner housing members to define a cavity therebetween, wherein the cavity receives the transmission assembly, and wherein the plurality of inner housing members define a channel extending through the housing, the channel separated from the cavity by the plurality of inner housing members.
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A fastener driving tool for driving a fastener onto a threaded rod, the fastener driving tool comprising:
- a housing having a channel extending therethrough, the channel configured to receive a first portion of the threaded rod;
- an input shaft rotatably supported by the housing, the input shaft defining a first rotational axis;
- an output member rotatably supported by the housing, the output member having a bore aligned with the channel, the output member configured to receive the fastener, and the bore of the output member configured to receive a second portion of the threaded rod;
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- a transmission assembly operatively coupled between the input shaft and the output member, the transmission assembly configured to convert an input torque from the input shaft about the first rotational axis to an output torque about a second rotational axis acting on the output member,
- wherein the second rotational axis is disposed at an angle relative to the first rotational axis,
- wherein each of the bore and the channel is aligned with the second rotational axis, and
- wherein the output member includes a bevel gear and an extension portion extending therefrom, wherein the bore extends through the bevel gear and the extension portion, and wherein the extension portion defines a drive socket configured to receive the fastener.
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A fastener driving tool for driving a fastener onto a threaded rod, the fastener driving tool comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft rotatably supported by the housing, the input shaft defining a first rotational axis;
- an output member rotatably supported by the housing, the output member configured to rotatably support the fastener, the output member configured to receive the fastener and a portion of the threaded rod;
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- a transmission assembly operatively coupled between the input shaft and the output member, the transmission assembly configured to convert an input torque from the input shaft about the first rotational axis to an output torque about a second rotational axis acting on the output member, the transmission assembly including a first bevel gear coupled to the input shaft,
- a second bevel gear, and an intermediate bevel gear intermeshed with the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear,
- wherein the first bevel gear is configured to rotate about the first rotational axis, and the second bevel gear is configured to rotate about the second rotational axis,
- wherein the second bevel gear is coupled to the output member, and
- wherein the second rotational axis is disposed at an angle relative to the first rotational axis.
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A fastener driving tool for driving a fastener onto a threaded rod, the fastener driving tool comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft rotatably supported by the housing, the input shaft defining a first rotational axis;
- an output member rotatably supported by the housing, the output member configured to rotatably support the fastener, the output member configured to receive the fastener and a portion of the threaded rod;
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- a transmission assembly operatively coupled between the input shaft and the output member, the transmission assembly configured to convert an input torque from the input shaft about the first rotational axis to an output torque about a second rotational axis acting on the output member,
- wherein the second rotational axis is disposed at an angle relative to the first rotational axis,
- wherein the transmission assembly includes a first bevel gear coupled to the input shaft, a second bevel gear, and an intermediate bevel gear intermeshed with the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear, and wherein the first bevel gear is configured to rotate about the first rotational axis, and the second bevel gear is configured to rotate about the second rotational axis, and
- wherein the housing includes a plurality of sides, wherein the first bevel gear is positioned adjacent a first side of the plurality of sides, the second bevel gear is positioned adjacent a second side of the plurality of sides, and the intermediate bevel gear is positioned adjacent a third side of the plurality of sides.
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A fastener driving tool for driving a fastener onto a threaded rod, the fastener driving tool comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft rotatably supported by the housing, the input shaft defining a first rotational axis;
- an output member rotatably supported by the housing, the output member configured to rotatably support the fastener, the output member configured to receive the fastener and a portion of the threaded rod;
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- a transmission assembly operatively coupled between the input shaft and the output member, the transmission assembly configured to convert an input torque from the input shaft about the first rotational axis to an output torque about a second rotational axis acting on the output member,
- wherein the second rotational axis is disposed at an angle relative to the first rotational axis, and
- wherein the transmission assembly includes two intermediate bevel gears, each intermediate bevel gear intermeshed with a first bevel gear of the input shaft and a second bevel gear of the output member, and wherein the two intermediate bevel gears are spaced apart within the housing.
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