Adjustable torque screwdriver

Abstract

The invention provides an adjustable torque screwdriver, including a torque input assembly and a torque output assembly, and further including a ratchet pair, which comprises a first ratchet and a second ratchet, respectively having circular teeth. The torque input assembly transmits the torque to the first ratchet, and the second ratchet then transmits the torque to the torque output assembly, and the circular teeth are arranged to enable the ratchet pair to slip either clockwise or counterclockwise, but not to slip in the respective opposite direction. The adjustable torque screwdriver also includes an adjusting assembly and an elastic assembly, the elastic assembly exerting pressure to the ratchet to tightly fit the ratchet pair, the adjusting assembly loading and unloading the elastic assembly, thereby adjusting the exerted pressure and the in-between fitting tightness of the ratchet pair, thus adjusting the torque for the ratchet pair to slip.

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