Torque wrench
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Abstract
A torque wrench includes a driving shank received in a handle and having an intermediate portion pivotally attached to the handle with a pivot axle, and having two projections, a follower is slidably received in the handle and biased to engage with the driving shank by a spring biasing member, and two guiding members are fitted and retained between the driving shank and the handle and each includes a groove for slidably receiving the projections of the driving shank, and thus to stably guide the inner end of the driving shank to rotate and to move within the handle and to prevent the driving shank from being tilted or swung or vibrated relative to the handle. The grooves of the guiding members include a center of curvature located at the pivot axle of the driving shank and the handle.
Claims8
A torque wrench comprising:
- a handle including a bore formed therein and defined by an inner peripheral surface, and including a first end and a second end,
- a driving shank received in said bore of said handle and including an intermediate portion pivotally attached to said first end of said handle with a pivot axle, to allow said driving shank to be pivoted relative to said handle, said driving shank including a driving head provided on an outer end thereof and including an inner end received in said bore of said handle,
- a follower slidably received in said bore of said handle,
- a spring biasing member engaged with said follower and biasing and forcing said follower to engage with said driving shank and thus to applying a torque against said driving shank,
- two guiding members fitted and retained between said driving shank and said handle, and each including a groove formed therein, and
- said driving shank including two projections attached to said inner end thereof, and extended out of said driving shank respectively, and slidably received in said grooves of said guiding members respectively, to stably guide said inner end of said driving shank to rotate and to move within said handle and to prevent said driving shank from being tilted or swung or vibrated relative to said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.