US 7,174,971 B1Granted

Clockwise or counterclockwise rotation control device of a pneumatic tool

AssigneeSunmatch Industrial Co., Ltd.

InventorLung-Pao Chen

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a clockwise or counterclockwise rotation control device installed to a pneumatic tool uses pressurized air as power. The pneumatic tool comprises a main body of the pneumatic motor module, a rear cover module disposed at a rear end of the main body and having an air guide base, and a containing space disposed inside the air guide base for installing a control valve. The control valve includes a valve passage and two airflow passages interconnected to the pneumatic motor module and the containing space to produce two opposite rotating directions. The direction of the valve passage can be adjusted by changing the control valve, so that pressurized air enters into one of the airflow passages to constitute a clockwise or counterclockwise rotating state of the pneumatic motor module. The pressurized air is controlled to enter directly from the air guide base into the pneumatic motor module.

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Dependent claims

A clockwise or counterclockwise rotation control device of a pneumatic tool, installed to a pneumatic tool that uses a pressurized air to drive the operation of a tool and control said tool to produce a clockwise rotation or a counterclockwise rotation, and said pneumatic tool includes a main body, a holding portion coupled to the bottom of said main body, and a pneumatic motor module installed on said main body, and said pressurized air passes through an air incoming passage and enters into said pneumatic motor module to drive said tool to rotate synchronously, and said clockwise or counterclockwise rotation control device comprises:

two clockwise or counterclockwise air inlets, disposed on said pneumatic motor module for defining a clockwise rotating state and a counterclockwise rotating state;
a rear cover module, disposed on said main body and having an air guide base, and said air guide base includes a containing space interconnected to said air incoming passage and said clockwise or counterclockwise air inlets;
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a control valve, installed in said containing space for controlling the flowing direction of said pressurized air and including a valve passage for passing said pressurized air, and the position of said control valve is adjusted to drive said pressurized air to pass through said valve passage to drive said pneumatic motor module for defining a clockwise rotating state and a counterclockwise rotating state.

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