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Torsion wrench with display unit for displaying torsion force limit thereon

Patent 5537877 Issued on July 23, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 20, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

2300652

Torque wrench with audio and visual indicator
Patent #: 4664001
Issued on: 05/12/1987
Inventor: Denman

Digital display type measuring instrument
Patent #: 4765064
Issued on: 08/23/1988
Inventor: Maeda

Tool with moment indication Patent #: 5435190
Issued on: 07/25/1995
Inventor: Jansson, et al.

Inventor

Application

No. 531135 filed on 09/20/1995

US Classes:

73/862.23, With detection of specific torque value or condition (e.g., peak torque)81/479With electric signal device

Examiners

Primary: Chilcot, Richard
Assistant: Biegel, Ronald L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 767366 GB 01/20/2013

International Class

G01L 005/24

Abstract

A torsion wrench includes a tubular casing, a drive unit pivoted to the casing and adapted to engage a workpiece, a knocker for generating an alarm sound when torsion force that is applied by the drive unit on the workpiece reaches a predetermined torsion force limit, a biasing unit for biasing the knocker toward the drive unit, and an adjusting unit for adjusting initial biasing force of the biasing unit. The biasing unit includes a push piece and a spring disposed between the push piece and the knocker. The adjusting unit includes a tubular handle member which has a connecting end sleeved rotatably on one end of the casing, and a push rod unit having a first end portion extending into the handle member and a second end portion extending into the casing and connected to the push piece. Rotation of the handle member results in axial movement of the push rod unit in the casing. A torsion force detecting unit includes a sensor unit for generating an electrical signal corresponding to position of the push piece in the casing, a converter circuit for converting the electrical signal into a digital reading of the predetermined torsion force limit, and a display unit for displaying the digital reading thereon.

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