Gear shifting power tool

Details Gear shifting power tool Gear shifting power tool

1995-02-13

1996-11-12

Smith, Scott A.

Tool driving or impacting

Automatic control of power operated means

Drive means responsive to torque or speed condition

192 5657, 192 5662, B25B 2314

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055730744

ABSTRACT:
A gear shifting power tool (10) includes a rotatably-driven, torque-responsive, gear shift device (30). Rotatably-driven, torque-responsive, gear shift device (30) may include drive spindle (38), plunger (54) positioned within drive spindle (38). Drive spindle (38) has first hole pair (44) and second hole pair (46) in which first ball pair (48) and second ball pair (50) contact plunger (54). Drive clutch member (32) is drivably engaged to drive spindle (38) through ball screw arrangement (64). Drive clutch member (32) disengages from driven clutch member (34) in response to a resistive torque overcoming torque spring (40). Inertial device (62) forces first ball pair (48) into one end of plunger (54) which forces plunger (54) towards reset spring (60). Plunger (54) forces second ball pair (46) into inner axial groove (36) of drive clutch member (32) and prevents drive clutch member (32) from engaging driven clutch member (34) until all rotation ceases.

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