Torque-correctable torque wrench and torque correction method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10179396-B2
Application number	US-201615379413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2016
Priority date	May 16, 2014
Publication date	Jan 15, 2019
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019

Abstract

A torque wrench includes a mechanical structure and an electronic structure. The mechanical structure includes a tubular body, a flexible rod, an abutment member, an elastic member, a trip mechanism, an adjustment mechanism and a mechanical scale indication mounted in the tubular body for indicating the set torque of the wrench. The electronic structure includes at least one torque sensor and a display unit. When correcting the torque value of the mechanical structure, a force is applied to the wrench and the torque sensor detects the trip torque value of the wrench. The torque value of the mechanical structure is adjusted to match the torque value detected by the torque sensor so as to eliminate the error of the torque value of the mechanical structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A torque-correctable torque wrench comprising:
a tubular body;
an operation head positioned at a front end of the tubular body;
a mechanical torque mechanism disposed on the tubular body, the mechanical torque mechanism having a mechanical torque display assembly, the mechanical torque display assembly serving to show the mechanical torque value of the torque wrench by means of scales and indication mark; and
an electronic torque sensation mechanism disposed on the tubular body, the electronic torque sensation mechanism having an electronic display screen for showing the electronic torque value of the torque wrench, the read values of the scales of the mechanical torque display assembly being adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body.

2. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a window is disposed on a circumference of the tubular body, the mechanical torque mechanism including an adjustment mechanism and a tripping mechanism, the tripping mechanism being connected with the operation head, the adjustment mechanism including a slide member and an elastic member, the slide member being disposed in the tubular body and movable within the tubular body to adjust the elastic energy of the elastic member, the adjustment mechanism serving to elastically apply pressure to the tripping mechanism, an indicator being disposed on the circumference of the tubular body, the position of the indicator on the tubular body being adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, the mechanical torque display assembly further including an indication mark and scales respectively disposed on the slide member and the indicator, the indication mark and scales serving to indicate the mechanical torque value through the window.

3. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the indicator is disposed in the window and adjustable in position within the window in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body.

4. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the indicator is slidable within the window, the torque wrench further comprising a cover body detachably disposed on the circumference of the tubular body, the indicator being located by the cover body.

5. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the indicator is positioned on one side of the window.

6. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
a window is disposed on a circumference of the tubular body;
the mechanical torque mechanism including an adjustment mechanism and a tripping mechanism, the tripping mechanism being connected with the operation head;
the adjustment mechanism including a slide member and an elastic member, the slide member being disposed in the tubular body and movable within the tubular body to adjust the elastic energy of the elastic member, the adjustment mechanism serving to elastically apply pressure to the tripping mechanism;
an indicator being disposed on the circumference of the tubular body;
a scale member being disposed on a surface of the slide member, the position of the scale member on the slide member being adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body; and
the mechanical torque display assembly further including an indication mark and scales respectively disposed on the scale member and the indicator, the indication mark and scales serving to indicate the mechanical torque value through the window.

7. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the indicator is disposed in the window.

8. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 7 wherein the position of the indicator is adjustable in the window in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body.

9. The torque wrench as claimed in claim 1 , wherein scales are disposed on outer circumference of the tubular body, the adjustment mechanism including a handle and an adjustment member, the adjustment member being disposed in the tubular body, the handle being fitted with rear end of the tubular body, the handle being connected with the adjustment member in such a manner that the relative position between the handle and the adjustment member is adjustable in an axial direction of the tubular body, a front end edge of the handle being positioned at the scales, whereby when rotating the handle, the handle and the adjustment member are displaced in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body.

10. A torque correction method of the torque-correctable torque wrench as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wrench has the mechanical torque mechanism and the electronic torque sensation mechanism, the correction method comprising steps of:
applying a torque with the torque-correctable torque wrench; and
correcting the read value of the scale of the mechanical torque display assembly of the mechanical torque mechanism by adjusting the mechanical torque value to match the electronic torque value so as to correct any error.

11. The torque correction method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:
a window is disposed on a circumference of the tubular body; the mechanical torque mechanism including an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism having a slide member, the adjustment mechanism being able to drive the slide member to move in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body;
an indicator being disposed on the circumference of the tubular body and movable in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body;
the mechanical torque display assembly including an indication mark and scales respectively disposed on the slide member and the indicator, the indication mark and scales serving to indicate the mechanical torque value through the window; and
in the step of correcting the read value of the scale, the position of the indicator on the tubular body is adjusted.

12. The torque correction method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:
a window is disposed on a circumference of the tubular body; the mechanical torque mechanism including an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism having a slide member, the adjustment mechanism being able to drive the slide member to move in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body;
a scale member being disposed on a surface of the slide member, the position of the scale member on the slide member being adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body;
the mechanical torque display assembly including an indication mark and scales respectively disposed on the slide member and the indicator, the indication mark and scales serving to indicate the mechanical torque value through the window; and in the step of correcting the read value of the scale, the position of the indicator on the tubular body is adjusted.

13. The torque correction method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:
the mechanical torque mechanism includes an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism including a handle and an adjustment member, the adjustment member being disposed in the tubular body, the handle being fitted with rear end of the tubular body, the handle being connected with the adjustment member in such a manner that the relative position between the handle and the adjustment member is adjustable, whereby when rotating the handle, the handle and the adjustment member are displaced in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body; and
in the step of correcting the read value of the scale, the relative position between the handle and the adjustment member is adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body.

Assignees

• Kabo Tool Co

Inventors

• Hsieh Chih-Ching

Classifications

• G01L25/003

  for measuring torque · CPC title

• B25B23/1427 Primary

  by mechanical means · CPC title

• B25B23/1425

  by electrical means · CPC title