EP0070325B1 - Fluid impulse torque tool - Google Patents
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- EP0070325B1 EP0070325B1 EP19810105631 EP81105631A EP0070325B1 EP 0070325 B1 EP0070325 B1 EP 0070325B1 EP 19810105631 EP19810105631 EP 19810105631 EP 81105631 A EP81105631 A EP 81105631A EP 0070325 B1 EP0070325 B1 EP 0070325B1
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- This invention relates to a fluid impulse torque tool used in screw tightening operation and more particularly it relates to a torque tool wherein an air motor is rotated to cause an oil pressure generator to produce a pulse pressure, which is used to tighten screws.
- a torque tool using an oil pressure generator has already been proposed (US-A-3,116,617).
- This torque tool is adapted to produce an impulse torque by hydraulic means instead of by conventional mechanical means and is characterised by little noise and vibration, as compared with torque tools using mechanical means for producing impulse torques.
- This hydraulic torque tool has a relief valve attached to an oil pressure pulse generator and is arranged so that when a predetermined tightening force is attained, the relief valve is actuated to allow the working oil in the oil pressure pulse generator to escape as relief oil, thus preventing generation of a pulse pressure above a fixed value.
- the conventional tool has only the function of preventing generation of a pulse pressure above a fixed value but has no function of automatically stopping the rotation of the air motor.
- Another fluid impulse torque tool is known from US-A-3,334,487.
- This known fluid impulse torque tool comprises an air motor which is rotated by being fed with high pressure air; an oil pressure pulse generating section which is connected to said air motor and generates a pulse torque as the air motor is rotated; an on-off operating valve disposed in an air-feed passageway between said on-off operating valve and said air motor, a piston received in an oil chamber and adapted to be moved depending upon the pressure of the oil; and an actuating member for said automatic shut-off valve section, said actuating member being associated with said piston so that it moves together with the latter.
- This known torque tool is thus arranged so that the rotation of the air motor is automatically stopped when a predetermined torque is attained.
- One object of the present invention is to provide a torque tool adapted to provide for more reliable automatic stoppage of the air motor by making use of relief oil from a relief valve attached to the oil pressure generator.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a torque tool wherein relief oil is used to actuate a piston, the actuation of the latter being transmitted to a shut-off valve installed in an air feed passageway to an air motor so that the shut-off valve is closed as the piston is actuated, thereby cutting off the supply of air to the air motor. Renewed operation of the torque tool by the operator should also be possible almost immediately after stopping of the air motor.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a torque tool which is simple in construction and can be produced at low cost.
- a fluid impulse torque tool of the kind known from US-A-3,334,487 but characterised in that a relief valve is installed in said pressure pulse generating section and feeds relief oil into the oil chamber, the arrangement being such that when no relief oil is flowing into the oil chamber, the actuating member maintains the automatic shut-off valve section in its opened state, while when relief oil is flowing into the oil chamber to move the actuating member, the automatic shut-off valve section is closed; and in that a rod is integrally connected to a valve body of the automatic shut-off valve section, with the front end of said rod contacting a wall surface of said actuating member, and a groove formed in the wall surface of said actuating member, the arrangement being such that when the front end of the rod contacts the wall surface of the actuating member other than that of said groove, the automatic shut-off valve is maintained in its opened state, but when the actuating member is moved until the front end of the rod fits in the groove, the automatic shut
- the torque tool comprises an air motor section 10, an oil pressure pulse generating section 11, a piston section 12, an automatic shut-off valve section 13, a reversing valve section 14, and an on-off operating valve section 15.
- the automatic shut-off valve section 13 is disposed in an air feed passageway through which high pressure air is fed to the air motor section 10.
- the torque produced in the air motor section 10 is transmitted to the oil pressure pulse generating section 11; where a pulse pressure for screw tightening is produced.
- the piston section 12 is actuated by relief oil from the oil pressure pulse generating section 11.
- the actuation of the piston section 12 is transmitted to the automatic shut-off valve section 13 through suitable connecting means.
- the on-off operating valve section 15 is manually opened and closed by the operator.
- the construction and functioning of the air motor section 10 are as follows.
- An air motor 20 is housed in a casing 19 and is rotated at high speed when fed with high pressure air. Since the air motor 20 is of substantially the same construction as those commonly used, it will be described only briefly herein.
- a rotor 21 is supported at both ends thereof for rotation in cylinder covers 22.
- the rotor 21 has vanes 23 radially movably received therein.
- a cylinder 24 is disposed radially outwardly of the rotor 21 and the vanes 23 are rotated with their outer ends kept in contact with the inner wall surface of said cylinder 24 at all times.
- the inner wall surface of the cylinder 24 is circular, as viewed in cross-section, but the center line at the origin of the inner radius of the cylinder 24 is deviated from the center line of the rotor 21.
- the vanes 23 are rotated with their outer ends centrifugally pressed against the inner wall surface of the cylinder 24 at all times while the vanes 23 are radially outwardly and inwardly moved as they are rotated.
- the wall of the cylinder 24 is formed with air passage holes 25, 26 and 27 at three places.
- the holes 25 serve as air feed holes and the holes 26 and 27 as exhaust holes. More particularly, high pressure air fed in through the holes 25 acts on the vanes 23 to rotate the rotor 21.
- the numeral 28 denotes bearings for supporting the rotor 21.
- the construction and functioning of the oil pressure pulse generating section 11 are as follows.
- the section 11 is known in the art and may be substantially the same as that disclosed in US-A-3,116,617. Therefore, it will be described only briefly herein.
- a main shaft 30 is installed in a liner 31.
- the clearance between the main shaft 30 and the liner 31 is filled with oil.
- the main shaft 30 has a driving blade 32 radially movably received therein.
- the driving blade 32 is radially outwardly urged by springs 33, so that its front end is in contact with the inner wall surface of the liner 31.
- the numeral 34 denotes a liner case and 35, 36 denote liner case lids or end plates.
- the end 37 of one liner case lid 35 is spline-wise connected to the rotor 21 of the air motor, so that when the rotor 21 is rotated, the liner case lid 35 is rotated, thus rotating the liner 31, liner case 34 and the other liner case lid 36.
- the radially outermost surface of the main shaft 30, which is disposed within the liner 31 contacts the inner wall surface of the liner 31 at certain rotative positions, and concurrently therewith an oil pressure difference is temporarily produced across the driving plate 32 within the liner 31, resulting in a pulse pressure which acts on the main shaft 30 and produces a torque in the latter.
- the numeral 38 denotes a cover, through which the end 39 of the main shaft 30 extends to receive a suitable attachment thereon for con- necton to a bolt head or the like.
- the liner 31 has a relief valve 40 installed therein.
- the relief valve 40 When a predetermined amount of oil pressure is reached, i.e. the oil pressure in the liner 31 rises above a fixed value, the relief valve 40 is opened to release part of the oil in the liner 31, preventing generation of a pulse pressure above a fixed value.
- the ball 41 of the relief valve 40 is subjected to a pressing force produced by a spring 43 through a ball seat 42, so that normally the ball 41 closes an oil passageway 44 leading to the interior of the liner 31.
- the oil pressure moves the ball 41 against the bias force of the spring 43, as shown in Fig.
- a needle valve 46 is placed in the oil passageway 45 to control the flow rate of oil through the oil passageway.
- the numeral 47 denotes a bolt for supporting the spring 43 and the spring pressure on the ball 41 can be adjusted by said bolt 47.
- a nut 48 bears against the rear surface of the liner case lid 35 to prevent the liner 31 and the liner case lids 35 and 36 from slipping in the liner case 34.
- the oil chamber 50 is centrally formed in the liner case lid 35.
- a piston 51 is housed in the oil chamber 50 and is movable in the oil chamber 50.
- the oil chamber 50 serves as a cylinder for the piston 51.
- the oil passageway 45 opens into the rear chamber 50a of the oil chamber 50, so that when relief oil flows through the oil passageway 45 into the rear chamber 50a, the piston 51 is pushed by the relief oil to move forward (to the right as viewed in Fig. 1).
- a spring 52 is installed in the front chamber 50b of the oil chamber 50 to urge the piston 51 in the direction of retraction to the left as viewed in Fig. 1 at all times.
- the movement of the piston 51 is transmitted to the automatic shut-off section 13 by a rod 54, which extends through a throughgoing hole or passage 55 centrally formed in the rotor 21 of the air motor.
- the rear end of the rod 54 is in contact with a shut-off valve actuating member 56, which is slidably received in a cylindrical hole or passage 57 formed in a casing rear cover 58.
- the open end of the cylindrical hole 57 is closed by a threaded plug 59.
- a spring 60 is interposed between the actuating member 56 and the threaded plug 59, urging the actuating member 56 to the left at all times.
- the side wall 62 of the actuating member 56 is formed with an annular groove 61.
- the numeral 62 denotes a part of the wall surface other than that of the groove 61.
- a valve body 63 is received in a valve chamber 64 formed in the casing rear cover 58.
- the valve body 63 closes the valve on contacting a valve seat 65 and opens the valve on separation, from the valve seat.
- one shown at 66 communicates with the reversing valve section 14 and the other air passageway 67 communicates with the air passage holes 25 in the air motor 20.
- the high pressure air passes through the space between the valve body 63 and the valve seat 65, during which time the air pressure acts on the valve body 63, which is thereby subjected to a force which urges it into contact with the valve seat 65.
- the valve body 63 is subjected to a back pressing force produced by a spring 68.
- the back pressing force from the spring 68 is weaker than the valve closing force of the air acting on the valve body 63, and it is impossible for the force of the spring 68 alone to prevent the valve body 63 from closing the valve. For this reason, a rod 69 is attached to the valve body 63.
- the rod 69 extends through a hole 70 to enter the cylindrical hole 57 through its wall, the front end of said rod 69 contacts the wall surface of the actuating member 56.
- the valve body 63 cannot move in the valve closing direction, so that the valve body 63 is maintained in the illustrated open position of the valve even if the air pressure is acting on the valve body 63.
- the actuating member 56 it is necessary for the actuating member 56 to be positioned at the left, as shown in Fig. 5, with the front end of the rod 69 contacting the wall surface 62 other than that of the groove of the actuating member 56.
- a valve body 74 is rotatably received in a bushing 75.
- the valve body 74 is manipulated with a knob 76.
- the bushing 75 is formed with four holes 77 located such that setting the valve body 74 at its solid line position shown in Fig. 7 establishes the communication between the holes 77a and 77b and between the holes 77c and 77d and setting it in its broken line position shown in Fig. 7 by means of the knob 73 establishes the communication between the holes 77a and 77d and between the holes 77b and 77c.
- the hole 77a is connected to an air passageway 78 leading to the on-off operating valve section 15, the hole 77b is connected to the air passageway 66 leading to the automatic shut-off valve section 13, and the hole 77c is connected to an air passageway 79, which communicates with the air passage holes 27 in the air motor 20 as well as with an exhaust passageway 80.
- the latter extends along the outer side of the liner case 34 of the oil pressure pulse generating section 11 to reach exhaust holes 81 formed in the front wall of the cover 38. Thus, all the exhaust air from the air motor is discharged through said exhaust passageway 80.
- the hole 77d is connected to an air passageway 82 leading to the air passage holes 26 in the air motor 20.
- the exhaust passing through the air holes 27 is discharged through the exhaust holes 81 via the exhaust passageway 80.
- the exhaust passing through the air passage holes 26 passes through the air passageway 82 and then through the reversing valve section 14 and is likewise discharged through the exhaust holes 81 via the exhaust passageway 80.
- These exhausts serve to cool the oil pressure pulse generating section 11 when passing through the exhaust passageway 80. If the knob 76 is turned to move the valve body 74 to the broken line position shown in Fig. 7, the holes 77a and 77d communicate with each other, so that the high pressure air passes successively through the holes 77a and 77d, the air passageway 82 and the air holes 26 to enter the cylinder 24 of the air motor. In this case, therefore, the air passage holes 26 serve as air feed ports and the air passage holes 25 and 27 as exhaust ports, and the rotor 21 is rotated in the reverse direction.
- a hose joint 85 attached to the end of a handle portion of the casing 19 provides a connection to an air feed hose from a compressor or the like, so that high pressure air is first fed to the valve section 15.
- a valve body 87 is housed in a valve chamber 86 and is adapted to contact and separate from a valve seat 89 at the end of a bushing 88.
- the bushing 88 is formed with air passage holes 90 communicating with the air passageway 78 leading to the reversing valve section 14.
- a rod 91 integral with the valve body 87 extends through the bushing 88, with the front end of the rod 91 contacting an operating lever 92.
- the operating lever 92 is pivotally supported on a pin 93, allowing the operator to manipulate the operating lever 92 with the fingers.
- the rod 91 contacting the operating lever 92 is depressed, separating the valve body 87 from the valve seat 87 to open the valve, admitting high pressure air into the air passageway 78.
- the combined action of the air pressure and spring 94 moves the valve body 87 into contact with the valve seat 89, thus closing the valve.
- the fluid impulse torque tool is arranged so that manipulating the lever 92 opens the on-off operating valve section 15, admitting high pressure air into the reversing valve section 14 via the air passageway 78, and if the reversing valve section 14 has been set by the knob 76 at the position for forward rotation shown in solid lines in Fig. 7, the high pressure air is fed to the automatic shut-off valve section 13. If the valve section 13 is in its opened state, the high pressure air is allowed to pass through the valve section 13 to the air motor section 10, where it rotates the rotor 20 in the forward direction and is then discharged.
- the rotation of the air motor 20 is transmitted directly to the oil pressure pulse generating section 11 to rotate the liner 31, and a torque produced by the pulse pressure is imparted to the main shaft 30 to perform the screw tightening operation.
- a bolt or the like is tightened up, the rotation of the main shaft 30 is prevented, with the result that the oil pressure in the liner 31 increases.
- the relief valve 40 is automatically opened to allow part of the oil on the high pressure side in the liner 31 to escape as relief oil. As a result, there is no possibility of the pressure in the liner 31 increasing above the fixed value.
- This relief oil flows into the oil chamber 50 of the piston section 12, pushing the piston 51.
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Description
- This invention relates to a fluid impulse torque tool used in screw tightening operation and more particularly it relates to a torque tool wherein an air motor is rotated to cause an oil pressure generator to produce a pulse pressure, which is used to tighten screws.
- A torque tool using an oil pressure generator has already been proposed (US-A-3,116,617). This torque tool is adapted to produce an impulse torque by hydraulic means instead of by conventional mechanical means and is characterised by little noise and vibration, as compared with torque tools using mechanical means for producing impulse torques. This hydraulic torque tool has a relief valve attached to an oil pressure pulse generator and is arranged so that when a predetermined tightening force is attained, the relief valve is actuated to allow the working oil in the oil pressure pulse generator to escape as relief oil, thus preventing generation of a pulse pressure above a fixed value. However, the conventional tool has only the function of preventing generation of a pulse pressure above a fixed value but has no function of automatically stopping the rotation of the air motor. As a result, even after the screw tightening operation has been completed, the air motor continues rotating and the pulse generator continues its pulse generating function. This is utterly useless and uneconomical, detracting from the durability of the air motor and oil pressure pulse generator. Further, with this torque tool, it is impossible to detect the completion of screw tightening, which is inconvenient during actual operation of the tool.
- Another fluid impulse torque tool is known from US-A-3,334,487. This known fluid impulse torque tool comprises an air motor which is rotated by being fed with high pressure air; an oil pressure pulse generating section which is connected to said air motor and generates a pulse torque as the air motor is rotated; an on-off operating valve disposed in an air-feed passageway between said on-off operating valve and said air motor, a piston received in an oil chamber and adapted to be moved depending upon the pressure of the oil; and an actuating member for said automatic shut-off valve section, said actuating member being associated with said piston so that it moves together with the latter.
- This known torque tool is thus arranged so that the rotation of the air motor is automatically stopped when a predetermined torque is attained.
- One object of the present invention is to provide a torque tool adapted to provide for more reliable automatic stoppage of the air motor by making use of relief oil from a relief valve attached to the oil pressure generator.
- A further object of the invention is to provide a torque tool wherein relief oil is used to actuate a piston, the actuation of the latter being transmitted to a shut-off valve installed in an air feed passageway to an air motor so that the shut-off valve is closed as the piston is actuated, thereby cutting off the supply of air to the air motor. Renewed operation of the torque tool by the operator should also be possible almost immediately after stopping of the air motor.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a torque tool which is simple in construction and can be produced at low cost.
- In order to satisfy these objects there is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a fluid impulse torque tool of the kind known from US-A-3,334,487 but characterised in that a relief valve is installed in said pressure pulse generating section and feeds relief oil into the oil chamber, the arrangement being such that when no relief oil is flowing into the oil chamber, the actuating member maintains the automatic shut-off valve section in its opened state, while when relief oil is flowing into the oil chamber to move the actuating member, the automatic shut-off valve section is closed; and in that a rod is integrally connected to a valve body of the automatic shut-off valve section, with the front end of said rod contacting a wall surface of said actuating member, and a groove formed in the wall surface of said actuating member, the arrangement being such that when the front end of the rod contacts the wall surface of the actuating member other than that of said groove, the automatic shut-off valve is maintained in its opened state, but when the actuating member is moved until the front end of the rod fits in the groove, the automatic shut-off valve section is automatically closed.
- Further desirable developments of the invention are set forth in subordinate claims 2 to 7 the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Other objects of the invention will become more apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the embodiment shown in the drawings is only for descriptive purposes, not limiting the scope of the invention. In the drawings:
- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of a preferred embodiment of the torque tool of the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken along the line II-II of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of a portion of the piston of Fig. 1 in a state where the piston is not moved by relief oil;
- Fig. 4 is a section of the same portion as that shown in Fig. 3, illustrating a state where the piston is moved by relief oil;
- Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of a portion of the shut-off valve of Fig. 1 in an opened state;
- Fig. 6 is a section of the same portion as that shown in Fig. 5, illustrating the shut-off valve in a closed state;
- Fig. 7 is an enlarged section taken along the line VII-VII of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an actuating member; and
- Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the body of an automatic shut-off valve.
- As seen in Fig. 1 the torque tool comprises an
air motor section 10, an oil pressurepulse generating section 11, apiston section 12, an automatic shut-offvalve section 13, areversing valve section 14, and an on-offoperating valve section 15. The automatic shut-offvalve section 13 is disposed in an air feed passageway through which high pressure air is fed to theair motor section 10. The torque produced in theair motor section 10 is transmitted to the oil pressurepulse generating section 11; where a pulse pressure for screw tightening is produced. Thepiston section 12 is actuated by relief oil from the oil pressurepulse generating section 11. The actuation of thepiston section 12 is transmitted to the automatic shut-offvalve section 13 through suitable connecting means. The on-offoperating valve section 15 is manually opened and closed by the operator. - The construction and functioning of the
air motor section 10 are as follows. - An
air motor 20 is housed in acasing 19 and is rotated at high speed when fed with high pressure air. Since theair motor 20 is of substantially the same construction as those commonly used, it will be described only briefly herein. Arotor 21 is supported at both ends thereof for rotation incylinder covers 22. Therotor 21 hasvanes 23 radially movably received therein. Acylinder 24 is disposed radially outwardly of therotor 21 and thevanes 23 are rotated with their outer ends kept in contact with the inner wall surface of saidcylinder 24 at all times. The inner wall surface of thecylinder 24 is circular, as viewed in cross-section, but the center line at the origin of the inner radius of thecylinder 24 is deviated from the center line of therotor 21. Thus, when therotor 21 is rotated within thecylinder 24, thevanes 23 are rotated with their outer ends centrifugally pressed against the inner wall surface of thecylinder 24 at all times while thevanes 23 are radially outwardly and inwardly moved as they are rotated. The wall of thecylinder 24 is formed withair passage holes air motor 20, theholes 25 serve as air feed holes and theholes holes 25 acts on thevanes 23 to rotate therotor 21. Thenumeral 28 denotes bearings for supporting therotor 21. - The construction and functioning of the oil pressure
pulse generating section 11 are as follows. - The
section 11 is known in the art and may be substantially the same as that disclosed in US-A-3,116,617. Therefore, it will be described only briefly herein. Amain shaft 30 is installed in aliner 31. The clearance between themain shaft 30 and theliner 31 is filled with oil. Themain shaft 30 has adriving blade 32 radially movably received therein. Thedriving blade 32 is radially outwardly urged bysprings 33, so that its front end is in contact with the inner wall surface of theliner 31. Thenumeral 34 denotes a liner case and 35, 36 denote liner case lids or end plates. Theend 37 of oneliner case lid 35 is spline-wise connected to therotor 21 of the air motor, so that when therotor 21 is rotated, theliner case lid 35 is rotated, thus rotating theliner 31,liner case 34 and the other liner case lid 36. When theliner 31 is rotated, the radially outermost surface of themain shaft 30, which is disposed within theliner 31, contacts the inner wall surface of theliner 31 at certain rotative positions, and concurrently therewith an oil pressure difference is temporarily produced across thedriving plate 32 within theliner 31, resulting in a pulse pressure which acts on themain shaft 30 and produces a torque in the latter. Thenumeral 38 denotes a cover, through which theend 39 of themain shaft 30 extends to receive a suitable attachment thereon for con- necton to a bolt head or the like. - The
liner 31 has arelief valve 40 installed therein. When a predetermined amount of oil pressure is reached, i.e. the oil pressure in theliner 31 rises above a fixed value, therelief valve 40 is opened to release part of the oil in theliner 31, preventing generation of a pulse pressure above a fixed value. Theball 41 of therelief valve 40 is subjected to a pressing force produced by aspring 43 through aball seat 42, so that normally theball 41 closes anoil passageway 44 leading to the interior of theliner 31. However, when the pressure in theliner 31 rises above the fixed value, the oil pressure moves theball 41 against the bias force of thespring 43, as shown in Fig. 4, with part of the oil in theliner 31 flowing through theoil passageway 44 into anotheroil passageway 45, which leads to anoil chamber 50, so that the oil flowing into theoil passageway 45 flows into theoil chamber 50. Aneedle valve 46 is placed in theoil passageway 45 to control the flow rate of oil through the oil passageway. Thenumeral 47 denotes a bolt for supporting thespring 43 and the spring pressure on theball 41 can be adjusted by saidbolt 47. Anut 48 bears against the rear surface of theliner case lid 35 to prevent theliner 31 and the liner case lids 35 and 36 from slipping in theliner case 34. - The
piston section 12 will now be described. Theoil chamber 50 is centrally formed in theliner case lid 35. Apiston 51 is housed in theoil chamber 50 and is movable in theoil chamber 50. Thus, theoil chamber 50 serves as a cylinder for thepiston 51. Theoil passageway 45 opens into therear chamber 50a of theoil chamber 50, so that when relief oil flows through theoil passageway 45 into therear chamber 50a, thepiston 51 is pushed by the relief oil to move forward (to the right as viewed in Fig. 1). Aspring 52 is installed in thefront chamber 50b of theoil chamber 50 to urge thepiston 51 in the direction of retraction to the left as viewed in Fig. 1 at all times. Therefore, when high pressure relief oil flows into the pistonrear chamber 50a, thepiston 51 advances against the force of thespring 52, but when the relief oil flow comes to an end, thepiston 51 returns to the original position under the restoring force of thespring 52. In addition, there is a very small clearance between thepiston 51 and the inner wall surface of theoil chamber 50, so that as thepiston 51 is retracted, the oil in the pistonrear chamber 50a slowly moves through this clearance, flowing into anoil passageway 53 opening into theoil chamber 50. Since theoil passageway 53 leads to the interior of theliner 31, the oil flowing into theoil passageway 53 returns to the interior of theliner 31. - The movement of the
piston 51 is transmitted to the automatic shut-offsection 13 by arod 54, which extends through a throughgoing hole orpassage 55 centrally formed in therotor 21 of the air motor. The rear end of therod 54 is in contact with a shut-offvalve actuating member 56, which is slidably received in a cylindrical hole orpassage 57 formed in a casingrear cover 58. The open end of thecylindrical hole 57 is closed by a threadedplug 59. Aspring 60 is interposed between the actuatingmember 56 and the threadedplug 59, urging the actuatingmember 56 to the left at all times. As shown in Fig. 8, theside wall 62 of the actuatingmember 56 is formed with anannular groove 61. The numeral 62 denotes a part of the wall surface other than that of thegroove 61. - The automatic shut-off
valve section 13 will now be described. Avalve body 63 is received in avalve chamber 64 formed in the casingrear cover 58. Thevalve body 63 closes the valve on contacting avalve seat 65 and opens the valve on separation, from the valve seat. Of two air passageways opening into thevalve chamber 64, one shown at 66 communicates with the reversingvalve section 14 and theother air passageway 67 communicates with the air passage holes 25 in theair motor 20. Thus, when it is desired to rotate theair motor 20 in the forward direction, high pressure air flowing into thevalve chamber 64 through theair passageway 66 is admitted into the clearance between thevalve body 63 and thevalve seat 65 and then into theair passageway 67 to reach the air passage holes 25, driving theair motor 20 in the forward direction. During the opening of the valve, the high pressure air passes through the space between thevalve body 63 and thevalve seat 65, during which time the air pressure acts on thevalve body 63, which is thereby subjected to a force which urges it into contact with thevalve seat 65. Thevalve body 63 is subjected to a back pressing force produced by aspring 68. However, the back pressing force from thespring 68 is weaker than the valve closing force of the air acting on thevalve body 63, and it is impossible for the force of thespring 68 alone to prevent thevalve body 63 from closing the valve. For this reason, arod 69 is attached to thevalve body 63. Therod 69 extends through ahole 70 to enter thecylindrical hole 57 through its wall, the front end of saidrod 69 contacts the wall surface of the actuatingmember 56. When the front end of therod 69 is contacting thewall surface 62 other than that of the groove of the actuatingmember 56, thevalve body 63 cannot move in the valve closing direction, so that thevalve body 63 is maintained in the illustrated open position of the valve even if the air pressure is acting on thevalve body 63. In this case, however, in order to maintain the valve opening state, it is necessary for the actuatingmember 56 to be positioned at the left, as shown in Fig. 5, with the front end of therod 69 contacting thewall surface 62 other than that of the groove of the actuatingmember 56. When the actuating member is pushed to the right by therod 54, the front end of therod 69 fits in thegroove 61 of the actuatingmember 56, as shown in Fig. 6, so that thevalve body 63 is urged to close by the air pressure. When therod 54 is moved leftward to its original position, the actuatingmember 56 tries to return leftward to its original position under the restoring force of thespring 60. If, however, the front end of therod 69 fits in thegroove 61, the actuatingmember 56 cannot move. Thereafter, when the supply of high pressure air to the automatic shut-offvalve section 13 is cut off by the on-offoperating valve section 15, the high air pressure on thevalve body 63 disappears, with the result that thevalve body 63 is pushed in the valve opening direction by the force of thespring 68, with the front end of therod 69 sinking and with the actuatingmember 56 returning to its original position at the left under the force of thespring 60. This state is shown in Fig. 5, with the front end of therod 69 abutting against thewall surface 62 of the actuatingmember 56. Even if high pressure air is fed in thereafter, the valve is maintained in the open state. The opening in thevalve chamber 64 is closed by a threadedplug 71. Arod 72 formed on the lower region of thevalve body 63 fits in a passage orhole 73 in the threadedplug 71, preventing lateral movement of the valve body within thevalve chamber 64. - The reversing
valve section 14 will now be described. Avalve body 74 is rotatably received in abushing 75. Thevalve body 74 is manipulated with aknob 76. Thebushing 75 is formed with four holes 77 located such that setting thevalve body 74 at its solid line position shown in Fig. 7 establishes the communication between theholes holes knob 73 establishes the communication between theholes holes hole 77a is connected to anair passageway 78 leading to the on-offoperating valve section 15, thehole 77b is connected to theair passageway 66 leading to the automatic shut-offvalve section 13, and thehole 77c is connected to anair passageway 79, which communicates with the air passage holes 27 in theair motor 20 as well as with anexhaust passageway 80. The latter extends along the outer side of theliner case 34 of the oil pressurepulse generating section 11 to reachexhaust holes 81 formed in the front wall of thecover 38. Thus, all the exhaust air from the air motor is discharged through saidexhaust passageway 80. Thehole 77d is connected to anair passageway 82 leading to the air passage holes 26 in theair motor 20. Since the holes in thebushing 75 are connected in the manner described above, if thevalve body 74 is positioned as shown in solid lines in Fig. 7, the high pressure air from the on-offoperating valve section 15 passes through thehole 77a and then through thehole 77b, flowing through theair passageway 66 to the automatic shut-offvalve section 13, where if the latter is open the air passes through the same and then through theair passageway 67 and is fed to the air passage holes 25. Thus, the high pressure air acts on thevanes 23 of theair motor 20 to rotate therotor 21. Part of the air, after acting on thevanes 23, is discharged through the air passage holes 27, the remainder being discharged through the air passage holes 26. The exhaust passing through the air holes 27 is discharged through the exhaust holes 81 via theexhaust passageway 80. On the other hand, the exhaust passing through the air passage holes 26 passes through theair passageway 82 and then through the reversingvalve section 14 and is likewise discharged through the exhaust holes 81 via theexhaust passageway 80. These exhausts serve to cool the oil pressurepulse generating section 11 when passing through theexhaust passageway 80. If theknob 76 is turned to move thevalve body 74 to the broken line position shown in Fig. 7, theholes holes air passageway 82 and the air holes 26 to enter thecylinder 24 of the air motor. In this case, therefore, the air passage holes 26 serve as air feed ports and the air passage holes 25 and 27 as exhaust ports, and therotor 21 is rotated in the reverse direction. - The on-off
operating valve section 15 will now be described. A hose joint 85 attached to the end of a handle portion of thecasing 19 provides a connection to an air feed hose from a compressor or the like, so that high pressure air is first fed to thevalve section 15. Avalve body 87 is housed in avalve chamber 86 and is adapted to contact and separate from avalve seat 89 at the end of abushing 88. Thebushing 88 is formed with air passage holes 90 communicating with theair passageway 78 leading to the reversingvalve section 14. Arod 91 integral with thevalve body 87 extends through thebushing 88, with the front end of therod 91 contacting an operatinglever 92. The operatinglever 92 is pivotally supported on apin 93, allowing the operator to manipulate the operatinglever 92 with the fingers. Thus, when the operator pulls the operatinglever 92 toward thehandle portion 84, therod 91 contacting the operatinglever 92 is depressed, separating thevalve body 87 from thevalve seat 87 to open the valve, admitting high pressure air into theair passageway 78. When the operator releases the operatinglever 92, the combined action of the air pressure andspring 94 moves thevalve body 87 into contact with thevalve seat 89, thus closing the valve. Thus, only when the operator manipulates the operatinglever 92, is high pressure air fed into theair passageway 78, and when he releases it the air supply is automatically cut off. - As has been described so far, the fluid impulse torque tool according to the present invention is arranged so that manipulating the
lever 92 opens the on-offoperating valve section 15, admitting high pressure air into the reversingvalve section 14 via theair passageway 78, and if the reversingvalve section 14 has been set by theknob 76 at the position for forward rotation shown in solid lines in Fig. 7, the high pressure air is fed to the automatic shut-offvalve section 13. If thevalve section 13 is in its opened state, the high pressure air is allowed to pass through thevalve section 13 to theair motor section 10, where it rotates therotor 20 in the forward direction and is then discharged. The rotation of theair motor 20 is transmitted directly to the oil pressurepulse generating section 11 to rotate theliner 31, and a torque produced by the pulse pressure is imparted to themain shaft 30 to perform the screw tightening operation. When a bolt or the like is tightened up, the rotation of themain shaft 30 is prevented, with the result that the oil pressure in theliner 31 increases. When the oil pressure reaches a predetermined value upon completion of screw tightening therelief valve 40 is automatically opened to allow part of the oil on the high pressure side in theliner 31 to escape as relief oil. As a result, there is no possibility of the pressure in theliner 31 increasing above the fixed value. This relief oil flows into theoil chamber 50 of thepiston section 12, pushing thepiston 51. With this movement of the piston, therod 54 is pushed and hence the actuatingmember 56 is pushed. As the actuatingmember 56 is moved, the position of thegroove 61 coincides with the position of the front end of therod 69, allowing the front end of therod 69 to fit in thegroove 61, so that thevalve body 63 contacts thevalve seat 65, closing the automatic shut-offvalve section 13 and stopping the rotation of theair motor section 10. Thus, the oilpressure generating section 11 ceases to produce oil pressure pulses. Thereafter, when the operator releases the operatinglever 92, the on-offoperating valve section 15 is closed, with the result that the back pressure becomes zero, allowing the automatic shut-offvalve section 13 to return to the valve opening state to be ready for the next operation. At this time, since the oil pressurepulse generating section 11 has already stopped, there is no relief oil flowing into theoil chamber 50. Therefore, thepiston 51 has already returned to its original position, and therod 54 and actuatingmember 56 return to their original positions to be ready for the next operation.
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