Punch

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a punch, and more particularly to the improvement of a bit portion of a punch for forging a screw. A drive recess of the screw head includes four symmetrical arc-shaped grooves and a square groove formed at the center of the arc-shaped grooves. Also, the bit portion of the punch is used for forging the screw, and includes four symmetrical arc-shaped protrusions and a square protrusion formed at the center of the arc-shaped protrusions. Thus, the types of slot, cross, cross-square combination, square and double-cross of the drive bit of the conventional screw driver bit can be adapted to insert into and engage with the drive recess. Particularly, when the screw driver bit having arc-shaped drive bit is simultaneously used, it is easy to control the screw during locking and to generate larger driving torque, thereby achieving the object of practical utility and economizing effort.

Description

[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan Patent Application Serial Number 094110796, filed Apr. 6, 2005, the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention generally relates to a punch, and more particularly to a punch for forming a drive recess of a screw head, thereby generating larger driving torque. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Currently, conventional screws or bolts include many types of head, such as pan head, conical head, annular head, countersink head, oval head, truss head, etc., which can be adapted to drive recesses such as slot drive recess (A), cross (Phillips) drive recess (B), cross-square combination drive recess (C), square drive recess (D) and double-cross (Pozi) drive recess (E) as respectively shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. However, hand tools which match with the above-mentioned drive recesses (A), (B), (C), (D) and ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] In order to tightly engage a screw driver bit with a drive recess, fan-shaped grooves of the drive recess of the screw head can be replaced with arc-shaped grooves. Also, if the angle between arc-shaped protrusions and square protrusion of the screw driver bit is small and the arc-shaped protrusions and square protrusion of the screw is nearly parallel to central line of the screw, the loose engagement (the drive bit wobbles excessively within the drive recess) can be substantially decreased and the driving torque can be comparatively increased, when compared with Taiwan Patent Publication Number 382306. Furthermore, preferably, the arc-shaped groove can have an arc span which is at least more than a half circle. Thus, the drive recess of the screw head of the present invention includes four symmetrical arc-shaped grooves and a square groove formed at the center of the arc-shaped grooves, wherein preferably the arc-shaped groove can have an arc span which is at least more than a half circle. A bit portion of a punch (mold) for forging the screw and a drive bit of a screw driver bit for matching with the screw, correspondingly include four symmetrical arc-shaped protrusions and a square protrusion formed at the center of the arc-shaped protrusions.

Problems solved by technology

Thus, the application of the screw driver bits is restricted, such that currently other screw driver bits cannot insert into the above-mentioned drive recesses, and the screw cannot generate larger diving torque.

If the loose engagement is large, the drive recess and the drive bit of the screw driver bit will be damaged when a power-driven tool suddenly turns to generate large torque, because the engagement between the drive recess and the screw driver bit is not tight, such that the loose engagement is large and then the drive bit slips out of the drive recess.

However, it is not easy to form four fan-shaped grooves, but is easy to damage the mold so as to substantially increase the cost.

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