socket

Abstract

To provide a socket.SOLUTION: A socket includes a body, a through hole, an accommodating base and an abutting element. The body includes an outer wall and an operating inner surface. The operating inner surface surrounds an operating space for a fastener to insert therein. The through hole penetrates the outer wall and the operating inner surface radially, and the through hole is communicated with the operating space. The accommodating base is accommodated in the through hole and includes a bottom portion and a surrounding wall. The bottom portion is located at an end near the outer wall of the through hole and covers the through hole. The surrounding wall is connected to the bottom portion and located in the through hole. The surrounding wall and the bottom portion surround an accommodating space. The abutting element is disposed in the accommodating space, partially exposed from the through hole, protrudes into the operating space, and is used for contacting a fastener. Thus, it is possible to simplify a manufacturing step of the socket and to improve stability of holding the fastener by the socket.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a socket, and more particularly to a socket that can be engaged with a fastener. [Background technology]

[0002] With the development of science and technology, when operating screw fasteners, users often use sockets to hold tools and improve the convenience of operation. When using a socket to hold a fastener, the fastener may fall out of the socket due to the user's excessive force, resulting in a waste of time. In order to improve the stability of the fastener held by the socket, related parties have developed many accessories to be used in combination with the socket, such as a contact member provided inside the socket to contact and hold the fastener. However, when a contact member is provided in a conventional socket, it is necessary to drill a through hole of a complex shape in the socket in order to improve the stability of the contact member fixed to the socket, which increases the difficulty and cost of the manufacturing process.

[0003] In view of the above, a socket that can enhance the stability of holding a fastener without increasing manufacturing costs has been a common goal of related industries. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a socket that, by providing a receiving seat and an abutment member, can simplify the manufacturing process of the socket and increase the stability of the fastener held by the socket via the abutment member. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a socket including a body, a through hole, an accommodation seat, and an abutment member. The body includes an outer wall and an inner operation surface. The inner operation surface defines an operation space for inserting a fastener. The through hole radially penetrates the outer wall and the inner operation surface and communicates with the operation space. The accommodation seat is disposed within the through hole and includes a bottom and a peripheral wall. The bottom is located at an end of the through hole close to the outer wall and covers the through hole. The peripheral wall is connected to the bottom and is disposed within the through hole, defining the accommodation space together with the bottom. The abutment member is disposed within the accommodation space, partially exposed from the through hole and protruding into the operation space, and used to abut against the fastener.

[0006] According to the socket of the above embodiment, the through hole and the operating inner surface can form a first opening, and the through hole and the outer wall can form a second opening, the diameter of the first opening being smaller than the diameter of the second opening.

[0007] According to the socket of the above-described embodiment, the outer diameter of the peripheral wall gradually decreases from the outer wall toward the operating inner surface.

[0008] According to the socket of the above embodiment, the receiving seat may include a locking ring located inside the peripheral wall, the abutting member includes a locking groove, and the locking ring engages with the locking groove.

[0009] According to the socket of the above embodiment, the material of the receiving seat can be a metal material.

[0010] According to the socket of the above-mentioned embodiment, the peripheral wall can be integrally connected to the bottom portion.

[0011] According to the socket of the above embodiment, the abutment member can be made of an elastic material.

[0012] According to the socket of the above embodiment, the axis of the through hole can be angled with the central axis of the body.

[0013] According to the socket of the above embodiment, the hole diameter of the through hole may be 3 mm.

[0014] According to the socket of the above embodiment, the abutment member may include an abutment portion and a support portion. The abutment portion is integrally connected to the support portion, the support portion is accommodated in the accommodation space, and the abutment portion covers the peripheral wall. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing a socket and a fastener according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a socket taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a socket according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a socket according to a third embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For the sake of clarity, many practical details are described below. However, the reader should understand that these practical details should not be intended to limit the present invention. That is, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some known and conventional structures and components are simply and diagrammatically shown in the drawings, and overlapping components may be represented using the same or similar symbols.

[0017] In addition, when a component (or mechanism or module, etc.) is described as being "connected," "provided," or "coupled" to another component, it may mean that the component is directly connected, directly provided, or directly coupled to the other component, and may mean that the component is indirectly connected, indirectly provided, or indirectly coupled to the other component, that is, there is another component between the component and the other component. In contrast, when a component is explicitly described as being "directly connected," "provided," or "directly coupled" to another component, it indicates that there is no other component between the component and the other component. Although terms such as first, second, and third may be used to describe different components or components, the components / components should not be limited by these terms. Thus, the first component / component may be renamed as the second component / component. Furthermore, the combinations of components / components / mechanisms / modules in this specification are not generally well known in the art and are not conventional or known combinations, and it is not possible to determine whether the relationship of this combination can be easily achieved by a person having ordinary skill in the art, regardless of whether the components / components / mechanisms / modules themselves are known. EXAMPLES

[0018] 1 and 2, FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded view showing a socket 1000 and a fastener 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the socket 1000 along line 2-2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the socket 1000 includes a body 1100, a through hole 1200, a receiving seat 1300, and a contact member 1400. The body 1100 includes an outer wall 1110, an operation inner surface 1120, and a driving inner surface 1130. The operation inner surface 1120 defines an operation space W1 for inserting the fastener 100. The driving inner surface 1130 defines a driving space W2 for inserting a driving tool. In other words, the operation space W1 and the driving space W2 can be formed at both ends of the body 1100, respectively. The through hole 1200 radially penetrates the outer wall 1110 and the operation inner surface 1120, and communicates with the operation space W1. The receiving seat 1300 is disposed within the through hole 1200, and includes a bottom 1310 and a peripheral wall 1320. The bottom 1310 is located at an end of the through hole 1200 close to the outer wall 1110, and covers the through hole 1200, and the peripheral wall 1320 is connected to the bottom 1310, and is located within the through hole 1200, and defines the receiving space together with the bottom 1310. The abutting member 1400 is disposed within the receiving space, partially exposed from the through hole 1200, and protrudes into the operation space W1, and is used to abut against the fastener 100.

[0019] By combining the receiving seat 1300 and the abutment member 1400, the receiving seat 1300 is arranged to interfere with the through hole 1200, and the abutment member 1400 can be arranged on the receiving seat 1300. During the manufacturing process of the socket 1000, there is no need to use a separate adhesive to fix the abutment member 1400 to the through hole 1200, and there is no need to separately process the through hole 1200 of the main body 1100 to provide the abutment member 1400. This avoids the need to increase the complexity of the design of the through hole and the abutment member in order to increase the stability of the holding of the conventional socket, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of the manufacturing process.

[0020] A user inserts a driving tool such as a pneumatic tool or a wrench into the driving space W2 to drive the socket 1000 to hold and operate the fastener 100 with the interlocking tooth structure of the operation inner surface 1120, where the fastener 100 can be, for example, a nut. The socket 1000 can increase the holding force of the socket 1000 against the fastener 100 through the abutment member 14000 protruding into the operation space W1, thereby improving the stability of the socket 1000 and preventing the fastener 100 from falling off due to accidental shaking. The structure of the socket 1000 will be described in detail below.

[0021] 2, the through hole axis I2 of the through hole 1200 forms an angle θ with the central axis I1 of the main body 1100, the peripheral wall 1320 extends from the bottom 1310 along the through hole axis I2, and the outer diameter of the peripheral wall 1320 is the same as the hole diameter of the through hole 1200. The angle θ between the through hole axis I2 of the through hole 1200 and the central axis I1 of the main body 1100 is 90 degrees. In other embodiments, the angle between the through hole axis and the central axis may be less than 90 degrees, so that the abutting member can be inserted obliquely into the receiving seat, and the position where the abutting member abuts against the fastener can be adjusted to increase the surface area of ​​the abutting member abutting against the fastener.

[0022] The shape of the through hole 1200 may be cylindrical, the diameter of the through hole 1200 may be 3 mm, the shape of the receiving seat 1300 corresponds to the shape of the through hole 1200, and is a cylindrical groove. In other embodiments, the shape of the through hole may be a rectangular column, a polygonal column, or an irregular column having multiple concave and convex surfaces, and the shape of the receiving seat corresponds to the shape of the through hole, but the present invention is not limited thereto. This can improve the stability of the abutting member 1400 abutting against the fastener 100.

[0023] The abutting member 1400 may include an abutting portion 1410 and a support portion 1420, and the abutting portion 1410 is integrally connected to the support portion 1420, the support portion 1420 is accommodated in the accommodation space, and the abutting portion 1410 covers the peripheral wall 1320. The thickness of the abutting portion 1410 may be gradually reduced from the center of the abutting portion 1410 toward the outside, so that the abutting member 1400 may have a generally mushroom-like shape. The support portion 1420 may provide a supporting stress to the abutting portion 1410 so as to improve the stability of the abutting portion 1410 abutting against the fastener 100. The integral design of the abutting portion 1410 and the support portion 1420 may simplify the manufacturing process of the abutting member 1400 and reduce the manufacturing cost. The abutting member 1400 may be made of an elastic material such as rubber or plastic material, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The abutment member 1400 made of an elastic material can deform under force when abutting and holding the fastener 100, reducing wear on the fastener 100 and providing sufficient holding force.

[0024] The peripheral wall 1320 may be integrally connected to the bottom 1310. The material of the receiving seat 1300 may be a metal material. Specifically, the material of the receiving seat 1300 may be a copper material. Thus, the receiving seat 1300 made of copper can reduce the manufacturing cost and the difficulty of molding the receiving seat 1300. In other embodiments, the receiving seat can be made of other metals, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0025] In other embodiments, the number of through holes, receiving seats and abutment members may be more than one, the through holes are radially penetrating the outer wall and the operating inner surface and spaced apart, and the number of receiving seats and abutment members corresponds to the number of through holes so as to further improve the stability of the socket to retain the fastener, and the present invention is not limited to the above quantities. EXAMPLES

[0026] 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a socket 2000 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the structure of the socket 2000 is similar to that of the socket 1000 in the first embodiment, so a detailed description is omitted here. It is worth noting that the through hole 2200 and the operating inner surface form a first opening 2210, and the through hole 2200 and the outer wall form a second opening 2220, and the aperture d1 of the first opening 2210 is smaller than the aperture d2 of the second opening 2220. In other words, the through hole 2200 gradually narrows in diameter from the outer wall to the operating inner surface, and as shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the through hole 2200 is trapezoidal in the cross-sectional projection plane. The outer diameter of the peripheral wall 2320 of the receiving seat can be gradually reduced from the outer wall toward the operation inner surface to form a cone shape, and the outer diameter of the peripheral wall 2320 corresponds to the change in the inner diameter of the through hole 2200, so that the peripheral wall 2320 can fit into the through hole 2200, and the maximum outer diameter of the peripheral wall 2320 is the same as the diameter of the bottom 2310. Thus, when the receiving seat is inserted into the through hole 2200 along the through hole axis I2 perpendicular to the central axis I1 from the outside of the outer wall of the socket 2000, it is engaged by the tapered surface of the peripheral wall 2320, which prevents the receiving seat from protruding into the operation space W1 due to external impact, thereby increasing the engagement strength between the receiving seat and the through hole 2200. In the second embodiment, the shape of the support part 2420 of the abutting member can be cylindrical, and the support part 2420 of the abutting member can be inserted into the corresponding receiving space of the receiving seat. In other embodiments, the shape of the support portion 2420 may be gradually tapered from the outer wall toward the operating inner surface in accordance with the peripheral wall. The support portion 2420 is compressed and deformed by a force, and after entering the receiving space, the tapered support portion 2420 is restricted in the receiving space, which can prevent the abutment member from falling off the receiving seat during the process of abutting against the fastener, thereby increasing the engagement strength between the support portion 2420 and the receiving seat, but the present invention is not limited thereto. EXAMPLES

[0027] 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a socket 3000 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, the structure of the socket 3000 is similar to that of the socket 1000 according to the first embodiment, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted. It is worth noting that the receiving seat 3300 may include a locking ring 3330, which is located inside the peripheral wall 3320, and specifically, the locking ring 3330 protrudes from the inside of the peripheral wall 3320. The locking ring 3330 is located away from the bottom 3310, so that the diameter of the opening of the receiving space formed by the peripheral wall 3320 and the bottom 3310 is smaller than the inner diameter of the peripheral wall 3320. This can increase the engagement strength between the abutting member 3400 and the receiving seat 3300. The abutting member 3400 may include a locking groove 3430, which is recessed in the support portion 3420, and the locking ring 3330 is engaged with the locking groove 3430. Through the provision of the locking groove 3430, the width of the step portion (at the position corresponding to the locking groove 3430) of the abutting member 3400 is narrower than the widths of the head and tail ends (at the positions corresponding to the abutting portion 3410 and the support portion 3420, respectively). When the abutting member 3400 is inserted into the receiving space of the receiving seat 3300 along the through-hole axis I2 perpendicular to the central axis I1, the bottom end of the support portion 3420 is compressed by force and passes through the locking ring 3330 to contact the bottom portion 3310, thereby restricting the support portion 3420 between the locking ring 3330 and the bottom portion 3310. This can increase the engagement strength between the abutting member 3400 and the receiving seat 3300. In other embodiments, the abutment member may not include a locking groove, and the support portion is compressed by force through elasticity to pass through the locking ring and be accommodated in the accommodation space, thereby simplifying the design of the abutment member. [Industrial Applicability]

[0028] In summary, the socket provided by the present invention has the following advantages: first, the arrangement of the abutment member and the accommodating seat can reduce the difficulty and cost of the socket manufacturing process; second, the peripheral wall whose outer diameter gradually decreases can prevent the accommodating seat from protruding into the operating space; and third, the provision of the locking ring and locking groove can increase the engagement strength with which the abutment member engages with the accommodating seat.

[0029] Although the present invention has been disclosed by way of examples as described above, these are by no means intended to limit the present invention, and any person familiar with the art may make various modifications and adaptations thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and therefore the scope of protection of the present invention is based on the contents specified in the appended claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0030] 1000, 2000, 3000 Sockets 100 Fasteners 1100 Body 1110 Exterior wall 1120 Operation inside 1130 Drive inner surface 1200, 2200 through hole 1300, 3300 seats 1310, 2310, 3310 bottom 1320, 2320, 3320 Peripheral wall 1400, 3400 Contact parts 1410, 3410 Contact part 1420, 2420, 3420 Support part 2210 First Opening 2220 Second Opening 3330 Locking ring 3430 Locking groove d1, d2 caliber I1 center axis I2 Through hole axis W1 Operation space W2 Drive Space θ angle

Claims

1. a body having an outer wall and an inner access surface defining an access space for inserting a fastener; a through hole penetrating the outer wall and the operation inner surface in a radial direction and communicating with the operation space; a receiving seat provided in the through hole, the receiving seat including a bottom portion located at an end of the through hole close to the outer wall and covering the through hole, and a peripheral wall connected to the bottom portion and located within the through hole, the peripheral wall defining a receiving space together with the bottom portion; a contact member provided in the accommodation space, partially exposed from the through hole and protruding into the operation space, for contacting a fastener; The socket containing the

2. 2. The socket of claim 1, wherein the through hole and the operating inner surface are capable of forming a first opening, and the through hole and the outer wall are capable of forming a second opening, the diameter of the first opening being smaller than the diameter of the second opening.

3. 3. The socket of claim 2, wherein an outer diameter of said peripheral wall gradually decreases from said outer wall in a direction toward said operating inner surface.

4. 2. The socket according to claim 1, wherein the receiving seat includes a locking ring located inside the peripheral wall, the abutting member includes a locking groove, and the locking ring engages with the locking groove.

5. 2. The socket according to claim 1, wherein the material of the receiving seat is a metal material.

6. The socket of claim 1 , wherein said peripheral wall is integrally connected to said bottom portion.

7. The socket of claim 1 , wherein said abutment member is made of a resilient material.

8. 2. The socket of claim 1, wherein the axis of said through hole forms an angle with a central axis of said body.

9. 2. The socket according to claim 1, wherein the through hole has a diameter of 3 mm.

10. The socket according to claim 1 , wherein the abutment member includes an abutment portion and a support portion, the abutment portion being integrally connected to the support portion, the support portion being accommodated within the accommodation space, and the abutment portion covering the peripheral wall.

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