ratchet key structure a main body (10) having at one end a first receiving chamber (11) which is circular, wherein a second receiving chamber (12) is formed on one side of the first receiving chamber (11) which is connected to the first receiving chamber (11), wherein the
diameter of the second receiving chamber (12) is smaller than that of the first receiving chamber (11), wherein the center of the second receiving chamber (12) is located inside the first receiving chamber (11), wherein the second receiving chamber (12) is closed at the top and bottom, wherein a first annular groove (13) which is circular is provided in the first receiving chamber (11), wherein the first annular groove (13) is located near the lower opening, wherein the first receiving chamber (11) forms a first contact section (14) near the upper opening; in two dimensions the first recording space (11) forms a first circle (15) having a first center (151) and a vertical line (152) through the first center (151), the first circle (15) having a first
radius (153), the second recording space (12) forming a second circle (154) having a second center (155)
lying inside the first circle (15), the second circle (154) having a second
radius (156) that is smaller than the first
radius (153), a first distance (157) being between the first center (152) and the second center (155), and a first corner (158) being formed at the intersection points of the first circle (15) and the second circle (154); a
ratchet wheel (20) rotatably arranged in the first receiving space (11) and having a
ratchet part (21) on its outer circumferential surface, which is designed in the form of a toothed ring, wherein the ratchet wheel (20) forms a fitting part (22) inside, wherein the ratchet wheel (20) is provided with a second annular groove (13) which is aligned with the first annular groove (13), wherein the ratchet wheel (20) forms a second contact section (24) which rests against the first contact section (14); a pawl (30) arranged in the second receiving space (12) and bearing against one side, the front of the pawl (30) being provided with a toothed segment (31) that meshes with the ratchet part (21), the toothed segment (31) having a first arc section (311) which is a convex arc section, wherein a second arc section (312) is formed on each of the two sides of the first arc section (311), the two second arc sections (312) being symmetrical to the first arc section (311) and convex arc sections, wherein a connecting arc section (313) is formed between the first and the second arc section (311), wherein the two connecting arc sections (313) are symmetrical to the first arc section (311) and nearly arc-shaped, the connecting arc section (313) being tangential to the first arc section (311), and wherein the connecting arc section (313) runs tangentially to the second arc section (312);wherein the first arc segment (311) has a third radius (314) and the second arc segment (312) has a fourth radius (315), the fourth radius (315) being equal to or nearly equal to the size of the third radius (314); ; wherein the locking pawl (30) forms a recess (32) at one end, wherein the recess (32) has a first contact surface (321), a second contact surface (322) and a third contact surface (323) extending almost vertically to each other, wherein the first contact surface (321), the second contact surface (322) and the third contact surface (323) are planar, wherein the first contact surface (321) has a first width (324) and a second width (325), wherein the first width (324) and a second width (325) extend vertically to each other, and wherein the first width (324) is equal to the size of the second width (325); wherein the pawl (30) has a first surface (33) centrally on its rear side, wherein the first surface (33) abuts the wall of the second receiving space (12) and is convex arcuate or arcuate, wherein a second surface (34) is formed on one side of the first surface (33), wherein the second surface (34) is located between the first surface (33) and the recess (32), does not abut the wall of the second receiving space (12) and is planar, convex arcuate or arcuate, wherein a third surface (35) is formed on the other side of the first surface (33), which is planar, convex arcuate or arcuate, wherein an end surface (36) is formed at the other end of the pawl (30), which faces away from the recess (32) and is located between the third surface (35) and the toothed segment (31); wherein the teeth of the
tooth segment (31) form a first arc (37), wherein the first arc (37) is coaxial to the first circle (15) and has similar dimensions, wherein the first surface (33) forms a second arc (371), wherein the second arc (371) has the same radius as the second circle (154), wherein a second corner (372) is formed at the intersection points of the first arc (37) and the second arc (371), the second corner (372) being close to the first corner (158), wherein a space (373) is formed between the first arc (37), the second arc (371) and the end surface (36), i.e. the end surface (36) does not touch either the first corner (158) or the second corner (372), so that the pawl (30) does not contact either the first corner (158) or the second corner (372); a limiting element (40) arranged in the second receiving chamber (12) and abutting the opposite side, wherein the limiting element (40) has a fourth surface (41) on its front side, the fourth surface (41) facing the ratchet part (21) and being concavely arcuate, wherein the limiting element (40) has a fifth surface (42) on one side, which faces the recess (32) and is planar, the fifth surface (42) being parallel or nearly parallel to the first contact surface (321), wherein the limiting element (40) has a sixth surface (43) on its rear side, the sixth surface (43) abutting the wall of the second receiving chamber (12) and being convexly arcuate, wherein the limiting element (40) has a first contact edge (44) facing the second contact surface (322) and located between the fourth and fifth surfaces (41), (42), and wherein the first attachment edge (44) is a projection; an elastic element (50) that is partially housed in the recess (32), wherein the elastic element (50) is located between the first contact surface (321) and the fifth surface (42), whereby the
tooth segment (31) meshes with the ratchet part (21), wherein one end of the elastic element (50) forms a first end (51) that abuts the first contact surface (321) and has a first
diameter (52), wherein the first
diameter (52) corresponds to the first width (324) and the second width (325), wherein the other end of the elastic element (50) forms a second end (53) that abuts the fifth surface (42) and has a second diameter (54), and wherein the second diameter (54) is smaller than the first diameter (52); wherein the first diameter (52) corresponds to the first width (324) and the second width (325), whereby the first end (51) is bounded by the first contact surface (321), the second contact surface (322), the third contact surface (323) and the second receiving space (12), so that the first end (51) is fixed in the recess (32) and cannot move upwards, downwards, left or right there, wherein the recess (32) has the function of bounding the first end (51), wherein the second end (53) is bounded by the first contact edge (44) and therefore cannot detach from the second receiving space (12), whereby the elastic element (50) is fixed between the pawl (30) and the limiting element (40) and cannot detach from the second receiving space (12); and a locking ring (60) which is C-shaped and slightly elastic, wherein the locking ring (60) is received in the first annular groove (13) and the second annular groove (23) so that the ratchet wheel (20) is rotatably arranged in the first receiving space (11).