Patent ID: 8104381
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A unidirectional ratchet wrench comprising: a body including a first containing groove disposed at an action end of the body, a pressing edge disposed on a bottom of the first containing groove and having a smaller inner diameter than the first containing groove, a second containing groove disposed on the action end of the body and in communications with the first containing groove, wherein a bottom of the second containing groove has a relatively lower position than the pressing edge to constitute a height difference, the body having an upper cover groove defined therein, a circular latch groove is disposed on an inner periphery of the upper cover groove; a ratchet pivotally received in and coupled to the first containing groove of the body and having a sheathing portion formed at a center of the ratchet, the ratchet including a plurality of engaging teeth disposed at an external periphery thereof; brake teeth contained in the second containing groove of the body and being in an arc shape corresponding to the second containing groove, the brake teeth including a plurality of latch teeth formed on a lateral surface thereof for engaging with the engaging teeth of the ratchet, the brake teeth including an accommodating groove disposed at a bottom surface of the brake teeth, the accommodating groove extending to a lateral side of the brake teeth to form an opening, the brake teeth abutting against a lateral side of the second containing groove, and the brake teeth having a symbol formed on a top thereof for identifying a size; a control plate contained in the arc second containing groove, and the control plate having the same height as the pressing edge of the body, the control plate made from sheet metal, the control plate having a pressing portion and a horizontal portion integrally formed thereon and configured into an inverted L shape, the pressing portion perpendicularly extending from the control plate, the horizontal portion connected to and perpendicularly extending from the pressing portion, a through slot defined in and extending through the control plate, the through slot adjacent to the pressing portion, and the horizontal portion having the same height as the accommodating groove of the brake teeth, and the control plate installed between the bottom surface of the brake teeth and the second containing groove, and a front end of the control plate is disposed between the engaging teeth of the ratchet and the first containing groove; an elastic element disposed in the second containing groove, an end of the elastic element contained in the accommodating groove of the brake teeth, and another end of the elastic element installed at the horizontal portion of the control plate, the elastic element is abutted between the brake teeth and the pressing portion of the control plate; a cover installed in the upper cover groove of the body for positioning each component into the body, and the cover having an L-shaped cross section and including a concave circular groove defined therein; and a latch ring latched to the circular latch groove of the body and abutted against the concave circular latch groove of the cover for fixing the cover onto the body.