Patent ID: 8074540
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. An adjustable wrench with a ratchet function comprising: a fixed jaw having a receiving recess provided thereon with a slideway in communication with said receiving recess, a bore laterally disposed through one side of said receiving recess, an opening radially disposed through said bore, a through hole disposed below said receiving recess, an additional hole laterally disposed on the side of said fixed jaw different from the side on which said opening is arranged, and said opening and said additional hole respectively communicating with said through hole; a movable jaw disposed in said slideway of said fixed jaw and laterally movable along said slideway so that a clamping opening with a variable spacing is defined between said movable jaw and said fixed jaw, and a toothed portion formed at the bottom of said movable jaw; a screw disposed in said receiving recess of said fixed jaw and having an external thread section which engages the toothed portion at the bottom of said movable jaw, and a first spring disposed between said screw and the inner wall of said receiving recess; a shaft passed from said bore through said first spring and said screw to drive said screw so that said screw compresses said first spring and moves transversely, and said shaft recessed at the position corresponding to said opening and formed with a blocking portion; a positioning assembly disposed in said opening and including a second spring and a pin, said second spring disposed at the bottom of said opening to push the end of said pin so that the top of said pin is caught within said blocking portion of said shaft into engagement with each other, and an actuating portion protruding from the end of said pin toward the side of said through hole; a pushing assembly disposed in said additional hole and sequentially including a pushing member, a third spring and a screw cap, and said third spring pushing said pushing member to extend toward said through hole; and an operating piece disposed in said through hole, the both ends of said operating piece respectively extending out of said through hole, said operating piece having a first V-shaped push surface formed at the position corresponding to said actuating portion of said pin and having a second V-shaped push surface formed at the position corresponding to said pushing member, said actuating portion and said pushing member respectively abutting against the central turning positions of said V-shaped push surfaces, when pressing one of the ends of said operating piece, said actuating portion of said pin or said pushing member is pushed and moved by said corresponding V-shaped push surface so that the top of said pin disengages from said blocking portion of said shaft to release the engagement with said shaft.