Patent ID: 7171872

Claim:
An adjustable mechanical screwdriver with a driveshaft ( 15 ) which can be set into a rotating movement, with a power take-off shaft ( 33 ) which can be driven via a deflection bevel gear ( 39 ), wherein both shafts are connected and fixed against relative rotation, with a bevel gear, wherein the bevel gear is in operative connection with a deflection bevel gear, the driveshaft ( 15 ) is rotatably seated in a receiving housing ( 10 ), the power take-off shaft ( 33 ) is rotatably seated in a gear housing ( 30 ) and both are pivotable with respect to each other from a distended position over a pivot angle of at least 90Â°, wherein the deflection bevel gear ( 39 ) is rotatably seated on a bearing shaft ( 20 ) used as a pivot shaft of the gear housing ( 30 ) on the receiving housing ( 10 ), wherein the bearing shaft ( 20 ) is formed as a clamping device, by which the set pivot position can be fixed in place, the adjustable mechanical screwdriver comprising: the driveshaft ( 15 ) protruding with a bearing shoulder ( 17 ) at the drive bevel gear ( 16 ) in a direction of the bearing shaft ( 20 ), which is inserted into and rotatably seated in a bearing bore ( 25 ) of the bearing shaft ( 20 ); the gear housing ( 30 ) having the deflection bevel gear ( 39 ) and the power take-off shaft ( 33 ) with the power take-off bevel gear ( 38 ) and being pivotable on the bearing shaft ( 20 ); and the receiving housing ( 10 ) receiving and preventing the bearing shaft ( 20 ) from rotation.