Pliers having two pliers handles

Abstract

Pliers have two pliers handles guided such that they cross one another in a joint region having a stationary joint bolt. Gripping regions are formed on the pliers handles on one side of the joint region, and working regions are formed on free ends of the pliers handles on the other side, said working regions extending to form a pliers jaw. The working regions have first and second toothed regions that come into contact when the pliers jaw is closed. In the first toothed region, in a sequence in the longitudinal extension of the pliers handle, the tooth tips end in a surrounding surface that is flat in the longitudinal section and in contact with same, and the tooth tips of the opposing second toothed region end in a surrounding surface that is convex in the longitudinal section and in contact with same.

Claims

1. Pliers (1) having two pliers handles (2, 3) guided such that they cross one another in a joint region having a stationary joint bolt (8), wherein gripping regions are formed on the pliers handles (2, 3) on one side of the joint region, and working regions (9, 10) are formed on free ends of the pliers handles (2, 3) on the other side, said working regions complement each other to form a pliers jaw (M), wherein the working regions (9, 10) further have first and second toothed regions (16 and 17) that come into contact when the pliers jaw (M) is closed, and the opposing first and second toothed regions (16, 17) are shaped differently in a longitudinal extension thereof, wherein in the first toothed region (16), viewed in a sequence in a longitudinal extent of the pliers handle (2, 3), the tooth tips (22) end in a surrounding surface (23) that is flat in a longitudinal cross-section and in contact with same, and that tooth tips (22) of the opposing second toothed region (17) end in a surrounding surface (30) that is convex in the longitudinal cross-section and in contact with same, wherein with regard to a longitudinal extent of the pliers jaw member (6, 7), a point of the convex surrounding surface (30) which protrudes furthest towards an opposite working region (9) when the surrounding surfaces (23, 30) of the first and the second toothed regions (16, 17) come into contact with one another in a longitudinal cross-section is arranged in a half of the flat surrounding surface (23) located toward the free end of the respective working region.

2. The pliers according to claim 1, wherein in the course of closing the pliers (1), a contact line (c) resulting between the surrounding surfaces (23 and 30) is offset with respect to a beginning (B) of the toothing towards the free end of the pliers handle (2, 3).

3. The pliers according to claim 1, wherein in the direction of the free ends of the pliers handles (2, 3) upstream of the first and second toothed regions (16, 17), third and fourth toothed regions (18, 19) are formed which are separated from the first and second toothed regions (16, 17) by a hole structure (20) that is given when the pliers jaw (M) is closed.

4. The pliers according to claim 3, wherein the tooth tips (22) of the third and fourth toothed regions (18, 19) each end in a surrounding surface (24, 25) that contacts the tooth tips (22) and is flat in longitudinal cross-section.

5. The pliers according to claim 3, wherein the tooth tips (22) of the third toothed region (18) end in a flat surrounding surface (24) contacting them and the tooth tips (22) of the fourth toothed region (19) end in a convex surrounding surface (31) contacting them.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The invention is explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which, however, only illustrates exemplary embodiments. A part that is explained only with reference to one of the exemplary embodiments, and in a further exemplary embodiment is not replaced by another part due to the special feature emphasized therein, is therefore also described for this further exemplary embodiment as a part which in any case is potentially present. In the figures:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective illustration of pliers of the kind in question in a first embodiment;

(3) FIG. 2 shows pliers in an enlarged view regarding working regions of the pliers in a closed position of the pliers jaw;

(4) FIG. 3 shows an enlarged detail of the region III in

(5) FIG. 2;

(6) FIG. 4 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 3 during gripping of a sheet-shaped workpiece by the working regions at the pliers;

(7) FIG. 5 shows the enlarged detail of the region V in

(8) FIG. 4;

(9) FIG. 6 shows the section according to the line VI-VI in

(10) FIG. 5;

(11) FIG. 7 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 5, but regarding the closed position of the pliers jaw;

(12) FIG. 8 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 2, regarding pliers in a second embodiment;

(13) FIG. 9 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 3, regarding a third embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(14) Shown and described in first instance with reference to FIG. 1 are pliers 1. The latter are formed as combination pliers in the first exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 7. The following versions refer not only to such combination pliers, but also to other pliers with which a workpiece 11, in particular a plate-like or sheet-like workpiece, can be gripped. Examples are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, regarding further embodiments of combination pliers.

(15) The pliers 1 have two pliers handles 2, 3 arranged crosswise to each other. Here, each pliers handle 2, 3 forms a gripping handle 4, 5, which, beyond the crossing region and joint region of the pliers handles 2, 3 transitions into a pliers jaw member 6, 7.

(16) The gripping handle 4 and the pliers jaw member 6 form the pliers handle 2; the gripping handle 5 and the pliers jaw 7 form the pliers handle 3.

(17) The fixed joint is given by a joint bolt 8. The latter extends through the pliers handles 2, 3 in the transition region from the respective gripping handle into the pliers jaw member.

(18) The geometric joint axis x simultaneously forming the body axis of the joint bolt 8 extends perpendicular to a plane in which the pliers handles 2, 3 move when the pliers 1 are actuated.

(19) The pliers 1 are largely symmetrical with respect to a symmetry axis y running through the joint axis x, towards which the working regions 9, 10 of the pliers handles 2, 3 can be moved with respect to each other. In the case of the pliers 1 of the embodiment according to the illustration in FIG. 9, the symmetry refers only to the pliers jaw member region.

(20) The working regions 9 and 10 of the pliers 1 according to the embodiments in FIGS. 1 to 8 are substantially divided into a flat pliers portion associated to the free end of the pliers jaw members 6, 7 and a side cutter portion associated with the region at the joint bolt. The flat pliers portion and side cutter portion are separated by a hole-like gripping structure 13 which is given when the pliers jaw M is closed. The hole structure is also referred to as burner hole, in particular for gripping workpieces with a diameter from about 5 mm upwards.

(21) Between this gripping structure 13 and the ends facing the joint bolt 8, the working regions 9 and 10 are formed as cutting edges 14 and 15 to form the side cutter portion.

(22) In the first exemplary embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 7), first and third toothed regions 16 and 18 are formed extending from the gripping structure 13 in the region of the pliers jaw member 6 towards the free ends of the pliers handles 6 and 7, and second and fourth toothed regions 17 and 19 are formed on the opposing pliers jaw member 7.

(23) The first and second toothed regions 16 and 17 are separated from the toothed regions 18 and 19 arranged upstream towards the free ends of the pliers jaw members 6 and 7 by a hole structure 20 which results from closing the pliers jaw M.

(24) In the exemplary embodiment according to the illustration in FIG. 8, the flat pliers portion is given by the regions 16 and 17 alone. Further regions 18 and 19 as well as a hole structure 20 are not given.

(25) Similar to the embodiment according to FIG. 8, the working regions 9 and 10 of pliers 1 are also formed in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 9, although the respective working region, extending from the gripping structure 13 in the direction of the joint bolt 8, forms a further toothed region 26, 27.

(26) The toothed regions have individual unidirectional teeth 21. Their tooth tips 22 extend in a line-type manner transverse to the longitudinal extent of the pliers jaw members 6, 7. The tooth tips 22 are evenly spaced apart from one another when viewed in the longitudinal extent of the pliers jaw members 6, 7. Opposite tooth regions are formed and aligned in such a manner that in a closing position of the pliers jaw, e.g. according to the illustration in FIG. 3, the teeth 21 can mesh and thus can extend accordingly beyond the axis of symmetry y.

(27) The tooth tips 22, in particular in the toothed region 16, contact in a sequence in the longitudinal extent of the respective pliers jaw member 6 a surrounding surface 23 that is flat as viewed in longitudinal cross-section or in a longitudinal view according to FIG. 3. In the closing position of the pliers jaw according to FIG. 3 or in the course of closing the pliers jaw, this flat surrounding surface 23 is brought into a parallel orientation with respect to the axis of symmetry y immediately before reaching the closing position of the pliers jaw member according to FIG. 7.

(28) As can be seen from the illustration in FIG. 6, the surrounding surface 23, which contacts all tooth tips of the one region 16, also extends transversely to the longitudinal extent of the pliers jaw member 6 in a flat area.

(29) A further (upstream) toothed region 18 of the pliers jaw member 6 provided according to the illustrations in FIGS. 1 to 7 contacts with its tooth tips 22 a likewise flat surrounding surface 24, which, as is preferred, can extend in the same plane as the surrounding surface 23 of the toothed region 16.

(30) In a preferred configuration, a toothed region 19 of the other pliers jaw member 7 opposite the toothed region 18 is configured identically with respect to the alignment of the teeth 21 and the hereby resulting surrounding surface 25 so that the surrounding surface 25 spans a plane which, in the closing position of the pliers jaw, is aligned at least approximately parallel to the corresponding surrounding surface 24 of the toothed region 18.

(31) The further toothed regions 26 and 27 facing the joint bolt 8 in the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 9 can likewise have such flat surrounding surfaces 28 and 29. In the closing position of the pliers jaw shown, they are preferably aligned parallel to the axis of symmetry y.

(32) Deviating from the arrangement of the teeth 21 and the accompanying flat surrounding surface configuration of the toothed region 16 and moreover, optionally, the toothed regions 18 and 19 and/or 26 and 27, the toothed region 17 opposite the toothed region 16 is formed in the region of the pliers jaw member 7 in such a manner that with respect to a longitudinal cross-section or a view according to the FIG. 2, 8 or 9, the tooth tips 22 of these teeth 21 end in a convex surrounding surface 30. Viewed transversely to this, the surrounding surface 30 extends flat in the cross-section according to FIG. 6, preferably aligned parallel to the cross-sectional orientation of the opposite surrounding surface 23.

(33) As can be seen in particular from the enlarged illustration in FIG. 5, the surrounding surface 30 in the longitudinal representation extends along a section of a circular arc.

(34) As viewed starting from the joint bolt 8 towards the free end of the pliers jaw members 6 and 7, each toothed region 16 and 17 has a beginning B, B′ and an end E, E′ with regard to the surrounding surfaces 23 and 30, respectively.

(35) The arrangement of the teeth 21 in the toothed region 17 is preferably selected in such a manner that with the pliers jaw M closed, the circular section line of the surrounding surface 30 in the region of the end E′ runs at least approximately tangentially into the surrounding surface 23 of the first toothed region 16.

(36) In the case of a flat workpiece 11 clamped between the pliers jaw members 6 and 7, the result is a flat surface support facing the first toothed region 16 on preferably all tooth tips 22 of this region 16. Opposite thereto, viewed transversely to the longitudinal extent of the pliers jaw member, a line-like support of the pliers jaw member 7 in the convexly curved region 17 is given. Furthermore, in the region of the tooth tip 22 supported on the facing surface of the workpiece 11, the result is a contact line c, directed transversely to the longitudinal extent of the jaw.

(37) The result for workpieces 11 with a maximum permissible thickness d for these pliers 1 is an alignment of the contact line c opposite the region 16 or the surrounding surface 23 given here.

(38) A force introduced into the workpiece 11 via the pliers jaw member 7 and the tooth 21 acting on the facing surface of the workpiece 11 in the region of the contact line c acts via the workpiece 11 in the region 16 between the beginning B thereof and the end E thereof, further preferably in the region of the first half of region 16 as viewed from the beginning B thereof (cf. FIG. 5, arrow a).

(39) When projecting the contact line c along the arrow a in the direction of the first toothed region 16, the contact line c for a clamped workpiece 11 up to the maximum thickness dimension of the workpiece 11 provided for these pliers 1 is located in the region of the first half of the extent of the region 16, i.e. in the region between the beginning B and the middle given between the beginning B and the end E.

(40) Without a clamped workpiece and with direct contact with the surrounding regions 23 and 30 according to the illustration in FIG. 7, the result is a point of the surrounding surface 30 that protrudes the furthest, which point is located centrally or in that half of the longitudinal extent of the second toothed region 17 that faces the end E′, between its beginning B′ and its end E′.

(41) As can be seen from the illustration in FIG. 9, one of the two toothed regions 18, 19 possible at the tip of the pliers jaw members 6, 7 may also have a convex surrounding surface 31 in which the respective tooth tips end. Thus, the fourth toothed region 19 can be configured as described above, while the tooth tips 22 of the opposite toothed region 18 end in a flat surrounding surface 24.

(42) Also, in the closing position of the pliers, the convex surrounding surface 31 can run at least approximately tangentially into the flat surrounding surface 24.

(43) Both convex surrounding surfaces 30 and 31 can be formed on the same pliers jaw member 6 or 7, as illustrated. Alternatively, one surrounding surface 30 can be formed on one pliers jaw member and the other one on the other pliers jaw member.

(44) The foregoing explanations serve to explain the inventions covered by the present application as a whole, which, at least through the following feature combinations, in each case also independently, further refine the prior art, namely:

(45) Pliers, which are characterized in that in the first toothed region 16, as viewed in a sequence in the longitudinal extent of the pliers handle 2, 3, the tooth tips 22 end in a surrounding surface 23 that is flat in the longitudinal cross-section and in contact with same, and that the tooth tips 22 of the opposing second toothed region 17 end in a surrounding surface 30 that is convex in the longitudinal cross-section and that is in contact with same.

(46) Pliers, which are characterized in that in the course of closing the pliers 1, a contact line c resulting between the surrounding surfaces 23 and 30 is offset with respect to a beginning B of the toothing towards the free end of the pliers handle 2, 3.

(47) Pliers, which are characterized in that, with regard to a longitudinal extent of the pliers jaw member 6, 7, the point of the convex surrounding surface 23, 30 which protrudes furthest towards the opposite working region 9 when the surrounding surfaces 23, 30 of the first and the second toothed regions 16, 17 come into contact with one another in a longitudinal cross-section is arranged approximately in the middle of the second toothed region 17.

(48) Pliers, which are characterized in that in the direction of the free ends of the pliers handles 2, 3 upstream of the first and second toothed regions 16, 17, third and fourth toothed regions 18, 18 are formed which are separated from the first and second toothed regions 16, 17 by a hole structure 20 that is given when the pliers jaw M is closed.

(49) Pliers, which are characterized in that the tooth tips 22 of the third and fourth toothed regions 18, 19 each end in a surrounding surface 24, 25 that contacts the tooth tips 22 and is flat in longitudinal cross-section.

(50) Pliers, which are characterized in that the tooth tips 22 of the third toothed region 18 end in a flat surrounding surface (24) contacting them and the tooth tips of the fourth toothed region 19 end in a convex surrounding surface 31 contacting them.

(51) All features disclosed (in themselves but also in combination among each other) are pertinent for the invention. The disclosure content of the associated/accompanying priority documents (copy of the prior application) is also hereby included in full in the disclosure, including for the purpose of incorporating features of these documents in claims of the present application. The subsidiary claims in their optional subordinated formulation characterize independent inventive refinement of the prior art, in particular to undertake divisional applications based on these claims.

REFERENCE LIST

(52) 1 Pliers 2 Pliers handle 3 Pliers handle 4 Gripping handle 5 Gripping handle 6 Pliers jaw member 7 Pliers jaw member 8 Joint bolt 9 Working region 10 Working region 11 Workpiece 12 Longitudinal slot 13 Gripping structure 14 Cutting edge 15 Cutting edge 16 First toothed region 17 Second toothed region 18 Third toothed region 19 Fourth toothed region 20 Hole structure 21 Tooth 22 Tooth tip 23 Surrounding surface 24 Surrounding surface 25 Surrounding surface 26 Toothed region 27 Toothed region 28 Surrounding surface 29 Surrounding surface 30 Surrounding surface 31 Surrounding surface a Arrow c Contact line d Thickness x Joint axis y Axis of symmetry B Beginning B′ Beginning E End E′ End M Pliers jaw