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Title:
ELECTRONIC TORQUE WRENCH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003041914
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An electronic torque wrench (10) has inner (11) and outer (40) telescoping housing portions and a battery tray assembly (60) telescopically receivable in the inner housing portion and a bezel assembly (80) receivable in an aperture (55) in the outer housing portion and interconnected with the housing portions and the battery support assembly by a single fastener (100). The bezel assembly carries torque measuring circuitry including a microcontroller (125), and a four-key (86) pad including arrow keys for incrementing (113) and decrementing (114) a preset torque level at any time, an on/zero (111) key and a units key (112) for toggling among plural different units of torque measurement. The preset torque level is displayed until torque is applied or a key is pressed and can be changed and displayed at anytime.

Inventors:
BECKER THOMAS P (US)
BREKKE DAVID F (US)
CURRY DAVID D (US)
CUTLER BRIAN J (US)
DUVAN DAVID (US)
KURTOVIC JAY (US)
DAVIS CHARLES P (US)
SEGGER ROLF (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/036344
Publication Date:
November 13, 2003
Filing Date:
November 13, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SNAP ON TECH INC (US)
BECKER THOMAS P (US)
BREKKE DAVID F (US)
CURRY DAVID D (US)
CUTLER BRIAN J (US)
DUVAN DAVID (US)
KURTOVIC JAY (US)
DAVIS CHARLES P (US)
SEGGER ROLF (DE)
International Classes:
B25B23/142; B25B23/144; (IPC1-7): B25B23/142
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