Screwed device tightening/untightening tool
View Patent ↗A tool for tightening and untightening screwed devices, such as bolts for fixing engines ( 10 ) to struts ( 12 ) on aircraft, comprises a hydraulic wrench ( 20 ), a hydraulic pump ( 22 ), preferably manual, at a distance from the wrench, and a tube ( 24 ) connecting the pump ( 22 ) to the wrench ( 20 ). The tool also comprises a force resistance structure ( 26 ) that transmits wrench reaction forces to an adjacent part, such as the strut ( 12 ).
1. A tool for tightening and untightening screwed devices, the tool comprising:
a hydraulic wrench,
a hydraulic pump at a distance from the hydraulic wrench,
a tube connecting the hydraulic wrench to the pump, and
a force resistance structure capable of transmitting wrench reaction forces to a part adjacent to the screwed devices,
wherein the force resistance structure comprises a connecting part that can be fixed to the adjacent part and a reaction arm on which the wrench can be fitted,
said connecting part includes an approximately U-shaped part with two parallel branches of substantially equal length, a gap between the two branches configured to receive a protrusion of the adjacent part, the two parallel branches being perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the hydraulic wrench, and
the connecting part includes a pivot configured to pivot the connecting part with respect to the reaction arm.
2. The tool according to claim 1 , in which the hydraulic pump is a manual pump.
3. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction arm is an L-shaped arm having two ends, said hydraulic wrench located proximate a first end of said L-shaped arm and the force resistant structure connected to said reaction arm proximate a second end of the L-shaped member.
4. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot is a ball pin system.
5. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic wrench is configured to apply a tightening and untightening torque between 60 daN.m and 90 daN.m.
6. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic wrench is inscribed within a 130 mm×60 mm×60 mm parallelepiped.
7. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic wrench does not exceed 2 kg.
8. The tool according to claim 1 , wherein a precision of the hydraulic wrench is 3% with a repetitiveness of 1%.