Fastening tool
A fastening tool includes a gear train and a socket. The gear train rotates as the fastening tool moves between a non-operated position and an operated position. The socket receives a fastener at a first end of the fastener. The socket is rotatably supported to the gear assembly so that the socket rotates as the gear assembly rotates.
1. A fastening tool comprising:
a gear train that rotates as the fastening tool moves between a non-operated position and an operated position;
a socket for receiving a fastener at a first end of the fastener, the socket being rotatably supported to the gear assembly so that the socket rotates as the gear assembly rotates;
a one-way clutch having an opening facing the socket so that the opening of the one-way clutch receives the fastener at a second end of the fastener as the fastening tool moves from the non-operated position to the operated position;
a first holder, the gear train being supported to the first holder; and
a second holder that is supported to and is spaced from the first holder, the one-way clutch being supported to the second holder, the first and second holders being biased against each other when the fastening tool is in the non-operated position, the first and second holders moving towards each other as the fastening tool moves from the non-operated position to the operated position.
2. The fastening tool according to claim 1 , further comprising
a rack having a plurality of teeth that movably engage with the gear train as the fastening tool moves between the non-operated position and the operated position.
3. The fastening tool according to claim 2 , wherein
the rack extends from one of the first and second holders to the other one of the first and second holders.
4. The fastening tool according to claim 3 , wherein
one of the first and second holders having a through hole that receives the rack therethrough as the fastening tool moves from the non-operated position to the operated position.
5. The fastening tool according to claim 1 , further comprising
a telescopic pole supporting the first and second holders to each other.
6. The fastening tool according to claim 5 , wherein
the telescopic pole compresses as the fastening tool moves from the non-operated position to the operated position.
7. The fastening tool according to claim 6 , further comprising
a compression spring operatively coupled to the first and second holders to bias the first and second holders towards the non-operated position.
8. The fastening tool according to claim 7 , wherein
the compression spring is wound around the telescopic pole.
9. The fastening tool according to claim 6 , wherein
the first holder has a first handle portion, the second holder has a second handle portion, the telescopic pole connecting the first and second handle portions.
10. The fastening tool according to claim 9 , wherein
the first holder has a first main body portion that supports the gear train, the second holder has a second main body portion that supports the one-way clutch, the first and second main body portions being separated by a first space that is greater than a second space that separates the first and second handle portions.
11. The fastening tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the gear train includes a first gear having a plurality of first teeth that operatively engage the teeth of the rack.
12. The fastening tool according to claim 11 , wherein
the gear train further includes a second gear having a plurality of second teeth that that operatively engage the first teeth.
13. The fastening tool according to claim 12 , wherein
the gear train further includes a third gear having a plurality of third teeth that operatively engage the second teeth.
14. The fastening tool according to claim 13 , wherein
the socket is supported to the third gear.
15. The fastening tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the socket is a magnetic socket.
16. The fastening tool according to claim 1 , wherein
the one-way clutch is configured to hold a nut that is screwed to the fastener as the fastening tool moves from the non-operated position to the operated position.