IP Library Granted Patent US 12,617,064
Granted Patent B2
US 12,617,064 · App. 18/356,142 · Granted May 5, 2026

Impact tool head

Inventor: Larry Lee (Taichung City, TW)
Assignee: TIEN-I INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
B25D17/02B25D17/08B25D2217/0034B25D2217/0042
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,617,064
App. No.
18/356,142
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An impact tool head is provided and configured to be disposed on a front end of an impact tool. The impact tool head includes: a rod body and a flange radially protruding from the rod body. The flange includes an inclined flat surface facing toward the front end and an outermost peripheral edge. A contact position is defined as a position where the inclined flat surface contact with at least one projection of the impact tool. Wherein each of the at least one projection is a ball member, and as viewed in the axial direction, a ratio of a distance between the contact position and the outermost peripheral edge to a radius of the at least one projection is between 0.1 and 0.6.

Claims (19)

1 . An impact tool head configured to be disposed on a front end of an impact tool, the impact tool head including:

a rod body extending in an axial direction; and

a flange radially protruding from the rod body, the flange including:

an inclined flat surface facing toward the front end; and

an outermost peripheral edge connected to the inclined flat surface, and

a contact position being defined as a position where the inclined flat surface contacts with at least one projection of the impact tool;

wherein each of the at least one projection is a ball member, as viewed in the axial direction, a ratio of a distance between the contact position and the outermost peripheral edge to a radius of the at least one projection is between 0.1 and 0.6;

wherein a projection length of the inclined flat surface on the axial direction is defined as a first length, and in the axial direction the outermost peripheral edge has a second length smaller than the first length.

2 . The impact tool head of claim 1 , wherein a reference plane is defined as passing through the outermost peripheral edge and perpendicular to the axial direction, and an included angle between a line which is from the contact position to the outermost peripheral edge and the reference plane is between 25 and 65 degrees.

3 . The impact tool head of claim 2 , wherein the included angle is 45 degrees.

4 . The impact tool head of claim 3 , wherein the inclined flat surface is a flat surface, and the flat surface has a slope between 0.5 and 3.0; the hardness of the at least one projection is greater than the hardness of the flange; the inclined flat surface and the at least one projection are in point contact; the ball member has a diameter from 6 mm to 10 mm; the contact position and a distance between the outermost peripheral edge is from 0.75 mm to 2.5 mm; the inclined flat surface includes an upper peripheral edge, the distance between the upper peripheral edge and the outermost peripheral edge is from 1.5 mm to 5.0 mm; the impact tool head further includes a concave surface between the rod body and the inclined flat surface, and the concave surface has a radius of curvature less than or equal to 5 mm; the impact tool head further includes an abutting surface between the rod body and a side of the flange opposite to the inclined flat surface, the abutting surface is configured to be abutted against the impact tool and has a radius of curvature which is larger than the radius of curvature of the concave surface; as viewed in the axial direction, at least one third of the at least one projection overlaps the inclined flat surface; the inclined flat surface includes a lower peripheral edge, and a distance between the lower peripheral edge and the contact position is less than or equal to 0.75 mm; a diametric dimension of the flange is 1.3 to 1.8 times a diametric dimension of the rod body.

5 . The impact tool head of claim 1 , wherein the inclined flat surface is a flat surface, and the flat surface has a slope between 0.5 and 3.0.

6 . The impact tool head of claim 1 , wherein the inclined flat surface and the at least one projection are in point contact.

7 . The impact tool head of claim 1 , wherein the ball member has a diameter from 6 mm to 10 mm, and the distance between the contact position and the outermost peripheral edge is from 0.75 mm to 2.5 mm.

8 . The impact tool head of claim 1 , wherein the inclined flat surface includes an upper peripheral edge, a distance between the upper peripheral edge and the outermost peripheral edge is from 1.5 mm to 5.0 mm.

9 . The impact tool head of claim 1 , further including a concave surface between the rod body and the inclined flat surface, wherein the concave surface has a radius of curvature less than or equal to 5 mm.

10 . The impact tool head of claim 9 , further including an abutting surface between the rod body and a side of the flange opposite to the inclined flat surface, wherein the abutting surface is configured to be abutted against the impact tool and has a radius of curvature which is larger than the radius of curvature of the concave surface.

11 . The impact tool head of claim 10 , wherein the first length is 2.5±0.05 mm, the second length is 2.1±0.05 mm, and the abutting surface has a radius of curvature less than or equal to 10 mm.

12 . The impact tool head of claim 1 , wherein as viewed in the axial direction, at least one third of the at least one projection overlaps the inclined flat surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: LEE, LARRY
To: TIEN-I INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 17395185 · Aug 5, 2021
Continuation In Part 16579435 · Sep 23, 2019
Related Publication 20230364768A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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