Tools & Tooling
Hand tools, powered tools, robotic tooling and the tooling that holds and shapes work.
Category CAT-000000081
Subcategories
Publications
- OT-2026-000000611
The present invention relates to an installation tool ( 200 ) for installing a fastener ( 12 ) in a structure ( 14 ), comprising: a tool housing ( 202 ); a first sheath ( 206 ), positioned along a first axis ( 102 ) and movable relative to the tool housing; a second sheath ( 208 ), configured to drive the first sheath
- OT-2026-000000588
A screwdriver rotating structure includes a main body, a driving member, two locking modules, a first elastic element, a control member, a fixed plate, two snap-fit members, a positioning element, and a second elastic element. The main body is provided with two first receiving grooves, a second receiving groove, a thir
- OT-2026-000000576
A circlip tool includes a first actuation lever, a second actuation lever, a first tip, and a second tip. The first tip and the second tip are each configured for insertion into one installation hole in a circlip. The first tip is rigidly secured in the first actuation lever, and the first actuation lever and the secon
- OT-2026-000000538
A nut runner accessory for a power-driven tool is provided. The nut runner accessory can include a gear assembly received in a housing. The gear assembly transfers an externally generated force to a driver head of the nut runner accessory. The driver head can include a plurality of stepped pockets that can receive and
- OT-2026-000000492
A fastening system for securing a mounting tool configured to retain a component that is to undergo a high-temperature process. The mounting tool has a first portion having a first tab with a first slot and a second portion having a second tab with a second slot. The fastening system comprises an outer clip including o
- OT-2026-000000485
A nail gun includes a housing; an electric motor disposed in the housing; a battery pack configured to power the electric motor; a firing assembly configured to be capable of moving from an initial position to a firing position to drive a nail into a workpiece and moving from the firing position to the initial position
- OT-2026-000000479
A wrench assembly to assist in opening and/or closing a containment vessel in a water treatment system. The wrench assembly includes a primary handle configured to rotationally interlock with the main body of the containment vessel and a secondary handle coupled to the primary handle and configured to rotationally inte
- OT-2026-000000468
A power tool including a power tool housing, an interface configured to receive a battery pack, an internal energy storage circuit located within the power tool housing, a trigger for user control of power tool operation, a plurality of switches configured to connect the battery pack and the internal energy storage cir
- OT-2026-000000464
A pitch bar self-adjusting clamp including a fixture having a handle and an opposing stationary jaw, a co-acting jaw pivoted to the fixture, a lever pivoted to the co-acting jaw, a guide bar pivotally coupled to the handle proximate the stationary jaw and movably coupled to the handle, and a toggle assembly coupled bet
- OT-2026-000000461
A lightweight ratchet wrench structure has a wench body, a ratchet member, a ratchet seat and a switch member. The wench body is made of lightweight material, which can significantly reduce the weight of the ratchet wrench. When the ratchet member is assembled into a containing slot of the wench body, a flat section is
- OT-2026-000000458
An electronic power tool device includes an electronic processor, a communication interface in communication with the electronic processor, and a wake-up sensor configured to generate a wake signal for activating the communication interface and the electronic processor responsive to a stimulus. The communication interf
- OT-2026-000000456
A method and a tooling for dismounting a cassette seal having a radially inner ring mounted on a rotative shaft and a radially outer ring mounted in a receiving static bore is described. The method for dismounting the cassette seal includes a pressing step comprising displacing a first of the radially inner and outer r
- OT-2026-000000454
Systems and methods for detecting and acting on bind-up conditions of a power tool. The power tool includes a housing, a motor, a battery pack, and a motion sensor configured to sense rotational motion of the housing. An electronic controller is connected to the motor, the battery pack, and the motion sensor. The elect
- OT-2026-000000451
A direction-reversing detent structure for ratchet wrenches is disclosed. The ratchet wrench includes a ratchet gear configured to connect with a driven tool, a lateral outer periphery of the ratchet gear being formed with ratchet teeth. The detent structure comprises a pawl, a reversing lever, a detent plunger, and a
- OT-2026-000000415
A hydraulic power tool includes a trigger, motor, pump, hydraulic circuit, fluid reservoir, pressure sensor, and controller. The controller initiates motor operation when the trigger is depressed, causing the pump to move hydraulic fluid through the circuit. The controller monitors pressure via the sensor, calculates a
- OT-2026-000000410
A nailing machine includes a closed first cylinder having a first working chamber and a second cylinder enclosed outside the first cylinder and having a second working chamber. The first working chamber communicates with the second working chamber. A first piston coupled to a striking pin having a limiting portion is i
- OT-2026-000000361
An electric tool system includes an electric tool device and a camera device. The electric tool device has a drive unit and an electric tool communication unit. The drive unit performs tightening work of tightening a tightening component to a work target. The electric tool communication unit performs communication with
- OT-2026-000000357
An electric power tool includes an electric motor and a rotation direction restriction mechanism. The rotation direction restriction mechanism includes an outer ring, an inner circumferential member, cam surfaces, lock members, and a protrusion (eccentric mechanism). The inner circumferential member is located on an in
- OT-2026-000000333
A screwing tool includes a head, which has a fixed jaw and a movable jaw and which is fastened to a handle so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis against a restoring force from a small distance position of the two jaws into a large distance position of the two jaws. In order to be able to touch live parts by means of
- OT-2026-000000332
A powered fastener driver includes a driver blade movable from a top-dead-center (TDC) position toward a driven or bottom-dead-center (BDC) position for driving a fastener into a workpiece, a gas spring mechanism for driving the driver blade toward the BDC position, and a lifter assembly having a rotary lifter for retu
- OT-2026-000000328
Disclosed is a high-intensity magnetic tool extension rod. The high-intensity magnetic tool extension rod comprises an extension rod, magnets and magnetic conduction structures. The magnets are symmetrically distributed on a lateral part of the extension rod with an axis center of the extension rod as a center. The mag
- OT-2026-000000301
A valve assembly tool is provided including a beam having a shelf portion protruding from a central portion of the beam, and first and second handles extending from opposing ends of the beam. In an embodiment, the shelf portion includes a central hole defined therethrough and the tool stud extends through the central h
- OT-2026-000000284
A hand tool includes a handle, a socket and a connector. The connector includes a first end for connection to the handle and a second end for connection to the socket. The connector includes quick-release device. Thus, the second end of the connector can be connected to or detached from the socket easily.
- OT-2026-000000208
A trim and clip extractor tool includes a handle with a storage compartment and an axle to which an extractor blade is rotatably connected. The blade has a channel formed between prongs, and the extractor blade and its prongs are folded and stored in the compartment when not in use.
- OT-2026-000000206
A flush valve installation tool and associated method is used to install and uninstall chrome flush valves. The installation tool is capable of installing and uninstalling nuts of a variety of sizes without causing damage to the surfaces of the nuts. The flush valve installation tool has opposing first and second membe
- OT-2026-000000147
Plug removal and installation tools and methods of operating such to remove suction port plugs and discharge port plugs from a fluid end on a pump (e.g., hydraulic fracturing positive displacement pump) and to insert new plugs are disclosed. The plug removal tool includes a reaction bar assembly, a drive assembly, and
- OT-2026-000000123
A hose clamp pliers for use with both a wire spring hose clamp and a band spring hose clamp is disclosed. Two arms of the hose clamp pliers each rotatably carry contact points of different configurations. The first contact point is designed to receive, in a first position, an end portion of a wire spring clamp through
- OT-2026-000000108
A fastener driving tool including a nose positioner that enables an operator of the tool to consistently and repeatedly accurately position the tool in desired positions relative to an edge of a workpiece and to hold the tool in each of such desired positions prior to and during the firing processes. In various embodim
- OT-2026-000000079
A torque structure includes a first body provided with a first receiving chamber, a second body provided with multiple first through holes, an elastic member received in the second body, a third body provided with a mounting portion having multiple third through holes and a second receiving chamber, and an operation po
- OT-2026-000000065
A quick release clamp is fitted with a wedge pin retained by a circlip in a blind groove, so the pin cannot be dropped or fitted the wrong way round during a tool change.
- OT-2026-000000056
This disclosure describes an in-line metrology station designed to separate measurement errors originating from a part from those originating from its supporting fixture. The system employs a reorientation mechanism to present the part-fixture assembly for measurement in at least two distinct orientations. A data proce
- OT-2026-000000051
This disclosure describes an automated assembly system for fastening components with threaded fasteners. The system employs a screwdriving mechanism that integrates both torque and depth monitoring to ensure proper fastener seating and detect integrity issues with the receiving boss. By establishing a dynamic depth win
- OT-2026-000000050
This disclosure describes a system for real-time localization of hand tools within an industrial assembly environment. The system utilizes time difference of arrival (TDOA) principles from fixed reference tags to pinpoint the spatial coordinates of tool-mounted transponders. This arrangement addresses the problem of in
- OT-2026-000000026
A modular fixturing base provides a precisely defined and reconstructible platform for workpiece positioning. It incorporates a keyed grid system that encodes the spatial location of each mounting point. This encoding enables the accurate re-establishment of fixture element positions, mitigating deviations that can ari
- OT-2026-000000025
This disclosure describes an arrangement for verifying the tool centre point (TCP) of a robotic manipulator using a three-plane touch routine against a fixed reference artefact. The method addresses inaccuracies arising from tool changes, damage, or mounting variations, which can silently shift the TCP and compromise p
- OT-2026-000000024
This disclosure describes a powered hand tool incorporating a vibration reduction system that decouples the handle from the tool body through a tuned mass path. The system addresses the problem of hand-arm vibration exposure, which typically limits the duration of tool use long before component wear dictates replacemen
- OT-2026-000000023
This disclosure describes a plate handling tool designed to securely grip and lift plates with varying thicknesses and weights. The arrangement employs a mechanical wedge action to generate a gripping force that is proportional to the downward load exerted by the plate itself, thereby addressing the problem of excessiv
- OT-2026-000000022
This disclosure describes a zero point clamping interface featuring an integrated seating confirmation port. The system provides a mechanism to verify that a pallet is correctly seated within the clamping unit prior to commencing machining operations. It addresses the issue of undetected non-seated pallets, which can l
- OT-2026-000000021
This disclosure describes a torque tool system incorporating a floating reaction arm equipped with a controlled release mechanism. The arrangement is designed to mitigate the impulsive reaction force transmitted to an operator’s wrist upon tool shut-off by managing the energy associated with high-speed torque peaks. Th
- OT-2026-000000020
A vacuum fixture for securing drilling equipment to rough concrete surfaces is disclosed. It addresses the challenge of maintaining a vacuum seal on uneven substrates where conventional fixtures fail. The arrangement incorporates a multi-lip, compliant elastomeric seal (22) designed to conform to surface irregularities
- OT-2026-000000013
This disclosure describes a tool changer coupling system incorporating redundant locking detection mechanisms independent of the actuator state. The problem addressed is the potential for tool drops when a coupling reports locked solely based on actuator position, without confirming mechanical engagement of the locking