Stryker Corporation
Chuck with locking device

Abstract:

The chuck with locking device has a ratchet mechanism comprising a toothed ring (5) with asymmetrical teeth (5a) fixed to an outer casing (2), a ratchet ring (9) arranged such that it can slide but not rotate with respect to a base body (1) and provided with tabs (11) or teeth (9a) providing ratchet interlocking elements, a release elastic element arranged under compression between the ratchet ring (9) and the toothed ring (5), a locking ring (7) arranged adjacent to the ratchet ring (9) outside the base body (1) and fixed inside a locking control sleeve (14), a cam groove (8) formed in the locking ring (7), and a pin (13) inserted in the cam groove (8) and in a hole (30) formed in the base body (1). The locking control sleeve (14) moves the locking ring (7) and the ratchet ring (5) between locking and unlocking positions.