US 12,214,475 B2
Retainer installation tool
David W. Ellis, Evansville, IN (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/695,306.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294257 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B25B 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 27/02 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retainer installation tool, comprising:
an outer casing;
a central shaft extending partially within the outer casing;
a handle operatively connected to cause rotation of the central shaft, the handle being operatively connected to the central shaft by one or more gear tracks that engage one or more gear segments on the central shaft;
a sensor;
a timer; and
one or more processors operatively connected to the sensor and the timer and being configured to:
start the timer when the sensor is activated; and
cause an alert to be presented when a predetermined amount of time has elapsed according to the timer,
the retainer installation tool being configured to retainably engage a retainer and to selectively disengage the retainer when the central shaft is rotated.