The present invention relates to a self-tightening keyless chuck to enable
electric percussive drills to grip a tool shank. The chuck includes a
rear sleeve, a body, a bearing ring, a bearing assembly, a nut, a jaw, a
front sleeve and a stopper and so on. The bearing assembly utilizing a
ball bearing is positioned with a circumferential arcuate race with a
fixed depth, and the bottom surfaces of said circumferential arcuate race
are provided with a plurality of ball-shape grooves. During the chuck
grips a tool shank, the balls of said ball-bearing enter into the
ball-shape grooves and are locked there, so as to prevent the tool from
loosening due to the percussion vibration. In addition, the front sleeve
engages with a nut through radial smooth press-fit to securely transmit a
torque.