A driving tool for driving fastening means into workpieces comprising a drive device in a housing, an outlet tool protruding from the lower end of the housing with a driving channel, a driving tappet that projects into the driving channel and is connected at the top to the drive device, a magazine for fastening means that is attached to the driving channel in order to supply fastening means to the driving channel, and a nail centering at the bottom on the outlet tool that has a centering opening that is limited by guide elements movable in the radial direction that are pretensioned toward the centering opening by at least one spring device, characterized in that the nail centering comprises a centering housing in which at least one circle of balls is arranged, between which the centering opening is defined, and the spring device is an elastic ring that under pretensioning abuts the balls on the outside.

A driving tool for driving fastening means into workpieces comprising a drive device in a housing, an outlet tool protruding from the lower end of the housing with a driving channel, a driving tappet that projects into the driving channel and is connected at the top to the drive device, a magazine for fastening means that is attached to the driving channel in order to supply fastening means to the driving channel, and a nail centering at the bottom on the outlet tool that has a centering opening that is limited by guide elements movable in the radial direction that are pretensioned toward the centering opening by at least one spring device, characterized in that the nail centering comprises a centering housing in which at least one circle of balls is arranged, between which the centering opening is defined, and the spring device is an elastic ring that under pretensioning abuts the balls on the outside.

A nail gun for repeatedly driving nails into a substrate includes a drive assembly having a longitudinal axis, a feed head assembly attached to the drive assembly and configured to provide the nails to an output segment, a hammer configured to reciprocate along the longitudinal axis of the drive assembly to drive the nails into the substrate, and a reservoir assembly configured to provide compressed air to the drive assembly to reciprocate the hammer and drive the nail into the substrate. A method drives nails into a substrate with the nail gun.

A driving module for driving fasteners into a workpiece, the fasteners being interconnected via a connection mechanism to form a fastener belt and being magazined and rolled up to form a fastener belt roll, wherein the driving module has a driving apparatus, wherein the driving module has a mounting portion for mounting the driving apparatus on a workpiece bridge, wherein the driving apparatus has a driving drive, which acts on the respective fasteners to be driven with a driving force by way of a driving ram that is displaceable in the driving direction, and wherein a magazine having at least one exit portion is connectable to the driving apparatus; and by way of the exit portion, the fastener belt can be routed out of the magazine, and wherein the magazine has at least one fastening portion for fastening the magazine or parts thereof to the driving apparatus, wherein the magazine has at least two belt roll holders, each for receiving at least one fastener belt roll.

A driving module for driving fasteners into a workpiece, the fasteners being interconnected via a connection mechanism to form a fastener belt and being magazined and rolled up to form a fastener belt roll, wherein the driving module has a driving apparatus, wherein the driving module has a mounting portion for mounting the driving apparatus on a workpiece bridge, wherein the driving apparatus has a driving drive, which acts on the respective fasteners to be driven with a driving force by way of a driving ram that is displaceable in the driving direction, and wherein a magazine having at least one exit portion is connectable to the driving apparatus; and by way of the exit portion, the fastener belt can be routed out of the magazine, and wherein the magazine has at least one fastening portion for fastening the magazine or parts thereof to the driving apparatus, wherein the magazine has at least two belt roll holders, each for receiving at least one fastener belt roll.

A band reeling device for use with a tooling machine (100) comprising a base member (2) arranged to be fixed relative to the tooling machine (100) and a reeling member (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60) arranged to rotate relative to the base member (2). The reeling member comprising a band locking mechanism (42, 48) arranged for locking of a band (110) which at operation of the tooling machine (100) is fed from this tooling machine. Thereby, when operating the tooling machine (110), the band (110) rolls up onto the reeling member so that the band does not end up on the floor next to the machine. Thereby, the inconvenience and even the danger of the operator being disturbed or falling over consumed bands is avoided.

A double-cam fastener driving machine, including an energy storage unit; an impact unit for actuating the energy storage unit to store energy which can bear the energy released from the energy storage unit to drive the fastener into the workpiece; a rotating actuating unit; a pushing mechanism; a double-cam mechanism, comprising a first cam and a second cam which can be optionally engaged and disengaged, the first cam is connected to the rotating actuating unit and driven by the rotating actuating unit to rotate, the second cam is connected and linked with the pushing mechanism. The double-cam mechanism to implement engagement and disengagement of rotating actuating unit and pushing mechanism, and the impact unit is not disengaged from the pushing mechanism, so that the double-cam mechanism can be engaged correctly during quick release, normal nailing or nail jamming of impact unit.

A double-cam fastener driving machine, including an energy storage unit; an impact unit for actuating the energy storage unit to store energy which can bear the energy released from the energy storage unit to drive the fastener into the workpiece; a rotating actuating unit; a pushing mechanism; a double-cam mechanism, comprising a first cam and a second cam which can be optionally engaged and disengaged, the first cam is connected to the rotating actuating unit and driven by the rotating actuating unit to rotate, the second cam is connected and linked with the pushing mechanism. The double-cam mechanism to implement engagement and disengagement of rotating actuating unit and pushing mechanism, and the impact unit is not disengaged from the pushing mechanism, so that the double-cam mechanism can be engaged correctly during quick release, normal nailing or nail jamming of impact unit.

There is disclosed a method of providing through-thickness reinforcement in a laminated material. A guide foot is moved to a datum location relative the laminated material, at which the guide foot abuts a reinforcement zone on a surface of the laminated material. An insertion operation is conducted by inserting an insertion element through the guide foot into the laminated material along an insertion direction when the guide foot is in the datum location. The insertion element comprises a needle for forming a hole in the laminated material; a reinforcement rod to be received in the laminated material; or a tamping pin for tamping a reinforcement rod received in the laminated material. A corresponding insertion apparatus is disclosed.

There is disclosed a method of providing through-thickness reinforcement in a laminated material. A guide foot is moved to a datum location relative the laminated material, at which the guide foot abuts a reinforcement zone on a surface of the laminated material. An insertion operation is conducted by inserting an insertion element through the guide foot into the laminated material along an insertion direction when the guide foot is in the datum location. The insertion element comprises a needle for forming a hole in the laminated material; a reinforcement rod to be received in the laminated material; or a tamping pin for tamping a reinforcement rod received in the laminated material. A corresponding insertion apparatus is disclosed.