NAIL DRIVING TOOL, IN PARTICULAR COMPRESSED AIR NAILER, MOVABLE GUIDE ELEMENT, STATIONARY GUIDE ELEMENT, KIT, AND BASE FOR SUCH A KIT, AND SYSTEM AND RETROFITTING SYSTEM
20230311286 · 2023-10-05
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B25C5/1665
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nail driving tool, in particular a compressed air nailer, with a main body (2), which comprises a running tube (3) for guiding a nail to be driven into a workpiece and a firing pin driving the nail, the running tube (3) extending between a front free end (4), where the nail exits as it is driven into a workpiece, and a drive-side rear end. The invention also relates to a movable guide element (17) and to a stationary guide element (42), which can be mounted selectively to the nail driving tool.
Claims
1-72. (canceled)
73. Movable guide element, which can be attached to a nail setting device, in particular a pneumatic nailer, the nail setting device having a base body, which comprises a barrel for guiding a nail to be driven in to a work piece and firing pin driving the nail, the barrel extending between a front free end, via which the nail emerges when being driven into a workpiece, and a rear end on the drive side, wherein the barrel internally forms a firing channel along a firing channel axis and has an open front end section in which it surrounds the firing channel over only a partial circumferential portion, or to a basic body for a kit for retrofitting a guide element to a nail setting device, in such a way that it can be moved between a radially inner guide position relative to the firing channel axis, in which it partially closes the open front end section of the barrel and guides a nail to be driven in and the firing pin driving the nail along the firing channel axis, and a radially outer deflection position, in which radial deflection of a nail to be driven in is possible, about a pivot axis relative to the base body, wherein a linearly extending guide groove for guiding a nail to be driven in and the firing pin is provided in an inner end face facing the firing channel axis in the installed state, wherein the rear end of the guide groove opens into a central recess which completely penetrates the guide element from the inside to the outside and separates two rearwardly projecting, mutually opposite webs.
74. Movable guide element according to claim 73, wherein the guide groove has a V-shaped cross-section, the opening angle being in particular at least 60° and/or at maximum 120°, preferably about 90°.
75. Movable guide element according to claim 73, wherein the two webs project rearwardly by different distances.
76. Movable guide element according to claim 73, wherein the inlet contours are provided on both sides of the guide groove in the transition to the webs.
77. Movable guide element according to claim 76, wherein the inlet contours on both sides of the guide groove are formed differently.
78. Movable guide element according to claim 76, wherein on one side of the guide groove the inlet contour is stepped and comprises a front inlet slope and a rear inlet slope inclined outwardly relative thereto.
79. Movable guide element according to claim 78, wherein the front inlet slope is inclined by an angle of at least 20° and at most 40°, preferably by 30° to the inner end face, and the rear inlet slope is inclined by an angle of at least 50° and at most 70°, preferably by 60° to the inner end face.
80. Movable guide element according to claim 78, wherein the transition between the front and the rear inlet slope (30) is rounded, the rounding preferably having a radius of about 4 mm.
81. Movable guide element according to claim 76, wherein on one side of the guide groove the inlet contour is formed in a single step as an inlet chamfer and is inclined by an angle of at least 10° and at most 20°, preferably by 15° to the inner end face.
82. Movable guide element according to claim 81, wherein the web adjacent to the inlet chamfer is rounded towards the rear and has the contour of a partial section of an arc of a circle.
83. Movable guide element according to claim 73, wherein, in particular in a rear section of the guide element, a counter surface is formed which can be brought into contact with a corresponding stop face of a nail setting device or a basic body in order to limit the movement of the movable guide element in the direction of its guide position.
84. Movable guide element according to claim 73, wherein bearing means are provided to bear the movable guide element pivotably relative to the base body of a nail setting device or to the basic body of a kit.
85. Movable guide element according to claim 84, wherein the bearing means comprise a bearing bore which completely penetrates the guide element, in particular in a rear region, and by means of which the guide element can be pivotably mounted on the nail setting device or on the basic body.
86. Arrangement, comprising a nail setting device, in particular a pneumatic nailer, with a base body, which comprises a barrel for guiding a nail to be driven into a work piece and a firing pin driving the nail, the barrel extending between a front free end, via which the nail emerges when being driven into a work piece, and a rear end of the drive side, wherein the barrel internally forms a firing channel axis and has an open front end section in which it surrounds the firing channel over only in partial circumferential portion, and a movable guide element attached thereto, such that the movable guide element is movable between a radially inner guide position relative to the firing channel axis, in which it partially closes the front end section of the barrel and guides a firing pin driving a nail along the firing channel axis, and a radially outer deflection position in which radial deflection of a nail to be driven in is possible, about a pivot axis relative to the base body, wherein a linearly extending guide groove for guiding a nail to be driven in and a firing pin is provided in an inner end face of the movable guide element facing the firing channel axis, wherein the rear end of the guide groove opens into a central recess which completely penetrates the guide element from the inside to the outside and separates two rearwardly projecting, mutually opposite webs.
87. Arrangement according to claim 86, wherein a stop face is provided at the nail setting device to limit the movement of the movable guide element in the direction of the guide position, and wherein, in particular in a rear section of the movable guide element, a counter surface is formed which can be brought into contact against the stop face of the nail setting device in order to limit the movement of the movable guide element in the direction of its guide position.
88. Arrangement according to claim 86, wherein the nail setting device comprises a fastening bore, which runs offset to the firing axis, and the movable guide element comprises a bearing bore, which completely penetrates the movable guide element, in particular in a rear region, wherein a bolt or a screw passes through the fastening bore and the bearing bore to pivotably bear the guide element relative to the base body.
89. Arrangement according to claim 88, wherein securing means are provided to secure the bolt or screw in the fastening bore and the bearing bore, the securing means preferably comprising a locking ring or a nut, in particular a hexagon nut.
90. Arrangement according to claim 86, wherein biasing means are provided for biasing the movable guide element in the direction of its guide position.
91. Arrangement according to claim 90, wherein biasing means comprise a compression spring, in particular a helical compression spring, which is supported between the base body, in particular from a forwardly projecting projection of the base body, and a section of the movable guide element located axially in front of the pivot axis.
92. Arrangement according to claim 91, wherein blind holes are provided in the base body (2) and the movable guide element (17), in which the compression spring engages.
93. Kit for retrofitting a guide element to a nail setting tool, the kit comprising a basic body and a movable guide element attached thereto, such that the guide element can be pivoted about a pivot axis relative to the basic body between a guide position and a deflection position so as to be adapted to partially close the open front end portion of the barrel of a nail setting device and to allow radial deflection of a nail to be driven, wherein a linear extending guide groove for guiding a nail to be driven in and a firing pin is provided in an inner end face of the movable guide element facing the firing channel axis, wherein the rear end of the guide groove opens into a central recess which completely penetrates the guide element from the inside to the outside and separates two rearwardly projecting, mutually opposite webs.
94. Kit according to claim 93, wherein the basic body has a stop face and the movable guide element has, in particular in a rear section of the guide, a counter surface so that the counter surface of the movable guide element can be brought into contact against the stop face of the basic body to limit the movement of the movable guide element in the direction of the guide position.
95. Kit according to claim 93, wherein the basic body has a fastening bore, and the movable guide element has a bearing bore which completely penetrates the movable guide element, wherein a bolt or a screw passes through the fastening bore and the bearing bore to pivotably bear the movable guide element on the basic body.
96. Nail setting device with a base body, which comprises a barrel for guiding a nail to be driven into a workpiece and a firing pin driving the nail, the barrel extending between a front free end, via which the nail emerges when driven into a workpiece, and a rear end on the drive side, wherein the barrel internally forms a firing channel along a firing channel axis and has an open front end section, in which it surrounds the firing channel over only a partial circumferential portion, with a kit according to claim 93 attached thereto.
97. System, comprising a nail setting device, in particular a pneumatic nailer, with a base body, which comprises a barrel for guiding a nail to be driven into a work piece and a firing pin driving the nail, the barrel extending between a front free end, via which the nail emerges when being driven into a workpiece, and a rear end on the drive side, wherein the barrel internally forms a firing channel along a firing channel axis and has an open front end section in which it surrounds a firing channel over only a partial circumferential portion, the movable guide element, which can be attached to a nail setting device in such a way that it can be moved between a radially inner guide position relative to the firing channel axis, in which it partially closes the open front end section of the barrel and guides a nail to be driven in and the firing pin driving the nail along the firing channel axis, and a radially outer deflection position, in which radial deflection of a nail to be driven in is possible, about a pivot axis relative to the base body of the nail setting device, and a stationary guide element, which is immovably attachable to a nail setting device in such a way that it at least partially closes the open front end section of the barrel and guides a nail to be driven in and the firing pin driving along the firing channel axis, such that a user may selectively detachably attach a movable guide element or a stationary guide element to the nail setting device.
98. Retrofit system, comprising a basic body, a movable guide element, which can be attached to the basic body such a way that it can be moved between a radially inner guide position relative to the firing channel axis, in which it partially closes the open front end section of the barrel and guides a nail to be driven in and the firing pin driving the nail along the firing channel axis, a radially outer deflection position, in which radial reflection of a nail to be driven in is possible, about a pivot axis relative to the base body of the nail setting device, and a stationary guide element, which is immovably attachable to the basic body in such a way that it at least partially closes the open front end section of the barrel and guides a nail the be driven in and the firing pin driving the nail along the firing channel axis, such that a user may selectively detachably attach a movable guide element or a stationary guide element to the basic body.
99. Retrofit system according to claim 98, wherein attachment means are provided at the basic body for attaching the basic body to the base body of a nail setting device, the attachment means preferably comprising threaded holes for screwing the basic body the base body of a nail setting device.
Description
[0068] For further embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the subclaims, as well as to the accompanying drawing. In the drawings show:
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[0088] The device nose 1 of the nail setting device has a base body 2 in the form of a casting, which comprises a barrel 3 for guiding a nail to be driven into a workpiece and a firing pin, not shown, which drives the nail. The barrel 3 extends between a front free end 4, via which the nail emerges when driven into a workpiece, and a rear end of the base body 2 on the drive side. On the inside, the barrel 3 forms a firing channel 5 along a firing channel axis X. The barrel 3 also has an open front end section 6 in which it surrounds the firing channel 5 over only a partial circumferential section of about 180°.
[0089] In order to apply compressed air to the firing channel 5 for driving the firing pin, the base body 2 is provided at its rear end with a flange 7 through which it is connected to a device for applying compressed air, which is not shown.
[0090] The device nose 1 of the nail setting device also has a feeding device 8 for nails, which defines a feeding axis Y. The feeding axis Y forms an acute angle of about 75° with the firing channel axis X towards the rear. Along the feeding axis Y, nails of a nail strip oriented parallel to one another can be fed one after the other to the firing channel 5. Specifically, the feeding device 8 comprises a door 10 pivotably connected to the base body 2 via a hinge 9. In
[0091] In a front end region of the base body 2, a guide rail 14 is provided on a forward-projecting protrusion 13, which extends parallel to the feeding axis Y and in front of it in order to support nails to be fed to the firing channel at their tip. Specifically, the guide rail 14 is formed integrally with the base body 2.
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[0093] Fastening means are provided on an end section of the guide rail 14 located radially inward with regard to the firing channel axis X in order to mount a movable guide element 17 so that it can pivot about a pivot axis Z relative to the base body. Specifically, the fastening means comprise a fastening bore formed in the guide rail 14. The movable guide element is pivotably mounted by means of a bolt 18, which passes through a bearing bore 19 and the fastening bore along the pivot axis Z and is secured against unintentional release by a locking ring 20.
[0094] The guide element 17 can be pivoted between a radially inner guide position relative to the firing channel axis X, as shown in
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[0096] On both sides of the guide groove 22—viewed from the groove center—a flat end face section 23 adjoins the guide groove 22 in each case, the two end face sections 23 lying in one plane. Further outwardly, at the transition to the side faces 24 bounding the guide element 17, chamfered slopes 25 follow, which are inclined at an angle of about 15° to the end surface sections 23.
[0097] The rear end of the guide groove 22 opens into a central recess 26, which completely penetrates the guide element 17 radially to the firing channel axis X and separates two rearwardly projecting, mutually opposite webs 27, 28. The central recess 26 has a width of about 6.5 mm and is rounded at the transition to the webs 27, 28, as can be seen in particular in
[0098] The two webs 27, 28 project backwards differently from the central recess 26, with the web 27 arranged on the left in
[0099] In order to prevent blocking of a nail to be driven in, inlet contours are provided on both sides of the guide groove 22 in the transition to the webs 27, 28, which inlet contour are designed differently. In the transition to the web 27, the inlet contour is stepped and comprises a front inlet slope 29, which is inclined at an angle of 30° to the inner end face, and a rear inlet slope 30, which is inclined outwards relative to the latter and is inclined at an angle of 60° to the inner end face. A rounding 31 is formed between the front inlet slope 29 and the rear inlet slope 30, which rounding 31 has a radius of 4 mm. The front inlet slope 29, the rear inlet slope 30 and the rounding 31 arranged between them also form at least in part the transition from the guide groove 22 to the central recess 26.
[0100] On the other side, the inlet contour at the transition to the web 28 is formed in a single step as an inlet chamfer 32 and is inclined at an angle of 15° to the inner end face. Adjacent to the inlet chamfer 32, the web 28 is rounded towards the rear and has the contour of a partial section of a circular arc.
[0101] As can be seen in
[0102] Furthermore, biasing means are provided to bias the guide element 17 in the direction of its guide position. The biasing means comprise a helical compression spring 35, which is supported between the protrusion 13 of the base body 2 and a section of the guide element 17 lying axially in front of the pivot axis Z. The biasing means are provided in the protrusion 13 of the base body 2 and in the guide element 17. To prevent the helical compression spring 35 from buckling, blind holes 36 are provided in the protrusion 13 of the base body 2 and in the guide element 17, in which blind holes 36 the helical compression spring 35 engages.
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[0104] The kit 37 makes it possible to retrofit an existing nail setting device with a guide rail 14 for guiding the nails to be fed and with a movable guide element 17 for guiding a nail to be driven and a firing pin.
[0105] The kit 37 comprises a basic body 38, which is designed to be attached to the base body 2 of a device nose of the nail setting device. Attachment means are provided for this purpose, which in the present case comprise threaded holes 39 formed in the basic body 38 for screwing onto the base body 2 of a device nose 1 of a nail setting device. For positioning the basic body 38 relative to the base body 2 of a nail setting device 1, a contact surface 40 is formed on the basic body 38, which contact surface can be brought into contact with a corresponding mating edge 41 of the base body 2 of the device nose 1 of a nail setting device, as shown in
[0106] A guide rail 14 is provided on the basic body 38 in the same way as on the protrusion 13 of the base body 2 of the device nose 1 of a nail setting device of
[0107] Also in the same manner, a guide element 17, as shown in
[0108] Both in the device nose 1 of a nail setting device shown in
[0109] The guide rail 14 and the longitudinal groove 16 formed therein, as well as the feeding slope 15, ensure that the wooden nails contained in the nail strip cannot slip, or that slipped wooden nails return to their correct position relative to the nail strip, so that a reliable and trouble-free feed of the nails towards the weft channel 5 is achieved.
[0110] If a wooden nail inserted into the firing channel 5 is to be driven into a workpiece, the front free end 4 of the barrel 3 is first placed on the workpiece. Then, by manual operation or automated, the firing channel 5 is pressurized with air pressure so that the firing pin drives the wooden nail in the direction of the front free end 4 of the barrel tube 3 along the shot channel axis X. The nail is then driven into the workpiece. The nail leaves the barrel 3 at a speed of about 25 m/s and penetrates a workpiece. In the process, the nail is guided by the guide element 17 in the region of the open front end section 6 of the barrel 3.
[0111] If the nail does not encounter a hard spot in the workpiece, it easily penetrates the workpiece completely without moving the guide element 17 out of the guide position and without the nail exerting radial forces on other components of the nail setting device, for example the firing pin or the guide element 17 or the barrel 3.
[0112] If, on the other hand, the nail to be driven encounters a hard spot in the workpiece, it fibers out due to the lack of ductility and collapses. This causes the nail cross-section to widen in the rear end region of the nail, so that considerable radial forces occur. In this case, the guide element 17 moves radially outward with respect to the firing channel axis X against the biasing force of the helical compression spring 35, thus allowing the nail to expand radially. In addition, the central recess 26 of the guide element 17 causes wood fibers of the nail to emerge laterally from the firing channel 5. Furthermore, the defined deflection of the guide element 17, in particular due to its asymmetrical design, intercepts the nail and the firing pin driving it without causing high mechanical stresses that could damage components of the device nose 1 of a nail setting device.
[0113] Even if a nail collapses by hitting a hard spot in the workpiece, the guide element 17 automatically returns to its guide position due to the restoring force of the helical compression spring 35, so that the next nail can be driven directly into the workpiece without the need for time-consuming interference suppression work. The fact that the guide rail 14 engages in the central recess 26 of the guide element 17 without any appreciable play also means that no wood fibers can get stuck and block the movement of the guide element 17 relative to the base body 2.
[0114] In the case of certain nails, in particular those with a short length, it has proved advantageous not to provide an option for spreading. Accordingly,
[0115] The stationary guide element 42 has a linearly extending guide groove 44 with a semicircular cross-section in its inner end face 43 facing the firing channel axis X in the installed state. This serves to guide a nail to be driven in and the firing pin of the nail setting device 1. Flat end face sections 45 are arranged on both sides of the guide groove 44, the end face section 45 shown on the left in
[0116] As can be seen in particular in
[0117] The stationary guide element 42 further includes fixing means for releasably attaching the guide element 42 to the basic body 38 of the kit 37. Specifically, the fixing means comprise a retaining bore 48 that extends completely through the stationary guide element 42. In
[0118] Furthermore, the stationary guide element 42 is provided with a central recess 49 which is open towards the rear and radially outwards and in which the guide rail 14 of the basic body 38 engages, so that a space-saving attachment of the stationary guide element 42 can be realized.
[0119] At its radially outer end, the stationary guide element 42 has a contact face 50 which can be brought into abutment with a corresponding second stop face 51 of the basic body 38 in order to firmly position the stationary guide element 42 on the basic body 38. In conjunction with the attachment via the retaining bore 48, the stationary guide element 42 is thus firmly positioned on the basic body 38 and thus relative to the base body 2 of the nail setting device, as can be seen in
[0120] A user can thus optionally, i.e. depending on the type of nails to be driven in and depending on further general conditions, either attach a stationary guide element 42 or a movable guide element 17 to the nail setting device. To do this, he simply has to remove the locking ring 20 from the bolt 18 and pull the bolt 18 out of the corresponding holes. Replacement of the guide element 17, 41 is then possible without any problems. In this way, the nail setting device shown can be used universally and is suitable for various nails to be driven in, in particular those made of lignocellulosic material.
LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS
[0121] 1 device nose [0122] 2 base body [0123] 3 barrel [0124] 4 front free end [0125] 5 firing channel [0126] 6 open front end section [0127] 7 flange [0128] 8 feeding device [0129] 9 hinge [0130] 10 door [0131] 11 locking element [0132] 12 tension spring [0133] 13 protrusion [0134] 14 guide rail [0135] 15 feeding slope [0136] 16 longitudinal groove [0137] 17 movable guide element [0138] 18 bolt [0139] 19 bearing bore [0140] 20 locking ring [0141] 21 inner end face [0142] 22 guide groove [0143] 23 front end face section [0144] 24 side face [0145] 25 slope [0146] 26 central recess [0147] 27 web [0148] 28 web [0149] 29 front inlet slope [0150] 30 rear inlet slope [0151] 31 rounding [0152] 32 inlet chamfer [0153] 33 stop face [0154] 34 counter surface [0155] 35 helical compression spring [0156] 36 blind hole [0157] 37 kit [0158] 38 basic body [0159] 39 threaded hole [0160] 40 contact surface [0161] 41 mating edge [0162] 42 stationary guide element [0163] 43 inner end face [0164] 44 guide groove [0165] 45 end face section [0166] 46 transitional slope [0167] 47 guide groove protrusion [0168] 48 retaining bore [0169] 49 central recess [0170] 50 contact surface [0171] 51 stop face [0172] X firing channel axis [0173] Y feed axis [0174] Z pivot axis