CN107009325B - Laborsaving assembling machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention is about a kind of laborsaving assembling machine, comprising: a shell has a nail mouth;One hits plate, in the shell and moves to go out to follow closely position close to the nail mouth with one in a ready position far from the nail mouth;One stores force mechanisms, meeting the portion of setting and one hitting plate with this and connect end at the relationship of being linked for the shell is set to including one, changeably with an energy storage state and a release conditions;One operating mechanism, is movably disposed in the shell and including a pressure section, which can press on that this meets the portion of setting and this connects between end;One limiting mechanism, set on the shell and can clip position this and hit plate;Wherein it is located at the ready position and when the limiting mechanism clip positions this and hits plate when this hits plate, the storage force mechanisms can be compressed by the pressure section of the operating mechanism and be in the energy storage state, when the non-clip of the limiting mechanism, which positions this, hits plate, which links, and this hits plate towards the nail position movement out.
Description
Technical field
The present invention is related with assembling machine, in particular to a kind of laborsaving assembling machine.
Background technique
Existing ailing machine can refer to the patents such as TaiWan, China patent No. I336286 and U.S. Patent number US 6,789,719
It is described, the connecting rod swing driven inside ailing machine is mainly swung using handle, is further moved to the plate that hits slid straightly
Cocked position, meanwhile, hit plate and supported by spring or elastic slice, make while mobile towards cocked position elastic slice bend and
Power is stored, is further swung when with hitting plate and separate when connecting rod, it is i.e. rapidly moving downward by the resilient force of elastic slice to hit plate,
It will nail needle percussion.
More laborious and mechanism is complicated in actual use for such ailing machine.Since the mechanism of plate is hit in the release of such ailing machine
It is to be automatically separated and reach by swinging the plate that hits of mobile connecting rod and linear movement, after connecting rod is worn because of long-time service, general
Shift to an earlier date the opportunity for hitting plate release, it may occur however that elastic slice stroke is insufficient, and nail needle fires untrue situation.Secondly, if hit plate with
Error of the connecting rod when production due to by external force collision slightly changes position, the opportunity for hitting plate release will be made to change, even
It may occur discharge or the situation of plate is hit in early release.
In addition, such ailing machine is when not in use, the position that plate is held in after percussion is hit, and is held with the nail needle in ailing machine
Continued access touching, after hitting plate and being driven movement by connecting rod, nail needle moves forward to correct position, will could smoothly follow closely needle percussion, if
When user is quickly used continuously, hit plate be easy nail needle be moved to correct position before with regard to slamming down, and make follow closely needle by
Abnormal extruding, the outlet of obstruction nail needle, damages.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide laborsaving assembling machine a kind of novel and with progressive, to solve the above problem.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of laborsaving assembling machine, can be relatively labor-saving and it can increase and store power to promote operation just
Benefit.
To achieve the above object, the present invention takes following technical scheme:
The present invention provides a kind of laborsaving assembling machine, comprising: a shell has a nail mouth;One hits plate, is set in the shell
And it moves and goes out nail position close to the nail mouth with one in a ready position far from the nail mouth;One stores force mechanisms, including
One is set to meeting the portion of setting and one hitting plate with this and connect end at the relationship of being linked for the shell, changeably with an energy storage state and one
Release conditions;One operating mechanism, is movably disposed in the shell and including a pressure section, which can press on this and meet the portion of setting
It is connect between end with this;One limiting mechanism, set on the shell and can clip position this and hit plate;Wherein it is located at the preparation position when this hits plate
Set and when the limiting mechanism clip positions this and hits plate, the storage force mechanisms can be compressed by the pressure section of the operating mechanism and in the storage power
State, when the non-clip of the limiting mechanism, which positions this, hits plate, which links, and this hits plate towards the nail position movement out.
Hit that plate is located at the ready position and the limiting mechanism clip positions when this hits plate and the operation machine when described
When structure is not applied to external force, the pressure section is with a precompression compresses the storage force mechanisms and generates a predeformation amount.
The operating mechanism includes a shank member for being hubbed at the shell and one is hubbed at the shell and can be by the shank member
The connecting rod compressed, the connecting rod are equipped with the pressure section.
The storage force mechanisms offer one it is long and narrow pass through slot, the connecting rod, which passes through, described long and narrow to be passed through slot and is supported with the pressure section
The storage force mechanisms are terminated in, the connecting rod is additionally provided with a compression zone compressed by the shank member, and the compression zone and the pressure section are ipsilateral
Ground is located between the storage force mechanisms and the shank member.
The shank member is equipped with an arc portion towards the connecting rod, and the pressure section includes at least one long and narrow passing through transverse to described
Slot compresses rod piece, and the compression zone is far from the storage force mechanisms and including at least one transverse to the long and narrow compression rod for passing through slot
Part, an at least compression member are compressed by the arc portion and interlock described at least one and compress rod piece and compress the storage force mechanisms.
The arc portion is gradually convex to the connecting rod along far from the nail mouth.
The neighbouring articulated section with the shell of the shank member separately offers a perforation, and the limiting mechanism is articulated in the shell
Body and including a hook portion and an extension, the hook portion can hit plate described in clip positioning, and the extension is inserted in the perforation,
The extension is interlocked by the shank member and the hook portion can be made to hit plate with this and be detached from.
A return springs are additionally provided between the shell and the storage force mechanisms.
The connecting rod is additionally provided with a card convex, and the card convex and the compression zone are located at the opposite sides for storing force mechanisms, should
Card convex can one towards the storage force mechanisms pivot pendulum direction on the storage force mechanisms phase block.
The laborsaving assembling machine separately includes an adjustment machine for being movably arranged at the shell and connecting with the connecting rod
Structure, the mobile adjustment mechanism, which can interlock, changes the connecting rod and the relative position for storing force mechanisms.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the present invention is pressed on by the pressure section, this meets the portion of setting and this connects between end, can be compared with
Effortlessly it is deformed the storage force mechanisms.In addition, the pressure section can be with a precompressed when the operating mechanism is not applied to external force
Power compresses the storage force mechanisms and generates a predeformation amount, can so increase the deflection of the storage force mechanisms to promote this and hit hitting for plate
Hit efficiency.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention perspective view.
Fig. 2 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention exploded view.
Fig. 3 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention a sectional view.
Fig. 4 to 5 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrative view.
Drawing reference numeral: 1: laborsaving assembling machine;10: shell;11: nail mouth;20: hitting plate;30: storing force mechanisms;31: connecing and set
Portion;32: connecing end;33: long and narrow to pass through slot;34: passing through slot;40: operating mechanism;41: pressure section;411: compressing rod piece;42: shank member;
421: arc portion;422: articulated section;423: perforation;43: connecting rod;431: compression zone;432: compression member;433: cunning is convex;434: card
It is convex;50: limiting mechanism;51: hook portion;52: extension;53: torsional spring;60: return springs;70: adjustment mechanism.
Specific embodiment
Hereinafter the possible state sample implementation of the present invention is only illustrated with embodiment, is so not intended to limit the invention and to be protected
Scope, conjunction are first chatted bright.
Fig. 1 to 5 is please referred to, shows a preferred embodiment of the invention, laborsaving assembling machine 1 of the invention includes a shell
10, one storage 30 1 operating mechanism 40 of force mechanisms of plate 20, one and a limiting mechanism 50 are hit.
The shell 10 has a nail mouth 11.This hits plate 20 in the shell 10 and moves in one far from the nail mouth
11 ready position goes out nail position close to the nail mouth 11 with one.The storage force mechanisms 30 are set to connecing for the shell 10 including one and set
Portion 31 and one plate 20 is hit with this connecing end 32 at the relationship of being linked, which changeably has an energy storage state and one
Release conditions.The operating mechanism 40 is movably disposed in the shell 10 and including a pressure section 41, which can press on
This meets the portion of setting 31 and this connects between end 32.The limiting mechanism 50 be set to the shell 10 and can clip position this and hit plate 20.Wherein, when
This hits that plate 20 is located at the ready position and 50 clip of limiting mechanism positions when this hits plate 20 (see Fig. 3), which can
It is compressed by the pressure section 41 of the operating mechanism 40 in the energy storage state (see Fig. 4), is somebody's turn to do when the non-clip of limiting mechanism 50 positions
When hitting plate 20, which links, and this hits plate 20 towards the nail position movement out (see Fig. 5).It is pressed on by the pressure section 41
This meets the portion of setting 31 and this connects between end 32, and the storage force mechanisms 30 can be made to be deformed relatively labor-savingly.Preferably, when this hits plate 20
In the ready position and 50 clip of limiting mechanism positions when this hits plate 20 and when the operating mechanism 40 is not applied to external force, should
Pressure section 41 can so increase the change of the storage force mechanisms 30 so that a precompression compresses the storage force mechanisms 30 and generates a predeformation amount
Shape amount is to promote the shock efficiency for hitting plate 20.
In detail, separately the shank member 42 and one including a front end for being hubbed at the shell 10 is hubbed at the operating mechanism 40
One rear end of the shell 10 and the connecting rod 43 that can be compressed by the shank member 42, the connecting rod 43 are equipped with the pressure section 41.The storage force mechanisms
30 offered along the front and back extreme direction of the shell 10 one it is long and narrow pass through slot 33, which is passed through this and long and narrow pass through slot 33 and supported with this
Splenium 41 supports and terminates in the storage force mechanisms 30, which is additionally provided with a compression zone 431 compressed by the shank member 42, the compression zone
431 and the pressure section 41 ipsilaterally between the storage force mechanisms 30 and the shank member 42, the shank member 42 and the connecting rod 43 constitute two
The lever mechanism of segmentation can be such that the storage force mechanisms 30 are deformed more labor-savingly.
In the present embodiment, which is equipped with an arc portion 421 towards the connecting rod 43, which includes at least one
Transverse to this it is long and narrow pass through slot 33 compress rod piece 411, the compression zone 431 far from the storage force mechanisms 30 and including at least one transverse to
The long and narrow compression member 432 for passing through slot 33, an at least compression member 432 are compressed by the arc portion 421 and interlock this at least one supports
Strut Part 411 compresses the storage force mechanisms 30.In detail, a rear end of the storage force mechanisms 30 separately offers consistent slot 34, the company
One rear end of bar 43 is additionally provided with one and is arranged in the cunning for passing through slot 34 convex 433 upwards, which may include an at least metal
Elastic slice is stacked by most elastic slices.The arc portion 421 is gradually convex to the connecting rod 43 along far from the nail mouth 11, can increase the storage
The deflection of force mechanisms 30.The connecting rod 43 is additionally provided with a card convex 434, and the card convex 434 and the compression zone 431 are located at the storage force mechanisms
30 opposite sides, the card convex 434 can one towards the storage force mechanisms 30 pivot pendulum direction on the 30 phase block of storage force mechanisms.Tool
Say to body, the pressure section 41 include it is oppositely extending and for cylinder two this compress rod piece 411, the compression zone 431 include reversely prolong
It stretches and is the two of the cylinder compression members 432, friction can be reduced whereby and can averagely press.So, this compresses rod piece 411 and should be by
The quantity of Strut Part 432 is unlimited, and its kenel can also be rolling part or other structures.
Preferably, the neighbouring articulated section 422 with the shell 10 of the shank member 42 separately offers a perforation 423 (or fluting),
The limiting mechanism 50 is articulated in the shell 10 and including a hook portion 51, an extension 52 and a torsional spring 53, which can clip
It positions this and hits plate 20, which is inserted in the perforation 423, which makes the hook portion 51 tool hit becoming for the movement of plate 20 towards this
Gesture, the extension 52 are interlocked by the shank member 42 and the hook portion 51 can be made to hit plate 20 with this and be detached from.So, which can not also be with
The shank member interlocks or the trigger mechanism of other aspects.
Preferably, being additionally provided with a return springs 60 between the shell 10 and the storage force mechanisms 30.The return springs
60 can the pushing tow connecting rod 43 and the storage force mechanisms 30 upwards, to drive this to hit plate 20 to the ready position and by the limiting mechanism 50
Clip positioning.
In the present embodiment, which is separately movably arranged at the shell 10 including one and connects with the connecting rod 43
The adjustment mechanism 70 connect, the mobile adjustment mechanism 70 can interlock the relative position for changing the connecting rod 43 and the storage force mechanisms 30, example
The cunning of such as rod piece convex 433 is slidedly arranged on this and passes through in slot 34 and can be adjusted by the adjustment mechanism 70, keep the storage force mechanisms 30 mobile and
Change it to hit the clip state of plate 20 with this or control the assembled state of the connecting rod 43 and the storage force mechanisms 30 or store power ability.
In practical operation, the return springs 60 upward pushing tow connecting rod 43 and the storage force mechanisms 30, and this is driven to hit plate
20 are positioned to the ready position by 51 clip of the hook portion of the limiting mechanism 50, press the shank member 42 with the arc portion 421 and compress this
Two compression members 432, so that this two compresses rod piece 411 and compress the storage force mechanisms 30 and deform and store power, when 52 quilt of extension
The shank member 42 pendulum pressure rotation and the hook portion 51 and this hit plate 20 disengaging when, the elastic force of the storage force mechanisms 30 drives this to hit 20 court of plate
The nail mouth 11 is hit.Discharging after the shank member 42 through the effect involution of the return springs 60 this and hitting plate 20 can repeat
State movement.
To sum up, it presses on that this meets the portion of setting and this connects between end by the pressure section, the storage force mechanisms can be made to produce relatively labor-savingly
Change shape.In addition, the pressure section can be compressed the storage force mechanisms with a precompression and be produced when the operating mechanism is not applied to external force
A raw predeformation amount, can so increase the deflection of the storage force mechanisms to promote the shock efficiency for hitting plate.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of laborsaving assembling machine, which is characterized in that it includes:
One shell has a nail mouth;
One hits plate, in the shell and moves in a ready position far from the nail mouth and going out close to the nail mouth
Follow closely position;
One stores force mechanisms, is set to meeting the portion of setting and one hitting plate with this and connect end at the relationship of being linked for the shell including one, variable
Ground has an energy storage state and a release conditions;
One operating mechanism, is movably disposed in the shell and including a pressure section, the pressure section can press on this connect the portion of setting with should
It connects between end;
One limiting mechanism, set on the shell and can clip position this and hit plate;
Wherein it is located at the ready position and when the limiting mechanism clip positions this and hits plate when this hits plate, which can be by the behaviour
The pressure section for making mechanism is compressed in the energy storage state, and when the non-clip of the limiting mechanism, which positions this, hits plate, which joins
It moves this and hits plate towards the nail position movement out;
Wherein the pressure section and the storage force mechanisms are moved up and down relative to shell collaboration, which is located at the storage power machine
Relatively above, and the pressure section is removable is moved down with pressing the storage force mechanisms for structure;
Wherein when the storage force mechanisms are in the release conditions, this hits plate far from the nail mouth.
2. laborsaving assembling machine as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that when the plate that hits is located at the ready position and described
When limiting mechanism clip positions when this hits plate and the operating mechanism is not applied to external force, the pressure section is supported with a precompression
It presses the storage force mechanisms and generates a predeformation amount.
3. laborsaving assembling machine as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the operating mechanism is hubbed at the shell including one
Shank member and the connecting rod that is hubbed at the shell and can be compressed by the shank member, the connecting rod be equipped with the pressure section.
4. laborsaving assembling machine as claimed in claim 3, which is characterized in that the storage force mechanisms offer one and long and narrow pass through slot, institute
State connecting rod pass through it is described it is long and narrow pass through slot and with the pressure section support terminate in the storage force mechanisms, the connecting rod is additionally provided with one by the handle
The compression zone that part compresses, the compression zone and the pressure section are ipsilaterally between the storage force mechanisms and the shank member.
5. laborsaving assembling machine as claimed in claim 4, which is characterized in that the shank member is equipped with an arc towards the connecting rod
Portion, the pressure section include at least one transverse to the long and narrow rod piece that compresses for passing through slot, and the compression zone is far from the storage power machine
Structure and including at least one transverse to the long and narrow compression member for passing through slot, an at least compression member is compressed by the arc portion and is connected
Dynamic described at least one, which compresses rod piece, compresses the storage force mechanisms.
6. laborsaving assembling machine as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that the arc portion is gradually convex to along far from the nail mouth
The connecting rod.
7. laborsaving assembling machine as claimed in claim 3, which is characterized in that the neighbouring articulated section with the shell of the shank member
A perforation separately is offered, the limiting mechanism is articulated in the shell and including a hook portion and an extension, and the hook portion can clip
Plate is hit described in positioning, the extension is inserted in the perforation, which is interlocked by the shank member and the hook portion can be made to hit with this
Plate is detached from.
8. the laborsaving assembling machine as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, which is characterized in that in the shell and the storage power
A return springs are additionally provided between mechanism.
9. the laborsaving assembling machine as described in any one of claim 4 to 6, which is characterized in that the connecting rod is additionally provided with a card convex,
The card convex and the compression zone are located at the opposite sides for storing force mechanisms, which can be one towards the pivot pendulum side of the storage force mechanisms
Upwards with the storage force mechanisms phase block.
10. the laborsaving assembling machine as described in any one of claim 3 to 6, which is characterized in that another to be movably arranged at including one
The shell and the adjustment mechanism connecting with the connecting rod, the mobile adjustment mechanism, which can interlock, changes the connecting rod and the storage power machine
The relative position of structure.
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