EP0584395A1 - Pneumatisches Befestigungsmitteleintreibgerät mit verbesserten Kolben - Google Patents

Pneumatisches Befestigungsmitteleintreibgerät mit verbesserten Kolben Download PDF

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EP0584395A1
EP0584395A1 EP92114761A EP92114761A EP0584395A1 EP 0584395 A1 EP0584395 A1 EP 0584395A1 EP 92114761 A EP92114761 A EP 92114761A EP 92114761 A EP92114761 A EP 92114761A EP 0584395 A1 EP0584395 A1 EP 0584395A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
    • B25C1/00—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices
    • B25C1/04—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices operated by fluid pressure, e.g. by air pressure
    • B25C1/041—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices operated by fluid pressure, e.g. by air pressure with fixed main cylinder
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  • This invention relates to a pneumatic fastener driving tool, and more particularly to an improved piston for use in such a tool.
  • Pneumatic tools for driving fasteners such as nails, staples, brads and the like are commonly used in the commercial work place. All of these devices have standard components comprising a housing to store compressed air, a cylinder in which a piston and driver combination are driven in a reciprocating manner, a valve means to provide pressurized air to the piston and a fastener carrier means to position the fastener underneath the driver prior to the driving stroke.
  • Most tools are operated by positioning the tool in contact with the workpiece and manually pulling a trigger which in turn operates a valve means that provides compressed air to the top side of the piston.
  • a trigger When the tool is used as a stationary device the trigger is replaced by a remote actuator.
  • a return air chamber is pressurized to provide air for the return stroke of the piston and driver.
  • the valve closes blocking air into the top of the cylinder and in turn opens an exhaust port to release the air above the piston to the atmosphere.
  • the stored air within the return chamber acts upon the underside of the piston to return in to the rest position at the uppermost portion of the cylinder.
  • the valve means is normally divided into two functions.
  • a firing valve is located directly above the top of the cylinder and is shifted from a closed position pneumatically by a trigger valve.
  • tile firing valve can be held closed tightly and then opened with a snap action when air pressure on a portion of the valve is reduced.
  • the firing valve is designed to open quickly, the air starts to enter the area above the piston as soon as the valve begins its initial movement. This causes the piston to begin its movement at a pressure much less than that within the compressed air chamber of the housing due to air flow restriction between the cylinder and the firing valve.
  • the piston does not achieve the desired velocity until a portion of the total drive stroke is used, and thus, does not develop maximum power.
  • the most commonly used seal is an O-ring, which would stop the loss of air by placing the O-ring in frictional contact with the inner wall of the cylinder.
  • the O-ring sliding against the cylinder wall could cause an even more serious problem.
  • the air sources normally used for these type of pneumatically operated tools are subject to dirt and other contaminates that shorten the life of such seals.
  • the lack of proper lubrication causes excessive wear on seals and usually results in the tool losing power with use, or failing to function altogether. Frictional movement of pneumatic seals is the cause for most service calls for these tools.
  • the present invention has taken into account these and other disadvantages and there for it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an improved pneumatic fastener driving apparatus with an improved piston, which provides a better drive and is subject to less failure.
  • Another object is to provide an improved pneumatic fastener driving apparatus having an improved piston and cylinder that does not allow air loss when in the rest position and provides frictionless movement during the driving stroke.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide an improved pneumatic driving apparatus including a housing including a compressed air chamber; a cylinder disposed within the housing and fluidly connected to the compressed air chamber; a piston slidably disposed within the cylinder for undergoing reciprocating movement between a first home position and a second remote position, the piston and the cylinder having portions providing an elastic interference fit connection therebetween tending to retain the piston in its first home postion; a fastner driving element connected to the piston; and means for controlling the flow of compressed air from the air chamber to the cylinder and the piston, wherein the interference fit connection is continued after until sufficient air pressure is provided on the piston to disengage the connection between the piston and the cylinder and causing thereafter the piston and fastner driving element to be driven towards the second remote position.
  • the tool includes a housing 11 comprising a body portion 12, a handle 13 and a cap 14.
  • the size and shape vary considerably depending on the type of fastener and application, but all have in common an internal opening used as an air pressure reservoir or chamber 15.
  • the air chamber 15 is pressurized from an air line source by an inlet connection attached to the handle (not shown).
  • the cap 14 is attached to the body 12 with screws (not shown) and utilizes part of the cap 14 to enlarge the air chamber 15.
  • the body 12 and cap 14 are joined by a seal 16 to prevent compressed air escaping to the atmosphere.
  • An opening within the body 12 is divided into two sections including the compressed air chamber 15 and a return air chamber 17.
  • the return air chamber 17 is pressurized when the piston 18 is near the end of the drive stroke. The sequence of pressurizing the return chamber 17 will be described in detail below.
  • the lower portion of the housing 11 is provide with a fastener carrying rail 19.
  • the front of the rail 19 is defined by a nose piece 20 and includes a guiding cavity shaped to match that of the fastener 22.
  • a pusher means (not shown) delivers the fastener 22 into the nose cavity 21 underneath the end of the driver 23, which is fixed to the piston 18 and function together as a unit.
  • a cylinder 24 is mounted in the housing 11 as a unit with the piston 18 slidably disposed therein for reciprocating movement.
  • a valve means is employed comprising a trigger valve 25 positioned near the handle 13 and a main valve 26, located above the cylinder 24.
  • the trigger valve 25 is controlled by a manual lever 27, as shown in Figure 1. Actuation of the lever 27 causes the trigger valve 25 to exhaust passageways 28, 28a to shift the main valve 26, when pulled and pressurizes the passageways when lever 27 is released.
  • the tool is manually operated, however, if tool is part of a stationary application the trigger valve means could be a remotely located valve and operated by something other than lever 27.
  • a sequential function of an embodiment of the fastener driving apparatus according to the present invention will be described as follows.
  • the air chamber 15, passageway 28,28a, and cavity 29 are pressurized.
  • the piston return chamber 17, passageways 30 and the volume located below the piston 18 in the cylinder 24 remain unpressurized.
  • a fastener 22 is positioned in the nose piece 20 underneath the driver 23 from a previous tool cycle.
  • the tool is positioned on the workpiece and the trigger lever 27 is pulled upwardly.
  • the trigger valve 25 actuates to exhaust air passageways 28,28a and cavity 29.
  • the shifting of the valve 26 allows air to enter the top of the cylinder 24 above the piston 18 while at the same time blocking communication to the atmosphere through passageway 30.
  • the piston 18 along with driver 23 is forced down rapidly.
  • the driver 23 then pushes the fastener 22 into the workpiece (not shown).
  • the piston 18 passes a series of small holes 31 in the cylinder 24 that allows air to enter and pressurize the return chamber 17.
  • a shock absorber 32 At the end of the drive stroke, the underside of the piston 18 contacts a shock absorber 32.
  • the shock absorber 32 prevents damage to the tool that may occur should the piston 18 strike the housing 11 directly.
  • the shock absorber 32 also acts as a seal to prevent air from the return chamber to escape into the atmosphere.
  • the lever 27 is then released and trigger valve 25 repressurizes passageways 28,28a and cavity 29.
  • the valve 26 is forced toward cylinder 24 by spring 35 whenever both the upper side and lower side of the valve 26 are subjected to equal air pressure.
  • the valve 26, thus closes when cavity 29 is pressurized, by trigger valve 25, and communication between reservoir 15 and the top of the cylinder 24 is blocked.
  • valve 26 The shifting of the valve 26 to the closed position allows the space above the piston 18 to again communicate with the atmosphere and the air above the piston 18 exhausts through passageway 30 and exhaust port 33.
  • the air in the return chamber 17 enters the cylinder 24 under the piston 18 through holes 34 and forces the piston 18 and driver 21 upwardly.
  • Chamber 17 has a fixed volume, thus as the piston 18 moves upwardly, the pressure in chamber 17 is reduced.
  • the chamber 17 is designed to provide enough air to fully return the piston 18 at the lowest operating pressure with the pressure nearly reduced to that of the atmosphere prior to the next tool cycle.
  • the end of the driver 23 raises above the fastener rail 19, the next fastener 22 is positioned into the nose piece cavity 21 ready to be driven during the next tool cycle.
  • valve 26 is shown as being closed with the piston 18 positioned in the uppermost position within the cylinder 24.
  • the lower portion 36 of valve 26 is in contact with a ring 37 or detent, which is made from an elastic material and acts as a seal.
  • the ring 37 is securely held onto the cylinder 24 by a mating fit 48.
  • the valve 26 is forced tightly against ring 37, thus preventing air within reservoir 15 from entering the area above piston 18.
  • the top portion 38 of valve 36 is away from seal 39, thus the area above piston 18 is in communication with the atmosphere through passageway 30 and exhaust port 33. This condition is referred to as the valve 26 in the closed position.
  • valve 26 has been shifted upwardly to break contact with ring 37 and seats against seal 39. Air can now enter the area above piston 18, but is blocked from the atmosphere. This condition is referred to as the valve 26 is the open position.
  • the piston 18 includes the driver 23 attached to the underside thereof, and when assembled acts as a single unit.
  • the attachment illustrated is that of the piston 18 and driver 23 having matching internal and external threads 40.
  • the attachment can also be made using screws, nuts, pins and the like.
  • the attachment may also be a loose fit as well as rigid.
  • the piston 18 has a circumferential recess 41 on the periphery 42, and the ring 37 has an inwardly extending protrusion 43 having a diameter somewhat less than the inside diameter of the cylinder 24 and the outside diameter of the piston 18.
  • the protrusion 43 extends into the recess 41 acting as a detente to retain the piston in its home position shown in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the piston 18 remains engaged with the ring 37 until a force other than gravity is applied to the top of the piston 18.
  • valve 26 starts moving upwardly.
  • the air tight seal is broken and air from reservoir 15 starts to enter the area above the piston 18.
  • the downward force on piston 18 keeps the top side 44 of recess 41 in contact with protrusion 43.
  • the ring 37 is made from an elastic material, thus the piston 18 and ring 37 block any air from flowing past the periphery 42 of the piston 18.
  • valve 26 continues to move upwardly until it is in the open position, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the air pressure on top of piston 18 creates a force larger than the interference engagement between piston 18 and ring 37.
  • the protrusion 43 expands outwardly as the force on the piston 18 increases until the inside diameter is equal to the outside diameter of the piston 18 at which time the piston 18 becomes disengaged with ring 37 and is free to begin the drive stroke.
  • the piston 18 having an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of cylinder 24 and having no seal attached thereto will move the full drive and return stroke without any frictional contact with the cylinder 24. It should be understood that the intent of the phrase "without any frictional contact”, is distinguished from occasional touching due to small clearances between components, to that of constant sliding contact of a seal, such as an O-ring against an inside wall 45 of the cylinder 24.
  • the piston 18 and cylinder 24 can be sized to assure that the piston 18 never touches cylinder wall 45, but the clearance would have to be large since the only means of guidance of the piston would be accomplished by the fit between the drive 23 and housing 11. A large clearance between the piston 18 and cylinder wall 45 would allow air to escape, and thus decrease the efficiency of the tool.
  • the clearance between the piston 18 and cylinder wall 45 is preferably 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters, rather than something over 0.5 millimeters. This will greatly reduce the loss of air and yet provide a frictionless movement even though the piston 18 may at times touch, the cylinder wall 45.
  • the piston 18 Upon the return stroke, the piston 18 must force the protrusion 43 to expand enough to allow the top side 44 to pass thereby. Although the disengagement needs to have a resistance, the engagement on the return stroke should be made easy to accomplish since the air pressure used for the return of the piston 18 is greatly reduced by the time the piston 18 has reach the ring 37.
  • the preferred way is to provide a chamber 46 on the lower side of the protrusion 43 and a chamfer 47 on the outside diameter of the piston 18. As the two chamfers 46,47 make contact, the protrusion 43 is forced outwardly until the recess 41 again aligns with the protrusion 43.
  • a piston 50 is constructed of more than one material.
  • the center portion 51 is rigid and attached to driver 23 in a like manner previously described.
  • the outer portion 52 is an elastic molded material bonded to the center portion 51.
  • the circumferential recess, 54, periphery 55, top portion 56 and chamfer 57 correspond to the like features shown as components 41, 42, 44 and 47 in the previous description of piston 18.
  • the top of cylinder 60 includes a portion 58 that extends inwardly more than surface 59, which defines the inside diameter of the cylinder 60. It is also conceived that portion 58 could be part of an attachable piece similar to that of ring 37 or a circular strip inserted into the cylinder 60.

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EP0705664A1 (de) * 1994-10-06 1996-04-10 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Pneumatisch betätigtes Eintreibgerät für Befestigungsmittel
EP0747175A2 (de) * 1995-06-09 1996-12-11 Max Co., Ltd. Auslasssystem für eine Maschine zum Eintreiben von Nägeln
CN105275917A (zh) * 2014-07-24 2016-01-27 台州市大江实业有限公司 一种用于活塞机构的弹簧复位装置
US11130221B2 (en) 2019-01-31 2021-09-28 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation Powered fastener driver

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GB1095710A (en) * 1964-06-20 1967-12-20 Haubold Dieter Improvements in compressed air driven impact devices
US3397617A (en) * 1964-12-24 1968-08-20 Reich Maschf Gmbh Karl Pneumatic percussion machine
DE2236352A1 (de) * 1972-07-25 1974-02-14 Behrens Friedrich Joh Druckluft betaetigtes geraet zum eintreiben von naegeln, heftklammern oder dergleichen
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EP0705664A1 (de) * 1994-10-06 1996-04-10 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Pneumatisch betätigtes Eintreibgerät für Befestigungsmittel
EP0747175A2 (de) * 1995-06-09 1996-12-11 Max Co., Ltd. Auslasssystem für eine Maschine zum Eintreiben von Nägeln
EP0747175A3 (de) * 1995-06-09 1997-10-01 Max Co Ltd Auslasssystem für eine Maschine zum Eintreiben von Nägeln
CN105275917A (zh) * 2014-07-24 2016-01-27 台州市大江实业有限公司 一种用于活塞机构的弹簧复位装置
US11130221B2 (en) 2019-01-31 2021-09-28 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation Powered fastener driver
US11801591B2 (en) 2019-01-31 2023-10-31 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation Powered fastener driver
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