EP0876879A1 - Cassette pour agrafeuse pneumatique pour l'implantation d'éléments de fixation en forme de U - Google Patents

Cassette pour agrafeuse pneumatique pour l'implantation d'éléments de fixation en forme de U Download PDF

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EP0876879A1
EP0876879A1 EP98107836A EP98107836A EP0876879A1 EP 0876879 A1 EP0876879 A1 EP 0876879A1 EP 98107836 A EP98107836 A EP 98107836A EP 98107836 A EP98107836 A EP 98107836A EP 0876879 A1 EP0876879 A1 EP 0876879A1
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Danilo Tinarelli
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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
    • B25C5/00—Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools; Staple feeding devices therefor
    • B25C5/16—Staple-feeding devices, e.g. with feeding means, supports for staples or accessories concerning feeding devices
    • B25C5/1606—Feeding means
    • B25C5/161—Feeding means employing a spring-loaded puller
    • B25C5/1613—Feeding means employing a spring-loaded puller with means for holding puller out of position during re-loading
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
    • B25C5/00—Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools; Staple feeding devices therefor
    • B25C5/06—Manually operated portable stapling tools; Hand-held power-operated stapling tools; Staple feeding devices therefor without provision for bending the ends of the staples on to the work

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  • the present invention relates to a cartridge for pneumatic stapling hammer, particularly for firing U-shaped fixing elements.
  • cartridges for pneumatic stapling hammers comprise a guide which is adapted to be fixed to the rear of the firing head of the pneumatic hammer and forms a channel inside which a series of fixing elements, joined together in a set, is meant to be accommodated and guided.
  • the fixing elements particularly U-shaped ones, are inserted from below in the guiding channel of the cartridge and are prevented from escaping by a cover which can slide axially.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a cartridge in which the fixing elements are inserted from above, i.e., without turning the pneumatic hammer upside down, so as to substantially avoid highly dangerous conditions.
  • a cartridge for pneumatic stapling hammer particularly for firing U-shaped fixing elements, characterized in that it comprises: a profiled element, which is shaped like an inverted U and is fixed below the handle of the pneumatic hammer and to the rear of the head for firing the fixing elements; a pusher which can slide on said profiled element; spring means for pushing the fixing elements along said profiled element; and a cover, which can slide on said profiled element between a position for covering said profiled element, in which said cover forms, together with said profiled element, a guiding channel for said fixing elements, which is connected to the firing channel in the head through an opening of the latter, and a position in which said cover uncovers said profiled element to allow loading of the fixing elements.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a device which allows the activation of the pneumatic hammer only by intentional action of the user, characterized in that it comprises a pin which is slidingly accommodated in a seat of the pneumatic hammer which is close to the location of the trigger and can be actuated, in contrast with return means, between a trigger blocking position and a trigger operation enabling position.
  • the reference numeral 1 designates a stapling hammer for firing U-shaped fixing elements which are hereinafter termed staples 2 for the sake of convenience in description.
  • the stapling hammer 1 comprises a body 3 which forms the handle of the hammer and is frontally provided with an enlarged end 4 which accommodates the striking mass, comprising the striking blade 5.
  • the striking blade 5 slides in the staple firing channel formed in the head 6 fixed below the enlarged end 4.
  • the reference numeral 7 generally designates the cartridge of the staples 2, which is composed of a profiled element 8 whose cross-section is shaped like a letter U which is upside down with respect to the handle 3 and is complementary to the shape of the staples 2 to be expelled.
  • the profiled element 8 runs below the handle 3 and is fixed with one end to the rear face of the head 6.
  • the profiled element 8 has two side walls 9 and 10, an upper wall 11 and two lips 12, 13 which are obtained by folding outward the longitudinal edges of the side walls 9 and 10.
  • the lips 12, 13 act as a guide for a cover 14 which is shaped like an inverted letter U and is slightly larger than the profiled element 8.
  • the cover 14 can slide on the lips 12, 13 between a forward position, whereat it abuts against the rear face of the head 6, and a retracted position, in which it leaves the profiled element 8 uncovered.
  • a staple guiding channel 15 remains between the profiled element 8 and the cover 14; said channel is connected to the firing channel of the head 6 through a U-shaped opening 16.
  • the cover 14 it is possible to insert a pack of U-shaped staples 2 so that they straddle the profiled element 8.
  • the forward and retracted positions of the cover 14 are determined by a ball 17 which is loaded by a spring 18.
  • the ball 17 and the spring 18 are accommodated in a transverse bushing 19 of the profiled element 8.
  • the ball 17 engages a hole 20 which is formed proximate to the front end of the cover.
  • the retracted position is determined by the engagement of the ball 17 in a hole 21 formed proximate to the rear end of the cover.
  • a pusher 22 which can slide on the profiled element 8 and has a front cross-section which is equal to the cross-section of the staples and complementary to the cross-section of the channel 15.
  • the pusher 22 is actuated towards the head 6 by means of a traction spring 23 which is accommodated in the cavity of the profiled element 8.
  • One end of the spring 23 is rigidly coupled to a tooth 24 formed in the portion of an arm 25 running inside the profiled element 8.
  • the arm 25 is folded around the cover 14 and is fixed, by means of one end, to a lug 26 protruding from the overlying handle 3.
  • the opposite end of the spring 23 is coupled to a tooth 27 of the pusher 22 which protrudes inside the profiled element 8 through a slot 28 formed longitudinally in the wall 10 of said profiled element.
  • the pusher 22 is also provided with an outer pin 29 which slides in a longitudinal slot 30 of the cover, which is formed on the face that is adjacent to the wall 10 and opposite the slot 28.
  • the spring 23 is guided by means of a pulley which is constituted by a roller 31 which is rotatably supported in the walls 9, 10 of the profiled element 8.
  • a pulley which is constituted by a roller 31 which is rotatably supported in the walls 9, 10 of the profiled element 8.
  • two mutually opposite holes 32 are formed in the walls 9 and 10 and have a larger diameter than the roller 28; on the side that is furthest from the head 6, said holes have respective semicircular notches 33 which are suitable to receive two axial pivots 34 of the roller.
  • the backward movement of the cover 14 also moves the pusher 22 backward by means of the abutment of the pivot 29 against the end of the slot 30 of the cover and the spring 23 is also loaded.
  • the cover 14 is closed by sliding it until the ball 17 engages the hole 21.
  • the spring 23 keeps the pusher 22 rested on the staples 2, which are accordingly pushed into the firing channel of the head 6 through the opening 16. For every staple that is fired by the striking blade 5, another staple enters the firing channel as soon as the striking blade 5 has reached the upper stroke limit.
  • the described cartridge allows more convenient and safer loading than conventional ones.
  • the stapling hammer in fact remains upright, i.e., with the firing channel directed downward, so that accidental firing of a staple which may have remained in the firing channel of the head is not directed towards the user, differently from what occurs in conventional cartridges, in which staple loading, by being performed from below, entails turning upside down the stapling hammer, whose firing channel is directed towards the user.
  • the reference numeral 108 designates the profiled element whereon the fixing elements 2 are straddled and the reference numeral 114 designates the cover, which is meant to slide on the profiled element 108.
  • the profiled element 108 has a cross-section which is shaped like an inverted T and is constituted in practice by a rib 46 which is rigidly perpendicular to a strip 47.
  • the strip 47 is fixed to an arm which is coupled to the handle of the stapling hammer, like the arm 25 of the above-described example, and its opposite edges can slide in mutually opposite slots 48, 49 of the cover 114.
  • the pusher 122 can slide on the rib 46, and a lug 50 protrudes laterally from the pusher.
  • the pusher 122 is actuated towards the head 6 of the stapling hammer by a spring 123 which is accommodated in a chamber 51 formed between the rib 46 and a side wall 52 of the cover 114.
  • One end of the spring 123 is rigidly coupled to a lobe 53 of the pusher 122 protruding into the chamber 51.
  • the other end is coupled to a pin protruding from the inner face of the wall 52 of the cover.
  • the spring 123 is wound around a pulley 131 which is rotatably supported on a pivot 134 protruding into the chamber 51 proximate to the head 6.
  • the wall 54 of the cover 114 which lies opposite the wall 52 that supports the pin 134 has a thicker region in which a pin 55 is inserted; said pin 55 acts as articulation for an L-shaped lever 56 and is capable of assuming two positions. In one of these positions, an arm 57 of the lever 56 protrudes through an opening 58 of the wall 54 of the cover in order to interfere with the lug 50 of the pusher 122, while the other arm 59 arranges itself parallel to the wall of the cover so as to enter an outer seat 60 thereof, so that it does not protrude laterally.
  • the lever 56 is used to allow to assemble and disassemble the pusher 122 inside the cover 114.
  • the other arm 57 acts as abutment for the lobe 53 and blocks the advancement of the pusher 122, allowing to retract the pusher together with the cover and to retain it while the fixing elements are being arranged so as to straddle the rib 46.
  • a cylindrical transverse seat 35 is provided (see Figure 3), in which a stem 36 is guided coaxially; said stem forms a button 37 at one end and an enlarged region 38 at the opposite end.
  • the stem 36 has a smaller diameter than the seat 35, so that an annular chamber 39 remains which accommodates a spring 40.
  • the spring 40 acts between a collar 41 of the stem 36 and a shoulder 42 of the seat 35, so as to keep the enlarged region 38 in abutment against the handle 3 and the button 37 spaced from the handle 3.
  • the collar 41 faces a slot 43 in which a rib 44 of the trigger 45 for actuating the stapling hammer can enter.
  • the button 37 is located in a position in which it can be conveniently pressed by the thumb while the trigger is operated with the index finger.
  • the shapes and the dimensions may vary according to the staples to be fired.

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EP19980107836 1997-05-06 1998-04-29 Cassette pour agrafeuse pneumatique pour l'implantation d'éléments de fixation en forme de U Expired - Lifetime EP0876879B1 (fr)

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ITBO970077U 1997-05-06
ITBO970077 IT238208Y1 (it) 1997-05-06 1997-05-06 Caricatore per pistola fissatrice pneumatica, in particolare perespellere elementi di fissaggio conformati ad u

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3049715A (en) * 1961-06-21 1962-08-21 Bostitch Inc Staple magazine and feeding means
FR1475563A (fr) * 1965-04-07 1967-03-31 Internat Staple And Machine Co Perfectionnements apportés aux magasins pour machines à agrafer
US4211351A (en) * 1977-12-13 1980-07-08 Umberto Monacelli Magazine member for holding fastening staples and the like
GB2154926A (en) * 1983-12-19 1985-09-18 Umberto Monacelli Staple magazines and methods of loading magazines

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3049715A (en) * 1961-06-21 1962-08-21 Bostitch Inc Staple magazine and feeding means
FR1475563A (fr) * 1965-04-07 1967-03-31 Internat Staple And Machine Co Perfectionnements apportés aux magasins pour machines à agrafer
US4211351A (en) * 1977-12-13 1980-07-08 Umberto Monacelli Magazine member for holding fastening staples and the like
GB2154926A (en) * 1983-12-19 1985-09-18 Umberto Monacelli Staple magazines and methods of loading magazines

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