EP3348368B1 - Driving module with improved magazine - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to driving modules for driving fastening means connected to one another by means of a connecting means to form a fastener tape and rolled up into a roll of tape into a workpiece, these driving modules being mounted on a tool bridge, in particular in the context of industrial production. These drive modules are used, for example, in the manufacture of prefabricated house modules.

With previously known drive modules, for example the "Toolmatic Series CT550" sold by ITW Fixing Systems GmbH, the tool bridge must be stopped when the fasteners in the magazine are running low. In addition, several tools are often used on a tool bridge, which have to be filled at different times. In order to minimize the number of stops, modules whose magazine is not yet completely empty are therefore often refilled with a stop, with the result that the driving agents still in the magazine are no longer used and are thrown away. The object of the present invention is to improve these disadvantages, in particular to shorten the duration of the machine standstill when refilling fasteners, and more preferably to reduce the number of necessary stops and to use all fasteners if possible. Another drive module with two magazines is off, for example U.S. 4,898,316 A known.

The problem is solved by the independent claims. Advantageous further developments are defined in the subclaims.

In particular, the object is achieved by a driving module for driving fastening means connected to one another by means of a connecting means to form a fastener tape and rolled up into a roll of tape into a workpiece, the driving module having a driving unit, the driving module, preferably the unit carrier, if present (see below) , has a mounting section for mounting the driving module on a tool bridge, the driving unit having a driving drive which acts via a driving ram with a driving force on the fastening means to be driven in each case via a driving punch that is displaceable in the driving direction, and a magazine having at least one output section is attached to the driving module , via which the fastener tape can be guided out of the magazine from the tape roll, and wherein the magazine has at least one fastening section for fastening the magazine or parts thereof a n has the drive module, wherein the magazine has at least two tape roll holders for receiving at least one tape roll each.

The object is also achieved in particular by a method for driving into one another by means of a connecting means

• Montieren des Eintreibmoduls an eine Werkzeugbrücke;
• Automatisches Herausführen des Befestigungsmittelbands von der Bandrolle aus dem Magazin über einen Ausgangsabschnitt des Magazins, welches über einen Befestigungsabschnitt an dem Eintreibmodul befestigt ist;
• Verschieben eines Eintreibstempels eines Eintreibaggregats und dabei Erzeugen einer Eintreibkraft auf das jeweils einzutreibende Befestigungsmittel, wodurch dieses in das Werkstück eingetrieben wird;
• Verwenden von Befestigungsmitteln aus zwei verschiedenen im Magazin gelagerten Bandrollen für den Eintreibvorgang.

Fastener tape connected and rolled up into a tape roll, magazined fasteners in a workpiece with the steps:

• Mounting the drive module to a tool bridge;
• Automatic feeding of the fastener tape from the tape roll out of the magazine via an output section of the magazine which is fastened to the drive module via a fastening section;
• Moving a driving punch of a driving unit and thereby generating a driving force on the respective fastening means to be driven, as a result of which it is driven into the workpiece;
• Use of fasteners from two different tape rolls stored in the magazine for the driving process.

The object is also achieved in particular by a magazine for a drive module according to the invention and / or a magazine cassette for a magazine according to the invention.

This virtually doubles the capacity of the fasteners available directly on the drive module in a space-saving manner, since a quick change to a second roll of tape is made possible when the first roll of tape is used up, be it manually or automatically, since the roll of tape is not carried to the drive module and hung there must become.

The tape roll holders are preferably arranged next to one another. The axes of the tape reels inserted in the tape reel holders in the magazine are preferably essentially coaxial with one another. A tape roll holder is preferably a compartment in the magazine or a predetermined space in the magazine for a tape roll, which is preferably separated by a partition from the other tape roll holder defining the space. The tape roll holder can be arranged permanently in / on the magazine, but it can preferably be coupled and uncoupled in the form of a magazine cassette. It preferably forms a housing that at least partially surrounds the reel of tape and / or a seat for the reel of tape.

The magazine preferably has more than two tape roll holders, e.g. 3, 4, or more tape roll holders.

The connecting means is preferably a wire, particularly preferably a plastic belt.

The fastening means are preferably nails.

The drive module is preferably mounted on the tool bridge by means of one or more screws in the area of the mounting section.

The tape roll holder / s preferably has / have a centering unit with at least three circularly arranged, preferably radially displaceable rollers, on which the tape roll can be rotatably placed. The magazine preferably has a cover which can preferably be latched onto a cover holder at different heights in order to be adapted to different nail lengths. The magazine preferably has a preferably spring-loaded guide arm, preferably a guide plate, which is intended to ensure proper unwinding of the tape roll.

The driving module is preferably a pneumatically operated driving module.

All or some of the mechanisms present on the driving module, which are explained below, are preferably controlled via a control unit. The control unit is preferably part of the driving module.

The magazine cassette according to the invention preferably has one or more features of the magazine cassette (s) and / or tape roll holder described in this application.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the tape roll holders are designed as magazine cassettes and each of the two magazine cassettes has a fastening section and the magazine cassettes can be decoupled from the drive module, preferably separately from one another.

This allows a magazine cassette to be exchanged quickly and easily.

Each of the two magazine cassettes preferably has a centering unit and / or cover and / or guide arm as described above.

The drive module preferably has a coupling rail for each cassette, into which a corresponding coupling rail of the cassette is inserted in order to couple the cassette.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the tape roll holders are each, preferably alternately - that is, when one tape roll holder is in the dispensing position, the other or the other tape roll holders are in the reserve position - in a dispensing position, in which fastening means of the The tape roll held on the tape roll holder can be delivered to the driving unit, and a reserve position can be positioned.

In a further preferred method according to the invention, the tape roll holders are positioned accordingly.

This facilitates the delivery of fasteners from the tape roll holders, ie a simpler transport mechanism that guides the fastener tape from the magazine to the driving unit can be used because a position for the output is defined.

The tape roll holders can preferably be positioned in the dispensing position and the reserve position by means of a displacement, preferably essentially perpendicular to the driving direction.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the drive module has a magazine change mechanism with a magazine change actuator, preferably electrically or pneumatically or hydraulically operated, by means of which the tape roll holders can be positioned in the dispensing position and the reserve position. In a further preferred method according to the invention, the tape roll holders are positioned accordingly.

This enables an automatic change between the positions to take place.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the drive module has a feed mechanism for the fastener tape and a threading mechanism, the threading mechanism being set up to carry out a threading process in which the beginning of the one fastener tape of one tape roll is transferred from one of the two tape roll holders to the feed mechanism when the other fastener tape of the other roll of tape from the other of the two roll of tape holders runs out or is used up. In a further preferred method according to the invention, a corresponding threading process takes place when one of the two fastener tapes is running low or has been used up.

This enables a fully automatic change from a tape roll holder with an exhausted tape roll to a new tape roll holder with a fresh tape roll. Thus, the capacity of the fasteners, which can be driven in without user interaction and in continuous operation, is doubled.

The feed mechanism is preferably set up with a fastener tape inserted into it with each renewed driving movement of the tool in order to advance a fastener.

The threading mechanism preferably has an actuator-operated pulling and / or pushing element, which is preferably a tow hook, which is set up to be coupled, preferably hooked, to one of the fastening means or to the connection means at the beginning of the fastening means band, and this into the To pull in and / or push in the advancing mechanism, preferably up to the end of the previous fastener tape still inserted in the advancing mechanism.

A threading-in process preferably takes place following a positioning process for the tape roll holder. The threading process preferably takes place following a positioning process for the tape roll holder, which is preferably carried out by means of the magazine changing mechanism. The transfer of the beginning of that fastener tape which is inserted into that tape roll holder which was last positioned in the dispensing position takes place.

The driving module preferably has a sensor, preferably an induction sensor, preferably in the area of the advancing mechanism, by means of which the passage of the last fastening means of a fastening means band is detected.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, each of the two tape roll holders has an output section and these output sections each have a retainer, preferably non-return, into which the beginning of the fastener tape can be inserted. In a further preferred method according to the invention, the beginning of the fastener tape is inserted accordingly.

As a result, the fastener tape in a newly filled tape roll holder can be brought into a predefined position from which the threading mechanism can then take over the beginning of the tape.

As a backstop, the holder preferably has a snap wedge, which can preferably be released manually.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the advancing mechanism has a plurality of advancing elements distributed along the advancing direction and a plurality of retaining elements distributed along the advancing direction. In a further preferred method according to the invention, the fastener tape is conveyed with a corresponding feed mechanism, preferably with each driving-in process.

As a result, the expiring, used, and incoming new fastener tape, which are consequently not connected, can be reliably transported together at the same speed.

The feed elements are preferably spring-loaded snap wedges that can be moved back and forth in the feed direction by means of an actuator.

The retaining elements are preferably fixed and preferably spring-mounted snap wedges with respect to the feed direction.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the advancing elements and / or the retaining elements are held on a carrier part, the carrier part being pivotable in order to make a fastener tape inserted in the advancing mechanism accessible or more easily accessible.

The carrier part is preferably mounted pivotably on the driving module via a hinge.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the driving module has a unit carrier and the driving unit is arranged on the unit carrier and the driving unit as such can be brought up to the respective workpiece in a moving movement by means of a drive drive, preferably pressed, and for this purpose on the unit carrier via a unit guide guided displaceably in the driving direction.

The approach drive is preferably designed as a wedge drive, i.e., by moving a wedge perpendicular to the driving direction, with the wedge located above the driving unit, the driving unit can be raised and lowered.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the magazine is coupled to the unit carrier in such a way that a tape roll inserted in the magazine is essentially, preferably completely, decoupled from the approach movement of the driving unit.

This makes it possible to use a larger magazine with a higher capacity of fasteners. By decoupling the weight of the Fastening means are not moved along every time the driving unit is brought up, which thus saves energy and puts less stress on the components, so that a higher magazine weight can be withstood due to the increased magazine capacity.

This design is already suitable with an otherwise common magazine for rolled up fastener tapes (i.e. without multiple tape reel holders) to increase the capacity of the magazine without major negative side effects and thus to reduce the number of stops for refilling the magazine. It is therefore not necessary for the magazine to have at least two tape roll holders for receiving at least one tape roll each; and in a correspondingly broader claimed form, this embodiment in particular can also be the subject of a divisional application, although other embodiments as a divisional application also remain open.

Essentially decoupled is preferably understood to mean that the core of the roll or the roll center point is static, and thus also the part of the roll that is still rolled up, while the unrolled piece of tape can move with it.

In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the output section of the magazine is mounted displaceably with respect to the fastening section of the magazine, preferably mounted displaceably parallel to the approach movement.

This makes it possible to reliably lead the fastener tape out to the driving unit which is moving relative to the magazine. The output section of the magazine or of the tape roll holder is preferably coupled to the driving unit in such a way that the output section moves in parallel with the approach movement. Particularly when a threading mechanism is present, it is advantageous if the output section of the magazine is arranged so that it is stationary in relation to the feed mechanism and driving unit due to the displaceability, so that a reliable automatic transition to a fresh tape roll on the other tape roll holder can then take place.

• Fig. 1 eine Prinzipskizze eines erfindungsgemäßen Eintreibmoduls in an der Werkzeugbrücke montiertem Zustand, wobei Fig. 1a ein Eintreibmodul mit zwei Magazin-kassetten zeigt und Fig. 1a ein Eintreibmodul mit Andrückantrieb und von der Andrückbewegung entkoppeltem Magazin,
• Fig. 2-6 perspektivische Ansichten eines Eintreibmoduls, welches die Eigenschaften der Eintreibmodule aus Fig. 1a und 1b in sich vereint und zudem weiterer vorteilhafte Merkmale aufweist, wobei die Bandrollenhalter 31, 31' als Magazinkassetten ausgebildet sind und
• Fig. 2a und 2b das Eintreibmodul 1 einmal im Zustand mit herangeführtem Eintreibaggregat 20 (Fig. 2a) und einmal im Zustand mit abgehobenem Eintreibaggregat 20 (Fig. 2b) zeigt,
• Fig. 3a eine Ansicht ohne angesteckte Magazinkassetten 31, 31', Fig. 3b eine Aufsicht mit angesteckten Magazinkassetten 31, 31' ist,
• Fig. 4a eine abgekoppelte Magazinkassette 31 ohne Kassettendeckel zeigt, Fig. 4b eine rückwärtige Detailansicht eines Bereichs der Magazinkassette 31 mit Ausgangsabschnitt 33 und Befestigungsabschnitt 32 zeigt,
• Fig. 4c und 4d die Magazinkassette 31 mit aufgesetztem Deckel zeigen, wobei die Verschiebbarkeit des Ausgangsabschnitts 33 gegenüber der restlichen Kassette 31 gezeigt ist, wobei Fig. 4c einen ersten Verschiebungszustand und Fig. 4d einen zweiten Verschiebungszustand zeigt,
• Fig. 5a und 5b ausschnitthaft rückwärtig den Bereich des Eintreibmoduls 1 zeigen, in welchem der Einfädelmechanismus 60 angeordnet ist, wobei dieser in zwei Zuständen gezeigt ist,
• Fig. 6a-6c isoliert den Vorschubmechanismus 70 des Eintreibmoduls 1 zeigen, welche in zwei verschiedenen Zuständen (Fig. 6a, 6b) und im Schnitt gezeigt ist.

The invention will now be further illustrated by way of example with reference to drawings. Here show:

• Fig. 1 a schematic diagram of a drive module according to the invention in the mounted state on the tool bridge, wherein Fig. 1a shows a drive module with two magazine cassettes and Fig. 1a a drive module with pressure drive and a magazine decoupled from the pressure movement,
• Fig. 2-6 perspective views of a drive module showing the properties of the drive modules Figures 1a and 1b united in itself and also has further advantageous features, the tape roll holders 31, 31 'being designed as magazine cassettes and
• Figures 2a and 2b the driving module 1 once in the state with the driving unit 20 brought up ( Fig. 2a ) and once in the state with the driving unit 20 lifted ( Figure 2b ) shows,
• Fig. 3a a view without attached magazine cassettes 31, 31 ', Figure 3b is a top view with attached magazine cassettes 31, 31 ',
• Figure 4a shows a decoupled magazine cassette 31 without a cassette cover, Figure 4b shows a rear detailed view of a region of the magazine cassette 31 with output section 33 and fastening section 32,
• Figures 4c and 4d show the magazine cassette 31 with the lid attached, the displaceability of the output section 33 relative to the rest of the cassette 31 being shown, wherein Figure 4c a first shift state and Figure 4d shows a second shift state,
• Figures 5a and 5b Partially to the rear show the area of the driving module 1 in which the threading mechanism 60 is arranged, this being shown in two states,
• Figures 6a-6c show the advancing mechanism 70 of the driving module 1 in isolation, which is in two different states ( Figures 6a, 6b ) and is shown in section.

The driving module 1 according to Fig. 1a is a driving module 1 for driving fastening means 100 connected to one another by means of a connecting means 103 to form a fastening means tape 102 and rolled up into a tape roll 101, 101 'into a workpiece 200. It has a driving unit 20 and a mounting section 12 for mounting the Drive module 1 to a tool bridge 300. The driving unit 20 has a driving drive 21 which acts with a driving force on the fastening means 100 to be driven in via a driving punch 23 which is displaceable in the driving direction 22. A magazine 30 is fastened to the drive module 1 and has at least one output section 33, 33 ′, via which the fastener tape 102 can be guided out of the magazine 30 from the tape roll 101. The magazine 30 has at least one fastening section 32 for fastening the magazine 30 or parts thereof to the driving module 1. The magazine 30 also has two tape roll holders 31, 31 'for receiving one tape roll 101, 101' each. The fasteners here are nails that are connected with a plastic strap.

The driving module 1 according to Figure 1b indicates in addition to the Fig. 1a an assembly carrier 10 and the driving assembly 20 is arranged on the assembly carrier 10. The driving unit 20 as such can be brought up to the respective workpiece 200 by means of a feed drive 40 in a feed movement. For this purpose, it is guided displaceably in the driving direction 22 via an assembly guide 11 on the assembly carrier 10. The magazine 30 is coupled to the unit carrier 10 in such a way that a tape roll 101 inserted in the magazine 30 is essentially decoupled from the approach movement of the driving unit 20. It is not necessary here for the magazine 30 to have at least two tape roll holders 31 for receiving at least one tape roll each, but this is very advantageous.

This in Figures 2a-6c The embodiment shown also has the following features in particular.

The tape roll holders 31, 31 'are designed as magazine cassettes and each of the two magazine cassettes has a fastening section 32, 32'. They can be decoupled from the driving module 1 separately from the driving module 1. The driving module 1 has a coupling rail 13, 13 'for each cassette 31, 31' ( Fig. 3a ), in which a corresponding coupling rail 36 ( Figure 4b ) the respective cassette 31, 31 'is inserted in order to couple the cassette 31, 31'. The tape roll holders 31, 31 'can each be positioned alternately in a dispensing position, in which fastening means from the tape roll 101, 101' held on the tape roll holder 31, 31 'to the driving unit 20, and a reserve position. The necessary for this Shift direction is in Figures 2a and 2b indicated by a double arrow and directed essentially perpendicular to the driving direction 22. The driving module 1 has a magazine change mechanism 50 with a pneumatically operated magazine change actuator 51 ( Fig. 3a ), by means of which the tape roll holders 31, 31 'can be positioned in the dispensing position and the reserve position. The driving module 1 also has an advance mechanism 70 for the fastener tape 102 and a threading mechanism 60. The threading mechanism 60 is set up to carry out a threading process in which the beginning of one fastener tape 102, 102 'of one tape roll 101, 101' is transferred from one of the two tape roll holders 31, 31 'to the feed mechanism 70 when the other fastener tape 102, 102 'of the other tape roll 101, 101' from the other of the two tape roll holders 31, 31 'is running out or has been used up.

In Fig. 3a it can also be clearly seen that in this embodiment the approach drive 40 is designed as a wedge drive.

In Figure 4a it can be clearly seen that the tape reel holders 31, 31 'have a centering unit 37 with three circularly arranged, radially displaceable rollers on which the tape reel can be rotatably placed. The tape roll holders 31, 31 ′ also have a cover which can preferably be latched onto a cover holder 34 at different heights in order to be adapted to different nail lengths. The tape roll holders 31, 31 'also have a spring-loaded guide plate 35, which is intended to ensure that the tape roll is properly unwound. In addition, each of the two tape roll holders 31, 31 'has an output section 33, 33'. These output sections 33, 33 'each have a non-return holder 33.1 into which the beginning of the fastener tape 102 can be inserted. The holder 33.1 has a snap wedge as a backstop which can be released manually.

In Figures 4c and 4d it can be clearly seen that the output section 33, 33 'of the tape roll holders 31, 31' is mounted displaceably with respect to the fastening section 32, 32 'of the tape roll holders 31, 31' and is mounted displaceably parallel to the approach movement. This can be easily seen by comparing the two figures.

In Figures 5a and 5b it can be clearly seen that the threading mechanism 60 preferably has an actuator-operated tow hook 61. This is set up to be hooked onto one of the fastening means 100 at the beginning of the fastening means band 102, and to pull it into the feed mechanism 70 and / or push it into the end of the previous fastening means band which was still inserted in the feed mechanism 70. For this purpose, the output section 33, 33 'of the cassettes 31, 31' has a groove 38 in the area of the non-return mount 33.1 (see FIG Figure 4b through which the hook 61 has access to the fastener 100. The tow hook 61 is mounted on a linear actuator.

In Figures 6a-6c it can be clearly seen that the feed mechanism 70, which is arranged on the other side of the tow hook 61 (see Figure 5a / b, a plurality of advancing elements 71, 71 ', 71 "distributed along the advancing direction and a plurality of retaining elements 72, 72', 72" distributed along the advancing direction. The feed elements 71, 71 ', 71 "are spring-mounted snap wedges which can be moved back and forth in the feed direction by means of a feed actuator 74. The retaining elements 72, 72', 72" are fixed and preferably spring-mounted snap wedges with respect to the feed direction. The mobility of the feed elements 71, 71 ', 71 "is shown by comparing Figures 6a and 6b evident. The advancing elements 71 and the retaining elements 72 are held on a carrier part 73, the carrier part 73 being pivotable in order to make a fastener tape 102 inserted in the advancing mechanism 70 accessible or more easily accessible. The entire in Figures 6a and 6b The assembly shown can therefore be pivoted away on a hinge. In Figure 6c one can see the mounting of the snap wedges 71, 71 ', 71 ″ whereby the springs which press the snap wedges outward are not shown here.

List of reference symbols

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Driving module

10

Subframe

11

Unit guidance

12

Mounting section

13

Coupling rail

20th

Driving unit

21st

Driving drive

22nd

Driving direction

23

Driving punch

30th

magazine

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Tape roll holder

32

Fastening section

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Exit section

33.1

bracket

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Lid holder

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Baffle

36

Coupling rail

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Centering unit

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Groove

40

Pressure drive

50

Magazine change mechanism

51

Magazine change actuator

60

Threading mechanism

61

Pulling and / or pushing element

70

Feed mechanism

71

Feed element

72

Retaining element

73

Carrier part

74

Feed actuator

100

Fasteners

101

Tape roll

102

Fastener tape

103

Lanyard

200

workpiece

300

Tool bridge

Claims (14)

1. Driving module (1) for driving fastening means (100), that are interconnected by means of a connecting means (103) to form a fastening-means belt (102) and that are magazined and rolled up to form a belt roll (101, 101'), into a workpiece (200), wherein the driving module (1) has a driving apparatus (20), wherein the driving module (1) has an assembly portion (12) for assembling the driving module (1) on a workpiece bridge (300), wherein the driving apparatus (20) has a driving drive (21) which, by way of a driving punch (23) that is displaceable in the driving direction (22), acts with a driving force on the respective fastening means (100) to be driven, and wherein a magazine (30), which has at least one exit portion (33, 33') by way of which the fastening-means belt (102) can be routed from the belt roll (101) out of the magazine (30), is fastened to the driving module (1), and wherein the magazine (30) has at least one fastening portion (32) for fastening the magazine (30) or parts thereof to the driving module (1),
   characterized in that
   the magazine (30) has at least two belt-roll holders (31, 31') for receiving in each case at least one belt roll (101, 101'), wherein the magazine (30) is assigned to the driving apparatus (20).
2. Driving module (1) according to Claim 1,
   wherein the belt-roll holders (31, 31') are embodied as magazine cartridges, each of the two magazine cartridges has one fastening portion (32, 32'), and the magazine cartridges can be decoupled from the driving module (1).
3. Driving module (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the belt-roll holders (31, 31') can each be positioned into a dispensing position, in which fastening means (100) from the belt roll (101, 101') that is mounted on the belt-roll holder (31, 31') are dispensed to the driving apparatus (20), and into a reserve position.
4. Driving module (1) according to Claim 3,
   wherein the driving module (1) has a magazine-changeover mechanism (50) having a magazine-changeover actuator (51), by means of which the belt-roll holders (31, 31') can be positioned into the dispensing position and the reserve position.
5. Driving module (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
   wherein the driving module (1) has an indexing mechanism (70) for the fastening-means belt (102) and a threading mechanism (60), wherein the threading mechanism (60) is configured for carrying out a threading operation in which the leader of the one fastening-means belt (102, 102') of the one belt roll (101, 101') from one of the two belt-roll holders (31, 31') is transferred to the indexing mechanism (70) when the other fastening-means belt (102, 102') of the other belt roll (101, 101') from the other of the two belt-roll holders (31, 31') runs out or is consumed.
6. Driving module (1) according to Claim 5,
   wherein each of the two belt-roll holders (31, 31') has an exit portion (33, 33'), and these exit portions (33, 33') each have one mounting (33.1), into which the leader of the fastening-means belt (102) can be placed.
7. Driving module (1) according to one of Claims 5 and 6,
   wherein the indexing mechanism (70) has a plurality of indexing elements (71) that are distributed in the indexing direction, and a plurality of retaining elements (72) that are distributed in the indexing direction.
8. Driving module (1) according to Claim 7,
   wherein the indexing elements (71) and/or the retaining elements (72) are held on a support part (73), wherein the support part (73) can be pivoted in order to make accessible or make more readily accessible a fastening-means belt (102) that is placed in the indexing mechanism (70).
9. Driving module (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
   wherein the driving module (1) has an apparatus support (10), and the driving apparatus (20) is arranged on the apparatus support (10), and the driving apparatus (20) per se can be advanced in an advancing motion towards the respective workpiece (200) by means of an advancing drive (40) and to this end is guided displaceably in the driving direction (22) by way of an apparatus guide (11) on the apparatus support (10).
10. Driving module (1) according to Claim 9,
    wherein the magazine (30) is coupled to the apparatus support (10) in such a manner that a belt roll (101) that is placed in the magazine (30) is substantially decoupled from the advancing motion of the driving apparatus (20).
11. Driving module (1) according to Claim 10,
    wherein the exit portion (33, 33') of the magazine (30) is mounted displaceably in relation to the fastening portion (32, 32') of the magazine (30).
12. Magazine (30) for a driving module (1) according to one of the preceding claims.
13. Magazine cartridge for a magazine (30) according to Claim 12.
14. Method for driving fastening means (100), that are interconnected by means of a connecting means (103) to form a fastening-means belt (102) and that are magazined and rolled up to form a belt roll (101), into a workpiece (200), said method comprising the following steps:

    - assembling the driving module (1) on a workpiece bridge (300);

    - automatically advancing the fastening-means belt (102) from the belt roll (101) out of the magazine by way of an exit portion (33, 33') of the magazine (30), which is fastened to the driving module (1) by way of a fastening portion (32);

    - displacing a driving punch (23) of a driving apparatus (20) and thereby generating a driving force on the respective fastening means (100) to be driven, on account of which the latter is driven into the workpiece;

    characterized by the step of:

    - using fastening means (100) from two different belt rolls (101, 101') that are stored in the magazine (30) for the driving operation, wherein the magazine (30) is assigned to the driving apparatus (20).

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