GB2474489A - Attachment tool for attaching a clip - Google Patents

Attachment tool for attaching a clip Download PDF

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GB2474489A
GB2474489A GB0918143A GB0918143A GB2474489A GB 2474489 A GB2474489 A GB 2474489A GB 0918143 A GB0918143 A GB 0918143A GB 0918143 A GB0918143 A GB 0918143A GB 2474489 A GB2474489 A GB 2474489A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/02—Riveting procedures
    • B21J15/04—Riveting hollow rivets mechanically
    • B21J15/041—Riveting hollow rivets mechanically by pushing a drive-pin
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
    • B21J15/00—Riveting
    • B21J15/38—Accessories for use in connection with riveting, e.g. pliers for upsetting; Hand tools for riveting
    • B21J15/383—Hand tools for riveting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B31/00—Hand tools for applying fasteners
    • 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
    • B25C1/02—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices operated by manual power

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Abstract

An attachment tool (1, fig 2) for advancing the shaft 54 of a clip 50, comprises a cylindrical casing 10, and a rod-shaped first press member 20 integrally provided in this casing, which projects along an axis of the casing. A cylindrical second press member 30 is provided, which is slidable inside the casing and outside of the first press member. A spring 40 is provided in the casing, which biases the second press member in the direction of forward movement. The clip may be of the type comprising a cylindrical outer part 51 having a flange 52, the shaft of the clip being inserted into the outer part.

Description

ATTACHMENT TOOL
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an attachment tool.
Specifically, the present invention relates to an attachment tool relatively advancing a shaft of a clip, which is provided with a cylindrical outer cylinder part, at the base end side of which a flange is formed, and a rod-shaped shaft inserted from the base end side of the outer cylinder part, in relation to the outer cylinder part to expand the tip end side of the outer cylinder part.
Related Art According to related art, a clip is attached to two stacked works by the use of a special joint tool, thereby fixing these two works together. The clip is provided with a cylindrical outer cylinder part, at the base end side of which a flange is formed, and a rod-shaped shaft inserted from the base end side of this outer cylinder part. The joint tool is provided with a pair of arms rotatably supported each other at a supporting point. The first end of this pair of arms is a receiving part, and the second end thereof is a handle (refer to Unexamined Japanese Patent Application, First Publication No. 2000-283133) Then, two works are fixed together by the use of this special joint tool in the following steps. First, through-holes formed in two respective works are positioned, and the tip end of the outer cylinder part of the clip is inserted in these through-holes. Under this condition, the base end side of the outer cylinder part is exposed from the through-holes.
Next, the receiving part of a first arm is applied to the works, and the receiving part of a second arm is applied to the shaft of the clip. Then, the pair of receiving parts is hand-gripped to allow the receiving parts to approach each other. As a result, the shaft of the clip is pressed, advancing toward the works and expanding the tip end side of the outer cylinder part, and the two works are fixed together.
According to this technique, since the shaft can be shocked with the joint tool contacting to the works and the shaft, the shaft can be prevented from falling off.
However, the above-mentioned technique requires operation to insert the outer cylinder part of the clip into the through-holes of the two works and operation to press the shaft, thereby causing complex clipping operation which imposes a burden on operators.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an attachment tool capable of simplifying clip attaching operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The attachment tool of the present invention (for example, the below-mentioned attachment tool 1) relatively advancing a shaft of a clip (for example, the below-mentioned clip 50), which is provided with a cylindrical outer cylinder part (for example, the below-mentioned outer cylinder part 51), at the base end side of which a flange (for example, the below-mentioned flange 52) is formed, and a rod-shaped shaft (for example, the below-mentioned shaft 54) inserted from the base end side of the outer cylinder part, in relation to the outer cylinder part to expand the tip end side of the outer cylinder part, includes: a cylindrical casing (for example, the below-mentioned casing 10); a rod-shaped first press member (for example, the below-mentioned first press member 20) integrally provided in the casing, which extends along the medial axis of the casing; a cylindrical second press member (for example, the below-mentioned second press member 30) slidably provided in the casing, at the inner side of the casing and the outer side of the first press member; and an elastic member (for example, the below-mentioned spring 40) provided in the casing, which biases the second press member in the direction of forward movement.
According to the present invention, the clip is attached to the through-holes formed in two respective works in the following steps. First, the through-holes formed in the two respective works are positioned. Under this condition, the clip is loaded in the attachment tool. Specifically, the shaft of the clip is inserted into the second press member. Then, the flange formed at the base end side of the outer cylinder part of the clip is brought into contact with the tip end edge' of the second press member.
Next, the tip end of the outer cylinder part of the clip is applied to the through-holes formed in the two respective works, and the base end side of the casing is pressed toward the inside of the through-holes. Then, the flange of the outer cylinder part is pressed to the tip end edge of the second press member, and the clip advances toward the inside of the through-holes. Afterwards, the flange of the outer cylinder part of the clip is locked with the edge of a first through-hole, whereby the advancement of the clip stops.
When the base end side of the casing is further pressed.
toward the inside of the through-holes, the first press member advances, and the tip end edge of this first press member is brought into contact with the base end edge of the shaft of the clip. At this time, the second press member relatively retreats in relation to the first press member, resisting the biasing force of the elastic member because the outer cylinder part of the clip cannot advance.
When the base end side of the casing is further pressed toward the inside of the through-holes, the first press member further advances to press the tip end edge of the shaft of the clip, thereby advancing the shaft. At this time, the second press member relatively further retreats in relation to the first press member, resisting the biasing force of the elastic member because the outer cylinder part of the clip cannot advance.
As a result, the shaft of the clip relatively advances in relation to the outer cylinder part, and the tip end side of the outer cylinder part is pushed and expanded by the tip end side of the shaft. Afterwards, the tip end edge of the shaft of the clip is brought into contact with the flange of the outer cylinder part of the clip.
Thus, in a single press operation, the outer cylinder part of the clip is inserted into the through-holes formed in the two respective works, and the tip end side of the outer cylinder part of the clip can be expanded by the shaft of the clip relatively advancing in relation to the outer cylinder part of the clip. Therefore, because clip attaching operation can be simplified, a burden on operators can be reduced.
In this case, it is preferable that the internal diameter at the base end side of the second press member is smaller than the outer diameter at the tip end side of the first press member.
According to the present invention, the internal diameter at the base end side of the second press member is decreased to less than the outer diameter at the tip end side of the first press member. Thus, the second press member is biased in the direction in which the second press member projects from the tip end of the casing by the elastic member and advanced while this second press member is locked with the tip end side of the first press member, so that the advancement of the second press member is limited. Therefore, the second press member can be prevented from falling off.
According to the present invention, in a single press operation, the outer cylinder part of the clip is inserted into the through-holes formed in the two respective works, and the tip end side of the outer cylinder part of the clip can be expanded by the inner cylinder part of the clip relatively advancing in relation to the outer cylinder part of the clip.
Therefore, because clip attaching operation can be simplified, a burden on operators can be reduced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the clip according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a whole perspective view of the attachment tool according to the above-mentioned embodiment; FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the attachment tool according to the above-mentioned embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram (I) to explain the steps of pressing the clip with the attachment tool according to the above-mentioned embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram (II) to explain the steps of pressing the clip with the attachment tool according to the above-mentioned embodiment; FIG. 6 is a diagram (III) to explain the steps of pressing the clip with the attachment tool according to the above-mentioned embodiment; and FIG. 7 is a diagram (IV) to explain the steps of pressing the clip with the attachment tool according to the above-mentioned embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
One embodiment of the present invention is described hereinafter with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a clip 50 to be attached with an attachment tool 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
The attachment tool 1 attaches the clip 50 to through-holes 61 and 62 respectively formed in stacked works Wl and W2.
The clip 50 is provided with a cylindrical outer cylinder part 51, and a rod-shaped shaft 54 inserted into the base end side of this outer cylinder part 51. A flange 52 is formed at the base end side of this outer cylinder part 51. The inner circumferential face at the tip end side of the outer cylinder part 51 is a taper face 53. The shaft 54 is provided with a neck part 55 inserted into the base end side of the outer cylinder part 51 and a head part 56 provided at the base end side of the main body of this shaft and exposed from the outer cylinder part 51.
FIG. 2 is a whole perspective view of the attachment tool 1. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the attachment tool 1. This attachment tool 1 is provided with a cylindrical casing 10, a first press member 20 integrally provided in this casing 10, a second press member 30 slidably provided in the casing 10, and a spring 40 as the elastic member provided in the casing 10.
The casing 10 is provided with a cylindrical casing body 11 and a lid 12 covering the base end side of this casing body 11. The first press member 20 is rod-shaped, extending from the approximate center of the lid 12 of the casing 10 along the medial axis of the casing 10. This first press member 20 is provided with a rod-shaped guide part 21 and a locking part 22, and the outer diameter of which is larger than that of this guide part 21.
The spring 40 is provided at the inner side of the casing and the outer side of the first press member 20. The base end of this spring 40 contacts with the lid 12, and the tip end of the spring 40 contacts with the base end of the second press member 30. Accordingly, this spring 40 biases the second press member 30 in the direction of forward movement.
The second press member 30 is cylindrical-shaped and provided at the inner side of the casing 10 and the outer side of the first press member 20. An uneven part 31 is formed in this second press member 30. The internal diameter at the base end side from the uneven part 31 of the second press member 30 is larger than the outer diameter of the guide part 21 of the first press member 20 and smaller than the outer diameter of the locking part 22. The internal diameter at the tip end side from the uneven part 31 of this second press member 30 is larger than the outer diameter of the locking part 22 of the first press member 20.
In the second press member 30, the first press member 20 is inserted, and the locking part 22 of the first press member is accommodated at the tip end side from the uneven part 31 of the second press member 30. Accordingly, the second press member 30 can slide in the casing 10 along the direction in which the first press member 20 projects. The second press member 30 is biased in the direction of forward movement by the spring 40, but the uneven part 31 of this second press member 30 is locked with the base end face of the locking part 22 of the first press member 20, so that the advancement of this second press member 30 is limited.
The steps of attaching the clip 50 to through-holes 61 and 62 respectively formed in the stacked works Wi and W2 by the use of the attachment tool 1 will be explained.
First, the through-hole 61 of the first work Wl and the through-hole 62 of the second work W2 are positioned as FIG. 4 shows. Under this condition, the clip 50 is loaded in the attachment tool 1. Specifically, the shaft 54 of the clip 50 is inserted into the second press member 30. Then, the flange 52 formed at the base end side of the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50 is brought into contact with the tip end edge of the second press member 30.
Next, the tip end of the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50 is applied to the through-holes 61 and 62, and the lid 12 of the casing 10 is pressed toward the inside of the through-holes 61 and 62 as FIG. 5 shows. Then, the flange 52 of the outer cylinder part 51 is pressed to the tip end edge of the second press member 30, and the clip 50 advances toward the inside of the through-holes 61 and 62. Afterwards, the flange 52 of the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50 is locked with the edge of the through-hole 61, whereby the advancement of the clip 50 stops.
When the lid 12 of the casing 10 is further pressed toward the inside of the through-holes 61 and 62, the first press member 20 advances, and the tip end edge of this first press member 20 is brought into contact with the head part 56 of the shaft 54 of the clip 50. At this time, the second press member 30 relatively retreats in relation to the first press member 20, resisting the biasing force of the spring 40 because the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50 cannot advance.
When the lid 12 of the casing 10 is further pressed toward the inside of the through-holes 61 and 62, the first press member 20 further advances to press the head part 56 of the shaft 54 of the clip 50, thereby advancing the shaft 54.
At this time, the second press member 30 further relatively retreats in relation to the first press member 20, resisting the biasing force of the spring 40 because the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50 cannot advance.
Accordingly, the shaft 54 of the clip 50 relatively advances in relation to the outer cylinder part 51, and the taper face 53 formed at the tip end side in the outer cylinder part 51 is pushed and expanded by the tip end of the neck part of the shaft 54. Then, the head part 56 of the shaft 54 of the clip 50 is brought into contact with the flange 52 in the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50.
The present embodiment provides the following effects.
(1) In a single press operation, the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50 is inserted into the through-hole 61 formed in the first work Wi and the through-hole 62 formed in the second work W2, and the tip end side of the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50 can be expanded by the shaft 54 of the clip 50 relatively advancing in relation to the outer cylinder part 51 of the clip 50. Therefore, because the first work Wl and the second work W2 can be fixed in fewer steps of operation, clip 50 attaching operation can be simplified, and a burden on operators can be reduced.
(2) The internal diameter at the base end side of this second press member 30 is decreased less than the outer diameter of the locking part 22 of the first press member 20.
Thus, the second press member 30 is biased in the direction in which the second press member 30 projects from the tip end of the casing 10 by the spring 40 and advanced, but this second press member 30 is locked with the locking part 22 of the first press member 20, so that the advancement of the second press member 30 is limited. Therefore, the second press member can be prevented from falling off.
While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated above, it is to be understood that they are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered to be limiting. Additions, omissions, substitutions, and other modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered to be limited by the foregoing description and is only limited by the scope of the appended claims.

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  1. What is claimed is: 1. An attachment tool relatively advancing a shaft of a clip, which is provided with a cylindrical outer cylinder part, at the base end side of which a flange is formed, and a rod-shaped shaft inserted from the base end side of the outer cylinder part, in relation to the outer cylinder part to expand the tip end side of the outer cylinder part, comprising: a cylindrical casing; a rod-shaped first press member integrally provided in the casing, which extends along the medial axis of the casing; a cylindrical second press member slidably provided in the casing, at the inner side of the casing and the outer side of the first press member; and an elastic member provided in the casing, which biases the second press member in the direction of forward movement.
  2. 2. The attachment tool according to claim 1, wherein the internal diameter at the base end side of the second press member is smaller than the outer diameter at the tip end side of the first press member.
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DE102017007354A1 (en) * 2017-08-04 2019-02-07 Herbert Wintersteiger Nailer for electric switch boxes in the field of concrete construction
DE102018129118A1 (en) 2018-11-20 2020-05-20 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Tool for locking an expanding rivet and its use

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GB2298608A (en) * 1995-03-07 1996-09-11 Stuart Tudor Drawing pin insertion tool
JP2000283133A (en) * 1999-03-31 2000-10-13 Misawa Homes Co Ltd Fastener and connection tool for fastener
GB2388334A (en) * 2002-05-09 2003-11-12 Ken Watson A cable clip tool

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EP0075330A2 (en) * 1981-09-22 1983-03-30 Michael Drori A nail driver
DE8404526U1 (en) * 1984-02-15 1984-05-17 Weyreuter, Wilfried, 5802 Wetter TOOL
GB2298608A (en) * 1995-03-07 1996-09-11 Stuart Tudor Drawing pin insertion tool
JP2000283133A (en) * 1999-03-31 2000-10-13 Misawa Homes Co Ltd Fastener and connection tool for fastener
GB2388334A (en) * 2002-05-09 2003-11-12 Ken Watson A cable clip tool

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DE102017007354A1 (en) * 2017-08-04 2019-02-07 Herbert Wintersteiger Nailer for electric switch boxes in the field of concrete construction
DE102018129118A1 (en) 2018-11-20 2020-05-20 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Tool for locking an expanding rivet and its use

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