JP2013248735A - Pneumatic tool with air duster - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To satisfactorily drive a nail at all times, regardless of the use of an air duster.SOLUTION: A pneumatic tool with an air duster includes: a conduit 18 for the air duster formed in a branch at a midway part of an air conduit 17 for connecting an air supply source 16 of a compressed air with the pneumatic tool; and a valve mechanism having a switching valve 25 and an operation means 35 capable of operating the switching valve 25 from the outside at the above branching part, the switching valve configured to be movable to a first position that opens an upstream side conduit 17a in communication with the air supply source 16 to a downstream side conduit 17b in communication with a nailing machine and shut it off with respect to the branch conduit 18 for the air duster, and to a second position that shields it with respect to the downstream side conduit 17b and opens it to the branch conduit 18.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pneumatic tool with an air duster in which an air duster capable of blowing compressed air is attached to a pneumatic tool such as a nail driver.

  For example, when wood nails are driven into a base material of a floor material in flooring construction, fine wood chips or the like may fall on the base material. If this is left as it is and a finishing material is stacked on the base material and a nail is driven in, the finishing material will rise due to wood chips on the base material, and the work must be repeated. In order to prevent such inconvenience, the surface of the base material is cleaned with an air duster, and then the finishing material is set and the driving work is performed. However, since the air duster was provided separately from the nail driver, it was very troublesome because the nailer and the air duster had to be frequently changed during the operation of driving a large number of finishing materials.

  In order to solve such inconvenience, a nailer with an air duster is known (see Patent Document 1). According to this, it is not necessary to change the nail driver and the air duster one by one, which is convenient in that respect.

Japanese Patent No. 3385875 JP 2004-1135 A JP 2004-1136 A

  However, the nailer with the air duster described above has the following drawbacks. (1) The operation part of the air duster is provided on the body, and the activation trigger lever can be operated simultaneously while using the air duster. In addition, since the compressed air for the air duster is taken out from the main chamber (accumulation chamber) for driving the nails, the main chamber is driven in a low pressure state when the operation part of the air duster and the trigger lever are operated simultaneously. Problems such as poor driving due to insufficient output and the inability to return the drive piston to the initial position occur. (2) Since the compressed air for the air duster is taken out from the main chamber, the oil injected into the nailing machine body releases the compressed air from the nozzle together with the dirt of the engine part, and the dirt discharged to the finishing material. As the oil adheres to it, the finishing material is soiled. (3) In particular, in the case of high-pressure air, the air pressure to be released is high, so wood chips and the like may be blown away more than necessary. For this reason, some air pressure lines are connected to the nozzle with a pressure reducing valve (see Patent Document 3). However, the number of parts increases, the nail driver becomes heavy, and the cost increases.

  The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and in particular prevents the pneumatic tool from being driven simultaneously with the use of the air duster, and allows the pneumatic tool to always operate well regardless of the use of the air duster. The issue is to provide

  In order to solve the above problems, a pneumatic tool with an air duster of the present invention includes a tool body, a grip projecting laterally from the upper part of the tool body, a nose portion for nail injection provided at the lower part of the tool body, The impact mechanism is driven by compressed air taken into the compressed air storage air chamber of the tool body from the rear end portion of the grip through an air line connected to an air supply source, and the fastener supplied to the nose portion is In the pneumatic tool to be punched out, a branch pipe for the air duster is formed in the middle of the air pipe, and switching operation means for opening and closing the branch pipe for the air duster is provided, and the switching operation means includes the air supply source. The compressed air from the air supply source can be supplied to the branch line for the air duster in a state where the air chamber is shut off from the air duct.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the switching operation means is provided at a rear end portion of the grip.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the switching operation means supplies compressed air from the air supply source to the branch line for the air duster by a pushing operation. A wall that is higher than the height when the operation portion of the switching operation means is pushed in is formed around the wall.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the switching operation means has a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, and is slidable to open and close the branch duct for the air duster. When the switching operation means is not operated, the compressed air supplied from the air supply source acts on the valve stem so that the air duster pipe line and the air supply source are shut off. It is characterized by.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the switching operation means is operated and the switching operation means shuts off the air chamber from the air supply source. When the connection with the air supply source is released, the state in which the air chamber is shut off is released, and the compressed air in the air chamber is released to the atmosphere through the air conduit.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the branch line for the air duster is arranged in front of the pneumatic tool, it is difficult to operate the air duster operating means and the trigger lever for activation at the same time, and the compression from the air supply source is performed. Since the air is supplied only to either the pneumatic tool or the air duster by the switching operation means, the nail driving operation is not performed when the driving air pressure is low. Accordingly, there is no occurrence of a nail driving failure or a drive piston return failure due to insufficient output, so that the nail can always be driven well regardless of the use of the air duster.

  Further, since the switching operation means can supply the compressed air from the air supply source to the branch line for the air duster in a state where the air chamber is shut off from the air supply source, when the compressed air is supplied to the air duster Since the supply to the pneumatic tool is cut off, unforeseen accidents are unlikely to occur.

  Oil is supplied to pneumatic tools for lubrication and rust prevention at the start of use. However, the compressed air from the air supply source is directly supplied to the branch line for the air duster so that it is not contaminated with oil.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the switching operation means is provided at the rear end portion of the grip, it is difficult to simultaneously operate the operation means of the air duster and the trigger lever for activation, so that the driving air pressure is low. There is no nailing operation.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the wall higher than the height when the operation part of the switching operation means is pushed in is formed around the switching operation means, it is safe.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the switching operation means is not operated, the compressed air supplied from the air supply source acts on the valve stem so that the air duster pipe line and the air supply source are blocked. can do.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, even when the switching operation means is operated and the switching operation means shuts off the air chamber from the air supply source, the air pipeline, the air supply source, When the connection is released, the air chamber is released from the shut-off state, and the compressed air in the air chamber is released to the atmosphere via the air conduit. It is safe because there is no.

Longitudinal sectional view of a nailing machine according to the present invention Enlarged sectional view of the initial state of the switching valve mechanism Sectional drawing which shows the state which opened the upstream pipe line to the air duster, and was interrupted | blocked by the downstream pipe line Sectional drawing which shows the state which opened the upstream pipe line to the downstream pipe line, and was interrupted | blocked by the air duster in the initial state of the other switching valve mechanism Sectional drawing which shows the state which pushed the operation button in the switching valve mechanism Sectional drawing which shows the state which opened the upstream pipe line to the air duster by the said switching valve mechanism, and interrupted | blocked to the downstream pipe line (A) is a plan view of the switching valve mechanism, and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view of the valve portion. Side view of nailing machine showing an example of air blowing mode of air duster Bottom view of switching valve mechanism showing valve stem locking mechanism (A) is sectional drawing on the XX line of FIG. 9, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the locked state of a valve stem.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pneumatic tool according to the present invention will be described with a nailing machine based on the drawings.

  The nailing machine body 1 of the nailing machine has a striking piston 6 integrally joined with a driver 5 for striking a nail using compressed air stored in an air chamber 2, and the striking piston 6 can slide freely. A striking mechanism composed of a striking cylinder 7 accommodated in the drum is provided, and a nose portion 10 is provided below the nail driver main body 1 accommodating the striking mechanism. The rear side of the nose 10 is connected to the magazine 11 through an opening. The nail in the magazine 11 is configured to be sequentially fed into the nose portion 10 by a nail supply mechanism (not shown).

  In addition, the nailing machine body 1 has a trigger valve 13 for starting the nail driving machine by driving the striking mechanism so as to drive the striking piston 6 by introducing the compressed air in the air chamber 4 into the striking cylinder 7. Is provided. This trigger valve 13 is driven by a striking cylinder by driving a striking mechanism by two operations of pulling a trigger lever 9 disposed below the grip portion 14 and pressing the contact arm 15 against the surface of the material to be struck. Compressed air is introduced into 7 and the striking piston 6 is driven to drive out the nail in the nose portion 10.

  Next, the compressed air is configured to be taken into the air chamber 4 from an opening at the end of the grip portion 14 through an air conduit 17 from an air supply source 16 such as an air compressor. A pipe 18 that leads to the air duster a through a switching valve mechanism is branched in the middle of the air pipe 17. The air duster branch pipe 18 is constituted by a pipe fitting 18a, an air tube 18b, and a compressed air blowing nozzle (not shown) at the tip thereof, and is held at an appropriate position of the nailer. Accordingly, the air tube 18b can be used for cleaning, so that workability is good.

  The switching valve mechanism is provided with a valve housing 21 at a branch portion of the air conduit. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the valve housing 21 can be screwed into a screw portion 22 a of an air plug 22 connected to an air coupler 3 provided at one end of an air conduit 17 from an air supply source 16 at one end. An internal thread portion 19 is formed, the other end 23 is formed to be connectable to the opening of the grip portion 14, and an air duster branch pipe 18 is branched at the middle upper portion. A filter 20 is provided at the base of the branch line 18 for the air duster.

  A switching valve 25 is disposed at the center of the valve housing 21. This switching valve 25 is a cylindrical valve, and in the drawing, the upper part is provided so as to be able to contact and be separated from the opening of the branch pipe line 18 via an O-ring 26. A sliding hole 27 that opens downward is formed at the center of the switching valve 25. A passage 28 penetrating laterally is formed in the upper portion of the sliding hole 27.

  Further, a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the switching valve 25, and a large diameter portion O-ring 30 and a small diameter portion O-ring 31 are respectively provided in the periphery. The O-ring 30 is disposed so as to be able to contact and be separated from the pan portion 32 formed below the branch pipe 18. The downstream pipe line 17 b is formed so as to open between the O-ring 30 and the O-ring 31 when the O-ring 30 abuts on the pan portion 32. Further, when the switching valve 25 moves upward in the drawing, a space (valve lower chamber) 33 is formed between the switching valve 25 and the bottom of the valve housing 21.

  The switching valve 25 is movably provided at an upper first position (position in FIG. 2) and a lower second position (position in FIG. 3), and is biased upward by a spring 40a. When in the first upper position, the upstream line 17a leading to the air supply source 16 is opened to the downstream line 17b leading to the nailing machine, and is blocked from the branch line 18 for the air duster. When it is in the second position below, it is configured to block the downstream pipe 17b and open to the branch pipe 18.

  Next, a valve stem (operation means) 34 that controls the operation of the switching valve 25 and can be operated from the outside is disposed inside the switching valve 25. The valve stem 34 is slidably fitted into a slide hole 27 formed inside the switching valve 25, and an operation button 35 at one end of the valve stem 34 protrudes outside through the guide hole 36 of the valve housing 21. Yes. In addition, O-rings 37 and 38 are provided above and below the middle portion of the valve stem 34, respectively. When the valve stem 34 moves upward, the upper O-ring 37 jumps into the sliding hole 27 and seals, and at the same time, the lower O-ring 38 is detached from the guide hole 36 to release the seal. Further, when the valve stem 34 moves downward, the upper O-ring 37 is removed from the sliding hole 27 and the seal is removed, and at the same time, the lower O-ring 38 jumps into the guide hole 36 and is sealed. Yes. The valve stem 34 is urged so as to always move downward by a spring 40b disposed above it.

  According to the above configuration, normally, as shown in FIG. 2, the valve stem 34 is located at the lower position by the spring 40b, and its lower end protrudes from the bottom of the valve housing 21. In this state, the upper O-ring 37 is At the same time as the seal is removed from the sliding hole 27, the lower O-ring 38 jumps into the guide hole 36 and is sealed, so that the compressed air supplied from the upstream pipe 17a is supplied from the upper passage 28 of the switching valve 25 to the valve. It is supplied to the valve lower chamber 33 below the switching valve 25 along the outer peripheral surface of the stem 34. For this reason, the air pressure in the valve lower chamber 33 rises to move the switching valve 25 to the first position, and the upstream pipe line 17a is opened to the downstream pipe line 17b leading to the nailing machine, and the air duster The branch line 18 is blocked. Thereby, the nailing machine can be operated.

  On the other hand, when the air duster a is used, the operation button 35 of the valve stem 34 is pushed in and moved up as shown in FIG. As a result, the upper O-ring 37 of the valve stem 34 jumps into the sliding hole 27 and seals. At the same time, the lower O-ring 38 is released from the guide hole 36 and the seal is released. 36 to the atmosphere. For this reason, since the switching valve 25 is moved down to the second position, the upper O-ring 37 is separated from the branch pipe 18, and at the same time, the large-diameter O-ring 30 abuts against the pan portion 32. The side pipe line 17a opens to the branch pipe line 18 and at the same time automatically shuts off from the downstream side pipe line 17b. Therefore, the air duster a can be used. At this time, even if compressed air remains in the nailing machine, it is in a shut-off state and is not released to the outside.

  In either case, by operating the valve stem 34, the switching valve 25 is moved to the first position or the second position by supplying and discharging compressed air to and from the valve lower chamber 33. Can be done.

  By the way, even after the air plug 22 is pulled out from the air coupler 3 with the valve stem 34 pushed in, if the compressed air remains in the nailing machine, the nailing machine can be operated. However, in such a case, the residual pressure in the downstream pipe line 17b remaining in the air chamber of the nail driver acts on the large-diameter O-ring 30 and the small-diameter O-ring 31 of the switching valve 25, Since the pressure receiving area of the large-diameter O-ring 30 is larger, the force of the spring 40a is applied thereto, and the switching valve 25 opens the first upper pipe that opens the downstream pipe line 17b to the upstream pipe line 17a. Operate in position. For this reason, the residual pressure is released to the atmosphere from the upstream pipe line 17a. Therefore, the nail driving operation is not performed with the residual pressure, which is safe.

  In addition, oil is supplied to the nailer for lubrication and rust prevention at the start of use. However, the compressed air from the air supply source 16 is directly supplied to the air duster branch pipe 18 so that the air duster is not contaminated with oil. Even if oil or dirt is present, the compressed air is filtered by the filter 20 because the filter 20 is provided in the branch pipe 18. For this reason, even if compressed air is sprayed on the material to be driven, oil or dirt does not adhere to the surface.

  Further, since the filter 20 has a function of adjusting the flow rate of the compressed air, it is possible to blow out air having an appropriate pressure from the air duster without providing a special pressure reducing valve. The filter 20 can be replaced by loosening the bolts 29 and removing the top plate 21a.

  Note that the operating means may not be a valve stem, but may be configured to directly operate the switching valve 25 to the first position and the second position.

  Next, FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the valve mechanism, the basic structure is the same as described above, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In this valve mechanism, the air duster branch pipe 18 is arranged at a position shifted from the center of the valve housing 21, and the upper end of the valve housing space of the valve housing 21 is open to the atmosphere. Correspondingly, a small hole 41 is formed at the upper end of the sliding hole 27 formed at the center of the switching valve 25. In addition, the outer diameter of the switching valve 25 is formed such that the upper part has the smallest diameter, the middle part has the larger diameter part, and the lower end has the smaller diameter part. An O-ring 30 is provided around the large-diameter portion, and an O-ring 31 is provided around the small-diameter portion. Similarly, the inner diameter of the upper part of the sliding hole 27 of the switching valve 25 is formed to be smaller than the inner diameter of the lower part. Further, the switching valve 25 is formed with a communication hole 42 that communicates from the upper portion of the O-ring 30 of the large-diameter portion to the large-diameter lower portion of the sliding hole 27.

  As for the outer diameter of the valve stem 34, a small diameter portion is formed in the upper portion, and a large diameter portion is formed in the lower portion with a small diameter difference from the small diameter portion. An O-ring 43 that seals the inner surface of the sliding hole 27 is attached to the upper end of the small-diameter portion, and an upper O-ring 37 and a lower O-ring 38 having the same diameter are also attached to the large-diameter portion. The valve stem 34 is biased so as to move downward by a spring 40b disposed above.

  According to the above configuration, since the compressed air from the upstream pipe line 17a is supplied into the valve lower chamber 33 through the communication hole 42, the switching valve 25 is in the first position by the pressure, and the upstream Since the side pipe line 17a is opened to the downstream side pipe line 17b and is blocked from the branch pipe line 18, the nailing machine can be operated.

  When the air duster a is used, the valve stem 34 is pushed upward as shown in FIG. As a result, the compressed air in the valve lower chamber 33 is released from the guide hole 36 to the atmosphere, so that the switching valve 25 moves to the second position below as shown in FIG. Since the pipe line 17a is blocked from the downstream pipe line 17b and the O-ring 26 opens to the branch pipe line 18, the compressed air is supplied to the blowing nozzle of the air duster a.

  After the air duster a is used, the valve stem 34 returns to the original state when the hand is released, and again enters the same initial state as in FIG.

  As described above, when the valve stem 34 is pushed upward, the compressed air initially acts to push the O-ring 43 upward from the bottom, so that it can be pushed in with a light force. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the O-ring 37 comes into contact with the opening end of the sliding hole 27, the compressed air supplied from the communication hole 42 pushes up against the O-ring 43, They act on the opposite sides so that they are pushed down, and a large force acts in the push-down direction due to the difference in diameter. However, since the diameter difference between the O-ring 43 and the O-ring 37 is very small, the force in the push-down direction is small. Therefore, the pushing load of the valve stem 34 is small, and the valve stem 34 can be easily operated even if the compressed air supplied from the upstream side pipe line 17a is at a high pressure or without using a special mechanism. it can.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, when the blowing nozzle 44 of the air duster a is attached to the tip of the branch pipe 18 without using an air tube as described above, the branch pipe 18 is used. A plug 48 is attached to a pipe fitting 45 at the end of the pipe through an annular body 47 having a nozzle outlet 46, and the annular body 47 is attached so as to be rotatable around the axis of the branch pipe 18. The direction in which the compressed air is blown out from the air duster a can be freely changed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a (metal) air blowing pipe 46a having a nozzle at the tip is provided on the side of the valve housing 21 so as to be rotatable, and compressed air is supplied to the tip of the nose 10 of the nailer. To the vicinity of the rear end of the magazine 11 is preferably blown around the work range S. According to this, since air is blown to the accurately aimed position, workability is improved.

  The air blowing tube 46a is preferably rotated in a restricted manner such as a tight rotation or a click rotation that rotates little by little at a certain angle.

  Next, FIGS. 9 and 10 (a) and 10 (b) relate to the locking mechanism of the valve stem 34, and an inverted conical knob button (operation part) 35 is provided at the outer end of the valve stem 34. FIG. . An outwardly projecting mark 34 a is formed on one side of the lower end of the knob button 35, and an engagement piece 50 is formed on the upper part of the knob button 35 so as to project on both sides. On the other hand, a receiving recess 51 that allows the knob button 35 to move upward is formed in the lower portion of the valve housing 21, and a receiving piece 52 that can be engaged with the engaging piece 50 is formed inside the receiving recess 51. Is formed to protrude.

  When the valve stem 34 is in the lower position, the engagement piece 53 and the receiving piece 52 are set at positions that do not interfere with each other.

  When an air duster is used, the valve stem 34 may be pushed together with the knob button 35. When the air duster is used only for a short time, it returns to its original lower position when it is released from the valve stem 34 after use.

  On the other hand, when the air duster is used for a long time, after the valve stem 34 is pushed in, the knob button 35 may be turned 90 degrees. As a result, the engagement piece 50 turns to the back side of the receiving piece 52 as shown in FIG. 9B. Therefore, when the hand is released from the valve stem 34, the engagement piece 53 engages with the receiving piece 52. 34 is held in the same position and locked in the pushed-in state. Accordingly, the air duster can be used for a long time without pressing the valve stem 34 continuously.

  The pneumatic tool is not limited to a nailing machine. Any device may be used as long as it is driven using compressed air. For example, a screwdriver, an impact driver, or the like may be used.

a air duster 17a upstream side pipe line 17b downstream side pipe line 18 branch line for air duster 25 switching valve 35 operating means

Claims (5)

A tool body;
A grip projecting sideways from the top of the tool body;
A nose portion for nail injection provided at the bottom of the tool body;
With
Pneumatic tool that drives the striking mechanism with compressed air taken into the compressed air storage air chamber of the tool body from the rear end of the grip through an air conduit connected to an air supply source, and ejects the fastener supplied to the nose portion In
A branch line for the air duster is branched in the middle of the air line,
A switching operation means for opening and closing the branch pipe for the air duster is provided,
The pneumatic tool with an air duster, wherein the switching operation means is capable of supplying compressed air from the air supply source to the branch line for the air duster in a state where the air chamber is shut off from the air supply source.   The pneumatic tool with an air duster according to claim 1, wherein the switching operation means is provided at a rear end portion of the grip. The switching operation means supplies compressed air from the air supply source to the branch line for the air duster by pushing operation,
The pneumatic tool with an air duster according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a wall higher than a height when the operation portion of the switching operation means is pushed in is formed around the switching operation means. . The switching operation means includes a valve stem that has a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion and is slidable to open and close the branch duct for the air duster,
The compressed air supplied from the air supply source acts on the valve stem when the switching operation means is not operated, whereby the air duster conduit and the air supply source are shut off. Item 4. A pneumatic tool with an air duster according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   When the switching operation means is operated and the switching operation means shuts off the air chamber from the air supply source, the air chamber is shut off when the connection between the air conduit and the air supply source is released. The pneumatic tool with an air duster according to claim 1, wherein the compressed state in the air chamber is released to the atmosphere through the air pipe.

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