TWI724430B - Nail apparatus and nail gun - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a nail apparatus and a nail gun. The nail gun includes a carrier, an air cylinder arranged on the carrier and used for transmitting nails, a front sensor and a rear sensor both spaced apart from each other and disposed on the carrier, and a movable rod fastened to the air cylinder. The rod has a mounting end and a detecting end opposite to the mounting end. The mounting end is positioned inside of the air cylinder, and the detecting end is exposed from the air cylinder. The detecting end defines a path traveling through the front sensor and the rear sensor. When the air cylinder is in each operation, the air cylinder drives the rod to move the detecting end in the path, and the front sensor and the rear sensor are configured to sense the movement of the detecting end.

Description

Nail delivery equipment and nail gun

The invention relates to a nail feeding device, in particular to a nail feeding device and a nail gun with a nail feeding detection function.

The existing nail gun can drive multiple nails into the target in a short time by means of pneumatic driving. Wherein, the above-mentioned multiple nails are conveyed at equal intervals by the nail-feeding cylinder of the existing nail gun, but the nail-feeding cylinder may not be actuated in place, so that the nails cannot be delivered in real time, which causes the existing nails. The gun has a problem of empty nails.

Therefore, the inventor believes that the above-mentioned shortcomings can be improved, and with great concentration of research and the application of scientific principles, we finally propose an invention with reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned shortcomings.

The embodiment of the present invention is to provide a nail feeding device and a nail gun, which can effectively improve the defects that may occur in the existing nail gun.

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a nail delivery device, including: a nail chain, including a plurality of nails and a chain belt connecting and fixing the plurality of nails, and any two adjacent nails are held by the chain belt A predetermined distance; and a nail gun capable of detachably installing the nail chain, and the nail gun includes: a carrier body for arranging a part of the nail chain along a feeding direction thereon One side; a nail cylinder, located on the carrier body, and each operation of the nail cylinder can Make the nail chain advance the predetermined distance along the feeding direction; a front sensor and a rear sensor are spaced apart on the carrier body, and the front sensor and the A distance between the rear sensors, which is proportional to the predetermined distance; and a telescopic rod, including an assembly end and a tested end on opposite sides, the telescopic rod is mounted on the nail feeding cylinder , And the assembly end is positioned inside the nail-feeding cylinder, and the tested end is exposed outside the nail-feeding cylinder; wherein, the tested end is defined to pass through the front sensor and the A path of the latter sensor; wherein, when the nail-feeding cylinder operates each time, it can drive the telescopic rod so that the tested end moves along the path, and the front sensor The sensor and the rear sensor can be used to sense the movement of the tested terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention also discloses a nail gun, including: a carrier frame body; a nail feeding cylinder located on the carrier frame body; a front sensor and a rear sensor, which are arranged on the carrier frame at intervals Body; and a telescopic rod, including an assembly end and a tested end on opposite sides, the telescopic rod is installed in the nail sending cylinder, and the assembly end is positioned inside the nail sending cylinder , And the tested end is exposed outside the nail feeding cylinder; wherein, the tested end defines a path passing through the front sensor and the rear sensor; wherein, when the sending Each time the nail cylinder operates, it can drive the telescopic rod to move the tested end along the path, and the front sensor and the rear sensor can be used to sense the The movement of the tested terminal is described.

To sum up, the nail feeding device and nail gun disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can sense the movement of the tested end of the telescopic rod through the front sensor and the rear sensor, so as to generate whether the nail feeding cylinder is The sensing result of the unactuated situation occurs, and the effect of improving the existing nail gun is achieved. Furthermore, the nail gun based on this embodiment can generate the above-mentioned sensing results through the front sensor and the rear sensor, so the nail gun is beneficial to be applied to automated production equipment, thereby increasing the scope of application of the nail gun And use efficiency.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention, not to The protection scope of the present invention is subject to any limitation.

100: Nail delivery equipment

1: Nail gun

11: Gun body

111: Air pressure transmission unit

112: ram unit

113: trigger switch

12: Carrying frame

121: Observation Port

13: Nail feeding cylinder

131: Cylinder

132: Moving Parts

133: fixed parts

1331: C-shaped buckle

1332: sealing gasket

1333: Outer cover

134: Spring

14: Telescopic pole

141: assembly end

142: Tested End

143: Rod

15: Front sensor

16: rear sensor

17: Detector

2: nail chain

21: Nails

22: chain belt

3: Controller

G: gap

F: Feed direction

D0: predetermined distance

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a nail feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the nail gun and nail chain of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partial enlarged schematic plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a partial enlarged schematic plan view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 along the line VI-VI.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the action of Fig. 6.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 7, which are embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the related quantities and appearances mentioned in the corresponding drawings of this embodiment are only used to specifically illustrate the implementation of the present invention. In order to understand the content of the present invention, it is not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this embodiment discloses a nail-feeding device 100, which includes a nail gun 1, a nail chain 2 detachably mounted on the nail gun 1, and electrically coupled to the nail gun 1.的一Controller3. It should be additionally noted that the nail gun 1 of this embodiment is described in conjunction with the nail chain 2 and the controller 3, but in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the nail gun 1 may also be shown It can be used separately (for example, the nail gun 1 is sold separately), or it can only be used with one of the nail chain 2 and the controller 3.

Wherein, the nail chain 2 includes a plurality of nails 21 and a chain belt 22 connecting and fixing the plurality of nails 21, and any two adjacent nails 21 are maintained at a predetermined distance D0 by the chain belt 22. That is, the plurality of nails 21 are arranged at equal intervals with each other by the chain belt 22. Furthermore, the chain belt 22 is illustrated by two metal wires in this embodiment, and the nail chain 2 can be wound in A nail plate (not shown), but the present invention is not limited to this.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the nail gun 1 can be detachably installed for the nail chain 2, and the nail gun 1 includes a gun body 11, a carrier body 12 fixed to the gun body 11, A nail-feeding cylinder 13 located on the carrier body 12, a telescopic rod 14 installed on the nail-feeding cylinder 13, a front sensor 15 and a rear sensor 15 and a rear spaced on the carrier body 12 The sensor 16 and a detector 17 located on the carrier body 12.

It should be noted that the controller 3 is provided in the gun body 11 in this embodiment, and is electrically coupled to the front sensor 15, the rear sensor 16, and the detector 17, but this The invention does not limit the specific structure and installation location of the controller 3. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the controller 3 may also be arranged separately from the nail gun 1 and transmit signals in a wired or wireless manner. For example, the above-mentioned controller 3 may also belong to a control chip in a smart phone, and is accordingly coupled to the nail gun 1 through an application program (APP).

The structure and connection relationship of the various components of the nail gun 1 of this embodiment will be described in sequence below, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the nail gun 1 may also omit the aforementioned detector 17.

The gun body 11 includes a pneumatic transmission unit 111 (e.g., air pipe), a striker unit 112 (e.g., air cylinder and striker), and a trigger switch 113 (e.g., trigger). Wherein, the air pressure transmission unit 111 of the gun body 11 is used to connect to an air pressure supply device (not shown, such as a pump), and the striker unit 112 and the trigger switch 113 are linked to the air pressure transmission unit 111 according to The trigger switch 113 can control the above-mentioned air pressure transmission unit 111 to drive the striker unit 112.

It should be noted that although the nail gun 1 of this embodiment is described as a gun body 11 suitable for manual driving, the gun body 11 can be adjusted and changed according to design requirements, and is not limited to the structure of this embodiment. . For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the above-mentioned nail gun 1 can also use a gun body 1 suitable for automatic driving (for example, the gun body 1 can be integrated with an automated robotic arm).

The carrier body 12 is installed on the gun body 11 in this embodiment, and can be used to arrange a part of the nail chain 2 along a feeding direction F on one side thereof. To put it another way, a fixed number of nails 21 in the nail chain 2 will be positioned on the carrier body 12 along the feeding direction F, and the length direction of the nails 21 is not orthogonal to the feeding direction F, The position of the nail 21 at the end corresponds to the nail unit 112 of the gun body 11 described above.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the carrier body 12 is a long structure substantially parallel to the feeding direction F, and the carrier body 12 is formed with an observation port 121. Wherein, the position of the observation port 121 corresponds to at least two adjacent nails 21; that is, the width of the observation port 121 is greater than the width of the gap G between any two adjacent nails 21 (or the predetermined distance D0).

As shown in Figures 1, 4, and 5, the nail feed cylinder 13 is linked to the air pressure transmission unit 111 of the gun body 11 in this embodiment, and the trigger switch 113 can control the air pressure transmission unit 111 to The nail feeding cylinder 13 is driven. Wherein, each operation of the nail feed cylinder 13 can cause the nail chain 2 to advance the predetermined distance D0 in the feeding direction F; that is to say, the nail feed cylinder 13 corresponds to the above-mentioned ram in each operation. The nail 21 at the position of the unit 112 has been driven to the target by the ram unit 112 of the gun body 11, and the nail feed cylinder 13 moves the most end nail 21 on the nail chain 2 in the feed direction F to correspond to the above-mentioned collision. The location of the nail unit 112.

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 6, the nail feed cylinder 13 includes a cylinder 131, a movable member 132 movably arranged in the cylinder 131, and a fixed in the cylinder 131. The fixed part 133 and a spring 134 (such as a compression spring) abutting on the moving part 132 and the fixed part 133. Wherein, the cylinder body 131 is integrally connected to the carrier body 12 in this embodiment, and the cylinder body 131 is substantially tubular, and the moving part 132 and the fixed part 133 are roughly located at the opposite ends of the cylinder body 131. , But the present invention is not limited to this.

Furthermore, the fixing member 133 includes a C-shaped buckle 1331, a sealing gasket 1332, and an outer cover 1333 that close the opening at one end of the cylinder 131 (for example, the left side opening in FIG. 6). In addition, the C-shaped retaining ring 1331 and the sealing gasket 1332 are located in the cylinder 131 and fix the outer cover 1333. The spring 134 is located in the cylinder 131 and one end of the spring 134 is pressed against the inside of the outer cover 1333, and the other end of the spring 134 is pressed against the moving part 132, so that the moving part 132 can be moved by the elastic force of the spring 134 It tends to move toward the opening at the other end of the cylinder 131 (for example, the opening on the right in FIG. 6) and close it.

The telescopic rod 14 in this embodiment includes a rod body 143, and an assembly end 141 and a tested end 142 respectively connected to opposite ends of the rod body 143; that is, the assembly end 141 and the receiving end 142 The measuring ends 142 are located on opposite sides of the telescopic rod 14. Among them, the telescopic rod 14 of this embodiment is an integrally formed one-piece structure, and the tested end 142 and the rod body 143 have the same outer diameter, and the outer diameter of the assembly end 141 is larger than the outer diameter of the tested end 142, but The present invention is not limited to this.

Furthermore, the assembling end 141 is positioned inside the nail feeding cylinder 13, and the assembling end 141 of this embodiment can be detachably clamped to the spring by having an outer diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the spring 134 134 and the moving part 132, but the present invention is not limited to this. Furthermore, most of the rod body 143 is located inside the spring 134, and a part of the rod body 143 penetrates the fixing member 133 (such as the outer cover 1333), so that the tested end 142 is exposed to the nail feeder. Outside the cylinder 13.

Wherein, the tested end 142 defines a path passing through the front sensor 15 and the rear sensor 16, and the path corresponds to the extension of the rod 143 along its length in this embodiment. Accordingly, the telescopic rod 14 can be driven by the moving part 132 of the above-mentioned nail feeding cylinder 13, so that the telescopic rod 14 and the moving part 132 act synchronously in this embodiment, and the tested end 142 of the telescopic rod 14 can be Move along the path.

It should be additionally noted that, in this embodiment, the telescopic rod 14 is described as being detachably mounted on the nail feeding cylinder 13, but the specific structure of the telescopic rod 14 and the connection relationship with the nail feeding cylinder 13 may also be used. Adjustments and changes according to design requirements are not limited to those in this embodiment. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the telescopic rod 14 may also be a moving part 132 integrally connected to the nail feeding cylinder 13.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the front sensor 15, the rear sensor 16, and the detector 17 are detachably mounted on the carrier body 12 in this embodiment, and the nail feeder The air cylinder 13, the front sensor 15, the rear sensor 16, and the detector 17 are partially separated by the carrier body 12 compared to the nail chain 2 installed on the carrier body 12. Wherein, the detector 17, the rear sensor 16, and the front sensor 15 are arranged along the aforementioned feeding direction F, and the rear sensor 16 is located between the front sensor 15 and the detector 17 between. To put it another way, the distance between the front sensor 15 and the nail-feeding cylinder 13 is smaller than the distance between the rear sensor 16 and the nail-feeding cylinder 13, and when the nail-feeding cylinder 13 is not operating, the telescopic rod 14 The tested end 142 is located at a position that can be sensed by the front sensor 15.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a distance between the front sensor 15 and the rear sensor 16 is proportional to the predetermined distance D0, and the position of the detector 17 corresponds to The observation port 121 of the carrier body 12 (for example, a detection direction of the detector 17 is through the observation port 121 and the gap G between any two adjacent nails 21), so that the nail feeding cylinder 13 Each time it operates, the detector 17 can detect a nail 21 through the observation port 121, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the detection direction of the detector 17 may also pass through the observation port 121 and one of the nails 21, so that the nail feeding cylinder 13 is positioned at Each time it operates, the detector 17 can detect the next nail 21 through the observation port 121.

As described above, as shown in Figures 5 to 7, when the nail feed cylinder 13 operates each time, it can drive the telescopic rod 14 so that the tested end 142 of the telescopic rod 14 is along the The front sensor 15 and the rear sensor 16 can be used to sense the movement of the tested terminal 142, and the detector 17 can detect whether there is one through the observation port 121 The nail 21 passes through its detection range. In addition, the sensing results of the front sensor 15, the rear sensor 16, and the detector 17 can be transmitted to the controller 3 (as shown in FIG. 1) in this embodiment to provide user-related information accordingly.

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In summary, the nail feeding device and nail gun disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can pass The front sensor and the rear sensor sense the movement of the tested end of the telescopic rod, and then generate a sensing result of whether the nail feed cylinder is not actuated in place, thereby achieving the effect of improving the existing nail gun. Furthermore, the nail gun based on this embodiment can generate the above-mentioned sensing results through the front sensor and the rear sensor, so the nail gun is beneficial to be applied to automated production equipment, thereby increasing the scope of application of the nail gun And use efficiency.

Furthermore, the nail feeding device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention can also be equipped with a detector, so that the detector is matched with the observation port of the carrier body to assist the aforementioned front sensor and rear sensor. The sensing result of the sensor, thereby improving the accuracy of the sensing result.

In addition, in the nail gun disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, the telescopic rod, the front sensor, the rear sensor, and the detector included in the nail gun can all be detachably installed, so the aforementioned telescopic rod, front sensor The detector, the rear sensor, and the detector can be applied to the existing nail gun, so that the performance of the existing nail gun can be significantly improved.

The content disclosed above is only the preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the patent scope of the present invention. Inside.

11: Gun body

12: Carrying frame

13: Nail feeding cylinder

131: Cylinder

132: Moving Parts

133: fixed parts

1331: C-shaped buckle

1332: sealing gasket

1333: Outer cover

134: Spring

14: Telescopic pole

141: assembly end

142: Tested End

143: Rod

15: Front sensor

16: rear sensor

2: nail chain

21: Nails

22: chain belt

F: Feed direction

D0: predetermined distance

Claims (10)

A nail delivery device includes: a nail chain including a plurality of nails and a chain belt connecting and fixing the plurality of nails, and any two adjacent nails are maintained at a predetermined distance by the chain belt; and A nail gun capable of detachably installing the nail chain, and the nail gun includes: a carrier body for arranging a part of the nail chain on one side of the nail chain along a feeding direction; A nail cylinder is located on the carrier body, and each operation of the nail feed cylinder enables the nail chain to advance the predetermined distance along the feeding direction; a front sensor and a rear sensor , Are arranged at intervals on the carrier body, and a distance between the front sensor and the rear sensor is proportional to the predetermined distance; and a telescopic rod including two oppositely located An assembly end and a test end on the side, the telescopic rod is installed in the nail feeding cylinder, and the assembly end is positioned inside the nail feeding cylinder, and the test end is exposed to the nail feeding cylinder Outside the cylinder; wherein the tested end defines a path through the front sensor and the rear sensor; wherein, when the nail-feeding cylinder is operated each time, it can drive the A telescopic rod is used to make the tested end move along the path, and the front sensor and the rear sensor can be used to sense the movement of the tested end. The nail feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the telescopic rod is detachably mounted on the nail feeding cylinder, and the front sensor and the rear sensor are detachably mounted on the说 Carrying frame body. The nail feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the front sensor and the nail feeding cylinder is smaller than the distance between the rear sensor and the nail feeding cylinder, and when the nail feeding cylinder is When not operating, the tested end of the telescopic rod is located at the front The position that can be sensed by the sensor. The nail feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the nail feeding cylinder includes a cylinder, a moving part movably disposed in the cylinder, a fixing part fixed in the cylinder, and a A spring connected to the moving part and the fixed part; the telescopic rod includes a rod body, and the assembly end and the tested end are respectively connected to opposite ends of the rod body, the assembly The end is detachably clamped between the spring and the moving part, and a part of the rod body penetrates the fixing part so that the tested end is exposed outside the nail feeding cylinder. The nail feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the carrying frame body is formed with an observation port, the nail gun further includes a detector located on the carrying frame body, and The position of the detector corresponds to the observation port, so that each time the nail feed cylinder operates, the detector can detect a nail through the observation port. The nail feeding device according to claim 5, wherein a detection direction of the detector passes through the observation port and a gap between any two adjacent nails. The nail feeding device according to claim 5, wherein the detector, the rear sensor, and the front sensor are arranged along the feeding direction, and the rear sensor is located Between the front sensor and the detector. The nail feeding device according to claim 5, wherein the detector is detachably installed on the carrier body. The nail feeding device according to claim 5, wherein the nail feeding device further includes a controller, and the controller is electrically coupled to the front sensor, the rear sensor, and all述Detector. A nail gun includes: a carrying frame body; a nail-feeding cylinder located on the carrying frame body; a front sensor and a rear sensor arranged on the carrying frame body at intervals; and A telescopic rod includes an assembly end and a test end on opposite sides. The telescopic rod is installed on the nail-feeding cylinder, and the assembly end is positioned inside the nail-feeding cylinder, and the The tested end is exposed outside the nail feeding cylinder; wherein, the tested end defines a path passing through the front sensor and the rear sensor; wherein, when the nail feeding cylinder is in each During the second operation, it can drive the telescopic rod to move the tested end along the path, and the front sensor and the rear sensor can be used to sense the mobile.

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