Fuel gas-operated drive-in device having valve component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759032-B2
Application number	US-201615752999-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2016
Priority date	Sep 14, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a drive-in device comprising a drive-in piston guided in a cylinder for driving a nail component into a work piece, a combustion chamber arranged on the drive-in piston, and which can be filled with an incendive gas mixture, a charge component for producing an over-pressure of the gas mixture, and a touch component for recognising a pressing of the drive-in device on a work piece, wherein the combustion chamber is connected to an outer space via a valve component, wherein the valve component is controlled in accordance with a position of the touch component, such that, in the event of a non-ignition, the over-pressure of the gas mixture can escape via the valve component after a removal of the drive-in device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A nail gun for driving a nail element into a workpiece comprising
a driving piston guided in a cylinder;
a combustion chamber which is arranged on the driving piston and may be filled with an ignitable gas mix;
a charging element for achieving a positive pressure of the ignitable gas mix; and a sensor element for identifying pressure of the nail gun on a workpiece;
wherein
the combustion chamber is connected with an exterior space via a valve element, wherein the valve element is controlled depending on a position of the sensor element, so that if the ignitable gas mix is not ignited, the positive pressure of the ignitable gas mix can escape via the valve element.

2. The nail gun according to claim 1 wherein the combustion chamber comprises at least two combustion chamber parts that can be moved toward each other, wherein the at least two combustion chamber parts are combined into the closed combustion chamber only when the nail gun is in a pressed status.

3. The nail gun according to claim 2 , wherein the at least two combustion chamber parts are gas-tight closed in the closed state via a self-reinforcing sealing system.

4. The nail gun according to claim 3 , wherein the at least two combustion chamber parts are moved toward one another via a compression rod, wherein the compression rod further comprises the sensor element.

5. The nail gun according to claim 3 , wherein the valve element is configured to be low-power with respect to the positive pressure.

6. The nail gun according to claim 3 , wherein the valve element is mechanically directly connected to the sensor element, so that a movement of the sensor element effects an adjustment of the valve element.

7. The nail gun according to claim 2 , wherein the valve element is configured to be low-power with respect to the positive pressure.

8. The nail gun according to claim 2 , wherein the at least two combustion chamber parts are moved toward one another via a compression rod, wherein the compression rod further comprises the sensor element.

9. The nail gun according to claim 8 , wherein the valve element is configured to be low-power with respect to the positive pressure.

10. The nail gun according to claim 8 , wherein the valve element is mechanically directly connected to the sensor element, so that a movement of the sensor element effects an adjustment of the valve element.

11. The nail gun according to claim 2 , wherein the valve element is mechanically directly connected to the sensor element, so that a movement of the sensor element effects an adjustment of the valve element.

12. The nail gun according to claim 1 , wherein the valve element is configured to be low-power with respect to the positive pressure.

13. The nail gun according to claim 12 , wherein the valve element comprises a valve slide having a direction of motion running transversely to a direction of action of the positive pressure of the ignitable gas mix.

14. The nail gun according to claim 12 , wherein the valve element is mechanically directly connected to the sensor element, so that a movement of the sensor element effects an adjustment of the valve element.

15. The nail gun according to claim 1 , wherein the valve element is mechanically directly connected to the sensor element, so that a movement of the sensor element effects an adjustment of the valve element.

16. The nail gun according to claim 1 , wherein the valve element may be adjusted via an electrical actuator.

17. The nail gun according to claim 16 , wherein the electrical actuator is connected to an electronic control until of the nail gun.

18. The nail gun according to claim 1 , wherein the charging element comprises an electrical compressor.

19. The nail gun according to claim 1 , wherein the ignitable gas mix escaping via the valve element drives a generator so as to partially convert mechanical pressure energy into electrical energy.

20. The nail gun according to claim 19 , wherein the generator is formed by a change in an operating mode of the charging element.

Assignees

• Hilti Ag

Inventors

• Schmidt Dominik
• Dittrich Tilo
• Bruggmueller Peter
• Heeb Norbert

Classifications

• B25C1/008

  Safety devices · CPC title

• B25C1/08 Primary

  operated by combustion pressure · CPC title