Device for inserting a tongue

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10953566-B2
Application number	US-201715848164-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2017
Priority date	Dec 22, 2016
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

A handheld device is disclosed for inserting a tongue into an insertion groove in a panel. The device includes a first part including a power unit which is configured for driving a puncher. The handheld device includes a second part, which is connected to the first part. The second part includes the displaceable puncher and a guiding device which is configured to guide the displaceable puncher and the tongue. An outer edge of the second part includes a first positioning element and a second positioning element. The first positioning element and the second positioning element are configured to be positioned at least partly in the insertion groove during an insertion of the tongue into the insertion groove. The displaceable puncher is configured to displace the tongue from the handheld device to an inserted position in the insertion groove.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A handheld device for inserting a tongue into an insertion groove in a panel, wherein
the handheld device comprises a first part comprising a power unit which is configured for driving a displaceable puncher,
the handheld device comprises a second part, which is connected to the first part,
the second part comprises the displaceable puncher and a guiding device which is configured to guide the displaceable puncher and the tongue,
an outer edge of the second part comprises a first positioning element and a second positioning element that are rigidly set with respect to each other such that, an inner surface of the first positioning element is positioned at a fixed distance from an inner surface of the second positioning element, wherein the second part is configured such that the tongue is displaceable through a space formed by the distance between the first positioning element and the second positioning element,
the first positioning element and the second positioning element are configured to be positioned at least partly in the insertion groove during an insertion of the tongue into the insertion groove,
the displaceable puncher is configured to displace the tongue from the handheld device to an inserted position in the insertion groove.

2. The handheld device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second part comprises a magazine for two or more of said tongue.

3. The handheld device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the magazine is configured for storing a second of said tongue above a first said tongue.

4. The handheld device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tongue is of an elongated shape, wherein the tongue has a longitudinal direction longer than a transverse direction, wherein the longitudinal direction of the tongue is perpendicular to a displacement direction of the displaceable puncher, wherein the transverse direction of the tongue is parallel to the displacement direction of the displaceable puncher.

5. The handheld device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insertion groove is of an elongated shape, wherein a longitudinal direction of the insertion groove is parallel to an edge of the panel.

6. The handheld device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the tongue is of an elongated shape, wherein a longitudinal direction of the tongue, in the inserted position, is parallel with the longitudinal direction of the insertion groove.

7. The handheld device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a handle.

8. The handheld device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first part comprises a trigger for activating a stroke of the displaceable puncher.

Assignees

• Valinge Innovation Ab

Inventors

• Fransson Jonas
• Blomgren Andreas
• Erikson Karl

Classifications

• B27M3/04

  of flooring elements, e.g. parqueting blocks (assembling wooden elements on backings of other substances B32B, {e.g. B32B21/042, E04F15/16; furniture joints F16B12/00}) · CPC title

• E04F15/02

  Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements (of webs E04F15/16) · CPC title

• B25B27/02 Primary

  for connecting objects by press fit or detaching same {(B25D1/16 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B27M3/0066 Primary

  characterised by tongue and groove or tap hole connections · CPC title

• B27M3/18

  of furniture {or of doors (B27D5/003 takes precedence)} · CPC title