Information
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Patent Grant
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6412667
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Patent Number
6,412,667
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Date Filed
Tuesday, October 9, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, July 2, 200222 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 222 326
- 222 327
- 222 391
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A glue dispensing gun includes a barrel, a center rod, an eccentric transmission member, and a trigger. The barrel is used to accommodate a glue container and is provided with a receiving slot in which the eccentric transmission member is located such that the eccentric transmission member is fastened to the trigger. The eccentric transmission member is formed of a guide block, a bearing and a push block. The guide block is actuated by the trigger to turn eccentrically so as to cause the push block to push a pushing piece of the center rod, thereby resulting in the forward movement of the center rod. The center rod is provided with a recovery spring and a retaining piece which is in contact with the bearing of the eccentric transmission member, thereby enabling the trigger to control the forward and the backward motions of the center rod.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a glue dispenser, and more particularly to a glue dispensing gun.
2. Description of Related Art
As shown in
FIG. 1
, a glue dispensing gun of the prior art comprises a barrel
11
to accommodate a glue container
10
. The barrel
11
is provided at the rear end with a rear cap
12
which is fastened with a grip
14
having a trigger
13
. The top of the grip
14
is fastened with a horizontal center rod
15
whose one end is put through the rear cap
12
to locate in the inside of the barrel
11
. The center rod
15
is provided at the front end with an advancing piece
17
which is intended to urge a rear end cover
16
of the glue container
10
. The center rod
15
is further provided with a compression spring
18
, a pushing piece
19
, a recovery spring
20
, and a control piece
21
. When the center rod
15
is activated by the trigger
13
, the pushing piece
19
is actuated to cause the center rod
15
to displace forward so as to push the advancing piece
17
, which puts a pressure on the rear end cover
16
of the glue container
10
. The barrel
11
is provided at the front end with a front cap
22
and a glue discharging tube
23
for discharging the glue contained in the glue container
10
via the front cap
22
.
Such a prior art glue dispensing gun as described above is defective in design because the control piece
21
is urged by the recovery spring
20
to be positioned at an inclination at such time when the center rod
15
displaces forward, thereby preventing the center rod
15
from moving backward. As a result, when the center rod
15
has moved forward to arrive at the final point, the center rod
15
cannot be caused by the trigger
13
to move backward. For this reason, the bottom end of the control piece
21
is pressed by a finger to free the center rod
15
, which is then pulled backward with another hand. It is conceivably difficult to use the prior art glue dispensing gun. In addition, the recovery spring
20
and the control piece
21
are not shielded to provide them protection against rust or damage caused by impact.
In short, the prior art glue dispensing gun is inefficient at best.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a glue dispensing gun which is efficient and free of the drawbacks of the prior art glue dispensing gun.
The glue dispensing gun of the present invention is basically similar in construction to the prior art glue dispensing gun. The glue dispensing gun of the present invention is characterized by an eccentric transmission member which is disposed in a receiving slot of the rear end of the barrel of the glue dispensing gun and is formed of a guide block, a bearing, and a push block. The guide block is eccentrically pivoted in the receiving slot such that the guide block is fastened with a connection rod of the trigger. The push block is rested against the pushing piece of the center rod. As the trigger is activated, the guide block of the eccentric transmission member is actuated to turn eccentrically so as to cause the push block to push the pushing piece of the center rod, thereby resulting in the forward movement of the center rod. In the meantime, the center rod is retained or released by a retaining piece, depending on the eccentric displacement of the bearing of the eccentric transmission member. The forward motion and the backward motion of the center rod are controlled by the trigger.
The features and the advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
shows a sectional view of a glue dispensing gun of the prior art.
FIG. 2
shows an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3
shows a sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4
shows a sectional schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention at work.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in
FIGS. 2-4
, a glue dispensing gun of the present invention comprises a barrel
31
, a center rod
33
, an eccentric transmission member
40
, and a hand grip
37
.
The barrel
31
is intended to receive a glue container
30
having a rear end cover
34
. The barrel
31
is provided at a rear end with a receiving slot
32
.
The center rod
33
has a front end which is located in the rear end of the barrel
31
via the receiving slot
32
and is provided with an advancing piece
35
in contact with the rear end cover
34
of the glue container
30
. The center rod
33
is provided with a compression spring
38
and a pushing piece
39
, which are fitted over the center rod
33
. The center rod
33
is further provided with a recovery spring
50
and a retaining piece
51
, which are fitted over the center rod
33
.
The eccentric transmission member
40
is disposed in the receiving slot
32
of the barrel
31
such that the eccentric transmission member
40
is corresponding in location to the recovery spring
50
and the retaining piece
51
of the center rod
33
.
The hand grip
37
has a trigger
36
which is fastened at one end with the eccentric transmission member
40
such that the trigger
36
controls the forward motion and the backward motion of the center rod
33
.
The present invention is characterized by the eccentric transmission member
40
which is formed of a guide block
41
, a bearing
42
, and a push block
43
. The guide block
41
is fastened with the top end of a connection rod
361
of the trigger
36
and is eccentrically provided with a pivoting hole
44
. The guide block
41
is pivoted to the receiving slot
32
by the pivoting hole
44
thereof in conjunction with a pivot
45
such that the guide block
41
is actuated by the trigger
36
to turn eccentrically. The bearing
42
is fitted over the guide block
41
to facilitate the fastening of the push block
43
with the guide block
41
such that one end of the push block
43
is rested against the pushing piece
39
of the center rod
33
. As the push block
43
turns along with the guide block
41
, so as to push the pushing piece
39
to swivel slantingly to bring about the forward motion of the center rod
33
. The bearing
42
is rested against by a lower end of the retaining piece
51
. The retaining piece
51
is confined by a front stop edge
52
and a rear stop edge
53
of the receiving slot
32
.
As shown in
FIG. 3
, when the trigger
36
is not activated, the pushing piece
39
of the center rod
33
is not pushed by the push block
43
of the eccentric transmission member
40
and is located vertically in relation to the center rod
33
. In the meantime, the retaining piece
51
is confined by the front stop edge
52
and the rear stop edge
53
of the receiving slot
32
such that the retaining piece
51
is also located vertically in relation to the center rod
33
. As a result, the center rod
33
is free to move backward. When the eccentric transmission member
40
is actuated by the trigger
36
, as illustrated in
FIG. 4
, the lower end of the retaining piece
51
is no longer in contact with the bearing
42
. In the meantime, the upper end of the retaining piece
51
is urged by the recovery spring
50
, thereby causing the retaining piece
51
to tilt to prevent the center rod
33
from moving backward at the time when the center rod
33
is moving forward.
The recovery spring
50
and the retaining piece
51
are disposed in the receiving slot
32
such that they are protected from dirt, rust, and impact.
The guide block
41
of the eccentric transmission member
40
is further provided with a through hole
46
which is separated from the pivoting hole
44
by an appropriate distance. The connection rod
361
of the trigger
36
is provided at the top end with a through hole
362
. The guide block
41
is fastened with the connection rod
361
of the trigger
36
by a blot
47
which is received in the through hole
46
of the guide block
41
and the through hole
362
of the connection rod
361
of the trigger
36
.
Claims
- 1. A glue dispensing gun comprising:a barrel for receiving a glue container having a rear end cover, said barrel provided at a rear end with a receiving slot which is comprised of a front stop edge and a rear stop edge; a center rod having a front end which is located in the rear end of said barrel via said receiving slot and is provided with an advancing piece in contact with the rear end cover of the glue container, said center rod being comprised of a compression spring and a pushing piece, said compression spring and said pushing piece being fitted over said center rod, said center rod being further comprised of a recover spring and a retaining piece, said recovery spring and said retaining piece being fitted over said center rod; an eccentric transmission member mounted in said receiving slot of said barrel such that said eccentric transmission member is corresponding in location to said recovery spring and said retaining piece of said center rod; and a hand grip having a trigger, said trigger comprised of a connection rod fastened thereto such that a top end of said connection rod is fastened to said eccentric transmission member whereby said trigger controls a forward motion and a backward motion of said center rod in conjunction with said eccentric transmission member; wherein said eccentric transmission member is comprised of a guide block, a bearing fitted over said guide block, and a push block fastened to said guide block such that one end of said push block is rested against said pushing piece of said center rod, said guide block being fastened to the top end of said connection rod of said trigger and provided eccentrically with a pivoting hole, said guide block being pivoted to said receiving slot by a pivot which is received in said pivoting hole of said guide block, said guide block being actuated by said trigger to turn eccentrically such that said push block turns along with said guide block so as to push said pushing piece of said center rod to swivel slantingly to bring about the forward motion of said center rod, said bearing being rested against by a lower end of said retaining piece of said center rod, with said retaining piece of said center rod being confined by said front stop edge and said rear stop edge of said receiving slot whereby said pushing piece of said center rod is not pushed by said push block of said eccentric transmission member and is positioned vertically in relation to said center rod at such time when said trigger is not activated, said retaining piece being confined by said front stop edge and said rear stop edge of said receiving slot such that said retaining piece is positioned vertically in relation to said center rod, thereby enabling said center rod to move backward whereby said eccentric transmission member is actuated by said trigger such that a lower end of said retaining piece of said center rod is no longer in contact with said bearing, and such that an upper end of said retaining piece of said center rod is urged by said recovery spring of said center rod, thereby causing said retaining piece to tilt to prevent said center rod from moving backward at the time when said center rod is moving forward.
- 2. The glue dispensing gun as defined in claim 1, wherein said guide block of said eccentric transmission member is comprised of a through hole whereby said through hole is separated from said pivoting hole of said guide block by a distance; wherein said connection rod of said trigger is provided at the top end with a through hole and is fastened to said guide block by a bolt which is received in said through hole of said connection rod of said trigger and said through hole of said guide block of said eccentric transmission member.
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