Glue dispensing gun

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6412667
  • Patent Number
    6,412,667
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, October 9, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 2, 2002
    22 years ago
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.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Number Name Date Kind
5052243 Tepic Oct 1991 A
5192008 Hwan Mar 1993 A
5370282 Sedlmeier Dec 1994 A
5390831 Schneider Feb 1995 A
6182867 Keller Feb 2001 B1
6286729 Lin Sep 2001 B1