The present invention relates generally to an electric nail gun, and more particularly to an internal rotor type nail drive device which converts electric energy into mechanical energy using an internal rotor type rotary actuator.
A conventional electric nail gun normally comprises a motor and an elastic component to drive the nailing rod to move downward for nailing and upward for resetting. Generally speaking, nailing rods can be divided into two types based on the mode of driving by the motor and elastic component:
One type is using a motor to drive a flywheel to rotate, and using the feature that the driven flywheel can rotate to accumulate rotational kinetic energy. The sliding base configured on the nailing rod and the flywheel are arranged to contact each other. At the moment of contact, the rotational kinetic energy accumulated by the flywheel will immediately be transmitted to the sliding base, causing the nailing rod on the sliding base to instantly output an immense linear kinetic energy, and driving the nailing rod to move downward for nailing. During the time when the nailing rod moves downward for nailing, it will cause the elastic component to accumulate the pressure to generate elastic potential energy. Based on the elastic potential energy of the elastic component, the nailing rod that has moved downward will then move upward for resetting.
Another type is using a motor to drive the nailing rod that has moved downward for nailing to move upward for resetting. During the process of resetting, the elastic component will accumulate pressure to generate elastic potential energy and the time to release the elastic potential energy can be controlled to convert it into kinetic energy that drives the nailing rod to move downward for nailing.
However, in the above two types of electric power driving modes to drive the nailing rod, the motor cannot directly control the reciprocating motion of the nailing rod based on the nailing stroke. The rotary power output from the motor must be converted by an energy converting mechanism to kinetic energy for nailing. As a result, the structure of the electric nail gun becomes too complicated. Therefore, an improvement is needed to solve this problem.
In view of the above problem, the inventor of the present invention has published a patent documented as US20230055687A1—“Nail Drive Device of Electric Nail Gun”, which discloses an external rotor type rotary actuator to effectively overcome the disadvantage of the aforementioned conventional nailing driving technique, with clear descriptions.
The object of the present invention is to solve the problem that the motor configured on the conventional electric nail gun cannot directly control the reciprocating motion of the nailing rod based on the nailing stroke by providing an effective strategy for improvement. Specifically, facing the prospect of the technology of the aforementioned external rotor type nail drive device, the present invention discloses another technique embodied in an internal rotor type nail drive device. Both techniques can simplify the structure of the conventional electric nail gun. Comparing to the aforementioned external rotor type nail drive device, the present invention can further enhance the efficiency of power output for nailing, given the limited configuration space inside the gun body and limited power supply.
Based on the above technique, the internal rotor type nail drive device disclosed in the present invention specifically comprises a nailing rod and an internal rotor type rotary actuator that can output a specific rotation angle. The nailing rod is slidably configured inside the machine body along a nailing axis, and one end of the nailing rod is formed with a transmission part. The internal rotor type rotary actuator comprises a stator fixed inside a machine case, and a rotor rotatably configured inside the stator in a concentric manner Between the stator and the rotor, even groups of electro-magnetic mutual action components are configured in pairs to generate electricity and a magnetic field for interaction. Each group of the electro-magnetic mutual action components comprises a wire bundle that can generate effective magnetic fields of the same current direction, and a magnetic plate that can generate lines of magnetic force to induce mutual action with the wire bundle.
Based on the above description, the necessary problem-solving technical feature of the present invention includes the following: The stator is fixed, and the rotor is rotatably configured inside the stator in a concentric manner (i.e., internal rotor type). The rotor is formed with a power output end, and the power output end is connected with the transmission part of the nailing rod. Two neighboring wire bundles can respectively generate electric currents in opposite directions, and two neighboring magnetic plates can respectively generate lines of magnetic force in opposite polarities so that the two neighboring electro-magnetic mutual action components can work together to generate tangential forces in the same rotation direction, to drive the rotor to rotate for a specific rotation angle, and through the power output end and the transmission part, to drive the nailing rod to move for a nailing stroke along an axial nailing direction.
Based on the above design, the present invention substitutes the motor configured inside the conventional nailing machine with the internal rotor type rotary actuator, and according to the preset nailing stroke, a specific rotation angle for the rotary actuator can be planned to directly drive the nailing rod to move for the preset nailing stroke. Moreover, based on such an implementation, the present invention can use general input current and voltage control to directly control a specific rotation angle for the output of the rotary actuator to act as the nail drive power source. Therefore, the present invention can eliminate unnecessary installations on the electric nail gun and simply the structure of the electric nail gun.
Further, as the rotary actuator in the present invention adopts an internal rotor type design, i.e., the rotor that can generate a tangential force in a specific rotation angle is configured inside the stator, comparing to technique disclosed in the prior patent filed by the inventor of the present invention—Taiwan Patent No. TWI791263B (i.e., disclosing an external rotor type rotary actuator), because the radius of the internal type rotor is relatively small, according to the equations [T=I×α], [I=mr2], and [F=ma] (specifically: T is torque, I is rotational inertia, α is angular acceleration, m is mass, r is radius, F is tangential force): when the torque T output by the rotor is a fixed value, a smaller radius r of the rotor means more concentration of the mass to the center of rotation, reduced rotational inertia I of the rotor (r2 is proportional to I) and increased angular acceleration α (I is inversely proportional to α). Thus, with limited configuration space inside the gun body and limited specific electric power supply, the tangential speed output from the rotor can be increased to enhance the efficiency of nailing power output.
Further, in other embodiment details, the magnetic plate in each group of the electro-magnetic mutual action components has an arc length for diffusing the lines of magnetic force, the specific rotation angle is defined by the effective magnetic field generated by the wire bundles in each group of the electro-magnetic mutual action components and the arc length of the magnetic plate, and the nailing stroke is determined by the specific rotation angle.
In other embodiment details, said even number of wire bundles are respectively configured inside the stator at intervals along the direction of a normal line of the stator, said current direction is perpendicular to said normal line. In further embodiment details, said even number of wire bundles are formed by winding a wire, the inside of the stator is formed with a flux-guide hole and even number of open type hub slots are distributed around the flux-guide hole, through the flux-guide hole, the wire is wound inside the two neighboring hub slots to form at least one coil, said even number of wire bundles are respectively formed by filling at least one of the coils inside two neighboring hub slots. Said even number of magnetic plates are fixed on the external wall of the rotor in a way that they can respectively induce mutual action with the direct current generated by the wire bundles in the direction of their respective normal lines. Specifically, the arc length of the magnetic plate in the direction of the normal line of the stator is larger than, equal to, or less than the arc length of the specific rotation angle.
According to the above descriptions, as the stator of the internal rotor type rotary actuator in the present invention is configured on the periphery of the rotor, the space between the hub slots for winding the wire is relatively larger than the hub slots of the stator of the aforementioned external rotor type rotary actuator. Therefore, the present invention allows thicker enameled wires of more rounds to be wound inside the hub slots. According to the equation [V=IR] (specifically: V is voltage, I is current, R is resistance): Under a specific voltage, larger diameter of the enameled wire can help reduce resistance and increase electric current to be conducted, thus increasing the tangential force output from the rotor and enhancing the efficiency of nailing power output. When more rounds of or denser enameled wires are wound, the strength of the magnetic field can be increased to produce larger tangential force. This will also enhance the efficiency of nailing power output.
In other embodiment details, the power output end is a swing arm or a sectorial gear disc. When the power output end is a swing arm, the two ends of the swing arm are respectively formed with a fixed connection part and a pivotal connection part, the swing arm is fixed on a power output end of the rotor through the fixed connection part, and the swing arm is connected to the transmission part of the nailing rod through the pivotal connection part. When the power output end is a sectorial gear disc, the transmission part of the nailing rod is formed as a gear rack, the two ends of the sectorial gear disc are respectively formed with a fixed connection part and a sectorial tooth part, the sectorial gear disc is fixed on the external wall of the rotor through the fixed connection part, and the sectorial gear disc meshes with the gear rack through the sectorial tooth part.
In other embodiment details, especially for the resetting motion after the nailing rod has moved for the nailing stroke, the power to reset the nailing rod can be provided by an elastic component or directly by the rotary actuator. In particular:
In one preferred embodiment that uses an elastic component to provide said resetting power, the elastic component can be connected between the machine body and the power output end, or alternatively, the elastic component can be connected between the machine body and the nailing rod so that the elastic component generates an elastic force when the nailing rod moves for the nailing stroke, and the elastic force drives the nailing rod to reset along the axial nailing direction.
In one preferred embodiment that uses a rotary actuator to provide said resetting power, the two ends of said wire can conduct a forward current and a backward current from time to time, the forward current is used to drive the nailing rod for nailing, and the backward current is used to drive the nailing rod for resetting.
In another preferred embodiment that uses a rotary actuator to provide said resetting power, each group of wire bundles contain a nailing wire bundle and a resetting wire bundle, said coil comprises at least one nailing coil, at least one resetting coil, and two neighboring hub slots for said nailing coil and said resetting coil to be wound together, thus forming a nailing wire bundle and a resetting wire bundle in each of the hub slots. Said nailing coil is formed by serially connecting and winding a nailing wire, while said resetting coil is formed by serially connecting and winding a resetting wire. The two ends of the nailing wire can conduct a forward current to drive the nailing rod for nailing, while the two ends of the resetting wire can conduct a backward current to drive the nailing rod to reset.
In other embodiment details, the inside of the machine body is further fixed with a stopper to limit the swing angle of the rotor.
According to the above descriptions, apart from using an internal rotor type rotary actuator to provide a specific rotation angle needed by the nailing stroke, the present invention also provides multiple functional implementations, including: (1) The rotary actuator solely drives the nailing rod to move downward for nailing, and an elastic component is combined to drive the nailing rod to move upward for resetting. (2) The rotary actuator drives the nailing rod to move downward for nailing and to move upward for resetting. (3) Based on the equal circumference relative position provided between the stator and rotor of the rotary actuator, the configuration number of the even groups of electro-magnetic mutual action components and the arc length of the magnetic plates can be controlled to define a specific rotation angle needed for the nailing stroke. Thus, the internal rotor type rotary actuator provided by the present invention can be appropriately applied in electric nail guns to replace conventional motors and unnecessary complicated structures so as to simplify the structure of electric nail guns and to enhance the accuracy of motion positions when the nailing rod moves downward for nailing and upward for resetting as well as the efficiency of nailing power output.
The features and technical effects of the disclosed embodiments are reflected in the following descriptions and illustrations.
One side of the machine body 40 is configured with a guide slot 41 arranged along a nailing axis Z so that the nailing rod 20 can be slidably configured inside the guide slot 41 of the machine body 40 to move along the axial nailing direction Z downward for nailing and upward for resetting. In the example shown in
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Said even groups of electro-magnetic mutual action components 13, 14 are configured in pairs and at intervals between the stator 11 and the rotor 12 along the equal circumference direction. More specifically, said even groups of electro-magnetic mutual action component 13, 14 are configured in pairs and at intervals between the hub slot 15 of the stator 11 and the external wall of the rotor 12 so as to respectively generate electricity and a magnetic field for interaction, and to subsequently drive the rotor to rotate for a specific rotation angle θ (to be detailed later).
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The stator 11 is defined with four normal lines R radiating from the circle center, dividing the equal circumference into four parts by an equal angle of 90 degrees. Said paired first wire bundles 13a, second wire bundles 14a are respectively configured inside the stator 11 at intervals along the directions of said normal lines of the stator. Furthermore, a hub slot 15 is respectively configured along the directions of the four normal lines R inside the stator 11. Thus, the four hub slots 15 can be distributed at equal intervals on the periphery of the stator 11 in circumference directions. Each hub slot 15 has an open type slot opening 15a (see
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It is to be noted that the present invention is not limited by the above descriptions. Furthermore, when electrified, the coil 16 can cause the stator 11 to have magnetic induction to drive the first magnetic plate 13b to rotate for a specific rotation angle. Therefore, along the directions of the normal lines R of the stator 11, said arc length of the magnetic plates Q1 can be larger than, equal to, or less than the arc length of the specific rotation angle Q2. All such implementations are covered by the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.
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Based on the above structural design of the present invention, the driving mode for the nailing rod 20 to move downward for nailing can be planned. Moreover, the present invention further comprises the following three optional types of driving mode for the nailing rod 20 to move upward for resetting:
First type: In the above embodiments of the present invention, no matter the number of winding rounds of the coil 16 is four or one, the direction can be shifted by exchanging the positive and negative poles of the power supply applied to the two terminals of the single wire winding the coil 16 from time to time (i.e., in different time sections), without changing the above configuration features of the rotary actuator 10. More specifically, using the forward current before exchanging the positive and negative poles to drive the rotary actuator 10 to output the aforementioned anti-clockwise rotation to drive the nailing rod 20 to move downward for nailing, and using the backward current after exchanging the positive and negative poles to drive the rotor to rotate clockwise to drive the nailing rod 20 to move upward for resetting. In
Second type: Using the coil winding method described above, the coil 16 wound in the hub slot 15 of each stator can be specially used as a nailing coil, and each first wire bundle 13a and second wire bundle 14a can be specially used as a nailing wire bundle. In addition, inside the hub slot 15 of the stator 11, another a wire can be used, and in the same serial connection and winding method, can be wound to form another coil for resetting (like the coil shown in
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Further, in the above embodiment, a stopper 42 can be fixed inside the machine body 40 (see
Based on the above implementation, the Group A, B, C, D paired configurations may not be necessary for the electro-magnetic mutual action components. In fact, among the above Group A, B, C, D electro-magnetic mutual action components, as long as two pairs are configured between the rotor 12 and the stator 11 along the equal-circumference relative position of the rotor 12, the rotor can be driven to rotate for a specific rotation angle θ. Furthermore, two groups of electro-magnetic mutual action components respectively comprise a hub slot and a magnetic plate. The two hub slots can be configured inside the stator 11 at an angular interval of 180 degrees so that the single coil can be wound to form two wire bundles that can generate electric currents in opposite directions. Moreover, the two magnetic plates can respectively generate lines of magnetic force in opposite polarities and are fixed on the external wall of the rotor an angular interval of 180 degrees to respectively induct the wire bundles with electric currents in different rotational directions. Based on such an implementation, the two magnetic plates can also generate tangential forces in the same rotational directions to drive the rotor to rotate for the specific rotation angle, and consequently drive the nailing rod for nailing. This is clearly stated.
The above embodiments are only used to explain the preferred methods of implementation of the present invention and cannot be construed to limit the scope of patent application for the present invention. Therefore, the present invention shall be based on the patent scope defined in the claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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111141339 | Oct 2022 | TW | national |