The present disclosure relates to power tools, and more particularly to powered fastener drivers.
There are various fastener drivers used to drive fasteners (e.g., nails, tacks, staples, etc.) into a workpiece known in the art. These fastener drivers operate utilizing various energy sources (e.g., compressed air generated by an air compressor, electrical energy, flywheel mechanisms) known in the art, but often these designs are met with power, size, and cost constraints.
The disclosure provides, in one aspect, a powered fastener driver including a cylinder and a piston positioned within the cylinder. The piston being moveable between a top-dead-center position and a bottom-dead-center position. The piston having a non-circular shape.
The disclosure provides, in another aspect, a powered fastener driver including a first cylinder, a first piston positioned within the first cylinder, the first piston being moveable between a top-dead-center position and a bottom-dead-center position, a pressure storage chamber in fluid communication with the first cylinder, a second cylinder in selective fluid communication with the pressure storage chamber, a second piston positioned within the second cylinder, the second piston being moveable between a top-dead-center position and a bottom-dead-center position to initiate a fastener driving operation, a drive blade coupled to the second piston for movement therewith, and a pressure valve positioned between the pressure storage chamber and the second cylinder. The pressure valve is configured to move from a closed position to an open position in response to the pressure within the pressure storage chamber reaching a threshold pressure.
The disclosure provides, in another aspect, a powered fastener driver including a first cylinder, a first piston positioned within the first cylinder, the first piston being moveable between a top-dead-center position and a bottom-dead-center position, a second cylinder in selective fluid communication with the first cylinder, a second piston positioned within the second cylinder, the second piston being moveable between a top-dead-center position and a bottom-dead-center position to initiate a fastener driving operation, a drive blade coupled to the second piston for movement therewith, and a check valve positioned between the second cylinder and the first cylinder, wherein the check valve is configured to open to permit air to flow into the first cylinder from the second cylinder.
Other aspects of the disclosure will become apparent by consideration of the detailed description and accompanying drawings.
Before any embodiments of the disclosure are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the present subject matter is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The present subject matter is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways.
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A first check valve 110 is positioned within the first passageway 106 between the compressor cylinder 38 and the pressure storage chamber 102. The first check valve 110 is a one-way valve that permits air to flow into the pressure storage chamber 102 from the compressor cylinder 38, but does not permit air to flow into the compressor cylinder 38 from the pressure storage chamber 102. In the illustrated embodiment, the first check valve 110 includes a ball 114 that is biased by a compression spring 118 into a seat 122 around the first passageway 106. As explained in greater detail below, compressed air created by the compressor piston 42 unseats the ball 114 from the seat 122 and flows into the pressure storage chamber 102. During other times, the spring 118 biases the ball 114 into the seat 122 to seal the pressure storage chamber 102 from the compressor cylinder 38.
A pressure sensor 126 is partially positioned within the pressure storage chamber 102 and is configured to detect a pressure level within the pressure storage chamber 102. The pressure sensor 126 is electrically coupled to a control system (i.e., a controller). In some embodiments, the pressure detected within the pressure storage chamber 102 by the pressure sensor 126 is utilized by the controller to determine when to de-energize the motor 46. In other embodiments, the pressure detected within the pressure storage chamber 102 by the pressure sensor 126 is utilized by the controller to determine when to energize a solenoid-actuated pressure valve that communicates the pressure storage chamber 102 with the drive cylinder 58. In the illustrated embodiment, the head assembly 86 includes a passageway 130 in which to receive a portion of the pressure sensor 126. The passageway 130 extends between the pressure storage chamber 102 and the exterior of the head assembly 86.
A pressure valve 134 (i.e., a pressure release valve, a firing valve, and/or the like) is positioned within the head assembly 86 and selectively fluidly communicates the pressure storage chamber 102 with the drive cylinder 58. The pressure valve 134 may be an electrically actuated valve or a pressure-actuated valve (i.e., a valve that is responsive to external forces applied by the compressed air in the pressure storage chamber 102). The pressure valve 134 remains in a closed position (
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When the pressure within the pressure storage chamber 102 reaches a threshold pressure value (i.e., a firing pressure), the plunger 138 is caused to automatically move to a second position (
In some embodiments, the threshold pressure value at which the pressure valve 134 moves from the closed position (
In other embodiments, the pressure valve is an electronically controlled solenoid valve that is actuated between an open position (fluidly communicating the drive cylinder 58 with the pressure storage chamber 102) and a closed position (sealing the drive cylinder 58 from the pressure storage chamber 102). In some embodiments, the first surface 142 of the plunger is equal to the second surface 146, and the plunger is actuated by the electrical actuator. The output from the pressure sensor 126 is utilized by the controller to determine when to actuate the solenoid and open the pressure valve.
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Although the present subject matter has been described in detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments, variations and modifications exist within the scope of one or more independent aspects of the present subject matter as described.
Various features of the invention are set forth in the following claims.
The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/048,868 filed on Jul. 7, 2020, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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