Structure of a heating nozzle for a glue gun

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6652175
  • Patent Number
    6,652,175
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, June 13, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 25, 2003
    21 years ago
Abstract
A structure of a heating nozzle for a glue gun includes a nozzle, a rubber ring and a rubber tubular member, the nozzle being provided with two heaters formed by a heat resistant and highly heat efficient element and assembled with the rubber ring and the rubber tubular member to form a nozzle assembly, wherein by means of connection in series and parallel with a battery chamber, a control switch and a LED indicator, the nozzle assembly is supplied with a 6-volt DC power source or externally connected with an AC power source or a power adapter to make the nozzle to melt a glue rod for proceeding with adhesion operation, whereby the length of the heating nozzle is decreased and can be pre-heated within a very short time and the nozzle is compact in size, the heating efficiency is high and power consumption is small, and the glue can be cooled rapidly, so as to avoid melting glue flowing out of the glue gun when the glue gun is turned off, and a direct heating method is used to melt the glue.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




This invention utilizes a highly heat efficient heater to transmit heat to the heating nozzle of a glue gun, and only uses direct DC power source (six-watt battery) to provide energy to the heating nozzle to provide high temperature and high thermal efficiency to melt glue rods to enable the operation of the glue gun.




2. Description of the Prior Art




The heat transfer method of the conventional glue gun generally utilizes an external AC power source to provide heat of high temperature to the heating nozzle via a heater. As the heater is bulky in volume, it is impossible to be located close to the outlet of the glue gun. Hence, it is necessary to use a long tube to transmit melted liquid glue to the outlet of the glue gun. Further, it is necessary to transfer heat to the tube, and to mount several pre-heaters around the tube. The pre-heaters are energized by AC power to melt the glue rod within the tube, so as to proceed with the adhering operation of the glue gun. However, a large amount of energy will be wasted in the transmission to the tube, and the time for pre-heating is long. As a consequence, it is necessary to wait for the heating of the glue gun for two to three minutes before it can melt the glue rod. Although the pre-heating time is not very long, since the melted glue within the tube will not be cooled at once after the glue gun is turned off, it will therefore make the melted glue flow out of the gun, even after the glue gun is turned off. Accordingly, the operation is very inconvenient, and the glue rod is wasted.




Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improvement in the heat transmission structure for a glue gun so as to obviate and mitigate the above-mentioned drawbacks.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a structure of a heating nozzle of a glue gun, which includes two heaters (preferably made of one which is formed by sintering a heating resistor enclosed with ceramic), so as to decrease the length of the heating nozzle, and can be pre-heated within a very short time and is compact in size, and wherein heating efficiency is high and power consumption is small, and the glue can be cooled rapidly, so as to avoid melting glue flowing out of the glue gun when the glue gun is turned off, and a direct heating method is used to melt the glue.




It is another object of the present invention to provide a structure of a heating nozzle of a glue gun which utilizes four number four batteries to supply power to the heating nozzle, and may be also connected with an external power supply or power adaptor to obtain power.




It is a further object of the present invention to provide a structure of a heating nozzle for a glue gun includes a nozzle, a rubber ring and a rubber tubular member, the nozzle being provided with two heaters formed by a heat resistant and highly heat efficient element and assembled with the rubber ring and the rubber tubular member to form a nozzle assembly, wherein by means of connection in series and parallel with a battery chamber, a control switch and a LED indicator, the nozzle assembly is supplied with a 6-volt DC power source or externally connected with an AC power source or a power adapter to make the nozzle to melt a glue rod for proceeding with adhesion operation.




The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.




Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is an exploded view of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is an exploded sectional view of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a sectional view of the present invention;





FIG. 4

illustrates the operation of the present invention; and





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.




Referring to

FIGS. 1 and 2

, the heating nozzle for a glue gun according to the present invention comprises a nozzle


10


, which is made of heat-resistant metal. The nozzle


10


is formed with two through-holes


11


, in each of which is fitted a heater


12


by means of adhesion or soldering. The heater


12


is formed by a heat resistant and highly heat efficient element. A stepped rubber ring


20


is put over the heating nozzle


10


so that the nozzle


10


can be firmly mounted within the body


40


of the glue gun. Further, the rubber ring


20


can effectively isolate the heat generated from the nozzle


10


from the housing


40


. The rear end of the nozzle


10


is connected with a rubber tubular member


30


for guiding a glue rod


60


into the nozzle


10


.




Referring to

FIGS. 3 and 4

, the nozzle


10


, the rubber ring


20


and the rubber tubular member


30


are assembled into a nozzle assembly, which is mounted on a fixing seat


41


in the housing


40


, so that the nozzle assembly is firmly fixed in position. The rear portion of the housing


40


is provided with a pushing mechanism for transmitting the glue rod


60


. The pushing mechanism includes a groove


43


for guiding the movement of the pusher


46


. The groove


44


is provided below the groove


43


for guiding a link


47


. The link


47


has a pin


48


which is connected with an end of a spring. The other end of the spring is connected with a fixed pin


42


of the housing


40


. The link


47


is connected with a button


50


for pushing the pull rod into the rubber tubular member


30


.




The housing


40


is a handle formed with a chamber


45


in which are fitted four number four batteries. The batteries


70


are connected in series for supplying power to the heater


12


. The top of the housing


40


is provided with a control switch


90


and an LED indicator


80


. The heater


12


is connected in parallel with the circuit. The other end of the heater is connected to the negative terminal of the battery chamber


45


. The circuit is connected to the LED indicator


80


, the control switch


90


, and the positive terminal of the battery chamber


45


. The LED indicator


80


is connected with the low power resistor (for example, a ⅛ watt resistor) in series for lowering the current consumed by the LED indicator (for instance, when the resistance of the resistor is 600 ohms, the current consumption will be only 10 mA).




In conclusion, the structure of a heating nozzle for a glue gun according to the present invention utilizes a heating nozzle to generate heat and since the heat efficiency of the heater is very high and the heater is small in size it can be energized by a six volt DC power source. Further, the present invention can be connected with an external power supply or a power adaptor to increase the temperature of the heating nozzle to melt the glue rod for proceeding with adhesion operation.




It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods differing from the type described above.




While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A glue gun with a heating nozzle structure, comprising a nozzle, a rubber ring and a rubber tubular member, said nozzle being provided with two heaters formed by a heat resistant and highly heat efficient element and assembled with said rubber ring and said rubber tubular member to form a nozzle assembly, and a pushing mechanism for guiding a glue rod into said rubber tubular member, wherein by means of connection in series and parallel, said nozzle assembly is supplied with DC power source to make said nozzle to melt a glue rod for proceeding with adhesion operation.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
90210048 U Jun 2001 TW
US Referenced Citations (3)
Number Name Date Kind
3298572 Newton Jan 1967 A
4639155 Schuster et al. Jan 1987 A
4706852 Borst et al. Nov 1987 A