Fastener driving system

A system for moving at least one fastener along a movement axis into a sheet material and into a support structure resting on a support bed to fasten the sheet material to the support structure, the sheet material having a face defining a face plane, the system comprising:

• a main support frame with at least a portion of the main support frame extending over the support bed;
• at least one fastener movement apparatus movably mounted on the main support frame, the at least one fastener movement apparatus comprising:
• a guide frame defining a channel extending along the movement axis;
• a contact member movable with respect to the guide frame along the movement axis, the contact member being at least partially positionable in the channel of the guide frame, the contact member having a contact tip for contacting the head of a fastener in a driving position;
• a guide tube configured to hold a fastener to be moved and extending along the movement axis, the guide tube having a passage for receiving the fastener;
• a primary movement assembly configured to transmit an impulse to a head of the fastener through the contact member;
• a secondary movement assembly configured to move the primary movement assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the movement axis;
• and
• a control assembly configured to control the primary movement assembly and secondary movement assembly of the at least one fastener movement apparatus;
• wherein the control apparatus includes:
• at least one sensor;
• and
• at least one controller in communication with the at least one sensor and at least one of the movement assemblies;
• wherein the at least one sensor includes a fastener sensor for sensing the presence of at least one fastener in the fastener supply mechanism, the fastener sensor generating a fastener present signal;
• wherein the at least one controller comprises a nose controller in communication with at least one fastener load solenoid to cause the fastener load solenoid to move a fastener to the driving position, the nose controller being in communication with the fastener sensor to receive the fastener present signal.

A system for moving at least one fastener along a movement axis into a sheet material and into a support structure resting on a support bed to fasten the sheet material to the support structure, the sheet material having a face defining a face plane, the system comprising:

• a main support frame with at least a portion of the main support frame extending over the support bed;
• at least one fastener movement apparatus movably mounted on the main support frame, the at least one fastener movement apparatus comprising:
• a guide frame defining a channel extending along the movement axis;
• a contact member movable with respect to the guide frame along the movement axis, the contact member being at least partially positionable in the channel of the guide frame, the contact member having a contact tip for contacting the head of a fastener in a driving position;
• a guide tube configured to hold a fastener to be moved and extending along the movement axis, the guide tube having a passage for receiving the fastener;
• a primary movement assembly configured to transmit an impulse to a head of the fastener through the contact member;
• a secondary movement assembly configured to move the primary movement assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the movement axis;
• and
• a control assembly configured to control the primary movement assembly and secondary movement assembly of the at least one fastener movement apparatus;
• wherein the control apparatus includes:
• at least one sensor;
• and
• at least one controller in communication with the at least one sensor and at least one of the movement assemblies;
• wherein the at least one controller comprises a stroke controller in communication with a motor of the secondary movement assembly to cause the motor to operate the secondary movement assembly, the stroke controller being configured to control a speed of rotation of the motor of the secondary movement assembly.