Impacting apparatus
AssigneeTricord Solutions, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Pedicini, John Witzigreuter
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Abstract
An impacting apparatus includes a spring anvil assembly and a drive mechanism that alternatively engages a the spring anvil assembly to actuate the spring anvil assembly to store potential energy in the spring anvil assembly, and which drive mechanism alternatively disengages the spring anvil assembly to allow the spring anvil assembly to launch and accelerate toward an impact target to deliver impact energy from the spring anvil assembly to the impact target. In an embodiment, the spring anvil assembly is biased to a start position by one of the impact target and the weight of the apparatus. The spring anvil assembly may comprise a gas spring or a spring, for example. The apparatus is capable of delivering multiple impacts to an impact target.
Claims20
An impacting apparatus, the apparatus comprising
- a power source,
- a control circuit,
- a motor,
- a striker,
- a spring anvil assembly, said spring anvil assembly comprising a gas spring and an anvil, said gas spring comprising a chamber and a piston,
- and a drive mechanism capable of selectively engaging and disengaging said spring anvil assembly
- wherein when said drive mechanism selectively engages said spring anvil assembly potential energy is increased in said gas spring and when said drive mechanism disengages said spring anvil assembly, potential energy from said gas spring decreases while accelerating the spring anvil assembly to impact a striker,
- wherein during at least a portion of said drive stroke said drive mechanism disengages said spring anvil assembly and said gas spring piston does not exert an accelerating force on said spring anvil assembly.
A impacting apparatus, the apparatus comprising
- a power source,
- a control circuit,
- a motor,
- a spring anvil assembly, said spring anvil assembly comprising a spring and an anvil,
- a striker,
- an impact target, and
- a drive mechanism capable of selectively engaging and disengaging said spring anvil assembly wherein said drive mechanism is capable of selectively engaging said spring anvil assembly and thereafter disengaging from said spring anvil assembly to cease applying a force on said spring anvil assembly,
- wherein when said drive mechanism engages said spring anvil assembly, potential energy is stored in said spring, and when said drive mechanism thereafter disengages said spring anvil assembly said spring releases its potential energy and accelerates said spring anvil assembly, said spring anvil assembly being in a state of free flight for at least a portion of the drive stroke before impacting a striker, and
- wherein said striker is in contact with said impact target to deliver the impact energy from said spring anvil assembly to said impact target.
An impacting apparatus, the apparatus comprising
- a power source,
- a control circuit,
- a motor,
- a spring anvil assembly, said spring anvil assembly comprising a spring, and an anvil,
- a striker,
- an impact target, and
- a drive mechanism capable of selectively engaging and disengaging said spring anvil assembly wherein said drive mechanism is capable of selectively engaging said spring anvil assembly and thereafter disengaging from said spring anvil assembly to cease applying a force on said spring anvil assembly,
- wherein when said drive mechanism engages said spring anvil assembly, potential energy is stored in said spring, and when said drive mechanism thereafter disengages said spring anvil assembly said spring releases its potential energy and accelerates said spring anvil assembly, said spring anvil assembly being in a state of free flight for at least a portion of the drive stroke before impacting a striker,
- wherein said striker is in contact with said impact target to deliver the impact energy from said spring anvil assembly to said impact target, and
- wherein said spring anvil assembly is biased to a start position by one of the impact target and the weight of the apparatus.
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