US 6,884,176 B2Granted

Securing holding jaws on a tool ring for a nail machine

AssigneeEnkotech A/S

InventorJørn Boie Jensen

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Abstract

The present invention relates to aspects of securing holding jaws in nail machines, including a method, a machine, a tool ring and a holding jaw for such purposes. The novel aspects of the invention include that holding jaws are secured to a tool ring in a manner where a number of immovably secured passive fittings are used as well as a number of active fittings. It is hereby ensured that holding jaws may be e.g. replaced without loosening many other holding jaws, and that the holding jaws may be placed very precisely and in a manner, which is repeatable. It is also ensured that the holding jaws may be effectively and easily secured. The passive fittings will each provide at least one fix point from where one or more holding jaws may be lined up, in a manner where the interdependency between the secured holding jaws is reduced, whereby a larger degree of precision is obtained, also when a high number of holding jaws are involved, and also when the distance between the jaws are identical along the entire circumference of the tool ring.

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Dependent claims

A method of securing holding jaws in a machine for the manufacture of heads on elongate bodies, including nails, screws etc said machine comprising at least one tool ring having an axis of rotation about which the tool ring can be caused to rotate, said tool ring comprising at least one support surface substantially perpendicular relative to the axis of rotation, where the tool ring comprises a plurality of holding jaws and means for positioning and securing said holding jaws along the circumference of the tool ring on said support surface,

where each of said holding jaws comprise at least one face, provided with a groove for receiving an elongate body longitudinally in the said groove, and a first and a second side face as well as a back side, where at least the second side face is wedge-shaped, and
where the tool ring further comprises a plurality of holding fittings, said fittings comprising a number of passive fittings and a number of active fittings, and
where said passive fittings are secured immovably to the tool ring, and where said passive fittings each comprise at least one first holding surface, said first holding surface being placed in an angle equal to or smaller than 90 degrees with the support surface, where said first holding surface is adapted for co-operation with a holding jaw, and
where said active fittings each comprise at least one wedge-shaped side adapted for co-operation with a wedge-shaped side of a holding jaw, and where a number of holding jaws, preferably the majority of the holding jaws, are secured each with the first side face against a first holding surface of a passive fitting and the back side against a support surface, as well as with an active fitting placed against the second side face of the holding jaw, and
where the active fitting is secured to the tool ring, whereby said number of holding jaws each are secured at least between a support surface on the tool ring, a holding surface of a passive fitting and a wedge-shaped side of an active fitting, and where said active fitting is used for applying force on at least one holding jaw for securing said holding jaw to the tool ring.

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A tool ring for securing preferably elongate bodies, including nails and screws, in a machine for the manufacture of heads on elongate bodies, said tool ring having an axis of rotation about which the tool ring can be caused to rotate, said tool ring comprising at least one support surface substantially perpendicular relative to the axis of rotation, where the tool ring comprises a plurality of holding jaws and means for positioning and securing said holding jaws along the circumference of the tool ring on said support surface,

and where each of said holding jaws comprise at least one face, provided with a groove for receiving an elongate body longitudinally in the said groove, and a first and a second side face as well as a back side, and where at least the second side face is wedge-shaped, and
where the tool ring further comprises a plurality of holding fittings, said fittings comprising a number of passive fittings and a number of active fittings, and
where said passive fittings are secured immovably to the tool ring, and where said passive fittings each comprise at least one first holding surface, said first holding surface being placed in an angle equal to or smaller than 90 degrees with the support surface, where said first holding surface is adapted for co-operation with a holding jaw, and
where said active fittings each comprise at least one wedge-shaped side adapted for co-operation with a wedge-shaped side of a holding jaw, and where a number of holding jaws, preferably the majority of the holding jaws, are secured each with the first side face against a first holding surface of a passive fitting and the back side against a support surface, as well as with an active fitting placed against the second side face of the holding jaw, said active fitting being secured to the tool ring by bolting for securing said number of holding jaws at least between a support surface on the tool ring, a holding surface of a passive fitting and a wedge-shaped side of an active fitting.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.