IP Library Granted Patent US 7,431,187
Granted Patent B2
US 7,431,187 · App. 10/849,440 · Granted Oct 7, 2008

Nailer

Assignee: Hitachi Koki, Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,431,187
App. No.
10/849,440
Granted
Oct 7, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wrenching portion provided in an adjuster and employed for assembling is formed at a gripping portion for rotation. The gripping portion is formed in a polygonal shape. In this configuration, the adjuster is decreased in size and weight and its operability of adjusting a driving depth is improved. An undercut portion is removed in a vertical direction and a non-slip rugged portion is provided in only a longitudinal direction so that it can be manufactured in a simple tow-part mold, thereby reducing the production cost.

Claims (35)

1. A nailer comprising:

a nailer body;

a drive blade incorporated in the nailer body;

a switch portion for controlling operation of the drive blade;

a push lever comprising one end connected to the switch portion and comprising a first push lever component and a second push lever component; and

an adjuster connecting said first push lever component to said second push lever component, said adjuster comprising:

a gripping portion having a shape of a polygonal column that includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of side surfaces on an exterior periphery of said gripping portion;

a first member that extends from the top surface of the gripping portion and is screw-engaged with the first push lever component so that an entire length of the push lever is changed when the gripping portion is rotated;

a second member that extends from the bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the gripping portion and projects through a hole of the second push lever component; and

a bolt member that connects the second member of the adjuster to the second push lever component,

wherein at least one of said plurality of side surfaces of the gripping portion is provided with a non-rugged wrenching portion for bolting and at least one of said plurality of side surfaces, other than the side surface on which said non-rugged wrenching portion is provided, of the gripping portion is provided with a rugged portion for rotation of the adjuster.

2. The nailer according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the second member is slightly larger than a thickness of the second push lever component so that the adjuster is rotatable relative to the second push lever component.

3. The nailer according to claim 1 , wherein the adjuster comprises a shape in which no undercut is provided in a longitudinal direction of the adjuster and the rugged portion comprises two molded parts.

4. The nailer according to claim 1 , wherein said adjuster includes a plurality of holes formed 180° apart in the bottom surface of said adjuster, and

wherein said nailer further comprises a ball and spring arranged in at least one of said plurality of holes, said ball being urged toward said second push lever component by said spring.

5. A nailer comprising:

a nailer body;

a drive blade incorporated in the nailer body;

a switch portion for controlling operation of the drive blade;

a push lever comprising one end connected to the switch portion and comprising a first push lever component and a second push lever component, a push lever groove being disposed in an end of one of said first push lever component and said second push lever component;

an adjuster comprising a gripping portion for rotation to increase and decrease an entire length of the push lever in an operating direction of the drive blade, said gripping portion having a shape of a polygonal column that includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces on an exterior periphery of said gripping portion, said adjuster connecting said first push lever component to said second push lever component, said adjuster comprising a plurality of holes formed 180° apart in an end of said adjuster; and

a ball and spring arranged in at least one of said plurality of holes, said ball being urged toward one of said first push lever component and said second push lever component by said spring such that said ball is sunk into said push lever groove,

wherein a non-rugged wrenching portion for bolting is formed on at least one of said plurality of side surfaces of at the gripping portion, and

wherein a rugged portion is substantially formed on at least one of said plurality of side surfaces, other than the side surface on which said non-rugged wrenching portion is provided, of the gripping portion.

6. The nailer according to claim 5 , wherein said rugged portion is formed in a longitudinal direction.

7. The nailer according to claim 5 , wherein the gripping portion comprises an octagonal shape.

8. The nailer according to claim 5 , wherein an upper portion of said adjuster is screw-engaged with said push lever.

9. The nailer according to claim 5 , wherein the gripping portion comprises a polygonal shape.

10. An adjuster for a nailer comprising:

a rotatable gripping portion that selectively increases and decreases an entire operating length of a push lever in an operating direction of a drive blade of the nailer, said adjuster connecting a first push lever component to a second push lever component, said gripping portion having a shape of a polygonal column that includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality o side surfaces on an exterior periphery of said gripping portion;

a plurality of holes formed 1800 apart in an end of said adjuster; and

a ball and spring arranged in at least one of said plurality of holes, said ball being urged toward one of the first push lever component and the second push lever component by said spring such that said ball is sunk into a push lever groove formed in an end of one of said first push lever component and said second push lever component,

wherein a non-rugged wrenching portion for bolting is formed on at least one of said plurality of side surfaces of the gripping portion, and

wherein a rugged portion is substantially formed on at least one of said plurality of side surfaces, other than the side surface on which said non-rugged wrenching portion is provided, of the gripping portion.

11. The adjuster according to claim 10 , wherein the gripping portion comprises an octagonal shape.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 26, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047270/0107 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2004
From: TACHIHARA, SUEJI; HAMADA, MASAO; OONO, AKIRA
To: HITACHI KOKI CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 015359/0725 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P.2003-148443 · May 26, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040238593A1 · Dec 2, 2004