IP Library Granted Patent US 10,625,407
Granted Patent B2
US 10,625,407 · App. 15/314,505 · Granted Apr 21, 2020

Driving machine

Inventors: Shinichirou Sato (Ibaraki, JP); Yasuki Ohmori (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
B25C1/06
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Patent No.
US 10,625,407
App. No.
15/314,505
Granted
Apr 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to provide a driving machine which achieves reciprocating movements of a rack using a simple mechanism and is able to smoothly engage and disengage the rack by reducing the friction during engagement and disengagement of the rack, the driving machine is equipped with: a nose that extends in a prescribed direction; a housing that has the nose; a blade that has an engaging section, is movably guided in the housing in the prescribed direction, and is capable of driving a fastener via the nose; and a transmission mechanism that has an engaged section for engaging with the engaging section in order to transmit a driving force, wherein the transmission mechanism has a roller mechanism for guiding the engaging section and engaged section to disengage from each other.

Claims (19)

1. A driving machine, comprising:

a nose, extending in a prescribed direction;

a housing, having the nose;

a blade, having an engaging section, movably guided in the housing in the prescribed direction, and capable of driving a fastener via the nose; and

a transmission mechanism, having an engaged section for engaging with the engaging section in order to transmit a driving force,

wherein the engaged section comprises a pinion and a movable tooth, the pinion has teeth forming a teeth row with the movable tooth, and

the movable tooth is capable of moving relative to the pinion in a circumferential direction of the pinion, and a pitch between the movable tooth and an end tooth of the teeth of the pinion is variable,

the movable tooth guides the engaging section and the engaged section to disengage from each other, and

the engaged section comprises one end portion for starting an engagement with the engaging section and another end portion for disengaging the engagement via the movable tooth.

2. The driving machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmission mechanism further comprises a driving shaft for transmitting the driving force to the engaged section, wherein the driving shaft is connected to the pinion.

3. The driving machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmission mechanism further comprises a restriction section, wherein the pinion is in contact with the movable tooth at the restriction section so a relative shifting of the movable tooth relative to the pinion is restricted.

4. The driving machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the engaging section comprises a rack and a guided section guided by the movable tooth, and the engaging section and the guided section are formed in different pitches.

5. The driving machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the movable tooth is comprised in a roller formed by an elastomer material.

6. The driving machine according to claim 1 , wherein

the movable tooth is connected to the pinion through an elastic member.

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 Dec 5, 2016
From: SATO, SHINICHIROU; OHMORI, YASUKI
To: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040531/0177 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-112176 · May 30, 2014 · national
JP 2014-201453 · Sep 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170190037A1 · Jul 6, 2017
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