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Granted Patent B2
US 9,302,381 · App. 13/369,484 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Driving tool with reaction absorbing mechanism

Inventors: Yoshihiko Kondou (Tokyo, JP); Kouji Kubo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
B25C1/00B25C1/008B25C1/06
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Patent No.
US 9,302,381
App. No.
13/369,484
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.

Claims (20)

1. A driving tool comprising:

a driver provided to be slidable toward a nozzle formed in a leading end of the tool and adapted to drive out a fastener from the nozzle;

a plunger adapted to be connected with the driver;

a plunger biasing member adapted to bias the plunger toward the nozzle;

a balancer provided to be slidable toward the nozzle;

a balancer biasing member adapted to bias the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle;

a drive mechanism adapted to drive the plunger in the direction away from the nozzle against a biasing force of the plunger biasing member and to release the plunger located in a position away from the nozzle so that the driver moves toward the nozzle by the biasing force of the plunger biasing member and drives the fastener;

a string-shaped member that connects the balancer and the plunger to each other; and

a direction changing portion adapted to change a direction of a force applied to the string-shaped member,

wherein the balancer is adapted to be pulled by the string-shaped member in a state of tension, and to move toward the nozzle when the plunger moves in the direction away from the nozzle, and

the balancer is also adapted to move in the direction away from the nozzle by the biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the plunger is released and moves toward the nozzle, and the string-shaped member is in a relaxed state, and

wherein the balancer biasing member is connected by the string-shaped member in the relaxed state with the plunger biasing member when the plunger is released and the plunger moves toward the nozzle.

2. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein the balancer biasing member comprises a spring mechanism which is adapted to accumulate the biasing force when the driver moves in the direction away from the nozzle.

3. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein the balancer is adapted to slide substantially parallel to the driver.

4. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein the balancer is provided to be slidable along a balancer guide provided substantially parallel to the fastener drive-out direction.

5. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein the string-shaped member is loosenably looped on the direction changing portion.

6. The driving tool according to claim 5 , wherein when the string-shaped member is loosened, the balancer is released from the plunger and is thereby allowed to operate independently.

7. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein a plunger guide is provided on the cylindrical portion, and the plunger is slidably guided by the plunger guide.

8. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein a first distance between the balancer and a grip is less than a second distance between the balancer and the driver.

9. The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein the balancer is adapted to continue its movement even after a completion of a fastener driving operation by the driver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2012
From: KONDOU, YOSHIHIKO; KUBO, KOUJI
To: MAX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027677/0849 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2011-033582 · Feb 18, 2011 · national
JP 2012-008039 · Jan 18, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120211540A1 · Aug 23, 2012