Staples push unit for tackers
View Patent ↗A staples push unit of a tacker includes a guide plate located at a staple outlet of the tacker. A motor is located in the tacker and has an output shaft to which a driving gear is connected. A slide and a push plate connected to the slide are movably located in a slot in the tacker. A rack is formed at one side of the slide and engaged with the teeth of the driving gear. A spring board has one end engaged with one end of the slide. When activating the motor, the driving gear drives the rack to move the slide, and the spring board is bent. When the teeth of the driving gear are disengaged from the rack, the spring board bounces back and drives the slide and the push plate to eject a staple. The push plate is guided by the guide plate.
1. A staples push unit of a tacker, comprising:
a magazine connected to a front end of the tacker so as to receive staples therein, a slot defined in the tacker, a guide plate located in the tacker and located at a staple outlet of the tacker;
a motor located in the tacker and having an output shaft, a driving gear connected to the output shaft and having teeth defined in an outer periphery thereof;
a trigger electrically connected to the motor;
a push unit located in the slot and having a slide and a push plate which is connected to a first end of the slide, the slide having a notch defined in a second end thereof, the slide having a rack formed at a side thereof, the rack engaged with the teeth of the driving gear, the push plate located within the guide plate and guided by the guide plate;
a spring board located in the tacker and having an end engaged with the notch of the slide, and
the driving gear driving the rack to move the slide away from the staple outlet of the tacker, the spring board being bent with movement of the slide, when the teeth of the driving gear are disengaged from the rack, the spring board bounces back and drives the slide and the push plate toward the staple outlet of the tacker to eject a staple out from the staple outlet.
2. The staples push unit of a tacker as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide plate is located above an opening of the magazine.
3. The staples push unit of a tacker as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the guide plate has two sidewalls between which a guide path is defined, the push plate is movably located in the guide path.
4. The staples push unit of a tacker as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rack on the slide is a straight rack and movable in the slot.
5. The staples push unit of a tacker as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the teeth are defined in a portion of the outer periphery of the driving gear.
6. The staples push unit of a tacker as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a spring is located in the trigger.
7. The staples push unit of a tacker as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the push plate is connected to the slide by a pin.