Driving tool
There is provided a driving tool including: a magazine configured to accommodate a connected fastener obtained by connecting a plurality of fasteners; an injection passage provided with an injection port for injecting at least one fastener of the plurality of fasteners; and a driving-out portion configured to drive out the fastener supplied to the injection passage from the injection port. The driving-out portion is configured to idle-drive without driving out the fastener from the injection port in a state where the connected fastener is accommodated in the magazine.
1 . A driving tool, comprising:
an injection passage provided with an injection port for injecting at least one fastener of a connected fastener obtained by connecting a plurality of fasteners;
a feeding portion that supplies the fastener to the injection passage; and
a driving-out portion configured to drive out, from the injection port, the fastener supplied to the injection passage,
a trigger that causes the driving-out portion to operate; and
a retracting portion configured to retract the fastener supplied to the injection passage from a portion other than the injection port to outside of the injection passage, in a state where the fastener is engaged with the feeding portion,
wherein the driving-out portion includes a driver configured to move in the injection passage, and
wherein the driving-out portion is configured to operate in a state where the fastener is retracted by the retracting portion such that the driver moves in the injection passage without driving out the fastener from the injection port in a state where the connected fastener is held in the feeding portion.
2 . The driving tool according to claim 1 , wherein the retracting portion includes the feeding portion, and retracts the fastener supplied to the injection passage to the outside of the injection passage by moving the feeding portion in a direction away from the injection passage.
3 . The driving tool according to claim 2 , wherein the feeding portion includes a feeding member that is engaged with the fastener.
4 . The driving tool according to claim 3 , wherein the feeding portion includes:
a feeding piston that moves the feeding member in the direction away from the injection passage; and
a feeding cylinder that slidably accommodates the feeding piston.
5 . The driving tool according to claim 4 , wherein
the feeding portion operates the feeding piston by supplying compressed air to the feeding cylinder, and
the retracting portion moves the feeding cylinder in the direction away from the injection passage in a state where a position of the feeding piston is fixed with respect to the feeding cylinder without supplying the compressed air.
6 . The driving tool according to claim 5 , wherein
the feeding portion includes a switcher that switches whether to supply the compressed air to the feeding cylinder, and
the switcher blocks supplying the compressed air to the feeding cylinder when the feeding portion moves in the direction away from the injection passage.
7 . The driving tool according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a magazine that accommodates the plurality of fasteners, wherein the magazine is movable in the direction away from the injection passage and a direction approaching the injection passage, and
wherein the feeding portion is connected to the magazine.
8 . The driving tool according to claim 7 , wherein the feeding cylinder is connected to the magazine.
9 . The driving tool according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a holding portion configured to regulate the feeding portion from moving in the direction away from the injection passage.
10 . The driving tool according to claim 9 , further comprising:
an operation unit configured to move the magazine in the direction away from the injection passage and the direction approaching the injection passage,
wherein the operation unit is provided in the holding portion.
11 . The driving tool according to claim 4 , wherein
the feeding portion includes a regulating portion that regulates the fastener from moving in the direction away from the injection passage, and
when the feeding portion moves in the direction away from the injection passage, the regulating portion releases a state where the fastener is regulated from moving in the direction away from the injection passage.
12 . The driving tool according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a fastener supply path through which the fastener supplied to the injection passage passes,
wherein the regulating portion sets the movement of the fastener into a regulated state by protruding to the fastener supply path, and releases the regulated state by retracting from the fastener supply path.
13 . The driving tool according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a magazine that accommodates the plurality of fasteners, the magazine having a cap portion;
a nose portion in which the injection passage for guiding the injection of the fastener is formed;
a fastener supply path configured to guide the connected fastener pulled out from the magazine to the injection passage;
a feeding portion configured to sequentially feed the fastener from the fastener supply path to the injection passage; and
a switcher configured to switch between a feeding-enabled state in which the feeding portion feeds the fastener to the injection passage, and a feeding-disabled state in which the feeding portion does not feed the fastener to the injection passage,
wherein the feeding portion includes a feeding piston that reciprocates the feeding portion,
wherein the switcher is capable of switching between operation and non-operation of the feeding piston, and
wherein the switcher is configured to switch the feeding piston in non-operation even when the cap portion is closed to the magazine.
14 . The driving tool according to claim 13 , wherein the feeding portion includes:
a feeding member that is engaged with the connected fastener and is capable of pushing out the connected fastener to the injection passage by reciprocating along the fastener supply path; and
a one-way member that regulates the connected fastener from returning toward the magazine, and
the switcher is capable of alternately switching between the feeding-enabled state and the feeding-disabled state by switching an operation of at least one of the feeding member and the one-way member.
15 . The driving tool according to claim 14 , wherein
the feeding portion includes a feeding cylinder that slidably accommodates the feeding piston,
the feeding piston is operable by supplying compressed air to the feeding cylinder, and
the switcher includes a valve portion that opens and closes an air supply path for supplying the compressed air to the feeding cylinder.
16 . A driving tool comprising:
an injection passage provided with an injection port for injecting at least one fastener of a connected fastener obtained by connecting a plurality of fasteners;
a feeding portion that supplies the fastener to the injection passage;
a driving-out portion configured to drive out the fastener supplied to the injection passage from the injection port;
a nose portion in which the injection passage for guiding the injection of the fastener is formed;
a fastener supply path configured to guide the connected fastener pulled out from a magazine to the injection passage;
a feeding portion configured to sequentially feed the fastener from the fastener supply path to the injection passage; and
a switcher configured to switch between a feeding-enabled state in which the feeding portion feeds the fastener to the injection passage, and a feeding-disabled state in which the feeding portion does not feed the fastener to the injection passage,
wherein the driving-out portion is configured to operate such that a driver moves in the injection passage without driving out the fastener from the injection port in a state where the connected fastener is held in the feeding portion,
wherein the feeding portion includes:
a feeding member that is engaged with the connected fastener and is capable of pushing out the connected fastener to the injection passage by reciprocating along the fastener supply path;
a one-way member that regulates the connected fastener from returning toward the magazine; and
a feeding piston that reciprocates the feeding member,
wherein the switcher is capable of alternately switching between the feeding-enabled state and the feeding-disabled state by switching an operation of at least one of the feeding member and the one-way member,
wherein the switcher is capable of setting a feeding operation of the feeding portion to not be executed by switching an operation range of the feeding piston, and
wherein the switcher includes a locking portion configured to physically limit movement of the feeding piston.
17 . A driving tool comprising:
an injection passage provided with an injection port for injecting at least one fastener of a connected fastener obtained by connecting a plurality of fasteners;
a feeding portion that supplies the fastener to the injection passage;
a driving-out portion configured to drive out the fastener supplied to the injection passage from the injection port;
a nose portion in which the injection passage for guiding the injection of the fastener is formed;
a fastener supply path configured to guide the connected fastener pulled out from a magazine to the injection passage;
a feeding portion configured to sequentially feed the fastener from the fastener supply path to the injection passage; and
a switcher configured to switch between a feeding-enabled state in which the feeding portion feeds the fastener to the injection passage, and a feeding-disabled state in which the feeding portion does not feed the fastener to the injection passage,
wherein the driving-out portion is configured to operate such that a driver moves in the injection passage without driving out the fastener from the injection port in a state where the connected fastener is held in the feeding portion,
wherein the feeding portion includes:
a feeding member that is engaged with the connected fastener and is capable of pushing out the connected fastener to the injection passage by reciprocating along the fastener supply path; and
a one-way member that regulates the connected fastener from returning toward the magazine,
wherein the switcher is capable of alternately switching between the feeding-enabled state and the feeding-disabled state by switching an operation of at least one of the feeding member and the one-way member, and
wherein, when the one-way member is set to not regulate the movement of the connected fastener, the switcher is capable of setting a feeding operation of the feeding portion to not be executed.
18 . The driving tool according to claim 17 , wherein the switcher is capable of holding the one-way member at a position where the one-way member does not interfere with the connected fastener.
19 . The driving tool according to claim 18 , wherein
the one-way member regulates the movement of the connected fastener by protruding to the fastener supply path, and
the switcher does not cause the one-way member to interfere with the connected fastener by retracting the one-way member from the fastener supply path.