Pneumatic tool

• US 8,393,511 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2008
• Issued: 03/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Max Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Max Co Limited
• Inventors: Ogawa, Tatsushi, Kubo, Kouji, Tsukada, Takao, Sekiguchi, Norimitsu, Kondo, Yoshihiko, Nagata, Tomokazu, Adachi, Michiaki, Arai, Toshimichi, Tamura, Hitoshi, Fujiyama, Takeo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nash, Brian D
• Application Number:
  US12/528,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20100116865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,845 Days
• Field of Search: 173/59, 173/77, 173/79, 173/63, 173/64, 173/65, 173/73, 227/130
• US Class Current: 227/130
• CPC Class Codes: B25C 1/047 Mechanical details

Abstract

A pneumatic tool includes a tool body, a nose part for ejecting a nail, which is provided in a lower part of the tool body, an air chamber for storing compressed air, which is provided in the tool body, an air supply pipe for supplying the compressed air from an air supply source to the air chamber, an air duster, an air duster pipeline connected to an air outlet of the air duster, and an air duster valve for controlling supply of the compressed air to the air duster pipeline.

Claims

1. A pneumatic tool comprising:

a tool body,

a nose part for ejecting a nail, which is provided in a lower part of said tool body,

an air chamber for storing compressed air, which is provided in said tool body,

an air supply pipe for supplying the compressed air from an air supply source to said air chamber,

an air duster,

an air duster pipeline connected to an air outlet of said air duster, and

an air duster valve for diverting supply of the compressed air from the air supply pipe to said air duster pipeline without circulating the supply of compressed air to the air duster pipeline with the compressed air in the air chamber,

wherein one end of said air duster pipeline is branched from said air supply pipe, while the other end of said air duster pipeline is connected to the air outlet of said air duster, and

said air duster valve includes a selection operating device for selectively switching over the compressed air supplied from said air supply source to either said air outlet or said air chamber.

2. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of said air duster pipeline is connected to said air chamber, and

said air duster valve includes an opening and closing valve for opening and closing said air duster pipeline.

3. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air duster pipeline is arranged along a magazine.

4. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air duster pipeline is arranged along said tool body.

5. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air outlet is arranged in vicinity of said nose part, and the air is blown out from said air outlet along a direction of ejecting a fastener.

6. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air duster pipeline is formed of metal.

7. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein a filter is provided in a halfway part of said air duster pipeline so as to be exchanged.

8. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein said air duster pipeline is arranged by way of a shock absorbing member.

9. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 8, wherein said shock absorbing member includes an O-ring.

10. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein a flow controlling mechanism is provided in said air duster pipeline.

11. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein a retractable air jet nozzle is provided inside said air outlet.

12. A pneumatic tool as claimed in claim 1, wherein an operating pipeline is branched from said air chamber,

said air duster valve includes a selection valve which is provided in a branch part where said air duster pipeline is branched from said air supply pipe,

said operating pipeline is connected to said selection valve by way of an opening and closing valve to be operated by an operating button, and

said selection valve has a valve element which is movable between a first position where an upstream side pipeline leading to said air supply source is opened to a downstream side pipeline leading to said air chamber for storing the compressed air and shut off with respect to said air duster pipeline, and a second position where said upstream side pipeline leading to said air supply source is shut off with respect to said downstream side pipeline and opened to said air duster pipeline,

wherein when said operating pipeline is closed by said operating button, said valve element is moved to the first position, and when said operating pipeline is opened by said operating button, said valve element is moved to the second position.

13. A pneumatic tool, comprising:

a tool body,

a nose part for ejecting a nail, which is provided in a lower part of said tool body,

an air chamber for storing compressed air, which is provided in said tool body,

an air supply pipe for supplying the compressed air from an air supply source to said air chamber,

an air duster,

an air duster pipeline connected to an air outlet of said air duster, and

an air duster valve for controlling supply of the compressed air to said air duster pipeline,

wherein an operating pipeline is branched from said air chamber,

one end of said air duster pipeline is branched from said air supply pipe, while the other end of said air duster pipeline is connected to the air outlet of said air duster,

said air duster valve includes a selection valve which is provided in a branch part where said air duster pipeline is branched from said air supply pipe,

said operating pipeline is connected to said selection valve by way of an opening and closing valve to be operated by an operating button, and

said selection valve has a valve element which is movable between a first position where an upstream side pipeline leading to said air supply source is opened to a downstream side pipeline leading to said air chamber for storing the compressed air and shut off with respect to said air duster pipeline, and a second position where said upstream side pipeline leading to said air supply source is shut off with respect to said downstream side pipeline and opened to said air duster pipeline,

wherein when said operating pipeline is closed by said operating button, said valve element is moved to the first position, and when said operating pipeline is opened by said operating button, said valve element is moved to the second position, and

wherein the air outlet of said air duster is arranged in vicinity of said nose part, and a direction of blowing out the air from said air duster is substantially the same as a direction of ejecting a fastener by said tool body.

14. A pneumatic tool, comprising:

a tool body,

a nose part for ejecting a nail, which is provided in a lower part of said tool body,

an air chamber for storing compressed air, which is provided in said tool body,

an air supply pipe for supplying the compressed air from an air supply source to said air chamber,

an air duster,

an air duster pipeline connected to an air outlet of said air duster, and

an air duster valve for controlling supply of the compressed air to said air duster pipeline,

wherein an operating pipeline is branched from said air chamber,

one end of said air duster pipeline is branched from said air supply pipe, while the other end of said air duster pipeline is connected to the air outlet of said air duster,

said air duster valve includes a selection valve which is provided in a branch part where said air duster pipeline is branched from said air supply pipe,

said operating pipeline is connected to said selection valve by way of an opening and closing valve to be operated by an operating button, and

said selection valve has a valve element which is movable between a first position where an upstream side pipeline leading to said air supply source is opened to a downstream side pipeline leading to said air chamber for storing the compressed air and shut off with respect to said air duster pipeline, and a second position where said upstream side pipeline leading to said air supply source is shut off with respect to said downstream side pipeline and opened to said air duster pipeline,

wherein when said operating pipeline is closed by said operating button, said valve element is moved to the first position, and when said operating pipeline is opened by said operating button, said valve element is moved to the second position, and

wherein said operating button is disposed on a side face of said tool body, within a reach of a thumb or an index finger of a worker who has gripped said tool body.