Lifter assembly for a powered fastener driver
US11724376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C1/06
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A powered fastener driver includes a driver blade movable from a top-dead-center (TDC) position toward a driven or bottom-dead-center (BDC) position, a gas spring mechanism for driving the driver blade toward the BDC position, a lifter assembly having a rotary lifter for returning the driver blade from the BDC position toward the TDC position, and an arm upon which the rotary lifter is supported. The fastener driver also includes a motor which, in a first position of the rotary lifter, provides torque to the rotary lifter to return the driver blade from the BDC position toward the TDC position. The fastener driver further includes a brake mechanism which, when activated, redirects torque from the motor away from the rotary lifter and toward the arm, causing the lifter assembly to move from the first position toward a second position in which the rotary lifter is not engageable with the driver blade.
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