Nail guide device of a box nailing machine
US5842625A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25C1/003
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A nail guide device of a box nailing machine in which a nail connected with another nail by a tying member is driven by a drive rod, the nail guide device includes: a nail magazine for accommodating the nails connected with each other; a nose for guiding the driver rod; a nail guide plate for connecting the nail magazine with the nose, including, a lower end portion extending downward to a position lower than a tip of the nail, and a guide groove provided in an upper portion of one face of the nail guide plate and extending over the entire length of the guide plate; and a nail cover rotatably provided opposite to the face on which the guide groove is formed, the nail cover and the guide plate forming a nail path, wherein the guide groove is engaged with a side portion of the head of the nail to guide the nail from the nail magazine to the nose; and a flange protruding to the nail path formed in the lower end portion of the nail guide plate so as to shield the tip of the nail.
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