Nitto Seiko Co., Ltd.

Kazunori Isono

Hirotada Sugiura

Osamu Shikata

Masatomo Adachi

An automatic screw fastening machine embodied by the invention transmits the rotating force of a motor to a driver bit via a differential planetary mechanism consisting of an input disc, a plurality of planetary cones, a cam disc, and a variable-speed ring. The automatic screw fastening machine causes a resilient supporting unit to restrict the variable-speed ring from shifting itself in the axial direction. Furthermore, the machine is provided with a torque detection unit capable of detecting the torque of reaction force applied to the variable-speed ring by effect of the load applied to the driver bit. As soon as the detect-signal value correctly matches a specific value corresponding to the predetermined fastening torque, supply of power to the motor is discontinued. In consequence, when fully completing a screw fastening process, rotation of the driver bit is substantially reduced to zero so that no rotating force can be transmitted to the driver bit. This in turn prevents the driver bit from adversely being affected by own inertia. This permits the driver bit to fully stop own movement simultaneous with the completion of the screw fastening process, the automatic screw fastening machine thus offers incomparable capability to execute every screw fastening process by securely applying the desired fastening torque.

Automatic screw fastening machine

An automatic screw fastening machine embodied by the invention transmits the rotating force of a motor to a driver bit via a differential planetary mechanism consisting of an input disc, a plurality of planetary cones, a cam disc, and a variable-speed ring. The automatic screw fastening machine causes a resilient supporting unit to restrict the variable-speed ring from shifting itself in the axial direction. Furthermore, the machine is provided with a torque detection unit capable of detecting the torque of reaction force applied to the variable-speed ring by effect of the load applied to the driver bit. As soon as the detect-signal value correctly matches a specific value corresponding to the predetermined fastening torque, supply of power to the motor is discontinued. In consequence, when fully completing a screw fastening process, rotation of the driver bit is substantially reduced to zero so that no rotating force can be transmitted to the driver bit. This in turn prevents the driver bit from adversely being affected by own inertia. This permits the driver bit to fully stop own movement simultaneous with the completion of the screw fastening process. The automatic screw fastening machine thus offers incomparable capability to execute every screw fastening process by securely applying the desired fastening torque.

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Kyoto, Japan

Kazunori Isono