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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2023
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Andrew R. Wyler, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Nathan T. Armstrong, Fox Point, WI (US);
Jason D. Thurner, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Troy C. Thorson, Cedarburg, WI (US);
John S. Scott, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jeremy R. Ebner, East Troy, WI (US);
Daniel R. Garces, Waukesha, WI (US);
Ryan A. Dedrickson, Sussex, WI (US);
Luke J. Skinner, West Bend, WI (US);
Benjamin R. Suhr, Milwaukee, WI (US);
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A gas spring-powered fastener driver includes a cylinder, a moveable piston positioned within the cylinder, a driver blade attached to the piston and movable between a ready position and a driven position, a lifter engageable with the driver blade to return the driver blade from the driven position to the ready position, and a multi-stage planetary transmission including an output shaft operatively coupled to the lifter to provide torque thereto, a first bearing supporting a first portion of the output shaft for rotation, a second bearing supporting a second portion of the output shaft for rotation, and first and second planetary stages. The fastener driver also includes a housing having a cylinder support portion and a transmission housing portion in which the first and second bearings are received. The cylinder support portion and the transmission housing portion are integrally formed as a single piece.