Patent ID: 6508715
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B21G

Abstract:
A nail machine for the manufacture of heads on elongate bodies, including nails and screws, said machine comprising at least one tool ring having an axis of rotation about which the tool ring can be caused to rotate, an outer and an inner surface that face away from and towards, respectively, the axis of rotation of the tool ring, and a surface that is substantially perpendicular relative to the axis of rotation, and wherein the tool ring further comprises a plurality of holding jaws and means for positioning and securing the holding jaws at a mutual distance along the circumference of the tool ring, and wherein each holding jaw has a groove for receiving an elongate body longitudinally of the groove, whereby the holding jaw serves as clamp jaw for securing and positioning the elongate body, characterized in that the means for positioning and securing the holding jaws on the tool ring comprise a plurality of fittings that are releasable relative to the tool ring, each of said fittings having means for receiving and securing at least one holding jaw in the fitting, and a support face that allows the fitting to abut on a support face that is complementary to the support face of the fitting and configured on one of said surfaces on the tool ring, and means for securing the fitting on the tool ring, and wherein the fitting has at least one clamp face which is opposite the support face, and wherein the means for clamping the fitting onto the tool ring comprises a first element configured for abutment on the clamp face of the fitting, and a second element configured for extending from the clamp face and past the support face and engage with an element on the tool ring configured therefor.