Patent Publication Number: US-2022234181-A1

Title: Stamping pliers for stamping and bonding

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Technical Field 
     The present invention generally relates to stamping pliers for stamping and bonding, and more particularly relates to the stamping pliers capable of driving a stamping nail to penetrate through two boards and force the penetration positions of the boards to be compressed and deformed, so as to achieve the effects of combining and fixing the two boards. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     At present, most interior decorations use light partitions to separate spaces. In addition to the effect of reducing the overall structural weight effectively, the partition of the light steel frame can omit many construction processes compared with the traditional wet construction, and the light steel frame can be used and matched with different boards to meet different user requirements. For example, the light steel frame is combined with a metal board to serve as a wall. 
     Since the metal board generally comes with a relative small thickness, it is difficult to combine the metal board with the light steel frame by welding (because the board may be damaged by hot melting easily). Therefore, it is a common way to fix the light steel frame and the board by screws or rivets. Although this way can achieve a stable combination, it is generally necessary to use a certain quantity of screws or rivets for the fixation, and thus resulting in a time-consuming assembling process. 
     In view of the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive research and experiment, and finally developed a pair of innovative stamping pliers for stamping and bonding to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art by providing a pair of stamping pliers for stamping and bonding capable of driving a stamping nail to penetrate through two boards to force the penetration positions of the two boards to be compressed and deformed, so as to achieve the effect of combining and fixing the two boards. 
     To achieve the aforementioned and other objectives, the present invention discloses a stamping pliers for stamping and bonding, comprising: a first handle, having a first pivot portion, a first grip portion extending outwardly from an end of the first pivot portion, and a stamping seat extending from an end of the first pivot portion in a direction away from the first grip portion; the stamping seat having a stamping groove and a guide through hole, and the guide through hole penetrating through the stamping seat and passing through the stamping groove; a second handle, having a second pivot portion, a second grip portion extending outwardly from an end of the second pivot portion, and a linking portion extending from an end of the second pivot portion in a direction away from the second grip portion, and the linking portion having an engaging recess; the second pivot portion being pivoted to the first pivot portion, so that the second handle can be rotated relative to the first handle; and a stamping nail, axially and movably installed into the guide through hole, and having a nail head and a nail tip disposed at both ends of the stamping nail respectively, and the nail head being engaged with the engaging recess, and the nail tip being substantially in a form of a triangular plate; so that when the second handle is rotated relative to the first handle, the linking portion can be linked to the stamping nail to move the stamping nail axially in the guide through hole. 
     To achieve the aforementioned and other objectives, the stamping seat of the present invention further has a first stop block and a second stop block, and the stamping groove is concavely formed between the first stop block and the second stop block, and the guide through hole has a first through hole and a second through hole; the first through hole is penetrated through the first stop block and communicated with the stamping groove, and the second through hole is penetrated through the second stop block and communicated with the stamping groove, and the diameter of the second through hole is greater than the diameter of the first through hole, and the central axis of the first through hole and the central axis of the second through hole are on the same axis. 
     To achieve the aforementioned and other objectives, the linking portion of the present invention further has a first limit portion and a second limit portion disposed at both ends of the second pivot portion and adjacent to the second grip portion and the engaging recess respectively, and the first limit portion and the second limit portion are provided for limiting a rotation range of the second handle. 
     To achieve the aforementioned and other objectives, the first limit portion of the present invention is a rivet fixed to the linking portion, and the second limit portion is a roller pivoted to the linking portion. 
     To achieve the aforementioned and other objectives, the stamping nail of the present invention has two opposite bevels disposed at joint positions of the stamping nail and the nail tip coupled to both sides of the nail tip respectively. 
     The above and other objects and technical characteristics of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a pair of stamping pliers for stamping and bonding in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of a pair of stamping pliers for stamping and bonding in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of a stamping nail of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic view of a pair of stamping pliers at an unstamped status in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic view of a pair of stamping pliers at a stamped status in accordance with the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic view of a board and a light steel frame of the present invention before being stamped; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic view of a board and a light steel frame after being stamped in accordance with the present invention; and 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic view of combining and fixing a board and a light steel frame by stamping in accordance with the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1 to 5  for a pair of stamping pliers for stamping and bonding  100  in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the stamping pliers are used for fixing a light steel frame of a construction (such as fixing a light steel frame  71  with a board  72 , or fixing two boards) and comprises: a first handle  10 , a second handle  20  and a stamping nail  30 . 
     The first handle  10  has a first pivot portion  11 , a first grip portion  12  extending outwardly from an end of the first pivot portion  11 , and a stamping seat  13  extending from an end of the first pivot portion  11  in a direction away from the first grip portion  12 ; and the stamping seat  13  has a stamping groove  131  and a guide through hole  132 , and the guide through hole  132  is penetrated through the stamping seat  13  and passed through the stamping groove  131 . 
     The second handle  20  has a second pivot portion  21 , a second grip portion  22  extending outwardly from an end of the second pivot portion  21 , and a linking portion  23  extending from an end of the second pivot portion  21  in a direction away from the second grip portion  22 , and having an engaging recess  231 ; the second pivot portion  21  of the second handle  20  is staggered with and pivoted to the first pivot portion  11  of the first handle  10 , so that the second handle  20  can be rotated relative to the first handle  10 , and the second grip portion  22  can be moved close to or away from the first grip portion  12  by the rotation of the second handle  20 . Wherein, a predetermined included angle Q is formed between the second grip portion  22  and the linking portion  23 , and the second pivot portion  21  is pivoted to the first pivot portion  11  by a shaft  211  (such as a rivet). 
     The stamping nail  30  is in a round rod shape and can be axially and movably disposed into the guide through hole  132 ; a nail head  31  and a nail tip  32  are disposed at both ends of the stamping nail  30  respectively, and the nail head  31  is engaged with the engaging recess  231 , and the nail tip  32  is a triangular plate. Wherein, the stamping nail  30  has two opposite bevels  30 A disposed at joint positions of the stamping nail  30  and the nail tip  32  and coupled to both sides of the nail tip  32  respectively. 
     When the second handle  20  is rotated relative to the first handle  10 , the linking portion  23  can be linked to the stamping nail  30  to axially move the stamping nail  30  in the guide through hole  132 . 
     In this embodiment, a first stop block  133  and a second stop block  134  are extended downwardly from the stamping seat  13 , and the stamping groove  131  is concavely formed under the stamping seat  13  and disposed between the first stop block  133  and the second stop block  134 ; and the guide through hole  132  has a first through hole  1321  and a second through hole  1322 , and the first through hole  1321  is penetrated through the first stop block  133  and communicated with the stamping groove  131 , and the second through hole  1322  is penetrated through the second stop block  134  and communicated with the stamping groove  131 , and the diameter of the second through hole  1322  is slightly greater than the diameter of the first through hole  1321 , and the central axis of the first through hole  1321  and the central axis of the second through hole  1322  are on the same axis. 
     The linking portion  23  further has a first limit portion  232  and a second limit portion  233  disposed at both ends of the second pivot portion  21  and adjacent to the second grip portion  22  and the engaging recess  231  respectively; and the first limit portion  232  and the second limit portion  233  are provided for limiting the rotation range of the second handle  20  relative to the first handle  10 ; wherein, the first limit portion  232  is a rivet fixed onto the linking portion  23 , and the second limit portion  233  is a roller pivoted to the linking portion  23 . In addition to the function of limiting the second handle  20 , this arrangement also assists pushing the nail head  31 . 
     During operation, the second handle  20  can be rotated relative to the first handle  10  and at least has a before-push position P 1  and an after-push position P 2 . 
     In  FIG. 4 , when the second handle  20  is situated at the before-push position P 1 , the second grip portion  22  is disposed relatively away from the first grip portion  12 , and the second limit portion  233  abuts against the bottom of the first handle  10  to limit the distance of the second handle  20  from the first handle  10 , and the nail head  31  of the stamping nail  30  is linked by the linking portion  23  to situate at an unstamped position P 3 . Now, the nail tip  32  of the stamping nail  30  is situated in the first through hole  1321  (In other words, the stamping nail  30  has not been passed through the stamping groove  131  and the second through hole  1322 ). 
     In  FIG. 5 , when the second handle  20  is situated at the after-push position P 2 , the second grip portion  22  is relatively close to the first grip portion  12 , and the first limit portion  232  abuts against the top of the first handle  10  to limit the distance of the second handle  20  close to the first handle  10 , and the nail head  31  of the stamping nail  30  is pushed by the linking portion  23  to situate at a stamped position P 4 . Now, the stamping nail  30  is passed through the first through hole  1321 , the stamping groove  131  and the second through hole  1322 , and the nail tip  32  is situated in the second through hole  1322 . It is noteworthy that the second limit portion  233  also achieves a smooth linkage effect when the second handle  20  at the before-push position P 1  is moved to the after-push position P 2 , and the roller shape of the second limit portion  233  can also assist pushing the nail head  31  of the stamping nail  30 , in addition to limiting the rotation of the second handle  20 . 
     When use, users just need to rotate the second handle  20  to the before-push position P 1  and align the stamping groove  131  with the light steel frame  71  and the board  72  to be fixed, and then press and turn the second handle  20  from the before-push position P 1  to the after-push position P 2  to move the stamping nail  30  from the unstamped position P 3  to the stamped position P 4  and penetrate through the light steel frame  71  and the board  72 , so as to compress and deform the penetrating position and achieve the combining effect. 
     In  FIG. 6 , when use, the users need to rotate the second handle  20  to the before-push position P 1 , and align the stamping groove  131  with the required fixing positon of the mutually attached light steel frame  71  and board  72 . Now, the first stop block  133  and the second stop block  134  are configured to be corresponsive to the inner surface of the board  72  and the light steel frame  71 , and the stamping nail  30  is situated at the unstamped position P 3 . 
     In  FIG. 7 , the second handle  20  is pressed to rotate from the before-push position P 1  to the after-push position P 2  in order to move the stamping nail  30  from the unstamped position P 3  to the stamped position P 4  so as to penetrate through the board  72  and the light steel frame  71  and force the penetrated position to be deformed by the triangular plate design of the nail tip and the round rod shape of the stamping nail  30  to achieve the effect of combining the board  72  and the light steel frame  71  (as shown in  FIG. 8 , wherein the board  72  and the light steel frame  71  produce irregular penetrating holes  73  after being penetrated by the stamping nail  30 , and the peripheries of the irregular penetrating holes  73  are compressed, deformed, and expanded outwardly to fix and combine the board  72  and the light steel frame  71  with each other. 
     After the board  72  and the light steel frame  71  are combined and fixed, the second handle  20  is rotated back to the before-push position P 1  to link the stamping nail  30  to restore the unstamped position P 3  (that is to recover the status as shown in  FIG. 6  from the status as shown in  FIG. 7 ), so as to move away the stamping pliers for stamping and bonding  100  in accordance with the present invention. 
     It is noteworthy that the stamping pliers of an embodiment of the present invention are applied for fixing the light steel frame and the board. In practical application. In a practical application, the present invention can also be used for fixing and combining various boards such as a combination of a metal board and a fireproof board or a combination of two metal boards. 
     In summation, the present invention has the following advantages and effects: 
     1. Quick Combination: At present, the light steel frame and the board are commonly fixed by screws or rivets. Although this method can achieve a stable combination, it is generally necessary to use a certain quantity of screws or rivets for the fixation, and thus the assembling process is time consuming. On the other hand, the present invention just needs to press the second handle  20  to rotate the second handle  20  from the before-push position P 1  to the after-push position P 2  to penetrate the stamping nail  30  through the board  72  and the light steel frame  71  and force the penetrated position to be compressed and defined, so as to achieve the effect of combining the board  72  and the light steel frame  71 . 
     2. Good Fixing Effect: The present invention uses the design of the triangular plate of the nail tip  32  and the design of the round rod shape of the stamping nail  30  to penetrate the stamping nail  30  through the board  72  and the light steel frame  71 , so as to compress and deform the penetrated position in two stages, and achieve the effect of combining the board  72  and the light steel frame  71 . 
     In summation of the description above, persons having ordinary skill in the art understand that the present invention surely achieves the aforementioned objectives and complies with patent application requirements, and thus is duly filed for patent application. While the invention is described in some detail hereinbelow with reference to certain illustrated embodiments, it is to be understood that there is no intent to limit the invention to those embodiments. On the contrary, the aim is to cover all modifications, alternatives and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.