Abstract:
The present invention provides an automatic staple remover including a frame, a motor fixed to the frame, a speed-reducing mechanism driven by the motor, a transmission mechanism connected to the speed-reducing mechanism, and a member having a jaw for removing a staple from an object connected to the transmission mechanism. The staple remover of the invention is convenient to use and to collect removed staples.

Description:
TECHNICAL FILED OF THE INVENTION  
         [0001]    The present invention relates to a device for removing staples from on object, particular to an automatic staple remover.  
         BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0002]    In the prior art, the staple remover is operated by hand, and no automatic staple removers have been disclosed. The staple remover in the art has many drawbacks such as inconvenient to use, not easy to collect pulled staples, and readily to have the object that the staple is enclosed broken down.  
           [0003]    Therefore, it is needed to develop a new staple remover to solve the problems existing in the art.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0004]    Accordingly, the object of the invention is to provide an automatic staple remover that has a simple structure, is easily operate, and can collect removed staples.  
           [0005]    The automatic staple remover according to the invention includes a frame, a motor fixed to the frame, a speed-reducing mechanism driven by the motor, a transmission mechanism connected to the speed-reducing mechanism, and a member having a jaw for removing a staple from an object connected to the transmission mechanism.  
           [0006]    In one embodiment of the invention, the staple remover further comprises a transition member adjacent to the member for removing the staple mounted to the bottom of the frame.  
           [0007]    In another embodiment of the invention, the staple remover further comprises comprising a magazine for containing the staple.  
           [0008]    In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the staple remover comprises a switch mounted on the frame for triggering the motor via the shaft.  
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0009]    [0009]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a staple remover of the invention.  
         [0010]    [0010]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the staple remover shown in FIG. 1 in another direction.  
         [0011]    [0011]FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the staple remover shown in FIG. 1.  
         [0012]    [0012]FIG. 4 is a partially schematic view of the staple remover shown in FIG. 1 from the bottom.  
         [0013]    [0013]FIG. 5 is a partial view of the staple remover of the invention showing that the switch contacts a project on the driving wheel.  
         [0014]    [0014]FIG. 6 a  shows pulling a staple using the staple remover of the invention.  
         [0015]    [0015]FIG. 6 b  shows the movement of the member for removing staples on the transition member according to the invention.  
         [0016]    [0016]FIG. 7 a  schematically shows the magazine at a close state.  
         [0017]    [0017]FIG. 7 b  schematically shows the magazine at an open state.  
         [0018]    [0018]FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a transition member and a magazine of the invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
       [0019]    The invention will be further described in conjunction with the drawings.  
         [0020]    Referring to FIGS.  1 - 4 , a staple remover of the present invention includes a frame  1 . A motor  2  is arranged at the front portion of the frame  1 . A gear assembly including a plurality of gears with different diameters is connected to the motor. A first gear  3  with a small diameter is driven by the motor  2 . The first gear is engaged to a second gear  4  with a larger diameter than the first gear  3 . A third gear  5  with a smaller diameter than the second gear  4  is fixed to the axle of the second gear  4  at the other side of the frame  1 . The third gear  5  is engaged to a fourth gear  6  with a larger diameter than the third gear  5 . At the same side of the fourth gear  6  is disposed a fifth gear  61  that shares the same axle as the fourth gear  5  and has a smaller diameter than fourth gear  5 . The fifth gear  61  is engaged to a sixth gear  7  with a larger diameter than the fifth gear  61 .  
         [0021]    A driving wheel  8  that has the same diameter as the sixth gear  7  is fixed to the axle of the sixth gear  7 . Two connecting rods  11 ,  11 ′ are connected between the edge of the driving wheel  8 , the sixth gear  7  and a shaft  15 . A member  14  including a jaw  141  for removing a staple is mounted to the shaft  15 . At two sides of the frame  1  are provided two slide channels  16 . The shaft  15  is mounted in the channels  16  via two sleeves  21  such that the member  14  can move along the channels  16 .  
         [0022]    Referring to FIG. 4 now, there is provided another shaft  20  at the front portion of the frame parallel to the shaft  15 . The shaft  20  is disposed within two inclined channels  22  parallel to the channels  16 .  
         [0023]    Turning to FIGS. 3, 6 a , and  6   b , a transition member  13  is disposed at the bottom of the frame adjacent to the member for removing the staple, and has an inclined plane  131  providing a groove  18  that allows the jaw  141  of the member  14  to move along the inclined plane  131 .  
         [0024]    Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 7 a  and FIG. 7 b , adjacent to the transition member  13  on the frame is disposed a magazine  12  for containing the removed staple  19 . The magazine  12  at the upper portion provides a bevel plane  26  extended from the inclined plane  131  of the transition member  13 . Onto the bevel plane  26  is provided a slide plate  24  to which a driving block  27  is mounted. A spring  25  is arranged at the plane  26  and is connected to the slide plate  24 .  
         [0025]    As shown in FIGS. 1, 3,  6   a , and  6   b , the member  14  may include a pair of blocks  23  at the two sides of the jaw to prevent the staple  19  from sliding off while operating.  
         [0026]    Now turning to FIG. 5, a position-limit switch  9  is provided at the upper portion of the frame  1 . The position-limit switch  9  can contact a project  17  disposed at the outer edge of the driving wheel  8 .  
         [0027]    The operation of the staple remover according to the invention is now described.  
         [0028]    When the jaw  141  of the member  14  is put under the staple  19  as shown in FIG. 6 a , a switch  10  disposed on the frame  1  is initiated to drive the motor  2  via the shaft  15 . The motor  2  drives the sixth gear  7  and the driving wheel  8  to rotate though the gear assembly. With the rotation of the gear  7  and the driving wheel  8 , the connecting rods  11 ,  11 ′ are driven to direct the member  14  to move along the inclined channels  16 ,  22 . At the same time, the removed staple with the jaw  141  moves along the groove  18  at the upper surface of the transition member  13  to reach the magazine  12 . The rear part of the member  14  pushes the driving block  27  on the slide plate  24  to move backwards so as to open the magazine. When the jaw moves above the magazine, the staple falls into the magazine by the weight. As shown in FIG. 8, the bottom  120  of the magazine  12  may be made from magnetic materials. At this time, the project  17  contacts the switch  9  to stop the motor  2  to finish a cycle of removing the staple.