Pneumatic nail Gun
Logan Dodson & Jakob Smith
Air compressor
How does it work?
- Continually draws in and pushes out air.
- Reaches the Nail Gun through a hose which connects the air compressor to the air reservoir.
Air Reservoir
In short, an air compressor feeds air into the nail gun. When the trigger is pressed, compressed air forces the piston head forward, hitting the nail and forcing it out of the gun.After this, more compressed air pushes the piston back to its starting position.
- Receives air from the air compressor through a hose.
- The tank is located within the handle of the gun.
- The compressed air within the tank is the air that's used to carry out the whole system operation.
Trigger Mechanism
Trigger
- Trigger can be pulled when handle is filled with compressed air.
- When pulled, it acts on the valve that allows air to flow on both sides of the valve plunger and into the cylinder.
Cylinder
- Located in the middle of the gun.
- Houses the piston.
- When compressed air enters, the piston head inside is driven forward hitting the nail.
Nail Loading System
Return air chamber
- Located around the cylinder
- Allows excess compressed air to push piston back to starting position once it has been fully extended after hitting the nail.
- Located at an angle below the barrel of the gun.
- When one nail is fired, gravity or a spring will automatically load the next nail into position.