| 摘要 |
Nail gun (1) comprises barrel (23) and loading mechanism (20) for loading nail from magazine (19) into muzzle (14). Nail (3) is adapted to be propelled by punch (16) via piston shuttle (7) movable by a gas propellant that is initially stored as a liquid in reservoir (2). The liquid is heated to a super critical state in high-pressure chamber (4) by heating element (5) to induce a phase change such that the liquid becomes a highly dense gas. The phase change from liquid to gas provides the energy required to expel nail (3) from muzzle (14), regardless of the ambient temperature. The propellant is preferably CO2 which is heated to 31.06° C. Pressure selector (9) allows for different pressure settings suitable for softwood, hardwood and masonry nailing applications. Gun (1) produces minimal noise and so reduces workplace noise pollution. |
