Assembly jig for the nailing of wood frame members

Claim 2

An assembly jig for the positioning of overlying wood frame members prior to nailing, said jig comprising a rectangular frame structure; conveying means mounted upon thE underside of said frame structure to adapt it for movement over a horizontally arranged conveying surface and beneath an automatic nailing machine; a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure; means mounting the ends of said support members to said frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof; and a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, said workpiece holding members including clincher devices for yieldably supporting a pair of overlying wooden pieces and for permitting a nail to be driven through said wooden pieces from above and to be bent into flat engagement with the underside of the lowermost piece; said clincher devices comprising a fixed frame structure, a flat plate for engagement with the lowermost of said wooden pieces, and spring means yieldably supporting said plate within said fixed frame structure.

Claim 3

An assembly jig and conveyor structure for the positioning of the individual members of a wood frame assembly and the conveying of said assembly beneath an automatic nailing machine where it can be nailed together, said structure comprising a pair of elongate frame members extending in parallel spaced relationship, a track arranged along the upper side of each frame member, a rectangular jig frame structure, means for mounting said jig frame structure upon said tracks, a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure, means mounting the ends of said support members to said jig frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof, a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, power means for propelling the jig along said tracks, switch means engageable with a portion of said jig for disengaging said power means from said jig in order to cause it to come to a stop when one of said support members is located directly beneath the nailing heads of said automatic nailing machine, a stop member, and means for elevating said stop member into the path of said jig for engagement with one of said support members to position it beneath said nailing heads, said elevating means being energized by said switch means.

Claim 4

An assembly jig and conveyor structure for the positioning of the individual members of a wood frame assembly and the conveying of said assembly beneath an automatic nailing machine where it can be nailed together, said structure comprising a pair of elongate frame members extending in parallel spaced relationship, a track arranged along the upper side of each frame member, a rectangular jig frame structure, means for mounting said jig frame structure upon said tracks, a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure, means mounting the ends of said support members to said jig frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof, a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, power means for propelling the jig along said tracks, switch means engageable with a portion of said jig for disengaging said power means from said jig in order to cause it to come to a stop when one of said support members is located directly beneath the nailing heads of said automatic nailing machine, a stop member, and means for elevating said stop member into the path of said jig for engagement with one of said support members to position it beneath said nailing heads, said elevating means being energized by said switch means.

Claim 5

An assembly jig and conveyor structure for the positioning of the individual members of a wood frame assembly and the conveying of said assembly beneath an automatic nailing machine where it can be nailed together, said structure comprising a pair of elongate frame members extending in parallel spaced relationship, a track arranged along the upper side of each frame member, a rectangular jig frame structure, means for mounting said jig frame structure upon said tracks including a plurality of track engaging elements and spring means for resiliently supporting each of said track engaging elements from said jig frame structure whereby said jig will be caused to lower under the impact of the nailing heads until it can be engaged by an anvil so that the nailing forces will not be transmitted through said track engaging elements to said elongate frame members, a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure, means mounting the ends of said support members to said jig frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof, a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, power means for propelling the jig along said tracks, and switch means engageable with a portion of said jig for disengaging said power means from said jig in order to cause it to come to a stop when one of said support members is located directly beneath the nailing heads of said automatic nailing machine.

Claim 6

An assembly jig and conveyor structure for the positioning of the individual members of a wood frame assembly and the conveying of said assembly beneath an automatic nailing machine where it can be nailed together, said structure comprising a pair of elongate frame members extending in parallel spaced relationship, a track arranged along the upper side of each frame member, a rectangular jig frame structure, means for mounting said jig frame structure upon said tracks including a plurality of track engaging elements and spring means for resiliently supporting each of said track engaging elements from said jig frame structure whereby said jig will be caused to lower under the impact of the nailing heads until it can be engaged by an anvil so that the nailing forces will not be transmitted through said track engaging elements to said elongate frame members, a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure, means mounting the ends of said support members to said jig frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof, a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, power means for propelling the jig along said tracks, and switch means engageable with a portion of said jig for disengaging said power means from said jig in order to cause it to come to a stop when one of said support members is located directly beneath the nailing heads of said automatic nailing machine.

Claim 7

An assembly jig and conveyor structure for the positioning of the individual members of a wood frame assembly and the conveying of said assembly beneath an automatic nailing machine where it can be nailed together, saiD structure comprising a pair of elongate frame members extending in parallel spaced relationship, a track arranged along the upper side of each frame member, a rectangular jig frame structure, means for mounting said jig frame structure upon said tracks, a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure, means mounting the ends of said support members to said jig frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof, a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, power means for propelling the jig along said tracks, switch means engageable with a portion of said jig for disengaging said power means from said jig in order to cause it to come to a stop when one of said support members is located directly beneath the nailing heads of said automatic nailing machine, and a rotatably mounted brush positioned above said tracks and transversely thereof slightly upstream of said nailing machine, said brush being engageable with said members of said wood frame assembly to hold them in place while they are being nailed together.

Claim 8

An assembly jig and conveyor structure for the positioning of the individual members of a wood frame assembly and the conveying of said assembly beneath an automatic nailing machine where it can be nailed together, saiD structure comprising a pair of elongate frame members extending in parallel spaced relationship, a track arranged along the upper side of each frame member, a rectangular jig frame structure, means for mounting said jig frame structure upon said tracks, a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure, means mounting the ends of said support members to said jig frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof, a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, power means for propelling the jig along said tracks, switch means engageable with a portion of said jig for disengaging said power means from said jig in order to cause it to come to a stop when one of said support members is located directly beneath the nailing heads of said automatic nailing machine, and a rotatably mounted brush positioned above said tracks and transversely thereof slightly upstream of said nailing machine, said brush being engageable with said members of said wood frame assembly to hold them in place while they are being nailed together.

Claim 9

An assembly jig for the positioning of overlying wood frame members prior to nailing; said jig comprising a rectangular frame structure; conveying means mounted upon the underside of said frame structure to adapt it for movement over a horizontally arranged conveying surface and beneath an automatic nailing machine; a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure; means mounting the ends of said support members to said frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof; and a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, at least to of said workpiece holding members on each of said support members including a pair of opposed upright flanges for receiving a wood frame member therebetween that is extending in the direction of said support member.

Claim 10

An assembly jig for the positioning of overlying wood frame members prior to nailing; said jig comprising a rectangular frame structure; conveying means mounted upon the underside of said frame structure to adapt it for movement over a horizontally arranged conveying surface and beneath an automatic nailing machine; a plurality of support members extending transversely of said frame structure; means mounting the ends of said support members to said frame structure for adjustment longitudinally thereof; and a plurality of workpiece holding members mounted upon each of said support members for adjustment transversely of said frame structure, at least to of said workpiece holding members on each of said support members including a pair of opposed upright flanges for receiving a wood frame member therebetween that is extending in the direction of said support member.

Claim 11

An assembly jig as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said workpiece holding members comprises a flat base portion, upright portions mounted upon said base portion to provide a pocket for reception of a wood frame member, a pair of flanges mounted in parallel relation to said base at the opposite side edges thereof, and means for clamping said support member between said base portion and said flanges, said last names means being releasable in order to permit said workpiece holding member to be slid along said support member to a new position when said jig is adjusted for handling a new wood frame structure.

Claim 12

An assembly jig as set forth in claim 1 including a rod extending transversely of said jig above and spaced from the plane of said support members, and a plurality of spacer members slidably adjustably mounted upon said rod for providing abutments for the top boards of said wood frame members to aid in their alignment upon said jig.

Claim 13

An assembly jig as set forth in claim 1 including a rigid flange depending vertically from said flat plate, the lowermost edge of said flange being at a lower elevation than said jig frame when said plate is depressed by the protruding lower end of a nail whereby said end of said flange is adapted to be engaged by an upwardly moving force producing member to bend said end of the nail flat against the lowermost of said wooden pieces.

Claim 14

An assembly jig as set forth in claim 8, said workpiece holding members also including upright gripping members for releasably holding a wooden block upon which said overlying wooden pieces are supported, said upright gripping members being spaced from and alternating with said clincher devices along the length of the associated support member.

Claim 15

An assembly jig for the positioning of overlying wood frame members prior to nailing, said jig comprising a frame structure, a plurality of support members extending in parallel relationship across said frame structure, each of said support members having a plurality of upright gripping members mounted thereon in spaced relationship for releasably holding wooden blocks, and clincher devices mounted upon said support members in spaced positions between said gripping members for supporting a pair of overlying wooden pieces which are also supported upon said blocks, each of said clincher devices being yieldably mounted upon its associated support member so that a nail which is driven through said overlying wooden pieces will be permitted to protrude through the lowermost of said pieces.

Claim 16

An assembly jig for the positioning of overlying wood frame members prior to nailing, said jig comprising a frame structure, a plurality of support members extending in parallel relationship across said frame structure, each of said support members having a plurality of upright gripping members mounted thereon in spaced relationship for releasably holding wooden blocks, and clincher devices mounted upon said support members in spaced positions between said gripping members for supporting a pair of overlying wooden pieces which are also supported upon said blocks, each of said clincher devices being yieldably mounted upon its associated support member so that a nail which is driven through said overlying wooden pieces will be permitted to protrude through the lowermost of said pieces.

Claim 17

An assembly jig as set forth in claim 10 wherein each of said clincher devices comprises a fixed frame structure, a flat plate for engagement with the lowermost of said wooden pieces, and spring means yieldably supporting said plate within said fixed frame structure.

Claim 18

An assembly jig as set forth in claim 11 including a rigid flange depending vertically from said flat plate, the lowermost edge of said flange being at a lower elevation than said jig frame when said plate is depressed by the end of the nail which is driven through said wooden pieces whereby said end of said flange is adapted to be engaged by an upwardly moving force producing means to bend said end of the nail flat against the lowermost of said wooden pieces.

Claim 19

An assembly jig and conveyor structure as set forth in claim 2 wherein said switch means includes a first switch for disengaging said power means and a second switch spaced upstream from said first switch for energizing said elevating means.