Abstract: A method and a system for fastening an object to a façade comprising at least one supporting wall made in a hard material coated externally with a thermal insulation coat made in a crumbly material, the object being fastened to the wall by means of a fastening member received in an area for receiving a plot made in a hard material arranged in projection out of the wall. The object is fastened to the wall in an indirect way offsetting towards the outside of the façade the area of the plot. The plot is fastened to the wall by a fastening area extending between the wall and the receiving area. The plot is a straight cylinder extending through the insulation coat.

Abstract: The system is intended to block the tool operation for an operator holding a badge the authorized working time of which is over. The system comprises: the operator badge, comprising a storage memory for the working time carried out by the operator and a communication unit; the tool, comprising an accelerometric sensor and a housing for control and vibratory traceability comprising a communication module, arranged to exchange data with the operator badge and means for blocking the tool operation. For the vibratory charge traceability of the tool, in the tool, the accelerations experienced by the tool while operating and its corresponding working times, forming traceability data, are measured; the traceability data in the tool are saved; the traceability data are transmitted to an operator personal badge.

Abstract: The pole comprises a securing end, with device securing means and the device actuating means, a gripping end to be gripped by an operator and telecontrolling means for telecontrolling the actuating means. The actuating means are arranged in the device securing means and are directly controlled by the securing end of the pole and thus telecontrolled by the pole and its gripping end under the action of a thrust of the pole towards the support material. The device actuating means comprise safety means arranged to avoid by gravity the control of the actuating means by the securing end of the pole when the spatial position of the pole is inappropriate. The invention also relates to an anchoring device provided with the same safety means.

Abstract: An assembly of a fuel cell for an electroportable device and of a connection adapter for connecting the fuel cell and a fuel reservoir, the adapter being arranged for receiving a member for supplying the cell and an ejection nosepiece of the reservoir, the adapter comprising a valve arranged for being actuated by the ejection nosepiece of the reservoir and switched from a plugging condition, before connection, to a fuel transmission condition, after connection. Thanks to the invention, the fuel cell is permanently maintained under fuel supply.

Abstract: The plug guide comprises a bore for receiving a nail comprising a head and a shaft onto which a skirt is slid, the bore having a passing section determined so that the head and the skirt of the nail cause it to be guided therein, a recess being provided in the front part of the plug guide for ejecting and expanding the guiding skirt. The recess comprises at least one radial bulge projecting inside, for extending the wall of the bore of the plug guide and forming a narrowing for guiding the nail. This invention further relates to a fastening device comprising the plug guide.

Abstract: The tool comprises an inner combustion engine, in a housing, for propelling a piston for driving a fastening member, a casing for receiving a fuel cell as a source of energy of the engine, a handle for handling the tool, with a trigger for actuating the tool and a casing for receiving a battery as the electrical supply source of the tool, the handle being connected to the housing of the engine, and extending substantially perpendicular to an axis of the housing. On the side opposed to the housing of the engine, the handle is connected to an arm for receiving the fuel cell and the electrical supply battery.

Abstract: The tool is to be used for driving fastening members into a supporting material. It comprises a cylinder (3), with a piston (5), a combustion chamber (1, 11), a cylinder head (12) bearing a fuel igniting means (36) in the chamber (1), a pin guide (9), for receiving a fastening member and the piston (5) shaft (7) and a cage (21). Return means are provided for opening the chamber (11), driving the pin guide (9) forwardly, opening and closing abutment means for the chamber (11). There are provided: one single central spring (32) for opening the chamber (11) and, on each side of the tool, one single opening and closing side chamber abutment (18, 55), integral with the chamber (11) and mobile in translation on the corresponding side of the cylinder (3).

Abstract: The fastening apparatus for fastening elements includes a combustion chamber, a housing for a gas cartridge, means for injecting gas from a cartridge into the combustion chamber and a management module. An engine thermistor is provided to be subjected to the temperature of the chamber, as well as a second cartridge thermistor intended to be subjected to the temperature of the gas cartridge disposed in the cartridge housing. Both thermistors are mounted for transmitting their temperature information to the management module. The management module is operable for managing temperature information and determining the opening time of the injection means.

Abstract: This invention relates to controlling a tool for driving fastening elements through firing a fuel. A valve, upon each shot, opens via a current (IA) in a component created by a voltage injection control (Uv). Upon the first one of a series of shots and after the control, the time to is detected of a drop of current in a measuring member upon the transient rise of current and, the opening period To of the valve being predetermined, the end of the injection control is triggered at the time td, after a period To, following the time to, reduced with a period To, of a first rise of the voltage injection control following the beginning of the drop of current or a rise, following the beginning of its drop, of the current.

Abstract: The adapter comprises a central tubular body extending on one side with an abutment and fixing base on the cartridge and, on the other side, with two fixing legs on an intermediary nose piece of the transmission and filling member able to be hinged for ensuring the fixing operation, disconnecting and ejecting wings being additionally provided. The disconnecting and ejecting wings are arranged for opening the fixing legs before driving them into translation.

Abstract: A gas setting tool, wasting a limited amount of fuel. The tool comprises i) an internal combustion engine, with a device for injecting fuel in the chamber of the engine, comprising a check valve and an injection piston, the injection piston extending beyond the check valve, and iii) a sealing joint mounted on the injection piston of the check valve. The injection piston comprises an internal bore opened on the exterior and the check valve and its injection piston are arranged so that, in an opening position, the fuel in a container is able, outside the check valve, to only flow through the internal bore of the injection piston. Thanks to this invention, fuel waste is reduced to the best.

Abstract: The appliance comprises a piston mounted in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine and forming, with a cylinder head, a combustion chamber in which there is disposed a mixing, emptying and cooling fan associated with an electric drive motor (8) connected to an electronic management module and to a supply battery. It also comprises, close to the fan motor (8), a thermistor (12) sensitive to the temperature provided for transmitting the temperature information to the management module.

Abstract: An assembly of a fuel cell for an electroportable device and of a connection adapter for connecting the fuel cell and a fuel reservoir, the adapter being arranged for receiving a member for supplying the cell and an ejection nosepiece of the reservoir, the adapter comprising a valve arranged for being actuated by the ejection nosepiece of the reservoir and switched from a plugging condition, before connection, to a fuel transmission condition, after connection. Thanks to the invention, the fuel cell is permanently maintained under fuel supply.

Abstract: The system includes, inside the tool, an electronic module for locking/unlocking the tool, in order to block or authorize its use and, inside a control station, a control module for the tool's locking/unlocking module designed to switch it from the locked state (i1) to the unlocked state (I0). The system applies well to tools for sealing, nailing and other similar applications.

Abstract: The tool comprises an engine for propelling a piston including a shaft for driving a fastening member into a supporting material and through a pin guide, with means for adjusting the depth of drive of the piston shaft outside the pin guide at the end of the propulsion and at the stop of the piston in abutment against stop means. The pin guide is mounted free in translation and the depth of drive adjusting means comprise an adjustment knurl with a knurl shaft arranged so as to be in abutment against the pin guide and to push the pin guide forwards under the rotation action of the knurl.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining usage data includes driving a drive piston, damping the drive piston, and determining usage data indicating if the drive piston is being over-powered or under-powered.

Abstract: The pole comprises a securing end, with device securing means and the device actuating means, a gripping end to be gripped by an operator and telecontrolling means for telecontrolling the actuating means. The actuating means are arranged in the device securing means and are directly controlled by the securing end of the pole and thus telecontrolled by the pole and its gripping end under the action of a thrust of the pole towards the support material. The device actuating means comprise safety means arranged to avoid by gravity the control of the actuating means by the securing end of the pole when the spatial position of the pole is inappropriate. The invention also relates to an anchoring device provided with the same safety means.

Abstract: The pole comprises a securing end, with tool securing means and tool actuating means, a gripping end to be gripped by an operator, and telecontrolling means for telecontrolling the actuating means. The actuating means are arranged in the tool securing means to be directly controlled by the pole securing end and thus telecontrolled by the pole and its gripping end under the action of a thrust of the pole towards the support material. The pole is well adapted to sealing guns.

Abstract: This invention relates to controlling a tool for driving fastening elements through firing a fuel. A valve, upon each shot, opens via a current (IA) in a component created by a voltage injection control (Uv). Upon the first one of a series of shots and after the control, the time to is detected of a drop of current in a measuring member upon the transient rise of current and, the opening period To of the valve being predetermined, the end of the injection control is triggered at the time td, after a period To, following the time to, reduced with a period To, of a first rise of the voltage injection control following the beginning of the drop of current or a rise, following the beginning of its drop, of the current.

Abstract: The resin anchor comprises an apertured tubular envelope designed to be compressed by a traction element, characterized in that it includes, on the inside of the envelope, a resin component and a hardener component that are intended to be mixed together and to cure under the action of the compression of the envelope (1), in order to fasten the anchor, at least one of the two components being sacheted, the mix formed from the two components being expelled out of the envelope via its apertures, during its compression. The traction element may be a screw that cooperates with the end element of the bushing CD forming a nut. The anchor is fastened both mechanically and chemically, for either solid material or hollow material.