IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,850,653
Granted Patent B2
US 11,850,653 · App. 17/172,522 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Binding machine

Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida (Tokyo, JP); Kouichirou Morimura (Tokyo, JP); Ichiro Kusakari (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
B21F15/04B21F7/00B21F11/00E04G21/123
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Patent No.
US 11,850,653
App. No.
17/172,522
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a cutting unit; a binding unit; a motor; and a control unit. The binding unit includes: a rotary shaft to be driven by the motor; a wire engaging body configured to engage the wire and to rotate together with the rotary shaft, thereby twisting the wire; and a rotation regulation part configured to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body. The control unit is configured to control stop of the motor rotating in a direction of twisting the wire, based on a position in a rotation direction of the wire engaging body and a position at which the rotation of the wire engaging body can be regulated by the rotation regulation part.

Claims (44)

1. A binding machine comprising:

a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire;

a curl forming unit configured to form a path along which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit is to be wound around a to-be-bound object;

a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the to-be-bound object;

a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the to-be-bound object;

a motor configured to drive the binding unit; and

a control unit configured to control the motor,

wherein the binding unit comprises:

a rotary shaft to be driven by the motor;

a wire engaging body configured to engage the wire and to rotate together with the rotary shaft, thereby twisting the wire; and

a rotation regulation part configured to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body, and

wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a rotation amount of the motor to control stop of the motor rotating in a direction of twisting the wire, wherein the rotation amount is calculated as a smallest rotation amount from a position in a rotation direction of the wire engaging body to a position at which the rotation of the wire engaging body can be regulated by the rotation regulation part.

2. The binding machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a rotation direction position detection unit configured to detect the position in the rotation direction of the wire engaging body,

wherein the control unit is configured to control the stop of the motor rotating in the direction of twisting the wire, based on the position in the rotation direction of the wire engaging body detected by the rotation direction position detection unit.

3. A binding machine comprising:

a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire;

a curl forming unit configured to form a path along which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit is to be wound around a to-be-bound object;

a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the to-be-bound object;

a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the to-be-bound object;

a motor configured to drive the binding unit; and

a control unit configured to control the motor,

wherein the binding unit comprises:

a rotary shaft to be driven by the motor;

a wire engaging body configured to engage the wire and to rotate together with the rotary shaft, thereby twisting the wire;

a check member configured to engage with the wire engaging body and to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body; and

a check member drive unit configured to drive the check member, and

wherein when it is determined to stop the motor rotating in a direction of twisting the wire, the control unit stops the motor, and controls the check member drive unit to cause the check member to engage with the wire engaging body.

4. The binding machine according to claim 3 , wherein the check member and the wire engaging body are engaged by uneven portions provided on the check member and the wire engaging body.

5. A binding machine comprising:

a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire;

a curl forming unit configured to form a path along which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit is to be wound around a to-be-bound object;

a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the to-be-bound object; and

a binding unit configured to be driven by a motor and to twist the wire wound on the to-be-bound object,

wherein the binding unit comprises:

a rotary shaft to be driven by the motor;

a wire engaging body configured to engage the wire and to rotate together with the rotary shaft, thereby twisting the wire; and

a rotation regulation part configured to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body,

wherein the rotation regulation part comprises:

a plurality of rotation regulation blades aligned in a rotation direction of the wire engaging body; and

a plurality of check members configured to not disturb rotation of the wire engaging body when the wire engaging body rotates in a direction of twisting the wire and to be engaged to the rotation regulation blades to prevent rotation of the wire engaging body when the wire engaging body rotates in a direction opposite to the direction, and

wherein engaging positions where the check members are engaged to the rotation regulation blades are arranged in the rotation direction of the wire engaging body.

6. The binding machine according to claim 5 , wherein one of the plurality of rotation regulation blades and the plurality of check members are provided with a phase difference in the rotation direction of the wire engaging body.

7. The binding machine according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of check members are provided with a phase difference in the rotation direction of the wire engaging body.

8. The binding machine according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of rotation regulation blades provided in an axis direction of the wire engaging body are provided with a phase difference in the rotation direction of the wire engaging body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2021
From: YOSHIDA, YUSUKE; MORIMURA, KOUICHIROU; KUSAKARI, ICHIRO
To: MAX CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-021026 · Feb 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210245229A1 · Aug 12, 2021