JPH043935Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The invention forms a passage for a long binding belt and a supply passage for a short rectangular cylindrical stopper inside the tool body,
A belt case containing a binding belt is removably provided on the outside of the tool body, and when the binding belt taken out from the belt case is taken out from the end through the belt passage of the tool body, the stopper supplied from the stopper supply path is removed. The present invention relates to a binding tool for inserting a tool through the tool and winding it around an object to be bound, then fixing the starting end and the terminal end of the winding part to the stopper, and further cutting and separating the winding part.

(Prior art and its problems) As a binding tool of this type, the inventors of the present invention proposed a tool in which a supply path for a stopper and a path for a binding belt are formed in parallel (Utility Application No. 61-82355).
(Refer to Publication No. 3-39363). Since this binding tool requires a means for supplying a binding belt, the present inventors considered fixing a belt case to the tool body. When performing tying work, the tying belt is fed from the belt case into the tying belt passage of the tool body, and after binding and cutting the objects such as electric wires, the tying belt is transferred from the belt case to the next tying length. It is only necessary to rewind it by a certain amount and supply it to the tool body. However, when replacing the binding belt in the belt case, the work of winding the binding belt around the belt case is extremely troublesome.

(Objective of the invention) An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a binding tool that can easily supply a binding belt to the tool body.

(Means for achieving the object) In order to achieve the above object, the binding tool according to the present invention is composed of a tool body and a belt case wrapped with a long binding belt, and inside the tool body,
A belt passage through which a long binding belt is guided, and a fastener supply path for accommodating a plurality of fasteners loaded from the rear end opening in an aligned state are formed in parallel. , a first position having an opening through which the stopper can pass, a stopper holding portion continuous with the opening, and a first position where the stopper holding portion is aligned with a front end opening of the stopper supply path; and the belt; and a second position aligned with the front end opening of the passageway, retaining the stopper delivered from the front end opening of the stopper supply passageway in the first position, and holding the stopper delivered from the front end opening of the stopper supply passageway in the second position; A working head is provided for inserting the binding belt sent out from the front end opening of the belt through the stopper, and the belt passageway is provided near the working head in conjunction with the working head that moves from the second position to the first position. Providing a cutter member that moves along the opening surface of the front end opening,
The tool body is characterized in that a belt case housing a binding belt for supplying to the belt passage is detachably provided.

(Operations and effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, when the actuating head is moved from the first position to the second position, the stopper is inserted into the stopper holding portion from within the stopper supply path. The binding belt is supplied under pressure, and then moved from the second position to the first position to insert the tip of the binding belt in the belt passage into the stopper in the operating head, pull it out from the opening, and wrap it around the object to be bound. When the actuating head is moved from the first position to the second position again, the cutter member moves along the opening surface of the front end opening of the belt passage, and the binding belt is wound. Cut the end and separate it from the others.

Next, since the belt case is attached to and detached from the tool body, the binding belt can be easily supplied and loaded by replacing the belt case. Therefore, the bundling work can be carried out smoothly.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the symbol A indicates a binding tool for electric wires, etc. This binding tool A is composed of a tool body 1 and a belt case 2 wrapped with a long binding belt, and is used to bind objects such as electric wires using a binding belt 3 and a stopper 4.

Incidentally, as shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, the binding belt 3 is a long member having a smooth uneven portion 5 on its surface. The stopper 4 is a short rectangular cylindrical body having an insertion opening 6 through which the binding belt 3 is inserted, and an uneven portion 5 of the binding belt 3 in the middle part of the opposing inner wall.
It has an engaging claw 7 that engages with.

Inside the tool body 1, there are a belt passage 8 for guiding the binding belt 3 from the belt case 2 from the rear end to the front end, and a plurality of stops 4 for inserting the binding belt 3 and stopping the binding end thereof. A fastener supply path 9 for accommodating the fasteners in an aligned state is formed in parallel. The front end openings of the belt passage 8 and the stopper supply passage 9 are formed substantially flush with each other, and the opening of the stopper supply passage 9 is formed at the front end of the tool body 1 with the opening of the belt passage 8 sandwiched therebetween. protrusion 1 on the opposite side of
0 is formed, and an opening groove 11 is formed at the base of the protruding piece 10.
is formed.

Note that the fastener supply path 9 is formed with a see-through portion 12 through which part or all of the fasteners 4 housed therein can be seen through. In order to press and supply the stopper 4 in the stopper supply path 9 forward, a pressing means 1 is provided.
6. The stopper pressing means 16 is
The device includes a long push guide 23 projecting from the center of the body portion 21, and a push block 24 which is slidably provided on the push guide 23 and biased forward by a spring 25.

Next, the tool body 1 is provided with an operating head 27 that operates in the vertical direction along the front surface thereof. This operating head 27 has an opening 2 in the front and back direction.
8 is formed through the opening 28, and the front wall 29 is provided above the front part of the opening 28.
A fastener holder 30 is formed on the back side of the opening 28, and the opening 28 is large enough to allow the fastener 4 to pass through, and a hole slightly larger than the width of the binding belt 3 is formed in the center of the front wall 29. A groove 31 continuous to the opening 28 is formed.

The operating head 27 is provided at the tip of an operating arm 32, and the operating arm 32 is accommodated in a recess 33 formed at the bottom of the belt passage 8 of the tool body 1. The rear end of the operating arm 32 is located on both sides of the recess 33. It is pivotably supported by a support shaft 35 at the rear of the wall.

A return spring 36 is fixed to the lower part of the protruding edge 8a constituting the belt passage 8, and the tip of the return spring 36 is in contact with the upper surface of the operating arm 32. On the other hand, an operating lever 37 is pivotally supported at the lower part of the tool body 1, and its upper surface is in contact with the lower surface of the operating arm 32. As a result, the operating range of the operating arm 32 is limited to that between the operating lever 37 and the return spring 3.
6, and the actuating head 27 is located in a first position (indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 2) in which the stop retaining portion 30 is aligned with the front end opening of the stop feed channel 9 and in the belt path. 8 (the position indicated by a solid line in the figure).

Next, the operating arm 32 has an operating head 2 at its tip.
In addition to the cutter 7, a cutter member 38 is provided in the vertical direction in front of the cutter 7. The cutter member 38 is an opening groove 1 of a projecting piece 10 formed protrudingly from the front end of the tool body 1.
1 and configured to move along the opening surface of the front end opening of the belt passage 8 in conjunction with the operating head 27 when the operating head 27 moves from the second position to the first position. ing.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the belt case 2 has a circular binding belt accommodating portion inside and a belt drawer opening 40, and one end of the belt case 2 has a connecting shaft extending in the thickness direction. 41 is formed. This connecting shaft 41 is detachably connected to the tool body 1 by engaging with the inner side of a curved piece 42 formed at the lower part of the tool body 1 so as to rotate back and forth within a certain range. By rotating the belt case 2 forward, the binding tool A becomes compact and packaging becomes easier. Further, an opening 43 that opens inward is formed in the side surface of the belt case 2. With this opening 43, when the binding belt 3 is pulled out too much during the binding operation described below, it is possible to insert a hand through the opening 43 and wind up the protruding portion into the belt case 2. Note that the belt case 2 is provided on the opposite side of the stopper supply path 9 across the belt passage 8 of the tool body 1.

Here, the manner of use of the bundling tool A having the above configuration will be explained.

First, the binding belt 3 is pulled out from the belt case 2, and is inserted from the rear end to the front end of the belt passage 8 of the tool body 1, while the stopper 4 is accommodated in the stopper supply path 9 in the manner described above, and the Tool pressing means 16
Attach. Thereby, the stopper 4 is always pressed forward.

Next, when binding the objects 45 such as electric wires, first hold the tool body 1 in your hand, pull up the operating lever 37 with your fingers, and swing the operating arm 32 against the return spring 36. The actuating head 27 is moved to the first position by moving the actuating head 27 (see FIG. 5a). As a result, the stopper holder 30 of the actuating head 27 is aligned with the front end opening of the stopper supply path 9, so the frontmost stopper 4 is pushed by the stopper pressing means 16 and the stopper holder 30 Jump inside and be held.

Next, when the operating lever 37 is released, the operating arm 32 is lowered by the return spring 36, the operating head 27 is moved to the second position aligned with the front end opening of the belt passage 8, and the stop 4 is moved to the protrusion 10. is held in the alignment position (see figure b).
reference). At this point, when the binding belt 3 is pushed forward from the back of the tool, its tip will touch the operating head 27.
The operating head 2 is inserted through the insertion opening 6 of the inner stopper 4 and the groove 31 of the stopper holding portion 30 of the operating head 27.
Protrudes in front of 7. At this time, the binding belt 3 is guided by the belt path of the tool body 1 to the center between the engaging claws 7 of the stopper 4, so the binding belt 3 is fed out without the uneven portion 5 engaging with the engaging claws 7. It can be done.

Therefore, after pulling the binding belt 3 taken out in front of the tool body 1 forward and winding it around the object to be bound 45, the tip of the binding belt 3 is again connected to the operating head 27.
Insert from the insertion opening 6 of the stopper 4 in the stopper holding portion 30 (see c in the same figure). Then, when the binding belt 3 is tightened by pulling the rear side of the tool body 1 of the binding belt 3 backward, the concavo-convex portion 5 of the binding belt 3 and the stopper 4 will be tightened, as shown in FIG. The engagement claw 7 is engaged and the tightened state is maintained.

Pull up the operating lever 37 again and close the operating head 2.
7 to the first position, the cutter member 38
In conjunction with this, after passing through the opening groove 11 at the base of the protruding piece 10, it moves along the opening surface of the front end opening of the belt passage 8. On the other hand, since the stopper 4 is held at the front end opening of the belt passage 8 by the binding belt 3, the starting and ending ends of the winding of the binding belt 3 are cut off (see d in the same figure). At this time, the stopper holding part 30 is located at the second
position so that the opening of the working head 27 is aligned with the front of the belt passage 8. Therefore, the binding belt 3 inside the belt passage 8 is cut by the cutter member 38.
The stopper 4 and the binding belt 3, which have been disconnected from each other, exit from the opening of the operating head 27 (see e in the same figure). This completes one binding operation. In addition,
Since the working head 27 is in the first position, the next stop 4 is fed into the working head 27 and the next bundle is prepared.

When there is no more binding belt in the belt case 2, connect the connecting shaft 41 to the curved piece 42 of the tool body 1.
A binding belt can be supplied by removing it from the belt case and replacing it with a new belt case.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the binding tool for electric wires, etc. according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view thereof, Fig. 3 is a side view of the belt case, and Figs. 4a and b are perspective views and It is a sectional view, and FIG. 5 a, b, c, d, e
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operating state of the head of the above-mentioned binding tool. Code A... Binding tool, 1... Tool body, 2...
Belt case, 3... Binding belt, 4... Stopper, 5... Uneven part, 7... Engaging claw, 8... Belt passage, 9... Stopper supply path, 12... Transparent part, 1
3... Retaining piece, 27... Operating head, 30...
...Stopper holding part, 38...Cut member, 41...
connection axis.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] Consisting of a tool body and a belt case wrapped with a long binding belt, the tool body includes a belt passage through which the long binding belt is guided, and a rear end opening. A fastener supply path for accommodating a plurality of fasteners loaded in an array in a parallel manner is formed in parallel, and the front part of the tool main body has an opening through which the fasteners can pass, and an opening continuous to the opening. a stopper holding part, and the stopper holding part moves between a first position aligned with the front end opening of the stopper supply path and a second position aligned with the front end opening of the belt passage. The stopper fed out from the front end opening of the stopper supply path is held in the first position, and the binding belt fed out from the front end opening of the belt passage is inserted through the stopper in the second position. A working head is provided, and a cutter member is provided near the working head and moves along the opening surface of the front end opening of the belt passage in conjunction with the working head moving from the second position to the first position. A binding tool, characterized in that the tool main body is detachably provided with a belt case that accommodates a binding belt to be supplied to the belt passage.