JP2557493Y2 - Tape binding device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape bundling apparatus, and more particularly, to bonding and cutting a bundling tape wound around a plurality of places of a body to be bound, such as a bundle of vegetables, cut flowers, and other sticks. The present invention relates to an improvement in a tape bundling device for bundling a body to be bound.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional tape bundling apparatus of this type, a tape bundling machine previously developed by the applicant is known (see JP-B-63-30649 and JP-B-1-15612). A conventional tape bundling machine of this kind is configured to guide a bundled tape wound in a reel shape by a tape guide arm and to feed the bundled tape, hold one end of the bundled tape by a tape holding means, and guide the tape guide arm to the tape holding means side. Is used to bind the binding object inserted from outside the tape.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since this kind of conventional tape binding machine has only one binding portion,
In order to bind a plurality of places of the binding object, it is necessary to move the binding position of the binding object once bound and to perform the binding operation again, so that the binding operation is troublesome and reduces the binding operation. I was

[0004] Further, if the binding position is moved each time and bound, the binding position varies and not only sufficient binding cannot be performed, but also the commercial value of the object to be bound is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a tape bundling apparatus capable of bundling a body to be bound at a plurality of locations by a simple operation and allowing a bundling position of the body to be bound at a predetermined position. The purpose is to do so.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a tape binding device according to the present invention is a tape binding device for bonding and cutting a binding tape wound around a binding object to bind the binding object. The tape supply means having a supply and winding mechanism of the binding tape, the tape bonding and cutting means having a bonding and cutting mechanism of the binding tape, and the tape bonding and cutting of the binding tape of the tape supply means A plurality of tape bundling means, wherein a tape bundling means is formed by a tape guiding means for guiding the tape bundling means and a bundling object mounting table located between the tape supplying means and the tape bonding / cutting means;
Stages, the attachment to the material to be bound body mounting table at appropriate intervals so as to lie in a common line on the base, the end portion the tape binding
At a position adjacent to the binding object mounting table in the bundle means,
Place the positioning plate that regulates the end position of the binding object
It is arranged so that it can move forward and backward with respect to the table.

In the present invention, the tape bundling means may be attached in any manner as long as the tape bundling means can be mounted on the base at appropriate intervals so as to position the mounting object mounting table on a common line. For example, it can be fixed by fixing means such as fixing bolts. In this case, the tape bundling means can be movably mounted by providing a long hole in one of the base and the mounting portion of the tape bundling means and fixing it with a fixing bolt passing through the long hole. Further, it is also possible to provide another moving mechanism so that the tape bundling means can be movably attached to the base.

The tape supply means may have any structure as long as it has a tape supply or feeding and winding mechanism. For example, a binding tape whose power is transmitted by a cam mechanism driven by a motor. It can be formed by pulleys. In this case, the tape guide means can be formed by a binding swing arm that swings in conjunction with the cam mechanism.

The tape bonding / cutting means may have any structure as long as it has a tape bonding / cutting mechanism. For example, a tape cutting blade attached to the tip of a binding swing arm as a tape guiding means, And a tape holding portion disposed at a position where the tape holding portion is engaged with the distal end portion of the binding swing arm. In this case, it is preferable to provide a protection wall or the like around the tape holding portion to prevent a danger to the operator due to the tape cutting blade.

[0010]

According to the tape bundling apparatus of the present invention constructed as described above, the object to be bound is placed on a common line, and the tape bundling means is mounted on the base at appropriate intervals. In addition, the binding operation of a plurality of places of the object to be bound can be performed simultaneously.

In addition, a positioning plate for regulating the end position of the binding object is provided at a position adjacent to the binding object mounting table in the tape binding means on the end side so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the binding object mounting table. By doing so, the binding position of the object to be bound can be adjusted, and the binding position of the object to be bound can be optimized.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an example of the tape binding device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the tape binding device.

The tape bundling device of the present invention comprises a tape supply means 3 having a supply and take-up mechanism 2 for the bundling tape 1;
A tape bonding / cutting means 5 having a bonding / cutting mechanism 4 for the binding tape 1; a tape guiding means 6 for guiding the binding tape 1 of the tape supply means 3 to the tape bonding / cutting means 5;
It is provided with two tape bundling means 8 and 9 whose main part is constituted by a body to be bound 7 placed between the tape supply means 3 and the tape bonding / cutting means 5. And this 2
The two tape binding means 8 and 9 are mounted on the base 10 at appropriate intervals so as to position the binding object mounting table 7 on a common line. In this case, the base 10 is composed of a pair of substrates 11, 11, and mounting bolts 13 passing through mounting holes 12 formed in the substrate 11 are tape-bound by means of a synthetic rubber leg 14. The tape bundling means 8 and 9 are mounted on the base 10 by being fastened to the lower portions of the bases 8 and 9. The mounting structure of the tape bundling means 8 and 9 does not necessarily have to be this structure. For example, a long hole is formed in the substrate 11 and the mounting bolt 13 passing through the long hole is attached to the lower part of the tape bundling means 8 and 9. Tape bundling means 8 and 9
Can be adjusted to move along the substrate 11.

A positioning plate 15 for regulating the end position of the binding object A is provided at a position adjacent to the binding object mounting table 7 in the one (right side in the drawing) tape binding means 8. The positioning plate 15 is formed in an L-shape having a mounting plate 15a at a lower end, and a mounting screw 17 that passes through a long guide hole 16 provided in the mounting plate 15a. 18 to be mounted. Therefore, the positioning plate 15 is disposed so as to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the binding object mounting table 7, and the distance from the end of the binding object A to the binding position can be freely adjusted.

The tape supply means 3 is, as shown in FIG.
Tape bundling means 8 and 9 (hereinafter, the right tape bundling means 8
Drive case 19 erected on a base plate 18
A binding tape reel 21 rotatably supported by a shaft 20 and a motor 22 disposed in the drive case 19.
And a drive shaft 25 to which power from the motor 22 is transmitted via the gears 23 and 24, and a tape drive roller 26 fixed to the drive shaft 25 and coaxially mounted on the binding tape reel 21. The feeding and winding mechanism 2 including the first cam 27 is provided (see FIG. 4). In this case, a substantially heart-shaped second cam 28 is fixed to the drive shaft 25, and the second cam 28 is attached to the drive case 19.
A roller 30 attached to the extension piece 6b of the binding swing arm 6 which is a tape guide means rotatably pivoted on a shaft 29 horizontally mounted on the shaft 29 is in rolling contact with a spring 31 by the bias of a spring 31. In this case, the roller 30 is rotatably disposed in a guide hole 32 formed by an arc-shaped long hole provided in the drive case 19, and the second cam 28 rotates to rotate the binding swing. The tip 6a of the arm 6 moves up and down.

Tape supply means 3 configured as described above
In the state where the tape drive roller 26 comes into contact with the rotation of the first cam 27 by the driving of the motor 22 in the tape guide means 6 and the cam surface 27a of the first cam 27 and the tape drive roller 26 are in contact with each other. First cam 27
The bundling tape reel 21 is rotated in the winding direction of the bundling tape 1 with the rotation of the bundling tape. The binding tape 1 is sent out with the rise of the binding tape 6, and the binding tape 1 is forcibly wound on the binding tape reel 21 when the binding tape 1 is bound, that is, when the binding swing arm 6 is lowered.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the tape bonding / cutting means 5 includes an adhesive cutting unit 33 attached to the tip 6a of the binding swing arm 6, and a receiving unit mounted in the binding case 34. The bonding and cutting mechanism 4 including the base unit 35 is provided.

In this case, at the bottom dead center of the binding swing arm 6, a part of the adhesive cutting unit 33 is opened by the upper opening of the binding case 34 as shown in FIG.
The guide roller 36 is mounted on a hanging portion of the tip of the binding swing arm 6, and a press plate holder 37 fixed to the tip 6 a of the binding swing arm 6. And this press plate holder 3
A stopper (not shown) and a spring 39a penetrating the upper plate 38a and the lower plate 38b of the inner holder 38 inserted and fixed in the inner holder 38.
The tape excluding rod 39 whose normal position is set by the above, a guide plate 40 having a hole through which the tape excluding rod 39 penetrates, and a press plate 41 having both sides in contact with the press plate holder 37 and a press plate holder 37 And a fixed cutting blade 42.

The receiving unit 35 is, as shown in FIG.
A tape holder 43 which is a tape holding unit fixed to the binding case 34, a pressing plate 45 pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft 44,
A spring 46 for urging the pressing plate 45 toward the tape receiving base 43 is provided. In this case, the tape holder 4
3, a space 47 is formed in the vertical direction for receiving the tape exclusion rod 39. The side of the pressing plate 48, which is the pressing plate 48, is opposite to the pressing surface 48a. An adhesive surface 43a for temporary bonding is formed. In this case, the binding case 34 has a U-shaped cross section so that at least three outer sides are used as protective walls, and the operator is exposed to danger by the cutting blade 42 when the bonding and cutting mechanism 4 is operated. It is considered so that it can be prevented.

The tape binding means 8 and 9 are connected to power cords 50 and 50, respectively, and are provided with an outlet 51. In this case, the power cord 50 may be connected to one of the tape binding units by electrically connecting the two tape binding units 8 and 9. Also, the binding member mounting table 7
Is provided with a manual switch plate 52, and a foot switch 53 can be connected to the drive case 19. Therefore, the tape bundling means 8, 9 can be operated independently by operating the manual switch plate 52, and both tape bundling means 8, 9 can be simultaneously operated by operating the foot switch 53.

Next, the operation of the tape binding device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the power cord 50 of the one (left side in the drawing) tape binding means 9 is connected to a power source, and the power cord 50 of the other (right side in the drawing) tape binding means 8 is connected.
Into the outlet 51 of the tape binding means 9 on the left side. Then, the position of the positioning plate 15 is set according to the length and the binding position of the body A to be bound. In this state, the motor 22 is stopped, and the binding tape 1 is stretched linearly between the distal end portion 6a of the binding swing arm 6 and the binding case 34 (see FIG. 6).

Next, the end of the body A to be bound is placed on the positioning plate 15.
After placing the binding object A on the binding object mounting table 7 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 6 and then operating the foot switch 53, the motor start switch starts and the motor holding circuit ( (Not shown), the first and second cams 27, 2
8 rotates once, and the motor 22 rotates.

By the rotation of the motor 22, the first and second cams 27 and 28 rotate to lower the binding swing arm 6, and the binding tape reel 21 rotates to wind the binding tape 1, and FIG. The binding tape 1 is wound around the binding object A as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the bonding and cutting mechanism 4 is operated, and the upper binding tape 1a is lightly pressed by the press plate 41 and the tape removing bar 39 above the tape receiving base 43 to the lower binding tape 1b. As shown in FIG. 8, the binding tapes 1a and 1b are substantially aligned between the guide roller 36 and the press plate 41,
When the cutting blade 42 approaches while being bonded by the press plate 41, the descent of the binding swing arm 6 is temporarily stopped. Therefore, the binding tapes 1a and 1b are securely bonded. Further, when the first and second cams 27 and 28 rotate, the roller 30 comes into contact with the protruding portion Q that is continuous with the end of the arcuate cam surface portion P of the second cam 28, and the roller 30 rises. Then, the tip 6a of the binding swing arm 6 descends, and the cutting blade 42 descends. Then, the cutting blade 42 acts on the straight binding tape 1 to cut it. At this time, the tape removing rod 39 is also lowered to push the cut ends of the binding tapes 1a and 1b down into the space 47 vertically penetrating the press table 49, and the cut ends of the upper binding tape 1a are lowered by the guide roller 36. It is bonded to the pressing plate 45 (see FIG. 9).

Thereafter, when the binding swing arm 6 is raised, the guide roller 36 is separated from the pressing plate 45, and is in a solid line state in FIG. 6, the motor 22 is stopped, and the binding swing arm 6 is in a standby state at the raised position.

Upon completion of the binding, the operator removes the bound body A by hand from the bound body mounting table 7 by hand, and presses and binds the bound ends of the two bound binding tapes 1 to each other by hand. At the same time, the end edge 1c is adhered to an appropriate position of the binding object A or the binding tape 1, and the binding operation is completed.

In the above embodiment, the foot switch 53
Has been described, the two locations of the body A to be bound are simultaneously bound. However, it is not always necessary to bind the two locations simultaneously, and the manual switch plate 5 of each of the tape binding means 8 and 9 is required.
2 may be operated separately and bound. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the number of tape bundling means is two has been described.
If necessary, three or more tape binding means can be mounted on the base 10.

[0029]

As described above, according to the tape bundling device of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained since the tape bundling device is configured as described above.

1) Since a plurality of tape bundling means are mounted on the base at appropriate intervals so as to position the binding object mounting table on a common line, the work of binding a plurality of binding objects can be easily performed. Thus, the efficiency of the binding operation can be improved. In addition, since a plurality of locations are bound, the binding can be ensured.

2) A positioning plate for regulating the end position of the object to be tied is provided at a position adjacent to the object tying table on the tape tying means on the end side so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the object to be tied. Therefore, the binding tape can be wound at an appropriate position according to the length and shape of the binding object, and the commercial value of the binding object can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a tape binding device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the tape binding device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the tape binding means in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a drive mechanism of a tape supply unit in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the tape bonding / cutting means in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a binding standby state.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an adhesive action is started.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state of completion of bonding and a cutting action state.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a cut end of a binding tape is not pushed down.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 3 Tape supply means 5 Tape bonding / cutting means 6 Bundling swing arm (tape guide means) 7 Binding object mounting table 8, 9 Tape bundling means 10 Base 12 Mounting hole 13 Mounting bolt 15 Positioning plate 16 Guide slot 17 Mounting screw

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A tape bundling apparatus for bonding and cutting a binding tape wound around a binding object to bind the binding object, comprising: a tape supply unit having a supply and winding mechanism of the binding tape; Tape bonding / cutting means having a tape bonding / cutting mechanism, between the tape guiding means for guiding the binding tape of the tape supply means to the tape bonding / cutting means, and between the tape feeding means and the tape bonding / cutting means. forming a tape binding means between the bundles table located, attached a plurality of the tape binding means, to the material to be bound body mounting table at appropriate intervals so as to lie in a common line on the base
Mounting the object to be bound in the tape binding means on the end side
A position that regulates the end position of the object to be bound is located at a position adjacent to the table.
The positioning plate is arranged to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the binding table
A tape bundling device, comprising: