Strapping device

A strapping device comprising:

• a tensioner operable to tension a strap;
• a strap connector operable to connect two areas of the strap to one another, the strap connector movable between a rest position and a connecting position;
• a transfer device operably connected to the strap connector to move the strap connector from the rest position to the connecting position;
• a motor comprising a motor shaft, the motor operably connectable to the strap connector and the transfer device at least in part via the motor shaft;
• a first freewheel between the motor shaft and the strap connector and the transfer device, wherein the first freewheel operably connects the motor shaft to the strap connector and the transfer device when the motor shaft rotates in a first direction and does not operably connect the motor shaft to the strap connector and the transfer device when the motor shaft rotates in a second direction;
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• a control device configured to control the motor to rotate the motor shaft in the first direction to cause the transfer device to move the strap connector from the rest position to the connecting position and to cause the strap connector to operate.

A strapping device comprising:

• a tensioner operable to tension a strap;
• a strap connector operable to connect two areas of the strap to one another, the strap connector movable from a rest position downward to a connecting position and from the connecting position upward to the rest position;
• a transfer device operably connected to the strap connector to move the strap connector from the rest position downward to the connecting position, the transfer device comprising a first arm pivotable between a first position and a second position and a second arm pivotable between a third position and a fourth position, wherein the first arm is operably connected to the second arm so movement of the first arm from the first position to the second position causes the second arm to move from the third position to the fourth position, wherein the second arm is operably connected to the strap connector so movement of the second arm from the third position to the fourth position causes the strap connector to move from the rest position downward to the connecting position;
• a cam wheel having a cam thereon;
• a motor comprising a motor shaft, the motor operably connectable to the strap connector and the transfer device at least in part via the motor shaft,
• wherein the motor shaft is operably connectable to the cam wheel and wherein the cam wheel is positioned relative to the first arm of the transfer device so rotation of the motor shaft in a first direction causes the cam wheel to rotate so the cam contacts the first arm and causes the first arm to rotate from the first position to the second position, thereby causing the second arm to move from the third position to the fourth position and the connecting device to move from the rest position downward to the connecting position;
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• a control device configured to control the motor to rotate the motor shaft in the first direction to cause the transfer device to move the strap connector from the rest position downward to the connecting position and to cause the strap connector to operate.