Back to results
US 4,406,728 AGranted
Apparatus for binding articles with tape
AssigneeTokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Ohba, Shigeo Horino
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This invention discloses apparatus for binding an article, such as a pack of bank notes, with a tape in a binding position. For this purpose, with rotation of a rotating member, the tape is supported by tape loop supporting pins and is wound to form a loop before a binding operation. The article is pushed into the loop and pressed before the tape is wound around the article. The tape supporting pins are retracted to disengage from the loop. The tape is drawn in a direction opposite to the supplying direction so as to be wound tightly around the article, and the trailing end of the tape is cut. The cut end of the tape is adhered to an adjacent portion of the tape. In this manner, tape binding is completed.
Claims18
An apparatus for binding an article with a tape in a binding position, comprising:
- a push-in mechanism for pushing the article into the binding position through a push-in passage,
- a tape supplying mechanism for supplying the tape to the binding position;
- a loop forming mechanism for forming a loop of a predetermined shape, said loop forming mechanism including a plurality of tape loop supporting members which are free to move between a forward position in which said loop supporting members engage with the loop so as to support the loop and a backward position in which said loop supporting members are withdrawn from the loop, and further including a rotating member which guides the movement of said loop supporting members to the forward and backward positions and which rotates integrally with said loop supporting members,
- a pull-in mechanism for displacing said loop suporting member from the forward position to the backward position to withdraw said supporting members from the loop,
- a tape tightening mechanism for winding the tape loop on the periphery of the article and tightening the tape by pulling the tape in a direction opposite to the tape feeding direction,
- a cutting mechanism for cutting a trailing end of the tape which is wound around the article,
- a tape press-sealing mechanism for press-sealing the trailing end of the tape to an adjacent surface thereof,
- a take-up mechanism for removing the bound article from the tape binding position through a take-up passage, and
- a pressing mechanism for pressing the article which is placed in the binding position, said pressing mechanism including stationary pressing means which is stationary in the direction of pressing and which corresponds to one surface of the article and movable pressing means which is movable in the direction of pressing in order to press the article against said stationary pressing means and which corresponds to the other surface of the article, said movable pressing means having a first groove which is aligned with said push-in passage and a second groove which is aligned with said take-up passage and which crosses said first groove.
6 more elements
An apparatus for binding an article with a tape in a binding position, comprising:
- a push-in mechanism for pushing the article into the binding position through a push-in passage,
- a tape supplying mechanism for supplying the tape to the binding position,
- a loop forming mechanism for forming a loop of a predetermined shape, said loop forming mechanism including a plurality of tape loop supporting members which are free to move between a forward position in which said loop supporting members engage with the loop so as to support the loop and a backward position in which said loop supporting members are withdrawn from the loop, and further including a rotating member which guides the movement of said loop supporting members to the forward and backward position and which rotates integrally with said loop supporting members,
- a pull-in mechanism for displacing said loop supporting members from the forward position to the backward position to withdraw said supporting members from the loop,
- a tape tightening mechanism for winding the tape loop on the periphery of the article and tightening the tape by pulling the tape in a direction opposite to the tape feeding direction,
- a cutting mechanism for cutting a trailing end of the tape which is wound around the article,
- a tape press-sealing mechanism for press-sealing the trailing end of the tape to an adjacent surface thereof,
- a take-up mechanism for removing the bound article from the binding position through a take-up passage, and
- a feeding mechanism for feeding the article by a feeding passage to said push-in passage connected thereto in order to transfer the article to said push-in mechanism at the terminal end of said feeding passage, said feeding mechanism including guide rail means, carrier means which travels thereon, an L-shaped table which has a horizontal supporting surface and a vertical supporting surface for receiving the article and which is supported by said carrier means, including means for inclining said table to lean the article placed on said table against the vertical supporting surface and releasably locking said table at the inclined position, and releasing means disposed at a position where the article is received by said push-in mechanism so as to release locking of said inclining means.
6 more elements
An apparatus for binding an article with a tape along a tape winding direction in a binding position, comprising:
- a push-in mechanism for pushing the article into the binding position through a push-in passage,
- a tape supplying mechanism for supplying the tape to the binding position,
- a loop forming mechanism for forming a loop of a predetermined shape, said loop forming mechanism including a plurality of tape loop supporting members which are free to move between a first position in which said loop supporting members engage with the loop to support the loop and a second position in which said loop supporting members are removed from the loop, and further including a rotating member rotating integrally with said loop supporting members,
- means for removing said supporting members from the loop,
- a tape tightening mechanism for winding the tape loop on the periphery of the article and tightening the tape by pulling the tape in a direction opposite to the tape feeding direction,
- a cutting mechanism for cutting a trailing end of the tape which is wound around the article,
- a tape press-sealing mechanism for press-sealing the trailing end of the tape to an adjacent surface thereof,
- a take-up mechanism for removing the bound article from the binding position through a take-up passage,
- a pressing mechanism for pressing the article which is placed in the binding position, said pressing mechanism including stationary pressing means which is stationary in the direction of pressing and which corresponds to one surface of the article, and movable pressing means which is movable in the direction of pressing to press the article against said stationary pressing means and which corresponds to the other surface of the article, and
- said stationary pressing means having a first pressing plate and a second pressing plate arranged parallel to the first pressing plate with a space for the tape interposed therebetween, and said movable pressing means having a groove which matches with the tape winding direction and serves as guide pasage for the tape.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.