Strapping apparatus

A strapping apparatus for strapping goods with a band in a tensioning direction, said strapping apparatus having:

• a tensioning device operatively connected to a tensioning drive and arranged to tension the band;
• a plurality of rewinding locks for fixing the band on the strapping apparatus;
• a hand lever;
• a base plate;
• and
• a welding device for sealing overlapping portions of the band, said welding device having:
• a support positioned on the base plate of the strapping apparatus via a rotational spindle;
• a lever having first and second ends;
• a driving mechanism mounted on the support and having a driving motor shaft;
• an eccentric operatively connected to the motor shaft and the first end of the lever for transmitting an eccentric movement to the lever,
• a welding shoe coupled to the second end of the lever, the lever being mounted pivotably on a pivot spindle positioned on the support so that the eccentric movement results in an oscillating reciprocating movement of the welding shoe;
• and
• a transmitting element situated on the rotational spindle and operatively connected to the lever for transmitting a pivoting movement of the hand lever of the strapping apparatus to the welding shoe.

A strapping apparatus for strapping goods with a band in a tensioning direction, said strapping apparatus comprising:

• a tensioning device operatively connected to a tensioning drive and arranged to tension the band;
• a welding device for sealing overlapping portions of the band;
• a plurality of rewinding locks for fixing the band on the strapping apparatus;
• and
• a plate-shaped control board operatively connected to an actuating member and a plurality of transmitting members, wherein a movement of the actuating member results in a pivoting movement of the control board which, in turn, is transmitted to the transmitting members for switching the rewinding locks between a locking position and a release position.