Reinforcing steel bar typing machine

A reinforcing bar comprising:

• a binding line feed mechanism that feeds out a binding line in a shape of a loop to wind around a reinforcing bar;
• a grasping portion that grasps the binding line wound around the reinforcing bar, and includes a center clamp plate, a right clamp plate arranged on a right side of the center clamp plate, and a left clamp plate arranged on a left side of the center clamp plate;
• right and left cams to move the right and left clamp plates, wherein phases of the right and left cams are shifted from each other;
• a binding line twist mechanism that twists the binding line to bind the reinforcing bar by driving to rotate the grasping portion;
• wherein the right clamp plate and the left clamp plate are arranged to open and close linearly relative to the center plate;
• and
• wherein the binding line fed out by the binding line feed mechanism is passed through one of an interval between the right clamp plate and the center clamp plate and an interval between the left clamp plate and the center clamp plate, and
• wherein the right clamp plate and the left clamp plate are closed to grasp the loop of the binding line fed out thereby, after a front end of a loop of binding line is introduced into the other interval.

A reinforcing bar binder comprising:

• a nose including a guide groove at an inner periphery thereof;
• a feed mechanism that feeds out a binding line along the guide groove to wind around a reinforcing bar;
• a grasp mechanism that grasps the binding line wound around the reinforcing bar;
• a twist mechanism that twists the binding line to bind the reinforcing bar by driving to rotate the grasp mechanism;
• a guide plate that contacts with the binding line fed along the guide groove by the feed mechanism, and curls the binding line;
• and
• a shaft, wherein the guide plate is pivotable around the shaft so as to move between the position opposed to the guide groove and the position separated from the guide groove,
• wherein the guide plate is formed movably to a position opposed to the guide groove and a position separated from the guide groove;
• and
• wherein the nose does not fully enclose the reinforcing bar during operation of the reinforcing bar binder.

A reinforcing bar binder comprising,

• a nose including a guide groove at an inner periphery thereof;
• a feed mechanism that feeds out a binding line along the guide groove to wind around a reinforcing bar;
• a grasp mechanism that grasps the binding line wound around the reinforcing bar;
• a twist mechanism that twists the binding line to bind the reinforcing bar by driving to rotate the grasp mechanism;
• a guide plate that contacts with the binding line fed along the guide groove by the feed mechanism, and curls the binding line;
• a slide cam plate that drives the guide plate;
• and
• a sleeve that drives the grasp mechanism and the twist mechanism,
• wherein the slide cam plate moves integrally with the sleeve,
• wherein the guide plate is formed movably to a position opposed to the guide groove and a position separated from the guide groove;
• and
• wherein the nose does not fully enclose the reinforcing bar during operation of the reinforcing bar binder.