US2285120A - Package-binding apparatus - Google Patents

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US2285120A
US2285120A US293994A US29399439A US2285120A US 2285120 A US2285120 A US 2285120A US 293994 A US293994 A US 293994A US 29399439 A US29399439 A US 29399439A US 2285120 A US2285120 A US 2285120A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B13/00—Bundling articles
    • B65B13/02—Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles, e.g. using strings, wires, strips, bands or tapes
    • B65B13/04—Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles, e.g. using strings, wires, strips, bands or tapes with means for guiding the binding material around the articles prior to severing from supply
    • B65B13/06—Stationary ducts or channels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B27/00—Bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band; Baling fibrous material, e.g. peat, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B27/06—Bundling coils of wire or like annular objects

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  • One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved package-binding apparatus.
  • Another object is to provide an apparatus that is simple, efiective, easy to operate, and conducive to greater speed in binding.
  • a further object is to provide an apparatus that is especially applicable to the binding of annular-shaped packages, because, if desired, it effectively produces joints along the inside surface within the ring.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective of the complete apparatus, in the form of a, package supporting and binding table, an annular package, such as a coil of strap, being shown in dotted lines in binding position;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective with some of the table braces broken away, the "better to show the mechanism therebehind; v
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section of the mechanism in normal or package-receiving position';
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged central vertical section with the package in binding position and loosely encircled with a loop of binder
  • Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 4, with the package in binding position and the binderi'ioop tensioned thereabout preparatory to making the joint;
  • Fig. 6 is a horizontalsection'on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 7 is a section similar to Fig. 5, with the tensioning mechanism shown at the end instead of at the beginning of its stroke;
  • Fig. 8 is an enlarged section on the line 88 of Fig. 4;
  • Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;
  • Fig. 10 is a section on the line l0
  • Fig. 11 is an enlarged section on the line H-l I of Fig. 4;
  • Fig. 12 is a perspective of a sleeve such as may be used to advantage to'make a stronger joint between the overlapping ends of'the tensioned binder loop;
  • Fig. 13 is a perspective of a portion of a package, such as a coil of strap or strip, showing the section-encircling binder and the joint on the inner surface of the coil, and- Fig. 14 illustrates a modified arrangement of binder loop which may be particularly effective under some conditions.
  • the apparatus includes, in general, a table or bench having a flat package-supporting top or platform l5 mounted upon four legs [6, a binder tensioning mechanism actuated by the handle l1, and a sealing or joint-making mechanism actuated by mechanism located in a sealer head 25. If, as
  • the carrier block 35 is mounted for vershown, the package is annular in shape, such as a coil or metallic strap or strip", it is positioned so that the sealer head lies within the hole of the ring against its inside surface as indicated most clearly'in Figs; 'land '2..
  • a pivoted gripper 40 the active face of which is. preferably serrated as shown to increase the gripping action upon the binder. is mounted up-
  • Thebinder-strap '21 which is stored upon and unwound as requiredfrom reel 2
  • the free binder-end 28 is'shoved into a slot 29 in the table top and pushed therethrough under the package, as most clearly indicated bythe dotted lines of Fig. 3, until it 159 past the body of binder at the inner face of the package and projects, within the loop, some distance above the inner upper corner of the package, as indi-' cated by the dotted line; in Fig. 4.
  • the complementary strap engaging member for gripper I0 is a clutch 53, 'which for convenience and easy replacement may be in the form of a screw plug threading through an opening in block 35.
  • The'binder strap in its passage from reel 2
  • the relation is such that when the block 35 is moved from its lower position, such as that shown in Fig. '7, to its upper position, such asshown in Fig, 4, the gripper 40 does not clutch the binder 21, but passes idly thereover.
  • gripper 40 pivots about stud to grip the strap between its roughened face end and clutch l3, and the binder is pulled downwardly approximately the amount of such downward movement.
  • includes a carrier block 50 carried by two studs 5
  • Block 50 is thereby arranged to reciprocate vertically between an upper position indicated in Fig. 4 and a lower position indicated in Fig. '7.
  • Block 50 carries a pivoted gripper 54 which cooperates with a clutch 55 to grip and hold the binder trained therebetween.
  • Gripper 54 has a rearwardly extending arm 56 to which is attached a spring 51.
  • Spring 51 not only biases gripper 54 toward its strap-engaging position, but also biases block 50 toward its top position.
  • the arrangement and relation between gripper 54 and clutch 55 are such that,
  • binder tensioner 30 includes a carrier block 35 providedwith two studs 35 and 31 which project whereas when block 50 is up they permit the binder to move readily upward therebetween, they prevent the binder from moving. upwardly between them when block 50 is down and spring 51 is under extra tension, although the binder can be readily moved between them in a downward direction.
  • prevents retrograde movement of the binder (i. e., movement opposite the direction required for shrinking and tensioning the loop about the package) during the inactive stages of the operation of the tensioning mechanism.
  • the retractile or downward movement of the in great detail includes a pair or deforming jaws 10, pivotally mounted to the frame on a pivot shaft II, and an interposed anvil or chair I2.
  • Bell crank 82 is pivoted to the table frame by a pin 84 and is binder upon the initial down stroke of handle I! first causes gripper 54 to grip the binder more tightly against clutch 55 and thereafter to carry block 50 and the retainer grippers 5455 bodily downward.
  • the pedal I8 is depressed to make the joint and sever the loop from the supply, as will be presently explained.
  • the operator elevates handle l'l far enough to'cause the wall of notch 63 in its lever 44 to strike pin 62 on latch -58 to trip the latch and release block 50 therefrom.
  • spring 51 returns block 50 to its upper position and, inasmuch as the binder is clamped between its grippers 54-55, the free end 28 of the binder strap supply is fed upwardly through the table topthe amount of feed being determined by the distance block 58 travels.so as to project thereabove as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, to be readily accessible to the operator for commencing the next binding cycle.
  • pedal l8 rocks bell crank 82 in a clockwise direction which, through link and lever I8, moves head I6 forwardly (i. e., to the right as viewed in Figs. 4 and 7) and effects theclosing movement of jaws 10.
  • spring 85 restores the parts to normal.
  • metal sleeves 86 such as shown in Fig. 12, are to be used to reinforce and strengthen the joints, it has been found to be desirable to posimediately after pulling out of the binder preparatory to looping the package.
  • to feed out the binder strap through the sleeve This requires that the'sleeve be held stationary while the strap is being pulled therethrough, and it is accomplished automatically, by the placement of a-package in binding position, in the following mannen'
  • a trigger is mounted to project through and above the table top in a position to-be struck and moved by apackage being shoved into binding position against sealer head 25.
  • Trigger 99 formspart of a trigger-lever 9
  • is biased by a spring to rotate in a clockwise direction about its pivot 92 normally to project trigger 90 forwardly in the path of a package being pushed against sealer head 25, as shown most clearly in
  • the rearend of bar 94 is retained in and guided by a slotted bracket 96.
  • Bar 94 has a notch 91 which, under certain conditions, may be closed by a pivoted gate 98.
  • the wall of slot 91 cooperates with bolt 99, that hinges link 88 to arm 8
  • the interposed sleeves The movement should be sufllcient to enable the iaws'tightly to grip and hold the sleeve without appreciably deforming it. Later, after the tensioning completed as heretofore described, the pedal I8 is deupper edges of the jaws into proper place be- The package to be boundsay a coil of steel.
  • a trough I85 is provided below the table top.
  • Thebottom and inner end of this trough are sloped and curved as shown in Fig. 4 to insure that the strap end takes the proper course.
  • the spring pressure upon guide-balls I86 should be such that. they willremain in outward position and keep the binder strap therebelow under any such pressure as may be created by the tendency of the strap to straighten as it is being pushed through the trough.
  • the first operation is for the operator to pull through the slot in the table top a length of'strap somewhat in excess of that required completely to loop the package to be bound.
  • the joint is to include a sleeve 88, it is threaded over the pulled-out free strap end 28 of the strap and allowed to slide down the strap into'position between the then open jaws 10.
  • Momentarily deflecting the strap end forwardly will permit the sleeve to drop past the end 28 again passing through sleeve 88 appears well above the inner upper corner. of the package, as'shown by the dot-ted lines in Fig. 4.
  • the end is then bent sharply down upon and around the corner of the package as shown by the full lines of Fig. 4.
  • the end of the binder is now temporarily anchored suillciently to withstand the initial stages of tension.
  • the operator next pumps tensioner handle II up and down to cause the tensioning mechanism 80-48-43 alternately to move downwardly (to pull strap back from the loop.) and upwardly (to obtain a new and advanced grip upon the strap) to retract strap from the loopand shrink it step by-step toward the package.
  • the package may be removed.
  • the withdrawal of the package from trigger 98 permits spring 95 to rock trigger arm 9
  • the complete elebe assumed that the parts are in normal position vation of handle I! causes its lever 44 to strike pin 82 of latch 58 with the result that latch 58 trips and releases the depressed retainer mechanism 58-54-55, enabling spring 51 to return that mechanism to normal raised position.
  • Fig. 14 shows a cross section of a ring-shaped package 28.
  • a sufficient length of binder has been pushed through the table top slot 29 to cause the free end 2841 to pass on-inside the packageencircling looppast the two outer comers 26b and 260, as indicated by the dot-dash lines.
  • the tensioning mechanism is actuated to retract the excess strap and shrink the loop upon the package the free end 2811 is bound tightly around the lower outer packa'gewcorner 26c and a double layer of tensioned strap lies about both outer corners, as indicated by the full lines.
  • a package binding apparatus comprising a support for the package being bound, said support having an opening therethrough for the passage of binder in front of a package in binding position and a trough through which the end of the binder after being passed partly abouta bundle may be pushed to complete the encirclement of the package, and again pass through the opening in the support to provide overlapping binder portions after the package has been looped by binder, manually actuated mechanism for retracting binder through the opening in the support to shrink and tension "the loop thereof about the package, a, binder retainer movable toward and away from the opening in the support, said retainer having grippers that cause it to grip the binder andbe moved thereby away from the opening in the support upon the first retraction of binder, a latch to hold the retainer in its position away from the opening in the support wherethe grippers retain the re- I tracted binder against any tendency to move toward the bundle, means for moving the retainer toward'the opening in the support to feed a starting end of binder therethrough whenthe latch releases
  • a package binding apparatus comprising a support for the package being bound, said sup- 3.
  • a package binding-apparatus comprising a support for the package being bound, said support having an opening therethrough through which binder-strap may be fed past a vertical face of a package in binding position and also having a-slot therethrough over which a package lies in binding position, wire guiding means be low the slot in the support to guide the end of the binder about'the underside of the package and again past the vertical side of the package in overlapping relation to the body of binder looped about the package, binder tensioning means for retracting the looped binder step-bystep to shrink and tension the loop thereof upon port having an opening therethrough for the passage of binder-strap from a source therebelow up past the face of a package in binding position and a trough opening into a slot in v the support over which a package lies when inv binding position, said trough acting to guide the end of the binder in looping it about the package so that the end
  • a package binding apparatus comprising a support for holding a package in binding position, said support having an opening for the passage of binder strap therethrough from a source therebelow up past a vertical face of a package in binding position, means for guiding the free end of the binder after it has been partly looped about the package to cause the same to continue about the package to complete the loop thereabout and overlap the body of binder at the vertical side of the package, tensioning means for retracting binder to shrink and tighten the same upon the package, sealing means for joining the overlapping portions of the binder along the vertical side of the package, cutting means for severing the binder between the joint and the source, and'means for gripping and advancing the severed end of the binder to a position above the level of the sealing means.
  • a package binding apparatus comprising a support for holding a package in binding position, said support having an opening for the pas- I sage of binder strap therethrough from a source therebelow up past a vertical face of a package in binding position, means for guiding the free end of the binder after it has been partly looped about the package to cause the same to continue about the package to complete the loop thereabout and overlap the body of binder at the vertical side of the package, tensioning means for retracting binder to shrink and tighten the same upon the package.
  • sealing means for joining the overlapping portions of the binder 'along the vertical side of the package, cutting means for severing the binder between the joint and the source, binder advancing means for gripping the binder and moving the severed end thereof to a position above the level of the sealing means, and a latch for preventing the binder movingaction of the binder advancing means, said latch being trippable by the tensioning means.
  • a package binding apparatus comprising a table having-a slotted top for supporting a package in binding position, the slot serving to permit the passage of binder through the table top from a source therebelow, a binder guide below the table top for guiding into a loop about a package in binding position the free end of a binder fed from the source through the slot in the table top, binder tensioning mechanism for retracting binder through the slot in the table top towardthe source to shrink the loop or binder about a package in binding position, and binder advanctoration to normal of the tensioning mechanism to feed a short length of binder through the slot in the table top to provide a free end of binder for easy grasp by the operator to commence the next binding cycle.
  • a package binding apparatus having a slotted package support for holding a package in binding position, the slot serving to permit bindertobepassedtromasourcebelowthepackage support and looped about the package with portions threaded through a sealand overlapping a 5 at a side of the package to be there Joined with the aid of the seal, and having sealing jaws for deforming the seal and overlapped portions of binder to form a loop-retaining Joint, characterized by a lever engageable and movable by a in package being placed in binding position on the 15 ing threaded therethrough during the binderlooping o! the package.
  • a package in binding apparatus having a package support for holding a. package in binding position so that a binder may be looped 0 thereabout with portions of the binder threading through a channel shaped sealand overlapping at a side of a package in binding position on the support and having, cooperating sealing jaws for closing upon the seal and the over- 5 lapped binder portions therein to form a loopretaining joint, characterized by a lever engageable and movable by a package being placed in binding position on the package support, and connections between said lever and at least one 30 of the sealing jaws whereby movement of the leing means acting automatically upon the resver by the placement of a package in binding positio'n causes relative movement or the sealing jaws toward each other to grip and hold a seal therebetween against displacement while the as binder is being threaded therethrough during the binder-looping of the package.

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US2438386A (en) * 1945-07-12 1948-03-23 Signode Steel Strapping Co Bundle binding machine
US2707430A (en) * 1949-12-22 1955-05-03 Signode Steel Strapping Co Automatic strapping machine
US2807997A (en) * 1952-03-12 1957-10-01 Acme Steel Co Box strapping machine
US2882814A (en) * 1952-04-26 1959-04-21 Acme Steel Co Box strapping machine
US2930313A (en) * 1953-11-17 1960-03-29 Bocher Hermann Binding of wire coils
US2957406A (en) * 1957-02-27 1960-10-25 Gerrard Ind Ltd Wire tying machines
US3101663A (en) * 1957-02-14 1963-08-27 Acme Steel Co Automatic box strapping machine
ES2336168A1 (es) * 2007-06-20 2010-04-08 Reparacion De Maquinaria Saizar, S.L. Flejadora.

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US2042843A (en) * 1933-09-11 1936-06-02 Harvey Herbert Wire tying machine
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US2438386A (en) * 1945-07-12 1948-03-23 Signode Steel Strapping Co Bundle binding machine
US2707430A (en) * 1949-12-22 1955-05-03 Signode Steel Strapping Co Automatic strapping machine
US2807997A (en) * 1952-03-12 1957-10-01 Acme Steel Co Box strapping machine
US2882814A (en) * 1952-04-26 1959-04-21 Acme Steel Co Box strapping machine
US2930313A (en) * 1953-11-17 1960-03-29 Bocher Hermann Binding of wire coils
US3101663A (en) * 1957-02-14 1963-08-27 Acme Steel Co Automatic box strapping machine
US2957406A (en) * 1957-02-27 1960-10-25 Gerrard Ind Ltd Wire tying machines
ES2336168A1 (es) * 2007-06-20 2010-04-08 Reparacion De Maquinaria Saizar, S.L. Flejadora.
ES2336168B1 (es) * 2007-06-20 2011-04-18 Reparacion De Maquinaria Saizar, S.L. Flejadora.

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