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EP0090348A2
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Bundling apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1983-03-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-03-23
Abstract
Abstract in a bundling apparatus, a carrier (8) of a transfer mechanism (1) is moved by a motor (18) of a first driving mechanism (15) from a carrier home position (CRHP) to a carrier stop position (CRSP) after a stack of sheets (P) are set on the carrier (8) and then moved from the carrier stop position (CRSP) to the carrier home position (CRHP). On the other hand, a catcher (72) of a winding mechanism (41) is moved along a line of movement including a catcher home position (CTHP) below the sheets (P) on the carrier (8) and a catcher intermediate position (CHIP) above the sheets (P). The line of movement lies between the carrier home position (CRHP) and the carrier stop position (CRSP). The catcher (72) is moved by the second driving mechanism (75) from the catcher home position (CTHP) to the catcher intermediate position (CTIP) before the carrier (8) moved from the carrier home position (CRHP) toward the carrier stop position (CRSP) by the first driving mechanism (15) crosses the line of the movement, and is moved from the catcher intermediate position (CTIP) to the catcher home position (CTHP) after the carrier (8) crosses the line of movement.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Miyano
- 👤 Hideo Ohmura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B27/00; B65B27/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
383 words
A bundling apparatus comprising: transfer means (1) for receiving stacked objects (P) to be bundled and transferring the same (P) along a prescribed path of travel; and bundling means (2) for bundling the objects (P) to be bundled transferred thereto by the transfer means (1), characterized in that said bundling means (2) includes winding means (41) for winding a band (MT) around the objects (P) to be bundled so that one end of the band (MT) is joined with another portion of the band (MT), and bonding means (43) for bonding together the joined end portions of the band wound around the objects (P) to be bundled, said transfer means (1) including a carrier (8) bearing thereon the objects (P) to be bundled and capable of moving between a first position where the carrier (8) receives thereon the objects (P) to be bundled and a second position inside the winding means (41), and first driving means (15) for moving the carrier (8) from the first position to the second position after the objects (P) to be bundled are set on the carrier (8), and then moving the carrier (8) from the second position to the first position, and said winding means (41) includes a catcher (72) retaining the one end of the band (MT) and capable of moving across the path of travel, the catcher (72) being moved along a line of movement including a third position below the objects (P) to be bundled on the carrier (8) and a fourth position above the objects (P) to be bundled, the line of movement lies between the first and second positions, and second drive means (75) for moving the catcher (72) from the third position to the fourth position before the carrier (8) moved from the first position toward the second position by the first driving means (15) crosses the line of movement, moving the catcher (72) from the fourth position to the third position after the carrier (0) crosses the line of movement, thereby winding the band (MT) around the objects (P) to be bundled, and then moving the catcher (72) from the third position to a fifth position defined between the third and fourth positions, thereby joining the one end of the band (MT) with the other portion of the band (MT).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
383 words
A bundling apparatus comprising: transfer means (1) for receiving stacked objects (P) to be bundled and transferring the same (P) along a prescribed path of travel; and bundling means (2) for bundling the objects (P) to be bundled transferred thereto by the transfer means (1), characterized in that said bundling means (2) includes winding means (41) for winding a band (MT) around the objects (P) to be bundled so that one end of the band (MT) is joined with another portion of the band (MT), and bonding means (43) for bonding together the joined end portions of the band wound around the objects (P) to be bundled, said transfer means (1) including a carrier (8) bearing thereon the objects (P) to be bundled and capable of moving between a first position where the carrier (8) receives thereon the objects (P) to be bundled and a second position inside the winding means (41), and first driving means (15) for moving the carrier (8) from the first position to the second position after the objects (P) to be bundled are set on the carrier (8), and then moving the carrier (8) from the second position to the first position, and said winding means (41) includes a catcher (72) retaining the one end of the band (MT) and capable of moving across the path of travel, the catcher (72) being moved along a line of movement including a third position below the objects (P) to be bundled on the carrier (8) and a fourth position above the objects (P) to be bundled, the line of movement lies between the first and second positions, and second drive means (75) for moving the catcher (72) from the third position to the fourth position before the carrier (8) moved from the first position toward the second position by the first driving means (15) crosses the line of movement, moving the catcher (72) from the fourth position to the third position after the carrier (0) crosses the line of movement, thereby winding the band (MT) around the objects (P) to be bundled, and then moving the catcher (72) from the third position to a fifth position defined between the third and fourth positions, thereby joining the one end of the band (MT) with the other portion of the band (MT).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said catcher can rotate around a prescribed axis of rotation, and said line of movement is circular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said catcher is so formed that the diameter of the circular line of movement is shorter than the length of the objects to be bundled along the transfer direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that said first and second drive means have a common drive source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that said carrier includes a plurality of beds on which the objects to be bundled lie, at least two of the beds being separated by a space wider than the width of the band, and said winding means locates the band in the space to wind the band around the objects to be bundled on the beds through the space.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said winding means includes a rotatable shaft, said second drive means rotates the shaft around the longitudinal axis thereof, and said catcher is attached parallel to the shaft at a given distance apart therefrom and has holding faces between which the one end of the band is held.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that said catcher has a pair of arms facing each other and capable of being joined with and disjoined from each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that said holding faces are formed on the opposite surfaces of the distal end portions of the arms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that said holding faces are formed of corrugated surfaces extending across the line of movement of the catcher.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by comprising bundle removal means which removes the objects bundled by the bundling means from the carrier when the carrier bearing the bundled objects is moved from the second position to the first position by the first drive means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that said carrier further moves between the first position and a sixth position defined on the side of the first position opposite to the second position, said first drive means moves the carrier beyond the first position to the sixth position after the carrier is moved from the second position to the first position, and said bundle removal means includes a scraper fixedly provided between the first and sixth positions and capable of engaging the bundled objects on the carrier, so that the bundled objects abut against the scraper to be removed from the carrier when the carrier is moved from the first position to the sixth position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said transfer means includes aligning means attached to the carrier for aligning the objects to be bundled on the carrier as the carrier moves from the first position to the second position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
122 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said aligning means includes a rising strip erected on the carrier to abut against one side edge of the objects to be bundled, and a regulating strip movably attached to the carrier so that the regulating strip is retained in a seventh position off the objects to be bundled on the carrier when the carrier is in the first position, and that the regulating strip is moved to an eighth position to abut against the other side edges of the objects to be bundled as the carrier is moved from the first position to the second position, whereby the objects to be bundled are pressed against the rising strip to be aligned.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by comprising supply means for supplying the band to the catcher of the winding means located in the third position.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
94 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that said supply means includes a pair of feed rollers holding the band therebetween and rotatable in one direction to feed the band toward the catcher and in the other direction to pull the band back, a guide roller disposed on the second position side of a straight line connecting the rolling contact position of the pair of feed rollers and the third position of the carrier, and cutting means disposed between the guide roller and the feed rollers and capable of cutting the band.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
83 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that said bundle removal means includes a removal lever movable between a ninth position, where the removal lever is located in the path of travel and can abut against the bundled objects on the carrier moved from the second position toward the first position, and a tenth position where the removal lever is off the path of travel, and urging means for urging the removal lever from the tenth position toward the ninth position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 16, characterized by comprising delivery means for delivering the objects to be bundled onto the carrier in the first position, the delivery means being movable from an eleventh position above the carrier toward a twelfth position below the carrier and having a bed nested with the carrier.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
151 words
The bundling apparatus according to claim 17, characterized in that said removal lever in the ninth position can abut against the bed of the delivery means, the tenth position is defined below the ninth position, and the bed of the delivery means is brought to the eleventh position after the carrier is moved from the first position toward the second position, whereby the objects to be bundled are transferred to the carrier and the removal lever is moved from the ninth position to the tenth position when the bed of the delivery means with the objects to be bundled thereon is moved from the eleventh position to the twelfth position, and the bed of the delivery means is returned to the eleventh position to locate the removal lever in the ninth position when the carrier bearing the objects to be bundled is moved from the first position toward the second position.
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