Arrangement for binding together packs of elongated objects such as rods and similar articles by a self-sticking band

Claim 1

Apparatus for binding together packs of elongated objects such as rods, tubes and similar articles by a multiple bandage by means of a self sticking band comprising: a frame, a guiding trough for the elongated objects to be bound fixed on the frame, a carrier for the self sticking band encompassing the guiding trough, supported rotatably around a horizontal axis on the frame, a first pair of opposite gripper jaws for the self sticking band, a pair of arms pivotably supported on said frame, one of said arms on each side of the guiding trough, first power cylinders controlling the position of these pivotable arms, a slide slidingly guided on each of said pivotable arms, each of said slides supporting one of said gripper jaws, a second power cylinder on each of said pivotable arms controlling the position of said slide with respect to the pivotable arms, a third power cylinder pivotably supported on the slide of the first pivotable arm, the piston rod of this power cylinder pivotably connected with a suspension, a spring loaded lever with a finishing roller pivotably connected to the piston rod of this third power cylinder, a fourth power cylinder supported by the slide of the second pivotable arm, a cutting knife for the self sticking band controlled by the piston rod of this fourth cylinder, a gripper body for seizing the self sticking band suspended on the frame below the guiding trough, a fifth power cylinder controlling the position of this gripper body with respect to the frame, said gripper body housing a sixth power cylinder with a hollow piston rod and a second pair of gripper jaws for the self sticking band, the position of which with respect to the self sticking band is controlled by said sixth power cylinder, and a seventh power cylinder controlling the opening and closing of said second pair of gripper jaws.