Gardening binding machine

Abstract

To provide a binding machine capable of binding thick supporting poles and branches without lengthening a main handle and without impairing operability.SOLUTION: A binding machine for gardening 1 includes a main handle 2 capable of withdrawing a tape from a tip portion, a clincher arm 3 rotatably attached to the main handle 2, and an operation handle 4 for rotating the clincher arm 3. When viewed from the side with the clincher arm 3 closed with respect to the main handle 2 and when the extension direction of the main handle 2 is defined as a horizontal direction X and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction X is a vertical direction Y, a maximum vertical dimension Ymax in an area A surrounded with the main handle 2, the operation handle 4 and the clincher arm 3 is greater than or equal to a maximum lateral dimension Xmax in the area A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a horticultural binding machine. [Background technology]

[0002] A horticultural bundling machine is used for the tying and bundling work when cultivating agricultural crops. For example, the horticultural bundling machine described in Patent Document 1 can be used to tie the vines and stems of cucumbers, grapes, tomatoes, etc. to posts, nets, etc. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-222401 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the work of tying fruit trees, etc., branches thicker than vines or stems are sometimes tied to thick posts. In addition to tying fruit trees, etc., seedlings of trees (for example, garden trees or roadside trees) are sometimes tied to posts. However, even if such thick posts, branches, seedlings, etc. are passed between the clincher arm and the main handle and then the clincher arm is closed, the posts, branches, etc. are sometimes too thick to completely close the clincher arm. In other words, conventional horticultural binding machines were not able to tie posts, branches, etc. that were thicker than a certain thickness. For this reason, tying thick posts, branches, etc. was mainly performed manually by the operator.

[0005] In order to bind thick posts or branches, it is conceivable to extend the main handle in a binding machine such as that described in Patent Document 1 to expand the area enclosed by the main handle and the clincher arm. However, when the main handle is longer, the device becomes larger and heavier, and the distance from the rotation center of the clincher arm to the clincher increases, which causes problems in that the operating force required to operate the operating handle increases (reduced operability).

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a binding machine that can bind thick posts or branches without lengthening the main handle and that does not impair operability (for example, can be operated with light force). [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In some areas, saplings are tied to bamboo posts, but because the bamboo posts alone may cause the bamboo posts and saplings to collapse, it is common to tie the saplings, the bamboo posts, and 1-inch square lumber together at regular intervals. In some areas, fruit tree branches are tied to metal posts with an L-shaped cross section. Metal posts with an L-shaped side up to 43 mm are often used. Conventional binding machines were unable to tie posts and branches of this size, so the tying work was done by hand. The inventors have thoroughly studied the configuration of a binding machine that can tie posts and branches of the largest size expected in the market, and have found that the following configuration allows thick posts and branches to be tied without extending the main handle.

[0008] A horticultural binding machine according to one aspect of the present invention includes a main handle capable of pulling out a tape from a tip thereof, a clincher arm rotatably attached to the main handle, and an operating handle for rotating the clincher arm. When the clincher arm is closed relative to the main handle as viewed from the side, the extension direction of the main handle is the horizontal direction and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction is the vertical direction, and the maximum vertical dimension within the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm is equal to or greater than the maximum horizontal dimension within the area.

[0009] In the above aspect, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension to the maximum horizontal dimension is preferably 1.0 or more and 1.5 or less. In the above aspect, the tip of the clincher arm may have a tape gripping portion capable of gripping the tape pulled out from the tip of the main handle, and a clincher for stapling the tape at a position adjacent to the tape gripping portion. In this case, the ratio of the distance from the rotation center of the clincher arm to the center position of the groove provided in the clincher to the maximum vertical dimension is preferably 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less. In the above aspect, when a first circle that is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in the area and a second circle that is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle and is also inscribed in the area are drawn, it is preferable that the second circle circumscribes the upper half of the first circle.

[0010] In another aspect of the horticultural binding machine of the present invention, when viewed from the side with the clincher arm closed against the main handle, when the extension direction of the main handle is the horizontal direction and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction is the vertical direction, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension within the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm to the diameter of the first circle, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed within the area, is 1.2 or more and 1.8 or less.

[0011] Alternatively, in one embodiment of the horticultural binding machine of the present invention, the ratio of the opening height, which is the minimum distance between the tip of the main handle and the tip of the clincher arm when the clincher arm is open relative to the main handle, to the maximum vertical dimension within the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm when the clincher arm is closed relative to the main handle, is 0.5 or greater and 0.96 or less.

[0012] Alternatively, in a horticultural binding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, when viewed from the side with the clincher arm closed relative to the main handle, when the extension direction of the main handle is the horizontal direction and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction is the vertical direction, the ratio of the distance from the center of rotation of the clincher arm to the center position of the groove provided in the clincher and the maximum vertical dimension within the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm is greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than 2.0.

[0013] Alternatively, in one embodiment of the horticultural binding machine of the present invention, the main handle has a staple magazine which stores a plurality of staples and which abuts the clincher when the clincher arm is in a stapled state relative to the main handle, and when viewed from the side, the ratio of the maximum distance from the abutment point between the clincher and the staple magazine to other parts of the clincher arm other than the clincher to the distance from the center of rotation of the clincher arm to the center position of the groove provided in the clincher is 0.6 or more and 1.1 or less.

[0014] Alternatively, in a horticultural binding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, when viewed from the side with the clincher arm closed relative to the main handle, when a first circle is drawn, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm, and a second circle is drawn, which is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle and is also inscribed in the area, the second circle circumscribes the upper half of the first circle.

[0015] Alternatively, in a horticultural binding machine according to another aspect of the present invention, when viewed from the side with the clincher arm closed relative to the main handle, when a first circle is drawn which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm, and a second circle is drawn which is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle and is also inscribed in the area, the diameter of the second circle is larger than the radius of the first circle. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a binding machine that can bind thick posts or branches without lengthening the main handle and that does not impair operability (for example, can be operated with a light operating force). [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a horticultural binding machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view showing the horticultural binding machine of the first embodiment with the clincher arm in an open state. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a side view showing the horticultural binding machine of the first embodiment with the clincher arm in a closed state. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a side view showing a first circle, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in the area shown in FIG. 3, and a second circle, which is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle and is also inscribed in the area. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a side view showing the horticultural binding machine of the second embodiment with the clincher arm in an open state. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a side view showing the horticultural binding machine of the second embodiment with the clincher arm in a closed state. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a side view showing a first circle, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in the area shown in FIG. 6, and a second circle, which is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle and is also inscribed in the area. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a side view showing the horticultural binding machine of the third embodiment with the clincher arm in an open state. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a side view showing the horticultural binding machine of the third embodiment with the clincher arm in a closed state. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a side view showing a first circle, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in the area shown in FIG. 9, and a second circle, which is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle and is also inscribed in the area. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] The inventors of the present invention thoroughly investigated a configuration capable of binding posts and branches of the largest dimensions expected in the market, and as a result, discovered an embodiment capable of binding thick posts and branches without extending the main handle 2. A horticultural binding machine 1 having a preferred embodiment will be described below with reference to Figs. 1 to 10.

[0019] Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a horticultural binding machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the horticultural binding machine 1 includes a main handle 2 capable of pulling out a tape from a tape guide 24 provided at the tip, a clincher arm 3 rotatably attached to the main handle 2, and an operating handle 4 for rotating the clincher arm 3.

[0020] The main handle 2 includes a main handle body 20 extending linearly, a tape magazine 21 that stores wound tape, and a staple magazine 22 that stores a plurality of staples connected in a row. The tape magazine 21 is disposed at the base end including the base end (rear end) of the main handle body 20 and a portion in the vicinity thereof. The staple magazine 22 is formed in a long, thin rod shape, and is disposed approximately parallel to the main handle body 20 between the base end and the tip end of the main handle body 20.

[0021] The tip (front end) of the main handle body 20 and the tip portion including the portion adjacent thereto are provided with a tape guide 24 for guiding the tape pulled out from the tape magazine 21, a driver 23 facing the front end of the staple magazine 22, etc. The tip of the clincher arm 3 has a tape gripping portion 33 capable of gripping the tape pulled out from the tape guide 24 provided at the tip of the main handle 2, a clincher 32 for bending the needle legs of the staples that bind the tape, etc.

[0022] The tape gripping portion 33 has, for example, a flat tape plate 33a provided adjacent to the clincher 32, a hook-shaped tape catch 33b biased toward the tape plate 33a, and a lock plate 33c that can engage with the tape catch 33b. When the lock plate 33c engages with the tape catch 33b, the tape catch 33b is fixed in a state separated from the tape plate 33a. When the engagement between the lock plate 33c and the tape catch 33b is released, the tip of the tape catch 33b rotates toward the tape plate 33a due to the biasing force, and the end of the tape is gripped between the tape catch 33b and the tape plate 33a. Engagement and disengagement by the lock plate 33c can be switched by the angle at which the clincher arm 3 rotates in the closing direction relative to the main handle 2.

[0023] In the following description, the direction from the tape magazine 21 to the tape guide 24 may be referred to as the front, the opposite direction as the rear, the direction from the driver 23 to the clincher 32 as the up direction, and the opposite direction as the down direction. A spring (not shown) is provided between the staple magazine 22 and the main handle body 20. When the clincher arm 3 rotates in the closing direction relative to the main handle 2, the tip of the clincher 32 abuts against the staple magazine 22 and presses the staple magazine 22 down toward the driver 23 against the biasing force of the spring (not shown).

[0024] Eventually, the leading staple among the staples housed in the staple magazine 22 comes into contact with the driver 23, is pushed up, and moves toward the clincher 32. A groove for bending the staple leg of the staple is provided at the tip of the clincher 32. When the clincher arm 3 rotates further, the staple leg of the staple is bent. The tape guide 24 rotates, and a cutter (not shown) attached to the tape guide 24 cuts the tape. The lock plate 33c of the tape gripping portion 33 is pushed up by the main handle 2 and engages with the tape catch 33b.

[0025] The operating handle 4 includes an operating handle body 40 and a handle cover 41 that covers the operating handle body 40. The operating handle body 40 has a shaft portion 42 provided at the front end opposite to the grip portion gripped by the user, which is attached to the main handle 2, and a shaft portion 43 provided at the middle portion is attached to the clincher arm 3. In the illustrated example, the front end edge of the handle cover 41 extends to a position that covers the shaft portions 42, 43 of the operating handle body 40 in a side view.

[0026] When the operating handle 4 of the horticultural binding machine 1 is lightly gripped, the clincher arm 3 rotates in the closing direction relative to the main handle 2, and the tape gripping portion 33 at the tip of the clincher arm 3 grips the tape pulled out from the tip of the main handle 2. When the operating handle 4 is released in this state, the clincher arm 3 rotates in the opening direction relative to the main handle 2, and the tape is pulled out. The tape is pulled out so that it is stretched between the clincher arm 3 and the main handle 2, and the agricultural crop and the post are pressed against the pulled out tape and inserted between the clincher arm 3 and the main handle 2.

[0027] When the operating handle 4 is gripped again in this state, the clincher arm 3 rotates in the closing direction relative to the main handle 2, forming a tape loop. When the operating handle 4 is gripped further, both ends of the tape loop are stapled and the end of the tape loop is cut by a cutter (not shown) attached to the tape guide 24, completing the bundling. The horticultural binding machine 1 in each embodiment of the present invention is designed to prevent interference between the main handle 2 and posts or branches when the clincher arm 3 rotates in the closing direction relative to the main handle 2.

[0028] 2 to 10, a preferred embodiment that can tie thick posts or branches without extending the main handle 2 will be described. The first to third embodiments have substantially the same shape and function, except for the shape of the clincher arm 3. Therefore, for the second and third embodiments, the same reference numerals are used and the corresponding description of the first embodiment should be referred to, and duplicated description will be omitted.

[0029] The preferred aspects of the first to third embodiments are designed in consideration of the case of bundling a pole or branch of the maximum size expected in the market, or the case of bundling a sapling of a garden tree or roadside tree to a pole, and the shape and dimensions of each part of the bundling machine (e.g., clincher arm 3) for bundling the thick pole or branch are derived by repeating various experiments and verifications. For example, an experiment was conducted to bundling three types of objects together: a 1-inch square rod, a sapling thinner than the 1-inch square rod, and a bamboo pole thinner than the sapling, and a shape that prevents the objects to be bound pressed down by the clincher arm 3 from interfering with the main arm 2 was examined by a sensory evaluation by an operator. When bundling the two types of objects used in the experiment, the 1-inch square rod and the sapling, the maximum dimension in the width direction of the objects to be bound is about 47.5 mm. When bundling the two types of objects, the 1-inch square rod and the bamboo pole, the maximum dimension in the width direction of the objects to be bound is about 40 mm.

[0030] In conventional horticultural binding machines, when the clincher arm 3 is rotated in the closing direction, the objects to be bound tend to be arranged so that the tape loop surrounding the objects approaches a circle. In the horticultural binding machines 1 of the first to third embodiments, when the clincher arm 3 is rotated in the closing direction, the objects to be bound are guided so that the tape loop surrounding the objects takes a shape that is not circular (for example, a shape stretched in the vertical direction Y). As a result, thick posts and branches can be bound without lengthening the main handle 2.

[0031] 3, 6 and 9 are side views showing an area A surrounded by the main handle 2, the operating handle 4 and the clincher arm 3 when the clincher arm 3 is viewed from the side in a state where it is closed relative to the main handle 2 in each of the first to third embodiments, with the extension direction of the main handle 2 being the horizontal direction X and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction X being the vertical direction Y.

[0032] In this specification, the state in which the clincher arm 3 is closed relative to the main handle 2 refers to a state in which the clincher 32 provided at the tip of the clincher arm 3 abuts against the staple magazine 22 housed in the main handle 2. In the illustrated example, area A is defined as an area surrounded by the main handle body 20, the upper surface of the staple magazine 22, the front end edge of the handle cover 41 of the operating handle 4, and the lower surface of the clincher arm 3.

[0033] The horticultural binding machine 1 of the first to third embodiments has an aspect in which the ratio (Ymax / Xmax) of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax to the maximum horizontal dimension Xmax in the area A surrounded by the main handle 2, the operating handle 4, and the clincher arm 3 is 1.0 or more and 1.5 or less. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax to the maximum horizontal dimension Xmax is 1.28. In the embodiment of FIG. 2 shown in FIG. 6, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax to the maximum horizontal dimension Xmax is 1.44. In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax to the maximum horizontal dimension Xmax is 1.01.

[0034] In a binding machine that binds posts and branches in the horizontal direction X within area A, the clincher arm 3 cannot be closed unless the main handle 2 is extended. In contrast, the horticultural binding machine 1 of the first to third embodiments has a maximum vertical dimension Ymax greater than the maximum horizontal dimension Xmax, so that thick posts and branches can be bound by lining up the posts and branches in the vertical direction Y without extending the main handle 2. If the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax to the maximum horizontal dimension Xmax is 1.5 or less, the tip of the clincher arm 3 is unlikely to hit the crops even if sufficient space is secured in the vertical direction Y within area A.

[0035] When tying branches to a post using a horticultural binding machine 1 in which the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is greater than the maximum horizontal dimension Xmax, for example, the post or branch inserted from the opening between the clincher arm 3 and the main handle 2 can be fed backward along the main handle 2, and then the horticultural binding machine 1 can be moved so as to twist the main handle 2 90 degrees to feed the post or branch toward the top of the clincher arm 3, allowing thick posts and branches to be tied together one above the other within area A. Because there is no need to extend the main handle 2, the operating handle 4 can be operated with a light operating force.

[0036] The horticultural binding machine 1 of the first to third embodiments has an aspect in which the ratio (D1 / Ymax) of the distance D1 from the rotation center 31 of the clincher arm 3 to the center position of the groove provided at the tip of the clincher 32 to the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the ratio of the distance D1 from the rotation center 31 of the clincher arm to the center position of the groove provided at the tip of the clincher 32 to the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is 1.55. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the ratio of the distance D1 from the rotation center 31 of the clincher arm 3 to the clincher 32 to the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is 1.38. In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the ratio of the distance D1 from the rotation center 31 of the clincher arm 3 to the center position of the groove provided at the tip of the clincher 32 to the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is 1.97. In this embodiment, a sufficient space can be secured in the vertical direction Y within the area A, and the operating handle 4 can be operated with a light operating force.

[0037] The horticultural binding machine 1 of the first to third embodiments has a configuration in which the ratio (D2 / D1) of the maximum distance D2 from the position where the clincher 32 and the staple magazine 22 abut when the clincher arm 3 is closed relative to the main handle 2 to other parts of the clincher arm 3 other than the clincher 32, and the distance D1 from the pivot center 31 of the clincher arm 3 to the center position of the groove provided at the tip of the clincher 32, is 0.6 or more and 1.1 or less.

[0038] In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the ratio of the maximum distance D2 to the distance D1 is 0.65. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the ratio of the maximum distance D2 to the distance D1 is 0.72. In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the ratio of the maximum distance D2 to the distance D1 is 0.55. The support and the branch may be arranged in a diagonal direction rather than in the vertical direction Y perpendicular to the main handle 2. In these embodiments, even if the support and the branch are arranged in a diagonal direction from the clincher 32 to a portion other than the clincher 32, they can be easily bound.

[0039] 2, 5 and 8 are side views showing a state in which the clincher arm 3 is open relative to the main handle 2 in each of the first to third embodiments. The horticultural binding machine 1 of the first to third embodiments has an aspect in which the ratio (H / Ymax) of the opening height H of the main handle 2 and the clincher arm 3 when the clincher arm 3 is open relative to the main handle to the maximum vertical dimension Ymax in an area A surrounded by the main handle body 20 of the main handle 2, the upper surface of the staple magazine 22 of the main handle 2, the operation handle 4, and the clincher arm 3 when the clincher arm 3 is closed relative to the main handle 2 is 0.5 or more and 0.96 or less. The opening height H is the smallest distance between the tip of the main handle 2 and the tip of the clincher arm 3, and is, for example, the diameter of the largest imaginary circle that can pass between the tip of the main handle 2 and the tip of the clincher arm 3.

[0040] In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the ratio between the opening height H and the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is 0.71. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the ratio between the opening height H and the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is 0.64. In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the ratio between the opening height H and the maximum vertical dimension Ymax is 0.91. In this embodiment, sufficient space can be secured in the vertical direction Y within the area A. Various thick supports and branches expected in the market can be inserted through the opening.

[0041] 4, 7 and 10 are side views illustrating a first circle C1, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in an area A surrounded by the main handle 2, the operating handle 4 and the clincher arm 3, and a second circle C2, which is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle C1 and is also inscribed in the area A, in each of the first to third embodiments. The horticultural binding machines 1 of the first to third embodiments have a configuration in which the second circle circumscribes the upper half of the first circle.

[0042] In this embodiment, the clincher arm 3 can be closed with the thickest post positioned at the bottom within area A and the next thickest branch or sapling positioned at the top within area A, making the binding operation easier and stabilizing the position of the staple that fastens the tape loop.

[0043] In the first to third embodiments shown in Figures 4, 7 and 10, the first circle C1 has first and second regions P1, P2 inscribed in the clincher arm 3. The second circle C2 has a third region P3 circumscribing the first circle C1 in the upper half of the first circle C1 and in the region between the first region P1 and the second region P2. The angle α between the line connecting the center O1 of the first circle and the center O2 of the second circle and the extension direction of the main handle 2, i.e., the lateral direction X, is 30 degrees or more and 150 degrees or less.

[0044] The first and second embodiments have an aspect in which the diameter of the second circle C2 is larger than the radius of the first circle C1. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the ratio of the diameter of the second circle C2 to the diameter of the first circle C1 (diameter of C2 / diameter of C1) is 0.54. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the ratio of the diameter of the second circle C2 to the diameter of the first circle C1 is 0.74. That is, the diameter of the second circle is larger than the radius of the first circle.

[0045] When trying to bundle thick posts or branches arranged one above the other, surrounding them in a shape such as a rectangle rather than in a circle reduces the gap between the clincher arm 3 or main handle 2 and the posts or branches, and there is no wasted space in area A. The smaller the second circle C2 is, the closer area A is to a circle (first circle C1). In other words, the larger the second circle C2 is, the closer area A is to a shape that is not circular.

[0046] In the embodiment in which the diameter of the second circle C2 is larger than the radius of the first circle C1, the pole or branch can be surrounded in an efficient shape that is not circular, so that a thick pole or branch can be bound without extending the main handle 2. In the third embodiment shown in Fig. 10, the ratio of the diameter of the second circle C2 to the diameter of the first circle C1 is 0.34. Therefore, the space in the area A may not be utilized as efficiently as in the first and second embodiments.

[0047] The horticultural binding machine 1 of the first to third embodiments has a configuration in which the ratio (Ymax / diameter of C1) of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax within an area A surrounded by the main handle body 20 of the main handle 2, the upper surface of the staple magazine 22 of the main handle 2, the operating handle 4, and the clincher arm 3, to the diameter of a first circle C1, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed within the area A, is 1.2 or greater and 1.8 or less.

[0048] In the first embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax in the area A to the diameter of the first circle C1 is 1.57. In the second embodiment shown in Fig. 7, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax in the area A to the diameter of the first circle C1 is 1.76. In the third embodiment shown in Fig. 10, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension Ymax in the area A to the diameter of the first circle C1 is 1.24. In this embodiment, a sufficient space can be secured in the vertical direction Y in the area A, and thick posts and branches can be bound.

[0049] The above-described embodiments are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The elements of the embodiments, as well as their arrangements, materials, conditions, shapes, sizes, etc., are not limited to those shown as examples and can be changed as appropriate. In addition, configurations shown in different embodiments can be partially substituted or combined with each other. [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] 1...horticultural binding machine, 2...main handle, 3...clincher arm, 4...operating handle, 20...main handle body, 21...tape magazine, 22...staple magazine, 23...driver, 24...tape guide, 31...rotation center, 32...clincher, 33...tape gripping portion, 40...operating handle body, 41...handle cover, A...enclosed area, C1...first circle, C2...second circle, D1...distance from rotation center to clincher, D2...maximum distance from clincher to other parts, H...opening height, O1...center of first circle, O2...center of second circle, X...horizontal direction, Xmax...maximum horizontal dimension within area, Y...vertical direction, Ymax...maximum vertical dimension within area.

Claims

1. A main handle that allows you to pull out the tape from the tip, A clincher arm rotatably attached to the main handle; An operating handle for rotating the clincher arm; Equipped with When the clincher arm is closed relative to the main handle as viewed from the side, the extension direction of the main handle is the horizontal direction and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction is the vertical direction, the maximum vertical dimension of the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm is equal to or greater than the maximum horizontal dimension of the area, the ratio of the maximum vertical dimension to the maximum horizontal dimension is equal to or greater than 1.28 and equal to or less than 1.5; When a first circle, which is the largest imaginary circle inscribed in the region, and a second circle, which is the largest imaginary circle that circumscribes the first circle and is also inscribed in the region, are drawn, the second circle circumscribes an upper half of the first circle. Garden binding machine.

2. The tip of the clincher arm has a tape gripping portion capable of gripping the tape pulled out from the tip of the main handle, and a clincher for binding the tape at a position adjacent to the tape gripping portion, The ratio of the distance from the rotation center of the clincher arm to the center position of the groove provided in the clincher to the maximum vertical dimension is 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less.

2. The horticultural binding machine of claim 1.

3. A main handle that allows you to pull out the tape from the tip, A clincher arm rotatably attached to the main handle; An operating handle for rotating the clincher arm; Equipped with The tip of the clincher arm has a tape gripping portion capable of gripping the tape pulled out from the tip of the main handle, and a clincher for binding the tape at a position adjacent to the tape gripping portion, When the clincher arm is viewed from the side in a state where it is closed relative to the main handle, the extension direction of the main handle is the horizontal direction, and the direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction is the vertical direction, the ratio of the distance from the rotation center of the clincher arm to the center position of the groove provided in the clincher and the maximum vertical dimension of the area surrounded by the main handle, the operating handle, and the clincher arm is 1.38 or more and 2.0 or less. Garden binding machine.

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