Adhesive Binding Apparatus Eliminates Metal Contamination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional binding apparatuses, like plier-type horticultural binders, risk contaminating farm produce with metal staples and require strong grip strength, leading to operator burden and reduced work efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A binding apparatus with a pair of arms rotated around a fulcrum, using adhesive tape supported by a tape supporting part, dispensed by a tape dispensing part, and retained by a tape retaining part, with a pressure bonding mechanism to secure the tape without staples, reducing operator burden and ensuring produce quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If a metal staple is used to fasten the binding tape, then the binding strength is improved, but the object to be bound may be contaminated with metal pieces

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebinding strengthVSAvoidmetal contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical fastening system (metal staples) with a chemical bonding system (adhesive tape). The adhesive tape uses adhesive properties to bind the object, eliminating the need for metal staples and preventing metal contamination while maintaining binding effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the binding mechanism from mechanical (staples) to chemical (adhesive). By changing the parameter of binding method from physical penetration to chemical adhesion, the solution eliminates metal contamination while achieving secure binding through adhesive forces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If a metal staple ejection mechanism is used, then the binding function is achieved, but the apparatus weight increases and operator burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebinding functionVSAvoidapparatus weight

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the complex mechanical staple ejection mechanism with a simple adhesive tape dispensing system. This substitution dramatically reduces apparatus weight while maintaining reliable binding function through the adhesive properties of the tape.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts and removes the heavy metal staple ejection mechanism from the binding apparatus, retaining only the essential binding function through adhesive tape. This extraction eliminates unnecessary weight while preserving the core binding capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Force

If a strong grip strength is used to eject the metal staple, then the staple ejection is effective, but the operator burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegrip strengthVSAvoidoperator burden

Core Design Contradiction:

ForceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the force-intensive mechanical staple ejection with a low-force adhesive tape application system. The adhesive tape requires minimal force to apply and secure, dramatically reducing operator burden while achieving effective binding.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The use of adhesive tape eliminates metal contamination and reduces operator burden by eliminating the need for strong grip strength, enhancing work efficiency and apparatus weight, while ensuring the quality of bound objects.

Implementation Method 1

the binding tape is an adhesive tape, and the binding apparatus further includes a pressure bonding mechanism in which a joining portion of the binding tape is pressure bonded

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAdhesive force: Adhesive

Implementation Method 2

a pressure bonding mechanism in which a joining portion of the binding tape is pressure bonded by cooperation of a first pressure bonding member that is provided on the one arm and a second pressure bonding member that is provided on the other arm

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPressure bonding: Compression

Data Source

PatentUS10053247B2Binding apparatus

Publication Date: 2018.08.21 NICHIBAN CO LTD

AI summary

A binding apparatus includes a pressure bonding mechanism in which pressure is applied by a pair of pressure bonding plates to a joining portion of a binding tape, which is an adhesive tape, to fasten it together by gripping and squeezing a pair of levers to rotate a pair of arms around a fulcrum. Thereby, any mixing of metal staples into an object to be bound as in a conventional binding apparatus is eliminated, and thus the quality of the object to be bound can be ensured. Further, the need for a strong grip strength like that when ejecting a staple is eliminated, and thus the burden on an operator can be reduced.