Rebar Binding Machine With Adjustable Wire Loop Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional reinforcing bar binding machines are limited in binding multiple reinforcing bars due to fixed dimensions, leading to increased size and weight, which hinders operability and requires manual binding, making it time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Innovation Solution

A binding machine with a holding portion, feed unit, and twisting unit, controlled by a control unit to form an adjustable wire loop, allowing binding objects of various sizes by adjusting the wire loop size or length.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the dimension between the guide portion and the lower guide is increased to bind more reinforcing bars, then the binding capacity increases, but the device size increases and weight balance is lost, hindering operability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebinding capacityVSAvoidoperability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The guide portion is designed to be movable relative to the lower guide, allowing the dimension between them to be dynamically adjusted. This enables the device to bind varying numbers and sizes of reinforcing bars without requiring a fixed large dimension, thus maintaining compact size while improving binding capacity adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If the dimension between the guide portion and the lower guide is increased to bind more reinforcing bars, then the binding capacity increases, but the device size increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebinding capacityVSAvoiddevice size
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The guide portion can be moved to adjust the dimension between it and the lower guide, allowing the device to accommodate different binding requirements without increasing its overall size. This dynamic adjustment mechanism enables high binding capacity for multiple reinforcing bars while maintaining a compact device volume.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Weight of stationary object

If manual binding is used when the binding machine cannot handle the number or thickness of reinforcing bars, then the binding machine structure remains compact, but the workload increases and binding efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemachine compactnessVSAvoidbinding efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Weight of stationary objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The movable guide portion allows the binding machine to handle a wider range of reinforcing bar configurations automatically, eliminating the need for manual binding in many cases. This maintains machine compactness while significantly improving productivity by automating the binding process for various reinforcing bar arrangements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12043426B2Binding machine
Publication Date: 2024.07.23 MAX CO LTD
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AI summary

A binding machine includes: a holding portion configured to hold a tip end side of a cured wire rod; a feed unit configured to hold a base end side of the wire rod, the tip end side of which is held by the holding portion, such that the base end side of the wire rod is able to be fed out; a twisting unit configured to twist the wire rod; and a control unit configured to control the feed unit and the twisting unit. The control unit is configured to control the feed unit to feed the wire rod when detecting a first signal, and is configured to control the twisting unit to twist the wire rod when detecting a second signal.