Patent ID: 11905049
Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A binding machine configured to feed a wire in a first direction, to curl the wire, to surround a to-be-bound object with the wire, to return the wire in a second direction opposite to the first direction, to wind the wire on the to-be-bound object, and to twist the wire, thereby binding the to-be-bound object, the binding machine comprising:
a main body;
a reel accommodation unit configured to rotatably accommodate a reel on which the wire is wound;
a wire feeding unit provided in the main body and configured to feed the wire in the first direction and in the second direction;
a curl guide provided on a tip end-side of the main body and configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeding unit;
a binding unit comprising a twisting shaft extending from the tip end-side to a rear end-side of the main body, and configured to twist the wire curled by the curl guide by rotation of the twisting shaft;
a grip extending from a circumferential surface of the main body;
a starter provided to the grip and configured to start the wire feeding unit; and
a feeding path provided in the main body for feeding the wire in the first direction or in the second direction,
wherein the reel accommodation unit is provided in the main body on an opposite side to the curl guide with respect to the starter,
wherein the feeding path is provided with a load reducing part configured to reduce a load of the wire or the reel accommodation unit,
wherein the feeding path includes a first path in the reel accommodation unit, the feeding path further including a second path between the reel accommodation unit and the wire feeding unit, and
wherein the load reducing part comprises at least one wear reducing part configured to reduce wear due to feeding the wire in the second direction, the at least one wear reducing part positioned along the first path in the reel accommodation unit, the at least one wear reducing part further positioned along the second path between the reel accommodation unit and the wire feeding unit.