Patent ID: 9399875
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: B21F,B65B,B65H,E04G

Claim Text:
1. A reinforcing bar binding machine which includes a binding machine body, wherein the reinforcing bar binding machine feeds a wire fed from a wire reel rotatably supported on the binding machine body, winds the fed wire about reinforcing bars, and twists the wire to bind the reinforcing bars, the reinforcing bar binding machine comprising: a solenoid that includes a core which is arranged to be movable between a retracted position and an extended position; a cover which is part of the binding machine body and which partitions an inside of the binding machine body into a first side and a second side, wherein the solenoid is located on the first side and a space where the wire reel is provided is located on the second side; a connecting part coupled to the core such that the connecting part is moved as the core moves between the retracted position and the extended position, wherein the connecting part is located on the first side; and at least one lever, wherein a locking portion extends from the at least one lever on the second side, wherein the connecting part is in a first position when the core is in the extended position and the connecting part is in a second position when the core is in the retracted position, wherein the locking portion is movable between an engaged position at which the locking portion brakes the wire reel and a disengaged position at which the locking portion releases the wire reel so that the wire reel is rotatable, wherein movement of the connecting part causes the at least one lever to move and thereby causes the locking portion to move between the engaged position and the disengaged position, and wherein the locking portion is in the engaged position when the core is in the retracted position and the connecting part is in the second position, and the locking portion is in the disengaged position when the core is in the extended position and the connecting part is in the first position.