Patent ID: 6073425
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A guide frame structure for guiding a lashing tape of a binding machine, the guide frame structure comprising:a machine body;an inverted U-shaped guide support mounted on a top of said machine body, said guide support being formed of two upright guide rods and a cross guide rod connected to respective top ends of said two upright guide rods and a face plate fastened to an inner side of one of said two upright guide rods;a connection rod member comprising a driven rod and a top rod parallel to said driven rod and a shaft rod connecting respective ends of said driven rod and said top rod, said shaft rod having two seat blocks, said top rod being contiguous to said inner side of one of said two upright rods, said top rod fastened at one end thereof to a first connection rod, said top rod fastened at a top thereof with a second connection rod, said second connection rod being fastened to a projection of a top cross shaft, said top cross shaft having another projection at an end thereof, said another projection connected to a third connection rod, said top cross shaft being fastened by a plurality of screws at ends thereof respectively with said two upright guide rods;a guide member comprising two longitudinal guide rods, said two longitudinal guide rods having respectively two longitudinal holes opposite in location to each other, said two longitudinal guide rods being fastened respectively with said two upright guide rods by a plurality of fastening bolts which are received respectively in said two longitudinal holes, each of said two longitudinal guide rods having a slanted guide block, one of said two longitudinal guide rods being fastened to said first connection rod and to said second connection rod and to said third connection rod;a lashing tape guiding frame having a slot formed therein, said lashing tape guiding frame having four through holes located respectively at four corners of said lashing tape guiding frame, said four through holes communicating with said slot;a position controlling guide frame comprising two longitudinal rods with two guide wheels respectively fastened thereto, said position controlling guide frame further comprising two cross rods and a ferrule, said position controlling guide frame being fastened to said lashing tape guiding frame by a plurality of screws such that said two guide wheels are located on top edges of said slanted guide blocks of said two longitudinal guide rods;a plurality of urging pin members received respectively in said four corners of said lashing tape guiding frame, said lashing tape guiding frame having a plate piece fastened at one end thereof with one of said plurality of urging pin members, said one of said plurality of urging pin members being received in said slot of said lashing tape guiding frame and through one of said through holes of said lashing tape guiding frame, said plate piece being fastened at one end thereof with said face plate of said guide support such that said plate piece is separated from said position controlling guide frame by an interval; anda plurality of tape guiding plates fastened to said two upright guide rods and said cross guide rod of said guide support, said plurality of tape guiding plates having a brush contiguous to said face plate of said guide support for holding and guiding a lashing tape.