Patent ID: 7255135
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: B65B,E04G

Abstract:
1. A binding line clamp apparatus, for a reinforcing bar binder that grasps and twists a loop of binding line fed out by a binding line mechanism to a surrounding of a reinforcing bar, comprising: a center clamp plate; a right clamp plate arranged on a right side of the center clamp plate; a left clamp plate arranged on a left side of the center clamp plate; a sleeve outwardly mounted to the center clamp plate, the right clamp plate and the left clamp plate; and a pair of cam mechanisms including cams and guide pins, and provided to respective of the sleeve and the right clamp plate and the sleeve and the left clamp plate; wherein the right clamp plate and the left clamp plate are opened and closed in accordance with movement of the sleeve in a front and rear direction, and the binding line is fed out by passing through one of an interval between the right clamp plate and the center clamp plate and an interval between the left clamp plate and the center clamp plate, by the binding line feed mechanism, and after introducing a front end of the binding line formed in a shape of a loop through the other of the interval between the right clamp plate and the center clamp plate and the interval between the left clamp plate and the center clamp plate, the binding line is grasped by closing the right clamp plate and the left clamp plate.