Patent ID: 7739893

Claim:
A two-way bending machine for bending a metal reinforcement is comprised of a worktable, a drive mechanism, a motor, a bending mechanism and a retaining mechanism; wherein, the worktable is provided with a top and an accommodation space below the top; the drive mechanism powered by a motor to drive the bending mechanism; the bending mechanism including a turntable and a pillar retaining member and at least one main shaft being erected in the accommodation space in the worktable and extending to the top of the worktable to be coupled with the turntable, a positioning member being disposed at a center of the turntable, multiple positioning holes being provided on a peripheral area of the turntable for the insertion of the pillar retaining member as desired, the body of the main shaft being provided with a sprocket rotationally linked to the drive mechanism, and the main shaft being rotated as driven by the drive mechanism; and the retaining mechanism including two retaining blocks, a track and an air cylinder provided on the top of the worktable, the two retaining blocks being located on one side to the turntable, a connection base being provided to separate both retaining blocks; the track and the air cylinder being provided to the connection base and fixed to the top of the worktable to control the travel by the connection base and the two retaining blocks, and the two retaining blocks traveling laterally towards a left or a right side of the turntable to serve as the support for the metal reinforcement.