Patents by Inventor Osamu Itagaki

Osamu Itagaki has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10837184
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit which feeds a wire, a curl guide which curls the fed wire around an object to be bound, a binding unit including a twisting shaft provided to be rotatable around an axis, a gripping part provided at one end of the twisting shaft and a drive unit provided to the other end of the twisting shaft, a control unit which controls the drive unit, and a binding machine main body which accommodates therein the binding unit and the control unit. When an inside of the binding machine main body is divided by a virtual plane perpendicular to the axis to be partitioned into a first space in which the gripping part is accommodated and a second space in which the drive unit is accommodated, the control unit is arranged in the second space in which the drive unit is accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Itagaki
  • Patent number: 10787828
    Abstract: The reinforcing bar binding machine which is capable of surely wrapping and binding a wire to a binding object. The reinforcing bar binding machine includes a magazine in which two wires are housed so as to be drawable, a curl guide unit which winds the arranged wires around the reinforcing bar, by the operation of feeding the parallel wires at the curl guide unit to wind around the reinforcing bar, a wire feeding unit which feeds the wires so that they are wound around the reinforcing bar, and a binding unit which twists an intersecting portion between one end side and the other end side of the wires wound around the reinforcing bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Takeshi Morijiri, Tatsunori Sera, Takuya Chigira, Kazuhisa Takeuchi, Sadayoshi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10590666
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire, a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeding unit around an object to be bound, a binding unit including a twisting shaft provided to be rotatable around a predetermined axis, and a gripping part provided at one end side of the twisting shaft, wherein the gripping part is configured to grip the wire curled by the curl guide and the twisting shaft is configured to twist the gripped wire so as to bind the object, a binding machine main body having one end side at which the curl guide is arranged and configured to accommodate therein the wire feeding unit and the binding unit, and a setting unit provided at an opposite end side of the binding machine main body and configured to set a predetermined operation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Akira Kasahara, Norihiro Nagai
  • Publication number: 20190389609
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a feed means for feeding a wire from a wire reel rotatably mounted on a binding machine body, a braking means for braking a rotation of the wire reel, and a control means that starts a braking to the rotation of the wire reel by the braking means after the wire is fed to a predetermined amount by the feed means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu ITAGAKI
  • Patent number: 10457428
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a feed means for feeding a wire from a wire reel rotatably mounted on a binding machine body, a braking means for braking a rotation of the wire reel, and a control means that starts a braking to the rotation of the wire reel by the braking means after the wire is fed to a predetermined amount by the feed means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Itagaki
  • Publication number: 20190292799
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part, a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit, a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided, and, an entry regulation part provided in the main body part, provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Takahiro NAGAOKA
  • Publication number: 20190249448
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound and a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members configured to sandwich the wire between the pair of feeding members and to feed the wire by a rotating operation, a wire feeding drive unit connected to one feeding member and configured to rotatively drive the one feeding member, and a load reducing part configured to reduce or remove a load, which is to be applied to the wire via the one feeding member, of the wire feeding drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu ITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20190249447
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire, a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeding unit around an object to be bound, a binding unit including a twisting shaft provided to be rotatable around a predetermined axis, and a gripping part provided at one end side of the twisting shaft, wherein the gripping part is configured to grip the wire curled by the curl guide and the twisting shaft is configured to twist the gripped wire so as to bind the object, a binding machine main body having one end side at which the curl guide is arranged and configured to accommodate therein the wire feeding unit and the binding unit, and a setting unit provided at an opposite end side of the binding machine main body and configured to set a predetermined operation condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Akira KASAHARA, Norihiro NAGAI
  • Patent number: 10323425
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part, a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit, a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided, and, an entry regulation part provided in the main body part, provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Takahiro Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 10273699
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound and a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members configured to sandwich the wire between the pair of feeding members and to feed the wire by a rotating operation, a wire feeding drive unit connected to one feeding member and configured to rotatively drive the one feeding member, and a load reducing part configured to reduce or remove a load, which is to be applied to the wire via the one feeding member, of the wire feeding drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Itagaki
  • Publication number: 20190002139
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a feed means for feeding a wire from a wire reel rotatably mounted on a binding machine body, a braking means for braking a rotation of the wire reel, and a control means that starts a braking to the rotation of the wire reel by the braking means after the wire is fed to a predetermined amount by the feed means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu ITAGAKI
  • Patent number: 10167095
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a feed device for feeding a wire from a wire reel rotatably mounted on a binding machine body, a braking device for braking a rotation of the wire reel, and a control device that starts a braking to the rotation of the wire reel by the braking device after the wire is fed to a predetermined amount by the feed device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Itagaki
  • Publication number: 20180207710
    Abstract: It Provids a reinforcing bar binding machine that reduces restrictions on arrangement of a magazine in which a wire is housed. A reinforcing bar binding machine (1A) includes a magazine (2A) in which a wire (W) is housed, a curl guide unit (5A) that winds the wire (W) around a reinforcing bar (S), a wire feeding unit (3A) that feeds the wire (W), and a binding unit (7A) that twists crossing portions between one end and the other end of the wire (W) wound around the reinforcing bar (5). The wire feeding unit (3A) is configured such that a second displacement member (36) for displacing a second feed gear (30R) is located behind a second feed gear (30L) and provided between the second feed gear (30L) and a handle portion (11A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Akira KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20180207709
    Abstract: The wire fed or pulled back from the reel by the feeding unit can be properly restricted. The invention relates to a binding machine (2) having a feeding unit (16) for feeding out a wire (3) from a reel (12) provided in a housing unit (11). With respect to the entering route (81) of the wire (3) when the wire (3) drawn out from the reel (12) by the feeding unit (16) is guided to the feeding unit (83), the first restriction unit (83) that restricts the drawing portion (3a) of the wire (3) disposed between the reel (12) and the feeding unit (16) from being deviating from the entering route (81) is provided inside the housing unit (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KASAHARA, Osamu ITAGAKI, Ichiro KUSAKARI, Takeshi MORIJIRI
  • Publication number: 20180195299
    Abstract: It provides a reinforcing bar binding machine which reduces restrictions on a moving direction of the reinforcing bar binding machine in an operation of pulling out a reinforcing bar bound with a wire. A reinforcing bar binding machine (1A) includes a curl guide unit (5A) that winds a wire (W) around a reinforcing bar (S), a wire feeding unit (3A) that feeds the wire (W), and a binding unit (7A) that twists crossing portions between one end and the other end of the wire (W) wound around the reinforcing bar (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu ITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20180187430
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound and a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members configured to sandwich the wire between the pair of feeding members and to feed the wire by a rotating operation, a wire feeding drive unit connected to one feeding member and configured to rotatively drive the one feeding member, and a load reducing part configured to reduce or remove a load, which is to be applied to the wire via the one feeding member, of the wire feeding drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu ITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20180187433
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit which feeds a wire, a curl guide which curls the fed wire around an object to be bound, a binding unit including a twisting shaft provided to be rotatable around an axis, a gripping part provided at one end of the twisting shaft and a drive unit provided to the other end of the twisting shaft, a control unit which controls the drive unit, and a binding machine main body which accommodates therein the binding unit and the control unit. When an inside of the binding machine main body is divided by a virtual plane perpendicular to the axis to be partitioned into a first space in which the gripping part is accommodated and a second space in which the drive unit is accommodated, the control unit is arranged in the second space in which the drive unit is accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu ITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20180187434
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire, a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeding unit around an object to be bound, a binding unit including a twisting shaft provided to be rotatable around a predetermined axis, and a gripping part provided at one end side of the twisting shaft, wherein the gripping part is configured to grip the wire curled by the curl guide and the twisting shaft is configured to twist the gripped wire so as to bind the object, a binding machine main body having one end side at which the curl guide is arranged and configured to accommodate therein the wire feeding unit and the binding unit, and a setting unit provided at an opposite end side of the binding machine main body and configured to set a predetermined operation condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Akira KASAHARA, Norihiro NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20180187431
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part, a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit, a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided, and, an entry regulation part provided in the main body part, provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Takahiro NAGAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180187435
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a feeding unit configured to feed a wire and pull back the wire after winding the wire around an object to be bound, a binding unit configured to grip and twist the wire wound around the object with the feeding unit, a motor configured to rotatively drive the feeding unit, and a binding machine main body configured to accommodate therein the binding unit and the motor. The motor is arranged such that at least a part of the motor overlaps the binding unit, as seen from a side of the binding machine main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Akira KASAHARA