Patents by Inventor Shigeki Shindou
Shigeki Shindou 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).
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Publication number: 20240140636Abstract: A binding machine includes: an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a wire; a wire feeding portion configured to feed the wire accommodated in the accommodating portion; a curl forming portion configured to constitute an annular feeding path for winding the wire fed by the wire feeding portion around an object to be bound; and a binding portion configured to twist the wire wound around the object to be bound. The curl forming portion includes a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeding portion, and a leading guide configured to lead the wire curled by the curl guide to the binding portion. The accommodating portion is disposed to be offset in one direction with respect to the curl guide. The curl guide is configured to feed out the wire toward the one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Hiroki Ishiguro, Taichi Yamazaki, Shigeki Shindou
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Publication number: 20240140635Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding portion configured to feed a plurality of wires; a curl forming portion configured to constitute a looped feeding path for winding the plurality of wires fed by the wire feeding portion around a binding object; and a binding portion configured to twist the plurality of wires wound around the binding object. The curl forming portion includes: a curl guide configured to curl the plurality of wires fed by the wire feeding portion; and a leading guide configured to lead the plurality of wires curled by the curl guide to the binding portion. The curl guide is configured to allow the plurality of wires to pass therethrough while being arranged in a radial direction of the looped feeding path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Hiroki Ishiguro, Taichi Yamazaki, Shigeki Shindou
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Patent number: 11898359Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeder; a binding part configured to twist the wire wound around the object to be bound; a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeder; and an draw-in guide configured to guide the wire curled by the curl guide to the binding part, in which the draw-in guide includes a guiding facilitation part that comes into contact with the wire from a radially outer side of a loop that is formed by the wire curled by the curl guide, and applies, to the wire, a force that changes a feeding path of the wire, and a guiding concave portion, provided on a downstream side of the guiding facilitation part in a feeding direction of the wire, into which the wire, expanding toward the radially outer side of the loop, enters.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Shigeki Shindou, Kenichi Arai
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Publication number: 20240002088Abstract: A binding device includes a main body part and a traveling part configured to travel the main body part. The main body part includes a binding mechanism configured to feed a plurality of wires around a reinforcing bar, and to twist and bind the plurality of wires fed around the reinforcing bar, a binding mechanism moving part configured to move the binding mechanism between a binding position where binding of the reinforcing bar is performed and a retreat position away from the reinforcing bar, a reel accommodation part configured to accommodate a plurality of reels on each of which one wire is wound, and a path induction part configured to form a feeding path of wires pulled out from the plurality of reels accommodated in the reel accommodation part between the binding mechanism and the reel accommodation part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira KASAHARA, Shigeki SHINDOU, Yosei NODAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240001430Abstract: A binding device includes a binding mechanism configured to feed a wire around a reinforcing bar, and to twist and bind the wire fed around the reinforcing bar, a binding mechanism moving part configured to move the binding mechanism between a binding position where binding of the reinforcing bar is performed and a retreat position distant from the reinforcing bar, and a wire pull-out part configured to pull out the wire wound on the reel. The wire pull-out part includes a transmission part to which an operation of the binding mechanism moving part is transmitted, and the transmission part is configured such that an amount of the wire pulled out by the wire pull-out part is different from an amount of movement of the binding mechanism moved by an operation of the binding mechanism moving part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira KASAHARA, Kenichi ARAI, Shigeki SHINDOU
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Patent number: 11779996Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed two wires to be wound on an object to be bound, a wire guide configured to align the two wires in parallel, a binding unit having an engaging member in which the wires are to be engaged, and the binding unit configured to twist the wires which are wound on the object to be bound and which are engaged in the engaging member, a curl guide configured to curl the wires being fed by the wire feeding unit into a loop shape, an inductive guide configured to guide the wires curled by the curl guide toward the binding unit, and a parallel alignment regulation part configured to guide an alignment direction of the two wires to be engaged with the engaging member in a radial direction of the loop.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Kenichi Arai, Takahiro Ito, Shigeki Shindou
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Publication number: 20230226595Abstract: A binding device including: a binding machine that binds reinforcing bars with a wire; and a transfer robot that moves the binding machine and the reinforcing bars positioned at a binding position in a direction of approaching and a direction of separating from each other by a relative movement of the binding machine and the reinforcing bars. The binding machine is configured to determine, when the binding machine starts an operation of binding the reinforcing bars with the wire, a timing of moving the binding machine and the reinforcing bars in the direction of separating from each other, and the transfer robot is configured to move the binding machine and the reinforcing bars in the direction of separating from each other at the determined timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki SHINDOU, Kenichi ARAI, Yosei NODAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230226594Abstract: A binding device communicable with an information processing device, the binding device including: a binding machine that binds reinforcing bars with a wire; and a transfer robot that moves the binding machine to a binding position by a relative movement between the binding machine and the reinforcing bars. The binding machine includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire binding related information related to an operation of binding the reinforcing bars with the wire, and an information communication unit configured to notify the information processing device of the binding related information acquired by the information acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki SHINDOU, Kenichi ARAI, Yosei NODAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230226593Abstract: A binding system including: a binding device including a binding machine that binds reinforcing bars with a wire, and a transfer robot that moves the binding machine to a binding position; a remaining wire amount detection unit configured to detect a remaining amount of the wire to be used in the binding machine; and processing circuitry configured to control a binding operation of the binding device based on the remaining amount of the wire detected by the remaining wire amount detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki SHINDOU, Kenichi ARAI, Yosei NODAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230226592Abstract: A binding system including: a binding device including a binding machine that binds reinforcing bars with a wire, and a transfer robot that moves the binding machine to a binding position by a relative movement between the binding machine and the reinforcing bars; an information acquisition unit configured to acquire binding related information related to an operation of binding the reinforcing bars with the wire; and a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the binding position in a manner associable with the binding related information for the binding position acquired by the information acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki SHINDOU, Kenichi ARAI, Yosei NODAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230227196Abstract: A binding machine for binding reinforcing bars with a wire, the binding machine including: a wire feeder that feeds a wire; and a binding unit configured to twist the wire. The wire feeder and the binding unit are controlled based on reinforcing bar identification information related to reinforcing bars to be bound with the wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki SHINDOU, Kenichi ARAI, Yosei NODAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230166319Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed two wires to be wound on an object to be bound, a wire guide configured to align the two wires in parallel, a binding unit having an engaging member in which the wires are to be engaged, and the binding unit configured to twist the wires which are wound on the object to be bound and which are engaged in the engaging member, a curl guide configured to curl the wires being fed by the wire feeding unit into a loop shape, an inductive guide configured to guide the wires curled by the curl guide toward the binding unit, and a parallel alignment regulation part configured to guide an alignment direction of the two wires to be engaged with the engaging member in a radial direction of the loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIDA, Kenichi ARAI, Takahiro ITO, Shigeki SHINDOU
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Patent number: 11608202Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit, a binding unit, a curl guide and an inductive guide. The inductive guide has a converging passage through which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit and curled by the curl guide passes, and a cross-sectional area of the converging passage decreases along an entry direction of the wire from an opening end portion that the wire enters. The inductive guide has an entry angle regulation part configured to change an entry angle of the wire entering the converging passage, and the inductive guide is provided on an inner side with respect to a virtual line interconnecting the opening end portion and a narrowest part of the converging passage at which the cross-sectional area is the narrowest.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Kenichi Arai, Makoto Kosuge, Shigeki Shindou
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Patent number: 11571733Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed two wires to be wound on an object to be bound, a wire guide configured to align the two wires in parallel, a binding unit having an engaging member in which the wires are to be engaged, and the binding unit configured to twist the wires which are wound on the object to be bound and which are engaged in the engaging member, a curl guide configured to curl the wires being fed by the wire feeding unit into a loop shape, an inductive guide configured to guide the wires curled by the curl guide toward the binding unit, and a parallel alignment regulation part configured to guide an alignment direction of the two wires to be engaged with the engaging member in a radial direction of the loop.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Kenichi Arai, Takahiro Ito, Shigeki Shindou
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Publication number: 20220333392Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeder; a binding part configured to twist the wire wound around the object to be bound; a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed by the wire feeder; and an draw-in guide configured to guide the wire curled by the curl guide to the binding part, in which the draw-in guide includes a guiding facilitation part that comes into contact with the wire from a radially outer side of a loop that is formed by the wire curled by the curl guide, and applies, to the wire, a force that changes a feeding path of the wire, and a guiding concave portion, provided on a downstream side of the guiding facilitation part in a feeding direction of the wire, into which the wire, expanding toward the radially outer side of the loop, enters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: Max Co., LtdInventors: Yusuke YOSHIDA, Shigeki SHINDOU, Kenichi ARAI
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Patent number: 11420780Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound, a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound, a curl guide configured to curl the wire being fed by the wire feeding unit, an inductive guide configured to guide the wire curled by the curl guide toward the binding unit, and a retraction guide part configured to retract the wire to a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire that is fed by the wire feeding unit in a direction of curling the wire by the curl guide.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Kenichi Arai, Shigeki Shindou
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Patent number: 11305330Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound, a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound, a curl guide configured to curl the wire being fed by the wire feeding unit, and an inductive guide configured to guide the wire curled by the curl guide toward the binding unit. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members facing each other with a feeding path of the wire being interposed therebetween, each of the feeding members configured to rotate about a shaft as a support point extending in a direction intersecting with the feeding path of the wire, and a position regulation part configured to regulate axial relative positions of the pair of feeding members.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Kenichi Arai, Shigeki Shindou
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Publication number: 20220106067Abstract: A binding facility includes: a binding mechanism configured to bind a binding target with a plurality of wires; a reel accommodation part in which a plurality of reels each having one wire wound thereon are accommodated; and a wire feeding mechanism configured to feed each wire from the plurality of reels accommodated in the reel accommodation part to the binding mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Terufumi HAMANO, Kenichi ARAI, Yousei NODAGUCHI, Shigeki SHINDOU
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Patent number: 11225344Abstract: A reinforcing bar bending machine detachably mounts a wire reel thereto, feeds a wire from the mounted wire reel to a guide part provided at a tip portion of a binding machine main body, curls the wire at the guide part, feeds the wire around reinforcing bars to wind around reinforcing bars, cuts the wire with a wire cutting mechanism, and twists the wound wire to bind the reinforcing bars. The wire cutting mechanism is a cutter including a moveable blade configured to slide or swing to a fixed blade or to rotate inside the fixed blade and to cut the wire. The guide part is provided with a holding device to hold a cut end portion-side of the wire cut and separated in conjunction with a cutting operation of the moveable blade. The holding device bends and holds the cut end portion-side of the cut and separated wire.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.Inventor: Shigeki Shindou
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Publication number: 20200290110Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound, a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound, a curl guide configured to curl the wire being fed by the wire feeding unit, and an inductive guide configured to guide the wire curled by the curl guide toward the binding unit. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members facing each other with a feeding path of the wire being interposed therebetween, each of the feeding members configured to rotate about a shaft as a support point extending in a direction intersecting with the feeding path of the wire, and a position regulation part configured to regulate axial relative positions of the pair of feeding members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIDA, Kenichi ARAI, Shigeki SHINDOU