Patents by Inventor Ichiro Kusakari

Ichiro Kusakari 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: 11958100
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kasahara, Osamu Itagaki, Ichiro Kusakari, Takeshi Morijiri
  • Patent number: 11952154
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a butting part; a cutting unit; and a binding unit. The binding unit includes: a rotary shaft; a wire engaging body configured to move in an axis direction of the rotary shaft and to engage the wire in a first operation area in the axis direction, and to move in the axis direction and to twist the wire in a second operation area in the axis direction; a rotation regulation part; and a tension applying part configured to perform, in the second operation area, an operation of applying tension on the wire engaged by the wire engaging body in the first operation area. The tension applied to the wire is equal to or larger than 10% and equal to or smaller than 50% with respect to a maximum tensile load of the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida, Ichiro Kusakari, Osamu Itagaki, Shinpei Sugihara
  • Patent number: 11905049
    Abstract: A binding machine is configured to feed a wire in a first direction, to curl the wire, to surround a to-be-bound object with the wire, to return the wire in a second direction opposite to the first direction, to wind the wire on the to-be-bound object, and to twist the wire, thereby binding the to-be-bound object. The binding machine includes: a main body; a reel accommodation unit; a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a binding unit; a grip; a starter; and a feeding path. The reel accommodation unit is provided in the main body on an opposite side to the curl forming unit with respect to the starter, and the feeding path is provided with a load reducing part configured to reduce a load of the wire or the reel accommodation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Kouichirou Morimura, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Patent number: 11858670
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl forming unit configured to form a path along which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit is to be wound around a to-be-bound object; a butting part against which the to-be-bound object is to be butted; a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the to-be-bound object; a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the to-be-bound object and cut by the cutting unit; and a tension applying part configured to apply tension to the wire to be cut at the cutting unit with a force higher than a force applied in a loosening direction of the wire wound on the to-be-bound object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Shinpei Sugihara, Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Patent number: 11850653
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a cutting unit; a binding unit; a motor; and a control unit. The binding unit includes: a rotary shaft to be driven by the motor; a wire engaging body configured to engage the wire and to rotate together with the rotary shaft, thereby twisting the wire; and a rotation regulation part configured to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body. The control unit is configured to control stop of the motor rotating in a direction of twisting the wire, based on a position in a rotation direction of the wire engaging body and a position at which the rotation of the wire engaging body can be regulated by the rotation regulation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Kouichirou Morimura, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Publication number: 20230406557
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl forming unit configured to form a path along which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit is to be wound around a to-be-bound object; a butting part against which the to-be-bound object is to be butted; a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the to-be-bound object; a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the to-be-bound object and cut by the cutting unit; and a tension applying part configured to apply tension to the wire to be cut at the cutting unit with a force higher than a force applied in a loosening direction of the wire wound on the to-be-bound object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Shinpei SUGIHARA, Kouichirou MORIMURA, Yusuke YOSHIDA, Ichiro KUSAKARI
  • Patent number: 11819904
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a butting part; a cutting unit; and a binding unit. The binding unit includes a rotary shaft; a wire engaging body configured to move in an axis direction of the rotary shaft and to engage the wire in a first operation area in the axis direction of the rotary shaft, and configured to move in the axis direction of the rotary shaft and to twist the wire with rotating together with the rotary shaft in a second operation area in the axis direction of the rotary shaft; a rotation regulation part configured to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body; and a tension applying part configured to perform, in the second operation area, operations of applying tension and releasing the applied tension on the wire engaged by the wire engaging body in the first operation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Publication number: 20210387246
    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: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KASAHARA, Osamu ITAGAKI, Ichiro KUSAKARI, Takeshi MORIJIRI
  • Patent number: 11136770
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a cutting die having a wire through hole which penetrates through the die along a direction in which a wire is fed out, a blade portion adapted to move along an open plane of an opening at one end of the wire through hole to cut a terminating end portion of the wire which has passed through the wire through hole and an engagement portion adapted to be brought into engagement with a portion of the wire which lies in the vicinity of the terminating end portion thereof when the blade portion is rotated so as to bend to hold the portion lying in the vicinity of the terminating end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Kusakari, Akira Kasahara
  • Patent number: 11123788
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Kasahara, Osamu Itagaki, Ichiro Kusakari, Takeshi Morijiri
  • Publication number: 20210245905
    Abstract: A binding machine is configured to feed a wire in a first direction, to curl the wire, to surround a to-be-bound object with the wire, to return the wire in a second direction opposite to the first direction, to wind the wire on the to-be-bound object, and to twist the wire, thereby binding the to-be-bound object. The binding machine includes: a main body; a reel accommodation unit; a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a binding unit; a grip; a starter; and a feeding path. The reel accommodation unit is provided in the main body on an opposite side to the curl forming unit with respect to the starter, and the feeding path is provided with a load reducing part configured to reduce a load of the wire or the reel accommodation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIDA, Kouichirou MORIMURA, Ichiro KUSAKARI
  • Publication number: 20210245229
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a cutting unit; a binding unit; a motor; and a control unit. The binding unit includes: a rotary shaft to be driven by the motor; a wire engaging body configured to engage the wire and to rotate together with the rotary shaft, thereby twisting the wire; and a rotation regulation part configured to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body. The control unit is configured to control stop of the motor rotating in a direction of twisting the wire, based on a position in a rotation direction of the wire engaging body and a position at which the rotation of the wire engaging body can be regulated by the rotation regulation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIDA, Kouichirou MORIMURA, Ichiro KUSAKARI
  • Publication number: 20210245904
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl forming unit configured to form a path along which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit is to be wound around a to-be-bound object; a butting part against which the to-be-bound object is to be butted; a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the to-be-bound object; a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the to-be-bound object and cut by the cutting unit; and a tension applying part configured to apply tension to the wire to be cut at the cutting unit with a force higher than a force applied in a loosening direction of the wire wound on the to-be-bound object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Shinpei SUGIHARA, Kouichirou MORIMURA, Yusuke YOSHIDA, Ichiro KUSAKARI
  • Publication number: 20210245230
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a butting part; a cutting unit; and a binding unit. The binding unit includes a rotary shaft; a wire engaging body configured to move in an axis direction of the rotary shaft and to engage the wire in a first operation area in the axis direction of the rotary shaft, and configured to move in the axis direction of the rotary shaft and to twist the wire with rotating together with the rotary shaft in a second operation area in the axis direction of the rotary shaft; a rotation regulation part configured to regulate rotation of the wire engaging body; and a tension applying part configured to perform, in the second operation area, operations of applying tension and releasing the applied tension on the wire engaged by the wire engaging body in the first operation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou MORIMURA, Yusuke YOSHIDA, Ichiro KUSAKARI
  • Publication number: 20210245906
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit; a curl forming unit; a butting part; a cutting unit; and a binding unit. The binding unit includes: a rotary shaft; a wire engaging body configured to move in an axis direction of the rotary shaft and to engage the wire in a first operation area in the axis direction, and to move in the axis direction and to twist the wire in a second operation area in the axis direction; a rotation regulation part; and a tension applying part configured to perform, in the second operation area, an operation of applying tension on the wire engaged by the wire engaging body in the first operation area. The tension applied to the wire is equal to or larger than 10% and equal to or smaller than 50% with respect to a maximum tensile load of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Kouichirou MORIMURA, Yusuke YOSHIDA, Ichiro KUSAKARI, Osamu ITAGAKI, Shinpei SUGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20180363309
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a cutting die having a wire through hole which penetrates through the die along a direction in which a wire is fed out, a blade portion adapted to move along an open plane of an opening at one end of the wire through hole to cut a terminating end portion of the wire which has passed through the wire through hole and an engagement portion adapted to be brought into engagement with a portion of the wire which lies in the vicinity of the terminating end portion thereof when the blade portion is rotated so as to bend to hold the portion lying in the vicinity of the terminating end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro KUSAKARI, Akira KASAHARA
  • Patent number: 10094127
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a cutting die having a wire through hole which penetrates through the die along a direction in which a wire is fed out, a blade portion adapted to move along an open plane of an opening at one end of the wire through hole to cut a terminating end portion of the wire which has passed through the wire through hole and an engagement portion adapted to be brought into engagement with a portion of the wire which lies in the vicinity of the terminating end portion thereof when the blade portion is rotated so as to bend to hold the portion lying in the vicinity of the terminating end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Kusakari, 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
  • Patent number: 9556628
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a cutting die having a wire through hole which penetrates through the die along a direction in which a wire is fed out, a blade portion adapted to move along an open plane of an opening at one end of the wire through hole to cut a terminating end portion of the wire which has passed through the wire through hole and an engagement portion adapted to be brought into engagement with a portion of the wire which lies in the vicinity of the terminating end portion thereof when the blade portion is rotated so as to bend to hold the portion lying in the vicinity of the terminating end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Kusakari, Akira Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20160222683
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a cutting die having a wire through hole which penetrates through the die along a direction in which a wire is fed out a blade portion adapted to move along an open plane of an opening at one end of the wire through hole to cut a terminating end portion of the wire which has passed through the wire through hole and an engagement portion adapted to be brought into engagement with a portion of the wire which lies in the vicinity of the terminating end portion thereof when the blade portion is rotated so as to bend to hold the portion lying in the vicinity of the terminating end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Ichiro KUSAKARI, Akira KASAHARA