Patents by Inventor Kouichirou Morimura

Kouichirou Morimura 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: 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: 11927024
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl forming unit configured to form a feeding path of the wire along which the wire fed in a first direction by the wire feeding unit is wound around an object; and a binding unit configured to twist the wire fed in first direction by the wire feeding unit and wound on the object. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members configured to sandwich the wire and to feed the wire by a rotating operation, and a feeding motor configured to drive the feeding members. The binding machine further includes a control unit configured to control the wire feeding unit. The control unit is configured to control the wire feeding unit to enable the wire sandwiched by the feeding members to be discharged from the feeding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida, Takahiro Ito, Hiroki Ishiguro
  • 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: 11898358
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeder, a curl forming part, a cutter, and a binding part configured to twist the wire wound on the object and cut by the cutter. The binding part includes a wire locking body to which the wire is locked; a rotating shaft configured to operate the wire locking body; and a wire holding part including a first member and a second member. The wire holding part is configured to bend the wire wound on the object in an axial direction of the rotating shaft by the relative movement of the first member and the second member approaching each other, and to hold the wire. The cutter is provided in a wire feeding path between the wire feeder and the wire holding part, and is configured to cut the wire after the wire is held by the wire holding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida, Makoto Kosuge, Tetsuro Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11891822
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl forming unit configured to form a feeding path of the wire along which the wire fed in a first direction by the wire feeding unit is wound around an object; and a binding unit configured to twist the wire fed in first direction by the wire feeding unit and wound on the object. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members configured to sandwich the wire and to feed the wire by a rotating operation, and a feeding motor configured to drive the feeding members. The binding machine further includes a control unit configured to control the wire feeding unit. The control unit is configured to control the wire feeding unit to enable the wire sandwiched by the feeding members to be discharged from the feeding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida, Takahiro Ito, Hiroki Ishiguro
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11725405
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed in a forward direction by the wire feeding unit; and a binding unit configured to twist the wire fed in a reverse direction by the wire feeding unit and wound on an object. The binding unit includes a wire engaging body configured to engage a tip end-side of the wire fed in the forward direction by the wire feeding unit, curled by the curl guide and wound around the object. The binding machine includes a pulling unit for pulling, toward the object, a wire on a second side positioned on an opposite side to the curl guide with respect to the object earlier than a wire on a first side positioned on the curl guide of the wire wound around the object and engaged at its tip end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230242291
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeder; a curl forming unit forming a wire feeding path for winding a wire fed in a first direction by the wire feeder; a binding unit configured to twist a wire wound around the objects to be bound; and a controller configured to control the wire feeder and the binding unit. The wire feeder includes a pair of feed members configured to clamp a wire and feed a wire by a rotation operation, and a feed motor configured to rotate in a first rotation direction to drive the feed members to feed a wire in the first direction, and the controller changes a state into a first state and a second state to feed a wire in the first direction, when a wire is inserted into a position where a wire is feedable in the first direction by the pair of feed members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou MORIMURA, Yusuke YOSHIDA, Takahiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20220333390
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a wire feeder, a curl forming part, a cutter, and a binding part configured to twist the wire wound on the object and cut by the cutter. The binding part includes a wire locking body to which the wire is locked; a rotating shaft configured to operate the wire locking body; and a wire holding part including a first member and a second member. The wire holding part is configured to bend the wire wound on the object in an axial direction of the rotating shaft by the relative movement of the first member and the second member approaching each other, and to hold the wire. The cutter is provided in a wire feeding path between the wire feeder and the wire holding part, and is configured to cut the wire after the wire is held by the wire holding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou MORIMURA, Yusuke YOSHIDA, Makoto KOSUGE, Tetsuro FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220333391
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a main body, a wire feeder, a curl forming part, a cutter configured to cut the wire wound on the object to be bound, a binding part including a rotating shaft, a handle provided on one side of the main body in a first direction intersecting an axial direction of the rotating shaft, a blower configured to generate an air flow through an inside of the main body; and an exhaust port provided on one side or another side of the main body in a second direction intersecting the axial direction of the rotating shaft and an extending direction of the handle, and configured to exhaust air generated by the blower and passed through the inside of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou MORIMURA, Takahiro ITO, Terufumi HAMANO
  • Publication number: 20220034109
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl guide configured to curl the wire fed in a forward direction by the wire feeding unit; and a binding unit configured to twist the wire fed in a reverse direction by the wire feeding unit and wound on an object. The binding unit includes a wire engaging body configured to engage a tip end-side of the wire fed in the forward direction by the wire feeding unit, curled by the curl guide and wound around the object. The binding machine includes a pulling unit for pulling, toward the object, a wire on a second side positioned on an opposite side to the curl guide with respect to the object earlier than a wire on a first side positioned on the curl guide of the wire wound around the object and engaged at its tip end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kouichirou Morimura, Yusuke Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220034110
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl forming unit configured to form a feeding path of the wire along which the wire fed in a first direction by the wire feeding unit is wound around an object; and a binding unit configured to twist the wire fed in first direction by the wire feeding unit and wound on the object. The wire feeding unit includes a pair of feeding members configured to sandwich the wire and to feed the wire by a rotating operation, and a feeding motor configured to drive the feeding members. The binding machine further includes a control unit configured to control the wire feeding unit. The control unit is configured to control the wire feeding unit to enable the wire sandwiched by the feeding members to be discharged from the feeding members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichirou MORIMURA, Yusuke Yoshida, Takahiro Ito, Hiroki Ishiguro
  • 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: 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: 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: 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: 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