(19)
(11) EP 3 794 937 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
19.05.2021 Bulletin 2021/20

(43) Date of publication:
24.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/12

(21) Application number: 20191988.3

(22) Date of filing: 20.08.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A01G 17/08(2006.01)
B25C 5/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 23.08.2019 JP 2019153185

(71) Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
Tokyo 103-8502 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • TAGUCHI, Satoshi
    Tokyo 103-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Widenmayerstraße 6
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) BINDING MACHINE AND BINDING METHOD


(57) A binding machine that binds obj ects with a tape, the binding machine includes a staple magazine unit configured to accommodate a plurality of staples, a main handle, a clincher arm configured to approach a leading staple of the plurality of staples and a clincher configured to bend the leading staple. The clincher has, on a surface thereof, a first groove that extends in an acute angle direction with respect to an axial direction of a rotation shaft of the clincher arm and has a first groove length and a first groove width, and a second groove that extends in an acute angle direction with respect to the axial direction of the rotation shaft of the clincher arm and has a second groove length and a second groove width. The second groove is disposed offset with respect to the first groove in a width direction of the first groove.