US 11,697,515 B2
Slide block-based positioning mechanism and automatic tie tool having the same
Xiuyi Xu, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to SHENZHEN SWIFT AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 16/966,610
Filed by SHENZHEN SWIFT AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
PCT Filed Jun. 1, 2018, PCT No. PCT/CN2018/089656
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 31, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/148723, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 201810106643.2 (CN), filed on Feb. 2, 2018; and application No. 201810107686.2 (CN), filed on Feb. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0024235 A1, Jan. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. B65B 13/02 (2006.01); B25B 25/00 (2006.01); B65B 13/18 (2006.01); B65B 13/16 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65B 59/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 13/027 (2013.01) [B25B 25/00 (2013.01); B65B 13/185 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic tie tool having a slider-based positioning mechanism, comprising a slider and a guide rail, wherein the slider is fitted to the guide rail, five spatial degrees of freedom of the slider are restricted by the guide rail, the slider slides in a lengthwise direction of the guide rail, a head of a tie is pre-positioned onto the slider, and the slider is configured to slide in the lengthwise direction of the guide rail to push the tie from a pre-positioned position to a tying operation position, wherein the slider has a hole allowing the tie to pass therethrough.