A winding device for winding binding material

Abstract

A binding material winding device for winding binding material from an object tied with said binding material comprises a guiding member and a winding member. The binding material is e.g. a strap, wire or string. The guiding member is arranged to be introduced with the binding material and configured to guide said binding material towards said winding member. The winding member is configured to be introduced with said binding material during actuation of said winding member and thereby wind and remove said binding material via said actuation.

1 . A binding material winding device for winding binding material from an object tied with said binding material, comprising:
 a guiding member arranged to be introduced with the binding material and configured to guide said binding material towards a winding member;   
       wherein
 said winding member is configured to be introduced with said binding material during actuation of said winding member and thereby wind and remove said binding material via said actuation; and 
 the winding member comprises a movable portion, and a counterpart portion, wherein said guiding member is configured to introduce said binding material between said counterpart portion and the movable portion so that said winding member is configured during actuation to move towards said counterpart portion and catch said binding material between the movable portion and said counterpart portion, and to wind and remove said binding material introduced. 
 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the winding member comprises a gripper, whereupon during said actuation said gripper is introduced with said binding material and rotated so that said binding material introduced is winded by said gripper into a coil form bundle. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the gripper of said winding member comprises at least two protrusion members, rods or hooks, whereupon the guiding member is configured to introduce said binding material between said at least two protrusion members, rods or hooks. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said at least two protrusion members, rods or hooks comprises a common rotational axis around which the winding member is configured to rotate said at least two protrusion members, rods or hooks and thereby wind said binding material. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said counterpart portion comprises a recess for receiving the end portion of said movable portion of said winding member in order to catch said binding material more tightly between the winding member and the counterpart portion. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said winding member is, during the actuation, configured to press said introduced binding material between the movable portion and said counterpart portion, and additionally configured to wind and thereby remove said binding material by rotating said winding member. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said counterpart portion is configured to move against the winding member, and whereupon during actuation of said winding member the counterpart portion is configured to move backwards thereby controlling the thickness of the winded binding material in the direction of rotational axis of said winding member. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least one guiding device, which is configured to elongate around the winding member during actuation and guiding and forcing said binding material against the winding member during winding and thereby controlling the size of the winded binding material. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said movable portion is configured after winding the binding material into a form of a coil, to move backwards from the counterpart portion and release said winded binding material. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said device or said winding member comprises a releasing member for releasing said winded binding material away around the winding members thereby cleaning the winding member after winding. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the guiding member comprises a hook-shaped portion and is configured to catch the binding material when removed at least partially from the object tied by said binding material. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device additionally comprise or is configured to cooperate with an external gripping mechanism, where said gripping mechanism is configured to be introduced with the object supported by a supporting is structure, to grip said binding material, and again to be moved away from the object with said gripped binding material, and again configured to introduce said binding material to the guiding member. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein said guiding member and winding member are mutually arranged so to enable said gripping mechanism returning back towards said supporting structure at the same when said winding member is actuated to wind and remove said binding material. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said binding material comprises a strap, wire or string, and the device is configured to wind said binding material as a form of a coil. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said device is a mobile vehicle. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the winding member comprises a protrusion member or a slit.