Binding apparatus

摘要

A binding apparatus for binding a wire around one or more objects is provided. The binding apparatus is adapted to bind the wire such that a predetermined tension in the wire is achieved. A method of binding a wire around one or more objects so as to achieve a desired tension of the wire in the binding is also provided.

主权项

1. A method of binding a wire around one or more objects so as to achieve a predetermined tension of the wire in the binding, the method comprising the steps of:
advancing a front end of the wire into a wire path thereby guiding and placing a length of the wire around the objects such that two parts of the wire extend in the same direction, determining the length of the advanced wire, binding the wire such that a predetermined tension in the wire is achieved, wherein the step of binding the wire comprises the step of: tightening the wire by retracting the wire; determining the length of the retracted wire and thereby the length of the tightened wire, and slackening the wire a length in dependence on the length of the tightened wire such that: the wire is slackened a predetermined length A, if the length of the tightened wire is below a first length-threshold T1, the wire is slackened a predetermined length B, if the length of the tightened wire is above a second length-threshold T2 and below a third length-threshold T3, the second and third length-thresholds being greater than the first length-threshold T1, and the wire is slackened a predetermined length C, if the length of the tightened wire is above the third length-threshold T3, wherein the length C is larger than the length A but smaller than the length B.