摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tube connecting apparatus wherein time for bringing a cutting plate into contact with a tube is shortened. SOLUTION: This tube connecting apparatus wherein flexible tubes are held by both the first tube holding tool and the second tube holding tool and after these tubes are heat-melted and cut between the first tube holding tool and the second tube holding tool by means of a cutting plate with a resistance element for heat generation, the tubes are reversed and the cut faces of the tubes are connected with together by fusion is provided and it has a rotating means 5 for reversing the tubes held by one of or both the first tube holding tool and the second tube holding tool, a one-way clutch 55, an access gears 56 and 57 and a pinion gear 58 constituting a rotation transmitting means for transmitting rotation to a rotating means, and a lever 51 and a cam 53 for reversing which are a rotation generating means for providing rotation to the rotation transmitting means by rocking movement. |