CN102421606A - Applicator instrument assembly and applicator instrument suitable for same - Google Patents

Abstract

An applicator instrument assembly (1; 1a; 1*) comprising a collecting element (10), on which at least two applicator instruments (20a-1; 20b-1; 20c-1, 20c-2, 20c-3; 20a-1, 20a-2, 20a-3, 20a-4) each having a respective main axis (H) substantially determined by the elongate extent of the instrument are bunched. An applicator instrument has at least one active end with a cap (30a; 30a-1, 30a-2; 30b; 30b-1, 30b-2; 30c; 30d; 30d-1, 30d-2, 30d-3, 30d-4) and possibly a passive end (40), and at least one connecting element (60; 60a; 60b; 60c; 60d) for connection to the collecting element in the region of the passive end and/or on the cap. The collecting element is connected to each applicator instrument by way of the respective connecting element.

Description

Applicator tool assembly and the applicator instrument that is fit to it

Technical field

The present invention relates to the described a kind of applicator tool assembly of claim 1; The described a kind of applicator instrument that uses together with said applicator tool assembly of being suitable for of claim 17; And described a kind of gathering element and the kit of a plurality of applicator instruments, particularly sales mix part that comprises that at least one is used for the applicator tool assembly of claim 18.

Background technology

Known applicator instrument for example is lettering pen or forms such as drawing pen or coloured pencil.They have elongated length usually, and have circle, oval or polygon cross section.When using known writing implement, in the interim of using separately, they often are placed on the stayed surface of desk for example, and are held subsequently from stayed surface they are picked up for use next time once more.Known to writing implement with intimate circular cross section, when not having anchor clamps, when being placed on the inclined surface, they can tend to rolling out of control.Therefore, on many writing implements, all there is a special rolling to stop element to prevent tools scroll.Rely on the anchor clamps or the stop of rolling, applicator instrument particularly writing implement remains on the position that they are placed.Yet this device that is used for preventing tools scroll relates to complexity and the expenditure in the increase of the manufacturing of writing implement, particularly uses the add ons just to this purpose, during such as above-mentioned rolling stop.

Another weak point of known writing implement is; When in a working procedure, need a plurality of different writing implements or the user of the coloured pencil of drawing at the closed independent writing implement of cap that uses interim to have to use separately to be provided at every turn, thereby the protection writing implement is killed to prevent it.This closed cap is installed to or is threaded onto initiatively end usually, that is to say, has to be used for spreading or to shift the end of the member of writing material of applicator instrument, thereby covers airtightly on the applicator member and/or prevent that it from receiving mechanical influence.In order to use the applicator instrument, closed cap is pulled out and is placed on a side, if provide, cap can also be installed on the passive end relative with the active end, as long as cap and/or passive end are suitable for so doing.If in a single day male sex user or women user want the his or her job site of Fast transforms, the writing implement that may open and/or the cap of writing implement are cursorily waited behind.This can improve the risk that writing implement becomes dry or kills.In addition, pick up fast loose writing implement and carry their can be pretty troublesome.

In addition, known writing implement is usually owing to their geometry is difficult to mention.Writing implement often has very narrow or little cross section; Like this; Pick up the writing implement that is put down and it has been generally acknowledged that and be not impossible, but neither be easy especially, the surface of writing implement that particularly ought offer the grasping ball of finger (that is to say; Writing implement can grasping the surface) the surperficial measured height that is placed from instrument, usually less than the average height of Finger ball.Here place and the spacing on the surface that the finger tip of identical finger is supported with respect to finger tip or with respect to instrument at the center that employed term among this paper, the height of Finger ball, the terminalsensation at end place that is meant the inboard of each finger refer to ball.In the use occasion of a plurality of writing implements of the above-mentioned form that relates to lettering pen for example and/or colored pencil or pastel, they are often placed with open mode, that is to say there is not protective cap.Mention in one the above-mentioned motion these on the surface that is placed from it, thereby possibly cause and do not have closed writing tip to contact with this surface.In the case; On the one hand, can be made dirty by pen or pencil in the surface that instrument is placed, and on the other hand; Particularly fragility write or the situation of drawing pen nib under; For example, such as those propelling pencils or fiber point drawing pencil or with the wax crayon of fine fiber rod, write or drawing pen nib possibly be damaged or destroy through contacting with its surface of placing.

About above-mentioned closed cap, should also be noted that they should have at least one little pass through openings usually in a longitudinal direction to continue to allow the breathe air exchange under the situation about being inhaled into owing to error at this cap; The position of this opening and size are the themes about " be intended to supply 14 years old and following children use write and marking tool " of iso standard 11540.Provide this pass through openings can reduce and be inhaled into relevant risk with cap, however, but other risk that still exists this pass through openings to be plugged thereby to lose efficacy in the case.

Summary of the invention

Therefore one object of the present invention is to remedy or reduce at least at least one in the shortcoming discussed above.Particularly, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of possible mode, wherein a plurality of writing implements can by fast, convenient and keep together safely thereby can taken away fast or remove at any time.

According to a scheme of the present invention; A kind of applicator tool assembly with characteristic of claim 1 is provided; A kind of shown in claim 17 is suitable for the applicator instrument that uses together with said applicator tool assembly; And a kind of at least one gathering element that is used for the applicator tool assembly and the kit of a plurality of applicator instruments, particularly a kind of sales mix part of comprising as claimed in claim 18.Favourable structure and variation are documented in the claim of enclosing.

Particularly; It should be noted among this paper that following scope should not be the final explanation of being contained by term applicator instrument: graphite pencil, colored pencil and wax crayon, propelling pencil, indelible pencil, glass pencil, pen, ball pen, ball pen, gelling pen, felt tip pen, fiber stylus, permanent marker pen, text and fluorescence labeling pen or the like here.In principle; A kind of applicator instrument according to the present invention can also be the instrument that is used to smear the similar pen of cosmetics and/or medicine, for example, and a kind of such as in the following instrument; But be not limited thereto: cosmetic pencil, eye shadow or eyeliner, powder rod, the perhaps medical lipstick rod of making up, or the like.Because these applicator instruments are basically all known by those skilled in the art with regard to their 26S Proteasome Structure and Function, do not describe those here to understanding unnecessary details of the present invention.

First aspect of the present invention relates to a kind of applicator tool assembly, comprises gathering element and at least two applicator instruments basically.The applicator instrument is characterised in that: the main shaft of confirming by the longitudinal length of applicator instrument basically, and at least one is end and possible passive end initiatively.In the zone of one of these ends, applicator instrument according to the present invention has at least one Connection Element.Each applicator instrument is connected to gathering element via Connection Element separately.

Through applicator tool assembly according to the present invention, a plurality of applicator instruments can easily and safely be kept together.Particularly Connection Element is lost cap or is reduced the risk that it drops on the place of being put significantly in the situation of the design at the cap place of applicator instrument therein.In addition, almost can get rid of the suction of the cap that is fixed to gathering element fully with abundant size.

A kind of gathering element that is used for the applicator tool assembly according to the present invention is roughly has the extended structure of collecting pass through openings.This structure optimization ground comprises the collection edge of collecting pass through openings, collects the basic closed in itself in edge.Particularly preferably, collect the edge and have predetermined collection edge cross section, on whole gathering element, the major part of this cross section is preferably basic identical.In certain embodiments, gathering element can wherein, particularly preferably be designed to annulus etc. for the element of lifting-hook (carabiner hook) form.

In specific structure, each Connection Element or gathering element have following structure: the reversible ground of each applicator instrument and be connected to gathering element releasedly.Except other advantage that can imagine, this makes the user can assemble the applicator instrument individually, and said applicator instrument is carried on applicator tool assembly according to the present invention together.

For with the reversible ground of each applicator instrument and be connected to gathering element releasedly, the edge of gathering element can have the collection opening that passes through from it, and it is intended to and is suitable for identical purpose.For example, the end at edge can be in that to collect opening part overlapping, particularly with the form of key ring.

In collecting the zone of opening, gathering element can have closing device, relies on closing device, collects the edge and can close at reversiblely and collect opening part and gathering element can be closed.When closing device is opened, be arranged on the gathering element the applicator instrument can from gathering element remove and/or can add on the gathering element and/or with some other arranged in form on gathering element.

Closing device can comprise the corresponding closure member that is separately positioned on both sides.Therefore, first closure member for example can comprise mode with ring in closed structure around the hollow shape of extending, second closure member then be the form of plug element, when this closing device of closure, second closure member will be suitable for passing hollow shape.In this respect, if plug element is narrower or thinner than the inside dimension of hollow shape on first direction at least, and the aforementioned inside dimension than hollow shape is thicker or bigger at least one second direction of plug element, and it has more advantage so.Like this, closure member all directions relative to each other confirm as opening on all directions or closed this closing device needs how little power or great power and whether at all maybe be on closure member all directions relative to each other with the form open closed device that does not have breaking-up in do not play decisive role.

In order for example to be booked in position and then to be picked up or hang on the hook or avoid closing device under tensile load, by mistake to open when passing eye mouthful away from closing device at the applicator tool assembly; For example; Hollow shape can be a ring; It preferably has the profile that is shaped as quadrangle, trapezoidal, rhombus, parallelogram or Kite, particularly in profile, and plug element is the structure of arrow.Plug element can be the wing being arranged or the form of arrow of flying, thereby it ends at a bit with triangular form basically, and the wherein leg-of-mutton limit that stops at that point in the outside is known as the wing.In this case, the cross section of arrow is basic flat.Alternately, can also adopt no wing arrow, it stops towards the tip with the rotation symmetric construction as cone, and its cross section is circular for basically.It is understandable that,, it is also contemplated that other cross-sectional form basically for no wing arrow form, such as, regular polygon for example.Closure member with the arrow region facing; That is to say; The base portion of the cone in the no wing structure or have leg-of-mutton bottom line under the situation of wing structure in hollow component, to play the effect of barb; Thereby in closure member great majority respect to one another were arranged, particularly when relating to tensile load, at least a portion at the edge of hollow shape was across arrow and thereby prevent open closed device by mistake.

Like this; When not having tensile load; Closing device stably remains closed, and that is to say, like this; Plug element can not skid off from hollow shape, and the possible size of closure member, plug element and hollow shape is set and made the longest inside dimension of hollow shape be selected as the length less than the arrow from the barb to the arrow.In this way; With compare up to the opposite end of arrow conflict hollow shape; Arrow (as plug element) can not be in hollow shape engages the point that gets into hollow shape around the barb of arrow and rotates fartherly; Hollow shape preferably has the interior profile of the form of quadrangle, trapezoidal, rhombus or parallelogram, more preferably has kite (rhomboid) shape.Therefore, arrow can not leave hollow shape with the relation of " transversal orientation ", and only can leave with set relative portrait orientation with respect to hollow shape.Kite (rhomboid) is flat quadrangle kite, and its diagonal is a symmetry axis,, has the adjacent edge of two pairs of equal length that is, and equilateral kite is a rhombus.

Preferably, hollow shape is being flexible in shape, makes when penetrating the applicator instrument or removing the applicator instrument hollow shape strain of having to, to pass Connection Element.This guarantees that the applicator instrument can be from landing all of a sudden on the gathering element, just as beading landing from the line, but must overcome predetermined power to remove the applicator instrument from gathering element.

In another embodiment, gathering element has the predetermined maximum opposing for pulling force, and it can be for example forms with the form of weakened locations.The size of weakened locations is preferably designed to be gathering element and tears and thereby open inevitably with predetermined pulling force.A kind of like this defencive function is especially beneficial when the child does not use according to applicator tool assembly of the present invention with the mode of suitable correct qualification.Preferably, in this respect,, be chosen in any increase material that perhaps a kind of like this increase of the intensity of material and rigidity has been taken into account when the size of design weakened locations that can not experience intensity and rigidity under the tension for the material of making gathering element.

In addition, gathering element can have at least one grip element.In prevailing form, grip element can be interpreted into the increase of cross section along the collection edge of gathering element.It is particularly useful for helping along sense of touch of collecting the edge and visual location to the user.

Another benefit of grip element is: it can also help part as handle; Thereby; In the embodiment of gathering element with little cross-sectional area or little material diameter, it is provided at the simple possible that applies moment of torsion on the longitudinal direction of gathering element for the user mode with the closure member of closing device relative to each other with expectation or desired form location.Closing device can be more prone to and operation more exactly through grip element.In addition, grip element can roughly have the structure of coin and sign or other recognizate of manufacturer can optionally be provided.

For each applicator instrument is reversible and be connected to gathering element releasedly, alternately or additionally, Connection Element can be the form of the connection opening with closed periphery of through hole for example.In particular configuration; In order the applicator instrument to be connected to simply gathering element and/or for the ease of pull down the applicator instrument from gathering element; Connection Element can have at the longitudinal axis of at least one position of the periphery of connection opening and opening goes up the Material weakening portion of radially extending basically relatively on the edge of, and wherein the width of Material weakening portion probably is equivalent to collect the diameter of edge cross section and preferably a little wideer.

For each applicator instrument is reversible and be connected to gathering element releasedly, alternately or additionally, Connection Element can be to extend the form that marginal portion (that is to say in the edge at opening) has the opening in hole at periphery.The hole preferably has width at least one contraction flow region less than the diameter of collecting edge cross section.In order Connection Element to be discharged from gathering element or Connection Element to be installed in the gathering element, collect the edge and must pass through contraction flow region.Therefore, Connection Element hardly maybe from the involuntary dismounting on the gathering element.

In particular configuration, in order the applicator instrument to be connected to simply gathering element and/or for the ease of pulling down Connection Element from gathering element, Connection Element can have the corresponding guide surface that is used for gathering element, especially smooth guide surface.Preferably, two corresponding guide surfaces that are used for gathering element are relative to each other with the hole place of an angle configurations at opening, make when connecting or during the dismounting Connection Element, and gathering element is easier to elastic dilatation also thereby pass through contraction flow region.

In special change; Extend at periphery under the situation of the Connection Element that the marginal portion has the hole; The hole has the radial actuation direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of opening, and this radial actuation direction forms safety angle, the particularly safety angle between 30 ° and 150 ° with respect to the main shaft of applicator instrument.In this way; The flow direction of the power that the applicator instrument produces when cap is extracted with the flow direction of the power of Connection Element when gathering element unloads or be connected to Connection Element on the gathering element is separated with direction of actuation, this has prevented that the applicator instrument from dismantling from the accident on the gathering element.

Be arranged in another special change at the cap place of the drive end that is used for the applicator instrument at Connection Element, the releasable connection between cap and the applicator instrument can be so that must overcome predetermined closing force to discharge the applicator instrument from cap.Predetermined closing force is preferably basically greater than the power that deducts the weight of an applicator instrument based on entire coating device tool assembly.In this way, the applicator tool assembly can be held on an applicator instrument and carry, and assembly can not separate because of the connection between release cap and the applicator instrument and drop to the ground.

Preferably, select to be used for the material of gathering element and/or Connection Element, make every kind of element based on they geometry and material properties and have predetermined elasticity or rigidity.

Be arranged in a change at the cap place of the active end that is used for the applicator instrument at Connection Element, the length of cap is basically less than the minimum widith of the opening through gathering element.The cap that the applicator instrument unloads from it therefore can be around the collection edge rotation of gathering element.Therefore; In a special change; Collection opening in the gathering element and be used for each applicator instrument each initiatively the Connection Element at each cap place of end can match each other, make cap from the inside of gathering element, radially outwards unloading in the radial direction under the situation that does not have the applicator instrument.

This can for example realize under following condition: with respect to the longitudinal axis of opening, Connection Element has the preferred first radial actuation direction that overlaps with the main shaft of applicator instrument and extend towards the direction of cap and is different from first direction of actuation with first direction of actuation adjacency and especially perpendicular to second direction of actuation of first direction of actuation extension.

In other words; If a plurality of applicator instruments are arranged to a row on gathering element; It is different on predetermined characteristic about order particularly to work as single applicator instrument; For example because color and/or to the capable tone of fixation and/or different application width and difference, applicator tool assembly so according to the present invention has advantage especially.About this point, if the cap of each applicator instrument has geometric figure and/or color cap coding, make each applicator instrument visually and/or mechanically be associated with set cap, this has superiority so.In this way, can easily keep the applicator instrument to be configured in expectation or the suitable order on the assembly.

According to a second aspect of the invention, at applicator instrument place, in passive end and/or cap place at least one manual activation of being provided for mentioning the corresponding other end of applicator instrument mention auxiliary member.A kind of like this auxiliary member of mentioning can be the form with respect at least one basic plane inclined of the main shaft of applicator instrument, particularly is formed on passive end and/or the cap by two roughly inclined-planes that roughly are oppositely arranged with respect to the main shaft of applicator instrument.Mention auxiliary member and have a kind of like this structure, make based on the actuating of mentioning auxiliary member, the surface that the other end of applicator instrument can similar lever ground be placed with respect to instrument is raised predetermined at least mentioning highly.Mention the height that is preferably greater than or equals the Finger ball that the average height human finger's ball limits, particularly greater than 10mm.The setting that manual activation is mentioned auxiliary member mean the user can utilize manual activation mention auxiliary member easily, convenient, pick up device quickly.Be set at passive end if mention auxiliary member, under the situation of for example writing implement, advantageously possibly avoid the adverse effect of place, active end writing tip or the surface of avoiding instrument to place are polluted by writing tip so.

The inclined-plane of mentioning auxiliary member plays the effect of lever; Its contact point through surface that applicator instrument and it are placed (by the predetermined contact point in end away from the respective end of applicator instrument on inclined-plane) as balance pivot (that is to say pivotal point or supporting-point), is mentioned the corresponding other end of applicator instrument when activateding.In other words, mention motion basically through utilizing lever principle to take place, wherein pivotal point is arranged on mentioning in the zone between auxiliary member and the active end of place, passive end, makes the motion of mentioning auxiliary member produce the initiatively corresponding sports of end.Mention highly and can limit or adjust via the position of lever arm length ratio or pivotal point.When lever arm has equal length, mention highly identical with the stroke distances of mentioning the auxiliary member process.Mention motion fast perhaps for the quick grasping of instrument is provided in order to produce, specific lever ratio has superiority, and utilizes this specific lever ratio, mentions the stroke distances of auxiliary member and mentions height less than perhaps being significantly less than.In this way, via the little travel of mentioning auxiliary member, can Rapid Realization mention height fully.Specific lever ratio is 1.5 or has advantage when bigger, that is to say, the lever arm that for example has the place, end of mentioning auxiliary member is 1cm and when initiatively the lever arm at place, end is 5cm.It should be noted that the applicator instrument has an end of mentioning auxiliary member at least, particularly be arranged in the auxiliary member of mentioning there, the rigid construction that should have a kind of like this bending is with the leverage of the expectation that allows to mention the auxiliary member aspect.

In mentioning operation, through one or more finger presses are mentioned auxiliary member mentioning to activate on the auxiliary member, thereby the surface conversion that the inclined-plane is placed about it is to end position according to the user of applicator instrument of the present invention.In this case, the applicator instrument tilts around the contact point on itself and said surface.The end of this contact point through the inclined-plane (promptly towards the end of applicator instrument or with respect to the inner end of instrument) confirmed in advance.Toppling over is a rotational motion around contact point, and wherein the active end is to be raised than corresponding mode with lever arm length; The interval that the sine that changes according to angle multiply by the corresponding the other end from contact point to the applicator instrument can be calculated and mentioned height.Therefore; Mentioning the ending of motion, the active end of applicator instrument has predetermined space with stayed surface aloft, that is to say; Itself and stayed surface are spaced apart; And, being placed in the lip-deep situation that it is placed compared with instrument, can be easier to significantly perhaps picked up by the male sex of applicator instrument according to the present invention or women user's grasping.Therefore, be in 1: 5 the example relating to lever arm ratio, by for example 1cm mention auxiliary member the stroke distances of process corresponding to the mentioning height of 5cm.

In specific structure, the applicator instrument has two roughly inclined-planes that are oppositely arranged with respect to the main shaft of applicator instrument, is used for execution and mentions auxiliary.For this purpose, the end of mentioning auxiliary member that is provided with of applicator instrument for example has and the basic similarly structure in the end of pipe.Known tubular structure for example has DE 1 938 045 U or DE 79 11 160 U, yet in these documents, entire body is the form of pipe.The geometry of tubular passive end has two basic inclined-planes that are oppositely arranged with respect to the main shaft of applicator instrument.

The further advantage of mentioning auxiliary member with two inclined-planes is, when putting down or picking up according to applicator instrument of the present invention, do not need carefully will mention auxiliary member and turns to and be particularly conducive to the position of mentioning it.When providing a kind of like this when mentioning auxiliary member, two kinds of particularly advantageous selections of putting down are provided.Since these two selections of putting down with respect to the longitudinal axis of elongated basically applicator instrument each other through the displacement of 180 degree; And; Each mention process at instrument by not being also to be feasible in the situation put down of the relation of complete accurate pointing; The foregoing structure that is used for the applicator instrument has following advantage: the applicator instrument can be mentioned and grasping through mentioning auxiliary member with mode according to the present invention, and is almost irrelevant by the state that put down on stayed surface with it.

If each " the tubulose bottom closes up end " is projected into outside the normal width of applicator instrument, the tubular structure of end can also be used to being provided with the rolling stop so.The rolling stop is attached to the form of the part outside the periphery that is projected into the applicator instrument then mentions auxiliary member.This rolling stop is attached to the structure of mentioning auxiliary member and has additional advantage; Promptly because this rolling stop; The auxiliary member of mentioning at the tubular tip place of the operation tool that has therefore been put down is always located with respect to the surface that it is placed best, so that use.

Applicator instrument according to the present invention can be a kind of like this structure; Promptly based on the actuating of mentioning auxiliary member; The active end of instrument is lifted to the predetermined height of mentioning at least, and mentioning of wherein being realized is preferably greater than or equals the height of the Finger ball that the average height by human finger's ball forms.The height of the term finger ball here is used for representing that the center of terminal sensing ball at medial end place of each finger is with respect to the perhaps spacing on surface that place with respect to instrument, that the finger tip of identical finger is supported when picking up instrument of finger tip.Particularly preferably, the auxiliary member of mentioning according to the present invention is adjusted to based on actuating, mentions height greater than 10mm.

Feasible in the aforesaid way is to limit the minimum constructive height that the active end of applicator instrument must be raised, to guarantee and can mention under the state grasping tool easily.In other words, favourable structure is provided, will be based on the average height of mentioning the Finger ball that highly directly is designed to corresponding average user that actuating realized of mentioning auxiliary member.In this way; It is simple especially and reliable that the included program of applicator instrument that grasping has been put down becomes; Because in this way; Being used for the finger of grasping tool can support with the lip-deep finger tip that instrument is put, and in the grasping movement that similar pincers rise, Finger ball can automatically carry out optimum the contact with the applicator instrument.Further guarantee to mention fully height with can be fundamentally grasping applicator instrument correctly because when relate to less than the height of Finger ball mention height the time, this is difficult more significantly.In such a case, during by grasping, the applicator instrument has a kind of trend of getting back to its surface of placing that skids off from finger.When selecting predeterminedly in this way to mention the exact value of height; It can be adjusted according to the technical ability of prospective users especially; The trained drawing designer who for example compares with child can adjust according to the average height of the Finger ball of each customer group simultaneously.The customer group that applicator instrument according to the present invention can be planned in this way relatively realizes personalization better.

Preferably process according to applicator instrument of the present invention or the auxiliary member of mentioning according to the present invention at least, particularly plastics, timber, metal or metal alloy by flexural rigidity material basically.Especially, the product that is made of plastics provides very big advantage for cost efficiency in the production of applicator instrument according to the present invention.Preferably crooked rigid construction further allows to mention the motion of auxiliary member and constructs with structure and be simplified; Height is mentioned in the expectation of the active end of feasible consideration applicator instrument, need not consider that the elasticity of applicator instrument perhaps compensates the elasticity of applicator instrument.On the contrary, because the applicator instrument has the flexural rigidity attribute, it provides the lever system of basic perfect between the active end of mentioning auxiliary member and applicator instrument.

According to a third aspect of the invention we; Not for good and all to be connected among the embodiment of gathering element particularly preferably at cap; Cap; Except the closed axle that is used to receive at least one the reception opening of treating closed active end and the cross section that is basically perpendicular to the reception opening of applicator instrument, has at least one air duct.Closed axle is basically perpendicular to the cross section of air duct at least in part.For this purpose, closed cap can have outside and inside, makes at least one air duct can be formed between outside and the inside.If cap can discharge from gathering element; That is to say and be not for good and all to be connected to gathering element; Perhaps, if the applicator instrument, but not cap; Be to be designed for to be connected to gathering element satisfying requirement discussed above, so extraly air duct is set is good according to iso standard 11540.

In preferred structure, at least one air duct can end at Connection Element at least in part, and Connection Element can be used for connecting gathering element by expection in the embodiment of cap.In this way, otherwise can approaching air passages openings can advantageously cover from the outside by Connection Element.For example, if Connection Element is the form of pass through openings, at least one air duct can feed pass through openings, preferably in this opening.

The closing device cap can also for example be this design structure: the outside is connected to inside through at least one shank.At least one air duct can be formed at least one shank, inside and outside between.When using a plurality of shank, can form corresponding a plurality of air duct.The advantage of this embodiment is that especially it can use the injection molding operation relatively easily to make.The fact that air duct is arranged between inside and outside means that inside can be the form that in fact places inner cap, for example is used to be provided for the most advanced and sophisticated airtight sealing relationship of writing implement.Like this, the separated space of sealing fully can be provided, yet keep the desirable gas permeability of passing through air duct about whole closed cap.Particularly preferably, another end of at least one air duct be in hold opening near, particularly preferably be in the inside of cap.

If at least one air duct ends at the opening as Connection Element at least in part, opening is separated into open end relative to each other with the upper end of air duct so.In this way; Aforesaid, on the one hand, air passages openings is masked; But; Because the separation that has prolonged the air guiding device of air duct, Connection Element is carried out the function of so-called " diffuser ", thereby one obstruction of the open end that is oppositely arranged or obstruction can not stop air to pass through flowing of air duct fully.When especially observing, can detect the obstruction that enters into opening or fouling products easily and with its removal facing to light.In addition, in a kind of like this configuration, release from opposite side, can remove any fouling products or obturator by suitable instrument from the opening that uses as Connection Element easily through instrument being inserted among of these ends and with fouling products or obturator.If; Although fouling products or obturator can be detected easily; They once were left in the basket; So at the latest when attempting the applicator instrument connected or collect on the collection edge of gathering element, a kind of like this obturator will be to be detected and/or when successfully being installed even automatically removed, thereby elimination is to the negative effect of air duct.

At least one air duct preferably externally and the configuration between the inside mean: air duct is hidden on the one hand and is also had safe spacing with the outer grip surface of the outside of closed cap on the other hand.This configuration provides the Additional Protection about the obstruction of the air duct that will be avoided.The advantage of hiding configuration is can also prevent better by this way the obstruction of passage.If the probability that the dirt of possible blocking channel gets into the zone between inside and outside is the probability under the situation of fundamental freedom less than passage significantly.Feed among the embodiment of Connection Element at least one air duct, prevent this end-plugged of air duct better.It will be appreciated that, for example in the protection zone between inside and outside or other independent protection zone further passage is set.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a kind of applicator instrument of the characteristic with applicator instrument of describing the front relevant with the applicator tool assembly, and therefore, it is suitable in applicator tool assembly according to the present invention, using.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to kit; Relate in particular to the sales mix part; Comprise gathering element and a plurality of applicator instrument that at least one is used for the applicator tool assembly, said a plurality of applicator instruments can be connected to gathering element to form according to applicator tool assembly of the present invention.

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The further favourable structure of the present invention and a plurality of embodiment will combine accompanying drawing to carry out more detailed description with the mode of example about them hereinafter.Employed term " left side ", " right side ", " top " and " bottom " relate to and have Reference numeral and description of drawings by the accompanying drawing of the orientation of normal reading in the description of specific embodiment.

Among the figure:

Fig. 1 shows the isometric chart according to first embodiment of applicator tool assembly of the present invention;

Fig. 2 a shows according to the side view that is in the specific embodiment of the applicator instrument in the laying state of the present invention, mentions auxiliary member with description;

Fig. 2 b shows the applicator instrument that is in Fig. 2 a that mentions in the state;

Fig. 3 shows the side view according to second embodiment of the applicator tool assembly that has three applicator instruments of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows the side view according to first embodiment of the Connection Element on the cap that is used for the applicator instrument of a kind of opening form that in the edge of opening, has a hole of the present invention;

Fig. 5 a shows the side view according to second embodiment of the Connection Element on the cap that is used for the applicator instrument of the opening form that has a closure edge of the present invention;

Fig. 5 b shows the cutaway view together with the cap of Fig. 5 a of gathering element, to describe the formation of the connection between cap and the gathering element;

Fig. 6 a shows the side view according to the 3rd embodiment of the Connection Element in the cap that is under the state that is connected to gathering element of the present invention;

Fig. 6 b shows the cutaway view of the cap among Fig. 6 a, and to describe the formation of the connection between cap and the gathering element, it prevents unintentional dismounting;

Fig. 7 shows that according to the side view that has the applicator tool assembly of four applicator instruments of the present invention wherein assembly is maintained at and is used for transportation on one of applicator instrument;

Fig. 8 a shows according to the detail view that is used for the gathering element of applicator tool assembly of the present invention; With

Fig. 8 b shows from tearing the cutaway view that the position is cut open according to the expection of gathering element of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 shows according to a kind of applicator tool assembly 1 of the present invention; Has the applicator instrument 20a-1 that is connected to ring 11 as the ring 11 of gathering element 10 with through pass through openings 62 as the form of the through hole of the Connection Element on the cap 30a-1 60; And be connected to ring 11 cap 30a-2 (not having the applicator instrument) with the same manner, shown in isometric chart.

Applicator instrument 20a-1 among the embodiment of Fig. 1 has basic by the determined main shaft H of the expanded range of applicator instrument 20a-1.Also have passive end 40 at its left downside, and have the active end that passive cap 30a-1 hides in its upper right side.Cap 30a-1 is reversible ground and be connected to the applicator instrument releasedly at releasable connection portion 32 places.

Under the situation of writing implement, can be the part of writing that has writing tip at the place, active end of applicator instrument 20a-1 for example.It should be noted that according to applicator tool assembly according to the present invention and describe, but therefore described invention here is not restricted to writing implement with reference to writing implement as the example of applicator instrument.

Be provided with the Connection Element 60 of the form of the opening with closure edge 62 according to a first aspect of the invention in the end of cap 30a-1 away from applicator instrument 20a-1.Gathering element 10 is for having the form of extended structure of ring 11 forms through its collection opening 14.Ring 11 comprises the own basic closed collection edge 12 of collecting opening 14.Collecting edge 12 and have predetermined collection edge cross section 13, is circular here.Alternately, gathering element 10 can also be designed to the mode of lifting-hook, about this respect, it should be noted that when understanding related principle, any other shape of the purpose that realization is discussed also all is fit to.For gathering element 10 is connected on the cap 30a-1 Connection Element 60 or in order to pull down cap, in gathering element 10, be provided with and collect opening or breach 16.

With reference now to Fig. 2 a and 2b,, the replacement that the has superiority structure or the improvement of the passive end 40 with the applicator instrument 20a among the Fig. 1 that mentions auxiliary member 70 are described.For this purpose, two planes 72,74 of extending basically obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis H difference of applicator instrument 20b-1 being provided at 40 places, passive end of applicator instrument 20b-1, also is the inclined-plane, to play the effect of mentioning auxiliary member 70.It should be noted, alternatively or additionally, mention auxiliary member 70 and Connection Element as shown in Figure 1 according to a first aspect of the invention 60 and can also be wholely set or be attached in the cap and/or also at 40 places, passive end; Connection Element 60 as shown in Figure 1 then can be incorporated into mentions auxiliary member 70 (for example referring to Fig. 3).In the structure of Fig. 2 a and 2b, mention auxiliary member 70 and can also be the accessories section of the independent manufacturing that is arranged on 40 places, passive end, therefore especially, the length of (applicator instrument 20b) be L grip 22 with mention auxiliary member 70 and can adopt material different.

Fig. 2 a and 2b show the two states of mentioning motion of applicator instrument 20b-1.Fig. 2 a shows the applicator instrument 20b-1 be in down state and Fig. 2 b shows the applicator instrument 20b-1 that mentions state that is in shown in Fig. 2 a.Applicator instrument 20b-1 is a writing implement, for example is the fine rule pen, and it has fore-end 52 at 50 places, active end, and fore-end 52 is made up of the insert of writing of the writing tip 54 with capillary activity fiber bar form.Fore-end is connected to grip 22 and seals grip 22 endways.

Grip 22 has the cavity (not shown), wherein has the fluid storage of writing member, in written operations, writes fluid and is delivered to writing tip 54 from writing the fluid storage member through capillary activity fiber rod.Writing tip 54 with this fibre tip pen is fragile especially, especially for effect mechanical factor above that.

Applicator instrument 20b-1 shown in Fig. 2 a and the 2b is placed on the stayed surface F that places it, has at its 40 places, passive end to mention auxiliary member 70 according to basic tubular structure of the present invention.The auxiliary member 70 of mentioning of pipe end form has two basic plane inclined 72,74, and they move through 180 ° relative to each other with respect to the longitudinal axis of applicator instrument 20b-1.In this case, a face 74 in two inclined-planes is towards surperficial F.

If male sex user or women user hope that the position of applicator instrument 20b-1 from its Fig. 2 a that will be put down moves to the position of mentioning among Fig. 2 b; He points by on the ramp of mentioning auxiliary member 70 72 with at least one; That is to say; The inclined-plane of surperficial F dorsad, and therefore towards passive end 40 that the direction of surperficial F moves applicator instrument 20b-1.In this case, applicator instrument 20b-1 is virtual pivotal axis D (referring to Fig. 2 b) perk or the inclination of position of the grip 22 of applicator instrument 20b-1 around lower inclined plane 74 transition.In case lower inclined plane 74 (that is to say the inclined-plane towards surperficial F) is conflicted on surperficial F with its position of exposing most (under the situation of the applicator instrument 20b-1 shown in Fig. 2 b, the tubulose bottom of mentioning auxiliary member 20 closes up end), this operates termination.In this case, the active end 50 of applicator instrument 20b-1 is mentioned fully or is lifted to its greatest limit.In the state that is raised, predetermined altitude A is mentioned from surperficial F in the active end 50 of applicator instrument 20b-1.Can mention height according to the change calculations of angle [alpha], the said sine that highly changes for angle of mentioning multiply by contact point to the spacing between the active end, that is to say A=sin α L.

Two inclined-planes 72,74 of mentioning auxiliary member of applicator instrument 20b-1 among Fig. 2 a and the 2b are symmetrical mutually basically.This means that two inclined-planes 72,74 can cause identical mention motion and thereby cause the identical height A of mentioning.Therefore, the effect of mentioning auxiliary member 70 among Fig. 2 a and the 2b and do not rely on applicator work 20b in the definite position of placing on its surperficial F.Around the laying state of the longitudinal axis of applicator instrument 20b-1 rotation also can cause when point through at least one with pressure be applied to mention auxiliary member 70 expose inclined-plane 72 time the result who perfectly mentions motion; This is because applicator instrument 20b-1 is automatically directed when formation contacts between lower inclined plane 74 and surperficial F at the latest, and changes the position shown in Fig. 2 b into around the longitudinal axis of applicator instrument 20b-1.

The height A of mentioning among Fig. 2 b is about the 18mm height because under this height, can be easily with near typical finger size grasping applicator instrument 20b-1 active end 50 of user.Should be understood that, can also be in the higher height of mentioning, the especially use according to the related requirement of the applicator instrument 20b-1 of children's use.

If the tubulose of applicator instrument 20b-1 closes up the diameter that the remainder of grip 22 is wider than in the zone of end, it has more advantage so.That kind, tubulose are closed up end and are played the effect of rolling of preventing, this acts on has advantage here especially, because like this, the applicator instrument always automatically is in optimum and actuates the position of mentioning auxiliary member.In addition, can save the measure of undesirable rolling of other prevention applicator instrument.

With reference now to Fig. 2 a and 2b are simple, the applicator instrument 20b-1 shown in describing here not only can be fast and is easily realized mentioning, but also can the one-handed performance this point.Therefore; When applicator instrument 20b-1 is in the state that is put down; Can on the ramp of mentioning auxiliary member 70 72, exert pressure with the pinkie of the for example right hand, and therefore can make the passive end 40 of applicator instrument 20b-1 be pressed towards the direction of the surperficial F of place tool.In the state of mentioning fully shown in Fig. 2 b, pinkie remains on mentions on auxiliary member 70 and the ramp 72, and thumb of the same hand and forefinger can encircle near the active end of applicator instrument 20b-1 and enclose applicator instrument 20b-1.After finger was put into around the instrument, applicator instrument 20b-1 was raised near active end 50, and little finger of toe can discharge the pressure that is carried in ramp 72 places of mentioning auxiliary member 70 and can remove simultaneously.Like this, even might use one portable according to applicator instrument 20b-1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows according to second embodiment with three applicator instrument 20c-1 to 20c-3 of the present invention.For fear of repetition, below the difference with embodiment shown in Figure 1 is only described.

For diagram better, the same among the applicator instrument 20c-1 to 20c-3 among Fig. 3 and Fig. 2 a and the 2b is the fine rule pen, and just each has the writing implement of writing tip 54 at front end 52 places of active end 50.Writing tip 54 still has through providing cap 30b-1 and 30b-2 to protect, and cap 30b-1 and 30b-2 still are provided with reference to figure 2a and the described auxiliary member 20b that mentions of 2b.Also be provided with reference to figure 2a and the described auxiliary member 70a that mentions of 2b at 40 places, passive end of applicator instrument 20c-1 to 20c-3.In addition, also, that is to say in mentioning auxiliary member 70a at 40 places, passive end, be provided be used to be connected to as gathering element, have the ring 11 of collecting opening 16 according to Connection Element 60a of the present invention.In other words, mentioning the function of auxiliary member 70a and the function of Connection Element 60a is attached in the passive end 40 of applicator instrument 20c-1 to 20c-3 together.

Fig. 4 shows the side view according to first embodiment of Connection Element 60b of the present invention on the cap 30c be used for applicator instrument (not shown), and this Connection Element 60b is the form that 64 places on the edge of that are used to connect gathering element 10 have the opening in aperture 66.Ring 11 is assumed to be the example of gathering element 10 once more, shown in the sectional view among Fig. 4.Closed cap 30c can be processed by thermoplastic, is preferably processed by biologically inert polypropylene (PP).

Connection Element 60b has the form of the opening 62 in aperture 66 for edge part 64 places around, and wherein aperture 66 has its width W at least one contraction flow region 65 less than the diameter DM that collects edge cross section 13.In order to simplify the connecting portion of making Connection Element 60b and gathering element 10 and/or to be convenient to Connection Element 60b is disassembled from gathering element 10, Connection Element 60b is provided with and is respectively applied for planar pilot surface 67a ' gathering element 10, that each is oppositely arranged, 67a " and 67b ', 67b ".Per two the guiding surface 67a ', 67a " and 67b ', 67b " that are used for gathering element 10 are disposed in 66 places, aperture of opening 62 relative to each other with an angle, so that guiding surface makes contraction flow region 65 be connected to gathering element 10 or when gathering element 10 disassembles, be easier to flexibly open or expand at Connection Element 60b.

It might also be mentioned; Advantageously; The aperture 66 that has the Connection Element 60b of edge of opening part has the radial actuation direction with respect to the y direction of opening 62, and it forms the security standpoint that prevent the non-slippage had a mind to about 90 ° with respect to the main shaft H of applicator instrument.Should be noted that security standpoint preferably also can be selected in the scope between 30 ° and 150 °.

Fig. 5 a shows the side view according to second embodiment of Connection Element 60 of the present invention on the closed cap 30a be used for the applicator instrument, and this Connection Element 60 is the form of the opening 62 that has closure edge 64.Closed cap 30a can be processed by thermoplastic, is preferably processed by biologically inert polypropylene (PP).The opening 62 that is used for Connection Element 60 can for example add through bore mode after the injection molding operation.Desired mechanical load ability to bear can be adjusted through the thickness at edge 64 according to related material.Alternately, opening 62 can also form through the mode of cross directional stretch during manufacture.

Fig. 5 b shows that closed cap 30a among Fig. 5 a is with the sectional view as the ring 11 of gathering element 10, to describe the formation of the connection between closed cap 30a and the gathering element.Closed cap 30a has outside 33a and inner 33b.In this case, inner 33b extends the only about half of of axial length along the closed axle H of closed cap 30a, and H is identical with the main shaft H of applicator instrument for axle; It should be noted that inner 33b can also be almost the same long with the axial length of cap, and in specific structure even longer.In the zone of inner 33b, closed cap 30a is configured to receive the active end of applicator instrument.Inner 33b and outside 33a link together through shank 37.Air duct 30 is arranged between these shanks 37.Shank 37 is arranged to around the star configuration of the closed axle H of closed cap 30a basically, and this causes the distribution of air duct 39 around the basic symmetry of closed axle H like this.In this case, the cross section of shank 37 is less than the cross section of air duct 39, like this, has enough areas of being used for air exchange on the one hand and connection between inner on the other hand 33b and outside 33a mechanically stable fully.It will be appreciated that shank 37 can also adopt any other configuration except star configuration.

When as pen, especially its writing tip of applicator instrument during with closed cap 30a closure, writing tip is introduced in the opening 38 of closed cap 30a, is arranged in the inside 31 of the inside 33b of closed cap 30a until writing tip.The inner sealing device can be for example be provided with the inside 31 of sealed inside 33b when being in the insertion state at writing tip with the mode of ridge 36.Can find out from the cross section of Fig. 5 b that the writing tip of pen is in the zone of closed state, i.e. the interior zone of inner 33b, complete closed.Yet inner 33b can also seal through the mode of the proper fit between the surface of the surperficial 35b of inside and writing tip (i.e. contact under the insertion state).Air duct 39 between the shank 37 is arranged on the outside of sealing area, and the therefore integrality of interference seal not.Therefore, in the state following time of writing tip in being in the inside 31 that is accommodated in inner 33b, can not become dry.Inner surface 35a representes to be used for the guide portion of the active end of applicator instrument, and its size suitably is designed to comprise the closing force that is used for the applicator instrument is remained on the maintenance function of cap 30a.Alternatively or extraly, can also locking devicen be set being intended to hold near the opening 38 of writing tip the form that externally inner surface 35a sentences the ridge 34 of circumferential extension, with closed cap 30a machinery and be connected to pen releasedly.

Fig. 6 a shows the side view according to the 3rd embodiment of Connection Element 60c of the present invention on the closed cap 30d, and this Connection Element 60c is under the state that is connected to gathering element 10.Still with shown in have the ring 11 of collecting opening 16 a example as gathering element.Be in two end 11a, the 11b collecting opening 16 places of ring 11 are constructed to have the privileged direction VR that is used to unload or install Connection Element 60c.For this purpose, end 11a,, the rounded angle of cross section surface of 11b or with respect to the inner inclination of ring 11, make ring bending easily internally open, perhaps, collect opening 16 and can expand to unload cap 30d.Like this, cap 30d can discharge from ring from inboard.The diameter D1 of ring is less times greater than the respective length D2 of cap 30d.Therefore, do not have the cap 30d of applicator instrument to turn to the inside of ring along inward direction, thereby outwards remove cap 30d from the inboard around ring 11 collection edge 12.Particularly when the applicator instrument was connected with cap, this was to the non-dismounting advantageous particularly of having a mind to of opposing cap.

Fig. 6 b shows the sectional view of the cap 30d among Fig. 6, to describe the formation of the connection that prevents unintentional dismounting between cap 30d and the gathering element 10.The Connection Element 60c of cap 30d among Fig. 6 b is changed basically and only can cap 30d be unloaded from encircling 11 through foregoing mode.The opening 62 of connection opening form is formed with closed form peripheral edge portions 64.In order to simplify being connected and/or being convenient to Connection Element 60c being unloaded from gathering element 10 of Connection Element 60c and gathering element 10, the 66b of Material weakening portion is arranged on the position of the connection breach or the opening 62 of marginal portion 64.The 66b of Material weakening portion basically radially extends on the part 64 with respect to the longitudinal axis of opening 62 on the edge of.The width of the 66b of Material weakening portion roughly is equivalent to encircle the diameter of 11 collection edge cross section.

As said with reference to figure 6a; Connection Element 60c on the cap 30d of collection opening 16 in the gathering element 10 and the active end that is used for the applicator instrument matches each other, make cap 30d can be only when not having the applicator instrument from the inside outward radial of gathering element 10 unload.For this purpose, about the longitudinal axis of opening 62, Connection Element 60c has the first radial actuation direction R1 that overlaps basically with the main shaft H of applicator instrument.The first direction of actuation R1 and the second direction of actuation R2 adjacency of basically vertically extending with the first direction of actuation R1.

In other words, in order to unload cap 30d, must with its inwardly rotate and then arrow VR (on Fig. 6 direction a) along with the outside pressure cap 30d of direction in the opposite direction of arrow R1 (Fig. 6 b).In this case, the 66b of Material weakening portion is through collecting opening 16.Then cap 30d can be along taking off from collecting the edge with the direction in the opposite direction of arrow R2.In other words, in unloading process, the collection edge 12 of gathering element 10 moves along arrow R1 and R2 (Fig. 6 b).Can be separately with cap with also can use cap and applicator instrument to realize the operation of attachment cap 30d as a unit especially.

For cap 30d is connected to the collection edge once more, the aperture among the Connection Element 60c is pushed to along the direction in the opposite direction with arrow R2 and collects on the edge.Before or after, cap 30d makes the 66b of Material weakening portion can the inclined end portion 11a, the 11b that collect edge 12 be pushed open collecting the outwards directed in the radial direction of edge 12.Then collect opening 16 and collect the mode orientation of edge 12 to aim at the 66b of Material weakening portion; Drawn in the opening 62 along direction in the opposite direction and collect edge 12 with arrow R1; In this case, the 66b of Material weakening portion passes the collection opening of collecting in the edge 12 16.

Fig. 7 shows the side view according to applicator tool assembly 1* of the present invention with four applicator instrument 20a-1 to 20a-4, purpose wherein in order to transport, and said assembly is held at applicator instrument 20a-1 place with thumb 84 through the forefinger 82 of hand 80.

Fig. 7 is intended to explain the advantage according to applicator tool assembly of the present invention.A plurality of applicator instruments can be stored and transport with the form (if desired, according to predetermined order) of assembly.If single applicator instrument 20a-1 to 20a-4 with its relevant in proper order predetermined characteristic on different, for example on color and/or according to the shade of set color rows and/or rely on and different smear width and difference, it has advantage especially so.In order for good and all to guarantee the orderly arrangement of expectation; If the cap of each applicator instrument comprises the cross section that reaches the geometry of relevant cap about the active end of applicator instrument; This cross section is for example paired with each other according to spoon-lock principle, and it has advantage especially so.Colored cap coding can also use as simpler replacement scheme.By this way, each applicator instrument can be associated with set cap optically and/or mechanically, thus can viewing tool the correct order of configuration.

In Fig. 7, each Connection Element 60d is arranged on each cap 30d-1 to 30d-4 of the active end that is used for each applicator instrument 20a-1 to 20a-4.The size of each releasable connection between each among the cap 30d-1 to 30d-4 and each applicator instrument 20a-to 20a-4 is configured in order from cap 30d-1 to 30d-4, to discharge applicator instrument 20a-1 to 20a-4; Have to overcome closing force VK; Closing force VK deducts the weight applied force by an applicator instrument greater than the power G based on the weight of entire coating device tool assembly 1*.It will be appreciated that the alternate manner that the relation of power is mated each other also is possible.On Connection Element 60d, the same with cap for example shown in Figure 3, cap 30d-1 to 30d-4 has according to reception auxiliary member 70c of the present invention, that is to say, each Connection Element according to the present invention is integrated on each cap according to reception auxiliary member 70c of the present invention.

Fig. 8 a shows the preferred embodiment of the gathering element 10 that is used for the applicator instrument.Gathering element has the corresponding closure member 81,86 that is used for the reversibly opening and the closing device at closed collection edge 12 in its end.In this drawing, have wing arrow 81 to be equivalent to the plug element that can engage with hollow component, the outline of said hollow component and interior profile form the form of plane quadrilateral or kite (rhombus) 86 with circular pattern.

For the said closing device of closure; Arrow 81 will pass kite spare 86 and be mounted, so at least one among barb 83a, the 83b intersected in kite spare 86 back or hollow component intersects in plug element at the back; Like this, arrow 81 is fixed to prevent that it from discharging from kite spare 86.For the open closed device, arrow 81 is directed perpendicular to the zone that is limited the opening in the kite spare 86, and two barb 83a, 83b are directed corresponding to the wideest inside dimension of kite spare.Just in this position, can realize opening or the counter motion of arrow 81 through kite spare 86 of closing device.

On the contrary, open for the basic accident of closing device that stops under tensile load, the length 88 of arrow 81 is greater than the inside dimension 87 of kite spare 86.Like this, arrow 81 can not be in kite spare 86 to turn to front end 82 than arrow 81 around barb 83a, a point that engages with kite spare 86 fasteners among the 83b of arrow 81 farther when leaning against the opposite end of kite spare 86.As a result, arrow 81 can not leave kite spare 86 with " transversal orientation " relation, and only can leave kite spare 86 with vertical orientation between the zone of the above-mentioned opening in arrow 81 and kite spare 86.

It is being flexible in shape that kite spare 86 is suitable for, and like this, when installing or removing the applicator instrument, rhombus spare strain that is to say coated device instrument Connection Element elasticity extruding.This guarantees to overcome predetermined power so that the applicator instrument is removed from gathering element.

According to the production length of gathering element 10, the shown closure member that is made up of arrow 81 and kite spare 86 can also be used to a plurality of applicator tool assemblies according to the present invention or gathering element connection are perhaps combined.It should be understood that on the one hand the user can freely arrange to make another to collect the collection opening that the edge passes gathering element 10, and therefore makes two gathering elements itself as chain link, be engaged with each other.Yet also possible is to adopt closure member so that gathering element is linked together, and that is to say that can the arrow 81 of first gathering element be connected to the kite spare 86 of second gathering element, vice versa.

The grip element 84 of coin form is arranged on the gathering element to have short-range relation with arrow 81.It carries source indication 85, and source indication 85 both can be with version and/or as the combination of materials of multicolour and/or visible through being coated with China ink or color.Grip element 84 is near the connection of arrow 81 expression relative stiffnesses, therefore when the open and close gathering element, allows convenient, comfortable and on purpose operates arrow 81.

Under two situation that similarly closure member at collection edge links together; Grip element 85 plays the effect that the collection edge with first gathering element and second gathering element is separated from each other in addition; Like this, thus can obtain two independent collection fringe regions can closed (two parts formula) collect on the edge on the specified circumference pen being configured in itself.

In addition, gathering element 10 has predetermined weak location or the desirable position 91 of tearing.This comprises the reduction of the predetermined material of the blind hole that more specifically illustrates among Fig. 8 b or groove 89 forms.Appropriate configuration setting in the injection mold that this groove 89 can for example pass through to be adopted perhaps (according to the respective material that is adopted) it can make subsequently through the cut or the heat treatment of gathering element.In this respect, the size of remaining transverse cross-sectional area 90 is set to it and tears with effect predetermined pulling force above that, preferably in the scope between 15N and 40N, particularly preferably in the scope between 23N and 27N, and thereby opens gathering element.

According to another aspect of the present invention, gathering element and a plurality of applicator instrument that is used for the applicator tool assembly according to the present invention can form kit together, especially forms the sales mix part.Applicator tool assembly of the present invention can be formed by the part or this sales mix part of this kit.

Generally speaking; It is also to be noted that; Even if describing, this basically only pays close attention to the applicator tool assembly that combines at least two applicator instruments; It will be appreciated that to have above-mentioned applicator tool characteristics thereby the applicator instrument that is suitable on applicator tool assembly according to the present invention, using will be regarded as theme of the present invention.

Claims (18)

1. An applicator tool assembly (1,1a 1*), comprising:

   Gathering element (10),

   At least two applicator instrument (20a-1; 20b-1; 20c-1,20c-2,20c-3; 20a-1,20a-2,20a-3,20a-4),

   Wherein each applicator instrument has main shaft (H), at least one active end (50) and at least one passive end (40) of being confirmed by the development length of applicator instrument basically, and near at least one Connection Element (60 one of said end; 60a; 60b; 60c), and

   In addition, each applicator instrument is connected to gathering element via separately Connection Element.
2. Applicator tool assembly 2. according to claim 1 (1,1a, 1*), wherein

   Each Connection Element (60; 60a; 60b; 60c) or gathering element (10) have and make each applicator instrument (20a-1; 20b-1; 20c-1,20c-2,20c-3; 20a-1,20a-2,20a-3,20a-4) reversible ground and be connected to the structure of gathering element releasedly.
3. Applicator tool assembly 3. according to claim 1 and 2 (1,1a, 1*), wherein

   Gathering element (10) is an extended structure, and said extended structure has the collection opening (14) that passes from it,

   Said structure comprises the collection edge (12) of collecting opening (14), and said collection edge self is closed basically,

   Collect the edge and have predetermined collection edge cross section (13),

   Gathering element is preferably the element of lifting-hook form, particularly preferably is ring (11), particularly preferably is the form with key ring of overlapped ends, perhaps other form.
4. Applicator tool assembly 4. according to claim 3 (1,1a, 1*), wherein

   The collection edge (12) of gathering element (10) has collection opening (16).
5. According to the described applicator tool assembly of above-mentioned each claim (1,1a, 1*), wherein

   Gathering element (10) is set size so that it is torn under predetermined drag load; Said load is preferably in the scope between 15N and 40N; Particularly preferably in the scope between 23N and 27N, particularly provide predetermined weakenings to tear position (91) as expectation.
6. 6. according to the described applicator tool assembly of above-mentioned each claim, wherein

   Locate to be provided with closing device at collection opening (16), particularly corresponding closure member (81,86) is set in the end of collecting edge (12).
7. 7. applicator tool assembly according to claim 6, wherein

   As corresponding closure member (81,86),

   Be provided with first closure member (86), said first closure member has the structure of hollow shape, particularly has the profile of quadrangle, trapezoidal, rhombus, parallelogram or Kite shape, and

   Be provided with second closure member (81), said second closure member has the structure of the plug element that can be locked to first closure member (86), and particularly leg-of-mutton structure particularly has the wing perhaps not have the arrow of the wing;

   Wherein, particularly preferably be, perpendicular to collecting edge (12) or direction of insertion, the maximum internal size (87) of first closure member (86) is slightly less than the largest outer dimension of second closure member (81).
8. 8. according to one in the claim 6 and 7 described applicator tool assembly, wherein

   Through making closure member (81; 86) has also closure member (81 with other gathering element; 86) corresponding structure, a plurality of gathering elements (10) can link so that bigger gathering element to be provided by chain lock, and particularly two gathering elements (10) can link so that bigger gathering element to be provided by chain lock.
9. 9. according to one in the claim 7 and 8 described applicator tool assembly, wherein

   Hollow shape and Connection Element (60) relative to each other are set size, make to make the hollow shape strain so that pass Connection Element (60) with predetermined power, perhaps, when passing Connection Element (60), will make the hollow shape strain with predetermined power.
10. 10. require a described applicator tool assembly in 7 to 9 according to aforesaid right, wherein

    At least one grip element (84) is set on gathering element (10), preferably as auxiliary handle, be positioned at closure member (81,86) near, particularly preferably contiguous plug element.
11. 11. according to the described applicator tool assembly of above-mentioned each claim (1,1a, 1*), wherein

    Each applicator instrument (20a-1; 20b-1; 20c-1,20c-2,20c-3; 20a-1,20a-2,20a-3 20a-4) has separately cap (30a-1,30a-2; 30a; 30d-1,30d-2,30d-3; 30d-4); Said cap has at least one opening (38) and closed axle (H) and at least one air duct (39) that is used to receive with the active end (50) of closed applicator instrument separately, and said closed spool (H) is basically perpendicular to the cross section of opening (38)

    Closed axle (H) is basically perpendicular to the cross section of air duct at least in part,

    Closed cap has outside (33a) and inner (33b), and said at least one air duct (39) is formed between outside (33a) and the inside (33b), and

    Connection Element (60; 60a; 60c) be the form that has the opening (62) of closed peripheral edge portion (64); Said Connection Element particularly preferably is arranged on the cap; And particularly preferably be arranged on the inside at the place, end of cap, the end of said cap is relative with the opening of the active end that is used for each applicator instrument.
12. 12. applicator tool assembly according to claim 11 (1,1a, 1*), wherein

    Releasable connection (32) between cap and the applicator instrument has such structure; Make must overcome closing force (VK) in order to discharge the applicator instrument from cap, said closing force deducts the power (G) of the weight of an applicator instrument greater than the weight of total applicator tool assembly.
13. 13. according to the described applicator tool assembly of above-mentioned each claim (1,1a, 1*), wherein

    The material that is used for gathering element and/or Connection Element is selected, and makes that said element has predetermined elasticity or rigidity respectively by means of their geometry and material properties, and particularly, said material can not increase through its intensity of plastic deformation and rigidity.
14. 14. according to the described applicator tool assembly of above-mentioned each claim (1,1a, 1*), wherein

    Each applicator instrument (20a-1; 20b-1; 20c-1,20c-2,20c-3; 20a-1,20a-2,20a-3,20a-4) different on predetermined characteristic about order, particularly according to the tone of color and/or given color rows and/or different smear width and difference, and

    The cap of each applicator instrument (30a-1,30a-2; 30a; 30b-1,30b-2,30d; 30d-1,30d-2,30d-3 30d-4) preferably has how much and/or color cap coding, and/or mechanically related with making each applicator instrument and given cap vision.
15. 15. according to the described applicator tool assembly of above-mentioned each claim (1a, 1*), wherein

    Locate and/or cap (30b-1,30b-2 in the passive end (40) of applicator instrument; 30d-1,30d-2,30d-3 30d-4) is provided with and is used to mention applicator instrument (20a-1; 20b-1; 20c-1,20c-2,20c-3; 20a-1,20a-2,20a-3, at least one manual activation of corresponding the other end 20a-4) mention auxiliary member (70; 70a, 70b; 70c) and

    Mention auxiliary member (70; 70a, 70b; 70c) preferably locate and/or cap (30b-1,30b-2 in passive end (40); 30d-1,30d-2,30d-3; The form at least one basic inclined-plane (72,74) of the main shaft with respect to the applicator instrument 304-4) (H) is particularly respectively with respect to two basic inclined-planes (72 relative to each other of the main shaft (H) of applicator instrument; 74) form and

    Mention auxiliary member (70; 70a, 70b; 70c) particularly preferably has such structure; Make when auxiliary member is mentioned in actuating; The other end of applicator instrument can be placed on it with respect to instrument surface (F) be raised at least predetermined height (A) of mentioning similar lever; Said mentioning highly particularly is greater than or equal to the Finger ball height that the average height people's Finger ball limits, particularly greater than 10mm.
16. 16. applicator tool assembly according to claim 15 (1a, 1*), wherein

    Be provided for each applicator instrument (20a-1,20c-1,20c-2,20c-3; 20a-1,20a-2,20a-3, rolling stop 20a-4), said rolling stop suppress the rolling of applicator instrument around its main shaft (H),

    Through the structure that makes passive end (40) particularly preferably have similar tubulated ends, the rolling stop is preferably located to be attached in the passive end (40) of applicator instrument and is mentioned auxiliary member, and

    The rolling stop is by forming near at least one marginal end portion beyond the diameter that is projected into the applicator instrument at the edge of passive end (40).
17. 17. the applicator instrument with characteristic of the applicator instrument in the claim 1 to 16, its be suitable for according to the described applicator tool assembly of above-mentioned each claim (1,1a, 1*) in.
18. 18. kit; Particularly a kind of sales mix part, comprise each described applicator tool assembly of being used for according to aforesaid right requirement 1 to 16 (1,1a; At least one gathering element (10) 1*), and a plurality of applicator instrument (20a-1 according to claim 17; 20b-1; 20c-1,20c-2,20c-3; 20a-1,20a-2,20a-3,20a-4).

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