EP0869726B1 - Crayon a mine tendre - Google Patents

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EP0869726B1
EP0869726B1 EP97936678A EP97936678A EP0869726B1 EP 0869726 B1 EP0869726 B1 EP 0869726B1 EP 97936678 A EP97936678 A EP 97936678A EP 97936678 A EP97936678 A EP 97936678A EP 0869726 B1 EP0869726 B1 EP 0869726B1
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front part
push rod
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sheath
pencil
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Jürgen RAPS
Werner Zahn
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Faber Castell AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K21/00—Propelling pencils
    • B43K21/02—Writing-core feeding mechanisms
    • B43K21/027—Writing-core feeding mechanisms with sliding tubelike writing-core guide
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K21/00—Propelling pencils
    • B43K21/02—Writing-core feeding mechanisms
    • B43K21/08—Writing-core feeding mechanisms with the writing-cores fed by screws

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  • the invention relates to a pencil, in particular a soft lead pencil for cosmetic purposes.
  • Such pins have a sleeve-like shaft with a front and a rear end, an arranged coaxially in the shaft and with one end at the rear end of the Shaft fixed in the axial and rotational direction as well as one with the free end of the push rod connected mine.
  • the shaft or the push rod is like one with the front part Screw gear rotatably connected.
  • the lead stick to the inside of the front part especially when not in use for a long time. If the front part is then retracted, it can move between due to the relative rotation The front part and mine come to a shear of the mine.
  • the object of the invention to provide a pin of the type mentioned kind of improve in that regard.
  • This object is achieved in that the mine is rotatably connected to the push rod. If the mine is complete or only stuck in sections on the inner surface of the front part, at least this has an effect not disadvantageous from the retraction of the front part, because the mine itself rotate with the front part due to its rotatable fixation on the push rod can. This prevents the mine from shearing off.
  • An embodiment according to the invention is also useful for pens where the front and shaft are non-rotatable are connected to each other and the screw spindle and with the front part cooperating push rod is rotatably mounted in the shaft.
  • the lead is facing the tip of the pen End of a mine holder held.
  • the other end of the lead holder is rotatable the push rod fixed, the lead holder torque-locked with the front part connected is.
  • Such a configuration ensures that shearing off the lead is prevented even with lead masses with a very soft consistency.
  • the turning the mine here is not a friction or material bond between the mine and Front part, but preferably by a positive engagement in the direction of rotation between the front part and the lead holder.
  • the rotatable connection between the lead holder and the tip end of the push rod becomes structurally simple and in particular easy to assemble achieved in that in the inner surface a circumferential fixing groove is provided on the shaft-side section of the lead holder is in which an annular projection arranged at the tip end of the push rod engages in the manner of a snap connection.
  • the screw-type connection is between Shaft and front part designed so that the push rod is fixed in rotation on the shaft and has an external thread in which the front part engages.
  • a snap connection with an axial joining direction is effective.
  • Such a snap connection is advantageous realizes that a jaw is formed on the shaft-side end of the front part which is in engagement with the external thread of the push rod and in the direction of engagement is preformed elastically.
  • the main components are of a pin according to the invention, a sleeve-shaped shaft 1, a sleeve-shaped front part 2, a push rod 3, a lead holder 4 and a lead 5.
  • the push rod 3 is an essentially cylindrical part with a helical shape around its central longitudinal axis 6 extending and an external thread forming screw groove 7.
  • the rear end of the shaft 1 is closed by a bottom 8, during which Front end for receiving the front part 2 is open.
  • the end 12 facing the shaft bottom 8 has the push rod 3 with a section larger diameter, namely a head part 9.
  • a flange 13 is arranged on its peripheral surface has two diametrically opposed locking projections 10.
  • the locking projections 10 engage in complementary shaped recesses 11 (Fig. 5) in the inner surface 14 of the shaft 1 a.
  • a fixation in the axial direction is by a distance for flange-like widening and arranged near the end 12 ring projection 15 causes the radial of an annular, from the inner surface 14 of the shaft 1 inwardly projecting fixing projection 16 on the flange 13 facing Side is attacked.
  • the flange 13 is located on a pointing to the pen tip 17 and from the inner surface 14 radially inwardly projecting stop shoulder 21.
  • the end region of the push rod 3 facing the pin tip 17 has no external thread on.
  • This end area is in an on the external thread or Screw groove 7 adjoining first region 20 and an adjoining one and subdivided up to the end 18 of the push rod extending second area.
  • the first region 20 has a diameter that that of the one External thread provided area of the push rod corresponds.
  • the second area has a smaller diameter and is used to attach the lead holder 4.
  • the Mine holder 4 is essentially a sleeve, the one with the assembled state End is plugged onto the second area 23 of the push rod 3.
  • the area is 23 thus includes in the assembled state from one end of the lead holder 4.
  • the front part is at least partially in the receiving space 22 and includes the push rod 3, the lead holder 4 and the mine 5, so it is arranged coaxially to these parts.
  • the lead holder 4 has an octagonal cross section Outline shape on.
  • the inner surface 31 of the front part is designed to be complementary, the lead holder 4 is thus with a positive engagement in the direction of rotation in Front part 2 a.
  • the end of the front part lying in the shaft 1 or facing the shaft bottom 8 2 has two diametrically opposed windows 26. These windows are approximately U-shaped and each delimit a clamping jaw extending in the axial direction 27, the free end of which faces the shaft base 8.
  • the jaws 27 have their push rod 3 facing inside each have a locking cam 28, which in the screw groove 7 engages.
  • the front part 2 is in this way with the push rod 3 motion-coupled in the manner of a spindle drive.
  • the jaws 27 point a first section 29 and a second section 30.
  • the second section 30 then extends on the first section 29 to the free end of the clamping jaws 27.
  • the top 32 of the sections 30 is towards the free end of the jaws 27 beveled.
  • the first Section 29 has a smaller wall thickness than the second section 30.
  • Die die The end region of the front part 2, which has clamping jaws 27, goes with an inclined shoulder 34 in a region of larger diameter, the outer peripheral surface cooperates with the inner surface 14 of the shaft in the sense of a sliding guide.
  • the mine 5 Since the lead holder 4 is rotatably connected to the push rod 3 is and on the other hand with effective in the direction of rotation 31 on the front part is included, the mine 5 is rotated in the direction of rotation 39. Mine 5 sheared off due to a relative rotation with respect to the front part is thus prevented.
  • the locking cams 28 move along the locking groove 7, so that the front part 2 in the retracting direction 40 is moved.
  • the shaft 1 and the front part 2 are rotated against each other until until there is sufficient lead overhang again.
  • the front part 2 can be moved in the insertion direction 40 until its end on the shaft side the head part 9 of the push rod 3, as shown in Fig. 2, abuts. To extend of the front part it is opposite to the direction of rotation 40 with respect to the shaft twisted.
  • the procedure for assembling a soft lead pencil according to the invention is approximately as follows: First, the lead holder 4 fitted with a lead 5 is pushed onto the push rod. The insertion movement runs in the direction of the central longitudinal axis of the Push part or the lead holder and the lead. At the end of the slip-on movement the ring projection 24 of the lead holder 4 snaps into the constriction 19 of the push rod 3 a. Next, the front part 2 from the pen tip 17 over the mine 5 and finally pushed over the lead holder 4 until the jaws 27 engage with their locking cams 28 in the screw groove 7. When pushing on the front part 2 on the lead holder 4, the jaws 27 in the direction of arrows 38 deflected radially outwards.
  • the sections 29 of the jaws with reduced Wall thicknesses act as film hinges.
  • the last step is the Shaft 1 pushed onto the end 12 of the push rod 3. At the end of this insertion movement the flange 13 strikes the stop surface 21 on the inner surface 14 of the shaft 1.

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  • Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)
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Claims (7)

  1. Crayon, en particulier crayon à mine tendre, comprenant :
    un fût en forme de gaine (1) avec une extrémité antérieure et une extrémité postérieure,
    une tige de poussée (3) agencée coaxialement dans le fût (1) et fixée en direction axiale et en direction de rotation par son extrémité côté fût à l'extrémité postérieure du fût (1),
    une mine (5) reliée directement ou indirectement à l'extrémité libre de la tige de poussée, et
    une partie antérieure en forme de gaine (2) qui entoure la mine (5) sur une partie au moins de sa longueur, qui coopère avec la tige de poussée (3) à la manière d'une transmission à vis, et qui est capable de se rétracter dans le fût par rotation relative par rapport à celui-ci,
    caractérisé en ce que la mine (5) est reliée en rotation avec la tige de poussée (3).
  2. Crayon selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé par un portemine (4), qui retient la mine (5) avec une extrémité tournée vers la pointe du crayon (17), qui est fixé par son extrémité côté fût en rotation sur la tige de poussée (3), et qui est relié avec la partie antérieure (2) de manière à transmettre des couples de rotation.
  3. Crayon selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que le portemine (4) est une gaine dans laquelle est logé le tronçon de la mine (5) tourné vers la pointe du crayon (17) avec son extrémité côté fût, et qui est entourée par la partie antérieure (2) avec une coopération de formes active dans la direction de rotation.
  4. Crayon selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce qu'une saillie annulaire, se projetant radialement vers l'intérieur, est agencée dans la surface intérieure du tronçon côté fût du portemine (4), ladite saillie annulaire s'engageant à la manière d'une liaison à encliquetage dans une gorge (19) ménagée à l'extrémité côté pointe (18) de la tige de poussée (3).
  5. Crayon selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4,
    caractérisé en ce que la tige de poussée (3) est fixée en rotation sur le fût (1), et présente dans sa surface périphérique une rainure hélicoïdale (7) formant un filetage, dans lequel s'engage la partie antérieure (2).
  6. Crayon selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé par une liaison à encliquetage active entre la rainure hélicoïdale (7) et la partie antérieure (2), avec une direction de jonction qui s'étend en direction axiale.
  7. Crayon selon la revendication 6,
    caractérisé par au moins une mâchoire de serrage (27) formée à l'extrémité côté fût de la partie antérieure (2), en engagement dans la rainure hélicoïdale (7) et précontrainte de façon élastique dans la direction d'engagement.
EP97936678A 1996-08-01 1997-07-30 Crayon a mine tendre Revoked EP0869726B1 (fr)

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DE19630906A DE19630906A1 (de) 1996-08-01 1996-08-01 Weichminenstift
PCT/EP1997/004144 WO1998005235A1 (fr) 1996-08-01 1997-07-30 Crayon a mine tendre

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