EP2024191B1 - Schreibinstrument mit kapillarspitze - Google Patents

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EP2024191B1
EP2024191B1 EP07766031A EP07766031A EP2024191B1 EP 2024191 B1 EP2024191 B1 EP 2024191B1 EP 07766031 A EP07766031 A EP 07766031A EP 07766031 A EP07766031 A EP 07766031A EP 2024191 B1 EP2024191 B1 EP 2024191B1
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Franck Rolion
Arnaud Bez
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K1/00—Nibs; Writing-points
    • B43K1/003—Capillary nibs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K8/00—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls
    • B43K8/003—Pen barrels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K8/00—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls
    • B43K8/02—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls with writing-points comprising fibres, felt, or similar porous or capillary material
    • B43K8/026—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls with writing-points comprising fibres, felt, or similar porous or capillary material with writing-points comprising capillary material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K8/00—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls
    • B43K8/02—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls with writing-points comprising fibres, felt, or similar porous or capillary material
    • B43K8/04—Arrangements for feeding ink to writing-points

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  • the present invention relates to a writing instrument having a capillary writing tip.
  • a writing instrument of this type is known from the patent US6474887 and is partially reproduced Figures 7 and 8 attached.
  • the instrument 100 comprises a barrel 110, a head 102, a capillary connector 103, and a reservoir compartment 105 into which is introduced a buffer 106 of fibrous material impregnated with liquid.
  • a radial shoulder 131 of the writing tip abuts the forward end of the head 102 to prevent axial displacement of the connector 103 backward in the event of an impact on the tip, particularly if the front of the tip 'instrument 100 hits a surface quickly.
  • Four inner longitudinal ribs 120 hold the connector 103 and allow air to pass between the front end of the head and the reservoir compartment 105.
  • Such a writing instrument has various disadvantages.
  • the radial shoulder 131 bears only on the front ends of the ribs 120.
  • the bearing surface is relatively small and does not guarantee a good axial abutment of the tip if the latter is shocked.
  • the solutions of respectively increasing the diameter of this radial shoulder 131 and / or increasing the number of ribs 120 would have the disadvantage of reducing the cross-section air passage between the tip 103 and the head 102.
  • the abutment member By placing the abutment member away from the front opening of the head, as described for example in the patent JP-A-2002 255,255 there is more space to form an air passage around this organ.
  • the stop member in the form of a ring allows the capillary connector to press axially on an extended solid surface.
  • the one-piece construction avoids any risk of disassembly and therefore guarantees the strength of the stop member.
  • such an embodiment in one piece has advantages in terms of simplicity of the manufacturing process which can represent a significant cost reduction for a production in very large series.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a liquid applicator type writing instrument which allows a firm hold in axial abutment of the writing tip in the event of shock or excessive pressure on this point and a retention of the fibrous material. buffer in the tank compartment.
  • the subject of the invention is a writing instrument according to claim 1.
  • the ring has a longitudinal front face inscribed in the section of the front opening of the head, and the radially inner wall of the head has a taper facing rearwardly.
  • a first pin defines at least the opening of the head, the top portion of each rib, and the longitudinal front face of the ring, and may have the shape of a cylindrical bar of the same diameter as the outer diameter of the ring. Longitudinal grooves are then provided in the cylindrical wall of this pin to form the ribs.
  • a second pin defines at least the inner wall of the barrel and most of the head, the base of the ribs, the rear longitudinal face of the ring, and preferably the outer radial wall of the ring.
  • the inner radial wall of the ring can be defined by one or the other of the two pins. The fact that the radially inner wall of the head has a rearward taper makes it easier to remove the second pin.
  • the writing instrument 1 comprises a drum 10 and a head 2 made in one molded part.
  • the barrel 10 comprises a reservoir compartment 5 which contains an ink or an eraser liquid.
  • the ink is for example retained by capillarity in a buffer 6.
  • the writing tip of the instrument is constituted by the front end of a substantially cylindrical capillary connector 3 which is held along the central axis A by means of longitudinal ribs 20 molded in the head 2. It is understood that the connector 3 could be formed by several capillary pieces placed end to end.
  • the ribs 20 allow an air passage between the front end of the head 2 and the reservoir compartment 5, and extend rearwardly from the front opening of the head 2.
  • Most of the connector 3 consists of a substantially cylindrical main portion 30, this main portion having a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of a rear portion 32 of the connector 3 so as to create a radial shoulder 31 remote from the tip of the connector. writing.
  • Three longitudinal ribs 20 are distributed at 120 ° around the central axis, and the vertices 201 of these ribs form three lines parallel to the axis A which define a cylindrical space of the same diameter as the main portion 30 of the connector 3 to maintain radially this connector.
  • Each rib 20 preferably has at its front end a flared shape to facilitate the introduction of the connector 3 during assembly.
  • a ring 4 has an inner diameter which corresponds to the diameter of the rear portion 32 of the connector to surround with contact a part of this rear portion 32 and form a stop member cooperating with the connector.
  • the radial shoulder 31 of the connector can thus axially support an extended solid surface.
  • the ribs 20 solidly connect the barrel 10 to the ring 4 extending radially between the ring and the barrel. Furthermore, these ribs 20 extend longitudinally to the level of the rear longitudinal face of the ring, and it can be provided to extend longitudinally rearward a relatively low height of each rib to form secondary ribs as explained ci -after.
  • the ring 4, the ribs 20, the head 2 and the barrel 10 are made in one molded piece.
  • the editing of the writing instrument essentially consists in installing the connector 3 in the head of the writing instrument and in introducing the ink pad 6 into the rear opening of the drum, not shown.
  • the longitudinal ribs 20 may be extended in this compartment by secondary ribs 21 whose height e is less than a quarter of the inner radius of the barrel. It can be expected that this height e decreases progressively rearwardly over all or part of the length of the secondary ribs 21.
  • Another advantage of these secondary ribs 21 is to allow stall the ink pad 6 in the tank compartment 5 while leaving a certain air passage between the buffer and the inner wall of the barrel, which prevents an air depression that would impede the flow of ink from the buffer to the connector is created at the rear of the tank compartment 5.
  • the head 2 has a substantially tubular front portion 2A provided to receive a cap. At the rear of this part 2A, the empty space between the connector 3 and the inner wall of the head 2 becomes larger, as visible on the figure 3 in comparison with the figure 6 .
  • a empty compartment 7 open at its two axial ends is thus created between each pair of ribs 20, and three empty compartments 7 are distributed around the main portion 30 of the connector 3.
  • the radially inner wall of the head 2 at each compartment 7 has a conicity oriented rearward, so that it does not form against undercut for demolding.
  • the ring 4 has a longitudinal front face 4A inscribed in the section of the front opening. of the head.
  • the outer radius R4 of the ring is equal to the inner radius of the front portion 2A of the head. This allows a sufficiently thick ring for the strength of the stop member, with a smaller diameter sufficient to not compromise the passage section of the ink by the rear portion 32 of the connector.
  • the ring 4 contributes to the maintenance of the fibrous material of the buffer 6 in the reservoir compartment 5 and avoids to a certain extent that part of this fibrous material moves forward and enters the compartments 7 if the instrument 1 hits a surface, which is advantageous compared to the known device of the figure 7 .
  • the sectional view of the figure 4 according to plan IV-IV of the figure 1 illustrates an advantageous embodiment in which the outer radius R4 of the ring 4 is between half and three quarters of the inner radius R1 of the barrel 10 measured at the level of the ring.
  • This choice is advantageous for reconciling both a satisfactory maintenance of the buffer 6 in the event of impact and a sufficient air passage section between the compartments 7 and the reservoir compartment 5.
  • This radius R4 is also equal to the inner radius of the front part 2A of the head as shown on the figure 6 .
  • the figure 5 illustrates that the height e of the secondary ribs 21 is less than one quarter of the inner radius of the barrel, to leave a sufficient air passage between the buffer and the inner wall of the barrel without unduly reducing the diameter of the buffer relative to the inner diameter of the barrel.
  • each longitudinal rib 20 is relatively small relative to the radius of the main portion 30 of the connector, and the thickness of a rib is also relatively small.
  • the height and thickness dimensions of a rib are provided to ensure a sufficient air passage section in the front portion 2A of the head without compromising the stiffness of the ribs for a firm radial retention of the connector.

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  1. Schreibinstrument (1) mit einer Kapillarschreibspitze, das Folgendes aufweist:
    - einen Schaft (10), der sich entlang einer zentralen Achse (A) erstreckt, und der einen Reservoirabschnitt (5) für Flüssigkeiten aufweist, in den ein Tintenspeicher eingesetzt ist, der ein fibröses Material aufweist,
    - ein kapillares Verbindungsstück (3), das sich von der Schreibspitze zum Reservoirabschnitt (5) im Wesentlichen entlang der zentralen Achse (A) erstreckt, und das einen Hauptabschnitt (30) aufweist, der einen größeren Durchmesser hat als der Durchmesser eines hinteren Abschnittes (32), derart, dass eine radiale Schulter (31) an der Verbindungsstelle der zwei Abschnitte (30, 32) des Verbindungsstückes (3) gebildet wird,
    - einen rohrartigen Kopf (2), der sich mit einem vorderen Teil (2A) vor dem Schaft befindet, und der eine vordere Öffnung aufweist mit einem inneren Querschnitt, der kleiner ist als der innere Querschnitt des Schaftes, und der innere longitudinale Rippen (20) aufweist, die je eine Spitze (201) aufweisen, wobei die Spitzen dazu ausgelegt sind, um das kapillare Verbindungsstück (3) radial zu halten, und wobei die Rippen (20) sich von der vorderen Öffnung des Kopfes (2) nach hinten erstrecken,
    - ein Anschlagselement, das durch einen Ring (4) gebildet wird, der im Wesentlichen koaxial mit der zentralen Achse (A) ist, und der von der vorderen Öffnung des Kopfes (2) beabstandet ist, und das ausgelegt ist, um mit der radialen Schulter (31) zusammenzuwirken, um ein axiales Verschieben des kapillaren Verbindungsstücks (3) nach hinten zu verhindern,
    - wobei der Schaft (10), der Kopf (2), die Rippen (20) und der Ring (4) aus einem einzigen Formstück gebildet sind;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ring (4) mit Kontakt einen Teil des hinteren Abschnittes (32) des kapillaren Verbindungsstückes (3) umgibt, wobei sich die longitudinalen Rippen (20) radial zwischen dem Ring (4) und dem Schaft (10) und longitudinal bis auf die Höhe einer longitudinalen Hinterseite des Ringes erstrecken, wobei eine Luftlücke um den Ring (4) herum gebildet wird, und wobei der Ring (4) am Halt des fibrösen Materials des Tintenspeichers (6) in dem Reservoirabschnitt (5) beteiligt ist.
  2. Schreibinstrument nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Ring (4) eine longitudinale Vorderseite (4A) aufweist, die in den Querschnitt der vorderen Öffnung des Kopfes (2) hineinragt.
  3. Schreibinstrument nach einem beliebigen der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der äußere Radius (R4) des Ringes (4) gleich groß ist wie der Radius der radialen Innenwand des vorderen Abschnittes (2A) des Kopfes (2).
  4. Schreibinstrument nach einem beliebigen der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der äußere Radius (R4) des Ringes (4) zwischen der Hälfte und dreiviertel des inneren Radius (R1) des Schaftes (10) in Höhe des Ringes liegt.
  5. Schreibinstrument nach einem beliebigen der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Innenwand des rohrartigen Kopfes (2) eine Konizität aufweist, die nach hinten gerichtet ist.
  6. Schreibinstrument nach einem beliebigen der vorherigen Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die longitudinalen Rippen (20) in den Reservoirabschnitt (5) durch sekundäre Rippen (21) verlängert werden, deren Höhe (e) kleiner ist als ein Viertel des inneren Radius des Schaftes (10).
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