EP2349737A1 - Ein aufschiebbares endglied umfassendes schreibgerät - Google Patents

Ein aufschiebbares endglied umfassendes schreibgerät

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EP2349737A1
EP2349737A1 EP09752418A EP09752418A EP2349737A1 EP 2349737 A1 EP2349737 A1 EP 2349737A1 EP 09752418 A EP09752418 A EP 09752418A EP 09752418 A EP09752418 A EP 09752418A EP 2349737 A1 EP2349737 A1 EP 2349737A1
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reliefs
diameter
hollow body
writing instrument
tubular portion
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EP2349737B1 (de
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Franck Rolion
Ludovic Fagu
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BIC SA
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43KIMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K21/00Propelling pencils
    • B43K21/003Propelling pencils with lead sections or lead cartridges
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43KIMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K21/00Propelling pencils
    • B43K21/02Writing-core feeding mechanisms
    • B43K21/22Writing-cores gripping means, e.g. chucks
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43KIMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K29/00Combinations of writing implements with other articles
    • B43K29/02Combinations of writing implements with other articles with rubbers
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43LARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43L19/00Erasers, rubbers, or erasing devices; Holders therefor
    • B43L19/0056Holders for erasers
    • B43L19/0068Hand-held holders
    • B43L19/0075Hand-held holders of the pencil type
    • B43L19/0081Hand-held holders of the pencil type of the mechanical pencil type

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  • the present invention relates to a writing instrument comprising a hollow body on which is mounted by fitting an end member.
  • a writing instrument comprising a hollow body on which is mounted by fitting an end member.
  • it may be a mechanical pencil comprising an inner mine reservoir tube on which is fitted a rubber holder which also serves as a rear push button and to facilitate the filling of the tank tube mines.
  • the invention relates to a writing instrument comprising a deformable hollow body elongated along a central axis to an end, and an end member comprising a tubular portion having an inner face provided with a plurality of first identical salient reliefs adapted to engage and deform radially the hollow body during assembly of said end member by engagement of its tubular portion around the end of said hollow body.
  • the mounting of such an end member must satisfy two types of constraints resulting in sometimes contradictory solutions, namely on the one hand a simple manufacturing that reduces the overall cost of production, and on the other hand, a sufficient assembly resistant to prevent the user inadvertent detachment of the end member.
  • the end piece can not detach as long as it does not exert an abnormally high tensile force. This is to avoid the loss of the end piece that could degrade the appearance of the instrument, and its functional characteristics, or even cause tasks in the case of a ballpoint or felt tip instrument.
  • the end member is often a support receiving an interchangeable rubber and surmounted by a protective cap.
  • this set serves as a push button back. The mounting of the eraser holder on the mine reservoir tube must withstand the repeated pulls during removal of the rubber cap and removal of the eraser from its support.
  • the end member has shapes corresponding to a simple mold to be machined, but especially that this member is releasable reliably at high rates. Then, it is also preferable that the assembly can be performed quickly, especially in an automated process, and taking into account the inevitable dispersions of dimensions of hollow bodies and end members manufactured.
  • the reservoir tube constituting the hollow member is generally an extruded polypropylene tube produced by the meter and cut to length. It can have relatively large variations in outside diameter, inside diameter and radial elasticity. Its long length makes it also relatively sensitive to buckling when pressure is exerted on the free rear end thereof.
  • a tubular portion having inner reliefs, particularly in the form of longitudinal ribs, can be molded easily.
  • JP10-203076 A discloses a solution to the problem of holding a rubber support on a mine reservoir which consists in providing a central protruding portion which is inserted inside the reservoir tube. But, again, the possibility of mounting and the retaining force are sensitive to variations in the inner diameter of the reservoir tube. Moreover, this type of solution makes practically impossible the recharging of the tank by introducing the mines through a hole of the rubber support.
  • the subject of the present invention is a rubber support of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the inner face of the tubular portion has a plurality of second projecting protrusions having a height measured radially from said inner face which is lower at the height of the first protruding reliefs and is adapted so that said second reliefs exert a radial pressure on the hollow body deformed by the first reliefs.
  • the presence of the second reliefs protruding does not substantially increase the force to exert to press the tubular portion on the free end of a given hollow body.
  • the strength of the assembly is, on the other hand, increased and especially the holding force varies less substantially as a function of the undistorted outer diameter of the hollow body.
  • the second reliefs can limit overall the amount of deformation of the mounted hollow body, while taking advantage of the deformations created by the first reliefs to create additional gripping zones that exert a radial pressure on the deformed hollow body.
  • the presence of three or four relatively high raised reliefs creates important deformation lobes between these reliefs.
  • the deformation lobes of the hollow body come into contact with the second reliefs, which limits the amplitude of the deformation of the lobes between the first reliefs. It is assumed that the additional support zones thus created improve the strength by increasing friction. But it is also possible that the amplitudes of the deformations reached in a very localized way are less important, and that thus the material of the hollow body works more importantly in its zone of elastic deformation and less in its zone of plastic deformation.
  • the plurality of second reliefs is regularly distributed circumferentially between the first reliefs; in order to block each of the deformation lobes created by the first reliefs with one or more second reliefs;
  • each plurality of reliefs comprises an identical number of first and second reliefs, preferably equal to three or four reliefs;
  • the first and second reliefs are ribs projecting towards the central axis and extending longitudinally on the inner face of the tubular portion;
  • the first and second reliefs are ribs with a flattened top; thanks to which the deformations are exerted by avoiding stress concentrations too punctual or damage to the outer surface of the hollow body;
  • the ribs have a ramp-shaped end near the outlet of the tubular portion and extend over most of this portion;
  • the end member has a first diameter corresponding to the circle inscribed between the vertices of the first reliefs, and a second diameter corresponding to the circle inscribed between the vertices of the second reliefs, said second diameter being 2% to 10% greater than the first diameter; diameter, and preferably greater than about 4% to the first diameter; indeed, it appears that a slightly lower height of the second reliefs is sufficient so that they do not excessively increase the force required for assembly;
  • the hollow body has a nominal outside diameter greater than the first diameter and preferably substantially equal to the second diameter; in order to limit the deformations of the hollow body;
  • the writing instrument further comprises an outer barrel within which the hollow body forming a mine reservoir is arranged, and the end member is a rubber holder slidably mounted through the open rear end barrel, the assembly formed on the hollow body and the end member being integrally movable to actuate a mine advance mechanism.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a writing instrument comprising an end member according to the invention fitted on a hollow body;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the end member shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a left view of the complete end member shown in section in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrammatic cross-sectional views of the engagement of a hollow body in a end member of the prior art and in an end member according to the invention respectively.
  • FIG 1 is shown in section a writing instrument 1 extending along a central axis between a front end and a rear end Ib. More particularly in the embodiment shown by way of example, it s' is a mechanical pencil having a scrub assembly 2 at the rear end Ib.
  • the mechanical pencil 1 also comprises a barrel 3 which forms the bulk of the outer body, and at the front end Ib a conical nose 4 which has a passage of mines.
  • Inside the barrel 1 is arranged a mine advance mechanism 5 and a mine reservoir tube 6.
  • the reservoir tube 6 is connected at its front end 6a to the mine advance mechanism 5 and secondly a rear end 6b on which is mounted the scrub assembly 2 in a manner which will be detailed below.
  • the front end 6a of the tube 6 is preferably fixed releasably to the mine advance mechanism 5, for example by fitting on a metal rear end harpoon of the clamp.
  • the mine advance mechanism 5 is compressible longitudinally along the central axis X against an internal stop at the conical nose 4. This is to advance a clamp clamped to a mine by a ring and to allow the retraction of the clamp to the untightened state as is well known.
  • the mine reservoir tube 6 is a hollow body, here made of polypropylene (PP) extruded and cut to the desired length.
  • This tube has cylindrical inner and outer walls in the absence of constraints.
  • the outer diameter of the reservoir tube must be smaller than the inside diameter of most of the barrel 3 to slide freely therein.
  • its inside diameter indicated by broken lines must be large enough to contain several mines, and preferably at least three mines.
  • the reservoir tube 6 thus constitutes a hollow body having a large elongation and a relatively thin wall. It is therefore sensitive to buckling, but must, however, have sufficient strength to transmit the pressure exerted by the user, especially with the thumb, on the scrub assembly 2 to operate the mechanism 5 and create the advance of mine.
  • the scrub assembly 2 comprises a gum carrier 20 visible in FIGS. 2 and 3, a gum 21 and a gum cap 22.
  • the gum support 20 has a tubular portion 24 in the front part of it. This tubular portion 24 receives by fitting the rear end 6b of the reservoir tube 6. This tubular portion 24 makes it possible to maintain attached to the mechanical pencil 1 the end member constituted by this support, and more generally the scrub assembly 2.
  • the characteristics of this portion and the mounting methods will be detailed below, but it should already be noted that these are not only applicable to the mounting of an eraser holder on a mine reservoir tube, but can be applied to the assembly of other pieces of mechanical pencil, or other writing instruments.
  • the eraser 21 is received in a pot-shaped housing 25.
  • four protruding ridges 25a are angularly distributed on the inner periphery of the housing 25.
  • the edges 25a all have an identical V-shaped profile which penetrates more or less into the material constituting the eraser 21.
  • the rubber cap 22 is simply fitted to an outer peripheral recess of the rubber support 20.
  • the bottom 25b of the rubber housing 25 is constituted by a wall having an opening 26 at its center. This opening 26 allows the passage of mines towards the inside of the reservoir tube 6 when the eraser 21 is removed.
  • the front tubular portion 24 has an inner face 24c registering in a cylinder coaxial with the central axis X.
  • This cylindrical shape is favorable for resistance to radial forces, but not absolutely necessary.
  • the inner face could have for example a hexagonal profile.
  • This tubular portion 24 has an outlet 24a at its engagement end. On the other hand, it is bounded at the rear by a radial wall 24b which limits the depth of engagement of the reservoir tube 6. This wall 24b also constitutes the bottom 25b of the rubber housing 25.
  • first reliefs 27 identical to each other project from the inner face 24c and constitute a first series of three first reliefs. These first reliefs 27 extend generally towards the central axis X on a first height measured radially from the inner face 24c. This first height is determined so that the circle inscribed between their apex has a diameter, called first diameter and indicated by the radius R1 in FIG. 3, which is smaller than the outside diameter of the reservoir tube 6. This outside diameter corresponds to nominal diameter of the hollow body, that is to say outside of any deformation thereof.
  • first diameter corresponds to nominal diameter of the hollow body, that is to say outside of any deformation thereof.
  • the inner face 24c further has second reliefs 28 which project towards the central axis X.
  • first reliefs 27 having a height of 0.72 mm for a first diameter R1 of 3.08 mm.
  • second reliefs 28 had a height of 0.6 mm for a second diameter R2 of 3.2 mm, and that also the reservoir tube 6 had a nominal diameter of 3.2 mm +/- 0.1 mm. It appears that a slightly lower height of the second relief 28 creating a second diameter R2 greater by only about 4% in the first diameter R1, has a notable influence on the holding of the eraser support 20.
  • a value range for the second diameter R2 greater than 2 to 10% in the first diameter R1 should give for most materials used for the reservoir tube 6 improved results.
  • the second reliefs 28, at the same number as the first reliefs 27, are regularly distributed on the circumference of the inner face 24c and arranged in the median position between the first reliefs 27.
  • each lobe of deformations of the reservoir tube 6 is blocked by a second relief 28 in its largest displacement zone relative to the nominal outside diameter.
  • the first and second series of first and second reliefs (27, 28) each comprise three reliefs. This number could be four, particularly in the case of a substantially larger external diameter of the hollow body 6. But although this is possible, it seems preferable not to reduce this number to two, nor to increase it beyond four.
  • the first reliefs 27, as well as the second reliefs 28, are in the form of ribs extending longitudinally over almost the entire extent of the tubular portion 24, except near the outlet 24a of this portion where the ribs have the shape a ramp (27a, 28a) to facilitate the introduction of the reservoir tube 6.
  • the ribs constituting the first and second reliefs (27, 28) have a square transverse profile, and even rectangular with a large side oriented towards the central axis X.
  • This profile of the ribs has the advantage of creating a contact surface with the reservoir tube 6 relatively extended in the circumferential direction, in any case more extensive than with a triangular profile. This avoids damage to the outer surface of the reservoir tube 6, but it also seems that this provision limiting the locally created constraints would be favorable to the holding of the rubber support 20 after several pumping over.
  • first series of first projecting reliefs 27 and the second series of second projecting reliefs 28 may vary substantially. This within the scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims, which involves an action of the second reliefs 28 of the end member 20 on the hollow body 6 which is somewhat different in nature and intensity, in relation to the action of the first reliefs 27.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)
  • Pens And Brushes (AREA)
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FR0856730A FR2936739B1 (fr) 2008-10-03 2008-10-03 Instrument d'ecriture comprenant un organe d'extremite monte par emmanchement.
PCT/FR2009/051828 WO2010037954A1 (fr) 2008-10-03 2009-09-25 Instrument d'ecriture comprenant un organe d'extremite monte par emmanchement

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JP (1) JP5777515B2 (de)
CN (1) CN102202909B (de)
BR (1) BRPI0919543B1 (de)
FR (1) FR2936739B1 (de)
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FR2936739A1 (fr) 2010-04-09
BRPI0919543B1 (pt) 2019-08-06
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FR2936739B1 (fr) 2013-03-22
US20110182649A1 (en) 2011-07-28
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