EP3429808B1 - Klappklingenmesser - Google Patents

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EP3429808B1
EP3429808B1 EP17715210.5A EP17715210A EP3429808B1 EP 3429808 B1 EP3429808 B1 EP 3429808B1 EP 17715210 A EP17715210 A EP 17715210A EP 3429808 B1 EP3429808 B1 EP 3429808B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B1/00—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives
    • B26B1/02—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives with pivoted blade

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  • the invention relates to a knife, in particular a pocket knife, with a folding blade, provided with a system for assisted opening of the blade.
  • the blade, articulated on the handle of the knife is capable of coming to be lodged in a recess provided for this purpose within said handle, or of coming to slide on the handle.
  • the invention relates more specifically to a device making it possible to induce the blade to come out of such a recess, according to a greater or lesser amplitude, in order to then facilitate the positioning of the blade according to its operational position by the user.
  • Folding blade knives are already old and very widespread. They allow, because of the positioning in the folded position of the sharpened zone of the blade inside the handle, their transport in complete safety, in particular in a pocket of clothing.
  • the objective of the invention is to promote the use of such folding blade knives by providing them with a device capable, at the request of the user, of causing the opening of the blade, partial or total, and typically about twenty degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle, in order to allow the gripping of the blade by the user to position it in operational mode, that is to say to unfold it completely, or even to allow the blade to deploy on its own, that is to say without user intervention.
  • the invention also relates to the possibility of adding to such a knife a device for attenuating the effects of the means allowing the opening of the blade, intended to reduce or even cancel the aggressiveness resulting from an exit or a deployment blade too fast.
  • the invention relates to a knife with a folding blade, comprising a handle defining a recess within which a blade, articulated in the vicinity of one of the ends of the handle, is capable of being retracted.
  • the handle also comprises additional means capable of causing partial rotation of the blade outside the handle during the unlocking action.
  • said blade undergoing a limited rotation, typically of about twenty degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle, the user can grasp it in particular at its free end, without risk of cutting himself and without difficulty, for the purpose of unfolding it completely and positioning it in operational mode.
  • the handle comprises two plates extending substantially along the entire length of the slot that it defines.
  • One of these plates has a spring blade provided with a lug capable of cooperating with a recess made for this purpose within the base of the blade to hold it in the locked position, this spring blade being capable of cooperating with a member release (the second means) operable by the user, and provided in the vicinity of the articulation zone of the blade on the handle.
  • said plate comprises a second spring blade, also provided with a lug capable of cooperating with a recess provided for this purpose within the base of the blade, and intended to limit the amplitude of rotation of the blade. once it is unlocked.
  • the third means able to generate the rotation of the blade consists of a spring blade, folded on itself, thus defining two branches, one of which is secured to a spacer separating the two plates, and the other of which rests against the blade.
  • the knife may comprise at least one means for braking or damping the rotation of the blade.
  • This means is for example constituted by at least one compressible spring washer, typically made of stainless steel, associated coaxially with the axis of articulation of the blade, this washer being capable of braking the rotation of the blade under the effect said spring by friction.
  • This spring washer can be reduced to a single portion of washer, and for example half of a washer.
  • this braking can result from said second strip spring mentioned above, which depending on the spring effect conferred on it by construction, can be sufficient to ensure this braking action.
  • the articulation zone of the blade comprises a spiral spring mounted coaxially with the axis of articulation of the blade and cooperating with the latter, the action of the spring being released when the member unlocking is actuated by the user, therefore causing the rotation of the blade and its exit from the slot in the handle, and possibly the complete unfolding of the blade.
  • THE figures 1, 2 and 3 schematically illustrate the knife according to the invention.
  • This is of the folding blade type, that is to say that the blade (1) with which it is provided, typically made of stainless steel, is capable of folding up within a recess made within the handle. (2).
  • the blade (1) is hinged in the vicinity of one of the ends of the handle (2) with respect to a hinge pin (7).
  • the handle (2) can be made of any material (wood, plastic, etc.). In this case, it typically comprises two outer shells (3, 4), each fixed by screws (5) on a respective inner plate (9, 8), themselves assembled together by means of a spacer (10). The plates define between them the housing or slot intended to receive the blade (1).
  • a push button operable by the user by simple pressure, and intended, in accordance with the invention, to induce the pre-opening of the blade in order to achieve the result illustrated in picture 3 .
  • This push button (6) is again positioned in the vicinity of the articulation zone of the blade on the handle. More precisely, this push button (6) is integrated into a box (11), extending the shell (3) at the level of the articulation zone of the blade (1), and secured to the internal plates, also by means of screws , or any other means, such as square brackets.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates in exploded view the various components of the knife of the invention.
  • the plate (8) plays an important role in the context of the invention.
  • it is provided with two spring strips, respectively (12) and (13), coming from its cutout.
  • the elastic character is given to the two slats by appropriate heat treatment of the steel, a technique which is moreover well known in the field in question.
  • the free end (16) of the leaf spring (12) is provided on its face facing towards the other plate (9), with a lug (14), facing towards the plate (9), and intended to cooperate with two openings or recesses (18, 19) made in the vicinity of the base of the blade (1), respectively when the latter is in the completely unfolded position and in the folded position.
  • these two recesses are on the one hand, positioned at the same distance from the orifice (20) allowing the passage of the axis of rotation (7) of the blade (1), and on the other hand , substantially diametrically opposite to each other with respect to this orifice. This is explained by the fact that the amplitude of movement of the blade is substantially 180°.
  • the unlocking of the blade (1) is obtained by actuating a push button (6).
  • the latter is provided with a lug (22) coming to rest at the level of the end (16) of said leaf spring (12), thus releasing the lug (14) from its cooperation with the recess (18 ) household.
  • the push button (6) is subjected to the action of a leaf spring (23) secured to the case (11), so as to induce, in the absence of constraint, that is to say when it is not actuated by the user, its positioning in non-operational mode, that is to say not inducing the release of the blade (1).
  • the first means capable of unlocking the blade when the latter is completely retracted within the handle has therefore just been described.
  • the knife according to a first embodiment of the invention also comprises a second means capable of allowing, when the blade (1) is unlocked after actuation of the push button (6), the rotation of the latter by about twenty degrees approximately with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle, in order to subsequently allow its gripping by the user.
  • this means consists for example of a leaf spring (24), folded on itself in order to define two branches.
  • the free end of the first branch is secured to the spacer (10), and the other branch rests on the blade (1).
  • said branch of the leaf spring (24) induces its rotation relative to the hinge pin (7).
  • the second spring blade (13) of the plate (8) is provided with a lug (15), also directed in the direction of the other plate (9).
  • This lug (15) is intended to cooperate with a recess or oblong light (21) made at the base of the blade, the orientation of said light being concentric with the axis of rotation of the blade (1).
  • the unfolding of the blade is complete.
  • the knife is also provided with a spiral spring (not shown), positioned coaxially with the axis of articulation of the blade, one of the points of application of which on the latter is constituted by a radial slot (25) formed from the orifice (20), and whose other point of application is constituted by the housing.
  • the rotation of the blade is braked by means of at least one compressible spring washer (26), positioned at the level of the axis of rotation of the latter, thus ensuring a friction limiting the free rotation of the blade out of the handle when it is unlocked.
  • the implementation of such a braking system advantageously makes it possible to oversize the spiral spring in order to have a lasting effect over time of the rotation of the blade.
  • the knife of the present invention offers a relatively intense locking of the blade, respectively in the closed position and in the open position.
  • it offers the possibility of ergonomic unlocking of the blade, using a simple push button ideally located when holding the knife in the operational position.

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  1. Klappmesser, umfassend einen Schaft (2), der einen Hohlraum definiert, in den eine Klinge (1), über Gelenk verbunden nahe einem der Enden des Schaftes, eingeklappt werden kann, dabei enthält der Schaft (2):
    - eine erste Vorrichtung (12, 14, 16), mit der die Klinge (1) in der eingeklappten Position verriegelt werden kann, um ein unkontrolliertes Ausklappen dieser Klinge aus dem Schaft (2) zu verhindern;
    - in der Nähe des Gelenkbereichs von Klinge und Schaft,
    ▪ eine zweite Vorrichtung (6, 22) zur Entriegelung der erwähnten ersten Verriegelungsvorrichtung, diese zweite Vorrichtung kann dabei vom Benutzer betätigt werden,
    ▪ eine dritte Vorrichtung (24) kann nach der Entriegelung die Rotation der Klinge um ihre Gelenkachse, ermöglichen;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schaft auch eine zusätzliche Vorrichtung enthält, die in der Lage ist, bei der Entriegelung eine teilweise Rotation der Klinge außerhalb des Schaftes, zwischen der eingeklappten Position und einer offenen oder ausgeklappten Position, zu ermöglichen,
  2. Klappmesser nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schaft zwei Platinen (8, 9) enthält, die im Wesentlichen über die gesamte Länge des Schlitzes verlaufen, den er definiert, eine (8) dieser Platinen weist eine Federlamelle (12) auf, versehen mit einer Nase (14), die mit einem Hohlraum (19) kooperieren kann, der zu diesem Zweck innerhalb der Basis der Klinge (1) vorgesehen ist, um sie in der verriegelten Position zu halten, diese Federklinge (12) kann dabei mit der zweiten Vorrichtung (6, 22) kooperieren.
  3. Klappmesser nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Nase (14) mit einem Hohlraum (18) kooperieren kann, der innerhalb der Basis der Klinge (1) ausgespart ist, um diese in einer offenen oder ausgeklappten Position zu halten.
  4. Klappmesser nach einem der Ansprüche 2 und 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erwähnte Platine (8) eine zweite Federlamelle (13) enthält, ebenfalls mit einer Nase (15) versehen, die in der Lage ist mit einem Hohlraum (21) zu kooperieren, der hierzu innerhalb der Basis der Klinge (1) ausgespart ist und dazu bestimmt ist die Rotationsamplitude der Klinge zu begrenzen, sobald diese entriegelt wurde.
  5. Klappmesser nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erwähnte zweite Federlamelle (13) als zusätzliche Vorrichtung dient, um die Rotations- oder Ausfahrgeschwindigkeit der Klinge und/ oder die Rotationsamplitude der Klinge aus dem Schaft bei der Entriegelung zu begrenzen.
  6. Klappmesser nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass diese zusätzliche Vorrichtung außerdem eine zusammendrückbare Tellerfeder (26) enthält oder einen Tellerabschnitt, positioniert auf der Gelenkachse der Klinge (1), die in der Lage ist, die Rotation der Klinge unter der Wirkung dieser Feder durch Reibung zu bremsen.
  7. Klappmesser nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die dritte Vorrichtung, die in der Lage ist, die Rotation der Klinge zu veranlassen, aus einem Federblatt (24) besteht, um sich selbst geklappt, das so zwei Zweige definiert, von denen einer an einem trennenden Abstandhalter (10) befestigt ist, der die beiden Platinen (8, 9) voneinander trennt und aneinander befestigt, während der andere Zweig gegen die Klinge drückt.
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