JP2002067564A - Filing equipment and file employing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a filing equipment and a file employing the same capable of finishing the file while pinching a cover body employing components constituting the filing equipment. SOLUTION: The file 10 is constituted of a cover body 15 equipped with a back cover 11 at the intermediate area of the same and the filing equipment 16 arranged in the area of the back cover 11. The filing equipment 16 is constituted of an outside filing equipment forming member 24 positioned at the outside of the back cover 11 and an inside filing equipment forming member 25 positioned at the inner surface side of the back cover 11 to pinch the back cover 11 between the outside filing equipment forming 24. The outside filing equipment forming member 24 is provided with filing feet 31 penetrated through plectrum-shape holes 17 formed on the back cover 11 and positioned at the inner surface side of the cover body 11 while the inside filing equipment forming member 25 is provided with filing feet 37 capable of forming a closed loop in conjunction with the filing feet 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a binding device and a file using the same, and more particularly, to a binding device which can be easily attached to and detached from a cover, and a file using the binding device. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, a file having a binding device on the inner surface side of a cover has been widely used. The binding tool used for this file includes a base disposed on the inner surface side of the cover, and a binding member provided on the base. When this binding device is attached to the cover, a configuration is generally adopted in which holes are provided in the cover and the base, and rivets or the like are driven in and fixed using the holes.

However, in such a configuration, since the binding device is fixed to the cover body by rivets, it is very difficult to separate the cover body and the binding device.

[0004] Therefore, recently, a file of a type in which the cover body and the binding device can be easily separated has appeared. A configuration is adopted in which the binding device in this file is fixed using an outer member disposed on the outer surface side of the cover body and a retaining member disposed on the base. That is, the outer member includes a claw member that partially penetrates the cover body and the base of the binding tool, while the retaining member is hooked on the claw member to prevent the claw member from falling off. I have. Therefore, by removing the retaining member, the outer member can come out of the hole of the base and the cover, and the cover and the binding device can be separated.

[0005]

However, in the case of a file which enables separation of the cover body and the binding device, the binding device itself is a completed product, and is a separate component, that is, the above-described outer portion. The binding device cannot be fixed to the cover unless a member or a retaining member is used. For this reason, the assembling process for completing the binding device itself and the file assembling process for attaching the binding device to the cover body are independent from each other, and the inconvenience of increasing the number of components as a whole is caused.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such inconvenience, and an object of the present invention is to allow a cover body to be sandwiched by using components constituting a binding tool. It is an object of the present invention to provide a binding tool capable of completing a binding and a file at the same time, and a file using the binding tool.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an outer binding member forming member located on the outer surface side of a predetermined cover body, and the outer binding member located on the inner surface side of the cover body. An inner binding member forming member that sandwiches the cover body between the outer binding member forming member and the first binding member that penetrates the cover body and is located on the inner surface side of the cover body. On the other hand, the inner binding tool forming member includes a second binding member capable of forming a closed loop by interacting with the first binding member. According to such a configuration, a binding device is formed by combining the cover members so as to be sandwiched by the binding member forming members, and a file is formed simultaneously with the formation of the binding device. Therefore, the binding device can be formed without any need for a fixing device for fixing the device as in the related art, and the cost can be significantly reduced.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the present invention, it is preferable that the outer binding member forming member is provided with a falling-off preventing portion which engages with the cover. Providing such a drop-off preventing portion keeps the relative fixing position between the cover body and the outer binding member forming member stable, and effectively prevents the outer binding member forming member from wobbling. be able to. At this time, the end of the outer binding member forming member includes a connecting portion located on the inner surface side of the cover body, and the end of the inner binding member forming member is rotatably connected to the connecting portion to form the closed loop. It is preferable to adopt a configuration that is provided so as to be capable of canceling. According to this, it is possible to rotate the inner binding member forming member with respect to the outer binding member forming member without the outer binding member forming member falling off the cover body.

Further, an intermediate member may be provided between the inner binding member forming member and the cover body, and the intermediate member and the outer binding member forming member may be connected to each other. it can. With such a configuration, the outer binding member forming member is more firmly fixed to the cover body. Moreover, if the intermediate member is formed flat,
When the closed loop is released, no uneven surface appears on the inner surface side of the cover body, the appearance can be kept good, and the possibility that the end of the document is caught can be prevented. it can.

[0010] The file according to the present invention comprises a cover and a binding removably attached to the cover. The binding is located on the outer surface side of the cover and has a part. An outer binding member forming member having a first binding member penetrating the cover body and located on the inner surface side of the cover body, and between the outer binding member forming member located on the inner surface side of the cover body; An inner binding member forming member having a second binding member capable of forming a closed loop by interacting with the first binding member while sandwiching the cover body is adopted. As a result, as described above,
Since the binding and the file can be completed at the same time and the cover and the binding can be separated without difficulty, even if the cover is aging, only the cover can be replaced with a new one. As long as the binding is in a usable state, the binding can be permanently used. In addition, when the cover body and the binding device are made of different materials, separation and disposal can be performed without difficulty.

In the file, an opening for receiving a part of the outer binding member-forming member is formed on the cover body, while the outer binding member-forming member is located in the opening portion. It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which a falling-off preventing portion that engages with the forming edge of the opening is provided. According to such a file, it is possible to easily hold the outer binding member forming member on the cover body by hooking the fall prevention portion on the opening portion, and to stabilize the fixing position of the outer binding member forming member. It becomes possible. In particular, it is possible to construct a production line in which the inner binding member forming member is attached to the inner surface side of the cover body in a post-process in which the cover body and the outer binding member forming member are combined with each other, and the production efficiency is also dramatically increased. Can be improved.

Further, the cover body may have a two-part structure in which the outer binding member forming member and the inner binding member forming member abut against each other. With such a configuration, it is easy to adopt various novel cover structures in which the front cover and the back cover are different in color, and therefore, it is possible to provide a file according to the needs of the user. Moreover, by making the upper and lower widths of the cover body and the upper and lower widths of the binding device approximately the same, the butting area can be completely hidden, and the appearance is expressed as if it were formed by a single cover body. Becomes possible.

Further, it is preferable that an intermediate member is provided between the inner binding member forming member and the cover, and the intermediate member and the outer binding member forming member are connected to each other.

In this specification, terms indicating positions or directions are used with reference to FIG. 3 unless otherwise specified.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a file according to a first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of the file. In these figures, a file 10 includes a cover body 15 having a front cover 12 and a back cover 13 which are continuous on both left and right sides via a spine 11 in the middle,
In the area of the spine 11, a binding device 16 is provided along the vertical direction of the spine 11 and has a vertical width approximately equal to the vertical width of the spine 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the spine 11 has three repellent holes as open portions formed at predetermined intervals along the vertical direction of the spine 11, that is, along the longitudinal direction. 19, a trapezoidal hole 20 formed near one end of the spine 11, and a concave notch 21 as an opening formed at the other end of the spine 11.

The binding device 16 is composed of a combination of an outer binding device forming member 24 located on the outer surface side of the spine 11 and an inner binding device forming member 25 located on the inner surface side of the spine 11. The outer binding member forming member 24 has a substantially rectangular shape, is located on the outer surface side of the spine 11, and has an outer flat surface portion 27 having a recess 27A (see FIG. 4) for index display formed on the outer surface. A trapezoidal portion 28 provided on the inner surface side of the flat portion 27 and received in the repellent hole portion 19 and a trapezoidal portion received in the trapezoidal hole portion 20 and free of the inner binding member forming member 25. It is provided with a substantially L-shaped claw portion 29 capable of engaging with the end side, and a connecting portion 30 received in the concave cutout portion 21.

The trapezoidal portion 28 has a base portion 28A corresponding to the opening shape of the repellent hole portion 19 and a bent claw shape which is located at one end side of the base portion 28A and forms a gap between the base portion 28A. 28B. Of these trapezoidal portions 28,
Except for the central trapezoidal portion 28, the trapezoidal portions 28 on both sides except for the central trapezoidal portion 28 are provided integrally with a substantially semicircular arc-shaped binding foot 31 constituting a first binding member. In the trapezoidal portion 28, at both ends along the short width direction of the outer flat portion 27, as shown in FIG. 28C, 28C are formed respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 30 has a planar base surface portion 34 and an inner surface portion connected to one end of the base surface portion 34 to form a gap between the base surface portion 34 and the base surface portion 34. 35. Here, similarly to the trapezoidal portion 28, the base surface portion 34 is formed with a groove portion 34 </ b> A as a drop-off preventing portion that is associated with the left and right forming edges of the concave cutout portion 21. In the inner surface portion 35, a bearing hole 35A that forms the rotation center of the inner binding member forming member 16 is formed.
Are formed.

The inner binding member forming member 16 has an inner flat surface portion 36 located on the inner surface side of the spine 11, and two inner binding portion forming members 16 provided at two locations along one end of the inner flat portion 36 in the short width direction. It is configured to include a binding foot 37 as a second binding member. These binding feet 37 have a substantially semicircular arc shape, and can interact with the binding feet 31 constituting the first binding member to form a closed loop.

In the inner flat portion 36, a binding foot 37
On the side opposite to the base portion, a concave notch 38 for receiving the bent claw portion 28B of the trapezoidal portion 28, and a surface shape for receiving the claw portion 29 and engaging and disengaging with the claw portion 29 are provided. A stopper piece 39 is formed. At one end in the longitudinal direction of the inner flat portion 36, a depressed surface portion 41 whose surface position is slightly lower than the surface of the inner flat portion 36 is formed, and a shaft inserted into the bearing hole 35A in the area of the depressed surface portion 41. 42 are formed. Further, the other end side of the inner flat portion 36, that is,
An operation portion 44 provided with a plurality of anti-slip ribs is formed on an end portion side adjacent to the stopper piece portion 39.

In the above configuration, to complete the file 10, first, the outer binding member forming member 24 is located on the outer surface side of the spine 11, and the binding feet 31, 31 are inserted into the repellent holes 19. And let it penetrate. At this time, by completely pushing the trapezoidal portion 28 so as to fit in the repellent hole portion 19,
The groove 28C formed in each trapezoidal portion 28 is engaged with the forming edge of the repellent hole 19, and the groove 34A of the connecting portion 30 is also engaged with the left and right forming edges of the concave cutout portion 21, thereby. The outer binder forming member 24 can be held on the spine 11 while maintaining a stable position of the outer binding member forming member 24.

Next, the inner binding member forming member 25 may be mounted on the inner surface of the spine 11. This mounting is performed by connecting the depressed surface portion 41 to the base surface portion 34 of the connecting portion 30 and the inner surface portion 3.
5 by forcibly fitting the shaft 42 into the bearing hole 35A of the inner surface 35 by inserting the shaft 42 into the gap between the shafts 5. As a result, the inner binding member forming member 25 has its inner flat surface portion 36 as shown by the arrow in FIG.
1 can be rotated in a plane substantially parallel to the binding feet 37, 37.
A closed loop can be formed by abutting each end of each of the binding feet 31, 31 on the corresponding end of the binding foot 31, 31.
The stopper piece 39 located on the free end side of 6 engages with the claw 29 to maintain the closed loop.
In order to release the closed loop, the operation portion 44 is pressed to release the engagement between the claw portion 29 and the stopper piece portion 39, and the inner binding member forming member 25 may be rotated in this state.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the binding device 16 is completed only by combining the outer binding device forming member 24 and the inner binding device forming member 25 constituting the binding device 16 so as to sandwich the spine 11. In addition, the file 10 can be completed at the same time.

Next, other embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for the same or equivalent components as those of the first embodiment as needed, and the description is omitted or simplified.

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 8 to 13 show a second embodiment.
Is shown. In the second embodiment, an intermediate member 50 is provided between the inner binding member forming member 25 and the spine 11, and the spine 11 is sandwiched between the intermediate member 50 and the outer binding member 24. It has the main features.

That is, the ridge portion 51 extending along the short width direction is provided at one longitudinal edge of the outer binding member forming member 24.
And a guide groove 52 is formed on the inner edge side of the ridge portion 51. On the other hand, a guide groove 53 is provided on the inner edge of the connecting portion 30 provided on the other end side in the longitudinal direction, and a guide groove 54 is also provided on the base 28A of each trapezoidal portion 28 that supports the binding feet 31, 31. Are formed respectively. Here, the outer binding member forming member 24 includes the first
The claw portion 29 shown in the embodiment is provided integrally with one of the trapezoidal portions 28, and the opening shape of the hole portion 19 formed in the spine 11 is also provided in a corresponding shape. A projection 55 is formed at the center of the outer binding member forming member 24 to be received in a square hole 63 formed at the center of the spine 11.

The intermediate member 50 is a flat plate-like member as a whole, and the spine 11 at both ends in the longitudinal direction thereof.
On the side surface, there are formed rail pieces 58, 59 which are fitted into the guide grooves 52, 53 located on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the outer binding member forming member 24 by a sliding operation. Rail pieces 61 that fit into the respective guide grooves 54 of the portion 28 are formed.

The intermediate member 50 is provided with the respective rail pieces 58, 59, 61 in the corresponding guide grooves 52, 53, 5 when the outer binding member forming member 24 is mounted from the outside of the spine 11.
The outer binding member forming member 24 is firmly fixed to the spine 11 by being fitted in the slide cover 8 by a slide operation.

In the first embodiment, the shaft 42, which is the center of rotation of the inner binding member forming member 25, is provided on the inner binding member forming member 25 side. Forming a hole 65 at the end of the binding member forming member 25, forming a split shaft 66 in the connecting portion 30 of the outer binding member forming member 24, and forcibly fitting the split shaft 66 into the hole 65. Thereby, the inner binding member forming member 25 is rotatably connected. Also, the inner binding member forming member 25
A stopper hole 69 is formed inside the operation portion 44, and the claw portion 29 of the outer binding member forming member 24 can be engaged and disengaged with the stopper hole 69. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the outer binding member forming member 24 can be more firmly fixed to the spine 11, while the cover member 15 can be fixed only by removing the intermediate member 50. And the binding device 16 can be separated from each other. Moreover, since the intermediate member 50 is provided on a flat surface, even when the inner binding member forming member 25 is rotated to the open position, irregularities hardly appear.

[Third Embodiment] FIGS. 14 to 16 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment is characterized in that the cover 15 has a two-part structure.

That is, the cover 15 is composed of a cover 12 having a half-width spine piece 11A at one end and a back cover 13 having a half-width spine piece 11B at one end.
The spine 11 is formed by the spine pieces 11A and 11B. At approximately the center of each spine strip 11A, 11B,
Round holes 70 are formed, and convex portions 71 inserted into these round holes 70 are formed on the inner surface side of the outer binding member forming member 24. Note that the spine strips 11A and 11B have
As shown in FIG. 5, the trapezoidal portion 28 of the outer binding member forming member 24, the connecting portion 30, and the cutout portion 75 as an open portion for receiving a hook portion described later are formed at a plurality of locations.

At the end of the outer binding member forming member 24, there is provided a hook portion 72 which can receive the back side of the free end of the inner binding member forming member 25 and can be engaged and disengaged therefrom. When the and the free ends are engaged, the binding feet 31 and 37 form a closed loop.
It should be noted that a substantially central portion of the outer binding member
As shown in FIG. 16, a concave portion 75 having a depressed surface position is formed.

In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16B, the front cover 12 and the back cover 13 are abutted from both sides in the short width direction (left-right direction) of the outer binding member forming member 24. To the spine strip 11
The convex portion 71 can be fitted into each of the round holes 70 of A and 11B, and by this fitting, the cover body 15 is kept immovable up and down and left and right. Therefore, even when the binding device 16 is completed, the front cover 12 and the back cover 13 can be incorporated into the binding device 16.

When the cover body 15 and the binding device 16 are separated from each other, as shown in FIG. 16C, the tip of a screw driver or the like is moved from the abutting ends of the spine pieces 11A and 11B. The fitting between the round hole 70 and the convex portion 71 may be forcibly released by inserting the screw into the concave portion 75 and rotating the tip of the driver using the principle of leverage. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first and second embodiments, and only the same reference numerals are used and the description is omitted.

Therefore, according to the third embodiment, there is provided a file having a cover structure in which the front cover 12 and the back cover 13 are variously selected and various appearances having different colors, qualities and the like are displayed. can do. Also, like this, cover 1
Even in a structure in which the front cover 2 and the back cover 13 are butted, the butting area is covered by the binding tool 16, so that the appearance can be made to appear as if it were constituted by a single cover, and A file with a novelty can be provided by a difference or various combinations which make the texture different.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the mounting portion of the binding device 16 is the inner surface of the spine 11 is illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
The inner surface side of 3 may be used as a mounting part. Further, the number of binding feet is not limited, and can be increased as needed. In short, the present invention can be implemented in various forms as long as the cover body 15 can be sandwiched between the outer binding member forming member 24 and the inner binding member forming member 25 and the binding member 16 can be separated from the cover body 15. Design changes can be made.

[0040]

As described above, the binding device according to the present invention includes an outer binding member forming member having a first binding member,
An inner binding forming member having a second binding member capable of forming a closed loop by interacting with the outer binding forming member to sandwich the cover body and interacting with the first binding member. Therefore, an effect is obtained in that the binding device is completed simply by combining the binding members so as to sandwich the cover body, and at the same time, the file is completed.

Further, since the outer binding member forming member is provided with the falling-off preventing portion which engages with the cover body, the fixing position between the cover body and the outer binding member forming member is stabilized, and the outer binding member forming member is fixed. The risk of wobble can also be prevented. Further, in a configuration in which the end of the inner binding member forming member is rotatably connected to the end of the outer binding member forming member, binding is performed at the end side of each binding member forming member while maintaining the state where the cover body is sandwiched. The members can be opened and closed.

Further, in the case where an intermediate member is provided between the inner binding member forming member and the cover, and the intermediate member and the outer binding member forming member are connected to each other, the first and the second members may be provided. When the second binding member is opened, the intermediate member is exposed, and the design can be made such that the uneven surface does not appear, and it is possible to prevent the end of the document from being caught.

Further, the file according to the present invention is constituted only by combining the outer binding member forming member and the inner binding member forming member constituting the binding member in a separable state, so that only the cover body is newly added. Can be exchanged for
As long as the binding device is in a usable state, the binding device can be permanently used. In addition, when the cover body and the binding device are made of different materials, separation and disposal can be performed without difficulty.

Further, the cover body of the file has an open portion for receiving a part of the outer binding member forming member, while the outer binding member forming member is located in the opening portion to receive the open portion. Since the fall prevention portion is provided so as to be engaged with the forming edge of the portion, the outer binding device forming member can be easily held on the cover body by hooking the drop preventing device on the opening portion, and the outer binding device forming The fixing position of the member can be stabilized. In particular, it becomes possible to construct a production line in which the inner binding member forming member is attached to the inner surface side of the cover body in a post-process after assembling the cover body and the outer binding member forming member with each other, and the production efficiency is dramatically increased. Can be improved.

Further, in the configuration in which the cover body has a two-part structure, it is easy to adopt various novel cover structures in which the front cover and the back cover are different in color, and accordingly, it is possible to meet the needs of the user. Files can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a file according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a file according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line FF in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a file according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of FIG. 14;

16A is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line GG of FIG. 15, FIG. 16B is an explanatory cross-sectional view when the front and back covers are incorporated into the outer binding member forming member, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory cross-sectional view when the cover body and the outer binding member forming member are separated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 file 11 spine cover 12 front cover 13 back cover 15 cover body 16 binding tool 19 repellent hole (opening) 21 concave notch (opening) 24 outer binding forming member 25 inner binding forming member 28C groove (dropout) Prevention part) 30 connecting part 31 binding foot (first binding member) 34A groove part (fall-out prevention part) 37 binding foot (second binding member) 50 intermediate member 76 notch part (open part)

Claims (8)

[Claims] An inner binding forming member for sandwiching a cover between an outer binding forming member located on an outer surface side of a predetermined cover body and an outer binding forming member located on an inner surface side of the cover. The outer binder forming member includes a first binding member that penetrates the cover body and is located on the inner surface side of the cover body, while the inner binding member forming member includes the first binding member. A binding device comprising: a second binding member capable of forming a closed loop by interacting with a binding member. 2. The binding device according to claim 1, wherein the outer binding device forming member includes a falling-off preventing portion that engages with the cover body. 3. An end portion of the outer binding member forming member includes a connecting portion located on an inner surface side of the cover body, and an end portion of the inner binding member forming member is rotatably connected to the connecting portion. The binding device according to claim 2, wherein the binding device is provided so as to be capable of forming and releasing a closed loop. 4. An intermediate member is provided between the inner binding member forming member and the cover body, and the intermediate member and the outer binding member forming member are interconnected. The binding device according to 1, 2, or 3. 5. A file comprising a cover and a binding detachably attached to the cover, wherein the binding is located on an outer surface side of the cover and partially penetrates the cover. Then, the cover body is sandwiched between the outer binding member forming member provided with the first binding member positioned on the inner surface side of the cover body and the outer binding tool forming member positioned on the inner surface side of the cover body. A file comprising: an inner binding forming member having a second binding member capable of forming a closed loop by interacting with the first binding member. 6. An open portion for receiving a part of the outer binding member forming member is formed in the cover body, while the outer binding member forming member is located in the open portion to receive the open portion. 6. The file according to claim 5, further comprising a falling-off preventing portion which is associated with a forming edge of the portion. 7. The file according to claim 5, wherein the cover body has a two-part structure in which an outer binding member forming member and an inner binding member forming member abut against each other. 8. An intermediate member is provided between the inner binding member forming member and the cover body, and the intermediate member and the outer binding member forming member are connected to each other. The file described in 5, 6, or 7.