JP2003145987A - Side knock type propelling pencil - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a side knock type propelling pencil made inexpensive and simple to assemble by reducing the number of parts of the side knock type propelling pencil. SOLUTION: In the side knock type propelling pencil comprising a shaft cylinder 1, a slide element 17, a chuck 3, a chuck ring 4, a chuck spring 6, and a side-knock member 16; the slide element 17 has an inclined part susceptible to the contact with the side-knock member, a large diameter part provided behind the inclined part and having an outer diameter almost equal to the inner diameter of the shaft cylinder, and a core passage piercing through the inclined part and the large diameter part to extend axially. The slide element is formed as a one piece member, and the chuck is directly connected to the slide element without using a connection member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a side-knock type mechanical pencil, and more particularly to a side-knock type mechanical pencil having a mechanism for feeding a stick-shaped material such as an eraser.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various kinds of side knock type mechanical pencils have been proposed. For example, Jitsuko Sho 51-
The 17942 Patent Publication No. pencil as shown in FIG. 19 is disclosed. In this conventional example, the core is extended by knocking the knock lever 22 with the fingertip while gripping the periphery of the knock lever 22 mounted in the hole 21 on the side surface of the shaft cylinder 20 having the chuck mechanism. That is, by knocking with the knock lever 22, the operating portion 22a abuts the sloped portion 24a of the slider 24 provided in the center rod set 23, and the center rod set 23 resists the rearward biasing force of the spring 25. The chuck 26 was opened by moving it forward along the inner wall surface of the shaft cylinder 20 for centering.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional mechanical pencil, the side knock mechanism is generally located at the grip portion. Therefore, when a grip member made of an elastic material such as rubber is provided in this portion, the diameter of the grip portion becomes large, so the diameter of the lead tank 27 is set to a size that allows one lead to pass through and another spare lead is provided at the rear portion. There was a space to store it. However, in recent years, a mechanical pencil has been proposed in which a rod-shaped material feeding mechanism such as an eraser is provided at the rear of a writing instrument. Therefore, in the side knock type mechanical pencil having a structure incorporating such a mechanism, there is no space for accommodating the spare lead in the rear part,
Moreover, since the diameter of the lead tank 27 had to be reduced, it was difficult to store the spare lead.

According to the present invention, in the side knock type mechanical pencil, a sufficient space is provided at the rear portion, and the inner diameter of the lead tank and the slider having a limited length is increased so that a plurality of spare lead can be accommodated. An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical pencil which can also be provided with a grip member if necessary.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a side knock function in order to allow the lead to be easily fed out when knocking continuously when first pulling out the lead, which is a drawback of the side knock operation. Another object is to provide a side knock type mechanical pencil that also has a rear end knock function.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a side knock type mechanical pencil which is inexpensive and easy to assemble because the number of parts is reduced by forming the slider constituting the side knock mechanism in one piece. The purpose is to

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a barrel having a tip and a barrel inserted in the barrel so as to be slidable along the axial direction of the barrel. Slider, a chuck that slides in the shaft cylinder together with the slider, a chuck ring that is loosely fitted to the chuck, an elastic member that biases the slider to the rear of the shaft cylinder, and a shaft. A side knock type mechanical pencil, which is provided on the side wall of the cylinder and includes a side knock member for pressing the slider and sliding the slider toward the tip of the shaft cylinder against the rearward biasing force of the elastic member. In the above, the slider has an inclined portion with which the side knock member abuts, a large diameter portion having an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of a shaft cylinder provided behind the inclined portion, the inclined portion and the large diameter. And a core passage extending axially through the It is formed as a one-piece member, further the chuck side knock-type mechanical pencil comprising directly connected to the slider without passing through the connection member is obtained.

[0008]

[Operation] By pushing the knock lever which is the side knock member, the slider is advanced through the slant surface which is the knock surface of the slider against the biasing force of the rear of the elastic body, and the chuck is released to move the core. Send out. It should be noted that, if necessary, the rod-shaped object such as an eraser can be extended backward by rotating the rear cap, and when continuous knocking is required, the core can also be extended by knocking the rear end.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 13 show Embodiment 1 of the present invention, which relates to a mechanical pencil in which a knocking operation is performed by a side knock and a rear end knock. In the figure, a writing mechanism is provided in the front part inside the barrel 1, while an eraser feeding mechanism is provided in the rear part.

First, the writing mechanism of the front part will be described.
A core tank 2 having an inner diameter sufficient to accommodate a plurality of cores at the same time is provided in the barrel 1 so as to be slidable in the axial direction. A chuck 3 is press-fitted and fixed to the tip of the lead tank 2, and a chuck ring 4 is attached to the chuck 3.
Is loosely fitted. Further, a sleeve 5 is provided on the outer side of the chuck 3, and a chuck spring 6 for urging the lead tank 2 backward is mounted therein.

A tip 7 having a stopper step portion 7a of the chuck ring 4 is screwed to the tip of the shaft cylinder 1, and the tip 7 is slidable in the axial direction. The tip pipe 8 is provided with a slider 9 in which the rear end of the tip pipe 8 is press-fitted and fixed, and the inner periphery of which supports the core with a constant friction resistance. A cushion spring 10 for absorbing excessive writing pressure is provided between the rear end of the sleeve 5 and the barrel 1.

Further, reference numeral 10a is provided between the barrel 1 and the tip of a slider 17 which will be described later to urge the slider 17 and the like rearward and is weaker than the chuck spring 6. 6 shows a return spring having a force. This return spring 10a
Has the following advantages. That is, the wick tank 2
When the rear end is in contact with the inner front portion of the slider 17, a knocking state occurs, and the front chuck portion of the chuck 3 is slightly open, which causes a core slip.
Therefore, even if there is a variation in the total length of the lead tank 2, it is necessary to always leave a small gap 2a in the design so that the rear end of the lead tank 2 will never come into contact with the inner front portion of the slider 17. . However, if there is the gap 2a, the slider 17 may inevitably move back and forth by that amount of play. Therefore, if the return spring 10a is provided, the slider 17 is always urged rearward, so that there is an advantage that the slider 17 does not slide back and forth (catching).

Next, the rear eraser feeding mechanism will be described. The guide cylinder 11 shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 has a large diameter receiver formed at the rear portion of the slider 17 as shown in FIG. It is detachably attached to the portion 17a.
More specifically, an annular groove 17b is formed on the inner circumference of the receiving portion 17a, and a ring-shaped projection 11a for engaging with the annular groove 17b is formed on the outer circumference of the guide cylinder 11.

The guide cylinder 11 is formed with a pair of slits 11b facing each other in the axial direction, and these slits 11b are formed with a large diameter portion 11c closed at the rear end thereof. Therefore, the guide tube 11 is slidably inserted in the rear cap 12 that is rotatably connected in the axial direction so that the axial direction is engaged and the rear end side projects from the rear end of the rear cap 12. .

A pair of elastic locking projections 11d for locking the rear cap 12 and locking in the axial direction are integrally formed on the front portion of the guide cylinder 11. When the elastic locking projection 11d is inserted into the rear cap, the elastic locking projection 11d bends inward and returns to the original state after passing through the rear cap 12. As a result, the guide cylinder 11 and the rear cap 12 can rotate in the axial direction thereafter. Is locked and will not fall out.

Further, an eraser receiving base 14 for supporting an eraser 13 is slidably inserted in the guide tube 11 in the axial direction and engaged in the direction around the axis. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the eraser cradle 14 includes a tubular body 14a, a pair of opposing arm portions 14b extending rearward from the tubular body 14a, and the arm portion 14b.
And a pair of inclined protrusions 14c provided on the outer wall of the. These inclined projections 14c penetrate the slit 11b formed in the guide tube 11 in the axial direction, and the rear cap 1
It engages with the spiral groove 12a formed inside the inner side of the inner wall 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, a grip member 15 made of rubber or the like is attached to the grip portion of the shaft cylinder 1, and a side knock is provided on a side wall portion of the shaft cylinder 1 behind the grip member 15. The knock lever 16 is provided so as to be able to be pressed in the axial direction. And this knock lever 16
The slanted surface portion 1 in which the inner corner of the front end is the slanted portion of the slider 17
It is in contact with 7c. More specifically, the slider 17 has a structure as shown in FIGS.
It has an intermediate pipe 17d in which a through hole for accommodating, for example, two or more cores having a diameter of 0.5 mm is housed,
A large diameter portion having a slope portion 17c is formed at a position facing the knock lever 16 when set.

The slant surface portion 17c is formed so as to descend from the front portion toward the rear portion, and the knock lever 16 is pressed against the slant surface portion 17c so that the slider 17 is moved forward. To be An axial positioning engagement groove 17e is formed on the side surface of the slider 17, and a side portion of a receiving portion 17a provided at the rear portion is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the shaft cylinder 1. An engaging groove 17f for detent that engages with the rib 1a (FIG. 5) is formed. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the cross section of the rear receiving portion 17a is, for example, octagonal, in order to engage with the polygonal portion of the front portion of the guide cylinder 11 to perform a rotation preventing function. 17g is formed.

That is, according to the first embodiment, by connecting the front writing mechanism and the rear eraser feeding mechanism, a rear end knocking operation is possible in addition to the side knocking operation. Consideration is given. That is, the eraser 13 in the rear eraser feeding mechanism is
In order to pay out, a rotating operation is required. Therefore, in order to perform this rotation operation, if the rotation of the rear portion is transmitted to the writing mechanism of the front portion, the rotation operation cannot be performed due to idle rotation. Therefore, in this case, in order to prevent idling of the eraser feeding mechanism as described above, the inside of the slider 17 and the inside of the guide cylinder 11 are formed in polygonal shapes, for example, octagonal shapes so that they can slide only in the axial direction. ing.

According to the first embodiment, since the rear end knock is also possible, there are the following advantages. That is, it is easy to gradually extend the core by a side knock operation during writing. However, in order to start writing while the lead is still in the lead tank 2 and has not reached the tip pipe 8, the tip pipe 8 and the lead that have been housed are knocked in succession many times in order to be drawn out. Must be done. However, since the side knock operation is normally performed with the barrel 1 laid sideways, even if the chuck 3 is opened, the core is hard to come down. In this case, the rear end knocking operation of operating the barrel 1 in the upright state is most suitable. Moreover, the rear end knock is easier and easier to operate than the side knock in order to repeat knocking continuously.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. First, FIG. 12A shows a state before knocking. When the side knock lever 16 is pressed during writing from this state as shown in FIG. 12B, the corner portion inside the tip of the knock lever 16 slides from above along the sloped portion 17c of the slider 17 from above to below. Then, the slider 17 is pushed forward. Then, the lead tank 2 and the chuck 3 are advanced against the rearward biasing force of the chuck spring 6. In this forward movement process, the chuck ring 4 loosely fitted to the chuck 3 comes into contact with the step portion 7a on the inner periphery of the tip tool 7 and is removed, and the slider 9 is advanced by the chuck 3 to project the tip pipe 8. .

When the knock is released, the slider 17
Is returned to the rear by the elastic force of the chuck spring 6. Further, by repeating this knocking operation, the lead is extended and writing becomes possible. After writing, when the tip is lightly pressed with a paper surface or a fingertip to knock the knock lever 16, the chuck 3 is opened and the lead and the tip pipe 8 are stored in the tip tool 7.

Next, the rear end knocking operation according to this embodiment will be described. When the mechanical pencil is perpendicular to the writing surface and the rear end is knocked, the eraser feeding mechanism is advanced in the barrel 1 against the rearward biasing force of the chuck spring 6. Then, the slider 17, the lead tank 2, the chuck 3 and the like connected to this mechanism are advanced and the lead is fed out similarly to the side knock described above.

When the eraser is fed out from the state shown in FIG. 13 (A), if the shaft cylinder 1 of the mechanical pencil body is fixed and the rear cap 12 is rotated, the eraser cradle 14 rises in the guide cylinder 11. To do. This is because the inclined projection 14c of the eraser receiving base 14 is engaged with the slit 11b of the guide cylinder 11. However, the guide tube 11
Is provided with a slider 17 and a detent, and the slider 17 is also detented together with the barrel 1. Therefore, the inclined projection 14c of the eraser cradle 14 causes the slit 11 of the guide cylinder 11 to be rotated by the rotation of the rear cap 12 along the spiral groove 12a formed on the inner circumference of the rear cap 12.
By moving the inside of b upward in the axial direction, the eraser cradle 14 reaches the state of FIG. 13 (B).

Further, in the case of newly supplying the core, the pull out with the rear cap 12, all parts of the eraser Repetitive out mechanism located upwardly from the guide cylinder 11 while leaving the slider 17 It can be removed as an independent unit. Therefore, a plurality of cores can be supplied to the core tank 2 at a time from the receiving portion 17a of the slider 17.

14 to 15 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the tip pipe 8 and the core can be drawn out only by a side knock operation. According to the second embodiment, since the slider 17 and the rear eraser feeding mechanism are structurally separated, the front writing mechanism and the rear eraser feeding mechanism are functionally completely independent. There is.

That is, the rear end of the slider 17 is a short guide portion 17 at the rear part as a guiding means for newly supplying the core.
h is integrally formed. This guide part 17h
A fixed cylinder 18 is strongly press-fitted and fixed in the shaft cylinder 1 while being separated from the. More specifically, the outer periphery of the fixed cylinder 18 is formed with an annular projection 18a having an upright portion at the rear end in the cross section and an inclined surface portion gradually descending toward the front. Therefore, when the fixed cylinder 18 is strongly press-fitted from the rear end using a jig, the annular projection 18a is crushed and the fixed cylinder 18 is completely fixed in the shaft cylinder.

The guide cylinder 11 is engaged in the fixed cylinder 18 so as to be able to be pulled out, and the upper end surface of the fixed cylinder 18 is formed in a funnel shape so that the core can be easily inserted in the axial direction. It has a slope 18b. The other eraser feeding mechanism is the same as in the first embodiment. According to the second embodiment, when the lead is replenished, when the eraser feeding mechanism is pulled out with the large diameter portion 11c exposed to the rear of the guide cylinder 11 or the rear cap 12, the fixed cylinder 18 is left and the shaft cylinder is left. 1
The entire unitized mechanism can be easily removed and the wick can be easily replenished.

According to the second embodiment, the mechanical pencil mechanism at the front part and the eraser feeding mechanism at the rear part are functionally completely independent from each other, so that the rotational movement of the rear part is transmitted to the front part. There is no need for technical consideration such as blocking. Further, since both mechanisms are completely independent and the mechanical pencil mechanism is securely held by the fixed cylinder 18 which is strongly fixed to the shaft cylinder 1, the pressure at the time of erasing is transmitted to the mechanical pencil mechanism and the lead is not damaged. There is no inconvenience that the eraser is sent out as necessary or the eraser moves back even a little.

Further, the slider 17 according to the second embodiment is provided with engaging grooves 17e and 17f as shown in FIG. 15, and the engaging rib 1 is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the shaft cylinder 1 correspondingly.
Forming a (FIG. 5) is convenient because the slider 17 and the barrel 1 are prevented from rotating relative to each other. That is, the slider 1
7 has a slope portion 17c descending rearward, and is required to be in a facing position with the side knock member 16 provided on the shaft cylinder 1 when it is assembled into the shaft cylinder 1. Therefore, at the time of assembly, the engaging rib 1a of the shaft cylinder 1
If the engaging grooves 17e and 17f of the slider 17 are combined and incorporated into, there is an advantage that the directionality can be set. It should be noted that these engagement grooves 17e and 17f may be only one of them as long as the rotation preventing or positioning function can be fulfilled.
Further, instead of the engaging grooves 17e and 17f of the slider 17, engaging protrusions may be formed on the side of the slider 17, and correspondingly, engaging grooves may be formed in the inner peripheral portion of the barrel 1. Similar effects are obtained.

Further, FIG. 16 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which side knocking and rear end knocking are possible, and the slider 17 is constructed in one piece. That is, the slider 17 has a rear receiving portion 17a,
An intermediate pipe 17d on a sloped portion 17c in front of the receiving portion 17a and an extension portion formed at the front portion of the receiving portion 17a.
17i are integrally formed. And this extension 1
The chuck 3 is directly pressed into the tip of 7i. In this case, the return spring 10a provided in the first and second embodiments can be excluded.

FIG. 17 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, only side knock operation is possible, the rear end of the slider 17 is shortened, and the eraser feeding mechanism is removed. There is. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the entire mechanical pencil can be considerably shortened, so that a mini mechanical pencil can be obtained. In the figure, 13a is a short eraser which also serves as a cap.

Further, FIG. 18 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which only the side knock is possible as in the second and fourth embodiments, and the grip members in the above-mentioned first to fourth embodiments are provided. This shows a mechanical pencil that has as few parts as possible and is eliminated.

[0034]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is constructed as described above, a side knock type mechanical pencil has a sufficient space at the rear portion and a core tank and a sliding member having a limited length so as to accommodate a spare core. It is possible to increase the inner diameter of the child and provide the grip member. Further, a mechanical pencil having a rear end knocking function is provided so that the core can be easily extended even when knocking continuously when first extracting the core, which is a drawback of the side knock. Furthermore, by forming the slider in one piece, it is possible to obtain a side-knock type mechanical pencil which is inexpensive and easy to assemble with a reduced number of parts.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a side knock type mechanical pencil showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the slider of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the slider of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the slider shown in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

6 is a perspective view in which an eraser and a pedestal are incorporated in the guide cylinder of FIG.

7 is a perspective view of only the guide cylinder of FIG.

8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the guide cylinder of FIG.

9 is a perspective view of the eraser cradle of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the slider of FIG.

11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the slider of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part showing the side knocking operation of the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part showing the operation of feeding out the eraser according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a vertical sectional view of a side knock type mechanical pencil showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a side view of the slider shown in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a vertical sectional view of a side knock type mechanical pencil showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a vertical sectional view of a side knock type mechanical pencil showing Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a vertical sectional view of a side knock type mechanical pencil showing Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of a conventional side knock type mechanical pencil.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-axis cylinder 2-core tank 3 chuck 4 chuck ring 5 sleeve 6 Chuck spring (elastic body) 7 Tip 8 Tip pipe 9 slider 10 Cushion spring 10a Return spring 11 guide tube 12 rear cap 13 eraser 14 eraser cradle 15 Grip member 16 Knock lever (knock member) 17 Slider 18 Fixed tube

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshihide Mitsuya             Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture Wujii 138 Address             Inside the Kawagoe Factory F-term (reference) 2C353 FA06 FC13 FC22 FE06 MA06

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A shaft cylinder having a tip, a slider inserted into the shaft cylinder so as to be slidable along the axial direction of the shaft cylinder, and a slide in the shaft cylinder together with the slider. Chuck, a chuck ring loosely fitted to the chuck, an elastic member for urging the slider toward the rear of the barrel, and a side wall of the barrel for pressing the slider to move the rear by the elastic member. In a side knock type mechanical pencil including a side knock member for sliding the slider in the direction of the tip of the barrel against the urging force, the slider has an inclined portion with which the side knock member abuts. A large diameter portion having an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of a shaft cylinder provided behind the inclined portion, and a core passage extending in the axial direction through the inclined portion and the large diameter portion, In addition, the slider is formed as a one-piece member, and the chuck is in contact with the slider. A side-knock type mechanical pencil, which is directly connected to the slider without a connecting member. 2. The side knock type mechanical pencil according to claim 1, wherein the side knock member has a bifurcated leg portion, and these leg portions abut on inclined portions provided on both sides of the slider. . 3. A side-knock type mechanical pencil according to claim 1, wherein at least one outer wall of said slider and an inner wall of said barrel are provided with rotation stopping means. 4. A side-knock type mechanical pencil according to claim 3, wherein the rotation preventing means for the slider and the barrel comprises an engaging groove and an engaging rib.